Narrative and Identity
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The research in question has documentary-bibliographical and descriptive content, since it is proposed to lift concepts, ideas and values related to the frequent use of the field of narrative, considering its notional complexity, its... more
This study employs narrative in order to examine circumstances wherein identity constructs and self-image are reconstituted in the face of oppressive circumstances. The authors of this article, both art educa-tors/academics, explore the... more
“ WAYNE : You are exploring how self-referential a narrative can be before it disappears up, or down, its own orifice. Wayne's World's extreme close-ups * (see Glossary of Waynespeak p.11.) disappear down my throat, as if to show that by... more
Research on punk culture often falls prey to two main dilemmas. First, using a Marxist economic lens, the underlying implication is fieldwork reveals already known conceptions of class and culture. Second, an ageist bias exists in most... more
First published in the American Chronicle, Buzzle and AfroArticles on 6th April 2010 Multiple divergent end point game Consequently, when you have already ceased viewing the world through the eyes of an early 19th century Oromo, and you... more
This article analyzes the representations of non-white identities in an HBO's fantasy show "Game of Thrones" (GOT). By specifically focusing on hegemonic relations between white characters and characters of color, the... more
The transition of the United Arab Emirates from traditional communities to an urbanized, multicultural, globalized and post-traditional society has aroused the concern of many westerners as well as local Emiratis. This western... more
African American couples, both married and unmarried, are seeking therapy to assist them as they struggle through difficulties to gain and maintain satisfying relationships. In my practice in South Dekalb, Georgia I have consulted... more
This chapter examines the proliferation of the ‘homosexual novel’ in Britain in the 1950s. This mode of fiction has broadly been understood to have served first and foremost as a vehicle for arguments for the decriminalization of... more
AWEJ Volume.5 Number.2, 2014 Pp.236-243 The Influence of Arabic on Nigerian Literature: a study of selected works of Abubakar Imam in Hausa Jamiu, Muhammad... more
In this article, the authors discuss friendship as a method of qualitative inquiry. After defining friendship and positing it as a kind of fieldwork, the methodological foundations of friendship as method are established (Tillmann-Healy,... more
This article describes two participatory theatre projects undertaken by Western Edge Youth Arts in Melbourne aimed at challenging racialization and fostering belonging among culturally diverse young people. Drawing from interview and... more
ABSTRACT This article describes two participatory theater projects undertaken by Western Edge Youth Arts in Melbourne and aimed at challenging racialization and fostering belonging among culturally diverse young people. Drawing from... more
Objectives: Sport and exercise psychology has recently expanded into how it can be utilized to enable social missions like activism. No research, however, has examined activist identities among disabled, elite athletes. This article is... more
What are the myths of Europe? This article provides the conceptual framework through which this question may be approached. It begins by defining myth in such a way as to distinguish it from other forms of political myths. From here, the... more
Senior Project in Psychology, Bennington College, June 2012.
The popular culture of Japan draws and consolidates fans from various geographical domains and multiple backgrounds. Its engagingly rich heredity and culture is much diverse and proliferates around comics (manga), games, animation (anime)... more
The concept of soft power occupies a prominent place in International Relations, foreign policy, and security studies. Primarily developed by Joseph S. Nye, the concept is typically drawn upon to emphasize the more intangible dimensions... more
With this dissertation I’ve attempted to encircle the idea of engagement—a term that's becoming more and more popular of late as public institutions attempt to frame how exactly they work with, for, or on, the public. In this work, I... more
One of the oldest written records of Serb migration to Hungary dates back to 1440 and refers to refugees who fled the Banat town of Kovin devastated by the Ottoman Turks, founding a new settlement of the same name on the Danube Island of... more
En teoretisk udforskning af ideen om det selvkonstruerende menneske med fokus på begreberne diskus, narrative og subjektivering
Das Literaturverständnis Uwe Timms, das er seit den 1970er Jahren kontinuierlich weiterentwickelt hat, steht für die Überzeugung einer grundsätzlichen Angewiesenheit des Menschen auf sinnstiftendes Erzählen und der damit verbundenen... more
Nesta dissertação, analiso o realismo, a narrativa, as representações e as marcas autorais em séries de TV com inspirações autobiográficas que recebem atenção por parte da indústria televisiva estadunidense e seu entorno discursivo. O... more
Resumo: A eliminação a seleção brasileira da Copa de 2014 aconteceu após uma derrota para a Alemanha pelo placar de 7 a 1. Esse jogo foi interpretado por grande parte da imprensa esportiva como a maior vergonha dos cem anos da seleção... more
In this article, we review the psychology of hero development and hero worship. Heroes and hero narratives fulfill important cognitive and emotional needs, including the need for wisdom, meaning, hope, inspiration, and growth. Hero... more
The poster session will examine the successes and failures of a LGBTA organization at a regional university. Building on this case study, participants will be introduced to the work of Marshall Ganz who was instrumental in creating the... more
This book defends an account of the self it calls the NEST (Narrative, Evaluative, Self-Constitutive, Teleological) theory. It argues that the self, rather than being a wholly given entity, at least in part “constitutes” or shapes itself,... more
The purpose of this thesis is to examine Italy’s and Germany’s contrasting, discursive and physical responses of today’s “European refugee and asylum-seeking crisis.” While some argue that Europe is a full-fledged, securitized garrison,... more
In this article I explore various current myths that lead foreigners, especially North Europeans and North Americans, to choose to visit/live in Florence or Tuscany for a while or forever. Is it possible to discern any shared, collective... more
Interpreting human stories, whether those told by individuals, groups, organizations, nations, or even civilizations, opens a wide scope of research options for understanding how people construct, shape, and reshape their perceptions,... more
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What We Are Fighting For: A radical collective manifesto
What We Are Fighting For: A radical collective manifesto
Byzantium in Early Turkish Republican Novels
The Paleo diet’s vast popularity, replete with impassioned celebrity endorsements and deep commitment among adherents, has been matched by an equal measure of media mockery and condemnation from health authorities. But beyond the hype,... more
This article analyzes the representations of non-white identities in an HBO’s fantasy show “Game of Thrones” (GOT). By specifically focusing on hegemonic relations between white characters and characters of color, the research scrutinizes... more
This doctoral thesis is a theoretical and an interpretative study that deals with the genre of autobiography, its position in the contemporary literary theory and problems related to an interpretation of autobiographical texts.... more
Este articulo es una traducción hecha por Irache Ganuza Fernández de un articulo publicado en la revista francesa Raison publique (PUF) en 2014.
En este capítulo se analiza todo el trabajo de campo sobre imágenes y sus relaciones con el cuerpo, en búsqueda de entender nuevos dispositivos mediológicos, intentando en 1996 entrever las consecuencias mediológicas que luego se han... more