Resultaten voor 'susan j douglas'

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  1. Celebrity
    1. Susan J. Douglas
    2. Andrea McDonnell

    Celebrity

    A History of Fame

    Douglas and McDonnell focus … on technological change in the United States and its implications for celebrity culture ... highlights a transformation that has only intensified in the era of twenty-four-hour cable and Twitter. - New York Review of Books An indispensable resource for understanding the deep connections between celebrities, the media, the public and the celebrity production industry. Douglas and McDonnell offer an expert guide to the current moment of heightened media visibility and celebrity accessibility, reminding us of the crucial history of celebrity and fame. - Sarah Banet-Weiser, author of Empowered: Popular Feminism and Popular Misogyny From Alexander the Great to Donald Trump, from Clara Bow to Kim Kardashian, fame has been an odd mix of products, personalities, pleasures, and politics. Carefully attuned to the impact of technologies and media, and to the interplay between celebrity industries and their audiences, Celebrity offers a detailed history of fame that is smart, rich, complex, current, and fun. - Joshua Gamson, author of Claims to Fame: Celebrity in Contemporary America There is no more perfect timing for this brilliant examination of celebrity as the primary currency of public life than in the era of a reality show president! - Jeffrey P. Jones, Executive Director, Peabody Awards

    € 9,95
  2. In Our Prime
    1. Susan J. Douglas

    In Our Prime

    How Older Women Are Reinventing the Road Ahead

    “[A] galvanizing manifesto.” —New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice

    € 17,95
  3. In Our Prime
    1. Susan J. Douglas

    In Our Prime

    How Older Women Are Reinventing the Road Ahead

    Prize-winning author Susan J. Douglas calls on women of all ages to join together now to fight against gendered ageism, to secure our country’s financial safety net, and to make a brighter, more welcome future for older women.

    € 26,50
  4. Television History, the Peabody Archive, and Cultural Memory

    Television History, the Peabody Archive, and Cultural Memory

    Television History, the Peabody Archive, and Cultural Memory is the first edited volume devoted to the Peabody Awards Collection, a unique repository of radio and TV programs submitted yearly since 1941 for consideration for the prestigious Peabody Awards.

    € 56,95
  5. Television History, the Peabody Archive, and Cultural Memory

    Television History, the Peabody Archive, and Cultural Memory

    Television History, the Peabody Archive, and Cultural Memory is the first edited volume devoted to the Peabody Awards Collection, a unique repository of radio and TV programs submitted yearly since 1941 for consideration for the prestigious Peabody Awards.

    € 159,50
  6. The Girls' History and Culture Reader

    The Girls' History and Culture Reader

    The Twentieth Century

    A pioneering, field-defining collection of essential texts exploring girlhood in the twentieth century

    € 28,95
  7. Understanding Inequality
    1. Barbara A. Arrighi

    Understanding Inequality

    The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender

    The book certainly is intended for social stratification classes. Students who read Understanding Inequality will have the benefit of comprehending the multiple dimensions of social stratification. Where most textbooks on inequality limit themselvesto class analysis, Arrighi's anthology exposes us to both economic and non-economic facets of inequality. However, the book's worth is not limited to this. It can be used in theory, gender, race and ethnic classes. ...the anthology is iw worth considering for adoption. The editor needs to be praised for the hard work that she has put towards selecting relevant articles and for writing an excellent introduction and editorial notes...

    € 62,50
  8. Understanding Inequality
    1. Barbara A. Arrighi

    Understanding Inequality

    The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender

    The book certainly is intended for social stratification classes. Students who read Understanding Inequality will have the benefit of comprehending the multiple dimensions of social stratification. Where most textbooks on inequality limit themselvesto class analysis, Arrighi's anthology exposes us to both economic and non-economic facets of inequality. However, the book's worth is not limited to this. It can be used in theory, gender, race and ethnic classes. ...the anthology is iw worth considering for adoption. The editor needs to be praised for the hard work that she has put towards selecting relevant articles and for writing an excellent introduction and editorial notes...

    € 164,95
  9. Celebrity
    1. Susan J. Douglas
    2. Andrea McDonnell

    Celebrity

    A History of Fame

    Douglas and McDonnell focus … on technological change in the United States and its implications for celebrity culture ... highlights a transformation that has only intensified in the era of twenty-four-hour cable and Twitter. - New York Review of Books An indispensable resource for understanding the deep connections between celebrities, the media, the public and the celebrity production industry. Douglas and McDonnell offer an expert guide to the current moment of heightened media visibility and celebrity accessibility, reminding us of the crucial history of celebrity and fame. - Sarah Banet-Weiser, author of Empowered: Popular Feminism and Popular Misogyny From Alexander the Great to Donald Trump, from Clara Bow to Kim Kardashian, fame has been an odd mix of products, personalities, pleasures, and politics. Carefully attuned to the impact of technologies and media, and to the interplay between celebrity industries and their audiences, Celebrity offers a detailed history of fame that is smart, rich, complex, current, and fun. - Joshua Gamson, author of Claims to Fame: Celebrity in Contemporary America There is no more perfect timing for this brilliant examination of celebrity as the primary currency of public life than in the era of a reality show president! - Jeffrey P. Jones, Executive Director, Peabody Awards

    € 109,50
  10. Listening in
    1. Susan J. Douglas

    Listening in

    Radio and the American Imagination

    But Listening In is more than a history. It is also a reconsideration of what listening to radio has done to American culture in the twentieth century and how it has brought a completely new auditory dimension to our lives.

    € 23,50
  11. Inventing American Broadcasting, 1899-1922
    1. Susan J. Douglas

    Inventing American Broadcasting, 1899-1922

    Douglas reveals the origins of a corporate media system that today dominates the content and form of American communication.

    € 37,95
  12. The Mommy Myth
    1. Susan J. , Douglas
    2. Meredith , Michaels

    The Mommy Myth

    Taking readers on a provocative tour through thirty years of media images about mothers -- the superficial achievements of celebrity moms, the sensational coverage of dangerous day care, the media-manufactured "mommy wars" between working mothers and stay-at-home moms, and more -- The Mommy Myth contends that this "new momism" has been shaped by out-of-date mores, and that no matter how hard they try, women will never achieve it. In this must-read for every woman, Susan J. Douglas and Meredith W. Michaels shatter the myth of the perfect mom and all but shout, "We're not gonna take it anymore!"

    € 24,50