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Badass Feminist Politics

Exploring Radical Edges of Feminist Theory, Communication, and Activism

by Sarah Jane Blithe, Janell C. Bauer, Angela N. Gist-Mackey, Ashley R. Hall, Shardé M. Davis, Anita Mixon, Andrea Ewing, Prisca S. Ngondo, Cerise L. Glenn0, Melanie Duckworth1, Kelly J. Cross2, Idrissa Snider3, Rebecca Mercado Jones4, Jayna Marie Jones5, Siobhan Smith-Jones6, Johnny L. Jones7, Savaughn Williams8, Robin M. Boylorn9, Tina Harris0, Cassidy D. Ellis1, Sarah Gonzalez Noveiri2, Ruth J. Beerman3, Michael S. Martin4, Lydia Huerta Moreno5, Ana Gomez Parga6, Maureen Ebben7, Cheris Kramarae8, Kathleen Rushforth9, James McDonald0, Sara DeTurk1, Danette M. Pugh-Patton2, Antonio L. Spikes3, Jenna N. Hanchey4 ...

In the late 2010s, the United States experienced a period of widespread silencing. Protests of unsafe drinking water have been met with tear gas; national park employees, environmentalists, and scientists have been ordered to stop communicating publicly. Advocates for gun control are silenced even as mass shootings continue. Expressed dissent to political power is labeled as “fake news.” DREAMers, ... Read more

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In the late 2010s, the United States experienced a period of widespread silencing. Protests of unsafe drinking water have been met with tear gas; national park employees, environmentalists, and scientists have been ordered to stop communicating publicly. Advocates for gun control are silenced even as mass shootings continue. Expressed dissent to political power is labeled as “fake news.” DREAMers,
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Sex and Stigma

Stories of Everyday Life in Nevada’s Legal Brothels

by Sarah Jane Blithe, Anna Wiederhold Wolfe, Breanna Mohr ...

An intimate and original look at the lives of Nevada’s legal sex workers through the voices of current and former employees, brothel owners, madams, and local law enforcementThe state of Nevada is the only jurisdiction in the United States where prostitution is legal. Wrapped in moral judgments about sexual conduct and shrouded in titillating intrigue, stories about Nevada’s legal brothels ... Read more

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An intimate and original look at the lives of Nevada’s legal sex workers through the voices of current and former employees, brothel owners, madams, and local law enforcementThe state of Nevada is the only jurisdiction in the United States where prostitution is legal. Wrapped in moral judgments about sexual conduct and shrouded in titillating intrigue, stories about Nevada’s legal brothels
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Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code

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From everyday apps to complex algorithms, Ruha Benjamin cuts through tech-industry hype to understand how emerging technologies can reinforce White supremacy and deepen social inequity.Benjamin argues that automation, far from being a sinister story of racist programmers scheming on the dark web, has the potential to hide, speed up, and deepen discrimination while appearing neutral and even ... Read more

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From everyday apps to complex algorithms, Ruha Benjamin cuts through tech-industry hype to understand how emerging technologies can reinforce White supremacy and deepen social inequity.Benjamin argues that automation, far from being a sinister story of racist programmers scheming on the dark web, has the potential to hide, speed up, and deepen discrimination while appearing neutral and even
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The Costs of Connection

How Data Is Colonizing Human Life and Appropriating It for Capitalism

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Just about any social need is now met with an opportunity to "connect" through digital means. But this convenience is not free—it is purchased with vast amounts of personal data transferred through shadowy backchannels to corporations using it to generate profit. The Costs of Connection uncovers this process, this "data colonialism," and its designs for controlling our lives—our ways of knowing; ... Read more

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Just about any social need is now met with an opportunity to "connect" through digital means. But this convenience is not free—it is purchased with vast amounts of personal data transferred through shadowy backchannels to corporations using it to generate profit. The Costs of Connection uncovers this process, this "data colonialism," and its designs for controlling our lives—our ways of knowing;
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Keywords for Media Studies

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Introduces key terms, research traditions, debates, and their histories, and offers a sense of the new frontiers and questions emerging in the field of media studiesKeywords for Media Studies introduces and aims to advance the field of critical media studies by tracing, defining, and problematizing its established and emergent terminology. The book historicizes thinking about media and society, ... Read more

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Intercultural Communication for Everyday Life

by John R. Baldwin, Robin R. Means Coleman, Suchitra Shenoy-Packer, Alberto González ...

Written for students studying intercultural communication for the first time, this textbook gives a thorough introduction to inter- and cross-cultural concepts with a focus on practical application and social action.Provides a thorough introduction to inter- and cross-cultural concepts for beginning students with a focus on practical application and social actionDefines “communication” broadly ... Read more

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Cultural Resistance in Neoliberal Times

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How Racialized STEM Education Stifles Innovation

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2022 PROSE Award FinalistDrawing on narratives from hundreds of Black, Latinx, and Indigenous individuals, Ebony Omotola McGee examines the experiences of underrepresented racially minoritized students and faculty members who have succeeded in STEM. Based on this extensive research, McGee advocates for structural and institutional changes to address racial discrimination, stereotyping, and hostile ... Read more

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Online Activism in Theory and Practice

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Producers and Production Studies in the New Television Economy

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Below the Line illuminates the hidden labor of people who not only produce things that the television industry needs, such as a bit of content or a policy sound bite, but also produce themselves in the service of capital expansion. Vicki Mayer considers the work of television set assemblers, soft-core cameramen, reality-program casters, and public-access and cable commissioners in relation to the ... Read more

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