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Writing from the shadowlands: how cross-cultural literature negotiates the legacy of Edward Said
No full textThis thesis examines the impact of Edward Said's influential work Orientalism and its legacy in respect of contemporary reading and writing across cultures. It also questions the legitimacy of Said's retrospective stereotyping of early examples of cross-cultural representation in literature as uncompromisingly 'orientalist'.
It is well known that the release of Edward Said's Orientalism in 1978 was responsible for the rise of a range of cultural and critical theories from multiculturalism to postcolonialism. It was a study that not only polarized critics and forced scholars to re-examine orientalist archives, but persuaded creative writers to re-think their ethnographic positions when it came to the literary representations of cultures other than their own. Without detracting from the enormous impact of Said, this thesis isolates gaps and silences in Said that need correcting. Furthermore, there is an element of intransigence, an uncompromising refusal to fine-tune what is essentially a binary discourse of the West and its other in Said's work, that encourages the continued interrogation of power relations but which, because of its very boldness, paradoxically disallows the extent to which the conflict of cultures indeed produced new, hybrid social and cultural formations.
In an attempt to challenge the severity of Said's claim that 'every European, in what he could say about the Orient, was consequently a racist, an imperialist, and almost totally ethnocentric', the thesis examines a number of different discursive contexts in which such a presumption is challenged. Thus while the second chapter discusses the 'traditional' profession-based orientalism of nineteenth-century E. G. Browne, the third considers the anti-imperialism of colonial administrator Leonard Woolf. The fourth chapter provides a reflection on the difficulties of diasporic 'orientalism' through the works of Michael Ondaatje while chapter five demonstrates the effects of the dialogism used by Amitav Ghosh as a defence against 'orientalism'. The thesis concludes with an examination of contemporary writing by Andrea Levy that appositely illustrates the legacy of Said's influence.
While the restrictive parameters of Said's work make it difficult to mount a thorough-going critique of Said, this thesis shows that, indeed, it is within the restraints of these parameters and in the very discourse that Said employs that he traps himself. This study claims that even Said is susceptible to 'orientalist' criticism in that he is as much an 'orientalist' as those at whom he directs his polemic
What said the economic theory about Portugal. Another approach
No full textWith this work we try to analyse the agglomeration process in the Portuguese regions, using the New Economic Geography models. This work aims to test, also, the Verdoorn Law, with the alternative specifications of (1)Kaldor (1966), for the 28 NUTS III Portuguese in the period 1995 to 1999. It is intended to test the alternative interpretation of (2)Rowthorn (1975). With this study we want, also, to test the Verdoorn´s Law at a regional and a sectoral levels (NUTs II) for the period 1995-1999. The importance of some additional variables in the original specification of Verdoorn´s Law is yet tested, such as, trade flows, capital accumulation and labour concentration. This study analyses, also, through cross-section estimation methods, the influence of spatial effects in productivity in the NUTs III economic sectors of mainland Portugal from 1995 to 1999, considering the Verdoorn relationship. The aim of this paper is, yet, to present a contribution, with panel data, to the analysis of absolute convergence and conditional of the sectoral productivity at regional level (from 1995 to 1999). The structural variables used in the analysis of conditional convergence is the ratio of capital/output, the flow of goods/output and location ratio.new economic geography; Verdoorn law; convergence; cross-section and panel data; Portuguese regions
