Shyon Baumann: 3 books

Book cover of Aging, Media, and Culture
by C. Lee Harrington, Anthony R. Bardo, Rebecca G. Adams
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2014

The intersections of aging, media, and culture are under-explored given trends in population aging, rapid increases in the mediation of everyday life, and the growing cultural significance of media consumption at the global level. This book brings together an international collection of critical scholars,...
Book cover of Introducing Sociology Using the Stuff of Everyday Life
by Josee Johnston, Kate Cairns, Shyon Baumann
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2017

The challenges of teaching a successful introductory sociology course today demand materials from a publisher very different from the norm. Texts that are organized the way the discipline structures itself intellectually no longer connect with the majority of student learners. This is not an issue...
Book cover of Foodies

Foodies

Democracy and Distinction in the Gourmet Foodscape

by Josee Johnston, Shyon Baumann
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2014

This important cultural analysis tells two stories about food. The first depicts good food as democratic. Foodies frequent ‘hole in the wall’ ethnic eateries, appreciate the pie found in working-class truck stops, and reject the snobbery of fancy French restaurants with formal table service. The...
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