James Littlejohn
Biographic Data
| ID | 246278 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Littlejohn |
| GIVEN NAMES | James |
| FAMILY NAME | Littlejohn |
| SIGNATURE | LITTLEJOHN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Randolph–Macon College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3628-8523 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1961 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Thrillers, Chillers, and Killers
With Thrillers, Chillers, and Killers, Frank Krutnik delves into the criminally underexplored world of radio noir. He successfully drags it out of the shadows and demonstrates that it was not a les
Slavery, Ancient and Modern
Social Stratification
Originally published in 1972, this book aimed to provide the student with a basic understanding of the main theories of social stratification and to acquaint them with current methods of research, with the results from modern research (with emphasis on British research), and with current issues in this field. The first two chapters are concerned with theory and are followed by chapters on slavery and the caste system. These are intended to illust…
Sgt. Pepper and the White Album
Critics and fans already regarded Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as the apotheosis of the album form by the time the Beatles recorded their follow-up LP, the White Album. Always artistically restless, the band were no longer interested in creating the same type of cohesive, thematically unified album as Sgt. Pepper; they had already accomplished that feat and moved on. With the White Album, the Beatles positively shattered any sense of tex…
Mad dogs & Englishness
Mad dogs & Englishness: popular music and English identities." Popular Music and Society, 42(3), pp. 385–386
Counting Down the Beatles
Early Blues
Not only do many blues recordings from the 1920s and early 1930s retain their power and beauty nearly a century later, but they also reveal much about the state of music and the record business at
Experiencing the Beatles
Rowman & Littlefield’s A Listener’s Companion series has released a wide variety of books since its debut in 2013, with dozens of volumes on topics ranging from film music to Bessie Smith to Carl M
In Tune
Rock, Counterculture and the Avant-Garde, 1966-1970
"Rock, Counterculture and the Avant-Garde, 1966-1970: How the Beatles, Frank Zappa and the Velvet Underground Defined an Era." Rock Music Studies, 4(1), pp. 72–73
The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper, and the Summer of Love
The fiftieth anniversary of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band has led to several mediocre publications taking advantage of this occasion for sales purposes. The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper, and the Su
Wenn eine Band lange Zeit lebt
This article examines the rise of the East German rock band the Puhdys, focusing primarily on the songs collected in their eponymous first album. Such an examination provides a long overdue reappraisal of the Puhdys' early years, establishing not only that they benefitted from fortuitous timing, but also that their early music and lyrics conveyed sophisticated multivalent messages that helped them reach a youthful rock audience without running af…
Definitely Maybe
Forging a New Link
Lola rennt ranks high on any list of famous post‐Reunification German films. Several scholars and journalists have noted the great number of references Lola rennt makes to earlier cinema, for instance the works of Wenders or Hitchcock. The present article examines the film's allusions to the cinema of Krzysztof Kieślowski, Jean‐Luc Godard and Fritz Lang. This examination uncovers a chain of references between these three directors whose centrepoi…
Rammstein and Ostalgie
Ostalgie, former East Germans' desire for the time before German reunification, has played a growing part in the lives of citizens of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR). This article examines whether and to what extent this theme is present in the works of Rammstein, the world-famous German band whose members all grew up in the GDR. Our analysis reveals the thematic prominence of Ostalgie in this band's works, and further that this theme…
Kraftwerk
This article examines lyrics and language(s) in the music of the German electronic band Kraftwerk. This group started out in the Krautrock wave of the early 1970s and proceeded to produce some of the most influential music of the late 20th century. An examination of this material uncovers surprising depths in many of Kraftwerk's lyrics, while it further reveals that the group significantly altered its art in an attempt to retain the international…
National Socialism with Fler? German Hip Hop from the Right
This article examines the recent rise of right‐wing terminology in mainstream German hip‐hop lyrics and the reaction of the German media to these songs. We argue that the inclusion of these controversial lyrics was a deliberate effort on the part of the individual artists to titillate their audiences and ultimately produce revenue. The media soon “took the bait” and became unwilling collaborators in this effort. Here we expose potential reasons f…
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Allegories of the Wilderness
Social Stratification
Social Stratification
Twins, birds, etc
Samples from English Cultures
Westrigg
Westrigg
Allegories of the Wilderness
Westrigg
National Socialism with Fler? German Hip Hop from the Right
This article examines the recent rise of right‐wing terminology in mainstream German hip‐hop lyrics and the reaction of the German media to these songs. We argue that the inclusion of these controversial lyrics was a deliberate effort on the part of the individual artists to titillate their audiences and ultimately produce revenue. The media soon “took the bait” and became unwilling collaborators in this effort. Here we expose potential reasons f…
