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Media, Religion and Gender, edited by Mia Lövheim
Media, Religion and Gender presents a selection of eminent current scholarship that explores the role gender plays when religion, media use and values in contemporary society interact.
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The Ethics of Vulnerability, by Erinn Gilson
This book critiques the ideal of invulnerability, analyzes the problems that arise from a negative view of vulnerability, and articulates in its stead a non-dualistic concept of vulnerability that can remedy these problems.
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Sexuality in Medieval Europe, by Ruth Mazo Karras
'The best short introduction to medieval sexuality that I have read: a remarkable book.' -Vern Bullough, Reviews in History
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Women in the Ancient Near East, edited by Mark Chavalas
Women in the Ancient Near East provides a collection of primary sources that further our understanding of women from Mesopotamian and Near Eastern civilizations, from the earliest historical and literary texts in the third millennium bc to the to the end of Mesopotamian political autonomy in the sixth century bc.
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The Women of Pliny's Letters, by Jo-Ann Shelton
The large collection of letters by Pliny the Younger includes a number of women among its addressees, and Pliny also gives us plentiful information about many women of his acquaintance. This book brings together this material to build up a portrait of a peer-group of women in their social setting.
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Three Plays by Aristophanes, by Jeffrey Henderson
The large collection of letters by Pliny the Younger includes a number of women among its addressees, and Pliny also gives us plentiful information about many women of his acquaintance. This book brings together this material to build up a portrait of a peer-group of women in their social setting.
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Groundswell, by Stephanie Gilmore
Groundswell: Grassroots Feminist Activism in Postwar America offers an essential perspective on the post-1960 movement for women's equality and liberation.
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Breaking the Wave, edited by Kathleen A. Laughlin and Jacqueline Castledine
Breaking the Wave is the first anthology of original essays by both younger and established scholars that takes a long view of feminist activism by systematically examining the dynamics of movement persistence during moments of reaction and backlash.
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Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold, by Elizabeth Lapovsky and Madeline D. Davis
Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold traces the evolution of the lesbian community in Buffalo, New York from the mid-1930s up to the early 1960s.
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Roman Literature, Gender and Reception, edited by Donald Lateiner, Barbara K. Gold and Judith Perkins
This cutting-edge collection of essays offers provocative studies of ancient history, literature, gender identifications and roles, and subsequent interpretations of the republican and imperial Roman past.
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Women and Gender in Postwar Europe, edited by Joanna Regulska and Bonnie G. Smith
Women and Gender in Postwar Europe charts the experiences of women across Europe from 1945 to the present day.
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The Routledge History of Women in Europe since 1700, edited by Deborah Simonton
The Routledge History of Women in Europe since 1700 is a landmark publication that provides the most coherent overview of women's role and place in western Europe, spanning the era from the beginning of the eighteenth century until the twentieth century.
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Feminist Theory Across Disciplines, by Shira Wolosky
Defying traditional definitions of public and private as gendered terms, and broadening discussion of women's writing in relation to feminist work done in other fields, this study addresses American women's poetry from the seventeenth to late-twentieth century.
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Mary Wollstonecraft, Pedagogy, and the Practice of Feminism, by Kirstin Hanley
This study examines Mary Wollstonecraft—generally recognized as the founder of the early feminist movement—by shedding light on her contributions to eighteenth-century instructional literature, and feminist pedagogy in particular.
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International Perspectives in Feminist Ecocriticism, edited by Greta Gaard, Simon C. Estok and Serpil Oppermann
Exploring environmental literature from a feminist perspective, this volume presents a diversity of feminist ecocritical approaches to affirm the continuing contributions, relevance, and necessity of a feminist perspective in environmental literature, culture, and science.
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Grotowski, Women, and Contemporary Performance, by Virginie Magnat
As the first examination of women's foremost contributions to Jerzy Grotowski's cross-cultural investigation of performance, this book complements and broadens existing literature by offering a more diverse and inclusive re-assessment of Grotowski's legacy, thereby probing its significance for contemporary performance practice and research.
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A Female Poetics of Empire: From Eliot to Woolf, by Julia Kuehn
This volume links fictional, non-fictional and pictorial representations of a colonial otherness with the late nineteenth-century artistic concerns about representational conventions and possibilities.
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Diasporic Women's Writing of the Black Atlantic, edited by Emilia María Durán-Almarza and Esther Álvarez López
This book brings together a complete set of approaches to works by female authors that articulate the black Atlantic in relation to the interplay of race, class, and gender.
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Palestinian Literature and Film in Postcolonial Feminist Perspective, by Anna Ball
Palestinian Literature and Film in Postcolonial Feminist Perspective is the first sustained study of gender-consciousness in the Palestinian creative imagination.
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Critical Perspectives on Indo-Caribbean Women's Literature, edited by Joy Mahabir and Mariam Pirbhai
This book is the first collection on Indo-Caribbean women's writing and the first work to offer a sustained analysis of the literature from a range of theoretical and critical perspectives, such as ecocriticism, feminist, queer, post-colonial and Caribbean cultural theories.
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The Female Romantics, by Caroline Franklin
Awarded the Elma Dangerfield Prize by the International Byron Society in 2013
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The Routledge Guidebook to Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, by Sandrine Berges
It is ideal for anyone coming to Wollstonecraft's classic text for the first time and anyone interested in the origins of feminist thought.
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Women's Studies: The Basics, by Bonnie G. Smith
Women's Studies: The Basics is an accessible introduction into the ever expanding and increasingly relevant field of studies focused on women.
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Gender: The Basics, by Hilary Lips
Gender: The Basics is an engaging introduction which examines the impact of cultural, historical, biological, psychological and economic forces on qualities which have come to be defined as masculine or feminine.
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Judith Butler, by Sara Salih
With clear discussions of the context and impact of Butler's work and an extensive guide to further reading, this book offers an excellent introduction to one of the most influential critical thinkers writing today.
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Julia Kristeva, by Noelle McAfee
This volume is an accessible, introductory guide to the main themes of Kristeva's work, including her ideas on: semiotics and symbolism, abjection, melancholia, feminism, revolt.
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Simone de Beauvoir, by Ursula Tidd
Drawing upon Beauvoir's literary and theoretical texts, this is the ideal introduction to her thought for students on a range of courses including literature, cultural studies, gender, philosophy and modern languages.
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Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, by Stephen Morton
Stephen Morton introduces Spivak's crucial work through an analysis of such issues as: methodology and Spivak's 'difficult' style; deconstructive strategies; third world women, the concept of the 'subaltern' and the critique of western feminism; re-reading Marx for the global capitalist era; Spivak's contribution to colonial discourse studies and postcolonial theory.
