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Narrating the Storm

Author : Kristen Barber
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 144380620X
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Narrating the Storm written by Kristen Barber and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03-26 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For those interested in learning more about the personal impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, Narrating the Storm serves as an essential read. This important and timeless volume is a compilation of sixteen narratives that address the experiences of Gulf Coast residents, faculty, and graduate students who were caught up in the largest (not so) natural disaster in United States history. Each contributor deploys storytelling sociology as a methodological approach in order to illustrate how “personal” experiences with disaster are not so personal, but rather reflect and are informed by larger social phenomena related to issues including race, class, gender, age, bureaucracy, risk, collective memory, the blasé, and more. The narratives in this volume exemplify how inequality and injustice are unveiled, exacerbated, and created by the occurrence of disaster; and reveal the sociological in everyday and not-so-everyday experiences.

Our Shared Storm

Author : Andrew Dana Hudson
Publisher : Fordham University Press
ISBN 13 : 0823299554
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (232 download)

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Download or read book Our Shared Storm written by Andrew Dana Hudson and published by Fordham University Press. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through speculative fiction, five interlocking novelettes explore the possible realities of our climate future. What is the future of our climate? Given that our summers now regularly feature Arctic heat waves and wildfire blood skies, polar vortex winters that reach all the way down to Texas, and “100-year” storms that hit every few months, it may seem that catastrophe is a done deal. As grim as things are, however, we still have options. Combining fiction and nonfiction and employing speculative tools for scholarly purposes, Our Shared Storm explores not just one potential climate future but five possible outcomes dependent upon our actions today. Written by speculative-fiction writer and sustainability researcher Andrew Dana Hudson, Our Shared Storm features five overlapping fictions to employ a futurist technique called “scenarios thinking.” Rather than try to predict how history will unfold—picking one out of many unpredictable and contingent branching paths—it instead creates a set of futures that represent major trends or counterposed possibilities, based on a set of climate-modeling scenarios known as the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs). The setting is the year 2054, during the Conference of the Parties global climate negotiations (a.k.a., The COP) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Each story features a common cast of characters, but with events unfolding differently for them—and human society—in each alternate universe. These five scenarios highlight the political, economic, and cultural possibilities of futures where investments in climate adaptation and mitigation promised today have been successfully completed, kicked down the road, or abandoned altogether. From harrowing to hopeful, these stories highlight the choices we must make to stabilize the planet. Our Shared Storm is an experiment in deploying practice-based research methods to explore the opportunities and challenges of using climate fiction to engage scientific and academic frameworks.

Teaching Through the Storm

Author : Karen Hale Hankins
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807743287
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Teaching Through the Storm written by Karen Hale Hankins and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this beautifully written narrative, a first-grade teacher takes us into her classroom during an emotionally stormy year. Ride the storm with Hankins as she struggles to address the pressing emotional needs of her disparate students while also meeting their need for literacy development.

Into the Storm

Author : Suzanne Brockmann
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345495284
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Into the Storm written by Suzanne Brockmann and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann blends high adventure, harrowing drama, and heart-racing passion into thrilling novels of suspense. Whether tackling danger or wrestling with desire, her elite heroes and heroines never fail to give their all, in stories that soar above and beyond expectations. Now, in this electrifying novel, Brockmann takes us Into the Storm. In a remote, frozen corner of New Hampshire, a Navy SEAL team and the elite security experts of Troubleshooters, Incorporated are going head-to-head as fierce but friendly rivals in a raid-and-rescue training exercise. Despite the frigid winter temperatures, tension smolders between veteran SEAL Petty Officer Mark “Jenk” Jenkins and former cop turned Troubleshooter Lindsey Fontaine after an impulsive night goes awry. And then, suddenly, Tracy Shapiro, the Troubleshooters’ new receptionist, vanishes while playing the role of hostage during a mock rescue operation. Teaming up with the FBI to launch a manhunt in the treacherous wilderness, Jenk and Lindsey must put aside their feelings as a record snowstorm approaches, dramatically reducing any hope of finding Tracy alive. The trail is colder than the biting New England climate until a lucky break leads to a horrifying discovery– a brutally murdered young woman wearing the jacket Tracy wore when she disappeared. Suddenly there is a chilling certainty that Tracy has fallen prey to a serial killer– one who knows the backwoods terrain and who doesn’t play by the rules of engagement. In a race against time, a raging blizzard, and a cunning opponent, Jenk and Lindsey are put to the ultimate test. Rising everything, they must finally come together in a desperate attempt to save Tracy–and each other.

