Cultural studies

Frantz Fanon was a fearless critic of colonialism and a key figure in Algeria's struggle for independence.

This biography of Alfred Hitchcock is as intriguing, revealing, perverse, and entertaining as any of his classic films.

Digitale Räume versprechen ein Mehr an Teilhabemöglichkeiten: Optimistisch könnte man konstatieren, dass sie zu einer Demokratisierung des Diskurses beitragen.

In this innovative approach to southern literary cultures, Thadious Davis analyzes how black southern writers use their spatial location to articulate the vexed connections between society and environment, particularly under segregation and its legacies.

Traditional valuation approaches are increasingly recognised as being insufficient to address the wicked valuation problems of the diverse peoples and groups that inhabit the globe from north, south, east to west.

This book describes the radical shift in the study of economic science; where arguing with words was replaced by reasoning with mathematical models.

Many fans loved Fifty Shades of Grey.

This volume, the first of its kind written in English, interprets the realistic-phenomenological philosophy of Hedwig Conrad-Martius (1888-1966).

This book constitutes the first major exploration of HBO's current programming, examined in the context of the transformation of American television and global society.

Realität(streue) ist ein markantes Thema in der Medienkultur des 21.

Genesis offers insight and encouragement to those who live and minister in urban environments.

An introduction to current debates around the themes of culture, identity and lifestyle.

No American television show of the past decade has been vilified as has Comedy Central's South Park.

This volume critically engages with recent formulations and debates regarding the status of the regional languages of the Indian subcontinent vis-a-vis English.

Beyond Bombshells analyzes the cultural importance of strong women in a variety of current media forms.

The relationship between a father and a son is like none other.

Authenticity in our globalized world is a paradox.

Transformations of Global Food Systems for Climate Change Resilience: Addressing Food Security, Nutrition, and Health provides poignant case studies of climate change resilience frameworks for nutrition-focused transformations of agriculture and food systems, food security, food sovereignty, and population health of underserved and marginalized communities from across the globe.

100 American Crime Writers  features discussion and analysis of the lives of crime writers and their key works, examining the developments in American crime writing from the Golden Age to hardboiled detective fiction.

This book studies food practices in contemporary India by situating them in their political, economic and socio-cultural contexts.

This book addresses Irish identity in Irish literature, especially masculinity in some of its forms through an interdisciplinary methodology.

The Routledge Handbook of Cartographic Humanities offers a vibrant exploration of the intersection and convergence between map studies and the humanities through the multifaceted traditions and inclinations from different disciplinary, geographical and cultural contexts.

A study of political possibilities in the era of modern imperialism, from the perspective of the sovereign state of Hyderabad.

Never has a reconsideration of the place of drugs in our culture been more urgent than it is today.

The High School outsider takes off her glasses, puts on a dress, and becomes the Prom Queen; the dowdy woman has her hair done, buys some chic new clothes and starts to attract the men.

This groundbreaking book explores the relevance of queer theory to Translation Studies and of translation to Global Sexuality Studies.

Extreme metal--one step beyond heavy metal--can appear bizarre or terrifying to the uninitiated.

This book covers many aspects of innovation theory, evolutionary economics, economic geography, and simulation models.

What is so radical about not having sex?

A first on ultrafast phenomena in carbon nanostructures like graphene, the most promising candidate for revolutionizing information technology and communicationThe book introduces the reader into the ultrafast nanoworld of graphene and carbon nanotubes, including their microscopic tracks and unique optical finger prints.

Understanding the current state and dynamics of any forest is extremely difficult - if not impossible - without recognizing its history.

Jim McGuigan discusses cultural policy as a manifestation of cultural politics in the widest sense.

Rap and Politics maps out fifty years of political and musical development by exploring three specific moments of local discourse, each a response to failures by local, state, and national governments to address police brutality, violence, poverty, and poor social conditions in Oakland, California and the surrounding Bay Area.

The objective of this book is to better understand the nature of urban governance regarding the provision of basic urban services in rapidly growing mid-sized towns and cities in developing countries.

Popular Media Cultures explores the relationship between audiences and media texts, their paratexts and interconnected ephemera.

In this landmark text, Gilbert Rist provides a comprehensive and compelling overview of what the idea of development has meant throughout history.

With some 7000 entries in each language, this dictionary, first published in 1986, gives clear and comprehensive coverage of all vocabulary areas connected with defence, for military personnel and for anyone who is directly or indirectly involved in military technology.

This book introduces the special dynamics of women and their close relationships with the gift in both past and contemporary religious settings.

The public sphere is said to be in crisis.

The study of audience relations with star / celebrity culture has often been marginalised in Star/Celebrity Studies.

The relationship between innovation, networks and localities is of central concern for many nations.

This authoritative volume explores different perspectives on economic and social justice and the challenges presented by and within the criminal justice system.

As monsters in popular media have evolved and grown more complex, so have those who take on the job of stalking and staking them.

It introduces a religious dimension to the study of ethnic identity and globalization in the provinces of the Roman Empire.

An exploration of why we play video games despite the fact that we are almost certain to feel unhappy when we fail at them.