Persevering during the Pandemic: Stories of Resilience, Creativity, and Connection (Bloomsbury Studies in Communication and Storytelling) - Hardcover

Macey; Deborah A.; Napierski-Prancl; Michelle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1666901156 ISBN 13: 9781666901153

Publisher: Lexington Books, 2022

Synopsis

This edited collection highlights how people connected with friends and family, students and colleagues, and leaders and communities, in their quest to persevere during the pandemic. The chapters describe how people enjoyed their passions for the arts in new and unexpected ways, given the restrictions of COVID-19 safety protocols, and how scripted and reality television programming helped them escape, however briefly, from the traumas of the pandemic, the racial injustice, the political machismo and divisiveness of this time. This book will be of particular interest to scholars of communication, media studies, sociology, cultural studies, and gender studies.

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About the Authors

Deborah A. Macey is an independent scholar and editor.

Michelle Napierski-Prancl is professor of sociology and faculty director of the Women’s Institute at Russell Sage College.

Laura C. Chezan is an associate professor of special education in the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies at Old Dominion University. She is a Board Certified Behavioral Analyst–Doctoral. Her research interests focus on social-communication interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder, positive behavior support, and postsecondary education for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. She has coauthored book chapters and published peer-reviewed articles in scholarly journals in the field of education and behavior analysis. Dr. Chezan has also presented at local, state, and national conferences on topics related to communication and behavioral interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. She serves as an associate editor for Preventing School Failure and as an editorial board member for six peer-reviewed journals in the fields of special education and applied behavior analysis

Sarah S. LeBlanc is assistant professor of interpersonal communication at Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Derek Moscato is Professor of Journalism at Western Washington University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1666901156
• ISBN 13: 9781666901153
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 284