Invisible Presence

Author : Kumiko Torikai
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027224279

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Voices of the Invisible Presence by Kumiko Torikai Pdf

"Voices of the Invisible Presence: Diplomatic interpreters in post-World War II Japan" examines the role and the making of interpreters, in the social, political and economic context of postwar Japan, using oral history as a method. The primary questions addressed are what kind of people became interpreters in post-WWII Japan, how they perceived their role as interpreters, and what kind of role they actually played in foreign relations. In search of answers to these questions, the living memories of five prominent interpreters were collected, in the form of life-story interviews, which were then categorized based on Pierre Bourdieu s concept of habitus, field and practice . The experiences of pioneering simultaneous interpreters are analyzed as case studies drawing on Erving Goffman s participation framework and the notion of" kurogo" in Kabuki theatre, leading to the discussion of (in)visibility of interpreters and their perception of language, culture and communication."

Author : Catriona MacLeod
Publisher : Intellect (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-23
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : 1789386810

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Invisible Presence by Catriona MacLeod Pdf

In this groundbreaking study of French-language comic strips, Catriona MacLeod looks at the representation of women across three distinct categories: as main characters and as secondary figures created by male artists, and as characters created by women artists. Drawing from feminist scholarship, especially well-known film and literary theorists, the book asks what it means to draw and depict women from within a phallocentric, male-dominated paradigm as well as how the particular medium of bande dessinée (the French-language graphic novel) has shaped dominant representations of women. MacLeod's exploration focuses on the representation of female characters in French comics across genres, artistic styles, and time periods. Until now, these characters and their creators have received relatively little scholarly attention, or have only been considered individually, rather than within wider patterns of female representation; this book aims to correct that.

Author : Michael Gurian
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-10
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0834822466

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The Invisible Presence by Michael Gurian Pdf

Whether he’s conscious of it or not, a man’s mother is the model for just about every relationship with a woman he has for the rest of his life. Sometimes it’s obvious (just ask his wife or girlfriend), sometimes it’s more subtle, but when you see it, it becomes crystal clear. For fifteen years, this book has helped men understand their mothers’ pervasive influence over the way they relate to women—both the positive and negative aspects of it. But more than that, it has helped thousands of men break free of old relationship patterns. Gurian gives men a wealth of practical exercises and meditations they can use to recognize their mothers’ influence in relationships, and to establish a healthy and rewarding new basis for relationships that will benefit themselves and the women in their lives as well. This new edition of the book formerly titled Mothers, Sons, and Lovers includes a new preface and study questions by the author.

Author : T.M. Luhrmann
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780691234441

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How God Becomes Real by T.M. Luhrmann Pdf

The hard work required to make God real, how it changes the people who do it, and why it helps explain the enduring power of faith How do gods and spirits come to feel vividly real to people—as if they were standing right next to them? Humans tend to see supernatural agents everywhere, as the cognitive science of religion has shown. But it isn’t easy to maintain a sense that there are invisible spirits who care about you. In How God Becomes Real, acclaimed anthropologist and scholar of religion T. M. Luhrmann argues that people must work incredibly hard to make gods real and that this effort—by changing the people who do it and giving them the benefits they seek from invisible others—helps to explain the enduring power of faith. Drawing on ethnographic studies of evangelical Christians, pagans, magicians, Zoroastrians, Black Catholics, Santeria initiates, and newly orthodox Jews, Luhrmann notes that none of these people behave as if gods and spirits are simply there. Rather, these worshippers make strenuous efforts to create a world in which invisible others matter and can become intensely present and real. The faithful accomplish this through detailed stories, absorption, the cultivation of inner senses, belief in a porous mind, strong sensory experiences, prayer, and other practices. Along the way, Luhrmann shows why faith is harder than belief, why prayer is a metacognitive activity like therapy, why becoming religious is like getting engrossed in a book, and much more. A fascinating account of why religious practices are more powerful than religious beliefs, How God Becomes Real suggests that faith is resilient not because it provides intuitions about gods and spirits—but because it changes the faithful in profound ways.

