Popular culture Books
The University of Michigan Press Soda Goes Pop
Book SynopsisPepsi turned pop music in commercials from novelty to normwith profound effects on both American culture and commerce
£31.30
The University of Michigan Press Saving New Sounds
Book SynopsisGathers the expertise of leading and emerging scholars in podcasting and digital audio to take stock of podcasting's recent history and imagine future directions for the format. Essays trace some of the less amplified histories of the format and offer discussions of some of the hurdles podcasting faces nearly twenty years into its existence.
£23.70
LUP - University of Michigan Press Toward a Gameic World
Book SynopsisBridges the gap between Japanese popular culture studies and game studies by encouraging a dialogue centered around Japanese-designed video games and social issues. The book examines four contemporary Japanese video games in terms of how they engage with some of Japan’s biggest social and personal issues.Trade ReviewToward a Gameic World argues that video games have the potential to work through and play out social anxieties and traumatic events in contemporary Japanese society. In contradistinction from extant studies of gaming in Japan that tend to be more historical, ethnographical, and sociological, the book takes on a multidisciplinary approach with an emphasis on ‘textual’ analysis of video games. While embedded in the context of modern Japan, the book reflects on the larger global implications of video games as a viable genre of scholarly inquiry."—Leo T. S. Ching, Duke UniversityTable of Contents List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Author’s Note Introduction: Beyond 8-bit Chapter 1: Limited Engagement: Virtual Earthquakes and Real-World Survival in Disaster Report Chapter 2: Distanced Engagement: Marriage and Childbirth in Catherine Chapter 3: External Engagement: Pixelated Pain and Nuclear Memory in Metal Gear Solid V Chapter 4: Connective Engagement: Social Withdrawal and Player Connections in The World Ends with You Conclusion: Toward a Gameic World References Index
£16.95
University of Michigan Press Cultural Production of Hallyu in the Digital
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£26.96
LUP - University of Michigan Press Discourses of Sexuality
Book SynopsisMichael Foucault called sex ‘the explanation for everything, our master key.’ In Discourses of Sexuality, fourteen distinguished scholars, artists, and critics examine sexuality from a fascinating array of perspectives.
£21.80
LUP - University of Michigan Press Presence and Desire Essays on Gender Sexuality
Book SynopsisExplores current controversies and significant concerns in feminist theater and performanceTrade Review. . . continues Dolan's material feminist attack on censorship, cultural feminism, anti-theory sentiment, and realism. Dolan's intellectual thrust is so powerful, her language so precise, deliberate, and ravenous, that the very reading resembles a sexual act." —Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review"Writing in a clear and cogent style, Dolan examines current issues centering on representation, sexuality, social relations, pornography, and gender. Believing in the potential of certain performance strategies to provoke American culture to both critique and reimagine itself, she encourages 'actors and dramaturgs and critics to be multilingual in theatre studies as well as in the cultural sense.' Providing a model for such an approach, Dolan eloquently demonstrates the significance of psychoanalytic theory, a materialist approach, and deconstruction as tools-of-the-trade for her overarching feminist concerns. The collection is avowedly autobiographical, and it is Dolan's personal insights coupled with her willingness to critique her own work that give these essays much of their power and strength. . . . Dolan's writing is unabashedly exuberant." —The Drama Review"Jill Dolan's Presence and Desire is at once a chronicle of the struggles and debates that have taken place in American feminist theatre studies since the mid-1980s, a theoretical work addressing issues of representation, and a work of theatre pedagogy. Above all else, it is a portrait of a lively mind confronting, from a lesbian feminist perspective, a series of thorny issues in the theory and practice of theatre. . . . [A] rich and consistently engaging text." —Theatre Journal"This is a book that is not only immensely 'readable' but essential reading for those people who wish to gain a greater understanding of the growth of culture—and its contradictions—in twentieth-century Europe."—Theatre History Studies". . . an invaluable collection of provocative essays which explore the potential for performance strategies and theatrical representation to interrogate normative constructs of sexuality and gender. Provoking a reimagination of social relations, and claiming presence and recognition for women's bodies and desires, she embarks on a subject with interdisciplinary significance. . . . Dolan examines various aspects of the construction of gender and sexuality within theatrical performance and audience reception. Her close reading of several performance texts and her astute chronicle of historical changes within feminist thought make this book indispensable for theatre studies, women's studies, cultural studies, and lesbian studies, as well as for women who are actively involved in feminist performance. Dolan's acute elucidation of the potential political effectiveness of making alternative sexualities and scenarios of desire visible makes Presence and Desire: Essays on Gender, Sexuality, Performance most highly recommendable." —Women's Studies
£23.70
LUP - University of Michigan Press Narrative Prosthesis Disability and the
Book SynopsisReveals how depictions of disability in fiction serve an essential narrative function
£23.70
The University of Michigan Press The Stage Life of Props
Book SynopsisFresh and provocative readings of familiar stage objects provide new ways of understanding theater, dramatic literature, and culture
£22.75
The University of Michigan Press Black Cultural Traffic
Book SynopsisBlack Cultural Traffic traces how blackness travels globally in performance, engaging the work of an international and interdisciplinary mix of scholars, critics, and practicing artists.Trade ReviewThe explosion of interest in black popular culture studies in the past fifteen years has left a significant need for a reader that reflects this new scholarly energy. Black Cultural Traffic answers that need. - Mark Anthony Neal, author of Songs in the Key of Black Life: A Rhythm and Blues Nation
£31.30
LUP - University of Michigan Press Performing Glam Rock Gender and Theatricality in
Book SynopsisSituates the glam rock phenomenon historically and examines it as a set of performance strategies. This book explores the ways in which glam rock, while celebrating the showmanship of 1950s rock and roll, began to undermine rock's adherence to the ideology of authenticity in the late 1960s.
£23.70
The University of Michigan Press Slayers and Their Vampires
Book SynopsisExploring how the vampire slayer began, this book goes further to ask why the true history of the vampire slayer has been so long ignored. It is of interest to fans of Dracula, vampire, Buffy, Anne Rice, and Anita Blake lore, and to students of anthropology, sociology, European religious history, Slavistics, and cinematic and literary history.
£19.90
LUP - University of Michigan Press It
Book SynopsisBased on the subject of that mysterious characteristic ""It"" - ""the easily perceived but hard-to-define quality possessed by abnormally interesting people"". This book traces the origins of ""It"" back to the period following the Restoration, persuasively linking the sex appeal of today's celebrity figures with those who lived centuries before.Trade ReviewIt showcases Roach's trademark gift of making the invisible visible across a dazzlingly broad spectrum of performance behaviors and time periods. Wittily epigrammatic (celebrity sooner or later extracts in abjection what it bestows in glamor), It gives us a fresh vocabulary for interpreting how after-images endure in cultural memory through 'the passage of exceptional personalities through the imaginative life of their tribes.' - Andrew Sofer, Boston College
£19.95
The University of Michigan Press Imagining the Global
Book SynopsisBased on a series of case studies of globally distributed media and their reception in different parts of the world, Imagining the Global reflects on what contemporary global culture can teach us about transnational cultural dynamics in the 21st century. It also explores how individuals’ consumption of global media shapes their imagination of both faraway places and their own local lives.
