Cultural Studies and the Academy 1. Cultural studies in the academies of the advanced capitalist countries has transformed the object of studies in the humanities. In particular‚ in English departments‚ cultural studies has challenged the predominance of the governing categories of literary studies (the "canon‚" the homogeneous "period‚" the formal properties of genre‚ the literary object as autonomous and self-contained) in the interest of producing "readings" of all texts of culture and
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References: 1. Uberoi‚ Patricia‚ ed.‚ Family‚ Kinship And Marriage in India‚ Oxford University Press‚ New Delhi‚ 1994. 2 Shah‚ A.M.‚ The Family in India : Critical Essays‚ Orient Longman‚ New Delhi‚ 1998. 3. Bhabha‚ Homi K. (1988) ?Cultural Diversity and Cultural Difference? (excerpted from ?The Commitment to Theory?‚ New Formations 6. Ammu Abraham‚Personal Laws in India‚ Paper Presented at the Asian Conference on Women‚ Religion and Family Laws (Bombay: Women
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Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [O.S. 7 September] – 13 December 1784)‚ often referred to as Dr Johnson‚ was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet‚ essayist‚ moralist‚ literary critic‚ biographer‚ editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and committed Tory‚ and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history."[1] He is also the subject of "the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole
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THE NAMESAKE REVIEW TRANSNATIONAL MIGRANTS AND THE HYBRID CULTURAL PHENOMENA PREFACE The namesake is a touching story narrating the life of an Indian couple that migrated to the United States during the last 25 years of the 20th century. I was inspired by the profound and warm touch of how the author deliberately telling story. The beautiful language and the thoughtful phrases the author used in weaving the efforts of the immigrants‚ the happiness they try to build in their new living environment
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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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Satyam Story: Many Lessons to be Learnt Ramalingam Raju along with 2 other accused of the scandal‚ were granted bail from Supreme court on 4 November 2011 as the investigation agency CBI failed to file the chargesheet even after more than 33 months of Raju being arrested. Raju had appointed a task force to address the Maytas situation in the last few days before revealing the news of the accounting fraud. After the scandal broke‚ the then-board members elected Ram Mynampati to be Satyam’s interim
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FUTURE SHOCK Chapters 1-3 INTRODUCTION This is a book about what happens to people when they are overwhelmed by change. It is about the ways in which we adapt—or fail to adapt—to the future. Much has been written about the future. Yet‚ for the most part‚ books about the world to come sound a harsh metallic note. These pages‚ by contrast‚ concern themselves with the "soft" or human side of tomorrow. Moreover‚ they concern themselves with the steps by which we are likely to reach tomorrow
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UNIT 2: Natural Resources 2.1 INTRODUCTION 2.2 RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES 2.2.1 Natural resources and associated problems 2.2.2 Non-renewable resources 2.2.3 Renewable resources a. Forest Resources: Use and over-exploitation‚ deforestation‚ case studies. Timber extraction‚ mining‚ dams and their effects on forests and tribal people b. Water Resources: Use and over-utilisation of surface and ground water‚ floods‚ drought‚ conflicts over water‚ dams – benefits and problems. c. Mineral
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Criminal Law notes 1.Voluntary act: Status offences – no conduct is required but the crime is committed when a certain state of affair exists or the defendant is in a certain condition or is of a particular status. R v Larsonneur (1933) – Appellant was brought involuntarily back to the UK where she was charged on being an ‘alien’. LCJ Hewart claimed the ‘circumstances are perfectly immaterial’ Winzar v Chief constable of Kent (1983) – drunk on a public highway. LJ Robert Goff claimed ‘it is enough
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ICICI BANK ABOUT ICICI BANK: ICICI Bank is India ’s second-largest bank with total assets of Rs. 4‚736.47 billion (US$ 93 billion) at March 31‚ 2012 and profit after tax Rs. 64.65 billion (US$ 1‚271 million) for the year ended March 31‚ 2012. The Bank has a network of 2‚766 branches and 9‚363 ATMs in India‚ and has a presence in 19 countries‚ including India. ICICI Bank offers a wide range of banking products and financial services to corporate and retail customers through a variety of delivery
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