This book reconsiders teaching and learning in media studies, arguing that many academics have been slow to respond to transformations in digital media. It critically reassesses key debates in the field and asks: is media studies still relevant in its current form?
Stratified Nature in Women’s Writing
This book presents a diverse collection of essays about women writers and nature. Ranging across time periods and the globe, it approaches the nature-focused work of women-identifying writers through several conceptual frameworks.
In 18th-century Britain, castrato singers challenged cultural and sexual norms. This book investigates fears that their sensual Italian music could feminize men and weaken the nation, while also examining the castrati’s contributions as cultural leaders.
Jewish Humor
Explore the evolution of Jewish humor from the Bible to today. Tracing its development across Eastern Europe, the US, and Israel, this book reveals how historical experience, survival, and wisdom created a truly unusual sense of humor.
Psychology and Culture
This book uniquely explores clinical psychology and psychoanalysis from a cross-cultural perspective. It covers topics from personality disorders and suicide to cultural emotions and dream interpretation, offering vital insights for psychologists and culture enthusiasts alike.
A psychiatrist’s experiences in the Vietnam War inspired a lifelong commitment to refugee care. This book chronicles his psychiatric clinic, sharing profound stories of loss and trauma from his patients and revealing their remarkable paths to healing.
Scholars offer perspectives on fostering an inclusive campus. Essays explore lessons from the COVID crisis, promoting diversity through literature and language, and advocating for underrepresented students to prepare them for global leadership with cultural intelligence.
This book analyses the sociocultural adaptation and integration of temporary migrants and refugees. Based on global research, it explores the interpersonal dimensions of these processes, from the friendships of students to the family dynamics of refugees in camps.
This essential resource offers an international perspective on the interplay between education and migration. Featuring contributions from academics, it delves into integration, entrepreneurship, and mediation, offering invaluable insights for researchers and policymakers alike.
The Sociology of Longevity
For the first time, this book analyzes how socioecological factors influence our probability of becoming a centenarian. It presents global evidence on the factors affecting life expectancy and contributes applicable knowledge on how to become a healthy centenarian.
This book is a hands-on guide for practitioners and researchers on how to measure workplace diversity using the Index of Qualitative Variation (IQV). With real data examples, it illustrates the use of regression methods to assess how organizational factors influence diversity.
Rethinking the Theoretical Concepts of Sociology
This book discusses key problems in contemporary social-scientific theory, focusing on fundamental contradictions in concepts like social action, institutions, and systems. Despite dealing with abstract problems, the book’s argument is clear, accessible, and understandable.
Philosophies of the Future and the Non-Human
This book questions what it means to be human in the face of technological developments like AI, cyborgs, and autonomous robots. It explores the profound ethical and philosophical consequences, asking: How should we think of human existence in this new and emerging world?
Children of Incarcerated Parents
In this poignant book, children of the incarcerated share their real-life stories, putting a face to the numbers. With eye-opening accounts from caregivers and professionals, discover programs and best practices that are making a difference in the lives of these children.
How does international justice combat sexual violence in armed conflict? This book explores how justice can bridge legal and societal domains to aid in social reconstruction and protect victims, examining both its advancements and its enduring flaws.
This collection offers cutting-edge perspectives on childhood, focusing on the Irish context while exploring universal themes. Balancing theoretical and practical knowledge, it identifies best practices for educators, psychologists, parents, and policymakers.
Recent studies show it is necessary to deal with addiction in an interdisciplinary context. This volume responds to this need, discussing addiction within psychology, health sciences, and forensic sciences to help academics and professionals develop a common ground.
In rural India, inequality is not only prevailing but is reinforced by structural factors. This book explores the interconnected dimensions of caste, class, and power, providing a deep understanding of economic, political, and social inequality at the grassroots level.
What is the link between creativity and madness? This collection of essays from psychiatrists, artists, and critics explores the question, discussing the work of artists from Robert Schumann and Virginia Woolf to David Foster Wallace.
From One Shore to Another
Combining literary, social, and philosophical approaches, the essays in this book explore the theme of the bridge. Each piece defines the bridge as a connection between shores, countries, languages, cultures, people, or communities.