£48.95
The University of Michigan Press Krautrock
Book SynopsisAmong other topics, individual chapters of the book focus on the redefinition of German identity in the music of Kraftwerk, Can, and Neu!; on community and conflict in the music of Amon Düül, Faust, and Ton Steine Scherben; on “cosmic music” and New Age; and on Donna Summer’s and David Bowie’s connections to Germany.Trade Review“Far too long, krautrock has been neglected as an area of study in Anglophone academia. Adelt’s study puts a welcome end to this unsatisfactory situation. His book provides an excellent overview and expertly places this remarkable period of German music in its historical as well as transnational context. Without doubt, it will serve as the standard reference on the topic.”- Uwe Schütte, Aston University, Birmingham;“Contrary to prior assessments of krautrock’s almost 50 year trajectory, Adelt does not romanticize its iconic Germanness. On the contrary, he investigates the transnational, hybrid, and crossover quality of krautrock as a discursive formation. . . . Adelt’s study traces the performative dispersal of this inversion in various forms of expressive culture, among them, communal living, spirituality, visual elements but, most importantly, sound. The result is a lively and engaged encounter with a few decades of German rock music which—instead of wanting to anchor musical production in narrow confines of nation, or in rigidified identity categories such as race, class or gender—brings forth the mobile, transformational quality of sound aesthetics, making and mirroring contemporary globalized cultural flows.”- Sabine Broeck, University of Bremen
£73.10
LUP - University of Michigan Press The Fanfiction Reader Folk Tales for the Digital
Book SynopsisShowcases the extent to which the archetypical storytelling exemplified by fanfiction has continuities with older forms: the communal tale-telling cultures of the past and the remix cultures of the present have much in common. Short stories that draw on franchises such as Star Trek are accompanied by short contextual and analytical essays.Trade ReviewAs someone who has taught fanfiction for years, I can say that for instructors who do not wish to deal with the thorny issues of internet fanfiction ‘in the wild’ but want to give students the opportunity to discuss and learn from it, this volume will be a boon."" - Anne Jamison, Associate Professor of Literature, University of Utah""The Fanfiction Reader is an invaluable resource for anyone teaching fan studies. This book offers students a much-needed cohesive and contextualized selection of fanfiction stories and a starting point to broach conversations about the ethics of analyzing fic in light of its growing visibility in digital culture."" - Suzanne Scott, Assistant Professor of Media Studies. University of Texas–Austin
£60.95
LUP - University of Michigan Press Soda Goes Pop
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£73.10
The University of Michigan Press Toward a Gameic World
Book SynopsisBridges the gap between Japanese popular culture studies and game studies by encouraging a dialogue centered around Japanese-designed video games and social issues. The book examines four contemporary Japanese video games in terms of how they engage with some of Japan’s biggest social and personal issues.Trade ReviewToward a Gameic World argues that video games have the potential to work through and play out social anxieties and traumatic events in contemporary Japanese society. In contradistinction from extant studies of gaming in Japan that tend to be more historical, ethnographical, and sociological, the book takes on a multidisciplinary approach with an emphasis on ‘textual’ analysis of video games. While embedded in the context of modern Japan, the book reflects on the larger global implications of video games as a viable genre of scholarly inquiry."—Leo T. S. Ching, Duke UniversityTable of Contents List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Author’s Note Introduction: Beyond 8-bit Chapter 1: Limited Engagement: Virtual Earthquakes and Real-World Survival in Disaster Report Chapter 2: Distanced Engagement: Marriage and Childbirth in Catherine Chapter 3: External Engagement: Pixelated Pain and Nuclear Memory in Metal Gear Solid V Chapter 4: Connective Engagement: Social Withdrawal and Player Connections in The World Ends with You Conclusion: Toward a Gameic World References Index
£52.95
University of Michigan Press Screening Precarity
£103.50
The University of Michigan Press Counterculture Kaleidoscope
Book SynopsisExplores the traditions represented in the cultural and musical practices of the late Sixties San Francisco counterculture. This book examines primary source material to demonstrate that the San Francisco counterculture in 1966-67 displayed no interest in commitment to a cause - embracing everything in general, but nothing in particular.
£36.95
The University of Michigan Press Chic Ironic Bitterness
Book SynopsisThe events of 9/11 had many pundits on the left and right scrambling to declare an end to the Age of Irony. But six years on, we're as ironic as ever. This work is a reflection on irony in contemporary American culture.Trade ReviewThis is a well-written, well-argued assessment of the importance of irony in contemporary American social life, along with the nature of recent misguided attacks and, happily, a deep conviction that irony is too important in our lives to succumb. The book reflects wide reading, varied experience, and real analytical prowess. - Peter Stearns, Provost, George Mason University
£36.95
LUP - University of Michigan Press Global Digital Cultures Perspectives from South
Book SynopsisFrom state-driven digital identity projects and YouTube censorship to Tinder and dating culture, from Twitter and primetime TV to Facebook and political rumours, this book focuses on concerns of representation, identity, and power while grappling with algorithmic curation and data-driven processes of production, circulation, and consumption.
£48.95
University of California Press The Whole World Is Watching
Book SynopsisScrutinizes major news coverage in the early days of the antiwar movement. This work shows in detail how the media first ignore new political developments, then select and emphasize aspects of the story that treat movements as oddities.Table of ContentsPreface to the 2003 Edition Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. IMAGES OF A MOVEMENT 1. Preliminaries The Struggle over Images 2. Versions of SDS, Spring 1965 Discovering SDS Framing an Action, I: The Chase Manhattan Demonstration Framing an Action, II: The March on Washington to End the War in Vietnam Identifying SDS 3. SDS in the Spotlight, Fall1965 SDS in the Semi-Dark The Spotlight Switches On Making the Most of the Glare The Media, the Right, and the Administration Item: The Katzenbach Press Conference "Build, Not Burn" Developing Themes, I: The Movement Divided Developing Themes, II: The Movement Confronted Developing Themes, III: The Movement Legitimate and Illegitimate Part II. MEDIA IN THE MAKING AND UNMAKING OF THE MOVEMENT 4. Organizational Crisis, 1965 The Membership Surge and Prairie Power Who Will Speak into the Microphone? The Obsolescence of the Old Guard From Community to Mass Movement Political Consequences of the Early Coverage, and Sources of 50S's Vulnerability 5. Certifying Leaders and Converting Leadership to Celebrity The Manufacture of Celebrity The Vulnerability of Ambivalent Leaders Celebrity as Resource: Pyramiding Celebrity as Career: Performing Celebrity as Trap: Abdicating Alternatives for Leadership 6. Inflating Rhetoric and Militancy 'The New Left Turns to Mood of Violence" Revolutionary Will and Action News The Aestheticizing of Violence in Films Militancy and the Movement 7. Elevating Moderate Alternatives: The Moment of Reform The Tet Crisis and American Elites Media on a Tightrope: Extraordinary Measures to Secure Moderating Frames Moratorium and Mobilization Routines and Stereotypes 8. Contracting Time and Eclipsing Context On Discontinuity and the Decontextualization of Experience The Vulnerability of a Student Movement 9. Broadcasting and Containment Part III. HEGEMONY, CRISIS, AND OPPOSITION 10. Media Routines and Political Crises Theories of the News Ideological Hegemony as a Process The Workings of Hegemony in Journalism The Limits of Hegemonic Routine 11. Seventies Going on Eighties Implications for Movements Some Recent Frames: The Treatment of Movements Against Nuclear Power and Nuclear Weapons Appendix on Sources and Methods The Movement The Media On Analyzing News Selected Bibliography Index
£27.00
University of California Press Proud to Be an Okie
Book SynopsisPresents the country music scene that flourished in and around Los Angeles from the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s to the early 1970s. This work explores how migrant musicians and their audiences came to gain a sense of identity through music and mass media, and to celebrate African American and Mexican American musical influences.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction PART I. BIG CITY WAYS 1. At the Crossroads of Whiteness: Antimigrant Activism, Eugenics, and Popular Culture 2. Refugees: Woody Guthrie, "Lost Angeles," and the Radicalization of Migrant Identity 3. Rhythm Kings and Riveter Queens: Race, Gender, and the Eclectic Populism of Wartime Western Swing PART II. RHINESTONES AND RANCH HOMES 4. Ballads for the Crabgrass Frontier: Suburbanization, Whiteness, and the Unmaking of Okie Musical Ethnicity 5. Playing Second Fiddle No More? Country Music, Domesticity, and the Women's Movement 6. Fightin' Sides: "Okie from Muskogee," Conservative Populism, and the Uses of Migrant Identity Reprise: Dueling Populisms: The Okie Legacy in National and Regional Country Music Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£27.00
