Nativism or Universalism: Situating LGBT Discourse in the Philippines

heterogeneity within the orientalist discourse: representation of the orient in womens travelogues and mens paintings

from 1950s onward, new theories and critical approaches burgeoned across humanities. these theories were context-oriented; as a result, the analysis of discursive practices gained significance. thus, social, political, historical and cultural discourses that have been hitherto marginalized and considered inferior to literary texts, were introduced as important texts to be analyzed by critics. o...

The Antecedent of Fear in the Public Discourse: From Donald Trump’s Nativism to Transgender Bathroom Access

In the past few years, it would appear that the public discourse relating to social and demographic developments in the US has become louder and more fearful. The current election cycle has seen at least two topics elevated in the public discourse, resulting in almost around the clock coverage by the major US networks [1]: (1) Hispanic and Muslim immigration and (2) the social and civil rights ...

Multiple Medicaid missions: targeting, universalism, or both?

Situating women in the brain drain discourse: discursive challenges and opportunities

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Radical concept nativism.

Radical concept nativism is the thesis that virtually all lexical concepts are innate. Notoriously endorsed by Jerry Fodor, radical concept nativism has had few supporters. However, it has proven difficult to say exactly what's wrong with Fodor's argument. We show that previous responses are inadequate on a number of grounds. Chief among these is that they typically do not achieve sufficient di...