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Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, by Jason Edwards
Written in an accessible and direct style, Edwards indicates the impact that Sedgwick's work continues to have on writers, readers, and literary and cultural theory today.
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Feminist Film Theorists, by Shohini Chaudhuri
Focusing on the ground-breaking work of Laura Mulvey, Kaja Silverman, Teresa de Lauretis and Barbara Creed, this book explores how, since it began in the 1970s, feminist film theory has revolutionized the way that films and their spectators can be understood.
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Hannah Arendt, by Simon Swift
Covering her key ideas from The Origins of Totalitarianism and The Human Condition as well as some of her less well-known texts, and focussing in detail on Arendt's idea of storytelling, this guide brings Arendt's work into the twenty-first century while helping students to understand its urgent relevance for the contemporary world.
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The History of Feminism series aims to make key archival source material available to scholars, researchers, postgraduates and undergraduates working in the fields of women and gender studies, women's history and women's writing. Subject matter and texts are selected for their decisive contribution to the feminist history of ideas in an international context.
Click here to discover more about the titles in the series. *Titles in the series are not available to read as part of the International Women's Day collection and do not qualify for the discount offer.
We are also offering free access to a selected range of journal articles on this year's International Women's Day theme of Inspiring Change. Click here to read more.
]]>In 1992, Pope John Paul II finally conceded that the Earth did revolve around the sun. In spite of his admission, the science vs. religion debate was far from over. Even now, 450 years after the birth of Galileo Galilei, the struggle between men of God and science is still unresolved, as a televised CNN debate involving Bill Nye (from TV series Bill Nye the Science Guy) and Ken Ham (president and cofounder of the organisation Answers in Genesis) has recently shown.
While the world commemorates the 450th anniversary of Galileo's birth, it is with great timing that Routledge releases a new and essential guide to Galileo's Opera Omnia: Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican (1632).
Designed to aid readers in getting to grips with the complexities of the text that marked a crucial moment in the history of science, The Routledge Guidebook to Galileo's Dialogue by Maurice A. Finocchiaro (series editor Anthony Gottlieb) is designed to be used alongside the original text and assumes no prior knowledge.
What's more, the guidebook offers an all-round introduction to this seminal text, by providing the intellectual background and historical context of the Copernican controversy and Inquisition trial, the key arguments and critiques presented by Galileo on both sides of the dialogue, as well as a clear and accessible analysis of the book from a scientific, methodological as well as rhetorical point of view.
An essential guide to Galileo's great classic, and a testament to the enduring legacy of his Dialogue, The Routledge Guidebook to Galileo's Dialogue provides a brilliant introduction for students of science, philosophy, history, and religion.
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]]>An accessible and engaging introduction to the theory of argument, exploring the way argument works in public political debate, Why We Argue (And How We Should) is an excellent student resource for courses in critical thinking, political philosophy, and related fields. Read more | View sample pages
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Preface Introduction Part One: A Conception of Argument 1. Why Do We Argue? 2. Why Argument Matters 3. Public Argument in a Democratic Society Part Two: Case Studies in Public Argument 4. The Simple Truth Thesis 5. Pushovers 6. Incredulous Tones 7. The Surprising Truth about Hypocrisy 8. Language, Spin, and Framing 9. Argument Online Conclusion: Civility in Argument
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]]>This is the first book to introduce philosophy and theatre, covering key topics and debates and presenting the contributions of major figures in the history of philosophy. Including annotated further reading and summaries at the end of each chapter, Philosophy and Theatre is an ideal starting point for those studying philosophy, theatre studies and related subjects in the arts and humanities. Read more | View inside
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Preface 1. What is Theatre? | Part 1: From the World to the Stage | 2. Mimesis: Imitation and Imagination | 3. Truth and Illusion | 4. History in the Making | Part 2: From the Stage to the World | 5. A School of Morals? | 6. Emotions | 7. Collective Action: Theatre and Politics | Index
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What is knowledge? Where does it come from? What kinds of knowledge are there? Can we know anything at all?
Duncan Pritchard's lucid and engaging introduction grapples with these central questions in the theory of knowledge, offering a clear, non-partisan view of the main themes of epistemology. Both traditional issues and contemporary ideas are discussed in sixteen easily digestible chapters, each of which conclude with a useful summary of the main ideas discussed, study questions, annotated further reading and a guide to internet resources.
Each chapter also features text boxes providing bite-sized summaries of key concepts and major philosophers, and clear and interesting examples are used throughout. The book concludes with an annotated guide to general introductions to epistemology, a glossary of key terms, and a summary of the main examples used in epistemology, This an ideal first textbook in the theory of knowledge for undergraduates coming to philosophy for the first time.
The third edition has been revised and updated throughout and features two new chapters, on religious knowledge and scientific knowledge, as part of a whole new section on what kinds of knowledge there are. In addition, the text as a whole has been refreshed to keep it up to date with current developments. Read more.
"A highly accessible and up-to-date introduction to philosophical questions about knowledge, written by one of the world's leading epistemologists. It will give beginners a clear and wide-ranging overview of this central area of philosophy, as well as valuable guidance for further reading." - Conor McHugh, University of Southampton, UK
"Accessible, clearly written, wide-ranging, informed by the very latest scholarship, and replete with a considerable pedagogical apparatus, this updated edition of What Is This Thing Called Knowledge? is an exceptional introduction to the field." - John Turri, University of Waterloo, Canada
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Philosophy of mind is one of the most dynamic fields in philosophy, and one that invites debate around several key questions. There currently exist annotated tomes of primary sources, and a handful of single-authored introductions to the field, but there is no book that captures philosophy of mind's recent dynamic exchanges for a student audience. By bringing compiling ten newly commissioned pieces in which leading philosophers square off on five central, related debates currently engaging the field, editor Uriah Kriegel has provided such a publication.The five debates include:
Preliminary descriptions of each chapter, annotated bibliographies for each controversy, and a supplemental guide to further controversies in philosophy of mind (with bibliographies) help provide clearer and richer views of active controversies for all readers. Read more.
"This volume will be very useful to advanced students and professionals. The content is focused and current, and takes up issues underrepresented in other collections. The selections admirably combine accessibility with substance. It is particularly nice to have them organized in pairs that address debates in the recent literature from different perspectives. Overall Current Controversies in Philosophy of Mind gives the impression of efficiency: it should serve budding philosophers of mind well as an entry point into the contemporary literature." - Elijah Chudnoff, University of Miami
]]>Gillian Russell, co-editor of The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Language, talks logic, Kill Bill, and progress in philosophy. Read the interview in full here.
