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Football and American Identity (Paperback): Frank Hoffmann, Gerhard Falk, Martin J. Manning Football and American Identity (Paperback)
Frank Hoffmann, Gerhard Falk, Martin J. Manning
R1,862 Discovery Miles 18 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Learn the value of football to American society No sport reflects the American value system like football. Visitors to the United States need only watch a game or two to learn all they need to know about the American way of life and the beliefs, attitudes, and concerns of American society. Football and American Identity examines the social conditions and cultural implications found in the football subculture, represented by core values such as competition, conflict, diversity, power, economic success, fair play, liberty, and patriotism. This unique book goes beyond the standard fare on football strategy and history, or the biographies of famous players and coaches, to analyze the reasons why the game is the essence of the American spirit. Author Gerhard Falk, Professor of Sociology at the State University College of New York at Buffalo, examines football as a game, as a business, and as a reflection of the diversity in American life. Football and American Identity also addresses the relationship between football and the media, with much of the game's income generated by advertising and endorsements, and examines the presence of crime in football culture. The book discusses the development of the gameand those involved in itat the Pop Warner, college, and professional levels, examining the social origin of players, coaches, cheerleaders, and owners. In addition, Football and American Identity analyzes the game's fans and their devotion to their teams, examines why Pennsylvania is considered the mother of American football, and looks at the National Football League and its commissioners. Football and American Identity examines: how individualism and achievement can lead to mythological status why a person's occupation is the most important indicator of prestige in the United States what the consequences are of earning more in a year than most Americans make in a lifetime why equality is vital to the ethnic make-up of American football teams why teamwork is important-in football and in industry how freedom is essential for taking the risks necessary for success and much more! Football and American Identity is an inside look at football as an American cultural phenomenon. Devoted and casual fans of the game, as well as academics working in sociology, will find this unique book interesting, entertaining, and thought-provoking.

Too Much Too Young - Popular Music Age and Gender (Hardcover): Sheila Whiteley Too Much Too Young - Popular Music Age and Gender (Hardcover)
Sheila Whiteley
R3,933 Discovery Miles 39 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
Introduction Part One : Nursery Crymes Little Miss Dynamite; The Boy Behind The Mask; Father... I Want To Kill You: The Birth of the Lizard King; Monsters and Ogres; When Will They Ever Learn? Part Two : Little Girls Introduction; Kate Bush: The Red Shoes; Tori Amos: Lady of the Rings; Bjork: The Icelandic Elf; Little Girls Revisited Part Three: Little Boys Introduction: The Rules of the Game; Age, Identity and the Slippery Divide of the Rock/Pop Binary; Who's That Boy? Death And My Cock; 'Scuse Me While I Kiss The Sky; Myth and Reality; Boys Just Wanna Be Boys; The Young Ones; Somebody Wants To Be Wanted; I'm A Believer; Rollermania; Do What U Like? Pop Idols Postscript. Life After Death: Old Girls and Old Boys Notes Bibliography Discography

Cosplay - East Asian popular culture in a transnational perspective, vol.1 (Paperback): Martin Petersen Cosplay - East Asian popular culture in a transnational perspective, vol.1 (Paperback)
Martin Petersen
R618 Discovery Miles 6 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Celebrity and New Media - Gatekeeping Success (Hardcover): Stephanie Patrick Celebrity and New Media - Gatekeeping Success (Hardcover)
Stephanie Patrick
R3,838 Discovery Miles 38 380 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book looks back to the early days of new and social media, to examine the potential threat that such technologies and platforms posed to the mainstream corporate media's gatekeeping, and its ability to exploit, humiliate, and even violate famous women Drawing on her own experiences working as part of this gatekeeping system, Stephanie Patrick argues that, in order to combat this threat, the mainstream media doubled down on gendered narratives of meritocracy that legitimized certain (male) celebrities over others Using a range of case studies spanning "old" media sites and "new," including Disney, Playboy, and reality television, this book demonstrates that sexual exploitation and violation could be considered constitutive of female celebrity, rather than a side effect Patrick's case studies include some of America's most (in)famous celebrities, including Miley Cyrus, Lindsay Lohan, Anna Nicole Smith, Paris Hilton, and Donald Trump, urging readers to question their assumptions about these figures and their public trajectories This nuanced exploration of patriarchal capitalism and women's ongoing sexual exploitation by the media will be an important reference for scholars and students of digital and new media, journalism, celebrity studies and gender studies

Imagining the Academy - Higher Education and Popular Culture (Paperback): Susan Edgerton, Gunilla Holm, Toby Daspit, Paul Farber Imagining the Academy - Higher Education and Popular Culture (Paperback)
Susan Edgerton, Gunilla Holm, Toby Daspit, Paul Farber
R1,481 Discovery Miles 14 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The essays in this book examine various forms of popular culture and the ways in which they represent, shape, and are constrained by notions about and issues within higher education. From an exploration of rap music to an analysis of how the academy presents and markets itself on the World Wide Web, the essays focus attention on higher education issues that are bound up in the workings and effects of popular culture.

