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Author |
: Paul Andersen |
Publisher |
: Park Publishing (WI) |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2023-03-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 3038601950 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9783038601951 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Framing by : Paul Andersen
From its origins in the Midwest in the early nineteenth century, the technique of light timber framing-also known at the time as "Chicago construction"-quickly came to underwrite the territorial and ideological expansion of the United States. Softwood construction was inherently practical, as its materials were readily available and required little skill to assemble. The result was a built environment that erased typological and class distinctions: no amount of money can buy you a better 2 x 4. This fundamental sameness paradoxically underlies the American culture of individuality, unifying all superficial differences. It has been both a cause and effect of the country's high regard for novelty, in contrast with the stability that is often assumed to be essential to architecture. American Framing is a visual and textual exploration of the social, environmental, and architectural conditions and consequences of this ubiquitous form of construction. For architecture, it offers a story of an American project that is bored with tradition, eager to choose economy over technical skill, and accepting of a relaxed idea of craft in the pursuit of something useful and new-the forming of an architecture that enables architecture.
Author |
: Karen Callaghan |
Publisher |
: University of Pittsburgh Press |
Total Pages |
: 265 |
Release |
: 2005-07-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780822972723 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0822972727 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis Framing American Politics by : Karen Callaghan
Most issues in American political life are complex and multifaceted, subject to multiple interpretations and points of view. How issues are framed matters enormously for the way they are understood and debated. For example, is affirmative action a just means toward a diverse society, or is it reverse discrimination? Is the war on terror a defense of freedom and liberty, or is it an attack on privacy and other cherished constitutional rights? Bringing together some of the leading researchers in American politics, Framing American Politics explores the roles that interest groups, political elites, and the media play in framing political issues for the mass public. The contributors address some of the most hotly debated foreign and domestic policies in contemporary American life, focusing on both the origins and process of framing and its effects on citizens. In so doing, these scholars clearly demonstrate how frames can both enhance and hinder political participation and understanding.
Author |
: Ed Guerrero |
Publisher |
: Temple University Press |
Total Pages |
: 270 |
Release |
: 2012-06-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781439904138 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1439904138 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis Framing Blackness by : Ed Guerrero
A challenge to Hollywood's one-dimensional images of African Americans.
Author |
: Diana Kendall |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 312 |
Release |
: 2011-04-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781442202252 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1442202254 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Framing Class by : Diana Kendall
Framing Class explores how the media, including television, film, and news, depict wealth and poverty in the United States. Fully updated and revised throughout, the second edition of this groundbreaking book now includes discussions of new media, updated media sources, and provocative new examples from movies and television, such as The Real Housewives series and media portrayals of the new poor and corporate executives in the recent recession. The book introduces the concepts of class and media framing to students and analyzes how the media portray various social classes, from the elite to the very poor. Its accessible writing and powerful examples make it an ideal text or supplement for courses in sociology, American studies, and communications.
Author |
: Kate Elliott |
Publisher |
: University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages |
: 301 |
Release |
: 2020-10-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780806168227 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0806168226 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis Framing First Contact by : Kate Elliott
Representations of first contact—the first meetings of European explorers and Native Americans—have always had a central place in our nation’s historical and visual record. They have also had a key role in shaping and interpreting that record. In Framing First Contact author Kate Elliott looks at paintings by artists from George Catlin to Charles M. Russell and explores what first contact images tell us about the process of constructing national myths—and how those myths acquired different meanings at different points in our nation’s history. First contact images, with their focus on beginnings rather than conclusive action or determined outcomes, might depict historical events in a variety of ways. Elliott argues that nineteenth-century artists, responding to the ambiguity and indeterminacy of the subject, used the visualized space between cultures meeting for the first time to address critical contemporary questions and anxieties. Taking works from the 1840s through the 1910s as case studies—paintings by Robert W. Weir, Thomas Moran, and Albert Bierstadt, along with Catlin and Russell—Elliott shows how many first contact representations, especially those commissioned and conceived as official history, speak blatantly of conquest, racial superiority, and imperialism. Yet others communicate more nuanced messages that might surprise contemporary viewers. Elliott suggests it was the very openness of the subject of first contact that allowed artists, consciously or not, to speak of contemporary issues beyond imperialism and conquest. Uncovering those issues, Framing First Contact forces us to think about why we tell the stories we do, and why those stories matter.
