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How do different ethnic groups approach the short story form? Do
different groups develop culture-related themes? Do oral traditions
within a particular culture shape the way in which written stories
are told? Why does "the community" loom so large in ethnic stories?
How do such traditional forms as African American slave narratives
or the Chinese talk-story shape the modern short story? Which
writers of color should be added to the canon? Why have some
minority writers been ignored for such a long time? How does a
person of color write for white publishers, editors, and
readers?
Each essay in this collection of original studies addresses these
questions and other related concerns. It is common knowledge that
most scholarly work on the short story has been on white writers:
This collection is the first work to specifically focus on short
story practice by ethnic minorities in America, ranging from
African Americans to Native Americans, Chinese Americans to
Hispanic Americans. The number of women writers discussed will be
of particular interest to women studies and genre studies
researchers, and the collections will be of vital interest to
scholars working in American literature, narrative theory, and
multicultural studies.
Move past trauma, balance your emotions, and reconnect with your
body's innate wisdom in The Body Awareness Workbook for Trauma.
There is a piercing epidemic of trauma in the world today. Every
few days there are reports of another tragedy, of more lives lost
to gun violence, loved ones and family homes lost to floods,
hurricanes, or fires. Women have come to speak openly about the
trauma of sexual assault, and we are finally talking openly about
the trauma inflicted on people of colour, on transgender people,
and immigrants. But now that this trauma is out in the open, how do
we heal? For years, we've understood the connection between trauma
and mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety. But
somatic psychology has recently shown that our bodies hold on to
trauma, and trauma can manifest in physical symptoms, such as pain,
hormone imbalance, sexual dysfunction, and addiction. In addition,
we now know that developmental trauma-trauma that emerges when
basic childhood needs are not met-can result in profound emotional
stress and lead to serious diseases. Building on this knowledge,
this cutting-edge guide offers simple skills for connecting and
calming your body, balancing your emotions, and rewiring old
patterns of reactivity for better self-regulation. The mind-body
approach in this book is designed to guide you away from
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and trauma and toward
posttraumatic growth. Using these exercises, you'll learn how to
reconnect and relate to your body-and yourself as a whole-in a new
and healthy way. If you're ready to move past your trauma and
rediscover your body's innate capacity for healing, growth,
vitality, and joy, this unique guide will help light the way.
The grotesque is one of art's most puzzling figures -
transgressive, comprising an unresolveable hybrid, generally
focussing on the human body, full of hyperbole, and ultimately
semantically deeply puzzling. In Bluebeard's Castle (1911), The
Wooden Prince (1916/17), The Miraculous Mandarin (1919/24, rev.
1931) and Cantata Profana (1930), BartA(3)k engaged scenarios
featuring either overtly grotesque bodies or closely related
transformations and violations of the body. In a number of
instrumental works he also overtly engaged grotesque satirical
strategies, sometimes - as in Two Portraits: 'Ideal' and
'Grotesque' - indicating this in the title. In this book, Julie
Brown argues that BartA(3)k's concerns with stylistic hybridity
(high-low, East-West, tonal-atonal-modal), the body, and the
grotesque are inter-connected. While BartA(3)k developed each
interest in highly individual ways, and did so separately to a
considerable extent, the three concerns remained conceptually
interlinked. All three were thoroughly implicated in cultural
constructions of the Modern during the period in which BartA(3)k
was composing.
This collection of original and classic essays examines the contributions that female authors have made to the short story. The introductory chapter discusses why genre critics have ignored works by women and why feminist scholars have ignored the short story genre. Subsequent chapters discuss early stories by such authors as Lydia Maria Child and Rose Terry Cooke. Other chapters are devoted to the influences (race, class, sexual orientation, education) that have shaped women's short fiction through the years. Women's special stylistic, formal and thematic concerns are also discussed in this study. The final essay addresses the ways our contemporary creative-writing classes are stifling the voices of emerging young female authors. The collection includes an extensive five-part bibliography.
This collection of original and classic essays examines the
contributions that female authors have made to the short story. The
introductory chapter discusses why genre critics have ignored works
by women and why feminist scholars have ignored the short-story
genre. Subsequent chapters discuss early stories by such authors as
Lydia Maria Child and Rose Terry Cooke. Other chapters are devoted
to the influences (race, class, sexual orientation, education) that
have shaped women's short fiction through the years. Women's
special stylistic, formal, and thematic concerns are also discussed
in this study. The final essay addresses the ways our contemporary
creative-writing classes are stifling the voices of emerging young
female authors. The collection includes an extensive five-part
bibliography.
