Books published by The University of Michigan Press

Subverting assumptions that American musical theatre is steeped in nostalgia, cheap sentiment, misogyny, and homophobia, this book shows how musicals of the 1950s and early 1960s celebrated strong women characters who defied the era's gender expectations.

Since the 1970s the ascendancy of minority identities based on gender, race, and sexuality has transformed the landscape of cultural theory, embracing greater political urgency and relevance. This book provides evidence of the value and utility that a disability studies perspective can bring to these and other key questions.

A valuable storehouse of information and the first translation of the work into English

Strategic choices allow small parties to balance their interests and achieve success

The first philosophical study devoted solely to acting, offering a meditation on the spillover from acting to life

Includes essays that aim to capture the versatility and verve of technology writing. This work explores a wide range of topics - from ""crowdsourcing"" to the online habits of urban moms to the digital future of movie production.