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Rutgers University Press Branding Black Womanhood: Media Citizenship from
Book SynopsisCaShawn Thompson crafted Black Girls Are Magic as a proclamation of Black women’s resilience in 2013. Less than five years later, it had been repurposed as a gateway to an attractive niche market. Branding Black Womanhood: Media Citizenship from Black Power to Black Girl Magic examines the commercial infrastructure that absorbed Thompson’s mantra. While the terminology may have changed over the years, mainstream brands and mass media companies have consistently sought to acknowledge Black women’s possession of a distinct magic or power when it suits their profit agendas.Beginning with the inception of the Essence brand in the late 1960s, Timeka N. Tounsel examines the individuals and institutions that have reconfigured Black women’s empowerment as a business enterprise. Ultimately, these commercial gatekeepers have constructed an image economy that operates as both a sacred space for Black women and an easy hunting ground for their dollars. Trade Review“Branding Black Womanhood unearths the untold histories of the now-ubiquitous, commercial concept of 'Black Girl Magic.' With clear and compelling prose, Timeka Tounsel thoughtfully tells the story of how representations of Black women as 'magic' both provides Black women with empowerment and delivers a sparkly image that can seriously undercut Black women’s need for care.” -- Ralina L. Joseph * author of Generation Mixed Goes to School: Listening to Multiracial Kids *Table of ContentsPrologueIntroduction: Black Women and the Twenty-First Century Image EconomyChapter 1: The Black Woman that Essence BuiltChapter 2: Self-Branding Black Womanhood: The Magic of Susan L. TaylorChapter 3: Marketing Dignity: The Commercial Grammar of Black Female EmpowermentChapter 4: Beyond Magic: Black Women Content Creators and Productive VulnerabilityEpilogueAcknowledgementsNotesSelected BibliographyIndex
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Rutgers University Press Elena, Princesa of the Periphery: Disney’s
Book SynopsisIn the summer of 2016, Disney introduced its first Latina princess, Elena of Avalor. Princesa of the Periphery explores this Disney property using multiple case studies to understand its approach to girlhood and Latinidad. Following the circuit of culture model, author Diana Leon-Boys teases out moments of complex negotiations by Disney, producers, and audiences as they navigate Elena’s circulation. Case studies highlight how a flexible Latinidad is deployed through corporate materials, social media pages, theme park experiences, and the television series to create a princess who is both marginal to Disney’s normative vision of princesshood and central to Disney’s claims of diversification. This multi-layered analysis of Disney’s mediated Latina girlhood interrogates the complex relationship between the U.S.’s largest ethnic minority and a global conglomerate that stands in for the U.S. on the global stage. Trade Review"In this fascinating and insightful study, Diana Leon-Boys demonstrates how Disney has constructed notions of Latina girlhood through its first Latina princess. Through apt exploration of Elena of Avalor on screen and at Disney theme parks, she illuminates how Latina girls’ media is positioned as both Latin American and Latinx, and always peripheral to the U.S. mainstream."— Mary Beltrán, author of Latino TV: A History and Latina/o Stars in U.S. Eyes: The Making and Meanings of Film and "Well researched and argued, Princesa of the Periphery is a welcome contribution to Latinx/girls/media studies. Focusing on Elena of Avalor, one of Disney’s newest 'empowered' yet marginalized princesses, Leon-Boys helps us to understand the complexities of representing and performing Latina girlhood in U.S. popular culture while also drawing attention to the potential consequences of such depictions for Latina girls, who are hungry for public recognition and deserving of authentic role models."— Mary Celeste Kearney, author of Girls Make Media and editor of Mediated Girlhoods "This is a vital and sophisticated study of the connection between Latina girlhood and the dream machine that is Disney. Leon-Boys attends to the voices of Latina girls, and complements this with powerful insights on how Latina girls are seen within media production cultures. The result is a powerful and compelling argument about the marketization of dreams and the reconstitution of Latina marginalization."— Hector Amaya, author of Citizenship Excess: Latinos/as, Media, and the NationTable of ContentsIntroduction: Latina Girls’ Media Studies 1 From Black-and-White Mouse to “Latina” Girl 2 The Flexible Production of a “Latina” Princess 3 Animated Latina Girlhood and the Continuum of Flexibility 4 On-Site Performance of Latinidad from East Coast to West Coast Conclusion: A Princess for All Is a Princess Without a Home Acknowledgments Notes References Index
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Rutgers University Press Just Like Us: Digital Debates on Feminism and
Book SynopsisIn Just Like Us: Digital Debates on Feminism and Fame, Caitlin E. Lawson examines the rise of celebrity feminism, its intersections with digital culture, and its complicated relationships with race, sexuality, capitalism, and misogyny. Through in-depth analyses of debates across social media and news platforms, Lawson maps the processes by which celebrity culture, digital platforms, and feminism transform one another. As she analyzes celebrity-centered stories ranging from “The Fappening” and the digital attack on actress Leslie Jones to stars’ activism in response to #MeToo, Lawson demonstrates how celebrity culture functions as a hypervisible space in which networked publics confront white feminism, assert the value of productive anger in feminist politics, and seek remedies for women’s vulnerabilities in digital spaces and beyond. Just Like Us asserts that, together, celebrity culture and digital platforms form a crucial discursive arena where postfeminist logics are unsettled, opening up more public, collective modes of holding individuals and groups accountable for their actions. Trade Review"An incisive look at the role of technology and celebrity culture during the #MeToo moment and beyond. In key case studies, Lawson shows how 21st-century strides for women have been confronted by misogynistic backlash, enabled by digital platforms. A critical read at this pivotal moment for women’s rights." -- Andrea McDonnell * co-author of Celebrity: A History of Fame *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Rise of Celebrity Feminism 1 Hacking Celebrity: Sexuality, Privacy, and Networked Misogyny in the Celebrity Nude Photo Hack 2 Staging Feminism: Negotiating Labor and Calling Out Racism at the 2015 Academy Awards 3 Nasty Women, Silly Girls: Feminist Generation Gaps and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential Campaign 4 Platform Vulnerabilities: Fighting Harassment and Misogynoir in the Digital Attack on Leslie Jones 5 TIME’S UP: Celebrity Feminism after #MeToo Conclusion: Celebrity Feminist Futures Acknowledgments Notes References Index
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Rutgers University Press Intoxication: An Ethnography of Effervescent
Book SynopsisFor two decades, Sébastien Tutenges has conducted research in bars, nightclubs, festivals, drug dens, nightlife resorts, and underground dance parties in a quest to answer a fundamental question: Why do people across cultures gather regularly to intoxicate themselves? Vivid and at times deeply personal, this book offers new insights into a wide variety of intoxicating experiences, from the intimate feeling of connection among concertgoers to the adrenaline-fueled rush of a fight, to the thrill of jumping off a balcony into a swimming pool. Tutenges shows what it means and feels to move beyond the ordinary into altered states in which the transgressive, spectacular, and unexpected take place. He argues that the primary aim of group intoxication is the religious experience that Émile Durkheim calls collective effervescence, the essence of which is a sense of connecting with other people and being part of a larger whole. This experience is empowering and emboldening and may lead to crime and deviance, but it is at the same time vital to our humanity because it strengthens social bonds and solidarity. The book fills important gaps in Durkheim’s social theory and contributes to current debates in micro-sociology as well as cultural criminology and cultural sociology. Here, for the first time, readers will discover a detailed account of collective effervescence in contemporary society that includes: an explanation of what collective effervescence is; a description of the conditions that generate collective effervescence; a typology of the varieties of collective effervescence; a discussion of how collective effervescence manifests in the realm of nightlife, politics, sports, and religion; and an analysis of how commercial forces amplify and capitalize on the universal human need for intoxication.This book is also freely available online as an open access digital edition.Download the open access ebook here.Trade Review"Intoxication is a remarkable and ambitious book. Rarely is ethnography connected to classical social theory with such productive results. Tutenges offers a significant extension of the concept of collective effervescence. We learn that Durkheim, Mauss, and Bataille are essential resources for understanding the self, the sacred, and the collectivity in modernity." -- Philip Smith * Professor of Sociology, Yale University *"Tutenges’s study of collective effervescence is commanding, thoughtful, and thought-provoking. Intoxication is a stunning example of ethnographically informed social theory." -- Lois Presser * author of Why We Harm *"From sports to religion to party venues, effervescence is as much a blind spot of research as it is a phenomenon fundamental to society’s very make-up. Intoxication introduces us to the party practices of today’s youth in vivid fashion and with a remarkable interpretative sensitivity. Far from being the wastelands of meaning they appear to be, these drunken landscapes are existential theaters for the abandonment of the self to social forces and the experience of other ways of being and feeling. A long-awaited book which could well become a campus classic." -- François Gauthier * author of Religion, Modernity, Globalisation. Nation-State to Market *"Intoxication is a remarkable and ambitious book. Rarely is ethnography connected to classical social theory with such productive results. Tutenges offers a significant extension of the concept of collective effervescence. We learn that Durkheim, Mauss, and Bataille are essential resources for understanding the self, the sacred, and the collectivity in modernity." -- Philip Smith * Professor of Sociology, Yale University *"Tutenges’s study of collective effervescence is commanding, thoughtful, and thought-provoking. Intoxication is a stunning example of ethnographically informed social theory." -- Lois Presser * author of Why We Harm *"From sports to religion to party venues, effervescence is as much a blind spot of research as it is a phenomenon fundamental to society’s very make-up. Intoxication introduces us to the party practices of today’s youth in vivid fashion and with a remarkable interpretative sensitivity. Far from being the wastelands of meaning they appear to be, these drunken landscapes are existential theaters for the abandonment of the self to social forces and the experience of other ways of being and feeling. A long-awaited book which could well become a campus classic." -- François Gauthier * author of Religion, Modernity, Globalisation. Nation-State to Market *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements1 Introduction2 Ways to Effervescence3 Unity 4 Intensity 5 Transgression 6 Symbolization 7 Revitalization 8 Afterword NotesReferences Index
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Rutgers University Press Resilient Kitchens: American Immigrant Cooking in
Book Synopsis Immigrants have left their mark on the great melting pot of American cuisine, and they have continued working hard to keep America’s kitchens running, even during times of crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. For some immigrant cooks, the pandemic brought home the lack of protection for essential workers in the American food system. For others, cooking was a way of reconnecting with homelands they could not visit during periods of lockdown. Resilient Kitchens: American Immigrant Cooking in a Time of Crisis is a stimulating collection of essays about the lives of immigrants in the United States before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, told through the lens of food. It includes a vibrant mix of perspectives from professional food writers, restaurateurs, scholars, and activists, whose stories range from emotional reflections on hardship, loss, and resilience to journalistic investigations of racism in the American food system. Each contribution is accompanied by a recipe of special importance to the author, giving readers a taste of cuisines from around the world. Every essay is accompanied by gorgeous food photography, the authors’ snapshots of pandemic life, and hand-drawn illustrations by Filipino American artist Angelo Dolojan. Trade Review"This eloquently written collection of essays takes you on a journey into the memories and foodways that sustain, bind and ground us, especially during times of adversity such as the COVID pandemic. Deeply personal and evocative, these powerful narratives are sure to resonate with everyone." -- Laila el-Haddad * coauthor of The Gaza Kitchen: A Palestinian Culinary Journey *"Resilient Kitchens collects the deeply personal accounts of immigrant chefs, writers, and scholars of how their experiences as “other” informed their use of food and cooking to stay centered during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their stories are vastly different but all bear on why food matters so much to personal identity." -- Marion Nestle * author of Slow Cooked: An Unexpected Life in Food Politics *"This illuminating, often deeply personal collection of essays and interviews gives voice to the immigrant experience during the worst public health crisis of the past century. The chefs, writers, artists, scholars, and humanitarians in this volume speak of fractures to the system -- some freshly made, some untreated from many, many years ago. But they also speak of food as a solace, a connection to home, and a way to find meaning amid the chaos." -- Tim Carman * food reporter and columnist with The Washington Post *"Resilient Kitchens: American Immigrant Cooking in a Time of Crisis beautifully details the recipes, writings, and personal stories from a collection of incredible immigrant chefs and food writers in America during the COVID-19 crisis - how they fed our communities, combated food insecurity, fostered food equity, and comforted so many of us through their deeply poignant and inspiring stories." -- Marisel Salazar * food writer, cook, host, and immigrant *Table of ContentsPreface 1 The Lost Year Reem Kassis Recipe: Malfoof (Stuffed Cabbage Rolls) 2 Quarantine Cooking in an Improvised HouseholdStephanie Jolly and Krishnendu Ray Recipe: Pasta with Shallots and White Wine 3 Duck TalesTien Nguyen Recipe: Cà Phê Sữa Đá (Iced Coffee with Condensed Milk) 4 Cooking with the Lights OffBonnie Frumkin Morales Recipe: Mom’s Chicken Kotleti 5 The Meaning of Martin YanMayukh Sen Recipe: Martin Yan’s Hot Walnut Soup 6 Pound Cake and PuriGeetika Agrawal and Fernay McPherson Recipes: Sour Cream Pound Cake and Puri 7 Teta Thursdays: Conversations on Food, Culture, and Identity during a Global PandemicAntonio Tahhan Recipe: Kousa Mahshi (Aleppan-Style Stuffed Squash) 8 The Map to MyselfSangeeta Lakhani Recipe: Murgh Makhani (Butter Chicken) 9 There Will Always Be a Seawritten by Keenan Dava, recipe by Tim Flores Recipe: Kasama Chicken Adobo 10 Food and Caring during the Times of COVID-19 on the U.S.–Mexico BorderGuillermina Gina Núñez-Mchiri Recipe: Red Chilaquiles 11 Intimate Tables: Food and Migration in a Time of CrisisPhilip Gleissner and Harry Eli Kashdan Recipes: Hefezopf / Tsoureki (German-Greek Bread) and Almond, Lemon, and Ricotta Cake for Passover AcknowledgmentsNotes on ContributorsArt CreditsIndex
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Rutgers University Press A History of Horror, 2nd Edition
Book SynopsisEver since horror leapt from popular fiction to the silver screen in the late 1890s, viewers have experienced fear and pleasure in exquisite combination. Wheeler Winston Dixon's fully revised and updated A History of Horror is still the only book to offer a comprehensive survey of this ever-popular film genre.Arranged by decades, with outliers and franchise films overlapping some years, this one-stop sourcebook unearths the historical origins of characters such as Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolfman and their various incarnations in film from the silent era to comedic sequels. In covering the last decade, this new edition includes coverage of the resurgence of the genre, covering the swath of new groundbreaking horror films directed by women, Black and queer horror films, and a new international wave in body horror films.A History of Horror explores how the horror film fits into the Hollywood studio system, how the distribution and exhibition of horror films have changed in a post-COVID world, and how its enormous success in American and European culture expanded globally over time.Dixon examines key periods in the horror film-in which the basic precepts of the genre were established, then banished into conveniently reliable and malleable forms, and then, after collapsing into parody, rose again and again to create new levels of intensity and menace. A History of Horror, supported by rare stills from classic films, brings over sixty timeless horror films into frightfully clear focus, zooms in on today's top horror Web sites, and champions the stars, directors, and subgenres that make the horror film so exciting and popular with contemporary audiences. Trade Review"Dixon is recognized as an eminent film scholar and the current title is an impressive addition to his oeuvre. This book certainly has solid scholarship, but it is also a book that once picked up is hard to put down. Essential." * Choice *"Dixon is a deft and knowledgeable guide, leading us from silent ghouls to Universal's monsters. Interspersed throughout this catalogue are nuggets of surprising information." * Times Literary Supplement *"This is an excellent survey of horror movies. The author, a veteran film historian, takes the reader back to the beginning, when, in the first three decades of the twentieth century, such directors as Georges Melies, F. W. Murnau, and Paul Wegener were defining not only the look of a genre but also cinema itself. The period between 1930 and the late 1940s saw the rise of the classic Universal Studios characters—Frankenstein's monster, Dracula, the Wolf Man, the Mummy—and the actors who played them: Karloff, Lugosi, Chaney Jr. By the end of the 1940s, horror was dying, 'killed by a plethora of poorly made sequels.' But never fear: the period between the late 1940s and 1970 saw a massive resurgence, due in part to gimmicks (such as 3-D); low-budget quickies from the likes of Roger Corman, the wizard of the B movie; and the stylish resurrection of the classic Universal monsters by Britain's Hammer Film Productions. This survey, which takes the reader right up to the present, is full of fascinating information and is delivered in an accessible manner. Required reading for horror fans." -- David Pitt * Booklist *"Dixon surveys the development of the horror genre from the earliest Frankenstein and Dracula films through the decades of classics by Hammer studios, William Castle, Roger Corman, and Val Lewton. Dixon covers movies seldom found in other histories and more modern, international titles such as Wolf Creek, Black Water, and Grudge. The endurance of horror, trends like remakes and sequels, and such popular franchises as Child's Play and Halloween are also discussed. In the final chapter, Dixon analyzes the decline of modern horror owing to desensitized audiences, graphic gore, violence, and lack of solid plot lines or character development. Lists of the best horror websites as well as the 50 movies covered round out this volume. This concise overview is an informative and entertaining read. Recommended." * Library Journal *"In less than 250 pages, Wheeler Winston Dixon manages to cover the trends and sub-genres of film horror from 1896 to 2009. Bonuses include a list of top horror sites, a list of fifty classic films, and a pretty wonderful bibliography. Well written and well researched and offering an enjoyable overview of more than one hundred years of cinema, A History of Horror is a quick, delightful read." * Seattle Post-Intelligencer *"No mere catalogue of titles, Dixon's account explores all aspects of the genre: literary underpinnings, themes, and transformations, including much on actors and directors. Dixon's mind-priming volume will enhance spine-tingling late-night viewings." * ForeWord Reviews *"A breathtaking panorama, written with wit and candor, showing how the horror film has shaped cinema from the origins of the genre until now." -- Tom Conley, Harvard University"Rich with excellent illustrations and clever anecdotes, this book will appeal to fans of horror as well as film students and scholars interested in a readable overview of the history of the genre." -- Rebecca Bell-Metereau, author of Hollywood Androgyny "There’s No Dark Universe Anymore, Just One Monster After Another," by Robert Ito https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/movies/the-invisible-man-universal.html * New York Times *"New from Rutgers U. Press: A History of Horror" by Dan Aubrey https://www.communitynews.org/princetoninfo/artsandentertainment/new-from-rutgers-u-press-a-history-of-horror/article_3fae29f2-a6fb-11ed-9ef2-ff473369899e.html * U.S. 1, Princeton *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 1 Origins: 1896-1929 2 Classics: 1930-1948 3 Rebirth: 1949-1970 4 New Blood: 1970-1990 5 The Next Wave: 1990-2010 6 The Future: 2010-Present Top Horror Websites 50 Classic Horror Films Bibliography Index
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Rutgers University Press Scratchin' and Survivin': Hustle Economics and
Book Synopsis The 1970s was a golden age for representations of African American life on TV sitcoms: Sanford & Son, Good Times, The Jeffersons. Surprisingly, nearly all the decade’s notable Black sitcoms were made by a single company, Tandem Productions. Founded by two white men, the successful team behind All in the Family, writer Norman Lear and director Bud Yorkin, Tandem gave unprecedented opportunities to Black actors, writers, and producers to break into the television industry. However, these Black auteurs also struggled to get the economic privileges and creative autonomy regularly granted to their white counterparts. Scratchin’ and Survivin’ discovers surprising parallels between the behind-the-scenes drama at Tandem and the plotlines that aired on their sitcoms, as both real and fictional African Americans devised various strategies for getting their fair share out of systems prone to exploiting their labor. The media scholar Adrien Sebro describes these tactics as a form of “hustle economics,” and he pays special attention to the ways that Black women—including actresses like LaWanda Page, Isabel Sanford, and Esther Rolle—had to hustle for recognition. Exploring Tandem’s complex legacy, including its hit racially mixed sitcom Diff’rent Strokes, he showcases the Black talent whose creative agency and labor resilience helped to transform the television industry. Trade Review"Adrien Sebro's fascinating and instructive look at these series will force industry stakeholders to see and pursue them anew." -- Beretta E. Smith-Shomade * editor of Watching While Black: Centering the Television of Black Audiences *“This is what the next generation of scholarship on critical black television and media studies look like—original, probing, curious, courageous, confident. By taking on complex questions of Black family life, social class, passing and Black difference, and the role of Black women, Scratchin’ and Survivin’ reframes the radical nature of the meanings, impacts, and struggles over representation and production.” -- Herman S. Gray * author of Cultural Moves: African Americans and the Politics of Representation *"In Scratchin’ and Survivin’, Adrien Sebro pays close attention to and honors the often-invisible labor of Black culture industries workers. Using the framework of 'hustle economics,' Sebro uncovers a treasure trove of hidden and archival transcripts that give voice to Black-cast sitcom stars like Redd Foxx and Esther Rolle as more than talented actors, but Black Americans working in Hollywood trying to get, as The Jeffersons’ theme song says, their 'piece of the pie'.” -- Alfred L. Martin * author of The Generic Closet: Black Gayness and the Black-Cast Sitcom *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Hustle 1 Approaching Tandem Productions 2 Sanford and Son 3 Good Times 4 The Jeffersons Conclusion: A Piece of the Pie Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£25.19
Rutgers University Press Scratchin' and Survivin': Hustle Economics and
