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28 produkter
American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings
Av Zitkala-Sa, Cathy N. Davidson m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
259 kr
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Zitkala-Sa struggled with the conflicting influences of American Indian and white culture throughout her life. Raised on a Sioux reservation, she attended boarding schools that enforced assimilation and was witness to major events in white-Indian relations in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Drawing …
Now You See It
How Technology and Brain Science Will Transform Schools and Business for the 21s t Century
Häftad, 2012
307 kr
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Revolution and the Word
The Rise of the Novel in America
E-bok, 2004
654 kr
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Revolution and the Word is the classic study of the co-emergence of the U.S. nation and the new literary genre of the novel. The book remains the foundational study of reading, writing, and publishing in the new republic and provides a unique glimpse of the culture of early America. By looking at …
Charlotte Temple
Av Susanna Rowson, Cathy N. Davidson m. fl.
Häftad, 1987
279 kr
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The `Sentimental Novel' was extremely popular in America after the Revolution, Written in a tradition established by Samuel Richardson, they told tales of vice and virtue based on true stories. Charlotte Temple and The Coquette by Hannah W. Foster (see below) were two of the most successful novels …
The Coquette
Av Hannah W. Foster, Cathy N. Davidson
Häftad, 1987
298 kr
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The Coquette tells the much-publicized story of the seduction and death of Elizabeth Whitman, a poet from Hartford, Connecticut.Written as a series of letters--between the heroine and her friends and lovers--it describes her long, tortuous courtship by two men, neither of whom perfectly suits her. …
Revolution and the Word
The Rise of the Novel in America
Häftad, 1994
354 kr
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Offering a unique perspective on the origins of American fiction, Cathy N. Davidson focuses not only on the early novels themselves but also on the people who produced, sold, and read them. She demonstrates how, in the aftermath of the American Revolution, the novel found a special place among some …
The Oxford Book of Women's Writing in the United States
Av Linda Wagner-Martin, Cathy N. Davidson
Häftad, 2000
579 kr
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Provocative and compulsively readable, lively, engaging, and brilliantly representative, The Oxford Book of Women's Writing in the United States presents short stories, poems, essays, plays, speeches, performance pieces, erotica, diaries, correspondence, and even a few recipes from nearly one …
Revolution and the Word
The Rise of the Novel in America
Häftad, 2004
1029 kr
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Revolution and the Word is the classic study of the co-emergence of the U.S. nation and the new literary genre of the novel. The book remains the foundational study of reading, writing, and publishing in the new republic and provides a unique glimpse of the culture of early America. By looking at …
Coquette
Av Hannah W. Foster, Cathy N. Davidson
E-bok, 1987
127 kr
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The Coquette tells the much-publicized story of the seduction and death of Elizabeth Whitman, a poet from Hartford, Connecticut. Written as a series of letters--between the heroine and her friends and lovers--it describes her long, tortuous courtship by two men, neither of whom perfectly suits her. …
Charlotte Temple
Av Susanna Rowson, Cathy N. Davidson
E-bok, 1987
127 kr
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The sentimental novels of the early national period were considered a danger to society and were criticized for the corrupting influence they had on the minds of their mostly young and female audience. They told tales of vice and intrigue that purported to be "based on fact" and also advocated the …
Coquette
Av Hannah W. Foster, Cathy N. Davidson
E-bok, 1987
127 kr
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The Coquette tells the much-publicized story of the seduction and death of Elizabeth Whitman, a poet from Hartford, Connecticut. Written as a series of letters--between the heroine and her friends and lovers--it describes her long, tortuous courtship by two men, neither of whom perfectly suits her. …
Charlotte Temple
Av Susanna Rowson, Cathy N. Davidson
E-bok, 1987
127 kr
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The sentimental novels of the early national period were considered a danger to society and were criticized for the corrupting influence they had on the minds of their mostly young and female audience. They told tales of vice and intrigue that purported to be "based on fact" and also advocated the …
Revolution and the Word
The Rise of the Novel in America
E-bok, 2004
654 kr
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Revolution and the Word is the classic study of the co-emergence of the U.S. nation and the new literary genre of the novel. The book remains the foundational study of reading, writing, and publishing in the new republic and provides a unique glimpse of the culture of early America. By looking at …
New Education
How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World In Flux
Inbunden, 2017
300 kr
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Our current system of higher education dates to the period from 1865 to 1925, when the nation's new universities created grades and departments, majors and minors in an attempt to prepare young people for a world transformed by the telegraph and the Model T.As Cathy Davidson argues in The New …
New College Classroom
Av Cathy N. Davidson, Christina Katopodis
Häftad, 2024
215 kr
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Frederic W. Ness Book Award, American Association of Colleges and Universities A Forbes Best Higher Education Book “A practical guide to more effective and engaged college teaching.”—Forbes “Everyone who teaches (or hopes to teach) college will find this book a provocative and stimulating source of …
Reading in America
Literature and Social History
Häftad, 1989
504 kr
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"A rich resource for readers interested in the study of American culture."--'South Atlantic Review. '"The essays are noteworthy in their own right, and the collection overall is unified and coherent...'Reading in America' shows a field in its early stages that is attracting a group of extremely …
Subjects and Citizens
Nation, Race, and Gender from Oroonoko to Anita Hill
Av Michael Moon, Cathy N. Davidson
Häftad, 1995
726 kr
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Focusing on intersecting issues of nation, race, and gender, this volume inaugurates new models for American literary and cultural history. Subjects and Citizens reveals the many ways in which a wide range of canonical and non-canonical writing contends with the most crucial social, political, and …
No More Separate Spheres!
