Perspectives on Contemporary Issues
9th Edition
Published on 1. May 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-357-94617-6 (ISBN)
Description
Packed with readings on current and often controversial topics from across the disciplines, Ackley's PERSPECTIVES ON CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, 9th Edition, equips you to think, read and write critically. Part I emphasizes writing and research, with separate chapters on reading critically, the writing process, writing a summary, the critique, argumentation, synthesis requiring documentation and the research paper. Part II consists of sometimes provocative, always intriguing, readings on various topics across the academic disciplines. Each reading is followed by a brief reading quiz for review, questions that help you make a personal connection by applying the topic to your life and questions for the classroom or small-group discussion. Unique "Responding to Visuals" sections prompt you to analyze images.
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Series
Edition
9th ed.
Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
839 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-357-94617-6 (9780357946176)
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Katherine Ackley taught in the English Department at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point for 23 years, served as coordinator of the Women's Studies Program for 10 years and assistant dean of Graduate Studies for five years. Her research interests center on women in literature with emphasis on literary representations of women's issues and, more recently, British crime writers. Her books include THE NOVELS OF BARBARA PYM (1989), WOMEN AND VIOLENCE IN LITERATURE: AN ESSAY COLLECTION (1990), MISOGYNY IN LITERATURE: AN ESSAY COLLECTION (1992) and ESSAYS FROM CONTEMPORARY CULTURE (2004, 5th Edition). The author of dozens of published articles, she received more than 20 grants for research and development and was the first woman to receive the UWSP University Scholar Award. Dr. Ackley earned a master's degree in English from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in English from Ball State University.