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Identities Bought and Sold, Identity Received As Grace
IDENTITIES BOUGHT AND SOLD, IDENTITY RECEIVED AS GRACE: A THEOLOGICAL CRITICISM OF AND ALTERNATIVE TO CONSUMERIST UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE SELF By James Burton Fulmer Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Vanderbilt University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in Religion December, 2006 Nashville, Tennessee Approved: Professor Paul DeHart Professor Douglas Meeks Professor William Franke Professor David Wood Professor Patout Burns ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank all the members of my committee—Professors Paul DeHart, Douglas Meeks, William Franke, David Wood, and Patout Burns—for their support and guidance and for providing me with excellent models of scholarship and mentoring. In particular, I am grateful to Prof. DeHart for his careful, insightful, and challenging feedback throughout the writing process. Without him, I would have produced a dissertation on identity in which my own identity and voice were conspicuously absent. He never tried to control my project but rather always sought to make it more my own. Special thanks also to Prof. Franke for his astute observations and comments and his continual interest in and encouragement of my project. I greatly appreciate the help and support of friends and family. My mom, Arlene Fulmer, was a generous reader and helpful editor. James Sears has been a great friend throughout this process and has always led me to deeper thinking on philosophical and theological matters. Jimmy Barker, David Dault, and Eric Froom provided helpful conversation as well as much-needed breaks. All my colleagues in theology helped with valuable feedback as well. -
€˜Shameless’ Thanks Fans for Season 9 Return
‘Shameless’ Thanks Fans for Season 9 Return 06.07.2018 Shameless star Emmy Rossum and other cast members thank fans for their love and support in Showtime's teaser announcing a ninth season of the series. The promo features a nostalgic montage that looks back at key moments from the show. When it returns, political fervor hits the South Side and the Gallaghers take justice into their own hands. Frank (William H. Macy) sees financial opportunity in campaigning and gives voice to the underrepresented South Side working man. Fiona (Rossum) tries to build on her success with her apartment building and takes an expensive gamble hoping to catapult herself into the upper echelon. Meanwhile, Lip (Jeremy Allen White) distracts himself from the challenges of sobriety by taking in Eddie's niece, Xan (Scarlet Spencer). Ian (Cameron Monaghan) faces the consequences of his crimes as the Gay Jesus movement takes a destructive turn. Debbie (Emma Kenney) fights for equal pay and combats harassment; and her efforts lead her to an unexpected realization. Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) sets his sights on West Point and prepares himself for cadet life. Liam (Christian Isaiah) must develop a new skillset to survive outside of his cushy private school walls. Kevin (Steve Howey) and V (Shanola Hampton) juggle the demands of raising the twins with running the Alibi as they attempt to transform the bar into a socially conscious business. Shameless will premiere September 9 at 9 p.m. Immediately afterward at 10 p.m., Showtime will debut new half-hour comedy series Kidding starring Jim Carrey in his first series regular role in more than two decades, and reuniting him with director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). -
Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) “Conspicuous Leisure”
Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) “Conspicuous Leisure” • American economist • Born in farm country of Minnesota (Norwegian settlers) • Norwegian farmers vs. English townspeople • Theory of the Leisure Class (1899) Takes the appearance of an anthropological study of the “behavior of people who possess or are in the pursuit of wealth, and who, looking beyond their wealth, want the eminence/status that, or so they believe, wealth was meant to buy.” (John Kenneth Galbraith, Introduction) Book on snobbery and social pretense; the effect of wealth on behavior. Context: American society at the end of the 19th century: the “Gilded Age” (Rockefellers, Carnegies, Vanderbilts, etc). A rhetorically clever critique of the rich - purports to be a purely descriptive anthropological study (appearance of objectivity); no prescriptions offered. But, read between the lines, it is a “devastating put- down” (JKG, Intro). “Conspicuous Leisure” (Chapter 3) Some terms: pecuniary - money-related; monetary pecuniary struggle - struggle to acquire and exhibit wealth in order to gain status pecuniary emulation - effort to equal or surpass another in status associated with wealth leisure - nonproductive consumption of time leisure class - upper class exempt from productive work Veblen claims that the pecuniary struggle is the driving force behind the development of culture and society. The pecuniary struggle should make humans industrious and frugal. Veblen thinks otherwise: • For the working class (the “pecuniary inferior” class) - superficially this is true, but later we’ll see otherwise. • For the wealthy class (the “pecuniary superior” class) - pecuniary emulation demands abstention from work. The struggle for wealth (private property) is due to pecuniary emulation. It is not a struggle for subsistence. -
