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Vonderlack-Novarro examines Chicago's coalition of first-generation Mexican hometown associations and their rocky path towards U.S. political inclusion moving from the mass immigrant marches of 2006 to the U.S. presidential elections of 2008. While hometown associations have been known as transnational organizations influenced by the Mexican government, by 2008 U.S. voting drives were a central strategy. The strategy, however, came with costs: weakening the will to mobilize for marches, internal fragmentation between leaders as they vied for recognition with stronger organizations and government leaders, and a political context that offered few concessions towards immigrants along with intensified national and local repression.

The Pedagogy of Pop: Theoretical and Practical Strategies for Success, edited by Edward A. Janak and Denise Blum, is a tool for educators at all levels to embrace infusing popular culture into their teaching in ways that both embrace and resist contemporary thinking. Its chapters provide a range of theoretical and practical suggestions-some widely accepted, some somewhat controversial-to elicit discussion and spark creativity amongst all students

It's no secret that fun is important to American college students, but it is unusual for scholars to pay attention to how undergraduates represent and reflect on their partying. Linguist and anthropologist Chaise LaDousa explores the visual manifestations of collegiate fun in a Midwestern college town where house signs on off-campus student residences are a focal point of college culture. With names like Boot 'N Rally, The Plantation, and Crib of the Rib, house signs reproduce consequential categories of

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Moments of Danger and Challenges to the "Selective Tradition" in U.S. Communication History, by Janice Peck -- Chapter 2 Politics as Patriotism: Advertising & Consumer Activism during World War II, by Inger L. Stole -- Chapter 3 The Revolt against Radio: Postwar Media Criticism & the Struggle for Broadcast Reform, by Victor Pickard -- Chapter 4 "Our Union Is Not For Sale": The Postwar Struggle for Workplace Control in the American Newspaper Industry, by James F. Tracy -- Chapter 5 "Things Will Never Be the Same Around Here": How See It Now Shaped Television News Reporting, by Dinah Zeiger -- Chapter 6 "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale": Lessons of the Broadcast Blacklist, by Carol A. Stabile -- Chapter 7 Foreign Correspondents, Passports, and McCarthyism, by Edward Alwood -- Chapter 8 "Love that AFL-CIO": Organized Labor's Use of Television, 1950-1970, by Nathan Godfried -- Chapter 9 The Postwar "TV Problem" and the Formation of U.S. Public Television, by Laurie Ouellette -- Chapter 10 Lockouts, Protests, and Scabs: A Critical Assessment of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner Strike, by Bonnie Brennen -- Chapter 11 The Reporters' Rebellion: The Chicago Journalism Review 1968-1975, by Steve Macek -- Chapter 12 Oprah Winfrey and the Politics of Race in Late Twentieth Century America, by Janice Peck -- Chapter 13 Public Radio, This American Life, and the Neoliberal Turn, by Jason Loviglio -- Chapter 14 "Sticking it to the man": Neoliberalism: Corporate Media & Strategies of Resistance in the 21st Century, by Deepa Kumar -- Chapter 15 Contesting Democratic Communications: The Case of Current TV, by James F. Hamilton -- Chapter 16 Critical Media Literacy: Critiquing Corporate Media with Radical Production, by Bettina Fabos -- About the Authors -- Index.

The period between the two world wars is often named 'the golden age of the cinema' in Britain. This definitive and entertaining book on the cinema and cinema-goers of the era is herewith reissued with a new Introduction. Jeffrey Richards, described by Philip French as 'a shrewd critic, a compulsive moviegoer, and a professional historian', tells the absorbing story of the cinema during the decade that produced Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers, the musicals of Jessie Matthews and Alexander Korda's epics. He examines the role of going to the pictures in people's lives during a tough period when, in

"Development theory and practice are often taught in a manner that strips them of their historical context and obscures alternative intellectual assumptions and critical frameworks. This prevents students from acquiring a holistic understanding of the world and consequently, when it comes to development practice, most lack the skills to live and engage with people. It has become crucial to properly consider what it means to conceive and implement participatory development out in the field and not just in the boardroom. Building on the work of Robert Chambers and Arturo Escobar, Communicating Development with Communities is an empirically grounded critical reflection on how the development industry defines, imagines and constructs development at the implementation level. Unpacking the dominant syntax in the theory and practice of development, the book advocates a move towards relational and indigenous models of living that celebrate local ontologies, spirituality, economies of solidarity and community-ness. It investigates how subaltern voices are produced and appropriated, and how well-meaning experts can easily become oppressors. The book propounds a pedagogy of listening as a pathway that offers a space for interest groups to collaboratively curate meaningful development with and alongside communities. This is a valuable resource for academics and practitioners in the fields of Development Studies, Communication for Development, Communication for Social Change, Social Anthropology, Economic Development and Public Policy. Foreword by Robin Mansell."--Provided by publisher.