Author : Felia Allum
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781501705830

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The Invisible Camorra by Felia Allum Pdf

The organized crime group that dominates much of the socioeconomic life of contemporary Naples, the Camorra, is organized by kin and geography, and it is notoriously the most violent, fractious, and disorganized mafia in Italy. The Camorra controls local extortion rackets, the drug and counterfeit trades, and other legal and illicit activities as well as wielding substantial political influence throughout Naples and its environs. Felia Allum has been researching the Camorra for twenty years, and in The Invisible Camorra she reveals a surprising alteration in Camorra behavior when operatives live outside the Neapolitan base. When gang members move away from Naples, having been forced out by intense policing and gang competition, they are attracted by business opportunities that, on the whole, fit in with their usual activities. When they move to other parts of Western Europe and are therefore no longer criminals simply by virtue of "mafia association" as they are in Italy, they become largely invisible. Gang members avoid the spectacular deployment of violence, they merge quietly into local life, they keep themselves to themselves, and, when necessary, use legitimate local actors such as lawyers and accountants to further their economic well-being. Allum has constructed a meticulous description and analysis of Camorra activities abroad. To build accounts of the Camorra in Germany and the Netherlands, France, Spain, and the United Kingdom, she has interviewed investigating magistrates, police officers, and confessed criminals; done substantial mining of Italian and European police data; and made extensive use of judicial investigations, court records and transcripts as well as of journalistic accounts. The result is the first systematic analysis of the overseas activities of this major criminal organization.

Author : Michael E. Connor,Joseph White
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-02
Category : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
ISBN : 9781136735363

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Black Fathers by Michael E. Connor,Joseph White Pdf

This book offers a broader, more positive picture of African American fathers. Featuring case studies of African-descended fathers, this edited volume brings to life the achievements and challenges of being a black father in America. Leading scholars and practitioners provide unique insight into this understudied population. Short-sighted social policies which do not encourage father involvement are critically examined and the value of father engagement is promoted. The problems associated with the absence of a father are also explored. The second edition features an increased emphasis on: the historical issues confronting African descended fathers the impact of health issues on Black fathers and their children the need for therapeutic interventions to aid in the healing of fathers and their children the impact of an Afrikan-centered fathering approach and the need for research which considers systemic problems confronting African American fathers community focused models that provide new ideas for (re)connecting absent fathers learning tools including reflective questions and a conclusion in each chapter and more theory and research throughout the book. Part I provides a historical overview of African descended fathers including their strengths and shortcomings over the years. Next, contributors share their personal stories including one from a communal father working with underserved youth and two others that highlight the impact of absent fathers. Then, the research on father-daughter relationships is examined including the impact of father absence on daughters and on gender identity. This section concludes with a discussion of serving adolescents in the foster care system. Part II focuses on the importance of a two-parent home, communal fathering, and equalitarian households. Cultural implications and barriers to relationships are also explored. This section concludes with a discussion of the struggles Black men face with role definitions. The book concludes with a discussion of the impact of adoption and health issues on Black fathers and their children, and the need for more effective therapeutic interventions that include a perspective centered in the traditions and cultures of Afrika in learning to become a father. The final chapter offers an intervention model to aid in fatherhood. An ideal supplementary text for courses on fathers and fathering, introduction to the family, parenting, African American families/men, men and masculinity, Black studies, race and ethnic relations, and family issues taught in a variety of departments, the book also appeals to social service providers, policy makers, and clergy who work with community institutions.

