Arad Reisberg
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780199204892
- eISBN:
- 9780191709487
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199204892.003.0003
- Subject:
- Law, Company and Commercial Law
This chapter aims to analyse the theoretical rationales behind derivative actions, and to ask how they relate to our understanding of the social value and roles of the derivative action as a ...
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This chapter aims to analyse the theoretical rationales behind derivative actions, and to ask how they relate to our understanding of the social value and roles of the derivative action as a corporate governance tool. An initial analysis of the merits and demerits of the derivative action is presented in Section 2.2. Section 2.3 analyses the roles derivative actions may assume in enforcing corporate accountability. The question addressed is whether their purpose is primarily to deter misconduct or simply to compensate the company for the wrongdoing. As part of this, the possible benefits and limitations of these rationales will be explored. Finally, Section 2.4 examines the public image, or expressive value, of the derivative action. The purpose is to determine if some of the features inherent in the derivative action procedure enhance or detract from the understanding of derivative action as a positive social force.Less
This chapter aims to analyse the theoretical rationales behind derivative actions, and to ask how they relate to our understanding of the social value and roles of the derivative action as a corporate governance tool. An initial analysis of the merits and demerits of the derivative action is presented in Section 2.2. Section 2.3 analyses the roles derivative actions may assume in enforcing corporate accountability. The question addressed is whether their purpose is primarily to deter misconduct or simply to compensate the company for the wrongdoing. As part of this, the possible benefits and limitations of these rationales will be explored. Finally, Section 2.4 examines the public image, or expressive value, of the derivative action. The purpose is to determine if some of the features inherent in the derivative action procedure enhance or detract from the understanding of derivative action as a positive social force.
Rebecca Braun
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- September 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780199542703
- eISBN:
- 9780191715372
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199542703.003.0003
- Subject:
- Literature, 20th-century and Contemporary Literature, Prose (inc. letters, diaries)
The guiding premise of this chapter is that, over the course of his career, Grass has had to negotiate various public constructions of his identity, and the way in which he has done so reveals much ...
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The guiding premise of this chapter is that, over the course of his career, Grass has had to negotiate various public constructions of his identity, and the way in which he has done so reveals much about his understanding of the social, political, and historical contexts of authorship. A selection of Grass's political speeches and writings from 1965 to 2005 are analysed and his non-fictional output is divided into four broad phases: 1961–5, 1966–76, 1977–89, and 1990–2005. By looking very specifically at how Grass has developed his public image within his political writings from the early 1960s to the present, the chapter suggests that Grass has subtly managed to open up the dominant simplified media image of Grass as a straightforward self-elected ‘Gewissen der Nation', or ‘national conscience’, to the literary play of self-presentation. This allows a much more subtle understanding of Grass's public image to emerge.Less
The guiding premise of this chapter is that, over the course of his career, Grass has had to negotiate various public constructions of his identity, and the way in which he has done so reveals much about his understanding of the social, political, and historical contexts of authorship. A selection of Grass's political speeches and writings from 1965 to 2005 are analysed and his non-fictional output is divided into four broad phases: 1961–5, 1966–76, 1977–89, and 1990–2005. By looking very specifically at how Grass has developed his public image within his political writings from the early 1960s to the present, the chapter suggests that Grass has subtly managed to open up the dominant simplified media image of Grass as a straightforward self-elected ‘Gewissen der Nation', or ‘national conscience’, to the literary play of self-presentation. This allows a much more subtle understanding of Grass's public image to emerge.
Immanuel Etkes
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520223943
- eISBN:
- 9780520925076
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520223943.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History
A legendary figure in his own lifetime, Rabbi Eliahu ben Shlomo Zalman (1720–1797) was known as the “Gaon of Vilna”. He was the acknowledged master of Talmudic studies in the vibrant intellectual ...
