Deirdre M. Kelly's Books

'Girl Power'

Girls Reinventing Girlhood

By: Dawn Currie,Deirdre M. Kelly,Shauna Pomerantz

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'Girl Power'

Girls Reinventing Girlhood

By: Dawn Currie,Deirdre M. Kelly,Shauna Pomerantz

Girl Power': Girls Reinventing Girlhood examines the identity practices of girls who have grown up in the context of 'girl power' culture. The book asks whether - and which - girls have benefited from this feminist-inspired movement. Can girls truly become anything they want, as suggested by those who claim that the traditional mandate of femininity - compliance to male interests - is a thing of the past? To address such questions, the authors distinguish between 'girlhood' as a cultural ideal, and girls as the embodied agents through which girlhood becomes a social accomplishment. The book identifies significant issues for parents and teachers of girls, and offers suggestions for 'critical social literacy' as a classroom practice that recognizes the ways popular culture mediates young people's understanding of gender. 'Girl Power' will be of interest to researchers of contemporary gender identities, as well as educational professionals and adult girl advocates. It is relevant for students in gender studies and teacher-education courses, as well as graduate student researchers.

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316

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Peter Lang

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0820488771

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9780820488776

Pop Culture and Power

Teaching Media Literacy for Social Justice

By: Dawn H. Currie,Deirdre M. Kelly

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Pop Culture and Power

Teaching Media Literacy for Social Justice

By: Dawn H. Currie,Deirdre M. Kelly

Literacy education has historically characterized mass media as manipulative towards young people who, as a result, are in need of close-reading “skills.” By contrast, Pop Culture and Power treats literacy as a dynamic practice, shaped by its social and cultural context. It develops a framework to analyse power in its various manifestations, arguing that power works through popular culture, not as everyday media. Pop Culture and Power thus explores media engagement as an opportunity to promote social change. Seeing pop culture as a teaching opportunity rather than as a threat, Dawn H. Currie and Deirdre M. Kelly worked with K-12 educators to investigate how pop culture can support teaching for social justice. Currie and Kelly began the research for this project with a teacher education seminar in media analysis where participants designed classroom activities using board games, popular film, music videos, and advertisements. These activities were later piloted in participants’ classrooms, enabling the authors to identify and address practical issues encountered by student learners. Case studies describe the design, implementation, and retrospective assessment of activities engaging learners in media analysis and production. Following the case studies, the authors consider how their approach can foster ethical practices when engaging in the digital environment. Pop Culture and Power offers theoretically informed yet practical tools that can help educators prepare youth for engagement in our increasingly complex world of mediated meaning making.

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263

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University of Toronto Press

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1487536569

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9781487536565

Last Chance High

How Girls and Boys Drop in and Out of Alternative Schools

By: Deirdre M. Kelly

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Last Chance High

How Girls and Boys Drop in and Out of Alternative Schools

By: Deirdre M. Kelly

Explores the world of the continuation high school in America, the most common form of alternative high school. Kelly analyzes the factors that limit its success and focuses on gender issues in these schools: how girls and boys slip in and out of the system, the different reasons, and consequences.

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308

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Yale University Press

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0300052723

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9780300052725

Social Attitudes In Northern Ireland - The 9Th Report

By: Katrina Llyod,Paula Devine,Ann Marie Gray,Deirdre Heenan

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Social Attitudes In Northern Ireland - The 9Th Report

By: Katrina Llyod,Paula Devine,Ann Marie Gray,Deirdre Heenan

This book is an essential resource on attitudes to social and political issues in contemporary Northern Ireland. Within this report, an authoritative group of academics and those involved in informing policy-making within the community summarise and interpret data from the annual Northern Ireland Life and Times survey. Topics explored include the extent of change in attitudes centred on religion, politics and community relations. Other topics contribute to the more general social policy debate and include health, social capital, lifelong learning, men’s issues, culture and attitudes to work. This is the ninth report in the series on social attitudes in Northern Ireland. The chapters draw on data from the 2000 and 2001 Northern Ireland Life and Times surveys, as well as on data from previous years, thus providing an in-depth examination of changing values in Northern Ireland.

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160

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Pluto Press

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0745321569

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9780745321561

Hot Ticket

By: Deirdre Martin,Julia London,Annette Blair,Geri Buckley

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Hot Ticket

By: Deirdre Martin,Julia London,Annette Blair,Geri Buckley

Deirdre Martin’s Same Rink, Next Year Once a year, concierge Tierney O’Connor hooks up with the same hot goaltender at the hotel where she works. It’s a perfectly uncomplicated arrangement—until a blizzard turns their annual one-nighter into a lost weekend steamy enough to melt the ice. Julia London’s Lucky Charm Uninhibited radio host Kelly O’Shay loves to take on the egos of overpaid sports stars. Then she goes after hot-shot shortstop Parker Price, whose losing streak takes an unexpected turn when he goes head-to-head with his lovely nemesis—on-the-air and off. Annette Blair’s You Can’t Steal First Famous for his big numbers at bat, Juan Santiago’s struck out only once in his life—with Quinn Murdock. Now the Red Sox star player is getting one more shot with the sexy sporting goods magnate. But first he has to prove he’s not just playing the field. Geri Buckley’s Can’t Catch This Linda Hamilton got her two-timing boyfriend right where it hurts—by stealing his pricey tickets to the Florida Moccasins football game. When she discovers that the really interesting action is in the stands, it proves to be the hottest season opener on record...

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Penguin

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1101207868

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9781101207864

Last Chance High

How Girls and Boys Drop in and Out of Alternative Schools

By: Deirdre M. Kelly

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How Girls and Boys Drop in and Out of Alternative Schools

By: Deirdre M. Kelly

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Yale University Press

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Pop Culture and Power

Teaching Media Literacy for Social Justice

By: Dawn H. Currie,Deirdre M. Kelly

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Teaching Media Literacy for Social Justice

By: Dawn H. Currie,Deirdre M. Kelly

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'Girl Power'

'Girl Power'

Pop Culture and Power

Pop Culture and Power

Last Chance High

Last Chance High

Social Attitudes In Northern Ireland - The 9Th Report

Social Attitudes In Northern Ireland - The 9Th Report

Hot Ticket

Hot Ticket

Last Chance High

Last Chance High

Pop Culture and Power

Pop Culture and Power

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