Narratives of Nostalgia, Gender, and Nationalism Philly Hare Readings on Equitable Policing

Readings on Equitable Policing

Matt starts to think maybe there is more to hope than just wishful thinking

It's not a collection of platitudes and cliched motivational sayings-it's relatable

Pinto fully engages the unique possibilities of literature and culture to redefine race and gender studies

It will also serve as a text in advanced undergraduate and graduate-level courses

Narratives of Nostalgia, Gender, and Nationalism Philly Hare Readings on Equitable PolicingMost Americans think of Betsy Ross as she was depicted in Charles Weisberger's popular painting The Birth of Our Nation's Flag a motherly figure, sewing at the hearth. In fact, as Jo Ann Menezes's analysis in Nostalgia, Gender, and Nationalism points out, Ross was a widowed businesswoman who ran an upholstery shop out of her house. In Weisberger's painting, all signs of economic industry are erased and Ross's house is transformed into a home rather