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A socio-rhetorical exegesis of 1 Timothy 2:8-15
No full textIn this thesis two interralted tasks are undertaken. First, this thesis is an attempt to gain mastery of an interpretive methodology, namely, socio-rhetorical analysis. Second, by looking at a crucial text that has major implications for the contemporary church, I have applied this method of analysis to a particularly Scriptural text, namely, 1 Timothy 2:8-15. In this thesis I demonstrate using socio-rhetorical analysis that the discourse contained in 1 Timothy 2:8-15 constitutes baptised patriarchal cultural practices and traditions from the dominant Greco-Roman culture of the first century. I demonstrate, therefore, that the portrayal of women in the text reflects a cultural imperative, and not a theological imperative, that was co-opted from the ""secular"" Greco-Roman culture of the day and transposed, using Scriptural texts as authentication, into the Christian community at Ephesus. Thus the text is simply re-enforcing normative Greco-Roman cultural values upon Christian women and camouflaging it as a Christian norm in order to persuade women to conform to patriarchal cultural standards. Such persuasion, however, is hardly required unless one has already accepted cultural assumptions about the subordination and silencing (objectification) of women in an androcentric hegemonic culture
Memory and Justice in Post-Genocide Rwanda
No full textFollowing times of great conflict and tragedy, many countries implement programs and policies of transitional justice, none more extensive than in post-genocide Rwanda. Placing Rwanda&apos;s transitional justice initiatives in their historical and political context, this book examines the project undertaken by the post-genocide government to shape the collective memory of the Rwandan population, both through political and judicial reforms but also in public commemorations and memorials. Drawing on over two decades of field research in Rwanda, Longman uses surveys and comparative local case studies to explore Rwanda&apos;s response both at a governmental and local level. He argues that despite good intentions and important innovations, Rwanda&apos;s authoritarian political context has hindered the ability of transnational justice to bring the radical social and political transformations that its advocates hoped. Moreover, it continues to heighten the political and economic inequalities that underline ethnic divisions and are an important ongoing barrier to reconciliation.</jats:p
Memory and Justice in Post-Genocide Rwanda [Timothy Longman, 2017]
No full textA critical review of Timothy Longman's recent book entitled Memory and Justice in Post-Genocide Rwanda (2017) Cambridge University Press.</p
Memory and Justice in Post-Genocide Rwanda [Timothy Longman, 2017]
No full textA critical review of Timothy Longman's recent book entitled Memory and Justice in Post-Genocide Rwanda (2017) Cambridge University Press.</p
Pedagogy as ideology: Using Gattegno to explore functions with graphing calculators and transactional writing
No full textBook chapter from Political Dimensions of Mathematics Education 2: Curriculum Reconstruction for Society in Transition (Cape Town: Maskew Miller Longman), 1993
The Market Cross, at Winchester
No full text'THE MARKET CROSS, AT WINCHESTER. To ALEXANDER BARING. ESQR. M. P. &c. &c. &c. of the Grange, Hants. this plate is inscribed by his obedt. Servt. THE AUTHOR. W. H. Bartlett del. Engraved by Roberts. Longman & Co. Paternoster Row.' Above centre 'FOR BRITTON'S PICTURESQUE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLISH CITIES.
Wincester - view of the city from the east
No full text'WINCHESTER__VIEW OF THE CITY FROM THE EAST. To the REVD. JOHN INGRAM D. D. President of Trinity College, Oxford &c. this plateis inscribed with sentiments of esteem by THE AUTHOR. W. H. Bartlett delt. Engraved by W. Taylor. Longman & Co. Paternoster Row. Above centre 'FOR BRITTON'S PICTURESQUE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLISH CITIES.
