Fall 2023 - Film, Visual Culture, and Performing Arts
Expanding the Music Theory Canon
The first music theory anthology to provide 255 topically arranged examples by 67 historical women and people of color
The Human Figure on Film
Offers a fresh approach to the problem of the human figure in an age of digital cinema.
The Jazz Problem
How jazz spurred a generational debate that reshaped American culture.
Walking as Artistic Practice
Accessible to a wide range of readers, from artists to commuters to nature lovers and beyond, who wish to expand their understanding of walking.
Yiddish Cinema
Offers a bold new reading of Yiddish cinema by exploring the early diasporic cinema's fascination with media and communication.
Pepper Adams
A compelling biography of virtuoso, baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams and how his life intersected with some of the greatest poets, writers, painters, and musicians of his time.
Feminism's Progress
Explores how popular novels, short stories, and television shows from the United States and Britain illustrate the positive effects of feminism and promote gender equity.
Bay Lodyans
Considers how popular Haitian films not only provide entertainment but also help audiences in Haiti and the diaspora think through daily challenges.
Haight-Ashbury, Psychedelics, and the Birth of Acid Rock
Illuminates the beginnings, downfall, and legacy of the acid-inspired, spontaneous, and playful approach to life and music in Haight-Ashbury from 1964–1967.
Torturous Etiquettes
Explores the “torture” of mannered behavior and the prevalence of etiquette as a theme in classical and contemporary Hollywood and European cinema.