Book Synopsis The 1970s was a golden age for representations of African American life on TV sitcoms: Sanford & Son, Good Times, The Jeffersons. Surprisingly, nearly all the decade’s notable Black sitcoms were made by a single company, Tandem Productions. Founded by two white men, the successful team behind All in the Family, writer Norman Lear and director Bud Yorkin, Tandem gave unprecedented opportunities to Black actors, writers, and producers to break into the television industry. However, these Black auteurs also struggled to get the economic privileges and creative autonomy regularly granted to their white counterparts. Scratchin’ and Survivin’ discovers surprising parallels between the behind-the-scenes drama at Tandem and the plotlines that aired on their sitcoms, as both real and fictional African Americans devised various strategies for getting their fair share out of systems prone to exploiting their labor. The media scholar Adrien Sebro describes these tactics as a form of “hustle economics,” and he pays special attention to the ways that Black women—including actresses like LaWanda Page, Isabel Sanford, and Esther Rolle—had to hustle for recognition. Exploring Tandem’s complex legacy, including its hit racially mixed sitcom Diff’rent Strokes, he showcases the Black talent whose creative agency and labor resilience helped to transform the television industry. Trade Review"Adrien Sebro's fascinating and instructive look at these series will force industry stakeholders to see and pursue them anew." -- Beretta E. Smith-Shomade * editor of Watching While Black: Centering the Television of Black Audiences *“This is what the next generation of scholarship on critical black television and media studies look like—original, probing, curious, courageous, confident. By taking on complex questions of Black family life, social class, passing and Black difference, and the role of Black women, Scratchin’ and Survivin’ reframes the radical nature of the meanings, impacts, and struggles over representation and production.” -- Herman S. Gray * author of Cultural Moves: African Americans and the Politics of Representation *"In Scratchin’ and Survivin’, Adrien Sebro pays close attention to and honors the often-invisible labor of Black culture industries workers. Using the framework of 'hustle economics,' Sebro uncovers a treasure trove of hidden and archival transcripts that give voice to Black-cast sitcom stars like Redd Foxx and Esther Rolle as more than talented actors, but Black Americans working in Hollywood trying to get, as The Jeffersons’ theme song says, their 'piece of the pie'.” -- Alfred L. Martin * author of The Generic Closet: Black Gayness and the Black-Cast Sitcom *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Hustle 1 Approaching Tandem Productions 2 Sanford and Son 3 Good Times 4 The Jeffersons Conclusion: A Piece of the Pie Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
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Rutgers University Press There She Goes Again: Gender, Power, and
Book SynopsisThere She Goes Again interrogates the representation of ostensibly powerful women in transmedia franchises, examining how presumed feminine traits—love, empathy, altruism, diplomacy—are alternately lauded and repudiated as possibilities for effecting long-lasting social change. By questioning how these franchises reimagine their protagonists over time, the book reflects on the role that gendered exceptionalism plays in social and political action, as well as what forms of knowledge and power are presumed distinctly feminine. The franchises explored in this book illustrate the ambivalent (post)feminist representation of women protagonists as uniquely gifted in ways both gendered and seemingly ungendered, and yet inherently bound to expressions of their femininity. At heart,There She Goes Again asks under what terms and in what contexts women protagonists are imagined, envisioned, embodied, and replicated in media. Especially now, in a period of gradually increasing representation, women protagonists demonstrate the importance of considering how we should define—and whether we need—feminine forms of knowledge and power.Trade Review"In an analysis both invigorating and theoretically rigorous, Aviva Dove-Viebahn skillfully deconstructs the age-old dichotomy of feminism versus femininity to produce a nuanced reading of popular culture's mediation of gendered empowerment. This is essential reading for readers interested in gender, media and power, and a valuable contribution to ongoing cultural debates.”— Miriam Kent, author of Women in Marvel Films "For all of us who love our pop-culture wonder women and have wondered about their feminist implications, There She Goes Again asks fearless questions about these characters and offers brilliant insights about their appeal. Aviva Dove-Viebahn explores what female exceptionalism means for super-powered heroines, and as the title suggests, advances timely insights about how we imagine and picture extraordinary women in the postfeminist era." — Linda Mizejewski, author of Hardboiled & High Heeled: The Woman Detective in Popular Culture “Relying on close readings that in turn recognize nuances of media texts, Dove-Viebahn accurately and persuasively enumerates the potentialities and pitfalls of gendered understandings. She brings together media analysis with a serious sense of what is at stake, which is, in short, the contemporary state of feminist thought.” — Suzanne Leonard, co-editor of Imagining "We" in the Age of "I": Romance and Social Bonding in Contemporary CultureTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Why Feminine Intuition?: The Gendering of Knowledge and Power 2. Seriality and ‘Strong Female Characters’: The Double Bind of Women’s Empowerment 3. From Girl Power to Intersectional Sisterhood: Exceptionalism and the Imperatives of Belonging 4. Motherhood and Myth: Inside and Outside the Family Circle 5. At the End of the World: Apocalyptic Bodies and the Feminine Sublime Acknowledgments Bibliography Index
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Rutgers University Press New Israeli Horror: Local Cinema, Global Genre
Book SynopsisBefore 2010, there were no Israeli horror films. Then distinctly Israeli serial killers, zombies, vampires, and ghosts invaded local screens. The next decade saw a blossoming of the genre by young Israeli filmmakers. New Israeli Horror is the first book to tell their story. Through in-depth analysis, engaging storytelling, and interviews with the filmmakers, Olga Gershenson explores their films from inception to reception. She shows how these films challenge traditional representations of Israel and its people, while also appealing to audiences around the world. Gershenson introduces an innovative conceptual framework of adaptation, which explains how filmmakers adapt global genre tropes to local reality. It illuminates the ways in which Israeli horror borrows and diverges from its international models. New Israeli Horror offers an exciting and original contribution to our understanding of both Israeli cinema and the horror genre. A companion website to this book is available at https://blogs.umass.edu/newisraelihorror/ (https://blogs.umass.edu/newisraelihorror/) Book trailer: https://youtu.be/oVJsD0QCORw (https://youtu.be/oVJsD0QCORw) Trade Review“This is a fantastic book that looks at the intellectual, industrial, funding, and reception contexts of Israeli horror but without bouncing between them like demented pinball. Instead, what we get is an extraordinarily integrated interdisciplinary account that should operate as an exemplar for horror scholarship for decades to come!” — Mark Jancovich, author of Horror and editor of Horror, The Film Reader “New Israeli Horror perceptively chronicles the origins and evolution of Israeli horror films. It brilliantly analyzes how this corpus of films replicated or subverted the familiar tropes of the horror genre and demonstrates that they possess implicit and eventually explicit relevance to the political and social conflicts within Israel.” — Lawrence Baron, author of Projecting The Holocaust Into The Present and editor of The Modern Jewish Experience in Wo "New Israeli Horror is the definitive study of Israeli cinema’s most unorthodox genre from its inception among a small group of students at Tel Aviv University to its success on the international film festival circuit and in online piracy in the Arab world. Through an examination of technology, financing, transnational adaptation, local and international reception, and interviews with filmmakers it deciphers the meanings behind the throng of serial killers in uniform, Palestinian ghosts, zombies, cannibals, and monsters from Jewish folklore that have invaded Israeli screens in this millennium." — Boaz Hagin, co-editor of Deeper Than Oblivion: Trauma and Memory in Israeli Cinema “This significant work charts the ways in which New Israeli Horror films offer a critique of the violence that lies at the heart of Israeli society, the damaging masculinity of the military machine, and the suppression of Palestinian trauma. The result is a hugely readable and subtly nuanced work that makes a substantive contribution to our understanding of both modern Israel and the horror genre’s ability to articulate national trauma. It’s essential reading for all with an interest in the genre and in national cinema more broadly.” — Linnie Blake, Manchester Metropolitan University and author of The Wounds of Nations: Horror Cinema, Historical TrTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 The Precursors: From The Angel Was a Devil to Frozen Days Part I Subversion 2 The First Hebrew Horror: Rabies 3 A Korean Revenge Thriller in the Israeli Countryside: Big Bad Wolves Part II Conversion 4 Horror in the IDF Zombies in the Fatigues: Poisoned and Cannon Fodder Freak Out: “The Final Boy” on the Base The Specters of Violence in The Damned 5 The Jewish Supernatural: JeruZalem 6 Slasher on the Kibbutz: Children of the Fall Part III Aversion 7 Escaping Israel: Another World, Madam Yankelova’s Fine Literature Club, and The Golem Coda: Is There I-Horror? Notes Index
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Rutgers University Press New Israeli Horror: Local Cinema, Global Genre
Book SynopsisBefore 2010, there were no Israeli horror films. Then distinctly Israeli serial killers, zombies, vampires, and ghosts invaded local screens. The next decade saw a blossoming of the genre by young Israeli filmmakers. New Israeli Horror is the first book to tell their story. Through in-depth analysis, engaging storytelling, and interviews with the filmmakers, Olga Gershenson explores their films from inception to reception. She shows how these films challenge traditional representations of Israel and its people, while also appealing to audiences around the world. Gershenson introduces an innovative conceptual framework of adaptation, which explains how filmmakers adapt global genre tropes to local reality. It illuminates the ways in which Israeli horror borrows and diverges from its international models. New Israeli Horror offers an exciting and original contribution to our understanding of both Israeli cinema and the horror genre. A companion website to this book is available at https://blogs.umass.edu/newisraelihorror/ (https://blogs.umass.edu/newisraelihorror/) Book trailer: https://youtu.be/oVJsD0QCORw (https://youtu.be/oVJsD0QCORw) Trade Review“This is a fantastic book that looks at the intellectual, industrial, funding, and reception contexts of Israeli horror but without bouncing between them like demented pinball. Instead, what we get is an extraordinarily integrated interdisciplinary account that should operate as an exemplar for horror scholarship for decades to come!” — Mark Jancovich, author of Horror and editor of Horror, The Film Reader “New Israeli Horror perceptively chronicles the origins and evolution of Israeli horror films. It brilliantly analyzes how this corpus of films replicated or subverted the familiar tropes of the horror genre and demonstrates that they possess implicit and eventually explicit relevance to the political and social conflicts within Israel.” — Lawrence Baron, author of Projecting The Holocaust Into The Present and editor of The Modern Jewish Experience in Wo "New Israeli Horror is the definitive study of Israeli cinema’s most unorthodox genre from its inception among a small group of students at Tel Aviv University to its success on the international film festival circuit and in online piracy in the Arab world. Through an examination of technology, financing, transnational adaptation, local and international reception, and interviews with filmmakers it deciphers the meanings behind the throng of serial killers in uniform, Palestinian ghosts, zombies, cannibals, and monsters from Jewish folklore that have invaded Israeli screens in this millennium." — Boaz Hagin, co-editor of Deeper Than Oblivion: Trauma and Memory in Israeli Cinema “This significant work charts the ways in which New Israeli Horror films offer a critique of the violence that lies at the heart of Israeli society, the damaging masculinity of the military machine, and the suppression of Palestinian trauma. The result is a hugely readable and subtly nuanced work that makes a substantive contribution to our understanding of both modern Israel and the horror genre’s ability to articulate national trauma. It’s essential reading for all with an interest in the genre and in national cinema more broadly.” — Linnie Blake, Manchester Metropolitan University and author of The Wounds of Nations: Horror Cinema, Historical TrTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 The Precursors: From The Angel Was a Devil to Frozen Days Part I Subversion 2 The First Hebrew Horror: Rabies 3 A Korean Revenge Thriller in the Israeli Countryside: Big Bad Wolves Part II Conversion 4 Horror in the IDF Zombies in the Fatigues: Poisoned and Cannon Fodder Freak Out: “The Final Boy” on the Base The Specters of Violence in The Damned 5 The Jewish Supernatural: JeruZalem 6 Slasher on the Kibbutz: Children of the Fall Part III Aversion 7 Escaping Israel: Another World, Madam Yankelova’s Fine Literature Club, and The Golem Coda: Is There I-Horror? Notes Index
£107.20
Rutgers University Press Cinema '62: The Greatest Year at the Movies
