Portraits of Persistence

Portraits of Persistence
Author: Javier Auyero
Publsiher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2024
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781477328996

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Profiles of triumph and hardship amid massive inequality in Latin America.

Votes for Women

Votes for Women
Author: Kate Clarke Lemay,Susan Goodier,Martha Jones,Lisa Tetrault
Publsiher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2019-03-26
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780691191171

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"Marking the centenary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, Votes for Women celebrates past efforts while looking toward what actions we might take in the future to further support women's equality"--Introduction.

Portraits of Childfree Wealth

Portraits of Childfree Wealth
Author: Jay Zigmont, PhD, CFP®
Publsiher: Childfree Wealth
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2022-06-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781945050039

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Have you ever wondered what people without children do with all their free time and money? Do you assume that they must have a lot of both? The truth is more complex than that! Childfree people come from as many different backgrounds and life circumstances as people with children do. Some are partnered, and some are not. Some are well-educated, some aren't. Some are independently wealthy, and some are just scraping by. Dr. Zigmont's "Portraits of Childfree Wealth" is a collection of 26 vignettes based on interviews with Childfree people. He adds his own significant insights, as both a fellow Childfree professional and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™. This book is an eye-opening look at the lives of people in the United States who deliberately chose not to become parents, and if you're in the same boat, you'll find a lot to relate to here. If you have children, you'll learn how the other half lives. And if you're a finance professional, you'll see how money still plays a role for people who don't have to worry about leaving assets to their children. In Portraits of Childfree Wealth, Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP®, interviews 26 individuals and couples to understand their lives. Each portrait provides a different perspective on Childfree Wealth from a diverse population across the US. There are stories from people who are barely making ends meet and others who have achieved FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) or FILE (Financial Independence, Live Early). Being Childfree does not automatically make people rich, as we still suffer from income disparities. The difference is that if a Childfree person is barely making ends meet now, they would have drowned if they had a child. Some key findings: • The reasons for being Childfree are as varied as the people themselves. • There are very few or no regrets from people being Childfree. • Being Childfree does not automatically make you rich. • There is a relationship between growing up in poverty and poor and being Childfree. • Childfree Financial Independence is simple: 1. Get out of debt 2. Max out retirement plans. About the Author, Jay Zigmont, Ph.D., CFP® Dr. Jay, and his wife are Childfree and live in Water Valley, MS. He has a Ph.D. in Adult Learning from the University of Connecticut and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and Childfree Wealth Specialist. He is the founder of Live, Learn, Plan, and Childfree Wealth, a life and financial planning firm specializing in helping Childfree Individuals. He has been featured in Fortune, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Business Insider, Woman's World, Investors Business Daily, and many other publications. Visit Childfree Wealth at https://childfreewealth.com.

Portraits of Persistence

Portraits of Persistence
Author: Javier Auyero
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 147732898X

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"This collection takes a similar format to that of Auyero's earlier book, Invisible in Austin. It was conceived of at the start of the COVID era in UT's Urban Ethnography Lab, where Auyero and some of his colleagues and grad students discussed the ways that the pandemic had renewed conversations on a whole host of issues. But with this book, he wanted to diversify the contributions from authors at all career levels, from graduate students to senior scholars. Each chapter of "Portraits of Latin America" focuses on a specific person and social issue, but rather than being based in one city, these subjects are throughout Latin America and each chapter carefully situates these issues with the socio-historical context of their specific local regions or countries. The issues that come up throughout are threaded together by some central question that Auyero and his colleagues considered: How do people now make sense of the choices they face and how do they experience inequality? How do these experiences help people imagine what can be possible?"--

The Insubordination of Photography

The Insubordination of Photography
Author: Ángeles Donoso Macaya
Publsiher: University Press of Florida
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2023-01-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781683403678

