1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453811303321

Autore

Gerken Christina

Titolo

Model immigrants and undesirable aliens : the cost of immigration reform in the 1990s / / Christina Gerken

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis : , : University of Minnesota Press, , 2013

ISBN

0-8166-8629-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 pages)

Disciplina

325.7309/049

Soggetti

Emigration and immigration law - United States - History - 20th century

Immigrants - Government policy - United States - History - 20th century

Immigration enforcement - United States - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

United States Emigration and immigration Government policy

United States Emigration and immigration Political aspects History 20th century

United States Politics and government 1993-2001

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: -- Contents -- Introduction: Building a Neoliberal Consensus -- 1. Exclusionary Acts: A Brief History of U.S. Immigration Laws -- 2. Family Values and Moral Obligations: The Logic of Congressional Rhetoric -- 3. Dehumanizing the Undocumented: The Legislative Language of Illegality -- 4. Manufacturing the Crisis: Encoded Racism in the Daily Press -- 5. Entrepreneurial Spirits and Individual Failures: The Neoliberal Human Interest Story -- Conclusion: Legacies of Failed Reform -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"During 1995 and 1996, President Bill Clinton signed into law three bills that altered the rights and responsibilities of immigrants: the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, the Personal Responsibility Act, and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act. Model Immigrants and Undesirable Aliens examines



the changing debates around immigration that preceded and followed the passage of landmark legislation by the U.S. Congress in the mid-1990's, arguing that it represented a new, neoliberal way of thinking and talking about immigration. Christina Gerken explores the content and the social implications of the deliberations that surrounded the development and passage of immigration reform, analyzing a wide array of writings from congressional debates and committee reports to articles and human-interest stories in mainstream newspapers. The process, she shows, disguised its underlying racism by creating discursive strategies that shaped and upheld an image of "desirable" immigrants--those who could demonstrate "personal responsibility" and an ability to contribute to the U.S. economy. Gerken finds that politicians linked immigration to complex issues: poverty, welfare reform, so-called family values, measures designed to combat terrorism, and the spiraling costs of social welfare programs. Although immigrants were often at the center of congressional debates, politicians constructed an elaborate, abstract terminology that appeared to be unrelated to race or gender. Instead, politicians promoted neoliberal policies as the avenue to a postracist, postsexist world of opportunity for every rational consumer with an entrepreneurial spirit. Still, Gerken concludes that the passage of pathbreaking legislation was characterized by a useful tension between neoliberal assumptions and hidden anxieties about race, class, gender, and sexuality."--$cProvided by publisher.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465969903321

Autore

Bauer Vanessa

Titolo

Pragmatisch und poetisch = Pragmatic and poetic : Architekturjahrbuch Graz Steiermark 2016 = Architecture Yearbook Graz Styria 2016 / / editors, Tina Gregoric, Markus Bogensberger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, Switzerland : , : Birkhäuser, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

3-0356-1039-8

3-0356-1057-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (146 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

720.79

Soggetti

Architecture - Competitions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Tedesco

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Inhalt / Contents -- Vorwort / Preface -- Das Architekturjahrbuch Graz Steiermark 2016 / Architecture Yearbook Graz Styria 2016 -- Pragmatisch, poetisch; manchmal beides in der Steiermark / Pragmatic, poetic; sometimes both in Styria -- Pflegewohnheim Erika Horn / Erika Horn Residential Care Facility -- anerkennung / special recognition -- Atelier Am Kogl / Studio Am Kogl -- Haus T / House T -- Volksschule Mariagrün / Mariagrün Primary School -- Theater im Palais, Kunstuniversität Graz / Theater im Palais, University of Music and Performing Arts Graz -- Biomedizinische Technik, Technische Universität Graz / Institutes of Biomedical Engineering, Graz University of Technology -- Oase Nº 8 / Oasis Nº 8 -- Fortress of Backyards – Festivalzentrum steirischer herbst 2014 / Fortress of Backyards – Festival Centre steirischer herbst 2014 -- Ölmühle Fandler / Fandler Oil Mill -- Wohnbau Ragnitzstraße / Residential building, Ragnitzstraße -- Anhaltezentrum Vordernberg / Vordernberg Detention Centre -- Bezirksgericht Feldbach / Feldbach District Court -- Einreichungen 2016 / Submissions 2016 -- PreisträgerInnen 1980–2013 / Winners 1980–2013 -- Biografien / Biographies



Sommario/riassunto

Das Buch ist die Dokumentation des weit über die Landesgrenzen Österreichs hinaus bekannten Architekturpreises des Landes Steiermark. Der Preis wird alle zwei Jahre in Zusammenarbeit mit dem renommierten Haus der Architektur in Graz vergeben. Die Auswahl der Bauten erfolgt abwechselnd durch international bekannte Architekten. Dieses Jahr werden die Einreichungen von Tina Gregoric (dekleva gregoric architects) gesichtet. Sie wurde kürzlich mit dem ‚best architects 16 award‘ gewürdigt. Die bibliophile Gestaltung erfolgt durch den ausgezeichneten Gestalter Paulus Dreibholz, der den Staatspreis für eines der schönsten Bücher Österreichs erhielt. Das großzügig illustrierte Buch präsentiert die nominierten Bauten durch Texte, Pläne und Fotos.

The book is a documentation of the Architectural Prize of the State of Styria, which is well known beyond Austria’s borders. The prize is awarded every two years in cooperation with the respected Haus der Architektur in Graz. The buildings are selected by internationally known architects. This year, the submissions were reviewed by Tina Gregoric (dekleva gregoric architects). She has recently been awarded the "best architects 16 award". The bibliophilic design of the book was produced by the outstanding designer Paulus Dreibholz, who has received the State Prize for one of the most beautiful Austrian books. The generously illustrated book presents the nominated buildings with text, drawings, and photographs.