Hannah K. Scheidt
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- June 2021
- ISBN:
- 9780197536940
- eISBN:
- 9780197536971
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780197536940.003.0005
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
This chapter analyzes moderated debates. The chapter considers both live events and the adaptation of the debate format on online forums, arguing that debate is a central practice in contemporary ...
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This chapter analyzes moderated debates. The chapter considers both live events and the adaptation of the debate format on online forums, arguing that debate is a central practice in contemporary atheist culture. Many atheists proclaim that debates are pointless, though the events draw large viewership and inspire extensive conversation across atheist culture. This chapter suggests, therefore, that debate is not simply a tool for relaying potentially persuasive information. Debate is a ritualized practice that circulates meanings and produces a shared reality for participants (debaters and audiences alike). This chapter examines debate to observe how communication is often more about participation and fellowship than it is about conveying information.Less
This chapter analyzes moderated debates. The chapter considers both live events and the adaptation of the debate format on online forums, arguing that debate is a central practice in contemporary atheist culture. Many atheists proclaim that debates are pointless, though the events draw large viewership and inspire extensive conversation across atheist culture. This chapter suggests, therefore, that debate is not simply a tool for relaying potentially persuasive information. Debate is a ritualized practice that circulates meanings and produces a shared reality for participants (debaters and audiences alike). This chapter examines debate to observe how communication is often more about participation and fellowship than it is about conveying information.
Roger Pearson
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- January 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199266746
- eISBN:
- 9780191708923
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199266746.003.0009
- Subject:
- Literature, 19th-century and Victorian Literature, European Literature
This chapter shows that Mallarmé repeatedly performs a secular ritual of praise and offering in honour of his fellow human beings. From his earliest juvenilia to his final sonnet, he is constantly ...
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This chapter shows that Mallarmé repeatedly performs a secular ritual of praise and offering in honour of his fellow human beings. From his earliest juvenilia to his final sonnet, he is constantly dedicating his writing to others and to the triumphs of the human endeavour. For Mallarmé, the poetic act was not simply a question of forging new linguistic relationships but also of establishing connections between himself and others, and between humanity and the phenomenal reality by which it is surrounded.Less
This chapter shows that Mallarmé repeatedly performs a secular ritual of praise and offering in honour of his fellow human beings. From his earliest juvenilia to his final sonnet, he is constantly dedicating his writing to others and to the triumphs of the human endeavour. For Mallarmé, the poetic act was not simply a question of forging new linguistic relationships but also of establishing connections between himself and others, and between humanity and the phenomenal reality by which it is surrounded.
Sheryl Kaskowitz
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199919772
- eISBN:
- 9780199345595
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199919772.003.0007
- Subject:
- Music, History, American, Popular
The epilogue uses “God Bless America” as a lens through which to examines the role of communal singing in American public life. Drawing on Emile Durkheim’s concept of secular ritual and Victor ...
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The epilogue uses “God Bless America” as a lens through which to examines the role of communal singing in American public life. Drawing on Emile Durkheim’s concept of secular ritual and Victor Turner’s idea of “communitas,” this closing chapter uncovers the important function that communal singing can serve to strengthen community ties through collective action, to commemorate tragic events or as a means of protest. At the same time, communal singing has the power to alienate and coerce those who feel at odds with the singing. While moments of mass singing may be rare, they continue to play an important role in demarcating the boundaries of community in American public life.Less
The epilogue uses “God Bless America” as a lens through which to examines the role of communal singing in American public life. Drawing on Emile Durkheim’s concept of secular ritual and Victor Turner’s idea of “communitas,” this closing chapter uncovers the important function that communal singing can serve to strengthen community ties through collective action, to commemorate tragic events or as a means of protest. At the same time, communal singing has the power to alienate and coerce those who feel at odds with the singing. While moments of mass singing may be rare, they continue to play an important role in demarcating the boundaries of community in American public life.
Pamela Feldman-Savelsberg
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780226389745
- eISBN:
- 9780226389912
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226389912.003.0004
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Anthropology, Global
This chapter investigates mothers’ socially reproductive work forging belonging for their children through transmitting family ties and attitudes. It reveals the inherently unfinished nature of ...
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This chapter investigates mothers’ socially reproductive work forging belonging for their children through transmitting family ties and attitudes. It reveals the inherently unfinished nature of culture and belonging. Through their child-rearing practices and their cultivation of social networks, migrant mothers attempt to provide their children with guidance and stability in a world of global mobility. They seek to instill in their children a proud sense of having roots, traditions, and extended family ties. Simultaneously, mothers work hard to develop children’s emotional dispositions and life skills that facilitate global mobility. This chapter shows the multiple strategies mothers use to meet the dilemmas of childrearing—foremost of which is the management of flows along affective circuits. Language learning becomes simultaneously an indicator of cultural retention and integration in a new place. Mothers strive to keep children Cameroonian by correcting their distorted perceptions of Africa, teaching respect for elders, adapting old secular rituals (for newborns) and creating new ones (the school-starting party). The phrases “I have a German child” and “Where do you come from?” express mothers’ ambivalent feelings about their children’s socialization in Germany as well as the limits to their acceptance by broader (non-immigrant) German society.Less
This chapter investigates mothers’ socially reproductive work forging belonging for their children through transmitting family ties and attitudes. It reveals the inherently unfinished nature of culture and belonging. Through their child-rearing practices and their cultivation of social networks, migrant mothers attempt to provide their children with guidance and stability in a world of global mobility. They seek to instill in their children a proud sense of having roots, traditions, and extended family ties. Simultaneously, mothers work hard to develop children’s emotional dispositions and life skills that facilitate global mobility. This chapter shows the multiple strategies mothers use to meet the dilemmas of childrearing—foremost of which is the management of flows along affective circuits. Language learning becomes simultaneously an indicator of cultural retention and integration in a new place. Mothers strive to keep children Cameroonian by correcting their distorted perceptions of Africa, teaching respect for elders, adapting old secular rituals (for newborns) and creating new ones (the school-starting party). The phrases “I have a German child” and “Where do you come from?” express mothers’ ambivalent feelings about their children’s socialization in Germany as well as the limits to their acceptance by broader (non-immigrant) German society.
