Authors:Sidonie A. Smith, Julia Watson,
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Keywords: autobiography, studies, wisconsin, theory, women, reader
Number of Pages: 544
Published: 1998-07-27
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 0299158446
ISBN-13: 9780299158446

Women, Autobiography, Theory is the first comprehensive guide to the burgeoning field of womens autobiography, drawing into one volume the most significant theoretical discussions on womens life writing of the last two decades. The authoritative introduction by Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson surveys writing about womens lives from the womens movement of the late 1960s to the present. It also relates theoretical positions in womens autobiography studies to postmodern, poststructuralist, postcolonial, and feminist analyses. The essays from thirty-nine prominent critics and w

Authors:Enrica Stabile, Julia Watson,
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
Keywords: country, comfortable
Number of Pages: 143
Published: 2007-02
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1845973615
ISBN-13: 9781845973612

This irresistible book draws its inspiration from the rural way of life. Colours are soft whites or muted brights, and fabrics are natural. Furnishings are a beguiling mixture of family treasures, junk-shop finds and contemporary designs. Above all, "Comfortable Country" advocates the joy of keeping things simple and very comfortable. Enrica Stabile starts by looking at the elements of country life that contribute to and influence the look, such as Changing Seasons, Utility, and Natural Materials. She goes on to explore how the style works in the home, in living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, bath

Authors:Sidonie Smith, Julia Watson,
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Keywords: life, narratives, interpreting, guide, autobiography, reading
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 2002-01
List price: $19.50
ISBN-10: 0816628831
ISBN-13: 9780816628834

Autobiographical writing is redefining the meaning of narrative, as the recent explosion of memoirs by writers such as Frank McCourt, Mary Karr, Dave Eggers, and Kathryn Harrison suggests. But what’s involved in bringing these narratives into the classroom-in creative writing, cultural studies, women’s and ethnic studies, and social science and literature courses? How may instructors engage the philosophical, historical, social, and theoretical contexts of the emerging field of autobiography studies? Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson, two authorities in the field, distill their di

Authors:Sidonie Ann Smith, Julia Anne Watson,
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Keywords: performance, image, autobiography, women, interfaces
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 2002-12-20
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0472068148
ISBN-13: 9780472068142

Modern and contemporary women’s artistic production of autobiography frequently occurs at the interfaces of image and text. The many permutations of words and images in all their modes of production--photograph, pose, invocation, written narrative, sculpture, dance, diatribe--create countless possibilities of expression, and this volume charts some of the ways in which women artists are seizing these possibilities. Editors Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson have been at the vanguard of the study of women’s self-representation, and here have collected leading critics’ and scholars

Authors:William E. Watson, J. Francis Watson, John H. Ahtes,
Publisher: Praeger
Keywords: dangerous, stretch, railroad, america, building, duffy, irish, died, ghosts
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2006-07-30
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0275987272
ISBN-13: 9780275987275

In 1832, 57 Irish Catholic workers were brought to the United States to lay one of the most difficult miles of American railway, Duffy’s Cut of the Pennsylvania Railroad. These men were chosen because, in the eyes of the railroad company that hired them, they were expendable. Deaths were common during the building of the railway but this stretch was worse than most. When cholera swept the camp basic medical attention and community support was denied to them. In the end all 57 men—the entire work crew—died and were buried in a mass unmarked grave. Their families in Ireland were never

Authors:Steve P. Watson, Stephen P. Watson, Kalwant S. Authi
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: approach, practical, platelets
Number of Pages: 167
Published: 1996-05
List price: $99.00
ISBN-10: 0199635374
ISBN-13: 9780199635375

Platelets are small blood cells that play a vital role in blood clotting. They are essential for wound healing, but their unwanted action can lead to ailments such as stroke and heart attack. In seventeen chapters from leading experts in platelet research this book describes state-of-the-art techniques for the experienced researcher, both in academia and industry. Methodology is also included that will enable the newcomer to perform routine experiments. Techniques covered range from basic procedures such as platelet preparation to the latest techniques such as monitoring calcium levels in si

Authors:Dennis Butts and M.O. Grenby, Julia Briggs, Julia Br
Publisher: Ashgate
Keywords: britain, literature, childrens, popular
Number of Pages: 356
Published: 2008-06-13
List price: $104.95
ISBN-10: 1840142421
ISBN-13: 9781840142426

The astonishing success of J. K. Rowling and other contemporary children’s authors has demonstrated how passionately children can commit to the books they love. But this kind of devotion is not new. This timely volume takes up the challenge of assessing the complex interplay of forces that have created the popularity of children’s books both today and in the past.The essays collected here ask about the meanings and values that have been ascribed to the term popular. They consider whether popularity can be imposed, or if it must always emerge from children’s preferences. And t