This book compiles over 100 years of writings devoted to the subject of film and television music and its practitioners. It includes bibliographic citations and supplementary information on books, aca
Every literary age presents scholars with both predictable and unique research challenges. This series fills a gap in the field of reference literature by featuring research strategies and by recommen
Literary Research and the Literatures of Autralia and New Zealand: Strategies and Soureea is a research guide to the literatures of the two major countries of Ocesania. Covering more than 200 years o
The diverse literatures of Victorian and Edwardian Britain have provided a wealth of research material for novice and expert researchers alike. While many of the novels, plays, poetry, and prose from
Organized chronologically by album, North details each recording with the composer, song title, timing, date and site of the recording session, producer of that session, matrix numbers, and every Amer
This book looks closely at both Beethoven and the Grosse Fuge, placing both in their historical and social contexts. It considers interesting questions about whether absolute music—music without words
John Castagno's Artists' Signatures and Monograms series has become the standard reference source for galleries, museums, libraries, and collectors around the world. Whether used to identify, authenti
In this revised edition, Jurkowski provides an overview of the types of technologies used in school libraries, from traditional low-tech options to the latest developments, describing how the school l
Bioethics, Law, and Human Life Issues: A Catholic Perspective on Marriage, Family, Contraception, Abortion, Reproductive Technology, and Death and Dying draws on the Magisterial teaching of the Cathol
This book addresses the issues faced by both international students and by librarians who work with them and offers suggestions on ways to make the relationship between the two groups more positive an
This guide provides the best practices and reference resources, both print and electronic, that can be used in conducting research on literature of the British Renaissance and Early Modern Period. Thi
Music and Displacement offers an exploration of the interactions between music and displacement in theoretical and practical terms; a broadening of the remit of displacement and diaspora beyond Wester
Music and Displacement offers an exploration of the interactions between music and displacement in theoretical and practical terms; a broadening of the remit of displacement and diaspora beyond Wester
Lewis (information science and technology, Drexel U., Philadelphia) introduces methods and sources for advanced literary research in the computer age, taking British modernism as a case study. Among h
Donovan (communication, Saint Peter's College, New Jersey) draws on interviews to explore how male and female fans view the genre of male actiodventure films and to provide insight on the socializa
The literature on jazz music has been generally shaped by a racially exclusionary theme that may have been laudatory in terms of the goal of advancing the social position of African Americans in a rac
While baryton sounds like the name of a sub-atomic particle, it actually refers to a little-known European stringed instrument that could be simultaneously plucked and bowed. Gartrell (Music, Kingston
Sixteen papers explore the cultural meanings invested in and expressed through the character Dracula and Dracula-like figures and, to a lesser extent, other vampire narratives. They have been organize
The Oxford Movement began in the Church of England in 1833 and extended to the rest of the Anglican Communion, eventually influencing other denominations. It was an attempt to remind the church of it
Castagno, a multimedia artist, sculptor, and art researcher, presents a reference source for galleries, museums, libraries, and collectors that contains 3,850 signatures of Australian, British, and Ir
Literary Research and the American Realism and Naturalism Period: Strategies and Sources will help those interested in researching this era. Authors Linda L. Stein and Peter J. Lehu emphasize research
John Castagno's Artists' Signatures and Monograms have become the standard reference source for galleries, museums, libraries, and collectors around the world. In African, Asian and Middle Eastern Art
Librarians Matuozzi and Lindsay (both Washington State U.) introduce scholars and researchers to contemporary library resources and practices for researching American modernist writing. The reference
The promise held by the personal computer and the Internet has come true in some cases, but it remains to be seen whether distance learning can deliver. Courses are out there, of course, but the techn
African Americans and the Oscar highlights the advancements Black performers have made on the silver screen and how those performances were honored by the Academy. Edward Mapp profiles all the nominee
Mapp provides profiles of the nominees and recipients of Oscars in the acting and directing categories who were African American, from 1939 to 2006, from Hattie McDaniel to Forest Whitaker, with filmo
Joan Peyser offers a history of twentieth-century music through the lives and works of its greatest composers in To Boulez and Beyond. Peyser provides historical context and suggests psychological in
Librarian Courtney (humanities information, Indiana U.-Bloomington) walks students and researchers through the literary and affiliated resources that are particularly important for investigating liter
Thirteen academics from the U.S. and Canada contribute 12 chapters to a text on African American literature for youth. Coverage includes ways in which African American children's and young adult liter
From Alien to When a Stranger Calls, many films are based on folklore or employ an urban legend element to propel the narrative. Films, Folklore and Urban Legends explores the convergence of folklore
Every time Dawe (ethnomusicology, U. of Leeds) returned to Crete to continue the fieldwork for the doctoral dissertation (no date or institution cited) on which this study is based, he found the music
In March of 2006, scholars from around the world gathered in Sun Valley, Idaho for a conference devoted to not only John Steinbeck but also to the authors whose work influenced, informs, or illuminate
Offers tactics and tools to aid in assessing students' progress based on a five-step model introduced by the Kansas Association of School Librarians in 2001 to provide a framework for planning learnin
Writing with students, practitioners, and professors in mind, Bobinski (library and information studies, U. of Buffalo, SUNY) describes changes in the field of librarianship from 1945 to 2005 and rela
This is the first fully documented biography of the Italian composer Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), the beloved and popular composer of the opera Pagliacci.
About 40 percent of today's teenagers are curious enough about religion and spirituality to visit faith-based websites each month, and this series of narratives and points of fact punctuated with expl
Focusing on music innovators, this book contains interviews with 41 jazz artists who discuss their ideas about music, gender, audiences, composition and inspiration, musical and social influences, phi
David Almond: Memory and Magic discusses how Almond's major themes relate specifically to the development of selfhood in his adolescent characters, and explores the four major themes that are evident
As a contract screenwriter in the Hollywood of the 1930s, Hartmann did what he was told, and he was told to do plenty. He wrote features and then started producing his own scripts at Universal, workin
Literary Research and the British Romantic Era discusses resources for both primary and secondary research, including general literary research guides; union library catalogs; print and online bibliog
