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Global Dance Cultures in the 1970s and 1980s

Disco Heterotopias

Edited by Flora Pitrolo, Marko Zubak ...

Series series History (R0)
This book explores some of disco’s other lives which thrived between the 1970s and the 1980s, from oil-boom Nigeria to socialist Czechoslovakia, from post-colonial India to war-torn Lebanon. It charts the translation of disco as a cultural form into musical, geo-political, ideological and sociological landscapes that fall outside of its original conditions of production and reception, capturing ... Read more

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This book explores some of disco’s other lives which thrived between the 1970s and the 1980s, from oil-boom Nigeria to socialist Czechoslovakia, from post-colonial India to war-torn Lebanon. It charts the translation of disco as a cultural form into musical, geo-political, ideological and sociological landscapes that fall outside of its original conditions of production and reception, capturing
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The Methuen Drama Anthology of Contemporary Italian Plays

by Dr Margherita Laera, Davide Carnevali, Emanuele Aldrovandi, Francesco Alberici, Magdalena Barile, Nalini Vidoolah Mootoosamy, Pier Lorenzo Pisano, Ubah Cristina Ali Farah, Valentina Diana ...

Translated by Atri Banerjee, Flora Pitrolo, Marco Young ...

Series series Methuen Drama Play Collections
Italy is home to one of the most vibrant contemporary playwriting scenes in Europe, yet Italian dramatists are little known to English-language readers and audiences: discover their stories and perspective in English for the very first time.Written between 2013 and 2022 by award-winning authors, the plays in this collection document a theatre culture not only preoccupied with the personal ... Read more

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Italy is home to one of the most vibrant contemporary playwriting scenes in Europe, yet Italian dramatists are little known to English-language readers and audiences: discover their stories and perspective in English for the very first time.Written between 2013 and 2022 by award-winning authors, the plays in this collection document a theatre culture not only preoccupied with the personal
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Celine Dion's Let's Talk About Love

A Journey to the End of Taste

by Carl Wilson ...

Series series 33 1/3
Non-fans regard Céline Dion as ersatz and plastic, yet to those who love her, no one could be more real, with her impoverished childhood, her (creepy) manager-husband's struggle with cancer, her knack for howling out raw emotion. There's nothing cool about Céline Dion, and nothing clever. That's part of her appeal as an object of love or hatred - with most critics and committed music fans taking ... Read more

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Non-fans regard Céline Dion as ersatz and plastic, yet to those who love her, no one could be more real, with her impoverished childhood, her (creepy) manager-husband's struggle with cancer, her knack for howling out raw emotion. There's nothing cool about Céline Dion, and nothing clever. That's part of her appeal as an object of love or hatred - with most critics and committed music fans taking
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What Was the Hipster?

A Sociological Investigation

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Who was the turn-of-the-century hipster? Who is free enough of the hipster taint to write this history without contempt or nostalgia? Why are we tempted to declare the neo-hipster moment over, when the hipster's "global brand" has just reached its apotheosis? A panel of n+1 writers, including Mark Greif, Christian Lorentzen, and Jace Clayton (aka dj/rupture) invited the public to join an ... Read more

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Who was the turn-of-the-century hipster? Who is free enough of the hipster taint to write this history without contempt or nostalgia? Why are we tempted to declare the neo-hipster moment over, when the hipster's "global brand" has just reached its apotheosis? A panel of n+1 writers, including Mark Greif, Christian Lorentzen, and Jace Clayton (aka dj/rupture) invited the public to join an
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Transient Desires

A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

by Donna Leon ...

Series Book 30 - The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries
In the landmark thirtieth installment of the bestselling series the New Yorker has called “an unusually potent cocktail of atmosphere and event,” Guido Brunetti is forced to confront an unimaginable crimeIn his many years as a commissario, Guido Brunetti has seen all manner of crime and known intuitively how to navigate the various pathways in his native city, Venice, to discover the person ... Read more

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In the landmark thirtieth installment of the bestselling series the New Yorker has called “an unusually potent cocktail of atmosphere and event,” Guido Brunetti is forced to confront an unimaginable crimeIn his many years as a commissario, Guido Brunetti has seen all manner of crime and known intuitively how to navigate the various pathways in his native city, Venice, to discover the person
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The Golden Egg

A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

by Donna Leon ...

