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Europe In America: Grammatology, Legal Studies, And The Politics Of Transmission, Peter Goodrich

Articles

This Essay begins by analyzing the way American legal theory has failed to adequately address the challenges and insights of grammatology, the philological critique of the language of law initiated with Jacques Derrida's work Of Grammatology. Professor Goodrich traces the form that this failed confrontation took and then outlines how this philological critique ought to inform a study of law. Importantly for Professor Goodrich, the grammatological approach to law provides ways of analyzing not just the written legal text, but also the effects of new media technologies on the law more broadly. The changes in the law brought about by …

Language, Vagueness, And Social Communication, Colin B. Grant

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In his paper, "Language, Vagueness, and Social Communication," Colin B. Grant adopts an interdisciplinary approach to an interrelated complex of language, communication, and society. Grant operates with a modified concept of vagueness as a pragmatic property and attempts to establish a link between pragmatic vagueness and contingency in communication. This communicative contingency takes the form of improbabilities (entropy). Grant observes that the challenge lies in modelling communication as porous networks which nonetheless enable society to function. In this sense, contingency in communication must not be confused with arbitrariness just as cognitive closure cannot be confused with solipsism. This line of …

The Setonian, November 29, 2001, Seton Hall University

2001

No abstract provided.

November 28, 2001 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Importance Of Life Skills Through Sports, Charles Barr

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

The purpose of this study was to see if the Play With Purpose program will provide the 00-01 Lynn University women's basketball team with necessary tools to increase personal growth, and aide in developing a healthy self-esteem.

To research this subject matter a survey was conducted. The survey was administered to the 2000-2001 Lynn University's Women's Basketball team. Based on race, religion, and socio-economic background it was felt that the team represented a wide spectrum of collegiate athletes.

While researching past studies, reviewing related literature, and calculating the survey, it was found by this study that the group size, although …

Baldwin's 'Fire Next Time,' Current Politics To Be Topic Of Nov. 29 Forum, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

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Jackson Scholar Immerses Himself In Cultural Studies At Home And Abroad, Elaine Pugh

University of Mississippi News

UNIVERSITY, Miss. -- University of Mississippi (UM) sophomore Thomas "Joel" Rutherford Fyke's scholarship allows him to go beyond the classroom, seeking answers to questions he began asking in high school.

The Diamond, November 15, 2001, Dordt College

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: Glass Menagerie Coming Soon; Honors Program a Possibility
• News: CRC Membership Policy Debated; NATS a Learning Experience; PLIA Getting Underway; Postma to Give Recital
• Opinion: Are Dordt Profs Failing Us?; Take a Break from Technology
• Features: Schaap Hosts Book Signings; East Hall Visits Nursing Home
• A & E: Shrek Shines at the Box Office; Scatterglass Rocks
• Sports: Club Volleyball Takes Off; Blades Welcome New Coach; Dordt Teams End Seasons with Honors
• World: News Briefs; Earth Watch; Contemporary Political Opinion

The Bg News November 15, 2001, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 15, 2001. Volume 88-Issue 55.

The Winonan, Winona State University

The Winonan - 2000s

No abstract provided.

Ethnomathematics: Challenging Traditional Notions Of Mathematical Authority, Christopher D. Goff

College of the Pacific Faculty Presentations

No abstract provided.

The Bg News November 8, 2001, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 8, 2001. Volume 88-Issue 51.

November 7, 2001 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

The Cost Of Economic Discipleship: U.S. Christians And Global Capitalism, Tom Beaudoin

Santa Clara Lectures

No abstract provided.

Washington University Record, November 2, 2001

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

Bending The Rules Of “Professional” Display: Emotional Improvisation In Caregiver Performances, Jayne M. Morgan, Kathleen J. Krone

Department of Communication Studies: Faculty Publications

Organizational norms of emotional expression are open to negotiation through improvised performances, as employees may bend or break emotion rules to gain more leeway in expressiveness and participate in the development of their own role identities in the workplace. In this ethnographic study, a dramaturgical perspective is used to analyze the processes and outcomes of emotional improvisation as observed among nurses, technicians, and physicians in a cardiac care center. It was found that the emphasis on maintaining a “professional” appearance in caregiving largely constrains actors to perform along their scripted roles. Results are discussed in terms of practical implications for …

An Arrow To The Heart: The Love And Death Of Postmodern Legal Scholarship, Stephen M. Feldman

Vanderbilt Law Review

Modernist legal writers, including Dennis Arrow in his well-known Pomobabble article, commonly criticize postmodern legal scholars for being muddle-headed nihilistic thinkers who write indecipherable jargon-filled nonsense and lack political convictions. Professor Feldman responds to these and other related criticisms and, in doing so, explains some key components of postmodernism. For instance, he describes how the pervasiveness of postmodern culture infuses legal scholarship with certain postmodern themes. Ironically, then, even the most vehement critics, like Arrow, display a surprising if unwitting affinity for postmodernism. Finally, in order to deflect precipitate denunciations of postmodernism, Professor Feldman suggests a refinement of terms, dividing …

