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Functions of autoreception: Karl Ove Knausgård as author-critic and rewriter
Full text linkKarl Ove Knausgård made his entry into the literary field as a critic in the 1990s, and he has
since 1998 made his mark as a novelist and essayist. The six-volume autobiographical work
Min kamp (2009-2011) is in essence about what it means for him to be an author. This thesis
investigates Knausgård’s strategies as a critic, essayist, and as the author of Min kamp to
position himself and his poetics within the literary field and a literary tradition. Specifically,
it examines the functions of autoreception, i.e. self-criticism, implicit in Knausgård’s role as
an author-critic, an author who writes literary criticism, and as a rewriter, an author who
rewrites his own texts and the context and poetic intentions of his previous texts. Thus, this
thesis aims to answer the question what are the functions of criticism and of rewriting for Karl Ove
Knausgård as an author?
Part I outlines a new framework of autoreception devised for examining the functions of
criticism and rewriting. The proposed common denominator is that both function to
establish, position, and validate an author-image. Ultimately, a new understanding of the
narration in Min kamp as autoreceptive is offered. Part II examines a largely unexplored area
of Knausgård’s work, namely the strategies of Knausgård as a critic prior to publishing his
first novel, and how Knausgård rewrites himself during this period in Min kamp. Part III
focuses on Knausgård’s rewriting of the period between writing his second novel and up
until he begins writing Min kamp. It investigates the strategic functions of the narrative
structure, the functions of the essayistic and critical passages, and the functions of the
distance and unity between past and present author-images that Knausgård creates in his
rewriting.
This thesis thus aims to contribute to the scholarship regarding Karl Ove Knausgård by
conducting an author-study that examines the relationship between criticism and poetics. In
addition, it aims to contribute to a broader field of research by offering a theoretical and
methodological framework of autoreception, which works across the boundaries of critical,
essayistic, and literary texts
Shapiro, Karl : Elliston lecture number 9 : the greatest living author; April 9th, 1959
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Elliston Poet 1959 - Karl Shapiro
Lecture #9 - April 9, 1959
"The Greatest Living Author"Contents:
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Embodied souls, ensouled bodies : an exercise in christological anthropology and its significance for the mind/body debate ; with special reference to Karl Barth's 'Church dogmatics' III/2
No full textContemporary developments in cognitive neuroscience are having a profound impact on the philosophy of mind as philosophers work to understand the implications of these advances for appreciating what it means to be a human person. At the same time, a recent consensus has formed among contemporary theologians around the thesis that Jesus Christ is the revelation of what it means to be truly human. Unfortunately, very few thinkers have made any concerted effort to bring these two developments into dialogue with one another. This study addresses this lack by drawing on the anthropological insights of Karl Barth and bringing them to bear on certain aspects of the contemporary discussions regarding the mind/brain relationship.
The thesis thus comprises two major sections. The first develops an understanding of Karl Barth’s theological anthropology focusing on three major facets: (1) the centrality of Jesus Christ for any real understanding of human persons; (2) the resources that such a christologically determined view of human nature has for engaging in interdisciplinary discourse; and (3) the ontological implications of this approach for understanding the mind/body relationship. The second part of the study then draws on this theological foundation to consider the implications that understanding human nature christologically has for analyzing and assessing several prominent ways of explaining the mind/body relationship.
