Oral poetics and cognitive science / / edited by Mihailo Antovic and Cristóbal Pagán Cánovas

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910467574703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2016; ©2016
• ISBN: 3-11-038468-X; 3-11-034853-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (204 p.)
• Collana: linguae & litterae : Publications of the School of Language & Literature Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, , 1869-7054 ; ; Volume 56
• Classificazione: EC 8201
• Disciplina: 398.2
• Soggetti: Oral-formulaic analysis; 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 at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface - Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Oral Poetics and Cognitive Science / Cánovas, Cristóbal Pagán / Antović, Mihailo -- Repetition in Homeric epic: Cognitive and linguistic perspectives / Minchin, Elizabeth -- From grammar in everyday conversation to special grammar in oral traditions: A case study of ring composition / Person, Raymond F. -- Metaphor as ideology / Duffy, William / Short, William Michael -- Construction grammar and oral formulaic theory / Cánovas, Cristóbal Pagán / Antović, Mihailo -- Frames and constructions for the study of oral poetics / Boas, Hans C. -- Particles as cues to structuring in Serbocroatian and early Greek epic / Bonifazi, Anna -- The priming act in Homeric epic / Kreij, Mark de -- Orality, visualization, and the Historical Mind / Zeman, Sonja
• Sommario/riassunto: What can oral poetic traditions teach us about language and the human mind? Oral Poetics has produced insights relevant not only for the study of traditional poetry, but also for our general understanding of language and cognition: formulaic style as a product of rehearsed improvisation, the thematic structuring of traditional narratives, or the poetic use of features from everyday speech, among many others. The cognitive sciences have developed frameworks that are crucial for ; research on oral poetics, such as construction grammar or conversation analysis. The key for connecting the two disciplines is their common focus on usage and performance. This collection of papers explores how some of the latest research on language and cognition can contribute to advances in oral studies. At the same time, it shows how research on verbal art in its natural, oral medium can lead to new insights in semantics, pragmatics, or multimodal communication. The ultimate goal is to pave the way towards a Cognitive Oral Poetics, a new interdisciplinary field for the study or oral poetry as a window to the mind.

Women’s Political Representation in Iran and Turkey : Demanding a Seat at the Table / / Mona Tajali

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910835641003321
• Autore: Tajali Mona
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• ISBN: 1-4744-9948-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 p.) : 19 B/W illustrations 10 B/W tables 19 black and white illustrations, 10 black and white tables
• Classificazione: MS 3100
• Disciplina: 320.956082
• Soggetti: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction: Women and Politics in Muslim Countries -- 2 Opportunity Structures: Strategising for Women’s Political Representation in Turkey and Iran -- TURKEY -- 3 Turkish Women as Political Agents: Between Secularism and Islamic Revivalism -- 4 Strategic Interactions: Multi-party Politics and the Lobby for Female Representation -- 5 Framing for Political Inclusion: The Demand for Headscarved Women’s Candidacy -- IRAN -- 6 Women and Politics in Iran: From Revolutionary to Reformist -- 7 Organising Against All Odds: Iranian Factionalism and Women’s Political ; Representation -- 8 Piety and Agency: Framing Women’s Political Rights in a Theocratic State -- 9 Conclusion: Demanding a Seat at the Table -- Appendix -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Provides a comparative study of women’s political participation and representation in contemporary Iran and Turkey Draws on 140 interviews with past and present female politicians and candidates, party elites, and women’s rights activists in Iran and Turkey between 2009 to 2019Investigates women’s political underrepresentation in Iran and Turkey by examining each respective country’s electoral system, political party structure, government framework and state gender ideology Includes the voices, experiences and approaches of women’s groups and political parties across the ideological spectrum in its analysis – from the Justice and Development Party and Women and Democracy Association in Turkey, to the Zeinab Society and Islamic Women’s Coalition in IranHighlights Islamic women’s agency as they challenge the gender discriminatory behaviours and attitudes of their male party leadersIncludes data and statistics related to the rate of women’s candidacy and election to political office at the national level How have women in many Muslim-majority countries been able to achieve surprising success despite the significant constraints imposed by conservative gender ideology and authoritarian political parties and systems? Through a comparative focus on Iran and Turkey, Mona Tajali examines the activities and strategies of women’s rights groups across the ideological spectrum. She explores how various groups have negotiated with political elites in order to bolster female political representation and identifies the conditions that stimulate greater support to ease women’s path to political office. Studying how women’s groups manoeuvre within these structures is important to help our understanding of the gendered politics of autocratic regimes.