Introducing Korean Popular Culture (Hardcover): Youna Kim Introducing Korean Popular Culture (Hardcover)
Youna Kim
R4,076 Discovery Miles 40 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This new textbook is a timely and interdisciplinary resource for students looking for an introduction to Korean popular culture, exploring the multifaceted meaning of Korean popular culture at micro and macro levels and the process of cultural production, representation, circulation and consumption in a global context. Drawing on perspectives from the humanities and social sciences, including media and communications, film studies, musicology, cultural studies, sociology, anthropology, history and literature, this book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of Korean popular culture and its historical underpinnings, changing roles and dynamic meanings in the present moment of the digital social media age. The book’s sections include: K-pop Music Popular Cinema Television Web Drama, Webtoon and Animation Digital Games and Esports Lifestyle Media, Fashion and Food Nation Branding An accessible, comprehensive and thought-provoking work, providing historical and contemporary contexts, key issues and debates, this textbook will appeal to students of and providers of courses on popular culture, media studies and Korean culture and society more broadly.

Cultural Representation and Cultural Studies (Hardcover): Zhou Xian Cultural Representation and Cultural Studies (Hardcover)
Zhou Xian; Translated by Nan XU
R4,059 Discovery Miles 40 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From the perspective of critical cultural sociology, this book delves into the intertwining relations of cultural transformation and social evolution, illuminating contemporary Chinese culture's landscape and underlying logic since the 1980s. With a special focus on the tensions among politics, economy and culture itself, the book examines the transitions of Chinese culture from tradition to the modern age. It expounds the cultural differentiation and its effect in contemporary China. Within this framework, the author addresses some key issues and phenomena that figure in the cultural scene of modern China, ranging from the crisis of Chinese cultural identity in the context of globalization, the media culture and its impacts on everyday life, to the visual culture and social transformation. Offering a panoramic view of Chinese contemporary culture, literature, arts, and society, this title will serve as an essential read for scholars of China Studies, Cultural Studies, and Visual Culture as well as anyone interested in what's going on in Chinese contemporary culture.

Critical Interculturality and Horizontal Methodologies in Latin America (Hardcover): Sarah Corona Berkin, Claudia Zapata Critical Interculturality and Horizontal Methodologies in Latin America (Hardcover)
Sarah Corona Berkin, Claudia Zapata
R4,045 Discovery Miles 40 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In this edifying volume Sarah Corona and Claudia Zapata extrapolate the causes for the divisions between groups in Latin American society, bringing their years of experience investigating the conditions and consequences of heterogeneity in the region. First, Corona approaches the problem of difference and heterogeneity epistemologically, asking about the possible benefits of horizontal modes of knowledge production between academics and the "social other." She demands reification for those without access to institutions who experience social ills and theorizes a trans-disciplinary dialogue to discover a horizontal construction of knowledge. Zapata evaluates and questions whether indigenous people throughout the continent have had their quality of life improved by the recognition of their collective rights as peoples. These two works provide overviews of a Latin American multiculturalism that connects to parallel movements in North America and Europe. Combined they offer a guide that could be vital to future activism and social work whether in the classroom or on the streets. Critical Interculturality and Horizontal Methodology in Latin America will appeal to scholars and students who are in need of new ways to comprehend the current strain of multiculturalism and plurality. It offers reflections on how social research can be not only sensitive to the epistemologies and interests of the "cultural other," but approach parity and horizontality in dialogue.

Adapting Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale and Beyond (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021): Shannon Wells-Lassagne, Fiona McMahon Adapting Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale and Beyond (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Shannon Wells-Lassagne, Fiona McMahon
R837 R684 Discovery Miles 6 840 Save R153 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book engages with Margaret Atwood's work and its adaptations. Atwood has long been appreciated for her ardent defence of Canadian authors and her genre-bending fiction, essays, and poetry. However, a lesser-studied aspect of her work is Atwood's role both as adaptor and as source for adaptation in media as varied as opera, television, film, or comic books. Recent critically acclaimed television adaptations of the novels The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) and Alias Grace (Amazon) have rightfully focused attention on these works, but Atwood's fiction has long been a source of inspiration for artists of various media, a seeming corollary to Atwood's own tendency to explore the possibilities of previously undervalued media (graphic novels), genres (science-fiction), and narratives (testimonial and historical modes). This collection hopes to expand on other studies of Atwood's work or on their adaptations to focus on the interplay between the two, providing an interdisciplinary approach that highlights the protean nature of the author and of adaptation.

