Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
CARRY ON TEACHERS!: REPRESENTATIONS OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION IN SCREEN CULTURE CARRY ON TEACHERS!: REPRESENTATIONS OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION IN SCREEN CULTURE SUSAN ELLSMORE xv, 147 pages ; 23 cm OL13659559W
Southerners on film Southerners on film Andrew B. Leiter "This collection of 15 essays examines the problem of Southern identity in film since the civil rights era. Fresh insights are provided on familiar topics, such as the redneck image, transitions to m… OL16167317W
Queering the Color Line Queering the Color Line Siobhan B. Somerville Queering the Color Line transforms previous understandings of how homosexuality was “invented” as a category of identity in the United States beginning in the late nineteenth century. Analyzing a ran… OL17371695W
Tropical multiculturalism Tropical multiculturalism Robert Stam Summary:Examines discourses on race and ethnicity as played out in Brazilian Cinema from 1898 to the present. Cultural, historical, political, and religious themes are treated in a discussion of the … OL17991454W
Literature, film and the culture industry in contemporary Austria Literature, film and the culture industry in contemporary Austria Margarete Lamb-Faffelberger "Since the 1950s, Austria has nurtured a romantic attitude toward its past glory and embraced a cultural conservatism that hindered many Austrians from developing an open mind toward - and interest i… OL18261144W
Mass market medieval Mass market medieval David W. Marshall "The 14 essays in this book encompass diverse theoretical perspectives and are grouped loosely around distinct functions of medievalism, including the exposure of recent social concerns; the use of m… OL18754116W
Culture, identities, and technology in the Star wars films Culture, identities, and technology in the Star wars films Donald E. Palumbo "The essays in this book analyze the Star Wars trilogies as a culturally and historically specific phenomenon. Among the topics covered are the connections between the trilogies and our own cultural … OL18773279W
Violence in film and television Violence in film and television James D. Torr Discusses issues related to violence in the media, especially the impact that the prevalence of violence has on society. OL19151465W
Projecting the World Projecting the World Russell Meeuf,Anna Cooper vii, 268 pages : 24 cm OL20210220W
Imperial projections Imperial projections Donald T. McGuire,Margaret Malamud,Sandra R. Joshel The creators of popular culture have often appropriated elements of Roman history and society. This text looks at how ancient Rome has been depicted and what the portrayals tell us about contemporary… OL20905105W
Enemies within Enemies within Jacqueline Foertsch "Enemies Within presents the literature and film of the cold war and AIDS eras as evidence, manifestation, and symptom of the recurring ills of our postnuclear time: global threat, buried fears, and … OL7795646W
Culture, Politics, and National Identity in Mexican Literature and Film, 1929-1952 Culture, Politics, and National Identity in Mexican Literature and Film, 1929-1952 Anne T. Doremus 206 p. ; 23 cm OL9621726W