Are We There Yet? Archaeology and the Postmodern in the New Millennium

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-129
Author(s):  
Fredrik Fahlander
Keyword(s):  
Grand Narrative ◽  
Theoretical Terms ◽  
Contemporary Debate ◽  
Contemporary Archaeology ◽  
Contemporary Practice ◽  
Modern Condition ◽  
Present Text ◽  
New Millennium

The present text discusses the significance of the post- modern condition in contemporary archaeology. Five themes associated with postmodernism are discussed (a) the relativization of truth, knowledge, and mean- ing, (b) the fragmentation of the grand narrative, (c) the relation between agency and discourse, (d) plural- ism, multivocality, and heterogeneity, and (e) rhetoric and styles of writing. In contemporary debate it has been suggested that postmodernism is a past phase and that these contested issues have become less im- portant. It is, however, argued here that these are by no means resolved, but rather bypassed by shifting focus to archaeology as a contemporary practice or, in theoretical terms, towards particularistic neo-ma- terialist ontologies.

scholarly journals Advocacy in the New Millennium

1969 ◽  
pp. 527
Author(s):  
Fred Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Legal Profession ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Contemporary Practice ◽  
New Millennium

Practicing good advocacy in the new millennium may not be that different than it was in the century just past. What is different are some of the new challenges to be faced in becoming and remaining an effective and successful advocate. The foundations of skillful advocacy are best set down at the outset of one's legal career, and the development of the art must at all times be considered from its human, legal, and ethical sides. While the evolution of the practice of law is built upon the careful and steady historical ascendancy of precedent, there are practices and rules in our age that need to be critically examined. In this lecture, delivered before an audience comprised mainly of people newly entering the legal profession, the author shares his thoughts on the contemporary practice and ethical strictures of good advocacy. He draws on a wide body of knowledge, personal experience, and established practices in the legal profession, and imparts lessons on a thorough range of advocacy topics, including the importance of preparation and presentation, the art of examination and cross examination of witnesses, and tactics for addressing juries.

Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
Diplomatic Relations ◽  
Contemporary Debate ◽  
Current Affairs ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Eu ◽  
New Millennium

The granting of diplomatic asylum to Julian Assange, the dangers faced by diplomats in trouble spots around the world, WikiLeaks and the publication of thousands of embassy cables—situations like these place diplomatic agents and diplomatic law at the very centre of contemporary debate on current affairs. Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium brings together twenty experts to provide insight into some of the most controversial and important matters which characterize modern diplomatic law. They include diplomatic asylum, the treatment (and rights) of domestic staff of diplomatic agents, the inviolability of correspondence, of the diplomatic bag, and of the diplomatic mission, the immunity to be given to members of the diplomatic family, diplomatic duties (including the duty of non-interference), but also the rise of diplomatic actors which are not sent by States (including members of the EU diplomatic service). Diplomatic Law in a New Millennium explores these matters in a critical, yet accessible manner, and is therefore an invaluable resource for practitioners, scholars, and students with an interest in diplomatic relations. Its individual parts deal with the history of diplomatic law, personal and property immunities, diplomatic obligations, and the position of representatives of international organizations, of the EU, and of sub-State entities. The authors of the book include some of the leading authorities on diplomatic law (including a delegate to the 1961 conference which codified modern diplomatic law) as well as serving and former members of the diplomatic corps.

Heresy Hunting in the New Millennium

2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Burke
Keyword(s):  
New Testament ◽  
Da Vinci ◽  
Rhetorical Strategies ◽  
Contemporary Debate ◽  
Apocryphal Texts ◽  
New Millennium

The popularity of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code has led to a surge of attacks on Christian Apocryphal literature by conservative New Testament scholars (e.g., Ben Witherington III, Craig Evans, Darrell L. Bock). The work of these scholars is transparently polemical—for example, Evans states that his book, Fabricating Jesus, was written “to defend the original witnesses to the life, death and resurrection of Jesus” (p. 17). And their methods are not new; indeed they use the same rhetorical strategies employed by such early heresiologists as Irenaeus, including the use of sarcasm and invective to describe their opponents, the intentional misrepresentation of the heretics’/scholars’ views and the content of the primary texts, the excerpting of material from the texts in order to expose their absurdities, and the demonization of their opponents by associating them with the powers of darkness. This article illustrates the parallels between modern critics and the ancient heresy hunters but focuses particularly on how the two groups use and abuse the apocryphal texts. Perhaps we can learn from the contemporary debate something about the reception of the Christian Apocrypha in antiquity.

Are You Ready to be a Clinician in the New Millennium?

2000 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-8
Author(s):  
Jill L. Elfenbein
Keyword(s):  
New Millennium

CIRCUMCISION OR NO CIRCUMCISION: AN OLD CONTROVERSY INTO THE NEW MILLENNIUM

2001 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. A16
Author(s):  
N. Fan ◽  
S.K. Leung ◽  
C.K. Wong ◽  
S. Tse ◽  
Y.S. Sze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Millennium

Structural analysis using signed evaluations Distance learning into the new millennium

Futures ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
New Millennium

436: Medical Malpractice in American Urology: A 22-Year National Review of the Impact of Caps and Implications for Contemporary Practice

2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 146-146
Author(s):  
Michael H. Hsieh ◽  
Arthur G. Tan ◽  
Maxwell V. Meng
Keyword(s):  
Medical Malpractice ◽  
National Review ◽  
Contemporary Practice ◽  
The Impact

Latinos in the New Millennium

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis R. Fraga ◽  
Rodney E. Hero ◽  
John A. Garcia ◽  
Michael Jones-Correa ◽  
Valerie Martinez-Ebers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Millennium

Pedagogy in the New Millennium: Composition and the Introductory Psychology Course

1997 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-122
Author(s):  
Edward J. Katz
Keyword(s):  
Introductory Psychology ◽  
Psychology Course ◽  
New Millennium

Helping Clients Gain Control, Evaluate Choices, and Fulfill Needs: The History and Contemporary Practice of Reality Therapy

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger D. Zeeman ◽  
Robert J. Rimmer
Keyword(s):  
Gain Control ◽  
Reality Therapy ◽  
Contemporary Practice
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