From early photographs of disfigured slaves to contemporary representations of bullet-riddled rappers, images of wounded black men have long permeated American culture. While scholars have fittingly focused on the ever-present figure of the hypermasculine black male, little consideration has been paid to the wounded black man as a persistent cultural figure. This book considers images of wounded black men on various stages, including early photography, contemporary art, hip hop, and new media. Focusing primarily on photographic images, Jackson explores the wound as a specular moment that...

With the emerging dominance of digital technology, the time is ripe to reconsider the nature of the image. Some say that there is no longer a phenomenal image, only disembodied information (0-1) waiting to be configured. For photography, this implies that a faith in the principle of an evidential force -- of the impossibility of doubting that the subject was before the lens -- is no longer plausible. Technologically speaking, we have arrived at a point where the manipulation of the image is an ever-present possibility, when once it was difficult, if not impossible. What are the key moments in...

The contributors to this volume consider intermedia adaptation, using science fiction television programs and films as their starting point.

Mobile phones are no longer what they used to be. Not only can users connect to the Internet anywhere and anytime, they can also use their devices to map their precise geographic coordinates -- and access location-specific information like restaurant reviews, historical information, and locations of other people nearby. The proliferation of location-aware mobile technologies calls for a new understanding of how we define public spaces, how we deal with locational privacy, and how networks of power are developed today. In Mobile Interfaces in Public Spaces, Adriana de Souza E. Silva and Jordan...

This is the first scholarly work to examine the cultural significance of the 'talking book' since the invention of the phonograph in 1877, the earliest machine to enable the reproduction of the human voice.

This work identifies, traces and interrogates contemporary American culture's seemingly endless fascination with forensic science. It looks to the many different sites, genres and media where the forensic has become a cultural commonplace.

Focusing on contemporary adaptations, this text corrects previous adaptation studies' tired over-reliance on textual analysis and reconceptualises adaptation as a complex and fascinating material system which profoundly influences the shape of contemporary culture.

In this wide-ranging study, Rowan Wilken re-evaluates how ideas of place and community intersect with and help us make sense of a world transformed by information and communication technologies.

Nation branding--a set of ideas rooted in Western marketing--gained popularity in the post-communist world by promising a quick fix for the identity malaise of transitional societies. Since 1989, almost every country in Central and Eastern Europe has engaged in nation branding initiatives of varying scope and sophistication. For the first time, this volume collects in one place studies that examine the practices and discourses of the nation branding undertaken in these countries. In addition to documenting various rebranding initiatives, these studies raise important questions about their...