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POPULAR CULTURE

FORTHCOMING FORTHCOMING FORTHCOMING

Horror Literature Silenced in the Library Street Style in America
through History Banned Books in America An Exploration

An Encyclopedia of the ZEKE JARVIS JENNIFER GRAYER MOORE
Stories That Speak to
Our Deepest Fears

2 VOLUMES | MATT CARDIN, EDITOR

GREENWOOD GREENWOOD
August 2017, 299pp, 7x10 August 2017, 373pp, 7x10
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September 2017, 863pp, 7x10 Censorship has been an ongoing A comprehensive resource that will
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$189.00, £146.00, €172.00 phenomenon even in “the land of the
eBook: 978-1-4408-4202-3 free.” This examination of banned this book presents a detailed exploration
books across U.S. history examines the of the breadth of visually arresting,
motivations and effects of censorship, consumer-driven styles that have
This two-volume set offers shows us how our view of right and emerged in America since the 20th
comprehensive coverage of horror wrong has evolved over the years, century.
literature that spans its deep history, and helps readers to understand the
dominant themes, significant works, and tremendous importance of books and FEATURES
major authors, such as Stephen King, films in our society. • Offers thorough investigations of
Edgar Allan Poe, and Anne Rice, as well American street styles from the early
20th century to the present day
as lesser-known horror writers. FEATURES
• Provides readers with a broad • Provides theoretical perspectives on
FEATURES understanding of the different levels the shifts in American culture that
• Describes horror literature during of censorship created the social context in which
different periods, thus helping readers • Puts challenges to books into American street styles emerged
understand the roots of modern historical context of societal standards • Enables readers to perceive the
horror literature, how works of horror and current events connections between consumer-
have engaged social issues, and how driven street styles to the fashion
horror has evolved over time • Takes both historical and literary industry and to American culture at
• Connects horror literature to popular perspectives, recognizing the lasting large
cultural influences of texts and their
culture through sidebars on film literary significance
adaptations, television shows, video JENNIFER GRAYER MOORE, PhD, is
games, and other nonliterary, popular • Presents biographical background a design historian who specializes in
culture topics of major authors who have been the history of fashion.
challenged

MATT CARDIN is an English and ZEKE JARVIS is associate professor of
philosophy/religion instructor at Ranger English at Eureka College in Eureka, IL.
College in Stephenville, TX.

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