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Book SynopsisMaking Sense of Media is a lively and accessible text that helps readers understand mass media and the texts they carry. Designed expressly for those interested in gaining a solid understanding of the media and how they work, it is an indispensable book. Offers a lively, accessible, and concise textbook to help readers understand mass media and their texts Covers seminal figures, concepts and scholarship in mass media studies, including Vladimir Propp, Mikhail Bakhtin, Raymond Williams, Fredric Jameson, and Stuart Hall Explores the ideas found in nineteen significant books that will provide useful insights and concepts for anyone interested in the study of the media Features chapter-by-chapter short articles by the author, that address an idea or theory in the particular book being discussed Includes charts, boxes features, exercises, and illustrations to round out analyses and engage the beginning student Trade Review“Arthur Asa Berger has taken a refreshingly creative approach to introducing ideas central to analyses of media and popular culture. This delightful book will not only enliven courses in media studies, but also prime students to read more of the seminal texts defining one of the most vibrant areas of the communication field.” William H. Dutton, University of Oxford “Reading this book is like going through a museum with a master critic and collector. Berger’s compelling and witty essay opens the door to great thinkers and scholars, some from the distant past, some quite contemporary. There is no other book with a broader perspective that truly makes its readers stretch, though the process is always enjoyable.” Everette E. Dennis, Fordham UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction: The Media in Our Lives:. 1. Saussure, Course in General Linguistics:. In Practice: King Andrew the First. 2. Roland Barthes, Mythologies:. In Practice: A Semiotic Analysis of a Sea Shell. 3. George Lakoff and Mark Johnson, Metaphors We Live By:. In Practice: Love is a Game. 4. Aristotle, Poetics:. In Practice: Theories on Comedy. 5. Tzvetan Todorov, Introduction to Poetics:. In Practice: What Happens in Hamlet. 6. Vladimir Propp, Morphology of the Folktale:. In Practice: Understanding Genres. 7. Janice Radway, Reading the Romance:. In Practice: Write Your Own Romance Novel. 8. Janet Murray, Hamlet on the Holodeck:. In Practice: Hypotheses on Pac-Man and Video Games. 9. Mikhail Bakhtin, The Dialogic Imagination:. In Practice: Parody and Laughter. 10. Yuri Lotman, Semiotics of Cinema:. In Practice: The “1984” Macintosh Commercial. 11. Sergei Eisenstein, Film Form:. In Practice: Rashomontage. 12. Raymond Williams, Marxism and Literature:. In Practice: The Prisoner and “The General”. 13. Henri Lefebvre, Everyday Life in the Modern World:. In Practice: Cells and Terror. 14. De Certeau, The Practice of Everyday Life:. In Practice: Resistance Through Ridicule. 15. Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media:. In Practice: The Financial Times. 16. Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism or The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism:. In Practice: A Postmodern Perspective on Madonna. 17. Michael Thompson, Richard Ellis, Aaron Wildavksy, Cultural Theory:. In Practice: Political Cultures and Popular Culture. 18. bell hooks, Black Looks: Race and Representation:. In Practice: Krazy Kat and “Racial” Memory. 19. Stuart Hall, “The Work of Representation”:. In Practice: 9/11 as Representation. 20. Afterword: A Confessional:. Bibliography. Index

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Book Synopsis* An inspiring guide to the creative output of the United States in the postwar period. * Embraces diversity, covering Vietnam literature, gay and lesbian literature, American Jewish fiction, Italian American literature, Irish American writing, emergent ethnic literatures, African American writing, jazz, film, drama and more.Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors. 1. Introducing American Literature and Culture in the Postwar Years: Josephine G. Hendin. 2. The Fifties and After: An Ambiguous Culture: Frederick R. Karl. 3. The Beat Generation is Now About Everything : Regina Weinreich. 4. From Bebop to Hip Hop: American Music After 1950: Perry Meisel. 5. American Drama in the Postwar Period: John Bell. 6. Hollywood Dreaming: Postwar American Film: Leonard Quart, Albert Auster. 7. The Beauty and Destructiveness of War: A Literary Portrait of the Vietnam Conflict: Pat C. Hoy II. 8. Postmodern Fictions: David Mikics. 9. Gay and Lesbian Writing in Post World War II America : Mary Jo Bona. 10. Identity and the Postwar Temper in American Jewish Fiction: Daniel Fuchs. 11. Fire and Romance: African American Literature Since World War II: Sterling Lecater Bland, Jr. 12. Italian/American Literature and Culture: Fred L. Gardaphé. 13. Irish American Writing: Political Men and Archetypal Women: Robert E. Rhodes and Patricia Monaghan. 14. Emergent Ethnic Literatures: Native American, Hispanic, Asian American: Cyrus R. K. Patell. 15. I’ll Be Your Mirror, Reflect What You Are Postmodern Documentation and the Downtown New York Scene from 1975 to the Present: Marvin J. Taylor. Index

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Book Synopsis* Provides a magisterial overview of the field of cultural studies * Showcases thirty writers from five continents * Considers what cultural studies is and what it is not * Includes a comprehensive bibiliography and a listing of cultural studies websites.Trade Review“A remarkably impressive and international collection… beautifully captures the restlessness, the malleability, and the theoretical flexibility of cultural studies, while exposing some of its limitations and failings… a provocative, readable and useful collection.” Media International Australia “Topics and methods of the global contributors are diverse and imaginative... readable and accessible to uninitiated outsiders and curious onlookers.” Choice “A handy resource in which any university or college interested in contemporary cultural studies will want to invest.” European Journal of Communication “Well organized.” Times Higher Education Supplement “An expansive volume… beneficial for the experienced student or teacher, and an appropriate enough introduction for the novice.” Design Issues “Timely… Strong on recommended source materials, with good stuff in each section, and a bibliographical section at the end. For the money, then, you would get a well-informed check-list of key works written/published over the last few decades… The case for making cultural studies more political, economic, and policy-related is well put.” Reference Reviews “Monumental… an excellent place to start exploring conundrums surrounding the vexed institutional and academic location of cultural studies… a sustained, diverse, contentious set of reflections of what cultural studies might do, where, and how… [It] stunningly illustrates the interdisciplinarity of the field… a rich collection.” American AnthropologistTable of Contents1. What it is and what it isn't: Introducing . . . Cultural Studies: Toby Miller. Part I: Disciplines:. 2. Interdisciplinarity: Mark Gibson, Murdoch University and Alec McHoul, Murdoch University. 3. Is There a Cultural Studies of Law?: Rosemary Coombe, University of Toronto and York University. 4. The Renewal of the Cultural in Sociology: Randy Martin, New York University. 5. Sociology, Cultural Studies, and Disciplinary Boundaries: Frank Webster, University of Birmingham. 6. Notes on the Traffic Between Cultural Studies and Science and Technology Studies: Marianne de Laet, California Institute of Technology. 7. Political Economy within Cultural Studies: Richard Maxwell, Queens College, CUNY. 8. Cultural Studies and Philosophy: An Intervention: Douglas Kellner, UCLA. 9. "X" Never, Ever Marks the Spot: Archaeology and Cultural Studies: Silke Morgenroth. 10. The Unbalanced Reciprocity Between Cultural Studies and Anthropology: George E. Marcus, Rice University. 11. Media Studies and Cultural Studies: A Symbiotic Convergence: John Nguyet Erni, University of New Hampshire. Part II: Places:. 12. Comparative Cultural Studies Traditions: Latin America and the U.S.: George Yudice, New York University. 13. Can Cultural Studies Speak Spanish?: Jorge Mariscal, University of California - San Diego. 14. Australasia: Graeme Turner, University of Queensland, Australia. 15. Peripheral Vision: Chinese Cultural Studies in Hong Kong: Eric Kit-wai Ma, Chinese University of Hong Kong. 16. Decentering the Centre: Cultural Studies in Britain and its Legacy: Ben Carrington, University of Brighton. 17. European Cultural Studies: Paul Moore, University of Ulster. Part III: Issues:. 18. Let's Get Serious: Notes on Teaching Youth Culture: Justin Lewis, Cardiff University. 19. Looking Backwards and Forwards at Cultural Studies: Paul Smith, University of Sussex. 20. Close Encounters: Sport, Science, and Political Culture: C. L. Cole, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 21. Intellectuals, Culture, Policy: The Practical and the Critical: Tony Bennett, Open University. 22. Listening to the State: Culture, Power, and Cultural Policy in Colombia: Ana Mara Ochoa Gautier, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos in Cuernavaca, Mexico. 23. Museum Highlights: A Gallery Talk: Andrea Fraser. 24. The Scandalous Fall of Feminism and the "First Black President": Melissa Deem, University of Iowa. 25. Rap and Feng Shui: On Ass Politics, Cultural Studies, and the Timbaland Sound: Jason King, New York University. 26. Fashion: Sarah Berry. 27. Cultural Studies and Race: Robert Stam, New York University. 28. Globalization and Culture: Toby Miller, New York University and Geoffrey Lawrence, Central Queensland University, Australia. 29. "Cricket, with a Plot": Nationalism, Cricket, and Diasporic Identities: Suvendrini Perera, University of Sri Lanka. Part IV: Sources:. 30. Bibliographical Resources for Cultural Studies: Toby Miller, NYU. Index.

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Book SynopsisCULTURAL STUDIES This comprehensive anthology brings together classic and contemporary essays in the diverse field of Cultural Studies. It is designed for classroom use in a variety of settings and departments, from Communications and Film Studies to Literature and Anthropology. With an international scope and interdisciplinary approach, this book represents the diversity, depth, and leading scholarship of this complex field. This important new anthology: Provides an overview of the history of the discipline, and argues for better placement of Cultural Studies within the academy Offers a range of important perspectives on key topics, including policy, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, identity, visual culture, and diaspora Has an advisory board composed of leading scholars, and an internationally renowned general editor. Cultural Studies: An Anthology is an indispensable scholarly and pedagogical tool, which fills a longstanTrade Review"The book includes excellent writing from both foundational figures such as Louis Althusser and Stuart Hall." (Choice, November 2008)Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements to Sources. Part I: Policy & Industry. 1. Battle of the Global Paradigms (Michele Hilmes). 2. Ownership, Organisation, and Cultural Work (David Hesmondhalgh). 3. The World Wide Web and the Corporate Media System (Robert McChesney). 4. Identifying a Policy Hierarchy: Communication Policy, Media Industries, and Globalization (Alison Beale). 5. The Rhetoric of Culture: Some Notes on Magazines, Canadian Culture, and Globalization (Imre Szeman). Part II: Place, Space, Geography. 6. Metaphors to Live by: Landscapes as Systems of Reproduction (Don Mitchell). 7. Hegemony, Ideology, Pleasure: Blackpool (Tony Bennett). 8. City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles (Mike Davis). 9. Grids of Difference: Place and Identity Formation (Geraldine Pratt). 10. Cosmopolitan De-scriptions: Shanghai and Hong Kong (Ackbar Abbas). 11. An Occupied Place (Kathleen C. Stewart). Part III: Gender & Sexuality. 12. Bodily Inscriptions, Performative Subversions (Judith Butler). 13. Missing Subjects: Gender, Power, and Sexuality in Merchant Banking (Linda McDowell and Gillian Court). 14. Horror and the Monstrous Feminine: An Imaginary Abjection (Barbara Creed). 15. Japanese Queerscapes: Global/Local Intersections on the Internet (Mark McClelland). 16. Get Real! Cultural Relevance and Resistance to the Mediated Feminine Ideal (Lisa Duke). Part IV: Ideologies. 17. The German Ideology (Karl Marx and Friedriech Engels). 18. Ideology (Louis Althusser). 19. Interpellation (John Fiske). 20. Becoming Dagongmei: Politics of Identities and Differences (Pun Ngai). 21. The Ideology and Discourse of Modern Racism (Teun van Dijk). 22. 9/11 and the Jihad Tradition (Sohail H. Hashmi). 23. The Ontology of Everyday Distraction: The Freeway, the Mall, and Television (Margaret Morse). 24. Nichemarketing the Apocalypse: Violence as Hard-Sell (Ann Burlein). Part V: Rhetoric & Discourse. 25. The Rhetoric of Hitler's "Battle" (Kenneth Burke). 26. Public Speech, Dance, Jokes, and Song (John D.H. Downing). 27. Thinking About the End of the World with Conservative Protestants (Mark Hulsether). 28. The Rumor Bomb: American Mediated Politics as Pure War (Jayson Harsin). 29. Talkin' Tupac: Speech Genres and the Mediation of Cultural Knowledge (George Kamberelis and Greg Dimitriadis). Part VI: Ethnicity. 30. What is Race? (Richard Lewontin, Steven Rose and Leon Kamin). 31. The Crisis of "Race" and Raciology (Paul Gilroy). 32. What is to be Gained by Looking White People in the Eye? Culture, Race, and Gender in Cases of Sexual Violence (Sherene Razack). 33. Fiaca and Veron-ismo (Grant Farred). Part VII: Identity, Lifestyle, Subculture. 34. Subculture: The Meaning of Style (Dick Hebdige). 35. The Goth Scene and (Sub) Cultural Substance (Paul Hodkinson). 36. "Why Don't You Act Your Color?": Preteen Girls, Identity, and Popular Music (Pamela J. Tracy). 37. Elements of Vogue (Marcos Becquer and José Gatti). 38. In Our Angelhood: Rave as Counterculture and Spiritual Revolution (Simon Reynolds). 39. Lowrider Style: Cultural Politics and the Poetics of Scale (Ben Chappell). 40. Purity and Danger (Stephen Duncombe). Part VIII: Consumer Culture & Fashion Studies. 41. Theories of Consumer Culture (Mike Featherstone). 42. Mythologies (Roland Barthes). 43. Fashion, Culture and the Construction of Identity (Elizabeth Niederer and Rainer Winter). 44. …And Then There Was Shopping (Sze Tsung Leong). 45. Does Cultural Capital Structure American Consumption? (Douglas B. Holt). 46. Julia Learns to Shop (Sharon Zukin). 47. Fashion as a Culture Industry (Angela McRobbie). 48. Tommy Hilfiger and the Age of Mass Customization (Paul Smith). 49. Constructing Purity: Bottled Water and the Commodification of Nature (Andy Opel). Part IX: Music. 50. Just a Girl? Rock Music, Feminism, and the Cultural Construction of Female Youth (Gayle Wald). 51. Some Anti-Hegemonic Aspects of African Popular Music (John Collins). 52. Desert Dreams, Media, and Interventions in Reality: Australian Aboriginal Music (Marcus Breen). 53. Ubiquitous Listening (Anahid Kassabian). 54. The Nature/Technology Binary Opposition Dismantled in the Music of Madonna and Björk (Charity Marsh and Melissa West). 55. Characterizing Rock Music Culture: The Case of Heavy Metal (Will Straw). 56. "Represent": Race, Space, and Place in Rap Music (Murray Forman). Part X: Media Studies. 57. Encoding, Decoding (Stuart Hall). 58. Heliography: Journalism and the Visualization of Truth (John Hartley). 59. The Cultural Politics of News Discourse (Stuart Allan). 60. Images of Citizenship on Television News: Constructing a Passive Public (Justin Lewis, Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, and Sanna Inthorn). 61. Unhemleich Maneuver: Self-Image and Identificatory Practice in Virtual Reality Environments (Alice Crawford). 62. The Phenomenon of Lara Croft (Astrid Deuber-Mankowsky). Part XI: Visual Culture. 63. From Missile Gap to the Culture Gap: Modernism in the Fallout from Sputnik (David Howard). 64. Nostalgia, Myth, and Ideology: Visions of Superman at the End of the "American Century" (Ian Gordon). 65. Camera and Eye (Kaja Silverman). 66. Re-Writing "Reality": Reading the Matrix (Russell J.A. Kilbourn). 67. Jackie Chan and the Black Connection (Gina Marchetti). 68. Stories and Meanings (Sue Thornham and Tony Purvis). 69. Teaching Us to Fake It: The Ritualized Norms of Television's "Reality" Games (Nick Couldry). Part XII: Audience, Performance, Celebrity. 70. Theories of Consumption in Media Studies (David Morley). 71. Reading the Romance (Janice Radway). 72. The Cinematic Apparatus and the Construction of the Film Celebrity (P. David Marshall). 73. Fan Cultures: Between 'Fantasy' and 'Reality' (Matt Hills). 74. Is Elvis a God? Cult, Culture, and Questions of Method (John Frow). 75. Serial Killing for Beginners (Mark Seltzer). Part XIII: Transnationality, Diaspora, Post-Coloniality. 76. The Riot of Englishness: Migrancy, Nomadism, and the Redemption of the Nation (Ian Baucom). 77. The Economy of Appearances (Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing). 78. Francophonie and the National Airwaves: A History of Television in Senegal (Jo Ellen Fair). 79. Discrepant Intimacies: Popular Cultural Flows in East Asia (Koichi Iwabuchi). 80. Contemporary Approaches to the Arts (Greg Dimitradis and Cameron McCarthy). 81. Conceptualizing East Asian Popular Culture (Chua Beng Huat). 82. Introduction to the Study of Popular Cultures (Néstor García Canclini). 83. Brazilian Culture: Nationalism by Elimination (Roberto Schwarz). Index.