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Latin American Studies Association Visual Culture Section Best Book Prize  Latin American Studies Association Historia Reciente y Memoria Section Best Book Prize  The role of documentary photography in exposing and protesting the crimes of a dictatorship After Augusto Pinochet rose to power in Chile in 1973, his government abducted, abused, and executed thousands of his political opponents. The Insubordination of Photography is the first book to analyze how various collectives, organizations, and independent media used photography to expose and protest the crimes of Pinochet’s authoritarian regime.  Ángeles Donoso Macaya discusses the ways human rights groups such as the Vicariate of Solidarity used portraits of missing persons in order to make forced disappearances visible. She also calls attention to forensic photographs that served as incriminating evidence of government killings in the landmark Lonquén case. Donoso Macaya argues that the field of documentary photography in Chile was challenged and shaped by the precariousness of the nation’s politics and economics and shows how photojournalists found creative ways to challenge limitations imposed on the freedom of the press.  In a culture saturated by disinformation and cover-ups and restricted by repression and censorship, photography became an essential tool to bring the truth to light. Featuring never-before-seen photographs and other archival material, this book reflects on the integral role of images in public memory and issues of reparation and justice.  A volume in the series Reframing Media, Technology, and Culture in Latin/o America, edited by Héctor Fernández L’Hoeste and Juan Carlos Rodríguez  Publication of the paperback edition made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Persistence Portraits

Persistence Portraits
Author: Marcillinus O
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-03-03
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 7566630873

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In "Persistence Portraits," the corporate world is thrust into turmoil as Alex Thompson grapples with a web of scandals, rivalries, and the elusive pursuit of success. The narrative weaves a tapestry of suspense and redemption, unveiling dark secrets, unexpected alliances, and the fragility of integrity. As the city's financial district becomes a battleground, Alex navigates a perilous path, confronting shattered illusions and orchestrating a vanishing act to expose the pervasive corruption. With an unexpected ally and the resilience of integrity, the story unfolds against the backdrop of a city transformed by the consequences of corporate upheaval. "Persistence Portraits" is a gripping tale that explores the price of ambition, the complexities of morality, and the enduring quest for redemption in the face of corporate intrigue.

Portraits and Philosophy

Portraits and Philosophy
Author: Hans Maes
Publsiher: Routledge
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2019-11-20
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780429581250

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Portraits are everywhere. One finds them not only in museums and galleries, but also in newspapers and magazines, in the homes of people and in the boardrooms of companies, on stamps and coins, on millions of cell phones and computers. Despite its huge popularity, however, portraiture hasn’t received much philosophical attention. While there are countless art historical studies of portraiture, contemporary philosophy has largely remained silent on the subject. This book aims to address that lacuna. It brings together philosophers (and philosophically minded historians) with different areas of expertise to discuss this enduring and continuously fascinating genre. The chapters in this collection are ranged under five broad themes. Part I examines the general nature of portraiture and what makes it distinctive as a genre. Part II looks at some of the subgenres of portraiture, such as double portraiture, and at some special cases, such as sport card portraits and portraits of people not present. How emotions are expressed and evoked by portraits is the central focus of Part III, while Part IV explores the relation between portraiture, fiction, and depiction more generally. Finally, in Part V, some of the ethical issues surrounding portraiture are addressed. The book closes with an epilogue about portraits of philosophers. Portraits and Philosophy tangles with deep questions about the nature and effects of portraiture in ways that will substantially advance the scholarly discussion of the genre. It will be of interest to scholars and students working in philosophy of art, history of art, and the visual arts.

Mummy Portraits of Roman Egypt

Mummy Portraits of Roman Egypt
Author: Marie Svoboda,Caroline Cartwright
Publsiher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 413
Release: 2020-08-25
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781606066539

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This publication presents fascinating new findings on ancient Romano-Egyptian funerary portraits preserved in international collections. Once interred with mummified remains, nearly a thousand funerary portraits from Roman Egypt survive today in museums around the world, bringing viewers face-to-face with people who lived two thousand years ago. Until recently, few of these paintings had undergone in-depth study to determine by whom they were made and how. An international collaboration known as APPEAR (Ancient Panel Paintings: Examination, Analysis, and Research) was launched in 2013 to promote the study of these objects and to gather scientific and historical findings into a shared database. The first phase of the project was marked with a two-day conference at the Getty Villa. Conservators, scientists, and curators presented new research on topics such as provenance and collecting, comparisons of works across institutions, and scientific studies of pigments, binders, and supports. The papers and posters from the conference are collected in this publication, which offers the most up-to-date information available about these fascinating remnants of the ancient world. The free online edition of this open-access publication is available at www.getty.edu/publications/mummyportraits/ and includes zoomable illustrations and graphs. Also available are free PDF, EPUB, and Kindle/MOBI downloads of the book.