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HBO's Girls and the Awkward Politics of Gender, Race, and Privilege (Hardcover): Elwood Watson, Jennifer Mitchell, Marc... HBO's Girls and the Awkward Politics of Gender, Race, and Privilege (Hardcover)
Elwood Watson, Jennifer Mitchell, Marc Edward Shaw; Contributions by Joycelyn Bailey, Maria San Filippo, …
R2,353 Discovery Miles 23 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

HBO's Girls and the Awkward Politics of Gender, Race, and Privilege is a collection of essays that examines the HBO program Girls. Since its premiere in 2012, the series has garnered the attention of individuals from various walks of life. The show has been described in many terms: insightful, out-of-touch, brash, sexist, racist, perverse, complex, edgy, daring, provocative-just to name a few. Overall, there is no doubt that Girls has firmly etched itself in the fabric of early twenty-first-century popular culture. The essays in this book examine the show from various angles including: white privilege; body image; gender; culture; race; sexuality; parental and generational attitudes; third wave feminism; male emasculation and immaturity; hipster, indie, and urban music as it relates to Generation Y and Generation X. By examining these perspectives, this book uncovers many of the most pressing issues that have surfaced in the show, while considering the broader societal implications therein.

Overcoming Adversity in Academia - Stories from Generation X Faculty (Hardcover): Elwood Watson Overcoming Adversity in Academia - Stories from Generation X Faculty (Hardcover)
Elwood Watson
R2,208 Discovery Miles 22 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This collection of essays written by seventeen Generation X academics passionately, provocatively, and eloquently demonstrates the personal issues, conflicts, and triumphs that are definitive of this generation. These essays define the voice of an often overlooked and ignored demographic.

Violence Against Black Bodies - An Intersectional Analysis of How Black Lives Continue to Matter (Paperback): Sandra E... Violence Against Black Bodies - An Intersectional Analysis of How Black Lives Continue to Matter (Paperback)
Sandra E Weissinger, Dwayne A Mack, Elwood Watson
R1,245 Discovery Miles 12 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Violence Against Black Bodies argues that black deaths at the hands of police are just one form of violence that black and brown people face daily in the western world. Through the voices of scholars from different academic disciplines, this book gives readers an opportunity to put the cases together and see that violent deaths in police custody are just one tentacle of the racial order-a hierarchy which is designed to produce trauma and discrimination according to one's perceived race and ethnicity.

HBO's Girls and the Awkward Politics of Gender, Race, and Privilege (Paperback): Elwood Watson, Jennifer Mitchell, Marc... HBO's Girls and the Awkward Politics of Gender, Race, and Privilege (Paperback)
Elwood Watson, Jennifer Mitchell, Marc Edward Shaw; Contributions by Joycelyn Bailey, Maria San Filippo, …
R1,186 Discovery Miles 11 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

HBO's Girls and the Awkward Politics of Gender, Race, and Privilege is a collection of essays that examines the HBO program Girls. Since its premiere in 2012, the series has garnered the attention of individuals from various walks of life. The show has been described in many terms: insightful, out-of-touch, brash, sexist, racist, perverse, complex, edgy, daring, provocative-just to name a few. Overall, there is no doubt that Girls has firmly etched itself in the fabric of early twenty-first-century popular culture. The essays in this book examine the show from various angles including: white privilege; body image; gender; culture; race; sexuality; parental and generational attitudes; third wave feminism; male emasculation and immaturity; hipster, indie, and urban music as it relates to Generation Y and Generation X. By examining these perspectives, this book uncovers many of the most pressing issues that have surfaced in the show, while considering the broader societal implications therein.

Beginning a Career in Academia - A Guide for Graduate Students of Color (Hardcover): Dwayne A Mack, Elwood Watson, Michelle... Beginning a Career in Academia - A Guide for Graduate Students of Color (Hardcover)
Dwayne A Mack, Elwood Watson, Michelle Madsen Camacho
R4,414 Discovery Miles 44 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This practical guide prepares graduate students of color for their first job in academia and offers strategies for succeeding in the early years of a tenure-track position. Through the voices of faculty who have experienced the rigors of the job search and a career in academia, Beginning a Career in Academia offers advice for graduate students of color on how to transition from graduate school to an academic position. This inclusive volume shares perspectives that vary based on gender, racial, ethnic, generational, and disciplinary backgrounds, giving readers an opportunity to reflect on successful strategies for career readiness and for dealing with marginalization. The authors provide recommendations and tips to enhance the job search, identify campus fit, prepare for the interview and negotiation process, address dynamics of of racial and gender politics, find work-life balance, and demystify the promotion and tenure process. This must-read provides candid advice and mentorship for any graduate students of color embarking on a carreer in academe.

