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"I was shot in the left arm by a friend": Transgression and the possibility of communication
Title
"I was shot in the left arm by a friend": Transgression and the possibility of communication
Author
Humphries, Matthew
Date Created
2014
Subjects--Topical
Literature, History--Religious aspects
Description
For my paper I will look at contemporary communities built on violence, looking specifically at how the philosophy of Georges Bataille may allow for these groups to be interpreted in the context of sacrifice. Though I will look at some issues rela...
FACULTY PERCEPTIONS OF, AND EXPERIENCES WITH, AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE STUDENTS AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Title
FACULTY PERCEPTIONS OF, AND EXPERIENCES WITH, AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE STUDENTS AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Author
Jenkins, Shantelle
Date Created
2013
Subjects--Topical
Community colleges--Study and teaching, Education, Higher, Adult education
Description
Many studies involving African American male students have focused on achievement gaps and student retention models of those attending four-year institutions. However, there are limited investigations of African American male students at the commu...
Utopic Pessimism: The Messianic Underpinnings of the Antinatalist Polemic
Title
Utopic Pessimism: The Messianic Underpinnings of the Antinatalist Polemic
Author
Miller, Joshua
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Philosophy and religion
Description
Pessimism in the west was made into a system by Arthur Schopenhauer. It has never been a popular philosophy but provides rich insights into the nature of human desire and the possibility of happiness in a materialistic cosmos. Antinatalism, the id...