From Eleanor Roosevelt to feminist icon Gloria Steinem to HIV/AIDS activist Dazon Dixon Diallo, women have assumed leadership roles in struggles for social justice. How did these remarkable women asce
Shutz (education and multidisciplinary programs, Aracadia U.) and Cook-Sather (education, Bryn Mawr) present this unique collection of essays on American education. Each of the eight chapters was coau
Reality television remains a pervasive form of television programming within our culture. The new mantra is go big or go home, be weird or be invisible.Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and Duck Dynasty, for e
After the Factory expores the challenges and opportunities facing the smaller industrial cities of America's heartland as they seek to reinvent themselves. It offers a unique, multidisciplinary look a
Performance on Behalf of the Environment is a collection of essays from a diverse group of scholars representing the fields of art, communication studies, dance, environmental studies, performance stu
Media Economics: Theory and Practice focuses on the basic principles of economics in the business sector and applies them to contemporary media industries. This text examines the process of media econ
In the era of No Child Left Behind, what literacy research is still needed? How should it be conducted? And what role does research play in determining the kinds of literacy experiences that actually
This work examines how political rhetoric and communication shaped the contours, characteristics, and outcomes of the 2016 presidential election. The contributors demonstrate that voters were primed f
With its dedication to odd and unique reality television, the media has created intrigue and provided entertainment that reflects a diverse American culture. This book examines such reality television
In the early 1990s, Stephen Nichols introduced the term "new medievalism" to describe an alternative to the traditional philological approach to the study of the romantic texts in the medieval period.
In the early 1990s, Stephen Nichols introduced the term "new medievalism" to describe an alternative to the traditional philological approach to the study of the romantic texts in the medieval period.
Grand Scale brings to light rare surviving examples of mural-size prints?a Renaissance art form nearly lost from historical record. The most famous 16th-century woodcuts, engravings, and etchings were
"Mediated Images of the South : The Portrayal of Dixie in Popular Culture, edited by Alison Slade, Dedria Givens-Carroll, and Amber Narro, seeks to explore and understand the impact of the image of th
Austrian-born Hugo Bernatzik travel writer, photographer, founder of the discipline of applied ethnology visited Southeast Asia twice in the 1930s, at which time he travelled to remote coasts, studied
Media Economics: Theory and Practice focuses on the basic principles of economics in the business sector and applies them to contemporary media industries. This text examines the process of media econ
