Becoming Vampire: Difference and the Vampire in Popular Culture
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Becoming Vampire is an interdisciplinary study of how the figure of the vampire in the twenty-first...
Heroines of Film and Television: Portrayals in Popular Culture
Norma Jones, Maja Bajac-Carter and Bob Batchelor
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Despite the increasing variety of heroic women portrayed in film, television, and other popular...
Tweenhood: Femininity and Celebrity in Tween Popular Culture
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A powerful female, preadolescent, consumer demographic has emerged in tandem with girls becoming...
The Brazilian Sounds: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular Music of Brazil
Chris McGowan and Ricardo Pessanha
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An illustrated guide to the rich music of Brazil—its history, styles, performers, instruments, and...
The Mystery of Samba: Popular Music and the National Identity in Brazil
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Samba is Brazil's "national rhythm," the foremost symbol of its culture and nationhood. To the...