Download or read book Looking Awry written by Slavoj Zizek and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1992-09-08 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slavoj Žižek, a leading intellectual in the new social movements that are sweeping Eastern Europe, provides a virtuoso reading of Jacques Lacan. Žižek inverts current pedagogical strategies to explain the difficult philosophical underpinnings of the French theoretician and practician who revolutionized our view of psychoanalysis. He approaches Lacan through the motifs and works of contemporary popular culture, from Hitchcock's Vertigo to Stephen King's Pet Sematary, from McCullough's An Indecent Obsession to Romero's Return of the Living Dead—a strategy of "looking awry" that recalls the exhilarating and vital experience of Lacan. Žižek discovers fundamental Lacanian categories the triad Imaginary/Symbolic/Real, the object small a, the opposition of drive and desire, the split subject—at work in horror fiction, in detective thrillers, in romances, in the mass media's perception of ecological crisis, and, above all, in Alfred Hitchcock's films. The playfulness of Žižek's text, however, is entirely different from that associated with the deconstructive approach made famous by Derrida. By clarifying what Lacan is saying as well as what he is not saying, Žižek is uniquely able to distinguish Lacan from the poststructuralists who so often claim him.

Download or read book Awry Conduit 1 written by Meghan Ciana Doidge and published by Old Man in the CrossWalk. This book was released on 2024-01-25 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On my way to investigate my aunt’s untimely death, I chance upon a teenager with purple eyes. Her destiny is so vibrant, so intertwined with the essence that fuels all our lives, that I cannot stand to see her caged and crushed. What I don’t know is that rescuing the teen isn’t chance or happenstance at all. It isn’t just another random bit of destiny I can fix. It’s a snag in the weave of the universe that unravels … everything. I am exactly who I am meant to be. I belong to no one but the universe. My destiny was spun and measured before I was born. I never really had a choice. But the path that brought me to becoming the Conduit at least a century before my time has been manipulated. And along the way, I’ve somehow lost far more than I ever knew I had. Friends. Lovers. Soul-bound mates. More than just my life has been twisted, all our fates ripped away. And I remember none of it. Awry is the first book in the Conduit Series, which is a secondary-world urban fantasy romance. Content warnings and tropes/themes can be found at the beginning of the book or on the author’s website.

Download or read book Awry written by Chelsea Fine and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three curses. Two brothers. One love triangle. Sometimes love is meant to be. But sometimes...love is the death of you. Seventeen-year-old Scarlet has just died. Only, dying isn't unusual for a girl under a centuries old curse that left her semi-immortal. This time, though, she comes back to her current life instead of awaking in a new one, and she realizes her curse is changing. With the help of the immortal Archer brothers, Scarlet tries to piece together her life and break the curse before her impending death comes again. Fans of Once Upon A Time and The Vampire Diaries will fall head over heels for the desperate characters and endless mysteries in the Archers of Avalon Series! Praise for Anew, book one in the Archers of Avalon Series: "This book enraptured me. Original. Breath-taking. Heart-breaking...in all the right ways." -UtopYA Reviews "The love triangle in this book is the best kind of triangle...one where everyone believes and everyone loves and everyone suffers! The end left me wide-eyed, open-mouthed and longing desperately for the next book!" -The Book Hookup "Anew was so freaking good! The suspense, the passion, the chemistry, the love triangle, the fabulous writing, the best characters ever, the conclusion, (*deep breath*) OMG the conclusion...it was all WOW holy cow awesomeness. Anew was a completely original paranormal romance." -Reading, Eating & Dreaming Reviews "Talk about one crazy, complicated love triangle! Chelsea Fine sure knows how to pull heartstrings. At the end I yelled, 'Shut up! Ahhhhh! I seriously need the next book. RIGHT. NOW'." -Goodreads Reviewer "Amazing, beautiful book! I liked the idea of the plot - it's fresh and unique, I loved the characters, the pacing of the story was perfect and the ending promising! Great style of writing and nice humor! Just perfect! A must-read!!!" -Goodreads Reviewer

Download or read book Laughing Awry written by Erik Gunderson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laughing Awry offers a comprehensive overview of key themes in the interpretation of the plays of Plautus, and explores the connections between deception, desire, slavery, genre, and audience. In doing so, it offers an account of the mechanisms of Plautus' humour and the uncomfortable origins of laughter, revealing how his dramas do not just play to but also work on the audience. The volume examines the whole corpus of Plautine plays, providing longer accounts of selected dramas and choice scenes. An emphasis on methodological and theoretical questions is maintained throughout, and particular attention is paid to the psychic life of humour and its relationship to questions of social power. Chapters discuss, among other topics, the problem of writing about humour, Plautus' reception by subsequent Roman authors, the plays' embedded social theory, the intersection of circuits of desire, laughter as a scandalous surfeit, and the sublime perversity of laughter. The volume asks what we are laughing at, why we laugh, and what this laughter means.