University of California Press The Fun Factory
Book SynopsisEven as Keystone Film Company brought 'lowbrow' comic traditions to the screen, the studio played a key role in reformulating those traditions for a new, cross-class audience. This book explores the dimensions of that process, arguing for a fresh understanding of working-class cultural practices within early cinematic mass culture.Trade Review"A searching and briskly authoritative history." National Post "[An] ambitious and innovative study [and] an important contribution... A wonderful analysis of the historical and cultural complexity of this key moment of modernity and one of its major industries. [It] should be compulsory to all scholars in the field." Leonardo Reviews "Essential reading for all those film historians not necessarily interested in slapstick comedy." Screening The Past "This studio history ... offers insights on the politics of early filmmaking through the sociology of laughter." Communication Booknotes QuarterlyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction PART I: "SATIRE IN OVERALLS": THE KEYSTONE FILM COMPANY AND POPULAR CULTURE 1. "The Fun Factory": Class, Comedy, and Popular Culture, 1912-1914 2. "Funny Germans" and "Funny Drunks": Clowns, Class, and Ethnicity at Keystone, 1913-1915 3. "The Impossible Attained!" Tillie's Punctured Romance and the Challenge of Feature-Length Slapstick, 1914-1915 PART II: "MORE CLEVER AND LESS VULGAR": THE KEYSTONE FILM COMPANY AND MASS CULTURE 4. "Made for the Masses with an Appeal to the Classes": Keystone, the Triangle Film Corporation, and the Failure of Highbrow Film Culture, 1915-1917 5. "Uproarious Inventions": Keystone, Modernity, and the Machine, 1915-1917 6. From "Diving Venus" to "Bathing Beauties": Reification and Feminine Spectacle, 1916-1917 Conclusion Notes Filmography Index
£27.00
University of California Press The Googlization of Everything
Book SynopsisExamines the ways we have used and embraced Google - and the growing resistance to its expansion across the globe. This title exposes the dark side of our Google fantasies, raising red flags about issues of intellectual property and the much-touted Google Book Search.Trade Review"An important book. While a number of excellent histories about the emergence of Google have been published ... few writers have tried to take a comprehensive and critical look at the wider impact on society of Google's vast ambition 'to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.'... Vaidhyanathan's perspective as an East Coast academic outside the group-think of Silicon Valley is a valuable one. He is a clear writer with an engaging voice, and a good guide for this peek behind the wizard's curtain." San Jose Mercury News "This book is in no way an attack on Google but more like a parent asking a child, 'What do you want to do with your life?' then going through all the concerns one by one. Strongly recommended." Library Journal "Siva Vaidhyanathan ... thinks we've become far too dependent on an arrogant, barely regulated company that gathers and stored tons of personal information about us." -- Nick Eaton Seattle Post-Intelligencer "A stimulating and controversial book." Times Higher EducationTable of ContentsPreface Introduction: The Gospel of Google 1. Render unto Caesar: How Google Came to Rule the Web 2. Google's Ways and Means: Faith in Aptitude and Technology 3. The Googlization of Us: Universal Surveillance and Infrastructural Imperialism 4. The Googlization of the World: Prospects for a Global Public Sphere 5. The Googlization of Knowledge: The Future of Books 6. The Googlization of Memory: Information Overload, Filters, and the Fracturing of Knowledge Conclusion: The Human Knowledge Project Acknowledgments Notes Index
£32.30
University of California Press Erotic Grotesque Nonsense
Book SynopsisPresents the history of Japanese mass culture during the decades preceding Pearl Harbor. This work argues that the new gestures, relationship, and humor of ero-guro-nansensu (erotic grotesque nonsense) expressed a self-consciously modern ethos that challenged state ideology and expansionism.Trade Review"Leaves the reader longing to know more, and regretting that the author is no longer here to help us satisfy that wish." Japanese Studies "This is a book not just for Japan specialists, but for anyone interested in a history of cosmopolitism and modern life." Journal Royal Anthro InstTable of ContentsList of Illustrations By Way of a Preface Acknowledgments Introduction PART I. JAPANESE MODERN TIMES Japanese Moddern within Modernity PART II. JAPANESE MODERN SITES 1. The Modern Girl as Militant (Movement on the Streets) 2. The Cafe Waitress Sang the Blues 3. Friends of the Movies (From Ero to Empire) 4. The Household Becomes Modern Life PART III. ASAKUSA--HONKY-TONK TEMPO 1. Asakusa Eroticism 2. Down-and-Out Grotesquerie 3. Modern Nonsense List of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index
£27.90
University of California Press 1989
Book SynopsisAmid the historic overturnings of 1989, including the fall of the Berlin Wall, pop music also experienced striking changes. This title reimagines how we understand both pop music and its social context in a vibrant exploration of a year famously described as 'the end of history'.Trade Review"[A] dense, provocative, wonderfully written little book... Masterful." The Progressive "[It] is an academic book, but also one that fans of politics and pop culture would savor." -- Carlo Wolff Boston Globe "[An] extraordinary work of political aesthetics... Clover is a gifted music writer, and his descriptions are vivid, surprising and politically sharp without ever being moralistic." -- Owen Hatherley New Statesman "Astute ... [A] vivid snapshot of a tumultuous moment in pop and history." Foreword Magazine "Up close, Clover's analysis is interesting an occasionally brilliant... Rich with historical and musical insight... It's the smaller discoveries along the way that make 1989 worth your time." Bookforum "The book ... makes a valuable contribution to the efforts of all those who believe in music's importance to our lives." Journal Of Popular Music "Music and politics, drugs and society prove to be eerily congruent, and Clover's tough analysis dismantles prevailing myths while revealing even stranger truths." -- Luc Sante, author of Low Life Mother Jones "Clover is a deeply learned and hugely enthusiastic student of popular music; his readings of songs are astute, witty, and unflappable, and each works in a larger argument." Bookslut "Offers a powerful framework through which pop history can be explored." Times Higher Ed Supp (Thes) "Rewardingly ambitious. [Clover] writes with precision and loads of personality, weaving between global politics and musical genres (rave, hip-hop, grunge) with a fan's intensity." Time Out New YorkTable of ContentsLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PROLOGUE INTRODUCTION: The Long 1989 PART ONE: 1989 (THE UNCONFINED UNRECKONED YEAR) 1. The Bourgeois and the Boulevard BRIDGE: da inner sound, y'all 2. The Second Summer of Love BRIDGE: I Was up above It 3. Negative Creep BRIDGE: Just a Stop down the Line 4. The Billboard Consensus PART TWO: "1989" (A SHOUT IN THE STREET) 5. The Image-Event and the Blind Spot EPILOGUE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOTES WORKS CITED INDEX
£18.90
University of California Press Right Here on Our Stage Tonight
Book SynopsisBefore the advent of cable and its hundreds of channels, before iPods and the Internet, three television networks ruled America's evenings. And for twenty-three years, Ed Sullivan, the Broadway gossip columnist turned awkward emcee, ruled Sunday nights. This title tells the saga of "The Ed Sullivan Show".Trade Review"A memory-lane extravaganza, smart, witty and finely researched." -- Howard Rosenberg San Francisco Chronicle "A fun, affectionate portrayal of the showman. A long time in coming, it's the tome that Sullivan always deserved." -- Harry Haun Playbill "A vivid, discerning portrayal of American history through the lens of popular culture." Publishers Weekly "This work is a 'don't miss' of nostalgia." -- Liz Smith Wowowow.com "Detailed portrait of Sullivan ... that ought to interest scholars of American popular culture and media history." Journal Of American History "An amusing, anecdote-rich book... It's full of 'remember when' moments ranging from the bizarre to the insulting." -- Nicholas Read The Calgary Herald "Nachman does full justice to the pathos of his subject." -- Philip Marchand National PostTable of ContentsIntroduction: Theme Music Part One. No-Talent Host Tames the One-Eyed Beast 1. Out of the Paley-ozoic Ooze 2. Battle of the Videoville Titans-Berle, Godfrey, and Sullivan 3. A Live Broadway Column Every Sunday Night 4. The $375 Extravaganza 5. Very Critical Condition 6. The Magic of Sullivision Part Two. How to Succeed in Show Business without Really Talking 7. From Small-Town Sportswriter to Manhattan Sport 8. He's Just an Ink-Stained Broadway Baby 9. Toast of the Nation 10. It's the World, on Line One 11. Sacred Sunday Rite 12. Not Quite All in the Family 13. Extended Family Part Three. Inside the Star-Making Machine 14. Herding Comedians 15. Backstage Life (and Death) 16. Give My Regards to La Scala 17. Elvis Has Entered the Building 18. Newspaper Wads at Fifty Paces-a Few Off-Camera Feuds 19. Embracing Blacks, Caving In to McCarthyism Part Four. Rescued by Rock 'n' Roll 20. The Son-in-Law Also Rises 21. "And Now-the Beatles!" 22. The Showman without a Country 23. Echoes and Afterimages Bibliography Interviews Acknowledgments Index Photographs follow page
