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Psychosocial Explorations of Film and Television Viewing: Ordinary Audience
ISBN: 9780230362833 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Most people have, at some point in their lives, experienced powerful, often strange and disconcerting, responses to films and television programmes of which they cannot always make sense. Psychosocial Explorations of Film and Television Viewing takes as its subject the seemingly mundane and everyday activity of watching television and films in the home, arguing that the affective and emotional experiences generated for audiences make this activity in fact extraordinary. Based on a fascinating empirical study of audiences' "favourite" films and television programmes, the book unravels the...
Most people have, at some point in their lives, experienced powerful, often strange and disconcerting, responses to films and television programmes of...
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281,76 |
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Entre Nosotros = Between Us
ISBN: 9780451472694 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 275 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Con una estrella que se elevo de los inolvidables papeles que interpreto de nino como A.C. Slater en Saved by the Bell a la vanguardia de los medios de entretenimiento de hoy en dia, Mario Lopez es nada menos que una sensacion de la cultura pop.
Ahora que esta a punto de cumplir cuarenta anos, Mario mira su vida con una perspectiva renovada, humor y sensibilidad de como las cosas han cambiado con la edad. Por primera vez divulga las experiencias entranables, sorprendentes y algunas veces dificiles que lo convirtieron en el padre y esposo amoroso que es hoy. En Entre... Con una estrella que se elevo de los inolvidables papeles que interpreto de nino como A.C. Slater en Saved by the Bell a la vanguardia de los m...
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91,98 |
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Open the Cage, Murphy!: Hilarious tales of the rise of Lily Savage
ISBN: 9780552169875 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Further savagely funny and deeply moving true life adventures from a comic genius.
To describe "Open the Cage, Murphy "as action-packed is a massive understatement. The book takes us on a roller coaster ride through a decade of Paul O'Grady's life and is stuffed to the gunwales with hilarious stories, extreme situations and outrageous one-liners. At the end of Paul's previous volume of autobiography, "Still Standing," his brilliant comic creation Lily Savage stood on the brink of fame. Here, Lily embraces success as to the manner born, and world domination beckons Along the way, the... Further savagely funny and deeply moving true life adventures from a comic genius.
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55,31 |
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Sounding Funny
ISBN: 9781781790991 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Comedy has been a feature of cinema since its inception. From mickey-moused accompaniments to slapstick scenes, ironic musical statements, clever musical allusions and jokes, well-worn sound effects, and even laugh tracks, sound has been integral to the development of the comedy on screen. This volume covers all aspects of sound (including dialogue) and music as they have been utilised in comedy film. The volume looks at various subsets of the 'comedy film' from the post-War period, including black comedy, romantic comedy, slapstick, dialogue comedy, parody and spoofs. This volume aims to...
Comedy has been a feature of cinema since its inception. From mickey-moused accompaniments to slapstick scenes, ironic musical statements, clever musi...
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509,72 |
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Sounding Funny
ISBN: 9781845536749 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Comedy has been a feature of cinema since its inception. From mickey-moused accompaniments to slapstick scenes, ironic musical statements, clever musical allusions and jokes, well-worn sound effects, and even laugh tracks, sound has been integral to the development of the comedy on screen. This volume covers all aspects of sound (including dialogue) and music as they have been utilised in comedy film. The volume looks at various subsets of the 'comedy film' from the post-War period, including black comedy, romantic comedy, slapstick, dialogue comedy, parody and spoofs. This volume aims to...
Comedy has been a feature of cinema since its inception. From mickey-moused accompaniments to slapstick scenes, ironic musical statements, clever musi...
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152,66 |
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Toward an Urban Cultural Studies: Henri Lefebvre and the Humanities
ISBN: 9781137498557 / Angielski / Twarda / 277 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Toward an Urban Cultural Studies is a call for a new interdisciplinary area of research and teaching. Blending Urban Studies and Cultural Studies, this book grounds readers in the extensive theory of the prolific French philosopher Henri Lefebvre.
Toward an Urban Cultural Studies is a call for a new interdisciplinary area of research and teaching. Blending Urban Studies and Cultural Studies, thi...
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342,14 |
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Media Edge: Media Logic and Social Reality
ISBN: 9781433126444 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book challenges social science to address the most important social change since the industrial revolution: the mediated communication order. More of our everyday lives and social institutions reflect the compelling media logic that resonates through conversation, interaction, marketing, as well as social programs, issues and foreign policy. We are beyond the time when people take into account media matters; rather, media matters are now incorporated as a kind of social form in routine and extraordinary activities. This thesis was first laid out in 'Media Logic', co-authored with Robert...
