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  • Mad Men

    A Cultural History

    de M. Keith Booker, Bob Batchelor ...
    Series series The Cultural History of Television
    "A comprehensive examination of the ways in which [the series] uses American cultural memory . . . to shape . . . characters' developments and the narrative arc." — Journal of American CultureFrom the opening credits that feature a silhouette falling among skyscrapers, Mad Men transcended its role as a series about the Madison Avenue advertising industry to become a modern classic. For seven ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Joyce, Bakhtin, and the Literary Tradition

    Toward a Comparative Cultural Poetics

    de M. Keith Booker ...
    Literary studies of James Joyce, perhaps more so than those of any other author, have been enriched by important developments in literary theory in the last twenty-five years. Noting a curious gap in this scholarship, M. Keith Booker brings the work of Mikhail Bakhtin, unquestionably one of the most important literary theorists of this century, to bear on Joyce's relationship to six of his ... Leer más

    $35.99 USD

  • Colonial Power, Colonial Texts

    India in the Modern British Novel

    de M. Keith Booker ...
    Half a century after the Raj, India retains a major place in the British imagination. In Colonial Power, Colonial Texts, M. Keith Booker examines a number of British novels that deal with colonial rule in India in the first half of the twentieth century. The works discussed -- by authors such as Rudyard Kipling, E. M. Forster, George Orwell, Paul Scott, and J. G. Farrell -- date from both the ... Leer más

    $57.99 USD

  • American Noir Film

    From The Maltese Falcon to Gone Girl

    de M. Keith Booker ...
    A deep dive into classic noir films and how filmmakers today are refreshing and updating the genre for new generations. Publishers Weekly praises the book, noting, "Cinephiles will be enthralled” and Library Journal **says it's a "well-written introduction to noir films and how the genre has continued to thrive as times changed.”**Booklist calls it a "riveting history of ... ... Leer más

    $36.99 USD

  • Future Folk Horror

    Contemporary Anxieties and Possible Futures

    de M. Keith Booker, Vicky Brewster, Garret L. Castleberry, Lauryn E. Collins, Stephanie Ellis, Tracy Fahey, Gemma Files, Phil Fitzsimmons, Sandra García Gutiérrez, Danielle Garcia-Karr, Kit Hawkins, Howard David Ingham, Paul A. J. Lewis, Kingsley Marshall, Conner McAleese, Jimmy Packham, James Rose, Brandon R. Grafius, Stephen Butler, Dr Reece Goodall, David Norris ...
    Series series Research in Horror Studies
    Future Folk Horror: Contemporary Anxieties and Possible Futures analyzes folk horror by looking at its recent popularity in novels and films such as The Ritual (2011), The Witch (2015), and Candyman (2021). Countering traditional views of the genre as depictions of the monstrous, rural, and pagan past trying to consume the present, the contributors to this collection posit folk horror as being ... Leer más

    $105.29 USD

  • The Evolution of Horror in the Twenty-First Century

    de Carina Bissett, M. Keith Booker, Kevin Corstorphine, Ian Fetters, Gemma Files, Teresa Fitzpatrick, Jacob Floyd, Neil Jackson, Mikel J. Koven, Carlos Littles, Natasha C. Marchini, Joan Passey, Gwyneth Peaty, Lorna Piatti-Farnell, Angela Marie Smith, Erik Steinskog, Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock, Maisha Wester, Brandon R. Grafius, Kevin J. Wetmore,Jr., John Edgar Browning, Laura R. Kremmel ...
    Series series Research in Horror Studies
    The Evolution of Horror in the Twenty-First Century examines the intimate connections between the horror genre and its audience’s experience of being in the world at a particular historical and cultural moment. This book not only provides frameworks with which to understand contemporary horror, but it also speaks to the changes wrought by technological development in creation, production, and ... Leer más

    $105.29 USD

  • Dubliners (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)

    de James Joyce ...
    Often considered the greatest collection of short stories in the English language, Dubliners is the vivid portrayal of the people of "dear dirty Dublin" at the beginning of the twentieth century. In fifteen subtly interlinked stories that move from childhood to maturity and a reckoning with death, Joyce provides nuanced accounts of the lives, language, loves, and losses of the inhabitants of his ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD

  • Historical Dictionary of American Cinema

    de M. Keith Booker ...
    Series series Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts
    One of the most powerful forces in world culture, American cinema has a long and complex history that stretches through more than a century. This history not only includes a legacy of hundreds of important films but also the evolution of the film industry itself, which is in many ways a microcosm of the history of American society.Historical Dictionary of American Cinema, Second Edition contains a ... Leer más

    $247.99 USD

  • The Coen Brothers' America

    de M. Keith Booker ...
    For more than three decades, Joel and Ethan Coen have produced some of the most unique and thought-provoking works in modern cinema. In broad comedies such as Raising Arizona, violent thrillers like No Country for Old Men, and black comedies such as Fargo, the filmmakers have offered brilliant takes on a variety of film genres. One of the most distinctive features of their movies is their skewed ... Leer más

    $37.99 USD

  • Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Cinema

    de M. Keith Booker ...
    Series series Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts
    In the years since Georges Méliès’s Le voyage dans la lune (A Trip to the Moon) was released in 1902, more than 1000 science fiction films have been made by filmmakers around the world. The versatility of science fiction cinema has allowed it to expand into a variety of different markets, appealing to age groups from small children to adults. The technical advances in filmmaking technology have ... Leer más

    $121.99 USD

  • Consumerist Orientalism

    The Convergence of Arab and American Popular Culture in the Age of Global Capitalism

    de Prof. M. Keith Booker, Prof. Isra Daraiseh ...
    In a postmodern world of globalised capital, how does the concept of Orientalism inform understandings of cultural exchange? In this detailed and wide-ranging examination, Arab popular culture is explored in its relation to American culture and capitalism. Offering new insights on Edward Said's longstanding theoretical lens, Consumerist Orientalism presents an updated conceptual framework through ... Leer más

    $34.99 USD

  • Star Trek

    A Cultural History

    de M. Keith Booker ...
    Series series The Cultural History of Television
    First airing in 1966, with a promise to “boldly go where no man has gone before,” Star Trek would eventually become a bona fide phenomenon. Week after week, viewers of the series tuned in to watch Captain Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the crew of the USS Enterprise as they conducted their five-year mission in space. Their mission was cut short by a corporate monolith that demanded higher ratings, ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD