Jeanne de Jussie (1503–61) experienced the Protestant Reformation from within the walls of the Convent of Saint Clare in Geneva. In her impassioned and engaging Short Chronicle; she offers a singular account of the Reformation; reporting not only on the larger clashes between Protestants and Catholics but also on events in her convent—devious city councilmen who lied to trusting nuns; lecherous soldiers who tried to kiss them; and iconoclastic intruders who smashed statues and burned paintings. Throughout her tale; Jussie highlights women’s roles on both sides of the conflict; from the Reformed women who came to her convent in an attempt to convert the nuns to the Catholic women who ransacked the shop of a Reformed apothecary. Above all; she stresses the Poor Clares’ faithfulness and the good men and women who came to them in their time of need; ending her story with the nuns’ arduous journey by foot from Reformed Geneva to Catholic Annecy.First published in French in 1611; Jussie’s Short Chronicle is translated here for an English-speaking audience for the first time; providing a fresh perspective on struggles for religious and political power in sixteenth-century Geneva and a rare glimpse at early modern monastic life.
#862363 in Books Robert M Entman 2001-12-15 2001-12-01Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.00 x 6.00l; 1.02 #File Name: 0226210766340 pagesThe Black Image in the White Mind Media and Race in America
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42 of 45 people found the following review helpful. Long needed research.By Bakari ChavanuThis is a very important book of research. Though written in sociologist language (lots of statistics and repetitition claims); this is one work that provides meticulous reserach about how the media help perpetuate racial stereotypes and prototypes in this society.As a teacher who is studying widely literature about the media; I found Entman and Rojecki's work useful for providing a lens to better analyze media representations of Black and White people. The authors contend that "Blacks now occupy a kind of limbo status in White America's thinking; neither fully accepted nor wholly rejected by the dominant culture. The ambiguity of Blacks' situation gives particular relevance and perhaps potency to the images of African Americans in the media."They show that though representations of Black people are quantitatively better than in the past; these representations still convey stereotypical or ambiguous images of Blacks. For example; though there has been sharp increase of Black male actors in movies; their roles still revolve around plots that focus on sports; crime; and violence. In the area of news media; Blacks are usually presented as sources of disruption; as victims; and as complaining supplicants. These type of images; they contend; help to maintain a gap in what they refer to as comity on the part of Whites toward Blacks and other racial minorities in this country.They provide a well known but much needed reiteration of why the media maintains these stereotypes and marginalizations of racial minorities: largely it's eoncomics."Media workers;" they argue; "seek to make money for their organizations and advance their own careers. That means that they must stay vigilantly attuned to the presumed tastes of their target audiences. These creators operate in a professional culture and organizationl milieu that transmits lessons about what attracts and sells; what upsets and repels. Ratings and market research increasingly inform decisions; whether about news coverage or entertainment plots." They argue that political and White ethnocentricism play an equal role as wellThough critics may disagree with some of the authors'analysis and conclusions; this book deserves wide reading in media studies; communications; ethnic studies; and sociology courses. It should be read as a useful resource by concerned teachers and media activists.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. For My Research...By Stacey With No E...as I continue from my Master's degree and onto my Ph.D.; I needed more resources for "How the expectation of college attendance is visually communicated: A study of African-American students' exposure; perception; and attitudes of college advertising"; and this book was highly recommended to me. It not only gives the what; the how; and the why; but it gives a historical background to get a deeper understanding of "The Black Image in the White Mind".0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Read for academic or for pleasureBy DianaOne of my favorite books about race in the media
