The social scientists who transformed how we think about race and gender

Anthropologist Franz Boas and his students challenged 20th-century prejudices, Charles King writes. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2019-08-16 12:46:17 UTC ]
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Springer Nature Announces a Transformative Agreement in Mexico

With a stand at Guadalajara's fair, Springer Nature says it has the largest transformative agreement in Latin American markets. The post Springer Nature Announces a Transformative Agreement in Mexico appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-11-28 17:24:32 UTC ]
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Reading the Power Dynamics of Gender in Ovid’s Metamorphoses

“In all creation there is nothing constant,” says Pythagoras in the final book of the Metamorphoses. All things are subject to the power of change: bodies, landscapes, cities, nations—even the cosmos. Ovid announces his epic’s main theme as metamorphosis in its first two lines: “My spirit moves... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-11-08 09:53:56 UTC ]
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Literacy Focus: Reading Across Genders

We asked four teachers and librarians about the ways they encourage students and patrons to read books featuring protagonists of diverse gender identities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Hearst wants Gen Z’s social shoppers to use its new commerce platform, FirstFinds

Hearst wants to find a way to shorten the time between discovering a product, learning more about it and ultimately buying it. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2022-10-31 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Hitting the Books: AI could help shrink America's gender wage gap

Women have faced gender-based discrimination in the workforce throughout history, denied employment in all but a handful of subservient roles, regularly ignored for promotions and pay raises — and rarely ever compensated at the same rates as their male peers. This long and storied socioeconomic... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-10-30 14:30:31 UTC ]
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2022: A 'Seismic Transformation' in Scholarly Publishing

From Plan S to the recently announced White House OSTP open access policy, scholarly publishers must navigate a rapidly shifting policy landscape Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The Transformative Power of Trauma: Spotlight on Yvonne Martinez

In her debut memoir, the author explores trauma and resilience—her own and that of her family—and, in telling her story, finds catharsis and freedom. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Poetry and Social Class: Robert Pinsky on His Many Readings of Robert Lowell

Life Studies is Robert Lowell’s best-known and most influential book. It won the National Book Award for poetry in 1960. I read it in 1962 and I hated it. In a shallow way, my dislike was a matter of social class. I said aloud to Lowell’s book, “Yeah, I had a grandfather, too.” Like my […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-10-13 08:57:28 UTC ]
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A Brief History of Social Media Platforms, from LiveJournal to Meme Warriors

The internet did not cause the insurrection. But it enabled it. The technology of any age in human history shapes the culture of that time. With the advent of agriculture and farming tools, humans developed stationary civilizations and abandoned thousands of years of itinerancy. The printing... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-10-07 08:59:43 UTC ]
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Finnish Research: Springer Nature Announces a Fourth Transformative Agreement

The new FinElib transformative agreement may reach researchers at as many as 30 institutions, according to Springer Nature. The post Finnish Research: Springer Nature Announces a Fourth Transformative Agreement appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-09-02 00:33:29 UTC ]
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J.K. Rowling's New Book Is About A Content Creator Murdered By 'Social Justice Warriors'

In a none-too-subtle defense of her real-life opinions, Rowling centered "The Ink Black Heart" on a YouTuber who's stabbed to death for their transphobic work. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

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Media measurement uncertainty—tracking TV, social and digital

How Nielsen and other media companies are navigating the measurement upheaval, plus industry reactions. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2022-08-10 12:08:43 UTC ]
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A Queer Memoir About Sex Work That Interrogates Power, Gender, and Heteronormativity

Chris Belcher’s searing memoir about her work as a professional dominatrix isn’t exactly a comfortable read. Not because of the subject, but because Pretty Baby asks more of the reader than many memoirs. Like the best art does, this book invites introspection and interrogation of both our own... Continue reading at Electric Literature

[ Electric Literature | 2022-07-20 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Booker Prize Looks to Boost Social Media With a Book Club Contest

The 'Booker Prize Book Club Challenge' will be won by a book club that produces the most impressive social media for the shortlist. The post Booker Prize Looks to Boost Social Media With a Book Club Contest appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-07-13 23:04:06 UTC ]
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Bilingual poetry book about A470 sets Welsh hearts racing

Welsh-English anthology about Welsh equivalent of Route 66 republished twice since release on St David’s DayIt is variously described as a snake, a zip, a ribbon, a scar, a Welsh version of Route 66. Memories, myths and moments of love and grief are woven into a collection of poems celebrating... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-07-03 14:00:16 UTC ]
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The transformative 1960s still have a grip on America

Book review of The Times They Were a-Changin’: 1964, the Year the Sixties Arrived and the Battle Lines of Today Were Drawn by Robert S. McElvaine Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-07-01 12:00:22 UTC ]
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Berlin’s Springer Nature: Open Access Up 40 Percent in Transformative Journals

Six transformative journals achieved 75-percent open-access uptake in 2021, according to Springer Nature this month. The post Berlin’s Springer Nature: Open Access Up 40 Percent in Transformative Journals appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-06-22 22:31:24 UTC ]
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‘Tragically ugly’ school textbook causes social media outcry in China

Education ministry orders publisher to rectify illustrations of children deemed inappropriateChina’s education ministry has ordered a state-owned publisher to rectify a school textbook that went viral owing to what social media users described as “tragically ugly” and inappropriate depictions of... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-05-30 09:20:38 UTC ]
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U.S. Book Show: How TikTok Is Transforming Book Marketing

Panelists from Atria, Barnes & Noble, BookTok, Penguin, and St. Martin's gathered to discuss how the app is rewriting the rules for selling books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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