Exploring the political, social, and theoretical aspects of gender parity in Senegal
No full textHow does gender-related legislation interact with the existing political, social, and religious norms? How do these interactions contribute to social changes, as well as to the theoretical discussion around gender norms and feminism in Africa? In the early 1990s, Africa saw a surge of women’s movements and activism supported by the wave of democratization on the continent. Along with discussions about women’s rights, there has been increased attention to how to improve women’s political visibility and participation in the region. Many countries have therefore turned to gender quotas and laws to remedy the relative absence of women in politics, and current research has partially shown that these legislative measures have some positive impact. Particularly, scholars have shown that gender quotas and laws have improved women’s political situation by discrediting the stereotypes that women are less capable than men, by increasing political opportunities for women, and by implementing policies directly related to women’s interests. This dissertation builds on these results and goes further by using the case of the gender parity law in Senegal to 1) examine some challenges these laws encounter, and 2) provide an African feminist framework. Based on in-depth interviews, ethnographic observation, and text analysis, the present research takes into account Senegal’s tradition, culture, and religion (Islam) to analyze the difficulties the gender parity law has had to face, including a weak legislative body and “religious justifications” as to why women should not hold the same political responsibilities as men. In a second part, the dissertation examines the discourse used by women in Senegal and highlights how the movement before and after the law, the language and the strategies used by the women can be interpreted within the larger debate in African feminist theories and traditions. Overall, the dissertation argues that 1) despite the initial success of the gender parity law, an overall consensus on the legitimacy of the law, especially from the male population, is still needed and the existing form of government (strong executive, weak legislative) and its effect on the law in the long term cannot be ignored. However, 2) the law remains part of the larger picture of the important and historical women’s movement in Senegal and contributes to the expansion of how to define gender norms specifically in Senegal and Africa
More than memory: commemorative space and ownership in post-conflict South Africa and Mozambique
No full textCommemoratives sites, as the term might suggest, are most often evaluated in the transitional justice literature in relationship to time. Scholars debate if and to what extent commemorative sites can leverage history and memory in service of peace, justice, and/or reconciliation. Alternatively, these same spaces have been critiqued as counterproductive to the transitional cause. They are constant reminders of trauma, hollow gestures, and continually vulnerable to politicization as the powerful attempt to manipulate history in service of a particular narrative. While these debates remain relevant, commemorative sites are not just analogs of memory, they are also public or communal spaces. Commemorative sites are a unique mechanism in transitional justice for their physicality, and as such, should be evaluated for their spatial qualities. This study uses planning/design literature to offer a new analytical lens to the study of commemorative sites as transitional approach.
Based on observational, archival and interview case study evidence in the Eastern Cape of South Africa and Inhambane province in Mozambique, I argue that a commemorative site is more than just the product of its narration. It represents the evolution and potential of the spatial landscape in post-conflict life. In both South Africa and Mozambique, the ability to create and/or use these kinds of spaces implicate critical sociopolitical relationships for transitioning societies, particularly dynamics of ownership. Individuals and communities become stakeholders in the political system as they are empowered to or prohibited from leaving a fingerprint on the (re)design and function of their physical environment. These same consumers continue to control how such spaces are used and to what end. They can be places of gathering, exchange, interaction, confrontation, and debate, or they can be left unused and idle. Whether through assertion or acknowledgement, commemorative sites serve as a living expression of ownership over the built and natural environment. The practice of commemoration is of course highly variable across the cases outlined in the following chapters, but the question of space is hugely consequential, sometimes even superseding concerns of memory and heritage. The spatial politics of commemorative sites can be constructive or conflictual, but is exemplary of how the design and use of commemorative spaces is a layered political project and suggestive of the way in which commemorative sites might serve as a more sophisticated or holistic approach to transitional justice
Round Tower, Ludlow Castle, Shropshire
No full text'ROUND TOWER LUDLOW CASTLE, SHROPSHIRE. To LEWIS WYATT, ESQ. Architect, this Plate is inscribed with sentiments of esteem by the Author. Engraved by S. Rawle, Sketch'd by Edmund Aikin, Architect, drawn by �� Fielding, for the Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain. London: Published Oct. 1, 1813, by Longman & Co. Paternoster Row. Printed by Hayward.' Above right 'PL. 1'
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