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Engaging the Past

Mass Culture and the Production of Historical Knowledge

by Alison Landsberg ...

Reading films, television dramas, reality shows, and virtual exhibits, among other popular texts, Engaging the Past examines the making and meaning of history for everyday viewers. Contemporary media can encourage complex interactions with the past that have far-reaching consequences for history and politics. Viewers experience these representations personally, cognitively, and bodily, but, as ... Read more

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Reading films, television dramas, reality shows, and virtual exhibits, among other popular texts, Engaging the Past examines the making and meaning of history for everyday viewers. Contemporary media can encourage complex interactions with the past that have far-reaching consequences for history and politics. Viewers experience these representations personally, cognitively, and bodily, but, as
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Inside Gilligan's Island: From Creation to Syndication

From Creation to Syndication

by Sherwood Schwartz ...

While every new TV series has to face some problems, no show had to overcome greater obstacles than Gilligan's Island. In spite of that, no series has achieved greater success, as measured by the fact that Gilligan's Island has given rise to three TV movies, two animated series, and is the most rerun program in the entire history of television. Now, Sherwood Schwartz, creator, writer, and producer ... Read more

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While every new TV series has to face some problems, no show had to overcome greater obstacles than Gilligan's Island. In spite of that, no series has achieved greater success, as measured by the fact that Gilligan's Island has given rise to three TV movies, two animated series, and is the most rerun program in the entire history of television. Now, Sherwood Schwartz, creator, writer, and producer
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The Walking Dead Quiz Book - Volume 2

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by Wayne Wheelwright ...

Series Book 2 - The Walker Trivia
This book contains well over 100 questions on the TV show The Walking Dead. Mainly covered in volume 2 is the second season of the worldwide hit. The questions range from being about the episodes and character themselves to the people behind the making of The Walking Dead. ... Read more

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This book contains well over 100 questions on the TV show The Walking Dead. Mainly covered in volume 2 is the second season of the worldwide hit. The questions range from being about the episodes and character themselves to the people behind the making of The Walking Dead.
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Space Helmet for a Cow 2: The Mad, True Story of Doctor Who

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Series Book 2 - Space Helmet for a Cow
In Space Helmet for a Cow 2, Paul Kirkley (Doctor Who Magazine, Radio Times, SFX) continues his witty and irreverent history of Doctor Who, from the wilderness years of the 1990s when the 30th anniversary special was so bad, it didn t even go straight to video to its triumphant 50th birthday celebrations, when every single person in the world sat down to watch Doctor Who together (except ... Read more

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In Space Helmet for a Cow 2, Paul Kirkley (Doctor Who Magazine, Radio Times, SFX) continues his witty and irreverent history of Doctor Who, from the wilderness years of the 1990s when the 30th anniversary special was so bad, it didn t even go straight to video to its triumphant 50th birthday celebrations, when every single person in the world sat down to watch Doctor Who together (except
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Weirdbook #35

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The 35th issue of WEIRDBOOK presents more stories in the Weird Tales tradition! Here are horror and dark fantasy stories set in this world -- and beyond. Included this time are:The Pullulations of the Tribe, by Adrian ColeThe Dead of Night, by Christian RileyMother of My Children, by Bruce L. PriddyThe Man Who Murders Happiness, by John R. FultzA Handful of Dust, by Tom EnglishRevolution à l ... Read more

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The 35th issue of WEIRDBOOK presents more stories in the Weird Tales tradition! Here are horror and dark fantasy stories set in this world -- and beyond. Included this time are:The Pullulations of the Tribe, by Adrian ColeThe Dead of Night, by Christian RileyMother of My Children, by Bruce L. PriddyThe Man Who Murders Happiness, by John R. FultzA Handful of Dust, by Tom EnglishRevolution à l
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A History of Television's The Virginian, 1962-1971

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On September 19, 1962, The Virginian made its primetime broadcast premiere. The 1902 novel by Owen Wister had already seen four movie adaptations when Frank Price mentioned the story's series potential to NBC. Filmed in color, The Virginian became television's first 90-minute western series. Immensely successful, it ran for nine seasons--television's third longest running western.This work ... Read more

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On September 19, 1962, The Virginian made its primetime broadcast premiere. The 1902 novel by Owen Wister had already seen four movie adaptations when Frank Price mentioned the story's series potential to NBC. Filmed in color, The Virginian became television's first 90-minute western series. Immensely successful, it ran for nine seasons--television's third longest running western.This work
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Living with Zombies

Society in Apocalypse in Film, Literature and Other Media

by Chase Pielak, Alexander H. Cohen ...