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Book SynopsisThis Companion offers an extensive examination of how new technologies are changing the nature of literary studies, from scholarly editing and literary criticism, to interactive fiction and immersive environments.Trade Review"Once again Ray Siemens and Susan Schreibman have produced a remarkable collection of writing about scholarship and resource creation in the area of digital humanities .... The companion provides a very thorough survey of research and resource development in numerous area of digital literary studies, written by an impressive collection of leading scholars." (The Review of English Studies)Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors viii Editors’ Introduction xviii Ray Siemens and Susan Schreibman Part I Introduction 1 1 Imagining the New Media Encounter 3 Alan Liu Part II Traditions 27 2 ePhilology: When the Books Talk to Their Readers 29 Gregory Crane, David Bamman, and Alison Jones 3 Disciplinary Impact and Technological Obsolescence in Digital Medieval Studies 65 Daniel Paul O’Donnell 4 ‘‘Knowledge will be multiplied’’: Digital Literary Studies and Early Modern Literature 82 Matthew Steggle 5 Eighteenth-Century Literature in English and Other Languages: Image, Text, and Hypertext 106 Peter Damian-Grint 6 Multimedia and Multitasking: A Survey of Digital Resources for Nineteenth-Century Literary Studies 121 John A. Walsh 7 Hypertext and Avant-texte in Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Literature 139 Dirk Van Hulle Part III Textualities 161 8 Reading Digital Literature: Surface, Data, Interaction, and Expressive Processing 163 Noah Wardrip-Fruin 9 Is There a Text on This Screen? Reading in an Era of Hypertextuality 183 Bertrand Gervais 10 Reading on Screen: The New Media Sphere 203 Christian Vandendorpe 11 The Virtual Codex from Page Space to E-space 216 Johanna Drucker 12 Handholding, Remixing, and the Instant Replay: New Narratives in a Postnarrative World 233 Carolyn Guertin 13 Fictional Worlds in the Digital Age 250 Marie-Laure Ryan 14 Riddle Machines: The History and Nature of Interactive Fiction 267 Nick Montfort 15 Too Dimensional: Literary and Technical Images of Potentiality in the History of Hypertext 283 Belinda Barnet and Darren Tofts 16 Private Public Reading: Readers in Digital Literature Installation 301 Mark Leahy 17 Digital Poetry: A Look at Generative, Visual, and Interconnected Possibilities in its First Four Decades 318 Christopher Funkhouser 18 Digital Literary Studies: Performance and Interaction 336 David Z. Saltz 19 Licensed to Play: Digital Games, Player Modifications, and Authorized Production 349 Andrew Mactavish 20 Blogs and Blogging: Text and Practice 369 Aime´e Morrison Part IV Methodologies 389 21 Knowing . . . : Modeling in Literary Studies 391 Willard McCarty 22 Digital and Analog Texts 402 John Lavagnino 23 Cybertextuality and Philology 415 Ian Lancashire 24 Electronic Scholarly Editions 434 Kenneth M. Price 25 The Text Encoding Initiative and the Study of Literature 451 James Cummings 26 Algorithmic Criticism 477 Stephen Ramsay 27 Writing Machines 492 William Winder 28 Quantitative Analysis and Literary Studies 517 David L. Hoover 29 The Virtual Library 534 G. Sayeed Choudhury and David Seaman 30 Practice and Preservation – Format Issues 547 Marc Bragdon, Alan Burk, Lisa Charlong, and Jason Nugent 31 Character Encoding 564 Christian Wittern Annotated Overview of Selected Electronic Resources 577 Tanya Clement and Gretchen Gueguen Index 597

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Book SynopsisMedia and Society into the 21st Century captures the breathtaking revolutionary sweep of mass media from the late 19th century to the present day. Updated and expanded new edition including coverage of recent media developments and the continued impact of technological change Newly reworked chapters on media, war, international relations, and new media A new Web 2.0 section explores the role of blogging, social networking, user-generated content, and search media in media landscape Trade Review"An incisive and engaging scholarly account of the technological and cultural forces which have shaped modern media. The scope and ambition of the work is complimented by a lively and approachable style of writing, sure to inspire the reader." Dr A E Cavanagh, Programme Director BA Communications Studies, Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds Praise for the first edition: ‘This is easily the best study of twentieth-century media I've seen. It combines historical with contemporary media studies research to trace the origins and impact of all major media and does so in well-written prose that will please teachers and inspire students.’ Gary Cross, The Pennsylvania State University ‘This important survey brings together the findings of specialized research on media history in a number of countries and analyses developments over the course of the twentieth century. The historical sweep is monumental and the analytical grasp of the authors on the profound technological changes that have shaped our lives is impressive. I congratulate the authors for making a significant contribution to the history of the twentieth century and of the communications revolution.’ David Welch, University of Kent at Canterbury "Those looking for a quick but insightful survey will find this treatment hard to beat" ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vi 1. Introduction 1 2. The Press as a Mass Medium 6 3. The Development of the Film Industry 27 4. The Growth of Radio Broadcasting 49 5. The Rise of Advertising 69 6. Propaganda in Peace and War 82 7. Cold War and Communications 113 8. Television and Consumer Societies 136 9. Media, Information, and Entertainment 177 10. Media, War, and International Relations 208 11. The Rise of New Media 230 12. Globalization and Media 264 13. Conclusion 284 Notes 290 Further Reading 330 Index 344

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Book SynopsisPolitical Correctness Geoffrey Hughes has brought together with great panache the very many manifestations of political correctness, both absurd and vicious, and shown how they express a single collective mind-set. His book establishes beyond doubt that there is such a phenomenon, that it has become dominant in our culture, and that it represents a growing tendency to censor public debate and to prevent people from questioning orthodoxies which we all know to be false. Roger Scruton, American Enterprise Institute What a joy this book is! Hughes' study traces, with unflagging zest, the modern history of PC. Sumptuous in data, in judgment precise, this is the latest and fullest of Hughes' series on the social history of language. Walter Nash, Professor Emeritus, University of Nottingham Political Correctness is now an everyday phrase and part of the modern mindset. Everyone thinks they know what it means, but its own meaning constantly shifts. Its suTrade Review"Prof. Hughes' Political Correctness deals with both its history and its use at present. And he deals with both aspects in a masterly fashion. Consequently, this book is highly recommendable because of what it says as well as, what is probably more important, because of the multitude of suggestions and questions it inspires." (Australian Journal of Linguistics, February 2011) "Some books are written to be read, and other books are reference works. Political Correctness: A History of Semantics and Culture is unusual in that it is both jam-packed with detailed information and yet makes for a good read. Everyone should read this book and also keep it on the shelf as an excellent reference work. This informative and well written book covers more than just the notion of political correctness (PC) in the narrow sense. It encompasses far more than the problem of increased, PC kinds of concerns, as discussed in Part I, Political Correctness and Its Origins." (PsycCritiques, August 2010) "Hughes ultimately comes down against artificiality, suggesting that political correctness is a form of social engineering that arises from good intentions coupled with Puritanism. A useful book for anyone interested in language and culture." (CHOICE, June 2010) “Hughes' book provides a wide-ranging examination of a phenomenon that has had an immense influence on our culture, for both good and ill. Political Correctness: A History of Semantics and Culture is an entertaining, thought-provoking foray into an interesting and important area. Hughes focuses mainly on the effect of P.C. in contemporary Britain, America and South Africa, but he looks at earlier historical periods (such as the Reformation) too. This is the best book written on the subject, and that by some distance. It is an essential study, rigorous and critical and absolutely indispensable.” (Compulsive Reader, April 2010) “Focusing on the historical, semantic, and cultural aspects of political correctness, this brilliant and unique work will intrigue anyone interested in this ongoing debate.” ( Lavoisier, November 2009) "One must maintain a sense of humour when entering this arena, where voices of the global cultural elite sometimes present themselves as brave and daring for taking potshots at the sidelined or powerless. An emeritus 'historian of the English language', Hughes knows a lot about dictionaries of every stripe, whether orthodox or slang. He can provide the history of innumerable words, enabling readers to follow semantic changes, neologisms and other evolutions in the 'word field.'" (Times Higher Education, November 2009)Table of ContentsPreface viii Acknowledgments xii Epigraphs xiii Part I Political Correctness and its Origins 1 Chapter 1 Defining Political Correctness 3 Chapter 2 The Origins and the Debate 60 Part II The Semantic Aspect 85 Chapter 3 Words and Authorities: Dictionaries and Lexicographers 87 Chapter 4 The Evolution of the Word Field 106 Part III Zones of Controversy 113 Chapter 5 Issues of Race, Nationality, and Difference 115 Chapter 6 Agendas Old and New 178 Part IV Cultural and Historical Issues 215 Chapter 7 Political Correctness in the Past 217 Chapter 8 Culture 236 Conclusion: The Right Thing to Do? Progressive Orthodoxy, Empty Convention or Double Standard? 283 Bibliography 298 Author and Subject Index 309 Word Index 317

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Book SynopsisPolitical Correctness Geoffrey Hughes has brought together with great panache the very many manifestations of political correctness, both absurd and vicious, and shown how they express a single collective mind-set. His book establishes beyond doubt that there is such a phenomenon, that it has become dominant in our culture, and that it represents a growing tendency to censor public debate and to prevent people from questioning orthodoxies which we all know to be false. Roger Scruton, American Enterprise Institute What a joy this book is! Hughes' study traces, with unflagging zest, the modern history of PC. Sumptuous in data, in judgment precise, this is the latest and fullest of Hughes' series on the social history of language. Walter Nash, Professor Emeritus, University of Nottingham Political Correctness is now an everyday phrase and part of the modern mindset. Everyone thinks they know what it means, but its own meaning constantly shifts. Its suTrade Review"Prof. Hughes' Political Correctness deals with both its history and its use at present. And he deals with both aspects in a masterly fashion. Consequently, this book is highly recommendable because of what it says as well as, what is probably more important, because of the multitude of suggestions and questions it inspires." (Australian Journal of Linguistics, February 2011) "Some books are written to be read, and other books are reference works. Political Correctness: A History of Semantics and Culture is unusual in that it is both jam-packed with detailed information and yet makes for a good read. Everyone should read this book and also keep it on the shelf as an excellent reference work. This informative and well written book covers more than just the notion of political correctness (PC) in the narrow sense. It encompasses far more than the problem of increased, PC kinds of concerns, as discussed in Part I, Political Correctness and Its Origins." (PsycCritiques, August 2010) "Hughes ultimately comes down against artificiality, suggesting that political correctness is a form of social engineering that arises from good intentions coupled with Puritanism. A useful book for anyone interested in language and culture." (CHOICE, June 2010) “Hughes' book provides a wide-ranging examination of a phenomenon that has had an immense influence on our culture, for both good and ill. Political Correctness: A History of Semantics and Culture is an entertaining, thought-provoking foray into an interesting and important area. Hughes focuses mainly on the effect of P.C. in contemporary Britain, America and South Africa, but he looks at earlier historical periods (such as the Reformation) too. This is the best book written on the subject, and that by some distance. It is an essential study, rigorous and critical and absolutely indispensable.” (Compulsive Reader, April 2010) “Focusing on the historical, semantic, and cultural aspects of political correctness, this brilliant and unique work will intrigue anyone interested in this ongoing debate.” ( Lavoisier, November 2009) "One must maintain a sense of humour when entering this arena, where voices of the global cultural elite sometimes present themselves as brave and daring for taking potshots at the sidelined or powerless. An emeritus 'historian of the English language', Hughes knows a lot about dictionaries of every stripe, whether orthodox or slang. He can provide the history of innumerable words, enabling readers to follow semantic changes, neologisms and other evolutions in the 'word field.'" (Times Higher Education, November 2009) New Scholarly Books Listing, (Chronicle of Higher Education, January 2010)Table of ContentsPreface viii Acknowledgments xii Epigraphs xiii Part I Political Correctness and its Origins 1 Chapter 1 Defining Political Correctness 3 Chapter 2 The Origins and the Debate 60 Part II The Semantic Aspect 85 Chapter 3 Words and Authorities: Dictionaries and Lexicographers 87 Chapter 4 The Evolution of the Word Field 106 Part III Zones of Controversy 113 Chapter 5 Issues of Race, Nationality, and Difference 115 Chapter 6 Agendas Old and New 178 Part IV Cultural and Historical Issues 215 Chapter 7 Political Correctness in the Past 217 Chapter 8 Culture 236 Conclusion: The Right Thing to Do? Progressive Orthodoxy, Empty Convention or Double Standard? 283 Bibliography 298 Author and Subject Index 309 Word Index 317

