Irony In Action
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Irony In Action
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Author : James Fernandez
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2001-06-20
Irony In Action written by James Fernandez and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-06-20 with Literary Criticism categories.
Irony today extends beyond its classification as a figure of speech and is increasingly recognized as one of the major modes of human experience. This idea of irony as an integral force in social life is at the center of this provocative book. The result of a meeting where anthropologists were invited to explore the politics of irony and the moral responsibilities that accompany its recognition, this book is one of the first to lend an anthropological perspective to this contemporary phenomenon. The first group of essays explores the limits to irony's liberating qualities from the constrained use of irony in congressional hearings to its reactive presence amid widening disparities of wealth despite decades of world development. The second section presents irony's more positive dimensions through an array of examples such as the use of irony by Chinese writers and Irish humorists. Framed by the editors' theoretical introduction to the issues posed by irony and responses to the essays by two literary scholars, Irony in Action is a timely contribution in the contemporary reinvention of anthropology.
Therapeutic Action
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Author : Jonathan Lear
language : en
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
Release Date : 2003
Therapeutic Action written by Jonathan Lear and has been published by Other Press, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Psychology categories.
This book argues that, properly understood, irony plays a crucial role in therapeutic action. However, this insight has been difficult to grasp because the concept of irony itself has been distorted, covered over. It is regularly confused with sarcasm; it is often mistakenly assumed that if one is speaking ironically, one must mean the opposite of what one says, that one must be feigning ignorance, that irony and earnestness cannot go together. All of these assumptions are false. So part of the therapeutic action of this book is conceptual therapy: we need to recover a vibrant sense of irony. This book, then, is not merely about the therapeutic action of psychoanalysis; it is an enactment of conceptual therapy. It is thus written as an invitation to clinicians--psychologists, psychoanalysts, psychiatrists--to renew their own engagement with the fundamental concepts of their practice.
The Ironies Of Affirmative Action
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Author : John D. Skrentny
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1996-05-01
The Ironies Of Affirmative Action written by John D. Skrentny and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-05-01 with Social Science categories.
Affirmative action has been fiercely debated for more than a quarter of a century, producing much partisan literature, but little serious scholarship and almost nothing on its cultural and political origins. The Ironies of Affirmative Action is the first book-length, comprehensive, historical account of the development of affirmative action. Analyzing both the resistance from the Right and the support from the Left, Skrentny brings to light the unique moral culture that has shaped the affirmative action debate, allowing for starkly different policies for different citizens. He also shows, through an analysis of historical documents and court rulings, the complex and intriguing political circumstances which gave rise to these controversial policies. By exploring the mystery of how it took less than five years for a color-blind policy to give way to one that explicitly took race into account, Skrentny uncovers and explains surprising ironies: that affirmative action was largely created by white males and initially championed during the Nixon administration; that many civil rights leaders at first avoided advocacy of racial preferences; and that though originally a political taboo, almost no one resisted affirmative action. With its focus on the historical and cultural context of policy elites, The Ironies of Affirmative Action challenges dominant views of policymaking and politics.
Irony In Language And Thought
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Author : Raymond W. Gibbs
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2007
Irony In Language And Thought written by Raymond W. Gibbs and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Irony in Language and Thought assembles an interdisciplinary collection of seminal empirical and theoretical papers on irony in language and thought into one comprehensive book. A much-needed resource in the area of figurative language, this volume centers on a theme from cognitive science - that irony is a fundamental way of thinking about the human experience. The editors lend perspective in the form of opening and closing chapters, which enable readers to see how such works have furthered the field, as well as to inspire present and future scholars. Featured articles focus on the following topics: theories of irony, addressing primarily comprehension of its verbal form context in irony comprehension social functions of irony the development of irony understanding situational irony. Scholars and students in psychology, linguistics, philosophy, literature, anthropology, artificial intelligence, art, and communications will consider this book an excellent resource. It serves as an ideal supplement in courses that present major ideas in language and thought.
