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Study by Jim Collins of postmodernism and popular culture, focusing on areas as diverse as cyber-punk fiction, music, film, tv ...
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A look at how the changes in publishing, filmmaking, and television programming since the 1960s have affected the notion of ...
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An investigation of how celebrity status is perceived, sought, and attained. Includes contributions from Ingmar Bergman, Norman Mailer, Donald Barthelme, ...
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A history of a type of comedy known as "Boomer humour", including 'sick' or 'black' comedy and alternative comedy from ...
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Memoir by John Frohnmayer of his tenure as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts in the USA and ...
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An exmaination of how popular entertainment culture challenged the rule of "high culture", and the elitist nature of theatrical presentations ...
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A history of horrific stories, monsters characters and motifs throughout literary history, including books, theatre, film and art.
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A collection of writings on the themes of mass culture, mass literature, motion picutres, television and radio, popular music, and ...
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A collection of essays, articles, and data examining all forms of American media culture. Particular attention is paid to the ...
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A story of the establishement of a National Endowment for the Arts, by the man who drafted the original legislation.
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Detailed study of Patty Hearst's transition from kidnapped heiress to terrorist bankrobber, placing her story in the context of 1970s ...
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A selection of material from The New York Times on American popular culture: television, radio, film, stage, music, art, and ...
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Study of sexuality in American Culture, particularly in the Nineteenth century. Includes discussions of the influence of the puritans and ...
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The section on Hollywood features mention of 'A Star is Born' with Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson, Dino De Laurentiis' ...
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The development of science fiction through literature, painting, engraving, cinema, comic books. Horror, space travel, SFX, robots, cyborgs
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A history of showbusiness in America from its early theatrical contexts in vaudeville and Nickelodeons through to television, radio and ...
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Unauthorized history of the Spider-Man character, tracing his development from the 1962 comic book creation through numerous cartoon and live-action ...
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An examination by Daniel Dinello of contrasting futures for mankind - techno-utopia as promised by scientists and techno-dystopia as predicted ...
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Biography by Woody Register of American showman Fred Thompson and his role in creating a culture of popular amusements at ...
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A study of the effects of pornography on the viewer, with particular emphasis on the dangers of violent pornography. Comparisons ...
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