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Talking Leadership presents a though-provoking look at differences
and commonalities in the lives and leadership approaches of some of
today's outstanding women in areas ranging from philanthropy to
politics, and from business to academia. Regardless of their
backgrounds and areas of expertise, these women are committed to
social change--change that includes improving women's lives and
options. Well beyond personal details and entertaining
anecdotes, these conversations capture a variety of fascinating
experiences and insights reflecting what it is like to be a woman
and a major leader in America at the close of the twentieth
century. Many of these women hold positions in which womanhood sets
them apart--not infrequently in uncomfortable ways. Talking
Leadership gives testimony not only to how far women have come, but
also how far they still have to go to claim their places as
leaders.Â
"Are you fearful for our future? Read Leading the Way and be
inspired. The twenty-one activists you meet in this book are
perfectly attuned to the sense of responsibility and complex
consciousness required to be an ethical citizen today." -Jennifer
Baumgardner and Amy Richards, authors of Manifesta: Young Women,
Feminism, and the Future "Trigg's collection provides rich evidence
that feminist praxis is alive and well among a new generation of
feminists." -Nancy A. Naples, author of Feminism and Method:
Ethnography, Discourse, and Activist Research Leading the Way is a
collection of personal essays written by twenty-one young, hopeful
American women who describe their work, activism, leadership, and
efforts to change the world. It responds to critical portrayals of
this generation of "twenty-somethings" as being disengaged and
apathetic about politics, social problems, and civic causes.
Bringing together graduates of a women's leadership certificate
program at Rutgers University's Institute for Women's Leadership,
these essays provide a contrasting picture to assumptions about the
current death of feminism, the rise of selfishness and
individualism, and the disaffected Millennium Generation.
Reflecting on a critical juncture in their lives-the years during
college and the beginning of careers or graduate studies-the
contributors' voices demonstrate the ways that diverse, young,
educated women in the United States are embodying and formulating
new models of leadership, at the same time as they are finding
their own professional paths, ways of being, and places in the
world. They reflect on controversial issues such as gay marriage,
gender, racial profiling, war, immigration, poverty, urban
education, and health care reform in a post-9/11 era. Leading the
Way introduces readers to young women who are being prepared and
empowered to assume leadership roles with men in all public arenas,
and to accept equal responsibility for making positive social
change in the twenty-first century. Mary K. Trigg is an associate
professor in the department of women's and gender studies and
director of leadership programs and research at the Institute for
Women's Leadership, Rutgers University.
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Altere
Deutsche Literatur, Mediavistik, Note: 1,3,
Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg (Germanistisches Seminar),
Veranstaltung: Hauptseminar: Heinrich von Veldeke: Eneasroman,
Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Heinrich von Veldeke, einer der
herausragenden volkssprachigen Dichter der mittelhochdeutschen
Literaturzeit, wird in der Forschung als Begrunder des neuen
hofischen Romans genannt. Diese Bezeichnung verdient er dank seinem
Eneasroman" (um 1190 fertig gestellt), da er der erste Dichter ist,
der das antike Epos dem hofischen Publikum in deutscher Sprache
prasentiert. Veldekes Eneasroman" ist keine wortliche Ubersetzung
von Vergils Aeneis," sondern eine bearbeitete Wiedergabe des
altfranzosischen Roman d'Eneas" (um 1160 entstanden), der
seinerseits auf Vergil zuruckweist. Obwohl die Fabel und die
wesentlichen Etappen der romischen Eposhandlung in die
mittelalterliche Romane ubernommen worden sind, unterscheiden sie
sich vom antiken Werk sowohl in stilistischer, als auch in
inhaltlicher Sicht. Die Akzente werden verschoben und die
Charaktere umgestaltet. Die Macht der Gotter, die das Leben der
Protagonisten in Vergils Aeneis" lenken, wird abgeschwacht, die
Unterweltfahrt des Trojaners wird gekurzt und stark verandert, die
Liebesgeschichte zwischen Lavinia und Eneas wird ins Werk
eingefuhrt. Alle drei Autoren folgen dem Geist ihrer Zeit und
wollen mit ihren Werken das Publikum sowohl erfreuen, als auch
erziehen. Im Unterschied zu der antiken Vorlage, wird in den
mittelalterlichen Adaptionen mehr Akzent auf die Minnehandlungen
gelegt. Die Macht der Minne wird am Beispiel der Dido- und
Lavinia-Geschichte gezeigt, indem ihre Wirkung auf das Denken,
Handeln und insgesamt auf das Leben der Personen explizit betont
wird. Liebe ist in den Romanen der Dichter des 12. Jahrhunderts
eine treibende Kraft, die das Dasein der Protagonisten bestimmt. In
der vorliegenden Arbeit soll am Beispiel der Darstellung de
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