The Iowa Media Book
Author: Carole Marsh
Publisher: Carole Marsh Books
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 57
ISBN-13: 0793332079
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Narratives, Nerdfighters, and New Media
Author: Jennifer Burek Pierce
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 2020-11-15
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 1609387198
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor decades, we’ve been warned that video killed the radio star, and, more recently, that social media has replaced reading. Nerdfighteria, a first-of-its-kind online literary community with nearly three million members, challenges these assumptions. It is the brainchild of brothers Hank and John Green, who provide literary themed programming on their website and YouTube channel, including video clips from John, a best-selling author most famous for his young adult book, The Fault in Our Stars. These clips not only give fans personal insights into his works and the writing process writ large, they also provide unique access to the author, inspiring fans to create their own fan art and make connections with one another. In the twenty-first century, reading and watching videos are related activities that allow people to engage with authors and other readers. Whether they turn to The Fault in Our Stars or titles by lesser-known authors, Nerdfighters are readers. Incorporating thousands of testimonials about what they read and why, Jennifer Burek Pierce not only sheds light on this particular online community, she also reveals what it tells us about the changing nature of reading in the digital age. In Nerdfighteria, we find a community who shows us that being online doesn’t mean disinterest in books.
The Portrait and the Book
Author: Megan Walsh
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 2017-05-15
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 1609385020
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBenjamin Franklin's portraits and colonial printing -- Phillis Wheatley and the durability of the author portrait -- Nationalist portraiture, magazines, and political books -- Picturing the seduction heroine in the U.S -- Gothic portraiture in Charles Brockden Brown's Wieland and Ormond
Iowa
Author: Dorothy Schwieder
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 1996-03
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 1587295490
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this engrossing history of the Hawkeye State, Dorothy Schweider reveals a place of fascinating grassroots politics, economic troubles and triumphs, surprising cultural diversity, and unsung natural beauty. Above all, this is the history of the people of Iowa and the lives they have led—the accomplishments of both ordinary and not-so-ordinary Iowans.
Love Song to the Demon-Possessed Pigs of Gadara
Author: William Fargason
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 2020-04-01
Total Pages: 105
ISBN-13: 1609387058
DOWNLOAD EBOOK2020 Florida Book Award in Poetry, Gold Medal In his debut collection, William Fargason inspects the pain of memory alongside the pain of the physical body. Fargason takes language to its limits to demonstrate how grief is given a voice. His speaker confronts illness, grapples with grief, and heals after loss in its most crushing forms. These poems attempt to make sense of trauma in a time of belligerent fathers and unacceptable answers. Fargason necessarily confronts toxic masculinity while navigating spiritual and emotional vulnerability.
Invisible Hawkeyes
Author: Lena M. Hill
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 2016-11-15
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1609384415
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConclusion. An Indivisible Legacy: Iowa and the Conscience of Democracy - Michael D. Hill -- About the Contributors -- Notes -- Index
Johnny Cash International
Author: Michael Hinds
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 2020-06-01
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 1609387015
DOWNLOAD EBOOK2023 Peggy O'Brien Book Prize, winner Across all imaginable borders, Johnny Cash fans show the appeal of a thoroughly American performer who simultaneously inspires people worldwide. A young Norwegian shows off his Johnny Cash tattoo. A Canadian vlogger sings “I Walk the Line” to camel herders in Egypt’s White Desert. A shopkeeper in Northern Ireland plays Cash as his constant soundtrack. A Dutchwoman coordinates the activities of Cash fans worldwide and is subsequently offered the privilege of sleeping in Johnny’s bedroom. And on a more global scale, millions of people watch Cash’s videos online, then express themselves through commentary and debate. In Johnny Cash International, Hinds and Silverman examine digital and real-world fan communities and the individuals who comprise them, profiling their relationships to Cash and each other. Studying Johnny Cash’s international fans and their love for the man reveals new insights about music, fandom, and the United States.
Why Iowa?
Author: David P. Redlawsk
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 333
ISBN-13: 0226706966
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIf Barack Obama had not won in Iowa, most commentators believe that he would not have been able to go on to capture the Democratic nomination for president. Why Iowa? offers the definitive account of those early weeks of the campaign season: from how the Iowa caucuses work and what motivates the candidates’ campaigns, to participation and turnout, as well as the lingering effects that the campaigning had on Iowa voters. Demonstrating how “what happens in Iowa” truly reverberates throughout the country, five-time Iowa precinct caucus chair David P. Redlawsk and his coauthors take us on an inside tour of one of the most media-saturated and speculated-about campaign events in American politics. Considering whether a sequential primary system, in which early, smaller states such as Iowa and New Hampshire have such a tremendous impact is fair or beneficial to the country as a whole, the authors here demonstrate that not only is the impact warranted, but it also reveals a great deal about informational elements of the campaigns. Contrary to conventional wisdom, this sequential system does confer huge benefits on the nominating process while Iowa’s particularly well-designed caucus system—extensively explored here for the first time—brings candidates’ arguments, strengths, and weaknesses into the open and under the media’s lens.
Disney's Star Wars
Author: William Proctor
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 2019-07-01
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 1609386442
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 2012, Disney purchased Lucasfilm, which meant it also inherited the beloved Star Wars franchise. This corporate marriage sent media critics and fans into a frenzy of speculation about what would happen next with the hugely popular series. Disney’s Star Wars gathers twenty-one noted fan and media studies scholars from around the world to examine Disney’s revival of the franchise. Covering the period from Disney’s purchase through the release of The Force Awakens, the book reveals how fans anticipated, interpreted, and responded to the steady stream of production stories, gossip, marketing materials, merchandise, and other sources in the build-up to the movie’s release. From fears that Princess Leia would be turned into a “Disney princess” to collaborative brand management, the authors explore the shifting relationship between fans, texts, and media industries in the context of a crucial rebranding campaign. The result is a fascinating examination of a critical moment in the iconic series’ history.
Amazing Iowa Women
Author: Katy Swalwell
Publisher:
Published: 2020-10
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781649450661
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInspired by 'Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls' and 'Rad Women A to Z,' Iowa State education professor Katy Swalwell worked with over 25 Iowa women artists and RAYGUN to create an illustrated children's book that celebrates the incredible accomplishments through short biographies of a diverse set of women throughout Iowa's history. The book is available at raygunsite.com.