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Book SynopsisThe collection brings together a wide range of contributors, including both philosophers and film scholars. All of them address the question of whether philosophy can take the form of, or be articulated through, film. A new text for the growing field of philosophy of film, engaging with a variety of questions concerning the relationship between film and art, aesthetics and philosophy. Explores a wide variety of forms and periods of film, such as the avant-garde, continental film and popular American cinema, to present diverse answers to this question. Draws on a range of films, from the works of Hitchcock to Mission: Impossible and Being John Malkovich. Table of ContentsPreface Murray Smith and Thomas E Wartenberg Introduction 1 I The Very Idea of Film as Philosophy Paisley Livingston These on Cinema as Philosophy 11 Thomas E Wartenberg Beyond mere Illustration: How Films Can Be Philosophy 19 Murray Smith Film Art, Argument, and Ambiguity 33 II Popular American Film: Entertainment and Enlightenment Richard Allen Hitchcock and Cavell 43 Lester H Hunt The Paradox of the Unknown Lover: A Reading of Letter from an Unknown Woman 55 Dan Flory Spike Lee and the Sympathetic Racist.' 67 George Wilson Transparency and Twist in Narrative Fiction Film 81 Stephen Mulhall The Impersonation of Personality: Film as Philosophy in Mission: Impossible 97 Daniel Shaw On being Philosophical and Being John Malkovich 111 Christopher Grau eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and the Morality of Memory 119 III: Continental Philosophy, Continental Film Andras Balint Kovacs Sartre, the Philosophy of Nothingness, and the Modern Melodrama 135 Paul C Santilli Cinema and Subjectivity in Krzysztof Kieslowski 147 Katherine Ince Is Sexy Comedy or Tragedy? Directing Desire adn Female Auteurship in the Cinema of Catherine Breillat 157 IV: Films as "THEORY": The Avant -Garde Jinhee Choi Apperception on Display: Structural Films and Philosophy 165 Noel Carroll philosophizing Through the Moving Image: The case of Serene Velocity 173 Trevor Ponech The Substance of Cinema 187 Whitney Davis The World Rewound: Peter Forgacs's Wittgenstein Tractatus 199 Contributors 213 Selected Bibliography 217 Index 221

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Book SynopsisAIDS, Sex, and Culture is a revealing examination of the impact the AIDS epidemic in Africa has had on women, based on the author''s own extensive ethnographic research. based on the author''s own story growing up in South Africa looks at the impact of social conservatism in the US on AIDS prevention programs discussion of the experiences of women in areas ranging from Durban in KwaZulu Natal to rural settlements in Namibia and Botswana includes a chapter written by Sibongile Mkhize at the University of KwaZulu Natal who tells the story of her own family's struggle with AIDS Trade Review"AIDS, Sex, and Culture will make an excellent text for undergraduate and graduate courses in global health needing to enhance the quality of existing curricula. The many clinicians who have essential expertise to contribute to building health infrastructure but who do not have time to study the extensive social science literature on the less developed world will welcome this easy read." (JAMA, July 2010) "AIDS activists and policy makers will be both impressed and ultimately heartened." (CHOICE, January 2010)"A brilliant analysis of sadness, deprivation and hope. A must-read for anyone interested in the social fabric of contemporary South Africa, for anyone committed to gender justice around AIDS." Michael Burawoy, University of California, Berkeley "AIDS, Sex, and Culture greatly deepens our understanding of the politics of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Susser's rich ethnography shows how local activism and women's desire for autonomy profoundly affect international, national, and scientific enterprises." Emily Martin, New York University "Ida Susser´s book is an exemplary demonstration of the social value of great scholarly research. It shows how patriarchal culture provides the ground for the formation of destructive networks of poverty, sex, and aids. Based on Susser´s cross-cultural ethnographic work it is a master piece of intellectually innovative, socially relevant research. It will be a key reference for social scientists aiming to understand the world in order to overcome our current misery. It should be mandatory reading for students, academics, and policy makers around the world." Manuel Castells, University of California, Berkeley An insightful, comprehensive, provocative personal and anthropological perspective across two decades on how the construction of gender has shaped responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in women in southern Africa and globally. A must read for anyone interested in understanding and making a meaningful difference to the evolving HIV epidemic in women globally and in southern Africa. Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa Ida Susser offers a powerful statement of the forces that have shaped the epidemiology of AIDS in Africa. This visceral but unsentimental account places women's sexuality and reproductive autonomy -- as well as their unsubmissive assertion of rights to knowledge, health care, and bodily integrity --at the vortex of South Africa's transformations and is symptomatic of how gender inequities shape the face of AIDS in the world today. Ann Stoler, The New SchoolTable of ContentsList of Figures vi Preface – Southern Africa: A Personal Geography, History, and Politics viii Acknowledgments xxi Introduction: Global, Inequality, Women, and HIV/AIDS 1 1 The Culture of Science and the Feminization of HIV/AIDS 17 2 Imperial Moralities and Grassroots Realities 45 3 The Transition to a New South Africa: Hope, Science, and Democracy 65 4 Of Nevirapine and African Potatoes: Shifts in Public Discourse 91 5 The Difference in Pain: Infected and Affected 107By Sibongile Mkhize 6 Contested Sexualities 118 7 Public Spaces of Women’s Autonomy: Health Activism 139 8 “Where Are Our Condoms?” – Namibia 155 9 Ju/’hoansi Women in the Age of HIV: An Exceptional Case 171 10 Changing Times, Changing Strategies: Women Leaders Among the Ju 184 11 “The Power of Practical Thinking” – The Role of Organic Intellectuals 199 12 Conclusions: Neoliberalism, Gender, and Resistance 217 Notes 222 Bibliography 237 Index 264

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Book SynopsisFully revised and updated, this second edition is an ideal introduction for those who are new to the study of culture. Featuring global case studies, selections of readings, exercises, and commentary throughout, it spans the subject from issues of identity through to technological trends. Explores key issues and theories on identities, representation, histories, places, and spaces, discussing the various interpretations of culture and cultural studies Incorporates new work on the study of space, place, identity, gender, and cultural history, as well as new sections on cultural studies theories and methodology in each chapter Introduces more complex issues including high and popular culture, subjectivities, consumption, and new technologies, and a fully updated section on new and enduring trends in technology and culture Trade Review“This is an invaluable introduction for students across the humanities and social sciences. A synthesis of carefully weighted comment, readings, images, and activities involves the reader in the pleasures, perils, and multiple meanings of that most complex word, ‘culture’.” Mary Eagleton, Leeds Metropolitan UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. What is Culture?. Introduction. The ‘Culture and Civilization’ Debate. The ‘Mass Culture’ Debate. Social Definitions of Culture. Culture and Power. Conclusions. 2. Identity and Difference. Introduction. Who am I?. Social Constructivist Approaches to Identity. ‘Identity Crisis’ and the Modern World. Representing and Narrating Identity. Conclusions. 3. Representation. Introduction. Language and Representation. Communicating Meaning. Representation and discourse. Representation, Discourse and Resistance. Conclusions. 4. History. Introduction. The Past ‘As it Really Was’?. Challenges to Objectivity: Post-structuralist Theories of History. The Past and Popular Memory. History as ‘Heritage’. Conclusions. 5. Location, Location, Location: Cultural Geographies. Place and Identity: A Brief Introduction. Mapping Realities?. Going Shopping. Case Study: Mapping Los Angeles. Conclusions. 6. Case Study: Global Tourism. The Story of Tourism. Tourism as Social Practice. Tourist Places. Tourism and Identities. Tourism and Heritage. Cultural Imperialism or Cultural Globalization?. Conclusions. 7. Cultural Value: High Culture and Popular Culture. Defining Culture. Discriminations. Versions of Literary Culture. Rereading Literature. Rereading Texts: The Wind in the Willows (1908) and English Masculinity. Conclusions. 8. Subjects, Bodies, Selves. Introduction. Fragmented or Multiple Selves?. Language and Subjectivity. Discourse and the Subject. Embodied Selves. Conclusions. 9. Consumption. Introduction. What is a Consumer?. Buying a Newspaper. My High Street and your High Street. Theories of Consumption. Selling Identities. Agency, Appropriation, and Ethics. Conclusions. 10. Technology. The Place of the Personal: Ethnography and the Practice of Cultural Studies. Twentieth-century Technology: Cultural Studies of TV. Living with Technology. Working with the Web. Conclusions. Conclusion. References and Further Reading. Bibliography. Index

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Book SynopsisMoustapha Safouan, in this courageous and honest book, confronts head-on the problem of Arab despotism, examining it from the point of view of political philosophy, religious argument and linguistic history. A ground-breaking book written by the eminent Lacanian psychoanalyst Moustapha Safouan. Rejects explanations of Arab despotism which appeal either to imperialism or to notions of Arab culture in favour of an analysis which focuses on the relations between writing and power. Investigates the divorce between the classical Arabic which is the medium of education and the diverse vernacular Arabics which are the languages of the streets. A tour de force of political philosophy, religious argument and linguistic history. Table of ContentsForeword by Colin MacCabe ix Acknowledgements viii Introduction 1 1 Components of Western Dominance 13 2 Questions that Have Been Forgotten in our Political Philosophy 27 3 Creative Transmission and Stagnant Transmission: Culture and Power 35 4 People and Writers 47 5 The Role of Language in the Creation of Culture 57 6 Writing and Power 67 7 The Fraud of the Islamic State 87 Further Reading 99 Index 103

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Book SynopsisThis major survey of Old Norse-Icelandic literature and culture demonstrates the remarkable continuity of Icelandic language and culture from medieval to modern times.Trade Review"In a series that already has a large number and wide range of excellent titles to its credit, I would venture opinion that this volume is one of its best...we have here a major publication of considerable value, not to mention its intrinsic interest. Obviously it will be a necessary acquisition for any specialist collection and for any academic collection where aspects of Old Norse literature and culture may be needed...this will also be a useful addition to major general collections." Reference Reviews "...its chapters are crammed full to bursting with facts and figures, references to primary and secondary sources, swift overviews of past scholarship, and (very importantly) present debates. This is ostensibly a reference book, to be consulted on particular issues and subjects. But as with all the best encyclopedias...browsing becomes addictive...Mc Turk's Companion to Old Norse-Icelandic Studies is a great resource for the scholar or graduate student who may think, mistakenly, that he or she is familiar with this field." The Review of English Studies "No one could read the volume and not learn something, indeed a great deal" TLS “A comprehensive guide to Old Norse-Icelandic literature which functions as a basic reference work for scholars in neighboring disciplines, a reliable introduction for students, and an interesting and informative read for Old Norse scholars … a remarkable achievement and a valuable resource.” Carolyne Larrington, St John’s College, Modern Language ReviewTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors viii Maps xii Introduction 1 Rory McTurk 1 Archaeology of Economy and Society 7 Orri Vésteinsson 2 Christian Biography 27 Margaret Cormack 3 Christian Poetry 43 Katrina Attwood 4 Continuity? The Icelandic Sagas in Post-Medieval Times 64 Jón Karl Helgason 5 Eddic Poetry 82 Terry Gunnell 6 Family Sagas 101 Vésteinn Ólason 7 Geography and Travel 119 Judith Jesch 8 Historical Background: Iceland 870–1400 136 Helgi Þorláksson 9 Historiography and Pseudo-History 155 Stefanie Würth 10 Language 173 Michael Barnes 11 Late Prose Fiction (lygiso¨gur) 190 Matthew Driscoll 12 Late Secular Poetry 205 Shaun Hughes 13 Laws 223 Gudmund Sandvik and Jón Viðar Sigurðsson 14 Manuscripts and Palaeography 245 Guðvarður Már Gunnlaugsson 15 Metre and Metrics 265 Russell Poole 16 Orality and Literacy in the Sagas of Icelanders 285 Gísli Sigurðsson 17 Pagan Myth and Religion 302 Peter Orton 18 The Post-Medieval Reception of Old Norse and Old Icelandic Literature 320 Andrew Wawn 19 Prose of Christian Instruction 338 Svanhildur Óskarsdóttir 20 Rhetoric and Style 354 Þórir Óskarsson 21 Romance (Translated riddarasögur) 372 Jürg Glauser 22 Royal Biography 388 Ármann Jakobsson 23 Runes 403 Patrik Larsson 24 Sagas of Contemporary History (Sturlunga saga): Texts and Research 427 Úlfar Bragason 25 Sagas of Icelandic Prehistory (fornaldarsögur) 447 Torfi H. Tulinius 26 Short Prose Narrative (þáttr) 462 Elizabeth Ashman Rowe and Joseph Harris 27 Skaldic Poetry 479 Diana Whaley 28 Social Institutions 503 Gunnar Karlsson 29 Women in Old Norse Poetry and Sagas 518 Judy Quinn Index 536

