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Cinema Civil Rights

Regulation, Repression, and Race in the Classical Hollywood Era

by Ellen C. Scott ...

From Al Jolson in blackface to Song of the South, there is a long history of racism in Hollywood film. Yet as early as the 1930s, movie studios carefully vetted their releases, removing racially offensive language like the “N-word.” This censorship did not stem from purely humanitarian concerns, but rather from worries about boycotts from civil rights groups and loss of revenue from African ... Read more

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From Al Jolson in blackface to Song of the South, there is a long history of racism in Hollywood film. Yet as early as the 1930s, movie studios carefully vetted their releases, removing racially offensive language like the “N-word.” This censorship did not stem from purely humanitarian concerns, but rather from worries about boycotts from civil rights groups and loss of revenue from African
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Uncanny Histories in Film and Media

by Peter Bloom, Alenda Chang, Maria Corrigan, Naomi DeCelles, Hannah Goodwin, Priya Jaikumar, Masha Salazkina, Ellen C. Scott, Jasmine Nadua Trice, Cristina Venegas ...

Series series Media Matters
Uncanny Histories in Film and Media brings together a stellar lineup of established and emergent scholars who explore the uncanny twists and turns that are often occluded in larger accounts of film and media. Prompted by fresh archival research and new conceptual approaches, the works included here probe the uncanny as a mode of historical analysis that reveals surprising connections and ... Read more

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Uncanny Histories in Film and Media brings together a stellar lineup of established and emergent scholars who explore the uncanny twists and turns that are often occluded in larger accounts of film and media. Prompted by fresh archival research and new conceptual approaches, the works included here probe the uncanny as a mode of historical analysis that reveals surprising connections and
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Hollywood at the Intersection of Race and Identity

by Delia Malia Caparoso Konzett, Ruth Mayer, Alice Maurice, Ellen C. Scott, Jonna Eagle, Ryan Jay Friedman, Charlene Regester, Matthias Konzett, Chris Cagle, Dean Itsuji Saranillio0, Graham Cassano1, Priscilla Peña Ovalle2, Ernesto R Acevedo-Muñoz3, Mary Beltrán4, Jun Okada5, Louise Wallenberg6 ...

Hollywood at the Intersection of Race and Identity explores the ways Hollywood represents race, gender, class, and nationality at the intersection of aesthetics and ideology and its productive tensions. This collection of essays asks to what degree can a close critical analysis of films, that is, reading them against their own ideological grain, reveal contradictions and tensions in Hollywood’s ... Read more

$23.79 USD

Hollywood at the Intersection of Race and Identity explores the ways Hollywood represents race, gender, class, and nationality at the intersection of aesthetics and ideology and its productive tensions. This collection of essays asks to what degree can a close critical analysis of films, that is, reading them against their own ideological grain, reveal contradictions and tensions in Hollywood’s
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Life Inside My Mind

31 Authors Share Their Personal Struggles

by Jessica Burkhart, Maureen Johnson, Robison Wells, Lauren Oliver, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Amy Reed, Aprilynne Pike, Rachel M. Wilson, Dan Wells, Amber Benson0, E. Kristin Anderson1, Sarah Fine2, Kelly Fiore-Stultz3, Ellen Hopkins4, Scott Neumyer5, Crissa-Jean Chappell6, Francesca Lia Block7, Tara Kelly8, Kimberly McCreight9, Megan Kelley Hall0, Hannah Moskowitz1, Karen Mahoney2, Tom Pollock3, Cyn Balog4, Melissa Marr5, Wendy Toliver6, Cindy L. Rodriguez7, Candace Ganger8, Sara Zarr9, Cynthia Hand0, Francisco X. Stork1 ...