And Taylor Carman, author of Merleau-Ponty from The Routledge Philosophers Series, discusses Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and what drew him to philosophy. Read the interview in full here.
]]>The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science edited by Stathis Psillos and Martin Curd is an indispensable reference source and guide to the major themes, debates, problems and topics in philosophy of science. It contains sixty-two specially commissioned entries by a leading team of international contributors. Organized into four parts it covers:
Expanded and revised throughout, this second edition includes new chapters on Conventionalism, Social Epistemology, Computer Simulation, Thought Experiments, Pseudoscience, Species and Taxonomy, and Cosmology. Read more here.
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Topics include the history of atheism, natural religion, Christian ethics and the human soul. Some books look specifically at philosophers such as Hobbes, Plato, Kant, Feuerbach, Kierkegaard and Pascal. From classic works by Edward Westermarck, John Laird and G.D. Hicks to more recent investigations, this set contains important works by the likes of D.Z. Phillips, Frederick Ferré and A.C. Ewing making it an essential collection of these previously out-of-print works in a key subject.
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]]>Stephen Downes is Professor and Chair of Philosophy in Department of Philosophy at the University of Utah. His areas of expertise include science policy, science in society, education policy, social justice issues, evolutionary psychology and heritability. Edouard Machery is Associate Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. His areas of specialization include philosophy of psychology, philosophy of mind, and experimental philosophy. Routledge recently published a volume edited by Professors Downes and Machery entitled Arguing About Human Nature, in which they compiled and wrote introductions to the increasingly contentious and lively philosophical debates currently surrounding contemporary conceptualizations of "human nature."
The fundamental debate over "human nature" that is brought out in this volume is not new: its history goes back in philosophy at least as far as Plato. And although philosophers who seek to explain human nature today are perhaps motivated by the same essential questions as thinkers such as Plato, Hobbes, Hume, and Kant, their task now can incorporate more recent conceptual tools and empirical discoveries. These are discoveries and tools which weren't available before evolutionary theory was systematically introduced into the debate. This introduction excited systematic observations about human nature in service of the empirical sciences (sciences such as comparative psychology and evolutionary anthropology) and these are not—according to Machery and Downes—observations philosophers hoping to understand human nature can afford to ignore from their armchairs. As they say in their introduction to the volume, "Philosophers and other theorists. . . must get acquainted with, understand, and integrate the empirical findings that accumulate in psychology, ethology, sociology, anthropology, genetics, biology, etc."
In Arguing About Human Nature, Downes and Machery set out to compile into one volume a representative sampling of the work that has emerged in various, dynamic academic disciplines all of which informs and frames recent attempts to describe what we mean when we say "human nature." The result is an exciting volume that can be used by philosophers, anthropologists, cognitive scientists, social psychologists, etc., to better understand, teach, and participate in the arguments now raging about human nature.
– John Downes-Angus, Editorial Assistant, Routledge Philosophy
Routledge: Arguments about human nature, broadly construed, seem to make up a hefty portion of Western thought. Religion, literature, art, science, philosophy—each of these have historically been involved in their own ways in arguments about what it means, essentially, to be human. But your volume, Arguing About Human Nature, takes an approach to this breed of argument which provides insights of a kind not offered by, say, a Dostoevsky novel or Nietzsche's Ecce Homo: the mix of empirical research and philosophical grasping appears to approach this old argument in a way that may seem new to readers. So to begin this interview, could you please explain, as briefly as possible, the nature of the "arguments" presented here, and could you also point to any common threads binding together the arguers which might help delineate what's meant by the phrase "arguing about human nature" as it's used in the book's title?
Downes and Machery: Without any doubt, one could find some valuable insights about what it means to be human in Nietzsche or, perhaps even, in Dostoevsky, but there are also some stringent limitations to how much one would learn by reading them and to how serious their speculations should be taken. To say nothing of Confucius, the Bible, Freud, and those other sources that are usually discussed in books and courses about human nature. To the extent that they were relying on science at all, Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, and others often embraced scientific views that we now know are deeply misguided. In fact, the two of us agree that ideas about human nature coming from the tradition should only be taken seriously if they mesh with our current scientific image, and very early on, when we started working on this volume, we decided to focus on the debates about human nature that take place in light of the sciences. So, one of the common threads that run throughout this volume is the conviction that the best strategy to understand what human nature is, in fact whether there is such a thing as a human nature, is to take the relevant sciences—biology, genetics, anthropology, psychology, sociology, etc.—seriously.
Some may feel that this conviction is horrendously scientistic, and that one learns more about humans by reading a novel or a poem, or by getting acquainted with literature. We beg to disagree, however, and we think that the volume Arguing About Human Nature shows how rich, intricate, and interesting the scientific image of human nature is. In a way, we want to establish the value of this science-based approach by example.
In our view, this approach—theorizing about human nature in light of the sciences—is part of the renewal of scientific philosophy, with its close attention to the sciences and its adoption of formal and empirical methods to answer philosophical questions.
Another thread that unifies the whole volume is a commitment to presenting live scientific and philosophical debates. Science consumers—from senior philosophers to undergraduates—often treat science as a source of consensual knowledge, while the forefront of science is in fact a place where sometimes intense controversies and disagreements reign. We wanted our readers to get a feel for these disagreements in the sciences and in the philosophy of science. A nice example is the controversy about race in our race section or the controversy about the heritability of psychological traits in the section about genetic determinism.
Most authors in this volume answer the question "What is human nature?" from within a biological or evolutionary perspective. This shared perspective allows for a lot of disagreement. Debates rage about the proper interpretation and application of evolutionary theory throughout the biological sciences and having ourselves as the explanatory target increases the intensity of these debates. David Hull used evolutionary theory to support his view that there is no proper application of the term "human nature' within biology. In contrast, John Tooby and Leda Cosmides appeal to evolutionary theory to support their account of human nature. So another common thread binding (most of) these authors is a commitment to study humans in light of evolutionary theory. Yet, another thread that binds many approaches in this volume is a rejection of essentialism about human nature. Examining essentialist claims from the perspective of the biologically informed human sciences helps reveal potential problems with essentialist thinking.
Routledge: What do you think Dostoevsky, Freud, the authors of the Bible, Shakespeare etc. could learn from your book? In what ways do you think Nietzsche would change his mind if he had the scientific knowledge we have today?
