Popular culture books

This handbook tackles the understudied relationship between music and comedy cinema by analysing the nature, perception,...  Read More >>

Translation of: Cancel Culture Transfer: wie eine moralische Panik die Welt erfasst. Berlin: Suhrkamp, 2022.  Read More >>

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Disney experiences enthrall millions of guests around the world. How does it all become a reality? Find out in this...  Read More >>

A mesmerising blend of memoir, travel, music and social history that will appeal to anyone who vividly recalls the...  Read More >>

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Vegetarianism and Science Fiction: A History of Utopian Animal Ethics examines how vegetarian ideals promoted within...  Read More >>

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In the same way that Italian post-war film poster art set new standards of innovation, so the Italian lobby card,...  Read More >>

As much a paean to Shah Rukh's career as a tribute to the actor himself, this book is a dream compendium of intimate...  Read More >>

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A deluxe hardcover that celebrates the pop culture phenomenon, Giant Robot, who redefined what it meant to be Asian-American...  Read More >>

A compact and charming history of the font we love to hate by the New York Times best-selling author of Just My...  Read More >>

A compact and charming history of the beloved handcrafted font by the New York Times best-selling author of Just...  Read More >>

A compact and charming history of the classic Enlightenment font by the New York Times best-selling author of Just...  Read More >>

This book looks at television comedy, drawn from across the UK and Ireland, and ranging chronologically from the...  Read More >>

In today's world, we are witnessing an unprecedented breakdown of truth. With the advent of the internet, computer-generated...  Read More >>

In the midst of unprecedented material wealth and technological advancement, a paradoxical crisis looms large the...  Read More >>

For the first time, Guy Debord's pivotal work Society of the Spectacle appears in a definitive and authoritative...  Read More >>

Scholarship on entertaining media content has been central to communication studies for more than a century. Across...  Read More >>

Saturday Night Fever is simultaneously one of the biggest-selling albums of all time and one of the most reviled....  Read More >>

This book explores the U.S. asylum process and how those seeking shelter deal with the rhetorical pressures of compelling...  Read More >>

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Lights, camera, action! Journey through the remarkable transformation of a teen sensation turned versatile actor!...  Read More >>

The ""Happiest Place on Earth"" opened in 1955 during a trying time in American life--the Cold War. Disneyland was...  Read More >>