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  • 1
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    Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press
    ISBN: 9781469614489 , 9781469614502 (Sekundärausgabe) , 1469614502 (Sekundärausgabe)
    Language: English
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource UPCC book collections on Project MUSE ISBN 9781469614502
    Edition: ISBN 1469614502
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    DDC: 304.2089/96073
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    Keywords: Schwarze ; Ökologische Bewegung ; USA
    Abstract: "Why are African Americans so underrepresented when it comes to interest in nature, outdoor recreation, and environmentalism? In this thought-provoking study, Carolyn Finney looks beyond the discourse of the environmental justice movement to examine how the natural environment has been understood, commodified, and represented by both white and black Americans. Bridging the fields of environmental history, cultural studies, critical race studies, and geography, Finney argues that the legacies of slavery, Jim Crow, and racial violence have shaped cultural understandings of the "great outdoors" and determined who should and can have access to natural spaces. Drawing on a variety of sources from film, literature, and popular culture, and analyzing different historical moments, including the establishment of the Wilderness Act in 1964 and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Finney reveals the perceived and real ways in which nature and the environment are racialized in America. Looking toward the future, she also highlights the work of African Americans who are opening doors to greater participation in environmental and conservation concerns. "--...
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  • 2
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    Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press
    ISBN: 9781469610818 , 9781469614441 (Sekundärausgabe) , 1469614448 (Sekundärausgabe)
    Language: English
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource UPCC book collections on Project MUSE ISBN 9781469614441
    Edition: ISBN 1469614448
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    Series Statement: Gender and American culture
    DDC: 305.42097309/04
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    Keywords: Geschichte 1940-1980 ; Gleichberechtigung ; Gleichstellung ; Feminismus ; Technokratie ; Sicherheitspolitik ; USA
    Abstract: "This compelling history traces contemporary feminist interest in science to the World War II and early Cold War years. During a period when anxiety about America's supply of scientific personnel ran high and when open support for women's rights generated suspicion, feminist reformers routinely invoked national security rhetoric and scientific "manpower" concerns in their efforts to advance women's education and employment. Puaca brings to light the untold story of an important but largely overlooked strand of feminist activism. This book reveals much about the history of American feminism, the politics of national security, and the complicated relationship between the two"--...
    Abstract: "This compelling history of what Laura Micheletti Puaca terms "technocratic feminism" traces contemporary feminist interest in science to the World War II and early Cold War years. During a period when anxiety about America's supply of scientific personnel ran high and when open support for women's rights generated suspicion, feminist reformers routinely invoked national security rhetoric and scientific "manpower" concerns in their efforts to advance women's education and employment. Despite the limitations of this strategy, it laid the groundwork for later feminist reforms in both science and society. The past and present manifestations of technocratic feminism also offer new evidence of what has become increasingly recognized as a "long women's rights movement." Drawing on an impressive array of archival collections and primary sources, Puaca brings to light the untold story of an important but largely overlooked strand of feminist activism. This book reveals much about the history of American feminism, the politics of national security, and the complicated relationship between the two. "--...
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  • 3
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    New York : NYU Press
    ISBN: 9780814764930 , 0814764932 , 9780814760086 (Sekundärausgabe) , 0814760082 (Sekundärausgabe)
    Language: English
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource UPCC book collections on Project MUSE ISBN 9780814760086
    Edition: ISBN 0814760082
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    Series Statement: Early American places
    DDC: 305.896/07307294
    Keywords: Geschichte 1810-1830 ; Amerikanischer Einwanderer ; Schwarze ; Anwerbung ; Ethnische Beziehungen ; Haiti ; USA
    Abstract: "Shortly after winning its independence in 1804, Haiti's leaders realized that if their nation was to survive, it needed to build strong diplomatic bonds with other nations. Haiti's first leaders looked especially hard at the United States, which had a sizeable free Black population that included vocal champions of Black emigration and colonization. In the 1820s, President Jean-Pierre Boyer helped facilitate a migration of thousands of Black Americans to Haiti with promises of ample land, rich commercial prospects, and most importantly, a Black state. His ideas struck a chord with both Blacks and whites in America. Journalists and Black community leaders advertised emigration to Haiti as a way for African Americans to resist discrimination and show the world that the Black race could be an equal on the world stage, while antislavery whites sought to support a nation founded by liberated slaves. Black and white businessmen were excited by trade potential, and racist whites viewed Haiti has a way to export the race problem that plagued America. By the end of the decade, Black Americans migration to Haiti began to ebb as emigrants realized that the Caribbean republic wasn't the Black Eden they'd anticipated. Caribbean Crossing documents the rise and fall of the campaign for Black emigration to Haiti, drawing on a variety of archival sources to share the rich voices of the emigrants themselves. Using letters, diary accounts, travelers' reports, newspaper articles, and American, British, and French consulate records, Sara Fanning profiles the emigrants and analyzes the diverse motivations that fueled this unique early moment in both American and Haitian history"--...
