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Unfashionable Objections to Islamophobic Cartoons

L'Affaire Charlie Hebdo

By: Dustin J. Byrd

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Unfashionable Objections to Islamophobic Cartoons

L'Affaire Charlie Hebdo

By: Dustin J. Byrd

On January 7, 2015, two armed men dressed in masks made their way into the offices of Charlie Hebdo, intent on killing those who had drawn derisive cartoons of Prophet Muhammad. The satirical magazine based in Paris was well-known for its mockery of politicians, right-wing extremists, racists, and religious figures, including the Pope, Jews, Christians and Muslims. Once inside, the two gunmen shot and killed twelve employees, including the magazine’s editor and cartoonist, Stéphane “Charb” Charbonnier. Although Charb often claimed to defend minorities, especially Muslims, against the rising tide of racism in France, all in the name of the French Enlightenment, he nevertheless fell victim to the dialectic of the Enlightenment, in which the Enlightenment itself is functionalized as a tool of repression. This book critiques the political philosophy of Stéphane Charbonnier, showing how the new “Enlightenment Fundamentalism” of the political left contributes to the Islamophobic politics of Europe’s neo-fascist right. Drawing on the perspectives of the Frankfurt School for Social Research, it highlights that a true commitment to the Enlightenment ideals requires that the secular left and religious communities enter into a discourse by which they can find common ground. Without such an engagement, the secular left will increasingly isolate itself from the prophetic, emancipatory and liberational elements within Abrahamic religion, especially Islam. In doing this, those committed to the Enlightenment abandon a key ally in the struggle against the barbarity of neo-liberalism, nationalism, and neo-fascism, which now threatens to overcome Europe and America. Thus, the secular Cain must not slay the religious Abel, but rather find a way to live as brothers and allies in an increasingly dark world.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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A Critique of Ayn Rand's Philosophy of Religion

The Gospel According to John Galt

By: Dustin J. Byrd

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A Critique of Ayn Rand's Philosophy of Religion

The Gospel According to John Galt

By: Dustin J. Byrd

Ayn Rand’s philosophy has once again found an important part on the American political stage. With the rise of the Tea Party movement, her political and economic philosophy has infused the American public discourse with a new Libertarian vitality. Ironically, many of her new followers identify themselves as committed Christians, a prospect that Rand herself would have rejected. This book critically reviews Rand’s secular-atheist philosophy of religion, which includes her theory of altruism, collectivism, and statism, and asks the questions: How did Ayn Rand become conservative Christians’ favorite atheist?; Can Christianity, or any other prophetic religion, be reconciled with her philosophy of greed, selfishness, and capitalism?; Can one be both a Christian and a dedicated follower of Ayn Rand?; Can one appropriate her political and economic philosophy while rejecting her radical atheism and anti-religious stance?

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Lexington Books

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0739190342

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Uncertain Futures

How to Unlock the Climate Impasse

By: Alexander F. Gazmararian,Dustin Tingley

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Uncertain Futures

How to Unlock the Climate Impasse

By: Alexander F. Gazmararian,Dustin Tingley

Using stories from the front lines of the energy transition, this book shows how to unlock the climate impasse.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009405292

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Thomas Jefferson and the Science of Republican Government

A Political Biography of Notes on the State of Virginia

By: Dustin Gish,Daniel Klinghard

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Thomas Jefferson and the Science of Republican Government

A Political Biography of Notes on the State of Virginia

By: Dustin Gish,Daniel Klinghard

This biography of Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia, his only published book, challenges conventional wisdom by demonstrating its core political thought as well as the political aspirations behind its composition, publication and initial dissemination. Building upon a close reading of the book's contents, Jefferson's correspondence and the first comprehensive examination of both its composition and publication history, the authors argue that Jefferson intended his Notes to be read by a wide audience, especially in America, in order to help shape constitutional debates in the critical period of the 1780s. Jefferson, through his determined publication and distribution of his Notes even while serving as American ambassador in Paris, thus brought his own constitutional and political thought into the public sphere - and at times into conflict with the writings of John Adams and James Madison, stimulating a debate over the proper form of Republican constitutionalism that still reverberates in American political thought.

