Social Sciences Media Studies

What does it mean to be Asian American? How does our racialization in the United States shape our lives and our worldviews? With candor and care, Ellie Yang Camp, a Taiwanese American educator, offers a set of ideas and frameworks to guide us toward a more nuanced understanding of these questions. Drawing on her experiences and observations from history, conversations with Asian American peers, and lessons derived from other people of color, Camp unpacks the confusing dynamics that underlie anti-Asian stigmas and stereotypes in the US.

Nick Neely chronicles his 650-mile trek on foot from San Diego to San Francisco, following the route of the first overland Spanish expedition into what was soon called Alta California. Led by Gaspar de Portolá in 1769, the expedition sketched a route that would become, in part, the famous El Camino Real. It laid the foundation for the Golden State we know today, a place that remains as mythical and captivating as any in the world.

Learning from Strangers is the definitive work on qualitative research interviewing. It draws on Robert Weiss's 30 years of experience in interviewing and teaching others how to do it. The most effective interviews, says Weiss, rely on creating cooperation - an open and trusting alliance between interviewer and respondent, dedicated to specific and honest accounts of both internal and external events.

Now in its second edition, The Virtues of Captain America is updated to include all the new developments in Captain America's saga. This edition also offers new material on Sam Wilson—formerly Captain America's partner the Falcon who recently became Captain America himself—and how his interpretation of the role compares to Steve Rogers's.

Wir alle fallen auf Fake News herein. Sie kommen oft als gute Geschichten daher, die in unser Weltbild passen. Aber wie gehen wir damit um, dass rechtsextreme Parteien und gewisse Boulevard-Medien das systematisch nutzen, um Desinformation zu verbreiten? Wie verhindern wir, dass Fakten keine Rolle mehr spielen und es keine Konsequenzen hat, wenn man einfach behauptet, was man will? Dieses Hörbuch zeigt, warum Fakten, Wissenschaft und zuverlässige Quellen in der Meinungsbildung an Bedeutung verlieren.

In News for the Rich, White, and Blue, Nikki Usher recasts the challenges facing journalism in terms of place, power, and inequality. Drawing on more than a decade of field research, she illuminates how journalists decide what becomes news and how news organizations strategize about the future. Usher shows how newsrooms remain places of power, largely white institutions growing more elite as journalists confront a shrinking job market.

Arnold examines God and the Bible from a Rationalist's point of view.

David Enrich, the New York Times Business Investigations Editor and the #1 bestselling author of Dark Towers, produces his most consequential and far-reaching investigation yet: an in-depth exposé of the broad campaign—orchestrated by elite Americans—to overturn sixty years of Supreme Court precedent, weaponize our speech laws, and silence dissent.

Si vendre des photos de vos pieds pouvait remplir votre frigo, est-ce que vous sauteriez le pas ? Des millions de posts accompagnés du hashtag #feetpic inondent Instagram quotidiennement. Une multitude d'internautes proclame avoir trouvé un filon d'or et gagner des milliers d'euros en vendant simplement des photos de leurs pieds. Sur le papier, comment résister ? Mais peut-on vraiment devenir riche en faisant commerce de ses pieds ? Angèle Marrey et Jennyfer Arduin, deux amies de longue date, ont décidé de se lancer dans l'aventure.

Dive into the intricacies of ethnic media with this comprehensive guide, tailored for individuals seeking insights into its motivations and operations. Whether driven by curiosity or necessity, this resource equips you to harness the formidable influence and engagement of ethnic media to amplify a diverse range of public relations and marketing campaigns.

Hoodoo is a bold spiritual tradition that helps enhance your wellbeing and solve everyday problems. This practical, do-it-yourself guide shows you how to use spells, rites, recipes, mojos, and curios to enrich your life and be ready for whatever comes your way. 365 Days of Hoodoo, by renowned Hoodoo author Stephanie Rose Bird, starts by providing the basics of Hoodoo, and then gradually builds your knowledge day after day.

If there is an enemy in the War on Drugs, it is people of color. That is the lesson of forty years of cultural production in the United States. Popular culture, from Scarface and Miami Vice to Narcos and Better Call Saul, has continually positioned Latinos as an alien people who threaten the US body politic with drugs. Jason Ruiz explores the creation and endurance of this trope, its effects on Latin Americans and Latinx people, and its role in the cultural politics of the War on Drugs.

Fridays of Rage provides a glimpse into how Al Jazeera strategically cast its journalists as martyrs in the struggle for Arab freedom while promoting itself as the mouthpiece and advocate of the Arab public.

Ten years ago, the online news platform Buzzfeed published completely false allegations that a British journalist was running a global fake news factory from his offices in Vienna, Austria. These claims devastated the reputation of an award-winning agency that had existed since 1993, supplying content to some of the biggest media brands in the world. This book documents the story behind the story and casts a spotlight on the real reason for the decline in trust in the media and the death of journalism.

Korean dramas, colloquially known as K-Dramas, have carved a prominent niche in the global entertainment landscape, captivating audiences far beyond their country of origin. With their intricate plots, compelling characters, and high production values, K-Dramas have emerged as a cultural force that transcends geographical boundaries.

Si todos los pueblos tienen leyendas, cuentos e historias, México es prolija en ello, por su enorme cultura y tradición. Algunas muy antiguas, desde mucho antes de que vinieran los conquistadores hispanos. Historias de nuestras costumbres indígenas y de la formación de nuestras ciudades. Así, Quetzalcóatl, Popocatepetl, Ixtla, son personajes de la mitología azteca y maya y Uxmal, Teotihuacán, Monte Albán o Chichén Itzá eran ciudades mexicanas.

THE EARLY 2000s conjures images of inflatable furniture, flip phones, and low-rise jeans. It was a new millennium and the future looked bright, promising prosperity for all. The internet had arrived, and technology was shiny and fun. For many, it felt like the end of history: no more wars, racism, or sexism. But then history kept happening. Twenty-five years after the ball dropped on December 31st, 1999, we are still living in the shadows of the Y2K Era.

引退を機に明かす、人気番組の舞台裏「これは僕の、テレビ界への遺言です」全て実名で綴る、テレビへの愛と提言

Whatever happened to journalism? When did American news media go from the respected, trusted purveyor of truth to anything but? How did we go from the “Glory Days of Television News” to today’s growing distrust and derision of “the media?” Is the Internet our only journalistic hope? Can we remake the media into a meaningful part of the check-and-balances system fundamental to the democratic principles on which this country was founded?

In this extended lyric essay, a poet mines her lifelong experience with migraines to deliver a marvelously idiosyncratic cultural history of pain - how we experience, treat, and mistreat it. Her sources range from the trial of Joan of Arc to the essays of Virginia Woolf and Elaine Scarry to Hugh Laurie’s portrayal of Gregory House on House M.D. As she engages with science, philosophy, visual art, rock lyrics, and field notes from her own medical adventures (both mainstream and alternative), she finds a way to express the often-indescribable experience of living with pain.