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Aging, Media, and Culture (Hardcover)
C.Lee Harrington, Denise Bielby, Anthony R. Bardo; Contributions by Rebecca G. Adams, Anne L Balazs, …
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The intersections of aging, media, and culture are under-explored
given trends in population aging, rapid increases in the mediation
of everyday life, and the growing cultural significance of media
consumption at the global level. This book brings together an
international collection of critical scholars, both
well-established and up-and-coming, from the various academic
disciplines that share a common interest in the future study of
aging and media. This anthology of original articles integrates
aging theory and media studies through a study of core issues
including the media's influence on the construction of "old age,"
the reciprocal influence of aging on media industries, age-based
identities in a mediated world, issues of gender and sexuality in
an aging society, and the practical implications of a more
integrated approach between the two fields. The chapters explore
the intersections between aging and media in the realms of
advertising/marketing, television, film, music, celebrity and
social media, among others.
The soap opera, one of U.S. television's longest-running and
most influential formats, is on the brink. Declining ratings have
been attributed to an increasing number of women working outside
the home and to an intensifying competition for viewers' attention
from cable and the Internet. Yet, soaps' influence has expanded,
with serial narratives becoming commonplace on most prime time TV
programs. "The Survival of Soap Opera" investigates the causes of
their dwindling popularity, describes their impact on TV and new
media culture, and gleans lessons from their complex history for
twenty-first-century media industries.
The book contains contributions from established soap scholars
such as Robert C. Allen, Louise Spence, Nancy Baym, and Horace
Newcomb, along with essays and interviews by emerging scholars,
fans and Web site moderators, and soap opera producers, writers,
and actors from ABC's "General Hospital," CBS's "The Young and the
Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful," and other shows. This
diverse group of voices seeks to intervene in the discussion about
the fate of soap operas at a critical juncture, and speaks to
longtime soap viewers, television studies scholars, and media
professionals alike.
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Aging, Media, and Culture (Paperback)
C.Lee Harrington, Denise Bielby, Anthony R. Bardo; Contributions by Rebecca G. Adams, Anne L Balazs, …
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R1,323
Discovery Miles 13 230
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The intersections of aging, media, and culture are under-explored
given trends in population aging, rapid increases in the mediation
of everyday life, and the growing cultural significance of media
consumption at the global level. This book brings together an
international collection of critical scholars, both
well-established and up-and-coming, from the various academic
disciplines that share a common interest in the future study of
aging and media. This anthology of original articles integrates
aging theory and media studies through a study of core issues
including the media's influence on the construction of "old age,"
the reciprocal influence of aging on media industries, age-based
identities in a mediated world, issues of gender and sexuality in
an aging society, and the practical implications of a more
integrated approach between the two fields. The chapters explore
the intersections between aging and media in the realms of
advertising/marketing, television, film, music, celebrity and
social media, among others.
A reporter for the "Los Angeles Times" once noted that a"I Love
Lucy" is said to be on the air somewhere in the world 24 hours a
day.a That Lucyas madcap antics can be watched anywhere at any time
is thanks to television syndication, a booming global marketplace
that imports and exports TV shows. Programs from different
countries are packaged, bought, and sold all over the world, under
the watch of an industry that is extraordinarily lucrative for
major studios and production companies.
In Global TV, Denise D. Bielb and C. Lee Harrington seek to
understand the machinery of this marketplace, its origins and
history, its inner workings, and its product management. In so
doing, they are led to explore the cultural significance of this
global trade, and to ask how it is so remarkably successful despite
the inherent cultural differences between shows and local
audiences. How do culture-specific genres like American soap operas
and Latin telenovelas so easily cross borders and adapt to new
cultural surroundings? Why is aThe Nanny, a whose gum-chewing star
is from Queens, New York, a smash in Italy? Importantly, Bielby and
Harrington also ask which kinds of shows fail. What is lost in
translation? Considering such factors as censorship and other such
state-specific policies, what are the inevitable constraints of
crossing over?