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1108165915

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Logical Conclusions

Essays on America: 1998-2013: Volume 1

By: James Dustin

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Logical Conclusions

Essays on America: 1998-2013: Volume 1

By: James Dustin

Chapters in this volume include: Chapter 1: American Government 101 Schools are supposed to teach this subject, but schools never teach what actually goes on at the local, state, and national levels. If they did, students would be mightily entertained Chapter 2: Our Weird, Weird World You would not believe how the behavior police want you to act while backpacking in the wilderness and other weirdness. Chapter 3: We Muse on the News So why don't rich people pay more in taxes, how to sell air, and other interesting stuff. Chapter 4: Sports There are only two sports that remain where one can drink while one is playing the sport and other observations. Chapter 5: Dog Tales I live in a town where dogs are so admired that we may give them the right to vote. Chapter 6: Space and Science The next gold rush will occur in outer space, where a single asteroid could be worth $100 trillion. Chapter 7: The Gopher Relays I can't help it. This happens every spring. You almost have to witness this activity to appreciate it. Chapter 8: Useful History What did they do about pirates back in the eighteenth century? Who actually won the Crusades? And honestly, a school forgot about Christmas? Chapter 9: Government Finances If this chapter doesn't frost your eyebrows, you probably don't pay taxes. Chapter 10: We Get Mail A big part of the fun of owning a newspaper is opening the mail. I mean, really. Chapter 11: Diving Us Crazy The days of Route 66 may be ending, and why I don't go abroad. Ever.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1098047184

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Tribal Television

Viewing Native People in Sitcoms

By: Dustin Tahmahkera

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Tribal Television

Viewing Native People in Sitcoms

By: Dustin Tahmahkera

Tribal Television: Viewing Native People in Sitcoms

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UNC Press Books

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1469618680

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Extracting Structured Information from Wikipedia Articles to Populate Infoboxes

By: Dustin Lange,Christoph Böhm,Felix Naumann

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Extracting Structured Information from Wikipedia Articles to Populate Infoboxes

By: Dustin Lange,Christoph Böhm,Felix Naumann

Roughly every third Wikipedia article contains an infobox - a table that displays important facts about the subject in attribute-value form. The schema of an infobox, i.e., the attributes that can be expressed for a concept, is defined by an infobox template. Often, authors do not specify all template attributes, resulting in incomplete infoboxes. With iPopulator, we introduce a system that automatically populates infoboxes of Wikipedia articles by extracting attribute values from the article's text. In contrast to prior work, iPopulator detects and exploits the structure of attribute values for independently extracting value parts. We have tested iPopulator on the entire set of infobox templates and provide a detailed analysis of its effectiveness. For instance, we achieve an average extraction precision of 91% for 1,727 distinct infobox template attributes.

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Universitätsverlag Potsdam

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3869560819

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Cinematic Comanches

The Lone Ranger in the Media Borderlands

By: Dustin Tahmahkera

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Cinematic Comanches

The Lone Ranger in the Media Borderlands

By: Dustin Tahmahkera

For centuries Comanches have captivated imaginations. Yet their story in popular accounts abruptly stops with the so-called fall of the Comanche empire in 1875, when Quanah Parker led Comanches onto the reservation in southwestern Oklahoma. In Cinematic Comanches, the first tribal-specific history of Comanches in film and media, Parker descendant Dustin Tahmahkera examines how Comanches represent themselves and are represented by others in recent media. Telling a story of Comanche family and extended kin and their relations to film, Tahmahkera reframes a distorted and defeated history of Comanches into a vibrant story of cinematic traditions, agency, and cultural continuity. Co-starring a long list of Comanche actors, filmmakers, consultants, critics, and subjects, Cinematic Comanches moves through the politics of tribal representation and history to highlight the production of Comanchería cinema. From early silent films and 1950s Westerns to Disney's The Lone Ranger and the story of how Comanches captured its controversial Comanche lead Johnny Depp, Tahmahkera argues that Comanche nationhood can be strengthened through cinema. Tahmahkera's extensive research includes interviews with elder LaDonna Harris, who adopted Depp during filming in one of the most contested films in recent Indigenous cinematic history. In the fragmented popular narrative of the rise and fall of Comanches, Cinematic Comanches calls for considering mediated contributions to the cultural resurgence of Comanches today.

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U of Nebraska Press

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149623006X

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Legislating Creativity

The Intersections of Art and Politics

By: Dustin Kidd

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Legislating Creativity

The Intersections of Art and Politics

By: Dustin Kidd

How does political policy-making shape the creative activities of artists? Do the political interests of artists influence actual political practices in any way? Legislating Creativity examines the relationship between art and politics through an analysis of controversial art projects tied to the National Endowment for the Arts during the Culture Wars (late 1980s-1990s). Though there have always been tensions in government funding for the arts, these controversies intensified the public debates surrounding art/politics and remain as a focal point in conversations that continue today. The book focuses on three case studies: Mapplethorpe's controversial photography, an exhibit on the impact of AIDS entitled Witnesses, and the Guerrilla Girls. Dustin Kidd has provided a thoroughly enriching look at the intersections of art and politics—the ways that political practices transform creative expression and the ways that artistic drives shape political policies.

