Competing Discourses

2001 Education

Author : Maram Epstein
Release : 2001
Genre : Education
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Download or read book Competing Discourses written by Maram Epstein. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the traditional Chinese symbolic vocabulary, the construction of gender was never far from debates about ritual propriety, desire, and even cosmic harmony. Competing Discourses maps the aesthetic and semantic meanings associated with gender in the Ming-Qing vernacular novel through close readings of five long narratives: Marriage Bonds to Awaken the World, Dream of the Red Chamber, A Country Codger's Words of Exposure, Flowers in the Mirror, and A Tale of Heroic Lovers. Epstein argues that the authors of these novels manipulated gendered terms to achieve structural coherence. These patterns are, however, frequently at odds with other gendered structures in the texts, and authors exploited these conflicts to discuss the problem of orthodox behavior versus the cult of feeling.

Competing Discourses

2017-09-29 Language Arts & Disciplines

Author : David Lee
Release : 2017-09-29
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Rating : 312/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Competing Discourses written by David Lee. This book was released on 2017-09-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses and explores the relationship between language and world view. David Lee presents recent research in linguistics, drawing together strands from a number of different areas of the subject: the nature of linguistic and conceptual categories, the role of metaphor in the everyday use of language, gender differentiation and social variation in speech. In this study, David Lee considers a broad range of issues in the light of two contrasting views on language. For much of its history, linguistics has been dominated by a tradition which sees individual languages as uniform, homogenous systems. However, there has always been an opposite view emphasising the complex tensions and cross-currents inherent in linguistic usage. This alternative perspective is explored in the analysis of a wide range of literary and non-literary texts: casual conversations, interviews, newspaper reports, official memoranda, television commercials and extracts from novels. The author describes how both spoken and written texts can be seen as the sites where tensions between "competing discourses", stemming from different social positions and perspectives, are illustrated.

Competing Discourses

2020-05-11 History

Author : Maram Epstein
Release : 2020-05-11
Genre : History
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Download or read book Competing Discourses written by Maram Epstein. This book was released on 2020-05-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the traditional Chinese symbolic vocabulary, the construction of gender was never far from debates about ritual propriety, desire, and even cosmic harmony. Competing Discourses maps the aesthetic and semantic meanings associated with gender in the Ming–Qing vernacular novel through close readings of five long narratives: Marriage Bonds to Awaken the World, Dream of the Red Chamber, A Country Codger’s Words of Exposure, Flowers in the Mirror, and A Tale of Heroic Lovers. Maram Epstein argues that the authors of these novels manipulated gendered terms to achieve structural coherence. These patterns are, however, frequently at odds with other gendered structures in the texts, and authors exploited these conflicts to discuss the problem of orthodox behavior versus the cult of feeling."

Competing Discourses on Japan's Nuclear Power

2021-11-30 Antinuclear movement

Author : Etsuko Kinefuchi
Release : 2021-11-30
Genre : Antinuclear movement
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Book Rating : 492/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Competing Discourses on Japan's Nuclear Power written by Etsuko Kinefuchi. This book was released on 2021-11-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the discursive formation of nuclear power in Japan. It will be of interest to students and scholars of social discourse, social movements, Japanese society, cultural studies, environmental communication, media analysis, energy and sustainability, and democracy, among others.

Social Impact Measurement for a Sustainable Future

2021-11-16 Business & Economics

Author : Richard Hazenberg
Release : 2021-11-16
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Synopsis Social Impact Measurement for a Sustainable Future by : Richard Hazenberg

Download or read book Social Impact Measurement for a Sustainable Future written by Richard Hazenberg. This book was released on 2021-11-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the history of social impact measurement, offering justifications for the use of social impact measurement in modern society. It seeks to uncover the tensions inherent in social impact measurement, especially between creating and measuring social value creation. As the world becomes ever more globalised in its focus to deliver sustainable solutions to social and environmental problems, frameworks such as the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide basic structure through which social impact can be assessed and compared globally. Nevertheless, constructive critiques of such approaches are required to ensure that they do not misinform stakeholders, disenfranchise the disadvantaged and exacerbate existing social problems. In providing this overview, the book seeks to offer a critical review of the social impact measurement field centred on concepts of ‘empowerment’ and ‘social action’ (Weber, 1978), whilst also demonstrating best practice and potential pitfalls to policymakers and practitioners.

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