Author: Leigh Brown
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781943817009
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Outrageous Authenticity
Author: Leigh Brown
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781943817009
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781943817009
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Outrageous Fortune
Author: William Ian Miller
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197530702
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
In this book, William Ian Miller offers his reflections on the perverse consequences, indeed often the opposite of intended effects, of so-called 'good things'. Noted for his remarkable erudition, wit, and playful pessimism, Miller here ranges over topics from personal disasters to literary and national ones. Drawing on a truly immense store of knowledge encompassing literature, philosophy, theology, and history, he excavates the evidence of human anxieties around scarcity in all its forms (from scarcity of food to luck to where we stand in the eyes of others caught in a game of musical chairs we often do not even know we are playing). With wit and sensitivity, along with a large measure of fearless self-scrutiny, he points to and invites us to recognize the gloomy, neurotic, despondent tendencies of reasonably sentient human life. The book is a careful examination of negative beliefs, inviting an experience of bleak fellow-feeling among the author, the reader and many a hapless soul across the centuries. Just what makes you more nervous, he asks, a run of good luck, or a run of bad?
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197530702
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
In this book, William Ian Miller offers his reflections on the perverse consequences, indeed often the opposite of intended effects, of so-called 'good things'. Noted for his remarkable erudition, wit, and playful pessimism, Miller here ranges over topics from personal disasters to literary and national ones. Drawing on a truly immense store of knowledge encompassing literature, philosophy, theology, and history, he excavates the evidence of human anxieties around scarcity in all its forms (from scarcity of food to luck to where we stand in the eyes of others caught in a game of musical chairs we often do not even know we are playing). With wit and sensitivity, along with a large measure of fearless self-scrutiny, he points to and invites us to recognize the gloomy, neurotic, despondent tendencies of reasonably sentient human life. The book is a careful examination of negative beliefs, inviting an experience of bleak fellow-feeling among the author, the reader and many a hapless soul across the centuries. Just what makes you more nervous, he asks, a run of good luck, or a run of bad?
Authenticity
Author: Patrick Finney
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429803451
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The pursuit of authenticity is a contemporary obsession. From hipster fixations on artisan coffee and vintage clothing through to the electoral success of supposedly unspun populist politicians like Donald Trump, a yearning for the real pervades our culture. Yet while highly prized and desired, authenticity is also profoundly elusive and contested. This volume stages a wide-ranging interdisciplinary interrogation of the concept, with case studies ranging from collective memory of the Second World War, through the historical fiction of Sarah Waters to the confessional art of Tracey Emin. With contributors drawn from memory studies, cultural history, English literature, theatre studies, and art criticism, it explores how authenticity is in play in diverse practices of reading, remembering, and performing. The chapters demonstrate that authenticity has no single stable definition, but is rather invoked in very diverse ways – both descriptively and prescriptively – in many diverse contexts. They also make clear that it is not an inherent quality but the product of orchestration, performance, and inter-subjective negotiation. This book was originally published as a special issue of Rethinking History.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429803451
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The pursuit of authenticity is a contemporary obsession. From hipster fixations on artisan coffee and vintage clothing through to the electoral success of supposedly unspun populist politicians like Donald Trump, a yearning for the real pervades our culture. Yet while highly prized and desired, authenticity is also profoundly elusive and contested. This volume stages a wide-ranging interdisciplinary interrogation of the concept, with case studies ranging from collective memory of the Second World War, through the historical fiction of Sarah Waters to the confessional art of Tracey Emin. With contributors drawn from memory studies, cultural history, English literature, theatre studies, and art criticism, it explores how authenticity is in play in diverse practices of reading, remembering, and performing. The chapters demonstrate that authenticity has no single stable definition, but is rather invoked in very diverse ways – both descriptively and prescriptively – in many diverse contexts. They also make clear that it is not an inherent quality but the product of orchestration, performance, and inter-subjective negotiation. This book was originally published as a special issue of Rethinking History.
