Search Results - "Humorism"

Mark Twain and the spiritual crisis of his age by Bush, Harold K. (Harold Karl), 1956-

Table of Contents: “…Mark Twain's roots : Hannibal, the river, and the west -- Mark Twain's wife : the moral ethos of the Victorian home -- Mark Twain's pastor : Joe Twichell and social Christianity -- Mark Twain's liberal faith : the social gospel on Asylum Hill -- Mark Twain's Civil War : civil religion and the Lost Cause -- Mark Twain's American Adam : humor as hope and apocalypse -- Mark Twain's grief : the final years.…”
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Stumbling Blocks Before the Blind : Medieval Constructions of a Disability / by Wheatley, Edward

Table of Contents: “…Cripping the middle ages, medievalizing disability theory -- Leading the blind : France versus England -- "Blind" jews and blind Christians : the metaphorics of marginalization -- Humoring the sighted : the comic embodiment of blindness -- Blinding, blindness, and sexual transgression -- Instructive interventions : miraculous chastisement and cure -- Medieval science and blindness : case studies of Jean L'Aveugle, Gilles Le Muisit, and John Audelay -- Afterword: the visibility of the blind in England and France.…”
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Death rays and the popular media, 1876-1939 : a study of directed energy weapons in fact, fiction and film / by Fanning, William J.

Table of Contents: “…The death ray in fiction and popular culture -- Early death-ray novels and short stories -- Death-ray novels and short stories of the interwar years -- Death rays in other media: movies, theater, pulps, radio and humor -- Conclusion.…”
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Death rays and the popular media, 1876-1939 : a study of directed energy weapons in fact, fiction and film / by Fanning, William J.

Table of Contents: “…The death ray in fiction and popular culture -- Early death-ray novels and short stories -- Death-ray novels and short stories of the interwar years -- Death rays in other media: movies, theater, pulps, radio and humor -- Conclusion.…”
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Washington Irving : An American Study, 1802-1832 / by Hedges, William L.

Table of Contents: “…Hedges sees Irving's work, including his nonsensical humor, as a response to the intellectual and cultural tensions of his period. …”
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Washington Irving : An American Study, 1802-1832 / by Hedges, William L.

Table of Contents: “…Hedges sees Irving's work, including his nonsensical humor, as a response to the intellectual and cultural tensions of his period. …”
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Images, texts, and marginalia in a "Vows of the peacock" manuscript (New York, Pierpont Morgan Library MS G24) : with a complete concordance and catalogue of peacock manuscripts / by Leo, Domenic

Table of Contents: “…Concordance of tituli -- Appendix 2. Arse-generated humor proverbial phrases -- Appendix 3. Pierart dou Tielt -- Appendix 4. …”
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Images, texts, and marginalia in a "Vows of the peacock" manuscript (New York, Pierpont Morgan Library MS G24) : with a complete concordance and catalogue of peacock manuscripts / by Leo, Domenic

Table of Contents: “…Concordance of tituli -- Appendix 2. Arse-generated humor proverbial phrases -- Appendix 3. Pierart dou Tielt -- Appendix 4. …”
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The Robertsons, the Sutherlands, and the making of Texas by Sutherland, Anne H.

Table of Contents: “…Discovering my Texas identity -- Writing as a tradition -- The Robertson papers -- Learning Texas history -- Sterling Clack Robertson, empresario -- The Alabama settlement -- The prayer on the Sabine -- Making a living -- The Comanche, Karankawa, Lipan Apache, and Tonkawa -- Political rumblings in the Alabama settlement -- The Alabama settlement at war -- The Texas revolution as myth and identity ritual -- Aftermath of the war : tragedy and humor -- Getting rid of wildness -- The wild woman of the Navidad -- The civilizing elites : Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson -- The end of slavery -- Remember who you are -- The macaroni road comes to Edna -- The migration to Uvalde -- Getting an education -- Family reunions.…”
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Liberal cosmopolitan Lin Yutang and middling Chinese modernity / by Qian, Suoqiao

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: re-discovering Lin Yutang in the post-Mao era -- Chinese modernity: nationalism, imperialism, and the liberal cosmopolitan alternative -- Enlightenment and national salvation: the politics of a liberal nationalist -- "Little critic:" "returned" professionals and the cosmopolitan modern -- A cross-cultural aesthetics of life: translating "xingling" into "self-expression," "xianshi" into "leisure" and "humor" into "youmo" -- Oriental other: the business of translating Chinese and American cultures -- Cosmopolitan difference: critique of imperialism and debating "Chinahands" -- Conclusion: what a liberal cosmopolitan alternative means for contemporary Chinese intellectual dilemma -- Appendix. …”
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The Robertsons, the Sutherlands, and the making of Texas by Sutherland, Anne H.

Table of Contents: “…Discovering my Texas identity -- Writing as a tradition -- The Robertson papers -- Learning Texas history -- Sterling Clack Robertson, empresario -- The Alabama settlement -- The prayer on the Sabine -- Making a living -- The Comanche, Karankawa, Lipan Apache, and Tonkawa -- Political rumblings in the Alabama settlement -- The Alabama settlement at war -- The Texas revolution as myth and identity ritual -- Aftermath of the war : tragedy and humor -- Getting rid of wildness -- The wild woman of the Navidad -- The civilizing elites : Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson -- The end of slavery -- Remember who you are -- The macaroni road comes to Edna -- The migration to Uvalde -- Getting an education -- Family reunions.…”
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Liberal cosmopolitan Lin Yutang and middling Chinese modernity / by Qian, Suoqiao

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: re-discovering Lin Yutang in the post-Mao era -- Chinese modernity: nationalism, imperialism, and the liberal cosmopolitan alternative -- Enlightenment and national salvation: the politics of a liberal nationalist -- "Little critic:" "returned" professionals and the cosmopolitan modern -- A cross-cultural aesthetics of life: translating "xingling" into "self-expression," "xianshi" into "leisure" and "humor" into "youmo" -- Oriental other: the business of translating Chinese and American cultures -- Cosmopolitan difference: critique of imperialism and debating "Chinahands" -- Conclusion: what a liberal cosmopolitan alternative means for contemporary Chinese intellectual dilemma -- Appendix. …”
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HIV and the pathogenesis of AIDS by Levy, Jay A.