The Big Bang Theory Talking Button - Bazinga! (Paperback): Bryan Young The Big Bang Theory Talking Button - Bazinga! (Paperback)
Bryan Young
R299 R249 Discovery Miles 2 490 Save R50 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Celebrate your love of The Big Bang Theory with the official talking button featuring one of its most iconic phrases: Bazinga! * SPECIFICATIONS A 3-inch collectible talking button that features Sheldon's saying his signature phrase: Bazinga! * MINI BOOK INCLUDED: Learn about the history behind this popular phrase with this 32-page miniature book complete with full color photographs from the show * PERFECT GIFT FOR BIG BANG THEORY FANS: Keep within arm's reach on shelf, desk, or bookcase to deliver the perfect "Bazinga!" for you and your friends * OFFICIALLY LICENSED: Authentic The Big Bang Theory collectible THE BIG BANG THEORY and all related characters and elements (c) & (TM) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s22)

Cross-cultural Challenges in International Management (Paperback): Bruno Amann, Jacques Jaussaud Cross-cultural Challenges in International Management (Paperback)
Bruno Amann, Jacques Jaussaud
R1,220 Discovery Miles 12 200 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The development of international business and of globalization in every field of activity requires the interaction of individuals and groups with diverse cultural, religious, ethnic and social characteristics in different institutional contexts. Cross-cultural Challenges in International Management addresses the various difficulties that may impede smooth communication and cooperation of those involved in such interactions. It examines what types of resources are mobilized to overcome such difficulties. The cultural and societal challenges of international management must be considered at different levels, the one of strategy, which the first part of the book is devoted to, but also that of management and business practices, addressed in the third part of the book. Both strategic decisions and daily business practices, however, in the particularly fluctuating and incompletely defined international context, gain from being framed by ethical and corporate social responsibility, which the second part of this book is devoted to. Cross-cultural Challenges in International Management provides an analysis of specific situations revealing such cultural or societal challenges. Thus, the reader will benefit not only from advanced theoretical knowledge in the field, but also from practical applications in various professional context and various countries. Practitioners, students in various fields of social sciences, particularly in management, communication, international relations, and researchers will widely benefit from this book.

Mediatized Fan Play - Moods, Modes and Dark Play in Networked Communities (Paperback): Line Nybro Petersen Mediatized Fan Play - Moods, Modes and Dark Play in Networked Communities (Paperback)
Line Nybro Petersen
R1,114 Discovery Miles 11 140 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Theoretical chapters map existing fan studies research and develop new theoretical perspectives of fandom by bringing fan studies, play theory and mediatization theory together. Theory chapters are paired with case study chapters providing comprehensive, in-depth-analysis of fandoms from the US, UK and Scandinavia as examples of different play moods and playful practices in a transmedia perspective. Empirical examples are taken from a wide range of media, including television (e.g. Sherlock, SKAM, Gilmore Girls etc.), musicals (e.g. Hamilton Musical, Dear Evan Hansen), podcasts (e.g. Pod Save America, Serial), politicians (e.g. Bernie Sanders, Barack Obama, Donald Trump), films series (e.g. Harry Potter, Star Wars, The Avengers) and media platforms such as Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr, Reddit, Facebook, Instagram, and Archiveofourown.