Authenticity
Author: Godehard Brüntrup
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3658296615
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Today, authenticity is considered an essential part of manifold interpersonal relationships, actions, and agreements. Authenticity’s association with sincerity, honesty, and reliability not only normatively charges the term in the context of social coexistence, but also makes it a demand which we impose on ourselves: The success of our lives is measured decisively by whether we live in harmony with our own convictions, wishes and needs. In philosophy, authenticity has also become the focus of interest, both in the context of the mechanisms of self-knowledge, as well as of personal development. The anthology aims to expand the cooperation across disciplines, in order to develop a comprehensive and profound understanding of authenticity, not by over-simplifying the highly complex subject, but by approaching the underlying concept from different scientific perspectives.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3658296615
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Today, authenticity is considered an essential part of manifold interpersonal relationships, actions, and agreements. Authenticity’s association with sincerity, honesty, and reliability not only normatively charges the term in the context of social coexistence, but also makes it a demand which we impose on ourselves: The success of our lives is measured decisively by whether we live in harmony with our own convictions, wishes and needs. In philosophy, authenticity has also become the focus of interest, both in the context of the mechanisms of self-knowledge, as well as of personal development. The anthology aims to expand the cooperation across disciplines, in order to develop a comprehensive and profound understanding of authenticity, not by over-simplifying the highly complex subject, but by approaching the underlying concept from different scientific perspectives.
Authenticity Reawakened
Author: Vicki Znavor
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944027346
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
A timeless resource to build your best life! AUTHENTICITY REAWAKENED is the result of countless hours of research as well as the author, Vicki Znavor's personal experiences and lessons learned over her forty-year career as an expert in the field of human resources. It's brimming with powerful yet simple strategies to build your authentic leadership along with heartwarming stories with the essential reminder that work is, and always will be, "personal". In this book, you will also discover the all-important lesson that when you know your story, your values and your purpose, you will be equipped to bring your authentic self to work and life every day. In fact, once you're clear on these aspects of your authentic self, anything less from yourself or others is no longer acceptable because you know that purpose is your very reason for being. Learn from real-life stories that will help you understand: ● Ways to be authentic and why it matters ● How to best build your legacy ● What to do if you dread going to work ● How to understand and tackle fear ● The basics of increasing your authenticity at work ● Lessons on managing conflict ● Pivotal moments that are core to who you are ● How to decide whether to stay or leave your job This book will help you discover the values that will further reveal your all-important purpose. Vicki has done the work of validating the extensive research that establishes the fact that values and purpose are foundational to our authenticity. Get your copy today and experience the power it will have in making your work and life much more purposeful and rewarding.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944027346
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
A timeless resource to build your best life! AUTHENTICITY REAWAKENED is the result of countless hours of research as well as the author, Vicki Znavor's personal experiences and lessons learned over her forty-year career as an expert in the field of human resources. It's brimming with powerful yet simple strategies to build your authentic leadership along with heartwarming stories with the essential reminder that work is, and always will be, "personal". In this book, you will also discover the all-important lesson that when you know your story, your values and your purpose, you will be equipped to bring your authentic self to work and life every day. In fact, once you're clear on these aspects of your authentic self, anything less from yourself or others is no longer acceptable because you know that purpose is your very reason for being. Learn from real-life stories that will help you understand: ● Ways to be authentic and why it matters ● How to best build your legacy ● What to do if you dread going to work ● How to understand and tackle fear ● The basics of increasing your authenticity at work ● Lessons on managing conflict ● Pivotal moments that are core to who you are ● How to decide whether to stay or leave your job This book will help you discover the values that will further reveal your all-important purpose. Vicki has done the work of validating the extensive research that establishes the fact that values and purpose are foundational to our authenticity. Get your copy today and experience the power it will have in making your work and life much more purposeful and rewarding.