Thorstein Veblen and American Social Criticism Joseph Heath Department of Philosophy University of Toronto Thorstein Veblen Is P
Thorstein Veblen and American Social Criticism Joseph Heath Department of Philosophy University of Toronto Thorstein Veblen is perhaps best thought of as America’s answer to Karl Marx. This is sometimes obscured by the rather unfortunate title of his most important work, The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), which misleading, insofar as it suggests that the book is just a theory of the “leisure class.” What the book provides is in fact a perfectly general theory of class, not to mention property, economic development, and social evolution. It is, in other words, a system of theory that rivals Marx’s historical materialism with respect to scope, generality and explanatory power. Furthermore, it is a system of theory whose central predictions, with respect to the development of capitalism and the possibilities for emancipatory social change, have proven to be essentially correct. When stacked up against Marx’s prognostications, this success clearly provides the basis for what might best be described as an invidious comparison. For example, it is Veblen who, at the close of the 19th century, observed that “The exigencies of the modern industrial system frequently place individuals and households in juxtaposition between whom there is little contact in any other sense than that of juxtaposition. One's neighbors, mechanically speaking, often are socially not one's neighbors, or even acquaintances; and still their transient good opinion has a high degree of utility... It is evident, therefore, that the present trend of the development is in the direction of heightening the utility of conspicuous consumption as compared with leisure” (1899, ch. -
Showtime Renews €˜Shameless’ for 11Th and Final Season
Showtime Renews ‘Shameless’ for 11th and Final Season 01.13.2020 Showtime's longest-running series, Shameless, will end after season 11, president of entertainment Gary Levine revealed at TCA winter press tour on Monday. "The characters of Shameless have brought Showtime viewers more laughs and tears and pure enjoyment than any program in our history," Levine said. "While we are sad to bid the Gallaghers farewell, we couldn't be more confident in the ability of showrunner John Wells, his writing team and this great cast to bring our series to its appropriately 'shameless' conclusion." Shameless is part of Showtime's three-and-a-half hours of original scripted programming on Sundays. Season 10, which airs its finale on Sunday, Jan. 26, has averaged 5.7 million weekly viewers across platforms, Showtime revealed. "I'm unbelievably thankful for all of the years of support from Gary Levine and everyone at Showtime that's allowed us to make Shameless," executive producer John Wells said in a statement. "It's been a fantastic experience and all of us in the cast and crew have had a wonderful time following the lives of the Gallagher family and friends." As Shameless come to a close, Showtime is looking toward budding series like The L Word: Generation Q and the Abby McEnany-led Work in Progress, which have been renewed for 10-episode second seasons. Both season one finales are set to air on Jan. 26. "The L Word: Generation Q took our original series that was revered and reinvigorated it for a new generation and a new era," Levine said in a statement. -
Shameless Sociology
Shameless Sociology Shameless Sociology: Critical Perspectives on a Popular Television Series Edited by Jennifer Beggs Weber and Pamela M. Hunt Shameless Sociology: Critical Perspectives on a Popular Television Series Edited by Jennifer Beggs Weber and Pamela M. Hunt This book first published 2020 Cambridge Scholars Publishing Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2020 by Jennifer Beggs Weber, Pamela M. Hunt and contributors All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN (10): 1-5275-5744-8 ISBN (13): 978-1-5275-5744-4 For Nathan, my partner in crime. – Jennifer For Perry and Grace. – Pam TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments ..................................................................................... ix Introduction ................................................................................................ 1 Pamela M. Hunt and Jennifer Beggs Weber Part 1: Social Class Dominant Hasslin’ and Subordinate Hustlin’: A Content Analysis Using the Generic Processes that Reproduce Inequality ............................ 8 Alexis P. Hilling, Erin Andro, and Kayla Cagwin Shamefully Shameless: Critical Theory and Contemporary Television ... 29 Robert J. Leonard and Kyra -
Veblen Online: Information and the Risk of Commandeering the Conspicuous Self
PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS, SWEDEN VOL. 23 NO. 3, SEPTEMBER, 2018 Contents | Author index | Subject index | Search | Home Veblen online: information and the risk of commandeering the conspicuous self Holmes Miller Introduction. Veblen's The Theory of the Leisure Class introduced the concepts of conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure. These concepts are valid today, and one's online behaviour, social media engagement and general abundance of information help create a broader conspicuous self. Method. Two grids are used to illustrate concepts relating to the conspicuous self. One assesses information domains vs. risk and the other creates categories formed by the intersection of information abundance and one's conspicuous profile. Analysis. Using the information grids, general scenarios are identified and four categories are created reflecting information abundance, one's online presence and the trade-off between an information sender and information recipient's control of information. Results. Within this structure, various scenarios, risks, and amelioration strategies are presented and discussed. These can inform further analyses performed by individuals and organisations. Conclusions. Information technologies can support, further promulgate, or even inhibit conspicuous behaviour. P people may expand their conspicuous behaviour by employing strategies that craft their message and target micro audiences, or people may pull back from social media and online behaviour, while finally, people may choose to live with less privacy and more public lives. In each case, users may make behavioural adjustments to mitigate the predicted consequences. Introduction In 1899 Thorstein Veblen published The theory of the leisure class (Veblen, 1994). Since its publication, society has evolved and Veblen's terms and concepts have taken on different connotations. -
Shameless Television: Gendering Transnational Narratives
This is a repository copy of Shameless television: gendering transnational narratives. White Rose Research Online URL for this paper: http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/129509/ Version: Accepted Version Article: Johnson, B orcid.org/0000-0001-7808-568X and Minor, L (2019) Shameless television: gendering transnational narratives. Feminist Media Studies, 19 (3). pp. 364-379. ISSN 1468-0777 https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2018.1468795 Reuse Items deposited in White Rose Research Online are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved unless indicated otherwise. They may be downloaded and/or printed for private study, or other acts as permitted by national copyright laws. The publisher or other rights holders may allow further reproduction and re-use of the full text version. This is indicated by the licence information on the White Rose Research Online record for the item. Takedown If you consider content in White Rose Research Online to be in breach of UK law, please notify us by emailing [email protected] including the URL of the record and the reason for the withdrawal request. [email protected] https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/ Shameless Television: Gendering Transnational Narratives Beth Johnson ([email protected]) and Laura Minor ([email protected]) School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK Abstract The UK television drama Shameless (Channel 4, 2004-2011) ran for eleven series, ending with its 138th episode in 2011. The closing episode did not only mark an end, however, but also a beginning - of a US remake on Showtime (2011-). Eight series down the line and carrying the weight of critical acclaim, this article works to consider the textual representations and formal constructions of gender through the process of adaptation. -
From Conspicuous Leisure to Conspicuous Consumption?
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Research Papers in Economics The Australian National University Centre for Economic Policy Research DISCUSSION PAPER Materialism on the March: from conspicuous leisure to conspicuous consumption? Paul Frijters and Andrew Leigh DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 495 September 2005 ISSN: 1442-8636 ISBN: 0 7315 3565 0 Paul Frijters, Economics Program, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University, ACT 0200. Tel: (612) 6125 3292; Fax: (612) 6125 0182; Email: [email protected]. Andrew Leigh, Economics Program, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University. Tel: (612) 6125 1374; Email: [email protected]; Website: www.andrewleigh.com. ABSTRACT This paper inserts Veblen’s (1898) concepts of conspicuous leisure and conspicuous consumption into a very simple model. Individuals have the choice to either invest their time into working, leading to easily observable levels of consumption, or into conspicuous leisure, whose effect on utility depends on how observable leisure is. We let the visibility of leisure depend positively on the amount of time an individual and her neighbors have lived in the same area. Individuals optimize across conspicuous leisure and conspicuous consumption. If population turnover is high, individuals are made worse off, since the visibility of conspicuous leisure then decreases and the status race must be played out primarily via conspicuous consumption. Analyzing interstate mobility in the US, we find strong support for our hypothesis: a 1 percentage point rise in population turnover increases the average work week of non-migrants by 7 minutes. -
