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  • Fashioning Fat - Amanda M. Czerniawski

    Fashioning Fat - Amanda M. Czerniawski
    Sep 25 2017
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    Title: Fashioning Fat
    Author: Amanda M. Czerniawski
    Narrator: Bettye Zoller Seitz
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 09-25-17
    Publisher: NYU Press
    Genres: Nonfiction, Gender Issues

    Summary:
    For two and a half years, Amanda Czerniawski was a sociologist turned plus-size model. Journeying into a world where, as a size 10, she was not considered an average body type, but rather, for the fashion industry, "plus-sized", Czerniawski studied the standards of work and image production in the plus-sized model industry. Fashioning Fat takes us through a model's day-to-day activities, first at open calls at modeling agencies and then through the fashion shows and photo shoots. Czerniawski also interviewed 35 plus-size models about their lives in the world of fashion, bringing to life the strange contradictions of being an object of non-idealized beauty. Fashioning Fat shows us that the mission of many of these models is to challenge our standards of beauty that privilege the thin body; they show us that fat can be sexy. Many plus-size models do often succeed in overcoming years of self-loathing and shame over their bodies, yet, as Czerniawski shows, these women are not the ones in charge of beauty's construction or dissemination. At the corporate level, the fashion industry perpetuates their objectification. Plus-size models must conform to an image created by fashion's tastemakers, as their bodies must fit within narrowly defined parameters of size and shape - an experience not too different from that of straight-sized models. Ultimately, plus-size models find that they are still molding their bodies to fit an image instead of molding an image of beauty to fit their bodies. A much-needed behind-the-scenes look at this growing industry, Fashioning Fat is a fascinating, unique, and important contribution to our understanding of beauty.
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    6 h et 26 min
  • What Ever Happened to the Russian Revolution? - Jan Frazier

    What Ever Happened to the Russian Revolution? - Jan Frazier
    Sep 21 2017
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    Title: What Ever Happened to the Russian Revolution?
    Author: Jan Frazier
    Narrator: Mark Schectman
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 09-21-17
    Publisher: Smithsonian
    Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology

    Summary:
    We journey through Vladimir Putin’s Russia to measure the aftershocks of the political explosion that rocked the world a century ago—an event that the nation itself is pointedly ignoring. "What Ever Happened to the Russian Revolution?" is from the October 2017 issue of Smithsonian.
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    1 h et 36 min
  • The Salvation of Mosul - Joshua Hammer

    The Salvation of Mosul - Joshua Hammer
    Sep 21 2017
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    Title: The Salvation of Mosul
    Author: Joshua Hammer
    Narrator: Mark Schectman
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 29 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 09-21-17
    Publisher: Smithsonian
    Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology

    Summary:
    An Iraqi archaeologist braved ISIS snipers and booby-trapped ruins to rescue cultural treasures in the city and nearby legendary Nineveh and Nimrud. "The Salvation of Mosul" is from the October 2017 issue of Smithsonian.
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    29 min
  • The Illusion of Reality - Clive Thompson

    The Illusion of Reality - Clive Thompson
    Sep 21 2017
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    Title: The Illusion of Reality
    Author: Clive Thompson
    Narrator: Mark Schectman
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 14 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 09-21-17
    Publisher: Smithsonian
    Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology

    Summary:
    The shocking power of virtual reality was all the buzz once before—about 150 years ago. "The Illusion of Reality" is from the October 2017 issue of Smithsonian.
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    14 min
  • Your Childhood Experiences Can Permanently Change Your DNA - Lorena Infante Lara

    Your Childhood Experiences Can Permanently Change Your DNA - Lorena Infante Lara
    Sep 20 2017
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    Title: Your Childhood Experiences Can Permanently Change Your DNA
    Author: Lorena Infante Lara
    Narrator: Desiree Fultz
    Format: Original Recording
    Length: 6 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 09-20-17
    Publisher: Smithsonian
    Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology

    Summary:
    An investigation into more than 500 children shows that upbringing can have dramatic effects on human health. "Your Childhood Experiences Can Permanently Change Your DNA" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on September 14, 2017.
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    6 min
  • This Device Uses Radio Waves to Track How You’re Sleeping - Randy Rieland

    This Device Uses Radio Waves to Track How You’re Sleeping - Randy Rieland
    Sep 20 2017
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    Title: This Device Uses Radio Waves to Track How You’re Sleeping
    Author: Randy Rieland
    Narrator: Mark Schectman
    Format: Original Recording
    Length: 6 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 09-20-17
    Publisher: Smithsonian
    Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology

    Summary:
    Scientists think it could help them better understand progression of chronic diseases like Parkinson’s. "This Device Uses Radio Waves to Track How You’re Sleeping" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on September 13, 2017.
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    6 min
  • What’s Really in That Tuna Roll? DNA Testing Can Help You Find Out - Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

    What’s Really in That Tuna Roll? DNA Testing Can Help You Find Out - Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
    Sep 20 2017
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    Title: What’s Really in That Tuna Roll? DNA Testing Can Help You Find Out
    Author: Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
    Narrator: Desiree Fultz
    Format: Original Recording
    Length: 13 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 09-20-17
    Publisher: Smithsonian
    Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology

    Summary:
    This rapidly evolving tech aims to empower consumers and shine a light on the food industry. "What’s Really in That Tuna Roll? DNA Testing Can Help You Find Out" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on September 13, 2017.
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    13 min
  • Turn-of-the-Century Kid’s Books Taught Wealthy, White Boys the Virtues of Playing Football - Paul Ringel

    Turn-of-the-Century Kid’s Books Taught Wealthy, White Boys the Virtues of Playing Football - Paul Ringel
    Sep 20 2017
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    Title: Turn-of-the-Century Kid’s Books Taught Wealthy, White Boys the Virtues of Playing Football
    Author: Paul Ringel
    Narrator: Mark Schectman
    Format: Original Recording
    Length: 7 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 09-20-17
    Publisher: Smithsonian
    Genres: Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Technology

    Summary:
    A founder of the NCAA, Walter Camp thought that sport was the cure for the social anxiety facing parents in America’s upper class. "Turn-of-the-Century Kid’s Books Taught Wealthy, White Boys the Virtues of Playing Football" is from smithsonianmag.com, published on September 15, 2017.
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    7 min