On Being Authentic
Author: Charles B. Guignon
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415261234
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
'To thine own self be true.' From Polonius's words in Hamlet right up to Oprah, we are constantly urged to look within. Why is being authentic the ultimate aim in life for so many people, and why does it mean looking inside rather than out? Is it about finding the 'real' me, or something greater than me, even God? And should we welcome what we find? Thought-provoking and with an astonishing range of references, On Being Authentic is a gripping journey into the self that begins with Socrates and Augustine. Charles Guignon asks why being authentic ceased to mean being part of some bigger, cosmic picture and with Rousseau, Wordsworth and the Romantic movement, took the strong inward turn alive in today's self-help culture. He also plumbs the darker depths of authenticity, with the help of Freud, Joseph Conrad and Alice Miller and reflects on the future of being authentic in a postmodern, global age. He argues ultimately that if we are to rescue the ideal of being authentic, we have to see ourselves as fundamentally social creatures, embedded in relationships and communities, and that being authentic is not about what is owed to me but how I depend on others.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780415261234
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
'To thine own self be true.' From Polonius's words in Hamlet right up to Oprah, we are constantly urged to look within. Why is being authentic the ultimate aim in life for so many people, and why does it mean looking inside rather than out? Is it about finding the 'real' me, or something greater than me, even God? And should we welcome what we find? Thought-provoking and with an astonishing range of references, On Being Authentic is a gripping journey into the self that begins with Socrates and Augustine. Charles Guignon asks why being authentic ceased to mean being part of some bigger, cosmic picture and with Rousseau, Wordsworth and the Romantic movement, took the strong inward turn alive in today's self-help culture. He also plumbs the darker depths of authenticity, with the help of Freud, Joseph Conrad and Alice Miller and reflects on the future of being authentic in a postmodern, global age. He argues ultimately that if we are to rescue the ideal of being authentic, we have to see ourselves as fundamentally social creatures, embedded in relationships and communities, and that being authentic is not about what is owed to me but how I depend on others.
Outrageous Crimes of Fashion
Author: Rita Lewkowicz
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
ISBN: 1662903979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
OUTRAGEOUS CRIMES OF FASHION is a hilarious and authentic rags-to-riches memoir set in the crime-ridden streets of New York City in the late 1970s. It follows a naïve and penniless young woman as she hysterically navigates through a cast of unsavory characters, meeting every disaster imaginable with guts, determination, wit, and ultimately, incredible success. This story resonates with readers of all generations as an encouraging tale for the aspiring entrepreneur. It is a bible for survival in a man’s world and a must read for absolutely anyone who wears clothing. “In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous.” Elsa Schiaparelli
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
ISBN: 1662903979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
OUTRAGEOUS CRIMES OF FASHION is a hilarious and authentic rags-to-riches memoir set in the crime-ridden streets of New York City in the late 1970s. It follows a naïve and penniless young woman as she hysterically navigates through a cast of unsavory characters, meeting every disaster imaginable with guts, determination, wit, and ultimately, incredible success. This story resonates with readers of all generations as an encouraging tale for the aspiring entrepreneur. It is a bible for survival in a man’s world and a must read for absolutely anyone who wears clothing. “In difficult times, fashion is always outrageous.” Elsa Schiaparelli
Art at the Limits of Perception
Author: Jerome Carroll
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9783039105694
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This book traces the significance that the modulations of sensory perception have had for thinking about aesthetics and art in the last two and a half centuries. Beyond a discussion of the philosophical significance of beauty, or of the puzzle of aesthetic representation, aesthetics is conceived broadly as a means of describing our relationship to the world in terms of the habits of perception, and indeed the overturning of these habits, as in the modernist aesthetic of defamiliarisation. In the light of the ideas of the contemporary German aesthetic theorist, Wolfgang Welsch, this book offers the first discussion of the theory and practice of art that operates at the poles of perception: sensory experience that exceeds conceptual organisation, and the imperceptible, or what Welsch calls the 'anaesthetic'. These seemingly opposite poles have many parallels: a comparable indeterminacy of meaning and a similar challenge to representation, but also a shared focus on the habits and modulations of sensory perception and a similar interrogation of the boundary between art and that which surrounds it. The author applies the categories discussed to art practice, in particular to the theatre of Peter Handke, Samuel Beckett and Heiner Müller.
