Thadious M. Davis
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- July 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807835210
- eISBN:
- 9781469602554
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/9780807869321_davis.7
- Subject:
- Literature, American, 20th Century Literature
This chapter is divided into three parts. The first part explores how when limiting black people to a specific geographical space, they continue to remain contained in the “raced” space to the ...
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This chapter is divided into three parts. The first part explores how when limiting black people to a specific geographical space, they continue to remain contained in the “raced” space to the exclusion of the larger society. It looks at how the Creoles, the Louisiana people of mixed races, created fluid, less segregated spaces. The cultural movement and primary destination for Creoles of Color in the nineteenth century, was France. The chapter then narrates how the 1896 Plessy ruling maintained segregation rules. The chapter also discusses the work of Louisiana poet Brenda Marie Osbey, who takes recourse to the past to rewrite history.Less
This chapter is divided into three parts. The first part explores how when limiting black people to a specific geographical space, they continue to remain contained in the “raced” space to the exclusion of the larger society. It looks at how the Creoles, the Louisiana people of mixed races, created fluid, less segregated spaces. The cultural movement and primary destination for Creoles of Color in the nineteenth century, was France. The chapter then narrates how the 1896 Plessy ruling maintained segregation rules. The chapter also discusses the work of Louisiana poet Brenda Marie Osbey, who takes recourse to the past to rewrite history.
David Sims
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9789774164040
- eISBN:
- 9781617970405
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774164040.003.0003
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
This chapter aims to provide a better understanding of Egypt in order to better understand Cairo, its largest city. It describes Egypt's unique geographical space, its population dynamics, the income ...
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This chapter aims to provide a better understanding of Egypt in order to better understand Cairo, its largest city. It describes Egypt's unique geographical space, its population dynamics, the income levels of its inhabitants, and their standards of living. It discusses Greater Cairo's importance in the national economy and analyses how and to what degree the city's inhabitants differ from those in the country as a whole.Less
This chapter aims to provide a better understanding of Egypt in order to better understand Cairo, its largest city. It describes Egypt's unique geographical space, its population dynamics, the income levels of its inhabitants, and their standards of living. It discusses Greater Cairo's importance in the national economy and analyses how and to what degree the city's inhabitants differ from those in the country as a whole.
Heidi Slettedahl Macpherson
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748624454
- eISBN:
- 9780748652242
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748624454.003.0006
- Subject:
- Literature, Women's Literature
This chapter analyses the issue of transatlantic slippage in Eva Hoffman's memoir Lost in Translation, exploring the discourses of ‘here’ and ‘there’ invoked by Hoffman's multilayered images, and ...
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This chapter analyses the issue of transatlantic slippage in Eva Hoffman's memoir Lost in Translation, exploring the discourses of ‘here’ and ‘there’ invoked by Hoffman's multilayered images, and mapping the transatlantic, linguistic signs of Poland, Canada and America. It argues that Hoffman's text offers a more nuanced, transnational reading of space being positioned in one or other of the defining geographical spaces by critics who attempt to circumscribe the memoir and label it as an American, Jewish or immigrant narrative.Less
This chapter analyses the issue of transatlantic slippage in Eva Hoffman's memoir Lost in Translation, exploring the discourses of ‘here’ and ‘there’ invoked by Hoffman's multilayered images, and mapping the transatlantic, linguistic signs of Poland, Canada and America. It argues that Hoffman's text offers a more nuanced, transnational reading of space being positioned in one or other of the defining geographical spaces by critics who attempt to circumscribe the memoir and label it as an American, Jewish or immigrant narrative.
Edith W. Clowes
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801448560
- eISBN:
- 9780801460661
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801448560.003.0008
- Subject:
- History, Russian and Former Soviet Union History
This introductory chapter considers the links between spatial discourse and national identity in post-Soviet Russia. Since the early 1990s powerfully opposing views about what it means to be ...