Book SynopsisLawrence of Arabia, The Miracle Worker, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Manchurian Candidate, Gypsy, Sweet Bird of Youth, The Longest Day, The Music Man, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, and more.Most conventional film histories dismiss the early 1960s as a pallid era, a downtime between the heights of the classic studio system and the rise of New Hollywood directors like Scorsese and Altman in the 1970s. It seemed to be a moment when the movie industry was floundering as the popularity of television caused a downturn in cinema attendance. Cinema ’62 challenges these assumptions by making the bold claim that 1962 was a peak year for film, with a high standard of quality that has not been equaled since. Stephen Farber and Michael McClellan show how 1962 saw great late-period work by classic Hollywood directors like John Ford, Howard Hawks, and John Huston, as well as stars like Bette Davis, James Stewart, Katharine Hepburn, and Barbara Stanwyck. Yet it was also a seminal year for talented young directors like Sidney Lumet, Sam Peckinpah, and Stanley Kubrick, not to mention rising stars like Warren Beatty, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Peter O’Toole, and Omar Sharif. Above all, 1962—the year of To Kill a Mockingbird and The Manchurian Candidate—gave cinema attendees the kinds of adult, artistic, and uncompromising visions they would never see on television, including classics from Fellini, Bergman, and Kurosawa. Culminating in an analysis of the year’s Best Picture winner and top-grossing film, Lawrence of Arabia, and the factors that made that magnificent epic possible, Cinema ’62 makes a strong case that the movies peaked in the Kennedy era.Trade Review"I wouldn’t have pointed to 1962 as a landmark year for movies, but Stephen Farber and Michael McClellan have proven me wrong. Their knowledgeable and persuasive book spotlights diverse films from the U.S. and abroad that put today’s mainstream releases to shame. Can you imagine a menu of superior movies like Lolita, The Manchurian Candidate, Ride the High Country, Days of Wine and Roses and The Music Man all coming out in one twelve-month period? The authors provide valuable context for this lineup, a treasure trove well worth celebrating." -- Leonard Maltin * film critic and historian *"1962 was the greatest AND most important year in movie history! 1939, its closest competitor, was the apex of Hollywood’s Golden Age when dream factories entranced and riveted audiences into their seats. But in 1962 new waves washed into theaters, and the spell was broken: the Golden Age gave way to the Emboldened Age. Filmmakers began to feel they could create their own dreams. Art houses and film schools proliferated. Audiences jumped out of their seats and argued about what they loved… and hated. Friendships were tested. Film mattered! It was the New Frontier. You shoulda been there! Wait! You can be there! Farber and McClellan have provided you with the best way to re-live those thrilling days. They’ve unearthed gems, told great tales, and provided plenty of juicy gossip. Cinema ’62 will arouse you to once again have arguments, go for the jugular, test your friendships…and care about film!” -- Philip Kaufman * award-winning director of The Right Stuff and Invasion of the Body Snatchers *"1962 was a magical year for all of us who love the movies. Filmmaking and art merged in ways that were under-appreciated until now. This fine work by Farber and McClellan makes me realize how fortunate we are to have these momentous and enduring movies. It also made me remember why I wanted to become a director." -- Penelope Spheeris * Director of The Decline of Western Civilization and Wayne’s World *"Stephen Farber and Michael McClellan, with first-rate scholarship and an accessible, entertaining style, make a superb case that 1962 was perhaps the most fascinating, influential, and yes, greatest year in world cinema. They examine a year when the major studios were still committed to making films for adults, the stifling production code was at last loosening up, foreign films were gaining in popularity, and a woman in the central role wasn't a brave and rare event. Cinema '62: The Greatest Year at the Movies is as great as its subject." -- Charles Busch * playwright, actor and screenwriter *"What an amazing year 1962 was in the history of cinema, and what an amazing book Stephen Farber and Michael McClellan have written about it. Cinema '62 is at once deft scholarship and sublime storytelling, a tough balance to maintain, but Farber and McClellan pull it off seamlessly. And the authors make an absolutely convincing case for 1962 as the greatest year in the history of world cinema." -- W.K. Stratton * author of The Wild Bunch *"The case for 1962 can certainly be made with socially provocative films such as Lawrence of Arabia, To Kill a Mockingbird, Lolita, and The Manchurian Candidate, yet the authors bolster their argument with dozens of other entries, including David and Lisa and a Taste of Honey, largely overlooked by the general public." * Library Journal *"There’s plenty of interesting history in Cinema ’62. Farber and McClellan bop from film to film with details about each one’s development, making, release, and influence." * Psychobabble *"Authors Farber and McClellan serve film fans a briskly written, meticulously researched history that gives an often-overlooked and underrated era in cinema its due." * Associated Press *"1962 Was The Year" http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/2020/03/1962-was-the-year/ * Hollywood Elsewhere *"BETTE DAVIS VS. JOAN CRAWFORD: HOLLYWOOD'S GREATEST FEUD: On the set of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, 1962" https://crimereads.com/bette-davis-vs-joan-crawford-hollywoods-greatest-feud/ * CrimeReads *"With fresh interviews from participants in many of the key projects and with the authors’ vast, personal knowledge of the films and the context in which they were made, Cinema ’62 is as sharp and lively as that modernist-slanted title implies. Best of all, its approach never feels as if it’s looking back. One feels that the authors just watched all the movies last week and they’re just dying to tell you about some life-changing piece of art that you’ve just got to see." * Variety *"The authors argue their case convincingly by systematically trotting out one exciting foreign film after another, reminding you that, especially thanks to France and Italy, the early 1960s represented a true golden age for arthouse cinema, as it was widely called at the time." * The Hollywood Reporter *Classic Movie Musts podcast interview with Michael McClellan https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/classic-movie-musts/id1375263468#episodeGuid=classicmoviemusts.podbean.com/786a74f0-976d-5578-95f4-2dcfa7cf39d5 * Classic Movie Musts podcast *"From ‘Lawrence Of Arabia’ And ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ To The Debut Of James Bond, Was 1962 The Greatest Movie Year EVER? A New Book Says Yes" by Pete Hammond * Deadline *"A potent reminder that the early 1960s were indeed a turning point in global cinema." * Classic Film & TV Cafe *A New and Notable Film Book for March 2020: "I never would have chosen 1962 as a watershed year for filmmaking but authors McClellan and Farber have proven me wrong. Their essays provide historical context and a well-informed look at the ingredients that meshed to make this an exceptional period for filmmakers and filmgoers alike." * LeonardMaltin.com *"DigiGods Episode 198: Hey Macorona!" interview with Stephen Farber http://digigods.ign.libsynpro.com/digigods-episode-198-hey-macorona * DigiGods podcast *Battleship Pretension podcast: Episode 681: Cinema '62 with Stephen Farber http://battleshippretension.com/episode-681-cinema-62-with-stephen-farber/ * Battleship Pretension *"The Greatest Year at the Movies: Experts Share Behind-the-Scenes Stories about the Unforgettable Classics We Know and Love" by Katie Bruno * Closer Weekly *"This is a solid work of film study and appreciation that makes its case for a new ‘Golden Year’ quite well." * CineSavant Column *"Was 1962 the best year for film? Grab your popcorn, we have time to discuss it," by Ben Hoyt * The Times of London *"Cinema '62 is a compelling and entertaining assessment of the films released in 1962 and will help budding film buffs assemble a list of must-see movies. Forget 1939, Cinema '62 looks at the acclaimed and neglected films of 1962, and persuasively and entertainingly argues it was the peak year for motion pictures." * Shelf Awareness for Readers *"Interview: Author Michael McClellan Talks New Book" https://journeysinclassicfilm.com/2020/04/23/interview-author-michael-mcclellan-talks-new-book/ * Journeys in Classic Film *"The Gold Standard: Is 1962 secretly the greatest year ever for movies?" by Ben Hoyle * Air Mail *"What’s the best movie year ever? People have claimed for years it was 1939; recently, there have been dissenters. Farber, a veteran Los Angeles film critic, and McClellan, a longtime film buyer, make their case for 1962, the year that produced such classics as 'Lawrence of Arabia,' 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and 'The Manchurian Candidate.'" * Milwaukee Journal Sentinel *"[Farber and McClellan] succeed in crafting a credible, critical narrative of an art form in transition, with chapters covering the foreign-film revolution, the loosening of sexual morals onscreen, the increasing influence of psychoanalysis and, naturally, the move from black and white to glorious Technicolor." * Flick Attack *"A terrific recapitulation of the year in film...It’s superb at probing the political, social, critical, and economic impact of the major and not-so major movies of the year with insight and meticulous research." * Mount Laurel Library, "Irv on Film" *"The authors knowledgeably examine some two-dozen films from 1962, offering cogent insights on what makes them great. Highly recommended." * Choice *CineSavant column mention of Cinema '62 https://cinesavant.com/cinesavant-column-254/ * CineSavant *"Wisely organized thematically....The result is a good survey of critical and box office receptions and makes for easy reading." * CineMontage *"[Farber and McClellan] do an excellent job of moving the needle for American/UK cinema in favor of their claim. They remind us, and provide short, but pithy discussions, of some truly great films of the year." * Quarterly Review of Film and Video *"Film historians/authors Stephen Farber and Michael McClellan make the argument for cinema in 1962, culminating with David Lean's extraordinary 'Lawrence of Arabia."' * Los Angeles Times Gift Guide *"29 Best New Cinema Books To Read In 2021" * Book Authority *"Cinema ’62: The Greatest Year at the Movies by Stephen Farber and Michael McClellan deserve[s] film lovers’ attention." * Boston Globe *"The authors not only rave about excellent films and the correspondingly high number of viewers, they also work out a trend that is already emerging—the end of the Hollywood studio system and the growing influence of so-called filmmakers. The authors deal with an equally important aspect by discussing the move away from black and white to color film." * Country Mag *Table of ContentsForeword by Bill Condon Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Overseas Explosion 2 New American Auteurs 3 Survivors: Con Men and Hollywood Honchos 4 Grande Dames and a Box-Office Queen 5 Calling Dr. Freud 6 Adapted for the Screen: Prestige and Provocation 7 Black and White to Technicolor 8 The New Frontier 9 Sexual and Social Outlaws 10 Crowning Achievement Epilogue Appendix A: Other Films of 1962 Appendix B: Accolades and Box Office for 1962 Notes Bibliography Index
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Game History and the Local
Book SynopsisThis book brings together essays on game history and historiography that reflect on the significance of locality. Game history did not unfold uniformly and the particularities of space and place matter, yet most digital game and software histories are silent with respect to geography. Topics covered include: hyper-local games; temporal anomalies in platform arrival and obsolescence; national videogame workforces; player memories of the places of gameplay; comparative reception studies of a platform; the erasure of cultural markers; the localization of games; and perspectives on the future development of ‘local’ game history.Chapters 1 and 12 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Game history and the local; Melanie Swalwell.- 2. Adventures in Everyday Spaces: Hyperlocal computer games in 1980-1990s Czechoslovakia; Jaroslav Švelch.- 3. ‘The Last Cassette’ and the Local Chronology of 8-bit Video Games in Poland; Maria B. Garda and Paweł Grabarczyk.- 4. Swedish Game Development History: The Founders and the social structure; Ulf Sandqvist.- 5. A Place for a Nintendo? Discourse on locale and players’ topobiographical identity in the late 1980s and the early 1990s; Jaakko Suominen, Anna Sivula.- 6. On Footwork: Finding the local in American video game history; Laine Nooney.- 7. Bon Voyage: A global tour of local user groups with the Sorcerer of Exidy; Michael Borthwick and Melanie Swalwell.- 8. Cracking Technocultural Memory: Scenes and stories of origin in the PlayStation Portable forensic imaginary; David Murphy.- 9. Indie Games of No Nation: The transnational indie imaginary and the occlusion of national markers; John Vanderhoef.- 10. Video Games Have Never Been Global: Resituating video game localization history; Stephen Mandiberg.- 11. “Welcoming all gods and embracing all places”: Computer games as constitutively transcendent of the local; Graeme Kirkpatrick.- 12. Heterodoxy in Game History: Toward more ‘connected histories’; Melanie Swalwell.
