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This work underscores the true brilliance and timelessness of colonial metaphors of authorship that extend into the postmodern Age. The emphasis is upon both re-invention and comprehensive scholarship on music and film.

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This work underscores the true brilliance and timelessness of colonial metaphors of authorship that extend into the postmodern Age. The emphasis is upon both re-invention and comprehensive scholarship on music and film.

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The long-awaited sequel to Tacey's successful Edge of the Sacred, published in 1995. He extends his search for an ecological, land based spirituality into a more urban setting. Tacey suggests that the new Australian spirituality will eventually take us towards a marriage between rational, secular humanism and the spiritual.

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The first collection to engage with "Instapoetry," this book explores the aesthetics and ideologies of the 21st century's most popular poetic form.

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Through in-depth analyses of barbecue and its producers, this book uncovers how processes and rhetoric surrounding a specific food product, and food culture as a whole, shape the food appearing on our plates. The book explores how food products evolve over time in response to changes in broader society.

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With its dedication to odd and unique reality television, the media has created intrigue and provided entertainment that reflects a diverse American culture. This book examines such reality television shows, as well as audience response and fan interaction.

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With its dedication to odd and unique reality television, the media has created intrigue and provided entertainment that reflects a diverse American culture. This book examines such reality television shows, as well as audience response and fan interaction.

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This collection analyzes the way that the Walt Disney Company has co-opted contemporary social discourse and studies how the current Disney era reflects changes in a global society where audiences are empowered by new media and social justice movements.

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This collection analyzes the way that the Walt Disney Company has co-opted contemporary social discourse and studies how the current Disney era reflects changes in a global society where audiences are empowered by new media and social justice movements.

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Argues that today's digital culture is undermining relationships, creativity, and productivity, and pushes for the return of face-to-face interaction among people.

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With the tomboy figure currently operating in a liminal space between extinction and resurgence, this collection is an unabashed celebration of her rebellious, independent, and pioneering spirit. Reclaiming the Tomboy: The Body, Identity, and Representation pays tribute to tomboys of the past, present, and (hopefully) future.

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Presents analysis of alternatives to various models of food provision. This book offers insights into the identities, motives and practices of individuals engaged in reconnecting producers, consumers and food. It provides evidence to support the construction of a sustainable and equitable food system.

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Presents analysis of alternatives to models of food provision. This book offers insights into the identities, motives and practices of individuals engaged in reconnecting producers, consumers and food. It argues for a critical revaluation of the meanings of choice and convenience.

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Presents historical survey of supernatural and superhuman themes in American culture. This book discusses various works of popular culture with supernatural and superhuman themes - such as "The X-Files", "Smallville", "The 4400", "Medium", "Heroes", "Lost", and "The Dead Zone".

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Music, and folk music in particular, is often embraced as a form of political expression, a vehicle for bridging or reinforcing social boundaries, and a valuable tool for movements reconfiguring the social landscape. This title examines the political force of folk music through the social activities that make up movements.

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Although the FCC established a net neutrality policy in 2010, debate continues as to who ultimately should have authority to shape and maintain the Internets structure. Regulating the Web brings together a diverse collection of scholars who examine multiple the net neutrality policy and surrounding debates from a variety of perspectives.

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A tale of departures within the life of Tony Andrews who turned into an art dealer at 22. Always a contrarian in battle with conventional wisdom and received opinion, he exhibits Contemporary Realism in the teeth of rampant Abstract Expressionism, within the roads of a long life, departures of abandonment, leave takings of his own, and deaths departures, too.

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This collection offers a combination of insightful media analyses and examinations of knowledge construction that focus on popular culture and its portrayals of rural people and communities in the United States.