£18.00
University of California Press The Nicest Kids in Town
Book SynopsisAmerican Bandstand, one of the most popular television shows ever, broadcast from Philadelphia in the late fifties, a time when that city had become a battleground for civil rights. This book reveals how the program directed at teens discriminated against black youth and how black teens and civil rights advocates protested this discrimination.Trade Review"Reveals a hidden history of racial segregation on the United States' first television program centered on the teenage population... Provocative." Orange County Register "Well-researched, tightly-written... Impressively bright, clear, and comprehensive." History News Network "Excellent... Offers a valuable understanding of the ... melding of African Americans into the national youth culture." Choice "The study illustrates how ... nostalgic representations of the past ... can work as impediments to progress in the present." Cbq Communication Booknotes Qtly "The Nicest Kids in Town counters the (false) mythology of American Bandstand with valuable descriptions of 'forgotten' cultural productions." -- Gayle Wald, George Washington University Jrnl Of The Society For American Music (Jsam)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Making Philadelphia Safe for "WFIL-adelphia" Television, Housing, and Defensive Localism in Bandstand's Backyard 2. They Shall Be Heard Local Television as a Civil Rights Battleground 3. The de Facto Dilemma Fighting Segregation in Philadelphia Public Schools 4. From Little Rock to Philadelphia Making de Facto School Segregation a Media Issue 5. The Rise of Rock and Roll in Philadelphia Georgie Woods, Mitch Thomas, and Dick Clark 6. "They'll Be Rockin' on Bandstand, in Philadelphia, P.A." Imagining National Youth Culture on American Bandstand 7. Remembering American Bandstand, Forgetting Segregation 8. Still Boppin' on Bandstand American Dreams, Hairspray, and American Bandstand in the 2000s Conclusion Everybody Knows about American Bandstand Notes Index
£22.50
University of California Press The Googlization of Everything
Book SynopsisExamines the ways we have used and embraced Google - and the growing resistance to its expansion across the globe. This title exposes the dark side of our Google fantasies, raising red flags about issues of intellectual property and the much-touted Google Book Search.Trade Review"An important book. While a number of excellent histories about the emergence of Google have been published ... few writers have tried to take a comprehensive and critical look at the wider impact on society of Google's vast ambition 'to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.'... Vaidhyanathan's perspective as an East Coast academic outside the group-think of Silicon Valley is a valuable one. He is a clear writer with an engaging voice, and a good guide for this peek behind the wizard's curtain." San Jose Mercury News "This book is in no way an attack on Google but more like a parent asking a child, 'What do you want to do with your life?' then going through all the concerns one by one. Strongly recommended." Library Journal "Siva Vaidhyanathan ... thinks we've become far too dependent on an arrogant, barely regulated company that gathers and stored tons of personal information about us." -- Nick Eaton Seattle Post-Intelligencer "A stimulating and controversial book." Times Higher EducationTable of ContentsPreface Introduction: The Gospel of Google 1. Render unto Caesar: How Google Came to Rule the Web 2. Google’s Ways and Means: Faith in Aptitude and Technology 3. The Googlization of Us: Universal Surveillance and Infrastructural Imperialism 4. The Googlization of the World: Prospects for a Global Public Sphere 5. The Googlization of Knowledge: The Future of Books 6. The Googlization of Memory: Information Overload, Filters, and the Fracturing of Knowledge Conclusion: The Human Knowledge Project Acknowledgments Notes Index
£18.90
University of California Press New Orleans Suite
Book SynopsisFocusing on the New Orleans African American community, this title pays homage to the city, its region, and its residents, by mapping recent and often contradictory social and cultural transformations, and seeking to counter inadequate and often pejorative accounts of the people and place that give New Orleans its soul.Trade Review"[Provides] stunning insight into the day-to-day lives of the citizens of New Orleans, both before and after the storm." Critical Studies in ImprovisationTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Foundations: Plates 1--16 Section 1. New Orleans, America, Music Section 2. Reflections on Jazz Fest 2006 Hurricane Katrina: Plates 17--43 Funerals and Second Lines: Plates 44--62 Mardi Gras: Plates 63--80 Section 3. Parading against Violence Section 4. Reconstruction's Soundtrack Section 5. To Reinvent Life Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£27.00
University of California Press L.A. Rebellion Creating a New Black Cinema
Book SynopsisSuitable for scholars and enthusiasts, this book establishes the key role played by the L A Rebellion within the histories of cinema, Black visual culture, and postwar art in Los Angeles.Trade Review"L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema is a groundbreaking and highly readable compendium focused on the kaleidoscopic network of filmmakers based at UCLA between the 1960s and the 1990s. The collection opens up previously obscured historical pathways that deepen our knowledge of black American cinema, and should inspire further research and scholarship." Kraszna-Krausz Book Awards
£27.00
University of California Press Dangerous Games
Book SynopsisThe 1980s saw the peak of a moral panic over fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. This book explores both the history and the sociological significance of this panic. It is suitable for those with an interest in religion, popular culture, and social behavior, both in the classroom and beyond.Trade Review"Dangerous Games presents a detailed and multi-layered history of the social realities surrounding Role Playing Games (RPGs), analyzing a complex legacy of cultural and religious epistemologies, in order to argue that the corresponding moral panic over such games is itself a form of dangerous corrupted play. . . . Overall, Dangerous Games is an important read for students and scholars of contemporary history, religion, popular culture, and mythology." * Nova Religio *"Dangerous Games is a necessary interjection into the conversation between fantasy role-playing and the hysteria over violent-themed play . . . [and] charges players to keep rolling on, and for those who question such games to reflect on what exactly they find so repugnant from an exploration of imagination and play." * Reading Religion *"Worth reading for the detailed and nuanced history of fantasy role-playing games in and of itself, the book’s supplementary focus on tragic events that were widely linked to role-playing games is engrossing. . . . But Laycock’s greatest achievement is shooting a silver bullet straight into the heart of moral, media and satanic panics by positing that society’s discomfort with role-playing games is rooted in a discomfort with imagination." * Times Higher Education *"This book deserves a place in the library of any scholar of games as cultural texts—and especially those interested in religion and games." * American Journal of Play *"This book will be useful for those who wish to explore the intersections of religion and popular culture. . . .clear and convincing." * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsPreface. "You Worship Gods from Books!" Introduction. Fantasy and Reality PART I. THE HISTORY OF THE PANIC 1. The Birth of Fantasy Role-Playing Games 2. Dungeons & Dragons as Religious Phenomenon 3. Pathways into Madness: 1979--1982 4. Satanic Panic: 1982--1991 5. A World of Darkness: 1991--2001 PART II. INTERPRETING THE PANIC 6. How Role-Playing Games Create Meaning 7. How the Imagination Became Dangerous 8. Rival Fantasies Conclusion. Walking between Worlds Notes Bibliography Index
£22.50
University of California Press Hokum The Early Sound Slapstick Short and
