Title Author(s) "Of human bondage": Somerset Maugham in China Zhang‚ Yanping; 张燕萍 Citation Issue Date URL Rights 2011 http://hdl.handle.net/10722/133977 The author retains all proprietary rights‚ (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. “Of Human Bondage:” Somerset Maugham in China by Zhang Yanping （张燕萍） B.A. Fudan. February 2011 A thesis submitted for the Degree of Master of Philosophy at The University of Hong Kong Abstract of thesis entitled “‘Of Human Bondage:’
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The Dumb Waiter‚ is about power relation‚ and the presence of the discipline power by observation is undeniable in it. Gus and Ben learn they are under the non- verbal gaze of the unseen power that controls their attitudes and behaviours. In a system of total surveillance‚ just a gaze is enough to control‚ dominate others and holds power over them. The mysterious and controlling character‚ Wilson command‚ controls and directs their lives and actions despite the lack of any direct contact. In a power
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However‚ a docile body must first be defined in accordance with the facilitation of this conditioning of docility that Foucault describes. According to Foucault (1977)‚ a docile body is‚ a “body that is manipulated‚ shaped‚ trained‚ which obeys‚ responds‚ becomes skillful and increases its forces” (pp. 136). To clarify‚ from a Foucauldian perspective‚ bodies (or individuals) become docile
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techniques” (Foucault‚ 1984). To clarify of the definition of Biopower‚ biopolitics is the “control‚ regulation‚ and monitoring of bodies within a collectivity to maintain social control” (Foucault‚ 1984). In simpler terms‚ biopolitics is bio – life and politics – the activities associated with governance. Thus‚ biopolitics is the governance of life. In order to have an in depth understanding of biopower‚ it is vital to know the context in which the concept was born. Michael Foucault‚ the philosopher
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Modern Sex and How to Manage It: Sex Manuals and the Creation of Sexual Knowledge‚ 18701914 by Hannah Witton 1 Contents Introduction: The History of the History of Sexuality 3 1. Scientia Sexualis Vs Ars Erotic: Knowing Ignorance in the Late Nineteenth Century 9 2. Creating Sexual Knowledge 18 3. Dispersing Sexual Knowledge 29 Epilogue: Sex War and War Sex 40
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Final Essay – Humanities Meaning is a symbolically-charged idea - it is an idea that is embodied and conveyed by a certain representation‚ a symbol‚ whether these symbols are objects or words. Meaning therefore gives sense and significance to ‘things’ that would otherwise be absurd of nature. This leads us to reflect on the power of meaning as a determinant that shapes our visions‚ beliefs‚ perceptions and so on. This is why we can speak of the power of literature when meaning is conveyed through
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Compare and contrast the views of Goffman and Foucault on how social order is produced. Social order can be considered as invisible rules‚ almost subconscious. It is a way of behaving that we are not always aware of. Silva (2009‚ p131) suggests that social order is about people fitting together‚ and how they practice their social existence. There are different views of social order‚ and this essay will look at the contrasting views of Goffman and Foucault. Goffman’s view is that individuals are key
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Education in a Global Age.". Educational researcher ‚ 37 (3)‚ p. 129 Bracey‚ Jeana R (2004) Clare‚ N (1995) Mainstream Classroom Teachers and ESL Students. TSOL Quarterly‚ 29‚ 189-196 Dare‚ B and Polias‚ J (2001) Learning about Language Foucault‚ Michel. 1969. The Archaeology of Knowledge. Trans. A. M. Sheridan Smith. London and New York: Routledge‚ Frigo‚ T (2003) Naidoo‚ Loshini (Sep 2009) Innovative Dialogues: Refugee Students‚ Pre-service Teachers and "Top of the Class" Tamara Journal
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Capital & Class 9 ó means‚ first‚ that the author overemphasises politics and political agency in the determination of European integration‚ failing to anchor this analysis in a broader appreciation of economic and political structures and the dynamics of international capital accumulation as well as in more deeprooted political processes. Consequently‚ there is a tendency to over-identify core structural processes such as globalisation and European integration itself‚ with specific political
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A social order involves a sense of how individuals all fit together in shared spaces. Social order could not be made and repaired unless individuals were able to make sense of‚ and make use of‚ shared norms which govern our behaviour in shared spaces. The ordinariness of these shared norms and expectations means that we often take social order for granted because it is so much a part of our ordinary everyday actions. In fact‚ we only tend to become aware of the complexity of social ordering when
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