Wiley-VCH - Cultural Studies

Media and Cultural Studies

Durham, Meenakshi Gigi / Kellner, Douglas M. (eds.) — 10 Feb 2012 08:18:17 +0100

Revised and updated with a special emphasis on innovations in social media, the second edition of Media and Cultural Studies: Keyworks stands as the most popular and highly acclaimed anthology in the dynamic and multidisciplinary field of cultural studies. [648 Pages, Softcover]

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A Companion to German Cinema

Ginsberg, Terri / Mensch, Andrea (eds.) — 6 Feb 2012 08:18:08 +0100

A Companion to German Cinema offers a wide-ranging collection of essays, distinctive for the way it reorients the field to the global twenty-first century, that demonstrate state-of-play scholarship on German cinema at a time during which German cinema has once again begun to flourish. [618 Pages, Hardcover]

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Investigating Gender

Thompson, Martha E. / Armato, Michael — 19 Dec 2011 08:18:18 +0100

Gender analysis remains central to understanding social life, yet focusing on gender alone is inadequate. Recent feminist sociological scholarship highlights how gender intersects with other systems of privilege and oppression. This exciting new text combines these insights with an innovative, student-centered pedagogical approach. Taking knowledge acquisition as an important first step, the book goes beyond this to provide students with tools and skills necessary to become critical thinkers and, ultimately, investigate gender on their own from a global feminist sociological perspective. Five themes are carried forward throughout the text: * the social construction of gender differences; * gendered inequalities; * intersections of gender with other systems of privilege and oppression; * a relational global perspective; and * the necessity of working toward social justice. Investigating Gender employs creative features that engage students in feminist sociological inquiry from the outset. Learning Activities help students link their own lives to broader gender patterns, conduct gender analyses of their own, and consider ways they can work toward social justice. Research Examples introduce students to specific studies and model how to critically engage with contemporary scholarship from a feminist sociological perspective. Boxed inserts on The Power of One and The Power of Many provide examples of individuals and groups that are working toward social justice. The text also cultivates students' global perspective by framing issues internationally and guiding them through data and analyses from four diverse countries outside the US: China, Kenya, Mexico, and Sweden. Investigating Gender will appeal to instructors who teach courses in the Sociology of Gender, Women's Studies, and Gender Communication; it will be an invaluable introduction to students taking any courses in which gender is the focus or a significant component. [400 Pages, Softcover]

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Investigating Gender

Thompson, Martha E. / Armato, Michael — 19 Dec 2011 08:18:17 +0100

Gender and Popular Culture

Milestone, Katie / Meyer, Anneke — 12 Dec 2011 08:18:01 +0100

This book examines the role of popular culture in the construction of gendered identities in contemporary society. It draws on a wide range of popular cultural forms - including popular music, newspapers and television - to illustrate how femininity and masculinity are produced, represented and consumed. The authors blend primary and secondary research to offer the reader a balanced yet novel overview of the area. Students are introduced to key theories and concepts in the fields of gender studies and popular culture, which are made accessible and interesting through their application to topical examples such as DJs, binge drinking and computer games. The book is structured into three clear, user-friendly sections: 1. Production, gender and popular culture: An investigation of who produces popular culture, why gendered patterns occur, and how they impact on content. 2. Representation, gender and popular culture: An examination of how men and women are represented in contemporary popular culture, and how notions of (in)appropriate femininity and masculinity are constructed. 3. Consumption, gender and popular culture: An exploration of who consumes what in popular culture, how gendered consumption relates to space, and what the effects of consuming representations of gender are. Gender and Popular Culture will be essential reading for students and scholars of media and cultural studies at all levels. [200 Pages, Softcover]

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Gender and Popular Culture

Milestone, Katie / Meyer, Anneke — 12 Dec 2011 08:18:00 +0100

The Wiley-Blackwell History of American Film

Lucia / Grundmann, Roy / Simon, Art (eds.) — 12 Dec 2011 08:17:50 +0100

Comprising over 90 original essays written by an international cast of film scholars and richly illustrated with over 200 images, the Wiley-Blackwell History of American Film provides a chronological portrait of American film history from its origins to the present day. [2456 Pages, Hardcover]

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Journalismus für Dummies

Löwisch, Henriette — 10 Nov 2011 08:18:42 +0100

Die Autorin erläutert die Aufgaben und Rollen von Journalisten. Sie weiht Sie in die Sprache der Journalisten ein und zeigt, wie aus Informationen Nachrichten und Meinungen werden. Sie erfahren, welche Wege in den Journalismus führen und wie der Alltag von Journalisten aussieht. [352 Pages, Softcover]

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Im Ausland leben für Dummies

Kranjc, Marco — 17 Oct 2011 08:17:19 +0200

Sie wollen im Ausland ein neues Leben anfangen oder ziehen aus beruflichen Gründen für einige Zeit ins Ausland? Dieses Buch begleitet Sie von der Entscheidungsfindung bis zum Einleben in der neuen Heimat und hilft Ihnen, auftretende Schwierigkeiten erfolgreich zu meistern. [342 Pages, Softcover]