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Book SynopsisFrom slave narratives to the Civil War, and from country music to Southern sport, this Companion is the definitive guide to the literature and culture of the American South.Trade ReviewA CHOICE ‘OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE’ “The latest volume in Blackwell's "Companions to Literature and Culture" series features 33 brief essays that run the gamut of the Southern experience, from the Jamestown settlers to the contemporary era…Like Blackwell guides, the quality of the essays is high, and the authors cover as many points as possible within the space limits given them. Highly recommended. All academic and public libraries.” Choice "[T]he many contributors, British and American, to this splendid compendium of fact and opinion demonstrate the rich variety of literature and music that has emanated from the South in the past 150 years [...] The Companion is methodical in its overall structure and is comprehensive, informative and clearly written throughout. Each chapter has extensive lists of references and further reading and the index is full and accurate. This is a work that will remain a vital source for students of the subject and that can be profitably used by readers in general." Reference ReviewsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments x Notes on Contributors xii List of Plates xviii PART I Introduction 1 1 Writing Southern Cultures 3Richard Gray PART II Themes and Issues 27 2 The First Southerners: Jamestown’s Colonists as Exemplary Figures 29Mary C. Fuller 3 Slave Narratives 43Jerry Phillips 4 Plantation Fiction 58John M. Grammer 5 The Slavery Debate 76Susan-Mary Grant 6 Southern Writers and the Civil War 93Susan-Mary Grant 7 Visualizing the Poor White 110Stuart Kidd 8 Southern Appalachia 130Linda Tate 9 The Southern Literary Renaissance 148Robert H. Brinkmeyer, Jr. 10 The Native-American South 166Mick Gidley and Ben Gidley 11 Southern Music 185John White 12 Country Music 203Barbara Ching 13 The Civil Rights Debate 221Richard H. King 14 Southern Religion(s) 238Charles Reagan Wilson 15 African-American Fiction and Poetry 255R. J. Ellis 16 Southern Drama 280Mark Zelinsky and Amy Cuomo 17 Sports in the South 297Diane Roberts 18 The South Through Other Eyes 317Helen Taylor 19 The South in Popular Culture 335Allison Graham PART III Individuals and Movements 353 20 Edgar Allan Poe 355Henry Claridge 21 Southwestern Humor 370John M. Grammer 22 Mark Twain 388Peter Stoneley 23 Ellen Glasgow 403Julius Rowan Raper 24 Fugitives and Agrarians 420Andrew Hook 25 William Faulkner 436Richard Godden 26 Literature of the African-American Great Migration 454Kate Fullbrook 27 Zora Neale Hurston 472Will Brantley 28 Flannery O’Connor 486Susan Castillo 29 Eudora Welty 502Jan Nordby Gretlund 30 Oral Culture and Southern Fiction 518Jill Terry 31 Recent and Contemporary Women Writers in the South 536Sharon Monteith 32 The South in Contemporary African-American Fiction 552A. Robert Lee 33 Writing in the South Now 571Matthew Guinn PART IV Afterword 589 34 Searching for Southern Identity 591James C. Cobb Index 608

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Book SynopsisA Companion to Contemporary Britain covers the key themes and debates of 20th-century history from the outbreak of the Second World War to the end of the century. Assesses the impact of the Second World War Looks at Britain's role in the wider world, including the legacy of Empire, Britain's special relationship' with the United States, and integration with continental Europe Explores cultural issues, such as class consciousness, immigration and race relations, changing gender roles, and the impact of the mass media Covers domestic politics and the economy Introduces the varied perspectives dominating historical writing on this period Identifies the key issues which are likely to fuel future debate Trade ReviewA CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Year "This companion makes it easy to survey subjects quickly for the latest and best historiography, and provides lots of avenues by which to travel for further knowledge." (Journal of World History, September 2009) "[This volume] lives us to [the] high expectations of the series of Blackwell Companions. Informed, wide-ranging and up-to-date syntheses cover what might be regarded as standard subjects like the Second World War ... and the transformation of the British economy. More importantly, there are chapters on topics ignored by most histories of Britain; for example ... the suburbanization of Britain, sport and youth culture." (History) "A definitive textbook for contemporary British history. Its breadth of subjects is compelling, and the quality of its contributions ... superb, with many subjects dealt with by authors able to pour a career’s worth of groundbreaking research into their introductory surveys. Praise must be given for a consistently informative volume, which places so many interpretations and discussions in one place. Overall, Addison and Jones can congratulate themselves for editing a superb collection, one that can reasonably lay claim to being the foremost textbook on contemporary British history." (Reviews in History)Table of ContentsList of Figures x List of Tables xi Notes on Contributors xiii Introduction 1 1 The Impact of the Second World War 3 Paul Addison 2 The Impact of the Cold War 23 Harriet Jones 3 Population and the Family 42 Pat Thane 4 Cities, Suburbs, Countryside 59 Mark Clapson 5 Class 76 Arthur Marwick 6 Immigration and Racism 93 Wendy Webster 7 Sport and Recreation 110 Richard Holt 8 Youth Culture 127 Bill Osgerby 9 Sexuality 145 Lesley A. Hall 10 Economic ‘Decline’ in Post-War Britain 164 Jim Tomlinson 11 The Transformation of the Economy 180 Hugh Pemberton 12 The Geography of Economic Change 203 P. W. Daniels 13 Living Standards and Consumption 226 Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska 14 Gender: Change and Continuity 245 Dolly Smith Wilson 15 Welfare, Poverty and Social Inequalities 263 Janet Fink 16 Education 281 Roy Lowe 17 Health 297 John Welshman 18 Rewriting the Unwritten Constitution 315 Andrew Blick 19 The Secret State 333 Richard J. Aldrich 20 Rethinking the ‘Rise and Fall’ of Two-Party Politics 351 Steven Fielding 21 The Rise and Disintegration of the Working Classes 371 Robert Taylor 22 The Growth of Social Movements 389 Holger Nehring 23 Civil Society 407 Nicholas Deakin 24 The Politics of Devolution 427 Christopher Harvie 25 The Politics of Northern Ireland 444 Thomas Hennessey 26 Britain in the World Economy 463 Catherine R. Schenk 27 The End of Empire 482 Bill Schwarz 28 The Anglo-American ‘Special Relationship’ 499 Michael F. Hopkins and John W. Young 29 Britain and Europe 517 James Ellison 30 British Defence Policy 539 Simon Ball Select Bibliography 556 Index 567

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Book SynopsisMasculinities in Theory is a clear, concise, and comprehensive introduction to the field of masculinity studies from a humanities perspective. Serves as a much-needed introduction to the field for students and scholars of cultural studies, literature, art, film, communication, history, and gender studies Includes discussions of gay/queer, feminist, and gender studies in relation to masculinity Covers the key theoretical approaches to the study of masculinity, and introduces new models Explores the question What is masculinity and how does it work? Looks at language, discourse, signification, power, cross-dressing, female, queer and transsexual masculinity, race and masculinity, nation and masculinity, interracial masculinities, and masculinities in history Trade Review"Moreover, the book's clear, jargon-free language and logical train of thought make Masculinities in Theory a proper springboard for discussions in academic studies of masculinity." (Hungarian Journal of English and American Studies (HJEAS), 2012)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction: The Study of Masculinity. 1. Theorizing Masculinity. 2. Social Masculinity and Triangulation. 3. Sexing Masculinity. 4. Theorizing the Male Body. 5. Masculinity in Disguise. 6. Non-Male Masculinities. 7. Masculinity and Racialized Subjectivities. 8. Masculinity and the Nation. 9. Interracial Masculinities. 10. Unstable Time: Masculinity in History. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis second edition of Cultural Theory provides a concise introduction to cultural theory, placing major figures, traditional concepts, and contemporary themes within a sharp conceptual framework. Provides a student-friendly introduction to what can often be a complex field of study Updates the first edition in response to reader feedback and to the changing nature of the field Includes additional coverage of theorists from the classical period to include Nietzsche and DuBois Introduces entirely new chapters on race and gender theory, and the body Considers themes that have become more important in theoretical activity in recent years such as computers and virtual reality, cosmopolitanism, and performance theory Draws on theories and theorists from continental Europe as well as the English-speaking world Trade Review"Highly recommended to anyone interested in acquiring a theoretical basis on which to systematize their knowledge of cultural theory. Indeed, the authors manage to make the complex simple enough to understand without oversimplifying." (Discourse Studies, 2010) "Presenting such a wide-ranging and multifarious set of ideas in a coherent manner constitutes a very considerable achievement. The book offers anyone interested in cultural theory a broad conspectus—provided of course it is read as a whole." (Metapsychology Online Reviews, February 2009)Table of ContentsPreface to the First Edition: About this Book. Preface to the Second Edition. Acknowledgments. Introduction: What is Culture? What is Cultural Theory? 1 Culture in Classical Social Theory. 2 Culture and Social Integration in the Work of Talcott Parsons. 3 Culture as Ideology in Western Marxism. 4 Culture as Action in Symbolic Interactionism, Phenomenology, and Ethnomethodology. 5 The Durkheimians: Ritual, Classification, and the Sacred. 6 Structuralism and the Semiotic Analysis of Culture. 7 The Poststructural Turn. 8 Culture, Structure, and Agency: Three Attempts at Synthesis. 9 British Cultural Studies. 10 The Production and Reception of Culture. 11 Culture as Text: Narrative and Hermeneutics. 12 Psychoanalytic Approaches to Culture and the Self. 13 The Cultural Analysis of Postmodernism and Postmodernity. 14 Postmodern and Poststructural Critical Theory. 15 Cultural Theories of Race and Gender. 16 The Body in Cultural Theory. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisCulture and Mental Health takes a critical look at the research pertaining to common psychological disorders, examining how mental health can be studied from and vary according to different cultural perspectives. Introduces students to the main topics and issues in the area of mental health using culture as the focus Emphasizes issues that pertain to conceptualization, perception, health-seeking behaviors, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment in the context of cultural variations Reviews and actively encourages the reader to consider issues related to reliability, validity and standardization of commonly used psychological assessment instruments among different cultural groups Highlights the widely used DSM-IV-TR categorization of culture-bound syndromes Trade Review"Overall, this book is well worth taking out from a local library." (Mental Health Practice, 1 November 2011) "Culture and Mental Health is an extremely thought-provoking collection of commentaries containing a wealth of information within which all readers are bound to find something both new and informative to them in their practice....." (CNWL NHS Foundation Trust, November 2010)"This title is useful both in the library and in the classroom." (CHOICE, September 2009) Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables. Notes on Editors and Contributors. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. Part I. General Issues in Culture and Mental Health . 1. Introduction to Culture and Psychopathology: Sussie Eshun (East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania) and Regan A. R. Gurung (University of Wisconsin, Green Bay). 2. Culture and Mental Health Assessment: Bonnie A. Green (East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania). 3. Stress and Mental Health: Regan A. R. Gurung (University of Wisconsin, Green Bay) and Angela Roethel-Wendorf (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). 4. Managing Job Stress: Cross-Cultural Variations in Adjustment: Joseph P. Eshun, Jr. (East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania) and Kevin J. Kelley (Pennsylvania State University, Lehigh Valley). 5. Chronic Pain: Cultural Sensitivity to Pain: Jyh-Hann Chang (East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania). 6. Placing the Soul Back into Psychology: Religion in the Psychotherapy Process: Paul E. Priester (North Park University), Shiva Khalili (Tehran University), and Jose E. Luvathingal (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). 7. Psychotherapy in a Culturally Diverse World: Laura R. Johnson (University of Mississippi), Gilberte Bastien (University of Mississippi), and Michael J. Hirschel (University of Mississippi). 8. International Perspectives on Culture and Mental Health: P. S. D. V. Prasadarao (University of Waikato, Hamilton, NZ) Part II. Cross-Cultural Issues in Specific Psychological Disorders. 9. Culture and Mood Disorders: Sussie Eshun (East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania) and Toy Caldwell-Colbert (formerly Central State University). 10. Culture and Anxiety Disorders: Simon A. Rego (Albert Einstein College of Medicine). 11. Cultural Factors in Traumatic Stress: Peter D. Yeomans (San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center) and Evan M. Forman (Drexel University). 12. Culture and Psychotic Disorders: Kristin M. Vespia (University of Wisconsin, Green Bay). 13. Culture and Eating Disorders: Megan A. Markey Hood (Saint Louis University), Jillon S. Vander Wal (Saint Louis University), and Judith L. Gibbons (Saint Louis University). 14. Culture and Suicide: David Lester (The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ). Author Index. Subject Index

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Book SynopsisCulture and Mental Health takes a critical look at the research pertaining to common psychological disorders, examining how mental health can be studied from and vary according to different cultural perspectives. Introduces students to the main topics and issues in the area of mental health using culture as the focus Emphasizes issues that pertain to conceptualization, perception, health-seeking behaviors, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment in the context of cultural variations Reviews and actively encourages the reader to consider issues related to reliability, validity and standardization of commonly used psychological assessment instruments among different cultural groups Highlights the widely used DSM-IV-TR categorization of culture-bound syndromes Trade Review Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables. Notes on Editors and Contributors. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. Part I. General Issues in Culture and Mental Health . 1. Introduction to Culture and Psychopathology: Sussie Eshun (East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania) and Regan A. R. Gurung (University of Wisconsin, Green Bay). 2. Culture and Mental Health Assessment: Bonnie A. Green (East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania). 3. Stress and Mental Health: Regan A. R. Gurung (University of Wisconsin, Green Bay) and Angela Roethel-Wendorf (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). 4. Managing Job Stress: Cross-Cultural Variations in Adjustment: Joseph P. Eshun, Jr. (East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania) and Kevin J. Kelley (Pennsylvania State University, Lehigh Valley). 5. Chronic Pain: Cultural Sensitivity to Pain: Jyh-Hann Chang (East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania). 6. Placing the Soul Back into Psychology: Religion in the Psychotherapy Process: Paul E. Priester (North Park University), Shiva Khalili (Tehran University), and Jose E. Luvathingal (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). 7. Psychotherapy in a Culturally Diverse World: Laura R. Johnson (University of Mississippi), Gilberte Bastien (University of Mississippi), and Michael J. Hirschel (University of Mississippi). 8. International Perspectives on Culture and Mental Health: P. S. D. V. Prasadarao (University of Waikato, Hamilton, NZ) Part II. Cross-Cultural Issues in Specific Psychological Disorders. 9. Culture and Mood Disorders: Sussie Eshun (East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania) and Toy Caldwell-Colbert (formerly Central State University). 10. Culture and Anxiety Disorders: Simon A. Rego (Albert Einstein College of Medicine). 11. Cultural Factors in Traumatic Stress: Peter D. Yeomans (San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center) and Evan M. Forman (Drexel University). 12. Culture and Psychotic Disorders: Kristin M. Vespia (University of Wisconsin, Green Bay). 13. Culture and Eating Disorders: Megan A. Markey Hood (Saint Louis University), Jillon S. Vander Wal (Saint Louis University), and Judith L. Gibbons (Saint Louis University). 14. Culture and Suicide: David Lester (The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ). Author Index. Subject Index

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Book SynopsisThis hands-on survey introduces students to the diverse fields that comprise cultural studies, from visual culture to popular music and new media. It can be used as a standalone text or is the perfect companion volume to Ryan''s Cultural Studies: An Anthology. Provides a comprehensive overview of the field, from cyberculture and digital media to fashion and new formulations of gender identity Includes student exercises and activities for each chapter Teaches cultural analysis through practical examples and application Gives students across disciplines the tools to become practitioners of Cultural Studies and active cultural analysts The perfect companion volume to Ryan''s Cultural Studies Anthology (2008) Table of ContentsPreface viii Acknowledgments xiii 1. Policy and Industry 1 2. Place, Space, and Geography 12 3. Gender and Sexuality 26 4. Ideologies 40 5. Rhetoric 53 6. Ethnicity 71 7. Identity, Lifestyle, and Subculture 83 8. Consumer Culture and Fashion Studies 94 9. Music 105 10. Media Studies 122 11. Visual Culture 136 12. Audience, Performance, and Celebrity 150 13. Bodies and Things 161 14. Transnationality, Globalization, and Postcoloniality 170 Index 180

