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The Rockford Files

by Amanda Keeler

Series edited by Barry Keith Grant

Publication Date: November 2025

Keeler highlights the contributions of the show's writers—including women writing in a male-dominated TV industry—who left their mark on the series and fostered the unique feel that resonated with audiences throughout its time on air, in later film reunions, and beyond.

Jane the Virgin

by Paul Julian Smith

Series edited by Barry Keith Grant

Publication Date: September 2025

Finally, the blending of the fictional and real-life personas of Gina Rodríguez (who played the protagonist, Jane) and her supporting cast marks the lasting impact the show had in television.

Isabelle Huppert, Modernist Performance

by Florence Jacobowitz

Foreword by Serge Toubiana

Publication Date: October 2024

Thus, Isabelle Huppert, Modernist Performance demonstrates its premise through close readings considering how performance must be read in tandem with the whole.

Beyond the Land

by Melissa Weininger

Publication Date: August 2023

This dynamic understanding of both an Israeli and a Jewish diaspora works to envision a non-hegemonic Jewish nationalism that can negotiate both political imagination and reality.

Recollecting Collecting

Edited by Lucy Fischer

Publication Date: April 2023

Recollecting Collecting interrogates and illustrates the meaning and practical nature of film and media collections while considering the vast array of personal and professional motivations behind their assemblage.

Queer Imaginings

by David A. Gerstner

Publication Date: March 2023

Ultimately, Queer Imaginings is a journey in shared pleasures in which writing for and about cinema makes way for unanticipated cinematic friendships.

Fearless Vulgarity

by Ken Feil

Publication Date: November 2022

Susann's promotional appearances led to another comedy of bad manners, this one populated with critics alternately horrified and delighted by an upstart woman vulgarian barging into the male literary firmament, and which continues to inspire fascination for the author, her novels, and their legendarily bad film adaptations.

Gene Tierney

by Will Scheibel

Publication Date: September 2022

Film studies scholars, film students, and those interested in Hollywood history and the legacy of Gene Tierney will be delighted by this read.

American Television During a Television Presidency

Edited by Karen McNally

Publication Date: April 2022

Undergraduate and graduate students and scholars of film and television studies, comedy studies, and cultural studies will value this strong collection.

The Outer Limits

by Joanne Morreale

Publication Date: April 2022

It will be of special interest to scholars and students of television and media studies, as well as fans of science fiction.

Woman Up

by Julia Havas

Publication Date: March 2022

Woman Upwill most appeal to students and scholars of cinema and media studies, feminist media studies, television studies, and cultural studies.

Our Blessed Rebel Queen

Edited by Linda Mizejewski and Tanya D. Zuk

Publication Date: October 2021

Longtime fans of Carrie Fisher and her body of work will welcome this smart and thoughtful tribute to a multimedia legend.

Chilean Cinema in the Twenty-First-Century World

Edited by Carl Fischer and Vania Barraza

Publication Date: October 2020

Intended for scholars, students, and researchers of film and Latin American studies, Chilean Cinema in the Twenty-First-Century World evaluates an active and emergent film movement that has yet to receive sufficient attention in global cinema studies.

Justice on Demand

by Tanya Horeck

Publication Date: November 2019

As a fresh investigation of how contemporary variations of true crime raise significant ethical questions regarding what it means to watch, listen, and "witnessin a digital era of accessibility, immediacy, and instantaneity, Justice on Demand will be of interest to film, media, and digital studies scholars.

Transforming Harry

Edited by John Alberti and P. Andrew Miller

Publication Date: May 2018

Beyond the classroom, the Harry Potter series clearly enjoys a large and devoted global fan community, and this collection will be of interest to serious fans.

Queer Mexico

by Paul Julian Smith

Publication Date: October 2017

The first book to come out of the Queer Screens series, Queer Mexico is a groundbreaking monograph for anyone interested in media or LGBT studies, especially as it relates to the culture of Latin America.

The Killing

by John Alberti

Publication Date: May 2017

Television studies scholars and fans of police procedurals should own this insightful volume.

From Tinseltown to Bordertown

by Celestino Deleyto

Publication Date: April 2017

Film scholars with an interest in history and place will appreciate this book.

The Dick Van Dyke Show

by Joanne Morreale

Publication Date: December 2015

Fans of The Dick Van Dyke Show and readers interested in American television and cultural history will appreciate this insightful reading of the series.

Arthur Penn

by Robin Wood

With Richard Lippe

Edited by Barry Keith Grant

Publication Date: June 2014

The fourth classic monograph by Wood to be republished by Wayne State University Press, this volume will be welcomed by film scholars and readers interested in American cinematic and cultural history.