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A legendary figure in his own lifetime, Rabbi Eliahu ben Shlomo Zalman (1720–1797) was known as the “Gaon of Vilna”. He was the acknowledged master of Talmudic studies in the vibrant intellectual center of Vilna, revered throughout Eastern Europe for his learning and his ability to traverse with ease seemingly opposed domains of thought and activity. After his death, the myth that had been woven around him became even more powerful and was expressed in various public images. The formation of these images was influenced as much by the needs and wishes of those who clung to and depended on them as by the actual figure of the Gaon. This book sheds light on aspects of the Vilna Gaon's “real” character and traces several public images of him as they have developed and spread from the early nineteenth century until the present day.Less
A legendary figure in his own lifetime, Rabbi Eliahu ben Shlomo Zalman (1720–1797) was known as the “Gaon of Vilna”. He was the acknowledged master of Talmudic studies in the vibrant intellectual center of Vilna, revered throughout Eastern Europe for his learning and his ability to traverse with ease seemingly opposed domains of thought and activity. After his death, the myth that had been woven around him became even more powerful and was expressed in various public images. The formation of these images was influenced as much by the needs and wishes of those who clung to and depended on them as by the actual figure of the Gaon. This book sheds light on aspects of the Vilna Gaon's “real” character and traces several public images of him as they have developed and spread from the early nineteenth century until the present day.
Elinor A. Accampo
- Published in print:
- 2000
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520221406
- eISBN:
- 9780520935310
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520221406.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, European Modern History
Nelly Roussel was a feminist and advocate of birth control, on which she delivered her beliefs through writing and public speaking. She fascinated the thoughts of her listeners by turning her ...
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Nelly Roussel was a feminist and advocate of birth control, on which she delivered her beliefs through writing and public speaking. She fascinated the thoughts of her listeners by turning her lectures into dramatic performances, but she also intrigued them with a persona that embodied contradiction. In discussing Roussel's private and public lives, this chapter will clarify that a careful and deliberate presentation of her public image contributed to the rebellious power of her challenge to state authority and to the moral assumptions which underpinned it. With the cooperation and support of her husband, Roussel packaged an extremely radical message in the conservative image of bourgeois wife and mother. An initial view of her life may seem stuffed with contradiction, but the fact is that she created a logical self which enabled her to achieve the goals she advocated.Less
Nelly Roussel was a feminist and advocate of birth control, on which she delivered her beliefs through writing and public speaking. She fascinated the thoughts of her listeners by turning her lectures into dramatic performances, but she also intrigued them with a persona that embodied contradiction. In discussing Roussel's private and public lives, this chapter will clarify that a careful and deliberate presentation of her public image contributed to the rebellious power of her challenge to state authority and to the moral assumptions which underpinned it. With the cooperation and support of her husband, Roussel packaged an extremely radical message in the conservative image of bourgeois wife and mother. An initial view of her life may seem stuffed with contradiction, but the fact is that she created a logical self which enabled her to achieve the goals she advocated.
Keikoh Ryu
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199646210
- eISBN:
- 9780191741630
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199646210.003.0010
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, South and East Asia
In this chapter the impact of China’s economic nationalism on the workings of Japanese business in China is examined. The long and complex history between China and Japan combined with recent ...
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In this chapter the impact of China’s economic nationalism on the workings of Japanese business in China is examined. The long and complex history between China and Japan combined with recent territorial disputes has led to a pervasive culture of anti-Japanese sentiment throughout China. Consequently, Japanese companies seeking to expand their business are compelled to navigate the highly politicized environment of Chinese economic nationalism. Based on field research this chapter analyzes the state of Sino-Japanese relations and the impact of China’s economic nationalism on Japan’s commercial prospects in terms of the growing importance of “business-society relations” in reversing this trend. To make inroads into China, Japanese corporations must not only compete with domestic and multinational corporations but also work to improve their public image by focusing on the social issues of environmental protection and social stability.Less
In this chapter the impact of China’s economic nationalism on the workings of Japanese business in China is examined. The long and complex history between China and Japan combined with recent territorial disputes has led to a pervasive culture of anti-Japanese sentiment throughout China. Consequently, Japanese companies seeking to expand their business are compelled to navigate the highly politicized environment of Chinese economic nationalism. Based on field research this chapter analyzes the state of Sino-Japanese relations and the impact of China’s economic nationalism on Japan’s commercial prospects in terms of the growing importance of “business-society relations” in reversing this trend. To make inroads into China, Japanese corporations must not only compete with domestic and multinational corporations but also work to improve their public image by focusing on the social issues of environmental protection and social stability.
