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Women's Leadership in Popular Culture

by Lauren D. Furey, Andrea E. Hall, Lora Helvie-Mason, Kelli Styron, Aubree A. Herman, Narissra M. Punyanunt-Carter, Thomas R. Wagner, Mia Long Anderson, Creshema Murray, Marquita Smith, Erica Avent, Vanessa Charlot, Jacqueline Lambiase, Carolyn Bronstein, Emily Maly, Kedi Zhou, Catherine Dobris, Rachel Davidson, Michelle Laura Flood, Aisha Powell, Nicole M. Westrick, Deanna Hayden, Gina Marcello, Felicity Sena Dogbatse, Ama Boatemaa Appiah-Kubi, Zhaoxi Liu, Holly Willson Holladay ...

This edited volume examines mass media portrayals of women leaders and other powerful women in popular culture. Contributors argue that increased media visibility and representation can lead to more widespread acceptance of women as societal leaders.The book employs an interdisciplinary, intersectional, and international approach to its coverage of these portrayals and their meanings for society ... Read more

$97.19 USD

This edited volume examines mass media portrayals of women leaders and other powerful women in popular culture. Contributors argue that increased media visibility and representation can lead to more widespread acceptance of women as societal leaders.The book employs an interdisciplinary, intersectional, and international approach to its coverage of these portrayals and their meanings for society
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Telling Political Lives

The Rhetorical Autobiographies of Women Leaders in the United States

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Catherine Dobris, Nichola D. Gutgold, Kristina Horn Sheeler, C Brant Short, Emily Plec ...

Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication
This book investigates the autobiographical writings of Barbara Jordan, Patricia Schroeder, Geraldine Ferraro, Elizabeth Dole, Wilma Mankiller, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Madeleine Albright, and Christine Todd Whitman. These eight women represent the diversity that permeates the cultural backgrounds, life adventures, and ideologies women bring to the political table. From differences in race, class, ... Read more

$47.79 USD

This book investigates the autobiographical writings of Barbara Jordan, Patricia Schroeder, Geraldine Ferraro, Elizabeth Dole, Wilma Mankiller, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Madeleine Albright, and Christine Todd Whitman. These eight women represent the diversity that permeates the cultural backgrounds, life adventures, and ideologies women bring to the political table. From differences in race, class,
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Maternal Narratives in Public Contexts

Shaping Perspectives and Enacting Identities

by Catherine A. Dobris, Kim White-Mills, Janice Day, Morgan Dosterglick, Toula V. Wellbrook, Rachel Davidson ...

Maternal Narratives in Public Contexts: Shaping Perspectives and Enacting Identities brings together critical research on the construction and enactment of mothering and motherhood in public spheres. The book is divided into two parts – in the first part, authors examine how prevailing ideals of motherhood influence twenty-first century culture by exploring iterations of maternal identity in ... Read more

$93.19 USD

Maternal Narratives in Public Contexts: Shaping Perspectives and Enacting Identities brings together critical research on the construction and enactment of mothering and motherhood in public spheres. The book is divided into two parts – in the first part, authors examine how prevailing ideals of motherhood influence twenty-first century culture by exploring iterations of maternal identity in
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Gender, Race, and Social Identity in American Politics

The Past and Future of Political Access

by Arshia Anwer, Rachel D. Davidson, Catherine A. Dobris, Katherine Hampsten, Leandra Hinojosa Hernández, Andre E. Johnson, Chandra A. Maldonado, Hinda Mandell, Marylou R. Naumoff, Richard D. Pineda, Rochelle Robertson0, Nathan Rousseau1, Elaine Schnabel2, Kumarini Silva3, Jonathan Smith4, Antonio de Velasco5, Dianna Watkins-Dickerson6, Diana Zulli7, Rebecca Kern-Stone8, Lori L. Montalbano9 ...

Series series Media, Culture, and the Arts
Gender, Race, and Social Identity in American Politics: The Past and Future of Political Access explores the ways in which cultural expression is represented in American politics as it intersects with issues of gender, race, and the construction of social identity. Specifically, this body of work examines how representations in the media and larger culture can establish and diminish the status of ... Read more

$40.49 USD

Gender, Race, and Social Identity in American Politics: The Past and Future of Political Access explores the ways in which cultural expression is represented in American politics as it intersects with issues of gender, race, and the construction of social identity. Specifically, this body of work examines how representations in the media and larger culture can establish and diminish the status of
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Women at Indiana University

150 Years of Experiences and Contributions

by Andrea Walton, Tanner N. Terrell, Dina Kellams, Sarah J. Reynolds, Angel Cassandra Nathan, Stephanie T.X. Nguyen, Merylou Rodriguez, Ebelia Hernández, Angela Bowen Potter, Nancy Van Note Chism0, Mary Giorgio1, Kathleen Surina Grove2, Katherine Badertscher3, Kelly C. Sartorius4, Sara Clark5, Catherine A. Dobris6, Lorée B. Wilcox7, Rachel Jean Turner8, Jacob Hardesty9, Laurie Burns McRobbie0 ...

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The first in-depth look at how women have shaped the history and legacy of Indiana University.Women first enrolled at Indiana University in 1867. In the following years they would leave an indelible mark on this Hoosier institution. However, until now their stories have been underappreciated, both on the IU campus and by historians, who have paid them little attention.Women at Indiana University ... Read more

$31.49 USD

The first in-depth look at how women have shaped the history and legacy of Indiana University.Women first enrolled at Indiana University in 1867. In the following years they would leave an indelible mark on this Hoosier institution. However, until now their stories have been underappreciated, both on the IU campus and by historians, who have paid them little attention.Women at Indiana University
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Is Everyone Really Equal?

An Introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice Education

by Robin DiAngelo, Özlem Sensoy ...

Series series Multicultural Education Series
This award-winning guide to social justice education is appropriate for students from high school through graduate school.Based on the authors’ extensive experience in a range of settings in the United States and Canada, the book addresses the most common stumbling blocks to understanding social justice. This comprehensive resource includes new features such as a chapter on intersectionality and ... Read more

$38.69 USD

This award-winning guide to social justice education is appropriate for students from high school through graduate school.Based on the authors’ extensive experience in a range of settings in the United States and Canada, the book addresses the most common stumbling blocks to understanding social justice. This comprehensive resource includes new features such as a chapter on intersectionality and
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Emotional Labor

The Invisible Work Shaping Our Lives and How to Claim Our Power

by Rose Hackman ...

“An urgent look at emotional labor....Hackman’s words reveal the agency of women is still possible while the power of care, empathy, and love in action can lead us to the best in our humanity.”― Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair PlayFrom Journalist Rose Hackman, a deeply-researched foray into the invisible, uncompensated work women perform every day—and a profound call to ... Read more

$11.99 USD

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“An urgent look at emotional labor....Hackman’s words reveal the agency of women is still possible while the power of care, empathy, and love in action can lead us to the best in our humanity.”― Eve Rodsky, New York Times bestselling author of Fair PlayFrom Journalist Rose Hackman, a deeply-researched foray into the invisible, uncompensated work women perform every day—and a profound call to
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Seeing Others

How Recognition Works—and How It Can Heal a Divided World

by Michèle Lamont ...

“A thoughtful recipe for building social justice” (Kirkus Reviews) from acclaimed Harvard sociologist Michèle Lamont that makes the case for reexamining what we value—the quest for respect—in an age that has been defined by growing inequality and the obsolescence of the American dream.In this capstone work, Michèle Lamont unpacks the power of recognition—rendering others as visible and valued—by ... Read more

$13.99 USD

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“A thoughtful recipe for building social justice” (Kirkus Reviews) from acclaimed Harvard sociologist Michèle Lamont that makes the case for reexamining what we value—the quest for respect—in an age that has been defined by growing inequality and the obsolescence of the American dream.In this capstone work, Michèle Lamont unpacks the power of recognition—rendering others as visible and valued—by
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Rational Ritual

Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge

by Michael Suk-Young Chwe ...

Why do Internet, financial service, and beer commercials dominate Super Bowl advertising? How do political ceremonies establish authority? Why does repetition characterize anthems and ritual speech? Why were circular forms favored for public festivals during the French Revolution? This book answers these questions using a single concept: common knowledge.Game theory shows that in order to ... Read more

$21.59 USD

Why do Internet, financial service, and beer commercials dominate Super Bowl advertising? How do political ceremonies establish authority? Why does repetition characterize anthems and ritual speech? Why were circular forms favored for public festivals during the French Revolution? This book answers these questions using a single concept: common knowledge.Game theory shows that in order to
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Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life

by John R. Baldwin, Robin R. Means Coleman, Suchitra Shenoy-Packer, Alberto González ...

Written for students studying intercultural communication for the first time, this textbook gives a thorough introduction to inter- and cross-cultural concepts with a focus on practical application and social action.Provides a thorough introduction to inter- and cross-cultural concepts for beginning students with a focus on practical application and social actionDefines “communication” broadly ... Read more

$107.95 USD

Written for students studying intercultural communication for the first time, this textbook gives a thorough introduction to inter- and cross-cultural concepts with a focus on practical application and social action.Provides a thorough introduction to inter- and cross-cultural concepts for beginning students with a focus on practical application and social actionDefines “communication” broadly
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Girlhood and the Politics of Place

Edited by Carrie Rentschler, Claudia Mitchell ...

Examining context-specific conditions in which girls live, learn, work, play, and organize deepens the understanding of place-making practices of girls and young women worldwide. Focusing on place across health, literary and historical studies, art history, communications, media studies, sociology, and education allows for investigations of how girlhood is positioned in relation to ... Read more

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Examining context-specific conditions in which girls live, learn, work, play, and organize deepens the understanding of place-making practices of girls and young women worldwide. Focusing on place across health, literary and historical studies, art history, communications, media studies, sociology, and education allows for investigations of how girlhood is positioned in relation to
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Out in the Country

Youth, Media, and Queer Visibility in Rural America

by Mary L. Gray ...

Series Book 2 - Intersections
Winner of the 2009 Ruth Benedict Prize for Outstanding Monograph from the Society of Lesbian and Gay AnthropologistsWinner of the 2010 Distinguished Book Award from the American Sociological Association, Sociology of Sexualities SectionWinner of the 2010 Congress Inaugural Qualitative Inquiry Book Award Honorable MentionFrom Wal-Mart drag parties to renegade Homemaker's Clubs, Out in the Country ... Read more

$28.79 USD

Winner of the 2009 Ruth Benedict Prize for Outstanding Monograph from the Society of Lesbian and Gay AnthropologistsWinner of the 2010 Distinguished Book Award from the American Sociological Association, Sociology of Sexualities SectionWinner of the 2010 Congress Inaugural Qualitative Inquiry Book Award Honorable MentionFrom Wal-Mart drag parties to renegade Homemaker's Clubs, Out in the Country
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