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Erotic Ambiguities: The Female Nude in Art
by Helen McDonaldArt is always ambiguous. When it involves the female body it can also be erotic. Erotic Ambiguities is a study of how contemporary women artists have reconceptualised the figure of the female nude. Helen McDonald shows how, over the past thirty years, artists have employed the idea of ambiguity to dismantle the exclusive, classical ideal enshrined in the figure of the nude, and how they have broadened the scope of the ideal to include differences of race, ethnicity, sexuality and disability as well as gender.McDonald discusses the work of a wide range of women artists, including Barbara Kruger, Judy Chicago, Mary Duffy, Zoe Leonard, Tracey Moffatt, Pat Brassington and Sally Smart. She traces the shift in feminist art practices from the early challenge to partriarchal representations of the female nude to contemporary, 'postfeminist' practices, influenced by theories of performativity, queer theory and postcoloniality. McDonald argues that feminist efforts to develop a more positive representation of the female body need to be reconsidered, in the face of the resistant ambiguities and hybrid complexities of visual art in the late 1990s.
The Erosion of Biblical Certainty: Battles over Authority and Interpretation in America
by Michael J. LeeAccording to conventional wisdom, by the late 1800s, the image of Bible as a supernatural and infallible text crumbled in the eyes of intellectuals under the assaults of secularizing forces. This book corrects the narrative by arguing that in America, the road to skepticism had already been paved by the Scriptures' most able and ardent defenders.
Eros in a Narcissistic Culture: An Analysis Anchored in the Life-World (Contributions to Phenomenology #22)
by R.D. EllisThe Urgency of Changing Our Thinking about Eros In Atlanta recently, a man broke into the apartment of his former girlfriend and brutally murdered both her and her new lover with an axe. When asked later whether he had considered the consequences of being apprehended and prosecuted, he responded that without his relationship to this particular woman his life had no meaning, and for this reason it made no difference what happened to him. All-too-facile explanations of such events can be devised in terms of neurological imbalances or improper child-rearing practices. But why are suicide, the murder of spouses and lovers, and other crimes of passion so much more prevalent in advanced, urban-industrial cultures, and especially in those where people's value is assessed in terms of socio-economic success and failure? And why do the associated psychic disturbances express themselves so prominently in terms of disruption of attitudes toward love relationships? It cannot be a mere coincidence that the most heinous crimes are crimes of love. I shall suggest here that the most direct way to understand the most prevalent dysfunctions of the modern psyche is to understand the dysfunctions of eros. The reason for this is twofold. First, eros is central tQl the project of defining meaning for conscious beings - for reasons more fundamentally philosophical than anything envisioned by Freud or other drive-reduction theorists.
Eros and Socratic Political Philosophy (Recovering Political Philosophy)
by D. LevyEros and Socratic Political Philosophy offers a new account of Plato's view of eros, or romantic love, by focusing on a question which has vexed many scholars: why does Plato's Socrates praise eros highly on some occasions but also criticize it harshly on others? Through detailed analyses of Plato's Republic, Phaedrus, and Symposium, Levy shows how, despite the apparent tensions between Socrates' statements about eros in each dialogue, these statements supplement each other well and serve to clarify Socrates' understanding of the complex relationship between eros, religious belief, and philosophy. Thus, Levy's interpretation sheds new light not only on Plato's view of eros, but also on his view of piety and philosophy, challenging common assumptions about the erotic nature of Socratic philosophy. This novel approach to classic political theory will incite discussion and interest among scholars of classics, philosophy, and political theory.
Eros and Inwardness in Vienna: Weininger, Musil, Doderer
by David S. LuftAlthough we usually think of the intellectual legacy of twentieth-century Vienna as synonymous with Sigmund Freud and his psychoanalytic theories, other prominent writers from Vienna were also radically reconceiving sexuality and gender. In this probing new study, David Luft recovers the work of three such writers: Otto Weininger, Robert Musil, and Heimito von Doderer. His account emphasizes the distinctive intellectual world of liberal Vienna, especially the impact of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche in this highly scientific intellectual world. According to Luft, Otto Weininger viewed human beings as bisexual and applied this theme to issues of creativity and morality. Robert Musil developed a creative ethics that was closely related to his open, flexible view of sexuality and gender. And Heimito von Doderer portrayed his own sexual obsessions as a way of understanding the power of total ideologies, including his own attraction to National Socialism. For Luft, the significance of these three writers lies in their understandings of eros and inwardness and in the roles that both play in ethical experience and the formation of meaningful relations to the world-a process that continues to engage artists, writers, and thinkers today. Eros and Inwardness in Vienna will profoundly reshape our understanding of Vienna's intellectual history. It will be important for anyone interested in Austrian or German history, literature, or philosophy.
Eros and Inwardness in Vienna: Weininger, Musil, Doderer
by David S. LuftAlthough we usually think of the intellectual legacy of twentieth-century Vienna as synonymous with Sigmund Freud and his psychoanalytic theories, other prominent writers from Vienna were also radically reconceiving sexuality and gender. In this probing new study, David Luft recovers the work of three such writers: Otto Weininger, Robert Musil, and Heimito von Doderer. His account emphasizes the distinctive intellectual world of liberal Vienna, especially the impact of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche in this highly scientific intellectual world. According to Luft, Otto Weininger viewed human beings as bisexual and applied this theme to issues of creativity and morality. Robert Musil developed a creative ethics that was closely related to his open, flexible view of sexuality and gender. And Heimito von Doderer portrayed his own sexual obsessions as a way of understanding the power of total ideologies, including his own attraction to National Socialism. For Luft, the significance of these three writers lies in their understandings of eros and inwardness and in the roles that both play in ethical experience and the formation of meaningful relations to the world-a process that continues to engage artists, writers, and thinkers today. Eros and Inwardness in Vienna will profoundly reshape our understanding of Vienna's intellectual history. It will be important for anyone interested in Austrian or German history, literature, or philosophy.
Eros and Illness
by David B. MorrisWhen we or our loved ones fall ill, our world is thrown into disarray, our routines are interrupted, our beliefs shaken. David Morris offers an unconventional, deeply human exploration of what it means to live with, and live through, disease. He shows how desire—emotions, dreams, stories, romance, even eroticism—plays a crucial part in illness.
Eros and Illness
by David B. MorrisWhen we or our loved ones fall ill, our world is thrown into disarray, our routines are interrupted, our beliefs shaken. David Morris offers an unconventional, deeply human exploration of what it means to live with, and live through, disease. He shows how desire—emotions, dreams, stories, romance, even eroticism—plays a crucial part in illness.
Ernst von Dohnányi: A Bio-Bibliography (Bio-Bibliographies in Music)
by James A. GrymesAs a result of both his political reputation--destroyed by false charges of Nazism after World War II--and his rejection of avant-garde techniques, the recordings and compositions of Ernst von Dohnányi went largely ignored for most of the 20th century. In recent years, however, musicians have begun to revise their interpretations of 20th century music to include compositional and performance styles that, like Dohnányi's, adhered more closely to 19th century aesthetics. Although performers and audiences worldwide have started to rediscover his musical legacy, scholarship has not kept pace with their growing interest. This bio-bibliography corrects that. As the first scholarly examination in English of Dohnányi's life and work, it serves as the perfect introduction to an unfairly neglected 20th century artist.A brief but insightful biography is followed by a list of works that reflects the most current research of Dohnányi's creative output. It includes nearly 200 entries, each of which collects such information as the date of composition, the instrumentation of the work, the publisher of its first edition, the location of the manuscript, and the date and location of its premiere. The discography lists 400 sound recordings of the composer's work, and the annotated bibliography includes 500 entries, emphasizing performance reviews that offer substantial information about Dohnányi's works and style.
Ernst L. Freud, Architect: The Case of the Modern Bourgeois Home (Space and Place #5)
by Volker M. WelterErnst L. Freud (1892–1970) was a son of Sigmund Freud and the father of painter Lucian Freud and the late Sir Clement Freud, politician and broadcaster. After his studies in Munich and Vienna, where he and his friend Richard Neutra attended Adolf Loos’s private Bauschule, Freud practiced in Berlin and, after 1933, in London. Even though his work focused on domestic architecture and interiors, Freud was possibly the first architect to design psychoanalytical consulting rooms—including the customary couches—a subject dealt with here for the first time. By interweaving an account of Freud’s professional and personal life in Vienna, Berlin, and London with a critical discussion of selected examples of his domestic architecture, interior designs, and psychoanalytic consulting rooms, the author offers a rich tapestry of Ernst L. Freud’s world. His clients constituted a “Who’s Who” of the Jewish and non-Jewish bourgeoisie in 1920s Berlin and later in London, among them the S. Fischer publisher family, Melanie Klein, Ernest Jones, the Spenders, and Julian Huxley. While moving within a social class known for its cultural and avant-garde activities, Freud refrained from spatial, formal, or technological experiments. Instead, he focused on creating modern homes for his bourgeois clients.
Ernst Cassirer on Form and Technology: Contemporary Readings
by Aud Sissel Hoel and Ingvild FolkvordErnst Cassirer's thought-provoking essay Form and Technology (1930) ascribes to technology a new dignity as a genuine tool of the mind in equal company with language and art. Translated here into English it is accompanied by critical essays that explore its current relevance.
Ernie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family: Reviving the Legacy
by Elizabeth M. CizmarErnie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family is a critical biography examining the life and work of Ernie McClintock, the founder of the Jazz Acting Method and 1997 recipient of the Living Legend Award from the National Black Theatre Festival, whose inclusive contributions to acting and actor training have largely remained on the fringes of scholarship and practice. Based on original archival research and interviews with McClintock’s students and peers, this book traces his life from his childhood in Chicago to Harlem in the 1960s at the height of the Black Arts Movement, to Richmond, Virginia in 2003, paying particular attention to his Black Power–influenced, culturally specific acting theory and versatile Black theatrical productions. As a biographical study, this book establishes McClintock as a leading figure of the Black Theatre Movement, proven by the Jazz Acting technique, his critically acclaimed productions, and his leadership positions in organizations such as the Black Theatre Alliance. Ernie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family explores how the Jazz Acting technique was applied in productions such as N.R. Davidson’s El Hajj Malik, Derek Walcott’s Dream on Monkey Mountain, Cheryl West’s Before It Hits Home, Endesha Mae Holland’s From the Mississippi Delta, and many collectively-authored pieces. The book also investigates why he has been excluded from dominant theatre histories, especially considering how, as a gay Black man, he persistently defied the status quo, questioning practices of administrators of theatres and mainstream theatrical standards. Ernie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family is situated at the intersection of Black acting theory, Black Arts Movement history, and Black queer studies, and is an illuminating study of an important figure for actors, acting teachers, acting students, and cultural historians. This is an essential resource for readers who are seeking histories and approaches outside of a white, straight, Eurocentric framework.
Ernie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family: Reviving the Legacy
by Elizabeth M. CizmarErnie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family is a critical biography examining the life and work of Ernie McClintock, the founder of the Jazz Acting Method and 1997 recipient of the Living Legend Award from the National Black Theatre Festival, whose inclusive contributions to acting and actor training have largely remained on the fringes of scholarship and practice. Based on original archival research and interviews with McClintock’s students and peers, this book traces his life from his childhood in Chicago to Harlem in the 1960s at the height of the Black Arts Movement, to Richmond, Virginia in 2003, paying particular attention to his Black Power–influenced, culturally specific acting theory and versatile Black theatrical productions. As a biographical study, this book establishes McClintock as a leading figure of the Black Theatre Movement, proven by the Jazz Acting technique, his critically acclaimed productions, and his leadership positions in organizations such as the Black Theatre Alliance. Ernie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family explores how the Jazz Acting technique was applied in productions such as N.R. Davidson’s El Hajj Malik, Derek Walcott’s Dream on Monkey Mountain, Cheryl West’s Before It Hits Home, Endesha Mae Holland’s From the Mississippi Delta, and many collectively-authored pieces. The book also investigates why he has been excluded from dominant theatre histories, especially considering how, as a gay Black man, he persistently defied the status quo, questioning practices of administrators of theatres and mainstream theatrical standards. Ernie McClintock and the Jazz Actors Family is situated at the intersection of Black acting theory, Black Arts Movement history, and Black queer studies, and is an illuminating study of an important figure for actors, acting teachers, acting students, and cultural historians. This is an essential resource for readers who are seeking histories and approaches outside of a white, straight, Eurocentric framework.
Erneuerung der Politik „von unten“?: Stadtpolitik und kommunale Selbstverwaltung im Umbruch
by Joachim Jens Hesse
Ernest Hemingway: Machismo and Masochism
by R. FantinaThis study breaks new ground by examining the profoundly submissive and masochistic posture toward women exhibited by many of Hemingway's heroes, from Jake Barnes in The Sun Also Rises to David Bourne in The Garden of Eden. The discussion draws on the ideas of diverse authors revealing that 'masochistic aesthetic' informs many of the texts.
Ernest Gellner’s Legacy and Social Theory Today
by Petr SkalníkThis edited volume examines the critical issues of the 21st century through the prism of Ernest Gellner’s work. The contributors look critically at Gellner´s legacy, questioning whether he remains an inspiration for today’s social theorists. Chapters proactively probe Gellner’s thoughts on a variety of pressing topics—modernity, postcolonialsm, nationalism, and more—without losing sight of current debates on these issues. This volume further brings these debates to life by having each chapter followed by a comment by an academic peer of the chapter author, thus transforming the text into a lively and dynamic conversation.
Ernest Dichter and Motivation Research: New Perspectives on the Making of Post-war Consumer Culture
by S. Schwarzkopf R. GriesThe work of motivation and consumer researcher Ernest Dichter was a milestone in the psychological creation of the modern consumer. This collection contextualizes Ernest Dichter within twentieth-century consumer culture and it charts the rise of psychological approaches to consumption in post-war Europe and North America.
Ernest Bevin (Routledge Revivals)
by Peter WeilerFirst published in 1993, this book presents a biography of a central figure in the development of both the labour movement and British politics in the first half of the twentieth century. This highly accessible account of Bevin’s life and career was the first to make use of documents pertaining to his activities during the Second World War and bring together numerous secondary studies to posit an alternative interpretation. The book is split into chronological sections dealing with his early years, his time a trade union leader from 1911 to 1929, the beginnings of his involvement in the labour party during 1929-1939, and his time in office as Minister of Labour and then Foreign Secretary.
Ernest Bevin (Routledge Revivals)
by Peter WeilerFirst published in 1993, this book presents a biography of a central figure in the development of both the labour movement and British politics in the first half of the twentieth century. This highly accessible account of Bevin’s life and career was the first to make use of documents pertaining to his activities during the Second World War and bring together numerous secondary studies to posit an alternative interpretation. The book is split into chronological sections dealing with his early years, his time a trade union leader from 1911 to 1929, the beginnings of his involvement in the labour party during 1929-1939, and his time in office as Minister of Labour and then Foreign Secretary.
Ernährungskulturen und Geschlecht: Fleisch, Veganismus und die Konstruktion von Männlichkeiten (Kulturen der Gesellschaft #56)
by Martin WinterDie Verbindung von Fleisch und Männlichkeit hat eine enorme kulturelle Relevanz - auch für vegane Ernährung. Eine soziologische Perspektive auf den Ernährungswandel zeigt, wie dieser sozial und kulturell strukturiert ist: Zwischen dem Lebensmittel Fleisch, veganer Ernährung, Körper, Gesundheit und Geschlecht spannt sich ein gesellschaftliches Konfliktfeld auf. Martin Winter untersucht diese Zusammenhänge mit großer theoretischer Tiefe in seiner breit angelegten qualitativen empirischen Studie. Dabei kann er die komplexen Bedingungen der Popularisierung und Normalisierung veganer Ernährung sowie die Reproduktion und das Aufbrechen hegemonialer Männlichkeitskonstruktionen nachweisen.
Ernährungskommunikation: Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven – Theorien – Methoden
by Jasmin Godemann Tina BartelmeßDer Band bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über den Stand der sozialwissenschaftlichen Ernährungsforschung: von interdisziplinären Perspektiven, über Kontexte und theoretische Bezüge bis hin zu verschiedenen methodischen Ansätzen, die an exemplarischen Studien veranschaulicht werden. Damit ist der Band in seiner wissenschaftlichen Ausrichtung sowie seiner thematischen Fokussierung auf Ernährungskommunikation einzigartig und bezieht aktuelle gesellschaftliche Diskurse und Herausforderungen mit ein.