£85.49
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Modes of Esports Engagement in Overwatch
Book SynopsisThis Open Access book provides a comprehensive review of the rapidly developing esport phenomenon by examining one of its contemporary flagship titles, Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment 2016), through three central themes and from a rich variety of research methods and perspectives. As a game with more than 40 million individual players, an annual international World Cup, and a franchised professional league with teams from Canada, China, Europe, South Korea, and the US, Overwatch provides a multifaceted perspective to the cultural, social, and economic topics associated with the development of esports, which has begun to attract attention from both commercial and academic audiences.The book starts with an introduction chapter to Overwatch and esports engagement in general, co-authored by the editors. This is followed by 15 unique chapters from scholars within the field of game cultures and esports, representing ten different nationalities. The contributions construct thematic sections that divide the book into three parts: Players, Diverse Audiences? and Fan & Fiction Work. As such, the parts provide a wide-ranging overview of esport engagement, thus disclosing the phenomenon’s cross-cultural, transmedial, and interconnected relations that have not been probed earlier in a single anthology.Table of Contents1. Introduction; Maria Ruotsalainen, Maria Törhönen & Veli-Matti Karhulahti.- 2. Two Overwatch Player Profiles; Jukka Vahlo & Veli-Matti Karhulahti.- 3. One Tricks, Hero Picks, and Player Politics: Highlighting the Casual-Competitive Divide in the Overwatch Forums; Courtney Blamey.- 4. The Player’s Interpretative Agency and the Developer’s Disruptive Powers: How Blizzard Entertainment Enforces Authorial Intention in Overwatch; Joleen Blom.- 5. Player Reception of Change and Stability in Character Mechanics; Tanja Välisalo & Maria Ruotsalainen.- 6. “KKona Where’s Your Sense of Patriotism?” - Positioning Nationality in the Spectatorship of Competitive Overwatch Play; Marko Siitonen & Maria Ruotsalainen.- 7. A Region of Contenders: Overwatch in Brazil; Mayara Caetano.- 8. Gender and Toxic Meritocracy in Competitive Overwatch: Case “Ellie”; Usva Friman & Maria Ruotsalainen.- 9. Overwatch Fandom and the Range of Corporate Responses; Hanna Wirman & Rhys Jones.- 10. Overwatch to Oversnatch: The Mutually Reinforcing Gendered Power Relations of Pornography, Streaming, and Esports; Thomas Apperley.- 11. The Talk of the Town: Community Perspectives on Loot Boxes; Joseph Macey & Mila Bujić.
£42.74
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical
Book SynopsisAlternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives is the first academic collection focusing on the history and legacy of the alternative comedy movement in Britain that began in 1979 and continues to influence contemporary stand-up comedy. The collection examines the contexts, performances and reception of alternative comedy in order to provide a holistic approach to examining the socio-political impact and significance of alternative comedy from its historical roots through to present day performances. As alternative comedy celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2019, critically reflecting on its impact and significance is a timely endeavour. The book adopts a distinctive interdisciplinary approach, synthesizing theory, concepts and methodologies from comedy studies, theatre and performance, communication and media studies, sociology, political sciences and anthropology. This approach is taken in order to fully understand and examine the dynamics and nuances of the alternative comedy movement which would not be possible with a single-discipline approach. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Alternative Comedy Now and Then: An Introduction - Oliver Double and Sharon Lockyer Chapter 2: Alternative Comedy Timeline Part One: Alternative Comedy Venues Chapter 3: The Meccano Club: The Business of Alternative Comedy - Oliver Double Chapter 4: ‘A Local Show for Local People: Alternative Cabaret at the Tower Art Centre, Winchester, UK, 1981-1984 – Richard Cumin Chapter 5: The Story of Cabaret A Go Go – Ray Campbell Part Two: Performers’ Perspectives Chapter 6: Trends with Benefits: Brian Mulligan Chapter 7: Alternative Cabaret in Conversation – Oliver Double, Andy de la Tour, Jim Barclay, Pauline Melville and Tony Allen Part Three: Interpreting Alternative Comedy Chapter 8: Pressing for no change? Political Correctness, the defence of the ‘mainstream’ and class in UK newspaper responses to the emergence of ‘Alternative Comedy’ - Neil Washbourne Chapter 9: The Dramatic Script of Alternative Comedy – Jonjo Brady Part Four: Alternative Comedy Today Chapter 10: Alternative Comedy in Finland: Juhani Nevalainen, Musician Not Comedian – Marianna Keisalo Chapter 11: “Less Dick Jokes”: Women-only comedy line-ups, audience expectations and negotiating stereotypes – Ellie Tomsett Chapter 12: New Alternative Comedy: Productive Crises c.2005-Present – Sophie Quirk and Ed Wilson
£999.99
Springer International Publishing AG Pulp Virilities and Post-War American Culture
Book SynopsisThis book interrogates the repertoire of masculine performance in popular crime fiction and cinema from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. This critical survey of the back alleys of pulp culture reveals American masculinities to be unsettled, contentious, crisis-ridden, racially fraught, and sexually anxious. Libertarian in their sensibilities, self-aggrandizing in their sentiments, resistant to the lures of upper mobility, scornful of white collar and corporate culture, the protagonists of these popular and populist works viewed themselves as working-class heroes cast adrift. Pulp Virilities explores the enduring traditions of hard-boiled and noir literature, casting a critical eye on its depictions of urban life and representations of gender, crime, labor, and race. Demonstrating how anxieties and possibilities of American masculinity are hammered out in works of popular culture, Pulp Virilities provides a rich cultural genealogy of contemporary American social life.Table of Contents1. What Would Robert Mitchum Do? The Cultural Production of Pulp Virilities.2. The Eisenhower Blues: Returning GIs and Racial Masquerade.3. Pulp Sexualities: Gender and American Popular Crime Fiction at Midcentury.4. Run Man Run: Black Urban Crime Fiction in the 1960s and 1970s.5. Nightmare Alleys: The Afterlives of Pulp Virility.
£85.49
Springer International Publishing AG Between Laughter and Satire
Book SynopsisThis book explores closely related aspects of the historical study of humour. It explores the variable relationships between satire and definition and concludes with a detailed case study from recent history: the iconic Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister television comedies.
£104.49
Springer International Publishing AG Expanding Austenland: The Pride and Prejudice
Book SynopsisExpanding Austenland: The Pride and Prejudice Fanfiction Archive explores Jane Austen’s reception in popular culture through an exploration of the ever-expanding terrain of online fanfiction, professionally published (profic) texts, and other intertextual reworkings inspired by the author’s most popular novel, Pride and Prejudice. The book argues that given its pervasiveness, Pride and Prejudice could be usefully considered not as a single novel, but as an entire ‘archive’ of interrelated texts, or as a portal that opens a ‘virtual world’ for readers to expand and explore. By examining the Pride and Prejudice archive of interrelated texts, this book analyses the process through which an individual novel can develop a virtual life, or afterlife. The evolving world that is opened by Pride and Prejudice, and extended and enriched through fanfiction, is conceptualised in the monograph as ‘Austenland’.Table of Contents Chapter 1 ‘She stimulates us to supply what is not there’: Expanding Austen’s world through fanfiction Chapter 2 ‘Light and bright and sparkling’ – Pride and Prejudice and fairy tales Chapter 3 ‘You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you’ – Darcymania takes over Chapter 4 ‘An arrival in Austenland’: The virtual world of Pride and Prejudice Chapter 5 ‘Are the shades of Pemberley to be thus polluted?’ – Zombies and vampires invade Pride and Prejudice Chapter 6 ‘How differently did everything now appear’ – The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and transmedia storytelling Chapter 7 ‘There’s no one to touch Jane when you’re in a tight place’: Pride and Prejudice and the pandemic
£104.49
Palgrave Macmillan Memory and the Gothic Aesthetic in Film
Book SynopsisChapter 1. Introduction: The Gothic Aesthetic.- Chapter 2. Memory as Personal History: Émigrés, Exiles, and Professional Travellers.- Chapter 3. Memory-Objects and Journeys of Re-collection.- Chapter 4. Memory as Touch: The Hand, Amputation, and Sensory Contagion.- Chapter 5. Tactile Travelling, Manual Space, and the Duality of Gothic Hands.- Chapter 6. Pathological Journeys, Gloves, and Affect-Logic'.- Chapter 7. Amnesia and Oblivion.- Chapter 8. The Gothic Piano: Elegy to an Absence.- Chapter 9. Conclusion: Routes of Re-membering.
£82.49
De Gruyter Watching Women
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£83.60
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Schulsozialarbeit in der Bildungslandschaft:
Book SynopsisAngesichts politisch getragener Forderungen nach Schulsozialarbeit zur Entschärfung der Bildungsbenachteiligungen von Armut betroffener Kinder stellt sich die Frage, wie weit diese Forderungen tatsächlich ihre fachlich-pädagogische Berechtigung haben? Oder ob hier möglicherweise auch ein Hoffnungsträger ins (pädagogische) Feld geführt wird, der den Blick von den bildungspolitisch zu verantwortenden Veränderungsbedarfen ablenkt und für etwas geradestehen muss, das keinesfalls mit den zur Verfügung stehenden Ressourcen und Rahmenbedingungen im Handlungsfeld geleistet werden kann? Die Beiträge des Bandes basieren auf Daten und Befunden aus jüngeren qualitativen und quantitativen Erhebungen sowie den aktuellen Diskursen zu den Schwerpunkten Care, Biografie, Effekte, Schulformate, interdisziplinäre Kooperationen und leuchten bislang ungeklärte Aspekte des Handlungsfeldes aus.Table of ContentsSchulsozialarbeit in der Bildungslandschaft.- Analyse der reformerwartungen und -potenziale von Schulsozialarbeit.- Institutionelle Konstituierung von Schülerinnen und Schülern als Adressaten der Schulsozialarbeit.- Das 'Schulklima' im Kontext von Adressierungs- und Aneignungsprozessen.- Schulsozialarbeit im Kontext von Schulentwicklung.- Kooperative Förderung und interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit in Zeiten der Inklusion.- Schulsozialarbeit als Ausdruck von Strukturpathologien und als Mittel zu deren Entschärfung.
