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The Voice of Reason
We think of voice as a means of rational self-expression by which we convey our “interests” to others with competing interests. But language is a social contract preceding the social contract proper that it enables, raising questions about how and why someone makes sense of nonsense. Structuralists and poststructuralists argue the voice comes from the Other and is alienating. It constitutes speakers and interests both; speakers only seem to precede the words whose effect they are. As Benveniste shows, the pronouns “I” and “you” produce those represented by them as “echoes,” reversible and reciprocal, just as in the universalism of political representation Spivak explores in her famous essay on the subaltern. Yet subjects are not fully alienated when interpellated by an Other or made entirely abstract by the universalism of names. Language affords a bonus sense from what might seem nonsense, as in jokes, which evade the censoring ego. Desire cannot be reduced to rational demands and is the remainder of language and the dialectic of subject and other, aligned with voice as what is left when the signified is subtracted from the signifier. There is a performative dimension to language as individuals take it up that subverts abstract universalism.
Journal Article
The beginner's goodbye
\"Anne Tyler gives us a wise, haunting, and deeply moving novel in which she explores how a middle-aged man, ripped apart by the death of his wife, is gradually restored by her frequent appearances--in their house, on the roadway, in the market. Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron has spent his childhood fending off a sister who wants to manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, a plain, outspoken, independent young woman, she is like a breath of fresh air. Unhesitatingly, he marries her, and they have a relatively happy, unremarkable marriage. But when a tree crashes into their house and Dorothy is killed, Aaron feels as though he has been erased forever. Only Dorothy's unexpected appearances from the dead help him to live in the moment and to find some peace. Gradually he discovers, as he works in the family's vanity-publishing business, turning out titles that presume to guide beginners through the trials of life, that maybe for this beginner there is a way of saying goodbye. A beautiful, subtle exploration of loss and recovery, pierced throughout with Anne Tyler's humor, wisdom, and always penetrating look at human foibles\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Female Impersonation
A feminist and psychoanalytic investigation of the contemporary fascination with impersonation. The questions raised by female impersonations in a wide range of contemporary media are considered.
Carole-Anne Tyler is Assistant Professor of English at the University of California at Riverside.
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Clock dance
Willa Drake can count on one hand the defining moments of her life. In 1967, she is a schoolgirl coping with her mother's sudden disappearance. In 1977, she is a college coed considering a marriage proposal. In 1997, she is a young widow trying to piece her life back together. And in 2017, she yearns to be a grandmother, yet the prospect is dimming. So, when Willa receives a phone call from a stranger, telling her that her son's ex-girlfriend has been shot, she drops everything and flies across the country to Baltimore. The impulsive decision to look after this woman and her nine-year-old daughter will lead Willa into uncharted territory-- surrounded by eccentric neighbors, plunged into the rituals that make a community a family, and forced to find solace in unexpected places.
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Understanding the Safe Harbor Rules for Determining Full-Time Employee Status and the Litigation Risks Associated with Workforce Restructuring Under the Affordable Care Act
This article analyzes the safe harbor methods for determining which ongoing and new employees must be offered health insurance to avoid the employer Pay or Play Penalty under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It also evaluates the potential for litigation under ACA and ERISA Section 510 as a result of work force restructuring by on employer attempting to avoid the Pay or Play Penalty. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
Journal Article
French braid
The Garretts take their first and last family vacation in the summer of 1959. They hardly ever venture beyond Baltimore, but in some ways they have never been farther apart. Mercy has trouble resisting the siren call of her aspirations to be a painter, which means less time keeping house for her husband Robin. Their teenage daughters, steady Alice and boy-crazy Lily, could not have less in common. Their youngest, David, is already intent on escaping his family's orbit, for reasons none of them understands. Yet as these lives advance across decades, the Garretts' influence on one another ripples unmistakably through each generation, much like French-braided hair keeps its waves even after it is undone.
Reknitting a Community's Fabric: A Revitalization Strategy for the Union Heights and Windsor Place Neighborhoods of North Charleston, South Carolina
This study focuses on the contiguous neighborhoods of Union Heights and Windsor Place in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina. The neighborhoods suffer from a history of racial segregation, environmental injustices, and loss of social and physical fabric. In addition to this challenging history, the neighborhoods sit at a junction point for the region’s future; opportunity-seeking private developers and long-time residents who fear gentrification and displacement stand in conflict. This study offers a comprehensive assessment of the two neighborhoods, a historical overview, a site analysis, and a zoning and demographic profile. The findings of this assessment, along with lessons from historical precedents, provide the foundation for a design proposal and a holistic revitalization strategy. The proposal applies a modular design approach to create a unified street network, an infill development plan, and a palette of elements that can be readily employed using a phased approach. The complementing revitalization strategy includes policy recommendations, financial feasibility, and preservation and sustainability tactics to contribute to a vibrant community future.
Dissertation
Digging to America : a novel
Two families awaiting the arrival of their adopted infant daughters from Korea meet at the airport. The families lives become interwined after the Donaldsons, a young American couple invite the Yazdan's, Maryam, her son and his Iranian American wife to an arrival party, which becomes an annual event. Maryam, who came to this country thirty-five years earlier, feels her values threatened when she is courted by a newly widowed Donaldson. A penetrating light on the American way as seen from two perspectives, those who are born here and those who are still struggling to fit in.
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The Pros and Cons of an ESOP for Employee Retirement Security
Strategically designed, legally compliant employee benefit plans are the cornerstone of long-term business stability and growth. An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) offers effective benefit plan alternatives for companies that wish to attract, motivate, and retain employees by allowing them to share ownership broadly. This article looks at the pros and cons of establishing an ESOP under three common scenarios: to buy out an owner of a company who wishes to exit the business, to restructure existing benefit plans, or when divesting or acquiring subsidiaries.
Journal Article