Highly experienced in the field, Bielby and Harrington provide a
unique and richly textured look at global television through a
cultural lens, one that has an undeniable and complex effect on
what shows succeed and which do not on an international scale.
Sexually curious adults can learn how to enjoy bedroom bondage in
an easy step-by-step fashion while still being tasteful, playful,
and authentic Rope bondage is not just about tying someone up; it
is an opportunity for sensuality, creativity, playfulness,
connection, and passion. Bondage artist and educator Lee Harrington
takes you on a journey through easy step-by-step ties and exercises
for bringing you and your partner closer together through this
beautiful art form. The second book in the Shibari You Can Use
series, More Shibari You Can Use picks up where the first book left
off, with all new ties in a playful, down-to-earth, and engaging
voice. But it's about more than the bondage. This time you also get
a chance to connect more with your partner through a variety of
exercises that explore touch, dominance and submission, intimacy,
and trust. With beautifully shot images by RiggerJay, this guide
offers intermediate techniques for those ready for a challenge,
broken down into clear directions for new and experienced "riggers"
alike. Find techniques for learning rope bondage negotiation, speed
restraint (Texas handcuffs and speed-release corsets), intricate
confinement (the reverse box tie and the woven head cage),
beautiful erotic rope (from the Triskelion crotch rope to the
floral chest harness), and much more. Are you ready to have fun? To
deepen your connection with your partner? To create beautiful
artwork woven on the human form? To add some spice to your erotic
life? Now is your chance. Set aside your concerns about tying
someone up, grab this book and some rope, and learn passionate rope
bondage for an intimate connection.
A reporter for the "Los Angeles Times" once noted that a"I Love
Lucy" is said to be on the air somewhere in the world 24 hours a
day.a That Lucyas madcap antics can be watched anywhere at any time
is thanks to television syndication, a booming global marketplace
that imports and exports TV shows. Programs from different
countries are packaged, bought, and sold all over the world, under
the watch of an industry that is extraordinarily lucrative for
major studios and production companies.
In Global TV, Denise D. Bielb and C. Lee Harrington seek to
understand the machinery of this marketplace, its origins and
history, its inner workings, and its product management. In so
doing, they are led to explore the cultural significance of this
global trade, and to ask how it is so remarkably successful despite
the inherent cultural differences between shows and local
audiences. How do culture-specific genres like American soap operas
and Latin telenovelas so easily cross borders and adapt to new
cultural surroundings? Why is aThe Nanny, a whose gum-chewing star
is from Queens, New York, a smash in Italy? Importantly, Bielby and
Harrington also ask which kinds of shows fail. What is lost in
translation? Considering such factors as censorship and other such
state-specific policies, what are the inevitable constraints of
crossing over?
Highly experienced in the field, Bielby and Harrington provide a
unique and richly textured look at global television through a
cultural lens, one that has an undeniable and complex effect on
what shows succeed and which do not on an international scale.
aOne of the best aspects of the text is the way that the
contributors do not merely typecast fans as those interested in
modern and popular culture, but also examine fans of mediums
typically considered ahigh culture.a This makes the book much
friendlier to pop-culture fans, whose practices are typically
considered low-brow and fanatical when compared to someone who
holds season tickets to the opera or visits an art gallery every
weekend. As a fan, itas nice to see that the behavior is not
reduced to unnecessary fanaticism and is examined on a more
subjective level.a
--"M/C Reviews"
"Fandom pushes the boundaries of fan studies in bold directions,
incorporating high culture fandoms, global fan cultures, fan
technologies, and antagonistic anti-fandom, while rethinking the
core tenets of fan studies concerning aesthetics, place,
intellectual property, and interpretive communities -- all
presented with a lively, accessible, and engaging writing
style."