ArtQuake - The Most Disruptive Works in Modern Art (Paperback): Susie Hodge ArtQuake - The Most Disruptive Works in Modern Art (Paperback)
Susie Hodge
R313 Discovery Miles 3 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Discover art that dared to be different, risked reputations and put careers in jeopardy. This is what happens when artists take tradition and rip it up. ArtQuake tells the stories of 50 pivotal works that shook the world, telling the fascinating stories behind their creation, reception and legacy. The books begin with the rebels who struck out against Victorian conformism, daring painters and sculptors like Manet and Rodin, Van Gogh and Courbet, who experimented with expressionist and realist art styles as well as controversial subjects. Moving into the fin de siecle and the 20th century, we study the truly iconic works and turbulent lives of artists like Munch and Klimt, Picasso and Egon Schiele, whose work into abstraction, surrealism and cubism shocked and scandalized, but ultimately changed the course of western art forever. Moving into the second half of the 20th Century, we see spectacular works of conceptual rebellion, absurdity and political protest, from Andy Warhol and the Pop Art movement to Marina Abramovic, whose often visceral and violent works of performance art laid bare the savagery of the patriarchy and the human condition. In the 21st century, we see how iconoclastic creators have pushed the boundaries of art even further, from Banksy to Louise Bourgeoise, from self-destructing paintings to experimental works of computerized art. Complete with beautiful reproductions of their iconic works, as well as a glossary of terms and movements at the back, meet the huge egos, uncompromising feminists, gifted recluses, spiritualists, anti-consumerists, activists and satirists who have irrevocably carved their names into the history of art around the world. In telling the history of modern and contemporary art through the works that were truly disruptive, and explaining the context in which each was created, ArtQuake demonstrates the heart of modern art, which is to constantly question and challenge expectation. This book is from the Culture Quake series, which looks into iconic moments of culture which truly created paradigm shifts in their respective fields. Also available is FilmQuake, which tells the stories of 50 key films that consciously questioned the boundaries, challenged the status quo and made shockwaves we are still feeling today.

Buyways - Billboards, Automobiles, and the American Landscape (Paperback): Catherine Gudis Buyways - Billboards, Automobiles, and the American Landscape (Paperback)
Catherine Gudis
R1,431 Discovery Miles 14 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The highway has become the buyway. Along the millions of miles the public travels, advertisers spend billions on images of cola, cars, vodka, fast food, and swimming pools that blur past us, catching our fleeting attention and turning the landscape into a corridor of commerce.
A smart, succinct, and visually compelling history of the billboard in America, "Buyways" traces how the outdoor advertising industry changed the face of American commercialism. Taking us from itinerant bill-stickers of circus posters in the 19th century to the blinking, beeping, 3-D eyesores of today, Gudis argues that roadside advertising has turned the landscape itself into a commodity to be bought and sold as advertising space.
"Buyways" vividly chronicles the battles between environmentalists and businessmen as well as the response of artists, from New Deal photographers who satirized the billboard-infested landscape to commercial artists who embraced the kitsch of it all. It also shows how advertisers tapped into the American mythology of the open road, promoting mobile consumption as the American Dream on four wheels.
Entertaining and brilliantly illustrated, "Buyways" is a vibrant road map of the new geography of consumption. Also includes an eight page color insert.

Verse, Chorus, Monster! (Hardcover, Main): Graham Coxon Verse, Chorus, Monster! (Hardcover, Main)
Graham Coxon
R502 Discovery Miles 5 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Among the noise and clamour of the Britpop era, Blur co-founder Graham Coxon managed to carve out a niche to become one of the most innovative and respected guitarists of his generation - but it wasn't always easy. Graham grew up as an Army kid, moving frequently in his early years from West Germany to Derbyshire and Winchester before settling in Colchester, Essex. A shy child, he had a thing for eating soil and drawing intense visions; his anxiety was tempered by painting and a growing love of music. These twin passions grew into obsessions, and as he honed his artistic skill at school, Goldsmiths and beyond, his band with school friend Damon Albarn, fellow student Alex James, and a drummer called Dave Rowntree began to get noticed. But there are things they don't tell you before you get famous. There are monsters out there. And some may even be lurking inside yourself. Verse, Chorus, Monster! is an intimate, honest reflection on music, fame, addiction and art by one of Britain's most iconic musicians.

Popular Music - Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies (Hardcover): Simon Frith Popular Music - Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies (Hardcover)
Simon Frith
R35,505 Discovery Miles 355 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Popular music studies is a rapidly expanding field with changing emphases and agendas. The music industry has changed in recent years, as has governmental involvement in popular music schemes as part of the culture industry. The distinction between the major record labels and the outsider independents has become blurred over time. Popular music, as part of this umbrella of the culture industry, has been progressively globalized and globalizing. The tensions within popular music are now no longer between national cultural identity and popular music, but between the local and the global.

This four volume collection examines the changing status of popular music against this background. Simon Frith examines the heritage of popular music, and how technology has changed not only the production but the reception of this brand of sound. The collection examines how the traditional genres of rock, pop and soul have broken down and what has replaced them, as well as showing how this proliferation of musical styles has also splintered the audience of popular music.

