Media psychologist Eric Rasmussen explores the vital role of parents in empowering children to make media choices that promote their well-being.Rasmussen challenges prevailing assumptions about human nature in a way that pushes the broader field of human communication and its disciplinary offspring, children, and media beyond the bounds of current dominant paradigms. Media Parenting reviews past empirical findings, advocates for media parenting's reconcept...

The music, performances, and cultural impact of some of the most enduring figures in popular music are explored in Rock Music Icons: Musical and Cultural Impacts. This collection investigates authenticity, identity, and the power of the voices and images of widely circulated and shared artists that have become the soundtrack of our lives.

This volume is a collection of essays analyzing different issues concerning the nature, possibility, and desirability of heaven as understood by the Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity. and Islam. Topics include whether or not it is possible that a mortal could, upon bodily death, become an inhabitant of heaven without loss of identity, where exactly heaven might be located, whether or not everyone should be saved, or if there might be alternative destinations (including some less fi...

"[Rasmussen] has unearthed wonderful anecdotes of theft, fraud, and the peculiar mania of passionate bibliophiles." —Stephen Greenblatt, Pulitzer Prize–winning authorThe first edition of Shakespeare's collected works, the First Folio, published in 1623, is one of the most valuable books in the world and has historically proven to be an attractive target for thieves. Of the 160 First Folios listed in a census of 1902, fourteen were subsequently sto...

"The text of any Shakespeare play is a living negotiable entity: scholarship and theatre practice work together to keep the plays alive and vividly present." – Greg Doran, RSC Artistic Director EmeritusDeveloped in partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company, this Complete Works of William Shakespeare combines exemplary textual scholarship with beautiful design. Curated by expert editors Sir Jonathan Bate and Professor Eric Rasmussen, the text in this collection...

Humanistisk videnskabsteori er en undervisnings- og oplysningsbog. Den er en klassiker i fagelementet Fagets Videnskabsteori på BA-uddannelserne, og kan indgå på kandidatuddannelserne og helt op til ph.d.-niveau, hvor også dens omfattende referencer til videre litteratur vil være værdifulde.Ti forskere skriver i fjorten kapitler om humanioras historie og tendenser i nyere tid, om humanioras rolle i det moderne samfund, om relationen mellem naturvidenskaberne og de humane videnskabe...

The 1960s was a tumultuous period in this country's history by any measure, with the Civil Rights Movement taking center stage. The social and political unrest that defined this era provided a turbulent backdrop for a burgeoning friendship between two families: one black - the Sims, and one white - the Davids. Their compelling story unfolds via heartfelt correspondence and acts of genuine kindness untainted by prejudice. The ensuing publicity would cast a much-needed spotlight on discrimin...

Studying Shakespeare’s Contemporaries is an accessible guide to non-Shakespearian English drama of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Featuring works of prestigious playwrights such as Kyd, Marlowe, Jonson, Webster, and Middleton, Lars Engle describes the conditions under which Renaissance plays were commissioned, written, licensed, staged, and published. Plays are organized by theme and explored individually, creating a text that can be read as a complete overview of English...

Real Life Devotions is just that. They are inspired from Eric’s actual life, either from physical experience of things he took part in or saw or that he was very aware of. The idea came from the Holy Spirit and was sparked as he read devotions, realizing, “I have a story for that!” “I have a story for that too!” It is a very easy read, short for each day. Why forty? Jesus went into the desert for forty days and nights. God made it rain for forty days and nights. Forty is very significant i...

Bringing together new articles and essays from the controversial Berkeley conference of the same name, The Making and Unmaking of Whiteness presents a fascinating range of inquiry into the nature of whiteness. Representing academics, independent scholars, community organizers, and antiracist activists, the contributors are all leaders in the “second wave” of whiteness studies who collectively aim to combat the historical legacies of white supremacy and to inform those who seek to ...

Maria er 9 år gammel og bor sammen med sin mor og sin elskede morfar, Johan. Morfar Johan er syg, men det er ikke noget, Maria mærker så meget til - med en lam venstre arm, har han alligevel aldrig været helt som andre morfædre. En dag da Maria kommer hjem fra skole, er en ny familie flyttet ind på vejen, og de har en søn: Martin."Martins Maria" er anden bog i serien om Maria. Serien om Maria følger pigen Maria fra hun er 6-15 år. Marias liv er ikke altid let, men Maria er en stærk...

Maria er 12 år og ulykkelig. Grundet sin mors psykiske problemer er hun efter sin morfar Johans død flyttet til en anden by for at bo hos et par strenge plejeforældre. Her må Maria næsten ingenting - ikke engang ses med sin gode ven Jon, der ellers er så god til at male. Heldigvis møder Maria den seje Pia og med hende som veninde, bliver hverdagen snart meget sjovere."Jeg er Maria" er tredje bog i serien om Maria. Serien om Maria følger pigen Maria fra hun er 6-15 år. Marias liv er...