Susan Jones
- Published in print:
- 1999
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198184485
- eISBN:
- 9780191674273
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198184485.003.0002
- Subject:
- Literature, European Literature, 20th-century Literature and Modernism
This chapter challenges the prevailing image of Conrad and offers an alternative to its tenacious hold on the critical tradition. It focuses on the construction of Conrad's public image, beginning ...
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This chapter challenges the prevailing image of Conrad and offers an alternative to its tenacious hold on the critical tradition. It focuses on the construction of Conrad's public image, beginning with a survey of critics' responses to the theme of Conrad and women, showing the way in which he has been traditionally associated with a predominantly male discourse; at the same time the chapter considers marketing strategies used by various editors and friends to promote his fiction. It also explores the ways in which his biography has been understood and disseminated in the light of the received critical tradition.Less
This chapter challenges the prevailing image of Conrad and offers an alternative to its tenacious hold on the critical tradition. It focuses on the construction of Conrad's public image, beginning with a survey of critics' responses to the theme of Conrad and women, showing the way in which he has been traditionally associated with a predominantly male discourse; at the same time the chapter considers marketing strategies used by various editors and friends to promote his fiction. It also explores the ways in which his biography has been understood and disseminated in the light of the received critical tradition.
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- June 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780804758321
- eISBN:
- 9780804787505
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.11126/stanford/9780804758321.003.0008
- Subject:
- Literature, European Literature
Between the beginning of the twentieth century and the Civil War, Barcelona was still a Catalan city bound to its hinterland by familial ties and by the steady flow of people, foodstuffs, and ...
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Between the beginning of the twentieth century and the Civil War, Barcelona was still a Catalan city bound to its hinterland by familial ties and by the steady flow of people, foodstuffs, and manufactured goods that sustained its growth through a porous relation with the territory. Today, Barcelona is no longer connected to Catalonia through the motorway and the weekend residence, rather than kinship, history, or language. Rituals of self-display are held occasionally as a way of expediting urban renewal, such as the Universal Expositions of 1888 and 1929, the Olympic games of 1936 and 1992, a Catholic “Eucharistic” Congress in 1952, and the Universal Forum of Cultures in 2004. All of these events had a long-term impact on the city's physical configuration and public image. Catalanism, a broad, transversal movement, grew in importance throughout the first half of the twentieth century. In the 1980s, modernity became the ideology of a providentialist state in which spectacle took over politics.Less
Between the beginning of the twentieth century and the Civil War, Barcelona was still a Catalan city bound to its hinterland by familial ties and by the steady flow of people, foodstuffs, and manufactured goods that sustained its growth through a porous relation with the territory. Today, Barcelona is no longer connected to Catalonia through the motorway and the weekend residence, rather than kinship, history, or language. Rituals of self-display are held occasionally as a way of expediting urban renewal, such as the Universal Expositions of 1888 and 1929, the Olympic games of 1936 and 1992, a Catholic “Eucharistic” Congress in 1952, and the Universal Forum of Cultures in 2004. All of these events had a long-term impact on the city's physical configuration and public image. Catalanism, a broad, transversal movement, grew in importance throughout the first half of the twentieth century. In the 1980s, modernity became the ideology of a providentialist state in which spectacle took over politics.
