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An interpretation of human rights that centers on the
rhetorical-and religious-power of testimony. Jeremy Bentham
described the idea of human rights as "rhetorical nonsense." In
Reimagining Human Rights, William O'Neill shows that the rhetorical
aspect of human rights is in fact crucial. By examining how victims
and their advocates embrace the rhetoric of human rights to tell
their stories, he presents an interpretation of human rights "from
below," showing what victims of atrocity and advocates do with
rights. Drawing on African writings that center around victims'
stories-including Desmond Tutu's on the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission-and modern Roman Catholic social teaching, O'Neill
reconciles the false dichotomy between the individualistic
perspective of the human rights theories of Immanuel Kant, Jurgen
Habermas, and John Rawls and local or ethnocentric conceptions of
the common good in Alasdair MacIntyre and Richard Rorty. He shows
that the testimony of victims leads us to a new conception of the
common good, based on rights as narrative grammar-that is, rights
are not only a grammar of dissent against atrocity but let new
stories be told. O'Neill shows how the rhetoric of human rights can
dismantle old narratives of power and advance new ones,
reconstructing victim's claims, often in a religious key, along the
way. He then applies this new approach to three areas: race and
mass incarceration in the United States, the politics of
immigration and refugee policy, and ecological responsibility and
our duties to the next generation.
Within the so-called seduction community, the ability to meet and
attract women is understood as a skill which heterosexual men can
cultivate through practical training and personal development.
Though it has been an object of media speculation - and frequent
sensationalism - for over a decade, this cultural formation remains
poorly understood. In the first book-length study of the industry,
Rachel O'Neill takes us into the world of seduction seminars,
training events, instructional guidebooks and video tutorials.
Pushing past established understandings of 'pickup artists' as
pathetic, pathological or perverse, she examines what makes
seduction so compelling for those drawn to participate in this
sphere. Seduction vividly portrays how the twin rationalities of
neoliberalism and postfeminism are reorganising contemporary
intimate life, as labour-intensive and profit-orientated modes of
sociality consume other forms of being and relating. It is
essential reading for students and scholars of gender, sexuality,
sociology and cultural studies, as well as anyone who wants to
understand the seduction industry's overarching logics and internal
workings.
Within the so-called seduction community, the ability to meet and
attract women is understood as a skill which heterosexual men can
cultivate through practical training and personal development.
Though it has been an object of media speculation - and frequent
sensationalism - for over a decade, this cultural formation remains
poorly understood. In the first book-length study of the industry,
Rachel O'Neill takes us into the world of seduction seminars,
training events, instructional guidebooks and video tutorials.
Pushing past established understandings of 'pickup artists' as
pathetic, pathological or perverse, she examines what makes
seduction so compelling for those drawn to participate in this
sphere. Seduction vividly portrays how the twin rationalities of
neoliberalism and postfeminism are reorganising contemporary
intimate life, as labour-intensive and profit-orientated modes of
sociality consume other forms of being and relating. It is
essential reading for students and scholars of gender, sexuality,
sociology and cultural studies, as well as anyone who wants to
understand the seduction industry's overarching logics and internal
workings.
An interpretation of human rights that centers on the
rhetorical-and religious-power of testimony. Jeremy Bentham
described the idea of human rights as "rhetorical nonsense." In
Reimagining Human Rights, William O'Neill shows that the rhetorical
aspect of human rights is in fact crucial. By examining how victims
and their advocates embrace the rhetoric of human rights to tell
their stories, he presents an interpretation of human rights "from
below," showing what victims of atrocity and advocates do with
rights. Drawing on African writings that center around victims'
stories-including Desmond Tutu's on the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission-and modern Roman Catholic social teaching, O'Neill
reconciles the false dichotomy between the individualistic
perspective of the human rights theories of Immanuel Kant, Jurgen
Habermas, and John Rawls and local or ethnocentric conceptions of
the common good in Alasdair MacIntyre and Richard Rorty. He shows
that the testimony of victims leads us to a new conception of the
common good, based on rights as narrative grammar-that is, rights
are not only a grammar of dissent against atrocity but let new
stories be told. O'Neill shows how the rhetoric of human rights can
dismantle old narratives of power and advance new ones,
reconstructing victim's claims, often in a religious key, along the
way. He then applies this new approach to three areas: race and
mass incarceration in the United States, the politics of
immigration and refugee policy, and ecological responsibility and
our duties to the next generation.
As a lieutenant in the Eighty-Second Airborne Division, Franco
Chevalier routinely led men into combat. Now Franco is back in New
Orleans, working as a security manager at his uncle's club and
struggling to adapt to civilian life. But civilian life is about to
look a lot like military life. While hosting a private party for a
US senator, Franco watches helplessly as his charge is gunned down
by professional assassins. Franco joins forces with Jack, an old
army buddy turned private detective, to bring the killers to
justice. An overseas manhunt reveals that their suspects have ties
to a banking syndicate allied with the Iranian Quds Force ... and
they won't go down without a fight. Slave to the Lender takes you
from the New Orleans club scene to the dangerous world of
international finance, where bankers vie to control predatory loans
to developing oil-rich nations. Mark R. O'Neill was born and raised
in Helena, Montana. After studying at Montana State University, he
served as an army intelligence officer in Honduras and South Korea.
He became a reserve officer and has since deployed to Iraq and
worked as a contractor in Afghanistan. Currently, Mark blogs on his
website dogwarddown.net.
Of the over 33 million refugees and internally displaced people in
the world today, a disproportionate percentage are found in Africa.
Most have been driven from their homes by armed strife, displacing
people into settings that fail to meet standards for even basic
human dignity. Protection of the human rights of these people is
highly uncertain and unpredictable. Many refugee service agencies
agree advocacy on behalf of the displaced is a key aspect of their
task. But those working in the field are so pressed by urgent
crises that they can rarely analyze the requirements of advocacy
systematically. Yet advocacy must go beyond international law to
human rights as an ethical standard to prevent displaced people
from falling through the cracks of our conflicted world."Refugee
Rights: Ethics, Advocacy, and Africa" draws upon David Hollenbach,
SJ's work as founder and director of the Center for Human Rights
and International Justice at Boston College to provide an
analytical framework for vigorous advocacy on behalf of refugees
and internally displaced people. Representing both religious and
secular perspectives, the contributors are scholars, practitioners,
and refugee advocates - all of whom have spent time 'on the ground'
in Africa. The book begins with the poignant narrative of Abebe
Feyissa, an Ethiopian refugee who has spent over fifteen years in a
refugee camp from hell. Other chapters identify the social and
political conditions integral to the plight of refugees and
displaced persons. Topics discussed include the fundamental right
to freedom of movement, gender roles and the rights of women, the
effects of war, and the importance of reconstruction and
reintegration following armed conflict.The book concludes with
suggestions of how humanitarian groups and international
organizations can help mitigate the problem of forced displacement
and enforce the belief that all displaced people have the right to
be treated as their human dignity demands. "Refugee Rights" offers
an important analytical resource for advocates and students of
human rights. It will be of particular value to practitioners
working in the field.
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