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  • Films as Rhetorical Texts

    Cultivating Discussion about Race, Racism, and Race Relations

    by Janice D. Hamlet, Raymond Blanton, Rekha Sharma, Tewodros Workneh, Gordon Alley-Young, Gregory Adamo, Sheryl Lidzy, Debra C. Smith, David Stamps, Vinod Kumar0, P. Sudheer Kumar1, Shearon Roberts2, Christopher K. Jackson3, Renata Ferdinand4, Joshua F. Hoops5, Shamilla Amulega6, Taryn K. Myers7, J. Joy Davis8, Gregory A. Cranmer9, Tina M. Harris0 ...
    Films as Rhetorical Texts: Cultivating Discussion about Race, Racism, and Race Relations presents critical essays focusing on select commercial films and what they can teach us about race, racism, and race relations in America. The films in this volume are critically assessed as rhetorical texts using various aspects and components of critical race theory, recognizing that race and racism are ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Recasting the Disney Princess in an Era of New Media and Social Movements

    by Shearon Roberts, Jenny Banh, Ahli Chatters, Charity Clay, Krystal Ghisyawan, Abeo Jackson, Varion Laurent, Leece Lee-Oliver, Turon Nicholas, Prairie Endres-Parnell0, Daron Roberts1, Alberto Rodriguez2, Holly Pate3, Jana Thomas4, Prinsey Walker5, Rebecca Weidman-Winter6, Sarah Maben7, Alexis Woods Barr8, Shaniece B. Bickham9, Sarah A. Clunis0, Veronica Nohemi Duran1, Susanne R. Hackett2, Kelsey Denise Ray3, Hannah Joy Shareef4, Sheryl Kennedy Haydel5 ...
    In the late 2000s, the Walt Disney Company expanded, rebranded, and recast itself around “woke,” empowered entertainment. This new era revitalized its princess franchise, seeking to elevate its female characters into heroes who save the day. Recasting the Disney Princess in an Era of New Media and Social Movements analyzes the way that the Walt Disney Company has co-opted contemporary social ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Developing Women Leaders in the Academy through Enhanced Communication Strategies

    by Jayne Cubbage, L. Simone Byrd, Karima A. Haynes, John W. Howard III, Pavitra Kavya, Michael W. Kramer, Stephanie Norander, Laura C. Prividera, Shearon Roberts, Jeanetta D. Sims0, Sarah Stone Watt1, Mary E. Wildner-Bassett2, Nicole Files-Thompson3, Sheryl Kennedy Haydel4 ...
    Series series Communicating Gender
    Developing Women Leaders in the Academy through Enhanced Communication Strategies explores the experiences, strategies, and triumphs of women who have attained leadership roles within the academy as well as the shortfalls, disappointments, and battle scars many women leaders have experienced in their quest to lead. Clear direction, focused strategies, and enhanced communication are necessary to ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Narratives of Storytelling across Cultures

    The Complexities of Intercultural Communication

    by Natalie Hopkinson, Ali Hussain, Karen McIntyre, Shearon Roberts, Meghan Sobel, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Lowery Woodall, Tony R. DeMars, Gabriel B. Tait0, Amanda Nell Edgar1, Lisa M. Paulin2, Indira S. Somani3, Darrell L. Roe4, Raymond D. Anderson5, Jeffrey S. Wilkinson6, Mia Moody7 ...
    Narratives of Storytelling Across Cultures demonstrates how meaning found within interpersonal communication is not universal across all cultures. Miscommunication can occur when the foundations of cultural meaning within stories, as told socially and within media, vary among different cultures. Positioned within the communication and media field, this book connects issues of societal tension and ... Read more

    $36.49 USD

  • Oil and Water

    Media Lessons from Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater Horizon Disaster

    by Andrea Miller, Shearon Roberts, Victoria Lapoe ...
    Along the Gulf Coast, history is often referenced as pre-Katrina or post-Katrina. However, the natural disaster that appalled the world in 2005 has been joined by another catastrophe, this one man-made—the greatest environmental and maritime accident of all time, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In less than five years, the Gulf Coast has experienced two colossal disasters, very different, yet ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • HBO's Treme and Post-Katrina Catharsis

    The Mediated Rebirth of New Orleans

    by Gregory Adamo, Aurelie Godet, Wendy Hajjar, Ariane Hudelet, Johnny Jones, Helen Morgan Parmett, Kristin Shamas, Lynnell Thomas ...
    Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, outsiders will have two versions of the Katrina experience. One version will be the images they recall from news coverage of the aftermath. The other will be the intimate portrayal of the determination of New Orleans residents to rebuild and recover their lives. HBO’s Treme offers outsiders an inside look into why New Orleanians refused to abandon a place that ... Read more

    $42.89 USD

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  • Nine Lives

    Death and Life in New Orleans

    by Dan Baum ...
    The hidden history of the haunted and beloved city of New Orleans, told through the intersecting lives of nine remarkable characters.“Nine Lives is stunning work. Dan Baum has immersed himself in New Orleans, the most fascinating city in the United States, and illuminated it in a way that is as innovative as Tom Wolfe on hot rods and Truman Capote on a pair of murderers. Full of stylistic ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Tornado Hunter

    Getting Inside the Most Violent Storms on Earth

    by Stefan Bechtel, Tim Samaras ...
    Like the deadly tornadoes it documents, this potent combination of high adventure and hard science is terrifyingly timely in our era of global warming and climate change. The Weather Channel, now America's most watched programming, has in recent years shown us a relentless series of hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, and eruptions killing thousands, turning millions into refugees, and leaving ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Firestorm

    How Wildfire Will Shape Our Future

    by Edward Struzik ...
    **"Frightening...Firestorm comes alive when Struzik discusses the work of offbeat scientists." —New York Times Book Review"Comprehensive and compelling." —Booklist**"A powerful message." —Kirkus"Should be required reading." —Library JournalFor two months in the spring of 2016, the world watched as wildfire ravaged the Canadian town of Fort McMurray. Firefighters named the fire “th... ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Japan - Hell on Earth: 2011

    by Paul Andrews ...
    On the 11th March 2011, a massive earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean near to North-Eastern Japan. Soon afterwards, a devestating tsunami followed. This quick-read guide written by Paul Andrews gives the reader an overview an explanation of the events in easy-to-understand plain English. With sections including the nuclear crisis, the effect of the disaster on Japan's - and the global - economy, and ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Path of Destruction

    The Devastation of New Orleans and the Coming Age of Superstorms

    by Mark Schleifstein, John McQuaid ...
    At 5:02 A.M. on August 29, 2005, Power Went Out in the Superdome. Not long after, wind ripped giant white rubber sheets off the roof and sent huge shards of debris flying toward Uptown. Rivulets of rainwater began finding their way down through the ceiling, dripping and pouring into the stands, the mezzanine, and the football field. Without ventilation, the air began to get gamy with the smell of ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Why Does It Happen: Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Typhoons

    Natural Disaster Books for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series Book 4 - Why Does It Happen
    Tornadoes, typhoons and hurricanes are weather disturbances that your child may be familiar with based on experience. But does your child know the science behind these events? With this picture book, he/she will! Picture books are informative materials that are shouting to be picked up and read. The illustrations are attention-grabbing and the carefully written quick facts break complex concepts ... Read more

    $4.99 USD