Book SynopsisTakes a comprehensive view of short-subject slapstick comedy in the early sound era. Challenging the received wisdom that sound destroyed the slapstick tradition, the author explores the slapstick short's Depression-era development against a backdrop of changes in film industry practice, comedic tastes, and moviegoing culture.Trade Review"King thus explores a series of critical questions about how cultural forms dwindle and reemerge... his work points toward a new avenue of research worth looking into when considering alternative constructions of American film history; instead of breaking down the myths that haunt much of film scholarship, the development of these very myths may reveal more about cultural consciousness." * Film Quarterly *"King’s approach is thoroughly revisionist, a genre history as grounded in the archive and the trade press as it is in the screening room, one that seeks to dramatically expand which films matter. ... Hokum! is a triumph! King demonstrates what happens in an era of expanded access to archival texts that are now more widely available on DVD, the digitization of trade press reports, and the ongoing refinement of film historiography. At the risk of ending on an unapologetically bad pun, comedy has a new King. " * Journal for Cinema and Media Studies *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations and Audiovisual Media Acknowledgments Introduction PART I. CONTEXTS 1. “The Cuckoo School”: Humor and Metropolitan Culture in 1920s America 2. “The Stigma of Slapstick”: The Short-Subject Industry and Its Imagined Public PART II. CASE HISTORIES 3. “The Spice of the Program”: Educational Pictures and the Small-Town Audience 4. “I Want Music Everywhere”: Music, Operetta, and Cultural Hierarchy at the Hal Roach Studios 5. “From the Archives of Keystone Memory”: Slapstick and Re-membrance at Columbia Pictures’ Short-Subjects Department Coda: When Comedy Was King List of Abbreviations Notes Index
£27.00
University of California Press Social Movements
Book SynopsisSocial Movements cleverly translates the art of collective action and mobilization by excluded groups to facilitate understanding social change from below. Students learn the core components of social movements, the theory and methods used to study them, and the conditions under which they can lead to political and social transformation. This fully class-tested book is the first to be organized along the lines of the major subfields of social movement scholarshipframing, movement emergence, recruitment, and outcomesto provide comprehensive coverage in a single core text. Features include:use of real data collected in the U.S. and around the worldthe emphasis on student learning outcomescase studies that bring social movements to lifeexamples of cultural repertoires used by movements (flyers, pamphlets, event data on activist websites, illustrations by activist musicians) to mobilize a grouptopics such as immigrant rights, transnational movement for climate justice, Women's Marches, Fight for $15, Occupy Wall Street, Gun Violence, Black Lives Matter, and the mobilization of popular movements in the global South on issues of authoritarian rule and neoliberalism With this book, students deepen their understanding of movement dynamics, methods of investigation, and dominant theoretical perspectives, all while being challenged to consider their own place in relation to social movements.Trade Review"Easy to read, this extensive review of social movements will benefit new scholars to the field as well as seasoned scholars interested in the organization of more recent movements." * American Ethnologist *"The book is well written and should be accessible to most readers new to the social movements field; Almeida is adept at explaining the sometimes confusing jargon that pervades the academic literature on movements." * Social Forces *"This book is a welcome addition to the academic resources available in social work education, specifically community-based social work." * Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare *"For scholars of social movements in Latin America, this is a refreshing and valuable new textbook." * Latin American Politics and Society *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Social Movements: The Structure of Collective Action 2. How to Study Social Movements: Classification and Methods 3. Theories of Social Movement Mobilization 4. Social Movement Emergence: Interests, Resource Infrastructures, and Identities 5. The Framing Process 6. Individual Recruitment and Participation 7. Movement Outcomes 8. Pushing the Limits: Social Movements in the Global South Conclusion: Mounting Crises and the Pathway Forward Notes References Index
£27.00
University of California Press Religion and Popular Culture in America Third
Book SynopsisThe connection between popular culture and religion is an enduring part of American life. This multifaceted collection provides greater religious diversity in its topics and addresses critical developments in the study of religion and popular culture. It also includes pedagogical tools of discussion questions and key term glossaries.Table of ContentsPreface to the Third Edition Introduction: Finding Religion in Unexpected Places Bruce David Forbes PART I. RELIGION IN POPULAR CULTURE 1. The Origin(s) of Superman: Reimagining Religion in the Man of Steel Dan W. Clanton Jr. 2. The Oriental Monk in American Popular Culture Jane Naomi Iwamura 3. Adventure Time and Sacred History: Myth and Reality in Children's Animated Cartoons Elijah Siegler 4. Monstrous Muslims: Historical Anxieties and Future Trends Sophia Rose Arjana 5. The Weight of the World: Religion and Heavy Metal Music in Four Cases Jason C. Bivins PART II. POPULAR CULTURE IN RELIGION 6. Christmas Is Like a Snowball Bruce David Forbes 7. Mipsterz: Hip, American, and Muslim Kristin M. Peterson Nabil Echchaibi 8. Megachurches, Celebrity Pastors, and the Evangelical Industrial Complex Jessica Johnson 9. People of the Picture Book: PJ Library and American Jewish Religion Rachel B. Gross 10. Meditation on the Go: Buddhist Smartphone Apps as Video Game Play Gregory Price Grieve PART III. POPULAR CULTURE AS RELIGION 11. It's About Faith in Our Future: Star Trek Fandom as Cultural Religion Michael Jindra 12. Shopping, Religion, and the Sacred "Buyosphere" Sarah McFarland Taylor 13. Losing Their Way to Salvation: Women, Weight Loss, and the Religion of Thinness Michelle M. Lelwica 14. The "Godding Up" of American Sports Joseph L. Price 15. Celebrity Worship as Parareligion: Bieber and the Beliebers Pete Ward PART IV. RELIGION AND POPULAR CULTURE IN DIALOGUE 16. Yoga in Popular Culture: Controversies and Conflicts Shreena Niketa Gandhi 17. Mirror, Mirror on Ourselves: Disney as a Site of Religio-Cultural Dialogue Stephanie Brehm and Myev Rees 18. Can Watching a Movie Be a Spiritual Experience? Robert K. Johnston 19. Rap Music and Its Message: On Interpreting the Contact between Religion and Popular Culture Anthony B. Pinn 20. Broadswords and Face Paint: Why Braveheart Still Matters Curtis D. Coats and Stewart M. Hoover Contributors Index
£63.90
University of California Press Religion and Popular Culture in America Third
Book SynopsisThe connection between popular culture and religion is an enduring part of American life. This multifaceted collection provides greater religious diversity in its topics and addresses critical developments in the study of religion and popular culture. It also includes pedagogical tools of discussion questions and key term glossaries.Table of ContentsPreface to the Third Edition Introduction: Finding Religion in Unexpected Places Bruce David Forbes PART I. RELIGION IN POPULAR CULTURE 1. The Origin(s) of Superman: Reimagining Religion in the Man of Steel Dan W. Clanton Jr. 2. The Oriental Monk in American Popular Culture Jane Naomi Iwamura 3. Adventure Time and Sacred History: Myth and Reality in Children's Animated Cartoons Elijah Siegler 4. Monstrous Muslims: Historical Anxieties and Future Trends Sophia Rose Arjana 5. The Weight of the World: Religion and Heavy Metal Music in Four Cases Jason C. Bivins PART II. POPULAR CULTURE IN RELIGION 6. Christmas Is Like a Snowball Bruce David Forbes 7. Mipsterz: Hip, American, and Muslim Kristin M. Peterson Nabil Echchaibi 8. Megachurches, Celebrity Pastors, and the Evangelical Industrial Complex Jessica Johnson 9. People of the Picture Book: PJ Library and American Jewish Religion Rachel B. Gross 10. Meditation on the Go: Buddhist Smartphone Apps as Video Game Play Gregory Price Grieve PART III. POPULAR CULTURE AS RELIGION 11. It's About Faith in Our Future: Star Trek Fandom as Cultural Religion Michael Jindra 12. Shopping, Religion, and the Sacred "Buyosphere" Sarah McFarland Taylor 13. Losing Their Way to Salvation: Women, Weight Loss, and the Religion of Thinness Michelle M. Lelwica 14. The "Godding Up" of American Sports Joseph L. Price 15. Celebrity Worship as Parareligion: Bieber and the Beliebers Pete Ward PART IV. RELIGION AND POPULAR CULTURE IN DIALOGUE 16. Yoga in Popular Culture: Controversies and Conflicts Shreena Niketa Gandhi 17. Mirror, Mirror on Ourselves: Disney as a Site of Religio-Cultural Dialogue Stephanie Brehm and Myev Rees 18. Can Watching a Movie Be a Spiritual Experience? Robert K. Johnston 19. Rap Music and Its Message: On Interpreting the Contact between Religion and Popular Culture Anthony B. Pinn 20. Broadswords and Face Paint: Why Braveheart Still Matters Curtis D. Coats and Stewart M. Hoover Contributors Index
£27.00
University of California Press Pixar and the Aesthetic Imagination Animation
