The Wow Climax

The Wow Climax
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 9780814742822
ISBN-13 : 0814742823
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis The Wow Climax by : Henry Jenkins

Whether highlighting the sentimentality at the heart of the Lassie franchise, examining the emotional experiences created by horror filmmakers such as Wes Craven, or discussing the emerging aesthetics of video games, these essays get to the heart of what gives popular culture its emotional impact.

The Wow Climax

The Wow Climax
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 9780814742839
ISBN-13 : 0814742831
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis The Wow Climax by : Henry Jenkins

Whether highlighting the sentimentality at the heart of the Lassie franchise, examining the emotional experiences created by horror filmmakers such as Wes Craven, or discussing the emerging aesthetics of video games, these essays get to the heart of what gives popular culture its emotional impact.

Sylvanas (World of Warcraft)

Sylvanas (World of Warcraft)
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Publisher : Random House Worlds
Total Pages : 391
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ISBN-10 : 9780399594199
ISBN-13 : 0399594191
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis Sylvanas (World of Warcraft) by : Christie Golden

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The epic, definitive story of Sylvanas Windrunner, one of World of Warcraft’s most enduring and iconic characters, as chronicled by bestselling author Christie Golden. Ranger-General. Banshee Queen. Warchief. Sylvanas Windrunner has borne many titles. To some, she is a hero—to others, a villain. But whether in pursuit of justice, vengeance, or something more, Sylvanas has always sought to control her own destiny. The power to achieve her goals has never been closer, as Sylvanas works alongside the Jailer to liberate all Azeroth from the prison of fate. Her final task? Secure the fealty of their prisoner—King Anduin Wrynn. To succeed, Sylvanas will be forced to reflect on the harrowing path that brought her to the Jailer’s side and to reveal her truest self to her greatest rival. Here, Sylvanas’s complete story is laid bare: the breaking of the Windrunner family and her rise to Ranger- General; her own death at the hands of Arthas and her renewed purpose in founding the Forsaken; the moment she first beheld the Maw and understood the true consequences of what lay beyond the veil of death. But as her moment of victory draws near, Sylvanas Windrunner will make a choice that may ultimately come to define her. A choice that’s hers to make.

Reality Television

Reality Television
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Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages : 154
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ISBN-10 : 9781839090233
ISBN-13 : 1839090235
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis Reality Television by : Ruth A. Deller

Reality television is shown worldwide, features people from all walks of life and covers everything from romance to religion. It has not only changed television, but every other area of the media. So why has reality TV become such a huge phenomenon, and what is its future in an age of streaming and social media?

The Left at War

The Left at War
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 350
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ISBN-10 : 9780814799857
ISBN-13 : 081479985X
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis The Left at War by : Michael Bérubé

The terrorist attacks of 9/11 and Bush’s belligerent response fractured the American left—partly by putting pressure on little-noticed fissures that had appeared a decade earlier. In a masterful survey of the post-9/11 landscape, renowned scholar Michael Bérubé revisits and reinterprets the major intellectual debates and key players of the last two decades, covering the terrain of left debates in the United States over foreign policy from the Balkans to 9/11 to Iraq, and over domestic policy from the culture wars of the 1990s to the question of what (if anything) is the matter with Kansas. The Left at War brings the history of cultural studies to bear on the present crisis—a history now trivialized to the point at which few left intellectuals have any sense that merely "cultural" studies could have something substantial to offer to the world of international relations, debates over sovereignty and humanitarian intervention, matters of war and peace. The surprising results of Bérubé’s arguments reveal an American left that is overly fond of a form of "countercultural" politics in which popular success is understood as a sign of political failure and political marginality is understood as a sign of moral virtue. The Left at War insists that, in contrast to American countercultural traditions, the geopolitical history of cultural studies has much to teach us about internationalism—for "in order to think globally, we need to think culturally, and in order to understand cultural conflict, we need to think globally." At a time when America finds itself at a critical crossroads, The Left at War is an indispensable guide to the divisions that have created a left at war with itself.

