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“peter w lee”

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  • Comics as History, Comics as Literature

    Roles of the Comic Book in Scholarship, Society, and Entertainment

    by Henri-Simon Blanc-Hoàng, Guillaume de Syon, Christina Dokou, Lynda Goldstein, Melanie Huska, Kara M. Kvaran, Peter W. Lee, James C. Lethbridge, Annick Pellegrin, Micah Rueber, Faiz Sheikh, Beatrice Skordili ...
    This anthology hosts a collection of essays examining the role of comics as portals for historical and academic content, while keeping the approach on an international market versus the American one. Few resources currently exist showing the cross-disciplinary aspects of comics. Some of the chapters examine the use of Wonder Woman during World War II, the development and culture of French comics, ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • A Galaxy Here and Now

    Historical and Cultural Readings of Star Wars

    Edited by Peter W. Lee ...
    Star Wars begins with its famous title sequence, setting the story in the ancient past of a remote galaxy. Yet the phenomenal success of the film, the franchise, and its "expanded universe" is based upon its reflection of historical and cultural milieus here on modern-day Earth. This collection of new essays examine various ways in which George Lucas's saga touches upon contemporary social and ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Second Language Acquisition Theory and Pedagogy

    Edited by Fred R. Eckman, Jean Mileham, Rita Rutkowski Weber, Diane Highland, Peter W. Lee ...
    A volume on second-language acquisition theory and pedagogy is, at the same time, a mark of progress and a bit of an anomaly. The progress is shown by the fact that the two disciplines have established themselves as areas of study not only distinct from each other, but also different from linguistic theory. This was not always the case, at least not in the United States. The anomaly results from ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Exploring Picard's Galaxy

    Essays on Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Edited by Peter W. Lee ...
    Serving as the sequel to Gene Roddenberry's original television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation pushed the boundaries of the "final frontier." At the same time, the show continued the franchise's celebrated exploration of the human experience, reflecting current social and political events. ST:TNG became immensely successful, spawning four feature films and several television spin-offs.This ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

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  • Textual Poachers

    Television Fans and Participatory Culture

    by Henry Jenkins ...
    The twentieth anniversary edition of Henry Jenkins’s Textual Poachers brings this now-canonical text to a new generation of students interested in the intersections of fandom, participatory culture, popular consumption and media theory.Supplementing the original, classic text is an interview between Henry Jenkins and Suzanne Scott in which Jenkins reflects upon changes in the field since the ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Phasers on Stun!

    How the Making (and Remaking) of Star Trek Changed the World

    by Ryan Britt ...
    **An Esquire Best Book of 2022!Written with inside access, comprehensive research, and a down-to-earth perspective, Phasers on Stun! chronicles the entire history of Star Trek, revealing that its enduring place in pop culture is all thanks to innovative pivots and radical change.**For over five decades, the heart of Star Trek’s pro-science, anti-racist, and inclusive messaging has been its ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Challenger Launch Decision

    Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA

    by Diane Vaughan ...
    "An in-depth account of the events and personal actions which led to a great tragedy in the history of America's space program." —James D. Smith, former Solid Rocket Booster Chief, NASA, Marshall Space Flight CenterWhen the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, millions of Americans became bound together in a single, historic moment. Many still vividly remember exactly where they ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Trekonomics

    The Economics of Star Trek

    by Manu Saadia ...
    "Manu Saadia has managed to show us one more reason, perhaps the most compelling one of all, why we all need the world of Star Trek to one day become the world we live in." — Chris Black, Writer and Co-Executive Producer, Star Trek: EnterpriseWhat would the world look like if everybody had everything they wanted or needed? Trekonomics, the premier book in financial journalist Felix Salmon's ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The World According to Star Wars

    by Cass R. Sunstein ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER#1 Washington Post BestsellerThere's Santa Claus, Shakespeare, Mickey Mouse, the Bible, and then there's Star Wars. Nothing quite compares to sitting down with a young child and hearing the sound of John Williams's score as those beloved golden letters fill the screen. In this fun, erudite, and often moving book, Cass R. Sunstein explores the lessons of Star Wars as they ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Nothing Ever Dies

    Vietnam and the Memory of War

    by Viet Thanh Nguyen ...
    Finalist, National Book Critics Circle AwardFinalist, National Book Award in NonfictionA New York Times Book Review “The Year in Reading” SelectionAll wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory. From the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Sympathizer comes a searching exploration of the conflict Americans call the Vietnam War and Vietnamese call ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • Convergence Culture

    Where Old and New Media Collide

    by Henry Jenkins ...
    Winner of the 2007 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Katherine Singer Kovacs Book Award2007 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleA classic study on the dynamic between an individual and different media channelsConvergence Culture maps a new territory: where old and new media intersect, where grassroots and corporate media collide, and where the powers of the media producer and the power of th... ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Star Trek and Philosophy

    The Wrath of Kant

    by Kevin S. Decker, Jason T. Eberl ...
    Series Book 35 - Popular Culture and Philosophy
    Philosophy and space travel are characterized by the same fundamental purpose: exploration. An essential guide for both philosophers and Trekkers, Star Trek and Philosophy combines a philosophical spirit of inquiry with the beloved television and film series to consider questions not only about the scientific prospects of interstellar travel but also the inward journey to examine the human ... Read more

    $13.99 USD