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Texian Exodus

The Runaway Scrape and Its Enduring Legacy

University of Texas Press

A narrative account of the evacuation of the Texians in 1836, which was redeemed by the defeat of the Mexican army and the creation of the Republic of Texas.

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Supervillains

The Significance of Evil in Superhero Comics

Rutgers University Press

This book provides a savvy investigation of the supervillains that appear in superhero comics. Exploring villainous archetypes and Otherness in relation to the notion of evil, the book investigates how supervillains uphold and solidify but also trouble hegemonic ideals expressed by the heroism of superheroes.
 

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Strength through Diversity

Harlem Prep and the Rise of Multiculturalism

Rutgers University Press

In Strength Through Diversity, Barry M. Goldenberg traces the inspiring, uncharted history of Harlem Prep, a unique multicultural institution that became an educational phenomenon in the iconic Black neighborhood of Harlem and nationwide. From 1967 to 1974, Harlem Prep sent to college many hundreds of students who had previously been labeled as “dropouts,” demonstrating how a multicultural educational program centered on diversity can provide a blueprint for schools today.

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Rewriting Television

Rutgers University Press

Rewriting Television suggests that it is time for a radical overhaul of television studies. It offers a new model for doing television (or film, or media) studies through the synthesis of production studies, screenwriting studies and “writing otherwise”. With a focus on form, story and voice, this book is an opportunity to imagine our work, and the work of others, differently.
 

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Public Catastrophes, Private Losses

Edited by Sarah Tobias and Arlene Stein; Introduction by Sarah Tobias and Arlene Stein
Rutgers University Press

The essays in this collection expand the definition of catastrophe to include not only events like pandemics, hurricanes, and wildfires but also slower-moving phenomena that have equally disastrous long-term consequences—like environmental degradation and structural racism. This book is a feminist intervention that challenges the binary between public and private, personal and political.

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Public Catastrophes, Private Losses

Edited by Sarah Tobias and Arlene Stein; Introduction by Sarah Tobias and Arlene Stein
Rutgers University Press

The essays in this collection expand the definition of catastrophe to include not only events like pandemics, hurricanes, and wildfires but also slower-moving phenomena that have equally disastrous long-term consequences—like environmental degradation and structural racism. This book is a feminist intervention that challenges the binary between public and private, personal and political.

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Painting the Cosmos

Art and Iconography of the Ceramics of Ancient Panama

University of New Mexico Press
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Moving Blackness

Black Circulation, Racism, and Relations of Homespace

Rutgers University Press

Moving Blackness explores the centrality of circulation within the framework of western modernity and the racially structured regulations of mobility. Storytelling emerges as the primary mode through which blackness is conveyed: it serves as a means of circulating the lived experiences of being Black while also functioning as acts of resistance and solidarity performed by blackened individuals who were (once) colonized and enslaved.

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Monuments and Memory

Archaeological Perspectives on Commemoration

University Press of Florida

This volume examines many different public monuments, exploring the cultural factors behind their creation, their messages and evolving meanings, and the role of such markers in conveying the memory of history to future generations.

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Latinas/os in New Jersey

Histories, Communities, and Cultures

Rutgers University Press
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