FOUCAULT AND THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION: GENDER AND SEDUCTIONS OF ISLAMISM Janet Afary and Kevin B. Anderson The University of Chicago Press Chicago and London 2005 Janet Afary is associate professor in the departments of history and women’s studies at Purdue University. She is the author of The Iranian Constitutional Revolution‚ 1906–1911‚ and president of the International Society for Iranian Studies (2004–2006). Kevin B. Anderson is associate professor of political science and sociology at
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Traditions represent the Actual Identity of particular society‚ while getting rid of them is supposed to be a sign of modernity. Traditions‚ quite often‚ keep us United‚ but modernity‚ usually‚ takes us apart from each other. A tradition implies belief or custom‚ passed on to us by our ancestors. Much of what we do today has its roots in the past. Modernism is in total contras with the ideas or methods of the traditional ones. Old‚ it is said‚ is gold and should be preserved carefully. But it is
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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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rather a movement in art than a period of history‚ and is usually applied to arts‚ but not to any events of the very recent history This changed‚ when post modernity was coined to describe the major changes in the 1950s and 1960s in economy‚ society‚ culture‚ and philosophy. Sometimes distinct from the modern periods themselves‚ the terms "modernity" and "modernism" refer to a new way of thinking‚ distinct from medieval thinking. "Contemporary" is applied to more recent events because it means "belonging
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Many have grappled with the compelling question of what it means to be modern in art; Charles Baudelaire coined the term modernity associated with art. Baudelaire did not simply address the obvious and state that modernity is the “ephemeral‚ the fugitive‚ the contingent‚” that is to say‚ that modernity is simply the contemporary.1 He also stated that for art to be modern one had to capture what is contemporary and in such a way that it would be framed as history. One has to move away from past art
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‘Count Dracula’ at the Castle he notes that “unless my senses deceive me‚ the old centuries had‚ and have‚ powers of their own which mere ‘modernity’ cannot kill.” (Chapter three). Here‚ Harker says one of the main concerns of the Victorian era. Initially Stoker began his novel in a ruined castle‚ which then moved to Victorian London‚ where the advancements of modernity were responsible for the ease‚ with which the count targeted upon English society. Also when Lucy fell victim to Dracula’s spell‚ neither
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theme is to prove that the modern way of life is not always better then the traditional ways. Alistair Macleod utilizes the theme of modernity versus tradition in a way that can be universally understood‚ allowing the reader to consider the fact that the modern world may not always be better. There is an exceptional meaning of the theme tradition versus modernity which is expressed significantly throughout Alistair Macleod’s stories. Within “The Return” there are great examples which allow the reader
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Devin Young Marx‚ Durkheim‚ and Weber: Understanding Modernity’s Implications on the Evolution of Labor The nature of modernity is grounded in the exploration of social change by Karl Marx‚ Emile Durkheim‚ and Max Weber. Each theorist discovered a distinct link between history and society‚ creating separate theories based on their unique situations in the face of the emerging modern‚ capitalistic world. Their concepts of Alienation‚ Anomie‚ and Rationalization find the division of labor a key component
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development of human society did not come about overnight. There is a long history behind it. Man was not always what we see him today. There were a lot of broad phases of their development. They are: Premodern society‚ Modern industrial society and Post modernity. Pre-modern society: Pre modern Societies are economically based in the removal or cultivation of natural resources: agriculture‚ mining‚ forestry‚ fishing‚ ranching and related activities. It is also founded in craftsmanship—these crafts ranging
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In “Aesthetics and Anaesthetics: Walter Benjamin’s Artwork Essay Reconsidered‚” Susan Buck-Morss draws on some of Benjamin’s claims‚ such as the parallel between aesthetic and politics‚ and argues that one of the main issues with modernity is that it leads to anesthetization of one’s emotions and senses. In other words‚ modernization resulted in this dullness and numbness when it came to experiencing feelings. Buck-Morss links this necessary numbing to neurasthenia‚ which would be treated with drugs
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