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Book Synopsis9/11 Culture serves as a timely and accessible introduction to the complexities of American culture in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. Gives balanced examinations of a broad catalogue of artifacts from film, music, photography, literary fiction, and other popular arts Investigates the ways that 9/11 has exerted a shaping force on a wide range of practices, from the politics of femininity to the poetics of redemption Includes pedagogical material to assist understanding and teaching, including film and discographies, and a useful teachers'' preface Trade Review“His remains an invaluable achievement, for its nuanced attention to such a broad range of materials, for its overall clarity of focus and for its welcome readability. “ (M/C Reviews, May 2010) “The book can serve as an excellent primary text assigned to students taken courses related to the same field.” ( Southwest Journal of Cultures, 2009) Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vi Introduction: 9/11 Questions (and Answers) 1 1 Rumors 25 2 Telethon 50 3 Snapshots 64 4 Rising 78 5 Us 94 6 Tools 122 7 Shout-Outs 141 Bibliography 160 Appendix 1: 9/11 in Film and on Television 169 Appendix 2: 9/11 Music 172 A Note to Teachers 177 Index 180

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Book SynopsisMuseums and the Public Sphere investigates the role of museums in England, Hong Kong, Australia and the United States in engaging in public discourse, and gauges their ability to operate as sites of democratic public space.Trade Review"[Barrett]constructs a framework within which it is possible to both confront some startling realities about the gap between museums' purported ‘public' role and their efficacy and relevance in the ‘public sphere', and consider initiatives that might rectify this situation." (Visitor Studies Journal, 9 March 2012) Table of ContentsList of Images vii Introduction 1 1 The Public Sphere 15 2 Historical Discourses of the Museum 45 3 The Museum as Public Space 81 4 Audience, Community, and Public 118 5 The Museum as Public Intellectual 143 Conclusion 164 References 175 Acknowledgments 191 Index 193

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Book SynopsisJournalism matters. We live in a much more interconnected world where information is ever-more critical to our lives. Authorities the world over agree that it is a profession under siege. Yet, it is journalism that conveys that information and allows us to debate its significance.Trade Review“Beckett (London School of Economics) sees the growth of new media and technologies as an opportunity for, rather than a threat to, the traditional practices of journalism.” (CHOICE, February 2009) "His [Beckett’s] work aspires to reach practitioners, citizen journalists, and academics. He proposes ’networked journalism,’ a new philosophy of newswork that integrates user-generated content with citizen journalism. Through networked journalism, the traditional news media is encouraged to view itself as having a predominately social role." (International Journal of Communication) "This is a strongly argued, well-sourced, knowledgeable piece of work … The most sustained and enthusiastic endorsement of citizen journalism I have read." (Financial Times, November 2008) Beckett (London School of Economics) sees the growth of new media and technologies as an opportunity for, rather than a threat to, the traditional practices of journalism. However, he observes, those practices will need to change and adjust to take advantage of the opportunities offered by what he calls networking journalism. He believes that the many sources and voices competing, particularly on the Web, can and do produce better journalism in traditional media as well as on the Web--a contention he illustrates with case studies. Unfortunately, Beckett's idealism does not address the major problem of false information that infects the public sphere: as the 2008 presidential election demonstrated, too many people repeated lies that they had "read somewhere." Truth seldom travels as quickly as lies. What remains in question is what would happen to thoughtful, investigative, long-piece journalism in Beckett's scheme. The author provides brief bibliographies for each of the five chapters and helpful endnotes. Summing Up: Recommended. Professionals and general readers. – P. E. Kane, emeritus, SUNY College at Brockport (Choice, February 2009) "This is a strongly argued, well-sourced, knowledgeable piece of work, informed by Beckett's time working on news and current affairs programmes at both the BBC and Channel 4 television. It is the most sustained and enthusiastic endorsement of citizen journalism I have read, displaying a faith in the power of journalism allied to that of an active citizenry." (Financial Times) "Consider this a hearty recommendation ... British broadcast journalist Charlie Beckett stays on point in 170 pages of well-reasoned argument about exactly how journalism has already changed - and how today’s journalists and journalism educators need to understand that so they can go forward, and not sit inert as their world collapses on their heads ... It’s a positive book with clear, real-world examples from real journalism. It does not waste words and it doesn’t lose itself in philosophical boilerplate. I think all journalists and journalism educators should read this book." (Teaching Online Journalism (blog))Table of ContentsList of Figures. Foreword. Acknowledgments. Introduction: "TheDailyPlanet.com": Why We Must Save Journalism So that Journalism Can Save the World. 1. "Help! Help! Who Will Save Us?": The New Media Landscape. 2. "Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? No! It's SuperMedia!": Networked Journalism. 3. "Will Nobody Do Anything to Help?": Networked Journalism and Politics. 4. Fighting Evil: Terror, Community, and Networked Journalism. 5. We Can All be Super Heroes: Networked Journalism in Action: Editorial Diversity and Media Literacy. Suggested Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisSTORY CIRCLE Where once cultures valued storytellers for lauding, lamenting, and laughing at those in power, this thoughtful book illuminates the hopes, practices and achievements of the myriad amateur storytellers who populate today's globalized and digitalized cultures. Sonia Livingstone, London School of Economics and Political Science I warmly welcome the publication of Story Circle. It provides a fascinating account of what's happened in digital storytelling so far and will be a crucial reference point for digital storytelling in the future. Menna Richards, Controller, BBC WalesTrade Review"There can be no doubt that this book is important in fostering understanding of DST's potential and it deserves many readers among students, researchers and practitioners." (Seminar.net, July 2010) Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Part I: What is Digital Storytelling? 1. Computational Power Meets Human Contact: John Hartley (Queensland University of Technology) and Kelly McWilliam (Queensland University of Technology) 2. TV Stories: From Representation to Productivity: John Hartley (Queensland University of Technology) 3. The Global Diffusion of a Community Media Practice: Digital Storytelling Online: Kelly McWilliam (Queensland University of Technology) Part II: Foundational Practices 4. Where It All Started: The Center for Digital Storytelling in California: Joe Lambert (Center for Digital Storytelling, Berkeley, California) 5. "Capture Wales": The BBC Digital Storytelling Project: Daniel Meadows (University of Cardiff) and Jenny Kidd (University of Manchester) 6. Digital Storytelling at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image: Helen Simondson (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) 7. Radio Storytelling and Beyond: Marie Crook (freelance consultant)) Part III: Digital Storytelling Around the World 8. Narrating Euro-African Life in Digital Space: Sissy Helff (University of Frankfurt) and Julie Woletz (University of Frankfurt) 9. Developing Digital Storytelling in Brazil: Margaret Anne Clarke (University of Porstmouth) 10. Digital Storytelling as Participatory Public History in Australia: Jean Burgess (Queensland University of Technology) and Helen Klaebe (Queensland University of Technology) 11. Finding a Voice: Participatory Development in Southeast Asia: Jo Tacchi (Queensland University of Technology) 12. The Matrices of Digital Storytelling: Examples from Scandinavia: Knut Lundby (University of Oslo) 13. Digital Storytelling in Belgium: Power and Participation: Nico Carpentier (Free University of Brussels and Catholic University of Brussels) 14. Exploring Self-representations in Wales and London: Tension in the Text: Nancy Thumim (London School of Economics and Political Science) Part IV: Emergent Practices 15. Digital Storytelling as Play: The Tale of Tales: Maria Chatzichristodoulou (University of London) 16. Commercialization and Digital Storytelling in China: Wu Qiongli (company director) 17. Digital Storytelling with Youth: Whose Agenda Is It?: Lora Taub-Pervizpour (Muhlenberg College) 18. Digital Storytelling in Education: An Emerging Institutional Technology?: Patrick Lowenthal (Regis University) 19. Digital Storytelling in Organizations: Syntax and Skills: Lisa Dush (Massachusetts University of Technology) 20. Beyond Individual Expression: Working with Cultural Institutions: Jerry Watkins (Swinburne University of Technology) and Angelina Russo (Swinburne University of Technology) References Index

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Book SynopsisSTORY CIRCLE Where once cultures valued storytellers for lauding, lamenting, and laughing at those in power, this thoughtful book illuminates the hopes, practices and achievements of the myriad amateur storytellers who populate today's globalized and digitalized cultures. Sonia Livingstone, London School of Economics and Political Science I warmly welcome the publication of Story Circle. It provides a fascinating account of what's happened in digital storytelling so far and will be a crucial reference point for digital storytelling in the future. Menna Richards, Controller, BBC WalesTrade Review"There can be no doubt that this book is important in fostering understanding of DST's potential and it deserves many readers among students, researchers and practitioners." (Seminar.net, July 2010) Table of ContentsList of Figures vii List of Tables ix Acknowledgments x Notes on Contributors xii Part I What Is Digital Storytelling? 1 1 Computational Power Meets Human Contact 3 John Hartley and Kelly McWilliam 2 TV Stories: From Representation to Productivity 16 John Hartley 3 The Global Diffusion of a Community Media Practice: Digital Storytelling Online 37 Kelly McWilliam Part II Foundational Practices 77 4 Where It All Started: The Center for Digital Storytelling in California 79 Joe Lambert 5 “Capture Wales”: The BBC Digital Storytelling Project 91 Daniel Meadows and Jenny Kidd 6 Digital Storytelling at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image 118 Helen Simondson 7 Radio Storytelling and Beyond 124 Marie Crook Part III Digital Storytelling Around the World 129 8 Narrating Euro-African Life in Digital Space 131 Sissy Helff and Julie Woletz 9 Developing Digital Storytelling in Brazil 144 Margaret Anne Clarke 10 Digital Storytelling as Participatory Public History in Australia 155 Jean Burgess and Helen Klaebe 11 Finding a Voice: Participatory Development in Southeast Asia 167 Jo Tacchi 12 The Matrices of Digital Storytelling: Examples from Scandinavia 176 Knut Lundby 13 Digital Storytelling in Belgium: Power and Participation 188 Nico Carpentier 14 Exploring Self-representations in Wales and London: Tension in the Text 205 Nancy Thumim Part IV Emergent Practices 219 15 Digital Storytelling as Play: The Tale of Tales 221 Maria Chatzichristodoulou 16 Commercialization and Digital Storytelling in China 230 Wu Qiongli 17 Digital Storytelling with Youth: Whose Agenda Is It? 245 Lora Taub-Pervizpour 18 Digital Storytelling in Education: An Emerging Institutional Technology? 252 Patrick Lowenthal 19 Digital Storytelling in Organizations: Syntax and Skills 260 Lisa Dush 20 Beyond Individual Expression: Working with Cultural Institutions 269 Jerry Watkins and Angelina Russo References 279 Index 300

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Book SynopsisCultural Theory: An Anthology is a collection of the essential readings that have shaped and defined the field of contemporary cultural theory Features a historically diverse and methodologically concise collection of readings including rare essays such as Pierre Bourdieu's Forms of Capital (1986), Gilles Deleuze Postscript on Societies of Control (1992), and Fredric Jameson's Reification and Utopia in Mass Culture (1979) Offers a radical new approach to teaching and studying cultural theory with material arranged around the central areas of inquiry in contemporary cultural study the status and significance of culture itself, power, ideology, temporality, space and scale, and subjectivity Section introductions, designed to assist the student reader, provide an overview of each piece, explaining the context in which it was written and offering a brief intellectual biography of the author A large annotated bibliography of primary and secondarTrade Review"Even if it does not engage this question of the animal, Cultural Theory constitutes a valuable resource for scholars, as well as a springboard for fur¬ther discussion." (Snell Review, 2011)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments x Introduction 1 Part 1 Reforming Culture 5 Introduction 7 1 Matthew Arnold, “Sweetness and Light” (1869) 12 2 Thorstein Veblen, “Conspicuous Consumption” (1899) 18 3 Herbert Marcuse, “The Affirmative Character of Culture” (1937) 27 4 Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno, “The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception” (1944) 40 5 Raymond Williams, “Culture Is Ordinary” (1958) 53 6 Fredric Jameson, “Reification and Utopia in Mass Culture” (1979) 60 7 Stuart Hall, “Notes on Deconstructing ‘the Popular’ ” (1981) 72 8 Pierre Bourdieu, “The Forms of Capital” (1986) 81 Additional Readings 94 Part 2 Power 99 Introduction 101 9 Karl Marx, “Preface” to A Contribution to a Critique of Political Economy (1859) 106 10 Carl Schmitt, “Definition of Sovereignty” (1922) 109 11 Frantz Fanon, “The Trials and Tribulations of National Consciousness” (1961) 114 12 Michel Foucault, “Society Must Be Defended, 17 March 1976” (1976) 124 13 Michel Foucault, “Method” (1976) 134 14 Gilles Deleuze, “Postscript on the Societies of Control” (1992) 139 15 Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, “Biopolitical Production” (2000) 143 Additional Readings 150 Part 3 Ideology 155 Introduction 157 16 Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, “The German Ideology” (1845) 161 17 Georg Lukács, “Reification and the Consciousness of the Proletariat” (1923) 172 18 Antonio Gramsci, “Hegemony” (1929) 188 19 Louis Althusser, “Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (Notes towards an Investigation)” (1970) 204 20 Stuart Hall, “Recent Developments in Theories of Language and Ideology: A Critical Note” (1980) 223 21 Slavoj Žižek, “The Spectre of Ideology” (1989) 228 Additional Readings 245 Part 4 Space and Scale 249 Introduction 251 22 Dick Hebdige, “The Function of Subculture” (1979) 255 23 Michel de Certeau, “Walking in the City” (1980) 264 24 Benedict Anderson, “Imagined Communities” (1983) 274 25 Arjun Appadurai, “Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy” (1990) 282 26 Doreen Massey, “Politics and Space/Time” (1992) 296 27 David Harvey, “The Body as an Accumulation Strategy” (2000) 307 28 Mike Davis, “Planet of Slums: Urban Involution and the Informal Proletariat” (2004) 318 Additional Readings 332 Part 5 Temporality 335 Introduction 337 29 Michel Foucault, “Nietzsche, Genealogy, History” (1977) 341 30 Raymond Williams, “Dominant, Residual, and Emergent” (1977) 353 31 Jean-François Lyotard, “Answering the Question: What Is Postmodernism?” (1979) 357 32 Fernand Braudel, “History and the Social Sciences: The Longue Durée” (1980) 364 33 Fredric Jameson, “Periodizing the 60s” (1984) 376 34 Roberto Schwarz, “Brazilian Culture: Nationalism by Elimination” (1992) 391 35 Ranajit Guha, “A Dominance without Hegemony and Its Historiography” (1997) 401 Additional Readings 412 Part 6 Subjectivity 415 Introduction 417 36 Frantz Fanon, “The Lived Experience of the Black Man” (1952) 422 37 Jacques Lacan, “The Instance of the Letter in the Unconscious, or Reason since Freud” (1957) 432 38 Luce Irigaray, “This Sex Which Is Not One” (1977) 449 39 Donna Haraway, “A Cyborg Manifesto” (1985) 454 40 Judith Butler, “Subjects of Sex/Gender/Desire” (1990) 472 41 Paul Gilroy, “It Ain’t Where You’re From, It’s Where You’re At” (1990) 492 42 Eve Sedgwick, “Axiomatic” (1990) 504 Additional Readings 528 Glossary of Terms 531 Sources 538 Index 541

