Author: Aimi Hamraie
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452955565
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
“All too often,” wrote disabled architect Ronald Mace, “designers don’t take the needs of disabled and elderly people into account.” Building Access investigates twentieth-century strategies for designing the world with disability in mind. Commonly understood in terms of curb cuts, automatic doors, Braille signs, and flexible kitchens, Universal Design purported to create a built environment for everyone, not only the average citizen. But who counts as “everyone,” Aimi Hamraie asks, and how can designers know? Blending technoscience studies and design history with critical disability, race, and feminist theories, Building Access interrogates the historical, cultural, and theoretical contexts for these questions, offering a groundbreaking critical history of Universal Design. Hamraie reveals that the twentieth-century shift from “design for the average” to “design for all” took place through liberal political, economic, and scientific structures concerned with defining the disabled user and designing in its name. Tracing the co-evolution of accessible design for disabled veterans, a radical disability maker movement, disability rights law, and strategies for diversifying the architecture profession, Hamraie shows that Universal Design was not just an approach to creating new products or spaces, but also a sustained, understated activist movement challenging dominant understandings of disability in architecture, medicine, and society. Illustrated with a wealth of rare archival materials, Building Access brings together scientific, social, and political histories in what is not only the pioneering critical account of Universal Design but also a deep engagement with the politics of knowing, making, and belonging in twentieth-century United States.
Building Access
Author: Aimi Hamraie
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452955565
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
“All too often,” wrote disabled architect Ronald Mace, “designers don’t take the needs of disabled and elderly people into account.” Building Access investigates twentieth-century strategies for designing the world with disability in mind. Commonly understood in terms of curb cuts, automatic doors, Braille signs, and flexible kitchens, Universal Design purported to create a built environment for everyone, not only the average citizen. But who counts as “everyone,” Aimi Hamraie asks, and how can designers know? Blending technoscience studies and design history with critical disability, race, and feminist theories, Building Access interrogates the historical, cultural, and theoretical contexts for these questions, offering a groundbreaking critical history of Universal Design. Hamraie reveals that the twentieth-century shift from “design for the average” to “design for all” took place through liberal political, economic, and scientific structures concerned with defining the disabled user and designing in its name. Tracing the co-evolution of accessible design for disabled veterans, a radical disability maker movement, disability rights law, and strategies for diversifying the architecture profession, Hamraie shows that Universal Design was not just an approach to creating new products or spaces, but also a sustained, understated activist movement challenging dominant understandings of disability in architecture, medicine, and society. Illustrated with a wealth of rare archival materials, Building Access brings together scientific, social, and political histories in what is not only the pioneering critical account of Universal Design but also a deep engagement with the politics of knowing, making, and belonging in twentieth-century United States.
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452955565
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
“All too often,” wrote disabled architect Ronald Mace, “designers don’t take the needs of disabled and elderly people into account.” Building Access investigates twentieth-century strategies for designing the world with disability in mind. Commonly understood in terms of curb cuts, automatic doors, Braille signs, and flexible kitchens, Universal Design purported to create a built environment for everyone, not only the average citizen. But who counts as “everyone,” Aimi Hamraie asks, and how can designers know? Blending technoscience studies and design history with critical disability, race, and feminist theories, Building Access interrogates the historical, cultural, and theoretical contexts for these questions, offering a groundbreaking critical history of Universal Design. Hamraie reveals that the twentieth-century shift from “design for the average” to “design for all” took place through liberal political, economic, and scientific structures concerned with defining the disabled user and designing in its name. Tracing the co-evolution of accessible design for disabled veterans, a radical disability maker movement, disability rights law, and strategies for diversifying the architecture profession, Hamraie shows that Universal Design was not just an approach to creating new products or spaces, but also a sustained, understated activist movement challenging dominant understandings of disability in architecture, medicine, and society. Illustrated with a wealth of rare archival materials, Building Access brings together scientific, social, and political histories in what is not only the pioneering critical account of Universal Design but also a deep engagement with the politics of knowing, making, and belonging in twentieth-century United States.