Beginning a Career in Academia - A Guide for Graduate Students of Color (Paperback): Dwayne A Mack, Elwood Watson, Michelle... Beginning a Career in Academia - A Guide for Graduate Students of Color (Paperback)
Dwayne A Mack, Elwood Watson, Michelle Madsen Camacho
R1,119 Discovery Miles 11 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This practical guide prepares graduate students of color for their first job in academia and offers strategies for succeeding in the early years of a tenure-track position. Through the voices of faculty who have experienced the rigors of the job search and a career in academia, Beginning a Career in Academia offers advice for graduate students of color on how to transition from graduate school to an academic position. This inclusive volume shares perspectives that vary based on gender, racial, ethnic, generational, and disciplinary backgrounds, giving readers an opportunity to reflect on successful strategies for career readiness and for dealing with marginalization. The authors provide recommendations and tips to enhance the job search, identify campus fit, prepare for the interview and negotiation process, address dynamics of of racial and gender politics, find work-life balance, and demystify the promotion and tenure process. This must-read provides candid advice and mentorship for any graduate students of color embarking on a carreer in academe.

Generation X Professors Speak - Voices from Academia (Hardcover): Elwood Watson Generation X Professors Speak - Voices from Academia (Hardcover)
Elwood Watson
R2,535 Discovery Miles 25 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

While the Baby Boomer generation has consistently commanded widespread attention-both scholarly and popular-little has been written about Generation X, the 46 million Americans born between the mid-1960s and late 1970s. But with Baby Boomers now moving into retirement, members of Generation X have come to the forefront of American society. Consequently, understanding Generation X-and the potential impact of the independent, sometimes rebellious spirit that characterizes it-is critical. In Generation X Professors Speak: Voices from Academia, Elwood Watson has assembled a unique collection of thematically arranged essays by academics that offers insights into the issues, conflicts, and triumphs that epitomize this often overlooked generation. One essayist writes about her determination to achieve her career goals without sacrificing time with her family, while another speaks about being a stay-at-home dad and teaching part-time at a university. Another essay covers disabilities, depression, and mental illness, pointing to the sympathetic approach Gen Xers tend to take toward individuals often marginalized by society. The acceptance of interracial marriage on the part of members of Generation X is engagingly presented by an ivy-league educated white man married to a woman of African descent. And the role religion plays in the lives of Gen Xers is movingly expressed by an essayist whose commitment to his spiritual faith have allowed him to combat racial, social, family, personal, and academic issues. These and the other essays in this collection passionately-and sometime provocatively-cover topics ranging from career, class, family life, health, music, and physical disabilities to race, religion, and sexuality. Together, the essays define the characteristics and demonstrate the diversity of Generation X, and will appeal to scholars, students, and others interested in social history, psychology, gender studies, and popular culture.

Pimps, Wimps, Studs, Thugs and Gentlemen - Essays on Media Images of Masculinity (Paperback): Elwood Watson Pimps, Wimps, Studs, Thugs and Gentlemen - Essays on Media Images of Masculinity (Paperback)
Elwood Watson
R962 R680 Discovery Miles 6 800 Save R282 (29%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With essays ranging in topic from the films of Neil LaBute to the sexual politics of Major League Baseball, this diverse collection of essays examines the multi-faceted media images of contemporary masculinity from a variety of perspectives and academic disciplines. The book's first half focuses on the issue of racialized masculinity and its various manifestations, with essays covering, among other topics, the re-imagining of Asian American masculinity in Justin Lin's Better Luck Tomorrow and the ever-present image of black male buffoonery in the neo-minstrel performances of VH1's Flavor of Love. The book's second half explores the issue of contemporary mediated performance and the cultural politics of masculinity, with essays focusing on popular media representations of men in a variety of gendered roles, from homemakers and househusbands to valorous war heroes and athletic demigods.