Asa Briggs
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780192129260
- eISBN:
- 9780191670008
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780192129260.003.0020
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History, Cultural History
This chapter describes J.C.W. Reith's publicity strategy for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). It discusses the launch of the Radio Times in September 1923 and the appointment of Gladstone ...
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This chapter describes J.C.W. Reith's publicity strategy for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). It discusses the launch of the Radio Times in September 1923 and the appointment of Gladstone Murray as director publicity in December 1924. It explains that Radio Times was designed to shape the public image of BBC while Murray was authorize to control the editorial side of all publications and granted sole responsibility for all public relations.Less
This chapter describes J.C.W. Reith's publicity strategy for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). It discusses the launch of the Radio Times in September 1923 and the appointment of Gladstone Murray as director publicity in December 1924. It explains that Radio Times was designed to shape the public image of BBC while Murray was authorize to control the editorial side of all publications and granted sole responsibility for all public relations.
RICHARD W. PAINTER
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- May 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195378719
- eISBN:
- 9780199869619
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195378719.003.0010
- Subject:
- Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law
This chapter focuses on political activity by government officials. It argues that concurrent political and official roles put people in a position that is difficult and untenable. Critics will blame ...
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This chapter focuses on political activity by government officials. It argues that concurrent political and official roles put people in a position that is difficult and untenable. Critics will blame Office of Political Affairs staff members and other officials who engage in political activity for poor ethical judgment when problems arise. These problems, however, may be inevitable if government officials continue to be asked to perform official and political roles concurrently. The public image of the White House and the rest of the government will suffer as a consequence. These and other problems would be mitigated if White House staff members were prohibited from, or voluntarily refrained from, engaging in personal capacity political activity. A strong argument can also be made for not allowing any political activity on government property, whether in the White House or anywhere else.Less
This chapter focuses on political activity by government officials. It argues that concurrent political and official roles put people in a position that is difficult and untenable. Critics will blame Office of Political Affairs staff members and other officials who engage in political activity for poor ethical judgment when problems arise. These problems, however, may be inevitable if government officials continue to be asked to perform official and political roles concurrently. The public image of the White House and the rest of the government will suffer as a consequence. These and other problems would be mitigated if White House staff members were prohibited from, or voluntarily refrained from, engaging in personal capacity political activity. A strong argument can also be made for not allowing any political activity on government property, whether in the White House or anywhere else.
Austin Gee
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- January 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199261253
- eISBN:
- 9780191717543
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199261253.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Early Modern History
This book provides a full view of the social, political, and military aspects of the volunteer movement of the French Wars: the volunteer infantry, yeomanry cavalry, and the armed associations in ...
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This book provides a full view of the social, political, and military aspects of the volunteer movement of the French Wars: the volunteer infantry, yeomanry cavalry, and the armed associations in England, Scotland, and Wales from 1794 to 1814. It considers the antecedents of voluntary military forces, and the government planning that led to the formation and development of the volunteers and yeomanry. It shows how the administration of volunteering fitted into the existing system of county administration and central government. It analyses the geographical spread and concentrations of volunteering in relation to the apparent threats from popular radicalism and French invasion. It considers the type of men who joined the volunteers and their motivation for doing so, and those who promoted and organized the corps and the incentives they offered to recruit them. It analyses the social structure of volunteer membership and compares it with other mass organizations. It looks at the ways in which volunteering affected existing social relations, and examines the allegedly democratic aspects of corps' internal organization. The book examines the political affiliations of volunteers and the implications they had for the behaviour and use of the force. It considers criticisms of volunteering, in particular the alleged political and constitutional dangers of an armed population able to challenge the existing order. It shows how volunteering fitted into national defence planning, in particular for preparations against invasion, for evacuation and maintaining internal order. It examines in detail how the volunteers were used in policing roles.Less
This book provides a full view of the social, political, and military aspects of the volunteer movement of the French Wars: the volunteer infantry, yeomanry cavalry, and the armed associations in England, Scotland, and Wales from 1794 to 1814. It considers the antecedents of voluntary military forces, and the government planning that led to the formation and development of the volunteers and yeomanry. It shows how the administration of volunteering fitted into the existing system of county administration and central government. It analyses the geographical spread and concentrations of volunteering in relation to the apparent threats from popular radicalism and French invasion. It considers the type of men who joined the volunteers and their motivation for doing so, and those who promoted and organized the corps and the incentives they offered to recruit them. It analyses the social structure of volunteer membership and compares it with other mass organizations. It looks at the ways in which volunteering affected existing social relations, and examines the allegedly democratic aspects of corps' internal organization. The book examines the political affiliations of volunteers and the implications they had for the behaviour and use of the force. It considers criticisms of volunteering, in particular the alleged political and constitutional dangers of an armed population able to challenge the existing order. It shows how volunteering fitted into national defence planning, in particular for preparations against invasion, for evacuation and maintaining internal order. It examines in detail how the volunteers were used in policing roles.
