Amanda Tucker
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3593715 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Amanda Tucker |
| NOMBRES | Amanda |
| APELLIDO | Tucker |
| FIRMA | TUCKER A |
| AFILIACIONES | DePaul University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6920-6184 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 7 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 72 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2005 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2021 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
How and Why Social Media Affect Subjective Well-Being
Reading texts, reading people
Cognitive literary science has explored the the complex relationship between literary reading and social cognition. However, this insightful work about reading literature is frequently distanced from discussions about teaching literature. This essay discusses the results and ramifications of a pedagogical study conducted in two sections of an introductory literature course that was redesigned around cognitive literary studies. Qualitative and qua…
Mat Johnson’s Loving Day, Irish America, and Changing Models of Racial Identification
This essays offers a close examination of Mat Johnson's critically acclaimed novel, Loving Day (2015). Johnson, born to an Irish American father and African American mother, is often read under the auspices of African American or mixed-race literature. I argue, however, that Loving Day can also be fruitfully read as an Irish American text. Through the protagonist's evolving understanding of his racial and ethnic affiliations, the novel challenges…
Where Motley is Worn
A Space Between
A Space Between:Transnational Feminism in Kate O’Brien’s Mary Lavelle Amanda Tucker The title character of Kate O'Brien's novel Mary Lavelle (1936) seems to have everything an Irish girl could want: not only is she the stunningly beautiful daughter of a distinguished doctor, she is also the fiancée of her hometown's most eligible bachelor. But it soon becomes clear that Mary is not entirely at ease with her supposed good fortune. After hearing of…
Examining the principles in principled conservatism
Why do educated conservatives oppose affirmative action? Those in the "principled conservatism" camp say opposition is based on principled judgments of fairness about the policies. Others, however, argue that opposition is based on racism. The present article offers an alternative perspective that may reconcile these contradictory points of view. In 2 studies, the authors show 2 major findings: (a) that conservatives oppose affirmative action mor…
Searching for Common Ground between Supporters and Opponents of Affirmative Action
Supporters and opponents of affirmative action are often characterized as debating about a single, consensually understood type of affirmative action. However, supporters and opponents instead may have different types of policies in mind when thinking about affirmative action and may actually agree on specific manifestations of affirmative action policies more than is commonly believed. A survey conducted using a student sample and a sample from …
Examining the principles in principled conservatism
Why do educated conservatives oppose affirmative action? Those in the "principled conservatism" camp say opposition is based on principled judgments of fairness about the policies. Others, however, argue that opposition is based on racism. The present article offers an alternative perspective that may reconcile these contradictory points of view. In 2 studies, the authors show 2 major findings: (a) that conservatives oppose affirmative action mor…
Searching for Common Ground between Supporters and Opponents of Affirmative Action
Supporters and opponents of affirmative action are often characterized as debating about a single, consensually understood type of affirmative action. However, supporters and opponents instead may have different types of policies in mind when thinking about affirmative action and may actually agree on specific manifestations of affirmative action policies more than is commonly believed. A survey conducted using a student sample and a sample from …
A Space Between
A Space Between:Transnational Feminism in Kate O’Brien’s Mary Lavelle Amanda Tucker The title character of Kate O'Brien's novel Mary Lavelle (1936) seems to have everything an Irish girl could want: not only is she the stunningly beautiful daughter of a distinguished doctor, she is also the fiancée of her hometown's most eligible bachelor. But it soon becomes clear that Mary is not entirely at ease with her supposed good fortune. After hearing of…
Searching for Common Ground between Supporters and Opponents of Affirmative Action
Supporters and opponents of affirmative action are often characterized as debating about a single, consensually understood type of affirmative action. However, supporters and opponents instead may have different types of policies in mind when thinking about affirmative action and may actually agree on specific manifestations of affirmative action policies more than is commonly believed. A survey conducted using a student sample and a sample from …
Examining the principles in principled conservatism
Why do educated conservatives oppose affirmative action? Those in the "principled conservatism" camp say opposition is based on principled judgments of fairness about the policies. Others, however, argue that opposition is based on racism. The present article offers an alternative perspective that may reconcile these contradictory points of view. In 2 studies, the authors show 2 major findings: (a) that conservatives oppose affirmative action mor…
A Space Between
A Space Between:Transnational Feminism in Kate O’Brien’s Mary Lavelle Amanda Tucker The title character of Kate O'Brien's novel Mary Lavelle (1936) seems to have everything an Irish girl could want: not only is she the stunningly beautiful daughter of a distinguished doctor, she is also the fiancée of her hometown's most eligible bachelor. But it soon becomes clear that Mary is not entirely at ease with her supposed good fortune. After hearing of…
Where Motley is Worn
Mat Johnson’s Loving Day, Irish America, and Changing Models of Racial Identification
This essays offers a close examination of Mat Johnson's critically acclaimed novel, Loving Day (2015). Johnson, born to an Irish American father and African American mother, is often read under the auspices of African American or mixed-race literature. I argue, however, that Loving Day can also be fruitfully read as an Irish American text. Through the protagonist's evolving understanding of his racial and ethnic affiliations, the novel challenges…
How and Why Social Media Affect Subjective Well-Being
Reading texts, reading people
Cognitive literary science has explored the the complex relationship between literary reading and social cognition. However, this insightful work about reading literature is frequently distanced from discussions about teaching literature. This essay discusses the results and ramifications of a pedagogical study conducted in two sections of an introductory literature course that was redesigned around cognitive literary studies. Qualitative and qua…
Psychology (5 obras) · Sociology (5 obras) · Art (3 obras) · Irish and British Studies (3 obras) · Law (3 obras) · Political science (3 obras) · Social Psychology (3 obras) · Affirmative action (2 obras) · Anthropology (2 obras) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (2 obras)