Communication studies

Through classroom activities, wizard rock concerts, and organizations like the Harry Potter Alliance, Harry Potter fans are using creativity to positively impact the world.

Zombies, vampires and ghosts feature prominently in nearly all forms of entertainment in the 21st century, including popular fiction, film, comics, television and computer games.

Comic book audience expectations have fluctuated dramatically through the years, and comic book creators have had to adapt to shifting reader concerns.

In the past three decades Finland's video game industry has become the backbone of Finnish cultural export.

This history of radio news reporting recounts and assesses the contributions of radio toward keeping America informed since the 1920s.

As traditional social hierarchies fall away, ever steeper levels of economic inequality and the entrenchment of new class distinctions lend a new glamor to the idea of aristocracy: witness the worldwide popularity of Downton Abbey, or the seemingly insatiable public fascination with the private lives of the British royal family.

Star Wars begins with its famous title sequence, setting the story in the ancient past of a remote galaxy.

This book explores the presence of the anti-hero in mainstream dramatic serial television.

Christianity has had a powerful influence on every sphere of Western art, even art which on the surface might seem antithetical to the faith.

The Wire's provocative subject matter, layered narrative and explicit critiques of American socio-economic institutions make it one of the most teachable television series in recent years.

Eminem is the best-selling musical artist of the 21st century.

On the TV screen as elsewhere, there is often more than meets the eye.

Following on author Peter Rollins' motto "e;If it isn't popular, it isn't culture,"e; this collection of new essays considers Vince Gilligan's award-winning television series Breaking Bad as a landmark of Western culture--comparable to the works of Shakespeare and Dickens in their time--that merits scholarly attention from those who would understand early the 21st century zeitgeist.

This is the first biography of journalist Robert Pierpoint, a contemporary of Edward R.

"e;Top 40"e; was the preeminent American radio format of the 1950s and 1960s.

One of the most popular comic strips of the 1950s and the first to reference politics of the day, Walt Kelly's Pogo took on Joe McCarthy before the controversial senator was a blip on Edward R.

In the early 20th century, postcards were one of the most important and popular expressions of holiday sentiment in American culture.

The debate surrounding "e;fake news"e; versus "e;real"e; news is nothing new.

Baseball fans may know the story of the Brooklyn Dodgers, but they don't know the whole story.

Dick Grayson--alter-ego of the original Robin of Batman comics--has gone through various changes in his 75 years as a superhero but has remained the optimistic, humorous character readers first embraced in 1940.

Popular movies can enhance the study of history.

The convergence of rock music, counterculture politics and avant-garde aesthetics in the late 1960s underscored the careers of the Beatles, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, and the Velvet Underground.

William Lloyd Garrison's life as an abolitionist and advocate for social change was dependent on his training as a printer.

Outlander is much more than a television romance about a World War II nurse and a Jacobite soldier in a fetching kilt.

Cultural Specificity in Transnational Television Drama examines two European television industries: those of Germany and Wales.

Platforming Cancel Culture: Digital Media, Identity and Cultural Intersections delves into one of the most polarizing phenomena of the digital age.

This book considers the work of Erich Fromm as it can be applied to radical Left political strategy.

The chautauqua movement was a truly American phenomenon, providing education and entertainment for millions of people and employing thousands of musicians in the process.

Jewish humor, with its rational skepticism and cutting social criticism, permeates American popular culture.

Within Africa, radio provides an important platform for accommodating diverse linguistic groups and enabling speakers to express themselves in their own local languages.

This book provides a historical overview and then-and-now comparison of performing for British television drama.

Media reporting on Islam and Muslims commonly relate stories about terrorism, violence, or the lack of integration with western values and society.

This collection explores British attitudes to Continental Europe that explain the Brexit decision.

Madchester may have been born at the Hacienda in the summer of 1988, but the city had been in creative ferment for almost a decade prior to the rise of acid house.

This book explores the concept of 'quiet' - an aesthetic of narrative driven by reflective principles - and argues for the term's application to the study of contemporary American fiction.

Chic, sophisticated, seductive and enigmatic, the Parisienne possesses a je ne sais quoi that makes her difficult to define.

This lively and ground-breaking collection brings together work on forms of popular television within the authoritarian regimes of Europe after World War Two.

Can a free press survive in an era of free content?

This is the first book to focus on James Bond's relationship to the playboy ideal through the sixties and beyond.

This collection explores British attitudes to Continental Europe that explain the Brexit decision.

Crossley argues that music is a form of social interaction, interwoven in the fabric of society and in constant interplay with its other threads.

Comedy is a brutal business.

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Anyone who has ever experienced a sporting event in a large stadium knows the energy that emanates from stands full of fans cheering on their teams.

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Ripped, torn and cut offers a collection of original essays exploring the motivations behind - and the politics within - the multitude of fanzines that emerged in the wake of British punk from 1976.

This is the first book to focus on James Bond's relationship to the playboy ideal through the sixties and beyond.

Crossley argues that music is a form of social interaction, interwoven in the fabric of society and in constant interplay with its other threads.

Aldoory and Toth present a socio-ecological model for understanding and building a feminist future public relations.

As more of our human interaction moves online and facilitated by digital channels, it becomes increasingly important to understand how being online influences how we interact with others and ourselves.