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Death's summer coat : what the history of death and dying can tell us about life and living / by Schillace, Brandy,author.(CARDINAL)352833;
Includes bibliographical references (page 239-258) and index.A doctor combines her profession along with her love of literature and history in a scholarly work that examines how humans have dealt with death and mortality throughout time and through changing cultures.
Subjects: Death; Death in popular culture.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Dead girls : essays on surviving an American obsession / by Bolin, Alice,author.(CARDINAL)678995;
Introduction: girls, girls, girls -- Part 1: the dead girl show. Toward a theory of a dead girl show ; Black hole ; The husband did it ; The daughter as detective -- Part 2: lost in Los Angeles. There there ; Los Angeles diary ; Lonely heart ; This place makes everyone a gambler ; The dream -- Part 3: Weird sisters. A teen witch's guide to staying alive ; And so it is ; My hypochondria ; Just us girls -- Part 4: a sentimental education. Accomplices."A collection of sharp, poignant essays that expertly blends the personal and political in an exploration of American culture through the lens of our obsession with dead women"--
Subjects: Essays.; Women in popular culture; Women in mass media.; Death in popular culture; Death in mass media.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The pagan book of the dead : ancestral visions of the afterlife and other worlds / by Lecouteux, Claude,author.; Graham, Jon E.,translator.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-302) and index."An extensive look at the cartography and folklore of the afterlife worlds as seen by our ancestors"--
Subjects: Literature, Medieval; Death in literature.; Future life in literature.; Death in popular culture.; Death; Future life;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Toxic : women, fame, and the tabloid 2000s / by Ditum, Sarah,author.(CARDINAL)885901;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-316) and index.Britney: fame -- Paris: invasion -- Lindsay: apocalypse -- Aaliyah: possession -- Janet: indecency -- Amy: reality -- Kim: beauty -- Chyna: power -- Jen: freedom.A scathing reexamination of the lives of nine female celebrities in the 2000s, and the sexist, exploitative culture that took them down. Welcome to celebrity culture in the early aughts: the reign of Perez Hilton, celebrity sex tapes, and dueling tabloids fed by paparazzi who were willing to do anything to get the shot. It was a time when the Internet was still the Wild West, and when slut-shaming, fat-shaming, and revenge porn were all considered perfectly legitimate. Celebrity was seen as a commodity to be consumed, and for the famous women of this era, they were never as popular--or as vulnerable--as when they were in crisis. Toxic tells the stories of nine women who defined the hell of celebrity in the 2000s and explores how they were devoured by fame, how they attempted to control their own narratives, and how they succeeded or (more often) failed. These women come from all walks of fame--pop music, acting, reality TV, and WWE wrestling. Some of them you think you know already, and others will be less familiar, but Toxic reveals these women neither as pure victims nor as conniving strategists, but as complex individuals trying to navigate celebrity while under attack from a vicious and fast-changing media. Their portrayal has shaped the way that all women--famous or otherwise--are viewed today, and their experiences preempted the now-universal condition, especially thanks to social media, of living under the public gaze. In this book, Ditum brings readers back to a time before second chances and redemption arcs, and traces the ripple effects that came in the wake of spending a decade vilifying our idols. We'll see how these women's stories intersect with the birth of YouTube, the rise of Internet pornography, and the emergence of Donald Trump as a political force. It's time to come to terms with how those cultural events shaped the way we see ourselves, our bodies, our relationships, our aspirations, and our presence in the wider world. We are all products of the toxic decade.
Subjects: Biographies.; Women; Celebrities; Celebrities; Women in popular culture; Women in mass media; Celebrities; Women; Celebrities; Mass media; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 9
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Midnight in America : darkness, sleep, and dreams during the Civil War / by White, Jonathan W.,1979-author.(CARDINAL)338900;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-260) and index.The soldier's rest -- The soldier's dream -- Civilians' dreams -- African American dreams -- Dreams of the dying -- Dreams in popular culture -- Lincoln's dreams of death -- Epilogue: it seems like a dream.The Civil War brought many forms of upheaval to America, not only in waking hours but also in the dark of night. Sleeplessness plagued the Union and Confederate armies, and dreams of war glided through the minds of Americans in both the North and South. Sometimes their nightly visions brought the horrors of the conflict vividly to life. But for others, nighttime was an escape from the hard realities of life and death in wartime. In this innovative new study, Jonathan W. White explores what dreams meant to Civil War-era Americans and what their dreams reveal about their experiences during the war. He shows how Americans grappled with their fears, desires, and struggles while they slept, and how their dreams helped them make sense of the confusion, despair, and loneliness that engulfed them. White takes readers into the deepest, darkest, and most intimate places of the Civil War, connecting the emotional experiences of soldiers and civilians to the broader history of the conflict, confirming what poets have known for centuries: that there are some truths that are only revealed in the world of darkness.--Inside jacket flap.
Subjects: Dreams; Dreams;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Death in America / by Ariès, Philippe.(CARDINAL)154276; Stannard, David E.(CARDINAL)148639;
Includes bibliographical references.Goody, J. Death and the interpretation of culture. -- Stannard, D.E. Death and the Puritan child. -- Saum, L.O. Death in the popular mind of pre-Civil War America. -- Douglas, A. Heaven our home: consolation literature in the northern United States, 1830-1880. -- French, S. The cemetery as cultural institution. -- Kelly, P.F. Death in Mexican folk culture. -- Meyers, M.A. Gates ajar: death in Mormon thought and practice. -- Ariès, P. The reversal of death.
Subjects: Funeral rites and ceremonies; Death.; Funeral rites and ceremonies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Harvest of despair : life and death in Ukraine under Nazi rule / by Berkhoff, Karel C.(Karel Cornelis),1965-(CARDINAL)460586;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-443) and index.
Subjects: Germany. Reichskommissariat für die Ukraine.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Black Death [sound recording] the world's most devastating plague / by Armstrong, Dorsey,1970-author,speaker.(CARDINAL)460558; Teaching Company,publisher.(CARDINAL)349444;
Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-187) in course guidebook.Lecturer, Dorsey Armstrong.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Black Death; Plague;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Edgar Allan Poe : the strange man standing deep in the shadows / by Montague, Charlotte,author.(CARDINAL)427800;
Includes bibliographical references (page 185) and index."More than 160 years after his death, Charlotte Montague has written a fascinating account of Poe's life and times, in which she uncovers a strange man, standing deep in the shadows, whose unique imagination and macabre writing have changed popular culture--forevermore."--Back cover.
Subjects: Biographies.; Fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.; Authors, American;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Killing Monica / by Bushnell, Candace.(CARDINAL)635798;
"In KILLING MONICA Bushnell spoofs and skewers her way through pop culture, celebrity worship, fame, and even the meaning of life itself, when a famous writer must resort to faking her own death in order to get her life back from her most infamous creation--Monica. With her trademark wit and style, KILLING MONICA is Bushnell's sharpest, funniest book to date"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Women authors; Popular culture; Identity (Philosophical concept); Fictitious characters; Celebrities; Fame;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 17
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