Category - Performing Arts
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Transpacific Convergences: Race, Migration, and Japanese American Film Culture before World War II
HardcoverOriginal price $95.00 - Original price $95.00Original price $95.00$118.99$118.99 - $118.99Current price $118.99| /Despite the rise of the Hollywood system and hostility to Asian migrant communities in the early twentieth-century United States, Japanese American...
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Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee
HardcoverOriginal price $30.00 - Original price $30.00Original price $30.00$38.99$38.99 - $38.99Current price $38.99| /Highlights Bruce Lee's influence beyond martial arts and film An Asian and Asian American icon of unimaginable stature and influence, Bruce Lee rev...
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Working 9 to 5: A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie
HardcoverOriginal price $28.99Original price $28.99 - Original price $28.99Original price $28.99Current price $25.99$25.99 - $25.99Current price $25.99| /"A must-read for any activist or reader in search for a piece of inspiration." --Liz Shuler, president, AFL-CIO 2022 Sarton Awards Finalist for Mem...
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Fooling with the Amish: Amish Mafia, Entertaining Fakery, and the Evolution of Reality TV
HardcoverOriginal price $44.95 - Original price $44.95Original price $44.95$58.99$58.99 - $58.99Current price $58.99| /Using Amish Mafia as a window into the interplay between the real and the imagined, this book dissects the peculiar appeals and potential dangers o...
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We Are the Mutants: The Battle for Hollywood from Rosemary's Baby to Lethal Weapon
PaperbackOriginal price $14.95 - Original price $14.95Original price $14.95$15.99$15.99 - $15.99Current price $15.99| /An offbeat odyssey through the most daring and disruptive phase of American cinema since the advent of sound -- during the most transformative and ...
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The Encyclopedia of LGBTQIA+ Portrayals in American Film
HardcoverOriginal price $125.00 - Original price $125.00Original price $125.00$152.99$152.99 - $152.99Current price $152.99| /"A valuable reference guide for film collections and LGBTQIA+ studies." -- Library Journal, Starred Review This reference explores both the best of...
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It's Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of HBO
HardcoverOriginal price $28.00Original price $28.00 - Original price $28.00Original price $28.00Current price $24.99$24.99 - $24.99Current price $24.99| /"A read so riveting, it's not hard to imagine watching it unfold on Sunday nights." --The Associated Press "An incisive account that is more than a...
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Comedy Against Work: Utopian Longing in Dystopian Times
PaperbackOriginal price $20.00Original price $20.00 - Original price $20.00Original price $20.00Current price $18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /Work is a joke. Laughing at it is political.Humor, Groucho Marx asserted, is "reason gone mad." For Walter Benjamin, laughter was "the most revolut...
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Dangerous Bodies: New Global Perspectives on Fashion and Transgression
HardcoverOriginal price $89.99 - Original price $89.99Original price $89.99$102.99$102.99 - $102.99Current price $102.99| /This edited book brings together new perspectives on fashion, the body, and politics. The intention of this collection is to explore the cultural i...
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Distancing Representations in Transgender Film: Identification, Affect, and the Audience
HardcoverOriginal price $99.00 - Original price $99.00Original price $99.00$117.99$117.99 - $117.99Current price $117.99| /Argues that transgender representations in film make it more difficult for cisgender people to understand the experiences of transgender people and...
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True Story: What Reality TV Says about Us
PaperbackOriginal price $20.00Original price $20.00 - Original price $20.00Original price $20.00Current price $18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /Named a Best Nonfiction Book of 2022 by EsquireA sociological study of reality TV that explores its rise as a culture-dominating medium--and what t...
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Funny, You Don't Look Funny: Judaism and Humor from the Silent Generation to Millennials
HardcoverOriginal price $94.99 - Original price $94.99Original price $94.99$118.99$118.99 - $118.99Current price $118.99| /In this comprehensive approach to Jewish humor focused on the relationship between humor and American Jewish practice, Jennifer Caplan calls us to ...