This book challenges social science to address the most important social change since the industrial revolution: the mediated communication order. Mor...
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212,28 |
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Media Edge: Media Logic and Social Reality
ISBN: 9781433126451 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book challenges social science to address the most important social change since the industrial revolution: the mediated communication order. More of our everyday lives and social institutions reflect the compelling media logic that resonates through conversation, interaction, marketing, as well as social programs, issues and foreign policy. We are beyond the time when people take into account media matters; rather, media matters are now incorporated as a kind of social form in routine and extraordinary activities. This thesis was first laid out in 'Media Logic', co-authored with Robert...
This book challenges social science to address the most important social change since the industrial revolution: the mediated communication order. Mor...
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736,51 |
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In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile
ISBN: 9781782067467 / Angielski / Miękka / 624 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Winner of the 2015 Gordon Burn Prize and the 2015 CWA Non-Fiction Dagger
Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize and the James Tait Black Prize Dan Davies has spent more than a decade on a quest to find the real Jimmy Savile, and interviewed him extensively over a period of seven years before his death. In the course of his quest, he spent days and nights at a time quizzing Savile at his homes in Leeds and Scarborough, lunched with him at venues ranging from humble transport cafes to the Athenaeum club in London and, most memorably, joined him for a short cruise aboard the QE2.... Winner of the 2015 Gordon Burn Prize and the 2015 CWA Non-Fiction Dagger Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize and the James Tait Black Prize |
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65,37 |
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The Canadian Fantastic in Focus: New Perspectives
ISBN: 9780786495924 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bringing together papers presented at the Academic Conference on Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy from 2005 to 2013, this collection of fresh essays includes two plenary session keynote addresses - by Veronica Hollinger and by Robert Runte - and 15 papers on science fiction and fantasy literature, television and music by Canadian creators. Authors discussed include Charles de Lint, Nalo Hopkinson, Tanya Huff, Esther Rochon, Peter Watts and Robert Charles Wilson. Papers on the television show Supernatural and the Scott Pilgrim comics series are also included.
Bringing together papers presented at the Academic Conference on Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy from 2005 to 2013, this collection of fresh essa...
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220,65 |
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Brazilian Theater, 1970-2010: Essays on History, Politics and Artistic Experimentation
ISBN: 9780786497034 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How did Brazilian theatre survive under the military dictatorship of 1964-1985? How did it change once the regime was over? This collection of new essays is the first to cover Brazilian theatre during this period. Brazilian scholars and artists discuss the history of a theatre community that not only resisted the regime but reinvented itself and continued to develop more sophisticated forms of expression even in the face of competition from television and other media. The contributors recount the struggle to stage meaningful plays at a time when some artists and intellectuals were exiled,...
How did Brazilian theatre survive under the military dictatorship of 1964-1985? How did it change once the regime was over? This collection of new ess...
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274,30 |
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Audiovisual Translation in the Digital Age: The Italian Fansubbing Phenomenon
ISBN: 9781137470362 / Angielski / Twarda / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This pioneering study on fan translation focuses on Italian fansubbing as a concept, a vibrant cultural and social phenomenon which is described from its inception in 2005 to today. It explores far-reaching issues related to fansubbing and crowdsourcing, highlighting in particular the benefits and drawbacks of Web 2.0.
This pioneering study on fan translation focuses on Italian fansubbing as a concept, a vibrant cultural and social phenomenon which is described from ...
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201,24 |
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Only When I Laugh: My Autobiography
ISBN: 9780091949341 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Known for his intelligent and often surreal humor, Paul Merton s weekly appearances on BBC1 s "Have I Got News For You" as well as Radio 4 s "Just A Minute "and his travel documentaries have seen him become an artfully rebellious fixture in our lives for over 25 years. He also has a real story to tell. In "Only When I Laugh," his rich and beautifully-observed autobiography, Paul takes us on an evocative journey from his working-class Fulham childhood to the present day. Whether writing about school days, his run-ins with the nuns, and other pupils; his disastrous first confession; his meat...
Known for his intelligent and often surreal humor, Paul Merton s weekly appearances on BBC1 s "Have I Got News For You" as well as Radio 4 s "Just A M...
