Propaganda used by terrorists and armed groups might not always be the most sophisticated or nuanced form of rhetoric, but with the right mix of emotion and logic it can be extremely effective. This book examines how terrorist groups in recent history have used propaganda, and how they have adapted to new communications technologies while ......
The Trump Presidency in Editorial Cartoons engages with close to one thousand editorial cartoons to analyze the visual representations of President Donald Trump and his responses to six news events during his term in office. Natalia Mielczarek traces the mechanisms through which the drawings construct the president's image and their potential ......
This book investigates how a victim's voice, identity, and credibility are established in the current sexual misconduct crisis. Using rhetorical analysis, gender studies, and law and society perspectives, the author examines victim impact statements, campus sexual assault investigations, workplace sexual harassment parameters, and new activism.
A Genealogy of the Female Body from Medieval Iberia to SoCal Chicanx Art
The Wound and the Stitch traces a history of imagery and language centered on the concept of woundedness and the stitching together of fragmented selves. Focusing particularly on California and its historical violences against Chicanx bodies, Loretta Victoria Ramirez argues that woundedness has become a ubiquitous and significant form of Chicanx ......
A Genealogy of the Female Body from Medieval Iberia to SoCal Chicanx Art
The Wound and the Stitch traces a history of imagery and language centered on the concept of woundedness and the stitching together of fragmented selves. Focusing particularly on California and its historical violences against Chicanx bodies, Loretta Victoria Ramirez argues that woundedness has become a ubiquitous and significant form of Chicanx ......
Modern Challenges to the Two-Party System in Presidential Elections
Third Parties, Outsiders, and Renegades analyzes 10 third-party, outsider, or renegade presidential candidates and explores each one's impact on the political process. The list of modern outsider candidates who have attracted the public's attention is fairly long, but most of the time the candidates never garner enough support to become elected or ......
Modern Challenges to the Two-Party System in Presidential Elections
Third Parties, Outsiders, and Renegades analyzes 10 third-party, outsider, or renegade presidential candidates and explores his or her impact on the political process. The future viability of outsider candidates is discussed in light of current political polarization and the legacy of Donald J. Trump, the first elected outsider president.
Anzalduan Approaches to Theory, Method, and Praxis
This co-edited collection explores contemporary research studies, performative writing, poetry, Latina/o studies, and gender studies through the lens of Gloria Anzaldua's theories, methods, and concepts. These concepts include borderlands theories, nepantla, mestiza consciousness, the Coyolxauhqui Imperative, conocimiento, and spirituality.
