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Author : Douglas Schuler
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Communication
ISBN : 9780262195799
A new model for social change, integrating theory and practice, that shows how information and communication can be used to address urgent social and environmental problems collaboratively.
Author : Gayl Jones
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 0674530241
The powerful novelist here turns penetrating critic, giving usâe"in lively styleâe"both trenchant literary analysis and fresh insight on the art of writing. âeoeWhen African American writers began to trust the literary possibilities of their own verbal and musical creations,âe writes Gayl Jones, they began to transform the European and European American models, and to gain greater artistic sovereignty.âe The vitality of African American literature derives from its incorporation of traditional oral forms: folktales, riddles, idiom, jazz rhythms, spirituals, and blues. Jones traces the development of this literature as African American writers, celebrating their oral heritage, developed distinctive literary forms. The twentieth century saw a new confidence and deliberateness in African American work: the move from surface use of dialect to articulation of a genuine black voice; the move from blacks portrayed for a white audience to characterization relieved of the need to justify. Innovative writingâe"such as Charles Waddell Chesnuttâe(tm)s depiction of black folk culture, Langston Hughesâe(tm)s poetic use of blues, and Amiri Barakaâe(tm)s recreation of the short story as a jazz pieceâe"redefined Western literary tradition. For Jones, literary technique is never far removed from its social and political implications. She documents how literary form is inherently and intensely national, and shows how the European monopoly on acceptable forms for literary art stifled American writers both black and white. Jones is especially eloquent in describing the dilemma of the African American writers: to write from their roots yet retain a universal voice; to merge the power and fluidity of oral tradition with the structure needed for written presentation. With this work Gayl Jones has added a new dimension to African American literary history.
Author : Douglas Schuler
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780262693660
Inspired by the vision and framework outlined in Christopher Alexander's classic 1977 book, A Pattern Language, Schuler presents a pattern language containing 136 patterns designed to meet these challenges. Using this approach, Schuler proposes a new model of social change that integrates theory and practice by showing how information and communication (whether face-to-face, broadcast, or Internet-based) can be used to address urgent social and environmental problems collaboratively. Each of the patterns that form the pattern language (which was developed collaboratively with nearly 100 contributors) is presented consistently; each describes a problem and its context, a discussion, and a solution. The pattern language begins with the most general patterns ("Theory") and proceeds to the most specific ("Tactics"). Each pattern is a template for research as well as action and is linked to other patterns, thus forming a single coherent whole.
Author : Karyn L. Hollis
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0809325675
"Hollis provides a thorough ethnography of the Summer School with respect to its place in the social and political history of the 1920s and 1930s and then situates the school's pedagogy within the history of American education and composition instruction.
Author : Henri Lipmanowicz,Keith McCandless
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0615975305
Smart leaders know that they would greatly increase productivity and innovation if only they could get everyone fully engaged. So do professors, facilitators and all changemakers. The challenge is how. Liberating Structures are novel, practical and no-nonsense methods to help you accomplish this goal with groups of any size. Prepare to be surprised by how simple and easy they are for anyone to use. This book shows you how with detailed descriptions for putting them into practice plus tips on how to get started and traps to avoid. It takes the design and facilitation methods experts use and puts them within reach of anyone in any organization or initiative, from the frontline to the C-suite. Part One: The Hidden Structure of Engagement will ground you with the conceptual framework and vocabulary of Liberating Structures. It contrasts Liberating Structures with conventional methods and shows the benefits of using them to transform the way people collaborate, learn, and discover solutions together. Part Two: Getting Started and Beyond offers guidelines for experimenting in a wide range of applications from small group interactions to system-wide initiatives: meetings, projects, problem solving, change initiatives, product launches, strategy development, etc. Part Three: Stories from the Field illustrates the endless possibilities Liberating Structures offer with stories from users around the world, in all types of organizations -- from healthcare to academic to military to global business enterprises, from judicial and legislative environments to R&D. Part Four: The Field Guide for Including, Engaging, and Unleashing Everyone describes how to use each of the 33 Liberating Structures with step-by-step explanations of what to do and what to expect. Discover today what Liberating Structures can do for you, without expensive investments, complicated training, or difficult restructuring. Liberate everyone's contributions -- all it takes is the determination to experiment.
Author : Karla Jay,Allen Young
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1992-05
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780814741832
A series of essays concerning the Gay Liberation Movement, from individuals and groups associated with the movement.
Author : Michael Wilkinson,Steven M. Studebaker
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608992836
Recently, scholars of global Pentecostalism have proposed that the experience of the Spirit among Pentecostals has elicited the development of a Pentecostal "theology of liberation," which has implications for understanding Pentecostal responses to social issues. These projects primarily explore the Pentecostal response to cultural issues in areas outside of North America and especially focus on Africa, Asia, and Latin America. This volume assesses whether the categories of social liberation applied to non-Western Pentecostalism characterize Pentecostalism in North America. Michael Wilkinson is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Religion in Canada Institute at Trinity Western University. His is the author of The Spirit Said Go (2006) and the editor of Canadian Pentecostalism (2009). Steven M. Studebaker is Assistant Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at McMaster Divinity College. He is the editor of Defining Issues in Pentecostal Theology (Pickwick, 2008).
