basic concept and analyse actors as something embedded in their cultural environment. (Functionalist variants of such criticism include Durkheim 1912 and late Parsons from Parsons 1951 onwards; for structuralist variants see Lévi-Strauss 1958; Barthes 1964 and Greimas 1966). However‚ the drawback included in these alternative analytical frames is that the concept of action is replaced by the concept of structure‚ which covers up many socially relevant action-theoretical problems. With phenomenological
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NAME: SEBASTIAN T ESSAY QUESTION 3 In what ways do images construct identities? Discuss using specific examples. In what ways do images construct identities? Discuss using specific examples. Stuart Hall defines identity as an ‘already accomplished fact‚ which the new cultural practices then represent’. We should think instead of ‘identity as a ‘production’ which is never complete‚ always in process‚ and always constituted within‚ not outside‚ representation’ (Hall 1994 p.392). An individual’s
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The curious little tiffin box has always had a twinkling effect amidst the drudgery of routine activity and daily work. From toddlers‚ trying to peep inside the half-closed tiffin boxes in the very first period of their school by delicately lifting their lids with their little fingers to those teenagers‚ waiting eagerly for the bell to strike at the recess hour when they can share their tiffin‚ the cult of the tiffin has always lifted the spirit of the scolded mischief-making backbencher or an average
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Ferdinand de Saussure Ferdinand de Saussure (/sɔːˈsʊr/ or /soʊˈsʊr/; French: [fɛʁdinɑ̃ də sosyʁ]; 26 November 1857 – 22 February 1913) was a Swiss linguist whose ideas laid a foundation for many significant developments in linguistics in the 20th century.[1][2] He is widely considered one of the fathers of 20th-century linguistics.[3][4][5][6] One of his translators‚ Emeritus Professor of Linguistics (Oxford University)‚ Roy Harris‚ summarized Saussure’s contribution to linguistics and the study
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Quentin Tarantino and the Director as DJ MICHAEL RENNETT I 1990S‚ TIMOTHY CORRIGAN DEFINED A NEW KIND OF film auteur as “celebrity‚” exemplified by Quentin Tarantino‚ Spike Lee‚ and Oliver Stone. He describes these directors as selfpromotional machines‚ in which “the artistic expression of contemporary directors is fully bound up with the celebrity industry of Hollywood” (38–39). Essentially‚ contemporary directors are marketing themselves as a specific brand‚ and the films created by each auteur
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Frankenstein: A Critical Analysis Author-Centred Reading Early 19th century gothic novel‚ Frankenstein‚ has provided an excellent base for an author-centred analysis‚ given the prominence of Shelley’s circumstantial influence and strong symbolism. Born at the turn of the 18th century in London‚ Mary Shelley was exposed to venerated authors and their works from a young age. Showing her ability and promise early on in life‚ she went on to write a number of acclaimed novels‚ including Valperga and
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References: Barthes‚ Roland (1957). Myth Today. NY Noonday Press. Black Women Speak Out in Beauty (2002). New York Voice/ Harlem USA‚ 5 June‚ 44:74 p.16. Bender‚ Thomas (2002). Rethinking American History in a Global Age. Berkeley: University of California Press. Berry
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AP ENGLISH OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS FOR EXAMINATIONS (Question 3) Sample Question 1: In some works of literature the insanity (or a period of insanity) of a main character plays a central role. Choose a novel or play of literary merit and write an essay in which you discuss the mental illness of a central character and the specific ways in which that character’s illness relates to the larger themes of the work. Avoid plot summary. Sample Question 2: “The struggle to achieve dominance over others frequently
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Compare and contrast the ways in which death is portrayed in Philip Larkin’s poem ‘Days’ and ‘Ambulances’ and Sylvia plath’s ‘Lady Lazarus’ and ‘Death and Co’ The poems i am going to analyse are: • Lady Lazarus • Death and Co • Ambulances • Days It is understatement to say that both Sylvia Plath and Philip Larkin have immense depth and subsidiary meanings to their poems‚ both writers expertly structure their poems and used varied techniques to convey their themes of death and instil their messages
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into the political and cultural future of the New Negro. Locke believed that art by African Americans should look different from art created by white Americans because black artists should look to Africa for inspiration like the sculptor Richmond Barthé‚ an African American sculptor known for his many public works‚ which included the Toussaint L’Ouverture Monument in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti and Sargent Claude Johnson‚ an African American‚ painter‚ potter‚ ceramist‚ printmaker‚ graphic artist‚ sculptor
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