Leading expert Paul Booth explains the growth in popularity of board games today and unpicks what it means to read a board game, how players know what a game is communicating, what games do to us as p
Leading expert Paul Booth explains the growth in popularity of board games today and unpicks what it means to read a board game, how players know what a game is communicating, what games do to us as p
In this completely revised and updated version of Digital Fandom, Paul Booth extends his analysis of fandom in the digital environment. With new chapters that focus on the economics of crowdfunding, t
This book examines the fan-created combination of Doctor Who, Sherlock, andSupernatural as a uniquely digital fan experience, and as a metaphor for ongoing scholarship into contemporary fandom. W
Originally published in 1989 this title provided a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the burgeoning discipline of human-computer interaction for students, academics, and those from indus
Fans are everywhere: from Fifty Shades of Grey to Veronica Mars, from Comic-Con to sitcom, from niche to Geek Chic, fans are becoming the most visible and important audience of the twenty-first centur
Originally published in 1989 this title provided a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the burgeoning discipline of human-computer interaction for students, academics, and those from indus
Time on TV examines the massive aesthetic and structural changes happening across today’s television programs. Time travel, flash forwards, fake memories: Paul Booth’s analysis reveals the theory and
Booth (communication, DePaul U.) explains time travel, fake memories and flash forwards on television and online media. The text is appropriate for twenty-first century studies and media studies. He s
This book re-evaluates the way we examine today’s digital media environment. By looking at how popular culture uses different digital technologies, Digital Fandom bolsters contemporary media theory by
Since its premiere in November 1963, the classic British television program Doctor Who has been a cornerstone of popular culture for half a century. From the earliest “Exterminate!” to the recent “All
Through a richly detailed account of fan cultures and media over the over fifty-year history of the show, Watching Doctor Who explores fandom’s changing attitudes towards this much-loved TV series. W
Split into four sections, Seeing Fans analyzes the representations of fans in the mass media through a diverse range of perspectives. This collection opens with a preface by noted actor and fan Orland
Controversies in Digital Ethics explores ethical frameworks within digital culture. Through a combination of theoretical examination and specific case studies, the essays in this volume provide a vigo
Split into three sections, Seeing Fans analyzes the representations of fans in the mass media through a diverse range of perspectives. This collection opens with a preface by noted actor and fan Orlan
Controversies in Digital Ethics offers multiple perspectives on the ways that digital technology and new media have changed contemporary ethical frameworks. Through both theoretical examination as wel
The 2016 US election was ugly, divisive, maddening, and influential. In this provocative new book, Paul Booth, Amber Davisson, Aaron Hess, and Ashley Hinck explore the effect that everyday people had
The 2016 US election was ugly, divisive, maddening, and influential. In this provocative new book, Paul Booth, Amber Davisson, Aaron Hess, and Ashley Hinck explore the effect that everyday people had
High Speed 1 (HS1) is the first new railway to be built in Britain for over a century and is the UKs first high speed railway. The publication of this volume celebrates the immense scale and award-win
From the Oxford Archaeological Unit as number 27 of the Thames Valley Landscapes Monographs, this report provides an overview of the archaeological evidence from the late Iron Age, Roman, and Anglo-Sa
Working ahead of gravel extraction at the site not far south of Oxford, Oxford Archaeology found evidence for occupation as early as the Neolithic period, though most of the evidence indicated middle
This title provides the Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon results of an archaeological excavation held in the early 1980s at Barrow Hills, Radley; the earlier, prehistoric phases of the site were reporte
Excavation in advance of engineering works along the M1 from Junctions 6a to 10 (between Hemel Hempstead and Luton) revealed significant archaeological remains of wide-ranging date.
From 1997 to 2001, works associated with Carlisle City Council's Gateway City (Millennium) Project on Castle Way and Castle Gardens provided an important opportunity to conduct a programme of archaeol
The excavation of the Westhawk Farm site in Kent, England, preceded development of the land. This meticulous report of that work follows human habitation from the Neolithic through the medieval period
The excavation is fully described in text and graphics, thus making available the results of work done during 2002-2003 on a substantial Roman roadside settlement. The site began as a shrine in the ea
Following the proposal of a bypass to the south and west of Wallingford, a small market town in southern England's Thames Valley, a series of archaeological investigations were carried out in the area