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  • 4
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    Online Resource
    Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press
    ISBN: 9781469610788 , 1469610787 , 9781469612614 (Sekundärausgabe) , 1469612615 (Sekundärausgabe)
    Language: English
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource UPCC book collections on Project MUSE ISBN 9781469612614
    Edition: ISBN 1469612615
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    DDC: 305.6/97
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    Keywords: Universität ; Muslimin ; Integration ; Identität ; USA
    Abstract: "Shabana Mir's powerful ethnographic study of women on Washington, D.C., college campuses reveals that being a young female Muslim in post-9/11 America means experiencing double scrutiny--scrutiny from the Muslim community as well as from the dominant non-Muslim community. Muslim American Women on Campus illuminates the processes by which a group of ethnically diverse American college women, all identifying as Muslim and all raised in the United States, construct their identities during one of the most formative times in their lives"--...
    Abstract: "Shabana Mir's powerful ethnographic study of women on Washington, D.C., college campuses reveals that being a young female Muslim in post-9/11 America means experiencing double scrutiny--scrutiny from the Muslim community as well as from the dominant non-Muslim community. Muslim American Women on Campus illuminates the processes by which a group of ethnically diverse American college women, all identifying as Muslim and all raised in the United States, construct their identities during one of the most formative times in their lives. Mir, an anthropologist of education, focuses on key leisure practices--drinking, dating, and fashion--to probe how Muslim American students adapt to campus life and build social networks that are seamlessly American, Muslim, and youthful. In this lively and highly accessible book, we hear the women's own often poignant voices as they articulate how they find spaces within campus culture as well as their Muslim student communities to grow and assert themselves as individuals, women, and Americans. Mir concludes, however, that institutions of higher learning continue to have much to learn about fostering religious diversity on campus"--...
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  • 5
    ISBN: 9780814762875
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: UPCC book collections on Project MUSE
    DDC: 302.23
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    Keywords: Massenmedien ; Öffentliche Meinung ; Mass media and culture ; Mass media Economic aspects ; Mass media Social aspects ; Mass media Public opinion ; Mass media Influence ; Mass media Moral and ethical aspects ; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General ; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General ; USA
    Abstract: "In an ideal world, journalists act selflessly and in the public interest regardless of the financial consequences. However, in reality, news outlets no longer provide the most important and consequential stories to audiences; instead, news producers adjust news content in response to ratings, audience demographics, and opinion polls. While such criticisms of the news media are widely shared, few can agree on the causes of poor news quality. The People's News argues that the incentives in the American free market drive news outlets to report news that meets audience demands, rather than democratic ideals.In short, audiences' opinions drive the content that so often passes off as "the news." The People's News looks at news not as a type of media but instead as a commodity bought and sold on the market, comparing unique measures of news content to survey data from a wide variety of sources. Joseph Uscinski's rigorous analysis shows news firms report certain issues over others - not because audiences need to know them, but rather, because of market demands. Uscinski also demonstrates that the influence of market demands also affects the business of news, prohibiting journalists from exercising independent judgment and determining the structure of entire news markets as well as firm branding. Ultimately, the results of this book indicate profit-motives often trump journalistic and democratic values.The findings also suggest that the media actively responds to audiences, thus giving the public control over their own information environment. Uniting the study of media effects and media content, The People's News presents a powerful challenge to our ideas of how free market media outlets meet our standards for impartiality and public service. Joseph Uscinski is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Miami"--...
