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Duke University Press Appropriating Blackness
Book SynopsisExamines the various ways that blackness is appropriated and performed - toward widely divergent ends - both within and outside African American culture. This title develops from the contention that blackness in the United States is necessarily a politicized identity trope - avowed and disavowed, attractive and repellant, fixed and malleable.Trade Review"With Appropriating Blackness, E. Patrick Johnson has given us a book worthy of the breadth its title signals. It is written in an excellent and refreshingly clear prose style which sacrifices nothing in the way of complexity of the ideas being presented. Johnson makes his observations about the relatedness of performance and blackness more compelling with each successive case study."—Dwight A. McBride, coeditor of Black Like Us: A Century of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual African American Fiction"Appropriating Blackness is a wonderful study that makes important and timely contributions across many fields. E. Patrick Johnson is a skilled reader of texts and offers useful introductions to complex theories of race, sexuality, and culture.”—David Román, author of Acts of Intervention: Performance, Gay Culture, and AIDSTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction "Blackness" and Authenticity: What's Performance Got to Do with It? 1 1. The Pot is Brewing: Marlon Riggs's Black Is . . . Black Ain't 17 2. Manifest Faggotry: Queering Masculinity in African American Culture 48 3. Mother Knows Best: Blackness and Transgressive Domestic Space 76 4. "Nevah Had uh Cross Word": Mammy and the Trope of Black Womanhood 104 5. Sounds of Blackness Down Under: The Cafe of the Gate of Salvation 160 6. Performance and/as Pedagogy: Performing Blackness in the Classroom 219 Appendix A Mary Rhyne's Narrative 257 Appendix B Interview with Mrs. Smith 311 Notes 315 Bibliography 345 Index 361
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ME - Fordham University Press An Ethics of Betrayal
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Rowman & Littlefield Strong in the Struggle My Life as a Black Labor
Book SynopsisLee Brown was an African-American labour activist who was jailed in the 1950s for protesting against the House Un-American Activities Committee. This is the story of Brown's life from his political awakening as a youth from the rural South to his rise to leadership, time of imprisonment and beyond.Trade ReviewIndispensable for anyone trying to understand the realities of life in the United States. This is a very moving account of a militant African-American man in the 20th century. It illuminates the defeats and victories of the labor movement, North and South, with clear honesty. -- Herbert Aptheker, author of A Documentary History of the Negro People in the United StatesLee Brown’s compelling story urges us to imagine a radically different history of the twentieth century United States, a history forged by a persistent and courageous defense of workers’ rights and by an indefatigable advocacy of racial equality. In his powerful and unpretentious way, Brown shows us a life whose meaning resides in an unrelenting faith in the ability of working people to fight for a better world. As veteran, witness, and chronicler, he addresses new generations of activists—those who speak out today against global capitalism, racism, patriarchy, and homophobia—and offer them a firm place on his shoulders. -- Angela Y. Davis, University of California, Santa Cruz; author of Blues Legend and Black FeminismFully represents the history of African American workers and activists in the twentieth century, the transformation of our presence from a rural to an urban one, and the impact the industrial revolution, the trade union movement, World War II, and the Civil Rights Movement have had on the way we live and we work. This book is especially important because we have so few worker biographies, so few life stories of 'the people' that Lee Brown has always been ready to represent. It is important to see history from this prism, to view our nation’s evolution through the life of a man whose voice, strong and authentic, is amplified through this powerful, absorbing and detail-rich autobiography. -- Julianne Malveaux, from the ForewordA stirring account. * Dispatcher *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Prologue: February 15, 1957 Chapter 4 Childhood Chapter 5 On My Own Chapter 6 Working in Los Angeles Chapter 7 Black Workers on the New Oleans Waterfront Chapter 8 New Orleans and Local 207 Chapter 9 Organizer at Work Chapter 10 Fighting Southern Injustice Chapter 11 On the Road for the Union Chapter 12 Andrew Steve Nelson's Trial Chapter 13 The Government Comes After Me Chapter 14 The Trial of Lee Brown
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Rowman & Littlefield The Kibbutz
Book SynopsisThe Israeli kibbutz, the twentieth century's most interesting social experiment, is in the throes of change. Instrumental in establishing the State of Israel, defending its borders, creating its agriculture and industry, and setting its social norms, the kibbutz is the only commune in history to have played a central role in a nation's life. Over the years, however, Israel has developed from an idealistic pioneering community into a materialistic free market society. Consequently, the kibbutz has been marginalized and is undergoing a radical transformation. The egalitarian ethic expressed in the phrase, From each according to ability, to each according to need, is being replaced by the concept of reward for effort. Cooperative management is increasingly giving way to business administration. Kibbutz members, who were obligated to and dependent on their community, are now responsible for running their own lives and earning their own living. Through distinguished journalist Daniel GavronTrade ReviewAn important historical study, a book that will be read and reread for years to come. I know of no book that equals it as a study of the Kibbutz movement. No student of Israel should be without this book. It is inspiring and quite wonderful. -- Howard FastThe kibbutz movement produced a miracle. Yet even miracles cannot ignore changing times. Having had the privilege of being a kibbutz member for many years, I know that the savor of the experience never fades. Daniel Gavron has written an amazing story about a living wonder. -- Shimon PeresThe early history he tells through the story of some of the Kibbutz pioneers is fascinating. . . . The most illuminating parts of the book come in his interviews with contemporary kibbutz members—some of whom are very ready to admit the flaws of the system—and in his exploration of the effects of the communal child rearing that used to be a kibbutz hallmark. * Publishers Weekly *This book is full of penetrating interviews with kibbutz members from which Gavron assembles an enthralling picture of today's life on those collectives. If you are interested in Israel's kibbutzim, their past, present and future presented with a very human touch, this book is for you. * Washington Jewish Week *Gavron has succeeded in writing an important historical study of the kibbutz movement. . . . [He] brings a keen and sensitive eye to the current revolution in the Israeli kibbutz. It is an excellent read for kibbutz lovers and worriers! * Bulletin of the International Communal Studies Association *A fascinating look at the story of the best-known communal movement in the world, as told through the words of many participants. . . . A superb book, offering hope to those who believe that intentional community can be a healthy, viable lifestyle while also warning of many of the problems. The excellent writing makes this book an enjoyable as well as an informative read. * Communities Magazine *For anyone interested in Kibbutz this is a timely and up-to-date Guide to the Perplexed. The author constructs a picture rich in specifics, arranged to present a remarkably lucid display of complex and at times contradictory developments. * Kibbutz Trends *Revealing and educational, Gavron's snapshot is a valuable account of a unique social movement. * Kirkus *Daniel Gavron thoroughly examines the question of the future of the Kibbutz in this work. His book lets us hear not only the voices of Kibbutz veterans and the younger generation, who do not share the