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Precarious Flânerie and the Ethics of the Self in Contemporary Anglophone Fiction
Even though the literary trope of the flâneur has been proclaimed ‘dead’ on several occasions, it still proves particularly lively in contemporary Anglophone fiction. This study investigates how flânerie takes a belated ‘ethical turn’ in its more recent manifestations by negotiating models of ethical subjectivity. Drawing on Michel Foucault’s writings on the ‘aesthetics of existence’ as well as Judith Butler’s notion of precariousness as conditio humana, it establishes a link between post-sovereign models of subject formation and a paradoxical constellation of flânerie, which surfaces most prominently in the work of Walter Benjamin. By means of detailed readings of Ian McE...
The Headaches
Established worldwide as the one definitive, encyclopedic reference on headache, The Headaches is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Third Edition. The foremost international authorities examine the mechanisms of over 100 types of headache and provide evidence-based treatment recommendations, including extensive tables of controlled clinical trials. This edition presents the revised International Headache Society classification of headaches and explains how to use this new classification for accurate diagnosis. Many headache entities are discussed for the first time, such as chronic migraines; primary headache attributed to sexual activity; primary stabbing, cough, exertional, and thunderclap headaches; hypnic headaches; and new daily persistent headaches. A new section focuses on childhood headaches. Chapters that focus on headaches in elderly patients and patients with psychiatric or medical diseases are also included.
Literature in Society
The essays in this volume focus on the text-world dichotomy that has been a pivotal problem since Plato, implicating notions of mimesis and representation and raising a series of debatable issues. Do literary texts relate only to the fictional world and not to the real one? Do they not only describe but also perform and thus create and transform reality? Is literature a mere reflection/expression of society, a field and a tool of political manipulations, a playground to exercise ideological and social power? Herbert Grabes’ seminal essay “Literature in Society/Society and Its Literature”, which opens this volume, perfectly captures the essential functions of literature in society, whet...
Drug Treatment of Migraine and Other Headaches
'In many respects this is an outstanding book. It provides an invaluable source of published evidence for the treatment of patients with headache.'
Encyclopedia of the Human Brain
In the past decade, enormous strides have been made in understanding the human brain. The advent of sophisticated new imaging techniques (e.g. PET, MRI, MEG, etc.) and new behavioral testing procedures have revolutionized our understanding of the brain, and we now know more about the anatomy, functions, and development of this organ than ever before. However, much of this knowledge is scattered across scientific journals and books in a diverse group of specialties: psychology, neuroscience, medicine, etc. The Encyclopedia of the Human Brain places all information in a single source and contains clearly written summaries on what is known of the human brain. Covering anatomy, physiology, neuro...
Urban Walking –The Flâneur as an Icon of Metropolitan Culture in Literature and Film
The volume assembles fresh treatments on the flâneur in literature, film and culture from a variety of angles. Its individual contributions cover established as well as previously unnoticed textual and filmic source materials in a historical perspective ranging from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first century. The range of topics covered demonstrates the ongoing productivity of flânerie as a viable paradigm for the artistic approach to urban culture and the continuing suitability of flânerie as an analytic category for the scholarly examination of urban representation in the arts. This productiveness also extends to the questioning, re-evaluation, and enhancement of flânerie’s theoretical foundations as they were laid down by Walter Benjamin and others. The work will be particularly relevant for students and scholars of literary studies, film studies and gender studies, as well as for theoretical approaches to flânerie as an important aspect of urban culture.
Neurological Disorders
This single-volume reference covers the natural course, treatment, and management of all neurological diseases affecting the brain, spinal cord nerves and muscles. This comprehensive text reference seeks to assist physicians with treatment by providing an easy-to-use compendium covering the treatment and management of all neurological diseases along with details on the natural course of these diseases. Organized for ease of use and quick reference, each chapter presents a neurological disorder or key symptoms and systematically discusses the clinical syndrome and differential diagnosis, natural course, principles of therapy, and practical management of each. Covers wide range of neurological conditions and potential treatments, including the evidence for and against each treatment Describes the spontaneous course of neurological diseases along with discussion of the management of different stages and variants of a disorder Presents special situations and exceptional cases in which alternative therapies should be considered
Poetics of Loss
With the removal of death from the public sphere, mourning has become a private matter. At the same time, particularly in poetry, the trend is reversed. An intensely elegiac quality and a focus on absence, death, and loss can be observed in contemporary Anglophone poetry. This study examines the poetry of Andrew Motion in the context of the contemporary elegy, a genre which is at a crossroads between the anti-consolatory refusal to mourn, the inability to move past grief, and the strong wish for redemption from grief. Motion's poetry, which mainly deals with preemptive attempts to cope with loss, can be seen as a typical example for the contemporary melancholy mood in poetry. (Series: Erlanger Studies of English and American Studies / Erlanger Studien zur Anglistik und Amerikanistik - Vol. 15) [Subject: Poetry, Death Studies, Literary Criticism]
Straße als kultureller Aktionsraum
Die Straße, der wohl heterogenste und handlungsreichste Raum unserer Gesellschaft, ist im Unterschied zum Privatraum ein Raum der Öffentlichkeit, der von jedem Bürger betreten, beeinflusst und auf diese Weise mitgestaltet werden kann. Um diese räumliche Handlungs- und Wirkungsvielfalt textuell abbilden zu können, nehmen alle Beiträge in diesem Band die Straße aus einem anderen Fokus unter die Lupe. An der Schnittstelle von wissenschaftlicher Theorie und projektorientierter Praxis entsteht so aus der Verbindung ethnographischer, soziologischer, künstlerischer, medialer, wirtschaftlicher, politischer, architektonischer, geographischer, sport-, kultur- und kommunikationswissenschaftlicher Sichten ein bislang unikales Spektrum an Zugangsweisen zum städtischen Straßenraum, das zeigen kann, an welchen Stellen und über welche Wege die Straße 'gelesen' und 'beschrieben' werden kann.
Psychopharmaka
Viele Menschen nehmen regelmäßig Medikamente ein, die beruhigend, angstlösend, gegen Schmerzen, emotional entspannend oder gegen Schlafstörungen wirken. Hier ist die Hemmschwelle besonders niedrig, auch wenn viele dieser Substanzen tatsächlich abhängig machen. Ganz anders dagegen die Situation bei den Psychopharmaka: Hier ist die Rate der Ablehnung besonders hoch. Häufig ist die Meinung zu hören, dass psychisch Kranke «mit der chemischen Keule ruhiggestellt» werden. Aber auch die Kranken selbst oder deren Angehörige haben große Bedenken: Werden sie von diesen Substanzen abhängig, oder verändert sich dadurch ihre Persönlichkeit? Und ist die Wirksamkeit von Psychopharmaka überh...
