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The images of the writer as exile and outlaw were central to modernism's cultural positioning. As the Scrutiny circle's 'literary criticism' became the dominant way of reading in the University English departments and then in the grammar-schools, it took over these outsider images as models for the apprentice-critic. English pedagogy offered students not only an approach to texts, but an implicit identity and affective stance, which combined alert resistance to the pervasive effects of mechanised society with a rhetoric of emotional 'maturity', belied by a chilly judgementalism and gender anxiety. In exchanges over the close reading of intransigent, difficult texts, criticism's seminars sought a stimulus to develop the emotional autonomy of its participants against the 'stock response' promulgated by industrial capitalism. But refusal to reflect on its own method meant such pedagogy remained unconscious of the imitative pressures that its own reading was placing on its participants.

"From Vampira to Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, female horror movie hosts have long been a staple of late-night television. Broadcast on local stations and cable access channels, these hosts brought an entertaining blend of macabre camp and after-prime-time sexuality to American living rooms from the 1950s through the 1990s"--

The purpose of this study was to evaluate criticism of unemployment statistics and to suggest corrections which would tend to correct problems upon which these statistics are criticized. Research materials were used from Forsyth Library, the University of Kansas Library, and the United States Department of Labor. A discussion of the definitions of unemployment used by various government agencies preceded a discussion of the actual collection of labor force data by the Current Population Survey, the Employment Security Programs, and the Employer's Survey. Results of these collection method were then contrasted and compared. Following this is a discussion of some of the criticisms which are often leveled at this nation's unemployment statistics. The final chapter deals with each criticism in turn and offers suggestions as to how each situation may be corrected or explains why correction is not possible in cases where this may apply.

Main description: Beim vierten Kolloquium der Internationalen Arnim-Gesellschaft in Glasgow standen Fragen biographischer und nationaler Identität, kultur- und sozialpolitischer Kodifizierung, Ausgrenzung und Gemeinschaft im Mittelpunkt. Neben komparatistischen Vorträgen, die sich auf intertextuelle Zusammenhänge konzentrieren, stehen interdisziplinäre Beiträge, die sich vor allem mit dem historischen, politischen, sozialen und kulturellen Kontexten auseinandersetzen. Die Krisenerfahrung der Napoleonischen Kriege stärkte unter den Romantikern den Rückbezug auf die eigene literarische Tradition und deren - im Blickwinkel des 20. Jahrhunderts - so problematische Rezeption. Die Fremdheitserfahrung (Arnims Englandbild, Juden und Zigeuner bei Arnim) differenziert die Identitätsbildung auf nationaler, gemeinschaftlicher und individueller Basis. Dabei wird auch diskutiert, weshalb oft eine Verschiebung auf ästhetische (statt philosophisch-politische) Identitätsangebote stattfindet. Weitere Fallstudien widmen sich der erzählerischen Konstruktion von künstlerischer, sozialer, amikaler und Geschlechter-Identität.

"Kendrick Lamar has established himself at the forefront of contemporary Hip-Hop culture. Artistically adventurous and socially conscious, he has been unapologetic in using his art form, rap music, to address issues affecting black lives while also exploring subjects fundamental to the human experience, such as religious belief. This book is the first to provide an interdisciplinary academic analysis of the impact of Lamar's corpus. In doing so, it highlights how Lamar's music reflects current tensions that are keenly felt when dealing with the subjects of race, religion and politics. Starting with Section 80 and ending on DAMN., this book deals with each of Lamar's four major projects in turn. A panel of academics, journalists and hip-hop practitioners show how religion, in particular black spiritualties, take a front-and-centre role in his work. They also observe that his astute and biting thoughts on race and culture may come from an African American perspective, but many find something familiar in Lamar's lyrical testimony across great chasms of social and geographical difference. This sophisticated exploration of one of popular culture's emerging icons reveals a complex and multi-faceted engagement with religion, faith, race, art and culture. As such, it will be vital reading for anyone working in Religious, African American and Hip-Hop studies, as well as scholars of Music, Media and Popular Culture"--

"Provides a wide-ranging guide to current directions in literary criticism" (Rückseite des hinteren Buchdeckels)