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As we play, we step away from stark reality to conjure up new
possibilities for the present and our common future. Today, a new
cohort of social activists are using it to create social change and
reinvent democratic social relations. In contrast to work or
routine, play must be free. To the extent that it is, it infuses a
high-octane burst of innovation into any number of organizational
practices and contexts, and invites social actors to participate in
a low-threshold, highly democratic process of collaboration, based
on pleasure and convivial social relations. Despite the contention
that such activities are counterproductive, movements continue to
put the right to party on the table as a part of a larger process
of social change, as humor and pleasure disrupt monotony, while
disarming systems of power. Through this book, Shepard explores
notions of play as a social movement activity, considering some of
the meanings, applications and history of the concept in relation
to social movement groups ranging from Dada and Surrealism to
Situationism, the Yippies to the Young Lords, ACT UP to the Global
Justice, anti-gentrification, community and anti-war movements of
recent years.
As we play, we step away from stark reality to conjure up new
possibilities for the present and our common future. Today, a new
cohort of social activists are using it to create social change and
reinvent democratic social relations. In contrast to work or
routine, play must be free. To the extent that it is, it infuses a
high-octane burst of innovation into any number of organizational
practices and contexts, and invites social actors to participate in
a low-threshold, highly democratic process of collaboration, based
on pleasure and convivial social relations. Despite the contention
that such activities are counterproductive, movements continue to
put the right to party on the table as a part of a larger process
of social change, as humor and pleasure disrupt monotony, while
disarming systems of power. Through this book, Shepard explores
notions of play as a social movement activity, considering some of
the meanings, applications and history of the concept in relation
to social movement groups ranging from Dada and Surrealism to
Situationism, the Yippies to the Young Lords, ACT UP to the Global
Justice, anti-gentrification, community and anti-war movements of
recent years.
Andrology, the science of the physiology, pathology and molecular
biology of male reproduction, is a relatively new specialty that
has become increasingly important with the advent of modern
assisted reproductive techniques (ART). The Atlas of Clinical
Andrology describes both normal and abnormal reproductive
physiology, and summarizes recent research in the fields of
endocrinology, immunoandrology, molecular andrology, and ART.
Focusing on the cutting edge of recent knowledge and advances in
clinical andrology, it incorporates the latest clinical research
findings and makes them accessible to clinicians who need this
essential information for the most effective application of
assisted reproductive techniques.
This atlas summarizes in simple tabulations and elaborate illustrations some of the newest research in the field: male endocrinology, growth factors and wellness, sperm quality and fertility, male reproductive and erectile dysfunction, genetics, andrology and immunoandrology, molecular andrology, mal contraception, and future research directions. Bridging the gap between basic and clinical science, the book covers laboratory techniques and morphological, anatomical, biochemical, immunological, hereditary, and microbiological parameters and their clinical application. Detailed instructions are included so that techniques can be followed accurately.
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