Bodies on the Front Lines

Bodies on the Front Lines
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Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Total Pages : 471
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ISBN-10 : 9780472056736
ISBN-13 : 0472056735
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Bodies on the Front Lines by : Brenda Werth

Performances as feminist, queer, and trans activism, from theater and flash mobs to street protests and online manifestos

Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers

Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 287
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ISBN-10 : 9780814742846
ISBN-13 : 081474284X
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers by : Henry Jenkins

Henry Jenkins's pioneering work in the early 1990s promoted the idea that fans are among the most active and socially connected consumers of popular culture. This volume maps the core theoretical and methodological issues in Fan Studies, and also charts the growth of participatory culture on the web.

Men to Boys

Men to Boys
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 325
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ISBN-10 : 9780231513111
ISBN-13 : 0231513119
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Men to Boys by : Gary Cross

Adam Sandler movies, HBO's Entourage, and such magazines as Maxim and FHM all trade in and appeal to one character the modern boy-man. Addicted to video games, comic books, extreme sports, and dressing down, the boy-man would rather devote an afternoon to Grand Theft Auto than plan his next career move. He would rather prolong the hedonistic pleasures of youth than embrace the self-sacrificing demands of adulthood. When did maturity become the ultimate taboo? Men have gone from idolizing Cary Grant to aping Hugh Grant, shunning marriage and responsibility well into their twenties and thirties. Gary Cross, renowned cultural historian, identifies the boy-man and his habits, examining the attitudes and practices of three generations to make sense of this gradual but profound shift in American masculinity. Cross matches the rise of the American boy-man to trends in twentieth-century advertising, popular culture, and consumerism, and he locates the roots of our present crisis in the vague call for a new model of leadership that, ultimately, failed to offer a better concept of maturity. Cross does not blame the young or glorify the past. He finds that men of the "Greatest Generation" might have embraced their role as providers but were confused by the contradictions and expectations of modern fatherhood. Their uncertainty gave birth to the Beats and men who indulged in childhood hobbies and boyish sports. Rather than fashion a new manhood, baby-boomers held onto their youth and, when that was gone, embraced Viagra. Without mature role models to emulate or rebel against, Generation X turned to cynicism and sensual intensity, and the media fed on this longing, transforming a life stage into a highly desirable lifestyle. Arguing that contemporary American culture undermines both conservative ideals of male maturity and the liberal values of community and responsibility, Cross concludes with a proposal for a modern marriage of personal desire and ethical adulthood.

Cruel and Unusual

Cruel and Unusual
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 333
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ISBN-10 : 9780300155495
ISBN-13 : 0300155492
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Cruel and Unusual by : Anne-Marie Cusac

The statistics are startling. Since 1973, America’s imprisonment rate has multiplied over five times to become the highest in the world. More than two million inmates reside in state and federal prisons. What does this say about our attitudes toward criminals and punishment? What does it say about us? This book explores the cultural evolution of punishment practices in the United States. Anne-Marie Cusac first looks at punishment in the nation’s early days, when Americans repudiated Old World cruelty toward criminals and emphasized rehabilitation over retribution. This attitude persisted for some 200 years, but in recent decades we have abandoned it, Cusac shows. She discusses the dramatic rise in the use of torture and restraint, corporal and capital punishment, and punitive physical pain. And she links this new climate of punishment to shifts in other aspects of American culture, including changes in dominant religious beliefs, child-rearing practices, politics, television shows, movies, and more. America now punishes harder and longer and with methods we would have rejected as cruel and unusual not long ago. These changes are profound, their impact affects all our lives, and we have yet to understand the full consequences.

Female Agencies and Subjectivities in Film and Television

Female Agencies and Subjectivities in Film and Television
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : 9783030561000
ISBN-13 : 3030561003
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis Female Agencies and Subjectivities in Film and Television by : Diğdem Sezen

This volume provides an overview of the landscape of mediated female agencies and subjectivities in the last decade. In three sections, the book covers the films of women directors, television shows featuring women in lead roles, and the representational struggles of women in cultural context, with a special focus on changes in the transformative power of narratives and images across genres and platforms. This collection derives from the editors’ multi-year experiences as scholars and practitioners in the field of film and television. It is an effort that aims to describe and understand female agencies and subjectivities across screen narratives, gather scholars from around the world to generate timely discussions, and inspire fellow researchers and practitioners of film and television.