Series series Contributions to Zombie Studies
Depictions of the zombie apocalypse continue to reshape our concept of the walking dead (and of ourselves). The undead mirror cultural fears--governmental control, lawlessness, even interpersonal relationships--exposing our weaknesses and demanding a response (or safeguard), even as we imagine ever more horrifying versions of post-apocalyptic life. This critical study traces a shift in narrative ... Read more

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Depictions of the zombie apocalypse continue to reshape our concept of the walking dead (and of ourselves). The undead mirror cultural fears--governmental control, lawlessness, even interpersonal relationships--exposing our weaknesses and demanding a response (or safeguard), even as we imagine ever more horrifying versions of post-apocalyptic life. This critical study traces a shift in narrative
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Behind the Sofa

Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who

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Steve Berry decided to do something a little bit different to raise funds for Alzheimer's Research UK. A life-long DOCTOR WHO fan, he began to interview celebrities, writers, actors and people who had worked on DOCTOR WHO, asking for their earliest memories of the show that sent us cowering behind the sofa. Now he presents the fruits of his four years of labour - a beautiful, touching book ... Read more

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Steve Berry decided to do something a little bit different to raise funds for Alzheimer's Research UK. A life-long DOCTOR WHO fan, he began to interview celebrities, writers, actors and people who had worked on DOCTOR WHO, asking for their earliest memories of the show that sent us cowering behind the sofa. Now he presents the fruits of his four years of labour - a beautiful, touching book
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Being Bionic

The World of TV Cyborgs

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The contradictions and complexities of the cyborg therefore hold particular appeal to programme makers of dramatic TV narratives. Bronwen Calvert examines the uses and representations of the cyborg in this ground-breaking text, by looking at its frequent appearance in a wide variety of popular and cult shows: from the iconic Daleks of Doctor Who and bionic female empowerment in Terminator: The ... Read more

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The contradictions and complexities of the cyborg therefore hold particular appeal to programme makers of dramatic TV narratives. Bronwen Calvert examines the uses and representations of the cyborg in this ground-breaking text, by looking at its frequent appearance in a wide variety of popular and cult shows: from the iconic Daleks of Doctor Who and bionic female empowerment in Terminator: The
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The Ethics of Reality TV

A Philosophical Examination

Edited by PhD Wendy N. Wyatt, PhD Kristie Bunton ...

Reality television is continuing to grow, both in numbers and in popularity. The scholarship on reality TV is beginning to catch up, but one of the most enduring questions about the genre-Is it ethical?-has yet to be addressed in any systematic and comprehensive way.Through investigating issues ranging from deception and privacy breaches to community building and democratization of TV, The Ethics ... Read more

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Reality television is continuing to grow, both in numbers and in popularity. The scholarship on reality TV is beginning to catch up, but one of the most enduring questions about the genre-Is it ethical?-has yet to be addressed in any systematic and comprehensive way.Through investigating issues ranging from deception and privacy breaches to community building and democratization of TV, The Ethics
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To Boldly Go

Essays on Gender and Identity in the Star Trek Universe

Edited by Nadine Farghaly, Simon Bacon ...

In 2016, Star Trek--arguably the most popular science fiction franchise of all time--turned 50. During that time the original series and its various offshoots have created some of the genre's most iconic characters and reiterated a vision of an egalitarian future where humans no longer discriminate against race, gender or sexuality. This collection of new essays provides a timely study of how well ... Read more

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In 2016, Star Trek--arguably the most popular science fiction franchise of all time--turned 50. During that time the original series and its various offshoots have created some of the genre's most iconic characters and reiterated a vision of an egalitarian future where humans no longer discriminate against race, gender or sexuality. This collection of new essays provides a timely study of how well
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Curating Revolution

Politics on Display in Mao's China

by Denise Y. Ho ...

Series series Cambridge Studies in the History of the People's Republic of China
How did China's Communist revolution transform the nation's political culture? In this rich and vivid history of the Mao period (1949–1976), Denise Y. Ho examines the relationship between its exhibitions and its political movements. Case studies from Shanghai show how revolution was curated: museum workers collected cultural and revolutionary relics; neighborhoods, schools, and work units mounted ... Read more

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How did China's Communist revolution transform the nation's political culture? In this rich and vivid history of the Mao period (1949–1976), Denise Y. Ho examines the relationship between its exhibitions and its political movements. Case studies from Shanghai show how revolution was curated: museum workers collected cultural and revolutionary relics; neighborhoods, schools, and work units mounted
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