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This introductory chapter considers the links between spatial discourse and national identity in post-Soviet Russia. Since the early 1990s powerfully opposing views about what it means to be “Russian” have taken shape. Some focus nostalgically on reinstating Moscow as the imperial center, while others apply “eccentric” ideas of margin, periphery, and border to rethink the meaning of Moscow and to move away from the old tsarist and Stalinist paradigms and their homogenizing, russifying cultural values. In the Soviet era official identity relied on images of time, but post-Soviet public discourse has since preferred the alliance of Russianness with concepts of geographical and geopolitical space. The chapter shows how these spatial metaphors have shifted from previous Soviet hopes and anxieties and at the same time positions the post-Soviet moment among other “post” events—postmodernism and postcolonialism.Less
This introductory chapter considers the links between spatial discourse and national identity in post-Soviet Russia. Since the early 1990s powerfully opposing views about what it means to be “Russian” have taken shape. Some focus nostalgically on reinstating Moscow as the imperial center, while others apply “eccentric” ideas of margin, periphery, and border to rethink the meaning of Moscow and to move away from the old tsarist and Stalinist paradigms and their homogenizing, russifying cultural values. In the Soviet era official identity relied on images of time, but post-Soviet public discourse has since preferred the alliance of Russianness with concepts of geographical and geopolitical space. The chapter shows how these spatial metaphors have shifted from previous Soviet hopes and anxieties and at the same time positions the post-Soviet moment among other “post” events—postmodernism and postcolonialism.
Claire Metelits
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- March 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780814795774
- eISBN:
- 9780814759554
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- NYU Press
- DOI:
- 10.18574/nyu/9780814795774.003.0002
- Subject:
- Political Science, Conflict Politics and Policy
This chapter discusses some of the competing interpretations of insurgent violence toward civilians. Several contemporary scholars and analysts link insurgent violence to the unique types of ...
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This chapter discusses some of the competing interpretations of insurgent violence toward civilians. Several contemporary scholars and analysts link insurgent violence to the unique types of conflicts being fought today. Others link control over geographical space and the notion of insurgent control to these actors' behavior. Still others, responding to resource-driven conflict studies, link resources to types of recruits. However, the problem with these various assemblies that attempt to explain insurgent violence is that they do not address the issue of changing behavior. This issue is important because, once the question of behavioral change is addressed, the role of resources, territory, and other unanswered questions can be resolved.Less
This chapter discusses some of the competing interpretations of insurgent violence toward civilians. Several contemporary scholars and analysts link insurgent violence to the unique types of conflicts being fought today. Others link control over geographical space and the notion of insurgent control to these actors' behavior. Still others, responding to resource-driven conflict studies, link resources to types of recruits. However, the problem with these various assemblies that attempt to explain insurgent violence is that they do not address the issue of changing behavior. This issue is important because, once the question of behavioral change is addressed, the role of resources, territory, and other unanswered questions can be resolved.
Frederick N. Scatena, Juan Felipe Blanco, Karen H. Beard, Robert B. Waide, Ariel E. Lugo, Nicholas Brokaw, Whendee L. Silver, Bruce L. Haines, and Jess K. Zimmerman
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780195334692
- eISBN:
- 9780190267742
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780195334692.003.0004
- Subject:
- Biology, Plant Sciences and Forestry
This chapter examines the causes, frequencies, and distinct and cumulative impacts of natural disturbances on both geographical and ecological space of Luquillo. It discusses the traditional scheme ...
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This chapter examines the causes, frequencies, and distinct and cumulative impacts of natural disturbances on both geographical and ecological space of Luquillo. It discusses the traditional scheme of quantifying effects of disturbances on a landform geomorphology and ecology by considering these factors: disturbance type, force intensity, ecosystem component, spatial extent of impact, frequency of the event, resistance of the ecosystem, and resilience of the system. It also covers the definition and types of mortality processes occurring over many spatial scales.Less
This chapter examines the causes, frequencies, and distinct and cumulative impacts of natural disturbances on both geographical and ecological space of Luquillo. It discusses the traditional scheme of quantifying effects of disturbances on a landform geomorphology and ecology by considering these factors: disturbance type, force intensity, ecosystem component, spatial extent of impact, frequency of the event, resistance of the ecosystem, and resilience of the system. It also covers the definition and types of mortality processes occurring over many spatial scales.
