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151	Interrupting History: A critical-reconceptualisation of History curriculum after 'the end of history' Parkes, Robert John Lawrence January 2006 (has links) Contemporary Italian philosopher, Gianni Vattimo (1991), has described ‘the end of history’ as a motif of our times. While neo-liberal conservatives such as Francis Fukuyama (1992) celebrated triumphantly, and perhaps rather prematurely after the fall of the Berlin Wall, ‘the end of history’ in the ‘inevitable’ global acceptance of the ideologies of free market capitalism and liberal democracy, methodological postmodernists (including Barthes, Derrida, Baudrillard, Lyotard, and Foucault), mobilised ‘the end of history’ throughout the later half of the twentieth century as a symbol of a crisis of confidence in the discourse of modernity, and its realist epistemologies. This loss of faith in the adequacy of representation has been seen by many positivist and empiricist historians as a threat to the discipline of history, with its desire to recover and reconstruct ��the truth�� of the past. It is argued by defenders of ‘traditional’ history (from Appleby, Hunt, & Jacob, 1994; R. J. Evans, 1997; Marwick, 2001; and Windschuttle, 1996; to Zagorin, 1999), and some postmodernists (most notably, Jenkins, 1999), that if we accept postmodern social theory, historical research and writing will become untenable. This study re-examines the nature of the alleged ‘threat’ to history posed by postmodernism, and explores the implications of postmodern social theory for History as curriculum. Situated within a broadly-conceived critical-reconceptualist trend in curriculum inquiry, and deploying a form of historically and philosophically oriented ‘deconstructive hermeneutics’, the study explores past attempts to mount, and future possibilities for, a curricular response to the problem of historical representation. The analysis begins with an investigation of ‘end of history’ discourse in contemporary theory. It then proceeds through a critical exploration of the social meliorist changes to, and cultural politics surrounding, the History curriculum in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, from the Bicentennial to the Millennium (1988-2000), a period that marked curriculum as a site of contestation in a series of highly public ‘history wars’ over representations of the nation’s past (Macintyre & Clark, 2003). It concludes with a discussion of the missed opportunities for ‘critical practice’ within the NSW History curriculum. Synthesising insights into the ‘nature of history’ derived from contemporary academic debate, it is argued that what has remained uncontested in the struggle for ‘critical histories’ during the period under study, are the representational practices of history itself. The study closes with an assessment of the (im)possibility of History curriculum after ‘the end of history’. I argue that if History curriculum is to be a critical/transformative enterprise, then it must attend to the problem of historical representation. / PhD Doctorate history curriculum historiography pedagogy curriculum theory poststructuralism postmodernism end of history history theory history deconstruction representation neo-liberalism discourse deconstructive hermeneutics social meliorist cultural politics Bicentennial Millennium New South Wales syllabus history wars critical pedagogy critical practice counter memory historical representation histories critical history public memory collective memory historical imagination indigenous history curriculum reform curriculum history genealogy poststructuralist curriculum theory
152	Improving health communication : an anthropological perspective of health literacy among chronic disease patients van Bronkhorst, Kelly Marie 01 December 2011 (has links) This research examines the relationship between health literacy among End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients and its relevance for communication between patients and providers. The study was conducted among dialysis services providers at the Good Samaritan Dialysis Center and dialysis patients receiving care at the Center. Data collection techniques included individual interviews, surveys, and the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA), which measured the health literacy level of the participants. The results of the study show that a large majority of the patients have "adequate" health literacy, which contradicts the provider's perceptions of the patient's ability to comprehend health information. Provider's perspectives are shaped by their training and work environment. The study suggests that structural barriers and communication issues impede effective patient-provider interactions. This issue is especially serious for those chronic disease patients who have limited self-management skills. / Graduation date: 2012 Chronic Disease Health Literacy Neo-Liberalism Chronically ill -- Psychological aspects Chronically ill -- Social aspects Chronically ill -- Health and hygiene Patient education Physician and patient