This study, then, is an exercise in understanding the nature of a christocentric anthropology and its implications for understanding human ontology. While it will devote significant attention to the theology of Karl Barth and various contemporary philosophers of mind, its fundamental aim is to draw together these apparently disparate fields of inquiry by engaging both theology and philosophy in a vital dialogue on the nature of the human person as revealed in the person and work of Jesus Christ
A New Book on Mao: A Quick Q & A with Author Rebecca Karl
Full text linkRebecca Karl, who teaches at New York University and is known in Chinese studies circles as the author of important studies of nationalism during the final years of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) and the development of Marxist thought between the 1920s and the present, has a new book coming out soon. Titled Mao Zedong and China in the Twentieth-Century World: A Concise History, it’s being published (simultaneously in paperback and hardback editions) by Duke University Press. The publisher promises that it will provide readers with a “lively and concise historical account of Mao Zedong’s life and thought,” and it comes with advance praise from Stanford literary specialist Ban Wang and historian Delia Davin, whose many publications also include a short book about the Chinese Communist Party leader. Struck by the challenges Professor Karl has taken on, both of moving from writing for specialists to writing for general readers (that’s clearly the main target audience to her new book) and trying to cover such a big topic in a small number of pages (the book has just over 200 of them), I asked her to share her thoughts on these challenges and other subjects with followers of this blog
Karl Polanyi’s the great transformation: Perverse effects, protectionism and gemeinschaft
No full textDrawing upon Karl Polanyi’s journalistic writings and unpublished lectures from the 1920s and 1930s, this article reconstructs the lineaments of his research programme that was to assume its finished form in The Great Transformation. It identifies and corrects a common misinterpretation of the thesis of that book, and argues that Polanyi’s basic theoretical framework is best conceived as Tönniesian: the ‘protective counter-movement’ of The Great Transformation is Gemeinschaft, understood dynamically, while the market society is Gesellschaft. It examines the two central mechanisms by which, in Polanyi’s understanding, Gesellschaft broke down in the mid-twentieth century: the ‘clash between democracy and capitalism,’ and a doctrine of ‘perverse effects’ whereby political intervention in markets impairs profitability and saps the vitality of the market system
Being in encounter : toward a post-critical theology of knowledge of God for persons with intellectual disabilities : with special reference to Karl Barth's 'Church dogmatics' III:2
No full textThis study is an exercise in understanding both doctrinally and pastorally the nature of
knowledge of God for persons with intellectual disabilities. Its central question is:
“How might one know the Word of God without words?” At present, no extended
theological systematical consideration has taken place of this question, and confusion
arguably exists in the church and wider disability circles as to if/how persons with
high support needs, such as intellectual disability, should be afforded pastoral care.
This study addresses this need in dialogue with Karl Barth’s theological insights, and
by developing an account of knowledge of God for persons with intellectual
disabilities that is at once theologically informed and pastorally effective.
In the last thirty years theological reflection considered in light of the situation of
disability has seen tremendous growth and change, as the discipline has budded and
blossomed. In particular, theologians of disability have reflected on the significance of
disability in relation to the Christian doctrines of creation, anthropology, Christology,
the imago Dei, ecclesiology and eschatology, amongst others, with rich and varied
results. Similarly, this project suggests that consideration of the doctrine of revelation
and the discipline of pastoral care in light of the situation of intellectual disability will
yield unique and valuable outcomes for the disability community, but also for the
wider church. Karl Barth will be the primary dialogue partner in these preparatory,
theological stages. His thought regarding the incarnation of the Word in various forms,
perhaps surprisingly, opens new avenues for our reflection. By engaging Barth’s
theological anthropology as well as his theology of co-humanity of being with others
in encounter, this project aims to demonstrate that knowledge of God is possible for all
persons of all abilities
An exploration of the outsider's role in selected works by Joseph Conrad, Malcolm Lowry, V.S. Naipaul.
No full textPhDThis thesis explores ways in which the outsider questions rather than confirms
dominant cultural values whilst avoiding the crudity of overt politicisation. I argue
that the outsider's preference for an observer's stance is not so much an act which
denies responsibility to the world of his day, but rather a means of reassessing its
priorities.
In Section One, I discuss Conrad's role as an outsider in the age of Empires. I
demonstrate the ways in which Conrad employs narrators, frequently using strategies
of irony which can be and have been read in very different ways. I argue that Conrad
uses irony as a tool for condemnation rather than condonement of imperialist practice,
if not its ideology.
In Section Two, I discuss Lowry as an emigre from England (so contrasting
him with Conrad, the immigrant from Europe), and examine his dissenting voice
which opposes bourgeois prejudice against the working class, a totalising ideology
like Fascism, and a Western rationalism which sees too rigid a distinction between
sanity and madness. I demonstrate how Lowry as an outsider reacts to the age of
twentieth century World Wars.
