Routledge Readers in Gender and Pop Culture
About the Book Series
Routledge Readers in Gender and Pop Culture is an interdisciplinary series that explores major phenomena in contemporary music and popular culture through the intersecting lenses of gender, sexuality, race, class, disability, and technology. Each volume brings together original contributions from scholars, musicians, journalists, bloggers, and cultural commentators to offer accessible yet critically rigorous insights into the cultural forces shaping today’s media landscapes. Designed for academic and general audiences alike, the series provides timely, multifaceted engagements with the evolving dynamics of global pop culture.
The Eras Reader: Taylor Swift and 21st-Century Pop Culture
1st Edition
Edited
By Elizabeth Scala
April 06, 2027
The Eras Tour Reader offers an exploration of what many saw as the pop-culture event of 2023-24: Taylor Swift’s worldwide, record-breaking Eras Tour. Taylor Swift’s influence and cultural capital goes beyond the realm of celebrity studies. As such, the 13 essays that make up this collection examine...
The K-pop Reader: Gender, Technology, and Korean Pop Music
1st Edition
Edited
By Min Ji Kang
March 29, 2027
The K-pop Reader examines how digital technologies and artificial intelligence are transforming gender representation, fandom, performance, and cultural production in K-pop. Bringing together interdisciplinary perspectives on digital mediation and cross-cultural exchange, the collection ...
The Renaissance Reader: Beyoncé and Black Queer Popular Culture
1st Edition
Edited
By Kinitra D. Brooks, Nicholas R. Jones
December 12, 2025
The Renaissance Reader: Beyoncé and Black Queer Popular Culture offers a groundbreaking exploration of Beyoncé’s acclaimed album Renaissance, examining its celebration of Black queer aesthetics through disco, house, and bounce music. Building on the success of The Lemonade Reader, this ...
The Lemonade Reader
1st Edition
Edited
By Kinitra D. Brooks, Kameelah L. Martin
June 10, 2019
The Lemonade Reader is an interdisciplinary collection that explores the nuances of Beyoncé’s 2016 visual album, Lemonade. The essays and editorials present fresh, cutting-edge scholarship fueled by contemporary thoughts on film, material culture, religion, and black feminism. Envisioned as an ...