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POPULAR CULTURE

FORTHCOMING The Dangerous

Communicating Philosophies of
Hip-Hop Michael Jackson
How Hip-Hop Culture His Music, His Persona,
Shapes Popular Culture and His Artistic Afterlife
NICK J. SCIULLO ELIZABETH AMISU
FOREWORDS BY JOSEPH VOGEL, PHD,
This insightful analysis of the AND KARIN MERX
broad impact of hip-hop on An essential companion to
popular culture examines the
January 2018 circulation of hip-hop through September 2016 Michael Jackson’s music, films,
155pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 352pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 and books, this work offers 21
Print: 978-1-4408-4222-1 media, academia, business, law, Print: 978-1-4408-3864-4 original, academic essays on all
$46.00, £36.00, €42.00 and consumer culture to explain $73.00, £57.00, €67.00 things Jackson—from film, music,
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and action through our societal institutions. literature.
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• Takes a sophisticated, academic approach to understanding
• Presents evidence of how U.S. culture is strongly influenced Jackson’s art and life, providing insights into his entire body
by the main elements of hip-hop culture—emceeing, DJing,
break dancing, and graffiti of work from a perspective never before available outside of
music/culture journals

NICK J. SCIULLO, JD, PhD, is assistant professor of
communication and rhetorical studies, director of debate and ELIZABETH AMISU holds a Master of Arts in early modern
forensics, and affiliate faculty to the Gender and Women’s English literature from King’s College London, in conjunction with
Studies Program at Illinois College, Jacksonville, IL. the British Library.

FORTHCOMING NEW

The 25 Sitcoms That Game Worlds
Changed Television Get Real
Turning Points in How Who We Are
American Culture Online Became Who

LAURA WESTENGARD AND We Are Offline
AARON BARLOW, EDITORS
ZEK VALKYRIE
This book spotlights the 25 most
important sitcoms to ever air This book explores how after
December 2017 July 2017 20 years of existence, virtual
385pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 on American television—shows 246pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4
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$73.00, £57.00, €67.00 challenged our ideas regarding $48.00, £37.00, €44.00 social landscapes within digital
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gender, family, race, marital roles, eBook: 978-1-4408-5129-2
and sexual identity, and now serve as time capsules of U.S. history. commodified, and “play” and
“fun” have become rational and
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mechanical products.
• Clearly demonstrates how television as well as American ideals
and values have changed dramatically over a fairly short period FEATURES
of time • Explains how social rigidity in digital communities often robs
these spaces of experimentation and identity play
LAURA WESTENGARD is assistant professor of English at New
York City College of Technology, City University of New York. ZEK VALKYRIE, PhD, is an instructor of sociology at the
AARON BARLOW is associate professor of English at New York University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS).
City College of Technology, City University of New York.

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