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The Actor's Art
Conversations with Contemporary American Stage Performers
Edited by Richard A. Davison and Jackson R. Bryer
Rutgers University Press
The Actor’s Art conveys stories about numerous productions, insight about becoming and being an actor, and opinions about issues such as color-blind casting and the future of theatre. Together, these conversations form lively, thought-provoking sketches of such stars as Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy, Ruby Dee, Julie Harris, Cherry Jones, James Earl Jones, Stacy Keach, Nathan Lane, and Jason Robards. The Actor’s Art demonstrates the value of listening, and the pleasures of reading.
Resistance of the Heart
Intermarriage and the Rosenstrasse Protest in Nazi Germany
Rutgers University Press
Who were these intermarried Germans? Why did Hitler and Goebbels give in to the protesters and release two thousand Jews? Resistance of the Heart is a powerful response to these questions. Using interviews with survivors and thousands of Nazi records never before examined in detail, Nathan Stoltzfus has reconstructed an inspiring story...
Mothers and Children
Feminist Analyses and Personal Narratives
Edited by Susan Chase and Mary Rogers
Rutgers University Press
This feminist exploration of mothers, mothering, and motherhood combines evaluations of empirical and theoretical work with personal narratives by mothers or caregivers. While the authors' analyses yield suggestions for new approaches to motherhood, the narratives vividly demonstrate the relevance of these issues to women's lives. The result is a nuanced picture of the complex realities mothers face, as well as their struggles, joys, and hopes for their children.
The Making of American Resorts
Saratoga Springs, Ballston Spa, and Lake George
Rutgers University Press
What factors create a successful resort? How did the rise of lavish hotels and spas reflect the changing values of American society as the nineteenth century progressed? Historians have argued that resorts were created to meet the demands of a leisured social elite. Theodore Corbett offers a fresh, compelling argument, demonstrating that resorts created and re-created themselves to keep pace with changing times. Success came with anticipating demands, not just reacting to them. The Making of American Resorts offers a window into shifting public values and the structure of commercial tourism.
Headline Hollywood
A Century of Film Scandal
By Adrienne L. McLean and David A Cook
Rutgers University Press
Hollywood has long been associated with scandal--with covering it up, with managing its effects, and, in some cases, with creating and directing it. In putting together Headline Hollywood, Adrienne McLean and David Cook approach the relationship between Hollywood and scandal from a fresh perspective. The contributors consider some of the famous transgressions that shocked Hollywood and its audiences during the last century, and explore the changing meaning of scandal over time by zeroing in on issues of power: Who decides what crimes and misdemeanors should be circulated for public consumption and titillation? What makes a Hollywood scandal scandalous? What are the uses of scandal?
Bold Words
A Century of Asian American Writing
Edited by Rajini Srikanth
Rutgers University Press
A century of Asian American writing has generated a forceful cascade of "bold words." This anthology covers writings by Asian Americans in all genres, from the early twentieth century to the present.
Women and Borderline Personality Disorder
Symptoms and Stories
Rutgers University Press
In Women and Borderline Personality Disorder, Janet Wirth-Cauchon presents a feminist cultural analysis of the notions of “unstable” selfhood found in case narratives of women diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.
The Architecture of Bergen County, New Jersey
The Colonial Period to the Twentieth Century
Rutgers University Press
The Architecture of Bergen County, New Jersey presents an accessible overview of the county's architectural heritage and its historic structures. The volume explores the styles, trends, and events that influenced the design and setting of the region's buildings. More than 150 photos document Bergen County's architectural treasures, generating awareness and appreciation for these structures and their history.
The Architecture of Bergen County, New Jersey demonstrates the close association between architectural development at the national and local levels, and shows how social, technological, and political changes occurring within the county have been reflected in the building types and styles of the area.
Recovering the Black Female Body
Self-Representation by African American Women
Edited by Michael Bennett and Vanessa D. Dickerson
Rutgers University Press
Recovering the Black Female Body recognizes the pressing need to highlight through scholarship the vibrant energy of African American women’s attempts to wrest control of the physical and symbolic construction of their bodies away from the distortions of others.
Labor's Text
The Worker in American Fiction
By Laura Hapke
Rutgers University Press
Labor's Text charts how the worker has been portrayed and often misrepresented in American fiction.