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This book counters postmodernist critiques of liberation discourses by drawing on the contributions to hermeneutics made by Paul Ricoeur and Jürgen Habermas. Ultimately, its defense of liberation discourses relies on the concept of transculturation as developed by Fernando Ortiz. A Study of Liberation Discourse extends this concept in the light of contributions to the theory of ideology by such authors as Valentin Volosinov, Michel Pecheux, Terry Eagleton, and Norman Fairclough.
Capoeira originated in early slave culture and is practiced widely today by urban Brazilians and others. At once game, sport, mock combat, and ritualized performance, it involves two players who dance and "battle" within a ring of musicians and singers. Stunning physical performances combine with music and poetry in a form as expressive in movement as it is in word.
This book analyzes the theological method of liberation theologian Enrique Dussel and, by comparing it with the meta-method of Bernard Lonergan, establishes a paradigm for international theological dialogue. The author suggests that Dussel's non-reductionist understanding of liberation and Lonergan's understanding of the subject-as-subject provide a methodological foundation for critical dialogue between Latin American and North American theologians. The methodological maturation of liberation theology rehearsed in this study suggests how the insights of Latin American theology demand the development of an indigenous form of North American theology of liberation.
Introduction origins and reproductions -- Printing feminism -- Locating feminism -- Doing feminism -- Invitations to women's liberation -- Imaging and imagining revolution -- Conclusion feminism redux
Pabongka Rinpoche was one the twentieth century's most charismatic and revered Tibetan lamas, and in Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand we can see why. In this famous twenty-four-day teaching on the lamrim, or stages of the path, Pabongka Rinpoche weaves together lively stories and quotations with frank observations and practical advice to move readers step by step along the journey to buddhahood. When his student Trijang Rinpoche first edited and published these teachings in Tibetan, an instant classic was born. The flavor and immediacy of the original Tibetan are preserved in Michael Richards' fluid and lively translation, which is now substantially revised in this new edition.
Speaking of Freedom analyzes the development of ideas concerning freedom and politics in contemporary French thought from existentialism to deconstruction, in relation to several of the most prominent post-World War II revolutionary struggles and the liberation discourses they inspired.
Reiland, Kathleen Ellen. MA., California State University, December 1998. Emancipatory Discourse: The Rhetoric of Revolutionaries: Mother Tongue, Other Tongue; Multicultural American Literature; Early Feminist Speeches. Major Professors: Dawn Formo, Yuan Yuan. This work examines emancipatory features in a range of discourses, particular feminist and multicultural, and it provides a theoretical and practical rationale for the study of emancipatory discourse within Literature and Writing Studies. The study relies on a definition of emancipatory discourse that is informed by both a theory-based understanding of "otherness" and a praxis-oriented inquiry of discourse that works to "undo" otherness. As such, this definition foregrounds language as a means of seeking liberation from the controlling, even subtly controlling, influences of society for the self. Thus, coming to power through language can be seen in three ways: first, as an extrinsic overthrow or subversion of power; second, as an intrinsic balance of power (i.e. "empowerment"); or finally, as both. Examples of emancipatory discourse are considered on a rough continuum between rebellious, connoting failure, and revolutionary as a rebellion that succeeds in bringing about a change in the status quo. Such a distinction facilitates an argument that discourse which seeks to emancipate but ignores or rejects prevailing ideology falls closer to "rebellious," while discourse which paradoxically borrows "from what it wants to destroy, the very image of what it wants to possess" falls closer to "revolutionary" in that it provokes an "essential break" between old and new ways of thinking (Barthes 87, 18). Together, these precepts provide the basis for surveying feminist and multicultural emancipatory discourses for evidence of this essential break. It is at this rupture that the dialogic paradox of emancipatory discourse can work as a catalyst to bring about a change in the prevailing ideology within society, or even, within the self in relation to society. In seeking equality by illuminating inequalities, authors use the prevailing ideology against itself to expose the inherent contradictions within it as they seek to compel understanding and inspire people to change, one individual at a time. This project's Preface outlines why the ideological struggle of emancipatory discourse is important to Literature and Writing Studies; and, to establish writing as freedom, it utilizes the work of Mikhail Bakhtin, Roland Barthes, Julia Kristeva, Jean Paul Sartre, and Patricia Yeager. Chapter One surveys the discourse of feminist scholars working to undo a sense of otherness, particularly as it pertains to mothers mentoring adolescent girls into a "sexualized society." Chapter Two examines the texts of two multicultural American authors also working to undo a sense of otherness using the trope of "blood" figuratively to deconstruct blood heritage. The Appendix includes a comprehensive example where I use the theoretical findings of my research, particularly identified in Chapter One, to create a praxis-oriented application. Specifically, I provide adolescent girls with rhetorical case studies of the masterful speeches of early feminists who subverted men's words to argue on their own behalf against otherness and for woman's right to vote. For the disenfranchised, alternatives to emancipatory discourse can mean a physical fight, flight, or silence. In viewing writing as a site for the ideological struggle for freedom, the paradox of this discourse can be made relevant to those seeking to liberate themselves from oppressive sociocultural influences. In this way, Literature and Writing Studies might contribute to a broader cross-cultural or interdisciplinary study of power relationships.
This important study examines the cultural turn for women in the Middle East and North Africa, analyzing the ways they have adjusted to and at times defended, socially conservative redefinitions of their roles in society in matters of marriage, work, and public codes of behavior. Whether this cultural turn is an autochthonous response, or an alternative to Western feminism, Islamic Feminism and the Discourse of Post-Liberation: The Cultural Turn in Algeria examines the sources, evolution, contradictions as well as consequences of the Cultural Turn. Focusing on Algeria, but making comparisons with Tunisia and Morocco, it takes an in-depth look at Islamic feminism and studies its functions in the geopolitics of control of Islam. It also explores the knowldge effects of the cultural turn and crucially identifies a critical way of re-orienting feminist thought and practice in the region. This new work from a highly regarded scholar will appeal to researchers, graduates, and undergraduates in North African studies; Middle Eastern studies; sociology, women and gender studies; anthropology; political science; and ethnic and critical race studies.
Liberation Theologies in the United States reveals how the critical use of religion can be utilized to challenge and combat oppression in America. In the nascent United States, religion often functioned as a justifier of oppression. Yet while religious discourse buttressed such oppressive activities as slavery and the destruction of native populations, oppressed communities have also made use of religion to critique and challenge this abuse. As Liberation Theologies in the United States demonstrates, this critical use of religion has often taken the form of liberation theologies, which use primarily Christian principles to address questions of social justice, including racism, poverty, and other types of oppression. Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas and Anthony B. Pinn have brought together a stellar group of liberation theology scholars to provide a synthetic introduction to the historical development, context, theory, and goals of a range of U.S.-born liberation theologies: Black Theology—Anthony B. Pinn Womanist Theology—Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas Latina Theology—Nancy Pineda-Madrid Hispanic/Latino(a) Theology—Benjamín Valentín Asian American Theology—Andrew Sung Park Asian American Feminist Theology—Grace Ji-Sun Kim Native Feminist Theology—Andrea Smith Native American Theology—George (Tink) Tinker Gay and Lesbian Theology—Robert E. Shore-Goss Feminist Theology—Mary McClintock Fulkerson “An extraordinary resource for understanding the vitality of liberation theologies and their relation to social transformation in the changing U.S. context. Written in an accessible and engaged way, this powerful and informative text will inspire beginners and scholars alike. I highly recommend it."—Kwok Pui-lan, author of Postcolonial Imagination and Feminist Theology “A delight to read . . . [and] an exemplary account of the genre of liberation theologies." ―Religious Studies Review