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Nikki Usher (they/them) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Prof @uofsandiego fellow @openmarkets past @smpagwu @uofillinois. Author of News for the Rich, White, and Blue; SO many typos; they/them ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ

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Book Cover for: How Journalists Engage: A Theory of Trust Building, Identities, and Care, Sue Robinson

How Journalists Engage: A Theory of Trust Building, Identities, and Care

Sue Robinson
Nikki Usher (they/them)Nikki Usher (they/them)

Congrats to my amazing brilliant friend @suerobinsonUW on her newest (and third!!) book, How Journalists Engageโ€ฆ. https://t.co/9p47KdNLi9

Paperback, 2023

$30.99$15.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller

Tropic of Cancer

Henry Miller
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I'm procrastinating but what are some really "Just yesterday" things you learned? For me, I have gotten Henry Miller and Henry James confused for my entire life and I was so confused that Henry James had managed to write Tropic of Cancer, but maybe it was as he was dying?

Paperback, 1994

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: When Old Technologies Were New: Thinking about Electric Communication in the Late Nineteenth Century, Carolyn Marvin

When Old Technologies Were New: Thinking about Electric Communication in the Late Nineteenth Century

Carolyn Marvin
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@SethCLewis @willthewordguy @UOsojc Starr's Creation of the Media is basically the best historical overview (and "new media")+ Carolyn Marvin's when old technologies were new+ Gitelman's Always Already New are some solid classics. I would add @brookeerinduffy's Not getting Paid & @LeeHumphreys Qualified Self

Paperback, 1999

$54.00$29.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: News for the Rich, White, and Blue: How Place and Power Distort American Journalism, Nikki Usher

News for the Rich, White, and Blue: How Place and Power Distort American Journalism

Nikki Usher
Nikki Usher (they/them)Nikki Usher (they/them)

Really excited to see News for the Rich, White, and Blue in conversation with Reckoning and its relevance explained to a European audience. Also, great example of a review essay https://twitter.com/kb5imon/status/1549408631858384905

Paperback, 2021

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Democracy Lives in Darkness: How and Why People Keep Their Politics a Secret, Emily Van Duyn

Democracy Lives in Darkness: How and Why People Keep Their Politics a Secret

Emily Van Duyn
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So delighted to watch @emilyvanduyn's keynote talk on her book Democracy Lives in Darkness -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gphmP-0FCsQ with @GWIDDP and @unc_citap -- her message is one of hope, but a reminder of the political activity beyond our (especially digital) observations https://t.co/jOrnhnttQR

Paperback, 2021

$36.99$18.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Barbara Earl Thomas: The Geography of Innocence, Catharina Manchanda

Barbara Earl Thomas: The Geography of Innocence

Catharina Manchanda
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Amazing luck to get Barbara Earl Thomas giving a talk about her paper cuts instillation and exhibit โ€œThe Geography of Innocenceโ€ at @iheartSAM https://t.co/pL8kDM5IXB - she was so so kind and humble and I am in awe. https://t.co/04mHH0pDOU

Paperback, 2021

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: News Hole, Danny Hayes

News Hole

Danny Hayes
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Was delighted to finally find the time (via insomnia) to begin News Hole by @jenlawlessUVA and Danny Hayes - congrats. Look folks, mixed methods makes political science a million times more textured! Come for the drama, stay for the appendices! https://t.co/sltAImw3PN

Hardcover, 2021

$95.00$70.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories, Danielle Evans

The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories

Danielle Evans
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The Office of Historical Corrections is real (short story by @danielleevalore is real, and it is a Black-owned monument toppling business https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/17/arts/confederate-statue-removal-contractor.html

Paperback, 2021

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide, Henry Jenkins

Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide

Henry Jenkins
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@SethCLewis @willthewordguy @UOsojc Also definitely @scrivenix Low Power FM book and Ghost Work @marylgray and some awesome great Fandom book (maybe @nancybaym or Henry Jenkins' Convergence culture?)

Paperback, 2008

$34.00$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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