--Jason Mittell, Middlebury College
aIf you're an avid news reader, a holder of season's tickets to
the symphony, a frequenter of used bookstores, or even if you've
been known to scream at referees during televised games, you're a
fan. In this exciting collection, we learn about why it is that
certain media narratives, images, sounds, and events engage us
emotionally, and what that engagement means for us personally and
in our relationships with others in the increasingly global
marketplace in which we live.a
--Lynn Schofield Clark, author of" From Angels to Aliens"
aA rich compendium of theory, argument, and observation of a
wide variety of types of fandomafrom fans of cultural theory to
fans of the Sopranos and ofChekhov, from presidents who are fans of
country music to fans of the news. As the active aprosumersa of the
digital mediaas niche markets come to be increasingly central to
their operation, fan studies shows us the emerging dynamics of how
the cultural industries are going to work in the future.a
--David Morley, Goldsmiths College, University of London
We are all fans. Whether we log on to Web sites to scrutinize
the latest plot turns in "Lost," "stalk" our favorite celebrities
on "Gawker," attend gaming conventions, or simply wait with bated
breath for the newest "Harry Potter" novel-each of us is a fan.
Fandom extends beyond television and film to literature, opera,
sports, and pop music, and encompasses both high and low
culture.
Fandom brings together leading scholars to examine fans, their
practices, and their favorite texts. This unparalleled selection of
original essays examines instances across the spectrum of modern
cultural consumption from Karl Marx to Paris Hilton, "Buffy the
Vampire Slayer" to backyard wrestling, Bach fugues to Bollywood
cinemaA, and nineteenth-century concert halls to computer gaming.
Contributors examine fans of high cultural texts and genres, the
spaces of fandom, fandom around the globe, the impact of new
technologies on fandom, and the legal and historical contexts of
fan activity. Fandom is key to understanding modern life in our
increasingly mediated and globalized world.
A completely updated edition of a seminal work on fans and
communities We are all fans. Whether we follow our favorite
celebrities on Twitter, attend fan conventions such as Comic Con,
or simply wait with bated breath for the next episode of our
favorite television drama-each of us is a fan. Recognizing that
fandom is not unusual, but rather a universal subculture, the
contributions in this book demonstrate that understanding
fans--whether of toys, TV shows, celebrities, comics, music, film,
or politicians--is vital to an understanding of media audiences,
use, engagement, and participatory culture in a digital age.
Including eighteen new, original essays covering topics such as
activism directed at racism in sports fandom, fan/producer
interactions at Comic Con, the impact of new technologies on
fandom, and the politics and legality of fanfic, this wide-ranging
collection provides diverse approaches to fandom for anyone seeking
to understand modern life in our increasingly mediated, globalized
and binge-watching world.
A completely updated edition of a seminal work on fans and
communities We are all fans. Whether we follow our favorite
celebrities on Twitter, attend fan conventions such as Comic Con,
or simply wait with bated breath for the next episode of our
favorite television drama-each of us is a fan. Recognizing that
fandom is not unusual, but rather a universal subculture, the
contributions in this book demonstrate that understanding
fans--whether of toys, TV shows, celebrities, comics, music, film,
or politicians--is vital to an understanding of media audiences,
use, engagement, and participatory culture in a digital age.
Including eighteen new, original essays covering topics such as
activism directed at racism in sports fandom, fan/producer
interactions at Comic Con, the impact of new technologies on
fandom, and the politics and legality of fanfic, this wide-ranging
collection provides diverse approaches to fandom for anyone seeking
to understand modern life in our increasingly mediated, globalized
and binge-watching world.
A primer for the sexually adventurous, presenting bedroom bondage
in detailed, tasteful tutorials  Japanese-style rope bondage
and erotic macramÉ may look complicated and intimidating, but you
can learn the basics of this beautiful, sexy art form today.
Bondage artist and educator Lee Harrington takes you step by step
through a variety of concepts and ties, giving you the tools to
make aesthetically rewarding ropework. Each tutorial is broken down
into easy-to-follow photographs by RiggerJay with detailed
descriptions of each step, including how to tie all those knots.
