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Explores the present state of the music and entertainment industry and how it has evolved over time. Students learn how music is recorded, marketed, licensed, and performed. In addition, it contributes to the development of the music industry in the American southwest by identifying and reporting on special opportunities in the region.
Tells Bill Torres' story of recovery and advocacy. The book is structured long two different timelines - the timeline of Bill's early life and the timeline of his life from stroke onward. Chapters are alternated between Bill's stories of growing up in San Diego and chapters that provide accounts of Bill's journey of stroke recovery.
Provides a compilation of excerpts from The Lead podcast that presents insights from established professionals and emerging thought leaders gleaned from their candid conversations with student hosts. Their insights offer advice, provide context and create a sense of optimism for an industry grappling with transformative disruption.
Based on the authors 35 years working in the field of criminal justice, Standing in the Dark is a compilation of stories and events in his career that have introduced him to some of the bravest people he's known.
Offers the potential of a conceptualization of English hegemony. The book provides the reader with ways in which faculty members of the humanities and social sciences in US higher education, whose native languages are other than English, swim simultaneously with and against English hegemony through their scholarship and pedagogy.
A collection of chapters corresponding to four groups of healers: Curanderos(as) of Yesterday, Recent Times, Nowadays, and Tomorrow. Each chapter addresses curanderismo's history and revival with photo narratives and biographies of traditional healers who continue to leave an impact in their communities and practices.
Presents a way of studying humanity, where one can recognize and connect with the entire global family. The primary goals of the book are to guide the reader toward an understanding of the concepts of Curanderismo, and bridge the gaps between Western modern medicine and traditional healing.
The predominant metaphor of this book emphasizes an academic dialogue - the conversation of students with peers (class dialogue and peer review), of students with professors (information and feedback), of students with and as scholars (research and talking back), and of students with themselves (reflection).
An essential book for beginning the discussion on writing about topics related to music. Argumentative theory is discussed along with a structure of writing that focuses students on developing concise, accurate, and supported argumentative papers.
A beginner's guide for those who are interested in entering the profession, providing a sense of the challenges, best practices and issues that shape the field today. The book offers a look at some of the trends shifting the communication environment, and tips to help professionals do their jobs in an ethical and socially responsible way.
Existing creative nonfiction anthologies don't reflect the current cultural landscape. This anthology, featuring essays in forms both traditional and innovative, showcases the genre today. With essays by established and emerging writers, it mirrors the rich panoply of the current American experience.
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