Book SynopsisDraws upon film theory, animation theory, and philosophy to examine modes of animation storytelling that address aesthetic experience within contexts of technological, environmental, and socio-cultural change.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Aesthetic Storytelling: A Tradition and Theory of Animated Film 2. The Uncanny Integrity of Digital Commodities (Toy Story) 3. From the Technological to the Postmodern Sublime (Monsters, Inc.) 4. The Exceptional Dialectic of the Fantastic and the Mundane (The Incredibles) 5. Disruptive Sensation and the Politics of the New (Ratatouille) Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
£64.00
University of California Press Magic Monsters and MakeBelieve Heroes
Book SynopsisMagic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes looks at fantasy film, television, and participative culture as evidence of our ongoing need for a mythic visionfor stories larger than ourselves into which we write ourselves and through which we can become the heroes of our own story. Why do we tell and retell the same stories over and over when we know they can't possibly be true? Contrary to popular belief, it's not because pop culture has run out of good ideas. Rather, it is precisely because these stories are so fantastic, some resonating so deeply that we elevate them to the status of religion. Illuminating everything from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Dungeons and Dragons, and from Drunken Master to Mad Max, Douglas E. Cowan offers a modern manifesto for why and how mythology remains a vital force today. Trade Review"Magic, Monsters and Make-Believe Heroes is a joy to read because it gloriously and lovingly destabilises texts by reminding us that the reader/viewer/gamer is not a blank slate. In roaming across platforms, it also breaks down some of the artificial divides within the study of the fantastic." * Times Higher Education *"I would recommend this book for anyone interested in fantasy culture. It is entertaining, informative, and accessible. Using it in an undergraduate course setting would be ideal. It would also work well as a birthday gift for that D&D fanatic or Buffy fan in your own family tree." * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *"The book’s accessible writing style would make it ideal for an undergraduate course looking at religion and popular culture. But Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes would also be well-suited for a course on creative writing, or even game design." * Nova Religio *"Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes aims to discover the contours of fantasy culture and explain why these works hold such power over us. It is very successful in doing so." * Reading Religion *"The broad scope of Cowan’s analysis can be a delight to readers who enjoy a panoramic view of culture." * Fafnir: Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research *"A treat for the popular culture aficionados. It is a highly recommended read for scholars of religion and popular culture." * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsPreface 1. Here Be Dragons 2. Once Upon a Time . . . 3. Imagining Magic 4. Between Puer Aeternus and Vitam Aeternam 5. The Mythic Hero: East 6. The Mythic Hero: West 7. Imagining the Warrior-Heroine 8. The Stuff of Legends 9. . . . Happily Ever After? Mediography Bibliography Index
£64.00
University of California Press Magic Monsters and MakeBelieve Heroes
Book SynopsisMagic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes looks at fantasy film, television, and participative culture as evidence of our ongoing need for a mythic visionfor stories larger than ourselves into which we write ourselves and through which we can become the heroes of our own story. Why do we tell and retell the same stories over and over when we know they can't possibly be true? Contrary to popular belief, it's not because pop culture has run out of good ideas. Rather, it is precisely because these stories are so fantastic, some resonating so deeply that we elevate them to the status of religion. Illuminating everything from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Dungeons and Dragons, and from Drunken Master to Mad Max, Douglas E. Cowan offers a modern manifesto for why and how mythology remains a vital force today. Trade Review"Magic, Monsters and Make-Believe Heroes is a joy to read because it gloriously and lovingly destabilises texts by reminding us that the reader/viewer/gamer is not a blank slate. In roaming across platforms, it also breaks down some of the artificial divides within the study of the fantastic." * Times Higher Education *"I would recommend this book for anyone interested in fantasy culture. It is entertaining, informative, and accessible. Using it in an undergraduate course setting would be ideal. It would also work well as a birthday gift for that D&D fanatic or Buffy fan in your own family tree." * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *"The book’s accessible writing style would make it ideal for an undergraduate course looking at religion and popular culture. But Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes would also be well-suited for a course on creative writing, or even game design." * Nova Religio *"Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes aims to discover the contours of fantasy culture and explain why these works hold such power over us. It is very successful in doing so." * Reading Religion *"The broad scope of Cowan’s analysis can be a delight to readers who enjoy a panoramic view of culture." * Fafnir: Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research *"A treat for the popular culture aficionados. It is a highly recommended read for scholars of religion and popular culture." * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsPreface 1. Here Be Dragons 2. Once Upon a Time . . . 3. Imagining Magic 4. Between Puer Aeternus and Vitam Aeternam 5. The Mythic Hero: East 6. The Mythic Hero: West 7. Imagining the Warrior-Heroine 8. The Stuff of Legends 9. . . . Happily Ever After? Mediography Bibliography Index
£22.50
University of California Press Holy Hip Hop in the City of Angels
Book SynopsisAt publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program for monographs. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. In the 1990s, Los Angeles was home to numerous radical social and environmental eruptions. In the face of several major earthquakes and floods, riots and economic insecurity, police brutality and mass incarceration, some young black Angelenos turned to holy hip hop-a movement merging Christianity and hip hop culture-to save themselves and the city. Converting street corners to airborne churches and gangsta rap beats into anthems of praise, holy hip hoppers used gospel rap to navigate complicated social and spiritual realities and to transform the Southland's fractured terrains into musical Zions. Armed with beats, rhymes, and bibles, they journeyed through black Lutheran congregations, prison ministries, African churches, reggae dancehalls, hip hop clubs, Nation of Islam meetings, and Black Lives Matter marches. Zanfagna's fascinating ethnography provides a contemporary and unique view of black LA, offering a much-needed perspective on how music and religion intertwine in people's everyday experiences.Trade Review“While most scholarship on hip hop is focused on lyrical analysis, Zanfagna takes the sanctifying process of lyrical conversion in holy hip hop and situates it within the religious, cultural, and physical landscapes of LA. …Holy Hip Hop in the City of Angels is a thorough and engaging account of race, religion, and personal striving for musical authenticity and spiritual movement within and across spaces that historically have denied and constrained both.” * Reading Religion *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Earthquake Music and the Politics of Conversion 1. “Now I Bang for Christ”: Rites/Rights of Passage 2. Hip Hop Church L.A.: Shifting Grounds in Inglewood 3. Beyond Babylon: Geographies of Conversion 4. The Evangelical Hustle: Selling Music, Saving Souls 5. Roads to Zion: Hip Hop’s Search for the City Yet to Come Epilogue: Aftershocks Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Musical Links Index
£27.00
University of California Press Imperial Benevolence