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Changing Difference

Malabou, Catherine — 15 Aug 2011 08:18:11 +0200

Translated by CAROLYN SHREAD In the post-feminist age the fact that 'woman' finds herself deprived of her 'essence' only confirms, paradoxically, a very ancient state of affairs: 'woman' has never been able to define herself in any other way than in terms of the violence done to her. Violence alone confers her being - whether it is domestic and social violence or theoretical violence. The critique of 'essentialism' (i.e. there is no specifically feminine essence) proposed by both gender theory and deconstruction is just one more twist in the ontological negation of the feminine. Contrary to all expectations, however, this ever more radical hollowing out of woman within intellectual movements supposed to protect her, this assimilation of woman to a 'being nothing', clears the way for a new beginning. Let us now assume the thought of 'woman' as an empty but resistant essence, an essence that is resistant precisely because it is empty, a resistance that strikes down the impossibility of its own disappearance once and for all. To ask what remains of woman after the sacrifice of her being is to signal a new era in the feminist struggle, changing the terms of the battle to go beyond both essentialism and anti-essentialism. In this path-breaking work Catherine Malabou begins with philosophy, asking: what is the life of a woman philosopher? [180 Pages, Hardcover]

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Changing Difference

Malabou, Catherine — 8 Aug 2011 08:18:03 +0200

Virilio Now

Armitage, John — 1 Aug 2011 08:18:51 +0200

Since the publication in 1975 of Paul Virilio's Bunker Archeology, the range of Virilio's critical works and their impact is now clear within a variety of subjects. Making astonishing interventions into art and architecture, geography, cultural studies, media, literature, aesthetics, and sociology, the momentous implications of which have yet to be entirely understood, Virilio is the cultural theorist for our troubled twenty-first century. Responding to this growing interdisciplinary interest, Virilio Now: Current Perspectives in Virilio Studies comprises Sean Cubitt's critical overview of Virilio's oeuvre, an important newly translated text by Virilio interrogating the impact of contemporary art, and eight other major original essays by noted scholars on the wide scope of Virilio's writings, inclusive of Adam Sharr on Virilio and the architect Peter Zumthor's Bruder Klaus chapel, and Nigel Thrift's crucial assessment of Virilio's City of Panic. Substantial coverage of Virilio's essential texts such as The Information Bomb is presented alongside his hypermodern conjectures on television and speed, globalization, media, and representation. Navigating Virilio's 'accident of art', the 'aesthetics of disappearance', and widespread cultural devastation, additional essays bring together considerations of financial adversity, war, calamity, and the apocalypse. Dazzling yet perceptive, these texts on the 'post-nuclear imagination', terror, and dread are simultaneously creative and theoretical extrapolations from Virilio's 'scenic imagination' and companion essays to his most contemporary, highly original, and powerful books such as The Original Accident and The University of Disaster. Clearly introduced by the editor, Virilio Now is the preeminent single-volume on Virilio's work and world available today. [232 Pages, Softcover]

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Virilio Now

Armitage, John — 1 Aug 2011 08:18:50 +0200

Hairspray

Heller, Dana — 11 Jul 2011 08:17:46 +0200

Noted film expert and cultural scholar Dana Heller utilizes elements of Hairspray -- including original interview material with John Waters -- to engage readers in thought-provoking discussions about topics ranging from camp and queer theory to gender performance and the body; from debates over postmodern style vs. substance to fandom in popular culture and the history of the American film musical. Heller's insightful examination of Hairspray offers film fans and scholars alike a richly rewarding glimpse into a cultural mirror couched in mainstream escapist entertainment. [176 Pages, Softcover]

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Hairspray

Heller, Dana — 11 Jul 2011 08:17:44 +0200

A Companion to Latina/o Studies

Flores, Juan / Rosaldo, Renato (eds.) — 19 Apr 2011 08:19:59 +0200

A Companion to Latina/o Studies is a collection of 40 original essays written by leading scholars in the field, dedicated to exploring the question of what 'Latino/a' is. * Brings together in one volume a diverse range of original essays by established and emerging scholars in the field of Latina/o Studies * Offers a timely reference to the issues, topics, and approaches to the study of US Latinos - now the largest minority population in the United States * Explores the depth of creative scholarship in this field, including theories of latinisimo, immigration, political and economic perspectives, education, race/class/gender and sexuality, language, and religion * Considers areas of broader concern, including history, identity, public representations, cultural expression and racialization (including African and Native American heritage). [596 Pages, Softcover]

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Explorations in New Cinema History

Maltby, Richard / Biltereyst, Daniel / Meers, Philippe (eds.) — 19 Apr 2011 08:19:29 +0200

Unlike most film studies titles, Explorations in New Cinema History is concerned not with film production, but rather with the circulation and reception of cinema. It considers the commercial activities of film exhibition and distribution, the political and legal issues that underpinned them, and the history of cinema's audiences. Explorations is rigorously empirical, compiling the quantitative research of cutting-edge scholars in the form of essays that start long overdue conversations between cinema history and other social science disciplines. [352 Pages, Softcover]

