Cultural studies
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Reframing Authority
Laura Feldt, Christian Hogel, Lars Boje Mortensen, Jane Hjarl Petersen, Martin Rheinheimer, Olav Hammer, Anne Magnussen, Maja G. Zuckerman, Dietrich Jung, Mikael Aktor
Questions of authority are perennial. Authority has been and still is a key topic in many studies of history, society, literature, and religion, just as it is a key issue in contemporary societies. In spite of the scholarly attention, authority continues to have an elusive quality. Reframing Authori...
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Sounds Northern
The North of England is regarded as a region economically and culturally lagging behind the South of England. However, this situation does not refer to popular music in which the North has had an influence which is comparable to that of London. Many bands and performers coming from the North, includ...
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Fabricating Identities
Fabricating Identities pairs early career scholars with members of Culture on the Edge, to explore how social actors identify themselves through their practices and associations. The book is arranged in a series of articles and commentaries that all press the model of seeing what we usually call ide...
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Western Attitudes toward Death
The four essays making up this volume represent the author's extensive research into death and dying in Western civilization. The book reveals the change in our conception and acceptance of death as evidenced in customs, literature, and art since medieval time showing how this has progressed unde...