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By Lura Sanborn - Research & Instruction Librarian January 4th, 2011

American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade edited by Bob Batchelor, Greenwood, 2009.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 973.9 B21A

A four volume set presents decade-by-decade, articles related to specific areas of Pop Culture, including:

• An overview of each decade
• Advertising
• Architecture
• Books, Newspaper, Magazines and Comics
• Entertainment
• Fashion
• Food
• Music
• Sports and Leisure
• Travel
• Visual Arts

Examples: Ragtime (1920’s), The Pentagon (1940’s), Fads of the 1950’s, Music Festivals of the 1960’s, Dungeons and Dragons (1970’s), Harry Potter Mania (2000’s).

Helpful for:   Humanities, Humanities IV Research Paper, American History, Art

Tags: American History, Humanities, Humanities IV, Humanities IV Research Paper, New Reference Book, Pop Culture, popular culture, reference, Research, Timelines

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By Lura Sanborn - Research & Instruction Librarian November 2nd, 2010

Musicians & Composers of the 20th Century, edited by Alfred W. Cramer,  Salem, 2009.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 780.92 C84M

A five volume set, being a biographical catalog of international (yet mostly Western) musicians.  Most entries are between three and five pages in length.

Examples include: Mary J. Blige, John Dever, Luciano Pavarotti, Salt and Pepa, Tammy Wynette

Helpful for: Music, Humanities, Humanities V Paper, Pop Culture

Tags: biography, Fine Arts, Humanities, Humanities V, Music, New Reference Book, Pop Culture, reference, Research

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By Lura Sanborn - Research & Instruction Librarian February 9th, 2010

The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television by John Kenneth Muir, McFarland, 2008.

Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 791.43 M91S

A one-volume guide discussing superheroes from American film and television.  Each article focuses on a particular superhero, their history, creation and appearance in TV and/or film(s).  When applicable, a complete TV episode-by-episode synopsis follows each entry.

Examples include:

• The Amazing Spider-Man
• The Ambiguously Gay Duo
• The Bionic Woman
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Doctor Strange
• Swamp Thing

Helpful for:  Humanities IV, Art, Gender Studies, Social History, Pop Culture, Superhero Fans

Tags: Art, Film, gender studies, Humanities, Humanities IV, Movies, New Reference Book, Pop Culture, reference, Social History, Superheroes, TV, Wonder Woman

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