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Walter Benjamin's materialist perspective toward the uses of cultural technology is accessed to examine the fantastical nature of utopian thought. Overviews of Benjamin's (1999j) notions of the allegorical & dialectical images & of his (1997) concept of innervation are presented to better understand how cultural technology, particularly cinema, can be used to construct representations of reality. Benjamin's (1973) assessment of cinema's capacity to shock the unconscious & his (1998) treatment of kitsch's capacity to expand the perception of mass society are then addressed. After discussing how Lynne Ramsay's Ratcatcher (1999) attempts to negotiate realism & formalism, the central role of children within Ramsay's film & in Benjamin's (1929) understanding of self-alienation is considered. Several aspects of Ramsay's film are subsequently examined, eg, children's methods of play, recollections of happiness, & thoughts of escape, in order to illuminate how the film creates a utopian realism. In addition, it is argued that Benjamin's notion of self-alienation is a persistent theme in Ramsay's film. The prospects for achieving the utopianism depicted in Ramsay's film & in Benjamin's thought are also pondered. 71 References. J. W. Parker

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Credits -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: Dallas On the Rise of the Periodical Press -- 'Popular Literature' in Blackwood's -- A Career in Journalism -- Argument and Organization -- Notes -- References -- 2 Media History and Theory: A Literature Review -- Existing Literature of Three Kinds -- Key Victorian Positions -- Structure Versus Agency -- Recent Media Histories -- Notes -- References -- Part I Quantitative Analysis -- 3 Periodical Growth Over the Century -- Patterns of Growth -- Earlier Decades -- Later Decades -- Notes -- References -- 4 Changing Periodical Distribution -- Distribution in Two Senses -- Fiscal and Legal Reforms -- Technological and Economic Innovations -- Notes -- References -- Part II Qualitative Analysis -- 5 Periodical Authorship -- Dallas On Authorship -- Anonymity Versus Signature -- The (Im)personality Debate -- The Slow Process of Professionalization -- The Occupation of Authorship -- Notes -- References -- 6 Periodical Publishing -- Dallas On Publishing -- Major Civic Functions -- Changing Patterns of Journal Ownership -- Tendencies in the Distribution of Journalistic Information -- The Changing Character of Advertising Material -- The Economics of the 'New Journalism' -- Notes -- References -- 7 Periodical Readership -- Dallas On Readership -- 'Class' Periodicals/Readers as Active Citizens -- 'Mass' Periodicals/Readers as Passive Consumers -- Notes -- References -- 8 Conclusion: A Revolution in Communications -- Dallas On Revolution -- Sociological and Technological Determinants -- Notes -- References -- Index.

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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- PART I: Developmental language disorder in context -- Introduction -- References -- Chapter 1: Evidence-based practice and its application to developmental language disorders -- Introduction -- The culture of evidence-based practice -- Evidence-based practice and speech and language science -- The policy and practice context in Europe -- The wider professional context: special education, pedagogues and the ownership of speech and language disorders -- Summary and conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: The development of the practitioner survey -- Introduction -- What we did -- Who responded to the survey? -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Theory and intervention in developmental language disorder: the view of the European practitioner -- Theories and interventions -- How important is theory for practitioners doing intervention in DLD? -- Which theories do practitioners identify with? -- Techniques and strategies -- Summary and conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Glossary -- Chapter 4: Service delivery for children with language disorders across Europe and beyond -- Why is it important to understand service delivery practices across Europe? -- What evidence already exists about the effectiveness of differing service delivery models? -- The work of the working group -- What did we find out about service delivery choices in practice? -- Conclusions, remaining questions and next steps -- References -- Chapter 5: The social and cultural context of intervention for children with developmental language disorder -- Current knowledge -- The practitioner survey: the impact of cultural factors -- Discussion -- References -- PART II: National vignettes -- Introduction -- References -- Austria.

