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Cambridge Companion to...: The Cambridge Companion to American Gay and Lesbian Literature
This Companion examines the connections between LGBTQ populations and American literature from the late eighteenth to twenty-first centuries. It surveys primary and secondary writings under the evolving category of gay and lesbian authorship, and incorporates current thinking in US-based LGBTQ stud... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Another Country: Queer Anti-Urbanism (Sexual Cultures #21)
The metropolis has been the near exclusive focus of queer scholars and queer cultures in America. Asking us to look beyond the cities on the coasts, Scott Herring draws a new map, tracking how rural queers have responded to this myopic mindset. Interweaving a wide range of disciplines--art, media, l... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Aging Moderns: Art, Literature, and the Experiment of Later Life
What happens when the avant-garde grows old? Examining a group of writers and artists who continued the modernist experiment into later life, Scott Herring reveals how their radical artistic principles set out a new path for creative aging.Aging Moderns provides portraits of writers and artists who ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
The Hoarders: Material Deviance in Modern American Culture
The verb OC declutterOCO has not yet made it into thea"Oxford English Dictionary," but its ever-increasing usage suggests that itOCOs only a matter of time. Articles containing tips and tricks on how to get organized cover magazine pages and pop up in TV programs and commercials, while clutter prof... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Long Term: Essays on Queer Commitment
The contributors to Long Term use the tension between the popular embrace and legalization of same-sex marriage and the queer critique of homonormativity as an opportunity to examine the myriad forms of queer commitments and their durational aspect. They consider commitment in all its guises, partic... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
The Lost Autobiography of Samuel Steward: Recollections of an Extraordinary Twentieth-Century Gay Life
On August 21, 1978, a year before his seventieth birthday, Samuel Steward (1909–93) sat down at his typewriter in Berkeley, California, and began to compose a remarkable autobiography. No one but his closest friends knew the many different identities he had performed during his life: as Samuel Stewa... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass: An Illustrated Classic (Enriched Classics #No. 23)
Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work.<P> ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2010 -
Keywords for American Cultural Studies, Third Edition (Keywords #11)
by Walter Johnson • Andrew Ross • Lisa Nakamura • Angela D. Dillard • George Lipsitz • Sunaina Maira • Nikhil Pal Singh • E. Patrick Johnson • Timothy Mitchell • Carla L. Peterson • George J. Sanchez • Ashley Dawson • Josh Kun • Caleb Smith • Kandice Chuh • Lisa Lowe • Ann Cvetkovich • Christopher Newfield • George Yúdice • Alys Eve Weinbaum • Brian T. Edwards • Leerom Medovoi • Lauren Berlant • Junaid Rana • Erin Manning • Cynthia G. Franklin • Julie Sze • Scott Herring • Christina B. Hanhardt • Rebecca Wanzo • Juana María Rodríguez • Marc Bousquet • Laura Briggs • Sandra M. Gustafson • Erica Kohl-Arenas • Kevin K. Gaines • Henry Yu • David Kazanjian • Dean Spade • Siobhan B. Somerville • Crystal Parikh • Lee Bebout • Rebecca Hill • Jack Halberstam • Kirsten Silva Gruesz • Eric Lott • David F. Ruccio • Marlene L. Daut • Kyla Schuller • Jentery Sayers • Robert McRuer • Matthew Frye Jacobson • Alyshia Gálvez • Kembrew McLeod • Daniel Martinez HoSang • Valerie Rohy • Joseph Lowndes • Amaranth Borsuk • Robert Fanuzzi • John Kuo Wei Tchen • Lauren Klein • Miriam Posner • Tara McPherson • Jodi Melamed • Vermonja R. Alston • Stephanie Smallwood • J. Kēhaulani Kauanui • June Wayee Chau • Oneka LaBennett • Tavia Nyong’oIntroduces key terms, research traditions, debates, and histories for American Studies and Cultural Studies in an updated editionSince its initial publication, scholars and students alike have turned to Keywords for American Cultural Studies as an invaluable resource for understanding key terms and ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Yummy Supper: 100 Fresh, Luscious & Honest Recipes from a Gluten-Free Omnivore
by Erin ScottEvery health-related culinary trend reaches a tipping point at which it must either evolve or become a cultural cliche; in the case of gluten-free eating, award-winning blogger Erin Scott is the new face of modern, fresh, gluten-free cooking and living. With influences ranging from a career in the h... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