£36.09
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Die Bildung der Gefühle
Book SynopsisUnter dem Leitthema 'Die Bildung der Gefühle' werden in diesem Sonderheft der ZfE Gefühle als kulturelle Dispositionen in den Blick genommen, die gelernt, anerzogen und sozialisiert werden. Die institutionellen Kontexte, in denen eine solche Bildung und Erziehung von Gefühlen stattfinden, sind vielfältig. In den Beitägen werden Aspekte zu Bereichen wie Familie und frühe Kindheit, Elementar- und Sekundarschule, Jugendliche und Peer groups, Medien und Regligion untersucht. Aus jeweils pädagogischen, historischen und interkulturellen Perspektiven werden Institutionen in ihren emotionalen Erziehungsansprüchen und -leistungen analysiert: im interdisziplinäre Ansatz werden ähnliche Akzentsetzungen, aber auch Differenzen und Verschiebungen in Raum und Zeit wahrgenommen und reflektiert.Table of ContentsReflections on Sentimal Education.- Geschwisterbeziehungen aus Sicht der Emotionsgeschichte.- Das Haptische der Gefühle.- Über die Bildung der Liebe. - Emotionserziehung in der Schule.- Migration, Identitäten und Bildung im Jugendalter.- Männliche Gefühlswelt im jugendbewegten Männerbund.- Gefühlsarbeit in der Arbeitswelt.- Zur Bildung der Gefühle in Sozialen Onlinespielen und virtuellen Welten.- Emotionale Normen und 'protestantische Innerlichkeit' im 19. Jahrhundert. - Gefühlsraum Nation.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Die Idee der Universität - revisited
Book Synopsis[angefragt 19.07.2011]Table of ContentsVergewisserungen und Perspektiven: Brauchen wir die Universität? Zu Lage und Idee der deutschen Universitäten. Studium und Lehre im Bologna-Prozess: Was passiert mit den Universitäten? Studium zwischen Qualifikation und Bildung. Muster der Subjektivierung: Zu wem werden „wir“? Die akademische Formierung universitärer Subjekte. Erziehungswissenschaftliche Perspektiven: Wohin geht die Erziehungswissenschaft? Grenzen, Überschneidungen und Neuformatierungen einer Disziplin.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Fußball ohne Abseits: Ergebnisse und Perspektiven
Book SynopsisIm gesellschaftlichen Diskurs um Migration und Integration in Deutschland richten sich stets große Erwartungen an den Fußball als Motor sozialer Veränderungen. Insbesondere Mädchen mit Zuwanderungsgeschichte sind jedoch auf deutschen Fußballplätzen noch immer selten zu finden. Seit 2006 hat sich das vormalige DFB-Modellprojekt Soziale Integration von Mädchen durch Fußball, das Mädchen aus marginalisierten Stadtteilen fördert, zu einem bundesweiten Erfolgsmodell entwickelt. Der Sammelband vereint Beiträge aus Wissenschaft und Praxis und erkundet Hintergründe, Konzepte und Wirkungen des Projektes. Er bietet so einen realistischen Blick auf die Integrations-, Bildungs- und Entwicklungspotenziale des Sports.Table of ContentsHintergrund und Konzeption des Projektes.- Wirkungen und Evaluationsergebnisse.- Berichte aus der Praxis.- Sportengagement von Mädchen mit Zuwanderungsgeschichte.- Integrations- und Inklusionspotenziale des Fußballs.- Entwicklung des Mädchen- und Frauenfußballs.- Qualifizierung und Bildung im Sport.- Kooperation von Schulen und Vereinen im Ganztag.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Essen - Bildung - Konsum:
Book SynopsisDer vorliegende Band präsentiert Diskussionsbeiträge, die sich aus erziehungswissenschaftlicher, historischer, kulturanthropologischer sowie aus kultur- und literaturwissenschaftlicher Perspektive um Essen in Bildungssituationen, um die mit der Ernährung verbundenen körperlichen Praxen und personalen Interaktionen sowie um die kulturanthropologische und kulturvergleichende Realisierung und Inszenierung von Speisung und Gabe drehen. Denn Ernährung ist eine Grundvoraussetzung menschlich-leiblichen Lebens, die auf durchaus unterschiedliche Weise erfüllt wird und eng mit personalen und institutionellen Bildungsprozessen verbunden ist. Zugleich werden mit der kulturellen Inszenierung von Ernährung auch Grundformen von Konsum erworben, die dann ihrerseits wiederum auf die individuelle Lebensführung zurückwirken und die zugleich nur im Kontext einer umfassenden politischen Ökonomie hinreichend diskutierbar sind.Table of ContentsEssen in Bildungsinstitutionen.- Essen als Interaktion und körperliche Praxis – Erziehung und Ernährung.- Kulturanthropologie der Nahrung – Nahrung als Gabe.- Nahrung und Konsum.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Eltern als Akteure im Prozess des Übergangs vom
Book SynopsisDer Übergang vom Kindergarten in die Grundschule stellt nicht nur für die Kinder, sondern auch für die Eltern eine zentrale Herausforderung dar. Ein gelungener Einstieg in das Bildungssystem ist für Kinder und deren Familien ein wichtiger Meilenstein auf dieser frühen Stufe der Bildungsbiographie. Aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse zeigen, dass die Rolle der Eltern, vor allem aus bildungsferneren Milieus, in diesem Prozess zentralen Einfluss auf den Bildungsverlauf der Kinder hat. In dieser Studie werden Eltern im Übergangsprozess empirisch begleitet und anhand von qualitativen Analysen hemmende und fördernde Faktoren im Zusammenspiel von Familie, Kindergarten und Schule aufgezeigt.Table of ContentsTheorie: Fragestellung, Forschungsstand und Forschungsdesign.- Empirie: Portraits der sechs Netzwerke.- Ergebnisse erste Interviewwelle.- Fallstudien: Eltern im Prozess des Übergangs.- Kontrastierung und Theoretisierung der Ergebnisse.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Partizipative Medienkulturen: Positionen und
Book SynopsisDer Gedanke der Partizipation bildet einen integralen Bestandteil moderner, demokratisch verfasster Gesellschaften. Mit dem Internet, speziell dem sog. Web 2.0, haben sich die Koordinaten sozialer, kultureller und politischer Partizipation in vergleichsweise kurzer Zeit anscheinend deutlich verschoben. Die Beiträge des Sammelbandes behandeln aus verschiedenen fachlichen Perspektiven die Frage, wie dieser Wandel angemessen beschrieben und eingeschätzt werden kann. Die Betrachtungen berücksichtigen nicht nur die Implikationen für politische Teilhabe, sondern gehen z.B. auch auf kulturelle Artikulationen im Netz und neue Formen der Beteiligung von Kindern und Jugendlichen in Bildungs- und Erziehungskontexten ein. Trade Review“... Das Buch liefert einen sehr guten Überblick über die Vielfalt der wissenschaftlichen Auseinandersetzungen mit dem Themenkomplex der partizipativen Medienkulturen ...” (Christiana Schwalbe, in: Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, Jg. 63, Heft 2, 2015)Table of ContentsGrundlegende Beiträge zu medialer und politischer Partizipation.-Bereichsspezifische Zugänge zu partizipativen Medienkulturen.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Spuren der Anerkennung: Studien zu einer sozial-
Book SynopsisDer Anerkennungsbegriff ist heute zum Schlüsselbegriff der Ethik geworden und hat als ein solcher zunehmend auch im sozial- und erziehungswissenschaftlichen Diskurs an Bedeutung gewonnen. Dabei gilt Anerkennung vielfach als normative Richtschnur, mit der sich (pädagogische) Beziehungen und Praxen bewerten lassen. Vor diesem Hintergrund unternimmt die Arbeit eine Spurensuche zur Anerkennungskategorie. Mittels Rekonstruktion verschiedener Anerkennungskonzepte werden Bedeutungsgehalte und Dimensionen der ‚Anerkennung’ herausgearbeitet und auf sozial- und erziehungswissenschaftliche Problemstellungen bezogen. Die Studien loten die Reichweite jeweiliger Anerkennungsverständnisse aus und entfalten im Rückgriff auf macht- und alteritätstheoretische Positionen ein analytisch justiertes Verständnis von Anerkennung, mit dem zugleich neue Perspektiven auf den ethischen wie den pädagogischen Gehalt der Anerkennungskategorie eröffnet werden.Trade Review“... erweiterte und neue Blicke auf Anerkennung als eine mehrdeutige und vor allem auch als spannungsreiche Kategorie für die soziale und pädagogische Praxis. ... Das Buch ist eine materialreiche und informative, anspruchs- und voraussetzungsvolle Rekonstruktion einer pädagogische Kategorie und Dimension dessen lektüre vor allem theoretisch inspirierte Leser/-innen auf ihre Kosten kommen lässt.” (Benno Hafeneger, in: Journal für Politische Bildung, Jg. 5, Heft 3, 2015)Table of ContentsStudie I: Ein umstrittenes Paradigma: Die Anerkennung von Identität(en) und die Identität von Anerkennung.- Studie II: Ein antinomisches Ideal: Die Anerkennung des Anderen und das Andere der Anerkennung.- Studie III: Eine paradoxe Praxis: Die Macht der Anerkennung und die Anerkennung der Macht.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Jugend - Engagement - Politische Sozialisation:
Book SynopsisJugendliche sind vielfach gemeinnützig engagiert, ohne dass dies in der breiten Öffentlichkeit wahrgenommen wird. Der Band berichtet über die Ergebnisse einer für Deutschland bislang einzigartigen Längsschnittstudie, die dieses zahlreiche und vielfältige Engagement der jungen Generation aufzeigt. Es wird erklärt und empirisch geprüft, welche positiven Wirkungen diese gemeinnützigen Tätigkeiten auf die Persönlichkeits- und politische Entwicklung Jugendlicher haben. Mit seinen klaren theoretischen Aussagen und vielfältigen Ergebnissen zum Engagement im Jugendalter richtet es sich sowohl an Wissenschaftler und Studierende als auch in der Praxis Tätige.Table of ContentsWas ist gemeinnützige Tätigkeit?.- Verbreitung gemeinnütziger Tätigkeit?.- Verbreitung gemeinnütziger Tätigkeit bei Jugendlichen.- Motivation Jugendlicher zu gemeinnütziger Tätigkeit.- Auswirkungen gemeinnütziger Tätigkeit.- Die Theorie gemeinnütziger Tätigkeit.- Zusammenfassung: Der theoretische Rahmen.- Die jeps-Studie.- Bereiche und Zielgruppen gemeinnütziger Tätigkeit.- Zugänge zu gemeinnütziger Tätigkeit.- Motive und Motivation gemeinnütziger Tätigkeit.- Biographische Voraussetzungen engagierter Jugendlicher.- Erfahrungen bei gemeinnütziger Tätigkeit.- Entwicklungsprozesse durch gemeinnützige Tätigkeit.- Fazit.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Bildung und Lernen im biographischen Kontext:
Book SynopsisBildung und Lernen sind zentrale Grundbegriffe der Erziehungswissenschaft, doch werden sie kaum theoretisch-systematisch aufeinander bezogen, geschweige denn in ihrem Wechselspiel empirisch untersucht. Der vorliegende Band verbindet das Konzept transformativer Bildung mit anspruchsvoller Lerntheorie und erarbeitet auf der Basis der praxeologischen Wissenssoziologie, von Deweys Pragmatismus und Bourdieus Praxistheorie eine eigene Perspektive auf Bildung und Lernen. Diese steht in einem reflexiven Verhältnis zur empirischen Rekonstruktion von Bildungsphasen und -ressourcen sowie von Lernprozessen, die anhand von rund fünfzig narrativen Interviews erhoben wurden. Trade Review“... eine zunehmende Triangulation in der Forschung, einerseits um konzeptuelle Perspektiven zu schärfen, andererseits um die Lernwelt von Studierenden aus mehreren empirischen Blickwinkeln zu beleuchten. ... kann auch ein differenzierter Blick darauf geworfen werden, welche Bedeutung curriculare Rahmungen und Programme für den Lern- und Bildungsprozess von Studierenden hat.” (Dr. Clemens Wieser, in: Weiterbildung, Heft 4, 2016)Table of ContentsPhasen und Ressourcen transformativer Bildungsprozesse.- Lernen.- Relationen von Lernen und Bildung.- Konturen einer Bildungs- und Lerntheorie.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Positive Peerkultur aus Schülersicht:
Book SynopsisSchule und Peerkultur unterliegen einem Spannungsverhältnis, was bislang sowohl theoretisch als auch empirisch nur wenig berücksichtigt wurde. An dieser Lücke setzt diese Studie an, die die Sichtweisen von Jugendlichen zwischen zwölf und achtzehn Jahren auf den pädagogischen Arbeitsansatz Positive Peerkultur im schulischen Kontext rekonstruiert. Sein Anliegen ist es, in pädagogisch initiierten Gesprächskreisen Jugendliche in einen Kommunikationszusammenhang treten zu lassen, in dem sie für sie lebensrelevante Themen und Anliegen besprechen können. Neben neuen empirischen Einblicken in den Zusammenhang von Peerbeziehungen und pädagogischen Programmatiken, wird die methodische Umsetzung und Realität Positiver Peerkultur im schulischen Kontext dargestellt.Table of ContentsPeerkultur: Theoretische Grundannahmen, Gegenstandsbestimmung und Forschungsstand.- Empirische Analyse zum Arbeitsansatz Positive Peerkultur.- Diskussion und Ausblick.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Ökonomisierung und Bildung: Zu den Formen
Book SynopsisÖkonomisierung als Rationalisierung im Arbeits- und Produktionsbereich stellt ein kapitalistisches Grundprinzip dar, das seit den 1980er Jahren zunehmend auf außerökonomische Bereiche übertragen wird. Vorangetrieben wird diese Entwicklung national sowie international vor allem durch Staat, Politik und transnationale Akteure, die zunehmend ökonomische Steuerungsmittel wie Evaluation und Indikatorensteuerung in den Bildungsbereich einführen. Primäres Ziel ist es, Wettbewerb systematisch im Bildungssystem als Entwicklungsinstrument zu etablieren. Hierdurch sollen marktähnliche Strukturen – sogenannte Quasi-Märkte – geschaffen werden, deren bildungsökonomisches Ziel insgesamt eine nachhaltige Steigerung der gesamtgesellschaftlichen Produktivität von Bildung ist.Table of ContentsÖkonomisierung: eine umstrittene Diagnose.- Ökonomisierungsdiskurse: Problemaufriss und begriffliche Unterscheidungen.- Die historische Entwicklung des Ökonomisierungsdiskurses.- Merkmale der Ökonomisierung von Bildung.- Fallbeispiele der Ökonomisierung von Bildung.- Ökonomisierung als ‘Great Transformation 2.0’?.