El siguiente artículo consiste en un análisis de la película También la lluvia de Icíar Bollaín centrado en el cuestionamiento de dos géneros cinematográficos pertenecientes al modo de significación realista: el cine épico y el cine social. Por un lado nos encontramos ante un uso crítico de las narrativas fílmicas convencionales sobre la colonización, por otro se plantea una reflexión sobre el cine social como una herramienta de cambio político. Una de las claves interpretativas del filme será el papel de María, un personaje secundario a la sombra de los protagonistas masculinos, que filma un documental sobre el rodaje desviando la mirada hacia la Guerra del Agua. Se mostrará cómo Bollaín visibiliza la mirada del "observador ideal", explorando al mismo tiempo la violencia de la mirada cinematográfica y los límites morales de la creación artística. ; The aim of this article is to analyze Icíar Bollaín's También la lluvia, with a particular emphasis on the questioning of two film genres that belong to the realist style of significance: epic cinema and social cinema. On one hand, there is a critical use of conventional film narratives about colonization; on the other hand, the film offers a reflection on social cinema as a tool of political change. One of the interpretive keys to examining También la lluvia is María, a secondary character overshadowed by male protagonists, who shoots a documentary about the filming and who will ultimately shift her gaze toward the "Guerra del Agua". How Bollaín visualizes the gaze of the "ideal observer", while simultaneously exploring the violence of the cinematographic gaze and the moral limits of artistic creation will be the main aspects explored in this article.

Background: Resiliency is the ability to prepare for, recover from, and adapt to stressors from adverse events. Social vulnerabilities (limited access to resources, political power, and representation ; lack of social capital ; aspects of the built environment ; health inequities ; and being in certain demographic categories) can impact resiliency. The Vietnamese population living along the Mississippi Gulf Coast is a community that has unique social vulnerabilities that impact their ability to be resilient to adverse events. Objectives: The purpose of this project was to address social vulnerability by implementing and evaluating a volunteer Community Health Advisor (CHA) project to enhance community resiliency in this community. Methods: A program implemented over eight three-hour sessions was adapted from the Community Health Advisor Network curriculum that focused on healthy eating, preventing chronic conditions (hyperlipidemia, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and poor mental health). Topics also included leadership and capacity development skills. Results: Participants (n = 22) ranged from 35 to 84 years of age. Most were female (63.6%), married (45.5%), unemployed (63.6%), had annual incomes of < ; $10,000, and had high school diplomas (68.2%). Community concerns were crime (50.0%), volunteerism (40.0%), language barriers (35.0%), and food insecurity (30.0%). Approximately 75% had experienced war trauma and/or refugee camps, and 10% had experienced domestic violence. Scores on the Community Health Advisor Core Competency Assessment increased from pre-test to post-test (t = &minus ; 5.962, df = 11, p < ; 0.0001), as did SF-8 scores (t = 5.759, df = 17, p < ; 0.0001). Conclusions: Strategies to reduce vulnerabilities in the Vietnamese community should include developing interventions that address health risks and strengths and focus on root causes of vulnerability.

Abstract: Three aspects of parenting, positive family communication, facilitation of supportive family relationships, and maintenance of standards in the family, were examined as predictors of positive values and social competencies in sixth‐ (n = 1,453), seventh‐ (n = 3,732), and eighth‐ (n = 4,474) grade youth. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that parenting processes were significant indicators of youth outcomes, both independently and in interaction with each other. Whereas perceptions of parenting processes declined across grade level, the effects of parenting on youth outcomes did not. Parental contributions to basic youth competencies continue to be an important contribution to positive youth development work throughout early adolescence.

