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Book: The Art of Confession: The Performance of Self from Robert Lowell to Reality TV
The Art of Confession: The Performance of Self from Robert Lowell to Reality TV
Christopher Grobe
November 2017
Film: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Rian Johnson
Cast: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Mark Hamill
15 Dec 2017 (US)
14 Dec 2017 (UK)
Book: Woman Walk the Line: How the Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives
Woman Walk the Line: How the Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives
Holly Gleason
September 2017
Book: Fanfiction and the Author: How Fanfic Changes Popular Cultural Texts
Fanfiction and the Author: How Fanfic Changes Popular Cultural Texts
Judith May Fathallah
April 2017
Book: Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump’s America
Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump’s America
Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Kate Harding (eds.)
(Picador)
October 2017
Book: Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell by David Yaffe
Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell
David Yaffe
Sarah Crichton
October 2017