Race and discourse analysis: Building a dialogue in health service research and health care settings

Using a framework for discourse analysis developed by Van Dijk, the investigator will pinpoint the pathological forms of discourse on race, defined as 'race talk' in three professional domains: health services research, public health provider organizations, and literature on multiculturalism. Attention will then turn to developing an analytical strategy for building more meaningful dialogue on race. The retrieval of potential resources for dialogue will be drawn from the third domain. Analysis will focus on enhancing the prospects of converting 'race talk' into dialogue. This will be accomplished by characterizing the normative preconditions as formal procedural requirements for dialogue and then supplementing these conditions with others related specifically to race. From here, the practical implications of combining procedural requirements and resources in each of the domains will be considered. Finally, the author will attempt to determine how these selected resources might be employed to transform 'race talk' in practice and lay the groundwork for a dialogue of understanding. ^

Willy Loman and the "Soul of a New Machine": Technology and the Common Man

As Death of a Salesman opens, Willy Loman returns home “tired to the death” (p. 13). Lost in reveries about the beautiful countryside and the past, he's been driving off the road; and now he wants a cheese sandwich. But Linda's suggestion that he try a new American-type cheese — “It's whipped” (p. 16) — irritates Willy: “Why do you get American when I like Swiss?” (p. 17). His anger at being contradicted unleashes an indictment of modern industrialized America: The street is lined with cars. There's not a breath of fresh air in the neighborhood. The grass don't grow any more, you can't raise a carrot in the back yard. (p. 17). In the old days, “This time of year it was lilac and wisteria.” Now: “Smell the stink from that apartment house! And another one on the other side…” (pp. 17–18). But just as Willy defines the conflict between nature and industry, he pauses and simply wonders: “How can they whip cheese?” (p. 18). The clash between the old agrarian ideal and capitalistic enterprise is well documented in the literature on Death of a Salesman, as is the spiritual shift from Thomas Jefferson to Andrew Carnegie to Dale Carnegie that the play reflects. The son of a pioneer inventor and the slave to broken machines, Willy Loman seems to epitomize the victim of modern technology.

Hole in the Head: a Play, Accompanied by a Conspectus of Knowledge, Both Repressed and Researched, that Directly Influenced the Playwright in Her Development of a New Work

"Hole in the Head" is a play about a woman who wakes up. Maude wakes up in the first act, and in every subsequent scene she undergoes some form of physical or emotional awakening as characters walk in and out of her front door."Hole in the Head" is accompanied by an introduction that attempts to understand the interplay between creativity and academia through an analysis of theatre, feminist and queer theory, and science.

Shakespeare's Richard II and Henry V and Political Rebellions in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I

The purpose of this thesis will be to examine how two acts of rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I influenced Shakespeare's writing of Richard II and Henry V, as well as the performance and publication of these plays. The treasonous plots and execution of Mary, Queen of Scots in the 1580s, as well as the failed Essex Rebellion of 1601, resulted in a sensitivity towards any writings that seemed to support a coup d'état. Shakespeare, being a well-informed and fairly well-connected playwright, wrote passages in the afore mentioned plays that clearly reflect the political turmoil of the times. Thus, his plays were censored both on stage and in print until after the death of Elizabeth in 1603.

Alessandro Baricco: A Modern Homer / Alessandro Baricco: Omero Modern

Alessandro Baricco is an Italian author, pianist, journalist and music critic, among a wide range of many other talents. His novels have won great critical acclaim in Italy and France and are popular around the world. While generally considered among the postmodern writers, some critics have accused him of being a forerunner in a 1990s movement dubbed letteratura giovanile, that is juvenile literature that is simplistic, targets a young audience and is created for the sole purpose of making money. This criticism is unwarranted. Baricco is a multitalented author who pays strict attention to the quality of his work and weaves plotlines replete with a diverse set of genres, literary devices and symbolism, often inspired by other great writers and thinkers. However, literary critics have yet to acknowledge one of Baricco's strongest and most important influences: Homer, the ancient Greek bard and author of the epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Taking Baricco's work in a Homeric context can aid in viewing it as valid and important work, worthy of scholarly discussion and interpretation, rather than, as some critics accuse, a one-dimensional story meant only for children. This paper will argue that Baricco's work is Homeric and, in fact, Baricco's implementation of many of Homer's devices, such as his understanding of his audience and use rhythmic language and stereotyped story patterns, has aided Baricco's great success and popularity.

Women in Eighteenth Century London: Female Coming of Age in Frances Burney’s Evelina, Cecilia, and The Witlings

The late eighteenth-century author Frances Burney is best known for popularizing the “comedy of manners,” a literary style later adopted by Jane Austen. Burney’s novels, journals, and plays offer an intriguing commentary on contemporary social customs and etiquette. In particular, she voices the concerns and desires of women, leading scholars to focus on the feminist overtones of her writing. Although she carefully examined female roles in the household and family structure, Burney also provided an insider’s perspective into London high life. As an acclaimed author and member of the royal court, Burney offers a rare insight into the lives of the urban elite. For these reasons, I have chosen to examine three of her works within the context of their London setting. In Evelina, Cecilia, and The Witlings, Burney examines women’s struggle for independence against the backdrop of the city. These works offer a new interpretation of the female Bildungsroman, or coming of age story. Burney shows how London life influences her heroines’ expectations, ambitions and desires. Evelina’s coming of age centers around the quest for family and social acceptance, while the two Cecilias of Cecilia and The Witlings confront the financial pressures that accompany their inheritance. Ultimately, the three protagonists learn important lessons that are specific to city life. Although Burney concludes each story with the heroine’s marriage, her focus is not on romance, as has been suggested, but on the cultural landscape of the city. Coming of age in her stories is inextricably connected to the diverse challenges and opportunities presented to urban women.

