Recent years have seen an increase in public attention to identity and representation in video games, including journalists and bloggers holding the digital game industry accountable for the discrimination routinely endured by female gamers, queer gamers, and gamers of color. Video game developers are responding to these critiques, but scholarly discussion of representation in games has lagged far behind. Gaming Representation examines portrayals of race, gender, and sexuality in a range o...

Als Anna am Grab ihrer Tochter Laura einen Strauß Sonnenblumen entdeckt, gerät ihre Welt ins Wanken. Der Blumenstrauß kann nur bedeuten, dass Lauras Vater Everett, der vor drei Jahren direkt nach ihrem Tod ohne Erklärung verschwand, wieder da ist. Und tatsächlich steht er plötzlich vor ihr. Aber ist er noch derselbe, den sie kannte? Noch mehr als sein verändertes Aussehen verunsichert sie die Tatsache, dass er ihr etwas Wichtiges verschweigt. Anna muss sich allmählich eingestehen, dass ihr...

Gothic Classics: 60+ Books in One Volume offers a rich tapestry of narratives steeped in the shadowy realms of the Gothic tradition, masterfully invoking sentiments of mystery, horror, and the sublime. This anthology covers a vast array of literary styles from haunting tales of supernatural terror to intricate plots of psychological suspense, each contributing to the Gothic ethos. The collection's significance is immortalized in its sheer diversity and the timeless appeal of its narratives...

Tellers of Tales 200 Years of Timeless Stories!Featuring Charlotte Bronte, Ambrose Bierce, W.B. Yates and Many Others-About this AudiobookCover Design by David Earl DeWitt | ZacaPublishing.com.Copyright 2026 by Dennis Delaney StoryTeller Theatre.-Your Stories:-An Adventure in Ireland-An Oc...

Brought to you by Penguin.IBA Crime Fiction Book of the Year Winner 2018WINNER of the Dead Good Books Award for the Book That You Can't Put Down!She's not who you think she is . . .'I could probably have been an actress.It is not difficult to pretend to be somebody else.Isn't that what I've been doing for most of my life?'Cordelia Russell has ...

Ladies Not For Burning - 14 Exceptional Stories and Poetry by WomenAbout this AudiobookCover Design by David Earl DeWitt | ZacaPublishing.comOriginal and Public Domain Source Material was used to Publish this CollectionAvailable at Spotify & Other Distributors!-This Audiobook Collection contains Classic Stories & Poetry written by women between 1861 and 2024. It is a look into the lives and perceptions of women from befor...

The Rogerenes is an ambitious anthology that explores the rich tapestry of narratives surrounding the Rogerenes, a unique religious sect from 18th-century America known for their radical approach to spirituality and community life. This collection brings together essays, stories, and historical accounts, presenting a kaleidoscope of voices that inspect the sect's influence on American religious discourse. With works ranging from reflective and contemplative to fervently radical, the anthol...

In these more welcome days of equality between the sexes we usually forget that the often cited ‘Gentler Sex’ can have dark and disturbing trains of thought that are more than the equal of their male brethren. Indeed, they can manipulate words in a matter of lines from comforting and loving to dark, foreboding and utterly terrifying. These femme fatales really do create stories that leech vile characters into dark and disturbing quite horrific narratives.

The mushroom-like growth of new media technologies is radically challenging traditional media outlets. The proliferation of technologies like DVDs, MP3s and the Internet has freed the public from what we used to understand as mass media. In the face of such seismic shifts and ruptures, the theoretical and pedagogical foundations of film and TV studies are being shaken to their core. New Media demands a necessary rethinking of the field. Writing from a range of disciplines and perspectives,...