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1	Ambiguity and Ambiguous Identities in Caryl Phillips's Crossing the River Doyle, Susan January 2016 (has links) In the first chapter of Crossing the River (1993), Caryl Phillips depicts the dilemma of a fluid identity for the peoples of the African diaspora and their descendants by using ambiguity to simulate feelings of contradiction, liminality and a double consciousness. The first character, Nash Williams, struggles with his cultural identity as an emancipated, black slave and missionary who is repatriated in Africa to convert the pagans of Liberia. A postcolonial reading of Nash’s hybrid position illustrates his experiences of unhomeliness, of religious doubt and realisation in the shortcomings of mimicry. The second character, Amelia Williams is divided by her dual identity as the wife of a slave owning-slave liberator in antebellum America. Via a contrapuntal reading of Amelia as the antagonist of the tale, her hostile manner supports the suggestion that she sought to control the peculiar situation which was threatening her livelihood, depreciating her social status and debasing her imperialist values. Her proslavery standpoint could not, however, be established unequivocally. Nevertheless, both Amelia and Nash are unmistakably troubled by inner conflicts engendered through slavery and polarised ideologies. African diaspora ambiguity double consciousness unhomeliness mimicry postcolonial contrapuntal imperialist slavery ideologies.
2	Harmonic and Contrapuntal Techniques in the Late Keyboard Works of Cesar Franck Cranford, Dennis R. (Dennis Ray) 05 1900 (has links) This study examines the five late keyboard works of Cesar Franck: the Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue and the Prelude. Aria, and Finale for piano, and the three organ chorales. The study focuses on harmonic and contrapuntal techniques and their interrelationships, placing the discussion in the context of an analysis of the whole piece. The primary goal is to identify the salient characteristics of each piece; a secondary goal is to identify common harmonic and contrapuntal aspects of Franck's style. harmonics contrapuntal techniques
3	A Study of the Fugal Writing of Paul Hindemith Cody, Robert O. (Robert Oswald), 1928- 08 1900 (has links) Paul Hindemith's compositions are, for the most part, contrapuntal; and since the construction of such a traditionally contrapuntal medium as the fugue was brought to such a high degree of musical expression in the fugal writing of J. S. Bach, it is the purpose of this thesis to compare Hindemith's fugal style with the standard set by J. S. Bach. compositional techniques in music fugue music German composers contrapuntal Hindemith, Paul, 1895-1963. Fugue.
4	Romance, Freedom and Despair: Mapping the Continuities and Discontinuities in the Kashmir English Novel Bhat, Javaid Iqbal 08 July 2016 (has links) No description available. Literature Kashmir English Novel Indo Kashmir Novel Anglo Kashmir Novel Early Phase Middle Phase Current Phase Edward Said Contrapuntal Reading
5	Towards my Imaginary Homeland: Contrapuntal Play Creation and the Palestinian Diaspora Haley, Sarah A. 18 July 2022 (has links) In his analysis of modern theatre aesthetics, Hans-Thies Lehmann notes that performance has the ability to "destabilize the spectator's construction of identity and the 'other' " (Lehmann 5). This research project endeavours to test Lehmann's statement by applying it to the hybrid diasporic identity. Through the creation of a postdramatic performance text that focuses on the Palestinian diaspora and what Salman Rushdie refers to the longing for the 'imaginary homeland,' this thesis documents the creation of a performance text inspired by Edward Said's contrapuntal analysis. In the first chapter, I define diaspora and hybridity and I provide the necessary context for my hybrid identity: Palestine and its diaspora. I detail the relationship between postdramatic theatre and identity, and I explore how the hybrid identity can be embodied in performance through an understanding of counterpoint and Said's contrapuntal analysis. In the second chapter, I explain the methods I used to create my performance text and to analyze my research and creative process. Finally, in my third chapter, I articulate the successes and failures of my research process and performance text through a final reflection. Theatre Drama Performance Postdramatic Theatre Diaspora Migration Palestine Palestinian Diaspora Edward Said Counterpoint Contrapuntal Analysis Hybridity Lehmann Rushdie Homeland
6	Data centers and Indigenous sovereignty : Data center materialities, representation and power in Sápmi/northern Sweden Sargsyan, Satenik January 2022 (has links) From “disguised and concealed” (Parks and Starosielski 2015) in nature to more recent, select attempts at “visible, accessible, environmentally friendly” (Holt and Vonderau 2015), data centers are the backbone of the digital infrastructure. Studies of data centers continuously help develop media and communications studies in understanding the role of media infrastructure, representations of imaginaries of the cloud; social, political and economic realities embedded in data, and issues of power, agency and resistance against the backdrop of increased global concerns for the environment and greening practices, built into the discourse of tech companies. This research provides an insight into data centers in S.pmi, in the Arctic and near-Arctic regions in Sweden, from the perspective of Indigenous S.mi communities. Data centers are examined here through their materialities and representations and as industrial sites of politics, power and promise through lived realities of the S.mi people in Sweden. As a result, data centers emerge not only as entities with built-in, inherent dependence on materialities and representations of land, water and air but also as contrapuntal nodes – assemblages perpetually at odds with their built-in power through time: their narratives –neutral connectedness and natural sustainability – at odds with their material infrastructure: detaching and uprooting from land. data center Indigenous Sámi Sami contrapuntal digital infrastructure Sápmi Sapmi Sweden Humanities and the Arts Humaniora och konst Engineering and Technology Teknik och teknologier Social Sciences Samhällsvetenskap
