Today it is widely recognized that gay men played a prominent role in defining the culture of mid-twentieth-century America, with such icons as Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Montgomery Clift, and Rock Hudson defining much of what seemed distinctly American on the stage and screen.
Star Worlds explores the future-oriented universe of online virtual worlds connected with popular science fiction-specifically, with Star Wars and Star Trek-that have been inhabited for over a decade by computer gamers.
Making a Spectacle: Feminist Essays on Contemporary Women's Theatre, edited by Lynda Hart, illuminates the dynamic intersection of feminism and theatre.
Making a Spectacle: Feminist Essays on Contemporary Women's Theatre, edited by Lynda Hart, illuminates the dynamic intersection of feminism and theatre.
Today it is widely recognized that gay men played a prominent role in defining the culture of mid-twentieth-century America, with such icons as Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Montgomery Clift, and Rock Hudson defining much of what seemed distinctly American on the stage and screen.
Star Worlds explores the future-oriented universe of online virtual worlds connected with popular science fiction-specifically, with Star Wars and Star Trek-that have been inhabited for over a decade by computer gamers.
Working Juju examines how fantastical and unreal modes are deployed in portrayals of the Caribbean in popular and literary culture as well as in the visual arts.
The Routledge Introduction to Canadian Comics is a book for the aspiring comics scholar interested in the unique socio-cultural and literary development of comics as an art form in Canada.
The Routledge Introduction to Canadian Comics is a book for the aspiring comics scholar interested in the unique socio-cultural and literary development of comics as an art form in Canada.
In a world increasingly dominated by visual sensation, our understanding of the role and influence of comics and cartoon humour in popular culture has become essential.
Populären Werken wird seit Jahrhunderten der Status des Kunstwerks aberkannt, unter Verweis auf deren vermeintliche Oberflächlichkeit, Eindimensionalität, Effekthascherei und Standardisierung werden sie streng von ‚echter‘ Kunst geschieden.
Populären Werken wird seit Jahrhunderten der Status des Kunstwerks aberkannt, unter Verweis auf deren vermeintliche Oberflächlichkeit, Eindimensionalität, Effekthascherei und Standardisierung werden sie streng von ‚echter‘ Kunst geschieden.
In a world increasingly dominated by visual sensation, our understanding of the role and influence of comics and cartoon humor in popular culture has become essential.
In this dramatic and compelling narrative, anthropologist Don Kulick follows the lives of a group of transgendered prostitutes (called travestis in Portuguese) in the Brazilian city Salvador.
In this dramatic and compelling narrative, anthropologist Don Kulick follows the lives of a group of transgendered prostitutes (called travestis in Portuguese) in the Brazilian city Salvador.
Moe is a huge cultural phenomenon and one of the driving forces behind the enormous success of Japanese anime and manganot just in Japan but now throughout the world.
Moe is a huge cultural phenomenon and one of the driving forces behind the enormous success of Japanese anime and manganot just in Japan but now throughout the world.
A concise guide for business people or tourists, Japanese Etiquette Today contains vital information for navigating tricky Japanese social interactions.
A concise guide for business people or tourists, Japanese Etiquette Today contains vital information for navigating tricky Japanese social interactions.
'Represents a pinnacle of its form: a syncretic work of art' DAN CHARNAS'An impeccably constructed examination of an album that boosted the profile of South African music and reinvigorated Simon's career' UNCUT'Made me appreciate the album's intricacies and paradoxes all the more' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWThe definitive story of the making and legacy of Paul Simon's Graceland In 1984, Paul Simon was at a professional and personal crossroads.
The Great Recession threatened the well-being of tens of millions of Americans, dramatically weakened the working class, hollowed out the middle class, and strengthened the position of the very wealthy.
The Great Recession threatened the well-being of tens of millions of Americans, dramatically weakened the working class, hollowed out the middle class, and strengthened the position of the very wealthy.
In this critical biography, Susan Lee Johnson braids together lives over time and space, telling tales of two white women who, in the 1960s, wrote books about the fabled frontiersman Christopher Kit Carson: Quantrille McClung, a Denver librarian who compiled the Carson-Bent-Boggs Genealogy, and Kansas-born but Washington, D.
In this critical biography, Susan Lee Johnson braids together lives over time and space, telling tales of two white women who, in the 1960s, wrote books about the fabled frontiersman Christopher Kit Carson: Quantrille McClung, a Denver librarian who compiled the Carson-Bent-Boggs Genealogy, and Kansas-born but Washington, D.
*One of Stylist's top ten fiction books to look out for in 2026 and an Apple Best Book of February*SUPERFAN is a dark, addictive novel about K-pop fandom, obsession, and the dangerous illusion of being seen.
The phrase dude food likely brings to mind a range of images: burgers stacked impossibly high with an assortment of toppings that were themselves once considered a meal; crazed sports fans demolishing plates of radioactively hot wings; barbecued or bacon-wrapped .
The phrase dude food likely brings to mind a range of images: burgers stacked impossibly high with an assortment of toppings that were themselves once considered a meal; crazed sports fans demolishing plates of radioactively hot wings; barbecued or bacon-wrapped .
From the perspective of the 1990s, it is possible to see the road to the Bonn Republic and West Germany's "e;social market economy"e; as the "e;correct"e; postwar German path.
Using extensive interviews, hundreds of transcripts, focus-group discussions with viewers, and his own experiences as an audience member, Joshua Gamson argues that talk shows give much-needed, high-impact public visibility to sexual nonconformists while also exacerbating all sorts of political tensions among those becoming visible.
From the perspective of the 1990s, it is possible to see the road to the Bonn Republic and West Germany's "e;social market economy"e; as the "e;correct"e; postwar German path.
