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  • Mystery Science Theater 3000

    A Cultural History

    by Matt Foy, Christopher J. Olson ...
    Series series The Cultural History of Television
    A fun and fascinating deep dive for "devoted and loyal MST3K fans" (Library Journal) that reveals the impact and creation of the cult-hit television series Mystery Science Theater 3000**.**Few television shows can boast the long-term cult popularity and cultural influence of Mystery Science Theater 3000-or MST3K to its legions of devoted fans, known collectively as MSTies. Created by quirk... ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Televisual Shared Universes

    Expanded and Converged Storyworlds on the Small Screen

    by Vincent Tran, Clare Ford, Jason Ford, Lisa Horton, Chris McGunnigle, Melina Meimaridis, Aaron Propes, Peter Soulen, Princess O'Nika Auguste, Erin K. Burrell0, Christopher A. Medjesky1, Christopher J. Olson2, Raymond I. Schuck3, David Beard4, Peter Cullen Bryan5, CarrieLynn D. Reinhard6, Mareike Spychala8 ...
    This book of empirical studies analyzes examples of televisual shared universes since the 1960s to understand how the nature of televised serial narratives and network corporate policies have long created shared storyworlds. While there has been much discussion about shared cinematic universes and comic book universes, the concept has had limited exploration in other media, such as those seen on ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Normalizing Mental Illness and Neurodiversity in Entertainment Media

    Quieting the Madness

    Edited by Malynnda Johnson, Christopher J. Olson ...
    This volume examines the shift toward positive and more accurate portrayals of mental illness in entertainment media, asking where these succeed and considering where more needs to be done. With studies that identify and analyze the characters, viewpoints, and experiences of mental illness across film and television, it considers the messages conveyed about mental illness and reflects on how the ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • The Greatest Cult Television Shows of All Time

    by Christopher J. Olson, CarrieLynn D. Reinhard ...
    Reaching back to the beginnings of television, The Greatest Cult Television Shows offers readers a fun and accessible look at the 100 most significant cult television series of all time, compiled in a single resource that includes valuable information on the shows and their creators.While they generally lack mainstream appeal, cult television shows develop devout followings over time and exert ... Read more

    $44.59 USD

  • Heroes, Heroines, and Everything in Between

    Challenging Gender and Sexuality Stereotypes in Children's Entertainment Media

    by Fatima Q. Al Hattami, Sara Austin, Thomas J Billard, Nancy Bressler, Claire Burdfield, Chrys Egan, Rebecca Feasey, Susan G. Kahlenberg, Brian L. MacAuley, Jennifer Miller, Jerralyn R. R. Moudry0, Annick Pellegrin1, Christopher J. Olson2, CarrieLynn D. Reinhard4, Richard J. Schaefer6, Heike Steinhoff7 ...
    Current characters in children’s entertainment media illustrate a growing trend of representations that challenge or subvert traditional notions of gender and sexuality. From films to picture books to animated television series, children’s entertainment media around the world has consistently depicted stereotypically traditional gender roles and heterosexual relationships as the normal way that ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Possessed Women, Haunted States

    Cultural Tensions in Exorcism Cinema

    by Christopher J. Olson, CarrieLynn D. Reinhard ...
    Since the release of The Exorcist in 1973, there has been a surge of movies depicting young women becoming possessed by a demonic force that only male religious figures can exorcise, thereby saving the women from eventual damnation. This book considers this history of exorcism cinema by analyzing how the traditional exorcism narrative, established in The Exorcist, recurs across the exorcism ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • 100 Greatest Cult Films

    by Christopher J. Olson ...
    Series series 100 Greatest...
    The term “cult film” may be difficult to define, but one thing is certain: A cult film is any movie that has developed a rabid following for one reason or another. From highly influential works of pop art like Eraserhead and Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! to trash masterpieces such as Miami Connection and Fateful Findings, thousands of movies have earned recognition as cult classics over the years, ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Making Sense of Cinema

    Empirical Studies into Film Spectators and Spectatorship

    Edited by CarrieLynn D. Reinhard, Christopher J. Olson ...
    There are a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to researching how film spectators make sense of film texts, from the film text itself, the psychological traits and sociocultural group memberships of the viewer, or even the location and surroundings of the viewer. However, we can only understand the agency of film spectators in situations of film spectatorship by studying actual ... Read more

    $42.89 USD

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  • Autism and Representation

    by Mark Osteen ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
    Autism, a neuro-developmental disability, has received wide but often sensationalistic treatment in the popular media. A great deal of clinical and medical research has been devoted to autism, but the traditional humanities disciplines and the new field of Disability Studies have yet to explore it. This volume, the first scholarly book on autism in the humanities, brings scholars from several ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Neurodiversity

    Discovering the Extraordinary Gifts of Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Brain Differences

    by Thomas Armstrong ...
    A new term has emerged from the disability movement in the past decade to help change the way we think about neurological disorders: Neurodiversity.ADHD. Dyslexia. Autism. The number of categories of illnesses listed by the American Psychiatric Association has tripled in the past fifty years. With so many people affected by our growing -- culture of disabilities, -- it no longer makes sense to ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • The Memory Illusion

    Remembering, Forgetting, and the Science of False Memory

    by Dr Julia Shaw ...
    THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'Truly fascinating.' Steve Wright, BBC Radio 2- Have you ever forgotten the name of someone you’ve met dozens of times?- Or discovered that your memory of an important event was completely different from everyone else’s?- Or vividly recalled being in a particular place at a particular time, only to discover later that you couldn’t possibly have been?</strong... ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Science of Happily Ever After

    What Really Matters in the Quest for Enduring Love

    by Ty Tashiro ...
    **"A new approach to dating." – NPRThere may be no formula for love, but that certainly doesn’t mean there’s no science behind it. In this fascinating analysis, acclaimed relationship psychologist Dr. Ty Tashiro sets out to revolutionize the ways we search for love.**Dr. Tashiro’s research looks at the studies and research data behind romance and relationships. He pinpoints why our decision-making ... Read more

    $11.49 USD