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“joseph packer”

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  • Cypher Culture

    Conspiracy, Fandom, and the Messages That Were Not There

    by Joseph Packer, Ethan Stoneman ...
    By highlighting the interplay between esotericism, conspiracy theory, and fandom, Cypher Culture examines how marginalized and embattled groups learn to read cultural texts for hidden meanings in hostile environments. Drawing on Leo Strauss’s theory of esotericism, Joseph Packer and Ethan Stoneman argue that “reading between the lines” has moved from classical philosophy into popular culture, ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • Alien Life and Human Purpose

    A Rhetorical Examination through History

    by Joseph Packer ...
    Alien Life and Human Purpose: A Rhetorical Examination through History provides a rhetorical examination of the way major historical figures connect their arguments for the absence of alien life, or “unity,” to their philosophical, religious, and ethical agendas. Although the unity myth has often existed in the background of society, shaping institutions and values, during periods where relativism ... Read more

    $121.99 USD

  • A Feeling of Wrongness

    Pessimistic Rhetoric on the Fringes of Popular Culture

    by Joseph Packer, Ethan Stoneman ...
    In A Feeling of Wrongness, Joseph Packer and Ethan Stoneman confront the rhetorical challenge inherent in the concept of pessimism by analyzing how it is represented in an eclectic range of texts on the fringes of popular culture, from adult animated cartoons to speculative fiction.Packer and Stoneman explore how narratives such as True Detective, Rick and Morty, Final Fantasy VII, Lovecraftian ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

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  • Literary Analysis: The Basics

    by Celena Kusch ...
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    Literary Analysis: The Basics is an insightful introduction to analysing a wide range of literary forms. Providing a clear outline of the methodologies employed in twenty-first century literary analysis, it introduces readers to the genres, canons, terms, issues, critical approaches, and contexts that affect the analysis of any text. It addresses such questions as:What counts as literature?Is ... Read more

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  • Reality Isn't What It Used to Be

    Theatrical Politics, Ready-to-Wear Religion, Global Myths, Primitive Chic, and Other Wonders of the Postmodern World

    by Walter Truet Anderson ...
    Anderson reveals the reality of postmodernism in politics, popular culture, religion, literary criticism, art, and philosophy -- making sense of everything from deconstructionism to punk. ... Read more

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  • Cult Cinema

    An Introduction

    by Ernest Mathijs, Jamie Sexton ...
    Cult Cinema: an Introduction presents the first in-depth academic examination of all aspects of the field of cult cinema, including audiences, genres, and theoretical perspectives.Represents the first exhaustive introduction to cult cinemaOffers a scholarly treatment of a hotly contested topic at the center of current academic debateCovers audience reactions, aesthetics, genres, theories of cult ... Read more

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  • Amazing Ourselves to Death

    Neil Postman’s Brave New World Revisited

    by Lance Strate ...
    Series Book 10 - A Critical Introduction to Media and Communication Theory
    Neil Postman’s most popular work, Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985), provided an insightful critique of the effects of television on public discourse in America, arguing that television’s bias towards entertaining content trivializes serious issues and undermines the basis of democratic culture. Lance Strate, who earned his doctorate under Neil Postman and is one of the leading media ecology ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Fandom, Second Edition

    Identities and Communities in a Mediated World

    by Jonathan Gray, Cornel Sandvoss, C. Lee Harrington ...
    A completely updated edition of a seminal work on fans and how fandom shapes the culture, social relations, economic models, and politics of our age.We are all fans. Whether we follow our favorite celebrities on Twitter, attend fan conventions such as Comic Con, or simply wait with bated breath for the next episode of our favorite television drama—each of us is a fan.Recognizing that fandom is not ... Read more

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  • The Theory Toolbox

    Critical Concepts for the Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences

    by Jeffrey T. Nealon, Susan Searls Giroux ...
    Series series Culture and Politics Series
    This text involves students in understanding and using the "tools" of critical social and literary theory from the first day of class. It is an ideal first introduction before students encounter more difficult readings from critical and postmodern perspectives.Nealon and Searls Giroux describe key concepts and illuminate each with an engaging inquiry that asks students to consider deeper and ... Read more

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  • The Philosophy of the Beats

    Edited by Sharin N. Elkholy ...
    Series series The Philosophy of Popular Culture
    The phrase "beat generation"—introduced by Jack Kerouac in 1948—characterized the underground, nonconformist youths who gathered in New York City at that time. Together, these writers, artists, and activists created an inimitably American cultural phenomenon that would have a global influence. In their constant search for meaning, the Beats struggled with anxiety, alienation, and their role as the ... Read more

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  • How We Got Here

    Melville Plus Nietzsche Divided by the Square Root of (Allan) Bloom Times Žižek (Squared) Equals Bannon

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