The Berkeley Bowl Cookbook: Recipes Inspired by the Extraordinary Produce of California's Most Iconic Market
by Laura McLively • Erin ScottCelebrating the unfamiliar yet extraordinary produce from California's most iconic market, Berkeley Bowl, this cookbook offers recipes for a panoply of fruits and vegetables that have been largely overlooked or forgotten in popular cuisine.Registered dietician Laura McLively, an avid home cook and c... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Jimmy Buffett and Philosophy
Jimmy Buffett and his music have touched the lives of millions of people around the world, spanning generations and genres. But is Buffett's music just a good time, or is there a deeper level to it? Jimmy Buffett and Philosophy shows the philosophical side of this self-proclaimed non-philosopher's w... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
New and Emerging Issues in Latinx Health
This volume is being published at a critical time in U.S. history and serves as a comprehensive and much-needed update to what is known about Latinx health. As both the United States and Latinx subgroups experience demographic shifts, it is critical to examine the current epidemiology of Latinx heal... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Expert Knowledge in Global Trade (Global Institutions)
This book explores tensions in global trade by examining the role of experts in generating, disseminating and legitimating knowledge about the possibilities of trade to work for global development. To this end, contributors assess authoritative claims on knowledge. They also consider structural feat... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Garfield Original Graphic Novel: Search for Pooky (Garfield)
Garfield has a real mystery on his hands: His teddy bear extraordinaire is missing. Who—or what—has nabbed Pooky? Featuring all-new stories written by Garfield writer Scott Nickel and illustrated by Antonio Alfaro, as well as a short story written and drawn by Erin Hunting. <P><P> <i>Advisory: Book... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
After Jesus Before Christianity: A Historical Exploration of the First Two Centuries of Jesus Movements
From the creative minds of the scholarly group behind the groundbreaking Jesus Seminar comes this provocative and eye-opening look at the roots of Christianity that offers a thoughtful reconsideration of the first two centuries of the Jesus movement, transforming our understanding of the religion an... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2002 -
Spatial Information Theory
by Martin Raubal • Sara Irina Fabrikant • Michela Bertolotto • Clare Davies • Scott Freundschuh • Scott BellThis book constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory, COSIT 2015, held in Santa Fee, NM, USA, in October 2015. The 22 papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 52 full paper submissions. The following topics are addr... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Managing Diversity in Corporate America: An Exploratory Analysis
Develops a fact-based approach to modeling diversity management in U.S. corporations, analyzes the strategies pursued by 14 large U.S. companies recognized for their diversity or human resource achievements, and compares a number of company characteristics. Firms recognized for diversity are disting... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2008 -
Very Special Episodes: Televising Industrial and Social Change
by Jonathan Cohn • Ron Becker • Christine Becker • David Scott Diffrient • Brett Mills • Jorie Lagerwey • Mimi White • Taylor Nygaard • Reba Wissner • Jennifer Porst • Philip Scepanski • Barbara Selznick • Lindsay Giggey • Erin Copple Smith • Erin Giannini • Apryl AlexanderVery Special Episodes examines how the quintessential “very special episode” format became a primary way in which the television industry responded to and shaped social change, cultural traumas, and industrial transformations. With essays covering shows ranging from the birth of Desi Arnaz, Jr. on I... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Detecting the South in Fiction, Film, and Television (Southern Literary Studies)
by Ace Atkins • Megan Abbott • Greg Herren • Phoebe Bronstein • James A. Crank • Suzanne Leonard • Scott Romine • Harriet Pollack • Gina Caison • Riche Richardson • Zackary Vernon • Jacob Agner • R. Bruce Brasell • Claire Cothren • Dominiqua Dickey • Leigh Anne Duck • Bob Hodges • Sarah Leventer • Kristopher Mecholsky • Yajaira M. Padilla • Jacqueline Pinkowitz • Randall WilhelmDetecting the South in Fiction, Film, & Television, edited by Deborah E. Barker and Theresa Starkey, examines the often-overlooked and undervalued impact of the U.S. South on the origins and development of the detective genre and film noir. This wide-ranging collection engages with ongoing discussio... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019 -
