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Cult: A Composite Novel
No full textCult (redacted)
The first component of the thesis is a composite novel called Cult which falls into two parts with seven narratives in each. Part 1 tracks the protagonist, Ellen, from her first involvement with the cult through to her eventually leaving it. Although fiction, the first half of the book answers the kinds of questions the author is asked when people discover that she was once a sannyasin (a follower of the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh). While the experiences of meditation, group therapy and communal living are all faithfully rendered within the stories, the need for strong characters, narrative drive and a lightness of touch takes precedence.
Part 2 picks up Ellen’s story some twenty or so years later and explores what becomes of her in middle age. It also looks at other groups in society, such as academia, the law and the internet dating community which each have their own jargon, hierarchies, rituals and rules but are not considered to be cults.
The book examines the question raised in the Epigraph, ‘how do we be together when we feel so alone’ with a focus on relationships other than the familial and the romantic.
Collisions, Chasms and Connections: a Performative Exploration of the Composite Novel Form
The second part of the thesis is both a critical and creative response to three contemporary American books: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout; A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan; and Legend of a Suicide by David Vann. The critical element comprises a close reading of the three books; a chronological reconstruction of their overarching storylines; and a consideration of what their authors have said about writing the books. It concludes that, in the composite novel, the simultaneous presentation of multiple views and storylines operate much like a 3D image to give the impression of depth to the characters and situations rendered. The creative element of the essay is a playful and personal response to the texts
Political Theory: Methods and Approaches
No full textEdited book with Marc Stears, co-wrote the Introduction and also sole author of one of included chapters
The Global Environment in the 21st Century: Prospects for International Cooperation
No full textDavid Downie is a contributing author (with Marc Levy), “The United Nations Environment Programme at a Turning Point: Options for Change .
Book description: The Global Environment in the 21st Century: Prospects for International Cooperation examines the roles of different actors in the formulation of international and national environmental policy..the authors examine the roles of state and non-state actors in safeguarding the environment and advancing sustainable development into the 21st century. Each of five sections focus on a different actor: states, civil society, market forces, regional arrangements and international organisations. By examining the functions and capabilities of each of these actors, the authors analyse their effectiveness and their relationship with other actors both within and outside of the UN system, providing a useful framework for understanding the multi-actor, multi-issue nature of international environmental policy. -- Publisher description.https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/politics-books/1015/thumbnail.jp
David Martyn Lloyd-Jones 1899-1981 and twentieth-century evangelicalism.
No full textThe purpose of this thesis was to demonstrate the significance of the life and ministry of David Martyn Lloyd-Jones in post-war British evangelicalism and to show that, so far as Protestant churches in England and Wales were concerned, no history of the period can afford to ignore him. It is our contention that despite differences of opinion and self- marginalization Lloyd-Jones was and has remained a major force in evangelical thinking. In order to understand how this developed the thesis has been structured along thematic lines highlighting events, persons and questions. The study begins by setting the stage with a biographical chapter and goes on to examine the kind of impact that Lloyd-Jones's preaching had on Christians of all denominations. He believed preaching to be the greatest need of the day and the position of this thesis is that preaching was Lloyd-Jones's greatest contribution to twentieth- century Christianity. As a preacher he attracted one of London's largest congregations and in chapter three we look at the history and nature of Westminster Chapel comparing it with neighbouring ministries, and establishing the kind of people who went to hear him. Chapters four and five ascertain the factors which shaped Lloyd-Jones's views on the church and show how his Reformed evangelicalism led in a separatist as opposed to an ecumenical direction and finally, to a position which was neither Congregational nor Presbyterian. Our further argument is that while he favoured unity among believers his separatist ecclesiology only exacerbated the situation and left evangelicals more divided than before. Chapters six to eight evaluate Lloyd-Jones's background, the nature of his leadership and the extent of his influence - factors which either shaped or were the outcome of his ministry - and looks at the issues which these questions raise
Review of German, Jew, Muslim, Gay: The Life and Times of Hugo Marcus By Marc David Baer.
