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Naomi Pullin, “Female Friends and the Making of Transatlantic Quakerism, 1650-1750” (Cambridge UP, 2018)
Naomi Pullin
Female Friends and the Making of Transatlantic Quakerism, 1650-1750

Cambridge University Press, 2018

New Books in British StudiesNew Books in Christian StudiesNew Books in Gender StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in ReligionNew Books in Religion & FaithNew Books Network April 17, 2019 Crawford Gribben

Naomi Pullin, who is Assistant Professor of Early Modern British History at the University of Warwick, UK, has just published an outstanding account of Female Friends and the Making of Transatlantic Quakerism, 1650-1750 (Cambridge University Press, 2018). Appearing in the prestigious series, Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History, the book... Read More
Pamela S. Nadell, “America’s Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today” (Norton, 2019)
Pamela S. Nadell
America’s Jewish Women
A History from Colonial Times to Today
W.W. Norton & Company, 2019

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in Gender StudiesNew Books in HistoryNew Books in Jewish StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in ReligionNew Books in Religion & FaithNew Books Network April 16, 2019 Lindsey Jackson

Jewish women have consistently played a vital and significant role in American history more broadly, and American Jewish history specifically. Through a variety of different ways, from engaging in social activism, working outside the home, creating women’s organizations, or managing their households, Jewish women forged their own path and inserted... Read More
Kelly J. Beard, “An Imperfect Rapture” (Zone 3 Press, 2018)
Kelly J. Beard
An Imperfect Rapture

Zone 3 Press, 2018

New Books in American StudiesNew Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in BiographyNew Books in Christian StudiesNew Books in Gender StudiesNew Books in LiteratureNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Religion & Faith April 15, 2019 Zoë Bossiere

Many of you listening to this now probably recall growing up in a household of faith. You may have fond memories of the familiar rituals, the holidays, the shared family values. A weekly service at a church, a temple or a mosque. For many worshippers, religion can provide a sense... Read More
Leta Hong Fincher, “Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China” (Verso, 2018)
Leta Hong Fincher
Betraying Big Brother
The Feminist Awakening in China
Verso, 2018

New Books in Critical TheoryNew Books in East Asian StudiesNew Books in Gender StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in SociologyNew Books in World AffairsNew Books Network April 12, 2019 Laurie Dickmeyer

On the eve of International Women’s Day in 2015, five activists were detained by the police in China for their plans to distribute anti-sexual harassment stickers. Although such detainments usually last 24 hours, these women were detained 37 days, the legal limit for detention without bringing charges. Dubbed the Feminist... Read More
Jamila Lee-Johnson, and Ashley Gaskew, “Critical Theory and Qualitative Data Analysis in Education” (Routledge, 2018)
Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, Jamila Lee-Johnson, and Ashley Gaskew
Critical Theory and Qualitative Data Analysis in Education

Routledge, 2018

New Books in African American StudiesNew Books in Critical TheoryNew Books in EducationNew Books in Gender StudiesNew Books in Peoples & PlacesNew Books in Politics & SocietyNew Books in Public PolicyNew Books Network April 12, 2019 Julie Kallio

Jamila Lee-Johnson and Ashley Gaskew, doctoral students in education at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, join us in this episode to discuss their recently published co-edited volume entitled, Critical Theory and Qualitative Data Analysis in Education (Routledge, 2018). In addition to talking about their own journey to becoming critical... Read More