An exploration of how African American innovators and artistswhose impact and financial value in American music, movies, and TV is disproportionately greater than their numbershave fought for and often won the rights to own and benefit from their own work.
Includes a brief history of the ancient roots of psychedelics, their rediscovery by the counterculture, and their contemporary use in treating trauma and mental illness Offers the Human Promise program blending spiritual and philosophical tools and practices with psychedelics for self-actualization Explores todays regulatory environment, the role of AI, and the influence of the Information Age on psychedelic cultureDespite an unsettled legal landscape, the promise and potential of psychedelics continue to be at the forefront of thinking and research in the United States and around the world.
NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER We've had the time of our lives as Swifties, and now that storyfull of boundless joy, unexpected friendships, cherished memories, and wild theorieslives in this celebration of our fandom and the reason were all here: Taylor Swift.
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of LGBTQ+ centers and organizations in urban areas, a phenomenon that began in North American and Western European cities four decades ago and now flourishes around the world.
A fascinating exploration of the science and psychology behind fear, madness, and the haunting stories that linger in our mindsScientists throughout centuries have mined the depths of humanity looking forand findinganswers to life's most mysterious questions, but perhaps the most memorable accounts of hidden dimensions have been left to us by science fiction writers like Philip K.
A fascinating exploration of the science and psychology behind fear, madness, and the haunting stories that linger in our mindsScientists throughout centuries have mined the depths of humanity looking forand findinganswers to life's most mysterious questions, but perhaps the most memorable accounts of hidden dimensions have been left to us by science fiction writers like Philip K.
In the bestselling traditions of Seinfeldia and Top of the Rock comes a fascinating deep dive into the longest-running live-action sitcom in television history, from its humble beginnings to its evolution as a critically acclaimed cult classic comedy.
Life Lessons for the Teenage Girl : Quotes, Inspiration, and Advice for Women by Women provides valuable and entertaining advice to adolescent girls from women who have attained success in business, politics, sports, and entertainment.
Life Lessons for the Teenage Girl : Quotes, Inspiration, and Advice for Women by Women provides valuable and entertaining advice to adolescent girls from women who have attained success in business, politics, sports, and entertainment.
In this lucid and stimulating new book, Peter Burger, one of the foremost literary critics in Germany today, addresses the relationship between art and society, from the emergence of bourgeois culture in the eighteenth century to the decline of modernism in the twentieth century.
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of LGBTQ+ centers and organizations in urban areas, a phenomenon that began in North American and Western European cities four decades ago and now flourishes around the world.
This is the first full-length study to explore how contemporary, Western manifestations of Sufism are represented in fictional texts and examines how Sufi principles and ideas are deeply embedded in the literary production of selected writers.
This is the first full-length study to explore how contemporary, Western manifestations of Sufism are represented in fictional texts and examines how Sufi principles and ideas are deeply embedded in the literary production of selected writers.
Discover the gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters from Celtic mythology with this beautiful book that captures the ancient stories and tales that captivated the Celts.
• Draws on current research, interviews, and case studies to detail the risks and benefits of psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, and mescaline• Explores the short- and long-term effects of psychedelics, looking at heart rate, blood pressure, and markers of mental health• Includes in-depth profiles of psychedelics, considering their chemical composition, effects, safety considerations, and legal statusThe psychedelic renaissance has been opening new therapeutic modalities in Western medicine.
ONE OF BLOOMBERG'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023'Thomas Curran is the world's leading expert on perfectionism, and he's written the definitive book on why it's rising, how it wreaks havoc on our lives, and what we can do to stop it.
The second edition of From Dust to Ashes brings up-to-date this classic text investigating the replacement of burial by cremation in England and Wales.
This book offers a fresh and timely exploration of the intersections between ecology, media, and culture in Asian contexts, with particular attention to audiovisual narratives.
The second edition of From Dust to Ashes brings up-to-date this classic text investigating the replacement of burial by cremation in England and Wales.
This book offers a fresh and timely exploration of the intersections between ecology, media, and culture in Asian contexts, with particular attention to audiovisual narratives.
Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2006 in the subject Sociology - Media, Art, Music, grade: Pass, The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, course: Comprehensive Doctoral Examination, language: English, abstract: In accord with the stance of John Urry (2000) and Zygmunt Bauman (2000) on the global civil society as increasingly coming into effective legal and political existence, I propose to read John Urry's Sociology beyond Societies: Mobilities for the Twenty-first Century (2000) as a springboard to application of its methodological and theoretical aspects to the international art exhibition Documenta 11.
'Vivid and compelling' - The Telegraph'A masterful portrait of the city' - Observer'A propulsive, gorgeously reported account of the forces that re-shaped New York in the late 1980s, The Gods of New York is brilliant historical non-fiction that doubles as a warning about the future.
Disrupting traditional notions of urban and city planning, this volume examines the intricate interplay of conflicts, the emergence of new borders for refugees and migrants, colonial legacies and postcolonial policies, and grassroots struggles for better social policies.
This book examines American cultural values and their expressions in everyday speech, particularly an American discourse strategy which the author coins as a metaphoric comparison'.
Disrupting traditional notions of urban and city planning, this volume examines the intricate interplay of conflicts, the emergence of new borders for refugees and migrants, colonial legacies and postcolonial policies, and grassroots struggles for better social policies.
This book examines American cultural values and their expressions in everyday speech, particularly an American discourse strategy which the author coins as a metaphoric comparison'.
Professionelle Orchester und Konzerthäuser sehen sich zahlreichen Herausforderungen ausgesetzt: Wie bleiben sie in einer sich stark verändernden Gesellschaft relevant?
Interkulturelle Theologie setzt sich mit den Wechselwirkungen zwischen Religion(en), Kultur(en) und Gesellschaft(en) in unterschiedlichen Regionen der Welt auseinander.
Professionelle Orchester und Konzerthäuser sehen sich zahlreichen Herausforderungen ausgesetzt: Wie bleiben sie in einer sich stark verändernden Gesellschaft relevant?