In Section Three, I discuss Naipaul's role as an outsider in the age of
decolonisation, when bogus liberals and false redeemers fail to rebuild the newly
independent post-colonial states. As in Conrad's case, I show how a failure to read
Naipaul's ironic tone of voice has given rise to radically divergent views as to what he
is about. I also link Conrad and Naipaul through their cultural negotiation between the
'centre' and its peripheries.
By looking at these three writers in chronological order and offering a
comparative perspective on their work, I highlight the outsider's disturbing, yet
illuminating role within a historical context. I also draw attention to creative tensions
between artistic concerns and a serious political purpose. I assess the outsider as
observer and man of conscience rather than as a` mere onlooker. I conclude that the
outsider also fulfils a social obligation by promoting critical awareness on the reader's
side by means of his defamiliarising perspective
Karl's Calculus Tutor
No full textFew calculus resources, either online or offline, can match the sheer depth and user-friendliness of Karl's Calculus Tutor. The site contains educational material that is covered in a standard introductory calculus course. Entire chapters about limits, integrals, and derivatives are presented. Nearly every topic is accompanied by a detailed example, and a recently added midterm practice exam allows students to test their knowledge. The author is continually adding new material, stating that users should "expect a new unit to come on line every month or so." Two online calculators are also provided
Karl Wolfskehl Collection 1773-1969
No full textThis collection contains a variety of material from and about Karl Wolfskehl, and his family. The following are documents regarding Karl Wolfskehl: typewritten document
entitled "Aus einem Brief an Kurt...in Darmstadt" addressed to Swiss writer Kurt Guggenheim, regarding disagreements in his social or intellectual circle (1946);
letter to Dr. Italiener discussing poems and writing, mentioning Frederick P. Bargebuhr (1904—1978, scholar of Arabic); letter describing speech about Wolfskehl in Instituto Italiano
di Studi Germanici mentioning the importance of remembering Wolfskehl's work (1948); report to Kurt Guggenheim (via Wolfskehl's companion Margot Ruben) describing
Wolfskehl's death and the pain he suffered in his last days (1948); form letter from Margot Ruben to the friends of Karl Wolfskehl announcing his death (1948); circular
announcing the publication of his poem "An Die Deutschen" (1947); letter from Max Hirschbirg to Siegfried Guggenheim thanking him for poems by Wolfskehl (1946);
receipt for check written to Wolfskehl from Siegfried Guggenheim (1947); list of letters by Wolfskehl owned at one point by Siegfried Guggenheim (does not correspond with holdings of
this collection) (circa 1948); note to the painter Schülein (likely Julius Wolfgang Schülein) mentioning an old man who lives next door of good character (1948); letter from Wolfskehl
to Otto Deneke (1927); photo of portrait of Wolfskehl by Rudolf Grossman (circa 1920); letter to Guggenheim discussing among other things his work and why he hasn't migrated
to Palestine (1947). The following are ancestral papers of the Wolfskehl family: photocopy of Schutzbrief (letter of protection) for Moses (?) Wolfskehl (1773); photocopy of 1842
letter to Herr Wolfskehl; citizenship document for Loew Wolfskehl (1819); typescript of death notice from 1863 "Darmstädter Zeitung" for Carl Wolfskehl; 18th-19th
century family tree; death notice for Otto Wolfskehl from "Darmstädt Tageblatt" (1907).Also: programs from events celebrating 100th anniversary of birth of Wolfskehl (1969); 1942 article entitled "Karl Wolfskehl auf Hebräisch;" manuscript
by Fritz Arnold, The Letters of Job, re: Karl Wolfskehl, translated from the German by Edouard RoditiGerman Jewish author who wrote poetry, prose and drama in German. He also translated from French, English, Italian, Hebrew, Latin and Middle High German into
German.The original German language inventory is available in the folderProcessed for digitizationSent for digitizationReturned from digitizationLinked to online manifestationdigitize
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