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 Free Download Jason Okundaye, "Revolutionary Acts" English | ISBN: 057137221X | 2024 | 304 pages | EPUB | 362 KB Announcing the arrival of a major new talent, an astonishing work of social history which captures Black gay Britain as never before.  Free Download Jocelyn Simonson, "Radical Acts of Justice: How Ordinary People Are Dismantling Mass Incarceration" English | ISBN: 1620977443 | 2023 | 240 pages | EPUB | 2 MB An original argument that the answer to mass incarceration lies not with experts and pundits, but with ordinary people taking extraordinary actions together-written by a leading authority on bail reform and social movements  Free Download Prof Marina Sbisà, "Speech Acts and Other Topics in Pragmatics" English | ISBN: 0192844121 | 2023 | 336 pages | PDF | 2 MB This book collects seventeen essays published between 1984 and 2020, in which Marina Sbisà develops her distinctive approach to speech acts and related pragmatic phenomena. Drawing inspiration from the work of J. L. Austin, the essays examine the categories of speech act theory and apply these categories in the context of natural discourse and conversation, with the aim of providing an accurate analysis of how speech can be action. Sbisà devotes particular attention to normative aspects of language and language use: speech acts reshape the normative context in which they occur by assigning or unassigning deontic properties to relevant parties. Emphasis is placed on the normative aspect of linguistically mandated presuppositions as well as the rational grounds of implicature. The conventionalist view of speech acts developed here turns on the role of intersubjective agreement in deontic updating, in a framework that shifts focus from single utterances to discursive sequences and conversational interaction. This view challenges the main tenets of a Gricean intentionalist understanding of speech act performance, paving the way for a theory of speech actions centred on the normatively transformative power of illocution. Throughout the essays, examples and applications are given to illustrate how the view put forward contributes to understanding the social and political dimensions of linguistic activity, such as hidden persuasive strategies, power imbalances both within and outside the context of conversation, and the relevance of language and discourse to gender issues.  Free Download George Severs, "Radical Acts: HIV/AIDS Activism in Late Twentieth-Century England" English | ISBN: 1350374520 | 2024 | 256 pages | EPUB, PDF | 2 MB + 24 MB Drawing on activist campaign literature and materials, broadcast media, and new oral history interviews, Severs reconstructs and discusses the overlooked world of radical AIDS activism in England. This book provides one of the first detailed histories of the radical HIV/AIDS movement in England, following ACT UP's travels from New York to London via prominent queer intellectuals, and reconstructing the vibrant theatrical campaigns staged by ACT UP groups across England.  Free Download Essays on Speech Acts and Other Topics in Pragmatics by Prof Marina Sbisà English | 2023 | ISBN: 0192844121 | 336 Pages | True ePUB | 1.03 MB  Free Download Thomas Rickert, "Acts of Enjoyment: Rhetoric, Zizek, and the Return of the Subject" English | 2007 | pages: 265 | ISBN: 0822943336, 0822959623 | PDF | 9,2 mb Why are today's students not realizing their potential as critical thinkers? Although educators have, for two decades, incorporated contemporary cultural studies into the teaching of composition and rhetoric, many students lack the powers of self-expression that are crucial for effecting social change. Acts of Enjoyment presents a critique of current pedagogies and introduces a psychoanalytical approach in teaching composition and rhetoric. Thomas Rickert builds upon the advances of cultural studies and its focus on societal trends and broadens this view by placing attention on the conscious and subconscious thought of the individual. By introducing the cultural theory work of Slavoj Zizek, Rickert seeks to encourage personal and social invention-rather than simply following a course of unity, equity, or consensus that is so prevalent in current writing instruction. He argues that writing should not be treated as a simple skill, as a naïve self expression, or as a tool for personal advancement, but rather as a reflection of social and psychical forces, such as jouissance (enjoyment/sensual pleasure), desire, and fantasy-creating a more sophisticated, panoptic form. 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Free Download Class Acts: Derrida on the Public Stage (Perspectives in Continental Philosophy) by Michael Nass English | October 5, 2021 | ISBN: 0823298396, 082329840X | True EPUB | 192 pages | 2.3 MB Class Acts examines two often neglected aspects of Jacques Derrida's work as a philosopher, his public presentations at lectures and conferences and his teaching, along with the question of the "speech act" that links them. What, Michael Naas asks, is one doing when one speaks in public in these ways?  