Schoenberg and Redemption presents a new way of understanding
Schoenberg's step into atonality in 1908. Reconsidering his
threshold and early atonal works, as well as his theoretical
writings and a range of previously unexplored archival documents,
Julie Brown argues that Schoenberg's revolutionary step was in part
a response to Wagner's negative charges concerning the Jewish
influence on German music. In 1898, and especially 1908,
Schoenberg's Jewish identity came into confrontation with his
commitment to Wagnerian modernism to provide an impetus to his
radical innovations. While acknowledging the broader
turn-of-the-century Viennese context, Brown draws special attention
to continuities between Schoenberg's work and that of Viennese
moral philosopher Otto Weininger, himself an ideological Wagnerian.
She also considers the afterlife of the composer's ideological
position when, in the late 1920s and early 1930s, the concept of
redeeming German culture of its Jewish elements took a very
different turn.
From Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale characters to Lewis
Carroll's Wonderland and Emily Dickinson's poetic imagery, the
writings and lives of some of the world's most celebrated authors
indicate signs of autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Through analysis
of biographies, autobiographies, letters and diaries, Professor
Julie Brown identifies literary talents who display characteristics
of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and uncovers the similarities
in their writing that suggest atypical, autistic brains. Providing
close readings of authors' works, Brown explores writing processes,
content, theme, structure and writing style to reveal the
underlying autistic traits that have influenced their writing. The
book provides an overview of ASD and common threads in autistic
writing followed by an illuminating exploration of how these
threads are evident in the literature of both well-known and lesser
known authors. This groundbreaking study of autism in literature
will be of interest to anyone with a professional or personal
interest in literature or the autistic mind.
This contributory volume, the first book of its kind, provides a
snapshot of the ways in which discourse about Western music and
race overlapped and became intertwined during the period from
Wagner??'s death to the rise of National Socialism and fascism
elsewhere in Europe. At these two framing moments such overlapping
was at its most explicit: Wagner??'s racially inflected
???regeneration theories??? were at one end and institutionalised
cultural racism at the other. The book seeks to provide insights
into the key national contexts in which such discourses circulated
in the interim period, as well as to reflect a range of archival,
historical, critical, and philosophical approaches to the topic.
National contexts covered include Germay, France, Spain, Italy,
Great Britain and North America. The contributors to the volume are
leading scholars in the field, and the book contains many
illustrative music examples and images which bring the subject
matter to life.
Schoenberg and Redemption presents a new way of understanding
Schoenberg's step into atonality in 1908. Reconsidering his
threshold and early atonal works, as well as his theoretical
writings and a range of previously unexplored archival documents,
Julie Brown argues that Schoenberg's revolutionary step was in part
a response to Wagner's negative charges concerning the Jewish
influence on German music. In 1898, and especially 1908,
Schoenberg's Jewish identity came into confrontation with his
commitment to Wagnerian modernism to provide an impetus to his
radical innovations. While acknowledging the broader
turn-of-the-century Viennese context, Brown draws special attention
to continuities between Schoenberg's work and that of Viennese
moral philosopher Otto Weininger, himself an ideological Wagnerian.
She also considers the afterlife of the composer's ideological
position when, in the late 1920s and early 1930s, the concept of
redeeming German culture of its Jewish elements took a very
different turn.
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The Jackson ADR Handbook was created following recommendations by
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"In those sacred moments with Him, with one sovereign gift of a
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The purpose of medical education is to benefit patients by
improving the work of doctors. Patient centeredness is a centuries
old concept in medicine, but there is still a long way to go before
medical education can truly be said to be patient centered.
Ensuring the centrality of the patient is a particular challenge
during medical education, when students are still forming an
identity as trainee doctors, and conservative attitudes towards
medicine and education are common amongst medical teachers, making
it hard to bring about improvements. How can teachers, policy
makers, researchers and doctors bring about lasting change that
will restore the patient to the heart of medical education? The
authors, experienced medical educators, explore the role of the
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They offer a wealth of practical and conceptual insights into the
three-way relationship between patients, students and teachers,
setting out a radical and exciting approach to a medical education
for the future.
"The authors provide us with a masterful reconceptualization of
medical education that challenges traditional notions about
teaching and learning. The book critiques current practices and
offers new approaches to medical education based upon sociocultural
research and theory. This thought provoking narrative advances the
case for reform and is a must read for anyone involved in medical
education." -
David M. Irby, PhD, Vice Dean for Education, University of
California, San Francisco School of Medicine; and co-author of
Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform of Medical School and
Residency
"This book is a truly visionary contribution to the Flexner
centenary. It is compulsory reading for the medical educationalist
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and Maastricht University Graduate School of Health Professions
Education.
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