"Deepe Things Out of Darkenesse"

Author : Frauke Reitemeier
Publisher : Universitätsverlag Göttingen
ISBN 13 : 3863951298
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (639 download)

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Download or read book "Deepe Things Out of Darkenesse" written by Frauke Reitemeier and published by Universitätsverlag Göttingen. This book was released on 2013 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

After the Storm

Author : Simon Dickel
Publisher : transcript Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3839428939
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book After the Storm written by Simon Dickel and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: »After the Storm« traces the cultural and political responses to Hurricane Katrina. Ever since Katrina hit the Gulf coast in 2005, its devastating consequences for the region, for New Orleans, and the United States have been negotiated in a growing number of cultural productions - among them Spike Lee's documentary film »When the Levees Broke«, David Simon and Eric Overmyer's TV series »Treme«, or Natasha Trethewey's poetry collection »Beyond Katrina«. This book provides interdisciplinary perspectives on these and other approaches to Hurricane Katrina and puts special emphasis on the intersections of the categories race and class.

Freedom beyond Forgiveness

Author : Thomas M. Bolin
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 056724542X
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (672 download)

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Download or read book Freedom beyond Forgiveness written by Thomas M. Bolin and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bolin analyses biblical and extra-biblical traditions and motifs in the book of Jonah, and argues that the book's portrayal of the relationship between God and humanity, much like those of Job and Ecclesiastes, emphasizes an absolute divine sovereignty beyond human notions of mercy, justice, or forgiveness. God is understood as free to forgive, yet he still punishes, and is unfettered by the constraints imposed by attributes of benevolence. The only proper human response to God is fear at his power and acknowledgment of him as the source of welfare and woe.

Savage Sand and Surf

Author : Lisa A. Eargle
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0761865454
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Savage Sand and Surf written by Lisa A. Eargle and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-04-02 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was almost November 2012 when Hurricane Sandy, a late arrival in an otherwise quiet tropical season, slammed into the Mid-Atlantic US coastline. Millions of residents were plunged into darkness and billions of dollars in property and infrastructure were flooded or washed away in surging waters. Blizzard conditions struck the Appalachians as the hybrid Halloween monster moved inland. Savage Sand and Surf: The Hurricane Sandy Disaster is multi-faceted examination into one of the most recent natural disasters in the United States. Scholars from multiple disciplines address a wide range of important aspects of this event, including unique meteorological and social impacts of Sandy, Sandy’s intersection with vulnerable social groups in society, and social institutions’ adaptations to the disaster. Also, different theoretical models of disasters are explored and applied to better understand and prepare for similar events in the future.

Storm and Sack

Author : Gavin Daly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108836143
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Storm and Sack written by Gavin Daly and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-10-06 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores British soldiers' violence and restraint towards enemy combatants and civilians in sieges during the Napoleonic era.