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87,41 |
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Mad Men and Politics: Nostalgia and the Remaking of Modern America
ISBN: 9781501306358 / Angielski / Miękka / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mad Men, using the historical backdrop of the many events that came to demarcate the 1960s, has presented a beautifully-styled rendering of this tumultuous decade, while teasing out a number of themes that resonate throughout the show and connect to the contemporary discourses that dominate today's political landscape. The chapters of this book analyze the most important dimensions explored on the show, including issues around gender, race, prejudice, the family, generational change, the social movements of the 1960s, our understanding of America's place in the world, and the idea... Mad Men, using the historical backdrop of the many events that came to demarcate the 1960s, has presented a beautifully-styled rendering of ... |
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128,57 |
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From Small Screen to Vinyl: A Guide to Television Stars Who Made Records, 1950-2000
ISBN: 9781442242739 / Angielski / Twarda / 494 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From its infancy, television networks and studios explore others avenues to increase their revenues. Conveniently enough, several film studios and production companies--MGM, MTM, Columbia/Screen Gems, Talent Associates, Warner Brothers--had their own record label divisions. The obvious benefit was cross promotion: a television series could be plugged on the record and the record could be promoted on the TV show. Though few and far between, several television performers went on to become major recording stars. Ricky Nelson started as a child actor on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet before...
From its infancy, television networks and studios explore others avenues to increase their revenues. Conveniently enough, several film studios and pro...
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430,12 |
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The Politics of Love: Sexuality, Gender, and Marriage in Syrian Television Drama
ISBN: 9781498515658 / Angielski / Miękka / 508 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dramatic miniseries are the primary arena for the expression of postcolonial Syrian culture and artistic talent, an arena that unites diverse aspects of artisanship in a struggle over visions of the past, present, and future of the nation. As the tour de force of the television medium, blossoming amidst persisting authoritarianism, these miniseries serve as a crucial and complex artistic avenue through which political and social opposition manifests. Scholars have tried to come to terms with a highly critical culture produced within attempted state co-optation, and argue that politically...
Dramatic miniseries are the primary arena for the expression of postcolonial Syrian culture and artistic talent, an arena that unites diverse aspects ...
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273,71 |
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Chanelle Hayes: Baring My Heart
ISBN: 9781784183790 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Appearing in "Big Brother" in 2007, Victoria Beckham lookalike Chanelle Hayes quickly became a national talking point thanks to her tears, tantrums, and explosive relationship with fellow housemate Ziggy Lichman. But despite being one of the most successful "BB" housemates of all time, with a flourishing modeling career and even a foray into the pop world, there is so much more to Yorkshire born-and-bred Chanelle than showbiz ups and downs. The young mom s life has been etched with tragedy, right from the moment she was born in prison in 1987. Just a few months old, she was orphaned when her...
Appearing in "Big Brother" in 2007, Victoria Beckham lookalike Chanelle Hayes quickly became a national talking point thanks to her tears, tantrums, a...
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60,05 |
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Dick Grayson, Boy Wonder: Scholars and Creators on 75 Years of Robin, Nightwing and Batman
ISBN: 9780786497881 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Dick Grayson-alter-ego of the original Robin of Batman comics-has gone through various changes in his 75 years as a superhero but has remained the optimistic, humorous character readers first embraced in 1940. Predating Green Lantern and Wonder Woman, he is one of DC Comics' oldest heroes and retains a large and loyal fanbase. The first scholarly work to focus exclusively on the Boy Wonder, this collection of new essays features critical analysis, as well as interviews with some of the biggest names to write Dick Grayson, including Chuck Dixon, Devin Grayson and Marv Wolfman. The contributors...
Dick Grayson-alter-ego of the original Robin of Batman comics-has gone through various changes in his 75 years as a superhero but has remained the opt...
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166,99 |
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Mad Men and Politics: Nostalgia and the Remaking of Modern America
ISBN: 9781501306341 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mad Men, using the historical backdrop of the many events that came to demarcate the 1960s, has presented a beautifully-styled rendering of this tumultuous decade, while teasing out a number of themes that resonate throughout the show and connect to the contemporary discourses that dominate today's political landscape. The chapters of this book analyze the most important dimensions explored on the show, including issues around gender, race, prejudice, the family, generational change, the social movements of the 1960s, our understanding of America's place in the world, and the idea... Mad Men, using the historical backdrop of the many events that came to demarcate the 1960s, has presented a beautifully-styled rendering of ... |
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464,34 |
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The Supernatural Quiz Book Season 1: 500 Questions and Answers on Supernatural Season 1
ISBN: 9780993203008 / Angielski / Miękka / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Are you addicted to the cult TV series Supernatural? Have you followed the Winchester brothers from the first series to the present day, as they carry on the 'family business'? Can you name the monsters and demons they have hunted along the way? If so, you are certain to want to tackle the 500 questions in the Supernatural Quiz Book Season 1. Are you addicted to the cult TV series Supernatural? Have you followed the Winchester brothers from the first series to the present day, as they ca... |
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47,18 |