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Superheroes and Masculinity - Unmasking the Gender Performance of Heroism (Paperback): Sean Parson, J.L. Schatz Superheroes and Masculinity - Unmasking the Gender Performance of Heroism (Paperback)
Sean Parson, J.L. Schatz; Contributions by Hailey J. Austin, Julian Barr, Anne Bialowas, …
R1,056 Discovery Miles 10 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Superheroes and Masculinity: Unmasking the Gender Performance of Heroism explores how heteropatriarchal representations of gender are portrayed within superhero comics, film, and television. The contributors examine how hegemonic masculinity has been continually perpetuated and reinforced within the superhero genre and unpack concise critiques of specific superhero representations, the industry, and the fan base at large. However, Superheroes and Masculinity also argues that possibilities of resistance and change are embedded within these problematic portrayals. To this end, several chapters explore alternative portrayals of queerness within superhero representations and read the hegemonic masculinity of various characters against the grain to produce queer possibilities. Ultimately, this collection argues that the quest to unmask how gender operates within superheroes is a crucial one.

Tertullian and the Unborn Child - Christian and Pagan Attitudes in Historical Perspective (Paperback): Julian Barr Tertullian and the Unborn Child - Christian and Pagan Attitudes in Historical Perspective (Paperback)
Julian Barr
R1,428 Discovery Miles 14 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Tertullian of Carthage was the earliest Christian writer to argue against abortion at length, and the first surviving Latin author to consider the unborn child in detail. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of Tertullian's attitude towards the foetus and embryo. Examining Tertullian's works in light of Roman literary and social history, Julian Barr proposes that Tertullian's comments on the unborn should be read as rhetoric ancillary to his primary arguments. Tertullian's engagement in the art of rhetoric also explains his tendency towards self-contradiction. He argued that human existence began at conception in some treatises and not in others. Tertullian's references to the unborn hence should not be plucked out of context, lest they be misread. Tertullian borrowed, modified, and discarded theories of ensoulment according to their usefulness for individual treatises. So long as a single work was internally consistent, Tertullian was satisfied. He elaborated upon previous Christian traditions and selectively borrowed from ancient embryological theory to prove specific theological and moral points. Tertullian was more influenced by Roman custom than he would perhaps have admitted, since the contrast between pagan and Christian attitudes on abortion was more rhetorical than real.

Superheroes and Masculinity - Unmasking the Gender Performance of Heroism (Hardcover): Sean Parson, J.L. Schatz Superheroes and Masculinity - Unmasking the Gender Performance of Heroism (Hardcover)
Sean Parson, J.L. Schatz; Contributions by Hailey J. Austin, Julian Barr, Anne Bialowas, …
R2,437 Discovery Miles 24 370 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Superheroes and Masculinity: Unmasking the Gender Performance of Heroism explores how heteropatriarchal representations of gender are portrayed within superhero comics, film, and television. The contributors examine how hegemonic masculinity has been continually perpetuated and reinforced within the superhero genre and unpack concise critiques of specific superhero representations, the industry, and the fan base at large. However, Superheroes and Masculinity also argues that possibilities of resistance and change are embedded within these problematic portrayals. To this end, several chapters explore alternative portrayals of queerness within superhero representations and read the hegemonic masculinity of various characters against the grain to produce queer possibilities. Ultimately, this collection argues that the quest to unmask how gender operates within superheroes is a crucial one.

Tertullian and the Unborn Child - Christian and Pagan Attitudes in Historical Perspective (Hardcover): Julian Barr Tertullian and the Unborn Child - Christian and Pagan Attitudes in Historical Perspective (Hardcover)
Julian Barr
R5,023 Discovery Miles 50 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Tertullian of Carthage was the earliest Christian writer to argue against abortion at length, and the first surviving Latin author to consider the unborn child in detail. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of Tertullian's attitude towards the foetus and embryo. Examining Tertullian's works in light of Roman literary and social history, Julian Barr proposes that Tertullian's comments on the unborn should be read as rhetoric ancillary to his primary arguments. Tertullian's engagement in the art of rhetoric also explains his tendency towards self-contradiction. He argued that human existence began at conception in some treatises and not in others. Tertullian's references to the unborn hence should not be plucked out of context, lest they be misread. Tertullian borrowed, modified, and discarded theories of ensoulment according to their usefulness for individual treatises. So long as a single work was internally consistent, Tertullian was satisfied. He elaborated upon previous Christian traditions and selectively borrowed from ancient embryological theory to prove specific theological and moral points. Tertullian was more influenced by Roman custom than he would perhaps have admitted, since the contrast between pagan and Christian attitudes on abortion was more rhetorical than real.

The Seven Hills (Paperback): Julian Barr The Seven Hills (Paperback)
Julian Barr
R493 Discovery Miles 4 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Tooth and Blade (Paperback): Julian Barr Tooth and Blade (Paperback)
Julian Barr
R437 Discovery Miles 4 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ivory Gate (Paperback): Julian Barr The Ivory Gate (Paperback)
Julian Barr
R557 Discovery Miles 5 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Way Home (Paperback): Julian Barr The Way Home (Paperback)
Julian Barr
R556 Discovery Miles 5 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Indigenous Knowledge Inquiries - A methodologies manual for development programmes and projects (Paperback): Paul Sillitoe,... Indigenous Knowledge Inquiries - A methodologies manual for development programmes and projects (Paperback)
Paul Sillitoe, Peter Dixon, Julian Barr
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R455 Discovery Miles 4 550 Ships in 2 - 4 working days

This manual is for development program managers and project leaders who wish to incorporate an indigenous knowledge element into their work. It offers a continuous spectrum of approaches and tools, from those useful to persons seeking a quick and limited IK component, to those interested in a more long-term and thorough IK investigation.The guidelines acknowledge that the design and management of IK-informed projects involve making decisions about many closely interrelated issues. They take cost, time and scope of objectives as the principal design issues. The methodology also deals with issues of team functioning that critically inform project success. The guidelines make reference to project cycle management in the context of natural resources indigenous knowledge research, and present options for reducing conflicts and more effectively including the views of primary stakeholders.The book draws on key texts that relate to research and participation in development, and interdisciplinary work. It also draws heavily on the authors' experience of projects. Novel topics are covered, such as computer-aided analysis of qualitative data and the use of cross-cultural research staff. The methodology is grounded in anthropological and development research, and attempts to be critically aware of contemporary reflective practice.Whatever your interest in indigenous knowledge you will find this book a fascinating and insightful handbook.

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