Brian A Cogan

Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart

Graduate school used to be a place where one went to get an advanced degree, now it’s a place where ardent Marxists, performance artists, Vikings, professors on the verge of a nervous breakdown and other miscreants go to drink. At least that’s what it looks like to Brian Duvalier. Duvalier is a thin...

Monty Python FAQ: Everything You Ever May Certainly Did Not Perhaps Wanted to Know About the Genius of the Pythons

(FAQ). Monty Python FAQ burrows into the pulsing heart of the Python's corpus of work and emerges, bloody but unbowed, with a book that tells you everything you positively, absolutely need to know about this fascinating, maddening, overeducated, but relentlessly silly comedic troupe. Since premierin...

Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture

Although its origins and definition are hotly debated among scholars and fans alike, punk rock music has an ever-evolving but always loyal fan base. The British punk movement is thought to have begun in the mid-1970s with bands such as the Clash and the Sex Pistols, and the American punk movement in...

Encyclopedia of Politics, the Media, and Popular Culture

Whether it's television, radio, concerts, live appearances by comedians, Internet websites, or even the political party conventions themselves, the mixing of politics and popular culture is frequently on display. The Encyclopedia of Politics, the Media, and Popular Culture examines the people, major...

Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music

It has been reviled, dismissed, attacked, and occasionally been the subject of Congressional hearings, but still, the genre of music known as heavy metal maintains not only its market share in the recording and downloading industry, but also as a cultural force that has united millions of young and ...

Deconstructing South Park: Critical Examinations of Animated Transgression (Critical Studies in Television)

Deconstructing South Park: Critical Examinations of Animated Transgression is an edited collection by Brian Cogan that looks at the long and controversial run of one of the most subversive programs on television. South Park, while denounced by many as simply scatological, is actually one of the most...

Baby Boomers and Popular Culture: An Inquiry into America's Most Powerful Generation

The Boomers are the generation that changed everything, from economics to politics to popular culture. This book examines the myriad ways and long-reaching consequences of the now fully "grown up" Baby Boomer generation on America.• Supplies comprehensive, critical analysis of the legacy of the Boom...

The Encyclopedia of Punk

When people think of punk they often think of outrageous fashion and iconic bands like The Ramones and the Sex Pistols. But the reality of punk stretches over three decades and numerous countries, with a history as rich and varied as it is shocking and daring. With this lavishly illustrated and auth...

Brian Cogan

Judge Brian M. Cogan is a United States district judge serving on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He was nominated by ...

Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture