The Distorting Mirror
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The Distorting Mirror
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Author : Laikwan Pang
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2007-10-31
The Distorting Mirror written by Laikwan Pang and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-31 with History categories.
The Distorting Mirror analyzes the multiple and complex ways in which urban Chinese subjects saw themselves interacting with the new visual culture that emerged during the turbulent period between the 1880s and the 1930s. The media and visual forms examined include lithography, photography, advertising, film, and theatrical performances. Urbanites actively engaged with and enjoyed this visual culture, which was largely driven by the subjective desire for the empty promises of modernity—promises comprised of such abstract and fleeting concepts as new, exciting, and fashionable. Detailing and analyzing the trajectories of development of various visual representations, Laikwan Pang emphasizes their interactions. In doing so, she demonstrates that visual modernity was not only a combination of independent cultural phenomena, but also a partially coherent sociocultural discourse whose influences were seen in different and collective parts of the culture. The work begins with an overall historical account and theorization of a new lithographic pictorial culture developing at the end of the nineteenth century and an examination of modernity’s obsession with the investigation of the real. Subsequent chapters treat the fascination with the image of the female body in the new visual culture; entertainment venues in which this culture unfolded and was performed; how urbanites came to terms with and interacted with the new reality; and the production and reception of images, the dynamics between these two being a theme explored throughout the book. Modernity, as the author shows, can be seen as spectacle. At the same time, she demonstrates that, although the excessiveness of this spectacle captivated the modern subject, it did not completely overwhelm or immobilize those who engaged with it. After all, she argues, they participated in and performed with this ephemeral visual culture in an attempt to come to terms with their own new, modern self.
Distorting Mirrors
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Author : Susanna Barrows
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Distorting Mirrors written by Susanna Barrows and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Collective behavior categories.
Distorted Mirror
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Author : R K Laxman
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Release Date : 2004
Distorted Mirror written by R K Laxman and has been published by Penguin Books India this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Fiction categories.
This collection brings togethet some of Laxman's best short stories, travelogues about the United State, Australia, the Andamans, Darjeeling etc
Byzantine Literature As A Distorting Mirror
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Author : Cyril A. Mango
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
Byzantine Literature As A Distorting Mirror written by Cyril A. Mango and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Art Of Cloning
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Author : Pang Laikwan
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2017-01-10
The Art Of Cloning written by Pang Laikwan and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-10 with History categories.
Cultural production under Mao, and how artists and thinkers found autonomy in a culture of conformity In the 1950s, a French journalist joked that the Chinese were “blue ants under the red flag,” dressing identically and even moving in concert like robots. When the Cultural Revolution officially began, this uniformity seemed to extend to the mind. From the outside, China had become a monotonous world, a place of endless repetition and imitation, but a closer look reveals a range of cultural experiences, which also provided individuals with an obscure sense of freedom. In The Art of Cloning, Pang Laikwan examines this period in Chinese history when ordinary citizens read widely, traveled extensively through the country, and engaged in a range of cultural and artistic activities. The freedom they experienced, argues Pang, differs from the freedom, under Western capitalism, to express individuality through a range of consumer products. But it was far from boring and was possessed of its own kind of diversity.
Nbc S War In Lebanon
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Author : Edward Alexander
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Nbc S War In Lebanon written by Edward Alexander and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Lebanon categories.
The Image Mission
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Author : James L. Burch
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
The Image Mission written by James L. Burch and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
IMAGE (Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration) is the first NASA MIDEX mission and the first mission dedicated to imaging the Earth's magnetosphere. This volume offers detailed descriptions of the IMAGE instrumentation and of the image inversion techniques used to interpret the data. Also included are chapters on the IMAGE science objectives, the spacecraft design and capabilities, science and mission operations, and the processing and distribution of IMAGE's nonproprietary data products.
Seeing Yourself In The Mirror Of Truth
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Author : Laura Shoemaker
language : en
Publisher: Winepress Publishing
Release Date : 2012
Seeing Yourself In The Mirror Of Truth written by Laura Shoemaker and has been published by Winepress Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
We wouldn't use a "funhouse" mirror that distorts our reflection or a broken mirror that impairs our image to apply makeup or style our hair. Why, then, do we use the worldly mirrors of others' opinions and our own presumptuous thoughts to view our inner selves? These types of mirrors not only give us a false perception of ourselves, but they wound us and hold us captive by the reflected ugliness of fear, guilt, worry, condemnation, and perfectionism. Many of us see and feel the paralyzing effects of these ugly burdens, but we have no idea how to take them off. Consequently, So we continually live in the destructive trap of insecurity knowing deep down there is more to life than what we are experiencing. Seeing Yourself in the Mirror of Truth illuminates this destructive impact that deception and lies have on your identity. Not only will you become acquainted with the truth that sets you free from this trap, but you will be taught how to tame, shape, and polish your personality using God's mirror. Just like you partner with the mirror each morning to polish your appearance, you will learn how to partner with God through His Word to see and remove your ugly insecurities as you willingly let God transform you into a beautiful woman in Jesus Christ. Are you ready to look into the Mirror of Truth?
Kant S Transcendental Deduction
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Author : R.C. Howell
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 1992-08-31
Kant S Transcendental Deduction written by R.C. Howell and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-08-31 with History categories.
The argument of the Transcendental Deduction of the Categories in the Critique of Pure Reason is the deepest and most far-reaching in philosophy. In his new book, Robert Howell interprets main themes of the Deduction using ideas from contemporary philosophy and intensional logic, thereby providing a keener grasp of Kant's many subtleties than has hitherto been available. No other work pursues Kant's argument through every twist and turn with the careful, logically detailed attention maintained here. Surprising new accounts of apperception, the concept of an object, the logical functions of thought, the role of the Metaphysical Deduction, and Kant's relations to his Aristotelian-Cartesian background are developed. Howell makes a precise contribution to the discussion of most of the disputed issues in the history of Deduction interpretation. Controversial in its conclusions, this book demands the attention of all who take seriously the task of understanding Kant's work and evaluating it dispassionately.
Language And The Distortion Of Meaning
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Author : Patrick Degramont
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 1992-04-01
Language And The Distortion Of Meaning written by Patrick Degramont and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-04-01 with Psychology categories.
Patrick de Gramont draws upon evidence from infant observaton and linguistics as well as from information theory in order to make two related points. First, he demonstrates how our prevailing theories of meaning have failed to account for how we distort meaning.