Spaceball (Or, Not Everything That's Left Is Postmodern), Dennis W. Arrow

Vanderbilt Law Review

Given law-school postmodernism's epistemo/ontology of juvenile antirealist agnosticism, its commitment to Gadamerian and/or Derridean notions of linguistic indeterminacy, its mono- maniacal dedication to centrifugal end-justifies-the-means Lefty politics, its abhorrence of commonly recognized conceptions of neutral principle, its concomitant disrespect for the very notion of truth, and its inextricably intertwined obsession with names and propensity for linguistic doublespeak, Professor Arrow confesses to initially wondering what it might "mean" to take anything uttered by a postmodernist "literally," or at "face value." But undaunted by that 'paradox," Professor Arrow not only takes up Feldman's challenge to "critique postmodernism on its own terms" (by …

Building The Clinton Legacy Through Frame Alignment, Roberta L. Coles

Social and Cultural Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

This article examines Clinton’s rhetorical strategy for creating a legacy in light of the imminent end of his second and final term as president. By examining Clinton’s public discourse from 1997 to 1999, with special attention to the period from September 1998 to June 1999, this article argues that Clinton used the frame of his race initiative to centripetally incorporate varied events and policies to redefine and bolster his legacy in the aftermath of scandal and political polarity. Specifically, President Clinton, with an eye on the legacy of the president and the identity of the Democratic Party, gathered the war …

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet November 2001, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The November 2001 Monthly packet includes the November agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held October 2001.

Spectator 2001-11-01, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

Two Critiques Of Multiculturalism, Ayelet Shachar

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Feminism, Nationalism, And War: The ‘Yugoslav Case’ In Feminist Texts, Jelena Batinic

Journal of International Women's Studies

From the Introduction:

This paper presents a study of feminist representations of the situation in the former Yugoslavia. I have decided to look at feminist textsvthat were generated in response to the wars in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, which appeared in both the feminist popular press and scholarly publications in English. By focusing on the ideological plane, seen in terms of narrative structures available for speaking and perceiving one’s experience, I seek to examine the feminist representation of the conflict of Yugoslav nationalisms and within Yugoslav feminism itself. Narratives are produced in the space where various discourses transpire, compete, …

Inside Unlv, Betty Blodgett, Tom Flagg, Diane Russell

Inside UNLV

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馬克思主義概念翻譯在中國1900-1949, Yongye Xiao

Lingnan Theses

本論文探討馬克思主義經由翻譯介紹到中國的歷史過程。馬克思主義作為中共立國的意識形態，已經成為一種權威的話語。但在本世紀初經由翻譯傳入的馬克思主義，並不是一套教條。在二十世紀初到二、三十年代間，多種思潮互相衝擊，馬克思主義在翻譯傳入的過程中，也是知識份子分析社會矛盾性質和思考社會變革的思想資源。對馬克思主義的翻譯與介紹，揭示了翻譯本身是在一定的文化政治的位置中的論述踐行。

本論文以幾個馬克思主義概念為例，將這些概念置放於其歷史脈絡中，考察這些概念在個別知識份子的著述中怎樣被理解，討論翻譯的過程中牽涉的各種閱讀策略，並嘗試說明它們如何構築各種身分。論文嘗試說明這些概念的互譯性是藉著種種論述與實踐建立起來的。

The "Foreigner": Pedagogical Practices On Teaching Cultural Studies Courses, Gwendolyn Guy, Gaetane Jean-Marie

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 6th Annual National Conference (2001)

Black women scholars rarely get the opportunity to chronicle and critique their experiences as instructors in predominantly white institutions. When the black professor endeavors to teach cultural studies, there are immediate challenges that must be overcome for the engagement of critical discourse. This discussion will include ideas and recommendations concerning the issues explored by the presenters.

Vipassana Meditation: A Naturalistic, Preliminary Observation In Muscat, Ala’Aldin Al-Hussaini, Atsu Ss Dorvlo, Sajjeev X. Chavan, Dhananjay, Jitu Dave, Vimal Purecha, Samia Al-Rahbi, Samir Al-Adawi

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: To assess the effects of Vipassana meditation on the physical and psychological health in a multi-ethnic population in the city of Muscat. Method: The subjects were participants of a Vipassana meditation course taught in a ten-day residential retreat. Self-assessments of health-related parameters and physical and psychological symptomatology were collected from them before and immediately after the course. A control group was tested for a similar time interval. Results: Immediately after their 10-day training, the Vipassana participants assessed themselves significantly higher compared to their levels prior to the course, suggesting that the 10 days’ practice had significantly improved their physical …

Ke Alaka'i, Vol. 65, No. 34 (2001-10-31), Brigham Young University Hawaii

Ke Alaka'i

No abstract provided.

Faculty Newsnotes 2001 No. 342, Office Of The Provost

Faculty Newsnotes (1972-2010)

No abstract provided.

Mixed-Bloods, Mestizas, And Pintos: Race, Gender, And Claims To Whiteness In Helen Hunt Jackson's Ramona And María Amparo Ruiz De Burton's Who Would Have Thought It?, Margaret D. Jacobs

Department of History: Faculty Publications

A number of literary scholars have found much to compare between Jackson's Ramona and Ruiz de Burton's other novel, The Squatter and the Don. Both take place in nineteenth-century California and provide contrasting views of Californio and indigenous cultures. A comparison of Who Would Have Thought It? and Ramona, however, yields further crucial insights into how Ruiz de Burton critiqued Easterners' views of the West. Rather than situating this novel in the West, Ruiz de Burton locates it primarily in New England. This allows Ruiz de Burton to turn the tables on all the "Yankees" who wrote about the West. …