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Explorations in New Cinema History

Maltby, Richard / Biltereyst, Daniel / Meers, Philippe (eds.) — 19 Apr 2011 08:19:28 +0200

A Companion to Alfred Hitchcock

Leitch, Thomas / Poague, Leland — 11 Apr 2011 08:18:27 +0200

Alfred Hitchcock remains the quintessential cinematic auteur - the director as hero. Fifty years of debate over his status as an obsessive and dictatorial artist has raised increasingly pressing questions about the relation between individual authorship, on the one hand, and contexts, influences, and collaborators, on the other. A Companion to Alfred Hitchcock authoritatively maps the body of work generated in response to the director and his films, compiling essays from some of the world's most noted scholars in the emerging field of Hitchcock studies. [624 Pages, Hardcover]

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Contemporary America

Heale, M. J. — 11 Apr 2011 08:18:11 +0200

The contemporary history of the United States has been shaped by the country's interaction and relationships with the outside world. This book focuses on American political and socioeconomic history in this 'internationalizing' context, and includes detailed accounts of the presidencies of Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, as well as the election of Barack Obama. This vibrant and perceptive study of modern American history helps us to appreciate the shape of the historical landscape and the possibilities and problems that arose during this fast-changing era. [326 Pages, Softcover]

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Contemporary America

Heale, M. J. — 11 Apr 2011 08:18:09 +0200

Magnolia

Lane, Christina — 6 Apr 2011 08:18:33 +0200

There are certain films and shows that resonate with audiences everywhere--they generate discussion and debate about everything from gender, class, citizenship and race, to consumerism and social identity. This new 'teachable canon' of film and television introduces students to alternative classics that range from silent film to CSI. * Magnolia is one of those films students know and love. From the over-the-top performances by male and female leads to the ripped from the pages of the Old Testament conclusion, it is a cult favorite in American cinema * This is the first book to examine the diverse themes, performances, and influences on this polarizing film, encouraging students to look beyond the film's style in order to fully engage with questions about its substance * Lane develops a careful analysis of the film, its director, as well as the contemporary context in which it was produced - exploring topics including the role of the auteur, what constitutes cinema / media literacy in the digital age, the politics of postmodernism, and the film's critique of the mass media - in order to challenge students to ask themselves why they are so riveted by this controversial and unusual film [132 Pages, Hardcover]

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Magnolia

Lane, Christina — 6 Apr 2011 08:18:32 +0200

Hollywood Film 1963-1976

Casper, Drew — 28 Mar 2011 08:17:48 +0200

Hollywood 1963-1976: Years of Revolution and Reaction is a comprehensive study of one of the most tumultuous eras in American film, chronicling the collapse of the studio system, the rise of the auteur, and the birth of the blockbuster. Drew Casper's maximalist review draws wide and varied examples from an expanded canon to discuss technological innovations, changing standards of censorship, and the broad spectrum of ideologies that found their way onto the reel, mirroring the nation's own divided and frequently schizophrenic politics. [400 Pages, Softcover]

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Hollywood Film 1963-1976

Casper, Drew — 28 Mar 2011 08:17:47 +0200

Hollywood 1963-1976 chronicles the upheaval and innovation that took place in the American film industry during an era of pervasive cultural tumult. Exploring the many ideologies embraced by an increasingly diverse Hollywood, Casper offers a comprehensive canon, covering the period's classics as well as its brilliant but overlooked masterpieces. * A broad overview and analysis of one of American film's most important and innovative periods * Offers a new, more expansive take on the accepted canon of the era * Includes films expressing ideologies contrary to the misremembered leftist slant * Explores and fully contextualizes the dominant genres of the 60s and 70s [400 Pages, Hardcover]

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The Hollywood Romantic Comedy

Grindon, Leger — 21 Mar 2011 08:18:22 +0100

Though rarely explored in analytical detail, the romantic comedy remains a stalwart contributor to Hollywood entertainment. This book provides a comprehensive history of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the coming of sound to the twenty-first century, examining the conventions of the genre and surveying the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films. A full analysis is provided of the range of romantic comedy conventions, including dramatic conflicts, characters, plots, settings, and the function of humor. [226 Pages, Hardcover]

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The Hollywood Romantic Comedy

Grindon, Leger — 21 Mar 2011 08:18:21 +0100

The Encyclopedia of Literary and Cultural Theory

Ryan, Michael / Castle, Gregory / Eaglestone, Robert / Booker, M. Keith (eds.) — 20 Dec 2010 08:18:20 +0100

Providing over 300 accessible entries on the important concepts, theorists and trends in post-1900 literary and cultural theory, this is an authoritative and comprehensive three-volume encyclopedia of literary and cultural theory. With explanations of complex terms and important theoretical concepts, and summaries of the work and ideas of key figures, it is a highly informative reference work for a multi-disciplinary readership. [1544 Pages, Hardcover]

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