Questioning Fantasies of Popular ‘Resistance:’ Democratice Populism and Radical Politics in Visual Cultural Studies

This is the second part to a complementary essay that appeared in JSTAE (jagodzinski 2003). It was also written in 1998 and is being revisited some six years latter given that the cultural landscape in art education is slowly turning its sights towards visual cultural studies, a position JSTAE has been exploring for almost a quarter of a century if we take into account our earlier Bulletin publication, which began in 1980. The theme of silence arises, for me, a question of what is a radical politics at the tum of the century? It seems that the only game in town is that of neo-liberalism, while the question of \u27democratic populism\u27 as a form of liberal pluralism continues to be debated within cultural studies. This essay critiques the question of \u27pleasurable resistance\u27 as it manifests itself in popular cultural forms as examined mostly by John Fiske, an exemplary left-leaning critic. It may seem anachronistic to analyze the Newlywed Game and Madonna, given that both \u27forms\u27 are in their retirement years. Her clone, Britney Spears, is slowly supplanting Madonna, while Tire Newlywed Game has been replaced by \u27reality television: which ironically subverts it. We now have the Bachelorette and even a television series where the sanctity of marriage has to be subverted in order to win a million dollars: My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiancé (Fox). However, the distance traveled from these older genres is not so great. The question of \u27pleasurable resistance\u27 remains front and center. Irony, as has been often remarked, remains as a postmodern strategy to undermine dominant hegemony. This essay also questions star and fandom resistance, and consumerist resistance. It ends with a call for a structural consideration of political economy and material analysis in popular culture by left-leaning critics. For this is where the silence lies

Though Bob Eubanks is Still Alive and Kicking

pages 102-10

Tools to Support Professional Couples Counseling and Help Maintain Healthy and Robust Relationships

Given the high divorce rate in America, the purpose of this thesis is to explore and design tools for newlyweds, unmarried, and married couples which focus on how to maintain a healthy and stable relationship by receiving professional counseling; all the while increasing the awareness of damaging unnoticed variables and issues that lead to an unhealthy relationship between couples. Through a literature review, Dr. Gottman’s The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work method and other research has shown that relationship satisfaction has a massive impact on health and happiness between the partners, and their relationship can be strengthened. Moreover, when people have relationship issues, the best choice is to seek professional help at the very beginning. Timing is an essential aspect of couples counseling. Content analysis indicates there are few if any existing tools that combine both professional counseling and relationship coaching for couples. By conducting consultations with experts, focus groups, and user testing, this paper demonstrates that professional counseling is necessary for maintaining stable and healthy relationships, especially in the early stages of issues and conflicts amongst couples

Barnes Hospital Record

https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/bjc_barnes_record/1048/thumbnail.jp

The Cowl - v.59 - n.2 - Freshman Orientation, Summer, 1994

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Volume 59, Number 2 - Freshman Orientation, Summer, 1994. 4 pages

A Newlywed Soundtrack

Graduate winner: 2nd place, 2022, 35th Annual Carl Neureuther Student Book Collection Competitio

The Exponent

Published monthly in the interest of the students of St. Mary\u27s Institute. Contents include Essays, Editorials, Exchanges, Alumni Notes, University Chronicle, and Athletic Noteshttps://ecommons.udayton.edu/exponent/1143/thumbnail.jp