Downes and Machery: There is good indication that both Nietzsche and Freud were interested in the science of their day and they both understood that some of this science could result in better understanding of humanity. Indeed Freud took himself to be a scientist and sought scientific vindication for his view of humanity. Freud would probably be led to re-assess his whole theoretical apparatus. There is little room in contemporary psychology for the type of unconscious desires he hypothesized, and, given the fitness cost of incest, the view that evolution shaped the structure and content of the mind fits poorly with the hypothesis that women desire to have sex with their father—the basis of the Oedipus complex.
We can't speak for the authors of the Bible or Shakespeare.
Routledge: Given your answer to the first question, how did the kind of work put into this book develop in philosophy? Why isn't a biologist or a geneticist better situated to compile and edit such a book? Are there any key philosophical precursors to the kind of work you collected in this volume?
Downes and Machery: We are both naturalistic philosophers and as a result we look to the sciences for solutions to many problems that others may consider exclusively in the purview of philosophers. Steve Stich nicely captures this naturalistic approach: "there are lots of deeply important (and fascinating and frustrating) questions about minds, morals, language, culture and more. To make progress on them we need to use anything that science can tell us, and any method that works." In addition, philosophers of science are very well suited to bringing together work from different sciences that is relevant to a problem such as human nature. This is the case of the philosophy pieces in our volume. In fact, most of the articles in this volume are written by philosophers, including three of the four new pieces published here for the first time.
Routledge: Of all possible choices of writers to put first in this volume, why begin with the excerpt from E. O. Wilson's On Human Nature? Is there something about his work that is particularly significant to this volume?
Downes and Machery: E.O.Wilson was not the first person to say that evolutionary biology was key to understanding our nature, Charles Darwin was. Wilson was the first to present a systematic evolutionary approach to understanding our nature. His work has been influential in many ways. Many in evolutionary anthropology and sociobiology develop and extend his work, retaining most of his central theoretical tenets. In contrast, many hold up Wilson's work as showing just what not to do in the study of human nature. His work was, and remains, a lightening rod for discussions of human nature.
Routledge: Is today's moment a particularly fruitful time for what you refer to above as the "renewal of scientific philosophy"? Further to this point, does today's "scientific image of human nature" seem somehow to call for a philosophical examination? Alternatively, does today's philosophical image of human nature—if there is in fact one—seem also to call for scientific examination?
Downes and Machery: Several developments in philosophy have given new energy to scientific philosophy. For a decade, some philosophers, known as "experimental philosophers," have embraced experimental methods to bring data relevant to philosophical issues. There is also a growing interest in the development of formal methods such as probability theory and graph theory to bring clarity to various philosophical issues. Finally, philosophers of science have developed a high level of expertise with particular sciences such as biology or psychology.
One of the things philosophers of science can contribute to the sciences is their skill for clarifying scientific notions and for making explicit what remains implicit in scientific paradigms. The scientific image of human nature is a case in point. More than 30 years after E.O. Wilson's On Human Nature, different images of human nature are implicit in competing scientific paradigms, and philosophers of science can articulate and assess these images.
Routledge: Does arguing about "human nature" at the borderlines of philosophy and the more traditionally "empirical sciences" excite interest in departments outside philosophy? What other academic departments might find Arguing About Human Nature to be a valuable resource?
Downes and Machery: Anthropologists and psychologists of various persuasions will find lots of value in Arguing About Human Nature. Many who work in the cognitive sciences as well as human biologists and human geneticists will also find much value in the volume. Evolutionary anthropologists and evolutionary psychologists may seem like the obvious target audience, but we think that cultural anthropologists, cross cultural psychologists, social psychologists, cognitive psychologists as well as others in the social sciences will enjoy reading our volume. Many of the arguments presented here capture arguments within and between these disciplines.
Routledge: Do either of you think there is a "human nature argument" that is currently the most urgent one for philosophers to address?
Downes and Machery: We both think that whether and how human nature can be reconceptualised against the background of current work in human behavioral science is the most pressing philosophical issue. We have different views about this project and hence are involved in an argument over this issue ourselves. Machery has presented a reconceptualisation of human nature and Downes holds that human behavioral science may do better without being guided by a concept of human nature, even reconceptualisations such as Machery's. A further pressing issue for philosophers is taking stock of the normative implications of various concepts of human nature. Some philosophers argue that we need a concept of human nature to ground our normative conception of ourselves but other philosophers, including some (but not all) feminist philosophers, have argued that appeals to human nature often result in the oppression of minorities. These debates are represented in our volume.
Routledge: Similarly, do you think there is a single "human nature argument" that is currently the most urgent one for scientists to address?
Downes and Machery: How scientists cope with and understand human variation or human diversity is a problem that scientists address, and arguments rage about how best to go about this project. Often different notions of human nature are what separates scientists who have different views about how to go about this project.
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text: Two Minute Torah PodcastBamidbar 5771 by Rabbi Tracy Nathan Shalom, I'm Tracy Nathan, rabbi of Temple Beth Israel of Waltham, Massachusetts. Welcome to KOACH's Two-Minute Torah; a project of the College Department of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. The philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset is quoted as saying: "Tell me the landscape in which you live and I will tell you who you are." Although the land of Israel is connected intimately with our Jewish spiritual lives, I would propose that it is the midbar, the wilderness, that tells the Jewish people who they are. Parashat Bamidbar begins by referencing this landscape as the place where Torah was given. It is always read close to Shavuot, which prompts us to ask: What is the significance of the landscape in which the Torah was given? We are told that God purposefully led the Israelites into the wilderness after taking them out of slavery. The Mechilta (Beshalach 1) teaches that God thought, "If I lead them on the short route, each person will take hold of his field and vineyard, and will neglect Torah. Instead I will lead them through the wilderness, and they will eat the manna and drink the water of the well, and Torah will settle into their bodies." The wilderness is hefker – ownerless. The Israelites had forty years to define themselves through all things other than their possessions. They were taught about the dangers of acquisitiveness for they were given enough manna for one day, and anything they hoarded would rot. Torah would have a chance to settle into their bones, and they would learn to be a people who carried a message of equality and gratitude. Another midrash teaches us that we ourselves are to become hefker in order to receive Torah. "Kol mi she'eino oseh atsmo k'midbar hefker eino yakhol liknot et hakhokhma v'hatorah - One who does not make him or herself like an ownerless wilderness – is unable to acquire wisdom or Torah." (Bamidbar Rabbah 1:7) To hear the divine voice and acquire wisdom, we need to listen with openness and humility; we need throw our minds open – letting go of entrenched ideas and beliefs, however attached we are to them and beloved they are to us. This is not calling for anarchy of behavior but rather a freeing of the mind; of course, a freeing of the mind may determine new behaviors. This is the power of Torah – it has the potential to break down the social order, and create a new one. On this Shavuot, may we make ourselves like a hefker midbar, listening for the voice that still calls to us with love in the wild lands of Sinai. |


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Morning Bits: Yankees, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Darvish, Beltran
Good morning! Have a happy Saturday and enjoy your weekend! Here are today's morning links
– Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com talks about how it is unusual to see the Yankees & Red Sox quiet during the off-season
– Andrew Marchand of ESPNNY.com talks about the chances for the Blue Jays to land Yu Darvish, Carlos Beltran and the chances the Blue Jays have of becoming a serious postseason contender
– This isn't exactly a new link but Andrew Marchand talks about how the Yankees could land King Felix via trade.
