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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453572903321

Autore

Brown Callum G. <1953-, >

Titolo

Postmodernism for historians / / Callum G. Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-138-16931-5

1-317-86987-7

1-317-86986-9

1-315-83610-6

1-281-34719-1

9786611347192

1-4058-9863-1

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (366 p.)

Disciplina

907/.1

Soggetti

History - Philosophy

History - Methodology

Postmodernism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published 2005 by Pearson Education Limited"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Copyright Page; Title Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Character; Aims; Structure; The origins of postmodernism; The two core principles of postmodernism; Notes; 1. Empiricism; Theory; The Enlightenment; Empiricism and history; Social-science History; Application in history; Postmodernist attitudes to empiricism; The three natures of empiricism; The event, the fact and the narrative; Conclusion; Guide to further reading; Notes; 2. Sign; Theory; Elementary semiotics; Written/spoken signs; Sign modes and forms/mediums; Literalness of the sign

How signs relate to 'reality'Theory summary; Application in History; Historians' words; Decoding (1): Cats and Witches; Decoding (2): Carnival; Decoding (3): Food, old age, death; For the student to do; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; 3. Discourse; Theory; Defining discourse; The discourse of History; Authorship; Theory



summary; Application in History; In/sanity and sex; Women; For the student to do; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; 4. Poststructuralism; Theory; Structuralism; Poststructuralism; Application in history; Class; Postcolonialism

Wider applicationsFor the student to do; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; 5. Text; Theory; The text; Narratives; Metanarratives; Deconstructing the text; The past is a text; Reading history: the text as primary source; Writing history: the text as secondary source; Application in history; Cats again - Deconstructing the massacre story; A story of disputed identity; Images as texts; New ways of writing History; For the student to do; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; 6. Self; Theory; The social construction of the individual; Application in history; Memory

Re/deconstructing the self: the witch and the childReflexivity of the historian; Agency; For the student to do; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; 7. Morality; Theory; Morality; The secular character to postmodernity; The past as not-history; Application in history; For the student to do; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; 8. Criticism of postmodernism in History; Facts and empiricism; The problem with discourse; Poststructuralism; Text; The problem with the self; Is History really moral?; Guide to further reading; Theory; History; Notes; Conclusion; Glossary

Further readingWeb links; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Postmodernism is an essential approach to History.  This is the first dedicated primer on postmodernism for the historian. It offers a step-by-step guide to postmodern theory, includes a guide to how historians have applied the theory, and provides a review of why its critics are wrong. In simple and clear language, it takes the reader through the chain of theory that developed in the 20th century to become now, in the early 21st century, the leading stimulant of new forms of research in History.With separate chapters on The Sign, The Discourse, Post/Structuralism, The Text, T



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461762603321

Autore

Albertson Stephanie L (Stephanie Lynn), <1971->

Titolo

The effect of jurors' race on their response to scientific evidence [[electronic resource] /] / Stephanie L. Albertson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso, Tex., : LFB Scholarly Pub., c2012

ISBN

1-59332-512-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (174 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice : recent scholarship

Disciplina

347.73/67

Soggetti

Jurors - United States - Decision making

Discrimination in criminal justice administration - United States

Jurors - United States - Attitudes

Evidence, Criminal - United States

Evidence, Expert - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The importance of jurors' race -- The impact of attitude formation on jury decision making -- Background : the science of DNA and the use of complex scientific evidence in the courts -- Scientific evidence and juror comprehension -- An analysis of jurors' race and education -- Summary of findings : the need for reform.

Sommario/riassunto

Albertson seeks to analyze the influence of jurors' race on perceptions of complex scientific evidence. Jury eligible citizens viewed a mock criminal trial involving the presentation of mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid (mtDNA). White and African American mock jurors' perceptions of mtDNA were measured. Although robust findings were discovered regarding race, results imply that an educational background in science and math is important. The present study has shown the negative impact that low levels of science and math courses have on perceptions of scientific evidence. Courtroom evidence wi