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Mechademia 7 Lines of Sight Frenchy Lunning, Editor 2012 Fall

Tracing the impact of anime and manga’s radical break with Cartesian perspective

Ferocious Reality Documentary according to Werner Herzog Eric Ames 2012 Fall

A look at the illustrious director’s paradoxical relationship with documentary

Love in Vain A Vision of Robert Johnson Alan Greenberg 2012 Fall

The classic, deeply researched study and mythological telling of the life, legend, and enduring mystery of Robert Johnson

Dissonant Divas in Chicana Music The Limits of La Onda Deborah R. Vargas 2012 Spring

Explores the resounding musical performances of Mexican American women such as Chelo Silva, Eva Ybarra, Eva Garza, and Selena within Tejano/Chicano music

Brutal Vision The Neorealist Body in Postwar Italian Cinema Karl Schoonover 2012 Spring

How spectacular visions of physical suffering in post–World War II Italian neorealist films redefined moviegoing as a form of political action

Anime’s Media Mix Franchising Toys and Characters in Japan Marc Steinberg 2012 Spring

Untangles the web of commodity, capitalism, and art that is anime

White Gypsies Race and Stardom in Spanish Musicals Eva Woods Peiró 2012 Spring

Reveals how Spanish film musicals, long dismissed as unworthy of critical scrutiny, illuminate Spain’s relationship to modernity

Sergio Leone Something to Do with Death Christopher Frayling 2012 Spring

The landmark biography of one of the twentieth century’s most recognizable directors—now back in print

Through Amateur Eyes Film and Photography in Nazi Germany Frances Guerin 2011 Fall

A history of rare archival amateur photographs and films from Nazi Germany

Noise Channels Glitch and Error in Digital Culture Peter Krapp 2011 Fall

Brings to light the critical role of noise and error in the creative potential of digital culture

Cinema’s Alchemist The Films of Péter Forgács Bill Nichols and Michael Renov, Editors 2011 Fall

Multiple views of the famed Hungarian filmmaker and installation artist who turns home movies into history

Gameplay Mode War, Simulation, and Technoculture Patrick Crogan 2011 Fall

Understanding the military logics that created and continue to inform computer games

Mechademia 6 User Enhanced Frenchy Lunning, Editor 2011 Fall

As passive consumers of manga and anime become active users of cultural commodities, this volume explores the possibilities of, and challenges for, engagement