ideals of their forefathers, but also of the newcommers, who advocate the idea of civic Kibbutzim. * Die Tagespost *[Gavron's] book offers a good basic overview of today's transitional period, and places an important collective experience within its historical setting. * Ha'aretz *One of the most lucid, objective, and entertaining books on the kibbutz to come out. * Hakibbutz *Daniel Gavron's clearsighted new book . . . gives his readers not only a fascinating survey of kibbutz history, but also a close look at ten collective settlements that differ greatly from one another. -- Nechemia Meyers, Heritage Southwest Jesish PressGavron gives his readers not only a fascinating survey of kibbutz history, but also a close look at ten collective settlements that differ greatly from one another. * Jewish News *In his fascinating The Kibbutz journalist and former kibbutznik Daniel Gavron candidly and sensitively discusses the changes in kibbutz life since its inception and demonstrates how they affect individual members. * Na'amat Woman: Magazine Of Na'amat Usa *Valuable new book. * Utopian Studies *Gavron's book is one of the best descriptions of the kibbutz in this phase of uncertainty. It is credible and compassionate, interesting and simple to read and, above all—it even dares to predict the future. * Journal of Israeli History: Politics, Society, Culture *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: Uncertain Future Part 2 Part I: What Happened? Chapter 3 Degania: Starting Out Chapter 4 Givat Brenner: Flagship in Stormy Seas Chapter 5 Hasolelim: Repairs in Midflight Chapter 6 Neve Yam: Surviving Collapse Chapter 7 Hatzerim: Proving It Can Work Part 8 Part II: What Went Wrong? Chapter 9 The Collapse of 1985 Chapter 10 The Limits of Education Part 11 Part III: Faces of the Future Chapter 12 Maagan Michael: Divorce Settlement Chapter 13 Kfar Ruppin: Capitalist Kibbutz Chapter 14 Ein Tzurim: No Immunity Chapter 15 Tammuz: Urban Commune Chapter 16 Samar: Touching Utopia Part 17 Conclusion Part 18 Glossary Part 19 Selected Biblography Part 20 Index Part 21 About the Author
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Rizzoli International Publications I Too Sing America
Book SynopsisWinner of the James A. Porter and David C. Driskell Book Award for African American Art History, I Too Sing America offers a major survey on the visual art and material culture of the groundbreaking movement one hundred years after the Harlem Renaissance emerged as a creative force at the close of World War I.It illuminates multiple facets of the era--the lives of its people, the art, the literature, the music, and the social history--through paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, and contemporary documents and ephemera. The lushly illustrated chronicle includes work by cherished artists such as Romare Bearden, Allan Rohan Crite, Palmer Hayden, William Johnson, Jacob Lawrence, Archibald Motley, and James Van Der Zee.The project is the culmination of decades of reflection, research, and scholarship by Wil Haygood, acclaimed biographer and preeminent historian on Harlem and its cultural roots. In thematic chapters, the author captures the range and breadth oTrade Review"One measure of an exhibition catalogue’s quality is the degree to which it makes you want to go see the exhibition. In the case of this volume, let us just say that, since picking it up, I have been wracked with pain that I have not been able to visit the Columbus Museum of Art to catch the show it accompanies, which runs through January 20. It is a sumptuously illustrated tome, with reproductions of pieces, variously iconic and little-known, by Palmer Hayden, Loïs Mailou Jones, Jacob Lawrence, Augusta Savage, Horace Pippin, and many, many more. Haygood is a biographer and journalist (famed for writing the story that became the film The Butler), and he’s accomplished the rare feat of weaving together rich scholarship with luminous prose. Including contributions from a variety of experts, it takes an expansive view of its subject, looking not only at visual art but vernacular photography, writing, and periodicals of the movement. 'The Harlem Renaissance lives,' Haygood writes. 'It sings. It continues to do its part to explain America to itself, and also to the world.' This book is a superb vehicle for that remarkable story. —Andrew Russeth"Celebrating the centennial of the creative and intellectual flowering, “I Too Sing America” is a unique exploration of the subject that brings a journalist together with his hometown museum and the community where he grew up in Columbus, Ohio... Titled after Langston Hughes’s iconic poem, “I Too Sing America” considers the Harlem Renaissance “as a movement not confined to either upper Manhattan or the interwar period, but as a historical moment of national and international significance that continues to have reverberations far beyond its typically noted end date in the mid-1930s.” The catalog is a wonderful volume lavishly illustrated with the art and photography that defined the Renaissance. Haygood’s essays on how Harlem emerged as the mecca of Black America, the feverish publishing the period sparked, the dance, theater, and music the era engendered, the two Reverend Powells, and W.E.B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, and Zora Neale Hurston, appear throughout the volume. His contributions are punctuated by writings about individual visual artists, including Malvin Gray Johnson, Winold Reiss, Aaron Douglas, Palmer Hayden, Augusta Savage, and James VanDerZee, authored by the museum’s curators." —Culture Type
£40.38
The Merlin Press Ltd The History of Black Mineworkers in South Africa
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The Merlin Press Ltd Three Volume Set
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£100.00
Saqi Books Yezidis
Book SynopsisThe ancient Kurdish mountain people are considered one of the oldest ethnicities in the Middle East, and often derided as 'devil-worshippers'. This work presents a survey of Yezidi culture and documents the increasing demands of modernisation on one of the oldest ethnic minorities of the Middle East.Unique volume with 35 colour photographs.Trade Review'Compulsive and compulsory reading for all those who are interested in Yezidis, Kurds, religion in the Middle East and the effects of political change on minority communities' Professor Philip G. Kreyenbroek, author of 'Kurdish Culture and Identity' 'A fascinating portrait ... and invaluable first-hand account. The Yezidis is a warm and gentle exploration of one of the oldest ethnic minorities in the Middle East.' Asian Leader
£13.49
Rivers Oram Press Render Me My Song AfricanAmerican Women Writers
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Africa World Press Breaking The Links
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Africa World Press Voices Of A Black Nation
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Africa World Press Memories Of Home
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Africa World Press Modern Algeria
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Africa World Press Arise Ye Mighty People
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Africa World Press The All White World Of Childrens Books
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Africa World Press Black Prison Movements USA
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Africa World Press SelfMade And Blues Rich
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Africa World Press Class Alliance And The Liberal Authoritarian
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Africa World Press The Mother Of Us All
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Africa World Press Beyond The Colorline
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Africa World Press This Is No Place For A Woman
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Africa World Press Atlantic CrossCurrents
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Kala Press Uzo Egonu An African Artist in the West
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Hansib Publications Limited From Where I Stand
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Trolley Books Jarret Schecter Hermanovce
Book SynopsisJarret Schecter is an independent documentary photographer. He is the author of several books that address socio-political subjects. He lives in New York.