PurposeWhile the positive health benefits of fitness apps, which motivate and track physical exercise, are widely acknowledged, the adverse connection between these technologies and wellbeing has received little attention. The purpose of this paper is to determine how the social dimensions of fitness apps predict the type of passion (harmonious and obsessive) one has for physical exercise, and what the resulting positive and negative implications are for wellbeing.Design/methodology/approachDrawing from the theoretical frameworks of social influence and the dual model of passion (DMP), this study develops a model depicting how fitness apps relate to the causes and consequences of harmonious and obsessive passion for exercise. Survey data were collected from 272 fitness app using cyclists and analysed with partial least squares structural equation modelling techniques.FindingsDifferent social influence aspects of fitness apps appeal to different types of exercisers. A harmonious passion for physical exercise is predicted by the positive reciprocal benefits attained from one's fitness app community, while an obsessive passion is predicted by positive recognition. In turn, a harmonious passion for exercise is negatively associated with life burnout, while an obsessive passion strongly affirms that relationship. In addition, the relationship between social influence and life burnout is fully mediated by the type of passion a fitness app user possesses.Originality/valueUnderpinned by the DMP, the study provides a theoretical framework explaining how the use of fitness apps can result in opposing wellness outcomes.

One of the main preoccupations of international organizations since the middle of the 20th century has been the economic & social development of the poorer countries. There has been an implicit assumption that the knowledge & productive techniques of the developed countries could help raise levels of living in the poorer countries. This assumption is now being questioned, as recent reviews have revealed spotty & uneven growth. Contemporary interest has been on the objective of unified or integrated development. Aid given with development research teams or centers in developing countries may have an increasing role in the future of international & bilateral assistance. Comparative cross-national research may have strong prospects for the future. Examples of kinds of international research that go beyond the review & assessment of existing research findings on a particular subject include: (1) compilation, evaluation, & analysis of international statistics; (2) the organization of international surveys; & (3) filling in gaps in knowledge where necessary for international policy. 2 rules observed in published international research are: (A) individual countries are not singled out for criticism, nor praise; & (B) a particular political or ideological position is not endorsed in the research. A unified conceptual framework should be provided which will meaningfully interrelate economic & social aspects, equity, & growth. R. Lent.

Science education and the virtues / Wayne Melville and Donald Kerr -- The links between the virtues, science, and science education / Mark A. Bloom -- The good, the bad and the study / David P. Burns, Anya Goldin, Allison Gonzalez Biagi and Natasha Lopes -- Vocation, science, and the good life / Emanuele Ratti and Nathaniel A. Warne -- The rise of neoliberalism and the changing emphasis on what is valued in science education / Lyn Carter -- Countering scientism and skepticism in teaching the nature of science through its virtues / Matt Ferkany and Catherine Kendig -- Teachers, virtues and professional practice / Ian C. Binns -- Informal science learning environments and contextualized innovation spaces (Jugaad): exploring phronesis and a virtue-based theory of knowledge / Geeta Verma -- The virtue of citizenship: the deficit of democratic politics in science education / Claes Malmberg and Anders Urbas -- Science teaching as a moral endeavor: making sense from critical sociocultural and heritage perspectives / Bhaskar Upadhyay.

Fifty years ago, urban waterfronts were industrial, polluted, and diseased. Today, luxury homes and shops line riverbanks, harbors, and lakes across Europe and North America. The visual drama of physical reconstruction makes this transition look swift and decisive, but reimaging water is a slow process, punctuated by small cultural shifts and informal spatial seizures that change the meaning of wet urban spaces. In The Politics of Urban Water , Kimberley Kinder explores how active residents in Amsterdam deployed their cityscape when rallying around these concerns, turning space into a vehicle

Bringing together disparate and popular genres of the 21st century, American Popular Culture in the Era of Terror: Falling Skies, Dark Knights Rising, and Collapsing Cultures argues that popular culture has been preoccupied by fantasies and narratives dominated by the anxiety -and, strangely, the wish fulfillment-that comes from the breakdowns of morality, family, law and order, and storytelling itself. From aging superheroes to young adult dystopias, heroic killers to lustrous vampires, the figures of our fiction, film, and television again and again reveal and revel in the imagery of terror

Connections between Brazil and the Middle East have a long history, but the importance of these interactions has been heightened in recent years by the rise of Brazil as a champion of the global south, mass mobilizations in the Arab world and South America, and the cultural renaissance of Afro-descendant Muslims and Arab ethnic identities in the Americas. This groundbreaking collection traces the links between these two regions, describes the emergence of new South-South solidarities, and offers new methodologies for the study of transnationalism, global culture, and international relations