Film and Media Studies
New Releases
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The President Electric
Ronald Reagan and the Politics of Performance Timothy Raphael How Reagan's immersion in an electronic media culture of performance shaped his political career 6 x 9. 288 pgs. 10 B&W photographs. 2009
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The Cultural Politics of Slam Poetry Race, Identity, and the Performance of Popular Verse in America Susan B. A. Somers-Willett How do slam poets and their audiences reflect the politics of difference? 5.875 x 9.25. 208 pgs. 4 B&W photographs. 2009
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A Good Quarrel America's Top Legal Reporters Share Stories from Inside the Supreme Court Timothy R. Johnson and Jerry Goldman, Editors 6 x 9. 216 pgs. 2009
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Wiki Writing
Collaborative Learning in the College Classroom Robert E. Cummings and Matt Barton, Editors An indispensable and engaging guide to using wikis in the classroom 6 x 9. 280 pgs. 30 figures, 6 tables. 2008
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The German Patient
Crisis and Recovery in Postwar Culture Jennifer M. Kapczynski A fascinating study of disease as a trope in German debates about the Nazi past 6 x 9. 272 pgs. 3 line drawings, 5 B&W photographs. 2008
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The Best of Technology Writing 2008
Clive Thompson, Editor The year's best technology writing 5.5 x 8.5. 272 pgs. 2008
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Concerto for the Left Hand
Disability and the Defamiliar Body Michael Davidson A major new work that probes questions of disability and aesthetics across a range of art forms, from Deaf poetry to film noir 6 x 9. 304 pgs. 14 B&W photographs, 2 line drawings. 2008
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This Gaming Life Travels in Three Cities Jim Rossignol An insider's view of online games and how they change us 5.5 x 8.5. 224 pgs. 2008
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Reframing Screen Performance Cynthia Baron and Sharon Marie Carnicke 6.125 x 9.25. 310 pgs. 49 B&W photographs. 2008
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The Hyperlinked Society Questioning Connections in the Digital Age Joseph Turow and Lokman Tsui, Editors Investigates the multi-faceted nature of hyperlinks and their consequences for commerce, communication, and civic discourse in the world of digital media 6 x 9. 328 pgs. 19 illustrations, 4 tables. 2008
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Best Sellers
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Acting Jewish Negotiating Ethnicity on the American Stage and Screen Henry Bial Examines how notions of Jewishness have been conveyed in a range of television, stage, and film productions since the end of World War II 6 x 9. 208 pgs. 2005
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The American Poet at the Movies A Critical History Laurence Goldstein A timely and engaging exploration of cinema's influence on verse--a treat for poetry lovers and film buffs alike 6 x 9. 304 pgs. 12 illustrations. 1994
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The Best of Technology Writing 2006
Brendan I. Koerner, Editor An innovative collection of writing about the fast-moving, high-stakes field of technology 5.5 x 8.5. 296 pgs. 2006
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The Best of Technology Writing 2007
Steven Levy, Editor The year's best writing on tech: a collection as imaginative and compelling as its dynamic subject 5.5 x 8.5. 384 pgs. 2007
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The Best of Technology Writing 2008
Clive Thompson, Editor The year's best technology writing 5.5 x 8.5. 272 pgs. 2008
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Telepresence and Bio Art
Networking Humans, Rabbits and Robots Eduardo Kac A collection mapping the evolution of this renowned and provocative artist and creator of the controversial glow-in-the-dark, genetically engineered rabbit 6.125 x 9.25. 330 pgs. 157 photographs including 11 page color insert. 2005
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Announcements
New Series Announcement: Technologies of the Imagination: New Media in Everyday Life
Series editors: Ellen Seiter and Mimi Ito
Technologies of the Imagination investigates what it means to be living and growing up in an era saturated with digital media. Through detailed studies of everyday practice, this series will feature work that offers a vivid and grounded perspective on contemporary culture, paying particular attention to the point of view of children and youth. Possible topics include:
ways of relating online through social network sites, multiplayer gaming, online forums chat, mobile phones, and other social modalities
media creation practices enabled by digital production tools, including video, creation, computer game modifications, art, music, and photography
literacies and practices of writing embedded in popular youth activities such as texting, instant messaging, and blogging
peer-based knowledge economies that are flourishing online through sharing sites such as Wikipedia and specialized interest such as media fandom and gaming
Titles in this series will be approximately 40,000 to 60,000 words; employ sophisticated research methods to shed light on key aspects of youth engagement with new and convergent media; be accessible to an interdisciplinary readership, and sensitive to the diversity of contexts in which new media use takes place.
Technologies of the Imagination will be published by digitalculturebooks, a new imprint of the University of Michigan Press and Library. All digitalculturebooks titles are available in print, through the UMP website and from booksellers everywhere, and for free online at www. digitalculture.org.
For more information about this series, or to submit a proposal, please contact the Series Editors: Ellen Seiter --- eseiter@mac.com and/or Mimi Ito --- mito@itofisher.com; or the Acquiring Editor: Tom Dwyer – thdwyer@umich.edu
