Catastrophe And Redemption
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Author |
: Jessica Whyte |
Publisher |
: State University of New York Press |
Total Pages |
: 225 |
Release |
: 2013-10-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781438448541 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1438448546 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis Catastrophe and Redemption by : Jessica Whyte
Challenging the prevalent account of Agamben as a pessimistic thinker, Catastrophe and Redemption proposes a reading of his political thought in which the redemptive element of his work is not a curious aside but instead is fundamental to his project. Jessica Whyte considers his critical account of contemporary politics—his argument that Western politics has been "biopolitics" since its inception, his critique of human rights, his argument that the state of exception is now the norm, and the paradigmatic significance he attributes to the concentration camp—and shows that it is in the midst of these catastrophes of the present that Agamben sees the possibility of a form of profane redemption. Whyte outlines the importance of potentiality in his attempt to formulate a new politics, examines his relation to Jewish and Christian strands of messianism, and interrogates the new forms of praxis that he situates within contemporary commodity culture, taking Agamben's thought as a call for the creation of new political forms.
Author |
: Jessica Whyte |
Publisher |
: SUNY Press |
Total Pages |
: 225 |
Release |
: 2013-12-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781438448534 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1438448538 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Catastrophe and Redemption by : Jessica Whyte
Offers a striking new reading of Agambens political thought and its implications for political action in the present. Challenging the prevalent account of Agamben as a pessimistic thinker, Catastrophe and Redemption proposes a reading of his political thought in which the redemptive element of his work is not a curious aside but instead is fundamental to his project. Jessica Whyte considers his critical account of contemporary politicshis argument that Western politics has been biopolitics since its inception, his critique of human rights, his argument that the state of exception is now the norm, and the paradigmatic significance he attributes to the concentration campand shows that it is in the midst of these catastrophes of the present that Agamben sees the possibility of a form of profane redemption. Whyte outlines the importance of potentiality in his attempt to formulate a new politics, examines his relation to Jewish and Christian strands of messianism, and interrogates the new forms of praxis that he situates within contemporary commodity culture, taking Agambens thought as a call for the creation of new political forms.
Author |
: Andrew Feenberg |
Publisher |
: Psychology Press |
Total Pages |
: 184 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0415941776 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780415941778 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Heidegger and Marcuse by : Andrew Feenberg
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author |
: Andrew Feenberg |
Publisher |
: Psychology Press |
Total Pages |
: 180 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0415941784 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780415941785 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis Heidegger and Marcuse by : Andrew Feenberg
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author |
: Katharina Gerstenberger |
Publisher |
: Boydell & Brewer |
Total Pages |
: 246 |
Release |
: 2015 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781571139016 |
ISBN-13 |
: 157113901X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis Catastrophe and Catharsis by : Katharina Gerstenberger
Destroying human habitat and taking human lives, disasters, be they natural, man-made, or a combination, threaten large populations, even entire nations and societies. They also disrupt the existing order and cause discontinuity in our sense of self and our perceptions of the world. To restore order, not only must human beings be rescued and affected areas rebuilt, but the reality of the catastrophe must also be transformed into narrative. The essays in this collection examine representations of disaster in literature, film, and mass media in German and international contexts, exploring the nexus between disruption and recovery through narrative from the eighteenth century to the present. Topics include the Lisbon earthquake, the Paris Commune, the Hamburg and Dresden fire-bombings in the Second World War, nuclear disasters in Alexander Kluge's films, the filmic aesthetics of catastrophe, Yoko Tawada's lectures on the Fukushima disaster and Christa Wolf's novel St rfall in light of that same disaster, Joseph Haslinger and the tsunami of 2004, traditions regarding avalanche disaster in the Tyrol, and the problems and implications of defining disaster. Contributors: Carol Anne Costabile-Heming, Yasemin Dayioglu-Y cel, Janine Hartman, Jan Hinrichsen, Claudia Jerzak, Lars Koch, Franz Mauelshagen, Tanja Nusser, Torsten Pflugmacher, Christoph Weber. Katharina Gerstenberger is Professor and Chair of the Department of Languages and Literature at the University of Utah. Tanja Nusser is DAAD Visiting Associate Professor of German at the University of Cincinnati.
