Popular Culture

Examines how the making, marketing and performance of new Islamic music genres relate to Islamic discourse and thought, through a case study of Awakening, an Islamic media company formed in London.About the AuthorJonas Otterbeck, Professor of Islamic...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783749783267Author Forever InkedFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint InfinityouPublisher InfinityouWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783347001930Author Forever InkedFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint InfinityouPublisher InfinityouWeight(grams) 299gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 7mm

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037640586Author Delia BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint JRP RingierPublisher JRP Ringier

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781981528042Author Chet MintonFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798694004725Author Grace DivineFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 168gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789671520918Author Joey YapFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Joey Yap Research International Sdn BhdPublisher Joey Yap Research International Sdn...

JR's triumphal march through the world goes on in an effort to create a new way of connecting the streets with the system. For the first time in the heart of America, in the City of the Angels, JR's unique way of operating devastates the mecca of youth...

Both an exploration of the ways in which we fashion our public identity and a manual of modern sociability, this lively and readable book explores the techniques we use to present ourselves to the world: body language, tone of voice, manners, demeanour,...

A bold exploration of modern psychedelic culture, its history, and future * Examines 3 modern psy-culture architects: chemist Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin, mycologist-philosopher Terence McKenna, and visionary artist Alex Grey * Presents a "History of...

Jack Kirby (1917-1994) is one of the most influential and popular artists in comics history. With Stan Lee, he created the Fantastic Four and defined the drawing and narrative style of Marvel Comics from the 1960s to the present day. Kirby is credited...

Mickey Mouse: Emblem of the American Spirit tells the compelling story of how Walt Disney's beloved graphic alter ego, the most enduring pop icon ever created, was born, how it soon took on a life of its own, and became an instantly recognisable figure...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949646016Author Beverly RogersFormat PaperbackPage Count 131Imprint Believer MagazinePublisher Believer MagazineWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

While on tour as a photographer for numerous punk, hardcore, and indie bands (including Jeff Rosenstock, Minus the Bear, Cursive, Alkaline Trio, Har Mar Superstar, Lawrence Arms, Selby Tigers, Mike Park and more) , Japanese photographer Hiro Tanaka spent...

The portraits in Skaters compel the subject, the photographer, and the viewer to slow down. These images, created with wet plate collodion, offer an honest glimpse into the skateboarders' core being: pensive, tough, playful, anxious, distracted, and...

What began as a small bonfire on a beach in San Francisco in 1986 has evolved into a cultural phenomenon of epic dimensions - the Burning Man event in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. At the end of August every year, around 70,000 people come together at...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781614040071Author Brandi MilneFormat HardbackPage Count 152Imprint Baby Tattoo BooksPublisher Baby Tattoo BooksWeight(grams) 864g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938073014Author Miranda JulyFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint McSweeney's PublishingPublisher McSweeney's PublishingWeight(grams) 426gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997653625Author Shepard FaireyFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint AMMO Books LLCPublisher AMMO Books LLC

Popular culture in the 1990s often primarily reflected millennial catastrophic anxieties. The world was tightening, speeding up, and becoming more dangerous and dangerously connected. Surely it was only a matter of time before it all came crashing down. ...

This book examines how freedom of speech is reflected in pop culture by looking at numerous examples of films, websites, television shows, and songs that have touched on-and impacted-this issue. It is easy to overlook the importance of freedom of...

Providing a detailed historical overview of animated film and television in the United States over more than a century, this book examines animation within the U.S. film and television industry as well as in the broader sociocultural context. From the...

In Pixar and the Aesthetic Imagination, Eric Herhuth draws upon film theory, animation theory, and philosophy to examine how animated films address aesthetic experience within contexts of technological, environmental, and sociocultural change. Since...

Ben Jones, one third of the artist collective Paper Rad and progeny of Providence's Fort Thunder warehouse-based art scene, makes work that harks back to the Saturday morning cartoons and video games of the 1980s. Exploring the theme of masculinity,...

Reading the Art in Caldecott Award Books is a practical and easy-to-use reference handbook explaining what makes the art in Caldecott Medal and Honor books distinguished. It is a useful manual for librarians, teachers, and others who want to better...

Reading the Art in Caldecott Award Books is a practical and easy-to-use reference handbook explaining what makes the art in Caldecott Medal and Honor books distinguished. It is a useful manual for librarians, teachers, and others who want to better...

Harold Schecter looks at the impossible tales and images of popular art - the space odysseys and extraterrestrial civilizations, the caped crusaders and men of steel, and monsters from the ocean floor. He finds close connections between religious myth...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683960270Author Robert WilliamsFormat HardbackPage Count 450Imprint FantagraphicsPublisher Fantagraphics

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780867197679Author Glenn BarrFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Last Gasp,U.S.Publisher Last Gasp,U.S.Weight(grams) 278g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865622425Author Claudio AboyFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint S Q Publications,USPublisher S Q Publications,USWeight(grams) 222g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865622371Author FanfareFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint S Q Publications,USPublisher S Q Publications,USWeight(grams) 214g

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Benjamin Franklin Award (Coffee Table Books) 2020.Book InformationISBN 9781683835301Author Michele ClaptonFormat HardbackPage Count 440Imprint Insight...

Why has the academy struggled to link advocacy for animals to advocacy for various human groups? Within cultural studies, in which advocacy can take the form of a theoretical intervention, scholars have resisted arguments that add "species" to race,...

Artistic residency has become widely adopted in Western countries while only recently having become popular and well-supported within Taiwan. This book explores the challenges that this form of art practice faced in contemporary Taiwan from the...

As recent history continues to show, France and the United states enjoy a love-hate relationship. Expressions of admiration and dismissal of one culture by the other are usually based on superficial judgments derived from well-worn clichZs that do little...

Towering billboards featuring photorealistic portraits of popular cinema stars and political leaders dominated the cityscape of Chennai, in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, throughout the second half of the twentieth century. Studying the...

The boys love (BL) genre was created for girls and women by young female manga (comic) artists in early 1970s Japan to challenge oppressive gender and sexual norms. Over the years, BL has seen almost irrepressible growth in popularity and since the 2000s...

Africa In Stereo examines the role that African American music has played in the pan-Africanist imagination since the end of the nineteenth century. Throughout, Jaji marshals a wide array of critical, archival, literary, visual, and sonic sources to...

Africa In Stereo examines the role that African American music has played in the pan-Africanist imagination since the end of the nineteenth century. Throughout, Jaji marshals a wide array of critical, archival, literary, visual, and sonic sources to...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062795557Author James CampbellFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 726gDimensions(mm) 239mm *...