Free Download Body and Character in Luke and Acts: The Subversion of Physiognomy in Early Christianity By Mikeal C. Parsons 2011 | 194 Pages | ISBN: 1602583803 | PDF | 7 MB Early Christianity developed in a world where moral significance was often judged based upon physical appearance alone. Exploring the manifestations of this ancient "science" of physiognomy, Parsons rightly shows how Greco-Roman society, and by consequence the author of Luke and Acts, was steeped in this tradition. Luke, however, employs these principles in his writings in order to subvert the paradigm. Using as examples the bent woman (Luke 13), Zacchaeus (Luke 18), the lame man (Acts 3-4), and the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8), Parsons shows that the Christian community―both early and present-day―is established only in the image of Jesus Christ.Editorial ReviewsReview"Not many books really break new ground. This one does. Parsons cast Luke's descriptions of the bent woman, Zacchaeus, the lame man, and the Ethiopian eunuch in a new light and shows how the gospel radically challenges cultural conventions and speaks a word of grace."―Alan Culpepper, Dean, McAfee School of Theology"With a stunning command of both ancient sources and contemporary scholarship, Parsons offers a trove of fresh insights on physically challenged figures in Luke and Acts. Readers of this carefully argued work will never look at the bent woman, the diminutive Zacchaeus, the lame man (Acts 3), and the Ethiopian eunuch the same way again. Deformed bodies (by conventional standards) pose no barriers to transformed character through dynamic encounters with the Lukan Jesus and his emissaries. Such experiences mount a poignant resistance to prejudicial and superficial profiling in Luke's day―and ours."―F. Scott Spencer, Professor of New Testament, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond"Parsons trains his eagle eye on details missed by most scholars. The results are fascinating and unexpected, throwing fresh light on attitudes to bodily characteristics in Luke's day before bringing us back to our world with a theological jolt."―Graham Stanton (1940-2009), Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity, University of CambridgeReviewWith a stunning command of both ancient sources and contemporary scholarship, Parsons offers a trove of fresh insights on physically challenged figures in Luke and Acts. Readers of this carefully argued work will never look at the bent woman, the diminutive Zacchaeus, the lame man (Acts 3), and the Ethiopian eunuch the same way again. Deformed bodies (by conventional standards) pose no barriers to transformed character through dynamic encounters with the Lukan Jesus and his emissaries. Such experiences mount a poignant resistance to prejudicial and superficial profiling in Luke's day―and ours.(F. Scott Spencer, Professor of New Testament, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond)Parsons trains his eagle eye on details missed by most scholars. The results are fascinating and unexpected, throwing fresh light on attitudes to bodily characteristics in Luke's day before bringing us back to our world with a theological jolt.(Graham Stanton (1940-2009), Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity, University of Cambridge)Not many books really break new ground. This one does. Parsons cast Luke's descriptions of the bent woman, Zacchaeus, the lame man, and the Ethiopian eunuch in a new light and shows how the gospel radically challenges cultural conventions and speaks a word of grace.(Alan Culpepper, Dean, McAfee School of Theology)From the Inside FlapHow the gospel writer and historian challenges ancient cultural conventionsAbout the AuthorMikeal C. Parsons is the Kidd L. and Buna Hitchcock Macon Chair in Religion at Baylor University. He is the author of numerous books including most recently Luke: A Handbook on the Greek Text and Acts: A Handbook on the Greek Text, and the editor of The Acts of the Apostles: Four Centuries of Baptist Interpretation. Parsons lives in Waco, Texas.  Free Download Ascent Into Heaven in Luke-Acts: New Explorations of Luke's Narrative Hinge By David K. Bryan, David W. Pao 2016 | 305 Pages | ISBN: 1451496443 | PDF | 8 MB Luke's two-volume work contains the only narrative depictions of Jesus' ascent into heaven in the New Testament. The significance of the event at the end of the Gospel and the beginning of Acts have long been recognized. While select studies have focused on particular aspects of these accounts, however, the importance of the ascension to Luke-Acts calls for renewed attention to the narratological and theological significance of these accounts. Here, leading scholars discuss the ancient, literary and theological contexts of the ascent-into-heaven accounts for the next generation of interpreters. |
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