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Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction

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Theoretical Schools and Movements: Identity, Identification, and the Subject Theoretical schools and movements as discussed by the authors have a long history in the field of movement theory and movement.
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1. What is theory? 2. What is Literature and Does it Matter? 3. Literature and Cultural Studies 4. Language, Meaning, and Interpretation 5. Rhetoric, Poetics, and Poetry 6. Narrative 7. Performative Language 8. Identity, Identification, and the Subject Theoretical Schools and Movements References Further Reading Index

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Poetiikka keskitason teoriana: Tieteenteoreettisia näkökulmia 1900-luvun poetiikkakeskusteluun

TL;DR: Tarkastelen modernissa kirjallisuudentutkimuksessa luotuja tapoja ymmartaa poetiikan tutkimusen luonne seka erittelen niita suhteessa tieteenteoriassa tehtyyn erontekoon korkean tason and keskitason teorian valilla as mentioned in this paper.

Experiencing Multiculturalism through Literature: The Fruitfulness of the Student-Centered Approach of Teaching Literature

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore how literature is fruitful for the students to experience multiculturalism and freely communicate its values through literature and conclude that the communication of the different and various values of life becomes the key of teaching literature in a multicultural context.
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"You Look Like A Boy": Gendered Representations of Hair Loss in Books for Pediatric Cancer Patients

TL;DR: This analysis of four fiction books written for pediatric cancer patients focuses on differing representations of hair loss as a physical marker of gender, and findings indicate hair loss carries more significant implications for femininity.
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Sources of the Self: The Making of the Modern Identity

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the conflicts of modernity and modernity's relationship with the self in moral space and the providential order of nature, and present a list of the main sources of conflict.
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Course in General Linguistics

TL;DR: This chapter discusses Diachronic Linguistics, a branch of linguistics that focuses on the study of language structure and semantics through the lens of evolutionary psychology.
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Course in General Linguistics

TL;DR: A brief survey of the history of Linguistics can be found in this paper, with a focus on synchronic and diachronic Linguistic information. But it is not a comprehensive survey of all of the major aspects of linguistics.