The University of Chicago Magazine: In Their Own Wordstag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2008-02-07:/books//72008-05-09T16:05:38ZAlumni publications submitted to the MagazineMovable Type Publishing Platform 4.0Sexual fluidity: Understanding Women's Love and Desiretag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2008:/books//7.6492008-05-09T22:19:24Z2008-05-09T16:05:38ZIs love "blind" when it comes to gender? For women, it just might be. This unsettling and original book offers a radical new understanding of the context-dependent nature of female sexuality. Lisa Diamond argues that for some women, love and...Erik Kraft
Sexual Fluidity offers moving first-person accounts of women falling in and out of love with men or women at different times in their lives. For some, gender becomes irrelevant: "I fall in love with the person, not the gender," say some respondents.
Sexual Fluidity offers a new understanding of women's sexuality--and of the central importance of love.
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Managing Geographic Information Systems, 2nd editiontag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2008:/books//7.6482008-05-09T21:35:32Z2008-05-09T16:03:04ZNow in a fully revised and expanded second edition, this widely adopted text and practical reference addresses all aspects of developing and using geographic information systems (GIS) within an organization. Coverage includes the role of the GIS professional, how geographic...Erik Kraft
Now in a fully revised and expanded second edition, this widely adopted text and practical reference addresses all aspects of developing and using geographic information systems (GIS) within an organization. Coverage includes the role of the GIS professional, how geographic information fits into broader management information systems, the use of GIS in strategic planning, and ways to navigate the organizational processes that support or inhibit the success of GIS implementation. All chapters retained from the prior edition have been thoroughly updated to reflect significant technological, empirical, and conceptual advances, as well as the changing contexts of GIS use. New chapters discuss organizational politics, metadata, legal issues, and GIS ethics.
The Strange Adventures of Professor Funfieltag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2008:/books//7.6472008-05-09T20:04:39Z2008-05-09T16:00:43Z Can a woman love two men with equal passion, even if one of them is a drug-induced fantasy? This book explores such a possibility within the world of dreams and multiple realities--mysteries that have puzzled thinkers since ancient times....Erik Kraft
Can a woman love two men with equal passion, even if one of them is a drug-induced fantasy?
This book explores such a possibility within the world of dreams and multiple realities--mysteries that have puzzled thinkers since ancient times. Set in a feminist Utopia created by women after a nuclear holocaust, the work follows Helga, a talented journalist, through dreams of her beloved, childbirth, and reunion with Professor Funfiel, the Doppelgänger of her real life lover, Peter. In their adventures they examine the meaning of radical feminism, shopping, and women's rights.
Bâtisseurs du lendemaintag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2008:/books//7.6462008-05-09T19:10:24Z2008-05-09T15:58:10ZBâtisseurs du lendemain (Builders of the morrow) is an historical novel written in French. Bâtisseurs du lendemain is Ludovic Comeau Jr.'s most significant literary project to date. In terms of time and paper, the 688-page book consumed at least twice...Erik Kraft
Bâtisseurs du lendemain (Builders of the morrow) is an historical novel written in French.
Bâtisseurs du lendemain is Ludovic Comeau Jr.'s most significant literary project to date. In terms of time and paper, the 688-page book consumed at least twice as many resources as Comeau hoped it would when he started in March 2002, including a full year to consider revisions suggested by L'Harmattan, one of France's major publishers. Bâtisseurs du lendemain brings forth haunting images of the social and political fabric of a fictitious city that, like Haiti, Comeau's birth land, is celebrating the bicentennial of its independence. The story sheds light on historical and cultural dimensions of an "invented" nation whose spirit has been stifled by a dreadful oppression in the antagonistic person of the chief of State, le Prophète (the Prophet), whose rule spanned the second half of the 20th century, and into the third millennium. The narrative is shared by several individuals and collective voices framed by the voice of Maurice, the main protagonist, and his good friends, Jean-Jacques and Henri. The reader becomes an insider within the city where the charged one-day story takes place at the dawn of 2004, with flashbacks into the past to better inform the present. The novel offers intense dialogs where the author's ideas for the renaissance of the city and for the revitalization of the economy are spelled out in details. The interest of that day, which starts at 4:00 in the morning, lies in the anticipation, at the onset, of an "event" to take place in the late afternoon...]]>
Evaluación Social de Proyectostag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2008:/books//7.6452008-05-09T19:08:33Z2008-05-09T15:51:38ZIt is a textbook for a graduate course on project evaluation. Basically, it contains three parts: (1) private or financial evaluation; (2) principles of economics for social evaluation; and (3) social evaluation and social (national) pricing. At the end of...Erik Kraft
It is a textbook for a graduate course on project evaluation. Basically, it contains three parts: (1) private or financial evaluation; (2) principles of economics for social evaluation; and (3) social evaluation and social (national) pricing. At the end of every chapter is a list of problems and exercises.