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Routledge

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1135165777

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The Socratic Turn

Knowledge of Good and Evil in an Age of Science

By: Dustin Sebell

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The Socratic Turn

Knowledge of Good and Evil in an Age of Science

By: Dustin Sebell

Can we come to know what is good and evil, right and wrong in our age of science? In The Socratic Turn, Dustin Sebell looks to Socrates, the founder of political philosophy, for guidance.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812247809

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Blood and Lightning

On Becoming a Tattooer

By: Dustin Kiskaddon

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Blood and Lightning

On Becoming a Tattooer

By: Dustin Kiskaddon

Any tattoo is the outcome of an intimate, often hidden process. The people, bodies, and money that make tattooing what it is blend together and form a heady cocktail, something described by Matt, the owner of Oakland's Premium Tattoo, as "blood and lightning." Faced with the client's anticipation of pain and excitement, the tattooer must carefully perform calm authority to obscure a world of preparation and vigilance. "Blood and lightning, my dude"—the mysterious and intoxicating effect of tattooing done right. Dustin Kiskaddon draws on his own apprenticeship with Matt and takes us behind the scenes into the complex world of professional tattooers. We join people who must routinely manage a messy and carnal type of work. Blood and Lightning brings us through the tattoo shop, where the smell of sterilizing agents, the hum of machines, and the sound of music spill out onto the back patio. It is here that Matt, along with his comrades, reviews the day's wins, bemoans its losses, and prepares for the future. Having tattooed more than five hundred people, Kiskaddon is able to freshly articulate the physical, mental, emotional, and moral life of tattooers. His captivating account explores the challenges they face on the job, including the crushing fear of making mistakes on someone else's body, the role of masculinity in evolving tattoo worlds, appropriate and inappropriate intimacy, and the task of navigating conversations about color and race. Ultimately, the stories in this book teach us about the roles our bodies play in the social world. Both mediums and objects of art, our bodies are purveyors of sociocultural significance, sites of capitalist negotiation, and vivid encapsulations of the human condition. Kiskaddon guides us through a strangely familiar world, inviting each of us to become a tattooer along the way.

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Stanford University Press

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1503637417

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9781503637412

Offending from Childhood to Young Adulthood

Recent Results from the Pittsburgh Youth Study

By: Wesley G. Jennings,Rolf Loeber,Dustin A. Pardini,Alex R. Piquero,David P. Farrington

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Offending from Childhood to Young Adulthood

Recent Results from the Pittsburgh Youth Study

By: Wesley G. Jennings,Rolf Loeber,Dustin A. Pardini,Alex R. Piquero,David P. Farrington

This Brief examines criminal careers by providing the most extensive and comprehensive investigation to date on the official offending, self-reported offending, and trajectories of offending of the Pittsburgh Youth Study (PYS) participants. The PYS is a longitudinal study, which was initiated in 1987, and involves repeated follow-ups on several community cohorts (starting in grades 1, 4, and 7) of inner-city boys in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This Brief covers the Youngest and Oldest PYS cohorts (which had the most follow-up and most data available) from ages 10-30. It provides the most complete descriptive analyses of the criminal careers of these males to date. The three cohorts are commonly referred to as the Youngest, Middle, and Oldest cohorts, respectively. Consistent with several prior publications with the PYS data (Loeber et al., 2008), this book focuses only on data from the Youngest and Oldest cohorts as these cohorts were followed up the most frequently and have the longest time window of data available. It will be of interest to researchers in Criminology and Criminal Justice, as well as related fields like Sociology, Developmental Psychology, Social Policy, and Education.

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Springer

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3319259660

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Islam in a Post-Secular Society

Religion, Secularity and the Antagonism of Recalcitrant Faith

By: Dustin Byrd

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Islam in a Post-Secular Society

Religion, Secularity and the Antagonism of Recalcitrant Faith

By: Dustin Byrd

Islam in the Post-Secular Society: Religion, Secularity and the Antagonism of Recalcitrant Faith critically examines the unique challenges facing Muslims in Europe and North America. From the philosophical perspective of the Frankfurt School’s Critical Theory, this book attempts not only to diagnose the current problems stemming from a marginalization of Islam in the secular West, but also to offer a proposal for a Habermasian discourse between the religious and the secular. By highlighting historical examples of Islamic and western rapprochement, and rejecting the ‘clash of civilization’ thesis, the author attempts to find a ‘common language’ between the religious and the secular, which can serve as a vehicle for a future reconciliation.

