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  • Boys Will See Boys

    Folklore, Friendships, and Emotions in Boyhood Snapshots

    de Jay Mechling ...
    Series series Cultures of Childhood
    In Boys Will See Boys: Folklore, Friendships, and Emotions in Boyhood Snapshots, author Jay Mechling examines snapshots—photographs of boys taken by boys—to uncover the private, inner lives of American boys, away from adult surveillance. At the heart of the project is a collection of vintage snapshots collected over the years—all anonymous photographs acquired by the author through eBay. Mechling ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • Soldier Snapshots

    Masculinity, Play, and Friendship in the Everyday Photographs of Men in the American Military

    de Jay Mechling ...
    In Soldier Snapshots Jay Mechling explores how American men socially construct their performance of masculinity in everyday life in all-male friendship groups during their service in the military. The evidence Mechling analyzes is a collection of vernacular photographs, “snapshots,” of and by American soldiers, sailors, Marines, and aviators. Since almost all of the snapshots are photographs taken ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • PTSD and Folk Therapy

    Everyday Practices of American Masculinity in the Combat Zone

    de John Paul Wallis, Jay Mechling ...
    Series series Studies in Folklore and Ethnology: Traditions, Practices, and Identities
    Using war memoirs, war journalism, and the personal experiences of John Paul Wallis as a Marine with two tours of duty in Iraq, Wallis and Mechling analyze the folklore shared by male warriors in the combat zone to understand how the traditional everyday practices of these men in groups serve as a form of psychological first aid for relieving the symptoms associated with the stress of living, ... Leer más

    $93.99 USD

  • Children's Folklore

    A SourceBook

    Edición de Brian Sutton-Smith, Jay Mechling, Thomas W. Johnson, Felicia McMahon ...
    A groundbreaking collection of essays on a hitherto underexplored subject that challenges the existing stereotypical views of the trivial and innocent nature of children's culture, this work reveals for the first time the artistic and complex interactions among children. Based on research of scholars from such diverse fields as American studies, anthropology, education, folklore, psychology, and ... Leer más

    $68.99 USD

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  • Narrative Methods for the Human Sciences

    de Catherine Kohler Riessman ...
    "Cathy Riessman is the leading figure in narrative research and her new book is a delight. Covering basic issues of transcription and research credibility as well as visual data and engagingly written, it is a goldmine for students and researchers alike. If we want to make narrative research serious and revealing, it is to this book that we should turn."—David Silverman, Professor Emeritus, ... Leer más

    $70.99 USD

  • Disturbing the Universe

    Power and Repression in Adolescent Literature

    de Roberta S. Trites ...
    The Young Adult novel is ordinarily characterized as a coming-of-age story, in which the narrative revolves around the individual growth and maturation of a character, but Roberta Trites expands this notion by chronicling the dynamics of power and repression that weave their way through YA books. Characters in these novels must learn to negotiate the levels of power that exist in the myriad social ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Narrative

    Edición de David Herman ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    The Cambridge Companion to Narrative provides a unique and valuable overview of current approaches to narrative study. An international team of experts explores ideas of storytelling and methods of narrative analysis as they have emerged across diverse traditions of inquiry and in connection with a variety of media, from film and television, to storytelling in the 'real-life' contexts of face-to ... Leer más

    $46.99 USD

  • Stylish Academic Writing

    de Helen Sword ...
    Elegant ideas deserve elegant expression. Sword dispels the myth that you can’t get published without writing wordy, impersonal prose. For scholars frustrated with disciplinary conventions or eager to write for a larger audience, here are imaginative, practical, witty pointers that show how to make articles and books enjoyable to read—and to write. ... Leer más

    $22.99 USD

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  • I Is an Other

    The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World

    de James Geary ...
    The New York Times bestselling author examines how metaphors influence every aspect of our lives, from art to medicine, psychology to the stock market.Metaphor is much more than a mere literary device. Often hiding in plain sight, it is a critical aspect of how humans think and communicate. Metaphor is at work in all fields of human endeavor, including economics, business, science, and psychology ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Cult of Personality Testing

    How Personality Tests Are Leading Us to Miseducate Our Children, Mismanage Our Companies, and Misunderstand Ourselves

    de Annie Murphy Paul ...
    Award-winning psychology writer Annie Paul delivers a scathing exposé on the history and effects of personality tests.Millions of people worldwide take personality tests each year to direct their education, to decide on a career, to determine if they'll be hired, to join the armed forces, and to settle legal disputes. Yet, according to award-winning psychology writer Annie Murphy Paul, the sheer ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Hold It Against Me

    Difficulty and Emotion in Contemporary Art

    de Jennifer Doyle ...
    In Hold It Against Me, Jennifer Doyle explores the relationship between difficulty and emotion in contemporary art, treating emotion as an artist's medium. She encourages readers to examine the ways in which works of art challenge how we experience not only the artist's feelings, but our own. Discussing performance art, painting, and photography, Doyle provides new perspectives on artists ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

  • Historical Thinking

    de Sam Wineburg ...
    Series series Critical Perspectives On The P
    Since ancient times, the pundits have lamented young people's lack of historical knowledge and warned that ignorance of the past surely condemns humanity to repeating its mistakes. In the contemporary United States, this dire outlook drives a contentious debate about what key events, nations, and people are essential for history students. Sam Wineburg says that we are asking the wrong questions. ... Leer más

    $22.99 USD