A History of Star Makers, Fabricators, and Gossip Mongers
The fan magazine has often been viewed simply as a publicity tool, a fluffy exercise in self-promotion by the film industry. But as an arbiter of good and bad taste, as a source of knowledge, and as a gateway to the fabled land of Hollywood and its stars, the American fan magazine represents a fascinating and indispensable chapter in journalism ......
Slavery, Indentureship, and Women's Labor: Early British Guiana's Jails uncovers the overlooked histories of incarcerated women in colonial British Guiana, revealing how prisons evolved from sites of punishment into tools of labor extraction. Spanning the period from slavery through the end of indentureship, this groundbreaking study explores how ......
Slavery, Indentureship, and Women's Labor: Early British Guiana's Jails uncovers the overlooked histories of incarcerated women in colonial British Guiana, revealing how prisons evolved from sites of punishment into tools of labor extraction. Spanning the period from slavery through the end of indentureship, this groundbreaking study explores how ......
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Environmental Justice
In Totally Radical: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Environmental Justice, Ian Boucher explores how the half-shell heroes rose to become representatives for a generation confronting pollution and climate concerns. First self-published in 1984 and quickly exploding into comics, cartoons, toys, and blockbuster films, the Teenage Mutant Ninja ......
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Environmental Justice
In Totally Radical: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Environmental Justice, Ian Boucher explores how the half-shell heroes rose to become representatives for a generation confronting pollution and climate concerns. First self-published in 1984 and quickly exploding into comics, cartoons, toys, and blockbuster films, the Teenage Mutant Ninja ......
Robert Bloch (1917-1994) will forever be remembered as the author of Psycho-the novel that inspired one of the most influential horror films of the twentieth century-but his legacy extends far beyond that singular work. A master of imagination and craft, Bloch was one of the century's most versatile and groundbreaking literary voices, admired for ......
Robert Bloch (1917-1994) will forever be remembered as the author of Psycho-the novel that inspired one of the most influential horror films of the twentieth century-but his legacy extends far beyond that singular work. A master of imagination and craft, Bloch was one of the century's most versatile and groundbreaking literary voices, admired for ......
As one of the most iconic American singer-songwriters in history, Bob Dylan has been a major figure in music and one of the best-selling artists for over sixty years. Coming out of the Greenwich folk scene in the 1960s, Dylan's music has evolved over the years and defies musical genres. While countless books have been written about Dylan, none ......
As one of the most iconic American singer-songwriters in history, Bob Dylan has been a major figure in music and one of the best-selling artists for over sixty years. Coming out of the Greenwich folk scene in the 1960s, Dylan's music has evolved over the years and defies musical genres. While countless books have been written about Dylan, none ......