Tag: Peter Lang Publishing

  • “Yes We Can” Barack Obama’s Proverbial Rhetoric Peter Lang Publishing 2009 352 pages Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4331-0668-2 Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4331-0667 Wolfgang Mieder, Professor of German and Folklore University of Vermont As President Barack Obama outlined his promise for change during the presidential campaign, he made effective use of proverbs and proverbial phrases, and invented many quotable…

  • In this provocative and original exploration of racial subjugation and its aftermath, Carlyle Van Thompson illumines the racialized sexual desire that reduces Black people to commodities for consumption. “Eating the Black Body” examines the often-sadistic forms of sexual violence during the period of slavery and its aftermath.

  • Engaging Culture, Race and Spirituality: New Visions Peter Lang Publishing 2013 232 pages Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4331-2327-6 Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4331-2328-3 Cynthia B. Dillard, Mary Frances Early Endowed Professor in Teacher Education University of Georgia Chinwe L. Okpalaoka, Director of Undergraduate Recruitment and Diversity Services in the College of Arts and Sciences Ohio State University Engaging Culture,…

  • This book examines the position of black and mixed-race characters in Irish film culture. By exploring key film and television productions from the 1990s to the present day, the author uncovers and interrogates concepts of Irish identity, history and nation.