The Routledge Companion to Video Game Studies (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Mark J.P. Wolf, Bernard Perron The Routledge Companion to Video Game Studies (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Mark J.P. Wolf, Bernard Perron
R6,442 Discovery Miles 64 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A definitive guide to contemporary video game studies, this second edition has been fully revised and updated to address the ongoing theoretical and methodological development of game studies. Expertly compiled by well-known video game scholars Mark J. P. Wolf and Bernard Perron, the Companion includes comprehensive and interdisciplinary models and approaches for analyzing video games, new perspectives on video games both as an art form and cultural phenomenon, explorations of the technical and creative dimensions of video games, and accounts of the political, social, and cultural dynamics of video games. Brand new to this second edition are essays examining topics such as preservation, augmented, mixed and virtual reality, eSports, disability, diversity, and identity, as well as a new section that specifically examines the industrial aspects of video games including digital distribution, game labor, triple-A games, indie games, and globalization. Each essay provides a lively and succinct summary of its target area, quickly bringing the reader up-to-date on the pertinent issues surrounding each aspect of the field, including references for further reading. A comprehensive overview of the present state of video game studies that will undoubtedly prove invaluable to students, scholars, and game designers alike.

No Way of Knowing - Crime, Urban Legends and the Internet (Hardcover): Pamela Donovan No Way of Knowing - Crime, Urban Legends and the Internet (Hardcover)
Pamela Donovan
R3,920 Discovery Miles 39 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. The Market in Snuff Films
3. Stolen Body Parts
4. Shopping Mall and Theme Park Abductions
5. Debunkers and their Orbit
6. Crime Legends and the Role of Belief
7. Crime Legends and the Politics of Fear and Protection
8. A Summary
Appendices
Bibliography

Cold War Steve - Journal of The Plague Year (Hardcover): Coldwar_Steve Cold War Steve - Journal of The Plague Year (Hardcover)
Coldwar_Steve
R423 Discovery Miles 4 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Following the bestselling Festival of Brexit and A Prat's Progress, star satirist Cold War Steve returns with a viral vengeance with his Journal of the Plague Year. Dubbed 'the modern-day William Hogarth', the collage artist casts a searing eye back at the last year on 'Plague Island' Britain and abroad: featuring a global pandemic, an inept government at home and the US election's absurdist saga, his chronological journal spans lockdowns, G7 summits, crises and scandals, to leave no-one unscathed. Featuring the usual suspects in despicable settings, and rife with art historical references, Journal of the Plague Year brilliantly blends world news and art in signature-style collages, each accompanied by witty commentary. Published in an enlarged format, this new tome will delight Cold War Steve's huge fanbase, and anyone in need of humour after the grimness of this past plague year With 100 illustrations in colour

Hollywood (Hardcover): Thomas Schatz Hollywood (Hardcover)
Thomas Schatz
R19,372 Discovery Miles 193 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


'Hollywood' as a concept applies variously to a particular film style, a factory-based mode of film production, a cartel of powerful media institutions and a national (and increasingly global) 'way of seeing'. It is a complex social, cultural and industrial phenomenon and is arguably the single most important site of cultural production over the past century.
This collection brings together journal articles, published essays, book chapters and excerpts which explore Hollywood as a social, economic, industrial, aesthetic and political force, and as a complex historical entity.

A Game of Two Halves - Football Fandom, Television and Globalisation (Paperback): Cornel Sandvoss A Game of Two Halves - Football Fandom, Television and Globalisation (Paperback)
Cornel Sandvoss
R1,177 Discovery Miles 11 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Professional football is one of the most popular television 'genres' worldwide, attracting millions of fans, and the sponsorship of powerful companies. In A Game of Two Halves, Cornel Sandvoss considers football's relationship with television, its links with transnational capitalism, and the importance of football fandom in forming social and cultural identities around the globe presenting the phenomenon of football as a reflection of postmodern culture and globalization.Through a series of case studies, based on ethnographic audience research, Cornel Sandvoss explores the motivations and pleasures of football fans, the intense bond formed between supporters and their clubs, the implications of football consumption on political discourse and citizenship, football as a factor of cultural globalisation, and the pivotal role of football and television in a postmodern cultural order.

