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A Room of One's Own is a very clear example of how creative
thinkers connect and present things in novel ways. Based on the
text of a talk given by Virginia Woolf at an all-female Cambridge
college, Room considers the subject of 'women and fiction.' Woolf's
approach is to ask why, in the early 20th century, literary history
presented so few examples of canonically 'great' women writers. The
common prejudices of the time suggested this was caused by (and
proof of) women's creative and intellectual inferiority to men.
Woolf argued instead that it was to do with a very simple fact:
across the centuries, male-dominated society had systematically
prevented women from having the educational opportunities, private
spaces and economic independence to produce great art. At a time
when 'art' was commonly considered to be a province of the mind
that had no relation to economic circumstances, this was a novel
proposal. More novel, though, was Woolf's manner of arguing and
proving her contentions: through a fictional account of the limits
placed on even the most privileged women in everyday existence. An
impressive early example of cultural materialism, A Room of One's
Own is an exemplary encapsulation of creative thinking.
This book explores the application of concepts of fiduciary duty or
public trust in responding to the policy and governance challenges
posed by policy problems that extend over multiple terms of
government or even, as in the case of climate change, human
generations. The volume brings together a range of perspectives
including leading international thinkers on questions of fiduciary
duty and public trust, Australia's most prominent judicial advocate
for the application of fiduciary duty, top law scholars from
several major universities, expert commentary from an influential
climate policy think-tank and the views of long-serving highly
respected past and present parliamentarians. The book presents a
detailed examination of the nature and extent of fiduciary duty,
looking at the example of Australia and having regard to
developments in comparable jurisdictions. It identifies principles
that could improve the accountability of political actors for their
responses to major problems that may extend over multiple electoral
cycles.
This book explores the application of concepts of fiduciary duty or
public trust in responding to the policy and governance challenges
posed by policy problems that extend over multiple terms of
government or even, as in the case of climate change, human
generations. The volume brings together a range of perspectives
including leading international thinkers on questions of fiduciary
duty and public trust, Australia's most prominent judicial advocate
for the application of fiduciary duty, top law scholars from
several major universities, expert commentary from an influential
climate policy think-tank and the views of long-serving highly
respected past and present parliamentarians. The book presents a
detailed examination of the nature and extent of fiduciary duty,
looking at the example of Australia and having regard to
developments in comparable jurisdictions. It identifies principles
that could improve the accountability of political actors for their
responses to major problems that may extend over multiple electoral
cycles.
EG Council Tax Handbook is a timely publication. The text is easy
to understand and very comprehensive. This volume helps to define
the council tax in various contexts.
Jacques Derrida's Structure, Sign, and Play is one of the most
controversial and influential philosophical texts of the 20th
century. Delivered at a conference on structuralism at Johns
Hopkins, the lecture took aim at the critical and philosophical
fashions of the time and radically proposing a world in which
meaning cannot be pinned down or traced to an origin, but instead
is continuously shifting, fleeting, and open to play. Hailed by
many as a watershed in philosophy and literary theory, Derrida's
lecture has shaped both disciplines. At once dense, brilliant, and
humorous, it is a crucial read for anyone interested in questioning
our natural assumptions about meaning in the world.
Michel Foucault's 1969 essay "What is an Author?" sidesteps the
stormy arguments surrounding "intentional fallacy" and the "death
of the author," offering an entirely different way of looking at
texts. Foucault points out that all texts are written but not all
are discussed as having "authors". So what is special about
"authored" texts? And what makes an "author" different to other
kinds of text-producers? From its deceptively simple titular
question, Foucault's essay offers a complex argument for viewing
authors and their texts as objects. A challenging,
thought-provoking piece, it is one of the most influential literary
essays of the twentieth century.
EG Council Tax Handbook is a timely publication. The text is easy
to understand and very comprehensive. This volume helps to define
the council tax in various contexts.
Judith Butler's Gender Trouble is a perfect example of creative
thinking. The book redefines feminism's struggle against patriarchy
as part of a much broader issue: the damaging effects of all our
assumptions about gender and identity. Looking at the factionalism
of contemporary (1980s) feminism, Butler saw a movement split by
identity politics. Riven by arguments over what it meant to be a
women, over sexuality, and over class and race, feminism was
falling prey to internal problems of identity, and was failing to
move towards broader solidarity with other liberation movements
such as LGBT. Butler turned these issues on their head by
questioning the basis that supposedly fundamental and fixed
identities such as 'masculine/feminine' or 'straight/gay' actually
have. Tracing these binary definitions back to the binary nature of
human anatomy ('male/female'), she argues that there is no
necessary link between our anatomies and our identities. Subjecting
a wide range of evidence from philosophy, cultural theory,
anthropology, psychology and anthropology to a renewed search for
meaning, Butler shows both that sex (biology) and gender (identity)
are separate, and that even biological sex is not simplistically
either/or male/female. Separating our biology from identity then
allows her to argue that, while categories such as
'masculine/feminine/straight/gay' are real, they are not necessary;
rather, they are the product of society's assumptions, and the
constant reproduction of those assumptions by everyone around us.