Rethinking Disaster Recovery

Author : Jeannie Haubert
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1498501214
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Rethinking Disaster Recovery written by Jeannie Haubert and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rethinking Disaster Recovery focuses attention on the social inequalities that existed on the Gulf Coast before Hurricane Katrina and how they have been magnified or altered since the storm. With a focus on social axes of power such as gender, sexuality, race, and class, this book tells new and personalized stories of recovery that help to deepen our understanding of the disaster. Specifically, the volume examines ways in which gender and sexuality issues have been largely ignored in the emerging post-Katrina literature. The voices of young racial and ethnic minorities growing up in post-Katrina New Orleans also rise to the surface as they discuss their outlook on future employment. Environmental inequities and the slow pace of recovery for many parts of the city are revealed through narrative accounts from volunteers helping to rebuild. Scholars, who were themselves impacted, tell personal stories of trauma, displacement, and recovery as they connect their biographies to a larger social context. These insights into the day-to-day lives of survivors over the past ten years help illuminate the complex disaster recovery process and provide key lessons for all-too-likely future disasters. How do experiences of recovery vary along several axes of difference? Why are some able to recover quickly while others struggle? What is it like to live in a city recovering from catastrophe and what are the prospects for the future? Through on-the-ground observation and keen sociological analysis, Rethinking Disaster Recovery answers some of these questions and suggests interesting new avenues for research.

Narrative Science

Author : Mary S. Morgan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316519007
Total Pages : 499 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Narrative Science written by Mary S. Morgan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-10-06 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first systematic analysis of the ways scientists have used narrative in their research.

Voices from the Storm

Author : Lola Vollen
Publisher : McSweeney's
ISBN 13 : 1940450926
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Voices from the Storm written by Lola Vollen and published by McSweeney's. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hurricane Katrina inflicted damage on a scale unprecedented in American history, nearly destroying a major city and killing thousands of its citizens. With far too little help from indifferent, incompetent government agencies, the poor bore the brunt of the disaster. The residents of traditionally impoverished and minority communities suffered incalculable losses and endured unimaginable conditions. And the few facilities that did exist to help victims quickly became miserable, dangerous places. Now, the victims of Hurricane Katrina find themselves spread across the United States, far from the homes they left and faced with the prospect of starting anew. Families are struggling to secure jobs, homes, schools, and a sense of place in unfamiliar surroundings. Meanwhile, the rebuilding of their former home remains frustrating out of their hands. This bracing read brings readers to the heart of the disaster and its aftermath as those who survived it speak with candor and eloquence of their lives then and now.

Crazy for the Storm

Author : Norman Ollestad
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061886432
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Crazy for the Storm written by Norman Ollestad and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-05-28 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Breathtaking....Crazy for the Storm will keep you up late into the night.” —Washington Post Book World Norman Olstead’s New York Times bestselling memoir Crazy for the Storm is the story of the harrowing plane crash the author miraculously survived at age eleven, framed by the moving tale of his complicated relationship with his charismatic, adrenaline-addicted father. Destined to stand with other classic true stories of man against nature—Into Thin Air and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer;Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm—it is a literary triumph that novelist Russell Banks (Affliction) calls, “A heart-stopping story beautifully told….Norman Olstead has written a book that may well be read for generations.”

Make Waves

Author : Paula Anca Farca
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
ISBN 13 : 1948908301
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (489 download)

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Download or read book Make Waves written by Paula Anca Farca and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2019-10-16 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water is a symbol of life, wisdom, fertility, purity, and death. Water also sustains and nourishes, irrigates our crops, keeps us clean and healthy, and contributes to our energy needs. But a strain has been put on our water resources as increased energy demands combine with the effects of climate change to create a treacherous environment. Individuals and communities around the globe increasingly face droughts, floods, water pollution, water scarcity, and even water wars. We tend to address and solve these concerns through scientific and technological innovations, but social and cultural analyses and solutions are needed as well. In this edited collection, contributors tackle current water issues in the era of climate change using a wide variety of recent literature and film. At its core, this collection demonstrates that water is an immense reservoir of artistic potential and an agent of historical and cultural exchange. Creating familiar and relatable contexts for water dilemmas, authors and directors of contemporary literary texts and films present compelling stories of our relationships to water, water health, ecosystems, and conservation. They also explore how global water problems affect local communities around the world and intersect with social and cultural aspects such as health, citizenship, class, gender, race, and ethnicity. This transformative work highlights the cultural significance of water—the source of life and a powerful symbol in numerous cultures. It also raises awareness about global water debates and crises.

