Languages Of The Unheard

Author : Stephen D'Arcy
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1783601655
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Languages of the Unheard written by Stephen D'Arcy and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-03-13 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Luther King once insisted that 'a riot is the language of the unheard.' Since 2011 swathes of protest, rebellion, and rioting have covered the globe. A new, disenfranchised generation is fighting for its voice as once again scores of police line the streets and pop icons demand a political revolution. Challenging us to consider arson attacks against empty buildings, black bloc street-fighting tactics, and industrial sabotage, amongst an array of other militant action, philosopher Stephen D'Arcy asks if it is ever acceptable to use or threaten to use armed force. Drawing a clear line between justifiable and unjustifiable militancy, Languages of the Unheard shows that the crucial contrast is between democratic and undemocratic action, rather than violence and non-violence. Both a consideration of the ethics and politics of militant protest and the story of dissidents and their actions post 1968, this book argues that militancy is not a danger to democratic norms of consensus-building. Instead, it is a legitimate remedy for elite intransigence and unresponsive systems of power that ignore, or silence, the people.

Author : John Falzon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781921946356
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Language of the Unheard written by John Falzon and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Luther King once observed that 'a riot' is, at bottom, the language of the unheard. Change does not come from above. The history of social justice and change has been written by social movements. However, first, we must all acknowledge these problems as our problems and not someone else's. An enriching, provocative book challenging us all to 'hear' the individual voices of those relegated to the edges of society. Falzon uses potent poetry as well as prose to bring the marginalized to life. A must read for everyone, particularly those with a genuine interest in social justice for all. New passions are coming to the surface in societies around the globe. Popular uprisings and social critiques are emerging in response to disempowerment, exclusion and the dismantling of public services and disinvestment in public goods. Martin Luther King once observed that: "a riot is, at bottom, the language of the unheard"; a cold shoulder comes at a price...This book explores some of stories that lie at the heart of the current upheavals, from the perspective of a country that is still yet to resolve its fundamental contradiction of invasion and colonisation, opting instead for a paternalistic and punitive programme of control over its First Peoples. Dr John Falzon is an advocate for a more equitable society. He trained in sociology and poetics. Falzon has worked in academia, research and advocacy in civil society organisations and community development. He has been the Chief Executive of the St Vincent de Paul Society in Australia since 2006. He has been a poet since 1973.

Author : Martha B. Helfer
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
ISBN 13 : 0810127946
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Word Unheard written by Martha B. Helfer and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-30 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1749 and 1850--the formative years of the so-called Jewish Question in Germany--the emancipation debates over granting full civil and political rights to Jews provided the topical background against which all representations of Jewish characters and concerns in literary texts were read. Helfer focuses sharply on these debates and demonstrates through close readings of works by Gotthold Lessing, Friedrich Schiller, Achim von Arnim, Annette von Droste- Hülshoff, Adalbert Stifter, and Franz Grillparzer how disciplinary practices within the field of German studies have led to systematic blind spots in the scholarship on anti-Semitism to date.

Author : Arika Okrent
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0385529716
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Land of Invented Languages written by Arika Okrent and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-05-19 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the captivating story of humankind’s enduring quest to build a better language—and overcome the curse of Babel. Just about everyone has heard of Esperanto, which was nothing less than one man’s attempt to bring about world peace by means of linguistic solidarity. And every Star Trek fan knows about Klingon. But few people have heard of Babm, Blissymbolics, Loglan (not to be confused with Lojban), and the nearly nine hundred other invented languages that represent the hard work, high hopes, and full-blown delusions of so many misguided souls over the centuries. With intelligence and humor, Arika Okrent has written a truly original and enlightening book for all word freaks, grammar geeks, and plain old language lovers.

Author : Nicci French
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063137720
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Unheard written by Nicci French and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Nicci French is a specialist in the kind of evil that burrows from within.” —New York Times Book Review In this new heart-pounding standalone from the internationally bestselling author that People calls “razor sharp,” a single mother suspects her young daughter has witnessed a horrible crime when the girl draws a disturbing picture—but the deadly path to unravel the truth could cost her everything. Maybe Tess is overprotective, but passing her daughter off to her ex and his new young wife fills her with a sense of dread. It’s not that Jason is a bad father—it just hurts to see him enjoying married life with someone else. Still, she owes it to her daughter Poppy to make this arrangement work. But Poppy returns from the weekend tired and withdrawn. And when she shows Tess a crayon drawing—an image so simple and violent that Tess can hardly make sense of it——Poppy can only explain with the words, “He did kill her.” Something is horribly wrong. Tess is certain Poppy saw something—or something happened to her—that she’s too young to understand. Jason insists the weekend went off without a hitch. Doctors advise that Poppy may be reacting to her parents’ separation. And as the days go on, even Poppy’s disturbing memory seems to fade. But a mother knows her daughter, and Tess is determined to discover the truth. Her search will set off an explosive tempest of dark secrets and buried crimes—and more than one life may be at stake.