Download or read book Bombs awry written by George O. Smith and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-07-10 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bombs awry" by George O. Smith. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Download or read book Gone Awry written by B. Hollidae and published by Hollidae. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fifth in the Romance Series featuring African American Couples Spring and Bilal Part 2 of 2 Spring's personal life has never gone according to plan. Certainly so when it came to Bilal. She didn't plan to be more than friends with him. She didn't plan to fall in love with him. She didn't plan to find out she was pregnant after he'd broken her heart. She certainly didn't plan to forgive him (for now) and take him back afterward with the promise of starting over and taking things slow. So much for taking things slow though when due to circumstances out both their control, Bilal ends up temporarily staying with Spring and she starts to wonder just how "slow" Bilal really wants to take things when he seems to be making permanent plans for them that go beyond fixing up a space for the baby. But heartwarming as all that is, Spring can't get him to tell her why he won't tell his family that she's pregnant or why he still refuses to go public about their relationship at all. And rather than planning a happily ever after, Spring feels like if she can't get him to be honest about all that and why he broke up with her the first time, they're doomed for another more permanent breakup instead.

Download or read book M A G A Making America Go Awry written by D.W. Grant and published by D2C Perspectives. This book was released on 2019-03-30 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wonder what Trump will put in his letter to his successor? Are you ready for the New Pledge of Allegiance? Did God put Trump in office? Is Democracy dead? With a mix of humor and some facts, this collection looks at the last few years and the political upheaval our nation has faced. The intention is to make you laugh, possibly weep, and hopefully think.

Download or read book Good Intentions Gone Awry written by Jan Hare and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emma Crosby's letters to family and friends in Ontario shed light on a critical era and bear witness to the contribution of missionary wives. They mirror the hardships and isolation she faced as well as her assumptions about the supremacy of Euro-Canadian society and of Christianity. They speak to her "good intentions" and to the factors that caused them to "go awry." The authors critically represent Emma's sincere convictions towards mission work and the running of the Crosby Girls' Home (later to become a residential school), while at the same time exposing them as a product of the times in which she lived. They also examine the roles of Native and mixed-race intermediaries who made possible the feats attributed to Thomas Crosby as a heroic male missionary persevering on his own against tremendous odds.

Download or read book Mind Gone Awry written by Donald Kern and published by Donald Kern. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fairy Tale Awry written by Amber R. Hall and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Vaccine Gone Awry written by Ursula Brightonstar and published by Publifye AS. This book was released on 2024-10-16 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Vaccine Gone Awry"" explores the complex world of vaccine development and implementation, focusing on instances where vaccinations have fallen short of their goals or caused unexpected problems. This thought-provoking book examines the scientific process of vaccine creation, global distribution challenges, and societal impacts of vaccine failures. By delving into specific case studies, the book offers valuable lessons for improving future vaccine development and maintaining public trust in vaccination programs. The book's balanced approach sets it apart, neither sensationalizing failures nor dismissing valid concerns. It provides a nuanced examination of the challenges involved in global vaccination efforts, drawing on a wide range of evidence including scientific studies, historical records, and expert interviews. Readers will gain insights into vaccine safety monitoring, the complexities of global health initiatives, and the ethical considerations surrounding mandatory vaccination policies. Structured in three parts, ""Vaccine Gone Awry"" progresses from an introduction to vaccine development and testing processes, through specific case studies of vaccine controversies, to a discussion of implications for future public health policies. This comprehensive examination offers readers a deeper understanding of the intricate relationship between scientific advancement, public health, and societal trust in medical interventions.

Download or read book Awry in Arabia written by Kavanwal and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nurse Emma Gildcrest wrestles to hold onto her faith in a country that forbids any religion other than Islam. She is challenged by severity and the threat of punishment by one of Saudi's ruling royals.

Download or read book Good Intentions Gone Awry written by Allen M. Parkman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on sociological and economic analysis, Good Intentions Gone Awry presents valuable new insights into the impact of divorce on American society. Rather than blaming the deterioration in the quality of family life on the decline in so-called "family values," lawyer and economist Parkman argues that adults are responding to the incentives created by new opportunities and legal rules. Allen M. Parkman discusses the issues surrounding this sociological phenomena, proposes a reform program in response, and suggests steps that adults can take to create a durable and constructive family until such reforms occur.

Download or read book When Medicine Goes Awry written by Juanne Nancarrow Clarke and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2022-01-27 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical error often results in disability, pain, and suffering, and it is the third leading cause of death in hospitals. Despite its frequency, medical error has been largely invisible to the mainstream public. Within the medical system itself, medical error is often understood as the result of an isolated case of malpractice. When Medicine Goes Awry argues that the causes of medical error are not an anomaly but rather the outcome of a number of factors at play, ranging from political to social to economic. When Medicine Goes Awry dismisses the common blame perspective associated with medical malpractice, instead asserting that medical error is – and will continue to be – inevitable, given the relentless and expanding processes of medicalization. Shedding light on the ways these forces lead to medicine going awry, the book examines seven well-known cases of medical error. Taking an in-depth look at both patients and medical care providers, Juanne Nancarrow Clarke offers a novel approach to medical error or mishap that applies sociological research and theory to the larger societal forces contributing to a taxing and endemic medical problem.

Download or read book Pockets Full Awry written by Dick Burdette and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Love Spell Gone Awry written by Kym Kostos and published by BookCountry. This book was released on 2014-06-16 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Shakespeare and Michelangelo the Style of Gods Eyed Awry the Leonardo Code Text and Images Satires Epigrams written by and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mighty gossips faced chop-logic death. Free Speech advocate Shakespeare, outwitted censors by converting Leonardo's invention to the Shakespeare code. Reincarnated artist models, actors, and lawyers, solve dozens of riddles.