A Next Wave American Studies Reader
Av Cathy N. Davidson, Jessamyn Hatcher
Häftad, 2002
507 kr
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No More Separate Spheres! challenges the limitations of thinking about American literature and culture within the narrow rubric of “male public” and “female private” spheres from the founders to the present. With provocative essays by an array of cutting-edge critics with diverse viewpoints, this …
36 Views of Mount Fuji
On Finding Myself in Japan
Häftad, 2006
415 kr
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In 1980 Cathy N. Davidson traveled to Japan to teach English at a leading all-women’s university. It was the first of many journeys and the beginning of a deep and abiding fascination. In this extraordinary book, Davidson depicts a series of intimate moments and small epiphanies that together make …
Subjects and Citizens
Nation, Race, and Gender from Oroonoko to Anita Hill
Av Cathy N. Davidson, Michael Moon
E-bok, 1995
749 kr
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Focusing on intersecting issues of nation, race, and gender, this volume inaugurates new models for American literary and cultural history. Subjects and Citizens reveals the many ways in which a wide range of canonical and non-canonical writing contends with the most crucial social, political, and …
No More Separate Spheres!
A Next Wave American Studies Reader
Av Jessamyn Hatcher, Cathy N. Davidson
E-bok, 2002
749 kr
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No More Separate Spheres! challenges the limitations of thinking about American literature and culture within the narrow rubric of “male public” and “female private” spheres from the founders to the present. With provocative essays by an array of cutting-edge critics with diverse viewpoints, this …
36 Views of Mount Fuji
On Finding Myself in Japan
E-bok, 2006
601 kr
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In 1980 Cathy N. Davidson traveled to Japan to teach English at a leading all-women’s university. It was the first of many journeys and the beginning of a deep and abiding fascination. In this extraordinary book, Davidson depicts a series of intimate moments and small epiphanies that together make …
American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings
Av Zitkala-Sa, Ada Norris m. fl.
E-bok, 2003
144 kr
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Zitkala-Sa wrestled with the conflicting influences of American Indian and white culture throughout her life. Raised on a Sioux reservation, she was educated at boarding schools that enforced assimilation and was witness to major events in white-Indian relations in the late 1800s and early 1900s. …
Now You See It
How Technology and Brain Science Will Transform Schools and Business for the 21st Century
E-bok, 2011
112 kr
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A digital innovator shows how we can thrive in the new technological age. When Cathy Davidson and Duke University gave free iPods to the freshman class in 2003, critics said they were wasting their money. Yet when students in practically every discipline invented academic uses for their music …
Faculties
A Dialogue on Inciting Constructive Change in Destructive Times
Av Cathy N. Davidson, Jody Greene
Häftad, 2026
259 kr
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Faculties is a call to action, a sourcebook, and a how-to guide for academic colleagues who want to contribute to the administrative and educational decisions being made about the future of our institutions. There is no going back to the version of US higher education that existed a couple of …
New Education
How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World In Flux
Häftad, 2022
175 kr
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We're living in a period of great upheaval-yet there hasn't been a corresponding change in our system of higher education. In The New Education, Cathy N. Davidson argues we need a new theory and practice of learning that emphasizes achievement not as a score on a test but as the ability to navigate …
Future of Learning Institutions in a Digital Age
Av Cathy N. Davidson, David Theo Goldberg
Häftad, 2009
187 kr
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Future of Thinking
Learning Institutions in a Digital Age
Av Cathy N. Davidson, David Theo Goldberg
Häftad, 2010
182 kr
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