In an age where film stars become presidents and politicians appear in pop videos, politics and popular culture have become inextricably interlinked. In this ex

Hop on Pop showcases the work of a new generation of scholars—from fields such as media studies, literature, cinema, and cultural studies—whose writing has

Why popular culture matters to political science - and vice versa.

This book is a collection of essays dealing with the ways in which specific popular entertainment media, mass consumer products, and popular movements affect po

This important volume rethinks the conventional parameters of Middle East studies through attention to popular cultural forms, producers, and communities of con