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Funny, You Don't Look Funny: Judaism and Humor from the Silent Generation to Millennials
PaperbackOriginal price $36.99 - Original price $36.99Original price $36.99$43.99$43.99 - $43.99Current price $43.99| /In this comprehensive approach to Jewish humor focused on the relationship between humor and American Jewish practice, Jennifer Caplan calls us to ...
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How to Win the Bachelor: The Secret to Finding Love and Fame on America's Favorite Reality Show
PaperbackOriginal price $18.99 - Original price $18.99Original price $18.99$18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /Perfect for fans of Bachelor Nation and Seinfeldia, an illuminating deep dive into the most successful reality TV franchise of all time--The Bachel...
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Cultural Theory in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock
HardcoverOriginal price $110.00 - Original price $110.00Original price $110.00$129.99$129.99 - $129.99Current price $129.99| /This book considers several aspects of Alfred Hitchcock's filmmaking from philosophical and social scientific points of view. Its principal aim is ...
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
PaperbackOriginal price $18.00Original price $18.00 - Original price $18.00Original price $18.00Current price $17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /What happens when media and politics become forms of entertainment? As our world begins to look more and more like Orwell's 1984, Neil's Postman's ...
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What Would Velma Do?: Life Lessons from the Brains (and Heart) of Mystery, Inc.
HardcoverOriginal price $18.00Original price $18.00 - Original price $18.00Original price $18.00Current price $17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /A clever illustrated ode to the breakout star of Scooby-Doo, exploring the life lessons this iconic nerd girl teaches us and why we should all aim ...
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How to Win at the Challenge and Life: A Champion's Guide to Eliminating Obstacles, Winning Friends, and Making That Money
HardcoverOriginal price $27.99Original price $27.99 - Original price $27.99Original price $27.99Current price $24.99$24.99 - $24.99Current price $24.99| /You've seen the rivalries. You've witnessed the blood, sweat, and tears. You've celebrated the champions. But what does it really take to win MTV's...
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Phasers on Stun!: How the Making (and Remaking) of Star Trek Changed the World
HardcoverOriginal price $28.00Original price $28.00 - Original price $28.00Original price $28.00Current price $24.99$24.99 - $24.99Current price $24.99| /An Esquire Best Book of 2022! Written with inside access, comprehensive research, and a down-to-earth perspective, Phasers on Stun! chronicles the ...
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Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson's Creek: How Seven Teen Shows Transformed Television
HardcoverOriginal price $28.00Original price $28.00 - Original price $28.00Original price $28.00Current price $24.99$24.99 - $24.99Current price $24.99| /The untold stories of seven revolutionary teen shows (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, My So-Called Life, Dawson's Creek, Freaks and Geeks, The O.C., F...
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Waxing on: The Karate Kid and Me
HardcoverOriginal price $28.00Original price $28.00 - Original price $28.00Original price $28.00Current price $24.99$24.99 - $24.99Current price $24.99| /An instant New York Times Bestseller! Since The Karate Kid first crane-kicked its way into the pop culture stratosphere in June 1984, there hasn't ...
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The Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear
HardcoverOriginal price $28.00Original price $28.00 - Original price $28.00Original price $28.00Current price $24.99$24.99 - $24.99Current price $24.99| /Since 1973, The Exorcist and its progeny have scared and inspired half a century of filmgoers. Now, on the 50th anniversary of the original movie r...
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Horror Unmasked: A History of Terror from Nosferatu to Nope
HardcoverOriginal price $24.99Original price $24.99 - Original price $24.99Original price $24.99Current price $22.99$22.99 - $22.99Current price $22.99| /From the silent-film era to the blockbusters of today, Horror Unmasked is a fun-filled, highly illustrated dive into the past influences and prese...
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The Spice Must Flow: The Story of Dune, from Cult Novels to Visionary Sci-Fi Movies
PaperbackOriginal price $18.00Original price $18.00 - Original price $18.00Original price $18.00Current price $17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /Geek-culture expert Ryan Britt takes us behind the pages and scenes of the science-fiction phenomenon Dune, charting the series' life from cult sci...
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