Moguls, Mobsters, Stars, Reds, and Trade Unionists
As World War II wound down in 1945 and the cold war heated up, the skilled trades that made up the Conference of Studio Unions (CSU) began a tumultuous strike at the major Hollywood studies. This turmoil escalated further when the studios retaliated by locking out CSU in 1946. This labour unrest unleashed a fury of Red-baiting that allowed studio ......
A musical force across four decades, a voice for the ages, and a great songwriter, Chrissie Hynde is one of Americas foremost rockers. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005, she and her band The Pretenders have released ten albums since 1980.Â
Festive Performances and Dancing Histories of a Nation
2023 de la Torre Bueno (R) First Book Award, Dance Studies Association The impact of folkloric dance and performance on Mexican cultural politics and national identity. The years between 1910 and 1940 were formative for Mexico, with the ouster of Porfirio Diaz, the subsequent revolution, and the creation of the new state. Amid the upheaval, ......
Examines the many iterations of a story of child martyrdom in colonial Mexico. A cornerstone of the evangelization of early New Spain was the conversion of Nahua boys, especially the children of elites. They were to be emissaries between Nahua society and foreign missionaries, hastening the transmission of the gospel. Under the tutelage of ......
Amid the rise of neoliberalism, globalization, and movements for civil rights and global justice in the post-World War II era, Chicanxs in film, music, television, and art weaponized culture to combat often oppressive economic and political conditions. They envisioned utopias that, even if never fully realized, reimagined the world and linked ......
Popular Music in Contemporary Dominican/Dominicanyork Literature
How music depicted in literature shapes Dominican and Dominican New Yorkers' identities and links the homeland to the diaspora. Music has played a large role in recent Dominican literature, whether of the island or the diaspora. Bridging Sonic Borders explores this sonic connection linking the homeland and far-flung locales-especially New York, ......
Popular Music in Contemporary Dominican/Dominicanyork Literature
How music depicted in literature shapes Dominican and Dominican New Yorkers' identities and links the homeland to the diaspora. Music has played a large role in recent Dominican literature, whether of the island or the diaspora. Bridging Sonic Borders explores this sonic connection linking the homeland and far-flung locales-especially New York, ......
Many language books are boring-this one is not. Written by a native English speaker who learned Spanish the hard way-by trying to talk to Spanish-speaking people-it offers English speakers who have a basic knowledge of Spanish hundreds of tips for using the language more fluently and colloquially, with fewer obvious "gringo" errors. Writing with ......
