Taking political scandal as the entry point, this book presents a study of comparative political communication. It explores themes such as how and why journalists construct their scandal stories, what kind of narratives were told, the impact of political scandal, and what, if anything, this tells readers about the putative power of the press.
On moral fiction. I read that great little book years ago. In the end Gardner talks about the disruptive finality of Freud, Wittgenstein, and Sartre toward the work of the 'art' of morality. Every artifact implies an action.
You weren't expecting it, but you look at him, he looks at you, and it’s there: that spark of attraction, understanding, whatever you call it. (And certainly, you call it something different from your husband, when he finds out.) The real ...
Stories from Potowasso rekindles memories of a gentler time. Although told within the same time frame, these stories focus on small-town life, lived through the eyes of its townspeople.
Parodies great figures of literature and legend, such as Hamlet, Lohengrin, and Salome.
This book goes to the heart of academic, political and popular debates, as well as professional concerns, about the nature of contemporary family life and parenting.
... forward a variety of similar reasons for the necessity of regarding concepts of justice and care as complementary, and the need for them to be integrated in thinking about social life generally (see review in Porter, 1999: 1618).