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive introduction explores the theories and new information and communication technologies that we now take to be-but often fail to really understand-as cyberculture.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments vi 1 “Reading” Cybercultures 1 2 Popular Cybercultures 30 3 Bodies 65 4 Subcultures 87 5 Gender and Sexualities 115 6 Public Spaces 136 7 Cybercultures: New Formations 157 Conclusion 173 Glossary 183 Bibliography 187 Index 214

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Book SynopsisThe New Media and Cybercultures Anthology collects essential readings of a diverse range of fields, including new and digital media, Internet studies, digital arts and culture studies, network culture studies, and the information society.Trade Review"Recommended. Lower-and-upper division undergraduates; general readers." (Choice , 1 April 2011) "This collection is a timely, thought-provoking reflection on the social and cultural impacts of cyberspace and new media. I highly recommend it to scholars, teachers, students and indeed all those interested in new media and cyberculture." (M/C Reviews, September 11, 2010)Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Acknowledgments to Sources. Introduction. PART ONE: THEORIES, POETICS, PRACTICES. 1 Web Sphere Analysis and Cybercultural Studies (Kirsten Foot). 2 What Does it Mean to be Posthuman? (N. Katherine Hayles). 3 Digitextuality and Click Theory: Theses on Convergence Media in the Digital Age (Anna Everett). 4 The Double Logic of Remediation (Jay David Bolter and Richard Grusin). 5 The Database (Lev Manovich). 6 Making Meaning of Mobiles: A Theory of Apparatgeist (James E. Katz and Mark A. Aakhus). PART TWO: SPACE, PLACE, COMMUNITY. 7 Post-Sedentary Space (William J. Mitchell). 8 The End of Geography or the Explosion of Place?: Conceptualizing Space, Place and Information Technology (Stephen Graham). 9 Asphalt Games: Enacting Place Through Locative Media (Michele Chang and Elizabeth Goodman). 10 Thought on the Convergence of Digital Media, Memory, and Social and Urban Spaces (Federico Casalegno). PART THREE: RACE IN/AND CYBERSPACE. 11 Cybertyping and the Work of Race in the Age of Digital Reproduction (Lisa Nakamura). 12 Thinking Through the Diaspora: Call Centers, India, and a New Politics of Hybridity (Raka Shome). 13 Voices of the Marginalized on the Internet: Examples from a Website for Women of South Asia (Ananda Mitra). PART FOUR: BODIES, EMBODIMENT, BIOPOLITICS. 14 Hypes, Hopes and Actualities: New Digital Cartesianism and Bodies in Cyberspace (Megan Boler). 15 The Bioethics of Cybermedicalization (Andy Miah and Emma Rich). 16 Biocolonialism, Genomics, and the Databasing of the Population (Eugene Thacker). PART FIVE: GENDER, SEX, AND SEXUALITIES. 17 Assembling Bodies in Cyberspace: Technologies, Bodies, and Sexual Difference (Dianne Currier). 18 Lesbians in (Cyber)space: The Politics of the Internet in Latin American On- and Off-line Communities (Elisabeth Jay Friedman). 19 E-Rogenous Zones: Positioning Pornography in the Digital Economy (Blaise Cronin and Elisabeth Davenport). 20 Race, Gender and Sex on the Net: Semantic Networks of Selling and Storytelling Sex Tourism (Peter A. Chow-White). PART SIX: POLITICS, POLITICAL ACTION, ACTIVISM. 21 Internet Studies in Times of Terror (David Silver and Alice Marwick). 22 Free Labor: Producing Culture for the Digital Economy (Tiziana Terranova). 23 Ensuring Minority Rights in a Pluralistic and "Liquid" Information Society (Birgitte Kofod Olsen). 24 Hacktivism: All Together in the Virtual (Tim Jordan). PART SEVEN: GAMES, GAMING, META-UNIVERSES. 25 Games Telling Stories: A Brief Note on Games and Narratives (Jesper Juul). 26 WoW is the New MUD: Social Gaming from Text to Video (Torill Elvira Mortensen). 27 Women and Games: Technologies of the Gendered Self (Pam Royse, Joon Lee, Baasanjav Undrahbuyan, Mark Hopson, and Mia Consalvo). 28 To the White Extreme: Conquering Athletic Space, White Manhood, and Racing Virtual Reality (David J. Leonard). 29 Your Second Life?: Goodwill and the Performativity of Intellectual Property in Online Digital Gaming (Andrew Herman, Rosemary J. Coombe, and Lewis Kaye). PART EIGHT: THE DIGITAL, THE MOBILE, THE PERSONAL, AND THE EVERYDAY. 30 Taking Risky Opportunities in Youthful Content Creation: Teenagers' Use of Social Networking Sites for Intimacy, Privacy and Self-expression (Sonia Livingstone). 31 Dynamics of Internet Dating (Helene M. Lawson and Kira Leck). 32 Screening Moments, Scrolling Lives: Diary Writing on the Web (Madeleine Sorapure). 33 Your Life in Snapshots: Mobile Weblogs (Nicola Döring and Axel Gundolf). 34 Assembling Portable Talk and Mobile Worlds: Sound Technologies and Mobile Social Networks (John Farnsworth and Terry Austrin). 35 New Media, Networking and Phatic Culture (Vincent Miller). Index.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first comprehensive multi-volume encyclopedia of literary and cultural theory. Arranged in three volumes covering Literary Theory from 1900 to 1966, Literary Theory from 1966 to the present, and Cultural Theory, this encyclopedia provides accessible entries on the important concepts, theorists and trends in post-1900 literary and cultural theory. With explanations of complex terms and important theoretical concepts, and summaries of the work and ideas of key figures, it is a highly informative reference work for a multi-disciplinary readership Part of the Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature Contains over 300 entries of 1000-7000 words written by an international cast of nearly 300 leading scholars in literary and cultural theory Provides explanations of complex terms, important theoretical concepts, and tools for critical analysis Provides summaries of the work and ideas of key figures such as Jacques Derrida, MiTrade Review"Hailed as the "first comprehensive multi-volume encyclopedia of literary and cultural theory," this work fulfills these high expectations by providing well-written articles by scholars for nonspecialists; through its thorough, up-to-date coverage; and by succeeding in situating theorists and movements, and explaining relationships, as well as enticing readers to delve deeper into subjects . . .Appropriately priced, this three-volume encyclopedia is a valuable addition to collections owning the earlier guide. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through researchers; general readers." (Choice, 1July 2011) "Part of Blackwell Reference Online, the Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature is a database with content from several new stand-alone scholarly literature reference sets. Together, they provide almost 1,000 entries on the history, terminology, genres, and theory of the novel; major writers, works, movements, and genres of twentieth-century British, American, and world fiction; and terms and concepts related to post-1900 literary and cultural theory. The database would be a good investment for libraries that want to acquire the content." (Mary Ellen Quinn, Booklist, April 2011)] "These three stand-alone titles work well together; overlapping entries complement rather than duplicate each other. Four planned but as yet unpublished titles in this seven-title series are The Encyclopedia of English Renaissance Literature , The Encyclopedia of Romantic Literature , The Encyclopedia of the Gothic , and The Encyclopedia of Postcolonial Studies . It would be nice to see a single cumulative or series index tying all seven together to create the most efficient access method for the serious researcher. Part of the larger series, these first three titles can be purchased separately or all together for $1,585 (ISBN 9781444320886). The Encyclopedia of Literary and Cultural Theory. 3 vols. Wiley-Blackwell. (Encyclopedia of Literature). 2011. 1544p. ed. by Michael Ryan. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781405183123. $495. Online: Blackwell Reference Online REF Based on the premise that literature mirrors life, which mirrors the surrounding society and culture, this unique work employs 320 signed articles written by 223 academic contributors at various Anglo-American institutions to connect literature and sociology. Organized in dictionary format within time period and type of theory (social or literary), articles range from two and three-quarters pages ("Abrams, M.H.") to 11½ pages ("Narrative Theory"). Each entry includes a bibliography. Volumes 1 and 2 cover literary theories between 1900 and 1966 and from 1966 to the present day. Cultural theories appear in Volume 3. See also references incorporating entries in all three volumes, cross-references within the text, and a detailed index ensure easy research access. Overall, the volume editors provide good coverage, though this work could be stronger. For example, the literary movement realism is discussed only as it pertains to the modernism movement despite its having been prevalent during the 19th century. General editor Ryan (film & media arts, Temple Univ.) has authored several books, including Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction. BOTTOM LINE An excellent resource for those attempting to tie literature to the society surrounding it. Recommended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in literature, writing, sociology, and anthropology.-Laurie Selwyn, formerly with Grayson Cty. Law Lib., Sherman, TX The Encyclopedia of the Novel. 2 vols. Wiley-Blackwell. (Encyclopedia of Literature). 2011. 1024p. ed. by Peter Melville Logan. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781405161848. $350. Online: Blackwell Reference Online REF The 143 signed, alphabetically arranged five- (e.g., "Feminist Theory" and "Gender Theory") to nine-page (e.g., "Narrator" and "Authorship") articles written by 134 academic (and one nonacademic, Hyphen Press founder Robin Kinross) authors include short bibliographies, thorough See also notes, and cross-references within the articles. Volume 2 also contains an author index and a detailed subject index. The text is very readable, but because the editors take a global approach and rely on a very broad definition of "novel," many genres and subgenres will be unfamiliar to the average reader, making this title most appropriate to the academic world. This set could be even better if the editors split several complex articles into two or more articles. For example, in a global rather than a local view, copyright and libel are treated together in a brief six pages ("Copyright/Libel"), leaving the reader wanting more. Logan (Victorian Fetishism: Intellectuals and Primitives ) teaches English at Temple University. BOTTOM LINE Intended for the advanced literature student, this set will overwhelm the average reader. Recommended for upper-class undergraduate and graduate literature and writing majors.-Laurie Selwyn, formerly with Grayson Cty. Law Lib., Sherman, TX "The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature is a database with content from several new stand-alone scholarly literature reference sets. Together, they provide almost 1,000 entries on the history, terminology, genres, and theory of the novel; major writers, works, movements, and genres of twentieth-century British, American, and world fiction; and terms and concepts related to post-1900 literary and cultural theory. The database would be a good investment for libraries that want to acquire the content." (Mary Ellen Quinn, Booklist, April 2011)

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Internet Studies brings together scholars from a variety of fields to explore the profound shift that has occurred in how we communicate and experience our world as we have moved from the industrial era into the age of digital media.Trade Review“Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty.” (Choice, 1 April 2012) "Together, the comprehensive and quite thought-provoking individual essays provide richly insightful perspectives into the extent to which the internet is shaping and being shaped by human cultures and societies, and the various ways in which scholars might consider and approach such processes.” (Digital Journalism, 19 August 2014) Table of ContentsNotes on Editors and Contributors. Acknowledgments. Introduction (Charles Ess and Mia Consalvo). Part I: Beyond the Great Divides? A Primer on Internet Histories, Methods, and Ethics. Introduction to Part I (Charles Ess). 1. Studying the Internet Through the Ages (Barry Wellman). 2. Web Archiving – Between Past, Present, and Future (Niels Brügger). 3. New Media, Old Methods – Internet Methodologies and the Online/Offline Divide (Klaus Bruhn Jensen). 4. The Internet in Everyday Life: Exploring the Tenets and Contributions of Diverse Approaches (Maria Bakardjieva). 5. Internet Research Ethics: Past, Present, and Future (Elizabeth A. Buchanan). Part II: Shaping Daily Life: The Internet and Society. Introduction to Part II (Mia Consalvo). 6. Assessing the Internet’s Impact on Language (Naomi S. Baron). 7. Internet Policy (Sandra Braman). 8. Political Discussion Online (Jennifer Stromer-Galley and Alexis Wichowski). 9. Does the Internet Empower? A Look at the Internet and International Development (Deborah L. Wheeler). 10. Internet and Health Communication (Lorna Heaton). 11. Internet and Religion (Heidi Campbell). 12. Indigenous Peoples on the Internet (Laurel Dyson). 13. Queering Internet Studies: Intersections of Gender and Sexuality (Janne Bromseth and Jenny Sundén). Part III: Internet and Culture. Introduction to Part III (Mia Consalvo). 14. Community and the Internet (Lori Kendall). 15. MOOs to MMOs: The Internet and Virtual Worlds (Mia Consalvo). 16. Internet, Children, and Youth (Sonia Livingstone). 17. Internet and Games (T. L. Taylor). 18. Social Networks 2.0 (Nancy K. Baym). 19. Newly Mediated Media: Understanding the Changing Internet Landscape of the Media Industries (P. David Marshall). 20. Online Pornography: Ubiquitous and Effaced (Susanna Paasonen). 21. Music and the Internet (Robert Burnett). 22. Why and How Online Sociability Became Part and Parcel of Teenage Life (Marika Lüders). Index.

