Nancy L Fischer
Biographic Data
| ID | 196803 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nancy L Fischer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nancy L |
| FAMILY NAME | Fischer |
| SIGNATURE | FISCHER N L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Augsburg University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Routledge International Handbook of Heterosexualities Studies
Vintage, the First 40 Years: The Emergence and Persistence of Vintage Style in the United States
This paper historicizes when wearing vintage clothing first became fashionable in the United States. I trace when the trend emerges in the U.S. and explore various ways the press framed secondhand/vintage clothes and anachronistic dressing. I contend that the emergence of vintage occurs as a form of alternative consumption alongside changes that occurred in the U.S. garment industry such as outsourcing and product licensing. These changes led man…
Seeing “Straight,” Contemporary Critical Heterosexuality Studies and Sociology: An Introduction
Sociology has not always been able to see straight. That is, heterosexuality has often been invisible in sociological inquiry. It has operated as a taken-for-granted assumption, regarded as normal
Introducing the New Sexuality Studies
Breaking new ground, both substantively and stylistically, Introducing the New Sexuality Studies, 2nd Edition offers students and academics an engaging, thought-provoking introduction and overview of the social study of sexualities. Its central premise is to explore the social construction of sexuality, the role of social differences such as race or nationality in creating sexual variation, and the ways sex is entangled in relations of power and …
Teaching Urban Sociology and Urban Sustainability on Two Feet, Two Wheels, and in Three Cities: Our Experience Teaching Sustainable Cities in North America
The authors describe their experiences teaching Sustainable Cities in North America, a course on both urban sociology and urban sustainability. This course brought students to Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, British Columbia, and then compared those cities with Minneapolis, Minnesota, on various dimensions of urban sustainability. After connecting this course to existing sociological scholarship on teaching urban sociology and travel–study abroa…
Introducing the New Sexuality Studies: Original Essays and Interviews
Breaking new ground, both substantively and stylistically, this book offers students, academics and researchers an accessible, engaging introduction and overview of this emerging field. Its central premise is to explore the social character of sexuality, the role of social differences such as race or nationality in creating sexual variation, and th
Making Sense of Sexual Consent
Oedipus Wrecked: The Moral Boundaries of Incest
This article describes the meaning of incest in contemporary popular culture. The author explores how feminism and changes in systems of kinship and sexuality have affected present-day discourse on incest, comparing the significance of blood relations and notions of abuse in constructing incest. The author analyzes media commentaries on two contemporary incestuous events that generated publicity: Kathryn Harrison's memoir of a sexual affair with …
Making Sense of Sexual Consent
Teaching Urban Sociology and Urban Sustainability on Two Feet, Two Wheels, and in Three Cities: Our Experience Teaching Sustainable Cities in North America
The authors describe their experiences teaching Sustainable Cities in North America, a course on both urban sociology and urban sustainability. This course brought students to Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, British Columbia, and then compared those cities with Minneapolis, Minnesota, on various dimensions of urban sustainability. After connecting this course to existing sociological scholarship on teaching urban sociology and travel–study abroa…
Vintage, the First 40 Years: The Emergence and Persistence of Vintage Style in the United States
This paper historicizes when wearing vintage clothing first became fashionable in the United States. I trace when the trend emerges in the U.S. and explore various ways the press framed secondhand/vintage clothes and anachronistic dressing. I contend that the emergence of vintage occurs as a form of alternative consumption alongside changes that occurred in the U.S. garment industry such as outsourcing and product licensing. These changes led man…
Oedipus Wrecked: The Moral Boundaries of Incest
This article describes the meaning of incest in contemporary popular culture. The author explores how feminism and changes in systems of kinship and sexuality have affected present-day discourse on incest, comparing the significance of blood relations and notions of abuse in constructing incest. The author analyzes media commentaries on two contemporary incestuous events that generated publicity: Kathryn Harrison's memoir of a sexual affair with …
Introducing the New Sexuality Studies: Original Essays and Interviews
Breaking new ground, both substantively and stylistically, this book offers students, academics and researchers an accessible, engaging introduction and overview of this emerging field. Its central premise is to explore the social character of sexuality, the role of social differences such as race or nationality in creating sexual variation, and th
Making Sense of Sexual Consent
Teaching Urban Sociology and Urban Sustainability on Two Feet, Two Wheels, and in Three Cities: Our Experience Teaching Sustainable Cities in North America
The authors describe their experiences teaching Sustainable Cities in North America, a course on both urban sociology and urban sustainability. This course brought students to Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, British Columbia, and then compared those cities with Minneapolis, Minnesota, on various dimensions of urban sustainability. After connecting this course to existing sociological scholarship on teaching urban sociology and travel–study abroa…
Introducing the New Sexuality Studies
Breaking new ground, both substantively and stylistically, Introducing the New Sexuality Studies, 2nd Edition offers students and academics an engaging, thought-provoking introduction and overview of the social study of sexualities. Its central premise is to explore the social construction of sexuality, the role of social differences such as race or nationality in creating sexual variation, and the ways sex is entangled in relations of power and …
Seeing “Straight,” Contemporary Critical Heterosexuality Studies and Sociology: An Introduction
Sociology has not always been able to see straight. That is, heterosexuality has often been invisible in sociological inquiry. It has operated as a taken-for-granted assumption, regarded as normal
Vintage, the First 40 Years: The Emergence and Persistence of Vintage Style in the United States
This paper historicizes when wearing vintage clothing first became fashionable in the United States. I trace when the trend emerges in the U.S. and explore various ways the press framed secondhand/vintage clothes and anachronistic dressing. I contend that the emergence of vintage occurs as a form of alternative consumption alongside changes that occurred in the U.S. garment industry such as outsourcing and product licensing. These changes led man…
Routledge International Handbook of Heterosexualities Studies
Sociology (7 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Human sexuality (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sex (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works)