One dimensional man
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20 Aug 2012
TL;DR: This book discusses Central Europe as a Post-communist Region, positive and negative Freedom in Central Europe Before and After 1989, and the complete and Incomplete Transition in central Europe.
Abstract: Chapter 1. Defining Central Europe as a Post-communist Region Chapter 2. Positive and Negative Freedom in Central Europe Before and After 1989 Chapter 3. Virtual and Real Freedom in Central Europe after 1989 Chapter 4. The Complete and Incomplete Transition in Central Europe Chapter 5. Fluctuating Socio-economics and Post-Socialist Inverted Morals Chapter 6. The Salvation of the Two Europes in 1968 from the Perspective of 1989 Chapter 7. Vilnius 10 Group-Geopolitical Emancipation or a Lost Opportunity for Angelic Moral Politics?
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TL;DR: In this paper, the epistemic value of marginal-voice texts that respond with passion and creativity to marginalized people's struggles is discussed, and the authors distinguish ethically oriented engagement with such texts from mere "politicized teaching".
Abstract: Even while progressive educators and feminist standpoint theorists defend the value of marginalized perspectives, many marginal-voice texts continue to be deprecated in more traditional academic contexts due to their seemingly "unprofessional," engaged, and creative styles Thus, scholars who seek to defend a feminist and multicultural curriculum need a theory of knowledge that goes beyond current standpoint theory and accounts for the unorthodox format in which many marginal standpoints appear In response to this challenge, this essay draws on feminist and postcolonial critics of objectivity, including Dorothy Smith, Chandra Mohanty, Barrios de Chungara, and Arundhati Roy to theorize the epistemic value of texts that respond with passion and creativity to marginalized people's struggles In conclusion, I distinguish ethically oriented engagement with such texts from mere "politicized teaching, " and I suggest ways to teach such texts that cultivate their critical potential
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...Galeano (1997, 173–261), Hart-Landsberg (2006), and Shiva (1997)....
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...See Aristide (2002), Galeano (1997), Farmer (2003), and Fanon (1963).17....
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01 Jan 2005
TL;DR: The professoriate stands at the crossroads of an uncertain future as discussed by the authors, and the very idea of certainty in relation to knowledge is itself under increasing attack, particularly from those who relativise knowledge.
Abstract: “Commodified, Virtualised, Globalised and Postmodernised: the professoriate stands at the crossroads of an uncertain future”, began an assessment of the profession some five years ago (Welch, 1997) What has changed in the interim, to vary this assessment? The onset of the twenty first century sees the faultlines of an uncertain future becoming increasingly evident among academics: the profession faces a number of substantial challenges 1 , for which it is not entirely well prepared Not merely is the pace at which knowledge changes in higher education accelerating, accompanied by a bewildering increase in the amount of literature which the professoriate need to assimilate in order to keep abreast of their field, but the very idea of certainty in relation to knowledge is itself under increasing attack, particularly from those who relativise knowledge Not merely is there a demonstrated transition in many systems from elite to mass higher education, 2 and a heightened expectation that curricula and pedagogy in higher education should be adapted to suit a more socially comprehensive cohort, but this is occurring against a backdrop of a substantial decline in funding support from governments for higher education, 3
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TL;DR: This paper explored household food security in England through a discourse analysis of published policy texts and semi-structured interviews with third-sector practitioners, showing how policymakers used the concept strategically, and how the discursive and institutional legacies of food poverty and the welfare state constrained the wider adoption of household Food Security in this contemporary setting.
Abstract: Household food security is a term associated with social welfare and the distribution of resources within society. It is also an organizing metaphor that is highly political and context dependent in its construction and deployment. How the concept emerges into new situations is often overlooked. This article problematizes the recent emergence of household food security in England, a feature closely linked to the food policy developments of the UK Government (2007–2010). I explore household food security in England through a discourse analysis of published policy texts and semi-structured interviews with third-sector practitioners. These reveal the tensions surrounding the introduction of household food security into this domestic policy setting. I show how policymakers used the concept strategically, and how the discursive and institutional legacies of food poverty and the welfare state constrained the wider adoption of household food security in this contemporary setting.
