Black Women in America (2 ed.) Reference library
...and concepts regarding African American women in history. Since the first edition was published, a new generation of American black women has flourished, demanding this landmark reference be brought up to date. Women such as Venus and Serena Williams, Condoleezza Rice, Carol Moseley Braun, Ruth Simmons, and Ann Fudge have become household names for their remarkable contributions to sports, politics, academia, and business. In nearly 600 entries, Black Women in America celebrates the remarkable achievements of black women throughout history, highlights their...
The Oxford Encyclopedia Women in World History Reference library
...Encyclopedia of Women in World History , edited by Bonnie G. Smith, captures the experiences of women throughout history in a far-reaching, four-volume work. Although there has been extensive research on women in history by region, no other text or reference work has comprehensively covered the role women have played throughout world history. With over 650 biographies of influential women and over 600 topical articles covering topics such as geography and history, culture and society, organizations, movements, and gender studies, Women in World History is...
A Dictionary of Gender Studies Quick reference
...Votes for Women to Reclaim the Night. It is an invaluable reference resource for students taking Gender Studies courses at undergraduate or postgraduate level, and for those applying a gender perspective within other subject areas. Gabriele Griffin is Professor of Gender Research at Uppsala University, Sweden, and visiting professor at Åbo Akademie University, Finland, and at the Gender Institute, London School of Economics. She was Professor of Women’s Studies at the University of York (UK) from 2006 to 2015 . Her research centres on women’s cultural...
A Dictionary of Film Studies (2 ed.) Quick reference
...in both the UK and overseas. She has authored, edited, and contributed to a wide range of works within Film Studies, including The Women’s Companion to International Film (1989), BFI screenonline , An Everyday Magic: Cinema and Cultural Memory (2002), Screening World Cinema: A Screen Reader (with Catherine Grant, 2006), Little Madnesses: Winnicott, Transitional Phenomena and Cultural Experience (2013), and the Women Film Pioneers Project . She was an editor of the OUP journal Screen for more than thirty years. Guy Westwell is Senior Lecturer in...
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Educational Administration Reference library
...System, Vice President for Sylvan Learning, Professor, and Faculty Director of a University-based Center for Teaching and Learning in California. In 2015, she was the recipient of the AERA 2015 Willystine Goodsell Award (Women in Education SIG) and gave the keynote address at AERA 2016, Washington, D.C. for her research on women and girls. In 2012, she was the recipient of the Arizona School Administrators Outstanding Higher Education Administrator of the Year Award. Dr. Papa has published 25+ books in the areas of leadership, educational policy, social...
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics, Law, and Social Movements Reference library
...‘08 , 1: 232 The Latino Wave: How Hispanics Will Elect the Next President (Ramos, Jorge), 2: 179 Latin Roots , 1: 599 Latin Women’s Collective (LWC), 1: 577 accomplishments, 1: 577 closing of, 1: 577 feminism and, 1: 577 ; 2: 203 impetus for, 1: 577 Martell, Esperanza, 1: 577 ; 2: 5–6 Third World Women of Color Self-Healing Circle, 2: 6 “Women’s Liberation through the Working-Class Struggle,” 1: 577 Women’s Union of YLP, 1: 577 Young Lords Party and, 1: 577 Lau v. Nichols , 1: 19 , 42–43 , 64 , 545 , 546 ; 2: 400 Laviera,...
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Crime, Media, and Popular Culture Reference library
...of, 2 :47 sports crime and violence of, 3 :396 as sympathetic and complex criminals, 2 :49–51, 50 f , 51 f Women, Murder and Femininity (Seal), 2 :271 Women, Violence and Media (Humphries), 2 :28 Women Infanticide and the Press (Goc), 2 :376–377 The Women of New York; or, The Underworld of the Great City (Ellington), 1 :339 Women’s Communication and Information Group (CIMAC), 2 :414 Women’s Marches, 2 :594 Women’s Police Station ( Delegacia de Mulheres ), 1 :211 Wong Kar-wai, 2 :173 Won’t Get Fooled Again (Pussy Riot), 3...
The Oxford Encyclopedia of International Criminology Reference library
... International Review of Victimology and Associate Editor of Victims and Violence . She also serves on editorial boards of several other scholarly journals in criminology and legal studies. Her current research interests include victim participation in justice, violence against women, the use of technology in domestic violence cases, and gender and terrorism Dr. Peter R. Ibarra is Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology, Law, and Justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He received his PhD in Sociology from the University of California...
Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work Reference library
...2017. Dr. Darlyne Bailey is Professor and Dean Emeritus at the GSSWSR and Special Assistant to the College President for Community Partnerships. Darlyne is also the Director of the Social Justice Initiative. A first generation college student, Darlyne was also among the first women to attend Lafayette College. With an AB in Psychology and a certificate in Secondary Education, she went on to complete her master's degree from the School of Social Work at Columbia University. As a clinician and then joining others to start a community mental health center,...
Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro–Latin American Biography Reference library
...Cornel West; and Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Man (Random House, 1997 ). Professor Gates has edited several anthologies, including The Norton Anthology of African American Literature (W.W. Norton, 1996 ); and The Oxford-Schomburg Library of Nineteenth Century Black Women Writers (Oxford, 1991 ). Professor Gates is co-editor with K. Anthony Appiah of the encyclopedia Encarta Africana , published on CD-ROM by Microsoft ( 1999 ), and in book form in its second edition by Oxford under the title Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African...
