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In Managing Health Sciences Libraries in a Time of Change, experienced leaders of the medical library community offer insights into the current trends and issues faced by health sciences librarians and present practical guidelines and management skills needed to create a culture of excellence.

In Managing Health Sciences Libraries in a Time of Change, experienced leaders of the medical library community offer insights into the current trends and issues faced by health sciences librarians and present practical guidelines and management skills needed to create a culture of excellence.

This book builds on existing research in relation to gender in the digital world, focusing on representation, engagement and expression.

Courts are context-conscious. They solve legal disputes with societal impact in mind, using interpretive tools and procedural means. This book develops concepts and methods for a systematic and legally informative analysis of this complex process. The evidence delivered prompts a conversation about the authority courts have to change the law. The analysis focuses on the European Court of Justice and its free movement case law. The framework and theory, however, are relevant to courts and case law everywhere. This is a compelling and intriguing examination of the ECJ and its shaping of a key tenet of EU law.

Working with archival recordings, the authors trace the history of Missouri English and demonstrate how the voices of Missourians born over a century ago provide a unique window on the development of many of the pronunciation features that separate modern American dialects.

This book offers an up-to-date account of one of the most influential strands of eco-research: cognitive ecostylistics. The onset of the 1970s saw a global shift in scholarly perspective upon the relation between egocentric and ecocentric views of the world. The so-called eco-turn was not only linguistic at its roots, but engaged the bulk of academic thought in social sciences and humanities. Cognitive ecostylistics invites a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the conceptual relations between oral or written texts and their impact on the environment. This volume is a collection of the latest research that seeks to apply the theory and methodology developed over the last 40 years to both literary and real-life texts, engaging with a wealth of examples from First World War poetry and Anne of Green Gables through to Condé Nast Traveller hotel descriptions. Exploring the cultural effects of the eco-turn, the collection engages the reader in the problem of the present-day Anthropocene, manifested as Ego-Eco tensions at the level of communicating self-needs and the needs of the Other. Divided into two parts, it considers first the human-angled semiotic interplay contained within the universe of people, before examining the problem of semiotic engagement of texts as extraneous to the human, highlighting crucial aspects of nature, culture, and beyond.

In this volume, TESOL educators from various international contexts share their experiences on how they engage with critical and dialogic approaches to reimagine TESOL teacher education. Chapters include duoethnographic accounts, critical discourse analytic approaches, and case studies from various EFL and ESL contexts such as the United States, Morocco, New Zealand, Italy, Thailand, and Turkey. Language teachers are at the forefront of supporting the academic and social needs of increasingly ethnically and linguistically diverse student populations around the globe, and preparing critical and dialogic TESOL teachers with social justice orientations is essential to helping language learners fulfil their academic and linguistic potential. Although more experienced TESOL teachers may be able to agentively implement critical and dialogic approaches to instruction, we know little about what TESOL teacher educators do to help train and prepare language teachers who can do exactly that.

Exploring alternative conceptions of the divine, Jessica Eastwood considers the ways of believing in God that are authentic and sincere, moving beyond traditional metaphysical structures that many find difficult to accept. In this study, she examines a unique branch of religious anti-realism known as religious fictionalism, making the case for its ability to resonate on an intellectual and emotional level. Considering the extent to which fictionalism allows us to make sense of the role of religion in our spiritual lives, she presents its limitations on adhering to what might be an attractive contemporary model for philosophy of religion called 'the humane turn'.Articulating an alternative conception of God that we can relate to in an intellectual, emotional and spiritual way, Eastwood sheds light on a minimalist form of religious realism, which preserves the reality of God without committing the theist to a host of additional religious beliefs.

Focusing on British broadsheets such as The Times and The Guardian, and tabloid publications such as The Sun and The Daily Mail, this book looks at the visualization of post-colonial Britain through cartoons.Tahnia Amend examines how Irish, Jewish, Sikh and Muslim communities are Othered, interrogating the patterns and trends in the way they are depicted - both consciously and unconsciously - by cartoonists in Britain from the 20th century onwards. She reveals how cartoonists such as Nicholas Garland and Peter Brookes present assimilation as the goal for the portrayed minorities. At the same time, this goal is deemed impossible because difference is ontological and unchangeable. Central to the cartoons explored in this book is the construction of identity and the concept of "us", demonstrating the role cartoons play in the stability and enduring power of the archetype. Ahmed suggests that cartoons illustrate how racial and religious prejudice subtly interface and reinforce one another. A deception of religious difference, Ahmed argues, is often actually a cover for outright racism.

In The Cross of Christ in African American Christian Religious Experience: Piety, Politics, and Protest Demetrius K. Williams examines and explores the ideational importance and rhetorical function of cross language and terminology in the spirituals, conversion narratives, and Black preaching tradition through an ideological lens.

