Kathleen M German: 2 books
Promises of Citizenship
Film Recruitment of African Americans in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2017
Since the earliest days of the nation, US citizenship has been linked to military service. Even though blacks fought and died in all American wars, their own freedom was usually restricted or denied. In many ways, World War II exposed this contradiction.
As demand for manpower grew during the...
Communication, Culture, and Making Meaning in the City
Ethnographic Engagements in Urban Environments
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Separately Together: Ethnographic Engagements of the City, contributors focus on theorizing the notion of “the city” as a communicatively constituted cultural space, drawing on situated, reflexive ethnographic examinations of “the city” to show the complex and varied ways in which cities produce social meaning.