Archaeology and Theory: A Tale of Three Paradigms: This ArchBlog outlines and discusses theory and relativism, in order to understand the three different paradigms in archaeology. Theory is a testable principle or set of principles. In archaeology, the Law of Superposition is a theory used to properly date layers of soil. Within High Culture, Mythos of the West entails two different systems of thought. Mythos I focuses on emotion, religion, and irrationality. Mythos II focuses on political and irrational
mirrors society. Authors express their opinion on political issues through their writing. They write stories that are a reflection of what’s happing in society at the time. They do it to put a lens on the issue. There are a few lenses through which political reading can be read. There is race, gender, class, and postcolonial theories. Each of these theories are political issues that our society has faced. This paper will focus on the postcolonial theory. Through a postcolonial analysis of The Hunger
our cultural and political differences since colonial rule and our close proximity geographically, clashes and tensions are unavoidable. Singapore’s independence did not come easily or smoothly, it being the outcome of political disagreements and racial clashes with Malaysia. The sheer difference in geographical size between Singapore and Malaysia has always made Singapore an easy target for Malaysia, since its tiny land space makes it easier to be invaded and conquered in theory. Nevertheless, Malaysia
There is no doubt that the future is a powerful political device for politicians, academics, and the general public. We often hear proclamations about a brighter future for our posterity, one where the injustices and inequities of today do not exist. Meanwhile, women, queers, and other historically marginalized groups continue to face subjugation by society at large. In queer theory, Donna Haraway's "A Cyborg Theory" and Lee Edelman's "The Future is Kid Stuff" approach the politics of the future
The current literature of urban governance is dominated by political, social and economic perspectives (Razaghi 2013, Finger, 2012). Theories related to urban political economy (Peterson 1981; Hill 1984; Vogel 1992), urban democratic theory (Hill 1974, 1994), the role of civil and patterns of political and social cleavages are mostly derived from the study of American cities. They do not conceptualize or explain aspects of urban politics in other parts of the world (see, e.g., DiGaetano and Klemanski
role to religion when it comes to politics. The mechanism in which it does this is through activism with the objective of uniting secularist into a single cohesive bloc by replacing the sacred in society with the profane. Theories such as secularization and modernization theory support the argument that the “advancement of a society will lead to rejection [and] need of a belief in the super natural” (Morris, Secularization PowerPoint Slides, 2018). Furthermore, there is a clash that exists between
align the postcolonial critique of mainstream International Relations with the developments in U.S. foreign policy. Although analyzing U.S. foreign policy from a postcolonial perspective is not a common theme, there is relevance in using postcolonial theory for the analysis of U.S. foreign policy because it can help us to understand how the histories of the Global North and South have always been intertwined and how the colonial and postcolonial epoch has influenced the racial dimensions in contemporary
and the political activity are linked hence beginning with the definitions of key concepts followed by the definition of approach, the classification of various approaches followed by explanation of the different approaches in relation to how they relate to politics and political activity. Importantly the inclusion of the argument that New institutionalism is the best approach of studying politics then followed by the final argument and analysis of the
Preferred Counseling Philosophies Theory Paper Introduction As a counselor, understanding one’s values and worldview often is the key to successful therapy. Acquiring the knowledge of the theoretical approaches to be used that best correlate with one’s own life philosophy is imperative as it will help them the counselor guide their client toward success and ensure the counselor has effectively done their job. This paper will cover multiple theories including, existential theory, reality therapy, feminist
Introduction Rational appeals may be employed through three different categories of speech: political, ceremonial, and forensic. The classification for each speech is determined by the situation in which the speech is to be used. These three categories were used in Greek life and are the three dominant categories for oratorical study. Aristotle states in Rhetoric that, “these three kinds of rhetoric refer to three different kinds of time” (350 B.C.E/1954, Book 1, Part 3). The purpose of this paper