153	Ironic Acceptance – Present in Academia Discarded as Oriental: The Case of Iranian Female Graduate Student in Canadian Academia Hojati, Zahra 30 August 2011 (has links) Abstract The purpose of this research is to examine the experiences of first-generation, highly educated Iranian women who came to Canada to pursue further education in a ‘just’, ‘safe’, and ‘peaceful’ place. The research has revealed that these women who were fleeing from an ‘oppressive’ and ‘unjust’ Iranian regime face new challenges and different forms of oppression in Canada. This dissertation examines some of the challenges that these women face at their place of work and/or at graduate school. The research findings are based on narratives of eleven Iranian women who participated in in-depth interviews in the summer of 2008. These women, whose ages range from 26 to 55 and are of diverse marital status, all hold an academic degree from Iran. They were also all enrolled in different graduate schools and diverse disciplines in Ontario universities at the time of the interviews. The research findings indicate that their presence in Canada became more controversial after the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade centers in New York. Historically, the social images imposed on Middle Eastern women derive from the Orientalism that arose following the colonization of the Middle East by Western imperialists. The perpetuation of such images after the 9/11 attack has created a harsh environment for the participants in this research. After 9/11 most immigrants from the Middle East were assumed to be Muslim and Arab, which many North Americans came to equate with being a terrorist. In order to analyze the participants’ voices and experiences, I have adopted a multi-critical theoretical perspective that includes Orientalism, anti-colonialism and integrative anti-racist feminist perspectives, so as to be equipped with the tools necessary to investigate and expose the roots of racism, oppression and discrimination of these marginalized voices. The findings of this research fall under six interrelated themes: adaptation, stereotyping, discrimination, being silenced, strategy of resistance, and belonging to Canadian society/ graduate school. One of the important results of this research is that, regardless of the suffering and pain that the participants feel in Canadian graduate school and society, they prefer to stay in Canada because of the socio-political climate in Iran. Middle Eastern women First generation Iranian immigrant Racialized female graduate students Androcentric Canadian higher education Orientalism Racism stereotyping adaptation discrimination marginalization belonging being silenced Oppression Muslim women 0745 0333 0453 0534
154	"It Doesn't Need to be Industrial Strength": An Analysis of Women's Adoption of a Chemical-Free Lifestyle Vidug, Kristina 23 December 2011 (has links) This thesis seeks to uncover women’s concerns about chemicals in the household, and, more specifically, in cleaning products. The research is based on semi-structured interviews with women who are primarily responsible for household cleaning and who consciously avoid conventional cleaning products. From a sociological standpoint, the topic remains unstudied. The women were critical of greenwashing and the institutions responsible for chemical regulation. Further, the women’s chemical-free lifestyle defied conventional definitions of activism. Sociological theories of risk are used to help understand women’s avoidance of chemicals. It was found that tenets of the precautionary principle were reflected in their reasoning for avoiding chemicals. Recent biomonitoring and body burden studies have influenced women’s knowledge of chemical risk and their decision to avoid them. The thesis demonstrates that risk-management, in this context, has become an individualized pursuit reflective of the neo-liberal ideology informing chemical regulation. / Canadian Institutes of Health Research cleaning products domestic work conventional cleaning products environmental activism sociology of risk risk precautionary principle biomonitoring body burden neo-liberalism chemical regulation green consumerism precautionary consumption inverted quarantine recreancy environmental risks passive activism relational activism risk management New Corporate Environmentalism green capitalism greenwashing feminist methodology reflexivity positionality