Author : Chicago Social Brain Network
Publisher : FT Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780137075454

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Invisible Forces and Powerful Beliefs by Chicago Social Brain Network Pdf

In this book, a remarkable group of scientists, physicians, philosophers, and theologians share profound insights into our deepest questions, and the invisible forces and powerful beliefs that shape us. They will challenge you--and reward you with a richer understanding of who we are, what we share, and what it means

Author : Ingrid Stigsdotter
Publisher : Nordic Academic Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9789188909053

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Making the invisible visible by Ingrid Stigsdotter Pdf

As film stars, actresses have contributed to the film industry's glamorous surface. To talk about women in film as invisible may thus seem odd. This book, however, is concerned with the paradox that on the other side of the camera, women are clearly underrepresented. This is true of contemporary film culture, and has been true historically, despite significant variations between countries/geographical areas, historical time periods and different roles/professions in film production, distribution and exhibition. Considering women's gradually increasing participation in the paid workforce during the 20th century, women's representation in film work might also be expected to increase gradually from the beginning of cinema and onwards. However, as the Women Film Pioneers Project has suggested, the number of women who at all levels inside and outside the Hollywood film industry was greater in first two decades of cinema than at any time since. This may partly reflect the fact that it was easier for women to enter the film industry in an early, experimental phase, before it had become apparent how lucrative the medium of film could be. Nevertheless there is arguably a need to extend the attention on women's contributions to film history beyond the silent era, making visible what has been absent in traditional film history books, and reclaim women's agency in a wider film historical perspective. This anthology represents a step in this direction. The articles included in the book deal with women's agency in a wide range of roles, in film production, exhibition and criticism, but also with new perspectives on stars/actresses and their agency, and extending focus to include LGBT and queer identities. We pay particular attention to the challenges and opportunities that digitization offers for projects of this kind, including a wider range of methods, subjects and themes.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590967001

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The Teachers' treasury and storehouse of material for working Sunday-school teachers by Anonim Pdf

Author : Hilde Colombo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-06
Category : Germany
ISBN : OCLC:503087479

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The Invisible Presence by Hilde Colombo Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015066723068

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Masonic Voice and Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andrea Bianchi,Moshe Hirsch
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192847539

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International Law's Invisible Frames by Andrea Bianchi,Moshe Hirsch Pdf

This innovative edited collection uncovers the invisible frames which form our understanding of international law. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it investigates how social cognition and knowledge production processes affect decision-making, and inform unquestioned beliefs about what international law is, and how it works.

Author : Angela Marie Nuttle
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1514729253

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From Invisible to Incredible by Angela Marie Nuttle Pdf

What's the Secret to Brilliant Executive Presence? You are a talented business person trying to make your mark. You could be an aspiring individual or leader who wants to grow in the company, or a seasoned expert who longs to be respected in your craft. You try to prove yourself, but can't seem to break through to that next level. You find yourself in a career prison. Frustration sets in, and you're left operating beneath your calling and potential. What causes talented people to not be seen, heard, valued, and celebrated for their actual value? Many leaders across the world report the #1 reason is lack of authentic presence. In this book, the true definition of executive presence is identified and what it means to the success of organizations. Find out what recent research reveals about this fascinating topic, and how businesses care missing the mark in ways that hurt business productivity and profitability. This is a practical book where Angela Nuttle teaches you how to move from boring to brilliant as you discover how to activate your authentic gift of presence, and build the necessary skills to live the mission you were called to do. Also, learn the what and how of executive presentations and meetings as major vehicles of executive presence. Hear thought provoking stories from real people and top executives who overcame personal challenges to find their place in the business world. Angela Nuttle is known as the Corporate Talent Expert(tm), is CEO of a private consulting firm, and operates The School of Executive Presence(tm). She teaches organizations how to develop people, potential, and processes that create productive and profitable business environments. She works directly with executives, leaders, and talented people to develop value so they can showcase their worth and start operating within their full capabilities.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433070292911

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Publications of the Catholic Truth Society by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Calvin
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 1520 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : EAN:8596547730637

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Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin Pdf

This book is an inspiration to a new form of Christian life for many. It was published in 1536 in Latin and revolutionized the Christian world. It became one of the books that laid the basis for the establishment of Protestant churches. In the book, Calvin strongly criticizes what he believes are unorthodox teachings and the policy of the Catholic Church. The book considers the knowledge of God the Creator and the creation of a man. He also speculates on the topic of what humankind is and what people know about The Creator.