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Networked Feminism tells the story of how activists have used media
to reconfigure what feminist politics and organizing look like in
the United States. Drawing on years spent participating in
grassroots communities and observing viral campaigns, Rosemary
Clark-Parsons argues that feminists engage in a do-it-ourselves
feminism characterized by the use of everyday media technologies.
Faced with an electoral system and a history of collective
organizing that have failed to address complex systems of
oppression, do-it-ourselves feminists do not rely on political
organizations, institutions, or authorities. Instead, they use
digital networks to build movements that reflect their values and
meet the challenges of the current moment, all the while juggling
the advantages and limitations of their media tools. Through its
practitioner-centered approach, this book sheds light on feminist
media activists' shared struggles and best practices at a time when
collective organizing for social justice has become more important
than ever.
Networked Feminism tells the story of how activists have used media
to reconfigure what feminist politics and organizing look like in
the United States. Drawing on years spent participating in
grassroots communities and observing viral campaigns, Rosemary
Clark-Parsons argues that feminists engage in a do-it-ourselves
feminism characterized by the use of everyday media technologies.
Faced with an electoral system and a history of collective
organizing that have failed to address complex systems of
oppression, do-it-ourselves feminists do not rely on political
organizations, institutions, or authorities. Instead, they use
digital networks to build movements that reflect their values and
meet the challenges of the current moment, all the while juggling
the advantages and limitations of their media tools. Through its
practitioner-centered approach, this book sheds light on feminist
media activists' shared struggles and best practices at a time when
collective organizing for social justice has become more important
than ever.
Post-Civil War novelist Marse subverts iconic Catholic imagery in
ironic sub-textual commentary on political ideology. The
prize-winning novelist Juan Marse, born in Barcelona in 1933, is
widely-read not only within Spain but also in translation, for his
often provocative portrayals of life in post-war Barcelona. Clark's
study discusses Marse's engagement with Catholic popular culture,
Spanish National Catholicism and Catalan Catholic Nationalism,
exploring his subversion of iconic imagery as an ironic sub-textual
commentary on political ideology, by which he is able to experiment
with outer reality and inner reconstructions of experience. Dr
Clark shows how religious and profane visions of love are subtly
intertwined, how the tales told by children and the novel form
itself are interrelated, and finally how a variety of biblical
topoi, ranging from the Garden of Eden to the Song of Songs, are
deployed in Marse's fiction. Particular attention is paid to La
oscura historia de la prima Montse, Si te dicen que caand Im genes
y recuerdos. ROSEMARY CLARK lectures in the department of Spanish
and Portuguese, University of Cambridge. El novelista Juan Marse,
nacido en Barcelona en 1933 y ganador de varios premios
internacionales, es un autor muy leido no solamente en Espana sino
tambien en otros paises del mundo, a traves de traducciones, y su
obra se aprecia especialmente por sus descripciones provocativas de
la vida cotidiana en la Barcelona de posguerra. La monografia de
Clark analiza el profundo interes que sentia Marse por la cultura
popular catolica y el nacionalcatolicismo - tanto en su forma
espanola como en su forma catalana. Demuestra que la manera en qrse
utiliza los iconos y las proyeciones visuales del Catolicismo
constituye un comentario ironico y sutil sobre la ideologia
politica de la epoca franquista. Las novelas de Marse -
especialmente La oscura historia de latse, Si te dicen que cai y
Imagenes y recuerdos -- exploran los lindes entre la realidad
objetiva y la reconstruccion sujetiva de aquella realidad en el
mundo de la ficcion.
How does it feel when someone you love develops dementia? How do
you cope with the shock, the stress and the grief? Can you be sure
that you and your family will receive the support you need? In
Telling Tales About Dementia, thirty carers from different
backgrounds and in different circumstances share their experiences
of caring for a parent, partner or friend with dementia. They speak
from the heart about love and loss: 'I still find it hard to
believe that Alzheimer's has happened to us,' writes one
contributor, 'as if we were sent the wrong script.' The stories
told here vividly reflect the tragedy of dementia, the gravity of
loss, and instances of unsatisfactory diagnosis, treatment and
care. But they contain hope and optimism too: clear indications
that the quality of people's lives can be enhanced by sensitive
support services, by improved understanding of the impact of
dementia, by recognising the importance of valuing us all as human
beings, and by embracing and sustaining the connections between us.
This unique collection of personal accounts will be an engaging
read for anyone affected by dementia in a personal or professional
context, including relatives of people with dementia, social
workers, medical practitioners and care staff.
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