Category: Gender and Sexuality Studies

EH.Net Review of Brides Inc.

04/17/2007

"Well-written and engaging, Brides, Inc. is a welcome addition to the fields of twentieth-century business as well as cultural history, " wrote Janice Traflet in a recent EH.Net review. In… READ MORE

Regis in Romance Documentary Premiere

03/07/2007

Who’s Afraid of Happy Endings?, a witty and dynamic new documentary that explores the world of romance fiction, will have its world broadcast premiere on Bravo! Canada, this Thursday, March… READ MORE

Parkin Wins Emily Toth Award

02/28/2007

The Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association has awarded Katherine J. Parkin’s Food is Love: Advertising and Gender Roles in Modern America, the Emily Toth Award for the best book in… READ MORE

More than Talking Heads

02/16/2007

Two Penn Press authors and a series editor recently lent their expertize to news and documentary productions on a wide range of subjects. This Thursday, Eric Stover, author of The… READ MORE

Now Available–Her Life Historical

01/31/2007

Her Life Historical: Exemplarity and Female Saints’ Lives in Late Medieval England Catherine Sanok 280 pages | 6 x 9 | 1 illus. Cloth 2007 | ISBN 978-0-8122-3986-7 | $55.00… READ MORE

Female Circumcision–Now in Paperback

01/23/2007

Female Circumcision: Multicultural Perspectives Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf, Editor 296 pages | 6 x 9 | 2 illus. Paper 2007 | ISBN 978-0-8122-1941-8 | $19.95 | £13.00 A volume in the… READ MORE

Food Is Love–Now In Paperback

01/19/2007

Food Is Love: Advertising and Gender Roles in Modern America Katherine J. Parkin 304 pages | 6 x 9 | 25 illus. Cloth 2006 | ISBN 978-0-8122-3929-4 | $47.50 |… READ MORE