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    THE CRISIS OF MODERNITY: CULTURE‚ NATURE‚ AND THE MODERNIST YEARNING FOR AUTHENTICITY Dissertation zur Erlangung der Würde einer Doktorin der Philosophie vorgelegt der Philosophisch-Historischen Fakultät der Universität Basel und der Faculté des Lettres‚ Langues et Sciences Humaines der Universität Orléans von Ann-Catherine Nabholz von Zürich Basel 2007 i Genehmigt von der Philosophisch-Historischen Fakultät der Universität Basel‚ auf Antrag von Prof. Dr. Hartwig Isernhagen (Universität Basel)

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    “The Conflicts of Globalization and Restructuring of Education” Douglas Kellner The September 11 terrorist attacks have generated a wealth of theoretical reflection as well as regressive political responses by the Bush administration and other governments (Kellner‚ 2003b). The 9/11 attacks and subsequent Bush administration military response have dramatized once again the centrality of globalization in contemporary experience and the need for adequate conceptualizations and responses to it for

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    Postmodernism‚ Hyperreality and the Hegemony of Spectacle in New Hollywood: The Case of The Truman Show Michael Kokonis After the screening of The Matrix on its first release‚ a dear cousin of mine‚ film connoisseur and avid fan of classical movies‚ spontaneously made the following comment: “This is an entirely new cinema to me!” If anything‚ The Matrix is a clear marker of cultural change. A film with state-of-the-art production values like this is bound to elicit in us the belated realization

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    CHAPTER 4 Research Methodology and Design 4.1 Introduction All research is based on some underlying philosophical assumptions about what constitutes ’valid’ research and which research method(s) is/are appropriate for the development of knowledge in a given study. In order to conduct and evaluate any research‚ it is therefore important to know what these assumptions are. This chapter discusses the philosophical assumptions and also the design strategies underpinning this research study

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    THE APPROPRIATION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE BY ’LAY PEOPLE ’: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LAY SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION? Anne Mesny Trinity College Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge for the degree of Ph.D. December 1998 THE APPROPRIATION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE BY ’LAY PEOPLE ’: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LAY SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION? Anne Mesny Summary of the thesis This thesis is a critical discussion of the significance

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    Globalization‚ Terrorism‚ and Democracy: 9/11 and its Aftermath1 Douglas Kellner Globalization has been one of the most hotly contested phenomena of the past two decades. It has been a primary attractor of books‚ articles‚ and heated debate‚ just as postmodernism was the most fashionable and debated topic of the 1980s. A wide and diverse range of social theorists have argued that today ’s world is organized by accelerating globalization‚ which is strengthening the dominance of a world capitalist

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    MMMM This page intentionally left blank History and Theory in Anthropology Anthropology is a discipline very conscious of its history‚ and Alan Barnard has written a clear‚ balanced‚ and judicious textbook that surveys the historical contexts of the great debates in the discipline‚ tracing the genealogies of theories and schools of thought and considering the problems involved in assessing these theories. The book covers the precursors of anthropology; evolutionism in all its guises; diVusionism

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    Devin Gonier Professor Ivette Vargas-O’Bryan Department of Religious Studies Final Report Mellon Project 2008-09 Combining stories: Reading Tibetan Medicine as a Western Narrative of Healing This project was funded by the Carnegie Mellon Grant from Austin College in 2008-09 under the supervision of faculty-advisor Ivette Vargas-O’Bryan from the Department of Religious Studies. My faculty advisor was of critical help throughout the entire process‚ and took great care in mentoring me in

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    For Colored Girls who have Considered Suicide when the Rainbow is Enuf by Ntozake Shange Table of Contents for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf Study Guide consists of approx. 53 pages of summaries and analysis on for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf by Ntozake Shange. Browse the literature study guide below:   Introduction [pic]   Author Biography [pic]   Plot Summary [pic]   Chapter Summaries & Analysis

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    Narrative Form Suzanne Keen Narrative Form This page intentionally left blank Narrative Form Suzanne Keen Washington and Lee University © Suzanne Keen 2003 All rights reserved. No reproduction‚ copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced‚ copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright‚ Designs and Patents Act 1988‚ or under the terms of any licence

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