Globalization and Education provides a critical introduction to various theories of globalization and the implications t......more

Written for both crime history buffs and movie fans, American Gangsters on Film provides an in-depth look at real life g......more

Mourning in America is a critical examination of what could be considered the midpoint (and perhaps high-point) in the p......more

The predators that can hunt, kill and eat us occupy a unique place in the human psyche - and for good reason. Whether it......more

Theorizing Resistance examines the extent to which music constructions provide windows for opposition and resistance to ......more

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Now in a fully revised, expanded and updated second edition, Sport Policy and Development introduces the complex relatio......more

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This book examines the soap opera ratings in the U.S., UK, and Australia to identify the trends and analyze the discussi......more

Sport and politics have become inseparably entwined. From the volatile nationalism of international soccer to human righ......more

Sport and politics have become inseparably entwined. From the volatile nationalism of international soccer to human righ......more

In this book, Troy Michael Bordun brings contemporary comics to bear on several key sites of externalist ethics: persona......more

In the context of ongoing debates about memory practices in the public sphere, monuments and the collective processes ar......more

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In celebration of its 25th anniversary, and with a new afterword by the author, a new edition of Pulitzer Prize finalist......more

The celebrated literary critic and theorist of popular culture Paul A. Cantor predicted that the next greatest work of a......more

This book uses photography to explore Mexico City’s many and varied landscapes as they emerge from the rich urban cultur......more

This book uses photography to explore Mexico City’s many and varied landscapes as they emerge from the rich urban cultur......more

Fantastical, but also horrifying at times, this collection of eleven essays delves deep into the topics of Horror in the......more

From Blade Runner to The Hunger Games, this book explores costume and dress in science fiction cinema and their impact o......more

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From Chinese K-Pop fans on social media, to professional cosplayers in Australia and video game communities that stretch......more

From Chinese K-Pop fans on social media, to professional cosplayers in Australia and video game communities that stretch......more

This is the first dedicated overview of the international television romantic comedy genre, Mary Irwin builds on the cri......more

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AI is changing the world at frightening speed. A bestselling author decides to find out more... ’Something profound and ......more

Junk Drawer: What We Leave Behind explores the personal objects that were once treasured by their owners yet were ultima......more

A journey into the glittering, surreal heart of twenty-first-century Russia, where even dictatorship is a reality show "......more

The contributors to this collection examine the roles that animals - fictional and real - play in Disney culture, past, ......more

A history of Dinosaurs in popular literature and culture, from the Victorian age to the present, this book is the first ......more

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An eye-opening look at how social media shapes the stories we tell and the lives we lead Over the past two decades, plat......more

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*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* "Amy Odell’s dishy, often delicious Gwyneth: The Biography charts how Paltrow grew f......more

Anyone would prefer an adventurous life over a mundane one... wouldn’t they? Even those of us who wouldn’t find ourselve......more

In the bestselling traditions of Seinfeldia and Top of the Rock comes a fascinating and unauthorized deep dive into the ......more

Contributions by Karine Abadie, Frederick Luis Aldama, Jan Baetens, Paul Fisher Davies, Brian Fies, Meags Fitzgerald, Fr......more

Calls to include a wider range of art, literature, and ideas in the world’s classrooms, libraries, and museums are loud ......more

Calls to include a wider range of art, literature, and ideas in the world’s classrooms, libraries, and museums are loud ......more

Speculative fiction imagines impossible futures and alternative pasts, alien species and angelic monsters, technological......more

From the glamorous depravity of Studio 54 to the underground cabarets of Weimar Berlin, from Georgian London’s gaudy ple......more

Jia Tolentino’s Trick Mirror meets Cathy Park Hong’s Minor Feelings in a meditation that blends memoir and cultural crit......more

You may think you know everything about the seemingly dazzling life of Coleen Rooney. From growing up in Liverpool, wher......more

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This book explores the connection between religion and James Bond using themes such as sin/redemption, sexuality, politi......more

This book discusses the Apple TV series Ted Lasso (2020-present) through a religious and theological lens. Furthering di......more

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Discover the legends and lore behind the werewolf--one of the most enduring mythical monsters--in this gorgeously illust......more

The drug you thought was gone never left. And its story has never been told like this. From the outlaw biker clubhouses ......more

The rise of Hollywood’s data and algorithm specialists and their growing influence on creative decisions In Hollywood to......more

The rise of Hollywood’s data and algorithm specialists and their growing influence on creative decisions In Hollywood to......more

Black Identities and Media in the Twenty-First Century presents original scholarly essays, drawn from a range of theory-......more

Black Identities and Media in the Twenty-First Century presents original scholarly essays, drawn from a range of theory-......more

The story of Odysseus continues to capture the popular imagination from fiction like Madeline Miller’s Circe to Christop......more

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With assistance from Lizzy Goodman and Rob Sheffield, beloved music journalist Marc Spitz’s final work explores the myri......more

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Since the 1950s, television flooded the American soundscape with not just pictures but sounds, a constant aural stream i......more

From a New York Times bestselling author, sports journalist, and fellow believer comes a riveting exploration of the spo......more

Embark on a cultural odyssey to explore the impact of Homer’s iconic poem, from its conception to the present day. Since......more

Because Internet meets Nancy Jo Sales’s American Girls, All the Feels reveals the ways that our emotional range--and abi......more

From the author of The Natural Mother of the Child, an exquisite memoir about an amateur home cook’s hard and fast desce......more

In a world obsessed with expertise and control, the figure of the idiot illuminates deeper truths about society. Dostoev......more

In a world obsessed with expertise and control, the figure of the idiot illuminates deeper truths about society. Dostoev......more