155	Ironic Acceptance – Present in Academia Discarded as Oriental: The Case of Iranian Female Graduate Student in Canadian Academia Hojati, Zahra 30 August 2011 (has links) Abstract The purpose of this research is to examine the experiences of first-generation, highly educated Iranian women who came to Canada to pursue further education in a ‘just’, ‘safe’, and ‘peaceful’ place. The research has revealed that these women who were fleeing from an ‘oppressive’ and ‘unjust’ Iranian regime face new challenges and different forms of oppression in Canada. This dissertation examines some of the challenges that these women face at their place of work and/or at graduate school. The research findings are based on narratives of eleven Iranian women who participated in in-depth interviews in the summer of 2008. These women, whose ages range from 26 to 55 and are of diverse marital status, all hold an academic degree from Iran. They were also all enrolled in different graduate schools and diverse disciplines in Ontario universities at the time of the interviews. The research findings indicate that their presence in Canada became more controversial after the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade centers in New York. Historically, the social images imposed on Middle Eastern women derive from the Orientalism that arose following the colonization of the Middle East by Western imperialists. The perpetuation of such images after the 9/11 attack has created a harsh environment for the participants in this research. After 9/11 most immigrants from the Middle East were assumed to be Muslim and Arab, which many North Americans came to equate with being a terrorist. In order to analyze the participants’ voices and experiences, I have adopted a multi-critical theoretical perspective that includes Orientalism, anti-colonialism and integrative anti-racist feminist perspectives, so as to be equipped with the tools necessary to investigate and expose the roots of racism, oppression and discrimination of these marginalized voices. The findings of this research fall under six interrelated themes: adaptation, stereotyping, discrimination, being silenced, strategy of resistance, and belonging to Canadian society/ graduate school. One of the important results of this research is that, regardless of the suffering and pain that the participants feel in Canadian graduate school and society, they prefer to stay in Canada because of the socio-political climate in Iran. Middle Eastern women First generation Iranian immigrant Racialized female graduate students Androcentric Canadian higher education Orientalism Racism stereotyping adaptation discrimination marginalization belonging being silenced Oppression Muslim women 0745 0333 0453 0534
156	Hoher, schneller, weiter… Eine theologisch-ethische Untersuchung der Wettbewerbsordnung deutschsprachiger, neoliberaler Okonomen : Ein Beitrag zu einer menschenwurdigen Arbeitsethik / Higher, faster, further... A theological-ethical research about competition among German-speaking, neo-liberal economists : a contribution to a human work ethic Bachmann-Roth, Andreas 06 1900 (has links) Summaries in German and English / Text in German / Der Wettbewerb ist eine der prägenden Kräfte der Arbeitswelt. Gestaltet wurde die gegenwärtige Wettbewerbsordnung im deutschsprachigen Raum massgeblich von den neoliberalen Ökonomen Alfred Müller-Armack, Walter Eucken und Friedrich August von Hayek. Diese Literaturstudie untersucht die Wettbewerbsordnung dieser drei Ökonomen, deckt ihre ethischen Prämissen auf und diskutiert diese aus theologisch-ethischer Sicht. Im ersten Teil wird der vielschichtige Begriff Neoliberalismus sowie der Wettbewerb wirtschaftsgeschichtlich eingeordnet und die ausgewählten Texte einer wissenschaftlichen Textanalyse unterzogen. Tabellarisch und nach Themen geordnet werden die Thesen der Einzeluntersuchungen zusammengefasst. In fünf Themenbereichen zeigen sich signifikante Überschneidungen bei allen drei Ökonomen. Diese ausgewählten fünf Themenbereiche werden im zweiten Teil theologisch-ethisch diskutiert. Damit theologische Ethik und Ökonomie zu einem konstruktiven Austauschverhältnis gelangen können, wird vorgängig die Reichweite und Grenze einer biblisch-theologischen Arbeitsethik diskutiert. Zudem wird die biblische Perspektive zur Arbeit und zum Wettbewerb eruiert. Abschliessend werden der Kirche wie auch der Wirtschaft Impulse zur Gestaltung einer menschenwürdigen Arbeitsethik gegeben. / Competition is one of the distinctive forces of the working world. Amongst German speaking scholars, the current Wettbewerbsordnung (Engl.: order of competition) was shaped to a great extent by the neo-liberal economists Alfred Müller-Armack, Walter Eucken und Friedrich August von Hayek. This literature study examines the Wettbewerbsordnung of these three economists, uncovers their ethical premises and discusses these from a theological ethical point of view. The first section puts both the complex term ‘Neoliberalism’ and competition into an economic historical context. It also contains a scientific analysis of the chosen texts. The theses of the individually examined texts are summarised in tabular form and classified by subject area. In five areas, all three economists present significant overlap. In the second section, these chosen five areas are discussed from a theological ethical perspective. In order to enable a constructive exchange between theological ethics and economics, the analysis of the abovementioned five areas is preceded by a discussion of the scope and limits of a biblical theological work ethic. Further, this Master thesis traces the biblical perspective on work and competition. In conclusion, ideas are suggested both for the church and the economy on how to create a humane work ethic. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M. Th. (Theological Ethics) Alfred Muller-Armack Arbeitsethik Friedrich August von Hayek Neoliberalismus Okonomie Ordoliberalismus Soziale Marktwirtschaft Walter Eucken Wettbewerbsordnung Economy Neo-liberalism Ordo-liberalism Social market economy Working ethics 201.730943 Neoliberalism -- Germany Competition -- Germany Social ethics -- Germany Germany -- Social conditions Christianity and politics Socialism and Christianity -- Germany Socialism and Christianity -- Germany Work ethics -- Germany
