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Examination Thesis from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,5, University of Heidelberg, language: English, abstract: "Art has always reflected society. [¿] Fight Club examines violence and the roots of frustration that are causing people to reach out for such radical solutions. And that's exactly the sort of discussion we should be having about our culture. Because a culture that doesn't examine its violence is a culture in denial, which is much more dangerous." This assessment of Fight Club by Edward Norton, who plays the narrator in the novel¿s movie adaptation, explains the reasoning behind this thesis, which examines the basic principles of today¿s consumer culture, its connection to aggression and violence, and the way these topics are presented in two contemporary novels: Bret Easton Ellis¿s American Psycho and Chuck Palahniuk¿s Fight Club. In these books, the respective protagonists face similar deadlocks connected to life in the consumerist world of the 1980s and 1990s. Despite, evidently, having everything a person could ask for, both main characters¿ lives remain unfulfilled, leaving them frustrated and dissatisfied. As it turns out, acts of violence become the only thing that lets them get away from the boredom of their daily routine and gives them a sense of satisfaction.

This informative series deals with important issues that affect young people and the world in which they live. It gives readers the facts, together with commentary and a wide range of viewpoints and opinions, to help them make decisions and cope with difficult situations. It encourages the reader to discuss ideas and determine their views by presenting the information in the form of a debate. It presents real-life cases through news items and case studies. It helps readers to develop decision-making skills and to consider the consequences of their actions. It also includes quizzes, top tips and quotes from well-known people.

Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, Free University of Berlin (Fachbereich Philosophie und Geisteswissenschaften Institut für Englische Philologie), course: Abschlussarbeit Englische Literaturwissenschaft, language: English, abstract: When Sarah Kane, born in 1971 in Essex, England, committed suicide at the age of 28 in February 1999, she left five plays and the script for a ten minute screenplay. Kane had dedicated much of her short life to the understanding, exploration and (re)invention of drama. While still at school she started writing and acting, activities which she continued at university, where she further experimented with theatre and where she also took up directing. After leaving the University of Bristol with a First Class Honours Degree in drama studies, she enrolled at Birmingham University and crowned her education with a Master¿s degree in playwriting. After several minor dramatic experiments, staged as student productions in unofficial venues, her first full-length play, Blasted, premièred at the Royal Court Theatre in London in January 1995. The play immediately became notorious for its depiction of all kinds of physical and verbal violence for which it was fiercely attacked by both public opinion and reviewers. The fact that the plays which followed contained many unspeakable scenes of sheer cruelty, earned her the reputation as the enfant terrible of contemporary British drama. During her brief career Sarah Kane created a body of work that brought her both success and notoriety. Her controversial theatre divided critics and audiences from the beginning. While some attacked her persistently, others recognised her as a new voice, and after she explored and discovered different linguistic and theatrical devices, critical approval followed.

Facharbeit (Schule) aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Didaktik - Englisch - Landeskunde, Note: 2,0, Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium, Dinslaken, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: 1.Introduction 1.1 Explaining the topic The topic I chose for my term paper is ¿Violence on TV-How the American society deals with violence on TV¿. So what does that mean exactly? Violence on TV is (too often because of current events) an often-discussed topic. Scientists, media experts, politicians and TV-station bosses are quarrelling for years now about the responsibility of television and its influence on the watcher. Acts of violence or criminal actions are often blamed on TV, parents are afraid of the bad influence that medium might have and violent behaviour caused by television-violence.

Presents a series of articles on gun violence, examining the issue from a variety of diverse viewpoints.

Essays answer questions regarding the definition, different forms, causes, and possible solutions of family violence involving couples, siblings, gays and lesbians, and the elderly.

Essays discuss the reasons for and against gun control in the United States, especially in relation to violent crime.

Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates. Articles are printed in their entirety and footnotes and source notes are retained. These books offer the reader not only a full spectrum of dissent on the subject, but also the ability to test the validity of arguments by following up on sources used as evidence. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations to contact offer a gateway to further research. This series provides a quick grounding in the issues, a challenge to critical thinking skills, and an excellent research tool in each inexpensive volume.