That opens up some small hope for change: a hope that - 25 years
after Gender Trouble's publication - is having a huge impact on
societies and politics across the world.
A Room of One's Own is a very clear example of how creative thinkers connect and present things in novel ways.
Based on the text of a talk given by Virginia Woolf at an all-female Cambridge college, Room considers the subject of 'women and fiction.' Woolf’s approach is to ask why, in the early 20th century, literary history presented so few examples of canonically 'great' women writers. The common prejudices of the time suggested this was caused by (and proof of) women's creative and intellectual inferiority to men. Woolf argued instead that it was to do with a very simple fact: across the centuries, male-dominated society had systematically prevented women from having the educational opportunities, private spaces and economic independence to produce great art. At a time when 'art' was commonly considered to be a province of the mind that had no relation to economic circumstances, this was a novel proposal. More novel, though, was Woolf's manner of arguing and proving her contentions: through a fictional account of the limits placed on even the most privileged women in everyday existence. An impressive early example of cultural materialism, A Room of One's Own is an exemplary encapsulation of creative thinking.
Judith Butler's Gender Trouble is a perfect example of creative thinking. The book redefines feminism's struggle against patriarchy as part of a much broader issue: the damaging effects of all our assumptions about gender and identity.
Looking at the factionalism of contemporary (1980s) feminism, Butler saw a movement split by identity politics. Riven by arguments over what it meant to be a women, over sexuality, and over class and race, feminism was falling prey to internal problems of identity, and was failing to move towards broader solidarity with other liberation movements such as LGBT.
Butler turned these issues on their head by questioning the basis that supposedly fundamental and fixed identities such as 'masculine/feminine' or 'straight/gay' actually have. Tracing these binary definitions back to the binary nature of human anatomy ('male/female'), she argues that there is no necessary link between our anatomies and our identities. Subjecting a wide range of evidence from philosophy, cultural theory, anthropology, psychology and anthropology to a renewed search for meaning, Butler shows both that sex (biology) and gender (identity) are separate, and that even biological sex is not simplistically either/or male/female. Separating our biology from identity then allows her to argue that, while categories such as 'masculine/feminine/straight/gay' are real, they are not necessary; rather, they are the product of society's assumptions, and the constant reproduction of those assumptions by everyone around us. That opens up some small hope for change: a hope that – 25 years after Gender Trouble's publication – is having a huge impact on societies and politics across the world.
This book is a magical collection of seven bedtime stories for 6 to
9 year olds -- one story for each night of the week, each featuring
one of the seven colours of the rainbow. The stories are all new,
yet have a timeless, dreamy quality to them, which is perfect for
sleepy night-time reading. The seven stories form a harmonious
circle: the first story features a small girl wearing a dress as
white as the stars, who discovers a casket of jewels in a forest of
blue trees. In the last story, a pink butterfly flutters from an
old woman's garden to a hut in the woods, where a girl in a white
dress sleeps. In between are a host of other wonderful characters,
including a red bird whose song inspires dreams, a boy with a
golden flower, an astrologer who paints stars from his purple
tower, fish that transport raindrop-jewels to an underwater sea
cave, and a mother and baby possum who discover a mysterious green
sanctuary. Parents and children alike will delight in the vivid
imagery in these enchanting tales, which lead the imagination from
the clear outlines of the waking world into the elusive realm of
dreams.
Michel Foucault's 1969 essay "What is an Author?" sidesteps the
stormy arguments surrounding "intentional fallacy" and the "death
of the author," offering an entirely different way of looking at
texts. Foucault points out that all texts are written but not all
are discussed as having "authors". So what is special about
"authored" texts? And what makes an "author" different to other
kinds of text-producers? From its deceptively simple titular
question, Foucault's essay offers a complex argument for viewing
authors and their texts as objects. A challenging,
thought-provoking piece, it is one of the most influential literary
essays of the twentieth century.
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Jacques Derrida's Structure, Sign, and Play is one of the most
controversial and influential philosophical texts of the 20th
century. Delivered at a conference on structuralism at Johns
Hopkins, the lecture took aim at the critical and philosophical
fashions of the time and radically proposing a world in which
meaning cannot be pinned down or traced to an origin, but instead
is continuously shifting, fleeting, and open to play. Hailed by
many as a watershed in philosophy and literary theory, Derrida's
lecture has shaped both disciplines. At once dense, brilliant, and
humorous, it is a crucial read for anyone interested in questioning
our natural assumptions about meaning in the world.
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