Westrigg
Rammstein and Ostalgie
Ostalgie, former East Germans' desire for the time before German reunification, has played a growing part in the lives of citizens of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR). This article examines whether and to what extent this theme is present in the works of Rammstein, the world-famous German band whose members all grew up in the GDR. Our analysis reveals the thematic prominence of Ostalgie in this band's works, and further that this theme…
Westrigg
Twins, birds, etc
Samples from English Cultures
Kraftwerk
This article examines lyrics and language(s) in the music of the German electronic band Kraftwerk. This group started out in the Krautrock wave of the early 1970s and proceeded to produce some of the most influential music of the late 20th century. An examination of this material uncovers surprising depths in many of Kraftwerk's lyrics, while it further reveals that the group significantly altered its art in an attempt to retain the international…
Industrialization Study in Sierra Leone
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Westrigg
Westrigg
Westrigg
Samples from English Cultures
Twins, birds, etc
Social Stratification
Social Stratification
Allegories of the Wilderness
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
National Socialism with Fler? German Hip Hop from the Right
This article examines the recent rise of right‐wing terminology in mainstream German hip‐hop lyrics and the reaction of the German media to these songs. We argue that the inclusion of these controversial lyrics was a deliberate effort on the part of the individual artists to titillate their audiences and ultimately produce revenue. The media soon “took the bait” and became unwilling collaborators in this effort. Here we expose potential reasons f…
Kraftwerk
This article examines lyrics and language(s) in the music of the German electronic band Kraftwerk. This group started out in the Krautrock wave of the early 1970s and proceeded to produce some of the most influential music of the late 20th century. An examination of this material uncovers surprising depths in many of Kraftwerk's lyrics, while it further reveals that the group significantly altered its art in an attempt to retain the international…
Rammstein and Ostalgie
Ostalgie, former East Germans' desire for the time before German reunification, has played a growing part in the lives of citizens of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR). This article examines whether and to what extent this theme is present in the works of Rammstein, the world-famous German band whose members all grew up in the GDR. Our analysis reveals the thematic prominence of Ostalgie in this band's works, and further that this theme…
Forging a New Link
Lola rennt ranks high on any list of famous post‐Reunification German films. Several scholars and journalists have noted the great number of references Lola rennt makes to earlier cinema, for instance the works of Wenders or Hitchcock. The present article examines the film's allusions to the cinema of Krzysztof Kieślowski, Jean‐Luc Godard and Fritz Lang. This examination uncovers a chain of references between these three directors whose centrepoi…
Definitely Maybe
Rock, Counterculture and the Avant-Garde, 1966-1970
"Rock, Counterculture and the Avant-Garde, 1966-1970: How the Beatles, Frank Zappa and the Velvet Underground Defined an Era." Rock Music Studies, 4(1), pp. 72–73
The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper, and the Summer of Love
The fiftieth anniversary of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band has led to several mediocre publications taking advantage of this occasion for sales purposes. The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper, and the Su
Wenn eine Band lange Zeit lebt
This article examines the rise of the East German rock band the Puhdys, focusing primarily on the songs collected in their eponymous first album. Such an examination provides a long overdue reappraisal of the Puhdys' early years, establishing not only that they benefitted from fortuitous timing, but also that their early music and lyrics conveyed sophisticated multivalent messages that helped them reach a youthful rock audience without running af…
Counting Down the Beatles
Early Blues
Not only do many blues recordings from the 1920s and early 1930s retain their power and beauty nearly a century later, but they also reveal much about the state of music and the record business at
Experiencing the Beatles
Rowman & Littlefield’s A Listener’s Companion series has released a wide variety of books since its debut in 2013, with dozens of volumes on topics ranging from film music to Bessie Smith to Carl M
In Tune
Mad dogs & Englishness
Mad dogs & Englishness: popular music and English identities." Popular Music and Society, 42(3), pp. 385–386
Sgt. Pepper and the White Album
Critics and fans already regarded Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as the apotheosis of the album form by the time the Beatles recorded their follow-up LP, the White Album. Always artistically restless, the band were no longer interested in creating the same type of cohesive, thematically unified album as Sgt. Pepper; they had already accomplished that feat and moved on. With the White Album, the Beatles positively shattered any sense of tex…
Social Stratification
Originally published in 1972, this book aimed to provide the student with a basic understanding of the main theories of social stratification and to acquaint them with current methods of research, with the results from modern research (with emphasis on British research), and with current issues in this field. The first two chapters are concerned with theory and are followed by chapters on slavery and the caste system. These are intended to illust…
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