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Inanna Publications and Education Inc. Theorizing Empowerment Canadian Perspectives on
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Ayebia Clarke Publishing Ltd May Their Shadows Never Shrink
Book SynopsisA collection of reflections and thoughts on why the poet Wole Soyinka would be a fitting choice for the Oxford Professorship of poetry.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Hidden in White Sight
Book SynopsisArtificial Intelligence was meant to be the great social equalizer that helps promote fairness by removing human bias from the equation, but is this true? Given that the policing and judicial systems can display human bias, this book explores how the technology they use can also reflect these prejudices.From healthcare services to social scoring in exams, to applying for and getting loans, AI outcomes often restrict those most in need of these services. Through personal stories from an esteemed Black Data Scientist and AI expert, this book attempts to demystify the algorithmic black box.AI pervades all aspects of modern society and affects everyone within it, yet its internal biases are rarely confronted. This book advises readers on what they can do to fight against it, including the introduction of a proposed AI Bill of Rights, whilst also providing specific recommendations for AI developers and technologists. https://hiddeninwhitesight.com/ Trade Review"An excellent book…is every day life, practical, visionary, and opens unique thoughts and ways to solving pervasive daily problems."--Antonio Smith Sr., Technologist, Serial Entrepreneur, Leader, Author, Inventor, Mentor, Activist"This book a must read. It can be used to educate those in the impacted communities, the developers and companies on the issues, and any interested party. It emphasizes the urgent need to address them now. If not, this country – and our global society – may sustain some of our systemic racial structures. It is a call to action to address the issues and enable AI/ML to fulfill its true promise; becoming a major impetus to improving our global quality of life."—Sandra K. Johnson, Ph.D., CEO, SKJ Visioneering; Former CEO IBM Central, East and West Africa"As technology becomes a driver in delivering government services, it is essential that the technologists, policy makers and leaders understand the value and risks of this evolving world. Government technology leaders must be at the forefront of establishing the guideposts for the fair and equitable use of technology that impacts the citizens and businesses that they support. Hidden in White Sight provides valuable insights on the impact of technology decisions that are being made today but more importantly, what technology leaders must do in the future."--Teri Takai, Senior Vice President, Center for Digital Government; Former State and Federal CIO."As a white, middle-aged senior executive who has mentored Calvin on how to navigate the corporate world and was mentored by Calvin on how to better engage with the Black community, when Calvin first told me he wanted to write a book about AI from his perspective, that of a black man who grew up in urban America and Urban Atlanta, I thought it was a fabulous idea for so many reasons. We discussed making the book approachable even to people without a technical degree. Possibly even to uneducated populations. It is important that the less educated and non-technical population, especially from the black and brown community, understand how AI impacts their lives every day - in some ways innocuous, and in others that impact their health, their wealth, and their livelihood….After reading the book, I was pleasantly stunned by how he was able to convey highly technical challenges and opportunities of AI from real-world examples from his friends and community members. This is a must-read for any person of color, but perhaps more important for the white community to read to begin to empathize with the challenges of the black community…Remember AI is just math and math is not intrinsically biased or hurtful, the math learns from the data that enshrines all the bad, hateful, and harmful decisions of the white community in the past. This is a must-read for all."—Seth Dobrin, Ph.D., President, Responsible AI Institute, CEO, Trustwise AI"An excellent book…is every day life, practical, visionary, and opens unique thoughts and ways to solving pervasive daily problems."--Antonio Smith Sr., Technologist, Serial Entrepreneur, Leader, Author, Inventor, Mentor, Activist"An excellent book…is every day life, practical, visionary, and opens unique thoughts and ways to solving pervasive daily problems."--Antonio Smith Sr., Technologist, Serial Entrepreneur, Leader, Author, Inventor, Mentor, Activist"As a white, middle-aged senior executive who has mentored Calvin on how to navigate the corporate world and was mentored by Calvin on how to better engage with the Black community, when Calvin first told me he wanted to write a book about AI from his perspective, that of a black man who grew up in urban America and Urban Atlanta, I thought it was a fabulous idea for so many reasons. We discussed making the book approachable even to people without a technical degree. Possibly even to uneducated populations. It is important that the less educated and non-technical population, especially from the black and brown community, understand how AI impacts their lives every day - in some ways innocuous, and in others that impact their health, their wealth, and their livelihood. I was hopeful that he would be able to achieve these goals, but skeptical even Calvin could achieve this. After reading the book, I was pleasantly stunned by how he was able to convey highly technical challenges and opportunities of AI from real-world examples from his friends and community members. This is a must-read for any person of color, but perhaps more important for the white community to read to begin to empathize with the challenges of the black community, especially those that have risen from being very economically challenged to those who have spent their life better off, but are still impacted by the systemic and structural racism that is embedded in the data used to train past and the current version of AI. Remember AI is just math and math is not intrinsically biased or hurtful, the math learns from the data that enshrines all the bad, hateful, and harmful decisions of the white community in the past. This is a must-read for all."-- Dr Seth Dobrin, PhD, President, Responsible AI Institute, CEO, Trustwise AI"As technology becomes a driver in delivering government services, it is essential that the technologists, policy makers and leaders understand the value and risks of this evolving world. Government technology leaders must be at the forefront of establishing the guideposts for the fair and equitable use of technology that impacts the citizens and businesses that they support. Hidden in White Sight provides valuable insights on the impact of technology decisions that are being made today but more importantly, what technology leaders must do in the future."--Teri Takai, Senior Vice President, Center for Digital Government; Former State and Federal CIO.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Listening Ears, Chapter 2: The Racist Algorithm, Chapter 3: The American Dream, Chapter 4: AI Gone Wild, Chapter 5: An Enduring Legacy, Chapter 6: Our Authentic Selves, Chapter 7: Mass Unemployment, Chapter 8: Medically Induced Trauma, Chapter 9: Colored Ads, Chapter 10: Weapons of Mass Destruction, Chapter 11: Designers’ Dilemma, Chapter 12: Corporate Choice, Chapter 13: Algorithmic Justice
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Racialisation in Early Years Education
Book SynopsisThis timely book explores the unique experiences of young black children during their first year of school and supports an understanding of how entry into the early years environment impacts on identity. Their stories emphasise the importance of listening to the voices of children themselves. A theoretical analysis of their first-hand experiences through a critical race lens illustrates how they are racialised through everyday interactions and routines. Chapters explore how personal and institutional attitudes might be reviewed to ensure that pedagogies and practices support the maintenance of black identities and challenge racism. Enabling the reader to relate to the reality of black children's experience and offering valuable suggestions for effective anti-racist practice, chapters cover the following: the impacts of racism on black children's newly forming identities manifestations of racism in the early years sector Table of Contents Acknowledgements Series editors’ preface Introduction Chapter One: Critical Race Theory - A tool for understanding the racialisation of black children in education Chapter Two: Key influences on black children’s identities Chapter Three: Devon’s Story -‘Best friends’ - The roles of friendships in the challenges to young black identities Chapter Four: Kylie and Sonic’s Story - ‘Can we play now?’ - Early years pedagogy and black children’s education Chapter Five: Pina’s Story - A ‘good hair day?’ - Racialisation of the black child through physical appearance Chapter Six: Dawn’s Story – ‘But that’s not racist!’ - A white perspective on Pina’s story Chapter Seven: Play and Multiculturalism – Some relevant debates and issues Chapter Eight: The way forward - Action towards a more inclusive early years education Chapter Nine: Conclusion Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Critical Race Theory in Education 4vol. set