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9783039105694
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
This book traces the significance that the modulations of sensory perception have had for thinking about aesthetics and art in the last two and a half centuries. Beyond a discussion of the philosophical significance of beauty, or of the puzzle of aesthetic representation, aesthetics is conceived broadly as a means of describing our relationship to the world in terms of the habits of perception, and indeed the overturning of these habits, as in the modernist aesthetic of defamiliarisation. In the light of the ideas of the contemporary German aesthetic theorist, Wolfgang Welsch, this book offers the first discussion of the theory and practice of art that operates at the poles of perception: sensory experience that exceeds conceptual organisation, and the imperceptible, or what Welsch calls the 'anaesthetic'. These seemingly opposite poles have many parallels: a comparable indeterminacy of meaning and a similar challenge to representation, but also a shared focus on the habits and modulations of sensory perception and a similar interrogation of the boundary between art and that which surrounds it. The author applies the categories discussed to art practice, in particular to the theatre of Peter Handke, Samuel Beckett and Heiner Müller.
Crazy Funny
Author: Lisa A. Guerrero
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429885210
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
This book examines the ways in which contemporary works of black satire make black racial madness legible in ways that allow us to see the connections between suffering from racism and suffering from mental illness. Showing how an understanding of racism as a root cause of mental and emotional instability complicates the ways in which we think about racialized identity formation and the limits of socially accepted definitions of (in)sanity, it concentrates on the unique ability of the genre of black satire to make knowable not only general qualities of mental illness that are so often feared or ignored, but also how structures of racism contribute a specific dimension to how we understand the different ways in which people of color, especially black people, experience and integrate mental instability into their own understandings of subjecthood. Drawing on theories from ethnic studies, popular culture studies, cultural studies, psychoanalysis, and trauma theory to offer critical textual analyses of five different instances of new millennial black satire in television, film, and literature – the television show Chappelle’s Show, the Spike Lee film Bamboozled, the novel The White Boy Shuffle by Paul Beatty, the novels Erasure and I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett, and the television show Key & Peele – Crazy Funny presents an account of the ways in which contemporary black satire rejects the boundaries between sanity and insanity as a way to animate the varied dimensions of being a racialized subject in a racist society.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429885210
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
This book examines the ways in which contemporary works of black satire make black racial madness legible in ways that allow us to see the connections between suffering from racism and suffering from mental illness. Showing how an understanding of racism as a root cause of mental and emotional instability complicates the ways in which we think about racialized identity formation and the limits of socially accepted definitions of (in)sanity, it concentrates on the unique ability of the genre of black satire to make knowable not only general qualities of mental illness that are so often feared or ignored, but also how structures of racism contribute a specific dimension to how we understand the different ways in which people of color, especially black people, experience and integrate mental instability into their own understandings of subjecthood. Drawing on theories from ethnic studies, popular culture studies, cultural studies, psychoanalysis, and trauma theory to offer critical textual analyses of five different instances of new millennial black satire in television, film, and literature – the television show Chappelle’s Show, the Spike Lee film Bamboozled, the novel The White Boy Shuffle by Paul Beatty, the novels Erasure and I Am Not Sidney Poitier by Percival Everett, and the television show Key & Peele – Crazy Funny presents an account of the ways in which contemporary black satire rejects the boundaries between sanity and insanity as a way to animate the varied dimensions of being a racialized subject in a racist society.
An Authentic and Faithful History of the Atrocious Murder of Celia Holloway
Author: John William Holloway
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Murder
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
This book examines the life and trial of John Holloway who was found guilty of murdering his wife, Celia Holloway, with the help of his mistress Anne Kenneth in 1831.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Murder
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
This book examines the life and trial of John Holloway who was found guilty of murdering his wife, Celia Holloway, with the help of his mistress Anne Kenneth in 1831.