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Papers by Max Kirsch

Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Jun 1, 1988

Routledge eBooks, Apr 15, 2013

... Stefanie Gapinski made that atmosphere possible. Particular thanks are due to Mike Budd, who ... more ... Stefanie Gapinski made that atmosphere possible. Particular thanks are due to Mike Budd, who willingly and repeatedly discussed questions of class and community, and to Susan Buck Morss, who suggested that I look into the connections between class and discourse. ...

The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory

JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 1986

Routledge Handbook of Social and Cultural Theory, 2020

... The Mystification of Production and the consequences of Technology Fetishism in the Easternco... more ... The Mystification of Production and the consequences of Technology Fetishism in the Easterncongo 71 JAMEs h. sMITh AND JEFFrEy W ... in Bits: coltan and the Digital Divide 72 Global Accounting 78 The Political and cultural Economy of coltan 78 cultural Economies of War ...

Screen, 2006

Page 1. tO/K&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; Edited Mike Budd Page 2. Page 3. Page 4. Page 5. Rethi... more Page 1. tO/K&amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; Edited Mike Budd Page 2. Page 3. Page 4. Page 5. Rethinking Disney This One BZPF-YA2-2D5H Page 6. Page 7. RETHINKING Disney PRIVATE CONTROL, PUBLIC D 5 IVl ENSIONS EDITED BY Mike Budd and ...

Institute for the Study of Man, 2016

Despite the longstanding recognition of the impor- tance of the Everglades in the nation's ec... more Despite the longstanding recognition of the impor- tance of the Everglades in the nation's ecosystem, and the poten- tial impact of the Everglades Restoration Project, few social scien- tists have worked in this area, and none have explored the impact of the Restoration project on the region and its communities. This paper seeks to integrate the Everglades on local, national and glo- bal levels, emphasizing the role of politics and community organi- zations on the development of the current multi-billion dollar plan for environmental restoration. The paper explores concerns of sec- tors of the regional population and their experiences in attempts to participate in current processes; establishes levels of integration on which analysis can take place; poses questions about the dis- juncture among various sectors, including industry, development interests and community concerns on the planning process; and situates the role of sugar and the Cuban revolution on the current status of decision making on Florida and national policy develop- ers. The paper argues that current discussions of globalization are inadequate for a careful analysis of local-level interactions with larger social fields, and that these discussions follow a more politi- cized strategy of capital fluidity than a holistic analysis of rapid

Introduction Part I: Positioning Queer Theory Chapter One: Crossroads Chapter Two: Making Queer T... more Introduction Part I: Positioning Queer Theory Chapter One: Crossroads Chapter Two: Making Queer Theory Part II: Evaluating Practice Chapter Three: Considering Sex, Gender and Difference Chapter Four: Capitalism and its Transgressors Chapter Five: Meta-identity, Performativity, and Internalized Homophobia Part III: Moving Ahead Chapter Six: From Culture to Action Conclusion: Theory, Politics and the Community Notes Bibliography

Universities and the generation of knowledge: knowledge for whom?

Universities and other institutions of higher education are generally viewed as citadels of benig... more Universities and other institutions of higher education are generally viewed as citadels of benign knowledge generation for the cultural benefit of individuals and the populations of which those individuals are a part. From the philosophies of the enlightenment, knowledge has been produced for the sake of knowledge production, free of wider concerns of ideology and power. This paper will explore these traditional views of university knowledge production with more recent debates about the role of the university in development schemes, the manipulation of power and the growing role of neo-liberal policies in the making of university policies. It will do so with an eye towards the role of disciplines in university settings and the broader community, the funding of research in the more capital-intensive countries, and in the context of the present period of neo-liberal governance. Russell Jacoby (1987) has declared that the institutionalization of knowledge in university settings has resulted in innovative intellectuals and their research being performed predominately outside of the bounds of university campuses. At the same time, global bodies such as the World Bank have developed programmes such as K4D (Knowledge for Development), and KAM (Knowledge Assessment Methodologies), which advise that education is but one of many variables that lead to the successful use of knowledge for (as example) development schemes. Universities in capital-intensive countries are now adopting a more corporatist stance in education, where students have become customers and professors are rated by their production of research papers and student degrees. Job security, once an assumption, is under attack, and the idea of permanent employment is no longer a given. Expensive professors are being replaced with cheaper forms of adjunct and temporary labor; students no longer have access to professors who can act as mentors over their years of educational maturation. Understandably, many argue that this direction for universities is compromising and undermining the very existence of universities, and many fear that the quality of a university education will follow that of the secondary education sector, which has all but deteriorated completely in many urban areas. Indeed, budget cuts and expense inflation has forced the closing of many financially insecure institutions of higher education while classes at public universities have become fewer and larger. Still, there are universities that cater to the elite and the wealthy, and these

In a relatively short period of time, Queer theory has been established as a major academic area ... more In a relatively short period of time, Queer theory has been established as a major academic area of study, integrated into almost all disciplines, particularly the humanities and the social sciences. This perseverance in the realm of the halls of academia, however, has not led to a consensus on what exactly it is or what it represents. In its most general sense, Queer theory has encouraged a reinterpretation of standard views about peoples and cultures. As such, its development was a reaction: A reaction against noninclusion, against marginalization, against discrimination. It was also a reaction to the movements of the 1960s and what some judged to be failed theory incorporated into the organization of resistance. For many, then, it is simply an objectification of resistance to dominant theories and models of social life. For others, (and this is more in the public realm) its origins were a statement of an undefined "anti-establishment" position that have now become settled in post-secondary departments in much the same way that past social movements such as Women's Studies, Afro-American Studies, and the more broadly based "ethnic studies" are now mainstream fields of academic discourse, so that we can now say that Queer Studies and Queer theory are part of the same enterprise.