“Who better to raise teens’ awareness of mental illness and health than the YA authors they admire?” —Booklist (starred review)“[A] much-needed, enlightening book.” —School Library Journal (starred review)Your favorite YA authors including Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson, and more recount their own experiences with mental health in this raw, real, and powerful collection of essays that explores ... Read more

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“Who better to raise teens’ awareness of mental illness and health than the YA authors they admire?” —Booklist (starred review)“[A] much-needed, enlightening book.” —School Library Journal (starred review)Your favorite YA authors including Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson, and more recount their own experiences with mental health in this raw, real, and powerful collection of essays that explores
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Handbook on World Social Forum Activism

by Jackie Smith, Ellen Reese, Scott Byrd, Elizabeth Smythe ...

The World Social Forum (WSF) has become the focus for a diverse array of movements advancing alternative visions of globalisation. The numerous WSF's have helped to connect activists in an increasingly dense network of advocates for radical social change. They have mobilised hundreds of thousands of people and may be one of the most important political developments of our time. The Handbook of ... Read more

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The World Social Forum (WSF) has become the focus for a diverse array of movements advancing alternative visions of globalisation. The numerous WSF's have helped to connect activists in an increasingly dense network of advocates for radical social change. They have mobilised hundreds of thousands of people and may be one of the most important political developments of our time. The Handbook of
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When Children Love to Learn: A Practical Application of Charlotte Mason's Philosophy for Today

A Practical Application of Charlotte Mason's Philosophy for Today

by Elaine Cooper, Elaine Cooper, Susan Schaeffer Macaulay, Jack Beckman, Bobby Scott, Maryellen St. Cyr ...

They're hallmarks of childhood. The endless "why" questions. The desire to touch and taste everything. The curiosity and the observations.It can't be denied-children have an inherent desire to know. Teachers and parents can either encourage this natural inquisitiveness or squelch it. There is joy in the classroom when children learn-not to take a test, not to get a grade, not to compete with each ... Read more

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They're hallmarks of childhood. The endless "why" questions. The desire to touch and taste everything. The curiosity and the observations.It can't be denied-children have an inherent desire to know. Teachers and parents can either encourage this natural inquisitiveness or squelch it. There is joy in the classroom when children learn-not to take a test, not to get a grade, not to compete with each
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The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Policing, Communication, and Society

by Howard Giles, Shawn L. Hill, Daniel Angus, Caroline Bettinger-López, Brian Blakemore, Scott E. Branton, Chandrika C. Collins, Travis Dixon, Tamar Ezer0, Amy R. Grubb1, J. Brian Houston2, David M. Kennedy3, Joseph B. Kuhns4, Belén Lowrey-Kinberg5, Bernard K. Melekian6, Shannon Messer7, Matea Mustafaj8, Kristina Murphy9, Stephen Owen0, Matthew Radburn1, Cara E. Rabe-Hemp2, Leanne Savigar3, Charlie Scheer4, Michael S. Scott5, Ellen Scrivner6, Amie M. Schuck7, Marisa A. Smith8, Clifford Stott9, David H. F. Tyler0, Jan Van den Bulck1, Joseph B. Walther2, Kristopher R. Weeks3, Jeremy M. Wilson4, Scott Wolfe5, Edward R. Maguire7 ...

Series series Bloomsbury Handbooks
The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Policing, Communication, and Society brings together well-regarded academics and experienced practitioners to explore how communication intersects with policing in areas such as cop-culture, race and ethnicity, terrorism and hate crimes, social media, police reform, crowd violence, and many more. By combining research and theory in criminology, psychology, and ... Read more

$40.49 USD

The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of Policing, Communication, and Society brings together well-regarded academics and experienced practitioners to explore how communication intersects with policing in areas such as cop-culture, race and ethnicity, terrorism and hate crimes, social media, police reform, crowd violence, and many more. By combining research and theory in criminology, psychology, and
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The Convenient Bride

by Tarah Scott, Sue-Ellen Welfonder ...

