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Reproduction and the Contemporary Comic
My Language Is a Jealous Lover
In Praise of Disobedience
Clare of Assisi, A Novel
Gray Love
Stories About Dating and New Relationships After 60
Global Child
Children and Families Affected by War, Displacement, and Migration
A World of Many
Ontology and Child Development among the Maya of Southern Mexico
Writing the Black Diasporic City in the Age of Globalization
Transnational Cultural Flow from Home
Korean Community in Greater New York
Radical Hospitality
American Policy, Media, and Immigration
Radical Hospitality centers hospitality as a primary metaphor and ethical framework governing the relationship of the migrant to both the “native” population and the host nation. The book examines the history of US immigration policy and media coverage to evaluate hospitality or hostility towards immigrants, and the impact this may have for immigrants’ sense of home and belonging within the nation.
Just Like Us
Digital Debates on Feminism and Fame
In Just Like Us: Digital Debates on Feminism and Fame, Caitlin E. Lawson examines the rise of celebrity feminism, its intersections with digital culture, and its complicated relationships with race, sexuality, capitalism, and misogyny. Through in-depth analyses of online debates, Lawson demonstrates how networked negotiations of celebrity culture and feminism are transforming popular engagements with the movement.