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Tanqueray (Hardcover)
Brandon Stanton, Stephanie Johnson
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Reeling from a brutal childhood, immersed in a world of go-go
dancers and hustlers, dirty cops and gangsters, Stephanie Johnson
was determined to become the fiercest thing the city had ever seen.
And she succeeded. This is her story. The storytelling phenomenon
Humans of New York has captivated a global audience of millions
with personal narratives that illuminate the human condition. But
one story stands apart from the rest . . . She is a woman as
fabulous, unbowed, and irresistible as the city she lives in. Meet
Tanqueray. Humans of New York featured a photo of a woman in an
outrageous fur coat and hat she made herself. She instantly
captured the attention of millions. Her name is Stephanie Johnson,
but she's better known as 'Tanqueray,' a born performer who emerged
from a troubled youth to become one of the best-known burlesque
dancers in New York City. Real, raw, and unapologetically honest,
this is the full story of Tanqueray as told by Brandon Stanton - a
memoir filled with never-before-told stories of Tanqueray's
struggles and triumphs through good times and bad, personal photos
from her own collection, and glimpses of New York City from back in
the day when the name 'Tanqueray' was on everyone's lips.
An important resource for educators seeking to connect literary
studies with vocational exploration and purpose Bridges the
established discipline of literary studies with the emerging
scholarship of vocation through literary criticism, pedagogical
methods, and theory Argues for the significance of literary studies
for engaging students and faculty in understanding individual
purpose and civic concerns Examines how genres such as the novel,
poetry and drama shape vocational questions and commitments
differently Brings various approaches to literature, such as gender
studies, queer theory, trauma studies, and immigration and race
studies, to bear on vocational identities and concerns Presents
specific pedagogies for archival work, community engagement, and
writing that promote vocational discovery The concept of 'vocation'
has garnered significant attention as a means of speaking about
purposeful living and the multiple responsibilities of civic life,
which converge with the broader goals of liberal education. This
volume addresses the important role that literary studies can and
should play in that conversation. With attention to the forms,
voices and praxis of the discipline, and informed by the public
humanities, these thirteen chapters address critical questions for
cultivating vocation in students: How might the varied fields
within literary studies invite students to consider meaning and
purpose? How might our pedagogies and theories of interpretation
inform the direction of their lives? The chapters offer readers a
new language and framework for reinvigorating literary studies as a
productive means to answer life's most significant questions, while
also modelling how vocational exploration can be incorporated into
multiple disciplines and contexts. The volume as a whole positions
literary studies as vital to the conversation about value, civic
engagement, and purpose as it shapes not only the lives of students
but also the future of higher education.
The concept of 'vocation' has garnered significant attention as a
means of speaking about purposeful living and the multiple
responsibilities of civic life, which converge with the broader
goals of liberal education. This volume addresses the important
role that literary studies can and should play in that
conversation. With attention to the forms, voices and praxis of the
discipline, and informed by the public humanities, these thirteen
chapters address critical questions for cultivating vocation in
students: How might the varied fields within literary studies
invite students to consider meaning and purpose? How might our
pedagogies and theories of interpretation inform the direction of
their lives? The chapters offer readers a new language and
framework for reinvigorating literary studies as a productive means
to answer life's most significant questions, while also modelling
how vocational exploration can be incorporated into multiple
disciplines and contexts. The volume as a whole positions literary
studies as vital to the conversation about value, civic engagement,
and purpose as it shapes not only the lives of students but also
the future of higher education.
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Therapy (Paperback)
Tam Jernigan; Stephanie Johnson Rice
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R259
Discovery Miles 2 590
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Beulah, a dedicated nurse, wife and mother is forced to choose
between the survival of her family or her sanity. All she's ever
known was to take care of her husband Teddy and children Shelly and
Wallace. Sacrificing both her physical and mental health, she
diligently strived to make sure they didn't lack or want for
anything. It wasn't until a stream of unfortunate events unraveled
that Beulah realized her family didn't need her and was forced to
make a choice on whether to stick it out and save her family or
throw caution to the wind and save herself. After being humiliated
at work by a patient who tries to sexually assault her at the
bequest of a few security guards, finding out her husband Teddy
lives a double life as a gay man and cross dresser, the promiscuous
behavior her daughter Shelly strives to perfect, being assaulted
and arrested on drug charges because of her son Wallace's
affiliation with gangs, Beulah's life was its lowest of lows. Once
released from jail, she walks out of the police station and keeps
going, never to return to her home or family. Shortly on her
journey, she is picked up by Jose a passerby, who is able to
convince Beulah to allow him to take her to a nearby homeless
shelter. Once there, Beulah experiences unadulterated mental
despair and becomes borderline psychotic. Jose, who remains close
to her, soon becomes the key to Beulah's recovery and leads her
down a road that not only allows Beulah to learn her self worth,
but gives her the strength to live again. Dying for Life is the
story of a woman who lost herself in her family. What she thought
was rock bottom was a self revelation and golden second chance at
life, love and internal peace. No longer dying for life, Beulah is
able to take the broken pieces of her past and create a collage of
new beginnings; beginnings of internal acceptance, unconditional
love and acceptance of a new relationship with her estrange family.
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