Series Book 2 - Lions of the Black Isle
Four brothers determined to restore their family’s glory… Four women destined to tame the Lions of the Black Isle… Four brand-new Highland tales from USA Today and bestselling authors Sue-Ellen Welfonder and Tarah Scott.He is forced to marry for money, but won’t give up love. Even an impoverished Lion of the Black Isle can charm a wife into falling in love with him.A Scarsdale Publishing Half Hour ... Read more

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Four brothers determined to restore their family’s glory… Four women destined to tame the Lions of the Black Isle… Four brand-new Highland tales from USA Today and bestselling authors Sue-Ellen Welfonder and Tarah Scott.He is forced to marry for money, but won’t give up love. Even an impoverished Lion of the Black Isle can charm a wife into falling in love with him.A Scarsdale Publishing Half Hour
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The Stolen Bride

by Tarah Scott, Sue-Ellen Welfonder ...

Series Book 1 - Lions of the Black Isle
Four brothers determined to restore their family’s glory… Four women destined to tame the Lions of the Black Isle… Four brand-new Highland tales from USA Today and bestselling authors Sue-Ellen Welfonder and Tarah Scott.The Stolen BrideBook OneWhen the eldest Lion of the Black Isle, is jilted he takes drastic measures to turn his fortunes, and discovers that only true love can really save a man. ... Read more

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Four brothers determined to restore their family’s glory… Four women destined to tame the Lions of the Black Isle… Four brand-new Highland tales from USA Today and bestselling authors Sue-Ellen Welfonder and Tarah Scott.The Stolen BrideBook OneWhen the eldest Lion of the Black Isle, is jilted he takes drastic measures to turn his fortunes, and discovers that only true love can really save a man.
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The Perfect Fence

Untangling the Meanings of Barbed Wire

by Lyn Ellen Bennett, Scott Abbott ...

Series series Connecting the Greater West Series
Barbed wire is made of two strands of galvanized steel wire twisted together for strength and to hold sharp barbs in place. As creative advertisers sought ways to make an inherently dangerous product attractive to customers concerned about the welfare of their livestock, and as barbed wire became commonplace on battlefields and in concentration camps, the fence accrued a fascinating and troubling ... Read more

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Barbed wire is made of two strands of galvanized steel wire twisted together for strength and to hold sharp barbs in place. As creative advertisers sought ways to make an inherently dangerous product attractive to customers concerned about the welfare of their livestock, and as barbed wire became commonplace on battlefields and in concentration camps, the fence accrued a fascinating and troubling
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The Forbidden Bride

by Tarah Scott, Sue-Ellen Welfonder ...

Series Book 3 - Lions of the Black Isle
Four brothers determined to restore their family’s glory… Four women destined to tame the Lions of the Black Isle… Four brand-new Highland tales from USA Today and bestselling authors Sue-Ellen Welfonder and Tarah Scott.How can a Lion of the Black Isle choose between duty and love? Duty will save his family…love will save his soul.A Scarsdale Publishing Half Hour ReadOther books in the Lions of ... Read more

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Four brothers determined to restore their family’s glory… Four women destined to tame the Lions of the Black Isle… Four brand-new Highland tales from USA Today and bestselling authors Sue-Ellen Welfonder and Tarah Scott.How can a Lion of the Black Isle choose between duty and love? Duty will save his family…love will save his soul.A Scarsdale Publishing Half Hour ReadOther books in the Lions of
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The Wicked Bride

by Tarah Scott, Sue-Ellen Welfonder ...

Series Book 4 - Lions of the Black Isle
Four brothers determined to restore their family’s glory… Four women destined to tame the Lions of the Black Isle… Four brand-new Highland tales from USA Today and bestselling authors Sue-Ellen Welfonder and Tarah Scott.A young rogue discovers that the girl he watched grow up has become a woman, one able to tame a Lion of the Black Isle.A Scarsdale Publishing Half Hour ReadOther books in the Lions ... Read more

$0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Four brothers determined to restore their family’s glory… Four women destined to tame the Lions of the Black Isle… Four brand-new Highland tales from USA Today and bestselling authors Sue-Ellen Welfonder and Tarah Scott.A young rogue discovers that the girl he watched grow up has become a woman, one able to tame a Lion of the Black Isle.A Scarsdale Publishing Half Hour ReadOther books in the Lions
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