In the diverse Asia Pacific region, youth are using media to redefine their communities, articulate identities, and engage in social activism. This book draws on case studies to examine these media practices and the resulting process of social change.
Undisciplined Animals
Undisciplined Animals is not a textbook, but a collection of invitations to animal studies. Addressed to emerging scholars, these confessions reveal how unruly animals can vitalize work, transgressing borders between the academic and the personal.
Eastwards / Westwards
This collection of essays on gender in Asian countries offers a critical transnational perspective. It explores the interplay between local and global forces in the (re)invention of male and female identities across politics, literature, and popular culture.
Bonds Across Borders
This collection of essays by leading scholars crosses national and cultural boundaries to explore the relationship between women, gender, and international relations, examining the contributions of diplomats, activists, businesswomen, and more.
The concept of culture industry leads a double life. This book is a contribution to a critical tradition that explores the term in relation to media, philosophy, and consumption, showing the continued relevance of an expression whose muteness corroborates its darkest content.
Between the Pigeonholes
An intellectual pioneer praised by Huxley and Forster but now largely unknown, Gerald Heard was a cultural force. This first full-length study examines how his ideas bridged science, spirituality, and politics, influencing both the Left and the Right.
This book analyses the connections between Victorian perceptions of childhood and the anxieties of the Fin-de-Siècle. It examines how children in literature came to represent both the promise and the threat of the future in an age of upheaval.
Making Waves Anniversary Volume
Moving beyond the Anglo-American context, this volume explores how women in the Hispanic and Lusophone worlds counteract prejudice and tradition. It discusses women’s interaction with literature, art, and language, showcasing contemporary scholarship in the field.
Racisms in the New World Order
In our globalized world, racism is constantly changing. This book moves beyond traditional ideas to examine contemporary racisms, their intersection with other prejudices, and their link to the ‘War on Terror’ and ‘Islamaphobia’. It presents strategies for action.
Passionate Politics
This collection of essays assesses how American melodrama has intervened in debates over race, class, gender, and sexuality from the 18th century to the present, contributing to the transformation of American nationhood during times of profound social change.
This book on media translation covers its history and major theories, offering practical applications in Arabic and English. It seeks to help students and professionals acquire the skills needed for this profession.
Versions Of Ireland
Versions of Ireland brings a postcolonial optic to Irish cultural studies, highlighting imperial modernity and resistance. More than just theory, it offers rich analyses of republican murals, poetry, gothic fiction, and nineteenth-century photography.
Pink Ink
Calder traces the evolution of Australia’s gay and lesbian publications from smudgy porn sold in brown paper bags to glossy coffee-table magazines proudly on display, and discusses the impact of the Internet on the industry.
Academic Mobility and Migration are a reality for most in higher education. This unique volume explores their impact on institutions and people, considering underexplored aspects like virtual mobility, North-South mobility, and questions of identity.
Gender and Sexual Identity
This collection of essays examines the complexity of gender and sexuality through popular culture. Topics include the construction of masculinity, transsexuality, polyamory, and film, offering challenging ideas that push the boundaries of how we know gender.
Migrants and Cultural Memory
This volume explores representations of the Traveller, Roma, and migrant “Other”. It shows how the migrant experience is echoed in the hybrid and diverse discourses of Western countries, pointing to the ongoing reconfiguration of dominant cultural narratives.
Food Politics
This ethnographic work discusses the politics inherent in food among the Garos of Assam and Bangladesh. Living as a minority on the peripheries of a dominant culture, the Garos conceptualize themselves and the ‘other’ world through the microcosm of food.
Selling James Bond
Selling James Bond offers an in-depth “behind the scenes” look at the series’ history of product placement. It charts the practice’s progression, drawing correlations to cultural events and showing how brands became embedded in the film narrative.
This book critically examines Australia’s counter-terrorism measures and their impact on human rights and Australian Muslims. It explores the recent shift from a coercive approach to one of community engagement focused on building trust with diverse communities.
In our digital world, it can be easy to forget public spaces. This book interrogates cultural programs, from festivals to museums, to discover how these bodily experiences affect us. It argues that both events and institutions are caught in political webs.