157	Can NGOs cultivate supportive conditions for social democratic development? : the case of a research and development NGO in Western Uganda King, Sophie January 2013 (has links) There is an emergent consensus that the ‘poverty reduction through good governance’ agenda has failed to meet expectations. The capacity of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to cultivate the political economies and state-society synergies that might be supportive of more pro-poor development trajectories is contested. Advocates of inclusive liberalism identify increased political space for NGOs focused on popular empowerment and policy influence within the participatory spaces created by the good governance agenda. More radical critiques cast NGOs as apolitical brokers of neo-liberal development resources which distract from or are disinterested in more fundamental questions of redistribution. This thesis explores the potential for Ugandan NGOs to cultivate supportive conditions for a more redistributive development process amidst a semi-authoritarian, patronage-based, political regime and within a predominantly agrarian economy, using the lens of a single case study organisation situated in the Western region of the country. The findings suggest Ugandan NGOs should move beyond strategies associated with inclusive liberal governance towards a closer engagement with the politics and political economy of progressive change. Micro-enterprise and economic associational development emerge as more effective enhancers of political capabilities among the poor than strategies aimed solely at promoting inclusive liberal participation because they can tackle the socio-economic power relations that curb political agency in such contexts, and begin to undermine patronage-politics. In contrast, strategies for enhanced inclusive liberal participation engage with the formal de jure rules of the game in ways that either sidestep or re-enforce the de-facto patronage-based political system and fail to tackle the power relations that perpetuate ineffective forms of governance. Creating new cross-class deliberative spaces which engage with grass roots perspectives, can facilitate the emergence of new ways of thinking that promote a more pro-poor orientation among development stakeholders. Triangulation of qualitative primary data and relevant literature leads to the overarching conclusion that NGOs operating in such contexts are more likely to enhance the political capabilities of disadvantaged groups by adhering to a principle of self-determination. This focuses energy and resources on non-directive facilitative support to disadvantaged groups. This enables them to a) make socio-economic progress; b) become (better) organised; c) develop the necessary skills and knowledge to advance their interests; and d) cultivate opportunities for direct engagement with power holders and decision-makers. This approach requires a high level of what the thesis terms ‘NGO political capacity’ and a far more open-ended and programmatic approach to the provision of development aid than currently prevails. 361.7
158	Hur görs jämställdhet i Sverige? : En analys av den svenska jämställdhetspolitiken mellan 2014 och 2019 utifrån ett postkolonialt feministiskt perspektiv / How is gender equality made in Sweden? : A postcolonial feministic perspective on Swedish Gender Equality politics between 2014 and 2019 Lind, Jasmin Doreen January 2020 (has links) The starting point of this thesis is that gender equality should be studied as an empirical field. After the Swedish general election in 2014 the newly formed government proclaimed itself to be the world’s first feminist government. This study aims to examine how gender equality is made and filled with meaning by this feminist government since 2014 and to analyse the results by making use of postcolonial feminist theory and relevant research. Carol Bacchis analytical strategy, “What´s the problem represented to be?” is used as the study’s methodological framework. This approach to critical policy analysis focuses on how governing takes place through problematizations within policy. The results of the study show that gender equality is made by problematizing a lack of regulation, a lack of knowledge, a lack of collaboration, wrongful designation, a lack of attention for certain groups as well as a lack of Swedish strategy. One of the most significant results drawn