Book SynopsisCritical Race Theory (CRT) offers an account of society based on systemic, deep-rooted racist oppression that saturates our commonsensical judgements to such an extent that all but the most extreme racism appears normal and unexceptional, simply business as usual'. CRT is one of the fastest growing and most controversial fields of contemporary social theory, and education is the discipline where its most dynamic and challenging work is taking place.Now, answering the need for an authoritative reference work to make sense of this sometimes shocking and often contentious body of thought, Routledge announces a new title in its Major Themes in Education series. In four volumes, Critical Race Theory in Education provides a unique mini library' that encompasses the very best CRT scholarship in education. As with other titles in the series, the collection's hallmark is its combination of the canonical and the cutting edge: every selection is either an established class
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Taylor & Francis Ltd CrossCultural Psychology
Book SynopsisThe consequences of globalization and mass migration are such that, it has been estimated, over 200 million people are living in countries other than where they were born. And as formerly homogeneous societies evolve into multicultural entities with traditional social and geographic boundaries giving way to increasingly complex representations of identity, newand urgentquestions for psychologists, social scientists, and policymakers arise.As research in and around cross-cultural psychology burgeons as never before, this new four-volume collection from Routledge meets the need for an authoritative reference work to make sense of a rapidly growing and ever more complex corpus of literature. Edited by two leading scholars, the collection is organized into four principal sections: Basic Issues; Theory and Method; Substantive Findings in Basic Processes; and Substantive Findings in Applied Issues. Cross-Cultural Psychology provides a one-stop mini library' of foundat
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Reconfiguring Class Gender Ethnicity and Ethics
Book SynopsisNew information technologies have, to an unprecedented degree, come to reshape human relations, identities and communities both online and offline. As Internet narratives including online fiction, poetry and films reflect and represent ambivalent politics in China, the Chinese state wishes to enable the formidable soft power of this new medium whilst at the same time handling the ideological uncertainties it inevitably entails.This book investigates the ways in which class, gender, ethnicity and ethics are reconfigured, complicated and enriched by the closely intertwined online and offline realities in China. It combs through a wide range of theories on Internet culture, intellectual history, and literary, film, and cultural studies, and explores a variety of online cultural materials, including digitized spoofing, microblog fictions, micro-films, online fictions, web dramas, photographs, flash mobs, popular literature and films. These materials have played an important role Trade Review"Gong and Yang’s skillful exploration of these topics demystifies the ubiquitous transgressiveness, heterogeneity, and contentiousness of the Chinese Internet that are often intertwined with issues of class, gender, ethnicity, and ethics within the context of Internet-ization, neoliberalism, and postsocialism... Reconfiguring Class, Gender, Ethnicity and Ethics in Chinese Internet Culture is a rigorous work that casts light on the promises and struggles the Internet has brought about in contemporary China... It provides readers with both an in-depth theorization of cyberspace and persuasive analyses of relevant Internet-related cultural and media events. Meanwhile, it impressively connects the fields of Chinese literature and history with new media research on online communication and the entertainment industry. Through well-researched case studies, the authors afford a comprehensive and sophisticated consideration of emerging pop cultural terms (e.g., “green tea whore” 绿茶婊 and “silly sweet girl” 傻白甜) and digital practices over the past decade. Both Chinese and Western scholars will find the rich, detailed information in the book fundamentally useful and stimulating.... Overall, the book is a powerful, illuminating contribution to both Chinese Internet culture and media studies. Its dedicated engagement with China studies, literary studies, communication studies, and entertainment industry and celebrity studies in the context of an online mediated environment will be of great interest and use to both academics and the general public."Jamie J. Zhao, University of Warwick, MCLC Resource Center PublicationTable of ContentsIntroduction: Cyberspace, Heterotopia and Postsocialism in China 1. Digitized Parody: The Politics of Egao in Contemporary China 2. Circulating Smallness: The Dialectics of Micro Narrative 3. Constructing Gendered Desire in Online Fictions and Web Dramas 4. Figuring Ethnicity: Media, Identity, and the Internet 5. Caught in the Web: Ethics of Chinese Cyberspace
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Multiethnic Soviet Union and its Demise
Book SynopsisThis book is the first to offer a concise, accessible overview of the evolution of the Soviet Union as a multiethnic empire. It reflects on how the Soviet Union was home to many ethnic minorities, and how their fates, and that of the USSR itself, were bound to the question of how the Soviet state responded variously throughout its existence to the fundamental question of ethnic difference across its vast and diverse territory. The book then examines how the Soviet collapse in 1991 fractured the Union along markedly national lines, leading to a variety of new nation-states including the Russian Federation being born. Brigid O'Keeffe explains how and why the Bolsheviks inscribed ethnic difference into the bedrock of the Soviet Union and explores how minority peoples experienced the potential advantages and disadvantages of ethnic politics within the Soviet Union. Ukrainians and Georgians, Jews and Roma, Chechens and Poles, Kazakhs and Uzbeks these and many other minority groups all diTrade ReviewBrigid O’Keeffe’s wonderful book is a gem in miniature. No other work explains the multinational complexity of the USSR so insightfully in such a brief form. * Willard Sunderland, Professor of Modern History, University of Cincinnati, USA *Brigid O’Keeffe’s The Multiethnic Soviet Union and Its Demise offers a concise, yet comprehensive introduction to nationality in the Soviet Union. ... The author amasses an impressive array of perspectives from virtually all parts of the country ... O’Keeffe’s engaging work leaves its readers wondering how Russian or indeed multinational the Soviet Union really was. * H-Net Reviews *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations 1. Revolutionaries 2. Foundations 3. Soviet Nation-Building 4. War and Aftershocks 5. Mature Socialism 6. Perestroika and Collapse 7. Afterlives Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC i will still be whole when you rip me in half
Book SynopsisAva Wong Davies is a playwright and theatre critic based in London. She is a regular contributor to The Stage and Exeunt Magazine, is a monthly theatre columnist for gal-dem, and in 2018 won the Sunday Times Harold Hobson award for criticism. As a playwright, her work has been showcased at The Yard, The Bunker, Theatre Deli, VAULT Festival, and The North Wall. Her debut play i will still be whole (when you rip me in half) was programmed as part of Chris Sonnex's second season at The Bunker Theatre in November 2019. She is an alumna of the Soho Theatre Writers Lab 18/19 and one of the Bush Theatre's Emerging Writers.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Cultural History of Race
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Edinburgh University Press Japanese Racial Identities within U.S.Japan
Book SynopsisConsiders: Did race really matter? Racial ideology and political pragmatism in U.S.-Japan relations
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Methuen Drama Book of PostBlack Plays