The Oxford Companion to American Law Reference library
...chair of the political science departments at both Hopkins and Wisconsin, and editor of Law & Society Review . N. E. H. Hull is Distinguished Professor of Law and a member of the graduate faculty in history at Rutgers University, Camden. She has written Female Felons: Women and Serious Crime in Colonial Massachusetts (1987) and co-authored Impeachment in America, 1635–1805 (1984); Murdering Mothers: Infanticide in England and New England, 1558–1803 (1981); and Roe v. Wade: The Abortion Rights Controversy in American History (2001). The Oxford...
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies Reference library
...issue of Journal of Curriculum Theorizing on Narrative of Curriculum in the U. S. South: Lives In-Between Contested Race, Gender, Class, and Power (with Sabrina Ross, 2013); and a special issue of The Sophist’s Bane: A Journal of the Society of Professors of Education on Minority Women Professors Venturing on the Landscapes of Education (with Sabrina Ross, 2015). She was an Editor of Curriculum Inquiry (2003-2005). She is Co-Editor-in-Chief of Educational Studies (2020-2025), a Leading Associate Editor of Multicultural Perspectives (since 2003), and a member of...
The Biographical Dictionary of American Economists Reference library
...figures in American history from the seventeenth century to the present day. All of the major schools of American economic thought are represented, from the Constitutional school to the Keynesian school, and the dictionary includes in-depth coverage of the many overlooked women who have influenced economic thought in America. Individually, the entries capture important contributions to the development of economic thought in America; collectively, they encapsulate the rich diversity of that thought and the influences that have been at play on America...
A Dictionary of Buddhism Quick reference
...features broad-ranging entries on the history and doctrines of the major Buddhist schools, information on the spread of Buddhism in Asia and the West, and coverage of issues of contemporary concern such as human rights, abortion, euthanasia, ‘engaged Buddhism’, and the role of women in Buddhist teachings. Damien Keown is Reader in Buddhism, Department of Historical and Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society and the author of several books on Buddhism including Buddhism: A Very Short...
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Gender Studies Reference library
...women in Roman law, 1: 416 , 423 maiming punishment, 2: 362–363 visiting Roman military camps, 2: 392 sexuality under control of father or husband in Hebrew Bible, 1: 483 status and severity of crime of sexual violence, 2: 343 and use, 1: 464 in synoptic Gospels, 1: 530 used by men to negotiate, 1: 447 Woman Wisdom versus Woman Stranger, 1: 361 , 363 wo/men, utility of term, 1: 341 Women’s Bible Commentary, The (Lapsley, Newsom, and Ringe), 1: 545 Women’s Bible Commentary, The (Newsom and Ringe), 2: 104 Women’s...
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World: Digital Collection Reference library
...brief essays to major interpretive and synthetic treatments of topics such as the Islamic state, pilgrimage, law, marriage, and foreign relations. Related entries cover areas of general interest such as social and political movements, women, Muslim minorities, human rights, Islam in the West, interreligious affairs. John L. Esposito is Professor of Religion and International Affairs and Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian...
The Grove Book of Operas (2 ed.) Quick reference
...brings the book up to date with several recently composed operas. Recent additions to the operatic repertory included for the first time in this edition include Nicholas Maw, Sophie's Choice; Poul Ruders, A Handmaid's Tale; John Adams, Death of Klinghoffer; and Mark Adamo, Little Women. Covering all operas in the current repertory along with some less-well-known early and very modern ones, this is an ideal volume for the general opera lover. Stanley Sadie was a leading musicologist and critic, and specialist in Mozart. He was appointed CBE in 1982. Laura Macy ...
The Oxford Companion to Military History Reference library
...help from Dr Spencer Jones. A complete overview of military history from classical times to the present, The Oxford Companion to Military History is an essential guide to how the world has been shaped by conflict. Entries on key topics such as intelligence, propaganda, tactics, women in the military, and peacekeeping are included, with over 70 maps showing the course of famous battles and campaigns. Richard Holmes , CBE, TD, was Professor of Military and Security Studies at Cranfield University and the Royal Military College of Science in the UK. He presented...
The Oxford Companion to Scottish History Reference library
...to Scottish History aims to cover more than 20 centuries of history, and interpret history broadly, covering areas such as archaeology, climate, culture, languages, immigration, migration, and emigration. Multi-authored entries analyse key themes such as national identity, women and society, living standards, and religious belief across the centuries in an authoritative yet approachable way. The A-Z entries are complemented by maps, genealogies, a glossary, a chronology, and an extensive guide to further reading. More than a historical dictionary or...
The Oxford Companion to Irish History (2 ed.) Reference library
...takes an inclusive approach to Irish history, with entries ranging from horse racing to Home Rule, bogs to boxing, and Parnell to parliaments. Traditional topics such as the rebellion of 1798 and the Irish Civil War can be found alongside entries on newly developing areas such as women's history and popular culture. It combines concise definitions with in-depth analytical essays, while its Appendices include maps and a subject index, which groups headwords into thematic batches to provide an alternative way to access the entries. The Oxford Companion to Irish...
