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Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture

Author(s): Richard William Mook, Gerald Rulon Maxwell

Rap Music and Hip Hop Culture examines the history, culture, and movement of hip hop and rap from a scholarly perspective. The text provides thorough, thought-provoking answers for questions that have been asked since the genre began, as well as those that have recently surfaced within the current c...

Unsexing Gender, Engendering Activism: Readings in Gender Studies

Author(s): Danielle DeMuth, Ayana Weekley, Julia Mason

Unsexing Gender, Engendering Activism: Readings in Gender Studies is a set of interdisciplinary essays that provides students the means to describe and analyze how gender stereotypes develop and their importance in shaping everyday decisions. These readings draw on a wide range of authors, including...

Reading to Learn: Developing College Content Literacy

Author(s): Diane Bosco, Janice L Buchner

Reading to Learn: Developing College Content Literacy addresses the need for college students to learn as they read a variety of text materials. It provides explicit instruction in reading strategies, a broader knowledge base and critical reading skills. This text places concise reading instruction ...

Humanities, Society and Technology: Living with Change

Author(s): Duane Galloway, Robin Satterwhite, Janet Brooks

Unique in its selection of essays, song lyrics, and fiction excerpts, Humanities, Society and Technology: Living with Change explores the impact of technology on humans and society by written expression. From the days of the Cuneiform tablets, to the Industrial Revolution, through today and even a l...