Series Book 22 - The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries
A New York Times bestseller: "Brunetti amply displays the keen intelligence and wry humor that has endeared this series to so many." —Publishers WeeklyCommissario Brunetti's latest assignment is to look into a minor shop-keeping violation committed by the mayor's future daughter-in-law. Brunetti has no interest in helping his boss amass political favors, but has little choice but to comply. Then ... Read more

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A New York Times bestseller: "Brunetti amply displays the keen intelligence and wry humor that has endeared this series to so many." —Publishers WeeklyCommissario Brunetti's latest assignment is to look into a minor shop-keeping violation committed by the mayor's future daughter-in-law. Brunetti has no interest in helping his boss amass political favors, but has little choice but to comply. Then
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Pop Culture

The Culture of Everyday Life

by Shirley Fedorak ...

While usually associated with facets of commercial culture, pop culture can and must be analyzed as an important part of material, economic, and political culture. The author begins by defining popular culture, outlining criticisms, and examining the impact of globalization on pop culture. She then explores mass media and popular culture (soap operas, Egyptian melodramas, Afro-Cuban rap music, and ... Read more

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While usually associated with facets of commercial culture, pop culture can and must be analyzed as an important part of material, economic, and political culture. The author begins by defining popular culture, outlining criticisms, and examining the impact of globalization on pop culture. She then explores mass media and popular culture (soap operas, Egyptian melodramas, Afro-Cuban rap music, and
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Fatal Remedies

A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

by Donna Leon ...

For Commissario Brunetti, it began with an early morning phone call. In the chill of the Venetian dawn, a sudden act of vandalism shatters the quiet of the deserted city. But soon Brunetti is shocked to find that the culprit waiting to be apprehended at the scene is someone from his own family. Meanwhile, Brunetti is under pressure from his superiors to solve a daring robbery with a link to a ... Read more

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For Commissario Brunetti, it began with an early morning phone call. In the chill of the Venetian dawn, a sudden act of vandalism shatters the quiet of the deserted city. But soon Brunetti is shocked to find that the culprit waiting to be apprehended at the scene is someone from his own family. Meanwhile, Brunetti is under pressure from his superiors to solve a daring robbery with a link to a
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Earthly Remains

A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

by Donna Leon ...

Series Book 26 - The Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries
A moody mystery set in Italy from the New York Times–bestselling author: "One of the most exquisite and subtle detective series ever." —The Washington PostGuido Brunetti has to deal every day with crimes big and small, suffocating corruption, and a never-ending influx of tourists. But at least he gets to do it in Venice, one of the most beautiful cities in the world. In this mystery in the ... Read more

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A moody mystery set in Italy from the New York Times–bestselling author: "One of the most exquisite and subtle detective series ever." —The Washington PostGuido Brunetti has to deal every day with crimes big and small, suffocating corruption, and a never-ending influx of tourists. But at least he gets to do it in Venice, one of the most beautiful cities in the world. In this mystery in the
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Club Cultures

Music, Media and Subcultural Capital

by Sarah Thornton ...

This is an innovative contribution to the study of popular culture, focusing on the youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves. ... Read more

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This is an innovative contribution to the study of popular culture, focusing on the youth cultures that revolve around dance clubs and raves.
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Quietly in Their Sleep

A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery

by Donna Leon ...

A nun has left her convent after a series of suspicious deaths: "Leon's novels are always a pleasure." —The Washington PostIn Venice, Italy, Commissario Guido Brunetti comes to the aid of a young Catholic sister, who has left her convent after five of her nursing home patients died unexpectedly. In the course of his inquiries, Brunetti encounters an unusual cast of characters, but discovers ... Read more

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A nun has left her convent after a series of suspicious deaths: "Leon's novels are always a pleasure." —The Washington PostIn Venice, Italy, Commissario Guido Brunetti comes to the aid of a young Catholic sister, who has left her convent after five of her nursing home patients died unexpectedly. In the course of his inquiries, Brunetti encounters an unusual cast of characters, but discovers
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Total Chaos

The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop

by Jeff Chang ...

It's not just rap music. Hip-hop has transformed theater, dance, performance, poetry, literature, fashion, design, photography, painting, and film, to become one of the most far-reaching and transformative arts movements of the past two decades. American Book Award-winning journalist Jeff Chang, author of the acclaimed Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, assembles some of ... Read more

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