Adding a Layer. Functioning Muslim Shrines at Archaeological Sites in Northwestern Morocco
No full textArchäologen, die im nordwestlichen Marokko (der einstigen römischen Provinz Mauretania Tingitania) arbeiten, überrascht die häufige Verbindung von präislamischen archäologischen Stätten mit muslimischen Heiligtümern (Schreinen). Zwar befassen sich einige Untersuchungen mit dem Marabutismus, einer Ausprägung der Volksfrömmigkeit in Marokko, doch wurden muslimische Schreine nur selten vor dem Hintergrund ihres archäologischen Kontextes untersucht. Der Beitrag befasst sich erstens mit Heiligen und Heiligtümern in Marokko und widmet sich dabei zweitens sechs Fallstudien in Nordwest-Marokko (Lixus, Zilil, Thamusida, Chella, Banasa und Hajar al-Nasr) mit dem Ziel zu beleuchten, wie sich die gegenwärtige kultische Nutzungsphase, d. h. die Schreine, sich räumlich und architektonisch auf die sie umgebenden und unter ihnen liegenden archäologischen Überreste beziehen.Archaeologists working in Northwestern Morocco (former Roman province of Mauritania Tingitania) were often struck by the ubiquitous association of pre-Islamic archaeological sites and Muslim shrines. Although several studies have been devoted to maraboutism as a form of popular piety in Morocco, Muslim shrines found at archaeological sites were rarely if ever studied in connection to their archaeological context. This research 1) revisits saints and sainthood in Morocco, and more importantly, 2) examines six case studies in Northwestern Morocco (Lixus, Zilil, Thamusida, Chella, Banasa and Hajar al-Nasr) in order to shed light on how the active devotional layer, i.e. the shrines, relates spatially and architecturally to the archaeological remains beneath and around them
What said the new economic geography about Portugal? An alternative approach
No full textWith this work we try to analyse the agglomeration process in Portugal, using the New Economic Geography models, in a linear and in a non linear way. In a non linear way, of referring, as summary conclusion, that with this work the existence of increasing returns to scale and low transport cost, in the Portuguese regions, was proven and, because this, the existence of agglomeration in Portugal. We pretend, also, in a linear way to explain the complementarily of clustering models, associated with the New Economic Geography, and polarization associated with the Keynesian tradition. As a summary conclusion, we can say which the agglomeration process shows some signs of concentration in Lisboa e Vale do Tejo and the productivity factor significantly improves the results that explain the regional clustering in Portugal. The aim of this paper is to analyze, yet, the relationship between the regional industry clustering and the demand for labor by companies in Portugal. Again, the results are consistent with the theoretical developments of the New Economic Geography, namely the demand for labor is greater where transport costs are lower and where there is a strong links "backward and forward" and strong economies of agglomeration.new economic geography; linear and non linear models; Portuguese regions
Nobody Said Not to Go The Life, Loves, and Adventures of Emily Hahn
No full textCover Page -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- I In the Beginning -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- II "First, We'll Take Manhattan" -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- III Traveling Light in the Dark Continent -- 10 -- 11 -- 12 -- 13 -- IV China -- 14 -- 15 -- 16 -- 17 -- 18 -- 19 -- V Hong Kong: Sunset on the Empire -- 20 -- 21 -- 22 -- 23 -- 24 -- 25 -- VI Happily Ever After? -- 26 -- 27 -- 28 -- 29 -- 30 -- 31 -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Copyright PageDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Method for removing a high definition nanostructure, a partly freestanding layer, a sensor comprising said layer and a method using said sensor
