Popular Culture

When Samuel Becketts work first appeared, it was routinely described, by Adorno amongst others, as a clear example of European high culture. However, this judgement ignored an aspect of Becketts work and its reception that is, arguably, not yet fully...

The essays included in this collection offer an overview of literary works, films, TV series, and visual art which reflect the current (post-)millennial fascination with theorizing ends and beginnings. The contributions intend to x-ray the most crucial...

The acclaimed director of The Book of Life returns with an original art book celebrating the mix between American pop culture and Mexican folklore. This bilingual (English-Spanish) book is a loving reflection of Mexican artist Jorge R. Gutierrez's...

Curated by Sarah, "la barbiere de Paris," this book presents a visual history of beards in art and society from ancient statues to self-portraits of Van Gogh. Showcasing celebrities, tattoo artists, and photographers, Beards Rock celebrates 30...

One of the secrets to Bruce Springsteen's enduring popularity over the past fifty years is the way fans feel a deep personal connection to his work. Yet even as the connection often stays grounded in details from his New Jersey upbringing, Springsteen's...

A collaboration between Belgian artist Francois Schuiten and French writer Benoit Peeters, The Obscure Cities is one of the few comics series to achieve massive popularity while remaining highly experimental in form and content. Set in a parallel world,...

Holy adolescence, Batman! Robin and the Making of American Adolescence offers the first character history and analysis of the most famous superhero sidekick, Robin. Debuting just a few months after Batman himself, Robin has been an integral part of the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949646047Author Beverly RogersFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint The BelieverPublisher The BelieverSeries Believer

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949646023Author Black Mountain InstituteFormat PaperbackPage Count 111Imprint Believer MagazinePublisher Believer MagazineWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949646054Author Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute The Beverly RogersFormat PaperbackImprint Believer MagazinePublisher Believer Magazine

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949646009Author The Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain InstituteFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Believer MagazinePublisher Believer Magazine

This book explores the role played by artists and intellectuals who constructed and disseminated various competing images of national identity which polarized Spanish society prior to the Civil War. The convergence of modern and essentialist discourses...

In the wake of Ireland's recent economic rise, fall, and associated social crises, theatre and performance have played vital roles in reflecting on the past, engaging the present, and imagining possible futures. That Was Us features a wide, rich range...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683834533Author Insight EditionsFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight EditionsSeries Tiny Books

The sequel to the bestselling story of the largest public art program in the USThe sequel to the bestselling story of the largest public art program in the USReviews"More Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell is as inspirational as it is...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781576878194Author Alice HarrisFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint powerHouse Books,U.S.Publisher powerHouse Books,U.S.

An extraordinarily visceral collection of posters that represent the progressive protest movements of the twentieth Century. Two of the most recognizable images of twentieth-century art are Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" and the rather modest...

**Nominated for the 2021 Eisner Award for Best Academic/Scholarly Work** The first critical guide to cover the history, form and key critical issues of the medium, Webcomics helps readers explore the diverse and increasingly popular worlds of online...

Combining transnationalism and exoticism, transorientalism is the new orientalism of the age of globalization. With its roots in earlier times, it is a term that emphasizes alteration, mutation, and exchange between cultures. While the familiar...

First published in 1981, In A Glamourous Fashion is not only a fascinating look at film fashion portraying the glamour and glitter of Hollywood's heyday; but is also an invaluable reference source for any student of the film, of costume, or of the social...

Ever since horror leapt from popular fiction to the silver screen in the late 1890s, viewers have experienced fear and pleasure in exquisite combination. Wheeler Winston Dixon's fully revised and updated A History of Horror is still the only book to...

The genre of the video clip has been established for more than thirty years, mainly served by the sub genres of video art and music video. This book explores processes of hybridization between music video, film, and video art by presenting current...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368080552Author Disney Book GroupFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint HyperionPublisher Hyperion

First published in 1986, Too Much records the tumultuous period between 1960 and 1975 when, more than at any other time in history, the arts were a battleground for the conflicting forces of social change. With the new affluence of the Sixties the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593472101Author Kerby RosanesFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 471gDimensions(mm) 252mm * 254mm * 11mm

This book explores environments where art, imagination, and creative practice meet urban spaces at the point where they connect to the digital world. It investigates relationships between urban visualizations, aesthetics, and politics in the context of...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593419403Author Jordan ReidFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593186022Author Kerby RosanesFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 488gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 254mm * 10mm

Combining transnationalism and exoticism, transorientalism is the new orientalism of the age of globalization. With its roots in earlier times, it is a term that emphasizes alteration, mutation, and exchange between cultures. While the familiar...

Pop art has traditionally been the most visible visual art within popular culture because its main transgression is easy to understand: the infiltration of the "low" into the "high". The same cannot be said of contemporary art of the 21st century, where...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683836209Author Andrew FaragoFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight Editions

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578865737Author Glenn BarrFormat HardbackPage Count 204Imprint Sympathetic PressPublisher Sympathetic Press

Narratology in Practice opens up the well-known theory of narrative to various disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Written as a companion to Mieke Bal's international classic Narratology: Introduction to the Theory of Narrative, in which...

Born of color and light in Long Beach, a protege of legendary lowbrow icon The PIZZ, Candy has struck a fever in the landscape of pop surrealism. Her damsels of the West, exotic tiki vixens, sultry hot-rod gals, and weirdo monsters have graced galleries,...

First runner-up for the 2019 Ray and Pat Browne Award for the Best Edited Collection in Popular and American CultureCultures of War in Graphic Novels examines the representation of small-scale and often less acknowledged conflicts from around the world...

With playful, witty cartoon art, The Soul Support Book offers wise and reassuring observations on getting unstuck, gaining new perspectives, and opening to love, creativity, and joyfulness in everyday life. Author and artist Deb Koffman first created...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368076500Author Disney BooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint HyperionPublisher HyperionSeries Art of ColoringWeight(grams) 437gDimensions(mm) 276mm *...

A wide-ranging introductory guide for readers making their first steps into the world of manga, this book helps readers move beyond manga available in translation to more fully explore the incredible diversity of Japanese comics styles, forms and...

An invaluable resource for general readers investigating climate change, this book examines the impact of climate change on popular culture and analyzes how writers and directors treat the disasters caused by climate change in their novels and films. ...

This book offers an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to Pop art scholarship through a recuperation of popular music into art historical understandings of the movement. Jukebox modernism is a procedure by which Pop artists used popular music...