Doing English in Asia: Global Literature and Culture examines the effect of globalization on the curriculum of Asian universities. As knowledge of the English language has increasingly been understood as necessary to excel in international business, a number of Asian universities have replaced the traditional study of English literature and culture with applied English or English for specified purposes. This edited collection tackles the question of how to teach English language and cultur...

U+1FA93THE USA TODAY BESTSELLING SLASHER OF SUMMER '26. A LOVE LETTER TO ALL HORROR MOVIE FANS, SLASHER SUMMER IS THE PERFECT SUMMERWEEN READ . . .U+1FA93Perfect for fans of the Scream franchise, Friday the 13th and Halloween.-'If you pick any slasher book up this summer, it should be this one' 5 ⭐ Review'One of the best of its genre I’ve read' 5 ⭐ Revie...

Twenty-five years after the making of a notorious found-footage horror movie, the estranged cast return to the site of filming - including the former final girl, whose dreams are still haunted by that night. One of Us is Already Dead is a propulsive and chilling horror novel from a new star in horror.Twenty-five years ago, four college kids snuck into an abandoned house to film a found footage horror movie. Only three returned.Now, newly divorced Josie Wu's life is monotono...

Twenty-five years after the making of a notorious found-footage horror movie, the estranged cast return to the site of filming - including the former final girl, whose dreams are still haunted by that night. One of Us is Already Dead is a propulsive and chilling horror novel from a new star in horror.Twenty-five years ago, four college kids snuck into an abandoned house to film a found footage horror movie. Only three returned.Now, newly divorced Josie Wu's life is monotono...

Each month The Dark brings you the best in dark fantasy and horror! Selected by Clara Madrigano and Sean Wallace and published by Prime Books, this issue includes two all-new stories and two reprints:"The Leaves Dead Are Driven" by F. Brett Cox"The Final Girl's Daughter" by Ray Cluley (reprint)"Mother's Teeth" by E. L. Chen"Antelope Brothers" by Craig Laurance Gidney (reprint)

This book honors the life and work of the late W. Barnett Pearce, a leading theorist in the communication field. The book is divided into four sections. The first section will lead with an essay by Barnett Pearce. This will be followed by sections on (1) practical theory, (2) dialogue, and (3) social transformation. In the broadest sense, these are probably the three general themes found in the work of Pearce and his colleagues. In another sense, these categories also identify three import...

Papaya (Carica papaya) is an important and widely-cultivated tropical fruit, grown in more than 60 countries of the world. Global papaya production has grown significantly over the last few years, mainly as a result of increased production in India. Papaya has become an important agricultural export for developing countries where export revenues of the fruit provide a livelihood for thousands of people, especially in Asia and Latin America. This book includes coverage of recent research de...

Representing Agency in Popular Culture: Children and Youth on Page, Screen and In-Between addresses the intersection of children’s and youth’s agency and popular culture. As scholars in childhood studies and beyond seek to expand understandings of agency, power, and voice in children’s lives, this book places popular culture and representation as central to this endeavor. Core themes of family, gender, temporality, politics, education, technology, disability, conflict, identity, ethnicity,...

At the end, when the last star dies and the cold begins to seep in, what will be the totality of our accomplishments? What will have been the point? And will anyone notice that we're gone? If the true terror at the center of cosmic horror is the vast indifference the universe has for us, does that mean the closest thing we have to any sort of compassionate connection is . . . our cats? Ah, we may be doomed.But, in the interim, perhaps there may still be some spark that can illumina...

Despite the increasing number and variety of older characters appearing in film, television, comics, and other popular culture, much of the understanding of these figures has been limited to outdated stereotypes of aging. These include depictions of frailty, resistance to modern life, and mortality. More importantly, these stereotypes influence the daily lives of aging adults, as well as how younger generations perceive and interact with older individuals. In light of our graying populatio...

The Impact of Social Media in Modern Romantic Relationships is the communication field’s most major, comprehensive volume of the study of social media and romantic relationship development. It is the first volume in the discipline of communication studies intended to provide an overview of romantic development that includes all types of social media, such as Tinder and Facebook. The volume contains several major communication and media scholars who have researched social media and romantic...

Beyond the Numbers presents a thought-provoking series of essays by leading authorities on issues of population and consumption. The essays both define the poles of debate and explore common ground beyond the polarized rhetoric.Specific chapters consider each of the broad topics addressed at the International Conference on Population and Development held in September 1994 in Cairo, Egypt. The essays are supplemented by sidebars and short articles featuring more-impassioned...