War and Taxestag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2008:/books//7.6442008-05-03T00:08:47Z2008-05-02T16:59:54ZDuring World War II Americans were urged to ration food, raise money, and accept higher taxes. After September 11, we were given tax cuts and asked to shop. Has the United States broken a noble tradition of fiscal sacrifice with...Erik Kraft
War and Taxes weighs the question by considering six conflicts that span the American Revolution to the present war in Iraq.
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Gesture: Second Language Acquisition and Classroom Researchtag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2008:/books//7.6432008-04-25T12:26:15Z2008-04-25T16:43:14ZThis book demonstrates the vital connection between language and gesture, and why it is critical for research on second language acquisition to take into account the full spectrum of communicative phenomena. The study of gesture in applied linguistics is just...Erik Kraft
Gesture: Second Language Acquisition and Classroom Research is organized in five sections: Part I, Gesture and its L2 Applications, provides both an overview of gesture studies and a review of the L2 gesture research; Part II, Gesture and Making Meaning in the L2, offers three studies that all take an explicitly sociocultural view of the role of gesture in SLA; Part III, Gesture and Communication in the L2, focuses on the use and comprehension of gesture as an aspect of communication; Part IV, Gesture and Linguistic Structure in the L2, addresses the relationship between gesture and the acquisition of linguistic features, and how gesture relates to proficiency; Part V, Gesture and the L2 Classroom, considers teachers' gestures, students' gestures, and how students interpret teachers' gestures.
Although there is a large body of research on gesture across a number of disciplines including anthropology, communications, psychology, sociology, and child development, to date there has been comparatively little investigation of gesture within applied linguistics. This volume provides readers unfamiliar with L2 gesture studies with a powerful new lens with which to view many aspects of language in use, language learning, and language teaching.
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The Power of Point of Viewtag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2008:/books//7.6422008-04-18T15:54:49Z2008-04-18T14:54:03ZPoint of view isn't just an element of storytelling--when chosen carefully and employed consistently in a work of fiction, it is the foundation of a captivating story. It's the character voice you can hear as clearly as your own. It's...Erik Kraft
The Power of Point of View, RITA Award-winning author Alicia Rasley first teaches you the fundamentals of point of view (POV)--who is speaking, why, and what options work best within the conventions of your chosen genre. Then, she takes you deeper to explain how POV functions as a crucial piece of your story--something that ultimately shapes and drives character, plot, and every other component of your fiction.
Through comprehensive instruction and engaging exercises, you'll learn how to: choose a point of view that enhances your characters and plots and encourages reader involvement; navigate the levels of a character's point of view, from objective viewing to action to emotion; and craft unusual perspectives, including children, animal narrators, and villains.
A story changes depending on who's telling it, and The Power of Point of View will help you determine which of your characters can make your story come to life.
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The Monetary Policy of the Federal Reserve: A Historytag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2008:/books//7.6412008-04-12T00:32:11Z2008-04-11T19:36:11ZThe Monetary Policy of the Federal Reserve is the only basically complete history of the Federal Reserve System. It details the evolution of the monetary standard from the start of the Federal Reserve through the end of the Greenspan era,...Erik Kraft
The Monetary Policy of the Federal Reserve is the only basically complete history of the Federal Reserve System. It details the evolution of the monetary standard from the start of the Federal Reserve through the end of the Greenspan era, placing that evolution in the context of the intellectual and political environment of the time. ]]>
Knowledge and Politics in Plato's Theaetetustag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2008:/books//7.6402008-04-11T22:54:36Z2008-04-11T19:29:04ZThe Theaetetus is one of the most widely studied of any of the Platonic dialogues because its dominant theme concerns the significant philosophical question: What is knowledge? In this new interpretation of the Theaetetus, Stern provides the first full-length treatment...Erik Kraft
Theaetetus is one of the most widely studied of any of the Platonic dialogues because its dominant theme concerns the significant philosophical question: What is knowledge? In this new interpretation of the Theaetetus, Stern provides the first full-length treatment of its political character in relationship to this dominant theme. In particular, he argues that this approach sheds significant light on the distinctiveness of the Socratic way of life, with respect to both its initial justification and its ultimate character.
