Gavin Flood, The Ascetic Self. Subjectivity, Memory, and Tradition

the search for the self in becketts theatre: waiting for godot and endgame

this thesis is based upon the works of samuel beckett. one of the greatest writers of contemporary literature. here, i have tried to focus on one of the main themes in becketts works: the search for the real "me" or the real self, which is not only a problem to be solved for beckett man but also for each of us. i have tried to show becketts techniques in approaching this unattainable goal, base...

Media and memory: building a gay subjectivity∗

In the contemporary world, the notion of community is inexorably tied to the identity formation. Both auto-identity and collective identity — that Stephen Mennell (1994), referring to Norbert Elias, nominates as “Iimage” and “we-image” respectively — are formed from living together in a certain community of heartfelt. When we refer to a certain community — such as the cyber community, the medic...

the relationship between academic self-concept and academic achievement in english and general subjects of the students of high school

according to research, academic self-concept and academic achievement are mutually interdependent. in the present study, the aim was to determine the relationship between the academic self-concept and the academic achievement of students in english as a foreign language and general subjects. the participants were 320 students studying in 4th grade of high school in three cities of noor, nowshah...

Crystallization and Some Thoughts on Tradition Memory

Gavin Milroy

member of the Hunterian Society of Edinburgh. He started on his career as an assistant to a practitioner in London; and being desirous of visiting foreign parts, he next took employment in the Government mail-packet service, which gave him opportunities of going to the West Indies, and to the Mediterranean, where the odious usage of quarantine was then exercised to its fullest extent. He retain...