Book SynopsisHarry J. Elam is the Olive H. Palmer Professor in the Humanities, and the Freeman-Thornton Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at Stanford University. He is author of Taking it to the Streets: The Social Protest Theater of Luis Valdez and Amiri Baraka; The Past as Present in the Drama of August Wilson, winner of the Errol Hill Award; and co-editor of African American Performance and Theater History: A Critical Reader; Colored Contradictions: An Anthology of Contemporary African American Drama; The Fire This Time: African American Plays for the New Millennium and Black Cultural Traffic: Crossroads in Performance and Popular Culture. His articles have appeared in American Drama, Modern Drama, Theatre Journal, Text and Performance Quarterly as well as journals in Israel, Belgium, Poland and Taiwan and also in several critical anthologies. Douglas A. Jones, Jr. is Cotsen Fellow in the Princeton Society of Fellows atTable of ContentsIntroduction Section I: The New Black Family Bulrusher Good Goods Section II: (Post-) Blackness by Non-Black Playwrights The Shipment Satellites Section III: The Distant Present: History, Mythology, and Sexuality . . . And Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi Antebellum Section IV: Re-Imagining/Re-Engaging Africa In the Continuum Black Diamond
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Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Dr Abdullah Abdurahman
Book SynopsisDr Abdullah Abdurahman (1872-1940) was the first person of colour ever to be elected to political office in South Africa. He represented some of the poorest people in Cape Town on the City Council and then the Provincial Council. First winning a seat in 1904, he was to serve the city for 36 years.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) South Asian Resistances in Britain 18581947
Book SynopsisRehana Ahmed is Lecturer in English Studies at Teesside University, UK. She specialises in postcolonial literature.Sumita Mukherjee is an historian of South Asia and the British Empire. She is the author of Nationalism, Education and Migrant Identities: The England-Returned (2009).Trade ReviewThis fine volume engagingly reveals the experiences and aspirations of diverse South Asian men and women who lived and worked in Britain during the British Raj. Highlighting the varied nature of Asian resistance to racism and other forms of oppression, the editors and contributors present us with the latest insights and developments of the field. -- Michael H. Fisher, Danforth Professor of History, Oberlin College, USAll of the essays in this volume are thoroughly scholarly, well-written, and fascinating. They combine fresh and deep archival research with a clearly articulated analysis of their significance in the light of contemporary (then and now) contexts, and the book as a whole brings a significant new understanding of how various individuals, classes, and groups creatively and productively resisted British imperial culture and politics...This volume is an important intervention in historical and cultural scholarship about Britain and postcolonial studies. -- Lyn Innes, Emeritus Professor of Postcolonial Literatures, University of Kent, UKTable of Contents1. Introduction (Rehana Ahmed and Sumita Mukherjee); 2. 'Horrorism' in the heart of empire: theorising violence as anti-colonial resistance at India House 1905-1909 (Alex Tickell); 3. The Caxton Hall assassination of Michael O'Dwyer (Florian Stadtler); 4. Censorship and the Indian soldiers in Britain during the First World War (Prabhjot Parmar); 5. Littoral struggles, liminal lives - Indian merchant seamen's resistances (Georgie Wemyss); 6. Ghulam Rasul's travels - migration, recolonization and resistance in inter-war Britain (Laura Tabili); 7. Class, cosmopolitanism and narratives of resistance - the Irish League and its East End branch (Rehana Ahmed); 8. Indo-Irish resistances in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s (Kate O'Malley); 9. Herabai Tata and Sophia Duleep Singh - suffragette resistances for India and Britain 1910-1920 (Sumita Mukherjee); 10. Royal relationships as avenues of social resistance - the case of Duleep Singh and Abdul Karim (A. Martin Wainwright); 11. Epilogue (Antoinette Burton).
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Rowman & Littlefield The African American Experience during World War
Book SynopsisDrawing on more than thirty years of teaching and research, Neil A. Wynn combines narrative history and primary sources as he locates the World War II years within the long-term struggle for African Americans'' equal rights. It is now widely accepted that these years were crucial in the development of the emerging Civil Rights movement through the economic and social impact of the war, as well as the military service itself. Wynn examines the period within the broader context of the New Deal era of the 1930s and the Cold War of the 1950s, concluding that the war years were neither simply a continuation of earlier developments nor a prelude to later change. Rather, this period was characterized by an intense transformation of black hopes and expectations, encouraged by real socio-economic shifts and departures in federal policy. Black self consciousness at a national level found powerful expression in new movements, from the demand for equality in the military service to changes in the Trade ReviewWynn's evenhanded analysis of the paradoxical nature of African-Americans' wartime experience yields a balance between the hard-won successes . . . and the inevitable setbacks. . . . A diverse selection of [documents] enhances the survey's value for general readers. * Publishers Weekly *Neil Wynn has produced marvelous, concise—yet comprehensive—historical synthesis. The book is perceptive, nuanced, highly engaging, and richly detailed. It's a spectacular addition to the series and perfect for college classrooms. -- Andrew E. Kersten, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay[The author's] info-packed narrative of the black experience in WWII would acquaint [readers] with the shape of the subject. . . . Wynn provides essential context for well-known topics such as the Tuskegee Airmen. * Booklist *Neil Wynn has written an outstanding account of the African American experience during World War II. Building on his own incisive earlier work and drawing on all the scholarship of the past several decades, he has given us a lively overview that is crisp and comprehensive at the same time. -- Allan M. Winkler, distinguished professor of history, Miami University of OhioIn addition to a thorough and concise synthetic narrative, this book contains a chronology of significant events in African American history from 1938 until 1948, forty pages of documents, and a seven-page annotated bibliography. * The Kentucky Historical Society *The primary sources are very well chosen and the concise text is very well done! -- Theresa M. Davis, University of Mount UnionTable of ContentsIntroduction: The African American and War in Historical Context Chapter 1: African Americans on the Eve of War: From New Negro to New Deal, 1920–1939 Chapter 2: Mobilizing for War: the Arsenal of Democracy and the Struggle for Inclusion Chapter 3: Fighting for Freedom: Changing Military Policy and Experience, 1940–1945 Chapter 4: Conflict on the Home Front: Resistance, Riot and Social Change Chapter 5: The Postwar Years and Changing Civil Rights: "An American Dilemma" Documents Bibliographic Essay
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Rowman & Littlefield Latino Protestants in America
Book SynopsisLatino Protestantism is growing rapidly in the United States. Researchers estimate that by 2030 half of all Latinos in America will be Protestant. This remarkable growth is not just about numbers. The rise of Latino Protestants will impact the changing nature of American politics, economics, and religion. Latino Protestants in America takes readers inside the numbers to highlight the many reasons Latino Protestants are growing as well as the diversity of this group.The book brings together the best existing scholarship on this group with original research to offer a nuanced picture of Latino Protestants in America, from worship practices to political engagement. The narrative helps readers move beyond misconceptions about Latino religion and offers a window into the diverse ways that religion plays out in real life. Latino Protestants in America is an essential resource for anyone interested in the beliefs and practices of this group, as well as the implications for its growth and areaTrade ReviewMulder, professor of sociology at Calvin College; Ramos, assistant professor of sociology at George Fox University; and Marti, professor of sociology at Davidson College, have teamed up as part of the Latino Protestant Congregation Project, a joint endeavor of Davidson College and Calvin College, to create this cooperative study. By 2030, they write, it is estimated that half of all Latinos in the United States—who currently make up 17% of the population—will be Protestant. The 'Latino Reformation,' as Time named it, has remained largely invisible to the general public, fellow Protestants, and social scientists, in part because few dedicated