This book argues that contemporary digital blockbusters function as laboratories for posthuman cognition that transform ......more

Human history is a history of individuals - of kings and queens, of leaders and thinkers and of the many individuals who......more

Human history is a history of individuals - of kings and queens, of leaders and thinkers and of the many individuals who......more

This is the first systematic theorization of digital modernity, arguing that the digital age cannot be understood apart ......more

This is the first systematic theorization of digital modernity, arguing that the digital age cannot be understood apart ......more

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From the very beginning, writing about the Holocaust has been shaped by considerations of form, the limits of language, ......more

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This book explores the various kinds of political communication that social media enables or curtails in African indigen......more

This study examines the transformation of Israel’s public sphere through two distinct communicative arenas: radio phone-......more

With this book, Amy Motlagh considers how racial thinking underpins cultural practices in Iran and the Iranian diaspora.......more

With this book, Amy Motlagh considers how racial thinking underpins cultural practices in Iran and the Iranian diaspora.......more

An illustrated history that celebrates the legacy of Black actors, films, and filmmakers from the silent era through tod......more

A rethinking of "the social" in social media which includes the sexual. What can we learn from including sexual platform......more

Walter Benjamin reimagined through the forgotten power of radio Philosopher and cultural critic Walter Benjamin (1892-19......more

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Did you hear the one about the comedian who was canceled? Comedians are no strangers to controversy or crossing the line......more

Did you hear the one about the comedian who was canceled? Comedians are no strangers to controversy or crossing the line......more

Justin was always conflicted over the exalted claims made for the film: for him, The Wicker Man destroyed his family. Hi......more

Once upon a time, in a golden age before the internet, social media, and smartphones, there existed an analogue world wh......more

For the first time, this collection makes available a selection of documents on the history of Jews in old Rus’ that pro......more

One of NPR’s Best Books of the Year - An Instant New York Times Bestseller From the pages of Vanity Fair to the red carp......more

This ninth edition of Joseph Turow’s pathbreaking media textbook uses convergence as a lens that puts students at the ce......more

This ninth edition of Joseph Turow’s pathbreaking media textbook uses convergence as a lens that puts students at the ce......more

Situated within the broadly understood subfield of environmental memory studies, this book explores Israeli forests as s......more

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This volume collects some of Steven S. Schwarzschild’s (1924-1989) most important essays on Jewish thinkers, including h......more

This book offers a distinctive and compelling examination of artworks as vital historical documents, utilizing a multifa......more

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Digital Game Culture in Korea: The Social at Play is a critical ethnographic investigation of media discourses surroundi......more

This book, now in its second edition, examines youth citizenship and activism in the twenty-first century. When young pe......more

This book is an open access assembles cutting-edge research in media and communication exploring AI infrastructures and ......more

Mapping South-South Connections during the Decolonization Process and Cold War (1810-1990): The Islamicate and Ibero-Ame......more

Explores how queer men use their smartphones to feel in control of their intimate lives in a times of crisis...more

The first academic study on the Fashion Calendar (1941-2014) and its contribution to American fashion....more

This book explores the phenomena of Paul McCartney’s career and his legacy in popular music and culture. Paul McCartney ......more

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The end of the first quarter of the 21st century invites us to revisit what gender means in society and how it has shape......more

Everyone knows that American television changed irrevocably with the premiere of The Sopranos in 1999 and its followers ......more

In recent years, several Western European universities have started academic programs in Islamic theology. This study an......more

Internet Vulgarities in China is the first comprehensive study to critically examine the cultures, governance, and polit......more

Examining celebrity and fan studies together, Professor Superstar argues that academia shares key traits with fandom, in......more

While most people who have waited in grocery or newsstand checkout lines today will recognize the magazines Elle and Mar......more

While most people who have waited in grocery or newsstand checkout lines today will recognize the magazines Elle and Mar......more

This book offers an interdisciplinary perspective, combining international relations, communication, and sociology, to e......more

We use avatars to play videogames. We use pseudonyms on social media. We use VPNs to mask our identities and activities.......more

Screen Captures: Film in the Age of Emergency offers a vibrant and accessible collection of essays that explore how film......more

How a lifelong engagement with experimental art informed the brilliant Czech-Brazilian philosopher Vilém Flusser’s early......more

Insight into the lives of older Jews before, during, and after the Holocaust. Elderly Jews were among the most vulnerabl......more

Insight into the lives of older Jews before, during, and after the Holocaust. Elderly Jews were among the most vulnerabl......more

Since its inception, the internet has been theorized as a democratic force, a public sphere in which hierarchies are fla......more

’The Cultural Tutor is dedicated to a cosmopolitan view of culture. It writes about every continent, every religion, eve......more

John Hartley’s A-to-Z guide navigates over 230 specialist terms and concepts across communication, culture, and media st......more

John Hartley’s A-to-Z guide navigates over 230 specialist terms and concepts across communication, culture, and media st......more

In an era where the digital pulse of information beats louder than ever, who truly holds the keys to knowledge, and what......more

Discussions on children who have experienced domestic abuse often focuses on trauma and risks, and little is known about......more

Discussions on children who have experienced domestic abuse often focuses on trauma and risks, and little is known about......more

Mark Gruenwald explores the career and lasting influence of Mark Gruenwald (1953-1996), a pivotal figure in the history ......more

Unpacking the Personal Library: The Public and Private Life of Books is an edited collection of essays that ponders the ......more

This is an ode to the lost golden age of the pinball machine. These vivid, flashing portals of entertainment were mainst......more

This book presents a road map for developing media education targeted toward Generation Z (people born between the mid-1......more

This book presents a road map for developing media education targeted toward Generation Z (people born between the mid-1......more

Comics, graphic novels and webtoons are exploding in popularity across the world, with extraordinary artistic achievemen......more

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This book takes a fresh approach towards digital exclusion within cyberpsychology, and its relationship to inequality, a......more

This book presents a dialogue between two seemingly incompatible bodies of social theories - Critical Political Economy ......more

A bold inquiry into media imaginaries and imaginaries-work as tools of decolonial resistance, worldmaking, and collectiv......more

This book interrogates John Singleton’s 1995 Black cult classic film Higher Learning, set on a fictitious American colle......more

Building critically from the work of Erich Fromm, who argued that societies based on class domination foster aggressive ......more

As artificial intelligence continues to advance rapidly, we face critical questions about how to develop these systems s......more

This book explores the profound challenge of artificial general intelligence (AGI) alignment, arguing that an algorithmi......more

This open access book proposes that Europe has something to offer in the current landscape, namely decades of experience......more

Why does Johan Vilde testify about Sweden’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade? Why do the young Stockholm son......more

Why does Johan Vilde testify about Sweden’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade? Why do the young Stockholm son......more

This book is about words that fool us into thinking that the digital technologies we use every day are beautiful, benign......more