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This anthology outlines a cadre of alt-right groups, conspiracy theories, and other forms of stigmatized knowledge threatening our society and presents a compelling case for the continued relevancy of the Frankfurt School of Critical Social Theory.

This book explores science fantasy, a hybrid genre that draws from both science fiction and fantasy. It delves into how science fantasy serves as a medium to shape the present and build a better future through memories and explores uncharted territories where science and imagination intersect.

This book makes the case for a new theorisation of Song as a multimodal storytelling sonic act, one that has implications for songwriters, scholars, and the way in which we think about music and song.

Through the work of three politically persecuted women writers and two modern poets, this book analyzes loss in contemporary Albanian literature explored in relation to pain, grief, memory, death and freedom, questioning the meeting point between life writing and poetry, and the point where they part ways.

In the early 20th century, Pacific Rim governments urgently needed to rethink European colonialism. Aschenbrenner explains the strange history of 'adaptation to survive' that marked the struggle between arriving and resident populations in Australia, Japan and Canada and in the US territories (Hawaii and Alaska) from 1850 to 1974.

Refiguring the Sacred offers perspectives on Ricoeur's life-long reflections about religion. This collection includes two essays by Ricoeur and new interpretations of some of his most significant writings by several noted Ricoeur scholars.

This book discusses herbal medicine, indigenous governance, and judiciary among the Swahili, Kamba, and Kikuyu communities of East Africa as well as the role which African languages play in preserving these indigenous knowledge forms.

This book identifies and parses through ten domains of equality. The book explores the meta question how a state might govern itself to maximize equality for all. It provides an understanding of equality, its importance, and what is required to pursue and establish equality in a democratic state.

Using works by Hubert Harrison, George S. Schuyler, and Wallace Thurman as illustrations of blackness and literature in the early twentieth century, the author investigates how these works reflect Black Americans' changing views during the New Negro, the Harlem Renaissance, and Harlem's Literati movements.

David Apolloni defends a modern version of Plato's argument for the immortality of the soul and argues the soul is non-physical. The book also defends a version of Gödel's ontological argument for God's existence. Using the results, he supports accounts of the afterlife from those who have had near-death experiences.

This book intricately intertwines institutional and attitudinal factors, elucidating the window of opportunity for reckoning with the past. While spotlighting Portugal as a unique case study, the book probes how the emergence of 'norm-breaking' parties along with the end of old stigmas and biases, may rekindle transitional justice debates.

Presents regulations governing issues related to establishing and guaranteeing the rights of intellectual property holders and the fair use of their patents, trademarks, inventions, writings, music, television, and technology by the Patent and Trademark Office, the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress, and the Department of Commerce.

This book anchors literary critic Hortense J. Spillers' thought into conceptual forms of subject, abject, and insurgent, distilling each individually and then examining how they relate to one another to confront and combat racist heteropatriarchal forces that cement antiblackness.

An essential resource offering career insight and practical advice from industry-leading sports professionals. In So You Want to Work in Sports, K. P. Wee has gathered invaluable first-hand perspectives from sports industry leaders with decades of experience in a range of fields, including broadcasting, sports management, journalism, scouting, marketing, analytics, and more. These seasoned professionals share their stories of how they got started in sports and the lessons they learned along the way. Wee shares how veteran sports radio reporter Ted Sobel deals with emotional athletes after a difficult loss; what broadcasters Chris King, Jeff Levering, and Steve Granado have to say about working in play-by-play; what advice Kris Budden has for conducting a quality interview; how respected baseball executive Andy Dolich got to where he is today, and more.Full of tips, advice, and inspiration for those wanting to gain a foothold in the competitive sports industry, So You Want to Work in Sports is an indispensable resource for students and young professionals alike.

This collection offers snapshots and reflections on teaching reading in disciplinary contexts, grounded in threshold concept theory and the experiences of practitioners. Chapters describe activities, routines, and practices that help students struggle successfully with academic reading.

This collection offers snapshots and reflections on teaching reading in disciplinary contexts, grounded in threshold concept theory and the experiences of practitioners. Chapters describe activities, routines, and practices that help students struggle successfully with academic reading.

John Zogby, one of America's most prominent pollsters, offers readers a master class in understanding what polls can reveal about public opinion. Illustrating his arguments from key political races of the last 40 years, Zogby shares true stories about how polls have been misused and when they have been well or badly.

Painting an unpolished portrait of both his world and the world of medicine, Matt Hogan shares this humorous and honest collection of essays about the absurdities of a life, how he became the doctor he is today, and the frustrations of the American health care system.

A narrative that is equal parts genetic and family detective story, geneticist Susan W. Liebman chronicles the sorrows that a deadly mutation caused in her family as well as how she discovered the killer: a new heart disease gene mutation that affects 1 in 800 Ashkenazi Jews.

A deep dive into classic noir films and how filmmakers today are refreshing and updating the genre for new generations.In American Film Noir, M. Keith Booker introduces readers to the cult-favorite genre of film noir and discusses the ongoing power and popularity of the genre's key elements and themes in modern films, often considered neo-noir, well into the twenty-first century. Booker covers a wide range of noir favorites, from the early classics The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep, to late 20th-century neo-noir such as Chinatown,and ultimately newer iterations of the genre as seen in films like Inherent Vice, Promising Young Woman, and Uncut Gems. American Film Noir contains three separate parts, each exploring crucial categories of noir: the detective film, the lost man film, and femme fatale films. Within each section, Booker discusses the essential classic noir films that embody these themes as well as neo-noir films that invite viewers to analyze how the traditional components of noir have evolved with filmmaking. Finally, each section concludes with twenty-first-century films that evoke noir elements while refreshing the genre and enhancing viewers' appreciation of the originals that inspired them-what Booker terms "revisionary noir". Whether new to noir films, students of the genre, or long-time fans, readers will be sure to learn what makes this genre so special, discover why filmmakers keep coming back to it, and find a new favorite movie to add to their shelves.