Tonio Hölscher
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- January 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780520294936
- eISBN:
- 9780520967885
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520294936.001.0001
- Subject:
- Classical Studies, History of Art: pre-history, BCE to 500CE, ancient and classical, Byzantine
This book aims to explore the aspects of visuality in Greek and Roman culture, comprising the visual appearance of images as well as the reality of the social world. The face-to-face societies of ...
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This book aims to explore the aspects of visuality in Greek and Roman culture, comprising the visual appearance of images as well as the reality of the social world. The face-to-face societies of ancient Greece and Rome were to a high degree based on civic presence and direct, immediate social interaction in which visual appearance and experience of beings and things was of paramount importance. The six chapters of the book are dedicated to action in space, memory over time, the appearance of the person, conceptualization of reality, and, finally, presentification and decor as fundamental categories of art in social practice.Less
This book aims to explore the aspects of visuality in Greek and Roman culture, comprising the visual appearance of images as well as the reality of the social world. The face-to-face societies of ancient Greece and Rome were to a high degree based on civic presence and direct, immediate social interaction in which visual appearance and experience of beings and things was of paramount importance. The six chapters of the book are dedicated to action in space, memory over time, the appearance of the person, conceptualization of reality, and, finally, presentification and decor as fundamental categories of art in social practice.
Amy Brown
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780816691128
- eISBN:
- 9781452952383
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- DOI:
- 10.5749/minnesota/9780816691128.003.0004
- Subject:
- Education, Educational Policy and Politics
College Preparatory Academy teachers evaluate and grade students on their “professionalism” in each class using a point-based metric. This chapter examines how the school normalizes the discourse of ...
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College Preparatory Academy teachers evaluate and grade students on their “professionalism” in each class using a point-based metric. This chapter examines how the school normalizes the discourse of professionalism to make college-bound students more marketable. It analyzes how the agency of College Preparatory Academy community members furthers or contests the school’s public image, and look at the school’s discourse of professionalism through the lens of the “political spectacle” of education policy (Edelman 1988; Smith et al. 2004). Based on school discipline records, as well as extensive participant observation, a student questionnaire, and interview data, this chapter centralizes the voices of students who resist the school’s version of performed professionalism. The chapter analyzes the race, gender, and class implications of College Preparatory Academy professionalism, and looks at the ways some students and staff members enact a critique. It places the curricula of professionalism into the context of the school’s image management project by arguing that professionalism silences critical conversations about racism, classism, or sexism because it furthers a meritocratic ideology that is grounded both in color blindness and in a deficit view of students. The chapter concludes by suggesting an alternative curricular model of professionalism, inspired by student and staff resistance.Less
College Preparatory Academy teachers evaluate and grade students on their “professionalism” in each class using a point-based metric. This chapter examines how the school normalizes the discourse of professionalism to make college-bound students more marketable. It analyzes how the agency of College Preparatory Academy community members furthers or contests the school’s public image, and look at the school’s discourse of professionalism through the lens of the “political spectacle” of education policy (Edelman 1988; Smith et al. 2004). Based on school discipline records, as well as extensive participant observation, a student questionnaire, and interview data, this chapter centralizes the voices of students who resist the school’s version of performed professionalism. The chapter analyzes the race, gender, and class implications of College Preparatory Academy professionalism, and looks at the ways some students and staff members enact a critique. It places the curricula of professionalism into the context of the school’s image management project by arguing that professionalism silences critical conversations about racism, classism, or sexism because it furthers a meritocratic ideology that is grounded both in color blindness and in a deficit view of students. The chapter concludes by suggesting an alternative curricular model of professionalism, inspired by student and staff resistance.