From restrictive poses that limit movement to decorative rope that
accentuates the human form, Shibari You Can Use includes
instruction on creating Shinju (chest harnesses), Gyaku Ebi
(Asian-style hogtie), Ebi or Kuri (shrimp or ball ties), rope
corsets, strap-on harnesses and crotch ropes, and much more. How do
you discuss your desires? What if you feel silly the first time?
Where do you turn if you’re experienced and need new ideas? What
about rope care? Open up the pages of Shibari You Can Use to find
answers to these and other questions. Pick up this book, shake off
your fears about tying someone up, and get some rope, and you too
can learn Japanese-style rope bondage and erotic macramÉ.
In a wide variety of pagan paths, many forms of modern magic and
mystery hold an expectation that all parties are heterosexual,
cisgender, and, in many cases, white. In Queer Magic: Power Beyond
Boundaries, Lee Harrington and Tai Fenix Kulystin bring together a
diverse and passionate collection of authors and artists who break
out beyond that belief and explore how being LGBT+ is not just
acceptable when exploring magic, but powerful. Using the diverse
tools of queer activism, education, and storytelling, through
academic essays and first-person narratives to comics and
poster-style art, this intersectional group exposes a world beyond
what so many magical practitioners have presumed is "normal." The
reality is that magic, whether in Wicca or Vodou, Heathenry or
Polytheism, has been fueled by people and systems beyond the binary
for millennia. For many within, magic and queerness are not
separate, but deeply entwined pieces of identity, worldview, and
culture experienced together, always. Drag queen magic, Inclusive
witchcraft, and magic for healing and survival. Gender transition
in Rome, possession practices, and DIY divination. Social justice,
queer black tantra, and polarity beyond gender. Honoring ancestors,
fluidity of consciousness, and reimagining the Great Rite. Queer
sex magic, power sigils, deities that reflect diversity... and
more. Whether you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual,
transgender, agender, genderqueer, or some other queer orientation,
or you are curious about tools to access magic beyond what is often
discussed, this book is for you. Each piece is a unique and
passionate chance to look into your own relationship with magic,
break out of the tales of what your practice "should" look like,
and expand your awareness into the queer magic as well as your own
power beyond boundaries.
Some of us have had a moment in the middle of fun and sexual
exploration that lead to connecting with the divine or having an
epiphany about life that was far from expected. Others have been
drawn to the possibilities of finding universal truths between the
sheets or in the dungeon for all of their lives. Some are aware
that their bodies hold the key towards knowing their spirits, but
don't know which doors of desire to unlock. Others have glimpsed
the limitless where they have been told that only debauchery lives,
and are looking to go back for more. This and more is Sacred Kink.
Modern tools of BDSM, fetishism, kink and erotic adventuring have
roots that go far back into history, tools that have been used for
reaching altered states of consciousness, creating spiritual
epiphanies, and changing lives. Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of
BDSM and Beyond explores the sacred roots of kink tools, and the
ways kink can be used today for sacred workings. Explore and find
practical tools involving: - Negotiation, Communication and
Aftercare for Sacred Kink - Catharsis, Top Trances and Exorcising
Personal Demons - Ordeals, Earning Leathers, and Ending
Relationships - Energetically Transmitted Diseases and Solo Sex
Magic - Creating Ritual Play Spaces and Dedicated Tools -
Developing Rituals for Dominance and Submission - Pain Processing
and the Dialysis of Desire - Erotic Shapeshifting and Possession
Workings - The Spiritual Calling of Mastery and Slavery - Kink and
Chemistry Ethics - ...and so much more. Whether you're a seasoned
explorer or have never delved into the depths of adventurous sex
and personal truth, you hold in your hand a roadmap, a set of keys,
and an invitation to journey on your own path of Sacred Kink.
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