Ernährung und Gesellschaft: Forschungsstand und Problembereiche
by Otto Bayer"Wer Essen auf den Aspekt der Ernährung reduziert, hält nicht lange durch ... ", dieser Satz in dem Beitrag "Warum schmeckt ungesundes Essen so gut, Herr Professor Pudel?" (Apotheken-Umschau vom 15.12.1997)' macht klar, daß so alltägliche Dinge wie das Essen nicht nur unter ernährungsphysiologischer Per spektive gesehen werden dürfen, sondern daß ebenso psychologische, soziolo gische, pädagogische und weitere sozialwissenschaftliche Aspekte bei Fragen der Gesundheit der Bevölkerung eine wichtige Rolle spielen. Auch Veröffentlichungen wie "Ernährung in der Armut. Gesundheitliche, soziale und kulturelle Folgen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland" von Eva Barlösius u.a. (1995)2, können nicht darüber hinwegtäuschen, daß -trotz der zentralen Wichtigkeit der Ernährung im menschlichen Leben - Soziologen ihr 3 bisher wenig Aufmerksamkeit gewidmet haben • In Deutschland gibt es weder einen Lehrstuhl für Ernährungssoziologie, noch konnte sich bislang eine ent sprechende Arbeitsgruppe bei der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie eta blieren. Dies kann viele Gründe haben: - Obwohl Nahrungsaufnahme elementar wichtig ist, ist sie doch so in die Selbstverständlichkeit der Alltagswelt eingebunden, daß eine nähere Be trachtung nicht als interessant erscheinen mag. - Nahrungszubereitung ist seit altersher die Domäne von Frauen. In einer männlich geprägten Wissenschaft findet deshalb dieser Bereich kaum Beach tung. - Im Vergleich zu den physiologischen Aspekten der Ernährung erscheinen die sozialwissenschaftlichen Aspekte eher als marginal. - Vielen mag dieser Ausschnittsbereich als ziemlich speziell gelten -etwa im Vergleich mit einer Forderung nach einer Sektion Konsumsoziologie. 1 S.46-47. 2 Edition Sigma, Berlin.
Ernährung, Stadt und soziale Ungleichheit: Barrieren und Chancen für den Zugang zu Lebensmitteln in deutschen Städten (Sozial- und Kulturgeographie #40)
by Hanna AugustinDer Zugang benachteiligter Bevölkerungsgruppen zu Lebensmitteln sowie die Bedeutung von Ernährung für gesellschaftliche Teilhabe sind im deutschen Sprachraum bislang kaum erforscht worden. Auf Grundlage eines intersektionalen Gesellschaftsverständnisses führt Hanna Augustin geographische, sozial- und ernährungswissenschaftliche Ansätze zur Erreichbarkeit von Lebensmitteln zu einem mehrdimensionalen Zugangskonzept zusammen und rückt damit Ernährung als Dimension urbaner Ungleichheit in den Fokus. Am Beispiel von zwei benachteiligten Bremer Stadtteilen arbeitet sie sozioökonomische und physisch-räumliche Bedingungen des Lebensmittelzugangs sowie gesundheitliche, soziale, kulturelle und psychologische Konsequenzen eines eingeschränkten Lebensmittelzugangs heraus.
Ernährung in Sozialen Medien: Inszenierung, Demokratisierung, Trivialisierung
by Eva-Maria EndresEva-Maria Endres beschäftigt sich mit neuen Kommunikationsstrukturen in den Sozialen Medien, die es möglich machen, dass Laien sich selbst zu Ernährungsexperten erklären, einander beraten und so eine Dynamik der Selbstreferenz entstehen lassen. Die Autorin geht der Frage nach, wie Ernährungskommunikation alltagsnah und politisch-partizipativ stattfinden kann. Sie zeigt Möglichkeiten für Experten auf, ein realistischeres Verbraucherbild zu gewinnen und betont die Notwendigkeit für Vertreter der Ernährungswissenschaft, sich angesichts der großen Dominanz von Laienwissen vermehrt in Sozialen Medien zu beteiligen. So wird es möglich, die bisher stark durch Laien, Verbraucherorganisationen und NGOs mit teilweise polemischen und schlecht fundierten Informationen dominierten Inhalte dieser Medien zu objektivieren und einem zunehmenden Qualitätsverlust von Ernährungsinformationen entgegenzuwirken.