Introduction / Benjamin Law -- Freedom of Heart / Holly Throsby -- Shame and Forgiveness / David Marr -- How to be Both / Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen -- Rob, and Queer Family / Nayuka Gorrie -- Caritas / Jack Kirne -- St Louis / Oliver Reeson -- Boobs, Rags and Judy Blume / Phoebe Hart -- From Dreams to Living / Nadine Smit -- The Most Natural of Things / Justine Hyde -- Binary School / Roz Bellamy -- Why I've Stopped Coming Out to My Mum / Vivian Quynh Pham -- Training to Be Me / Cindy Zhou -- The Watering Hole / Samuel Leighton-Dore -- Car Windows / Tim Sinclair -- Bent Man Running / Steve Dow -- The Bent Bits Are the Best Bits / Jax Jacki Brown -- Reunion / Kelly Parry -- You Can Take the Queer Out of the Country / M'ck McKeague -- The Risk / Thom Mitchell -- When Worlds Collide, Words Fail / Thinesh Thillainadarajah -- Radelaide/Sadelaide / Gemma Killen -- LGBTI-Q&A: William Yang -- LGBTI-Q&A: Georgie Stone -- LGBTI-Q&A: Tony Ayres -- LGBTQI-Q&A: Sally Rugg -- LGBTQI-Q&A: Kate McCartney -- LGBTQI-Q&A: Christos Tsiolkas -- Coming In / Joo-Inn Chew -- Androphobia / Heather Joan Day -- Living in a Fridge / Michael Farrell -- Wanting / Fiona Wright -- Coming Out, Coming Home / Adolfo Aranjuez -- The Wall of Shame / Natalie Macken -- Meinmasha / Atul Joshi -- Kissing Brad David / Scott McKinnon -- Something Special / Rebecca Shaw -- Floored / Nic Holas -- Not Special / Tim McGuire -- Jack and Jill and Me / Stephanie Convery -- To My Man of Seventeen Years / Henry von Doussa -- Angry Cleaning / Nathan Mills -- The Exchange / Alice Boyle -- Faggot / Beau Kondos -- So You Wanted Honesty . . . / Sue-Ann Post -- Sometimes I Call You Even Though I Know You Can't Answer. It's a Symbol, I Think . . . / Anthony Nocera -- How Not to Quench Your Thirst / Jean Velasco -- Silence and Words / Aron Koh Paul -- homosexual / Mike Mullins -- A Robust Game of Manball / Patrick Lenton -- The Equality of Love / Yamiko Marama -- A City Set Upon a Hill / Dang Nguyen -- Trust Me (Tips for My Teenage Self) / Thomas Wilson-White -- About the editor -- About the contributors

Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- PREFACE TO THE 2018 RE-ISSUE -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- Chapter One THE INTRODUCTION AND DIFFUSION OF THE HORSE IN WEST AFRICA -- Chapter Two THE SUPPLY OF HORSES -- Chapter Three MAINTENANCE, HEALTH, AND TRAINING -- Chapter Four EQUIPMENT -- Chapter Five CAVALRY WARFARE -- Chapter Six NON-MILITARY ASPECTS -- Chapter Seven HORSES AND SOCIETY IN PRE-COLONIAL WEST AFRICA -- Chapter Eight EPILOGUE: THE DECLINE OF THE HORSE IN WEST AFRICA -- NOTE ON SOURCES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF SUBJECTS -- INDEX OF PERSONS -- INDEX OF PEOPLES AND PLACES

1. Making settlers out of pioneers : white women and the development of Rhodesia, 1890-1940 -- 2. The politics of pots and pans : Miriam Staunton, gender norms and the Federation of African Women's Clubs, 1950-1970 -- 3. "Think[ing] black": Eileen Haddon, multiracialism and majority rule, 1953-1965 -- 4. Struggles within the struggle : Diana Mitchell, opposition politics, liberalism, and women's liberation, 1965-1979 -- "Imperialists stuck in a time warp"? : white women, memory and the history of Rhodesia.

Social theory is a core area in Sociology degrees. This book attempts to lead students through the key thinkers and key ideas. The organizational principle is to focus on theoretical writing which is relevant for understanding the contemporary world. So the book asks what continuing use do theories of the Enligthenment, classical German sociology, Marxism and phenomenology have for making sense of our social world.