I See Reality: Twelve Short Stories About Real Life
by James Preller • Jordan Sonnenblick • Kekla Magoon • Marcella Pixley • Stephen Emond • Heather Demetrios • Patrick Flores-Scott • Kristin Elizabeth Clark • Jason Schmidt • Jay Clark • Grace Kendall • Faith Erin Hicks • Trisha LeaverA collection of twelve original short stories by top authors exploring real issues for real teens.Through prose and comics alike, these heart-pounding short stories for young adults ask hard questions about a range of topics from sexuality and addiction to violence and immigration. Here is the perfe... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Health Law: Cases, Materials and Problems, Abridged (American Casebook Series)
by Thomas Greaney • Sandra Johnson • Timothy Jost • Robert Schwartz • Brietta Clark • Erin Fuse Brown • Barry FurrowThis abridged edition uses the organization and methods that health law teachers and students have found so helpful over the last seven editions of the casebook. This book is designed specifically for survey courses in health law that aim at introducing students to the full range of health law issue... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Investigating Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Theory and Practice across Disciplines
by Helga Nowotny • Barbara Prainsack • Gregory J. Downey • Aaron Panofsky • Daniel Lee Kleinman • Angela Cassidy • Ali O. Ilhan • Ayelet Kuper • Chisato Fukuda • Cyrus C.M. Mody • Dave Mcbee • Elise Paradis • Erin Leahey • Hauke Reisch • Itai Vardi • Jennifer Croissant • Laurel Smith-Doerr • Mathieu Albert • Noah Weeth Feinstein • Ryan Light • Scott Frickel • Sigrid Peterson • Timothy Sacco • Jimi AdamsInterdisciplinarity has become a buzzword in academia, as research universities funnel their financial resources toward collaborations between faculty in different disciplines. In theory, interdisciplinary collaboration breaks down artificial divisions between different departments, allowing more in... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Indigenous Men and Masculinities: Legacies, Identities, Regeneration
by Richard Van Camp • Lisa Tatonetti • Kim Anderson • Gregory Scofield • Robert Alexander Innes • Sam Mckegney • Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair • Brendan Hokowhitu • Ty P. Tengan • Warren Cariou • Daniel Heath Justice • Bob Antone • Phillip Borell • Kimberly Minor • Scott L. Morgensen • Robert Henry • Allison Piché • Sasha Sky • Leah Sneider • Erin Sutherland • John Swift • Lloyd L. Lee • William Kahalepuna Richards • Thomas Ka’auwai KaulukukuiWhat do we know of masculinities in non-patriarchal societies? Indigenous peoples of the Americas and beyond come from traditions of gender equity, complementarity, and the sacred feminine, concepts that were unimaginable and shocking to Euro-western peoples at contact. "Indigenous Men and Masculini... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Key Theoretical Frameworks: Teaching Technical Communication in the Twenty-First Century
by Gerald Savage • Cruz Medina • J. Blake Scott • Godwin Y. Agboka • Matthew Cox • Kristen R. Moore • Rebecca Walton • Jessica Edwards • Erin A. Frost • Marcos Del Hierro • Elise Verzosa Hurley • Natasha N. Jones • Marie E. Moeller • Donnie Johnson Sackey • Barbi Smyser-Fauble • Kenneth WalkerDrawing on social justice methodologies and cultural studies scholarship, Key Theoretical Frameworks offers new curricular and pedagogical approaches to teaching technical communication. Including original essays by emerging and established scholars, the volume educates students, teachers, and pract... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Educational Psychology Perspectives on Supporting Young Autistic People: Insights from Experience, Practice and Research
by Clare Hughes • Carol Povey • Phil Christie • Luke Beardon • Alexandra Lewis • Sue Fletcher-Watson • Prithvi Perepa • Liz Pellicano • Nicola Yuill • Laura Cockburn • Laura Crane • Vicky Slonims • Jennifer Baulcomb • Carrie Grant • Scot Greathead • Rhiannon Yates • Bola Abimbola • Diana Loffler • Annie Etherington • Irina Roncaglia • Charlotte Hatton • Jane Park • Katie Maras • Adam O'Loughlin • Juliet Gittens • Lynne Moxon • Ken Greaves • Alyssa Alcorn • Owen Rhys BarryAn essential guide for any professionals working with autistic children and young adults, this book provides expert insights which need to be considered by professionals, parents and autistic people alike. It covers key themes such as anxiety and wellbeing, transition into adulthood, sexuality, inte... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022