researchers speak Spanish. But now the Latino Protestant Congregation Project has released its initial substantive and complex findings, examining styles of worship, values, congregation demographics, leadership structures, and sociopolitical perspectives. The fine mix of fresh quantitative data and engaging qualitative case studies gives a rich feel for the diversity of Latino Protestant communities, from a Dutch-Latino Reformed church in Iowa to the non-denominational church in Los Angeles that encourages members to 'transcend' ethnicity. Additionally, the chapter on Latino Protestants’ political and social engagement is required reading for anyone interested in likely Latino voting patterns in 2018 and beyond. * Publishers Weekly *Mulder, Aida I. Ramos, and Gerardo Martí present a revealing and surprising glimpse into Latino religious subcultures in the United States. The authors contend that Latino Protestantism is an important yet neglected area of study. Not only is the Latino demographic growing, but Latino Protestants are running against the trend of a general decline of affiliation in organized religion. Based on information from the qualitative study the Latino Protestant Congregation (LPC) Project as well as other critical investigations that considered a number of U.S. congregations, the authors present these groups as dynamic, diverse, and as conflicted as other religious denominations, highlighting their distinctive features. The authors state that their goal here is to offer a road map for future study. Indeed, this provides fascinating detail that gives way to further research. VERDICT General sociologists and sociologists of religion will find this study beneficial, and even nonexperts will discover something new in this informative read. * Library Journal *In this welcome study, sociologists Mulder (Calvin College), Ramos (George Fox University), and Marti (Davidson College) summarize recent survey research on Latinos in the US with special attention to ethnographic findings from the Latino Protestant Congregation (LPC) Project funded by the Lilly Foundation. It is estimated that by 2030, one-third of the US population will be Latino and that half of all Latinos in the US will be Protestants. Chapter 1 documents the growth and dispersion of Latinos in the US, and chapter 2 examines the decline of foreign-born Latinos and the rise of US-born Latinos. Chapter 2 also provides valuable information on Latino living arrangements, language, socioeconomic status, and health care. Chapters 4 and 5 address religious conversion. Though a majority of Latinos in the US are Catholics, the longer Latino families reside in the US, the more likely they are to become Protestant. Chapter 4 focuses on issues of identity among Protestant Latinos. What does being a non-Catholic Latino mean? Chapter 6 addresses social issues. The authors found that Protestant Latinos are overwhelmingly conservative and opposed to abortion and same-sex marriage. This well-researched book contributes greatly to the understanding of the changing face of Latino Protestantism in the US. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Most levels/libraries. * CHOICE *With Latinos being among the fastest growing racial and ethnic groups in the U.S., the study of Latino Protestants will only increase in importance. Latino Protestants in America is on the cutting edge of this trend, and offers one of the first social scientific introductions to the topic. Full of rich analyses and careful to emphasize the complexity and nuances of these religious groups, this book belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in understanding the shifting demographics of American religion and the future of U.S. religion and politics. * Politics and Religion *This volume takes readers inside the numbers to highlight the many reasons Latino Protestants are growing as well as the diversity of this group. It offers a nuanced picture of Latino Protestants in America, from worship practices to political engagement. The narrative helps readers move beyond misconceptions about Latino religion and offers a window into the diverse ways that religion plays out in real life. * Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology *An ambitious, comprehensive, and nuanced exploration of Latino Protestantism in the United States, this book draws on survey data and extensive qualitative fieldwork to demonstrate the variety of Latino Protestant identities and communities. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand this fast-growing portion of the American religious landscape and how it is reconfiguring the American Latino community. -- Penny Edgell, University of MinnesotaWeaving together a rich array of sources, these authors demonstrate that Protestant churches in the United States function as increasingly important sites for the production of Latino identity, even as they show that this identity cannot be reduced to any singular definition. In its extensive reach across the country and through its interdisciplinary approach, Latino Protestants in America captures the nuances of religious faith as an everyday practice that also has the power to redefine the political and economic forces that shape our lives. -- Jane Juffer, Cornell UniversityGrowing, diverse, and little understood—Latino Protestants receive here a thorough and much-needed examination. Drawing together existing historical, survey, and ethnographic data, the authors add systematic new observations from a team of research fellows. The result is a book that will be the go-to reference in the years ahead. -- Nancy Ammerman, Boston UniversityIn this landmark study, the authors unpack the complexity of Latino Protestants, drawing on a variety of empirical studies, including surveys and ethnographic description. The book makes a major contribution to our understanding of the changing face of Protestantism, the conversion of Latinos from Catholicism, and the demographics of immigrants from Latin America. -- Donald E. Miller, University of Southern CaliforniaTable of ContentsPreface 1 Latino Protestants Are More Than “Not Catholic” 2 The Early History of Indigenous and Immigrant Latino Protestants 3 The Latino Reformation Today 4 Ethnic Identity and Varieties of Latino Protestant Churches 5 The Centrality of “Doing Church” among Latino Protestants 6 Latino Protestants and Their Political and Social Engagement 7 Latino Protestants and the Future of American Christianity Appendix: Qualitative Sources and Research Methodology
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Rowman & Littlefield At Mamas Knee
Book SynopsisWinner of the African American Literary Show Award for Best Non-FictionIn her first book, The Presidency in Black and White, journalist April Ryan examined race in America through her experience as a White House reporter. In this book, she shifts the conversation from the White House to every home in America. At Mama's Knee looks at race and race relations through the lessons that mothers transmit to their children. As a single African American mother in Baltimore, Ryan has struggled with each gut wrenching, race related news story to find the words to convey the right lessons to her daughters. To better understand how mothers transfer to their children wisdom on race and race relations, she reached out to other mothersprominent political leaders like Hillary Clinton and Valerie Jarrett, celebrities like Cindy Williams, and others like Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin's mother, whose lives have been impacted by prominent race related events. At a time when Americans still struggle to addTrade Review[At Mama's Knee] is an engrossing read, and Ryan's commentary is vital to understanding the problems we face as Americans if we can ever expect to end our divisiveness. * Baltimore Magazine *"In these racially turbulent times, April Ryan’s At Mama's Knee is essential reading. Drawing from her experience as a White House reporter and keen observations of black motherhood in the 21st century, April offers a poignant look at the racial challenges our nation still faces. Mothers are on the front lines of racial revolution. At Mama's Knee teaches us, above all, that mothers in America carry a heavy burden. Their lessons on race and intolerance shape not just the lives of their children, but our communities and nation as a whole." -- Montel Williams, Former Naval Intelligence Officer and Television Personality“In her latest tome, At Mama’s Knee, April Ryan brings a needed and necessary conversation on race to the forefront. That she chooses to tell these precious stories on race through the voice of a mother is worthy of perking our ears to listen. Mothers are the backbone of our society. They set the stage for how we will address the world. And in today’s racially charged climate, there are far too many mothers crying. It’s time that we lean into the wisdom emanating through these poignant expressions of joy and pain.” -- T. D. Jakes, senior pastor, The Potter's House of Dallas, host the "T.D. Jakes" show"Ryan's emotionally-rich exploration of the influences race, identity and family have on our life experiences reminds us just how powerful an imprint mothers make on us all." -- Vanessa De Luca, Editor-in-Chief, Essence Magazine"From her humble beginnings in inner city Baltimore to the heights of serving as a White House correspondent, April Ryan has seen it all. From this unique perspective, she shares her life experience as a black daughter and now as a black mother in today's racially complex world." -- Bobby Scott, U.S. House of Representatives“April Ryan has written a truly amazing book. At Mama's Knee is powerful and personal; insightful and moving; loving and gracious. I learned so much. Anyone who reads At Mama's Knee will emerge smarter and stronger." -- Wolf Blitzer, CNN Anchor, The Situation Room“With passion and precision, April Ryan examines race, gender, and family at the dawn of a post-Obama, and an anything but post-racial America.... Incisive, intelligent and interesting page after page.” -- Cornell William Brooks, President and CEO, NAACP"As a single mother of two young girls, native of Baltimore and veteran White House correspondent, April Ryan (The Presidency in Black and White) has spent much of her adulthood juggling the complex issues of race and race relations in both her personal and professional lives. In her second book, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, she draws on that experience. . . to present a new and multifaceted interpretation of the important role that mothers play in both understanding and defining race relations in the United States today. Ryan uses her journalistic background to great effect in At Mama's Knee, most notably through extensive conversations with others. Interviews with prominent politicians, such as Hillary Clinton and Valerie Jarrett, combine with the stories of mothers who have been thrust into the news cycle, such as Gwen Carr (mother of Eric Garner) and Sybrina Fulton (mother of Trayvon Martin), to fully flesh out Ryan's ideas of race and motherhood. . . At its heart, Ryan's work is an important reminder of the place of mothers in the ongoing conversation about race and racial tensions in U.S. "We must teach our children," she urges, "whether with words or actions, about race in America." The words in At Mama's Knee are an important part of that teaching." -- Kerry McHugh, blogger at Entomology of a Bookworm * Shelf Awareness *Table of ContentsForeword Introduction 1. More than a Headline 2. Born a Statistic 3. A Mother’s Love 4. The N–Word 5. The Faith of Our Mothers 6. Mothers, Presidents, and Race 7. A Tale of Two Cities 8. Assimilation 9. Work–Life Balance 10. Educating the Future Conclusion—A Prayer for Harmony Acknowledgments Index About the Author
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Rowman & Littlefield Our Black Sons Matter
Book SynopsisOur Black Sons Matter is a powerful collection of original essays, letters, and poems that addresses both the deep joys and the very real challenges of raising black boys today. The book addresses painful trauma, challenges assumptions, and offers insights and hope through the deep bonds between mothers and their children.Trade ReviewFor mothers of black sons, the basic concerns of motherhood are compounded by worry about whether their sons will even survive to manhood. This collection gives voice to that concern as women (mostly, though not all black) from a range of ages, religions, and nationalities write of their hopes and fears for their black sons. The editors begin by discussing how the fear of young black men heightens the threat to their lives as they become objects of suspicion and violence, bloodshed that is often justified as protection of the broader, read white, society. In poems, letters, and essays, the contributors recount now-infamous cases from Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin and their own day-to-day encounters with the racism that threaten the lives of their sons. Many describe the transformation from their sons’ childhood cuteness to the 'threat' adolescents represent, others learn the hard lessons of racism as their adopted sons grow into young black men. One mother navigates the painful experience of her son suffering from depression and her concerns about a counselor who couldn’t see beyond his skin color. This collection offers powerful and thoughtful reflections on the impact of racism on black males and the women who witness and offer as much love and protection as they can. * Booklist, Starred Review *A poignant collection of thirty-two essays, poems, and letters from a diverse group of mothers raising black sons, biological and not. These women convey the fear, challenge, and joy of nurturing and loving children in a culture where violence against black bodies is normalized. Priority reading for understanding current forms of oppression because #BlackLivesMatter. * Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (WATER) *Our Black Sons Matter honors black sons and loving mothers. Striking a blues note, testifying across racial, ethnic, religious, and national lines, devoted mothers lift up stories of hope and fear inherent in raising black sons in racist societies. Their stirring, tender pain harmonizes with tough, penetrating love, defiance, and resilient joy, as each page celebrates black sons’ uncompromising dignity and immeasurable value. A profoundly resonating soul call affirming black humanity, this compelling collection tells a poignant story demanding an equally audacious response. -- Kathy Glass, Duquesne UniversityThis rich volume has much to teach us about race, inequality, the burdens placed upon families called to explain to their young black children why they can’t expect fair treatment, and about whiteness—the lengths it will go to preserve its false innocence. The courageous stories, essays, letters, and poems collected here should move all who read them to do more to challenge the status quo in the United States, to change how we live together, so that mothers of black sons will know that their children will be seen by all as valuable and vulnerable equal human beings. -- Jill Stauffer, Associate Professor and Director of Peace, Justice and Human Rights, Haverford CollegeBefore I finished the last word of Our Black Sons Matter, two police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana murdered 37-year-old Alton Sterling. Captured on film, Sterling became another black son lost to death, engulfed by the unremitting onslaught that birthed this book. My mother’s voice is woven into each of these lines, my aunts, my sisters—so many mothers of black sons whose voices had been muted become vibrant here—with loss, with sadness, rage, hope. There is nothing more urgent than what they demand: safe passage. When Treasure Shields Redmond writes “why can’t a black boy born alive stay that way” in her elegy for Trayvon Martin, she articulates our question and our demand. This is the urgency that defines our time; the voices collected here make it obvious why that urgency matters. -- Reginald Dwayne Betts, author of A Question of FreedomTimely, reflective, and critically conscious, Our Black Sons Matter is a must-read for all concerned about the lives of Black boys and men. The voices in this anthology will strengthen the experience of all who fight for freedom and liberation on behalf of our Black sons. Without a doubt, the narratives in this collection evoke the collective unconscious. They sing of love and resistance, and they will remain pillars of counternarratives for all those who resist racioethnic oppression, hegemony, prejudice, and discrimination. Our Black Sons Matter is a necessary resource in the fight for our Black sons. -- Cherrel Miller Dyce, Elon UniversityThis collection transcends—and so should influence—the insights of pundits, politicians, policy makers, and police in their estimations of black males. Black sons matter, in part, because they are expressions of the political will and desires of mothering that demands the rights of children in a violent, unstable world. Bypassing both the demagogic and the wistful, Our Black Sons Matter weaves a “web to entangle the powers that bury” family and society. -- Joy James, author of Seeking the Beloved CommunityTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: For the Love of Our Sons, by George Yancy I: REFLECTIONS 1. Black Mother/Sons, by Sara Lomax-Reese 2. Once White in America, by Jane Lazarre 3. A Bottle of Mike Brown and Robin Williams, by Shelly Bell 4. Dark Radiance, by Becky Thompson and LaMar Delandro 5. Why Being the Lone Black Friend of Whites Will Not Protect You, by Noliwe Rooks 6. The Box,by Tracey Reed Armant 7. White Mama, Black Sons, by Heather Johnson 8. Watching and Waiting, by Nicole McJamerson 9. The Trouble I’ve Seen . . . and Why It Matters, by Meta G. Carstarphen 10. Inside/Outside, by Susan Hadley 11. Black and Blue: Stressing through to Dialogue, by Deborah Binkley-Jackson 12. A Black Jewish Boy Facing Manhood, by Jane Anna Gordon II: ESSAYS 13. Sacrificial Lambs : How Many Dead Bodies Is Enough?, by Carol E. Henderson 14. Reflections of Black Motherhood: Birthing Black Sons, by Linda D. Tomlinson 15. The War Within: Respect and the Predicament ofMothering Black Sons, by Newtona (Tina) Johnson 16. A Long Ways from Home?, by Michele Moody-Adams 17. T.H.U.G. (Talented, Humanistic, Unique, Gifted): Anthropology, Sentiments, and Narratives of Black Mothers and Sons, by Elisha Oliver 18. A Fierce Love: The Unique Process of Nurturing, Educating, and Protecting Our Black Sons, by Tracey McCants Lewis 19. Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, by Veronica T. Watson 20. Mothers and Their Black Sons: Struggling against Fears, Sorrows, and Hope, by Blanche Radford-Curry 21. Regarding Henry, by T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting III: POEMS 22. A Love Poem for Michael Brown, by Elisheba Johnson 23. Lamentations from a Black Mom, by Dyan Watson 24. for Trayvon, by Treasure Shields Redmond 25. News of You, My Son, by Sharyn Skeeter 26. Death Passes Twice, by Autumn Redcross IV: LETTERS 27. Dear William, by Gretchen Givens Generett 28. A Letter to CJ, by Regina Sims Wright 29. Killing/Saving/Loving Black Boys, by Karsonya Wise Whitehead 30. Anger, by Jacki Lynn Baynks 31. A Letter to Dr. King: Please Keep Breathing, by Maria del Guadalupe Davidson 32. A Letter to My Sons, by Dawn Herd-Clark Afterword by Farah Jasmine Griffin Notes Resources Index About the Contributors
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Migrants and Rights
Book SynopsisThe concept of the migrant as rights bearer at law is surprisingly recent and under-developed. Migrants have traditionally been seen as outsiders, persons who are in society but not yet of society. Migrants are at best invitees, 'guests' for whom presence in a country is a privilege. This is the first of two volumes which bring together writings which trace the evolution in thinking about migrants as legal subjects and rights holders. The articles cover: issues around state sovereignty and migrants as subjects of international law; the articulation of rights; different categories of migrants; issues around health and disability. The volume also features an extended article on the proposal for an International Migrants' Bill of Rights (IMBR) put forward by an international consortium of academics and students. A related volume Refugees and Rights is also published as part of the series.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Select bibliography. Part I Challenging State Sovereignty: Migrants as Subjects of International Law: The human rights of migrants in general international law: from minimum standards to fundamental rights, Vincent Chetail; Nationality and alienage, John Finnis; Being here: ethical territoriality and the rights of immigrants, Linda Bosniak. Part II Defining Rights Across Borders: Making people illegal, Catherine Dauvergne; Travel plans: border crossings and the rights of transnational migrants, Ratna Kapur; Human rights and the elusive universal subject: immigration detention under international human rights and EU law, Cathryn Costello. Part III Family, Gender and the Rights of Children: Migration, gender, and the limits of rights, Siobhán Mullally; Revisiting the meaning of marriage: immigration for same-sex spouses in a post-Windsor world, Scott Titshaw; Arendt’s children: do today’s migrant children have a right to have rights?, Jacqueline Bhabha; Of relative rights and putative children: rethinking the critical framework for the protection of refugee children and youth, Mary E. Crock. Part IV Migrant Workers: At the border and between the cracks: the precarious position of irregular migrant workers under international human rights law, Laurie Berg; Numbers vs. rights: trade-offs and guest worker programs, Martin Ruhs and Philip Martin; The invisible worker, Lenni B. Benson; In defence of the migrant workers convention: standard setting for contemporary migration, Bernard Ryan. Part V Health and Disability: Immigration status and basic social human rights: a comparative study of irregular migrants' right to health care in France, the UK and Canada, Sylvie Da Lomba; Migrating to Australia with disabilities: non-discrimination and the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities, Ben Saul. Part VI The International Migrants Bill of Rights Project: International Migrants Bill of Rights, with commentary. Name index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Refugees and Rights
Book SynopsisForced migration is both as ancient as human life on earth and a relatively new subject of interest for human rights scholars. This volume continues the discussion from Migrants and Rights to focus attention on refugees, victims of trafficking and others who cross borders seeking protection from anthropogenic or natural disasters. The opening essays provide historical and conceptual overviews of rights to freedom of movement and asylum; and links between human rights and refugee law. Articles on the principle of non-refoulement in international law explore the occasional disjuncture between the individual's right to protection and the State's rights to protect its national interests. The refugee's rights to due process and the substance of entitlements at law are explored in essays that range across administrative processes; social and cultural rights, including family reunion; detention; and the right of return. There follow four essays that address sexual orientation and refugee righTable of ContentsIntroduction. Part I The Challenge of Forced Migrants: Shifting the Discourse from Obligation to Rights: An intellectual history of freedom of movement in international law: the right to leave as a personal liberty, Jane McAdam; The concept of asylum in international law, Rebecca M.M. Wallace and Fraser A.W. Janeczko; Reconceiving refugee law as human rights protection, James C. Hathaway. Part II Non-Refoulement and the Limits of Protection Rights: Non-refoulement, temporary refuge, and the ‘new’ asylum seekers, Guy S. Goodwin-Gill; Expulsion to face torture? Non-refoulement in international law, Aoife Duffy; Non-refoulement on the basis of socio-economic deprivation: the scope of complementary protection in international human rights law, Michelle Foster. Part III The Rights of Refugees: Process and Substance: An asylum seeker’s bill of rights in a non-utopian world, Stephen H. Legomsky; Human rights, refugees, and the right ‘to enjoy’ asylum, Alice Edwards; Dark justice: Australia’s indefinite detention of refugees on security grounds under international human rights law, Ben Saul; Stateless refugees and the right to return: the Bihari refugees of South Asia - part 2, Sumit Sen. Part IV Broadening Protection Rights: Sexual orientation and refugee status determination over the past 20 years: unsteady progress through standard sequences?, Jenni Millbank; Where disability and displacement intersect: asylum seekers and refugees with disabilities, Mary Crock, Christine Ernst and Ron McCallum; Swimming against the tide: why a climate change displacement treaty is not the answer, Jane McAdam; At the border of rights: migration, sex work, and trafficking, Audrey Macklin. Part V Regional Perspectives on Refugee Rights: Past reflections, future insights: African asylum law and policy in historical perspective, Edwin Odhiambo Abuya; Outside the bounds of citizenship: the status of aliens, illegal migrants and refugees in India, B.S. Chimni; Refugee law and protection in Brazil: a model in South America?, Liliana Lyra Jubilut; Australian funded care and maintenance of asylum seekers in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea: all care but no responsibility?, Savitri Taylor. Index.
£285.00
Edinburgh University Press Still French France and the Challenge of
Book SynopsisIs the France of 2015 still French in the same way or to the same degree as the France of 1985? Where do the most significant challenges to Frenchness now lie? These are among the issues addressed by contributors to this volume, spanning a wide range of topics and disciplinary approaches including politics, literature, film and sport.
£18.99
Edinburgh University Press Disordered Violence
Book SynopsisDisordered Violence looks at how gender, race and heteronormative expectations of public life shape Western understandings of terrorism as irrational, immoral and illegitimate. Caron Gentry examines the profiles of 8 well-known terrorist actors and looks at the gendered, racial, and sexualised assumptions in how their stories are told.
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Edinburgh University Press If I Survive
Book SynopsisMarking the 200th anniversary of Frederick Douglass' birth, this first collective history and comprehensive collection of the Douglass family writings and portraits sheds new light not only on Douglass as a freedom-fighter and family man but on the lives and works of Lewis Henry, Frederick Jr., and Charles Remond.
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