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Explaining selection: examining uptake in theory and literature
31 May 2014-
Abstract: This project has at the very least a dual purpose. It seeks to elaborate on uptake, applying to it theories from sociology, linguistics, history, and philosophy, and to illustrate the process of uptake in Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South and demonstrate the applicability of rhetorical concepts to literary texts by generating a reading of that novel. In Chapter 1, “Explaining Selection in Theory,” I offer two principles, habitus and narrative memory, to explain selection, which Anne Freadman claims is the central mechanism of uptake but does not thoroughly account for. In Chapter 2, “Exploring Selection in Literature,” I use the events of the first two chapters of North and South to explore the ways that habitus and narrative memory guide characters’ selections. Close attention to uptake in the novel reveals the ways that Margaret’s powerlessness makes the subtle power dynamics of communication central to her ability to
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01 Jan 1998
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a theory of the "social space and symbolic space" and the "symbolic space and the field of power" in the state and its relation to the family spirit.
Abstract: Preface. 1. Social Space and Symbolic Space. Appendix: The "Soviet" Variant and Political Capital. 2. The New Capital. A. ppendix: Social Space and Field of Power. 3. Rethinking the State: Genesis and Structure of the Bureaucratic Field. Appendix: The Family Spirit. 4. Is a Disinterested Act Possible?. 5. The Economy of Symbolic Goods. Appendix: Remarks on the Economy of the Church. 6. The Scholastic Point of View. A Paradoxical Foundation of Ethics. Index.
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TL;DR: Bawarshi and Reiff as discussed by the authors provide a critical overview of the rich body of scholarship that has informed a "genre turn" in Rhetoric and Composition, including a range of interdisciplinary perspectives from rhetorical theory, applied linguistics, sociology, philosophy, cognitive psychology, and literary theory.
Abstract: Genre: An Introduction to History, Theory, Research, and Pedagogy provides a critical overview of the rich body of scholarship that has informed a "genre turn" in Rhetoric and Composition, including a range of interdisciplinary perspectives from rhetorical theory, applied linguistics, sociology, philosophy, cognitive psychology, and literary theory. The book presents an historical overview of genre; describes key issues and theories that have led to the reconceptualization of genre over the last thirty years; examines current research and lines of development in the study of genre; p Status of Research or Work: Completed/published. Research Type: Publications. Books. An Introduction to Genre Theory. Genre Theory is a collective term used to describe theoretical approaches that are concerned with how similar situations generate typified responses called genres, which serve as a platform for both creating an understanding based on shared expectations and also shaping the social context. Application of Genre Theory. Because RGS connects genres directly to the situations in which they are used, it has proven to be a rich framework for looking at the role of genres in workplace interactions. A study by Orlikowski and Yates (1994), for example, uses Genre Theory to analyze the role of genres emerging through new forms of electronic communication within a company. Genre: An Introduction to History, Theory, Research, and Pedagogy. By Anis S. Bawarshi and Mary Jo Reiff Genre: An Introduction to History, Theory, Research, and Pedagogy provides a critical overview of the rich body of scholarship that has informed a "genre turn" in Rhetoric and Composition, including a range of interdisciplinary perspectives from rhetorical theory, applied linguistics, sociology, philosophy, cognitive psychology, and literary theory. The book presents an historical overview of genre; describes key issues and theories that have led to the reconceptualization of genre over the last thirty years; examines current research and lines of development in the study of genre; provides examples of various methodologies for conducting genre research; and explores the possibilities and implications for using genre to teach writing at various levels and within different disciplines. While the book examines various traditions that have shaped the field's understanding of and approaches to genre, what connects these various approaches is a commitment to the idea that genres reflect and coordinate social ways of knowing and acting in the world and thus provide valuable means of researching how texts function in various contexts and teaching students how to act meaningfully in multiple contexts. Table of
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01 Jan 2007
TL;DR: The Chronology of E. C. Gaskell as discussed by the authors is a collection of shorter pieces of Gaskell's shorter pieces, including The Life of Charlotte Bronte and other historical fiction.
Abstract: Chronology of Elizabeth Gaskell Nancy Weyant 1. Introduction Jill L. Matus 2. The life and letters of E. C. Gaskell Deirdre d'Albertis 3. Mary Barton and North and South Jill L. Matus 4. Cranford and Ruth Audrey Jaffe 5. Elizabeth Gaskell's The Life of Charlotte Bronte Linda Peterson 6. Sylvia's Lovers and other historical fiction Marion Shaw 7. Cousin Phillis, Wives and Daughters, and modernity Linda K. Hughes 8. Elizabeth Gaskell's shorter pieces Shirley Foster 9. Gaskell, gender, and the family Patsy Stoneman 10. Gaskell and social transformation Nancy Henry 11. Unitarian dissent John Chapple 12. Gaskell then and now Susan Hamilton Guide to further reading Natalie Rose Index.
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