Irony And The Modern Theatre
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Author : William Storm
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-05-05
Irony And The Modern Theatre written by William Storm and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-05 with Drama categories.
Irony and theatre share intimate kinships, not only regarding dramatic conflict, dialectic or wittiness, but also scenic structure and the verbal or situational ironies that typically mark theatrical speech and action. Yet irony today, in aesthetic, literary and philosophical contexts especially, is often regarded with skepticism - as ungraspable, or elusive to the point of confounding. Countering this tendency, William Storm advocates a wide-angle view of this master trope, exploring the ironic in major works by playwrights including Chekhov, Pirandello and Brecht, and in notable relation to well-known representative characters in drama from Ibsen's Halvard Solness to Stoppard's Septimus Hodge and Wasserstein's Heidi Holland. To the degree that irony is existential, its presence in the theatre relates directly to the circumstances and the expressiveness of the characters on stage. This study investigates how these key figures enact, embody, represent and personify the ironic in myriad situations in the modern and contemporary theatre.
Irony
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Author : Joana Garmendia
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-03-22
Irony written by Joana Garmendia and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-22 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
An accessible introduction to the pragmatics of irony that presents the main theoretical approaches and central discussions of the analysis of ironic communication.
Literary Devices Irony And Symbolism
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Author : Brenda Rollins
language : en
Publisher: Classroom Complete Press
Release Date : 2013-05-01
Literary Devices Irony And Symbolism written by Brenda Rollins and has been published by Classroom Complete Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-01 with categories.
**This is the chapter slice "Irony and Symbolism" from the full lesson plan "Literary Devices"** Following a basic understanding of reading, Literary Devices explores the language of storytelling with a detailed look at characterization, setting, plot, theme, point of view, foreshadowing and flashback, symbolism, and irony. Definitions of important terms and many opportunities to practice the skills being taught make our resource user-friendly and easy to understand. In addition, the objectives used in this book are structured using Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning to ensure educational appropriateness. You will be able to teach students how to use literary devices to examine the meaning and purpose of different types of literature. Through a mixture of narration and age appropriate learning activities, this book enables students to examine and understand the “building blocks” of all good stories. All of our content meets the Common Core State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.
Varieties Of Skepticism
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Author : James Conant
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2014-04-01
Varieties Of Skepticism written by James Conant and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-01 with Philosophy categories.
This volume brings out the varieties of forms of philosophical skepticism that have continued to preoccupy philosophers for the past of couple of centuries, as well as the specific varieties of philosophical response that these have engendered — above all, in the work of those who have sought to take their cue from Kant, Wittgenstein, or Cavell — and to illuminate how these philosophical approaches are related to and bear upon one another. The philosophers brought together in this volume are united by the thought that a proper appreciation of the depth of the skeptical challenge must reveal it to be deeply disquieting, in the sense that skepticism threatens not just some set of theoretical commitments, but also-and fundamentally-our very sense of self, world, and other. Second, that skepticism is the proper starting point for any serious attempt to make sense of what philosophy is, and to gauge the prospects of philosophical progress.
Uni Wissen An Introduction To The Study Of English And American Literature English Version
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Author : Vera Nünning
language : en
Publisher: Klett Lerntraining bei PONS
Release Date : 2015-02-23
Uni Wissen An Introduction To The Study Of English And American Literature English Version written by Vera Nünning and has been published by Klett Lerntraining bei PONS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-23 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
A compact introduction to the central subject-matter, approaches and research domains - attention is paid primarily to the most important issues and categories of literary studies, to the methodology of poetry, drama, narrative and media analysis, and to the most important elements of English and American literary history. German version: Grundkurs anglistisch-amerikanistische Literaturwissenschaft Print ISBN 9783129390290, epub 9783129391136
Shakespeare As A Dramatic Artist
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Author : Richard Green Moulton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
Shakespeare As A Dramatic Artist written by Richard Green Moulton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with Drama categories.