In Manufacturing Celebrity Vanessa Díaz traces the complex power dynamics of the reporting and paparazzi work that fuel contemporary Hollywood and American celebrity culture. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, her experience reporting for People magazine, and dozens of interviews with photographers, journalists, publicists, magazine editors, and celebrities, Díaz examines the racialized and gendered labor involved in manufacturing and selling relatable celebrity personas. Celebrity reporters, most of whom are white women, are expected to leverage their sexuality to generate coverage, which makes them vulnerable to sexual exploitation and assault. Meanwhile, the predominantly male Latino paparazzi can face life-threatening situations and endure vilification that echoes anti-immigrant rhetoric. In pointing out the precarity of those who hustle to make a living by generating the bulk of celebrity media, Díaz highlights the profound inequities of the systems that provide consumers with 24/7 coverage of their favorite stars.
Instant is a touchstone for folks who work in tech and live in Santa Cruz. Inside you will find everything from new startups to 50 year old companies, all players in the local science and tech scene.
An all-access pass to Pit Row and beyond at the world’s most famous auto race, the Indianapolis 500 The Indianapolis 500 auto race is the most prestigious event in all of motor sports. Race cars roar two hundred times around the track at dizzying speeds of more than two hundred miles per hour in front of a massive crowd—and millions more watching on television. Every spring, drivers, teams, sponsors, and pit crews all come together to make auto-racing history. Since the inaugural race in 1911, the Indy 500 has become one of the most popular sporting events in the world. Award-winning reporter Sonny Kleinfield takes readers inside the world of high-risk, high-speed open-wheel racing. A Month at the Brickyard follows the day-to-day race prep of Indy up-and-comer Johnny Parsons and team, showing the endless fine-tuning and customization up to the big day, as well as capturing the personalities and stories that surround the speedway. With Kleinfield at the wheel, there is much more to racing than just the roar of the engines.
How were the American people prepared for the war on Iraq? How have political agents and media gatekeepers sought to develop public support for the first preventive war of the modern age? Bring 'Em On highlights the complex links between media and politics, analyzing how communication practices are modified in times of crisis to protect political interests or implement political goals. International contributors in mass communication, political science, and sociology address how U.S. institutional media practices, government policy, and culture can influence public mobilization for war.
Reprint of Report of the Committee for Investigating and Publishing Reports of the Physical Character, Languages, and Industrial and Social Conditions of the North-Western Tribes of the Dominion of Canada, from the Report of the Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1886-1899 First Report of the Committee Report on the Blackfoot Tribe, Horatio Hale Second Report of the Committee Third Report of the Committee Suggestions for Investigation Report on the Blackfoot Tribe, Edward F. Wilson Notes on the Report of the Rev. E. F. Wilson, Horatio Hale Fourth Report of the Committee Preliminary Notes on the Indians of British Columbia, Franz Boas Report on the Sarcee Indians, Edward F. Wilson Notes on the Foregoing Report, Horatio Hale Fifth Report of the Committee Remarks on North American Ethnology, Horatio Hale First General Report on the Indians of British Columbia, Franz Boas Sixth Report of the Committee Remarks on the Ethnology of British Columbia, Horatio Hale Second Report on the Indians of British Columbia, Franz Boas Lku'ñgEn (Songish); Nootka; Kwakiutl; and Shuswap Deformed Crania from the North Pacific Coast Linguistics Seventh Report of the Committee Introduction, Daniel Wilson Third Report on the Indians of British Columbia, Franz Boas Eighth Report of the Committee Remarks on Linguistics Ethnology, Horatio Hale Report on the Kootenay Indians of SE B.C., A. F. Chamberlain Nine [Ninth] Report of the Committee Fourth Report on the Indians of British Columbia The Indians of the Lower Fraser River, Franz Boas Tenth Report of the Committee Fifth Report on the Indians of British Columbia, Franz Boas Physical Characteristics of the Tribes of the North Pacific Coast Tinneh of Nicola Valley; Tinneh of the Portland Inlet; The Nass River Indians Linguistics Eleventh Report Sixth Report on the Indians of British Columbia, Franz Boas Notes on the Kwakiutl The Houses of the Tsimshian and Nisk a' The Growth of Indian Children from the Interior of British Columbia Linguistic Notes Twelfth and Final Report of the Committee Physical Characteristics of the Tribes of B. C., Franz Boas The Chilcotin, Livingston Farrand The Social Organization of the Haida, Franz Boas Linguistics, Franz Boas Summary of the Work of the Committee in B. C., Franz Boas Papers based largely on Investigations carried for the Committee Appendix: Index to Reports IV – XII
In Human Resources Business Process Outsourcing, Edward E. Lawler III, Dave Ulrich, Jac Fitz-enz (the foremost experts in the human resource field) and James C. Madden V (the CEO of the top HR outsourcing firm), clearly show how outsourcing offers an effective, low-cost alternative to traditional administration and provides HR managers with new opportunities to contribute directly to their companies' overall strategy and business performance. Step by step, the authors explore how the HR function in corporations is structured and include a template for analyzing a HR department’s value, value added, and cost-to-serve. In this important resource, the authors explain new approaches organizations can take to improve HR administration and demonstrate how HR functions can be best organized.
