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The public sphere provides a domain of social life in which public opinion is expressed by means of rational discourse and debate. Habermas linked its historical development to the coffee houses and journals in England, Parisian salons and German reading clubs. He described it as a bourgeois public sphere, where private people come together and where they turn from a politically disempowered bourgeoisie into an effective political agent - the public intellectual. With communication networks being diversified and expanded over time, the worldwide web has put pressure on traditional public spheres. These new informal and horizontal networks shaped by the internet create new contexts in which a...
Comparing demographic trends in Europe and the NAME-region (North Africa and the Middle East), this book demonstrates how population change interacts with changing economic landscapes, social distinctions and political realities. It also provides food for thought for those who are looking for a nuanced perspective on the background and future perspectives of demographic developments in Europe, for a discussion of recent demographic and political realities in the NAME countries, and for those who analyse the effects of contrasting demographic regimes on migration flows to and migration politics in Europe.
Sara Lynn Riggs is doing her best to convince everyone around her that she is not the basketcase they have made her out to be. At one time she felt normal. But that was before her beloved Trey McAlester died at age twenty, and her fateful decision to fall in love with his older brother, Jake, a short time later. Now decades later and with the brief love affair behind her, Sara is continuing to work on herself and be the best mother she can be to her youngest daughter, Katie Lynelle, while trying to stay in touch with reality. But when she receives a call that Jake now has Alzheimer’s disease, is in a nursing home, and sometimes asks for her, Sara, who is haunted by her memories of days gone by, is led on a journey within where she can only hope the truth, love, and healing await. The Journey to Saraland is the story of a woman’s personal experiences as she rises from a dark past to embrace her true identity and find the happiness she deserves.
Explains how teachers and librarians can steer students to the literature they love by focusing on three key areas: knowing the readers, knowing the books, and knowing the strategies to motivate students to read.
Gustafson provides a comprehensive overview of Lessing's comments on the structure and purpose of the domestic tragedy within the context of his Laokoon essay, demonstrating that the fundamental psychic-deep structures informing his aesthetic and dramatic production are male narcissism and the abjection of the woman/the mother. As opposed to earlier studies of gender/generic questions in Lessing's dramas, this analysis explicates the theoretical basis for the rigid codification of gender which informs Lessing's fictional symbolic order.
No one’s ever told Mel that she didn't have to be perfect. Meet Mel: She’s a dedicated workaholic and chronic people-pleaser who spends her weekends drowning her loneliness in alcohol. A meticulous planner, Mel's world takes a turn when a panic attack forces her to reassess the pursuit of flawlessness. Seeking refuge, she escapes to the Azores, reconnecting with her estranged aunt and collaborating with photographer Carlos to capture the island's breathtaking beauty, all while waiting for her elusive boyfriend. Yet, even in this picturesque escape, her inner struggles persist, leading her back to familiar vices. Amid the backdrop of unfulfilled relationships and crippling anxiety, a mean...