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Original and far-reaching, this book shows the resources for Black
theology within the living tradition of African-American religion
and culture. Beginning with the slave narratives, Hopkins tells how
slaves received their masters' faith and transformed it into a
gospel of liberation. Resources include the works of W.E.B. Du
Bois, Toni Morrison, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X.
Mormonism: A Guide for the Perplexed explains central facets of the
Mormon faith and way of life for those wishing to gain a clearer
understanding of this rapidly growing world religion. As The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues to grow in the
United States and especially in other countries (with a total
membership of over 15 million, more than 50% of which is outside
the US), and as theologians and church leaders wrestle with whether
Mormonism is in fact a valid expression of modern Christianity,
this distinctive religious tradition has become increasingly an
object of interest and inquiry. This book is the ideal companion to
the study of this perplexing and often misunderstood religion.
Covering historical aspects, this guide takes a careful look at the
whole of Mormonism, its tenets and practices, as well as providing
an insight into a Mormon life.
Following the ground-breaking Performance and the City, this new
volume explores what it means to create and experience urban
performance - as both an aesthetic and a political practice - in
the burgeoning world cities built by globalization and neoliberal
capital. Featuring work by artists as well as scholars, written
from multiple disciplinary perspectives, and including dozens of
photographs as well as a photo essay by Nicholas Whybrow,
Performance and the Global City will appeal to readers interested
in urban studies, theatre and performance, geography, sociology,
and globalization studies.
Electroreception has become one of the most revealing areas in
the study of the neural basis of behavior, and neurobiologists
recognize it as a model sensory system for experimental study.
Through studies of electroreception, researchers have gained
extensive knowledge about a complete sensory system, from molecular
biology to computation, communication, and behavior. The book
Electroreception will examine the behavior, structure, and function
of the electrosensory systems of fish and other vertebrates. As a
comprehensive volume on the subject, the book will serve as both an
introduction to the study of electroreception and a reference and
review volume for researchers in related fields.
Faith, hope, and love embody the black theology of liberation, a movement created by a group of African- American pastors in the 1960s who felt that Christ's gospel held a special message of liberation for African- Americans, and for all oppressed people. Beginning with an intimate introduction, Hopkins writes of his mother's death, when he was nine, and reveals that his father's love for the poor influenced him to become a Minister and to pursue a life of service which required 'a compassionate intellect and an intellectual compassion. Hopkins asserts that in this post-Civil Rights, post-affirmative action era, that all people, regardless of race, must join together in forging a new common wealth. Offering a detailed perspective on a new racial, gender, and economic democracy in the United States, Hopkins illustrates that black theology can be the key to personal and global liberation.
Cerebral Lateralization and Cognition: Evolutionary and
Developmental Investigations of Motor Biases, Volume 238, the
latest release in the Progress in Brain Research series, discusses
interdisciplinary research on the influence of cerebral
lateralization on cognition within an evolutionary framework.
Chapters of note in this release include Evolutionary Perspectives:
Visual/Motor Biases and Cognition, Manual laterality and cognition
through evolution: An archeological perspective, Laterality in
insects, Motor asymmetries in fish, amphibians and reptiles, Visual
biases and social cognition in animals, Mother and offspring
lateralized social interaction across animal species, Manual bias,
personality and cognition in common marmosets and other primates,
and more.
An accessible and engaging anthology of readings focused
specifically on applied ethics issues of sexual morality Sexual
Ethics: An Anthology addresses conceptual, ethical, and public
policy issues about sex, providing a balanced and non-sectarian
discussion of many of today’s most important and controversial
moral topics. Covering a broad range of contemporary sexual ethics
issues, this easily accessible textbook includes explications and
point/counterpoint pieces on the definition of sex and sexual
orientation, sexual harassment and rape law, sexual discrimination,
age of consent, marriage and adultery, online affairs, gay
marriage, polygamy and polyamory, sexual orientation change
therapy, transgender and sex reassignment surgery, intersexed
infants and surgery, pornography, prostitution, psychiatric
classifications of sexuality disorders, and specific paraphilias.
