Cultural Materialism^ Othello‚ aed the Politics of Plausibility Alan Sinfield Alan Sinfield’s Faultlines (1992) is one of the best examples of Cultural Materialism at work. This chapter on Shakespeare’s Othello is an especially forceful rendering of the Cultural Materialist argument that texts are not simple registers of social power. Rather‚ they must necessarily harbor dissident‚ fractious energies that undermine the sense of cohesive certainty that ruling elites seek to impose on a culture
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Beloved by Toni Morrison is told in much the same way the human mind works‚ shifting its focus from present experience to past experienced events and demonstrating how they are inexplicitly linked. The changes of focus are brought on by the sounds‚ sights or the touch of familiarity. These sensations arouse the past in all its disgust and horror forcing the characters to confront the suffering and trauma they experienced head on. Although they work to avoid these imposed memories through the act
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Despite of the decreased advantage of naturalization‚ a bad economic situation‚ and public disgust against immigrants‚ in the era after the Civil Rights Movement‚ the wave of immigration did not stop. In this chapter‚ “The Rebirth of American Immigration‚” Tichenor argues how each components of immigration‚ illegal entries‚ legal immigrants‚ and refugees were affected by the new situation. The Hart-Celler Act in 1965 prepared 10‚000 visas per year for asylum seekers to prevent the president from
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the percussive piano accents in relation to movement. For example‚ the dynamic emphasis of the gestures Ailey uses. “The power of Cry emanates from its defiantly shifting images of identity in its first section‚ the bottomless abyss of sorrow approached in its second section and the transcendent quality of ecstatic faith engaged in the third section.” “ Cry became emblematic as an act of simultaneous defiance and release. As a depiction of contemporary African American identity‚ the dance
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Sethe obviously has very unique ideas about the past. She does not see it as a linear phenomenon‚ but rather something that exists with her and has followed her throughout her lifetime. When Beloved appears as a manifestation of Sethe’s haunting past‚ this reinforces the idea that the past cannot‚ or does not‚ fade over time. The author also presents a strange idea‚ that events that have occurred in the past can be remembered by those who were
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Comprehension Test Cry Freedom John Briley 1 Choose the correct answer to these questions. There is only one correct answer. 1 Who was the first person to suggest that Donald Woods should meet Stephen Biko? a Wendy Woods‚ Donald’s wife. b Dr Mamphela Ramphele. c Tenjy Mtintso. 2 Kruger talked to Woods about the Afrikaners. When did he say the first Afrikaners arrived in South Africa? a In the seventeenth century. b In the eighteenth century. c In the nineteenth century. 3 When
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The theme of "healing" is ever present in the novel‚ Beloved by Toni Morrison. Many forms of "healing" take place‚ with many different characters undergoing the "healing" process. These forms of "healing" range from healing personal conflicts from within‚ to healing as a community‚ and by overcoming individual prejudices. I feel that the overcoming of individual prejudices is one of the most important aspects of this novel. Throughout the story‚ Sethe (the main character) has many encounters with
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Characterization by Guutu Ahmed Journal #3/4 –Such as my beloved This novel “Such as my beloved” by Morley Callaghan the main character’s of this novel is Father Dowling‚ Midge and Ronnie. Throughout the last half of the novel Father Dowling has shown consideration and concern for the two girls. Even though he has developed love interest with them‚ he is able to communicate with them and interact with them‚ even though it seems that throughout the novel he does have a sexual interest in them
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I entered the examination hall‚I prayed to God for my best result in this task.When I took my seat‚I could not tear my eyes away from the empty plastic chair beside me.It was very hard to concentrate on my Physics paper in front of me without my beloved girlfriend‚Sazana beside me.So much has happened in just 24 hours. Twenty-four hours ago‚Sazana was sitting beside me‚ struggling with Additional Mathematics paper while smiling at me when I looked at her.She was a strong-minded and
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themes throughout the story. He uses these themes to show you the growth and development not only in a young boy in but also society as a whole. The themes shown all through this book include: conflict between society and individuals‚ Huck’s death and rebirth‚ and loneliness and isolation. Conflict between society and individuals‚ was something that could be found anywhere in this story. One situation that comes to the mind right away is the way that everyone looked upon the African Americans as a whole
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