God in the Movies (Paperback): Andrew M Greeley, Albert J. Bergesen God in the Movies (Paperback)
Andrew M Greeley, Albert J. Bergesen
R1,408 Discovery Miles 14 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The religious imagination is alive and well in the movies. Contrary to those who criticize Hollywood, popular movies very often have metaphorically represented God on the screen. From Clint Eastwood as an avenging angel in "Pale Rider and "Nicolas Cage as a love-sick angel in "City of Angels, "to Jessica Lange as an angel of death in "All That Jazz, "and from George Burns as God in "Oh God "to Audrey Hepburn in "Alwaysto "pure white light in "Fearless "and "Flatliners, "God is very much present in the movies. Images of angels and God used by movie makers are explored here.

This intelligent, insightful volume is an exercise in urban anthropology. Religious imagination is the subject and the movie house is its location. The authors show that the religious imagination is irrepressible, and shows up in our best-known example of popular cultures, movies. Contrary to conservative opinion that suggests that Hollywood is anti-religious, Greeley and Bergesen find just the opposite. Ordinary movies, not explicitly about religion and not made by particularly religious individuals often demonstrate some basic religious theme, point, or message. "God in the Movies "does not judge or approve, recommend or criticize; the authors simply alert the reader to the great variety of metaphors for God, angels, heaven, and hell, from beautiful women to white light at the end of the tunnel to Groundhog Day. They are not concerned with explicitly religious movies. This is not a study of "Ben Huror The Last Temptations of Christ, "but rather of ordinary mass-release movies, including "Field of Dreams, Always, All That Jazz, Commandments, Babette's Feast, Fearless, Breaking the Waves, Jacob's Ladder, Flatliners, Ghost, Pale Rider, Star Wars, 2001, Dogma, "and even Japanimation, like "Ghost in the Shell."

The authors' vivid explication of various cinematic metaphors for God is accompanied by an analysis of what these movies tell about our sociological attitudes toward life and death. They also discuss the social conditions that give rise to various kinds of imagery and forms of movies. In a real sense, this book is for both the professional concerned with religion, sociology, cultural studies, anthropology, media and cinema studies, and the layperson interested in how popular movies also contain religious imagery.

African Americans and US Popular Culture (Hardcover): Kevern Verney African Americans and US Popular Culture (Hardcover)
Kevern Verney
R3,888 Discovery Miles 38 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


African Americans have made a unique contribution to the richness and diversity of US popular culture. Rooted in African society and traditions, black slaves in America created a dynamic culture which continues to evolve. Present day Hip Hop and Rap music are still shaped by the historical experience of slavery and the ongoing will to oppose oppression and racism.
This volume is an authoritative introduction to the history of African Americans in US popular culture, examining its development from the early nineteenth century to the present. Kevern Verney examines the role and significance of race in all major forms of popular culture, including sport, film, television, radio and music. He also looks at how Hollywood and the entertainment industry have encouraged racism through misrepresentations and caricatured images of African Americans.

African Americans and US Popular Culture (Paperback): Kevern Verney African Americans and US Popular Culture (Paperback)
Kevern Verney
R1,108 Discovery Miles 11 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


African Americans have made a unique contribution to the richness and diversity of US popular culture. Rooted in African society and traditions, black slaves in America created a dynamic culture which continues to evolve. Present day Hip Hop and Rap music are still shaped by the historical experience of slavery and the ongoing will to oppose oppression and racism.
This volume is an authoritative introduction to the history of African Americans in US popular culture, examining its development from the early nineteenth century to the present. Kevern Verney examines the role and significance of race in all major forms of popular culture, including sport, film, television, radio and music. He also looks at how Hollywood and the entertainment industry have encouraged racism through misrepresentations and caricatured images of African Americans.

Inclusive Character Analysis - Putting Theory into Practice for the 21st Century Theatre Classroom (Paperback): Jennifer... Inclusive Character Analysis - Putting Theory into Practice for the 21st Century Theatre Classroom (Paperback)
Jennifer Thomas, Robert J. Vrtis
R1,008 Discovery Miles 10 080 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Inclusive Character Analysis foregrounds representations of race, gender, class, ability, and sexual orientation by blending script analysis with a variety of critical theories in order to create a more inclusive performance practice for the classroom and the stage. This book merges a traditional Stanislavski-based script analysis with multiple theoretical frameworks, such as gender theory, standpoint theory, and critical race theory, to give students in early level theatre courses foundational skills for analyzing a play, while also introducing them to contemporary thought about race, gender, and identity. Inclusive Character Analysis is a valuable resource for beginning acting courses, script analysis courses, the directing classroom, early design curriculum, dramaturgical explorations, the playwriting classroom, and introduction to performance studies classes. Additionally, the book offers a reader-style background on theoretical frames for performance faculty and practitioners who may need assistance to integrate non-performance centered theory into their classrooms.

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