Searching the Soul of ""Ally McBeal - Critical Essays (Paperback): Elwood Watson Searching the Soul of ""Ally McBeal - Critical Essays (Paperback)
Elwood Watson
R956 R674 Discovery Miles 6 740 Save R282 (29%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ally McBeal, the immensely popular television series by producer David Kelley that ran on Fox television from 1997 to 2002, was both groundbreaking and controversial. Attracting a tidal wave of popular attention, the show's challenging presentation of gender roles and gender politics broke from convention to wrestle with timely social concerns. The series presentation of the character of Ally and many other cast members placed it in the epicentre of an ever-expanding international debate over feminism and the roles of women in modern society. In 1998, ""Time Magazine"" ran a cover story featuring a photo of Ally McBeal's character alongside three of the feminist movement's most memorable figures. The article was suggestively entitled, ""Is Feminism Dead?"" This book addresses that important question as it relates to the presentation of women's behaviours, desires and images in ""Ally McBeal"". The discussion includes consideration of the definition of feminism in the early twentieth century, the challenges that women's interests in heterosexuality and bisexuality present to feminism, feminist thought regarding female professionalism and contemporary marriage, and the struggle for an understanding of masculinity in light of feminism's growing challenge to patriarchy. Contrary to the implications of ""Time Magazine""'s coverage, this book argues that ""Ally McBeal"" is a positive feminist text from the perspective of post-feminist theory. ""Ally McBeal""'s important social function affirms the entertainment industry's significant role in maintaining the national identity. Central to the series' success was its departure from conservative conventions that have for decades defined Prime Time television. Concluding chapters address this aspect of the show, highlighting the series' groundbreaking narrative structure, the critique ""Ally McBeal"" makes of society and the law in the early 21st century, and the series' critical treatment of ethnic minority characters.

Violence Against Black Bodies - An Intersectional Analysis of How Black Lives Continue to Matter (Hardcover): Sandra E... Violence Against Black Bodies - An Intersectional Analysis of How Black Lives Continue to Matter (Hardcover)
Sandra E Weissinger, Dwayne A Mack, Elwood Watson
R4,426 Discovery Miles 44 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Violence Against Black Bodies argues that black deaths at the hands of police are just one form of violence that black and brown people face daily in the western world. Through the voices of scholars from different academic disciplines, this book gives readers an opportunity to put the cases together and see that violent deaths in police custody are just one tentacle of the racial order-a hierarchy which is designed to produce trauma and discrimination according to one's perceived race and ethnicity.

The Oprah Phenomenon (Paperback, Revised edition): Jennifer Harris, Elwood Watson The Oprah Phenomenon (Paperback, Revised edition)
Jennifer Harris, Elwood Watson
R910 Discovery Miles 9 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Her image is iconic: Oprah Winfrey has built an empire on her ability to connect with and inspire her audience. No longer just a name, "Oprah" has become a brand representing the talk show host's unique style of self-actualizing individualism. The cultural and economic power wielded by Winfrey merits critical evaluation. The contributors to The Oprah Phenomenon examine the origins of her public image and its substantial influence on politics, entertainment, and popular opinion. Contributors address praise from her many supporters and weigh criticisms from her detractors. Winfrey's ability to create a feeling of intimacy with her audience has long been cited as one of the foundations of her popularity. She has repeatedly made national headlines by engaging and informing her audience with respect to her personal relationships to race, gender, feminism, and New Age culture. The Oprah Phenomenon explores these relationships in detail.

At the root of Winfrey's message to her vast audience is her assertion that anyone can be a success regardless of background or upbringing. The contributors scrutinize this message: What does this success entail? Is the motivation behind self-actualization, in fact, merely the hope of replicating Winfrey's purchasing power? Is it just a prescription to buy the products she recommends and heed the advice of people she admires, or is it a lifestyle change of meaningful spiritual benefit? The Oprah Phenomenon asks these and many other difficult questions to promote a greater understanding of Winfrey's influence on the American consciousness.

Performing American Masculinities - The 21st-Century Man in Popular Culture (Paperback): Elwood Watson, Marc E. Shaw Performing American Masculinities - The 21st-Century Man in Popular Culture (Paperback)
Elwood Watson, Marc E. Shaw
R797 Discovery Miles 7 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This collection highlights the fluidity of masculinity in American popular culture at the turn of the new millennium and beyond by examining possibilities for male identity formation. Each chapter mines American popular culture theatre, film, literature, music, advertising, internet content, television, photography, and current events to pose questions about the process of gender creation and the contestation of masculinities as constantly changing political forms. The first section explores masculinities within late capitalism and includes studies of Seinfeld, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and reality television. The second section addresses identity when masculinity intersects with race, religion, disability, and sexuality, including chapters on Barack Obama, the O.J. trial, and popular movies."

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