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  • 6
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    New York : NYU Press
    ISBN: 9780814762752 , 9780814764596 , 0814762751 , 9780814785812 (Sekundärausgabe)
    Language: English
    Edition: Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource UPCC book collections on Project MUSE ISBN 9780814785812
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    DDC: 306.76
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    Keywords: Heterosexualität ; USA
    Abstract: "Since the Stonewall Riots in 1969, the politics of sexual identity in America have drastically transformed. It's almost old news that recent generations of Americans have grown up in a culture more accepting of out lesbians and gay men, seen the proliferation of LGBTQ media representation, and witnessed the attainment of a range of legal rights for same-sex couples. But the changes wrought by a so-called "post-closeted culture" have not just affected the queer community--heterosexuals are also in the midst of a sea change in how their sexuality plays out in everyday life. In Straights, James Joseph Dean argues that heterosexuals can neither assume the invisibility of gays and lesbians, nor count on the assumption that their own heterosexuality will go unchallenged. The presumption that we are all heterosexual, or that there is such a thing as 'compulsory heterosexuality,' he claims, has vanished. Based on 60 in-depth interviews with a diverse group of straight men and women, Straights explores how straight Americans make sense of their sexual and gendered selves in this new landscape, particularly with an understanding of how race does and does not play a role in these conceptions. Dean provides a historical understanding of heterosexuality and how it was first established, then moves on to examine the changing nature of masculinity and femininity and, most importantly, the emergence of a new kind of heterosexuality--notably, for men, the metrosexual, and for women, the emergence of a more fluid sexuality. The book also documents the way heterosexuals interact and form relationships with their LGBTQ family members, friends, acquaintances, and coworkers. Although homophobia persists among straight individuals, Dean shows that being gay-friendly or against homophobic expressions is also increasingly common among straight Americans. A fascinating study, Straights provides an in-depth look at the changing nature of sexual expression in America"--...
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  • 7
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    Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press
    ISBN: 9781469619811 , 1469619814
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: UPCC book collections on Project MUSE
    DDC: 302.23/43097309045
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    Keywords: Geschichte ; Filmproduktion ; Filmschauspieler ; Politik ; Regisseur ; Motion picture actors and actresses Political activity ; Motion picture producers and directors Political activity ; Politics and culture History 20th century ; Motion picture industry Political aspects 20th century ; History ; Los Angeles- Hollywood ; USA ; United States Politics and government 20th century
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  • 8
    ISBN: 9780814770788 , 0814770789
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Series Statement: Critical cultural communication
    Series Statement: UPCC book collections on Project MUSE
    DDC: 302.230973
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    Keywords: Geschichte 2000-2013 ; Medien ; Ethnische Beziehungen ; Rassendiskriminierung ; Bürgerrecht ; Race and media ; Post-racialism ; Cultural pluralism in mass media ; Mass media and race relations ; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural ; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations ; LAW / Media & the Law ; USA
    Abstract: "Despite claims from pundits and politicians that we now live in a post-racial America, people seem to keep finding ways to talk about race--from celebrations of the inauguration of the first Black president to resurgent debates about police profiling, race and racism remain salient features of our world. When faced with fervent anti-immigration sentiments, record incarceration rates of Blacks and Latinos, and deepening socio-economic disparities, a new question has erupted in the last decade: What does being post-racial mean?The Post-Racial Mystique explores how a variety of media--the news, network television, and online, independent media--debate, define and deploy the term "post-racial" in their representations of American politics and society. Using examples from both mainstream and niche media--from prime-time television series to specialty Christian media and audience interactions on social media--Catherine Squires draws upon a variety of disciplines including communication studies, sociology, political science, and cultural studies in order to understand emergent strategies for framing post-racial America. She reveals the ways in which media texts cast U.S. history, re-imagine interpersonal relationships, employ statistics, and inventively redeploy other identity categories in a quest to formulate different ways of responding to race"--...
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