Tax Policy and Aggregate Demand Management Under Catching up with the Joneses
Tax Policy and Aggregate Demand Management Under Catching Up with the Joneses By LARS LJUNGQVIST AND HARALD UHLIG* This paper examines the role for tax policies in productivity-shock driven economies with catching-up-with-the-Joneses utility functions. The optimal tax policy is shown to affect the economy countercyclically via procyclical taxes, i.e., “cooling down” the economy with higher taxes when it is “overheating” in booms and “stimulating” the economy with lower taxes in recessions to keep consumption up. Thus, models with catching-up-with-the-Joneses utility functions call for traditional Keynesian demand-management policies but for rather unorthodox reasons. (JEL E21, E62, E63) Envy is one important motive of human be- the aggregate desire by other agents to “catch havior. In macroeconomics, theories built on up.” While this may not make much of a dif- envy have been used in trying to explain the ference for asset-pricing implications aside equity premium puzzle as described by Rajnish from convenience, it is interesting to take the Mehra and Edward C. Prescott (1985). Andrew externality implied by the “catching-up” formu- B. Abel (1990, 1999) and John Y. Campbell and lation seriously, and investigate its policy im- John H. Cochrane (1999) postulate utility func- plications. The externality allows room for tions exhibiting a desire to catch up with the beneficial government intervention: the optimal Joneses, i.e., if others consume more today, you, tax policy would induce agents in the competi- yourself, will experience a higher marginal util- tive equilibrium to behave in a first-best man- ity from an additional unit of consumption in ner, which is given by the solution to a social the future.1 In some ways, the idea of catching planner’s problem with habit formation. -
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STUART JOHNSON Electrician/Film&TV Lighting Gaffer 07708720366 [email protected] Imdb Stuart Johnson XIII J I B Registered electrician City and Guilds Electrical Installation Part I 1996 & Part II 1997 AM1 & AM2 1998. Vocational Qualification 050(NVQ) 1998. Royal Air Force City and Guilds Electrical/Electronics Competences 2001. 17th Edition IEE Wiring Regs. Full driving licence, HGV Class 2. Ipaf cherry picker licence. 2018 James Arthur & Anne Marie (music vid) Gaffer, Dop Sam Meyer. https://youtu.be/pRfmrE0ToTo Little Joe (Feature Film) Best boy, Gaffer Werner Stibitz. Bureau Films Ltd. The Valley of the Fox (German TV Film) Best boy, Gaffer Roland Schnitter. UFA Fiction Germany. Paul Pogba World Cup interview (Fox USA) Gaffer. Dop Adam Docker, Red Earth Studio. Cancer Awareness (Commercial) Gaffer. Dop Adam Gillham, MTP Ltd. Man City (Spirable promo) Gaffer. The Mob Films. Jessica Hennis-Hill Adidas (Promo) Gaffer. WeAreSocial Ltd. Tadashi Izumi (Japanese promo vid) Gaffer. Turn Productions Ltd. Uber with Mo Salah (Commercial) Rigging Gaffer. WigWam Films. https://youtu.be/-u4jqI4J_yg Angry birds @ Everton FC with Wayne Rooney (Promo) Lighting Tech. The Mob Films. Adidas The Answer (Commercial) Lighting Tech. Iconoclast TV. Gucci (Commercial) Lighting Tech. North Six Europe Ltd. Aleixis Sanchez Man U (Signing promo) Lighting Tech. The Mob Films. Moving on 10 (TV Drama) Lighting Tech. Dop Len Gowing. LA Productions. 2017 The Zoo (Feature Film) Gaffer. DOP Damien Elliott. Northern Ireland, Wee Bun films. https://youtu.be/TSNMPCG8m5M The Souvenir Pt1 (Feature Film). Gaffer. DOP David Raedekker. Cheated (German Feature Film) Best Boy. Gaffer Roland Schnitter. UFA Fiction Germany. Moving on 9 (TV Drama) Best Boy. -
A Guide to Shameless Happiness Ebook Free Download
A GUIDE TO SHAMELESS HAPPINESS PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Will Ross | 42 pages | 18 Jun 2014 | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform | 9781499769241 | English | United States A Guide to Shameless Happiness PDF Book Sign in to play Series 1 Episode 1. Over the past couple of seasons, we've seen each of these kids grow into their own and move in their own direction. I just think that it's each one of their individual stories, the narratives going on for each one of them. I absolutely loved what you did with Ian in Cameron Monaghan's final episode , but it did bring up this question of, is it possible for anyone on the show to have a true happy ending or is there always a Shameless twist? S9 E2 Recap. When the family finds Frank started a homeless shelter, Frank turns all but Liam away since they are now against him. Recommendations Discover Listings News. He catches Karen giving oral sex to Ian and becomes enraged. She later tells Frank that she is dying and that she returned in order to leave something behind for the children. He is a heroin addict who struggles to kick the habit. In season 7, he learns that Dominique cheated on him when he tests negative for an STD she contracted, causing the two to break up. Chuckie is presumed to be taken care of by his grandmother when Frank and Debbie leave the commune. Lip's new girlfriend Amanda helps him and his grades improve. Toward the end of the season, she begins seeing a dashing Irish man named Ford.