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A revised, expanded, and up-to-date volume that traces the history of jazz and the genre's development over the years. Spotlights key people, locations, and moments that have defined the history of jazz.

In this introduction, Patricia Aufderheide takes readers along the diverse paths of documentary history and charts the lively, often fierce debates among filmmakers and scholars about the best ways to represent reality and to tell the truths worth telling. Beginning with an overview of the central issues of documentary filmmaking, Aufderheide focuses on several of its key subgenres, including public affairs films, government propaganda (particularly...

Provides the history of music and its relationship to mathematics. Includes graphs, color photographs, a timeline, practice math problems, discussion questions, and a glossary.

Discusses what makes a good romance story, the origin, history, and early writers of the genre; how the hero and heroine interact--their characters, point of view, and chemistry; novels and serialized stories; popularity; contemporary verses historical or period romances; blending romance stories with other genres; the master romance writers and classic romance stories. Also includes a glossary and a guide to additional information.

The Velvet Underground & Nico was released in the spring of 1967. For decades, the cliche has been that it initially only sold 10,000 copies, though everyone who bought it supposedly started a band. It is the definition of a record whose influence outstrips its mass popularity. But what if the opposite had transpired? What if instead of selling 10,000 copies, it had sold... 10 million copies? What if it had sold 100 million copies? What would have...

Explores the genre of martial arts films and profiles famous actors such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Chuck Norris.

Explores the history of comic book style and art, touching on how comic book culture has changed throughout the decades and how modern artists are using social media to get their work around industry blockades. Discusses how comic book creators have begun exploring more social and cultural topics, such as LGBTQ characters, in modern comics.

Examines the history of human fascination with mystery stories. Discusses and briefly summarizes a variety of classic and modern mystery stories, from Sherlock Holmes to the TV show "Dexter."

Chronicles the history of African American wit and humor from the antebellum South to the present day, and profiles slave wordplay, the minstrel tradition, the Negro caricatures of Hollywood silent films, and various Black comedians. Explores how African American humor has been used to articulate, combat, and overcome the effects of racism throughout history, and examines the influence of African American humor on American popular culture. Includes...