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During the Age of Revolution, Paris came alive with wildly popular virtuoso performances.

This is the story of the books punks read and why they read them.

In his latest book, Patrick Brantlinger probes the state of contemporary America.

Literary scholars face a new and often baffling reality in the classroom: students spend more time looking at glowing screens than reading printed text.

Slapstick comedy landed like a pie in the face of twentieth-century culture.

The 2012 smash "e;Gangnam Style"e; by the Seoul-based rapper Psy capped the triumph of Hallyu , the Korean Wave of music, film, and other cultural forms that have become a worldwide sensation.

The Women's Liberation Movement held a foundational belief in the written word's power to incite social change.

Media expansion into the digital realm and the continuing segregation of users into niches has led to a proliferation of cultural products targeted to and consumed by women.

Now synonymous with Sixties counterculture, LSD actually entered the American consciousness via the mainstream.

What does it mean to be Californian?

"e;Much of the power of the book comes from the discussion of 'chance and luck' operating at a far more mundane level in the lives of ordinary people.

'A hilarious and original voice' Josh Widdicombe'Delightfully smart and impossibly charming' Dolly Alderton'His writing is as unpredictable and brilliant as he is' Sophie Duker'I've got nothing but love for Mr Ivo Graham' Frankie BoyleYardsticks For Failure is the story of the most frantic two years of Ivo Graham's already quite frantic life, 2022-2024, two years of tasks and tears and everything in between.

A cultural clearinghouse of the American 1960s and 70s told through the story of the periods most important forgotten comedy group.

THE HILARIOUS, TOUCHING LIFE STORY OF THE ICONIC COMEDIAN AND NATIONAL TREASURE 'Fabulous?

The art of "e;bellyspeaking"e; isn't for dummies.

Comedy is serious business - and serious money.

Life is short and so are TikToks, so what are you waiting for?

Let the world's most celebrated drag queens transform and empower you with their sick'ning style, wit and wisdom.

The hilarious and remarkably honest autobiography from the star of Mrs Brown's Boys, Brendan O'Carroll___________Before he became the nation's favourite Mammy, Brendan O'Carroll was known simply as Brendan.

Comedy Confidence is a comprehensive stand-up comedy course designed to guide you from the fundamentals of humor to building your unique stage persona.

In his 1967 megahit "e;San Francisco,"e; Scott McKenzie sang of "e;people in motion"e; coming from all across the country to San Francisco, the white-hot center of rock music and anti-war protests.

Social media penetrate our lives: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and many other platforms define daily habits of communication and creative production.

Social media penetrate our lives: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and many other platforms define daily habits of communication and creative production.

It's all about the scratch in Groove Music, award-winning music historian Mark Katz's groundbreaking book about the figure that defined hip-hop: the DJ.

Conversion has played a central role in the history of Christianity.

Universities are unlikely venues for grading bodies, beauty, poise, and style.

Now available in paperback, Harold Seymour and Dorothy Seymour Mills' Baseball: The Early Years recounts the true story of how baseball came into being and how it developed into a highly organized business and social institution.

Whenever stripper Gypsy Rose Lee encountered public criticism, she spoke frankly in her own defense.

Here is an exciting collection of writings about The Grateful Dead, offering both classic and hard-to-find essays, reporting, and reviews.

In his 1967 megahit "e;San Francisco,"e; Scott McKenzie sang of "e;people in motion"e; coming from all across the country to San Francisco, the white-hot center of rock music and anti-war protests.

In its seven years on television, Buffy the Vampire Slayer earned critical acclaim and a massive cult following among teen viewers.

Conversion has played a central role in the history of Christianity.

It's all about the scratch in Groove Music, award-winning music historian Mark Katz's groundbreaking book about the figure that defined hip-hop: the DJ.

What IS opera?

Whenever stripper Gypsy Rose Lee encountered public criticism, she spoke frankly in her own defense.

In this latest addition to Oxford's Modernist Literature & Culture series, renowned modernist scholar Michael North poses fundamental questions about the relationship between modernity and comic form in film, animation, the visual arts, and literature.

This first-of-its-kind compendium unites perspectives from artists, scholars, arts educators, policymakers, and activists to investigate the complex system of values surrounding artistic-educational endeavors.

Bob Fosse (1927-1987) is recognized as one of the most significant figures in post-World War II American musical theater.

Bob Fosse (1927-1987) is recognized as one of the most significant figures in post-World War II American musical theater.

The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Reenactment brings together a cross-section of artists and scholars engaged with the phenomenon of reenactment in dance from a practical and theoretical standpoint.

Here is a panoramic history of America from 1954 to 1973, ranging from the buoyant teen-age rebellion first captured by rock and roll, to the drawn-out and dispiriting endgame of Watergate.

This second edition of Helping in Child Protective Services: A Competency-Based Casework Handbook is a comprehensive desk reference that serves as both a daily guide for workers and a training tool for supervisors and administrators.

Striptease recreates the combustible mixture of license, independence, and sexual curiosity that allowed strippers to thrive for nearly a century.

Bullfighting has long been perceived as an antiquated, barbarous legacy from Spain's medieval past.

Now available in paperback, Harold Seymour and Dorothy Seymour Mills' Baseball: The Early Years recounts the true story of how baseball came into being and how it developed into a highly organized business and social institution.

American police departments have presided over the business of motion pictures since the end of the nineteenth century.

American police departments have presided over the business of motion pictures since the end of the nineteenth century.

Through popular movies starring Bruce Lee and songs like the disco hit "e;Kung Fu Fighting,"e; martial arts have found a central place in the Western cultural imagination.

Through popular movies starring Bruce Lee and songs like the disco hit "e;Kung Fu Fighting,"e; martial arts have found a central place in the Western cultural imagination.

When the Nicholas Brothers danced, uptown at the Cotton Club, downtown at the Roxy, in segregated movie theatres in the South, and dance halls across the country, audiences cheered, clapped, stomped their feet, and shouted out uncontrollably.