Morning Bits: C.C., Cashman, Beltran, Cano, Soriano, Reggie
What a game last night. If you went to bed before it was over man did you miss out. It was probably one of the best games I have seen in awhile (even with all the errors). Tonight is game 7.
and without and more delay here are your Yankee links….
— Yankees are making progress on C.C. and Cahsman contracts. Cashman seems to be a done deal and C.C. well who knows each writer has different opinions.
— New player in Yankee RF Derby: Beltran. Lot of positive and negatives if this move happens.
— On the other hand this article believes that the Yankees will pick up Swisher's option.
— Cano's agent (Boras) is asking for a new deal. I don't see that happening.
— In the no surprise category Soriano is not going to opt out of his contract.
— Reggie Jackson says that Billy Martin used racial epithets. In my opinion I hate when others say anything negative of someone who is no longer with us. They can not defend themselves and we will never know the whole story.
Morning Bits: Darvish, Ortiz, Swisher, Beltran
— Despite the love Yankee scouts hold for Yu Darvish, Joel Sherman says the front office is unlikely to pay an expensive posting fee for him.
— Wallace Matthews writes about the Yankees' scouting of Darvish.
— Ok, now David Ortiz says he wants to stay with the Red Sox, not to sign with the Yankees, like he implied a short while ago.
— The Yankees will most likely be picking up Nick Swisher's option. However, after that, there have been rumors that they may trade Swish for a pitcher. One option to replace him, if that were to happen, may be Carlos Beltran.
Have a great day.
Morning Bits: Marte, Beltran, Sabathia
* As was mentioned yesterday, the Yankee declined the option on lefty Marte.
* Carlos Beltran is an option to replace Swisher for the Yankees.
* Sabathia's weight concerns the Yankees before contract talks.


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Denpa men on the radio waves
It's Thursday and that means new downloads are available, as if by magic. Today's most interesting game is probably The Denpa Men on 3DS eShop, an RPG where you assemble a team and go exploring dungeons. It uses augmented reality gameplay segments when you're hunting for your denpa men, who, as the story goes, ride around on radio waves and can only be sighted using the 3DS device.
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** Please be aware Wii's World does not condone entering dungeons with strange men.
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Sound advice, Wii's World. Denpa Men looks good, although I feel like I might be too old for it.
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Paul Gruchow
Paul Gruchow | |
Born | Montevideo, Minnesota, United States |
May 23, 1947
Died | February 22, 2004 Duluth, Minnesota |
(aged 56)
Occupation | author editor conservationist |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
Subjects | rural landscapes |
Notable work(s) | Boundary Waters: The Grace of the Wild Grass Roots: The Universe of Home Journal of a Prairie Year The Necessity of Empty Places Travels in Canoe Country |
Notable award(s) | Minnesota Book Award Lifetime Achievement Award |
Spouse(s) | Nancy |
www.paulgruchow.org |
Paul Gruchow (May 23, 1947 – February 22, 2004) was an American author, editor, and conservationist from Montevideo, Minnesota. A student of poet John Berryman, he is well known for his strong support of rural communities, as expressed in his first book, "Journal of a Prairie Year" published by University of Minnesota Press. His essays in Grass Roots: The Universe of Home, document his ideas with stories of growing up in rural Chippewa County Minnesota.[1]
Gruchow was editor and co-owner of the highly respected Worthington Daily Globe in Worthington during the late 1970s and 1980s. When the newspaper was sold, he moved to Northfield, Minnesota, where he was an instructor, not a professor, (at St. Olaf, Northfield, Minnesota and Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. His essays appeared in Minnesota Monthly Magazine (published by Minnesota Public Radio), the Utne Reader, and book reviews in the Hungry Mind Review. In addition to Journal of a Prairie year, Gruchow's books include Discovering the Universe of Home and Boundary Waters: The Grace of the Wild; "the Necessity of Empty Places", St. Martin's Press, "Worlds Within Worlds", Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and "Images of Home" with photographer Jim Brandenburg, by the Brandon Foundation of Grand Rapids, Minnesota. A travel essay from "Empty Places" appeared in the Sunday NY Times. He wrote occasionally for The Utne Reader, and the Hungry Mind Review.[2][3]
Gruchow committed suicide on February 22, 2004, in Duluth, soon after completing the first draft of a book about depression. In memory of his literary contributions, an annual Paul Gruchow Essay Contest is conducted by Writers Rising Up to Defend Place, Natural Habitat and Wetlands through the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.[4][5]
In 2007 a collection entitled The Grace of Grass and Water: Writing in Honor of Paul Gruchow was published by the Ice Cube Press.
Letters to a Young Madman: A Memoir, Gruchow's seventh and final book was released in September 2012 by Levins Publishing in Minneapolis, MN.
- Boundary Waters: The Grace of the Wild
- Grass Roots: The Universe of Home
- Journal of a Prairie Year
- The Necessity of Empty Places
- Travels in Canoe Country[6]
- Letters to a Young Madman: A Memoir[7]
- ^ http://www.paulgruchow.org/legacyofpaulgruchow.html
- ^ http://www.paulgruchow.org/legacyofpaulgruchow.html
- ^ http://www.blogofdeath.com/archives/000775.html
- ^ http://www.paulgruchow.org/legacyofpaulgruchow.html
- ^ http://www.blogofdeath.com/archives/000775.html
- ^ http://www.paulgruchow.org/publishedworks/booklist.html
- ^ http://www.Letterstoayoungmadman.com/
External links[edit]
- Minnesota Authors Biography Project
- Paul Gruchow May 23, 1947 – February 22, 2004
- The Paul Gruchow Foundation
- Paul Gruchow Essay Contest
- Minnesota Progressive Project: Remembering Paul Gruchow
- "Prairie tribute: Paul Gruchow's voice echoes in essays"
§Mary Ziegenhagen, My edits are based on my experience as a publicist for his books and a professional friendship with Gruchow dating from 1980 until a few death days before his death.


