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  • SCN2A-Related Disorders

    by Megan Abbott, Kevin J. Bender, Andreas Brunklaus, Scott Demarest, Shawn Egan, Isabel Haviland, Jennifer A. Kearney, Leah Schust Myers, Heather E. Olson, Stephan J. Sanders, Christina SanInocencio, Joseph Symonds, Christopher H. Thompson ...
    Series series Elements in Genetics in Epilepsy
    SCN2A encodes a voltage-gated sodium channel (designated NaV1.2) vital for generating neuronal action potentials. Pathogenic SCN2A variants are associated with a diverse array of neurodevelopmental disorders featuring neonatal or infantile onset epilepsy, developmental delay, autism, intellectual disability and movement disorders. SCN2A is a high confidence risk gene for autism spectrum disorder ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • 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

  • Film and Faith

    Modern Cinema and the Struggle to Believe

    by Carson Holloway, Susan McWilliams Barndt, Kirstin Carlson, J. Columcille Dever, Jennifer Frey, David McPherson, R. Michael Olson, Christopher Tollefsen, Jordan J. Ballor, Matthew J. Franck0, Francis J. Beckwith1, Micah Watson2 ...
    Series series Politics, Literature, & Film
    Film and Faith: Modern Cinema and the Struggle to Believe explores religious themes in contemporary film with a focus on recent depictions of religion’s continuing manifestations in a secularizing age. The contributors are students of philosophy, political theory, and theology; examine religious and philosophical ideas in commercially and artistically important modern films. They offer a scholarly ... Read more

    $89.09 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

  • 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

  • Intelligence and the National Security Strategist

    Enduring Issues and Challenges

    by Matthew M. Aid, Christopher M. Andrew, Michael R. Bromwich, James B. Bruce, Charles G. Cogan, Jack Davis, Yahya A. Dehqanzada, Michael B. Donley, Ann M. Florini, Randall M. Fort, Richard S. Friedman, John C. Gannon, Michael I. Handel, James W. Harris, Norman B. Imler, Loch K. Johnson, Garrett Jones, Larry C. Kindsvater, Andrew Koch, Mark M. Lowenthal, John D. Macartney, Carmen A. Medina, John Montgomery, Cornelius O'Leary, James M. Olson, Martin Petersen, Reed R. Probst, Harvey Rishikof, Victor M. Rosello, Richard L. Russell, Thomas W. Shreeve, L Brit Snider, Michael Warner, Anthony R. Williams, Amy B. Zegart, Marvin C.Ott, Glenn W. Goodman Jr., James J. Wirtz ...
    Intelligence and the National Security Strategist: Enduring Issues and Challenges presents students with a useful anthology of published articles from diverse sources as well as original contributions to the study of intelligence. The collection includes classic perspectives from the history of warfare, views on the evolution of U.S. intelligence, and studies on the delicate balance between the ... Read more

    $72.89 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Sand, Salt, Blood

    by Christopher Sartin, Ariel Dodson, Miranda Johansson, Max Turner, Daphne Fama, Marisca Pichette, Davis Walden, A.J. Van Belle, Melissa Pleckham, H.M. Lightcap, Elizabeth R. McClellan, Grace Daly, H.V. Patterson, JP Relph, Alicia Hilton, Noah Lloyd, Taliesin Neith, Lucas Olson, Dai Baddley, Gerri Leen ...
    What waits for you in the water's darkness? Something beautiful, something deadly - or perhaps both? And what happens when those unknown horrors rise to the surface?With Sand, Salt, Blood, editor Elle Turpitt has brought together twenty short stories & poems which explore the mysterious depths of the ocean and what lurks beneath the waves. From warrior witches to disastrous cruises, intimidating ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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

  • 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