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: |
Publisher |
: Graphic Arts Books |
Total Pages |
: 39 |
Release |
: 2019-10-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781513262352 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1513262351 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Catastrophe by the Sea by :
From revered nature writer Brenda Peterson and told through striking and vibrant mixed-media collages by Caldecott Medalist Ed Young, Catastrophe by the Sea is a poignant story of redemption through empathy and compassion found in the most surprising places, and also provides a rich understanding of small creatures that live in a dangerous tidal zone. A lost cat roams the tide pools, pawing relentlessly at the small creatures that live there. One day an anemone confronts him and asks why he is alone and befriends him. In partnership with the Seattle Aquarium, Catastrophe by the Sea delivers a powerful message of finding understanding and friendship, and at the same time educates on the varied wildlife brimming in tide pools.
Author |
: Tade Thompson |
Publisher |
: Orbit |
Total Pages |
: 340 |
Release |
: 2019-03-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780316449069 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0316449067 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Rosewater Insurrection by : Tade Thompson
The Rosewater Insurrection continues the award-winning science fiction trilogy by one of science fiction's most engaging voices. All is quiet in the city of Rosewater as it expands on the back of the gargantuan alien Wormwood. Those who know the truth of the invasion keep the secret. The government agent Aminat, the lover of the retired sensitive Kaaro, is at the forefront of the cold, silent conflict. She must capture a woman who is the key to the survival of the human race. But Aminat is stymied by the machinations of the Mayor of Rosewater and the emergence of an old enemy of Wormwood. Innovative and genre-bending, Tade Thompson's ambitious Afrofuturist series is perfect for fans of Jeff Vandermeer, N. K. Jemisin, and Ann Leckie. Praise for The Wormwood Trilogy: "Smart. Gripping. Fabulous!" —Ann Leckie, award winning-author of Ancillary Justice "Mesmerising. There are echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival in here, but this astonishing debut is beholden to no one." —M. R. Carey, bestselling author of The Girl with All the Gifts "A magnificent tour de force, skillfully written and full of original and disturbing ideas." —Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time The Wormwood Trilogy Rosewater The Rosewater Insurrection The Rosewater Redemption
Author |
: Mathew Abbott |
Publisher |
: Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages |
: 232 |
Release |
: 2014-01-08 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780748684106 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0748684107 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis Figure of This World by : Mathew Abbott
What if we've been wrong when reading Agamben? Mathew Abbott argues that Agamben's thought is misunderstood when read in terms of critical theory or traditional political philosophy. Instead, he shows that it engages with political ontology: studying the political stakes of the question of being. Abbot demonstrates the crucial influence of Martin Heidegger on Agamben's work, locating it in the post-Heideggerian tradition of the critique of metaphysics. As he clarifies it, Abbott links Agamben's philosophy with Wittgenstein's picture theory and Heidegger's concept of the world-picture, showing the importance of this for understanding - and potentially overcoming - the forms of alienation characteristic of the society of the spectacle.
Author |
: Gregg Olsen |
Publisher |
: Crown |
Total Pages |
: 338 |
Release |
: 2005-03-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307237309 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307237303 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Deep Dark by : Gregg Olsen
“A vividly detailed, heartbreaking tale about a dark, alien place, the people who loved working there and a town that has never been the same. He brings to life the hot, dirty, treasure-hunt environment where danger was a miner's heroin." —Seattle Times “Investigation at its best.” —Tucson Citizen On May 2, 1972, 174 miners entered Sunshine Mine in Kellogg, Idaho, on their daily quest for silver. From his office window, safety engineer Bob Launhardt could see the air shafts that fed fresh air into the mine, which was more than a mile below the surface. Sunshine was a fireproof hardrock mine, full of nothing but cold, dripping wet stone. There were many safety concerns, but fire wasn’t one of them. So when thick black smoke began pouring from one of the air shafts, Launhardt was as amazed as he was struck with fear. When the alarm sounded, less than half of the dayshift was able to return to the surface. The others were too deep in the mine to escape. Scores of miners died almost immediately, but in one of the deepest corners of the mine, Ron Flory and Tom Wilkinson were left alone and in total darkness, surviving off a trickle of fresh air from a borehole. The miners’ families waited and prayed, while Launhardt refused to give up the search until he could be sure that no one was left underground. In The Deep Dark, Gregg Olsen looks beyond an intensely suspenseful story of the rescue and into the wounded heart of Kellogg, a quintessential company town that has never recovered from its loss.
Author |
: Steve Umstead |
Publisher |
: Steve Umstead |
Total Pages |
: 250 |
Release |
: 2011-02-02 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis Gabriel's Redemption by : Steve Umstead