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Micro-blogging platform Twitter is soon going to enable a new feature to its website interface, which will make it easier for users to share a tweet via emails.
"You can email a Tweet to anyone, whether they use Twitter or not, right from your Twitter stream or from the details view of any Tweet," ABC News quoted Twitter's Stefan Filip, as saying in a blog post.
According to the report, the new feature, which will be rolling out over the next few weeks, will be listed under the "More" icon next to the reply, retweet, and favorite buttons on the site.
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Written by RAPHAEL TENTHANI
James Carville, one of Bill Clinton's top strategists ahead of the Democrat's successful 1992 campaign against George H. W. Bush, coined the catchy phrase: 'It's the economy, stupid!' This was the time when the US economy was smarting from a recession so much that voters inevitably were looking for someone with a better recovery plan.
Bush Snr. was riding high in the polls then with the March 1991 ground troops' invasion in Iraq giving him over 90 per cent in approval ratings. But with the economy teetering on the blink Carville's campaign motto easily enamoured the public to Clinton against his Republican opponent.
The world is again in a recession with many a European economy imploding and the US itself feeling the pinch. A developing country like Malawi may not escape the effects of this recession because its economy relies on the same struggling Western donors for up to 40 per cent of its budget.
Malawi is currently in an election mood with about 20 months to the actual polling date. Our motley crew of political parties are a mish-mash of ideologies and one wonders if they have any discernible ideology at all. During the early days of the re-introduction of multiparty democracy in Malawi in 1993, the MCP was clearly Conservative; Aford came off as Social Democrats while the UDF aligned itself to Liberal Democrats.
But, while leaders fashioned their parties along these loose political ideologies, members hardly cared. You see many an MCP member leaving the party for the UDF without any qualms.
That is why I found one Chakufwa Chihana's characterisation of political parties in Malawi rather apt. When the fire-brand former trade unionist burst on the scene after the dare-devil Catholic bishops belled the cat, as it were, in 1992 he described the MCP as a party of "death and darkness" owing to the oldest political party's documented 30-year history. He had no nicer characterisation for the UDF calling them "a party of thieves" at different times.
I am not sure what Chakufwa's take will be at the current crop of parties, especially the one in power now.
President Joyce Banda's Peoples Party leads the way tomorrow by holding an exhaustive national convention ahead of the 2014 elections. What will be her rallying call? Of course the economy, education, safe motherhood and all the usual suspects will be there.
But I would argue 'It's the image, stupid!' to be the centre of her campaign. I will come back to this a little later.
The very idea of holding the convention is quite a feat for Malawi's freak ruling party because it will go down in history as the first party to hold a meaningful convention since 1994.
This is how I mean: at the height of the MCP bitter power struggle after the death of its founder Hastings Kamuzu Banda various attempts were made to find a legitimate leader of the former ruling party between two bitter foes, Gwanda Chakuamba and John Tembo. After a number of tries the two political gladiators ended up holding two parallel conventions that elected both of them to lead the party. Gwanda served the situation by quitting the MCP to found his own Republican Party.
The UDF too has had attempt at holding conventions but there were all sham since they were just meant to endorse the already anointed leadership.
As for the DPP, this is a good example of a party that knew how to massacre two key words in its name: Democratic and Progressive. The late President Bingu wa Mutharika used to just wake up one day and say: 'So-and-so-you're-this-and-that'. And that is neither democratic nor progressive. To give the blue camp the benefit of the doubt there seems to be serious moves to hold a meaningful convention later in the year. But, as they say, the truth in the pudding is in the eating.
So with the PP having an all-inclusive national convention I think congratulations are in order from the muckraking community.
But a word of caution though: conventions are not the be-all end-all. Like the DPP before it, PP went into government by sheer default. Bingu sold the UDF a dummy and eloped with the government while fate did it for PP. Be that as it may both parties' status as 'ruling parties' cannot be diluted.
Now let us come back to the title of this narrative. The other day Abiti intimated that she is particular with the image of her party. The convention should therefore be the starting point in the campaign to purify that image. Which is why I think the party should have given itself more time to scrutinise and sanitise names of people vying for which posts.
Some may argue that in a democracy everybody has the right to participate in any political activity. Damn right but a political party, like any other club, must have rules, regulations and etiquette. The PP should have announced a period of, say, two weeks during which aspirants would collect the nomination forms and fill them. I am not sure how the PP Nomination Form looks like but I guess there should be a part where one is supposed to state why one thinks one is fit for such a task.
After collecting the forms the DPP politburo should have then sat down to peruse through the forms. If some aspirants could be found wanting the party - as a club of the willing with a set modus operandi - should have the power to reject them.
Otherwise electing people to positions willy-nilly will not move the country forward. It will just be the same people who gave the MCP, the UDF and the DPP a bad name controlling things.
The PP leadership should also be prepared to handle the fall-out from the convention. I know some delegates are travelling to the convention with a sense of entitlement. They will argue that they stuck by Joyce Banda when she was down on her luck. They suffered with her when she was being victimised by the DPP. Surely such people have a legitimate expectation to be rewarded somehow.
So this section of people would not receive kindly the idea of having johnny-come-latelies grab plum positions in the party at their expense.
These people must be told that in a democracy majority rules and that politics is a service, not a career. If they truly love the party they must accept the status quo and work with the elected officials.
That said, this is a good start for PP despite the inevitable imperfections. Things may not go as smoothly as the party would have wished but it is a good start any way.
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What's your future look like? Any of these words come to mind: performance, concerts, venues, journalism, non-profits, record labels, retail, licensing, broadcasting, MUSIC? If so, you've come to the right place.
The City of Music Career Day is a one-day educational program that provides high school juniors and seniors and college students direct access to music industry professionals through networking, experiential learning, engaging workshops, and performance. Student participants are exposed to a wide range of career opportunities in music including performance, management, concert production, arts organizations, record label operations, retail, licensing, journalism, broadcasting, and more!
And here's the best part: this magical day is totally free! Keep on scrollin' to check out the day's schedule and to register yourself for the most exciting new music conference for young people this town has to offer!
All events take place at Cornish Playhouse, Vera Project and Northwest Rooms at Seattle Center. Participants will check in at the Cornish Playhouse and will be directed to the appropriate venues following the Welcome Address.
Attendees may check in at any time prior to the 9am Welcome Address. Be sure to bring your permission slip, signed by a parent or guardian if under 18.
We'll start the day with a quick orientation followed by the keynote address from John Richards.
Breakout Sessions
Attendees may choose one of these focused sessions: The Artist, The Industry and Backstage Pass. Session tracks will remain open until filled on a first-come first-served basis. Breakout session leaders will be announced in early September!