Klaus Bachmann
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780199795840
- eISBN:
- 9780199345274
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199795840.003.0019
- Subject:
- Law, Public International Law, Criminal Law and Criminology
This chapter examines the factors that contributed to the deterioration of the ICTY's public image during the Milošević trial and the choices that media outlets made based on those factors. It ...
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This chapter examines the factors that contributed to the deterioration of the ICTY's public image during the Milošević trial and the choices that media outlets made based on those factors. It identifies two dominant frames in the media coverage of Milošević. One, which fundamentally supported international criminal law and its prevalence over municipal law (“pro-ICL”), was deployed by most Western, liberal-democratic media outlets, as well as some in the former Yugoslavia. The other involved frames used by nationalist media from the former Yugoslavia and some radical left-wing outlets from Western Europe (“anti-ICL”), which promoted national sovereignty rather than international law.Less
This chapter examines the factors that contributed to the deterioration of the ICTY's public image during the Milošević trial and the choices that media outlets made based on those factors. It identifies two dominant frames in the media coverage of Milošević. One, which fundamentally supported international criminal law and its prevalence over municipal law (“pro-ICL”), was deployed by most Western, liberal-democratic media outlets, as well as some in the former Yugoslavia. The other involved frames used by nationalist media from the former Yugoslavia and some radical left-wing outlets from Western Europe (“anti-ICL”), which promoted national sovereignty rather than international law.
Wanda Rushing
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- July 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807832998
- eISBN:
- 9781469605548
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/9780807895610_rushing.6
- Subject:
- History, American History: 20th Century
This chapter shows how past disruptions and identities, self-consciousness about them, and concerns about public image give meaning and narrative coherence to Memphis as a distinctive southern place ...
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This chapter shows how past disruptions and identities, self-consciousness about them, and concerns about public image give meaning and narrative coherence to Memphis as a distinctive southern place and shape place identity. Symbols of past disruptions and conflicts, installed in public spaces to shape collective identity at particular times, represent decades of investment and conscious design to reposition Memphis as a place of regional, national, and international significance. These symbols, representing “memories” of disruptions and conflicts, are embedded in race, class, and gender relations. Consequently, they exemplify “the quintessential sociological issues of power, stratification and contestation.” Once “memories” become objects of commemoration and collective identity, they operate by a logic and force of their own.Less
This chapter shows how past disruptions and identities, self-consciousness about them, and concerns about public image give meaning and narrative coherence to Memphis as a distinctive southern place and shape place identity. Symbols of past disruptions and conflicts, installed in public spaces to shape collective identity at particular times, represent decades of investment and conscious design to reposition Memphis as a place of regional, national, and international significance. These symbols, representing “memories” of disruptions and conflicts, are embedded in race, class, and gender relations. Consequently, they exemplify “the quintessential sociological issues of power, stratification and contestation.” Once “memories” become objects of commemoration and collective identity, they operate by a logic and force of their own.
