The University as an Instrument of Cultural Transformation
Humanities have the potential to transform human culture--and an obligation to preserve it. In The Public Humanities Turn, Philip Lewis argues that universities are uniquely equipped to act as catalysts for cultural change in the face of the climate crisis. In closely linked essays that explore the evolution of the academic humanities in the era ......
What is the true value of a college education? In this thought-provoking book, acclaimed cultural critic and professor of literature Richard Ohmann and noted critical scholar and pedagogue Ira Shor challenge the widely accepted notion of the "college premium" the economic advantage associated with obtaining a college degree. The authors show how ......
Essayist Catherine Ricketts combines intimate meditations on motherhood with portraits of the work, lives, and studios of mother artists, placing us in the company of women from the past and the present who persevere in both art and caregiving.
Are caregiving and creative labor fundamentally at odds? Is it ......
Understanding and Overcoming the Mental Habits that Steal Your Joy
The Anger Myth: Understanding and Overcoming the Mental Habits that Steal Your Joy is a step-by-step guide to help readers address their anger in all its forms for a happier, healthier, and more productive life. Whether it manifests as incessant complaining, jealousy, disappointment, impatience, frustration, resentment, or annoyance, anger lies. ......
Working within the limits of a popular song, the songwriters of the Great American Songbook wrote with a combination of familiarity and freshness, sentiment, and wit. The songwriters were masters of craft who created a distinctively American popular music that still resonates strongly today. This book looks at the Great American Songbook's ......
A Lifelong Journey Towards Anti-Oppression and Inclusion in Museums
Inward, Outward, Onward, Upward: A Lifelong Journey Towards Anti-Oppression and Inclusion in Museums puts forth an incisive look at diversity, equity, accessibility, inclusion, anti-racism, pro-marginalized people and museums. It asks its readers--museum professionals, paraprofessionals, museum governing bodies, and museum academic programs--to ......
A Lifelong Journey Towards Anti-Oppression and Inclusion in Museums
Inward, Outward, Onward, Upward: A Lifelong Journey Towards Anti-Oppression and Inclusion in Museums puts forth an incisive look at diversity, equity, accessibility, inclusion, anti-racism, pro-marginalized people and museums. It asks its readers--museum professionals, paraprofessionals, museum governing bodies, and museum academic programs--to ......
Unlock the Secrets to Understanding Everyone in Your Life--Including You
Conformity is the new black—there is safety in numbers—so what happens when individuals come into conflict with the “shoe” values they’ve been forced to wear from an early age? They will either submit to the pressure and lose sight of themselves or fight like hell and be socially excommunicated. Too often personality distinctions are disowned ......
The thirteen chapters in this collection analyze David Fincher's development as a filmmaker, from television commercials and music videos to serving as front runner on the series Mindhunter. The contributors explore a variety of characteristics, including Fincher's attitudes toward his audiences, his attention to detail, his Gothic sense of evil, ......
