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"Hills Like White Elephants": Epistemic, Nonepistemic And Nonseeing, Gene Washington
"Hills Like White Elephants": Epistemic, Nonepistemic And Nonseeing, Gene Washington
English Faculty Publications
This essay, a though-experiment, explores the value of reading literary texts (with the example of Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants") from the point of view of epistemic, nonepistemic and nonseeing. Epistemic seeing is defined as seeing with "belief-content" nonepistemic seeing without it. The technique is to examine each example of the word "seeing" (or one of the members of its family, "look, watch," "blink") and let it "lead" you to the object, its contest, and implications in the story as a whole..
The Politics And Culture Of Climate Change: Us Actors And Global Implications, Charles Waugh
The Politics And Culture Of Climate Change: Us Actors And Global Implications, Charles Waugh
English Faculty Publications
Despite the scientific consensus on global warming, many people in the USA,—both ordinary citizens and elected leaders alike—remain skeptical of the need to act, and in fact remain skeptical of the idea that humans are contributing to global warming at all. Thus, environmental justice arguments based on United States carbon emissions and the disproportionate impact of rising temperatures and rising sea levels on tropical developing nations such as Vietnam frequently fall on deaf ears. This chapter explores the political and cultural construction of this deafness, seeking a better understanding of how and why so many Americans refuse to act to …
"Only You Can Prevent A Forest": Agent Orange, Ecocide, And Environmental Justice, Charles Waugh
"Only You Can Prevent A Forest": Agent Orange, Ecocide, And Environmental Justice, Charles Waugh
English Faculty Publications
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American Again In My Lai, Charles Waugh
American Again In My Lai, Charles Waugh
English Faculty Publications
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