Kathleen Battles
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- August 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780816649136
- eISBN:
- 9781452945996
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- DOI:
- 10.5749/minnesota/9780816649136.003.0002
- Subject:
- Film, Television and Radio, Radio
This chapter presents the historical account of the emergence of radio crime docudramas, which had a unique program form drawn from various generic influences. Some of the examples of these ...
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This chapter presents the historical account of the emergence of radio crime docudramas, which had a unique program form drawn from various generic influences. Some of the examples of these police-story dramas are True Detective Mysteries (1929), Police Headquarters (1932), Calling All Cars (1933), and Gang Busters (1957). Furthermore, it discusses the formulation of these dramas through the interconnecting interests of advertising firms, police, networks, and sponsors, which then situates the police force as professional authorities. The chapter initially highlights the significance of public image management in the campaign for police reform, while the latter part focuses on how the programs went beyond existing generic patterns.Less
This chapter presents the historical account of the emergence of radio crime docudramas, which had a unique program form drawn from various generic influences. Some of the examples of these police-story dramas are True Detective Mysteries (1929), Police Headquarters (1932), Calling All Cars (1933), and Gang Busters (1957). Furthermore, it discusses the formulation of these dramas through the interconnecting interests of advertising firms, police, networks, and sponsors, which then situates the police force as professional authorities. The chapter initially highlights the significance of public image management in the campaign for police reform, while the latter part focuses on how the programs went beyond existing generic patterns.
Gregory Starrett
- Published in print:
- 1998
- Published Online:
- May 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780520209268
- eISBN:
- 9780520919303
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520209268.003.0007
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Middle Eastern Cultural Anthropology
This chapter discusses some examples of the way the public economy of information shapes the representations of the political uses of Islam, stating that the public economy of information is the part ...
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This chapter discusses some examples of the way the public economy of information shapes the representations of the political uses of Islam, stating that the public economy of information is the part of culture which is most firmly grounded in the expectations and worries created by schooling. The examples it presents and discusses were chosen for what they reveal of the public image of Islamicized political activity and the creation of “Islamic publicness.”Less
This chapter discusses some examples of the way the public economy of information shapes the representations of the political uses of Islam, stating that the public economy of information is the part of culture which is most firmly grounded in the expectations and worries created by schooling. The examples it presents and discusses were chosen for what they reveal of the public image of Islamicized political activity and the creation of “Islamic publicness.”
Sara Booth, Polly Edmonds, and Margaret Kendall
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- November 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199238927
- eISBN:
- 9780191730092
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199238927.003.0004
- Subject:
- Palliative Care, Patient Care and End-of-Life Decision Making, Pain Management and Palliative Pharmacology
This chapter discusses the importance of being part of the mainstream in an acute hospital for the survival and effective functioning of a hospital palliative care team. However, this may pose ...
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This chapter discusses the importance of being part of the mainstream in an acute hospital for the survival and effective functioning of a hospital palliative care team. However, this may pose specific challenges because most clinicians in palliative care are working in a predominantly advisory role. To address potential problems and become successfully integrated into the mainstream, palliative care should maintain a high profile, take all opportunities for service development, and keep a public image that is flexible, approachable, and responsive.Less
This chapter discusses the importance of being part of the mainstream in an acute hospital for the survival and effective functioning of a hospital palliative care team. However, this may pose specific challenges because most clinicians in palliative care are working in a predominantly advisory role. To address potential problems and become successfully integrated into the mainstream, palliative care should maintain a high profile, take all opportunities for service development, and keep a public image that is flexible, approachable, and responsive.
Nancy Tomes
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9781469622774
- eISBN:
- 9781469622798
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/northcarolina/9781469622774.003.0007
- Subject:
- Public Health and Epidemiology, Public Health
This chapter examines the doctor's public image problem that arose during the Cold War era due to issues of cost, quality, and access. It first provides an overview of the expansion and modernization ...