Table of Contents: “…Discovery, structure, heterogeneity, and origins of HIV -- Features of HIV transmission -- Steps involved in HIV: cell interaction and virus entry -- Acute HIV infection and cells susceptible to HIV infection -- Intracellular control of HIV replication -- Cytopathic properties of HIV -- Viral proteins determining biologic features of HIV -- Effect of HIV on various tissues and organ systems in the host -- Innate immune responses in HIV infection -- Humoral immune responses to HIV infection -- T-lymphocyte immune responses in HIV infection -- HIV infection and development of cancer -- Overall features of HIV pathogenesis: prognosis for long-term survival -- Antiviral therapies -- Vaccine development.…”
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HIV and the pathogenesis of AIDS by Levy, Jay A.

Table of Contents: “…Discovery, structure, heterogeneity, and origins of HIV -- Features of HIV transmission -- Steps involved in HIV: cell interaction and virus entry -- Acute HIV infection and cells susceptible to HIV infection -- Intracellular control of HIV replication -- Cytopathic properties of HIV -- Viral proteins determining biologic features of HIV -- Effect of HIV on various tissues and organ systems in the host -- Innate immune responses in HIV infection -- Humoral immune responses to HIV infection -- T-lymphocyte immune responses in HIV infection -- HIV infection and development of cancer -- Overall features of HIV pathogenesis: prognosis for long-term survival -- Antiviral therapies -- Vaccine development.…”
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Mammographies : The Cultural Discourses of Breast Cancer Narratives / by DeShazer, Mary K.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : representing breast cancer in the twenty-first century -- Post-millennial breast cancer photo-narratives : technologized terrain -- Audre Lorde's successors : breast cancer narratives as feminist theory -- Narratives of prophylactic mastectomy : mapping the breast cancer gene -- Rebellious humor in breast cancer narratives : deflating the culture of optimism -- New directions in breast cancer photography : documenting women's post-operative bodies -- Cancer narratives and an ethics of commemoration : Susan Sontag, Annie Leibovitz, and David Rieff -- Bodies, witness, mourning : reading breast cancer autothanatography -- Afterword : What remains -- Appendix : Links to selected breast cancer websites and blogs.…”
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Mammographies : The Cultural Discourses of Breast Cancer Narratives / by DeShazer, Mary K.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : representing breast cancer in the twenty-first century -- Post-millennial breast cancer photo-narratives : technologized terrain -- Audre Lorde's successors : breast cancer narratives as feminist theory -- Narratives of prophylactic mastectomy : mapping the breast cancer gene -- Rebellious humor in breast cancer narratives : deflating the culture of optimism -- New directions in breast cancer photography : documenting women's post-operative bodies -- Cancer narratives and an ethics of commemoration : Susan Sontag, Annie Leibovitz, and David Rieff -- Bodies, witness, mourning : reading breast cancer autothanatography -- Afterword : What remains -- Appendix : Links to selected breast cancer websites and blogs.…”
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Saturday night live & American TV /

Table of Contents: “…Bringing the black: Eddie Murphy and African American humor on Saturday night live / Racquel Gates -- "Is this the era of the woman?"…”
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Saturday night live & American TV /

Table of Contents: “…Bringing the black: Eddie Murphy and African American humor on Saturday night live / Racquel Gates -- "Is this the era of the woman?"…”
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Inspire, empower, connect reaching across cultural differences to make a real difference / by Chan, Anne, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…The big picture : what effective mentoring looks like -- Giving time -- Being available -- Maintaining good communication -- Keeping your word -- Holistic understanding -- Talking about race and culture -- Listening -- Providing emotional support -- Telling about yourself -- Acknowledging limitations -- Acknowledging and repairing mistakes -- Using humor -- Giving gifts -- Discussing dreams and goals -- Building skills -- Building confidence with positive words -- Giving quality feedback -- Giving practical support -- Overcoming self-limiting beliefs -- Being proactive -- Providing opportunities -- Role modeling -- Providing access to the inside story -- Endorsing -- Building community -- Protecting -- What institutions can do to support outstanding mentoring.…”
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Inspire, empower, connect reaching across cultural differences to make a real difference / by Chan, Anne, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…The big picture : what effective mentoring looks like -- Giving time -- Being available -- Maintaining good communication -- Keeping your word -- Holistic understanding -- Talking about race and culture -- Listening -- Providing emotional support -- Telling about yourself -- Acknowledging limitations -- Acknowledging and repairing mistakes -- Using humor -- Giving gifts -- Discussing dreams and goals -- Building skills -- Building confidence with positive words -- Giving quality feedback -- Giving practical support -- Overcoming self-limiting beliefs -- Being proactive -- Providing opportunities -- Role modeling -- Providing access to the inside story -- Endorsing -- Building community -- Protecting -- What institutions can do to support outstanding mentoring.…”
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