Violence is embedded in social structure. It follows specific dynamics which make it unpredictable for the individual case but calculable as a social phenomenon - this is the central message of this reader. To lay persons violence may appear as irruption or the inhuman into a human world. The broad comparison of social, anthropological, and sociological case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America shows, however, that motives and forms of violence are patterned. Each pattern has its own dynamic of escalation and de-escalation which makes prediction difficult for the individual case. As part of these dynamics appear also restraints to the escalation called inhibitors. The study of these does not promise the construction of violence-free societies but it might allow for targetting interventions for peace in a more accurate manner. An important element of these studies is the systematic analysis of the difference between the constructed outside appearance of violence and the dynamic system which reproduces it. Thus cultural strategies of wealth accumulation, prestige acquisition, and healing come to the foreground. Contributors to this volume include Alber, Erdmute; Allen, Tim; Elwert, Georg; Feuchtwang, Stephan; Grohs, Gerhard; Helbing, Jürg; Neubert, Dieter; Schmidt, Heike; Schwandner-Sievers, Stephanie; Strecker, Ivo; v. Trotha, Trutz; Waldmann, Peter.

'Gewalt' hat Konjunktur - nicht nur in der Tagespresse, sondern auch in der historischen Forschung. Seit etwa zehn Jahren hat sich hier im Zuge der 'kulturwissenschaftlichen Wende' eine Neuausrichtung ergeben insofern, als Gewaltformen und -handlungen nicht mehr eindeutig zugeordnet werden können zu 'Tätern' und 'Opfern', oder dezidiert getrennt betrachtet werden als 'strukturelle' versus 'aktuelle' Gewalt, als (soziales) Randphänomen beziehungsweise zentrale Bedingung von Herrschaft. Vielmehr stehen nun neue Einschätzungen von Gewaltausübung im Raum, die von Gewalt als einer alltäglichen menschlichen Verhaltensform vor allem vormoderner Gesellschaften ausgehen, als allgemein übliches und 'primitives Modell des direkten persönlichen Interessenaustauschs', ja, sogar als 'Ausdruck überschwenglicher Lebenslust'. Diese Neubetrachtung und -bewertung von Gewalt führte hin zu einer radikalen Kontextualisierung von Gewalthandlungen als symbolischer Interaktion, deren Sinn nicht zuletzt in der Herstellung von Geschlechterordnungen und -differenzen liegt. Gerade in diesem Zusammenhang zeigen sich erhebliche Unterschiede in der Beurteilung von Gewalthandlungen hinsichtlich der beteiligten Personen; Angehörigen verschiedener sozialer Gruppen, Geschlechter und/oder Generationen wird Gewalthandeln in sehr unterschiedlichem Mass 'gestattet' beziehungsweise untersagt - und diese Regeln variieren zudem je nach zeitlichem und räumlichem Kontext.

Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates. Articles are printed in their entirety and footnotes and source notes are retained. These books offer the reader not only a full spectrum of dissent on the subject, but also the ability to test the validity of arguments by following up on sources used as evidence. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations to contact offer a gateway to further research. This series provides a quick grounding in the issues, a challenge to critical thinking skills, and an excellent research tool in each inexpensive volume.

From serial murder to elder abuse, this book explores a range of prevalent forms of violence. The text examines meanings and measures of violence and considers theories used to explain it. It explores violence in other countries and provides a historical account of it in the United States. Topics discussed include homicide, assault, robbery, rape, sexual assault, and hate crimes, as well as unusual practices such as vampirism and cannibalism. Focusing on specific settings, the author discusses violence in the family, at the workplace, in schools, and the type perpetrated through gang activity. The final chapter summarizes the major themes of criminal violence by exploring its patterns and causes.

Washington has a new menace... a serial killer whose victims don't exist...