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A Story For Rosetag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2008:/books//7.6392008-04-11T19:32:20Z2008-05-09T18:58:53ZA love story spanning nearly fifty years, A Story for Rose was published in German prior to an English edition....Erik Kraft
A Story for Rose was published in German prior to an English edition.]]>
Bronze Inside and Out: A Biographical Memoir of Bob Scrivertag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2008:/books//7.6382008-04-11T19:10:02Z2008-04-11T19:17:27ZBob Scriver (1914-1999) was a bronze sculptor of Western subjects. Born and raised on the Blackfeet Reservation, his career parallels and illustrates the explosion of interest in this genre. Especially noted for his series on the Blackfeet and for his...Erik Kraft
Bob Scriver (1914-1999) was a bronze sculptor of Western subjects. Born and raised on the Blackfeet Reservation, his career parallels and illustrates the explosion of interest in this genre. Especially noted for his series on the Blackfeet and for his powerful rodeo series, his nearly 1,000 works include many animals and a small cluster of religious works around the death of his daughter.
In the Sixties Mary Strachan Scriver helped to build his bronze foundry and was his third wife. This biography is organized around the steps of casting a bronze by the Roman block method.
Introduction is by Brian Dippie.
Agent of Change: Print Culture Studies after Elizabeth L. Eisensteintag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2008:/books//7.6372008-04-11T18:42:05Z2008-04-11T19:10:55ZThis book considers, through the work of 21 scholars of book history and/or print-culture studies today, the impact of the work and career of Elizabeth L. Eisenstein in the field of print culture studies. Viewed by many as oracular, by...Erik Kraft
The Printing Press as an Agent of Change (1979) has indelibly and irrevocably shaped the way all scholars view the field. Contributors include Ann Blair, Paula McDowell, Peter Stallybrass, and Roger Chartier. The book is organized in three sections: the first treating print-culture studies in the field of early modern Europe, where Eisenstein began her career as a historian; the second addressing print culture in times and places outside early modern Europe including India, Egypt, and New Zealand; and the third section addressing the relationship between print culture, the work of Eisenstein, and new electronic media.]]>
We Will Be Heard: Women's Struggles for Political Power in the United Statestag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2008:/books//7.6362008-04-11T16:31:15Z2008-04-11T18:54:24ZWe Will Be Heard chronicles the struggles of women in the United States for political power from 1892 to 2007. Fifteen case studies and an overview look at different ways in which women have broken barriers, practiced politics, and promoted...Erik Kraft
We Will Be Heard chronicles the struggles of women in the United States for political power from 1892 to 2007. Fifteen case studies and an overview look at different ways in which women have broken barriers, practiced politics, and promoted public policy.]]>
Michele Smith's Book of Good Softball Cheer: A Practical Guide for Developing Leadership Skills in Softball and in Lifetag:magazine.uchicago.edu,2008:/books//7.6352008-04-11T14:49:33Z2008-04-11T18:45:22ZWith all of the pressure and distractions of modern student life, young athletes really have to focus their energy if they want to achieve their goals as student-athletes. Two-time softball Olympic gold medalist Michele Smith teams up with Lawrence Hsieh...Erik Kraft
With all of the pressure and distractions of modern student life, young athletes really have to focus their energy if they want to achieve their goals as student-athletes. Two-time softball Olympic gold medalist Michele Smith teams up with Lawrence Hsieh to talk directly to student-athletes in fourth through ninth grades and beyond to help them develop the leadership, practice, and intangible skills necessary to become the best student-athletes and softball players that they can be. Includes chapters on leadership, opportunity, teamwork, proactive practice, perseverance, exercise and conditioning, community service, and much more.