£11.77
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Die Regierung der Gene: Diskriminierung und
Book SynopsisDer Band präsentiert die Ergebnisse der ersten umfassenden und systematischen Untersuchung genetischer Diskriminierung in Deutschland. Das empirische Material besteht aus einer Fragebogenerhebung und aus Interviews mit Betroffenen verschiedener genetisch bedingter Erkrankungen. Es zeigt, wie das genetische Wissen mit Kränkungen, Schuldzuweisungen und Stigmatisierungen einhergeht und Vorstellungen einer „genetischen Verantwortung“ mobilisiert. Die Untersuchungsergebnisse legen die Revision des klassischen Begriffs von genetischer Diskriminierung nahe und fordern zu einer Neuausrichtung der sozialwissenschaftlichen Auseinandersetzung mit dem Thema auf.Table of ContentsBenachteiligung, Ausschluss und Stigmatisierung von Menschen mit Familiärer Adenomatöser Polyposis.- Über den vereindeutigenden Umgang mit Unsicherheit bei Frauen mit einer BRCA-Mutation.- „Reproduktionsverantwortung“ im Umgang mit der Vererbung von Cystischer Fibrose.- Wirkungen genetischen Wissens bei Personen mit Hereditärer Hämochromatose.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Von der Bildung zur Medienbildung
Book SynopsisDem Bildungsbegriff kommt in den Diskussionen zu gesellschaftlichen Teilhabeprozessen und der Entfaltung von individuellen Potenzialen ein besonderer Stellenwert zu. Bildung und Biographie stehen dabei in einem engen Verhältnis, welches sich unter den Bedingungen einer pluralisierenden und medial durchdrungenen Gesellschaft durch vielfältige Transformationsprozesse auszeichnet. Die in diesem Band versammelten Beiträge geben einen facettenreichen Überblick zu den Entwicklungen der Bildungsforschung und betrachten den Gegenstand sowohl aus einer theoriegeleiteten als auch forschungspraktischen Perspektive.Trade Review“... für Studierende, Dozierende, Fachkräfte sowie Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler der Erziehungs- und Bildungswissenschaft sowie der Medienpädagogik geeignet.” (in: Merz, Jg. 60, Heft 1, Februar 2016)Table of ContentsQualitative Sozialforschung, Bildung und Biographie.- Bildung und Bildungstheorie.- Medien, Medialität und Bildung.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Differenz - Ungleichheit -
Book SynopsisAuch die Erziehungswissenschaft beschäftigt sich anhaltend mit Differenz- und Ungleichheitsverhältnissen. Die Einsicht, dass pädagogische Institutionen und Organisationen an der Re-Produktion ungleichheitsrelevanter Differenz und mithin Ungleichheit beteiligt sind, hat empirische Evidenz. Welche Kennzeichen erziehungswissenschaftlicher Perspektiven auf Differenz und Ungleichheit lassen sich spezifizieren? Welche methodologischen Herausforderungen gehen damit einher? Welche empirischen Befunde erbringen aktuelle – vornehmlich qualitative – erziehungswissenschaftliche Differenz- und Ungleichheitsanalysen? Diese Fragen liegen der Konzeption des Bandes zugrunde. Er will einen Beitrag zur Verhältnisbestimmung von Differenz, Ungleichheit und Erziehungswissenschaft leisten. Table of ContentsHistorische und systematische Zugänge.- Methodologische Zugänge.- Empirische Zugänge.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Identitätsbildung in der Jugendarbeit: Zwischen
Book SynopsisKira Nierobisch untersucht anhand biografieanalytischer Untersuchungen im Kontext der verbandlichen Jugendarbeit zeitgenössische Identitätskonzepte in ihren personalen, sozialen und vor allem kollektiven Dimensionen und überträgt sie auf Prozesse jugendlicher Vergemeinschaftung. Die Autorin verbindet damit sowohl die Diskussion nach der Rolle von Gemeinschaft als Sozialisationsinstanz für gesellschaftliche Partizipation und Kollektivität als auch die Frage, wie sich aktuell Identität im Spannungsfeld von Individualität und Kollektivität entwickelt. Dabei steht sowohl eine kritische Analyse von Vergemeinschaftungsprozessen, die immer auch Aspekte von Inklusion und Exklusion beinhalten, im Vordergrund. Table of ContentsIndividualität, Kollektivität und Prozesse der Vergemeinschaftung.- Moderne und aktuelle Identitätstheorien - eine kritische Analyse.- Identität, Bildung und Geschlecht in der Jugendarbeit.- Biografieanalyse und Bildungsforschung.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Bildung und Menschenrechte: Interdisziplinäre
Book SynopsisDie Menschenrechte stellen eine zentrale Grundlage von Erziehung und Bildung dar und sind zu einem pädagogischen Leitbegriff geworden. Viele Fragen sind jedoch umstritten oder ungeklärt. Dies betrifft den Geltungsanspruch der Menschenrechte, die Bedingungen ihrer Verwirklichung, aber auch ihre Bedeutung im Hinblick auf Bildung, Erziehung und Sozialisation. In der Menschenrechtsbildung besteht bislang ein großes Theorie- und Forschungsdefizit. An dieses Desiderat knüpft der Band an, um die theoretische und empirische Weiterentwicklung des Themenbereichs anzuregen. Beiträge aus unterschiedlichen Disziplinen stellen Grundlagen, Konzepte und empirische Befunde zur Menschenrechtsbildung dar, beleuchten aber auch Schwierigkeiten, Kontroversen und Desiderata.Table of ContentsHistorisch-systematische Grundlagen der Menschenrechtsbildung: Janusz Korczak als Pionier der Menschenrechtsbildung.- Philosophische Grundlagen der Menschenrechtsbildung.- Empirische Studien zur Genese von Menschenrechtsbewusstsein: Die Entwicklung individueller sozial-moralischer Landkarten.- Identität, Wertbindung und Weltanschauung.- Handlungsfelder der Menschenrechtsbildung: Kinderechte im Erziehungs- und Bildungssystem.- Menschenrechte in der Bildung.- Menschenrechte in der Sozialen Arbeit.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Bildungskarrieren von Jugendlichen und ihre Peers
Book SynopsisIn diesem Buch werden zentrale Ergebnisse einer qualitativen Längsschnittstudievorgestellt, die die Bildungsbiografien und den Peeralltag von Jugendlichenan Schulen mit exklusiven Bildungsansprüchen untersucht. In denBeiträgen geht es unter anderem um die Frage, welchen Einfluss die Peersauf die Bildungskarrieren von jugendlichen LeistungssportlerInnen, TänzerInnen,KünstlerInnen und internationalen SchülerInnen haben.Trade Review“... Insgesamt gibt das Buch einen guten Einblick in die Vielfalt der Formen der Ausgestaltung von Bildungs- und Berufswünschen von Jugendlichen an exklusiven Schulen und berücksichtigt dabei auch die Unterschiedlichkeit der jeweiligen Herkunftsmilieus ...” (Christine Schmid, in: Erziehungswissenschaftliche Revue - EWR, klinkhardt.de, Jg. 16, Heft 1, Januar-Februar 2017)Table of ContentsPositionierungen von Schulleitungen im bildungspolitischen Elite- und Exzellenzdiskurs.- (Duale) Bildungskarrieren.- Berufsbiografische Lebensentwürfe von SchülerInnen einer Internationalen Schule.- Körperrepräsentationen.- Internetnutzung in Peerkontexten.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Modernes Leben – Leben in der Moderne
Book SynopsisEs geht es um die Frage, wie sich die gegenwärtige Moderne, die soziologisch gern auch als Post-, Spät-, Zweite oder reflexive Moderne apostrophiert wird, in ihren unterschiedlichen Facetten darstellt. Die Widersprüchlichkeit und Ambivalenz dessen, was heute als 'modern' behauptet, inszeniert und erlebt wird, nehmen die Beiträge aus unterschiedlichen disziplinären Perspektiven kaleidoskopisch in den Blick. Das ermöglicht die eigene Sicht auf das moderne Leben um weitere bisher eher unvertraute Aspekte zu erweitern. Thematisch wird der Bogen von der modernen Demokratie, über das moderne Leben in der `kleinen Stadt´, die moderne Arbeitswelt, über moderne Kunst und die Mediatisierung der Wirklichkeit, die biologische Modernisierung des Menschen bis zur modernen Kindheit und die Rolle des Glaubens in der Moderne gespannt.Table of ContentsModernes Leben – Leben in der Moderne.- Splitter im Ohr: Über die Modernität von Musik.- Von Flaschentrocknern und Fettecken. Anmerkungen zur modernen Kunst.- Geheuchelte Demokratie. Wenn der Staat modern sein soll.- Die kleine Stadt in der großen Moderne – small, slow oder smart?.- Notizen zu einem größenwahnsinnigen Chemielehrer: ‚modernes‘ Fernsehen, Medienkonvergenz und neoliberale Kultur.- Die Angst in der Moderne – das Gefühl persönlich zu versagen oder sogar nutzlos zu sein.- Moderne Führung - Wenn der Chef aus der Hängematte steuert.- Über die Modernisierung des Menschen. Human Enhancement: Vom Spickzettel zur implantierten Speichererweiterung.- Modernisierte Natur – Überlegungen zu einer Synthetischen Biologie.- Moderne Kindheit – Kindheit in der (Spät-)Moderne.- Moderner Kinderschutz – ganzheitliche Hilfe oder autoritäres Risikomanagement?.- Religion von gestern für Menschen von heute?