No full textWhen Hugo Marcus (1880–1966), a German Jewish gay author, philosopher, and activist, converted to Islam in 1925, he “did not know yet what significance the word ‘jihad’ would one day mean to [him]. For it also signifies the duty to leave the country that is under godless rule, even if in so doing one has to give up one’s homeland. In this sense,” he wrote retrospectively in 1951, “I have been on a pilgrimage for the last twelve years” (135). In a footnote to this quotation from Marcus’s unpublished manuscript, Marc David Baer, author of this fascinating, erudite, and unusual biography, clarifies Marcus’s probable confusion between the Islamic terms jihad (holy war) and hejira (exile, migration). Driven away from his homeland in 1939, Marcus interpreted his own life in the religious vocabulary of Islam. But, ascending to become one the most prominent Muslims in pre-war Berlin, he also interpreted Islam in the light of his own experiences, worldviews, and wishes: as a German Jewish gay man. Not only was Marcus assigned with the monumentally significant project of editing and annotating the Qur’an’s translation into German, aimed at rendering it accessible to non-Arab speakers (reminiscent of Martin Buber and Franz Rosenzweig’s project of the Hebrew Bible’s translation into German, which would be an interesting point of comparison), but he also published numerous articles discussing Islam and philosophy as well as homoerotic fiction with Islamic themes
'Teaching body techniques permanently mixes gesture and word, example and explanation': An interview with David Le Breton about the body and Physical Education
No full textIn the present interview, Le Breton David, PhD in Sociology of the University Paris VII and Professor at the University 'Marc Bloch' in Strasbourg [France], engages in a dialogue with Eduardo Galak, to discuss the problems of the concept 'body' and the teaching of body techniques from the point of view of this author. Even more relevant is the analysis on how Physical Education understands 'games', 'gymnastics' and 'sports'. Through a counterpoint between the interviewer and interviewee about the potential of the concept 'habitus' for investigations about corporal practices, it is possible to observe the theoretical positioning of one of the main autors of the field. So, in this paper we can find not only a tour of the author's work but also deepen some 'blind spots' of his bibliography about body and corporal practice
La enseñanza de una técnica del cuerpo mezcla permanentemente el gesto y la palabra, el ejemplo y su explicación: Entrevista a David Le Breton
No full textIn the present interview, Le Breton David, PhD in Sociology of the University Paris VII and Professor at the University 'Marc Bloch' in Strasbourg [France], engages in a dialogue with Eduardo Galak, to discuss the problems of the concept 'body' and the teaching of body techniques from the point of view of this author. Even more relevant is the analysis on how Physical Education understands 'games', 'gymnastics' and 'sports'. Through a counterpoint between the interviewer and interviewee about the potential of the concept 'habitus' for investigations about corporal practices, it is possible to observe the theoretical positioning of one of the main autors of the field. So, in this paper we can find not only a tour of the author's work but also deepen some 'blind spots' of his bibliography about body and corporal practicesEn la presente entrevista a David Le Breton, Doctor en Sociología de la Universidad París VII y Profesor en la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad 'Marc Bloch' de Estrasburgo [Francia], se desarrolla un diálogo con Eduardo Galak en el que se discuten las problemáticas del cuerpo y de la enseñanza de las técnicas corporales según la mirada de este autor. Más aún, resultan relevantes los análisis realizados por Le Breton sobre la Educación Física, desarrollando su pensamiento sobre los juegos, las gimnasias y los deportes. A su vez, a través de un contrapunto entre el entrevistador y el entrevistado sobre la potencialidad del concepto habitus para la investigación de las prácticas corporales, se puede observar el posicionamiento teórico de uno de los principales referentes bibliográficos en materia de estudios sociales sobre el cuerpo. Entonces, en este escrito se encuentra no sólo un recorrido por la obra del autor sino que además se profundizan algunos puntos ciegos de su bibliografía sobre el cuerpo y las prácticas corporale
Hormones associated with friendship between adult male and lactating female olive baboons, Papio hamadryas anubis
No full textAdult male and lactating female olive baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis) form non-sexual attachments described by researchers as "friendships." Explanations for the evolutionary function of baboon friendship for males and females have been debated by many primatologists, but have yet to be determined conclusively. I tested hypotheses concerning the adaptive significance of friendship for each sex with analyses of fecal hormones. For males, I examined the association between testosterone and glucocorticoids, and friendship formation and maintenance. For lactating females, I investigated the association between glucocorticoid concentrations and friendship. Fecal samples and data on social behavior and spatial relations were collected from 26 adult male and 22 lactating female baboons in two study groups located in Laikipia, Kenya. Hormone concentrations were assessed by radioimmunoassay. Friendships were determined from composite proximity scores (C-scores) calculated for each male-female dyad in the groups. In male friends, profiles for testosterone, but not glucocorticoids, were consistent with a "paternal care" hormonal profile found in pair bonded primates and rodents. I argue that testosterone concentrations in male baboons suggest a hormonal mechanism underlying friendship and paternal solicitude similar to that in other mammals. The glucocorticoid profile of male friends led me to an alternative conclusion: periparturition and chronic elevation of glucocorticoids in male baboons during the lactation phase of their female friends functions to decrease testosterone and thereby divert male behavioral strategies from male-male competition and mating effort toward friendship with lactating females (and their infants). In lactating females, glucocorticoid levels were consistent with the hypothesis that male friends buffer lactating females from harassment induced stress. More particularly, my data suggest that lactating females are susceptible to stress from harassment by adult males rather than higher-ranking females, and that male friends may serve a protective function.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-145)
Huntsville Times sleeve HT0009509
No full textDon Taylor, author - lecturer, who will be speaking at luncheon / Madison Business Development Days, hosting Taylor, who will speak on "Competing with the Supercenters." / Holiday Inn - Madison / Marc Jacobson / Don Taylor / David Taylor / [Notes included
Martin Lawrence Limited Editions
No full textHere are, nicely presented, the 102 illustrations from Chagall's 1952 Les Fables de La Fontaine, published by Ambroise Vollard. There are two title-pages, one for each volume. Most of these black-and-white reproductions are about 3 x 3¾ and arranged four to a page. A few are larger, including the full-page title-pages (7 and 22); WL (8); SS (13); The Wolf, the Goat, and the Kid (20); The Young Widow (28); The Dog Who Carried His Master's Dinner (31); and The Shepherd and His Sheep (32). Other portions of the book cover The Psalms of David; Maternity; The Odyssey; maquettes of stained glass windows for Jerusalem; the exodus; Nice and the Cote d'Azur; and various Chagall paintings. The last five sections of these eight sections are in full color. The cover represents The Preparation for the Candidate's Feast from The Odyssey. This is a lovely book!Language note: EnglishJean de La Fontain
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