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In an ancient Arab nation, one woman dares to be different.Buran cannot -- Buran will not-sit quietly at home and wait to be married to the man her father chooses. Determined to use her skills and earn a fortune, she instead disguises herself as a boy and travels by camel caravan to a distant city. There, she maintains her masculine disguise and establishes a successful business. The city's crown prince comes often to her shop, and soon Buran finds herself falling in love. But if she reveals to Mahmud that she is a woman, she will lose everything she has worked for.
Renowned contributors use the late work of this crucial figure to
open new speculations on "materiality." A "material event," in one
of Paul de Man's definitions, is a piece of writing that enters
history to make something happen. This interpretation hovers over
the publication of this volume, a timely reconsideration of de
Man's late work in its complex literary, critical, cultural,
philosophical, political, and historical dimensions. A
distinguished group of scholars responds to the problematic of
"materialism" as posed in Paul de Man's posthumous final book,
Aesthetic Ideology. These contributors, at the forefront of
critical theory, productive thinking, and writing in the
humanities, explore the question of "material events" to illuminate
not just de Man's work but their own. Prominent among the authors
here is Jacques Derrida, whose extended essay "Typewriter Ribbon:
Limited Inc (2)" returns to a celebrated episode in Rousseau's
Confessions that was discussed by de Man in Allegories of Reading.
The importance of de Man's late work is related to a broad range of
subjects and categories and-in Derrida's provocative reading of de
Man's concept of "materiality"-the politico-autobiographical texts
of de Man himself. This collection is essential reading for all
those interested in the present state of literary and cultural
theory. Contributors: Judith Butler, UC Berkeley; T. J. Clark, UC
Berkeley; Jacques Derrida, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences
Sociales and UC Irvine; Barbara Johnson, Harvard U; Ernesto Laclau,
U of Essex; Arkady Plotnitsky, Purdue U; Laurence A. Rickels, UC
Santa Barbara; and Michael Sprinker.
This book is a marker of the astate of theorya today. Its rich
array of wideranging essays explores the dimensions and
implications of the work of J. Hillis Miller, one of the most
eminent literary scholars in America. For nearly half a century,
Miller has been known for his close and imaginative engagement with
the implications of European philosophical thought and for his
passionate advocacy of close reading.Building on this intellectual
legacy, the contributors instantiate and extend the practice and
ethics of sustained close reading that is Milleras hallmark. The
book culminates in a moving piece by Jacques Derrida, Milleras
close friend of forty years, who engages Milleras readings of
Gerard Manley Hopkins in a historic encounter between French
philosophy and American reading practices.A provocation to reading
for new generations of students and teachers, these essays offer
important resources for grasping the question of language in
historical perspective and in contemporary lifeaa task essential
for any democratic future. Barbara Cohen is Director of HumaniTech
at the University of California, Irvine. She is co-editor of
Material Events: Paul de Man and the Afterlife of Theory. Dragan
Kujunzic is Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature and
Director of Russian Studies at the University of California,
Irvine. Among his publications is The Returns of History: Russian
Nietzscheans after Modernity.
This book is a marker of the astate of theorya today. Its rich
array of wideranging essays explores the dimensions and
implications of the work of J. Hillis Miller, one of the most
eminent literary scholars in America. For nearly half a century,
Miller has been known for his close and imaginative engagement with
the implications of European philosophical thought and for his
passionate advocacy of close reading.Building on this intellectual
legacy, the contributors instantiate and extend the practice and
ethics of sustained close reading that is Milleras hallmark. The
book culminates in a moving piece by Jacques Derrida, Milleras
close friend of forty years, who engages Milleras readings of
Gerard Manley Hopkins in a historic encounter between French
philosophy and American reading practices.A provocation to reading
for new generations of students and teachers, these essays offer
important resources for grasping the question of language in
historical perspective and in contemporary lifeaa task essential
for any democratic future. Barbara Cohen is Director of HumaniTech
at the University of California, Irvine. She is co-editor of
Material Events: Paul de Man and the Afterlife of Theory. Dragan
Kujunzic is Professor of Russian and Comparative Literature and
Director of Russian Studies at the University of California,
Irvine. Among his publications is The Returns of History: Russian
Nietzscheans after Modernity.
A vigorous treatment of The Nun's Priest's Tale, The Pardoner's Tale, The Wife of Bath's Tale, and The Franklin's Tale. "This carefully researched and lively edition...is richly and beautifully produced....One could not ask for a more enticing introduction to Chaucer's world." -- Publishers Weekly.
This report provides a toolkit of standardized measurement tools
for assessing various aspects of community food security. It
includes a general guide to community assessment and focused
materials for examining six basic assessment components related to
community food security. These include guides for profiling general
community characteristics and community food resources as well as
materials for assessing household food security, food resource
accessibility, food availability and affordability, and community
food production resources. Data collection tools include secondary
data sources, focus group guides, and a food store survey
instrument. The toolkit was developed through a collaborative
process that was initiated at the community Food Security
Assessment Conference sponsored by ERS in June 1999. It is designed
for use by community-based nonprofit organizations and business
groups, local government officials, private citizens, and community
planners.
"Fourth-grader Wade Thompson is having trouble adjusting to
Kennedy, the new school where he has been transferred to a class
for the gifted and talented. . . . With fast-moving dialogue, humor
and sympathy, Cohen weaves a story of developing friendships and
self-knowledge and once again demonstrates how well she understands
a child's need for acceptance".--The Horn Book.
This dynamic collection documents the rich and varied history of
social dance and the multiple styles it has generated, while
drawing on some of the most current forms of critical and
theoretical inquiry. The essays cover different historical periods
and styles; encompass regional influences from North and South
America, Britain, Europe, and Africa; and emphasize a variety of
methodological approaches, including ethnography, anthropology,
gender studies, and critical race theory. While social dance is
defined primarily as dance performed by the public in ballrooms,
clubs, dance halls, and other meeting spots, contributors also
examine social dance's symbiotic relationship with popular,
theatrical stage dance forms.
Contributors are Elizabeth Aldrich, Barbara Cohen-Stratyner, Yvonne
Daniel, Sherril Dodds, Lisa Doolittle, David F. Garcia, Nadine
George-Graves, Jurretta Jordan Heckscher, Constance Valis Hill,
Karen W. Hubbard, Tim Lawrence, Julie Malnig, Carol Martin, Juliet
McMains, Terry Monaghan, Halifu Osumare, Sally R. Sommer, May Gwin
Waggoner, Tim Wall, and Christina Zanfagna.
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