The Artist
The artist panel features working musicians from various aspects of the Seattle scene. Designed for participants interested in creating music as a career, the discussion will center on how musicians make it in today's ever-changing landscape.
Moderated by Hollis Wong-Wear, The Flavr Blue
- Geo, Blue Scholars
- Gretta Harley, These Streets, Cornish
- Larry Mizell, Jr., Don't Talk to the Cops, Stranger, KEXP
- Ian Moore, singer-songwriter, touring guitarist
- Scott Teske , Seattle Rock Orchestra
The Industry
The industry panel highlights the career paths behind the music, which serve as a backbone in the industry. Participants interested in talent booking, record label, fan club, retail and artist management and art direction will benefit from listening to and interacting with our industry professionals as they discuss the opportunities behind the scenes.
Moderated by DeVon Manier, Sportn' Life Music Group
- Tim Bierman, Pearl Jam/Ten Club
- Christen Greene, Onto Entertainment
- Ali Hedrick, Billions
- Jason Hughes, Sonic Boom
- Jeff Kleinsmith, Sub Pop
- Josh Rosenfeld, Barsuk Records
Backstage Pass
This session will give you a hands-on view of the industry in action via interactive training at The Vera Project with live sound, stage tech, recording, screen-printing, and more.
- Recording Workshop with Jeffery McNulty, Vera Project
- Live Sound Workshop with Vera staff
- Screen-Printing Workshop with Vera staff
- Non-Profit Management Workshop with Beth Warshaw-Duncan, Vera Project
Eat & Meet: Lunch & Table Fair
During this open session, students can chat with representatives from music related organizations in a casual setting and explore internships, classes and programs to help in their career development. Lunch is provided. A full list will be announced soon!
Eat & Meet
- Romy Brock, ZooTunes
- Marco Collins
- Josh Courtney, VODA
- DJ Chilly, KEXP
- Matt Dressman, Decibel Festival
- Martin Feveyear, Jupiter Studios
- Josh Kerns, KIRO Radio
- Ever Kipp, Tiny Human
- Ma'Chell Duma LaVassar
- Jonathan Moore, Goodrich and Gold
- Vlad Sepetov, Yours Truly
- Mikhael Mei Williams, AEG Live
- Jonathan Zwickel, City Arts
Table Fair
- AEG Live
- Barsuk Records
- EMP Museum
- Musicians' Association of Washington
- NW Polite Society
- One Reel
- PlayNetwork
- Rain City Rock Camp for Girls
- The Recording Academy - Pacific Northwest Chapter
- School of Rock
- Seattle Theatre Group
- Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
- Ziibra
Farewell & Live Performance
The event will culminate with a special live performance and discussion with a few of Seattle's own success stories by regional musicians providing a rocking end to the day.
Moderated by Mark Baumgarten, Seattle Weekly
Naomi Wachira, Dave B, Katie Kate, Troy Nelson & Mackenzie Mercer (The Young Evils)
Session tracks will remain open until filled on a first-come first-served basis, so get to registering! Everyone will attend one breakout session, the Eat & Meet Lunch Fair, and the Live Performance. Remember, there is no cost to attend (thanks to our sponsors and speakers!) Questions? Email info (at) onereel.org
By registering for Career Day, you are granting One Reel the rights and permissions to capture and use photos or videos of your participation in the event.
Registration period is closed. See you at Career Day 2013!
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Attention Seattle Public School Students and registrants age 18 and under. To be eligible for an excused absence you must download the Permission Slip/Verification Form and complete the steps as outlined. Your school Principal, Assistant Principal and/or teacher must provide approval for you to be eligible for an unexcused absence. Please check with your school about the proper procedure.
REMINDER: You must bring a copy of this form signed by your parent or guardian with you on the day of the event in order to participate. One Reel staff will mark your attendance directly on the form so you can return it to school and verify your participation.
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Interested in sponsoring this fantastic event for music-focused young adults? Contact us at sponsorship (at) onereel.org for more information.
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Mark Baumgarten
Mark Baumgarten is the editor-in-chief for Seattle Weekly and the author of Love Rock Revolution: K Records and the Rise of Independent Music. In the last decade he has written about music in the Pacific Northwest while serving as music editor of Willamette Week in Portland, Oregon, and executive editor of City Arts and Sound magazines in Seattle. Follow him on Twitter at @MarkBaumgarten.
Tim Bierman
Bierman began his career in music at the age of 14, playing in bands and hustling gigs in suburban St. Louis. At 18, he left the Midwest and headed to Montana for college. There he found his place on the staff—and later as an owner of—Rockin' Rudy's Records. Bierman spent the next seventeen years there as buyer and manager. After a brief stop in San Francisco at Amoeba Records, he moved to Seattle in 1998 to help his old Montana friend Pearl Jam Bassist Jeff Ament find a new direction for the Ten Club.
Along the way, Bierman has directed the launch of pearljam.com and developed the proprietary infrastructure that runs one of the industry's most successful sites. Bierman has been instrumental in developing Pearl Jam's legendary bootleg programs and building the band's own Monkeywrench Records label.
Matthew Dressman
Matthew Dressman is a well-rounded creative professional with years of experience in the music industry with a variety of roles encompassing marketing, web development, project management, creative strategy and more. Serving as Marketing Director for two unique and innovative electronic music festivals (Decibel Festival & What The Festival), he is equally comfortable in a conference room, in front of a computer, at a music festival or anywhere in between.
Martin Feveyear
Martin Feveyear is a British-born record producer, mixer, recording and mastering engineer based in Seattle. Beginning as a singer, songwriter and musician, Feveyear soon began recording work for artists in both the UK and US before moving to Seattle in 1992. Together with Christian Fulghum (former bassist for Sister Psychic), he opened Jupiter Studios, an SSL equipped tracking and mixing facility in Seattle, in 1996. He has since worked with artists and groups — producing, engineering, arranging, mixing, mastering, songwriting and playing additional instruments — such as Queens of the Stone Age, Presidents of The USA, Brandi Carlile, Mudhoney, Screaming Trees, Mark Lanegan, Blue Scholars, Common Market, J Pinder, The Saturday Knights, Kings Of Leon, Jesse Sykes, Tilson, Zoe Muth. Amber Pacific, Shelby Earl, Starr Anna, Duff McKagan, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head/Brite Futures, Slender Means, Mono In VCF and REM amongst many others.
