has made way for new ways of thinking and a new theoretical base when criticising art‚ literature‚ sexuality and history. John Fowles’ 1969 historical bricolage‚ The French Lieutenant’s Woman‚ utilises the ideas of postmodern theorists such as Foucault‚ Barthes and Sartre amongst others to form a postmodern double-coded discourse which examines values inherent in the Victorian era from a twentieth century context. The novel’s use of intertextuality‚ metafiction and its irreverent attitude can be
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Nevertheless the end of King Lear frustrates the stoic followers. Is it an injustice end that reveals the cruelty and absolute nonsense of the world; or a tragedy of human not regulating their behavior and affection? Characters represent the battle of these different perspectives. For Kent‚ Lear must follow stoic principles to become calm and wise to reach the truth‚ that is‚ to live in the world peacefully; Lear‚ on the other hand‚ follows his instinct to the extent of madness. He understands the
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was initially presumed to be the heir apparent to existentialism. However‚ by the late 1960s‚ many of structuralism’s basic tenets came under attack from a new wave of predominantly French intellectuals such as the philosopher and historian Michel Foucault‚ the philosopher and social commentatorJacques Derrida‚ the Marxist philosopher Louis Althusser‚ and the literary critic Roland Barthes.[2] Though elements of their work necessarily relate to
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Improper Relations with Pauline Letters‚” In Studying Paul’s Letters: Contemporary Perspectives and Methods‚ edited by Joseph Marchal‚ 210-224. Minneapolis: Fortress Press‚ 2012. Smith‚ James. Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism? Taking Lyotard‚ Derrida‚ Foucault to Church. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic‚ 2006. Unknown‚ Author. “Introduction to Theory and Criticism‚” Except from The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism‚ edited by Vincent Leitch‚ William Cain‚ Laurie Finke‚ Barbara Johnson‚ John McGowan
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Cited: Farca‚ Paula Anca. »Foucault informs Kate Chopin’s short fiction. » Academic Exchange Quarterly. 11.1 (Spring 2007): 120(4). (Accessed October 5‚ 2007) Foucault‚ Michel. The History of Sexuality. Vol 1‚ trad. Robert Hurley. New York: Vintage‚ 1980. Toth‚ Emily. Introduction. A Vocation and a Voice: Stories by Kate Chopin. Ed. Emily. Ibid
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Chapter 4: Socializing The Individual Section 1-Personality Development: Nature Vs. Nurture; Inherited genetic traits vs. environment & social learning Personality: is the sum total of behaviors‚ attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and values that are characteristics of an individual. It determines how we react in specific situations. What determines personality and social behavior? -Heredity: the transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to children. -Social environment (contact with other people)
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HOMO HOMINI LUPUS Addressing Violence and Power within Societies “The problems of violence may be cardinal to a proper understanding of political life‚ yet the concept of violence remains elusive and often misunderstood”[1]. Scientists are asked to explain‚ define and describe the object of their studies‚ make questions and give answers helping people to be less scared about the various “world mysteries”. In social sciences‚ to define‚ to give an objective‚ almost scientific‚ brief description
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others want nothing to do with the government being “on top of you.” The government does this for a reason‚ to have all the people in line and not have anyone doing the immoral things. Foucault explains throughout the book how the government punishes the criminals’ through a rough system called the Panopticon. Foucault is trying to show us how the government and the people in emergencies dealt with actions that were occurring. The author uses the plague as a metaphor throughout the reading to show
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“Did late Victorians think of homosexuality primarily as a crime‚ a disease‚ or something else?” The late Victorian era of the nineteenth century‚ has long been synonymously recognised as highly-repressed and morally obsessive. Yet distinct from all preceding eras‚ there lay a fixation in society in the belief that an individual’s sex and sexuality form the most basic core of their identity and indeed of one’s social or political standing‚ and freedom. Though we can acknowledge that the urbanisation
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I found her intended project to be compelling‚ even provocative in both its theoretical and political reach‚ as it consciously seeks to transcend the politically contentious dichotomy that has plagued the two epistemologies. Huffer calls upon on Foucault and Irigary as proxies for queer and feminist theory‚ respectively‚ to carry on a
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