from the analyses confirms previous research findings that neoliberalism as well as ethnocentric discourses dominate this field of policy. This leads to the conclusions that Swedish Gender Equality Politics, through to its fragmentation is emptied of a specific content and direction as well as that Swedishness and Norms of Honor are created in an asymmetric-diametrically relationship. critical policy analyses feminist government gender equality Gender Equality Politics Postcolonial Feminist Theory neo-liberalism Norms of Honor Swedishness What´s the problem represented to be? WPR kritisk policyanalys feministisk regering jämställdhet jämställdhetspolitik postkolonial teori postkolonial feministisk teori nyliberalism hedersnormer svenskhet What´s the problem represented to be? WPR Political Science Statsvetenskap
159	Ensamma tillsammans : En analys av ensamhet, alienation och gemenskap i Ajvide Lindqvists romaner: Rörelsen och Verkligheten. / Lonely Together : An Analysis Of Loneliness, Alienation, And Fellowship In Ajvide Lindqvists Novels: Rörelsen And Verkligheten. Jörgensen, Eloise January 2024 (has links) I denna uppsats ämnar jag undersöka hur ensamhet och alienation framställs i två av John Ajvide Lindqvists romaner: Rörelsen (2016) och Verkligheten (2022). Analysen kommer att genomföras med hjälp av tre samhällsfilosofiska begrepp: kollektivism, folkhem och individualism. Fokus ligger på att utforska hur ensamhet och alienation samverkar med de samhälleliga kontexter som presenteras i vardera verk. Eftersom Rörelsen utspelar sig 1985 och Verkligheten omkring 2022, utgör den tidsmässiga diskrepansen ett underlag för stora delar av analysen. Detta fördjupas och konceptualiseras mot bakgrund av 1980-talets liberala individualism och den rådande norm som den idag gett upphov till. Analysen följer berättelserna kronologiskt och fokuserar på huvudkaraktärerna och deras känslor kring att leva i samhällen som till övervägande del drivs av framgång och egocentrism. Jag undersöker hur detta formar dem som sociala varelser, men också hur deras brist på gemenskap får patologiska konsekvenser. Sammanfattningsvis drar jag slutsatsen att Ajvide Lindqvists romaner skildrar ensamhet och alienation som tätt sammankopplade med den politiska kontext som förekommer i vardera roman. Samt att denna kontext grundar sig på den politik som kan antas vara framträdande för respektive samtider och således också är en gestaltning av den verklighet vi levde/lever i. John Ajvide Lindqvist Rörelsen Verkligheten Collectivism Folkhem Individualism Loneliness Alienation Social depiction The 80's Neo liberalism Our contemporary Social media John Ajvide Lindqvist Rörelsen Verkligheten Kollektivism Folkhem Individualism Ensamhet alienation Samhällsskildring 80-talet Nyliberalism Samtid Sociala Medier Humanities and the Arts Humaniora och konst General Literature Studies Litteraturvetenskap
160	The Rebellious Mirror,Before and after 1984:Community-based theatre in Aotearoa Maunder, Paul Allan January 2010 (has links) In this thesis I outline the contribution Community-based theatre has made to New Zealand theatre. This involves a defining of theatre production as a material practice. Community-based theatre was a tendency from the 1930s, a promise of the left theatre movement and, I argue, was being searched for as a form of practice by the avant-garde, experimental practitioners of the 1970s. At the same time, early Māori theatre began as a Community-based practice before moving into the mainstream. With the arrival of neo-liberalism to Aotearoa in 1984, community groups and Community-based theatre could become official providers within the political system. This led to a flowering of practices, which I describe, together with the tensions that arise from being a part of that system. However, neo-liberalism introduced managerial practices into state contracting and patronage policy, which effectively denied this flowering the sustenance deserved. At the same time, these policies commodified mainstream theatre production. In conclusion, I argue that in the current situation of global crisis, Community-based theatre practice has a continuing role to play in giving voice to the multitude and by being a practice of the Common. community theatre Community-based theatre New Zealand theatre history Maori Theatre history Amamus Theatre Action Town and Country Players Te Ika a Maui Maranga Mai Taki Rua Theatre of the Eighth Day Community Arts Popular Theatre Neo-liberalism Creative Industries Te Rakau Hua O Te Wao Tapu Pou Mahi a Iwi-Cultural Work Centre Tokelau Theatre Massive Theatre Company A Different Light Talking House The Travelling Tuatara Eko Queen Elizabeth 11 Arts Council of NZ Creative NZ arts funding policy Jerzy Grotowsk Augusto Boal Jim Moriarty Paul Maunder Brian Potiki Jill Walker Rowley Habib Sam Scott Tony McCaffrey Elizabeth O'Connor Simon O'Connor David O'Donnell Heather Timms Justine Simei-Barton Clare Adams NCEA drama postmarxism Murray Edmond Peter Falkenberg Free Theatre

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