Details the impact that the DVD has had on home entertainment and film study, showing how new technology has sparked new ways of viewing and enjoying movies.
This book places Quentin Tarantino at the heart of Hollywood, showing a director who speaks film through film, who examines the world beyond the movies in a way few have previously attempted, and at
Covering the daily lives of American soldiers from their training through their arrival in France and participation in the final battles of the war, this book offers a breadth of perspectives on the e
Through a diversity of primary source resources that include works by politicians and literary figures, book reviews, and interviews, this book enables student readers to better understand literature
Stars do have real power, but not all of them wield it wisely. This work explores how a variety of celebrities developed their brands and how celebrity can become a jumping-off point to entirely unrel
This work, the first book-length investigation of blogging, gives contemporary readers a chance to understand blogging within the context of American political activism and journalistic history.
Provides an examination of the many current aspects of the blogosphere, from the political to the professional to the personal, and with many stops in between.
What happens when information extends beyond any individual human's ability to conceive of it, let alone make use of it? In this book for general readers, Barlow and Leston, both teachers of English a
This book spotlights the 25 most important sitcoms to ever air on American television—shows that made generations laugh, challenged our ideas regarding gender, family, race, marital roles, and sexual
