Kitsch!

Kitsch!From bottle gardens, batman and the bachelor pad to garden gnomes and monogamy spray, this book uses a range of objects to explore the meanings and uses of kitsch. An accessible, comprehensive introduction for students and informed readers, it adds to debates on taste in cultural theory and sociology and provides a review of the literature.

weaving together a range of theoretical approaches to Lynch's films to make new connections among film theory

stylistic and political gestures that characterize De Palma’s filmmaking

New material on Barnes’s debt to Shakespeare is presented

SED and civic groups

social movements and the far right

and later lived in Dublin

and Slovakia have responded to the new atmosphere on the edge of Europe

the geographical and social backgrounds of early women medical students

and attempts by international organisations to implement a multi-stakeholder approach largely facilitated by the internet

‘Athletic CEOs: Leadership in Turbulent Times’ presents an unorthodox model of effective business leadership for turbulent environments – Athletic Leadership

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From trivia nights dedicated to minutiae to forums speculating on plot twists to academics trying to make sense of the bizarre climate of Westeros