Our Fellows; Or, Skirmishes with the Swamp Dragoons
Author: Harry Castlemon
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Harry Castlemon's Our Fellows; Or, Skirmishes with the Swamp Dragoons is a captivating novel that delves into the world of adventure and camaraderie among a group of young boys. Set against the backdrop of the Civil War, Castlemon's work is filled with vivid descriptions and thrilling encounters with the infamous Swamp Dragoons. The literary style is reminiscent of classic adventure novels, with a focus on the values of friendship and loyalty that are tested in the face of danger. Readers will be engrossed by the fast-paced action and the endearing characters that populate this exciting tale. Castlemon's adept storytelling keeps the reader on the edge of their seat, eagerly turning the pages to see how the young protagonists navigate the challenges that come their way. This book serves as both an entertaining read and a valuable insight into the historical context of the Civil War, making it a must-read for fans of adventure literature and history buffs alike.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Harry Castlemon's Our Fellows; Or, Skirmishes with the Swamp Dragoons is a captivating novel that delves into the world of adventure and camaraderie among a group of young boys. Set against the backdrop of the Civil War, Castlemon's work is filled with vivid descriptions and thrilling encounters with the infamous Swamp Dragoons. The literary style is reminiscent of classic adventure novels, with a focus on the values of friendship and loyalty that are tested in the face of danger. Readers will be engrossed by the fast-paced action and the endearing characters that populate this exciting tale. Castlemon's adept storytelling keeps the reader on the edge of their seat, eagerly turning the pages to see how the young protagonists navigate the challenges that come their way. This book serves as both an entertaining read and a valuable insight into the historical context of the Civil War, making it a must-read for fans of adventure literature and history buffs alike.
NEH Fellowships
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Category : College teachers
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Category : College teachers
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Planetary Noise
Author: Erín Moure
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 0819576964
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Planetary Noise: Selected Poetry of Erín Moure gathers four decades of poetry from a celebrated Canadian poet and translator who has persistently reconfigured the linguistic and material relations of English. Moure's poems and networked sequences are hybrid and often polylingual; they work with contradiction, paradox, and verbal detritus— linguistic hics and blips often too quickly dismissed as noise—to create new conditions for thought and pleasure. From postdramatic theatre to queer and feminist theory, from the politics of citizenship and genocide to the minutiae of digital poetics, from the clamor of love to the shadows of grief and memory, Moure has joyously toppled hierarchies of meaning and parasited dominant discourses to create poetry that crosses borders, embracing hope, not war. This volume, edited by poet and literary scholar Shannon Maguire, also features an extensive introduction to Moure's poetry, a section of poetry by others translated by Moure, and an afterword on translation by the poet. An online reader's companion is available at wesleyan.edu/wespress/readerscompanions. Hardcover is un-jacketed.
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
ISBN: 0819576964
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Planetary Noise: Selected Poetry of Erín Moure gathers four decades of poetry from a celebrated Canadian poet and translator who has persistently reconfigured the linguistic and material relations of English. Moure's poems and networked sequences are hybrid and often polylingual; they work with contradiction, paradox, and verbal detritus— linguistic hics and blips often too quickly dismissed as noise—to create new conditions for thought and pleasure. From postdramatic theatre to queer and feminist theory, from the politics of citizenship and genocide to the minutiae of digital poetics, from the clamor of love to the shadows of grief and memory, Moure has joyously toppled hierarchies of meaning and parasited dominant discourses to create poetry that crosses borders, embracing hope, not war. This volume, edited by poet and literary scholar Shannon Maguire, also features an extensive introduction to Moure's poetry, a section of poetry by others translated by Moure, and an afterword on translation by the poet. An online reader's companion is available at wesleyan.edu/wespress/readerscompanions. Hardcover is un-jacketed.
Toxic Politics
Author: Yanzhong Huang
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108841910
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
China's deepening health crisis reveals the fragility of the party-state and undercuts China's ability to project influence internationally.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108841910
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
China's deepening health crisis reveals the fragility of the party-state and undercuts China's ability to project influence internationally.
