British noir: the crime fiction of W.W. Jacobs

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Noir literature is not uniquely American but has a counterpart in British popular fiction in the works of W.W. Jacobs. The distinct difference is that while American noir literature is set amidst a dark, urban setting, Jacob's works was concerned with the moral and social implications of the unbridled pursuit of money. His most famous work was 'The Monkey's Paw,' one of the most popular horror stories ever written. His other works include 'In the Library,' 'His Brother's Keeper,' 'The Interruption,' 'The Lost Ship,' 'Three at Table,' 'The Brown Man's Servant' and 'Over the Side.'

Detective and mystery stories, Detective fiction, Mystery fiction, Authors, English, English writers, Jacobs, W.W.

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Not pretty girls? Sexuality, spirituality and gender construction in women's rock music

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Contemporary women's rock music gives voice to the intersection of two important intellectual trends, feminist theory's analysis of the cultural construction of female bodies, and feminist theology's reclaiming of embodied experience as a source of sacred meaning and power. The religious significance of the erotic element in women's rock music draw artist and listeners, and listeners themselves, into the present evanescent moment into the body that receives the music and responds in dance, in the desire for touch that is sexual but not sensational.

United States, Works, Women musicians, Rock music

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