CK - Popular Culture 4

MOE is a huge cultural phenomenon and one of the driving forces behind the enormous success of Japanese anime and manga-not just in Japan now, but throughout the world.In Japan, avid fans of manga c……続きを見る

Timothy E. Wise presents the first book to focus specifically on the musical content of yodeling in our culture. He shows that yodeling serves an aesthetic function in musical texts. A series of chr……続きを見る

Fourteen scholars who work on campus or in the theater address this issue of what it means to play offstage. With their individual definition of what “offstage” could mean, the results were, predict……続きを見る

Occult traditions have inspired musical ingenuity for centuries. From the Pythagorean concept of a music of the spheres to the occult subculture of 20th-century pop and rock, music has often attempt……続きを見る

Edgar Allan Poe exerted a profound influence on many aspects of 20th century culture, and continues to inspire composers, filmmakers, writers and artists. Popularly thought of as a "horror" writer, ……続きを見る

Niedzviekci's previous book, "Hello, I’m Special," received much critical recognition and praise. It is now in its third printing, having sold over 10,000 copies. Publications that critically examin……続きを見る

Elvis Presley, the Hell’s Angels, Hunter S. Thompson, Truman Capote, the Beatles, Judy Garland, Hank Williams, the Manson Family, Jack Kerouac, Johnny Cash, JFK, and Adolf Hitler. All of the above w……続きを見る

well-reviewed survey book now updated with current information and reviews adopted as college text at Vanderbilt in Nashville, and U of Missouri St. Louis one of the few non-academic books that take……続きを見る

Originally published in 1964, The Naked Society was the first book on the threats to privacy posed by new technologies such as modern surveillance techniques and methods for influencing human behavi……続きを見る

This daring collaborative effort showcases dialogues between international scholars engaged with the United States from abroad. The writers investigate the analytic methods and choices that label ce……続きを見る

Congregational Music, Conflict and Community is the first study of the music of the contemporary 'worship wars' – conflicts over church music that continue to animate and divide Protestants today – ……続きを見る

As a director, writer, and producer, Christopher Nolan has substantially impacted contemporary cinema through avant garde films, such as Following and Memento, and his contribution to wider pop cult……続きを見る

The bestselling author of Dream Team tells the interconnected stories of the twenty-first-century Golden State Warriors and the early-1970s Los Angeles Lakers, two extraordinary teams playing in ext……続きを見る

The image of the meditating yogi has become a near-universal symbol for transcendent perfection used to market everything from perfume and jewelry to luxury resorts and sports cars, and popular cult……続きを見る

This book offers the first in-depth look at the history, social context, and industrial practices behind this teen musical phenomenon to suggest that social change, especially in terms of gender and……続きを見る

Vampire gibt es. Neben dem edlen Grafen ist da der maßlose Vamp aus der Nachbarschaft sowie der Nervtöter, der uns Zeit, Geld und Energie stiehlt. Manche glauben an Nachzehrer, die ihr Leichentuch i……続きを見る

Throughout its limited run beginning in 2014, the HBO series True Detective has presented viewers with unique takes on the American crime drama on television, marked by literary and cinematic influe……続きを見る

In Volgens Willem vertelt Yaël Vinckx over de opkomst van een van Nederlands bekendste poppromoters: Willem Venema. Hij begint met een optreden van Herman Brood bij een Nijmeegse studentenvereniging……続きを見る

Dr. Jack Hattem first became interested in Marilyn Monroe's death at the Suicide Prevention Center in Los Angeles in 1962. After three decades as a Clinical Psychologist he decided to write a factua……続きを見る

If size counts for anything, Michael Bay towers over his contemporaries. His summer-defining event films involve extraordinary production costs and churn enormous box office returns. His ability to ……続きを見る

Camp steht für Stilisierung, Übertreibung und Gender-Performance. Als Konzept ist Camp von zentraler Bedeutung für eine zeitgenössische Ästhetik und Politik zwischen queeren Szenen, moderner Kunst u……続きを見る

We are going into Fairy Land for a little while, to see what we can find there to amuse and instruct us this Christmas time. Does anybody know the way? There are no maps or guidebooks, and the place……続きを見る

The aim of this little book is to give general readers some idea of the subject and spirit of European Continental literature in the later and culminating period of the Middle Agesーthe eleventh, tw……続きを見る

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medien, Kunst, Musik, Note: 2,0, Fachhochschule Mannheim, Hochschule für Sozialwesen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Bachelorarbeit se……続きを見る

App designers dream of creating a platform that users never want to leave, that keeps them glued forever - a platform that is "sticky". Over 846 million WeChat users leave text and voice messages, s……続きを見る

First runner-up for the 2019 Ray and Pat Browne Award for the Best Edited Collection in Popular and American Culture Cultures of War in Graphic Novels examines the representation of small-scale and ……続きを見る

This insightful study offers a fresh perspective on the life and career of champion boxer Joe Louis. The remarkable success and global popularity of the "Brown Bomber" made him a lightning rod for d……続きを見る

Religious relics, defined as "either portions of or objects connected with the body of a saint or other holy person," are among the most revered items in the world. Christian relics such as the Holy……続きを見る

Tales of alien abductions, miraculous relics, and haunted castles have attracted believers and skeptics across the globe for centuries. Paranormal investigator Joe Nickell tackles the world's most s……続きを見る

Composer Nakayama Shimpei (1887-1952) wrote more than 300 popular songs in his lifetime. Most are still well known and recorded regularly. An entrepreneur, he found ways to create popular songs that……続きを見る