Author |
: Norma Basch |
Publisher |
: Univ of California Press |
Total Pages |
: 259 |
Release |
: 2001-08-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780520231962 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0520231961 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis Framing American Divorce by : Norma Basch
Framing American Divorce is a boldly innovative exploration of the multiple meanings of divorce in American life during the formative years of both the nation and its law, roughly 1770 to 1870. Drawing on a wide array of sources, Basch enriches and complicates our understanding of the development of divorce law by telling her story from three discrete but overlapping perspectives. In "Rules" she tracks the broad public debate and legislation over the appropriate grounds for and long-term consequences of divorce. "Mediations" shifts to a close-up analysis of the way ordinary women and men tested the rules in the county courts. And "Representations" charts the spiraling imagery of divorce through stories that made their way into American popular culture.
Author |
: Silke Schmidt |
Publisher |
: transcript Verlag |
Total Pages |
: 445 |
Release |
: 2014-10-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783839429150 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3839429153 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis (Re-)Framing the Arab/Muslim by : Silke Schmidt
Media depictions of Arabs and Muslims continue to be framed by images of camels, belly dancers, and dagger-wearing terrorists. But do only Hollywood movies and TV news have the power to frame public discourse? This interdisciplinary study transfers media framing theory to literary studies to show how life writing (re-)frames Orientalist stereotypes. The innovative analysis of the post-9/11 autobiographies »West of Kabul, East of New York«, »Letters from Cairo«, and »Howling in Mesopotamia« makes a powerful claim to approach literature based on a theory of production and reception, thus enhancing the multi-disciplinary potential of framing theory.
Author |
: Jane Rhodes |
Publisher |
: University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages |
: 621 |
Release |
: 2017-01-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780252099649 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0252099648 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Framing the Black Panthers by : Jane Rhodes
A potent symbol of black power and radical inspiration, the Black Panthers still evoke strong emotions. This edition of Jane Rhodes's acclaimed study examines the extraordinary staying power of the Black Panthers in the American imagination. Probing the group's longtime relationship to the media, Rhodes traces how the Panthers articulated their message through symbols and tactics the mass media could not resist. By exploiting press coverage through everything from posters to public appearances to photo ops, the Panthers created a linguistic and symbolic universe as salient today as during the group's heyday. They also pioneered a sophisticated version of mass media activism that powers contemporary African American protest. Featuring a timely new preface by the author, Framing the Black Panthers is a breakthrough reconsideration of a fascinating phenomenon.
Author |
: Editors of American Woodworker |
Publisher |
: Fox Chapel Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 371 |
Release |
: 2010-10-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781607658917 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1607658917 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis How to Make Picture Frames (Best of AW) by : Editors of American Woodworker
The experts at American Woodworker provide plans and instructions for making a variety of well designed, stylish picture frames in this handy manual. The step-by-step guidance ensures that woodworkers will succeed at constructing everything from a rustic picture frame to a craftsman-style frame with a simple set of tools. With workshop tips, plans for jigs that help make frames by the dozens, and a section devoted to solutions for common mistakes, this is an ideal resource for woodworkers looking for new projects or art owners wanting to frame their prized possessions themselves. Author Bio: American Woodworker is the premier magazine for woodworking. Both technical and accessible, the magazine has been in business for decades with more than 140 issues in their backlist. Randy Johnson is an editor of American Woodworker. He lives in Eagan, Minnesota.
Author |
: Jack Sobon |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 60 |
Release |
: 2014-08-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0970664389 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780970664389 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis Historic American Timber Joinery by : Jack Sobon
Second Edition