Caught between violent partners and the bureaucratic complications of the US Immigration system, many immigrant women are particularly vulnerable to abuse. This title provides insight into the many obstacles faced by battered immigrant women of colour, bringing their stories and voices to the fore.

The Wings of the Sphinx is the eleventh book in the wickedly funny Inspector Montalbano series by Italian author, Andrea Camilleri. Things are not going well for Inspector Montalbano. His long-distance relationship with Livia is on the rocks, he feels himself getting even older and he's growing tired of the violence in his job. Then the dead body of a young woman is found in an illegal dump, with half her face missing. Her identity at first unknown; a tattoo of a sphinx moth on her left shoulder links her with three other girls bearing the same mark, all recent Russian immigrants to Italy. Victims of an underworld sex trade, these girls have been rescued from the Mafia night-club circuit by a Catholic charity organization. The problem is, the other girls can't help Montalbano with his enquiries. They are all missing. As his investigations progresses, it seems that not everyone wants Montalbano to discover what really lies behind the organization's charitable façade. And not only does Montalbano have a case to solve, he has a demanding stomach to feed, and he must save his foundering relationship with Livia . . . The Wings of the Sphinx is followed by the twelfth gripping mystery, The Track of Sand.

Sexual hunger; violence; sinister logic - the lethal components of a deadly formula driving a psychopath in the grip of an unimaginable delusion. He calls himself The Red Dragon. Special agent Will Graham had been assigned to similar cases before. Now he is reluctantly lured out of retirement, to find an opening to the evil mind of the Red Dragon.

A KGB-trained IRA assassin has gone rogue and is hellbent on killing the Pope. The IRA, KGB and British Secret Service are all after him, but can Liam Devlin get there first? Classic Jack Higgins for the new generation Operating in Ireland to keep the cycle of violence between the IRA and British Intelligence at a fever pitch, hit man Cuchulain targets the pope as his ultimate victim, and two enemies become the only people who can stop him. The third book in the Liam Devlin series, hero of The Eagle has Landed.

Addresses the commodification of African-American male identity by raising questions about visual culture and the power of logos. The book focuses on the issues of grief, black-on-black violence in America, and the ways in which corporate culture is complicit in the crises of black male identity.

A collection of stories which span intimacy and politics, violence and calm. The settings include the depths of the Pacific and the Amazonian forests, the Poland of the death camps, and Italy after the collapse of Marxism.

« La violence qui a présidé à l'arrangement du monde colonial, qui a rythmé inlassablement la destruction des formes sociales indigènes, démoli sans restrictions les systèmes de références de l'économie, les modes d'apparence, d'habillement, sera revendiquée et assumée par le colonisé au moment où, décidant d'être l'histoire en actes, la masse colonisée s'engouffrera dans les villes interdites. Faire sauter le monde colonial est désormais une image d'action très claire, très compréhensible et pouvant être reprise par chacun des individus constituant le peuple colonisé. » Frantz Fanon. Publié en 1961, à une époque où la violence coloniale se déchaîne avec la guerre d'Algérie, saisi à de nombreuses reprises lors de sa parution aux Éditions François Maspero, le livre Les Damnés de la terre, préfacé par Jean-Paul Sartre, a connu un destin exceptionnel. Il a servi - et sert encore aujourd'hui - d'inspiration et de référence à des générations de militants anticolonialistes. Son analyse du traumatisme du colonisé dans le cadre du système colonial et son projet utopique d'un tiers monde révolutionnaire porteur d'un « homme neuf » restent un grand classique du tiers-mondisme, l'oeuvre capitale et le testament politique de Frantz Fanon. Dans cette nouvelle édition, la préface de Alice Cherki, psychiatre et psychanalyste, auteur du Portrait de Frantz Fanon (Seuil, 2000), et la postface de Mohammed Harbi, combattant de la première heure pour la libération de son pays et historien de l'Algérie contemporaine, auteur de Une vie debout. Mémoires politiques 1945-1962 (La Découverte, 2001), restituent l'importance contemporaine de la pensée de Frantz Fanon.