Ezra Schwarcz Rethinking Ethics In the pre-historical era‚ or in survivalist cultures‚ one only needed to be aware and responsible for one’s own needs. Eventually humans began to see that by banding together‚ they were not only able to survive‚ but also to live with meaning. Even so‚ as the world has evolved into the fast paced global context in which we live today‚ public thinkers have felt compelled to question our new ethical responsibilities as global citizens. In Globalization and its
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Representing Women:Myths of Femininity in the popular media. London: Edward Arnold‚ p.192 - 221. Meyers‚ D. (2002) Gender in the Mirror. New York: Oxford University Press‚ Inc.. Negrin‚ L. (2008) Appearance and identity: Fashioning the body in Postmodernity. Cowden: Palgarve Macmillan‚ p.33 - 52. Sturken‚ M. and Cartwright‚ L. (2001) Practices of looking: An Introduction to Visual Culture. Oxford: Oxford University Press.‚ p.72 - 108.
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Manuel Castells Materials for an explorator y theory of the network society1 ABSTRACT This article aims at proposing some elements for a grounded theor y of the network society. The network society is the social structure characteristic of the Information Age‚ as tentatively identi ed by empirical‚ cross-cultural investigation. It permeates most societies in the world‚ in various cultural and institutional manifestations‚ as the industrial society characterized the social structure of
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In trying to define exactly what post-modernism is I shall firstly briefly consider some of the events and thinking that led up to the development of this particular school of social theory. I shall then consider some of the common strands of thinking in postmodernism concentrating mainly on the writings of Jean-Francois Lyotard and Jean Baudrillard. I shall then consider the view of David Harvey‚ a Marxist many consider to be writing in the postmodern tradition‚ who argues that post-modernism
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Creative Class: And How It Is Transforming Work‚ Leisure‚ Community‚ and Everyday Life. New York: Basic Books. Hannigan‚ J. (1998)‚ Fantasy City: Pleasure and Profit in the Postmodern Metropolis‚ London: Routledge. Harvey‚ D. (1989) The Condition of Postmodernity. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. Judd‚ D. (2004) Visitors and the Spatial Ecology of the City. Online source: www.uic.edu/cuppa/gci/events/gci_winterforum_site/background%20resources/Judd%20Chapter‚%20Final.doc (accessed 5th September 2004). Landry‚ C
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Lyotard argues that we have ceased to believe that narratives of this kind are adequate to represent and contain us all. We have become alert to difference‚ diversity‚ the incompatibility of our aspirations‚ beliefs and desires‚ and for that reason postmodernity is characterised by an abundance of micronarratives: „În societatea şi cultura contemporană‚ societate postindustrială‚ cultură postmodernă‚ problema legitimării cunoaşterii se pune în alţi termeni. Marea povestire şi-a pierdut
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unintentionally consolidate or attempt to challenge. Some of these meanings may be to feminist chagrin or problematic from a post-structural perspective. Finally‚ I will argue that the two films add complexities to our definitions of modernity and postmodernity in terms of cultural production. While the films confirm some of Fredric Jameson’s
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In trying to define exactly what post-modernism is I shall firstly briefly consider some of the events and thinking that led up to the development of this particular school of social theory. I shall then consider some of the common strands of thinking in postmodernism concentrating mainly on the writings of Jean-Francois Lyotard and Jean Baudrillard. I shall then consider the view of David Harvey‚ a Marxist many consider to be writing in the postmodern tradition‚ who argues that post-modernism
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[pic] COURSE SYLLABUS Course Number: ARH 1000 165856 Credit/Contact Hours: 3-0-3 Term: Summer B 2012 Course Title: Art Appreciation This course is taken in whole via the Internet without attending a classroom or testing center on campus. Professor Name: Anita Kirchen Ph.D. Email: kirchena@palmbeachstate.edu - use ARH 1000 in subject line – use the course email on Blackboard once the course has started. Catalog Description: Explores important works of the
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Explore the relationship between the body and technology in the work of Orlan and Stelarc A performer is essentially composed of two entities: the self and the representation of the self. The human body is the physical manifestation of this represented self and is interpreted by the observer depending on its gender‚ age‚ colour‚ attractiveness‚ adornment and perceived disabilities (these perceptions often being culture-bound as well). In addition to this‚ the performer uses make-up and costume
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