Meetings of the Mind / / David Damrosch

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459950803321
• Autore: Damrosch David
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2010]; ©2000
• ISBN: 1-282-60792-8; 9786612607929; 1-4008-2382-X
• Edizione: [Core Textbook]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (226 p.)
• Disciplina: 801.95; 801.950904
• Soggetti: 20th Century; History; Literature; Study and Teaching (Higher); United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- 1. Tokyo: How Do Disciplines Die? -- 2. Bloomington: Traveling Theory Comes Home -- 3 Chicago: The Politics of Cultural Studies -- 4 Puerto Vallarta: Critical Confessions -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Comic in tone and serious in intent, this book gives a vivid portrait of academic life in the nineties. With campus populations and critical perspectives changing rapidly, academic debate needs to look beyond the old ideal of common purposes and communal agreement. How can we learn from people we won't end up agreeing with? This question is explored by four very different scholars, who meet and argue at a series of comparative literature conferences: David Damrosch, liberal humanist and organizer of the group; Vic Addams, an independent scholar of aesthetic leanings (and author of The Utility of Futility); Marsha Doddvic, a feminist film theorist; and the Israeli semiotician ; Dov Midrash. Throughout the 1990's, in four cities, they meet and debate the problems of disciplinary definition and survival, the relation of literary theory to society, the politics of cultural studies, and the virtues and vices of autobiographical criticism. As their partly antagonistic, increasingly serious, surprisingly fond, and always funny relationship develops, Damrosch seeks common ground with his friends despite the fundamental differences among them. Can a self-parodying deconstructionist and a Proust aficionado appreciate and improve each other's work? Can a wealthy, windsurfing medievalist and a champion of Chicana lesbian memoir find friendship? Hilarious exchanges and comic moments, as well as cameo appearances by well-known theorists, will entertain all literary-minded readers. Academic insiders will also be reminded of the foibles and quirks of their own disciplines and departments. At the same time, this exploration of the uses and abuses of literary and cultural criticism offers a running commentary on identity politics and poses serious questions about the state and future of the academy.

Crime fighting heroes of television : over 10,000 facts from 151 shows, 1949-2001 / / Vincent Terrace

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797649703321
• Autore: Terrace Vincent <1948->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Jefferson, North Carolina ; ; London, [England] : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , 2002; ©2002
• ISBN: 0-7864-8445-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (227 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.45652
• Soggetti: Action and adventure television programs - United States; Crime on television; Heroes on television
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface; The Shows; The A-Team; Acapulco H.E.A.T. ; ; The Adventures of Sinbad ; Batgirl (pilot) ; Batman ; BeastMaster ; The Bionic Woman ; Black Scorpion ; Buck Rogers in the 25th Century; Buffy, the Vampire Slayer; Captain America (pilot) ; Captain Midnight ; Captain Nice; Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons; Captain Video and His Video Rangers; C.A.T. Squad (pilot) Chameleon in Blue (pilot) ; The Champions ; Charmed ; Cleopatra 2525 ; Command 5 (pilot) ; Commando Cody, Sky Marshal of the Universe; Conan ; Condor (pilot) ; Dangerous Curves ; Dare Devil (pilot) ; Dark Angel ; Dark Avenger ; Dark Justice; The Dragon; The Dream Team ; 18 Wheels of Justice; Electra Woman and Dyna Girl 65 Exo-Man Exo-Man; The Flash ; Flash Gordon ; Forever Knight ; Freedom ; The Gemini Man ; Generation X (pilot); Ghost Writer; The Great Merlini; The Greatest American Hero ; The Green Hornet ; Hercules: The Legendary Journeys; Here Comes Tobor (pilot) ; Highlander ; Highlander: The Raven ; The Highwayman; Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV SeriesHuman Target ; Hunter 1968); I-Man (pilot) ; I Spy ; The Immortal ; The Infiltrator (pilot) ; Invincible (pilot) ; The Invisible Avenger (pilot) ; The Invisible Man (1958) ; The Invisible Man (1975); The Invisible Man (2000) ; The Invisible Woman (pilot) ; Isis ; It Takes a Thief; Jack of All Trades Jane ; Kimbar of the Jungle (pilot) ; Knight Rider ; Kung Fu; Kung Fu: The Legend Continues; La Femme Nikita; Level 9; Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman; The Lone Gunmen; The Lone Ranger; Los Luchadores (The Wrestlers); The Magician; Mandrake; Manimal; Mann and Machine; M.A.N.T.I.S.; The Master; The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; Mr. Terrific; Model by Day; Modesty Blaise; Mutant X; My Secret Identity; The New Avengers; The New Ghost Writer Mysteries; NightMan; Once a Hero; The Others
• Sommario/riassunto: ""Detailed...loads of arcane trivia...fun--Classic Images; ""detailed...should appeal to TV trivia buffs""--Booklist. Alphabetical entries on 125 network, cable and syndicated series broadcast from 1949 to 2001, plus 26 pilot films, deliver information about story premises, characters, and myriad elements that add flavor and interest to the shows, as well as cast listings and broadcast data. A handy index of performers is included as well as appendices listing the crime fighting superheroes and machines that appear in the programs.