Halfway Home
Author: Reuben Jonathan Miller
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316451495
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
A "persuasive and essential" (Matthew Desmond) work that will forever change how we look at life after prison in America through Miller's "stunning, and deeply painful reckoning with our nation's carceral system" (Heather Ann Thompson). Each year, more than half a million Americans are released from prison and join a population of twenty million people who live with a felony record. Reuben Miller, a chaplain at the Cook County Jail in Chicago and now a sociologist studying mass incarceration, spent years alongside prisoners, ex-prisoners, their friends, and their families to understand the lifelong burden that even a single arrest can entail. What his work revealed is a simple, if overlooked truth: life after incarceration is its own form of prison. The idea that one can serve their debt and return to life as a full-fledge member of society is one of America's most nefarious myths. Recently released individuals are faced with jobs that are off-limits, apartments that cannot be occupied and votes that cannot be cast. As The Color of Law exposed about our understanding of housing segregation, Halfway Home shows that the American justice system was not created to rehabilitate. Parole is structured to keep classes of Americans impoverished, unstable, and disenfranchised long after they've paid their debt to society. Informed by Miller's experience as the son and brother of incarcerated men, captures the stories of the men, women, and communities fighting against a system that is designed for them to fail. It is a poignant and eye-opening call to arms that reveals how laws, rules, and regulations extract a tangible cost not only from those working to rebuild their lives, but also our democracy. As Miller searchingly explores, America must acknowledge and value the lives of its formerly imprisoned citizens. PEN America 2022 John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction Finalist Winner of the 2022 PROSE Award for Excellence in Social Sciences 2022 PROSE Awards Finalist 2022 PROSE Awards Category Winner for Cultural Anthropology and Sociology An NPR Selected 2021 Books We Love As heard on NPR’s Fresh Air
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316451495
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
A "persuasive and essential" (Matthew Desmond) work that will forever change how we look at life after prison in America through Miller's "stunning, and deeply painful reckoning with our nation's carceral system" (Heather Ann Thompson). Each year, more than half a million Americans are released from prison and join a population of twenty million people who live with a felony record. Reuben Miller, a chaplain at the Cook County Jail in Chicago and now a sociologist studying mass incarceration, spent years alongside prisoners, ex-prisoners, their friends, and their families to understand the lifelong burden that even a single arrest can entail. What his work revealed is a simple, if overlooked truth: life after incarceration is its own form of prison. The idea that one can serve their debt and return to life as a full-fledge member of society is one of America's most nefarious myths. Recently released individuals are faced with jobs that are off-limits, apartments that cannot be occupied and votes that cannot be cast. As The Color of Law exposed about our understanding of housing segregation, Halfway Home shows that the American justice system was not created to rehabilitate. Parole is structured to keep classes of Americans impoverished, unstable, and disenfranchised long after they've paid their debt to society. Informed by Miller's experience as the son and brother of incarcerated men, captures the stories of the men, women, and communities fighting against a system that is designed for them to fail. It is a poignant and eye-opening call to arms that reveals how laws, rules, and regulations extract a tangible cost not only from those working to rebuild their lives, but also our democracy. As Miller searchingly explores, America must acknowledge and value the lives of its formerly imprisoned citizens. PEN America 2022 John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction Finalist Winner of the 2022 PROSE Award for Excellence in Social Sciences 2022 PROSE Awards Finalist 2022 PROSE Awards Category Winner for Cultural Anthropology and Sociology An NPR Selected 2021 Books We Love As heard on NPR’s Fresh Air
The Railroad Telegrapher
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Category : Communication and traffic
Languages : en
Pages : 872
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Category : Communication and traffic
Languages : en
Pages : 872
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HOUSEHOLD WORDS CHRISTMAS STORIES
Author: CHARLES DICKENS
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Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Languages : en
Pages : 304
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British Medical Journal
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1352
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1352
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The History and Literature of Odd Fellowship
Author: Henry Leonard Stillson
Publisher:
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Category : Secret societies
Languages : en
Pages : 990
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Category : Secret societies
Languages : en
Pages : 990
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