This book addresses the challenge in contemporary Christianity of navigating the relationship between the individual and their faith community when entering spiritually challenging times. When loyalty to the church gets tested during a personal faith crisis, many leave disenchanted, claiming a desire to be spiritual but not religious.

In Apocalyptic Rhetoric and the Black Protest Movement, the author argues that the Black civil rights moment in early twentieth century Boston drew on radical millenarian beliefs and visions of Armageddon to mobilize African Americans to undertake political protest to resist racial oppression and violence.

This multidisciplinary collection explores the ways in which the lives of immigrants¿ daughters are shaped by forces of race, gender, migration, sexuality, family, and nation outside of their control. The contributors examine how the women navigate these forces as individuals and as members of collectivities.

This book explores the tensions in communicating the National Park Service's mission to both conserve and preserve nature while also offering recreational experiences to the public. Through qualitative interviews and observations, the author discusses climate change, policy change, and environmental education at Glacier National Park.

Trumpism, Bigotry, and the Threat to American Democracy reveals the serious chasms of American society and the man who would exploit them, Donald Trump. The story almost sounds like a surreal movie plot, except is living American political history, with an uncertain future.

Online discussions in the form of readers' comments are a central part of many news sites and social media platforms. In this book, Tamara Kuni¿ explores and interprets the ways in which digital technology has impacted the production and dissemination of content and the need to adapt in the age of a new audience, the prosumer.

Social media influencer marketing emerged in Web 2.0 as a new form of celebrity endorsement in which the Internet-famous create word-of-mouth marketing for brands and organizations on their personal social media pages, blurring the line between organic and sponsored content for their followers. This book explores social media influencer marketing through the lens of philosophy of communication with a praxis-centered approach. Kati E. Sudnick utilizes a multitude of theoretical touchstones¿including Christopher Lasch¿s narcissistic culture, Marshall McLuhan¿s global village, Daniel Boorstin¿s human pseudo-event, Jacques Ellul¿s propaganda, and the interplay between charismatic leadership and parasocial relationships¿in order to consider consequences surrounding Hannah Arendt¿s social condition, which appears in hyper-form within social media influencer marketing as a major integrated marketing communication tool. Sudnick applies these concepts to three major case studies surrounding Audible, BetterHelp, and Fyre Festival, drawing implications and conclusions for this integrated marketing communication tactic in an era entrenched within the banality of the social. Ultimately, the author argues for a more aware and conscientious public when it comes to engaging with influencers online. Scholars of communication, philosophy, and media studies will find this book of particular interest.

Drawing from Greek and Roman primary sources, Intoxication in the Ancient Greek and Roman World considers the psychotropic plants used in the ancient world¿such as hellebore, mandrake, deadly nightshade, thorn apple, opium poppy, cannabis, and wine¿and examines ancient attitudes towards intoxication.

Menelaos Christopoulos offers a detailed, original, and thought-provoking analysis of the major thematic questions raised by the Homeric Odyssey. The interpretations in this book shed new light on this emblematic literary work of Western civilization.

This book examines the relationship between organizational culture and ethical practices among NGOs in Kenya. It highlights the need for greater oversight and anti-corruption policies to better control corrupt practices from within and avoid adverse implications and financial effects due to a lack of accountability and unethical behaviors.

This book analyzes representations of race and ethnicity in the context of satire, parody, and comedy. Over thirteen chapters, contributors unpack the ways these depictions can enlighten audiences or reinforce bigotry¿or, sometimes, how they do both.

A Phenomenology for Women of Color: Merleau-Ponty and Identity in Difference depicts the dynamic and creative expressions of race and racism through a phenomenological framework to address the ambiguity within the experiences of race and sex and ultimately to conceptualize the identity group ¿women of color.¿

This book offers educators tangible ways of honoring and attending to multispecies relationships with examples from practice, research on the importance of multispecies relations, and strategies for using multispecies relations to shape an inclusive, hopeful future where all beings can thrive.

This book argues that Kierkegaard, influenced by Kant¿s critique of metaphysics, did not attempt to integrate human and divine agencies in any speculative theory. Instead, Kierkegaard deploys them to encourage different passions and dispositions that can be integrated in a coherent human life.

This collection offers different perspectives through which readers can understand the history of diversity and inclusion in esports, the current issues facing the industry, and how these issues will impact the future of esports. Scholars of communication, media studies, game studies, and sociology will find this book of particular interest.

Creolizing Critical Theory highlights the Caribbean as a philosophical site from which, for centuries and until today, theorists have articulated pressing critiques of capitalism and colonialism. Some of these critiques, such as those of the Saramaka Maroons, have stressed the value of autonomy. Others, such as those of the West Indies Federation, have emphasized solidarity in the face of European occupation. Critical Theory, as an emancipatory project rooted in the values of autonomy, solidarity, and equality, then, has long been a Caribbean practice. Drawing on a range of voices, Creolizing Critical Theory centers Caribbean critiques with a view toward praxis in the present.