Author : Elizabeth McCombie
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199266371
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mallarmé and Debussy written by Elizabeth McCombie and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines afresh the web of similarities and differences between music and poetry using works by Mallarm and Debussy as case studies. It challenges the easy metaphorical impressionism that has characterized much of the scholarly literature to date. Analyzing Mallarm 's vision of a shared musico-poetic aesthetic, Elizabeth McCombie derives a set of performative structural motifs, analytical tools that express our experience of the two arts and their middle ground.

Author : Alaina Hirani
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 : 1638066663
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book the unheard voices written by Alaina Hirani and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-04-07 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: in life you fall, you break, you shatter. it is ok to fall break and shatter, what is not okay is to stay there, and to suppress your voice. you fall, so that you can rise higher. fall down, fall down so hard, that you jump back higher , and make those unheard voices heard. and then, you heal, you rise, you fly. The Unheard Voices is a compilation of poetry and prose about various facets of everyday emotions. The book transitions between two distinct phases of life, elucidating emotions such as hopelessness, despair, conflict, insecurity to a catharsis of happiness, hope, and confidence. It uncovers emotions that are difficult to weave around words. The book takes readers on a thought-provoking journey on understanding these emotions; it also offers them a sense of solace and hope in understanding life and its intricacies. The author deciphers a myriad of emotions faced by people and expresses how happiness and healing are products of overcoming hopelessness and sorrow.

Author : Josh Swiller
Publisher : Holt Paperbacks
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Unheard written by Josh Swiller and published by Holt Paperbacks. This book was released on 1918 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes one young man's efforts to reconcile his deafness in an unforgiving, hearing world by undertaking a two-year sojourn in a remote village in Zambia as a Peace Corps volunteer, where he finds a remarkable world marked by both beauty and violence.

Author : Ruth Enns
Publisher : Halifax, N.S. : Fernwood Pub.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Voice Unheard written by Ruth Enns and published by Halifax, N.S. : Fernwood Pub.. This book was released on 1998-12-31 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reveals the stigma attached to disabled persons in Canadian society and continues the debate surrounding Robert Latimer and Tracy Latimer. "A Voice Unheard" shows the positive options for Canadians with disabilities and reveals the opinion held by many people with disabilities that death was not Tracy Latimer's only option.

Author : Joel Stone
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 081434304X
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Detroit 1967 written by Joel Stone and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2017-06-05 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1967, Detroit experienced one of the worst racially charged civil disturbances in United States history. Years of frustration generated by entrenched and institutionalized racism boiled over late on a hot July night. In an event that has been called a “riot,” “rebellion,” “uprising,” and “insurrection,” thousands of African Americans took to the street for several days of looting, arson, and gunfire. Law enforcement was overwhelmed, and it wasn’t until battle-tested federal troops arrived that the city returned to some semblance of normalcy. Fifty years later, native Detroiters cite this event as pivotal in the city’s history, yet few completely understand what happened, why it happened, or how it continues to affect the city today. Discussions of the events are often rife with misinformation and myths, and seldom take place across racial lines. It is editor Joel Stone’s intention with Detroit 1967: Origins, Impacts, Legacies to draw memories, facts, and analysis together to create a broader context for these conversations. In order to tell a more complete story, Detroit 1967 starts at the beginning with colonial slavery along the Detroit River and culminates with an examination of the state of race relations today and suggestions for the future. Readers are led down a timeline that features chapters discussing the critical role that unfree people played in establishing Detroit, the path that postwar manufacturers within the city were taking to the suburbs and eventually to other states, as well as the widely held untruth that all white people wanted to abandon Detroit after 1967. Twenty contributors, from journalists like Tim Kiska, Bill McGraw, and Desiree Cooper to historians like DeWitt S. Dykes, Danielle L. McGuire, and Kevin Boyle, have individually created a rich body of work on Detroit and race, that is compiled here in a well-rounded, accessible volume. Detroit 1967 aims to correct fallacies surrounding the events that took place and led up to the summer of 1967 in Detroit, and to encourage informed discussion around this topic. Readers of Detroit history and urban studies will be drawn to and enlightened by these powerful essays.