Luso-Brazilian Encounters of the Sixteenth Century

Author : Alessandro Zir
Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson
ISBN 13 : 1611470218
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Luso-Brazilian Encounters of the Sixteenth Century written by Alessandro Zir and published by Fairleigh Dickinson. This book was released on 2011-07-16 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As it happens with other early-Modern corpora, the descriptive texts from sixteenth-century encounters of the Portuguese colonizers in Brazil are well-known for their strangeness. In them we find references to entities like monsters and demons, bizarre descriptions, and odd classification systems of plants and animals. Modern scholars usually dismiss these elements as mere eccentricities. Instead, this book takes these elements seriously. They are focused on and tackled with a theoretical tool-styles of thinking- developed in the fields of philosophy and history of science. By doing so the book aims to unveil epistemological and ontological issues in which colonial and post-colonial studies are entangled, and which have a relevance that goes beyond debates concerning, for instance, the formation of Brazil's cultural identity. This book contributes to Luso-Brazilian studies, science studies, and the history of the early-modern period. The notion of "styles of thinking" as presented and used in it benefitted from the many discussions about philosophy and history of science that emerged since the 1980s, with authors such as Ian Hacking, Lorraine Daston, and Peter Galison, who have already done much reassessing critically what is best in the work of previous authors such as Paul Feyerabend, Thomas Kuhn, and Michel Foucault. This book considers that the well-known puzzling passages of the corpus of the Portuguese have a fictional and figurative character that acquires full intelligibility in view of literary and mystical traditions typical of the late Renaissance, and influential over the Portuguese. Nature is understood as emerging from an excessive source which permanently overflows it and which is impossible to refer to and depict literally. The book points to the fact that such an idea would connect the Portuguese with other peculiar pre-Modern and post-Modern authors with similar ontological insights: from the neo-Platonists to Boccaccio, Nietzsche, and more recently, Derrida.

Narrating Nonhuman Spaces

Author : Marco Caracciolo
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000441555
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Narrating Nonhuman Spaces written by Marco Caracciolo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent debates about the Anthropocene have prompted a re-negotiation of the relationship between human subjectivity and nonhuman matter within a wide range of disciplines. This collection builds on the assumption that our understanding of the nonhuman world is bound up with the experience of space: thinking about and with nonhuman spaces destabilizes human-scale assumptions. Literary form affords this kind of nonanthropocentric experience; one role of the critic in the Anthropocene is to foreground the function of space and description in challenging the conventional link between narrative and human (inter)subjectivity. Bringing together New Formalism, ecocriticism, and narrative theory, the included essays demonstrate that literature can transgress the strong and long-established boundary of the human frame that literary and narrative scholarship clings to. The focus is firmly on the contemporary but with strategic samplings in earlier cultural texts (the American transcendentalists, modernist fiction) that anticipate present-day anxieties about the nonhuman, while at the same time offering important conceptual tools for working through them.

Storm Surge

Author : John F. Banas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781662416125
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Storm Surge written by John F. Banas and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-12 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All is not what it seems.A lot can happen to a person in a Disaster Area...Brenda Meyers is having a bad day. Her daughter is trapped somewhere in New Orleans right before Hurricane Katrina strikes. Her increasingly estranged husband may be on the verge of losing yet another job. To top it all off, her cheating former fiancé is claiming to have evidence that his wife and Brenda's husband are having an affair. But nothing matters more than finding and rescuing her daughter. Brenda insists that a rescue mission can be made before the storm hits. Her husband isn't so keen on the idea - he's heard that the city may flood, making the rescue even harder.So, when her former fiancé offers his boat and his help, Brenda reluctantly accepts, knowing full well that her husband and Ex cannot get along. Her worries prove correct; while racing the raging storm, she uncovers a fiendish plot to murder her well insured husband - who happens to harbor secrets of his own.Will she be able to survive the ravages of Katrina, find her daughter, and prevent a professional hit without painting a target on her own back?