In the mid-nineteenth-century United States, as it became increasingly difficult to distinguish between bodies understood as black, white, or Indian; able-bodied or disabled; and male or female, intense efforts emerged to define these identities as biologically distinct and scientifically verifiable in a literally marked body. Combining literary analysis, legal history, and visual culture, Ellen Samuels traces the evolution of the “fantasy of identification”—the powerful belief that embodi...

Explores the roots of modern understandings of bodily identityIn the mid-nineteenth-century United States, as it became increasingly difficult to distinguish between bodies understood as black, white, or Indian; able-bodied or disabled; and male or female, intense efforts emerged to define these identities as biologically distinct and scientifically verifiable in a literally marked body. Combining literary analysis, legal history, and visual culture, Ellen Samuels ...

This multiple award-winning anthology of twenty psychological and supernatural horror stories explores the outer limits of fear.To create this volume, renowned horror editor Ellen Datlow wrote to her favorite authors asking for stories that would "provide the reader with a frisson of shock, or a moment of dread so powerful it might cause the reader outright physical discomfort; or a sensation of fear so palpable that the reader feels impelled to turn up the lights v...

This book begins with the understanding that, in addition to its aesthetic qualities, Asian art and material artifacts are expressive of cultural realities and constitute a "visible language" with messages that can be read, interpreted, and analyzed. Asian art and artifacts are understood in their contexts, as "windows" into cultures, and as such can be used as a powerful pedagogical tool in many academic disciplines.The book includes essays by scholars of Asian art, philosophy, an...

This issue of Profession contains Michael Bérubé’s introduction to his Presidential Forum, Avenues of Access, which was held at the 2013 MLA convention, and the essays of the forum participants: Joshua A. Boldt, Beth Landers, Maria Maisto, and Robert Samuels. The issue also features a section on a statistical study documenting the participation of people of color in humanities doctoral programs. Curated by the MLA Committee on the Literatures of People of Color in the United S...

Indigenous Knowledge (IK) reviews cutting-edge research and links theory with practice to further our understanding of this important approach's contribution to natural resource management. It addresses IK's potential in solving issues such as coping with change, ensuring global food supply for a growing population, reversing environmental degradation and promoting sustainable practices. It is increasingly recognised that IK, which has featured centrally in resource management for millenni...

Nach der abrupten Trennung von ihrem Freund steht Annie ohne Wohnung und Arbeit da. Hals über Kopf flüchtet sie zu ihrer Schwester nach Silver Creek in der Hoffnung, dort wieder zu sich zu kommen. Ein Aushilfsjob im Books'n'Dreams, dem örtlichen Buchladen, kommt ihr dabei gerade recht. Endlich kann sie ihre Begeisterung für Bücher voll ausleben und mit anderen teilen. Lediglich der attraktive und vornehm zurückhaltende Buchhändler Mr. Ward macht ihr zu schaffen, denn schon bald fühlt Annie...

The Political Language of Food addresses why the language used in the production, marketing, selling, and consumption of food is inherently political. Food language is rarely neutral and is often strategically vague, which tends to serve the interests of powerful entities.Boerboom and his contributors critique the language of food-based messages and examine how such language—including idioms, tropes, euphemisms, invented terms, etc.—serves to both mislead and obscure relationships between ...

This edition brings to light the stories overlooked by history: the memories of veterans, historical accounts of vital regiments, studies of Native Americans who fought in the war, biographies of key figures in civilian support - doctors, nurses, scientists, and politicians. Through these personal accounts and historical studies, this edition honors the bravery and sacrifice of those whose stories have faded from memory, yet remain vital to understanding the the Civil War. This carefully c...

The Unsung Heroes & Heroines of the Civil War: A 20-Volume Tribute offers an expansive and profound exploration of the many overlooked yet pivotal figures who shaped the course of the American Civil War. Encompassing a wide range of literary styles— from detailed historical accounts to personal memoirs— this anthology delves into the intricate lives and courageous acts of those who have often been overshadowed in mainstream historical narratives. Highlighting the rich diversity and profoun...

The field of expressive arts is closely tied to the work of therapeutic change. As well as being beneficial for the individual or small group, expressive arts therapy has the potential for a much wider impact, to inspire social action and bring about social change.The book's contributors explore the transformative power of the arts therapies in areas stricken by conflict, political unrest, poverty or natural disaster and discuss how and why expressive arts works. They look at the w...

This book is a collection of essays about the interaction between God, humans, and nature in the context of the environmental challenges and Biblical studies. Chapters include topics on creation care and Sabbath, sacramental approaches to earth care, classical and medieval cosmologies, ecotheodicy, how we understand the problem of nonhuman suffering in a world controlled by a good God, ecojustice, and how humans help to alleviate nonhuman suffering. The book seeks to provide a way to under...