Avatar And Nature Spirituality,
2014
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Avatar And Nature Spirituality, Martin Schönfeld
International Dialogue
“To put it mildly, the world is a mess.” Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State, 27 July 2014 James Cameron’s Avatar (2009) was the first film to combine stereoscopic imagining and motion-capture animation for a flawless 3-D presentation. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Picture, and won three, for Cinematography, Art Direction, and Visual Effects. It was also the first box-office hit to gross more than $2 billion, and it remains the highest-grossing film to date. It made cinematic history. But it was more than an aesthetic triumph. Avatar is also a cultural …
After Fukushima: The Equivalence Of Catastrophes,
2014
Universite Marc Bloch, Strasbourg
After Fukushima: The Equivalence Of Catastrophes, Jean-Luc Nancy
Philosophy & Theory
In this book, the philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy examines the nature of catastrophes in the era of globalization and technology. Can a catastrophe be an isolated occurrence? Is there such a thing as a “natural” catastrophe when all of our technologies—nuclear energy, power supply, water supply—are necessarily implicated, drawing together the biological, social, economic, and political? Nancy examines these questions and more. Exclusive to this English edition are two interviews with Nancy conducted by Danielle Cohen-Levinas and Yuji Nishiyama and Yotetsu Tonaki.
How Secular Should Democracy Be? A Cross-Disciplinary Study Of Catholicism And Islam In Promoting Public Reason,
2014
Loyola University Chicago
How Secular Should Democracy Be? A Cross-Disciplinary Study Of Catholicism And Islam In Promoting Public Reason, David Ingram, David Ingram
Philosophy: Faculty Publications and Other Works
I argue that the same factors (strategic and principled) that motivated Catholicism to champion liberal democracy are the same that motivate 21st Century Islam to do the same. I defend this claim by linking political liberalism to democratic secularism. Distinguishing institutional, political, and epistemic dimensions of democratic secularism, I show that moderate forms of political and epistemic secularism are most conducive to fostering the kind of public reasoning essential to democratic legitimacy. This demonstration draws upon the ambivalent impact of Indonesia’s Islamic parties in advancing universal social justice aims as against more sectarian policies.
The Problem Of State Intervention In Post-Abolition Slavery: A Critique Of Consensus,
2014
University of Dayton
The Problem Of State Intervention In Post-Abolition Slavery: A Critique Of Consensus, Anthony Talbott, David Watkins
Political Science Faculty Publications
Slavery is now illegal by all states and under international law. Contrary to the hopes of abolitionists, this state of affairs has transformed rather than eradicated slavery as an institution. Furthermore, responses by states to post-abolition forms of slavery have often been less than ideal. This paper begins by comparing two state responses to slavery in the early 20th century: the federal peonage trials in Montgomery, Alabama from 1903-1905, and the federal response to an alleged epidemic of “white slavery” from 1909-1910, culminating in the passage of the White Slave-Traffic Act. Taken together, these responses engender pessimism about the state …
Voting Across The Sea: The Politics Of French Nationals In Morocco,
2014
SIT Study Abroad
Voting Across The Sea: The Politics Of French Nationals In Morocco, Sydney France
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
The goal of this paper is to explore the way French nationals in Morocco continue to participate in French politics even though they no longer live in French territory. The research examines three organizations that are based in Morocco and participated in French elections in May 2014. They are the Union de Français de l’Etranger, Français du Monde and UMP Maroc. The paper examines how these organizations interact with French nationals in Morocco and how these organizations interact with the French government. The paper determines that Union de Français de l’EtrangerCasablancaand Français du Monde Maroc are different from political parties …
Groundings Volume One, Issue One,
2014
Kennesaw State University
Groundings Volume One, Issue One
Groundings
This is the full issue of Groundings Vol. 1, Iss. 1.
Rodney Papers At Auc Robert W. Woodruff Library,
2014
Kennesaw State University
Remembrances,
2014
Kennesaw State University
Foundation News,
2014
Kennesaw State University
Walter Rodney's Removal --- 33 Years Later,
2014
Guyanese Elder
Walter Rodney's Removal --- 33 Years Later, Eusi Kwayana
Groundings
No abstract provided.
Rodney Bust Sculpture In Benin And Pyo Cricket Tournament,
2014
Kennesaw State University
Rodney Bust Sculpture In Benin And Pyo Cricket Tournament
Groundings
No abstract provided.
Guyana's President Visits Atlanta,
2014
Kennesaw State University
Inquiry In Guyana,
2014
Kennesaw State University
Reflections On The Rescinded Oliver R. Tambo Award To Guyana's Forbes Burnham,
2014
The Walter Rodney Foundation
Reflections On The Rescinded Oliver R. Tambo Award To Guyana's Forbes Burnham, Patricia Rodney, Asha T. Rodney, Jesse Benjamin, Aajay Murphy
Groundings
No abstract provided.
1st Annual Walter Rodney Speakers Series (2013),
2014
Kennesaw State University
1st Annual Walter Rodney Speakers Series (2013)
Groundings
We take a look at the semester-long project to bring together intellectuals from all backgrounds and education. Included: A brief synopsis of the Series and a photo narrative.
10th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium Wrap Up,
2014
Kennesaw State University
10th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium Wrap Up
Groundings
We take a look at the monumental occasion that was the 10th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium, held on March 22nd and 23rd, 2013. Included: A brief synopsis of events and a photo narrative of the Symposium
Introduction,
2014
Kennesaw State University
Cover And Table Of Contents,
2014
Kennesaw State University
Cover And Table Of Contents
Groundings
This is the Cover and Table of Contents for Groundings Vol. 1, Iss. 1.
International Organizations: An Early History,
2014
Technological University Dublin
International Organizations: An Early History, Michael Davies, Richard Woodward
Books/Book Chapters
This text provides a pioneering and comprehensive analysis of over one hundred international organizations. After introducing the broad historical and contextual settings, the book covers the full range of international organisations including those that are often overlooked or get minimal inclusion elsewhere. Each organization is analysed in a stand-alone section that consider its origins, basic mandates and evolution, the governance structure and the associated key players, current activities and future challenges. The descriptions also reflect each organization’s broader relationships with other international bodies.
Judgmental Privacy And The Special Obligations Of Leadership,
2014
University of Richmond
Judgmental Privacy And The Special Obligations Of Leadership, Terry L. Price
Jepson School of Leadership Studies articles, book chapters and other publications
This article defends the claim that followers are justified in using what would be considered private behavior to assess a leader's fitness. In defense of this claim, I make a liberal, autonomy-based argument. The argument is liberal in that it does not appeal to the intrinsic wrongness of the behavior in question. Rather, it appeals to the fact that leaders have voluntarily taken on special obligations to followers to behave in ways that promote, rather than detract from, the causes to which they are collectively committed. To make this argument, I consider whether Mill's analysis in On Liberty could be …