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This chapter examines the doctor's public image problem that arose during the Cold War era due to issues of cost, quality, and access. It first provides an overview of the expansion and modernization of the doctor's office in the 1940s and 1950s, driven in part by the rapid growth of its research base, and how this reorientation toward research transformed the culture of American medicine in general and medical education in particular. It then considers the ways that physicians courted patients and how patient-consumers learned to distinguish good care from bad. It also discusses the debate over unnecessary surgery in relation to the rising medical costs and concludes with ah assessment of the “crisis in American medicine” caused by a very expensive, uncoordinated system of health care.Less
This chapter examines the doctor's public image problem that arose during the Cold War era due to issues of cost, quality, and access. It first provides an overview of the expansion and modernization of the doctor's office in the 1940s and 1950s, driven in part by the rapid growth of its research base, and how this reorientation toward research transformed the culture of American medicine in general and medical education in particular. It then considers the ways that physicians courted patients and how patient-consumers learned to distinguish good care from bad. It also discusses the debate over unnecessary surgery in relation to the rising medical costs and concludes with ah assessment of the “crisis in American medicine” caused by a very expensive, uncoordinated system of health care.
Matthew J. Grow
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300136104
- eISBN:
- 9780300153262
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300136104.003.0006
- Subject:
- History, History of Religion
This chapter discusses the efforts of Thomas L. Kane to transform the public image of the Mormons. It explains how that crusade started at a particularly propitious moment and that the mob murders of ...
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This chapter discusses the efforts of Thomas L. Kane to transform the public image of the Mormons. It explains how that crusade started at a particularly propitious moment and that the mob murders of Joseph and Hyrum Smith in 1844 and the subsequent exodus of the Latter-day Saints from Nauvoo created an opportunity to alter public perceptions. It describes Kane's strategy of appealing to culturally powerful narratives of religious liberty, persecution, and suffering in forging a pro-Mormon alliance.Less
This chapter discusses the efforts of Thomas L. Kane to transform the public image of the Mormons. It explains how that crusade started at a particularly propitious moment and that the mob murders of Joseph and Hyrum Smith in 1844 and the subsequent exodus of the Latter-day Saints from Nauvoo created an opportunity to alter public perceptions. It describes Kane's strategy of appealing to culturally powerful narratives of religious liberty, persecution, and suffering in forging a pro-Mormon alliance.
Amy K. DeFalco Lippert
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- September 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780190268978
- eISBN:
- 9780190877026
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190268978.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, American History: 19th Century, Cultural History
In the burgeoning urban centers of the United States in the nineteenth century, anonymous denizens interpreted one another and presented themselves through the visual medium. Publicly displayed and ...
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In the burgeoning urban centers of the United States in the nineteenth century, anonymous denizens interpreted one another and presented themselves through the visual medium. Publicly displayed and circulated imagery was broadly accessible to San Francisco’s diverse array of immigrants. Photographs and other illustrations provided newcomers with a universal language—a way to view and explore each other and a means of conceptualizing San Francisco. As the city developed and tents gave way to buildings, the modes of production, circulation, and display of visual ephemera grew apace, revealing their adaptability to the burgeoning market economy and their preeminence in San Francisco’s urban culture. A competitive commercial culture among San Franciscan photographers catered to and often exploited public anxieties over the divide between appearance and reality.Less
In the burgeoning urban centers of the United States in the nineteenth century, anonymous denizens interpreted one another and presented themselves through the visual medium. Publicly displayed and circulated imagery was broadly accessible to San Francisco’s diverse array of immigrants. Photographs and other illustrations provided newcomers with a universal language—a way to view and explore each other and a means of conceptualizing San Francisco. As the city developed and tents gave way to buildings, the modes of production, circulation, and display of visual ephemera grew apace, revealing their adaptability to the burgeoning market economy and their preeminence in San Francisco’s urban culture. A competitive commercial culture among San Franciscan photographers catered to and often exploited public anxieties over the divide between appearance and reality.