7	Job in dialogue with Edward Said : contrapuntal hermeneutics, pedagogical development, and a new approach to Biblical interpretation Jones Nelson, Alissa D. January 2009 (has links) Biblical interpretation in the contemporary context of globalisation faces a variety of challenges. This thesis addresses the challenges presented to the discipline by the incorporation of poststructuralism, postcolonialism, and liberation theologies, particularly the problem of interpretive ghettoisation and the ethics of contemporary biblical interpretation. It proposes one possible answer to the question of how the field of biblical hermeneutics can move beyond the segregation passively encouraged by subjectivity and self-determination toward the integration of academic and vernacular hermeneutics in the interests of justice for the dominated and the reconstitution of the dominant. This thesis first presents the interpretive theories of Edward W. Said, addresses the major criticisms of his work, and proceeds to discuss the adaptation of his concept of contrapuntal reading to the interpretation of biblical texts. Second, it presents a survey of current work in the field which attempts to overcome the gap between academic and vernacular hermeneutics and critiques these approaches in light of Said’s concepts. Third, it presents the book of Job as an appropriate context in which to explore the possibilities of contrapuntal hermeneutics. This section analyses various academic and vernacular interpretations of the book of Job and places these interpretations in contrapuntal dialogue over the course of three chapters. The first of these chapters explores the possibilities for dialogue between those interpretations that view suffering as a key theme in the book and those that do not; the second chapter explores interpretations of the book of Job and the issue of suffering in various Euro-North American psychological contexts and in various African contexts of HIV/AIDS; and the third chapter juxtaposes academic and vernacular interpretations of the book of Job in various Asian contexts. Finally, the study closes with an argument for pedagogical reform based upon the ethical and interpretive insights of contrapuntal hermeneutics. 230
8	Online Discourses Around Disasters and Migration: Securitized vs Humanizing : A Case Study of Turkey Mumcular Çöplü, Beyza January 2023 (has links) This study explores the discourses related to forced migration in the aftermath of disruptive emergencies through a case study of Turkey. 2 devastating earthquakes hit ten provinces on February 6, 2023, with magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6, and over 50,000 lives were lost In Turkey. 1.7 million refugees were residing in earthquake-affected provinces. The study aims to contribute to the understanding of meaning construction by host community members around refugees in the context of a disruptive emergency, using the Relational Dialectics Theory (RDT 2.0), theory of securitization, and human security to analyze online narratives of the earthquake and refugees. The study adopts a qualitative approach, with a case study design drawing on the method of contrapuntal analysis. This study's findings contribute to understanding the discursive interplay between Securitized Discourse (SD) and Humanizing Discourse (HD) in the aftermath of disruptive emergencies and shed light on the meaning construction by host community members around refugees. Additionally, this study extends the use of Relational Dialectics Theory (RDT 2.0) and the theory of securitization in the analysis of online narratives of crises. The focus of the study is to investigate the different discourses surrounding refugees after disasters, without intending to provide an analysis of the political actions or a moral assessment of the competing discourses. Limitations of the study include the use of online data and a specific platform within a specific time frame. forced migration disaster relational dialectics theory theory of securitization human security online discourses contrapuntal analysis Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
9	OH, HORSE HOCKEY! Anthes, Alex 23 June 2023 (has links) No description available. Aesthetics Behavioral Psychology Cultural Anthropology Developmental Psychology Families and Family Life Folklore Foreign Language Human Remains Individual and Family Studies Judaic Studies Mental Health Religious History Slavic Studies Womens Studies ritual family contrapuntal addiction Polish chair party ephemera shame Alex Anthes gromnica avoidance
10	Governing Through Competency: Race, Pathologization, and the Limits of Mental Health Outreach Tam, Louise 29 November 2012 (has links) This thesis examines how cultural competency operates as a regime of governmentality. Inspired by Foucauldian genealogy, institutional ethnography, and Said’s concept of contrapuntality, this thesis problematizes the seamless production of racialized bodies in relation to mental disorder. I begin by elaborating a theoretical framework for interpreting race and madness as mutually constructed ordering practices. I then analyze what cultural competence produces and sustains in a position paper published by the Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health and Addiction Programs. I argue the Federation dismisses ongoing institutional violence—suggesting it is simply the perception, as opposed to the everyday reality, of discrimination that causes problems such as low educational attainment among youth of colour. To further support this claim, I deconstruct narratives of low self-esteem, maladaptive coping, depression, and denial of mental illness in the community needs assessments of two of the Federation’s member organizations: Hong Fook and Across Boundaries. construction of mental disorder racial governmentality immigrant women minority youth cultural competency cross-cultural mental health Brief Symptom Inventory community needs assessment Postcolonial Studies institutional ethnography Disability Studies race deviance depression self-esteem madness oppression as disease anti-racism health equity antipsychiatry feminist Foucauldian genealogy contrapuntal reading psychiatric survivors multicultural practice technologies of the self social organization of mental health 0631 0453 0703 0339 0385

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