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Critical Theory Western Philosophy
1,309 wordsDiscovering hypertext radically altered my perspective and perception of Jacques Derrida's work. Derrida's writing was not unfamiliar to me before this event but the texts were often difficult to read or un graspable. I had read about resistance to Derrida's honorary doctorate from Cambridge University in 1992, which provoked a strong response in me. I really wanted this man (whom I knew hardly anything about) to get his honorary doctorate and shove it right up the establishments derrire. I duly...
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Corpus Christi Mass Culture
4,480 wordsRoland Barthess essay on " The World of Wrestling" draws analogically on the ancient theatre to contextualize wrestling as a cultural myth where the grandiloquence of the ancient is preserved and the spectacle of excess is displayed. Barthess critique which is above all a rewriting of what was to understand what is is useful here insofar as it may be applied back to theatre as another open-air spectacle. But in this case, not the theatre of the ancients, but the Middle English pageant ...
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Itchy And Scratchy One Of The Most Important
4,142 wordsThe American animation The Simpsons is now in its 10 th season as a show in its own right. It was created by Matt Groening as shorts for the Tracy Ullman Show and was bought by the Fox Network, which began screening it as half-hour shows in 1989. Initially its success was restricted to the 9 - 16 year old age group, and for animation there is nothing remarkable about this. Its success grew quickly and it is now popular in many countries with many different audiences. In the 1990 s we are seeing ...
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Gayatri Cahkravorty Spivak Christopher Norris Deconstruction Derrida
3,153 wordsDeconstruction Is Accused Of Privileging Textuality At Deconstruction Is Accused Of Privileging Textuality At The Expense Of The Real World. When any critical stance reduced to its core principles (especially when undermined by the less spectacular efforts of its practitioners) it becomes easy to caricature. Liberal Humanism can be painted as woefully na? ve and with no redeeming features, whilst psychoanalysis can be mocked as the? hunt for the phallus? and Marxism is an a = b, base / superstru...
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Heart Of Darkness Second And Third
2,612 wordsEmma Lothian Heart of Darkness- Long Essay What all novels have in common is narrative structure. This essay will discuss the relationship between narrative structure, thematic concerns and employment of imagery in Heart of Darkness. With the assistance of textual references, this essay will demonstrate why Joseph Conrad enlists specific textual features to create the foundations of his allegory, upon which he constructs the rest of the plot. Through thorough examination of the stylistic convent...
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Soap Operas Female Characters
1,730 wordsPortrayal of Women in Soaps By doing a textual and feminist analysis, the specific issue we examined in our study is how womens characters are portrayed in soap operas, specifically Days of Our Lives, and how their behavior is affected by the patriarchal system. The feminist and textual analysis were done through the viewing of Days of Our Lives on three consecutive Fridays. We also read related articles that gave us a better understanding of our research topic. The combination of our viewing, r...
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Driving While Black Criminal Justice System
3,718 wordsThe interviews excerpted here show that racially biased pre textual traffic stops have a strong and immediate impact on the individual African-American drivers involved. These stops are not the minor inconveniences they might seem to those who are not subjected to them. Rather, they are experiences that can wound the soul and cause psychological scar tissue to form. And the statistics show that these experiences are not simply disconnected anecdotes or exaggerated versions of personal experience...
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