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Winston Churchill famously described the political alliance between
the US and UK as a 'special relationship', but throughout the
cultural history of these two countries there have existed
transatlantic 'special relationships' of another kind - affairs
between British and American citizens who have fallen in love, with
one another but often too with the idea(l) of that other place
across the ocean. From romantic novelist Elinor Glyn in the 1920s
to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle today, this collection examines
some of the history, contemporary manifestations and enduring
appeal of US-UK romance across popular culture. Looking at both
historical and contemporary case-studies, drawn from across film,
television, music, literature, news and politics, this is a timely
intervention into the popular romantic discourse of US-UK
relations, at a critical and transitional moment in the ongoing
viability of the special relationship.
U2's success and significance are due, in large part, to finding
inventive, creative solutions for overcoming obstacles and moving
past conventional boundaries. As it has embraced change and
transformation over and over again, its fans and critics have come
to value and expect this element of U2. These new essays from the
disciplines of organizational communication, music theory, literary
studies, religion, and cultural studies offer perspectives on
several ways U2's dynamic of change has been a constant theme
throughout its career. The eight essays here come from the U2
Conference 2013, which explores the music, work, and influence of
U2, furthering the scholarship on U2.
U2's success and significance are due, in large part, to finding
inventive, creative solutions for overcoming obstacles and moving
past conventional boundaries. As it has embraced change and
transformation over and over again, its fans and critics have come
to value and expect this element of U2. These new essays from the
disciplines of organizational communication, music theory, literary
studies, religion, and cultural studies offer perspectives on
several ways U2's dynamic of change has been a constant theme
throughout its career. The eight essays here come from the U2
Conference 2013, which explores the music, work, and influence of
U2, furthering the scholarship on U2.
The variety and complexity of its traditions make African American
religion one of the most difficult topics in religious studies to
teach to undergraduates. The sheer scope of the material to be
covered is daunting to instructors, many of whom are not experts in
African American religious traditions, but are called upon to
include material on African American religion in courses on
American Religious History or the History of Christianity. Also,
the unfamiliarity of the subject matter to the vast majority of
students makes it difficult to achieve any depth in the brief time
allotted in the survey courses where it is usually first
encountered. The essays in this volume will supply functional,
innovative ways to teach African American religious traditions in a
variety of settings.
Writing Religion: The Case for the Critical Study of Religions is a
collection of outstanding essays on wide-ranging aspects of
religious studies by well-known scholars, delivered as part of the
University of Alabama's annual Aronov Lectures. In 2002, the
University of Alabama's Department of Religious Studies established
the annual Aronov Lecture Series to showcase the works of
nationally recognized scholars of religion capable of reflecting on
issues of wide relevance to scholars from across the humanities and
social sciences. Writing Religion: The Case for the Critical Study
of Religions is an edited collection of essays that highlights
critical contributions from the first ten Aronov lecturers. Section
one of the volume, "Writing Discourses," features essays by
Jonathan Z. Smith, Bruce Lincoln, and Ann Pellegrini that
illustrate how critical study enables the analysis of discourses in
society and history. Section two, "Riting Social Formations,"
includes pieces by Arjun Appad urai, Judith Plaskow, and Nathan
Katz that reference both the power of rites to construct society
and the act of riting as a form of disciplining that both
prescribes and proscribes. The writings of Tomoko Masu zawa,
Amy-Jill Levine, Aaron W. Hughes, and Martin S. Jaffee appear in
section three, "Righting the Discipline." They emphasize the
correction of movements within the academic study of religion.
Steven W. Ramey frames the collection with a thoughtful introduc
tion that explores the genesis, development, and diversity of
critical analysis in the study of religion. An afterword by Russell
McCutcheon reflects on the critical study of religion at the
University of Alabama and rounds out this superb collection. The
mission of the Department of Religious Studies is to "avoid every
ten dency toward confusing the study of religion with the practice
of religion." Instruction about-rather than in-religion is
foundational to the depart ment's larger goal of producing
knowledge of the world and its many practices and systems of
beliefs. Infused with this spirit, these fascinating essays, which
read like good conversations with learned friends, offer sig
nificant examples of each scholar's work. Writing Religion will be
of value to graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and
scholars interested in the study of religion from a critical
perspective.
The variety and complexity of its traditions make African American
religion one of the most difficult topics in religious studies to
teach to undergraduates. The sheer scope of the material to be
covered is daunting to instructors, many of whom are not experts in
African American religious traditions, but are called upon to
include material on African American religion in courses on
American Religious History or the History of Christianity. Also,
the unfamiliarity of the subject matter to the vast majority of
students makes it difficult to achieve any depth in the brief time
allotted in the survey courses where it is usually first
encountered. The essays in this volume will supply functional,
innovative ways to teach African American religious traditions in a
variety of settings.
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