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01 Jan 2007
TL;DR: The political economy of time: historical time, speed and mobility Section 2: Borders and Inequality 4. Transcendence and Communication 5. Inequality as Driver 6. Embedding Patriarchy: feminism and inequality in the Internet era 7. Complex Hegemony in the 21st Century: power and inequality as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Introduction: 20th-21st century imaginings and realities Section 1: Time/Space Frameworks 1. States and Markets: understanding geospatial time 2. Virtual Realities: exploring sociospatiality 3. The Political Economy of Time: historical time, speed and mobility Section 2: Borders and Inequality 4. Transcendence and Communication 5. Inequality as Driver 6. Embedding Patriarchy: feminism and inequality in the Internet era Section 3: Technofutures and Power 7. Complex Hegemony in the 21st Century: power and inequality Conclusion
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined accounts of travelers in terms of Erving Goffman's front versus back distinction and found that tourists try to enter back regions of the places they visit because these regions are associated with intimacy of relations and authenticity of experiences.
Abstract: The problem of false consciousness and its relationship to the social structure of tourist establishments is analyzed. Accounts of travelers are examined in terms of Erving Goffman's front versus back distinction. It is found that tourists try to enter back regions of the places they visit because these regions are associated with intimacy of relations and authenticity of experiences. It is also found that tourist settings are arrenged to produce the impression that a back region has been entered even when this is not the case. In tourist settings, between the front and the back there is a series of special spaces designed to accommodate tourists and to support their beliefs in the authenticity of their experiences. Goffman's front-back dichotomy is shown to be ideal poles of a continuum, or a variable.
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01 Jan 1995
TL;DR: Casey as discussed by the authors explored the effects of contemporary practices of work on the self and found that changes currently occuring in the world of work are part of the vast social and cultural changes that are challenging the meta trends of modern industrialism.
Abstract: Despite recent interest in the effects of restructuring and redesigning the work place, the link between individual identity and structural change has usually been asserted rather than demonstrated. Through an extensive review of data from field work in a multi-national corporation Catherine Casey changes this. She knows that changes currently occuring in the world of work are part of the vast social and cultural changes that are challenging the meta trends of modern industrialism. These events affect what people do everyday, and they are altering relations among ourselves and with the physical world. This valuable book is not only a critical analysis of the transformations occurring in the world of work, but an exploration of the effects of contemporary practices of work on the self.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors interpret critical urban theory with reference to four mutually interconnected elements: its theoretical character; its reflexivity; its critique of instrumental reason; and its emphasis on the disjuncture between the actual and the possible.
Abstract: What is critical urban theory? While this phrase is often used in a descriptive sense, to characterize the tradition of post‐1968 leftist or radical urban studies, I argue that it also has determinate social–theoretical content. To this end, building on the work of several Frankfurt School social philosophers, this paper interprets critical theory with reference to four, mutually interconnected elements—its theoretical character; its reflexivity; its critique of instrumental reason; and its emphasis on the disjuncture between the actual and the possible. On this basis, a brief concluding section considers the status of urban questions within critical social theory. In the early 21st century, I argue, each of the four key elements within critical social theory requires sustained engagement with contemporary patterns of capitalist urbanization. Under conditions of increasingly generalized, worldwide urbanization, the project of critical social theory and that of critical urban theory have been intertwined a...
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TL;DR: The authors provide an overview of the key images of identity in organizations found in the research literature, including self-doubters, strugglers, surfers, storytellers, strategists, stencils and soldiers.
Abstract: This article provides an overview of the key images of identity in organizations found in the research literature. Image refers to the overall idea or conceptualization, capturing how researchers relate to — and shape — a phenomenon. Seven images are suggested: self-doubters, strugglers, surfers, storytellers, strategists, stencils and soldiers. These refer to how the individual is metaphorically understood in terms of identity, that is, how the researcher (research text) captures the individual producing a sense of self. The article aims to facilitate orientation — or encourage productive confusion — within the field, encourage reflexivity and sharpen analytic choices through awareness of options for how to conceptualize self-identity constructions.
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