The openings and closings to radio programs of all types, from comedies ( Blondie, The Jack Benny Program, Lum and Abner ) to mysteries ( Inner Sanctum ...

As Doctor Who nears its 50th anniversary, it is very much a part of British popular culture, and the Doctor has become a British icon. Nevertheless, ...

A scan of today's television programming reveals numerous media stories, factual and fictional, featuring some aspect of crime. These depictions can stray ...

Examining images of gender and violence, this book analyzes selected works of three influential artists of the Irish cinema--Ford, Sheridan and Greengrass--whose ...

Text & Presentation is an annual publication devoted to all aspects of theatre scholarship. This new volume represents a selection of the best research ...

This history and catalog of the movie theaters of Illinois follows their evolution from the early opera houses, to the storefront nickelodeons, to the ...

Though comic women have existed since the days of Baubo, the mythic figure of sexual humor, they have been neglected by scholars and critics. This pioneering ...

In the days before television, radio was the constant voice in American life. When radio spoke, America listened--especially to the men and women who spoke ...

These new essays explore the ways in which contemporary dramatists have retold or otherwise made use of myths, fairy tales and legends from a variety of ...

This book traces the effects of the feminist and civil rights movements in the construction of Hollywood action heroes. Starting in the late 1980s, action ...