Organized around six broad themes—Consent, Marriage,
Homosexuality, Transgender, Commerce, and Paraphilias—Sexual
Ethics presents multiple sides of each issue, offering diverse
perspectives on critical topics, supported by relevant
philosophical arguments, position papers, psychological studies,
government regulations, and court rulings. Sexual Ethics is
particularly designed to provide a ready-made course in sexual
ethics, with several major elements ideally suited for classroom
instructors and students: Includes an introductory chapter on key
definitional, conceptual, and theoretical issues Features
“Framing Questions” for each section that address a major moral
or policy issue and highlights the pro/con nature of the readings
(e.g., How should we define rape? Should pornography be protected
as free speech?) Features a short summary at the beginning of each
reading, including the topic, major points, and conclusion, very
helpful for instructor planning Features 15 “Discussion
Starters” that help students start thinking critically and
talking about sexual ethics before doing any reading Features 45
brief “Decision Cases” drawn from major media stories
especially relevant to the college student context, including
college virginity, male rape, child pornography on television,
college sexual harassment, faux-bisexuality, fraternity party sex,
transgender inclusion, race and sex, asexuality, bromances, campus
pride groups, fetishes and kink, online sex, Title IX mandatory
reporting, transgender sports competition, religious diversity and
sex, sex education, feminists working at sexually exploitative
jobs, cancel culture, and robot sex. These cases are ideal for
class discussion, class presentations, and research paper topics.
Sexual Ethics: An Anthology is an excellent textbook for
undergraduate classes in applied ethics, sexual ethics, and gender
studies, as well as related courses in sociology, public policy,
marriage and family law, and social work.
- The first edited collection to focus on the topic of self-face
recognition - Brings together internationally recognised experts in
the field - Draws on interdisciplinary research to provide a
comprehensive overview of the field appealing to researchers from
psychology, neuroscience and philosophy
- The first edited collection to focus on the topic of self-face
recognition - Brings together internationally recognised experts in
the field - Draws on interdisciplinary research to provide a
comprehensive overview of the field appealing to researchers from
psychology, neuroscience and philosophy
In this collection, contributors argue that the Black Church must
begin to address the significance of sexuality if it is to actually
present liberation as a mode of existence that fully appreciates
the body. According to the contributors, the Black Church has been
extremely silent about issues surrounding the sexual dimension of
the body, the appreciation of the body, and the erotic. The
contributors argue that we not only have to look at the Black
Church in this discussion, but also explore black Christianity in
general.
Winner of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education
Excellence in Editing Award 2016 Following the ground-breaking
Performance and the City, this new volume explores what it means to
create and experience urban performance - as both an aesthetic and
a political practice - in the burgeoning world where cities are
built by globalization and neoliberal capital.
Winner of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education
Excellence in Editing Award 2016 Following the ground-breaking
Performance and the City, this new volume explores what it means to
create and experience urban performance - as both an aesthetic and
a political practice - in the burgeoning world where cities are
built by globalization and neoliberal capital.
Electroreception has become one of the most revealing areas in
the study of the neural basis of behavior, and neurobiologists
recognize it as a model sensory system for experimental study.
Through studies of electroreception, researchers have gained
extensive knowledge about a complete sensory system, from molecular
biology to computation, communication, and behavior. The book
Electroreception will examine the behavior, structure, and function
of the electrosensory systems of fish and other vertebrates. As a
comprehensive volume on the subject, the book will serve as both an
introduction to the study of electroreception and a reference and
review volume for researchers in related fields.
In this collection, contributors argue that the Black Church must
begin to address the significance of sexuality if it is to actually
present liberation as a mode of existence that fully appreciates
the body. According to the contributors, the Black Church has been
extremely silent about issues surrounding the sexual dimension of
the body, the appreciation of the body, and the erotic. The
contributors argue that we not only have to look at the Black
Church in this discussion, but also explore black Christianity in
general.