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Mind Games: Über literarische, psychoanalytische
Book SynopsisDas Buch analysiert die Hintergründe der BBC-TV-Serie Sherlock und versucht dabei verschiedene Themengebiete abzustecken: Psychoanalytisch, gendertheoretisch, literaturwissenschaftlich und filmwissenschaftlich wird der Versuch unternommen, den ungeheuren Reiz dieses einzigartigen und sehr populären Updates zu analysieren.Ausgehend von den strukturellen Vorgaben von Doyles’ Geschichten wird so der Weg ihrer Umschreibung zum Comedy-Thriller für das TV im 21. Jahrhundert sichtbar. Dabei bekam der eigenwillige Detektiv nun nicht nur einen stärkeren Watson zur Seite gestellt, auch seine latente Frauenfeindlichkeit und ihre Hintergründe wurden erstmals problematisiert. Table of ContentsEinleitung: Zur Rezeption - "The Game is on!".- Die Sherlock-Holmes.Geschichten und die Psychoanalyse.- Düstere Vorbilder: E.A. Poe.- Denkbewegungen.- Charakteränderungen.- Philosophische Betrachtungen des Mordes.- Resümee: "It´s not a game anymore" - Die vierte Staffel von Sherlock.
£28.49
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Erziehungswissenschaftliche Reflexion und
Book SynopsisZentrale Denkfiguren der von Wolfgang Klafki begründeten kritisch-konstruktiven Erziehungswissenschaft werden in diesem Buch aufgegriffen und in ihrem Innovationswert für die wissenschaftliche Pädagogik reflektiert. Namhafte Autorinnen und Autoren unterschiedlicher Subdisziplinen und Generationen vertiefen Klafkis Ansatz theoretisch wie methodisch und öffnen Problemstellungen, die bisher nicht bearbeitet worden sind.Table of ContentsErinnerungen an Leben und Werk von Wolfgang Klafki • Vertiefungen des schulischen Bildungs- und Erziehungsauftrags • Erweiterungen der kritisch-konstruktiven Erziehungswissenschaft.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Die mediatisierte Stadt: Kommunikative
Book SynopsisDie Beiträge in diesem Buch untersuchen das Wechselverhältnis von Medien, urbanen Räumen und Kollektivität durch eine Analyse der vielfältigen kommunikativen Figurationen des städtischen Lebens. Der interdisziplinäre Sammelband bringt Forscherinnen und Forscher aus der Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft mit den Sozial- und Geschichtswissenschaften zusammen. Im Zentrum der Betrachtung stehen dabei folgende Fragestellungen: Wie hängt der Wandel von „Stadt“ mit dem Wandel von Medien und Kommunikation zusammen? Welchen Stellenwert haben Medien für die kommunikative Konstruktion von „Kollektivität“, „Identitäten“ und „Vergemeinschaftung“ in der Stadt? In welchem Bezug stehen „urbane Bewegungen“ zu Medien, deren Wandel und medienbezogenen Entwürfen von Kollektivität?Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Geschichte der mediatisierten Stadt.- Vergemeinschaftung in der mediatisierten Stadt.- Bewegungen in der mediatisierten Stadt.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Social-Pop-Media: Zur Mediatisierung von Popmusik
Book SynopsisDer Mediatisierungsschub der Digitalisierung hat die Produktion, Distribution und mediale Inszenierung von Popmusik grundlegend verändert. Zudem haben soziale Medien und Streaming gänzlich neue digitale Musikpraktiken hervorgebracht. Mario Anastasiadis analysiert die reflexiven Zusammenhänge zwischen musikrelevanten Social Media, den Wandelprozessen der Musikindustrie, den Praktiken von Fans und Followern und vertieft somit das Wissen über die Mediatisierung von Kulturproduktion und digitaler Musikpraxis in sozialen Medien.Table of ContentsMediatisierung und Medienkultur.- Musikrelevante Social Media.- Digitaler Strukturwandel der Musikindustrie.- Digitale Musikpraxis und soziale Medien.- Grounded Theory.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Rammsteins „Deutschland“: Pop – Politik – Provokation
Book SynopsisRammstein provozieren. In ihren Songs und Musikvideos spielt die Band mit Doppeldeutigkeiten rund um die deutsche Geschichte und testet die Grenzen des Sag- und Singbaren. Besonders deutlich wird das in ihrer Single „Deutschland“, einer (Anti?)Hymne auf die Nation. Im cineastisch-bombastischen Musikvideo präsentieren sich die Bandmitglieder unter anderem als KZ-Insassen und SS-Offiziere. Alles nur Spektakel? Oder doch politisch? Das Verhältnis von Politik und Pop zeigt sich bei Rammstein in seinen verschiedenen Dimensionen.Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Zitate, Bezüge und Verweise.- Mehrdeutigkeit.- Musik.- Geschichte.- Pop-Ästhetik.- Race & Gender.- Nation.- Gefühle.- Rezeption.- Live-Performance.- Schluss: Wie politisch ist Deutschland? oder: Wie ist Deutschland politisch?.- Anhang: Sequenzanalyse zu Rammsteins Deutschland.
£15.79
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Who You Think I Am?: Masks in Pop Music
Book SynopsisPop stars are close to us. In their songs, their pictures, their stories on Instagram. What we are looking for is an authentic impression. Real feelings on real faces. But what happens when they cover their face with a mask? Permanently, as a second face. The phenomenon can be found in the mainstream as well as in the underground. The mask does not break with the ideal of authenticity. Rather, depending on how it is staged, it refers to the most diverse discourses, can appear cool or grotesque, become a logo or create anonymity. The essay uses mainly two examples (Sido, Slipknot) to show how the mask constructs the persona of pop stars - and thus reveals structures of pop music.The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.Table of ContentsFrom Face to Mask: Introduction.- The Double Persona: Pop Subject and Mask.- The Immobile Face: Coolness.- The Backside of the Mask: Anonymity.- The Mask as Logo: Style Community and Series.- Me and No Mask: Unmaskings.- The Immobile Face II: Mask and Death.- Femininity Instead of Masquerade: Countergendered Masks.- Conclusion: From Face to Mask to Avatar?
£22.49
Trivent Publishing 21st Century Medievalisms: Between The Global and
Book Synopsis21st Century Medievalisms: Between the Global and Individual is an edited volume consisting of 14 chapters by scholars interested in contemporary medievalisms across the world. It is a timely contribution to the growing scholarship on medievalisms offering chapters that consider both the individual experiences of medievalisms, as well as those of societies and cultures at large. The chapters of the book are grouped into three parts, the first explores stereotypes and myths in medievalisms; the second examines medievalisms that speak to particular communities and audiences; and the third studies how medievalisms are impacted by or stimulate conversations of politics and gender. These chapters all reflect a growing interest in medievalisms, and the appreciation of how they are present, materialise and evolve in different contexts and offers insights into medievalisms in politics, popular culture, social activism and more. Throughout the book, examples and case studies demonstrate how medievalisms in the modern age are at times individual experiences, at other times global phenomena and sometimes are in between. Therefore these medievalisms can speak to different audiences at the same time, showcasing how the Middle Ages and their memory continue to be a pertinent topic of study within the wider field of medieval studies.Table of Contents INTRODUCTION by Karl Christian Alvestad CHAPTER 1. Medievalist Comic Book Characters and Their Feminist Readers —Elizabeth Allyn Woock CHAPTER 2. Are Pigs Pink? Cinematic Perceptions of the Medieval Past —Francis Mickus CHAPTER 3. Re-imagining Historical Fighting: Knights in Medievalism —Jürg Gassmann CHAPTER 4. Dark Medieval Times: Violence and Darkness in Black-Metal Medievalism —Dario Capelli CHAPTER 5. Crusading as Damnation, Killing for Salvation Crusading Ideology and Ludonarrative Dissonance in Dante's Inferno —Juan Manuel Rubio Arévalo CHAPTER 6. French Cultural Exception: When King Arthur Does Not Cross the Borders —Justine Breton CHAPTER 7. The Witcher: Visions of a Shifting Europe —Meg Feller CHAPTER 8. Medieval Love Through Centuries from Far East to Far West in Romanesque, by Tonino Benacquista —Leticia Ding, Philippe Frieden, Stefania Maffei Boillat CHAPTER 9. Medievalism, Philosophers, and Medievalists in the Twenty-First Century in Peru: From the Forgotten Image to New Perspectives —Jean Christian Egoavil CHAPTER 10. The Use of Political Neomedievalism in Spain —Álvaro Garrote Pascual CHAPTER 11. The Black Veil of Freedom: Widows Beyond Westeros —Dawn A. Seymour Klos CHAPTER 12. The Frozen Middle Ages: Elsa as a Contemporary Joan of Arc? —Andrea Maraschi CHAPTER 13. Beyond the Bounds of Camelot and Hogwarts: The Medieval Quest Becomes Political Activism Through Harry Potter —Monica J. Stenzel, Josephine C. Stenzel CHAPTER 14. Memories of the Medieval in the Age of White Supremacy —Leland Renato Grigoli
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Trivent Publishing Beyond Cadfael: Medieval Medicine and Medical
Book SynopsisMedievalism and medieval medicine are vibrant subfields of medieval studies, enjoying sustained scholarly attention and popularity among undergraduates. Popular perceptions of medieval medicine, however, remain understudied. This book aims to fill that lacuna by providing a multifaceted study of medical medievalism, defined as modern representations of medieval medicine intended for popular audiences. The volume takes as its starting point the fictional medieval detective Brother Cadfael, whose observations on bodies, herbs, and death have shaped many popular conceptions of medieval medicine in the Anglophone world. The ten contributing authors move beyond Cadfael by exploring global medical medievalisms in a range of genres and cultural contexts. Beyond Cadfael is organized into three sections, the first of which engages with how disease, injury, and the sick are imagined in fictitious medieval worlds. The second, on doctors at work, looks at medieval medical practice in novels, films and television, and public commemorative practice. These essays examine how practitioners are represented and imagined in medieval and pseudo-medieval worlds. The third section discusses medicine designed for and practiced by women in the Middle Ages and today, with a focus on East Asian medical traditions. These essays are guided by the recognition that medieval medical practices are often in dialogue with contemporary medical practices that fall outside the norms of Western biomedicine.Table of Contents INTRODUCTION. Beyond Cadfael: Identifying and Defining Medical Medievalism —Lucy C. Barnhouse, Winston Black SECTION I. DISEASE, MEDICINE, AND THE IMAGINED MEDIEVAL CHAPTER 1. "Is It Lupus?" – The Wolf in a Disease, from Metaphor to Medicine — Luke Demaitre CHAPTER 2. "Have you Come Here to Play Jesus?": The Use and the Misuse of Medieval Leprosy in Modern Media —Courtney A. Krolikoski CHAPTER 3. The Fantasy of Medieval Medicine: Orientalizing Experiential and Textual Traditions in the Imagined Medieval Past —Robin S. Reich CHAPTER 4. Drinking the Word of God: Modern Science and Reconfigurations of Islamic Healing in Contemporary Egypt —Ana Vinea SECTION II. DOCTORS AT WORK IN MEDIEVAL WORLDS CHAPTER 5. Early Medieval Surgery: Challenging Popular Stereotypes with Archaeological Evidence —Claire Burridge CHAPTER 6. Avicenna, Prince of Physicians, and Modern Political Medievalism —Winston Black CHAPTER 7. Mysteries and Medicines: Medieval Medical Practitioners in Crime Fiction —Lucy C. Barnhouse SECTION III. WOMEN' MEDICINE, MEDIEVAL AND MODERN CHAPTER 8. How to Treat a Woman's Cold and Porous Body: Mugwort Fumigation for Fertility in Medieval and Modern Folk Medicine of Western and Asian Cultures —Minji Lee CHAPTER 9. For to Cause a Woman to Have Milk: Recipes to Promote Lactation for Medieval and Modern Women —Kristin Uscinski CHAPTER 10. The Art of Giving Birth in Middle Period China —Wee Siang Margaret Ng Bibliography Index
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Tulika Books Improvised Futures – Encountering the Body in
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