Designed as a companion to Reading the Popular , Understanding Popular Culture presents a radically different theory of what it means for culture to be popular: that it is, literally, of the people.

Reader Review: I absolutely loved this book, it truly gives an amazingly descriptive view on Michelangelo especially let alone all of the other artists mentioned....

Critical Thinking About Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media investigates how romantic coupleship is represented in books, magazines, popular music, movies, television, and the Internet within entertainment, advertising, and news/information.

It’s like a plot from a Hollywood potboiler: start out in the mailroom, end up a mogul. But for many, it happens to be true. Some of the biggest names in entertainment—including David Geffen, Barry Diller, and Michael Ovitz— star...

Sociology and Visual Representation

Birthday Greetings Art And Other Ideas For Birthday Celebrations is a collection of greetings, art ideas for gifts and more.

Based on interviews with Stan Lee and dozens of his colleagues and contemporaries, as well as extensive archival research, this book provides a professional history, an appreciation, and a critical exploration of the face of Marvel Comics. Recogn...

Find Out What They Didn't Teach You in Art School The most comprehensive guide of its kind, Art/Work gives artists of every level the tools they need to make it in an art world so competitive one dealer li...

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“I move throughout the world without a plan, guided by instinct, connecting through trust, and constantly watching for serendipitous opportunities.” —From the Preface Tales of a Female Nomad is the story of Rita Golden Gelman,...