Christen Greene
Christen Greene is the General Manager and Head of A&R at Onto Entertainment and owner of Faux Pas Productions. She curates and is in charge of a diverse roster of independent artists in many genres including indie rock, folk/singer-songwriter and even slam poetry. In the last eight years, she has signed Hey Marseilles, The Lumineers, PHOX, Chris Pureka and Andrea Gibson to management deals and led them all to subsequent record deals and releases and worldwide tours. She currently resides in Seattle, WA but used to call Brooklyn, NY (and before that Washington, DC) home. In 2013, she was nominated and graciously accepted a position on the Pacific Northwest Board of Governors for the GRAMMY organization where she is also a voting member. She really hates cold calls but really loves swimming in lakes.
Geo is the vocalist for Seattle hip hop duo Blue Scholars and a spoken word poet.
Gretta Harley
Gretta Harley is music performer, composer, producer, educator and playwright. She co-wrote, co-produced and performed in "These Streets" and is currently working on a solo album. She is half of the duo We Are Golden and a faculty member at Cornish College of the Arts.
Ali Hedrick
Ali Hedrick has been an agent at The Billions Corporation for 19 years and represents such acts as Neko Case, Sufjan Stevens, The Head and the Heart, Pickwick, Glen Hansard and Daniel Lanois. You can view her complete roster at www.billions.com/about and read more about the company including other acts on the Billions roster.
Her day-to-day duties include working directly with labels, artists and managers routing tours for North America, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and parts of Europe. She also facilitates and approves marketing /radio plans for confirmed shows for her clients. Recently she added the position of festival liaison, collecting data for all North American festivals and sharing that information with the entire company.
Jason Hughes
Jason Hughes has been working in Seattle's music industry for the last 20 years, first at radio (107.7 the End and 90.3 KCMU/KEXP) in the 90's, adding retail (initially at Easy Street and eventually co-founding Sonic Boom Records in 1997), running a label (Sonic Boom Recordings) from 1998 to 2011 and playing in various bands around town. Jason has also been involved in the Seattle Music Commission, which advises city officials on Seattle's involvement with the local music community. Currently, Jason runs Sonic Boom Records in Ballard when he's not playing Dad.
Ever Kipp
Industry veteran Ever Kipp founded Seattle-based boutique media relations firm Tiny Human in 1999, after over fifteen years working first for respected New York, NY publicity firm Big Hassle Media and then at Seattle indie label Barsuk Records for clients like Death Cab for Cutie, Rufus Wainwright, the Bonnaroo Festival, Herbie Hancock, Phantogram, and Light In The Attic Records, among others. Tiny Human is dedicated to maintaining a concise, selective roster of artists that demonstrate extraordinary quality and unique creativity.
Jay Kenney
Jay Kenney has been active in the Seattle music scene for 30 years. Professional musician, Emmy winning audio engineer, studio owner, composer, educator and broadcast engineer are some the many facets of his career. He currently owns and operates Audio Logic Studio, does free-lance performing and consulting and works as a consultant for a major musical instrument manufacturer.
Josh Kerns
Josh Kerns hosts Seattle Sounds on KIRO Radio 97.3 FM, a music show dedicated to the latest happenings on the Seattle music scene featuring interviews with the biggest names and up and coming bands alike. Josh is a veteran, award-winning broadcast journalist with over two decades of experience in television and radio news, along with contributing to numerous publications including Seattle Weekly. He has also played bass since high school in punk, indie and alt-country bands in Seattle, Los Angeles and elsewhere.
Jeff Kleinsmith
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REDLANDS - Someone in the United States is sexually assaulted every two minutes. Sixty percent of rapes go unreported.
Statistics like these were written in chalk on sidewalks throughout the University of Redlands campus as part of Alpha Xi Omicron's sponsored RAINN Day.
RAINN - an acronym for the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network - is a non-profit organization that works to raise awareness and fight sexual assault violence for students.
Every September, a national RAINN Day brings awareness of the group's plight to college campuses.
This year, members of the U of R sorority designated a week around the effort. It concluded Thursday with a "Speak Out."
With an open mic and podium in the center of a room in the Orton Center, women and men affected by sexual assault or rape spoke out about their experiences. The point was for them to be able to do this in a quiet, safe and no-pressure environment.
Emotions ran high as one woman spoke about her experience of being raped on campus and the physical and mental anguish it put on her body and mind to report the incident to campus police.
"I had to relive that moment over and over again," she said as she wiped a tear away from her eye.
Another woman spoke about being sexually assaulted at multiple parties on campus. Others shared how sexual abuse affected members of their families, their loved ones and friends and how important it was to speak out for those afraid to do so themselves.
Brianna Dickey, a co-chairwoman of the weeklong campaign, spoke about own real-life experience. She was raped in January, 2008.
"It definitely was a very emotionally charged evening, but empowering at the same time," she said. "It was inspiring to watch everyone stand up and speak out. It gives me hope that something beautiful and strong can come out of such hurtful events and world-shaking moments in someone's life."
The observance - which began Monday - also featured self-defense classes, fund-raising efforts and a lecture featuring sexual assault activist Dr. Donna Foor.
Thursday's event concluded with a candlelight vigil that paid respects to those affected by sexual abuse or rape.
"There was a lot of emphasis on the fact that people are trying to heal. With events like these, we are turning victims into survivors," Dickey said. "Coming out the Speak Out was one way where victims of sexual assault took one step closer to becoming a survivor."
The sorority will continue to raise funds for RAINN all year long. Donations may be sent to University of Redlands, 1200 E. Colton Ave., Mailbox E510, Redlands, CA 92373. Check should be made payable to Alpha Xi Omicron and note in the memo area that the donation is for their RAINN Drive.
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... and repacking we were on our way, winding up the narrow roads up the mountain and through the small and narrow hand cut tunnel across the Island, only to pop out at some incredibly cute local inland villages made up of traditional rockface homes and churches, olive and fruit groves and wineries. Why hadn't we found these little places before? So after a speedy tour of some of the inland villages we arrived at the ferry terminal, bought tickets ...
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... is a Bosnian restaurant with amazing food. Then we head off to the top of the mountain above the old city and spend the night in the unique setting of the Orsula Park, an open-air ampeththeatre watching a Janis Joplin tribute. A vintage lady in a yellow pant suit doing her vives and we sit on the terraces in an olive grove over looking the old city. Stunning!!! Time to head home which is an old caravan track barely ...
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... Walls were lined with people - so glad we did that yesterday. We went to Fort Lovrijenac, as it was part of the City Walls tour that we didn't get around to yesterday. Shardae bought a ticket so she could do it with us and then do the City Walls later in the day. The fort was very cool with amazing views. We definitely recognised a few parts of the fort from scenes in Game of Thrones. We then went back into the Old Town for some lunch at a restaurant one ...
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