Theme for English A, B and E: An Anthology of Identity in Cape Town, South Africa

This collection of poetry from grade 11 students in Cape Town, South Africa seeks to explore self-identity in South African high school students. In reading through their personal work, one can identify four ways in which these students define themselves: using self-promotion, or a display of personal strength; self-doubt, or moments of vulnerability; self-exploration, or the literary journey students take to define and explore their lives; and self-definition through social issues, or the examining of important social issues in South Africa and how they play into the lives of students. This anthology and literary analysis explores life-defining issues that are unique to South African high school students using these four criteria and ponders the distinctness of these issues through poetry.

Diagnosis del hombre moderno en Minotauroamor de Abelardo Arias

El análisis del discurso en Minotauroamor de Abelardo Arias, permite al lector acceder a una serie de conceptos acerca del hombre y de las realidades que le conciernen: el amor, la amistad, la belleza, el arte, el poder, entre otros. Si bien estos planteos alcanzan a todos los personajes, los mismos son focalizados, especialmente, en relación con los dos protagonistas: el Minotauro y Teseo. De hecho, Abelardo Arias ha declarado que lo que le impulsó a escribir esta novela fue, precisamente, un interrogante vital que lo asediaba: cuál era la verdadera condición del hombre moderno. El escritor mendocino parecía advertir, ya en ese entonces, una marcada degradación de los valores que han sido sostén de nuestra cultura e intenta despertar la conciencia de sus coetáneos a través de estas magníficas páginas. Es por ello que, en el presente trabajo, no sólo nos proponemos demostrar el enorme valor literario de la novela abelardariana y la riqueza de su contenido sino también señalar el vínculo que se establece entre los personajes con el concepto subyacente de “hombre normal". De este modo tratamos de dilucidar de qué modo, en este espacio literario, se proyectan las ideas sustentadas por el reconocido escritor mendocino. Con tal finalidad, se señalan, sucintamente, las coincidencias y modulaciones que se dan entre el mito original y la recreación que de él hace el autor mendocino para centrarnos en el análisis de los fragmentos que tienen como tema sustancial la “diagnosis" del hombre. Para este enfoque tomo en consideración un estudio de Alfonso López Quintás -Diagnosis del hombre actual-, publicado el mismo año de la obra que nos ocupa, y que plantea -desde otro lenguaje-, las mismas inquietudes que advertimos en el autor mendocino.

Formas de abandonar un laberinto : Sor Juana y la figura sorjuanina del escritor americano

Tradicionalmente, la figura de sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648-1695) ocupa un lugar central en la literatura y la crítica latinoamericanas y -de manera muy especial- mexicanas. Mujer y monja desiguales, poeta e 'inteligencia americana' inigualables, esa figura no ha tardado en construir cierto mito en torno de su obra, como cierta 'clave' que vela o desvela los caminos que conducen al corazón no sólo de su singular literatura sino de su borrascosa historia. Curiosa pero no casualmente, más de una vez la mexicana -en sus poemas así como en sus cartas- ha desalentado esas imágenes e ideas que son, también o principalmente, las de cierta concepción de la escritura y la lectura. En este sentido, el siguiente artículo se propone trazar las coordenadas de dicho problema (el mito sorjuanino y la desmitificación de sor Juana) a fin de deslindar dos aspectos (inseparables) de dicho fenómeno: el que hace a la lectura crítica e incluso a la edición y fijación de sus textos; y el que refiere a la concepción y práctica de la literatura en América Latina en uno de sus momentos inaugurales: el siglo XVII, y a través de una de sus figuras más elusivas: la sorjuanina

Formas de abandonar un laberinto : Sor Juana y la figura sorjuanina del escritor americano

Tradicionalmente, la figura de sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648-1695) ocupa un lugar central en la literatura y la crítica latinoamericanas y -de manera muy especial- mexicanas. Mujer y monja desiguales, poeta e 'inteligencia americana' inigualables, esa figura no ha tardado en construir cierto mito en torno de su obra, como cierta 'clave' que vela o desvela los caminos que conducen al corazón no sólo de su singular literatura sino de su borrascosa historia. Curiosa pero no casualmente, más de una vez la mexicana -en sus poemas así como en sus cartas- ha desalentado esas imágenes e ideas que son, también o principalmente, las de cierta concepción de la escritura y la lectura. En este sentido, el siguiente artículo se propone trazar las coordenadas de dicho problema (el mito sorjuanino y la desmitificación de sor Juana) a fin de deslindar dos aspectos (inseparables) de dicho fenómeno: el que hace a la lectura crítica e incluso a la edición y fijación de sus textos; y el que refiere a la concepción y práctica de la literatura en América Latina en uno de sus momentos inaugurales: el siglo XVII, y a través de una de sus figuras más elusivas: la sorjuanina