Book SynopsisThis is a necessary and urgent read for anyone concerned about the United States' endless wars. Investigating multiple genres of popular culture alongside contemporary U.S. foreign policy and political economy, Imperial Benevolenceshows that American popular culture continuously suppresses awareness of U.S. imperialism while assuming American exceptionalism and innocence. This is despite the fact that it is rarely a product of the state. Expertly coordinated essays by prominent historians and media scholars address the ways that movies and television series such asZero Dark Thirty, The Avengers, and evenThe Walking Dead,as well as video games such asCall of Duty: Black Ops, have largely presented the United States as a global force for good. Popular culture, with few exceptions, has depicted the U.S. as a reluctant hegemon fiercely defending human rights and protecting or expanding democracy from the barbarians determined to destroy it. Trade Review"The essayists make a convincing argument for commercially successful popular culture productions contributing to the soft power of U.S. imperialism by underscoring the message that the United States is a benevolent power in its fight for freedom and by eliding naked self-interest." * Journal of American History *Table of ContentsDedication Acknowledgments A Brief Note on Terminology Introduction • Camouflaging Empire: Imperial Benevolence in American Popular Culture Scott Laderman 1 • Imperial Cry Faces: Women Lamenting the War on Terror Rebecca A. Adelman 2 • “Prowarrior, But Not Necessarily Prowar”: American Sniper, Sheep, and Sheepdogs Edwin A. Martini 3 • “The First Step toward Curing the Postwar Blues Is a Return to Nature”: Veterans’ Outdoor Rehabilitation Programs and the Normalization of Empire David Kieran 4 • Exceptional Soldiers: Imagining the Privatized Military on U.S. Television Stacy Takacs 5 • Obama’s “Just War”: Th e American Hero and Just Violence in Popular Television Series Min Kyung (Mia) Yoo 6 • Superhero Films after 9/11: Mitigating “Collateral Damage” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Tim Gruenewald 7 • Humanity’s Greatest Hope: The American Ideal in Marvel’s The Avengers Ross Griffin 8 • The Perfect Cold War Movie for Today? Smoke and Mirrors in Steven Spielberg’s Vision of the Cold War Tony Shaw 9 • Disfiguring the Americas: Representing Drugs, Violence, and Immigration in the Age of Trump Patrick William Kelly 10 • Black Ops Diplomacy and the Foreign Policy of Popular Culture Penny M. Von Eschen About the Contributors Index
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University of California Press Jazz Places How Performance Spaces Shape Jazz
Book SynopsisThe social connotation of jazz in American popular culture has shifted dramatically since its emergence in the early twentieth century. Once considered youthful and even rebellious, jazz music is now a firmly established American artistic tradition. As jazz in American life has shifted, so too has the kind of venue in which it is performed. In Jazz Places, Kimberly Hannon Teal traces the history of jazz performance from private jazz clubs to public, high-art venues often associated with charitable institutions. As live jazz performance has become more closely tied to nonprofit institutions, the music's heritage has become increasingly important, serving as a means of defining jazz as a social good worthy of charitable support. Though different jazz spaces present jazz and its heritage in various and sometimes conflicting terms, ties between the music and the past play an important role in defining the value of present-day music in a diverse range of jazz venues, from the Village Vanguard in New York to SFJazz on the West Coast to Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Trade Review"An insightful and thought-provoking read from first to last, Hannon Teal steers the reader through the intricacies of the construction of jazz histories. . . . It will be difficult to attend any jazz event, anywhere, after reading Jazz Places . . . without taking a closer look at the brick and mortar, glass and steel." * All About Jazz *"An impressive book." * The New York City Jazz Record *"Jazz Places is an agile and well-thought-out book offering a wealth of evidence on the power of sites in music-making, music consumption, and production of narratives about music history." * American Music *"Jazz Places is clearly well-researched, and the author demonstrates her knowledge of jazz history exceptionally well. This book is a fascinating read for any jazz enthusiast." * Music Reference Service Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Jazz, Place, and Heritage 1. Jazz Heritage Live at the Village Vanguard 2. Phantom Partners: Large-Scale Venues on a National Scene 3. Schools on the Scene 4. Unearthing The Stone: From Underground to The New School 5. Reinventing the Recorded at Preservation Hall Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
£64.00
University of California Press Jazz Places
Book SynopsisThe social connotation of jazz in American popular culture has shifted dramatically since its emergence in the early twentieth century. Once considered youthful and even rebellious, jazz music is now a firmly established American artistic tradition. As jazz in American life has shifted, so too has the kind of venue in which it is performed. In Jazz Places, Kimberly Hannon Teal traces the history of jazz performance from private jazz clubs to public, high-art venues often associated with charitable institutions. As live jazz performance has become more closely tied to nonprofit institutions, the music's heritage has become increasingly important, serving as a means of defining jazz as a social good worthy of charitable support. Though different jazz spaces present jazz and its heritage in various and sometimes conflicting terms, ties between the music and the past play an important role in defining the value of present-day music in a diverse range of jazz venues, from the Village Vanguard in New York to SFJazz on the West Coast to Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Trade Review"An insightful and thought-provoking read from first to last, Hannon Teal steers the reader through the intricacies of the construction of jazz histories. . . . It will be difficult to attend any jazz event, anywhere, after reading Jazz Places . . . without taking a closer look at the brick and mortar, glass and steel." * All About Jazz *"An impressive book." * The New York City Jazz Record *"Jazz Places is an agile and well-thought-out book offering a wealth of evidence on the power of sites in music-making, music consumption, and production of narratives about music history." * American Music *"Jazz Places is clearly well-researched, and the author demonstrates her knowledge of jazz history exceptionally well. This book is a fascinating read for any jazz enthusiast." * Music Reference Service Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Jazz, Place, and Heritage 1. Jazz Heritage Live at the Village Vanguard 2. Phantom Partners: Large-Scale Venues on a National Scene 3. Schools on the Scene 4. Unearthing The Stone: From Underground to The New School 5. Reinventing the Recorded at Preservation Hall Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
£22.50
University of California Press Kinetic Cultures
Book SynopsisBelle époque Paris adored dance. Whether at the music hall or in more refined theaters, audiences flocked to see the spectacles offered to them by the likes of Isadora Duncan, Diaghilev's flashy company, and an embarrassment of Salomés. After languishing in the shadow of opera for much of the nineteenth century, ballet found itself part of this lively kinetic constellation. In Kinetic Cultures, Rachana Vajjhala argues that far from being mere delectation, ballet was implicated in the larger republican project of national rehabilitation through a rehabilitation of its citizens. By tracing the various gestural complexes of the periodbodybuilding routines, appropriate physical comportment for women, choreographic vocabularies, and moreVajjhala presents a new way of understanding histories of dance and music, one that she locates in gesture and movement.
£46.75
University of California Press Freedom Moves
Book SynopsisThis expansive collection sets the stage for the next generation of Hip Hop scholarship as we approach the fiftieth anniversary of the movement's origins. Celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop cultural history, Freedom Moves travels across generations and beyond borders to understand Hip Hop's transformative power as one of the most important arts movements of our time. This book gathers critically acclaimed scholars, artists, activists, and youth organizers in a wide-ranging exploration of Hip Hop as a musical movement, a powerful catalyst for activism, and a culture that offers us new ways of thinking and doing freedom. Rooting Hip Hop in Black freedom culture, this state-of-the-art collection presents a globally diverse group of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian American, Arab, European, North African, and South Asian artists, activists, and thinkers. The knowledges cultivated by Hip Hop and spoken word communities represent emerging ways of being in the world. Freedom Moves examinTrade Review"Artists, educators, and activists discuss how hip-hop goes beyond music in this prolific and illuminating book." * Library Journal, starred review *"This collection presents essays reflecting on how hip-hop music has helped communities around the world understand their histories and identities in the last half-century." * New York Times Book Review *"Alim says LGBTQ artists in hip-hop will use the revolutionary 'spirit of hip-hop culture' to challenge anti-queer stigma and expand the genre’s diversity." * USA Today *"Freedom Moves offers a groundbreaking examination of hip-hop’s effect on culture, pedagogy, and philosophy. . . . Over the years, hip-hop has been a voice for activism. This meticulous, well-researched inquiry takes scholarship to the next level, providing a well-balanced, diverse analysis of hip-hop’s importance and impact." * Choice Reviews *Table of ContentsContents Preface Shout Outs Making Freedom Move(s): Hip Hop Knowledges, Pedagogies, and Futures H. Samy Alim, Casey Philip Wong, and Jeff Chang PART I: BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND DIASPORIC KNOWLEDGE 1. Sweat the Technique: The Politics and Poetics of Hip Hop Rakim, Chuck D, and Talib Kweli 2. Know the Ledge(s): The Meanings of Knowledge of Self in “Post”-Apartheid South Africa Shaheen Ariefdien and Emile YX? 3. “Al-shaab yurid isqat al-nitham!”: Sustaining Revolution in Palestine and Syria through Hip Hop DAM (Tamer Nafar, Suhell Nafar, and Mahmoud Jreri), Omar Off endum, and Ramzi Salti 4. “The Revolution Will Be Indigenous”: Collective Liberation, Healing, and Resistance to Settler Colonialism through Hip Hop Jessa Calderon, Gunner Jules, Lyla June, Tall Paul, and Tanaya Winder, with Casey Philip Wong 5. “Luchando Derechos” in Neoliberal Spain: Hip Hop Visions beyond Racism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and the Gentrifi cation of El Raval, Barcelona La Llama Rap Colectivo with H. Samy Alim PART II: HIP HOP ORGANIZING FOR ABOLITION, REPARATIONS, HEALING, AND GROWTH 6. 