Cultural Analysis | Cultural Studies
Sep.20.2011
People in U.S. prisons are routinely subjected to physical, sexual, and mental abuse. While this has been documented in male prisons, women in prison often suffer in relative anonymity. Women Inside addresses this critical social justice issue, empowering incarcerated and formerly incarcerated...
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Jun.21.2011
In 1985, when women's poetry was not as prevalent as it is today, Melissa Clark asks men to listen very, very hard to what women say about their own self-perception, and not how men, such as Heathcliff, Mr. Rochester, or Dr. Frankenstein have perceived them. She asks that they listen as though...
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Jun.16.2011
According to the editors, Jerri Beck (who still lives and writes in Birmingham, AL) and Anne George (now deceased) in the Foreword:
"This is a southern woman's anthology in that each author was born in the South and has spent her whole life or a considerable portion of her life here. Each...
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May.20.2011
The Valley Planet is a community-minded publication that was created to meet the cultural needs of Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley. The Valley Planet is dedicated to promoting the ideas, arts and events that make the Tennessee Valley unique.
The Valley Planet is a locally-owned magazine/...
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May.10.2011
A new novel from the most outspoken African-American writer of our time.
In 2010, the Newseum in Washington D.C. finally obtained the suit O. J. Simpson wore in court the day he was acquitted, and it now stands as both an artifact in their "Trial of the Century" exhibit and a symbol of...
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Apr.22.2011
“If good design tells the truth,” writes Robert Grudin in this path-breaking book on esthetics and authority, “poor design tells a lie, a lie usually related . . . to the getting or abusing of power.”
From the ornate cathedrals of Renaissance Europe to the much-maligned...
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Jan.20.2011
Using case studies from around the world, the book develops a new theory of federalism, showing that it can enhance deliberative democracy and civil society.
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Sep.10.2010
A new collection of essays first published in The New York Times and Playboy. Reed tackles subjects including Oakland, eugenics, and domestic violence.
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Jun.22.2010
Sailing Faith: The Long Way HomeGregg A. Granger“You’re going to a lot of places where they don’t value human life like we do.” That was the reaction Gregg A. Granger received when sharing with other friends and relatives, his plans to sail around the world with his wife, two teenage daughters, and...
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Mar.16.2010
"This is a deeply thought-provoking book about the dramatic changes we must make to save the planet from financial madness" - Naomi Klein. Opening with Oscar Wilde's observation that "nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing," Patel shows how our...
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