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Book SynopsisA Companion to the Literature and Culture of the American West presents an in depth exploration of historic and contemporary cultural expressions rooted in America's western states. A series of illuminating essays by literary and cultural scholars reveals the complexity of the many wests in our imagination and reality.Trade Review"Wonders abound in this indispensable book, the widest survey of the new scholarship of the multiple American Wests yet produced. Summing Up: Essential. All readers." (Choice, 1 November 2011)Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors viii Part I: Introduction 1 1 Imagining the West 3 Nicolas S. Witschi Part II: Regions and Histories 11 2 Exploration, Trading, Trapping, Travel, and Early Fiction, 1780–1850 13 Edward Watts 3 Worlds of Wonder and Ambition: Gold Rush California and the Culture of Mining Bonanzas in the North American West 29 Peter J. Blodgett 4 The Literate West of Nineteenth-Century Periodicals 48 Tara Penry 5 A History of American Women’s Western Books, 1833–1928 63 Nina Baym 6 Literary Cultures of the American Southwest 81 Daniel Worden 7 Literary Cartography of the Great Plains 98 Susan Naramore Maher 8 The Literary Northern Rockies as The Last Best Place 115 O. Alan Weltzien 9 North by Northwest: The Last Frontier of Western Literature 130 Eric Heyne 10 Chronotopes of the Asian American West 145 Hsuan L. Hsu 11 African American Literature and Culture and the American West 161 Michael K. Johnson 12 Mythical Frontiers: Manifest Destiny, Aztlán, and the Cosmic Race 177 John L. Escobedo 13 Writing the Indigenous West 191 Kathleen Washburn 14 Framing Class in the Rural West: Cowboys, Double-wides, and McMansions 213 Nancy Cook 15 Postcolonial West 229 Alex Hunt 16 New West, Urban and Suburban Spaces, Postwest 244 Krista Comer Part III: Varieties and Forms 261 17 What We Talk About When We Talk About Western Art 263 Brian W. Dippie 18 “All Hat and No Cattle”: Romance, Realism, and Late Nineteenth-Century Western American Fiction 281 Gary Scharnhorst 19 The Coyote Nature of Cowboy Poetry 297 Barbara Barney Nelson 20 “The Wind Blew Them Away”: Folksinging the West, 1880–1930 316 David Fenimore 21 Autobiography 336 Gioia Woods 22 Housing the American West: Western Women’s Literature, Early Twentieth Century and Beyond 353 Cathryn Halverson 23 The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree: Western American Literature and Environmental Literary Criticism 367 Hal Crimmel 24 Detective Fiction 380 Nicolas S. Witschi 25 The American Western Film 395 Corey K. Creekmur 26 Post-Western Cinema 409 Neil Campbell Part IV: Issues, Themes, Case Studies 425 27 America Unscripted: Performing the Wild West 427 Jefferson D. Slagle 28 Revising Public Memory in the American West: Native American Performance in the Ramona Outdoor Play 443 Karen E. Ramirez 29 Omnimedia Marketing: The Case of The Lone Ranger 462 Chadwick Allen 30 The Nuclear Southwest 483 Audrey Goodman 31 Ranging over Stegner’s Arid West: Mobility as Adaptive Strategy 499 Bonney MacDonald 32 The Global West: Temporality, Spatial Politics, and Literary Production 514 Susan Kollin 33 Tumbling Dice: The Problem of Las Vegas 528 Stephen Tatum and Nathaniel Lewis Index 547

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Book SynopsisIn Development Communication, top media scholars explore the details of communication in areas where modernization has failed to deliver change. Offers a complete introduction to the history of development communication - the process of systematically intervening with either media or education in order to promote positive social change Discusses themajor approaches and theories in development communication, including educational issues of training, literacy, schooling, and use of media from print and radio to video and the internet Explores the role of NGOs, the CNN Effect, and the power of grass-roots movements and ''bottom-up'' approaches that challenge the status quo in global media Trade Review"I think that this book offers an astute look at how the field of development communication has changed over time and why it has so much potential as a tool in development. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and found it very helpful in developing my understanding of the past, present, and future of the field of development communication." (Canadian Journal of Communication, 2011) "It fills the need for a readable approach to decades of development history, and gives a range of issues that any student of development communication should know, with thoughtful contexts and case studies designed to stimulate discussion." (European Journal of Communication, July 2010)Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figure. Notes on Contributors. Preface. 1. Introduction to Development Communication (Thomas L. McPhail, University of Missouri-St. Lewis). 2. Major Theories Following Modernization (Thomas L. McPhail, University of Missouri-St. Lewis). 3. United Nations and Specialized Agencies (Thomas L. McPhail, University of Missouri-St. Lewis). 4. The Roles of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) (Thomas L. McPhail, University of Missouri-St. Lewis). 5. Differing Views of World Culture (Thomas L. McPhail, University of Missouri-St. Lewis). 6. A Framework for Conceptualizing Technology in Development (Renée Houston, University of Puget Sound and Michele H. Jackson, University of Colorado and Boulder). 7. The Global Digital Divide (Mitchell F. Rice, Texas A&M University). 8. Feminism in a Post-Development Age (Luz Estella Porras, University of Oregon and H. Leslie Steeves, University of Oregon). 9. Sonagachi Project: A Case Study Set in India (Satarupa Dasgupta, Temple University). 10. Roma Project: A Case Study Set in Europe (Eva Szalvai, Colby-Sawyer College). 11. Summary and Conclusions (Thomas L. McPhail, University of Missouri-St. Lewis). Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisA Companion to Sport brings together writing by leading sports theorists and social and cultural thinkers, to explore sport as a central element of contemporary culture.Trade Review“No doubt, many students will be inspired by it to undertake further research and create yet new and deeper thoughts on the role sport can play in our society.” (Reference Reviews, 1 December 2014Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix Introduction: Sport as Escape, Struggle, and Art 1 Ben Carrington and David L. Andrews Part One: Sporting Structures and Historical Formations 17 1 Constructing Knowledge: Histories of Modern Sport 23 Douglas Booth 2 Sport and Globalization 41 Richard Giulianotti and Roland Robertson 3 The Sport/Media Complex: Formation, Flowering, and Future 61 David Rowe 4 Political Theories of Social Class, Sport, and the Body 78 Joshua I. Newman and Mark Falcous 5 Gender, Feminist Theory, and Sport 96 Sheila Scraton and Anne Flintoff 6 Sports Medicine, Health, and the Politics of Risk 112 Parissa Safai 7 Sport, Ecological Modernization, and the Environment 129 Brian Wilson and Brad Millington Part Two: Bodies and Identities 143 8 Paradox of Privilege: Sport, Masculinities, and the Commodifi ed Body 149 Jeffrey Montez de Oca 9 Racism, Body Politics, and Football 164 Mark Q. Sawyer and Cory Charles Gooding 10 Physical Culture, Pedagogies of Health, and the Gendered Body 179 Emma Rich and John Evans 11 Gay Male Athletes and Shifting Masculine Identities 196 Eric Anderson 12 Sport, the Body, and the Technologies of Disability 210 P. David Howe Part Three: Contested Space and Politics 223 13 US Imperialism, Sport, and “the Most Famous Soldier in the War” 229 Toby Miller 14 The Realities of Fantasy: Politics and Sports Fandom in the Twenty-fi rst Century 246 Michael Bérubé 15 Sport, Palestine, and Israel 257 Tamir Sorek 16 Cities and the Cultural Politics of Sterile Sporting Space 270 Michael L. Silk 17 Swimming Pools, Civic Life, and Social Capital 287 Jeff Wiltse Part Four: Cultures, Subcultures, and (Post)Sport 305 18 Sports Fandom 311 Edwin Amenta and Natasha Miric 19 Sporting Violence and Deviant Bodies 327 Kevin Young and Michael Atkinson 20 Dissecting Action Sports Studies: Past, Present, and Beyond 341 Holly Thorpe and Belinda Wheaton 21 Heidegger, Parkour, Post-sport, and the Essence of Being 359 Michael Atkinson 22 Race-ing Men: Cars, Identity, and Performativity 375 Amy L. Best 23 Chess as Art, Science, and Sport 390 Antony Puddephatt and Gary Alan Fine Part Five: Sport, Mega-events, and Spectacle 405 24 Sport Mega-events as Political Mega-projects: A Critical Analysis of the 2010 FIFA World Cup 411 Scarlett Cornelissen 25 Sporting Mega-events, Urban Modernity, and Architecture 427 John Horne 26 Sports, the Beijing Olympics, and Global Media Spectacles 445 Douglas Kellner and Hui Zhang 27 Always Already Excluded: The Gendered Facts of Anti-Blackness and Brazil’s Male Seleção 465 João H. Costa Vargas 28 To Be Like Everyone Else, Only Better: The US Men’s Football Team and the World Cup 481 Grant Farred 29 Sport, Spectacle, and the Political Economy of Mega-events: The Case of the Indian Premier League 493 Ian McDonald and Abilash Nalapat Part Six: Sporting Celebrities/Cultural Icons 507 30 Global Sporting Icons: Consuming Signs of Economic and Cultural Transformation 513 Barry Smart 31 Embodying American Democracy: Performing the Female Sporting Icon 532 C.L. Cole and Michael D. Giardina 32 Monty Panesar and the New (Sporting) Asian Britishness 548 Daniel Burdsey 33 Earl’s Loins – Or, Inventing Tiger Woods 564 Davis W. Houck 34 Deleuze and the Disabled Sports Star 582 Pirkko Markula Index 602

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Book SynopsisA Companion to Border Studies introduces an exciting and expanding field of interdisciplinary research, through the writing of an international array of scholars, from diverse perspectives that include anthropology, development studies, geography, history, political science and sociology.Trade Review“Taking into consideration all aspects this book has a very important role in the professional literature of border studies.” (Cross-Border Review Yearbook of the European Institute, 1 September 2014) “Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (Choice, 1 April 2013)Table of ContentsList of Figures and Table viii Notes on Contributors ix 1 Borders and Border Studies 1 Thomas M. Wilson and Hastings Donnan Part I Sovereignty, Territory and Governance 27 2 Partition 29 Brendan O'Leary 3 Culture Theory and the US–Mexico Border 48 Josiah McC. Heyman 4 The African Union Border Programme in European Comparative Perspective 66 Anthony I. Asiwaju 5 European Politics of Borders, Border Symbolism and Cross-Border Cooperation 83 James Wesley Scott 6 Securing Borders in Europe and North America 100 Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly 7 Border Regimes, the Circulation of Violence and the Neo-authoritarian Turn 119 John Borneman Part II States, Nations and Empires 137 8 Borders in the New Imperialism 139 James Anderson 9 Contested States, Frontiers and Cities 158 Liam O'Dowd 10 The State, Hegemony and the Historical British-US Border 177 Allan K. McDougall and Lisa Philips 11 Nations, Nationalism and "Borderization" in the Southern Cone 194 Alejandro Grimson 12 Debordering and Rebordering the United Kingdom 214 Cathal McCall 13 "Swarming" at the Frontiers of France, 1870–1885 230 Olivier Thomas Kramsch 14 Borders and Conflict Resolution 249 David Newman Part III Security, Order and Disorder 267 15 Chaos and Order along the (Former) Iron Curtain 269 Mathijs Pelkmans 16 Border Security as Late-Capitalist "Fix" 283 Brenda Chalfin 17 Identity, the State and Borderline Disorder 301 Dan Rabinowitz 18 African Boundaries and the New Capitalist Frontier 318 Timothy Raeymaekers 19 Bandits, Borderlands and Opium Wars in Afghanistan 332 Jonathan Goodhand 20 Biosecurity, Quarantine and Life across the Border 354 Alan Smart and Josephine Smart 21 Permeabilities, Ecology and Geopolitical Boundaries 371 Hilary Cunningham Part IV Displacement, Emplacement and Mobility 387 22 Borders and the Rhythms of Displacement, Emplacement and Mobility 389 Pamela Ballinger 23 Remapping Borders 405 Henk van Houtum 24 From Border Policing to Internal Immigration Control in the United States 419 Mathew Coleman 25 Labor Migration, Traffi cking and Border Controls 438 Michele Ford and Lenore Lyons 26 Spatial Strategies for Rebordering Human Migration at Sea 455 Alison Mountz and Nancy Hiemstra 27 "B/ordering" and Biopolitics in Central Asia 473 Nick Megoran 28 Border, Scene and Obscene 492 Nicholas De Genova Part V Space, Performance and Practice 505 29 Border Show Business and Performing States 507 David B. Coplan 30 Performativity and the Eventfulness of Bordering Practices 522 Robert J. Kaiser 31 Reconceptualizing the Space of the Mexico–US Borderline 538 Robert R. Alvarez, Jr 32 Border Towns and Cities in Comparative Perspective 557 Paul Nugent 33 A Sense of Border 573 Sarah Green Index 593

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Book SynopsisThe contributors consider a wide range of issues, from an examination of the male/female wage gap that starts when girls are teenagers, to policewomen in Persian Gulf countries, to Latinas' politics, to Aboriginal health care workers, to secretarial work, and to feminist activism in Cuban hip hop.Trade ReviewA powerful collection of experiences. Midwest Book Review

