Changing Difference

Changing Difference

Author: Catherine Malabou

Publisher: Polity

Published: 2011-09-19

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 0745651089

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Translated by CAROLYN SHREAD In the post-feminist age the fact that ‘woman' finds herself deprived of her ‘essence' only confirms, paradoxically, a very ancient state of affairs: ‘woman' has never been able to define herself in any other way than in terms of the violence done to her. Violence alone confers her being - whether it is domestic and social violence or theoretical violence. The critique of ‘essentialism' (i.e. there is no specifically feminine essence) proposed by both gender theory and deconstruction is just one more twist in the ontological negation of the feminine. Contrary to all expectations, however, this ever more radical hollowing out of woman within intellectual movements supposed to protect her, this assimilation of woman to a ‘being nothing', clears the way for a new beginning. Let us now assume the thought of ‘woman' as an empty but resistant essence, an essence that is resistant precisely because it is empty, a resistance that strikes down the impossibility of its own disappearance once and for all. To ask what remains of woman after the sacrifice of her being is to signal a new era in the feminist struggle, changing the terms of the battle to go beyond both essentialism and anti-essentialism. In this path-breaking work Catherine Malabou begins with philosophy, asking: what is the life of a woman philosopher?


Language across Difference

Language across Difference

Author: Django Paris

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-07-28

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1139499890

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Once a predominantly African-American city, South Vista opened the twenty-first century with a large Latino/a majority and a significant population of Pacific Islanders. Using an innovative blend of critical ethnography and social language methodologies, Paris offers the voices and experiences of South Vista youth as a window into how today's young people challenge and reinforce ethnic and linguistic difference in demographically changing urban schools and communities. The ways African-American language, Spanish and Samoan are used within and across ethnicity in social and academic interactions, text messages and youth-authored rap lyrics show urban young people enacting both new and old visions of pluralist cultural spaces. Paris illustrates how understanding youth communication, ethnicity and identities in changing urban landscapes like South Vista offers crucial avenues for researchers and educators to push for more equitable schools and a more equitable society.


The 2 Degree Difference

The 2 Degree Difference

Author: John Trent

Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780805430646

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By picking up this book, chances are good that you're busy, committed, and frustrated! There are literally millions of people who in their personal lives, their workplace, family or spiritual life want to spend a full day living out a life that is rich in purpose and significance. But it's not happening! Not really!


Changing Schools

Changing Schools

Author: Terry Wrigley

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2011-08-08

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 113673452X

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The book is directed at all who are concerned with progressive school change and the promotion of democratic citizenship and social justice.


Changing difference

Changing difference

Author: Peter Hujar

Publisher: Silvana Editoriale

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9788836625062

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Peter Hujar, Mark Morrisroe e Jack Smith si muovono all'interno del difficile territorio che separa la visibilità e l'assimilazione della 'differenza'. La loro opera traccia una complessa parabola che parte dagli anni Sessanta per arrivare alla fine degli Ottanta e mette in risalto i rischi che fondere arte e vita, ricerca formale e lotta politica, comporta. Lo spettatore è accompagnato in un percorso tra arte d'elite e arte popolare, banale ed elegiaco, trash e raffinatezza, vita e morte; un viaggio attraverso i generi maschile, femminile, transgender - e gli orientamenti sessuali eterosessualità, omosessualità, bisessualità - così come sono stati raccontati dalla cultura underground e da quella tradizionale.


Making a Difference

Making a Difference

Author: Stacy C. Bauer

Publisher:

Published: 2022-02-21

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781737389040

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Meet 12 kids who have taken action to change their community, town, country, even the world in this inspiring new book! From donating birthday money to the local animal shelter to planting a billion trees worldwide, these kids stories will inspire you to make a difference!


The Difference You Make

The Difference You Make

Author: Pat Williams

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2013-02-01

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 1441240950

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Every one of us has influence, whether we realize it or not. In everything we say and do, we are influencing those around us. What if we became more aware, more intentional, and more strategic about our own influence? Well, we might just change the world. True influence, says Pat Williams, isn't about getting what you want--it's about serving others. Using personal stories from his own life and the lives of others, Williams shows readers the difference between influence and manipulation, how to influence others through both words and deeds, and ultimately how to change the world for the better, one relationship at a time. This book will inspire readers to build a positive legacy in the lives of others and take the role of influencer to heart. Each chapter includes questions and ideas for personal reflection and practical application, and can be used to guide group discussions as well. Includes a foreword by Joe Girardi, manager of the New York Yankees.


Schooling the Rustbelt Kids

Schooling the Rustbelt Kids

Author: Pat Thomson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-08-04

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 1000247236

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'A truly exceptional book.' - Michael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin, Madison 'A gripping insight into the local struggles facing disadvantaged schools and a compelling account of the injustice of their place in the bigger picture.' - Professor Geoff Whitty, Director, Institute of Education, University of London Schools in disadvantaged areas are struggling in the current economic and political environment. Like schools everywhere they are being asked to do more with less, but they face more obstacles. In recent years education policy has shifted from a holistic approach to learning to a focus on narrow educational outcomes: spelling, reading and writing. Thomson shows that this approach penalises disadvantaged schools and argues that educational and social disadvantage are inextricably linked in children's everyday lives. Examining primary and secondary schools in disadvantaged areas in a post-industrial ('rustbelt') city, Schooling the Rustbelt Kids reopens the debate about inequality in schooling. It provides concrete evidence that typical government policies in the Western world are not working, and that they are helping to create a permanent underclass. Thomson outlines an alternative whole of government approach to policy, which builds on those school programs that do make a real difference to educational outcomes. Thomson also emphasises the influence of local geography. Schools are coloured by particular neighbourhoods, permeated by national and global events, and tangled in complex networks of social relations. Interventions which work in one school may not work in others.


A Generation of Change, a Lifetime of Difference?

A Generation of Change, a Lifetime of Difference?

Author: Martin Evans

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2009-09-02

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9781847423047

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This original book provides an overview of changes in social and fiscal policy since the 1970s, using a unique lifetime simulation approach to analyse how changes in these policies would affect people of low median and high income living in 1979, 1997 and 2008 if they lived their whole lives under the policy rules in place in these years.


A New You

A New You

Author: Nicola Cook

Publisher: Pearson UK

Published: 2012-12-27

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0273747150

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Many of us have a rumbling discontent about the state of our lives and a desire to make it better. Often it is difficult to define exactly what is wrong and what really needs to change. And if you can identify what you need to do differently, the prospect of making the changes can seem huge, daunting and destined to failure. It’s no surprise then that we become so confused, discouraged and fearful of failure that our hopes and dreams can get lost and forgotten as we stumble on with no direction and little motivation. But our hopes and dreams don’t ever really leave us and they remain bubbling under the surface, constantly and consistently adding to our feelings of dissatisfaction and discontent. A New You can help turn your life around. If you want to make changes but don’t know where to start and perhaps feel overwhelmed or confused about what your first step should be, this clever, practical and highly readable book will help you. You’ll establish exactly where you are now, find out what you need to change and be coached in the application of lots of practical tools and techniques that will help you get where you really want to be in your life. The biggest obstacle to making a change is often the fact that it seems so huge and daunting. This book helps you to break everything down into subtle and achievable steps clearly showing how making small changes can, over time, have a huge and lasting impact on your life. With the right mindset, an unwavering motivation and all the tools you need to succeed, you’ll find you can finally unlock your hidden potential, embrace the power of possibility and discover a new you – it’s like the old you, only better than ever!