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Tells the story of a unique Zulu gospel choir comprised of people living with HIV in South Africa, and how they maintained healthy, productive lives amid globalized inequality, international aid, and the stigma that often comes with having HIV.

Draws upon nearly two decades of examples and insight from Karuk experiences on the Klamath River to illustrate how the ecological dynamics of settler-colonialism are essential for theorizing gender, race and social power today.

Precision medicine is rapidly becoming the standard-of-care for the treatment of cancer patients. Precision Medicine Oncology: A Primer is a concise review of the fundamental principles and applications of precision medicine, and intended for clinicians, particularly those working in the field of oncology.

A beautifully illustrated history of the struggle for women's right to vote, published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Library of Congress. The book is divided into four chronological sections featuring brief introductory essays all illustrated in colour and black and white images from the Library's collection.

Lavishly illustrated with over 80 full-colour images, this book includes original art and artifacts from the distant past as well as modern work by Native American artists. Works included are clothing (such as robes and hats), everyday items (such as blankets, pots, and baskets) and artwork (such as paintings on animal hide and figurines).

Where do we begin to talk about abstract art? From the point of view of the collection included in this book, the arc of abstraction is very broad, sweeping and multivalent. The essays included here take an open view of the story of abstraction, reflecting the variation and diversity of American art included in the holdings of the Newark Museum.

Identifies and explains the sources of stratification that differentiate colleges and universities in the United States. The authors use quantitative analysis to map the contours of this system. They then explain the mechanisms that sustain it and illustrate the ways in which rising institutional inequality has limited individual opportunity.

Higher education is broken, and we haven't been able to fix it. Even in the face of great and growing dysfunction, it seems resistant to fundamental change. At this point, can anything be done to save it? The Instruction Myth argues that yes, higher education can be reformed and reinvigorated, but it will not be an easy process.

Draws upon a set of different sources, many of them previously untapped, including folklore, music, big data, and material culture, to demonstrate what is still to be achieved in the study of Hasidism. Ultimately, this textbook presents research methods that can decentralize the role community leaders play in the current literature.

Draws upon a set of different sources, many of them previously untapped, including folklore, music, big data, and material culture, to demonstrate what is still to be achieved in the study of Hasidism. Ultimately, this textbook presents research methods that can decentralize the role community leaders play in the current literature.

Since the 1970s, the field of Translation Studies has entered into dialogue with an array of other disciplines, sustaining a close but contentious relationship with literary translation. At Translation’s Edge expands this interdisciplinary dialogue by taking up questions of translation across sub-fields and within disciplines, including film and media studies, comparative literature, history, and education among others.

Even the most brilliant minds have to eat. And for some scholars, food preparation is more than just a chore; it's a passion. In this unique culinary memoir and cookbook, renowned cultural critic Elisabeth Bronfen tells of her lifelong love affair with cooking and demonstrates what she has learned about creating delicious home meals.

Since the 1970s, the field of Translation Studies has entered into dialogue with an array of other disciplines, sustaining a close but contentious relationship with literary translation. This book expands this interdisciplinary dialogue by taking up questions of translation across sub-fields and within disciplines.

The nineteenth century was a rough time to be a stray cat in New York City. The city's human residents dealt with feline overpopulation by gassing unwanted cats or tossing them in rivers. But a few lucky strays were found by a diverse array of men who rescued them. This book tells the stories of these heroic cat men of Gotham.

Tells the shocking story of how the United States and its allies intentionally subjected thousands of their own servicemen to poison gas as part of their preparation for chemical warfare. In addition, it reveals the racialized dimension of these mustard gas experiments, as scientists tested whether the effects of toxic exposure might vary between Asian, Hispanic, black, and white Americans.

An important addition to extant scholarship on the border U.S Southwest, Forging Arizona recovers a forgotten case that reminds readers that the borders that divide nations, identities, and even true from false are only as stable as the narratives that define them.

Examines how race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, sexual orientation, age, disability, nationality, and other identities connect to produce intersected campus experiences. Contributors look at both individual and institutional perspectives on issues like race, class, and gender disparities, LGBTQ experiences, and students with disabilities.

Both a fascinating memoir of a well-educated man growing up trans yet repressed in the mid-twentieth century, and a guidebook to navigating the tricky waters of gender reassignment as a senior, It Never Goes Away shows how what we see in the television world of Transparent translates in real life.

Examines how race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, sexual orientation, age, disability, nationality, and other identities connect to produce intersected campus experiences. Contributors look at both individual and institutional perspectives on issues like race, class, and gender disparities, LGBTQ experiences, and students with disabilities.

Explores the ways in which Caribbean individuals and communities have recurred to art and visual creativity to create and sustain public spaces of discussion and social interaction. The book analyzes contemporary Caribbean art in relation to broader discussions of citizenship, cultural agency, critical geography, migration, and social justice.

Nicknamed both ""Mobtown"" and ""Charm City"" and located on the border of the North and South, Baltimore is a city of contradictions. The essays in this collection take readers on a tour through the city's diverse neighbourhoods, from the Lumbee Indian community in East Baltimore to the crusade for environmental justice in South Baltimore.

Becoming a widow is one of the most traumatic life events that a woman can experience. Yet, as this remarkable new collection reveals, each woman responds to that trauma differently. Here, forty-three widows tell their stories, in their own words.

Since 2004, the number of international adoptions in the US has declined by more than 70%. Estye Fenton studies parents in the US who adopted internationally during this shift, investigating the experiences of adoptive mothers who were forced to negotiate their desire to be parents in the awareness of international adoption as flawed.