A provocative case that "failed states" along the periphery of
today's international system are the intended result of
nineteenth-century colonial design. From the Afghan frontier with
British India to the pampas of Argentina to the deserts of Arizona,
nineteenth-century empires drew borders with an eye toward placing
indigenous people just on the edge of the interior. They were too
nomadic and communal to incorporate in the state, yet their labor
was too valuable to displace entirely. Benjamin Hopkins argues that
empires sought to keep the "savage" just close enough to take
advantage of, with lasting ramifications for the global
nation-state order. Hopkins theorizes and explores frontier
governmentality, a distinctive kind of administrative rule that
spread from empire to empire. Colonial powers did not just create
ad hoc methods or alight independently on similar techniques of
domination: they learned from each other. Although the indigenous
peoples inhabiting newly conquered and demarcated spaces were
subjugated in a variety of ways, Ruling the Savage Periphery
isolates continuities across regimes and locates the patterns of
transmission that made frontier governmentality a world-spanning
phenomenon. Today, the supposedly failed states along the margins
of the international system-states riven by terrorism and
violence-are not dysfunctional anomalies. Rather, they work as
imperial statecraft intended, harboring the outsiders whom stable
states simultaneously encapsulate and exploit. "Civilization"
continues to deny responsibility for border dwellers while keeping
them close enough to work, buy goods across state lines, and
justify national-security agendas. The present global order is thus
the tragic legacy of a colonial design, sustaining frontier
governmentality and its objectives for a new age.
Faith, hope, and love embody the black theology of liberation, a
movement created by a group of African- American pastors in the
1960s who felt that Christ's gospel held a special message of
liberation for African- Americans, and for all oppressed people.
Beginning with an intimate introduction, Hopkins writes of his
mother's death, when he was nine, and reveals that his father's
love for the poor influenced him to become a Minister and to pursue
a life of service which required 'a compassionate intellect and an
intellectual compassion. Hopkins asserts that in this post-Civil
Rights, post-affirmative action era, that all people, regardless of
race, must join together in forging a new common wealth. Offering a
detailed perspective on a new racial, gender, and economic
democracy in the United States, Hopkins illustrates that black
theology can be the key to personal and global liberation.
This book arrays recent research on the neural and behavioral
lateralization of the brain relying heavily on animal modes. The
authors employ the comparative method to enhance our understanding
of behavior, specifically through hand use and "handedness" by
drawing comparisons with studies involving primates. Topics
discussed include Patterns of Lateralized Behavior in Prosimians;
Behavioral Lateralization in Language-Trained Chimpanzees; Patterns
of Handedness: Comparative Study of Nursery School Children and
Captive Gorillas; and Rotational Behavior in Children and Adults.
It is the first book of its kind devoted entirely to the question
of behavioral asymmetries in all primates and thus presents a
milestone as it recognizes the accumulating evidence of asymmetry
and lateralized behavior in the non-human nervous system.
Casting a fresh perspective on the greatest long poem in
English, David Hopkins guides the reader through the inspiring
poetic landscape of Milton's great epic "Paradise Lost," a work of
literature which has compelled and fascinated readers down the ages
and which offers enduring insight into the human condition A
welcome aesthetic focus on the poetic experience of reading
"Paradise Lost" rather than its religious or political
contextProvides a nuanced, unified vision of the poem from a
celebrated authority on English poetry of the periodIncludes
consideration of the poem's earlier champions and
criticsPassionately advocates "Paradise Lost'"s continuing artistic
and philosophical relevance
This excellent overview of new research on Dada and Surrealism
blends expert synthesis of the latest scholarship with completely
new research, offering historical coverage as well as in-depth
discussion of thematic areas ranging from criminality to gender. *
This book provides an excellent overview of new research on Dada
and Surrealism from some of the finest established and
up-and-coming scholars in the field * Offers historical coverage as
well as in depth discussion of thematic areas ranging from
criminality to gender * One of the first studies to produce global
coverage of the two movements, it also includes a section dealing
with the critical and cultural aftermath of Dada and Surrealism in
the later twentieth century * Dada and Surrealism are arguably the
most popular areas of modern art, both in the academic and public
spheres
This excellent overview of new research on Dada and Surrealism
blends expert synthesis of the latest scholarship with completely
new research, offering historical coverage as well as in-depth
discussion of thematic areas ranging from criminality to gender.
This book provides an excellent overview of new research on Dada
and Surrealism from some of the finest established and
up-and-coming scholars in the field Offers historical coverage as
well as in-depth discussion of thematic areas ranging from
criminality to gender One of the first studies to produce global
coverage of the two movements, it also includes a section dealing
with the critical and cultural aftermath of Dada and Surrealism in
the later twentieth century Dada and Surrealism are arguably the
most popular areas of modern art, both in the academic and public
spheres
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