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BRILL

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9004328556

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The United States and Latin America

A History with Documents

By: Jeffrey Taffet,Dustin Walcher

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The United States and Latin America

A History with Documents

By: Jeffrey Taffet,Dustin Walcher

The United States and Latin America presents a complex and dynamic view of the relationship between the United States and Latin America. Through a combination of targeted, thematic chapters and a range of freshly-translated documents, Jeffrey F. Taffet and Dustin Walcher illuminate the historical continuities and conflicts that have defined the vital relationship. Giving equal weight to Latin American and United States voices, this text provides an essential collection of primary sources for students and scholars, and is an indispensable touchstone for anyone interested in the histories of the United States and Latin America.

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Taylor & Francis

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1317581180

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A Critique of Ayn Rand's Philosophy of Religion

The Gospel According to John Galt

By: Dustin J. Byrd

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The Gospel According to John Galt

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Lead Through Anything: Harness Purpose, Vitality, and Agility to Thrive in the Face of Unrelenting Change

By: Dustin Seale,Ed Manfre

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Lead Through Anything: Harness Purpose, Vitality, and Agility to Thrive in the Face of Unrelenting Change

By: Dustin Seale,Ed Manfre

The logical, inspirational, and simplified approach you need to lead through unprecedented chaos—and help your teams and organizations thrive In today’s world of near-constant disruption, every leader faces a slew of conflicting demands involving employees of different generations, cultures, and age groups; one of history’s tightest labor markets; and never-ending geopolitical, climate, financial, and health challenges. Lead Through Anything provides simple, tested and actionable strategies to help you continually level-up your impact as an individual, manager, and leader. It walks you through the process of developing a leadership mentality that balances three key elements to achieve sustainable success: Purpose: Create and share a vision that motivates collective achievements and aspirations Vitality: Generate a high level of connection and trust within your teams and organization Agility: Inspire and empower yourself and others to continuously learn and improve Lead Through Anything focuses on a wide variety of skills, such as aligning people and energy to a common cause, building effective teams and helping them work together more selflessly, establishing positive confidence more often in oneself and others, increasing engagement and retaining top talent, and shaping a positive, impact-driven organizational culture.

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McGraw Hill Professional

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1265506671

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9781265506674

Unfashionable Objections to Islamophobic Cartoons

L'Affaire Charlie Hebdo

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Islam in a Post-Secular Society

Religion, Secularity and the Antagonism of Recalcitrant Faith

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Religion, Secularity and the Antagonism of Recalcitrant Faith

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Religion, Secularity and the Antagonism of Recalcitrant Faith

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Religion, Secularity and the Antagonism of Recalcitrant Faith

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Byrd uses Critical Theory to reject the 'clash-of-civilizations' thesis, and compellingly argue for the compatibility of Islam and secularism.

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Studies in Critical Social Science

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1608468410

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Unfashionable Objections to Islamophobic Cartoons

L'affaire Charlie Hebdo

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Unfashionable Objections to Islamophobic Cartoons

L'affaire Charlie Hebdo

By: Dustin J. Byrd

On January 7, 2015, two armed men dressed in masks made their way into the offices of Charlie Hebdo, intent on killing those who had drawn derisive cartoons of Prophet Muhammad. The satirical magazine based in Paris was well-known for its mockery of politicians, right-wing extremists, racists, and religious figures, including the Pope, Jews, Christians and Muslims. Once inside, the two gunmen shot and killed twelve employees, including the magazine's editor and cartoonist, St�phane "Charb" Charbonnier. Although Charb often claimed to defend minorities, especially Muslims, against the rising tide of racism in France, all in the name of the French Enlightenment, he nevertheless fell victim to the dialectic of the Enlightenment, in which the Enlightenment itself is functionalized as a tool of repression. This book critiques the political philosophy of St�phane Charbonnier, showing how the new "Enlightenment Fundamentalism" of the political left contributes to the Islamophobic politics of Europe's neo-fascist right. Drawing on the perspectives of the Frankfurt School for Social Research, it highlights that a true commitment to the Enlightenment ideals requires that the secular left and religious communities enter into a discourse by which they can find common ground. Without such an engagement, the secular left will increasingly isolate itself from the prophetic, emancipatory and liberational elements within Abrahamic religion, especially Islam. In doing this, those committed to the Enlightenment abandon a key ally in the struggle against the barbarity of neo-liberalism, nationalism, and neo-fascism, which now threatens to overcome Europe and America. Thus, the secular Cain must not slay the religious Abel, but rather find a way to live as brothers and allies in an increasingly dark world.

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