1Hood: Hip Hop Art, Activism, and Media Creation in Pittsburgh Jasiri X 7. “Protection from Police Who Hinder Respiratory Airways”: Hip Hop Theatre and Activism with Kuumba Lynx in Chicago Jacinda Bullie, Jaquanda Saulter-Villegas, and Leyda “Lady Sol” Garcia 8. Ripples of Hope and Healing: Sustaining Community by Creating a Social Justice Arts Ecosystem Sonya Clark-Herrera, with Measha Ferguson Smith, hodari blue fka Adorie Howard, Reagan Ross, and Casey Philip Wong 9. Beyond Trauma: Storytelling as Cultural Shift and Collective Healing Bryonn Bain, Mark Gonzales, A-lan Holt, and Michelle Lee PART III: HIP HOP AS CRITICAL, CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND CULTURALLY SUSTAINING PEDAGOGY 10. “Where the Beat Drops”: Culturally Relevant and Culturally Sustaining Hip Hop Pedagogies Gloria Ladson-Billings, Django Paris, and H. Samy Alim 11. How Hip Hop Means: Retrospect for Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life Marc Lamont Hill 12. The Magic behind Science Genius: How Hip Hop Can Transform Science Education Christopher Emdin and The GZA, with Bryan Brown 13. Hip Hop, Whiteness, and Critical Pedagogies in the Context of Black Lives Matter A. J. Robinson PART IV: QUEER, FEMINIST, AND DIS/ABILITY JUSTICE HIP HOP FEATURES 14. The Pleasure Principle: Articulating a Post–Hip Hop Feminist Politics of Pleasure Joan Morgan, Brittney Cooper, Treva Lindsey, Kaila Adia Story, and Esther Armah 15. “When Can Black Disabled Folks Come Home?”: The Krip-Hop Movement, Race, and Disability Justice Leroy F. Moore Jr. and Stephanie Keeney Parks 16. Queering Hip Hop Feminist Pedagogies in the New South Bettina Love, Regina N. Bradley, and Mark Anthony Neal 17. “These Are Not Sonnet Times”: Building toward Liberatory Futures Maisha T. Winn Contributor Bios Index
£68.00
University of California Press Freedom Moves
Book SynopsisThis expansive collection sets the stage for the next generation of Hip Hop scholarship as we approach the fiftieth anniversary of the movement's origins. Celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop cultural history, Freedom Moves travels across generations and beyond borders to understand Hip Hop's transformative power as one of the most important arts movements of our time. This book gathers critically acclaimed scholars, artists, activists, and youth organizers in a wide-ranging exploration of Hip Hop as a musical movement, a powerful catalyst for activism, and a culture that offers us new ways of thinking and doing freedom. Rooting Hip Hop in Black freedom culture, this state-of-the-art collection presents a globally diverse group of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian American, Arab, European, North African, and South Asian artists, activists, and thinkers. The knowledges cultivated by Hip Hop and spoken word communities represent emerging ways of being in the world. Freedom Moves examinTrade Review"Artists, educators, and activists discuss how hip-hop goes beyond music in this prolific and illuminating book." * Library Journal, starred review *"This collection presents essays reflecting on how hip-hop music has helped communities around the world understand their histories and identities in the last half-century." * New York Times Book Review *"Alim says LGBTQ artists in hip-hop will use the revolutionary 'spirit of hip-hop culture' to challenge anti-queer stigma and expand the genre’s diversity." * USA Today *"Freedom Moves offers a groundbreaking examination of hip-hop’s effect on culture, pedagogy, and philosophy. . . . Over the years, hip-hop has been a voice for activism. This meticulous, well-researched inquiry takes scholarship to the next level, providing a well-balanced, diverse analysis of hip-hop’s importance and impact." * Choice Reviews *Table of ContentsContents Preface Shout Outs Making Freedom Move(s): Hip Hop Knowledges, Pedagogies, and Futures H. Samy Alim, Casey Philip Wong, and Jeff Chang PART I: BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND DIASPORIC KNOWLEDGE 1. Sweat the Technique: The Politics and Poetics of Hip Hop Rakim, Chuck D, and Talib Kweli 2. Know the Ledge(s): The Meanings of Knowledge of Self in “Post”-Apartheid South Africa Shaheen Ariefdien and Emile YX? 3. “Al-shaab yurid isqat al-nitham!”: Sustaining Revolution in Palestine and Syria through Hip Hop DAM (Tamer Nafar, Suhell Nafar, and Mahmoud Jreri), Omar Off endum, and Ramzi Salti 4. “The Revolution Will Be Indigenous”: Collective Liberation, Healing, and Resistance to Settler Colonialism through Hip Hop Jessa Calderon, Gunner Jules, Lyla June, Tall Paul, and Tanaya Winder, with Casey Philip Wong 5. “Luchando Derechos” in Neoliberal Spain: Hip Hop Visions beyond Racism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and the Gentrifi cation of El Raval, Barcelona La Llama Rap Colectivo with H. Samy Alim PART II: HIP HOP ORGANIZING FOR ABOLITION, REPARATIONS, HEALING, AND GROWTH 6. 1Hood: Hip Hop Art, Activism, and Media Creation in Pittsburgh Jasiri X 7. “Protection from Police Who Hinder Respiratory Airways”: Hip Hop Theatre and Activism with Kuumba Lynx in Chicago Jacinda Bullie, Jaquanda Saulter-Villegas, and Leyda “Lady Sol” Garcia 8. Ripples of Hope and Healing: Sustaining Community by Creating a Social Justice Arts Ecosystem Sonya Clark-Herrera, with Measha Ferguson Smith, hodari blue fka Adorie Howard, Reagan Ross, and Casey Philip Wong 9. Beyond Trauma: Storytelling as Cultural Shift and Collective Healing Bryonn Bain, Mark Gonzales, A-lan Holt, and Michelle Lee PART III: HIP HOP AS CRITICAL, CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND CULTURALLY SUSTAINING PEDAGOGY 10. “Where the Beat Drops”: Culturally Relevant and Culturally Sustaining Hip Hop Pedagogies Gloria Ladson-Billings, Django Paris, and H. Samy Alim 11. How Hip Hop Means: Retrospect for Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life Marc Lamont Hill 12. The Magic behind Science Genius: How Hip Hop Can Transform Science Education Christopher Emdin and The GZA, with Bryan Brown 13. Hip Hop, Whiteness, and Critical Pedagogies in the Context of Black Lives Matter A. J. Robinson PART IV: QUEER, FEMINIST, AND DIS/ABILITY JUSTICE HIP HOP FEATURES 14. The Pleasure Principle: Articulating a Post–Hip Hop Feminist Politics of Pleasure Joan Morgan, Brittney Cooper, Treva Lindsey, Kaila Adia Story, and Esther Armah 15. “When Can Black Disabled Folks Come Home?”: The Krip-Hop Movement, Race, and Disability Justice Leroy F. Moore Jr. and Stephanie Keeney Parks 16. Queering Hip Hop Feminist Pedagogies in the New South Bettina Love, Regina N. Bradley, and Mark Anthony Neal 17. “These Are Not Sonnet Times”: Building toward Liberatory Futures Maisha T. Winn Contributor Bios Index
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University of California Press Lights Camera Feminism
Book SynopsisCelebrities in the United States have drawn significant attention and resources to the complex issue of human traffickinga subject of feminist concernand they are often criticized for promoting sensationalized and simplistic understandings of the issue. In this comprehensive analysis of celebrities' anti-trafficking activism, however, Samantha Majic finds that this phenomenon is more nuanced: even as some celebrities promote regressive issue narratives and carceral solutions, others use their platforms to elevate more diverse representations of human trafficking and feminist analyses of gender inequality. Lights, Camera, Feminism? thus argues that we should understand celebrities as multilevel political actors whose activism is shaped and mediated by a range of personal and contextual factors, with implications for feminist and democratic politics more broadly.Table of ContentsContents Preface Acknowledgments List of Acronyms Introduction: Celebrities, Feminism, and Human Trafficking 1 • Theory and Methods: Celebrity Feminism, Performance, and Political Representation 2 • Performing Feminism: Celebrities’ Anti-trafficking Activism, 2000–2016 3 • White Saviors and Activist Mothers: Ashley Judd, Jada Pinkett Smith, and the Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls 4 • Latin Lovers and Tech Guys: Ricky Martin, Ashton Kutcher, and Variations of Male Celebrity Feminism 5 • Anti-trafficking Ambassadors: Julia Ormond, Mira Sorvino, and the UNODC Conclusion: Celebrity, Power, and Political Accountability Notes References Index
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