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Book SynopsisFinally, Stevick contemplates the potential of electronic media to significantly alter traditional Amish practices, culture, and staying power.Trade ReviewShould be required reading for anyone within Amish studies... Engaging, forthright in a fashion that rings authentic, a truth-telling... -- Denise Reiling Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist StudiesTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Amish Life: Plain but Not So Simple2. Religion: Transmitting the Faith3. Adolescence: Building an Amish Identity4. Schooling: Read'n, Rite'n, 'Rithmatic— but Shunning Darwin5. Parenting: Holding On and Letting Go6. Teen Culture: Working Hard and Having Fun7. Singings: The First Step to Independence8. Rumspringa: Stepping Out and Running About9. Courtship: Looking for Love10. Weddings: High Times in Plain Places11. The Future: Keeping Faith in a World of ChangeEpilogueNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisThis probing look at a generation of New Orleanians and how they redefined a society shattered by the Civil War engages historical actors on their own terms and makes real the human dimension of life during this difficult period in American history.Trade ReviewA richly detailed, thought-provoking study of politics in postbellum New Orleans... Breaks new ground and will generate fresh thinking about Reconstruction in New Orleans and the nation. Journal of American History Nystrom takes the reader on the journey from slavery to freedom, emancipation to suffrage then back into a harsh period of disfranchisement by the end of the nineteenth century... He moves beyond previous revisionist studies on Reconstruction by examining indicators of change by way of those making the decisions. Southern Historian A fascinating and complex story that Nystrom's narrative incisively clarifies to a degree no work before has managed to accomplish. H-CivWar, H-Net Reviews An excellent choice for any collection in U.S. history. Choice Nystrom now adds nuance to these studies by providing a close biographical reading of several New Orleanians as they struggled with questions of secession, occupation, emancipation, racial equality, and political division. -- Anthony J. Stanonis American Historical Review This is an important book for understanding postwar urban politics in the largest city in the South. It is deeply researched, splendidly written, and well contextualized within the larger historiography of Reconstruction. -- Aaron Astor Register of the Kentucky Historical SocietyTable of ContentsThe QuestsPart I1. Voices from the FieldPart II2. Origins, Schisms, and Crises3. "Nobel or Rebel?"4. MSF Greece Ostracized5. The Return of MSF GreecePart III6. La ManchaPart IV7. Struggling with HIV/ AIDS8. In Khayelitsha9. A "Non-Western Entity" Is BornPart V10. Reaching Out to the Homeless and Street Children of Moscow with Olga Shevchenko11. Confronting TB in Siberian Prisons with Olga ShevchenkoCodaAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisBringing the psychology of uncertainty together with contemporary case studies, this book is a sweeping diagnostic for-and antidote to-ineffective political discourse in a globalized world that imports bads as well as goods.Trade ReviewRecommended. ChoiceTable of ContentsList of Figures and TablesAcknowledgments1. Globalization and Insecurity2. Uncertainty, Interests, and Identity3. Unknown Unknowns4. American Exceptionalism and Post-9/11 Foreign Policy5. Climate Change and the Flood6. Porosity and Paradox7. Reaction from the Right8. Reactions from the Left9. The New Normal and the Limits of InsecurityReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisSynthesizing historical sources, social science research, and contemporary reportage, Austerity Blues will be of interest to readers concerned about rising inequality and the decline of public higher education.Trade ReviewAusterity Blues is a must read for people engaged in public higher education and an important addition to Critical University Studies.—Radical TeacherThey [Michael Fabricant and Stephen Brier.] draw on a wealth of scholarship and journalism across several disciplines and topics, uniting and analyzing phenomena often examined in detailed isolation. These include the broad structural factors shaping public higher education, the incentives that influence university-level decision making, the ways that austerity policies intensify inequality within university systems, and the role of technology in all of these processes. The resulting synthesis reveals the long history and present extent of the impoverishment of public higher education, and what it will take to “protect the public university as a democratic experiment firmly planted in the public commons.”—The Gotham Center for New York City HistoryAusterity Blues leaves readers wanting to know more about the forces that have facilitated this trend . . . Fabricant and Brier’s analysis raises important questions about the kinds of political change that will be necessary to reverse the austerity policies that they describe and what it will take to realize those changes. As such, this book establishes a powerful agenda for future research.—AcademeAusterity Blues raises many crucial questions about the purposes of public higher education, pervasive (and growing) inequality, and the consequences of divestment and austerity politics. Most importantly, it ends by asking: "What's next?" And in that question, it urges each one of us to individually and collectively think about the future and our contribution to that future.—Josipa RoskaTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: The Political-Economic Context of Public Higher EducationChapter 1: Public Assets in an Era of Austerity Deregulation, Disinvestment, and Degradation Six Propositions for Understanding the Restructuring of Public Higher EducationEconomic Crisis and the Capitalization of Public GoodsThe Radical Restructuring of Public Higher Education Chapter 2: The State Expansion of Public Higher Education The G.I. Bill The Presidential Panel on Higher EducationPublic Higher Education in California, New York, and BeyondThe Founding and Expansion of SUNY and the Status of New York City's Municipal Colleges The California Master Plan for Higher Education Chapter 3: Students and Faculty Take Command New York State, CUNY and the Struggle for Open Admissions-The Multiversity and the Student MovementThe Fate of Open Admissions Part II: The State of AusterityChapter 4: The Making of the Neoliberal Public University Neoliberal Reform I: Corporatizing University CultureNeoliberal Reform II: The Perfect Storm of Online Technology and the Commodification of Knowledge Elite Politics and EconomicsThe Curricula of Austerity Technology as the Tool of Austerity ManagersCollege Readiness, Low Graduation Rates, and Fiscal Starvation Resetting Course: Investing in Disposable Citizens Chapter 5: The Public University as an Engine of Inequality Unequal Investments in Public Higher EducationCheapening Public Higher EducationQualitative Shifts in the Experience of Public Higher Education The Ascent of For-Profit Colleges Accountability in an Era of Austerity Cheap Part-time Labor as an Austerity FixManaging Public Universities in a Time of Inverted Priorities Chapter 6: Technology as a "Magic Bullet" in an Era of AusterityExpanding Beyond Classroom InstructionThe Emergence of Digital Technology The Rise of DigitalU The Open Educational Resources MovementThe Khan AcademyMOOCs and the Reshaping of Public Higher EducationNeoliberal Reformer: Michael Crow and the "New American University" Part III: Resistance Efforts and the Fight for Emancipatory EducationChapter 7: Fighting for the Soul of Public Higher Education Restructuring, Abandonment, and Dissolution The Struggle Over Purposes and Practices Achieving Emancipatory EducationWhat Types of Strategic Investments Are Needed?Building a Better Knowledge Production WorkforceWhere Should Public Higher Education Be Situated?Deploying Technology to Improve Teaching and LearningPolitical Choice and StruggleFault Lines in Current Struggles Grassroots Struggles and Educational Policy Reforms: Student Debt and the Choice to StrikeFree Tuition and Community CollegesIncreasing Wages and Job Protections for Part-Time Faculty Cross-Sector Campaigns and Increased Investment Sustaining and Expanding Universal Access Resisting Curricular DilutionScaling Up and Drilling Down EpilogueAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisWhile the imperatives of the postmodern eventually gave order to this chaos, Wilkens explains that the same forces are again at work in today's fracturing literary market.Trade ReviewWilkens’s most informative contributions remain his own intriguing and forthright theoretical expositions, especially his account of encyclopedic narrative. Here, he argues strongly for the decoupling of the form from national identity or narrative, but also rails against any ahistorical understanding... I would highly recommend [this book] to scholars of critical theory and post-war fiction.—Phillip Tew, Brunel University, Modern Language ReviewIts account of the connection between allegorical techniques and revolutionary change is nothing short of brilliant, even if its periodizing claims are (as periodizing claims always are) a bit rough at the boundaries. Literary critics and cultural historians of both the post-45 period (focusing on the U.S. and elsewhere) and of modernism will be building on and refining the insights in Revolution for a long time to come.—Amerikastudien / American StudiesAllegory is one of the imagination's basic tools for imaginative statement, and in Revolution: The Event in Postwar Fiction (Hopkins) Matthew Wilkens identifies the reemergence of the encyclopedic novel as allegory's latest vehicle.—American Literary ScholarshipTable of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction Part 1: The Structure of Literary Revolutions2. Allegory3. Event4. The Encyclopedia as Object and Metaphor Part 2: Failure and Novelty in Postwar Fiction5. Allegory, Encyclopedism, and Postwar America6. Ellison's Impure Manifesto7. Integration and Disorder in The Golden Notebook NotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisHow can striving Hispanic-Serving Institutions serve their students while countering the dominant preconceptions of colleges and universities?Winner of the AAHHE Book of the Year Award by the American Association of Hispanics in Higher EducationHispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)not-for-profit, degree-granting colleges and universities that enroll at least 25% or more Latinx studentsare among the fastest-growing higher education segments in the United States. As of fall 2016, they represented 15% of all postsecondary institutions in the United States and enrolled 65% of all Latinx college students. As they increase in number, these questions bear consideration: What does it mean to serve Latinx students? What special needs does this student demographic have? And what opportunities and challenges develop when a college or university becomes an HSI? In Becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Gina Ann Garcia explores how institutions are serving Latinx students, both through traditional Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. What It Means to Serve StudentsChapter 1. Creating the Dominant Narrative: The Racialization of Postsecondary Institutions Chapter 2. White Institutions Becoming HSIs: The Case of ChicagoChapter 3. Enhancing the Cultural Experience of Latinx StudentsChapter 4. Serving the Latinx Community in the Third SpaceChapter 5. Pushing the Bar on Legitimized OutcomesChapter 6. Reframing the HSI NarrativeNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisCan the university solve the social and political crisis in America?Higher education occupies a difficult place in twenty-first-century American culture. Universitiesthe institutions that bear so much responsibility for the future health of our nationare at odds with the very publics they are intended to serve. As Kathleen Fitzpatrick asserts, it is imperative that we re-center the mission of the university to rebuild that lost trust. Critical thinkingthe heart of what academics docan today often negate, refuse, and reject new ideas. In an age characterized by rampant anti-intellectualism, Fitzpatrick charges the academy with thinking constructively rather than competitively, building new ideas rather than tearing old ones down. She urges us to rethink how we teach the humanities and to refocus our attention on the very human endsthe desire for community and connectionthat the humanities can best serve. One key aspect of that transformation involves fostering an atmosphere of what FitzTrade ReviewAn inspiring and convincing look at how anyone involved in higher education can nurture generosity and help integrate their institutions into their communities to further the public good. With its call for generosity and community-building that is potentially revolutionary, Kathleen Fitzpatrick's Generous Thinking is an indispensable addition to conversations on the state of higher education today.—Foreword ReviewsFor anyone concerned with the future of higher education, Fitzpatrick makes a passionate argument for a simple yet potentially revolutionary idea.—Library JournalGenerous Thinking offers us a plan to move our national thinking about higher education in a way that enlivens our democracy.—The BafflerGenerous Thinking is one important step toward recovering the lost value of the university. [Fitzpatrick's] work, which clearly demonstrates how to think generously in the academy, can help make the case for increased public investment in higher education.—Public BooksTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1. On GenerosityChapter 2. Reading TogetherChapter 3. Working in PublicChapter 4. The UniversityConclusion. The Path ForwardAcknowledgmentsReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisAddressing in depth the reality that women of color, particularly Black women, face compounded exploitation and economic inequality within the neoliberal university. More Black women are graduating with advanced degrees than ever before. Despite the fact that their educational and professional opportunities should be expanding, highly educated Black women face strained and worsening economic, material, and labor conditions in graduate school and along their academic career trajectory. Black women are less likely to be funded as graduate students, are disproportionately hired as contingent faculty, are trained and hired within undervalued disciplines, and incur the highest levels of educational debt. In Lean Semesters, Sekile M. Nzinga argues that the corporatized universitylong celebrated as a purveyor of progress and opportunityactually systematically indebts and disposes of Black women's bodies, their intellectual contributions, and their potential en masse. Insisting that shifts iTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. The University as Hyper-Producer of InequityChapter 1. Mortgaging Our Brains: Black Women, Privatization, and Subprime PhDsChapter 2. Ain't I Precarious? Black Academic Women as ContingentChapter 3. Families Devalued: Black Academic Women and the Neoliberal Era's Family TariffChapter 4. Jumping Mountains: Resisting the Marketized UniversityConclusion. Statement of SolidarityAppendix A. Our Truths Interview GuideAppendix B. Resources and OrganizationsNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisChildren's literature isn't just for children anymore. This original study explores the varied forms and roles of children's literaturewhen it's written for adults. What do Adam Mansbach's Go the F**k to Sleep and Barbara Park's MA! There's Nothing to Do Here! have in common? These large-format picture books are decidedly intended for parents rather than children. In No Kids Allowed, Michelle Ann Abate examines a constellation of books that form a paradoxical new genre: children's literature for adults. Distinguishing these books from YA and middle-grade fiction that appeals to adult readers, Abate argues that there is something unique about this phenomenon. Principally defined by its form and audience, children's literature, Abate demonstrates, engages with more than mere nostalgia when recast for grown-up readers. Abate examines how board books, coloring books, bedtime stories, and series detective fiction written and published specifically for adults question the boundaries of genTrade Review[Abate's] most foundational argument is that the genre of children's literature for adults exists at all. Abate's study moves well beyond the genre itself to include cultural analysis of the shifting, often contradictory boundaries of childhood and adulthood."—American Literary HistoryTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. A Is for Adult: Coloring Books, Bedtime Stories, and Picture Books for Grown-Ups1. "A Book for Obsolete Children": Dr. Seuss' You're Only Old Once! and the Rise of Children's Literature for Adults2. Off to Camp: Mabel Maney's The Case of the Not-So-Nice Nurse, the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, and Fanfiction3. Material Matters: Art Spiegelman's In the Shadow of No Towers as a Board Book4. Baby Talk: Barbara Park's MA! There's Nothing to Do Here!, Fetal Personhood, and Child Authorship 5. Learning Left from Right: Goodnight Bush, Don't Let the Republican Drive the Bus!, and the Broadside Tradition6. Not Kidding Around: Go the F**k to Sleep and the New Adult Honesty about ParenthoodConclusion. Both Radical and Reinforcing: The Complicated Cultural Significance of Children's Literature for AdultsNotesWorks CitedIndex

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Book SynopsisA fascinating new study of the face, form, and history of expression. Advances in facial recognition, artificial intelligence, and other technologies provoke urgent ethical questions about facial expressivity and how we interpret it. In The New Physiognomy, Rochelle Rives roots contemporary facial dilemmas in a more expansive timeline of modernist engagements with the face to argue that facial ambiguity is essential to how we value other people. Beginning with nineteenth-century caricatures of Oscar Wilde's face, Rives reasons that modernist modes of reading the face perceived it as a manifestation of both biologically determined traits and scripted forms of personality. Considering faces such as sculptures of great poets, portraits of facially wounded World War I soldiers, W. H. Auden's aging face, and Cindy Sherman's recent photographic self-portraits, Rives reframes how to read modernist works by Theodore Dreiser, Edith Wharton, Jean Rhys, Joseph Conrad, Mina Loy, Henry Tonks, a

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Book SynopsisA fascinating new study of the face, form, and history of expression. Advances in facial recognition, artificial intelligence, and other technologies provoke urgent ethical questions about facial expressivity and how we interpret it. In The New Physiognomy, Rochelle Rives roots contemporary facial dilemmas in a more expansive timeline of modernist engagements with the face to argue that facial ambiguity is essential to how we value other people. Beginning with nineteenth-century caricatures of Oscar Wilde's face, Rives reasons that modernist modes of reading the face perceived it as a manifestation of both biologically determined traits and scripted forms of personality. Considering faces such as sculptures of great poets, portraits of facially wounded World War I soldiers, W. H. Auden's aging face, and Cindy Sherman's recent photographic self-portraits, Rives reframes how to read modernist works by Theodore Dreiser, Edith Wharton, Jean Rhys, Joseph Conrad, Mina Loy, Henry Tonks, a

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Book SynopsisAn authentic picture of culture among young adults of colourTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrologue: My Culture, My Color, My SelfIntroduction: Cultural Leadership: The Audacity in the Ordinary1 There’s No Place like Home: An Ethic of Cultural Love2 A Half-Full Glass of Family Bonds3 A Politic of Survival4 Education, Culture, and Freedom5 Art, Land, and Spirit6 Cultural Heritage Still Matters7 The House That Struggle Built: A Portrait of CultureEpilogueAppendix: Research MethodsNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisA crisp and engaging book that proposes how to save the dying humanitiesTrade Review"Miller analyzes the decline of the humanities in American university education, drawing connections to economic downturns and the growing demand for more practical studies, such as government and economics." Publishers Weekly, July 30th 2012 "Miller's distinctions and evidence ... provide an intriguing point of entry into current debates concerning the humanities... Miller's suggestions for renewal in the humanities not only have the potential to re-energize the humanities, but also to offer a way out of the crisis in the humanities." - symploke "Miller takes a lively, well-researched look at the dilemma facing the modern humanities... Summing Up: Recommended."--Choice, February 2013Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: The Two Humanities 1 Blowup Time 2 The Price of Science 3 Creative Industries-Credible Alternative? 4 A Third Humanities Conclusion References Index

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