No full textThe present invention is in the field of a method for removing a high definition nanostructure in a partly free-standing layer, the layer, a sensor comprising said layer, a use of said sensor, and a method of detecting a species, and optional further characteristics thereof, using said sensor. The sensor and method are suited for detecting single ions, molecules, low concentrations thereof, and identifying sequences of base pairs, e.g. in a DNA-strand.QN/Quantum NanoscienceApplied Science
What Shall We Do Without Exile? : Said and Darwish Address the Future / ﻣﺎﺫﺍ ﺳﻨﻔﻌﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺩﻭﻥ ﻣﻨﻔﻰ؟ ﺳﻌﻴﺪ ﻭﺩﺭﻭﻳﺶ ﻋﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ
No full text[In a contrapuntal reading, this article revisits Edward Said\u27s final speculations on binationalism in the context of Palestine and Israel, suggesting that binationalism may offer a way of undoing the problematic ideology of nationalism. The author sets Said\u27s thoughts on the topic against Mahmoud Darwish\u27s farewell poem to Edward Said (itself, a contrapuntal text). Engaging the question of exile and what it must signify to a people displaced, the author asks what it means to move forward when the historical past is still disputed, focusing specifically on the right of return and its seeming impossibility under the current political conditions in which it is discussed. ﻓﻲ ﻗﺮﺍﺀﺓ ﻃﺒﺎﻗﻴﺔ، ﺗﺴﺘﻜﺸﻒ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺎﻟﺔ ﻣﻮﺍﻗﻒ ﺇﺩﻭﺍﺭﺩ ﺳﻌﻴﺪ ﻭﺗﺄﻣﻼﺗﻪ ﺍﻷﺧﻴﺮﺓ ﺣﻮﻝ ﻭﻃﻦ ﺛﻨﺎﺋﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﻣﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺳﻴﺎﻕ ﻓﻠﺴﻄﻴﻦ ﻭﺇﺳﺮﺍﺋﻴﻞ، ﻣﺸﻴﺮﺓﹰ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻥ ﻭﻃﻦ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﺛﻨﺎﺋﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﻣﻴﺔ ﻗﺪ ﻳﻜﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺤﻞ ﻹﻳﺪﻳﻮﻟﻮﺟﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﻣﻴﺔ ﺍﻷﺣﺎﺩﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺸﺎﻛﻞ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺜﻴﺮﻫﺎ . ﺗﻘﺎﺑﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺎﻟﺔ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺃﻓﻜﺎﺭ ﺳﻌﻴﺪ ﻭﻗﺼﻴﺪﺓ ﻣﺤﻤﻮﺩ ﺩﺭﻭﻳﺶ ﺍﻟﻮﺩﺍﻋﻴﺔ ﻟﺼﺪﻳﻘﻪ ﺑﻌﻨﻮﺍﻥ « ﻃﺒﺎﻕ: ﻋﻦ ﺇﺩﻭﺍﺭﺩ ﺳﻌﻴﺪ » ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺮﻯ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻧﺼﺎﹰ ﻃﺒﺎﻗﻴﺎﹰ ﺑﺈﻣﺘﻴﺎﺯ . ﺗﺘﻨﺎﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺎﻟﺔ ﻗﻀﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻔﻰ ﻭﻣﺎ ﻳﻌﻨﻴﻪ ﻟﻠﻤﺴﺘﺒﻌﺪﻳﻦ ﻗﺴﺮﻳﺎﹰ، ﻭﻣﻦ ﺛﻢﱠ ﺗﺘﺴﺎﺀﻝ ﻋﻦ ﻣﻌﻨﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻀﻲ ﻗﺪﻣﺎﹰ ﻋﻨﺪﻣﺎ ﻳﻈﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺭﻳﺨﻲ ﻣﺘﻨﺎﺯﻋﺎﹰ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ، ﻭﺗﺮﻛﺰ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﻖ ﻋﻮﺩﺓ ﺍﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴﻨﻴﻴﻦ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺩﻳﺎﺭﻫﻢ ﻣﻊ ﺃﻥ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﺤﻖ ﻳﺒﺪﻭ ﻣﺴﺘﺤﻴﻞ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﻘﻖ ﻓﻲ ﻇﻞ ﺍﻷﻭﺿﺎﻉ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻫﻨﺔ .
SAID (1947-)
No full textSAID, who goes by this pen name for security reasons, was born in 1947 in Tehran, Iran and went to West Germany as a student in 1965. He has lived in Germany ever since except for a brief return to Iran in 1979. SAID writes in the German language and is a versatile author having written numerous works in a variety of genres including poetry, radio plays, short fiction, essays, satirical and humorous nonfiction, memoir, and children\u27s books. He has been the recipient of numerous literary awards
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