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Eye of the Taika
New Zealand Comedy and the Films of Taika Waititi
Innovative study of Taika Waititi, whose Maori and Jewish roots influence his distinctive New Zealand comedic style.
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Breaking Bad
Captivating analysis of the acclaimed TV series and its portrait of societal decline.
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Our Blessed Rebel Queen
Essays on Carrie Fisher and Princess Leia
Exploration of Carrie Fisher as star, author, comedian, and iconic personification of Princess Leia.
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Homicide: Life on the Street
Analysis of race, racism, and the criminal justice system on Homicide: Life on the Street.
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Inviting Interruptions
Wonder Tales in the Twenty-First Century
Fairy-tale texts and images that address contemporary issues in unsettling, intersectional, and wondrous ways.
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ISBN: 9780814346990
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ISBN: 9780814347003
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ISBN: 9780814347010
The Golden Girls
A feminist approach to America’s four best friends.
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ISBN: 9780814345641
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ISBN: 9780814345658
Twin Peaks
Examines Twin Peaks’s history and representations of female trauma and agency.
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ISBN: 9780814346228
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ISBN: 9780814346235
The Twilight Zone
Fascinating overview and analysis of Rod Serling’s original The Twilight Zone.
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ISBN: 9780814345788
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ISBN: 9780814345795
Justice on Demand
True Crime in the Digital Streaming Era
Explores the proliferation of true crime audiovisual texts across multiple media platforms.
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ISBN: 9780814347201
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ISBN: 9780814340639
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ISBN: 9780814340646
Craving Supernatural Creatures
German Fairy-Tale Figures in American Pop Culture
Analyzes the portrayal of German fairy-tale figures in contemporary North American media adaptations.
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ISBN: 9780814346013
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ISBN: 9780814341964
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ISBN: 9780814341971
Birth of the Binge
Serial TV and the End of Leisure
A deep-dive into the practice and execution of contemporary television viewing.
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ISBN: 9780814345979
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ISBN: 9780814345269
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ISBN: 9780814345276
Beyond Method
Stella Adler and the Male Actor
Explores the methodologies and influence of acting teacher Stella Adler on her male students.
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ISBN: 9780814344897
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ISBN: 9780814342916
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ISBN: 9780814342923
Transforming Harry
The Adaptation of Harry Potter in the Transmedia Age
Focuses on the critical and theoretical implications of adapting the Harry Potter novels to films and media.
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ISBN: 9780814344910
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ISBN: 9780814342862
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ISBN: 9780814342879
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Brewed in Michigan
The New Golden Age of Brewing in the Great Beer State
A celebration of Michigan craft beer.
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ISBN: 9780814342107
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ISBN: 9780814342114
From Tinseltown to Bordertown
Los Angeles on Film
Close readings that look for "the real Los Angeles" in a selection of contemporary movies.
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ISBN: 9780814339855
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ISBN: 9780814339862
The X-Files
A social and cultural analysis of The X-Files focusing on the genres the program employed in its interrogation of American history, politics, and identity.
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ISBN: 9780814339428
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ISBN: 9780814339435
Blackness Is Burning
Civil Rights, Popular Culture, and the Problem of Recognition
Blackness Is Burning critiques the way the politics of recognition and representation appear in popular culture as attempts to "humanize" black identity through stories of suffering and triumph or tales of destruction and survival.
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ISBN: 9780814340516
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ISBN: 9780814340523
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Considers the influence of The Dick Van Dyke Show on television sitcom history.
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ISBN: 9780814340318
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ISBN: 9780814340325
Father Knows Best
A historical and analytical examination of the iconic 1950s television and radio family sitcom.
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ISBN: 9780814339473
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ISBN: 9780814339480
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The Orbit Magazine Anthology
Re-Entry
A history of three of Detroit’s most irreverent and memorable alt-media publications—Orbit, Fun, and White Noise—from 1978 to 1999.
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ISBN: 9780814337318