Author : Roger S. Gottlieb
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Nature
ISBN : 074252535X
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Author : Rachel L. Bagby
Publisher : Harper San Francisco
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0062514261
The author relates her life experiences to explore the connection between self-expression and personal power and calls on women to reclaim their voices and respect their passions
Author : Vally Lytra,Cristina Ros i Solé,Jim Anderson,Vicky Macleroy
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781788927963
This book responds to a growing body of work in sociolinguistics and applied linguistics that places an emphasis on situated descriptions of language education practices and illuminates how these descriptions are enmeshed with local, institutional and wider social forces. It engages with new ways of understanding language that expand its meaning by including other semiotic resources and meaning-making practices and bring to the fore its messiness and unpredictability. The chapters illustrate how a translingual and transcultural orientation to language and language pedagogy can provide a point of entry to reimagining what language education might look like under conditions of heightened linguistic and cultural diversity and increased linguistic and social inequalities. The book unites an international group of contributors, presenting state-of-the-art empirical studies drawing on a wide range of local contexts and spaces, from linguistically and culturally heterogeneous mainstream and HE classrooms to complementary (community) school and informal language learning contexts.
Author : Keith Gilyard
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003-04-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780814339107
No serious history of the development of the African American novel from the 1950s onward can be written without reference to John Oliver Killens. A two-time nominee for the Pulitzer Prize and founding chairman of the legendary Harlem Writers Guild, Killens was regarded by many as a spiritual father who inspired a generation of African American novelists with his politically charged works. And yet today he rarely receives proper critical attention. Seeking to strengthen our understanding of this important literary figure, Keith Gilyard departs from standard critical frameworks to reveal Killens’s novels as artful renderings of rich African American rhetorical forms and verbal traditions. Gilyard finds that many critics, adhering to ideals of art for art’s sake or narrative conciseness, are ill-equipped to appreciate the many ways in which Killens’s fiction succeeds. Rejecting the "pure art" position, Killens sought to articulate Black heroism particularly within a family or community context, offering a set of values he deemed liberatory. He focused on rendering noble and polemical characters, and his work represents a distinguished fusion of sociopolitical persuasion (rhetoric) and literary artifact (poetics). To help illuminate such novels as Youngblood (1954), And Then We Heard the Thunder (1962), and The Cotillion (1971), Gilyard examines Killens’s work as an essayist and cultural organizer, highlighting his activism. His life and literary production can be partly characterized, Gilyard suggests, by the African American jeremiad—a major rhetorical form in the Black intellectual tradition expressing faith that America’s destiny is to become an authentic, pluralistic democracy.
Author : Casey Clabough
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780786433797
Gayl Jones is dedicated to the art of "verbal authenticity," stemming from her identification with her African American heritage. Amid widespread critical praise as well as pointed attacks for her controversial first two novels, Jones has shown a constantly evolving cultural consciousness. This first single-author study of Gayl Jones recovers the work of an under-examined yet immensely skillful contemporary writer. It offers a thorough examination of her technical innovations as well as her willingness to explore controversial subject matter. The book addresses such crucial themes as Afrocentrism, diasporas, mythopoesis, post-colonialism and globalization, and offers close readings of the aesthetic and political interchanges within Jones's fiction, drama, poetry, and criticism. Two interviews with Gayl Jones are included.
Author : Jonathan Brooks,Bethaney Wilkinson,Sunia Gibbs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-07-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798667333777
For far too long, the road to success for communities of color has been through managing the land and wealth of white people - land that was stolen and wealth built with free slave labor. The leadership voices of people of color have been too long ignored, dismissed as not relevant, or stolen by mediocre leadership of white people. It has been and is the goal of many white institutions to assimilate leaders of color, and to make managers at best. This time in which we find ourselves, a time of global pandemic and racially motivated murders of unarmed black people, needs culturally conscious leaders who liberate, not status quo managers who maintain white supremacy. Liberating leadership is critical for such a time as this. Leroy Barber and a dynamic community of faith leaders and activists challenge you to find your voice and unite in action for the benefit of our communities and future generations. In the spirit of all the great leaders of color who have come before, on whose work, sacrifice, and shoulders we stand... may these pages guide you in this moment toward Liberating Leadership!
Author : Jeremie Kubicek,Steve Cockram
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119111108
Discover your leadership voice and unlock your potential to influence others 5 Voices is the code for unlocking your capacity to have honest conversations and build deeper, more authentic relationships with your teams, your families and your friends. In order to lead others effectively, we need a true understanding of ourselves, our natural tendencies and patterns of behavior. In learning what your leadership voice sounds like to others, you will discover what it feels like to be on the other side of your personality, as well as how to hear and value others' voices, namely the Pioneer, the Connector, the Creative, the Guardian, and the Nurturer. Once you understand your own leadership voice, you'll discover how best to communicate with each of the other voices, which will transform your communication at every level of relationship, both personal and professional. In mastering the 5 Voices of leadership, you will increase your emotional intelligence, allowing you to gain a competitive advantage as a leader. You will also be equipped with a simple, easy to remember vocabulary that, when shared, has a track record for decreasing the drama, misunderstanding and miscommunication in all spheres of influence. Are you focused on relationships, values, and people? Or are you oriented more toward tradition, money, and resources? Do you know how others hear your voice? Do you appreciate the contributions of others on your team? This book will help you identify your natural leadership style, and give you a framework for leveraging your strengths. Find your foundational leadership voice Learn to hear and value the voices of others Know yourself before leading others Connect and communicate well with team, family and friends All five leadership voices come with their own particular set of strengths, and all have areas for growth. Understanding both sides of the equation is the key to taking your leadership to the next level and is the secret to increasing your ability to influence your team, family and friends. 5 Voices is a simple key which unlocks complicated relational dynamics and improves the health and alignment of all your relationships.
Author : Wendy B Sharer
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007-03-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0809327503
Vote and Voice is the first book-length study to address the writing and speaking practices of members of women's political organizations in the decade after the suffrage movement.