Books published by University of Pennsylvania Press

Having ninety percent of its members who are women, this is a study of the worldwide community of fans of "Star Trek" and other genre television series who create and distribute fiction and art based on their favorite series. This community includes people from various walks of life - housewives, librarians, and professors of medieval literature.

How childbearing among enslaved women became commodified-and was exploited by slaveowners as well as slaves.

Contributors examine the import of Barthes's shifting positions on photography and visual representation and the impact of his work on current developments in cultural studies and theories of the media and popular culture.

Supplements eight folk narratives with discussion of audience participation and response as well as relevant Hindu themes.