Carceral Fantasies Cinema and Prison in Early Twentieth-Century America (Film and Culture Series) by AlisonGriffiths Hardcover, 472 Pages, Published 2016 by Columbia University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-231-16106-0, ISBN: 0-231-16106-9
"A groundbreaking contribution to the study of nontheatrical film exhibition, Carceral Fantasies tells the little-known story of how cinema found a home in the U.S. penitentiary system and how the prison emerged as a setting and narrative trope in modern cinema. Focusing on films shown in prisons before 1935, Alison Griffiths explores the unique experience of viewing cinema while incarcerated and the complex cultural roots of cinematic r ..."
"In 1950, Velma Johnston was a thirty-eight-year-old secretary enroute to work near Reno, Nevada, when she came upon a truck of battered wild horses that had been rounded up and were to be slaughtered for pet food. Shocked and angered by this gruesome discovery, she vowed to find a way to stop the cruel round-ups, a resolution that led to a life-long battle that would pit her against ranchers and powerful politicians—but eventually win h ..."
Vancouver(1st Edition) by David Cruise, AlisonGriffiths Hardcover, 768 Pages, Published 2003 by Harper ISBN-13: 978-0-06-019787-2, ISBN: 0-06-019787-0
"Vancouver is a startlingly beautiful city of dreams and desires. Its mountains, rivers, ocean, and islands are arresting to the eye and exciting to the soul. The long and varied human history of this magical place is irresistibly grand and eventful. Vancouver -- the city, the land -- has al-ways been a place of appetites, of licenses offered and liberties taken. Since the time the humans crossed the Bering Strait and journeyed down the ..."
Carceral Fantasies Cinema and Prison in Early Twentieth-Century America (Film and Culture Series) by AlisonGriffiths Paperback, 472 Pages, Published 2019 by Columbia Univ Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-231-16107-7, ISBN: 0-231-16107-7
Wondrous Difference by AlisonGriffiths Hardcover, 528 Pages, Published 2002 by Columbia University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-231-11696-1, ISBN: 0-231-11696-9
"The ethical and ideological implications of cross-cultural image-making continue to stir debate among anthropologists, film scholars, and museum professionals. This innovative book focuses on the contested origins of ethnographic film from the late nineteenth century to the 1920s, vividly depicting the dynamic visual culture of the period as it collided with the emerging discipline of anthropology and the new technology of motion pictur ..."
Wondrous Difference(1st Edition) by AlisonGriffiths Paperback, 528 Pages, Published 2001 by Columbia University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-231-11697-8, ISBN: 0-231-11697-7
"The ethical and ideological implications of cross-cultural image-making continue to stir debate among anthropologists, film scholars, and museum professionals. This innovative book focuses on the contested origins of ethnographic film from the late nineteenth century to the 1920s, vividly depicting the dynamic visual culture of the period as it collided with the emerging discipline of anthropology and the new technology of motion pictur ..."
"The true story of the intrepid woman whose life-long determination to protect America’s mustangs captured the heart of the country.In 1950, Velma Johnston was a thirty-eight-year-old secretary enroute to work near Reno, Nevada, when she came upon a truck of battered wild horses that had been rounded up and were to be slaughtered for pet food. Shocked and angered by this gruesome discovery, she vowed to find a way to stop the cruel round ..."
"With little training and less experience, in 1873 150 men embarked upon a 900-mile march from civilized Toronto to a trading post at the heart of the wild frontier with a goal of bringing order to a lawless land. Here, the authors present a perspective of this extraordinary event, using diaries and memories, contemporary newspaper accounts, and other recently discovered materials."
Net worth(1st Edition) Exploding the myths of pro hockey by David Cruise, AlisonGriffiths Hardcover, 391 Pages, Published 1991 by Viking ISBN-13: 978-0-670-83117-3, ISBN: 0-670-83117-4
Film and Culture Ser. Carceral Fantasies : Cinema and Prison in Early Twentieth-Century America by AlisonGriffiths 448 Pages, Published 2016 by Columbia University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-231-54156-5, ISBN: 0-231-54156-2
"... NY: Cambria Press, 2007), and Thomas Fahy and Kimball King, eds., Captive
Audience: Prison and Captivity in Contemporary Theatre (New York: Routledge,
2003); for a discussion of photography, see Steven Schoen and John Conroy,
Sing Sing: The View from Within— Photographs by the Prisoners (New York:
Winter House, 1972). 1. Tableaux Mort 1. Austin Sarat, When the State Kills:
Capital Punishment and the American Condition (Princeto ..."
Count on Yourself Take Charge of Your Money by AlisonGriffiths Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2012 by Touchstone ISBN-13: 978-1-4391-8931-3, ISBN: 1-4391-8931-5
"Does the word “investment” make your head hurt? ARE YOU AFRAID to look at your RRSPs? ARE YOU WORRIED that you’ll have to eat cat food instead of caviar when you retire? Count On Yourself gives you easy-to-follow, prescriptive advice on how to take charge of your money. Learn how to get organized. See how fees hamstring your investments. Discover the perfect low-fee, low-maintenance portfolio that lets you sleep at night."
"A year after the announcement and following dozens of meetings in Washington,
Pickens, with the help of retired BLM range conservationist Lee Otteni, had
adjusted her plan to focus on only the eleven thousand horses in short-term
holding, which were costing the BLM millions to maintain and feed. “A cow brings
in four cents a day to the taxpayer on public land,” said Otteni, “and the horses in
short-term holding cost $5.75 a day to ..."
"A GLOBE 100 Best Book of the YearIn the grand tradition of Michener's Alaska and Rutherford's Sarum, bestselling authors David Cruise and Alison Griffiths have captured the essence of one of Canada's richest settings. Beginning in the dying era of the last Ice Age and spanning thousands of years, Vancouver starts with the story of the last survivor of a Siberian people and moves through history in a dynamic tapestry. Fascinating charact ..."
"Journeys Into the Heart of Canada David Cruise, Alison Griffiths. ogy to lend
romantic ... Unknown to the medicine man, a white dove had been feeding the
missionary with round red cranberries plucked from a nearby bog. The berry was
a ..."