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With growing academic responsibilities, family commitments, and
inboxes, scholars are struggling to fulfill their writing goals. A
finished book or even steady journal articles may seem like an
impossible dream. But, as Joli Jensen proves, it really is possible
to write happily and productively in academe. Jensen begins by
busting the myth that universities are supportive writing
environments. She points out that academia, an arena dedicated to
scholarship, offers pressures that actually prevent scholarly
writing. She shows how to acknowledge these less-than-ideal
conditions, and how to keep these circumstances from draining
writing time and energy. Jensen introduces tools and techniques
that encourage frequent, low-stress writing. She points out common
ways writers stall and offers workarounds that maintain
productivity. Her focus is not on content, but on how to overcome
whatever stands in the way of academic writing.Write No Matter What
draws on popular and scholarly insights into the writing process
and stems from Jensen's experience designing and directing a
faculty writing program. With more than three decades as an
academic writer, Jensen knows what really helps and hinders the
scholarly writing process for scholars in the humanities, social
sciences,and sciences. Cut down the academic sword of Damocles,
Jensen advises. Learn how to write often and effectively, without
pressure or shame. With her encouragement, writers of all levels
will find ways to create the writing support they need and deserve.
The mass media make it possible for tame to be enhanced and
transformed posthumously. What does it mean to fans when a
celebrity dies, and how can death change the way that celebrities
are perceived and celebrated? How do we mourn and remember? What
can different forms of communication reveal about the role of media
in our lives? Through a provocative look at the lives and legacy of
popular musicians from Elvis to Tupac and from Louis Prima to John
Lennon,
Are the arts good for us? This book questions our taken-for-granted
assumptions about the transformational powers of high culture by
critiquing an instrumental American heritage of beliefs about the
arts. Jensen argues that faith in high culture's unproven ability
to transform people and society allows social critics to keep faith
with the idea of a democratic society while deploring popular
culture. Employing perspectives from Tocqueville and Dewey, she
argues that the arts are good, but they don't do good. Instead of
expecting the arts to improve things (and blaming the media for
ruining them) we need to recognize that it is up to us, not "the
arts" to make the world a better place.
One of the most influential and acclaimed female vocalists of the
twentieth century, Patsy Cline (1932-63) was best known for her
rich tone and emotionally expressive voice. Born Virginia Patterson
Hensley, she launched her musical career during the early 1950s as
a young woman in Winchester, Virginia, and her heartfelt songs
reflect her life and times in this community. A country music
singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success, Cline embodied the
power and appeal of women in country music, helping open the
lucrative industry to future female solo artists. Bringing together
noted authorities on Patsy Cline and country music, Sweet Dreams:
The World of Patsy Cline examines the regional and national history
that shaped Cline's career and the popular culture that she so
profoundly influenced with her music. In detailed, deeply
researched essays, contributors provide an account of Cline's early
performance days in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, analyze the
politics of the split between pop and country music, and discuss
her strategies for negotiating gender in relation to her public and
private persona. Interpreting rich visual images, fan
correspondence, publicity tactics, and community mores, this volume
explores the rich and complex history of a woman whose music and
image changed the shape of country music and American popular
culture. Contributors are Beth Bailey, Mike Foreman, Douglas
Gomery, George Hamilton IV, Warren R. Hofstra, Joli Jensen, Bill C.
Malone, Kristine M. McCusker, and Jocelyn R. Neal.
This volume brings together sixteen essays on key and intersecting
topics in critical cultural studies from major scholars in the
field. Taking into account the vicissitudes of political, social,
and cultural issues, the contributors engage deeply with the
evolving understanding of critical concepts such as history,
community, culture, identity, politics, ethics, globalization, and
technology. The essays address the extent to which these concepts
have been useful to scholars, policy makers, and citizens, as well
as the ways they must be rethought and reconsidered if they are to
continue to be viable. Each essay considers what is known and
understood about these concepts. The essays give particular
attention to how relevant ideas, themes, and terms were developed,
elaborated, and deployed in the work of James W. Carey, the
"founding father" of cultural studies in the United States. The
contributors map how these important concepts, including Carey's
own work with them, have evolved over time and how these concepts
intersect. The result is a coherent volume that redefines the
still-emerging field of critical cultural studies. Contributors are
Stuart Allan, Jack Zeljko Bratich, Clifford Christians, Norman
Denzin, Mark Fackler, Robert Fortner, Lawrence Grossberg, Joli
Jensen, Steve Jones, John Nerone, Lana Rakow, Quentin J. Schultze,
Linda Steiner, Angharad N. Valdivia, Catherine Warren, Frederick
Wasser, and Barbie Zelizer.
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