Identity's Moments

The Self in Action and Interaction

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Humanism, Mind & Body
Cover of the book Identity's Moments by Robert S. Perinbanayagam, Lexington Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Robert S. Perinbanayagam ISBN: 9780739172414
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: October 1, 2012
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author: Robert S. Perinbanayagam
ISBN: 9780739172414
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: October 1, 2012
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

The work is an examination of the role of language in the constitution of self and in the presentation of identity. Following the path laid out by George Herbert Mead, Kenneth Burke and Mikhail Bakhtin the work presents self, identity and meaning as ongoing accomplishments between human actors who participate in what may be termed the dramas human relations. Human agents use language as symbolic actions with which they transform themselves and others, as well as places and things, clothing and money etc into meanings with which they conduct their lives.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The work is an examination of the role of language in the constitution of self and in the presentation of identity. Following the path laid out by George Herbert Mead, Kenneth Burke and Mikhail Bakhtin the work presents self, identity and meaning as ongoing accomplishments between human actors who participate in what may be termed the dramas human relations. Human agents use language as symbolic actions with which they transform themselves and others, as well as places and things, clothing and money etc into meanings with which they conduct their lives.

More books from Lexington Books

Cover of the book Political and Investment Risk in the International Oil and Gas Industry by Robert S. Perinbanayagam
Cover of the book Strategies for Success among African-Americans and Afro-Caribbeans by Robert S. Perinbanayagam
Cover of the book Thinking with Whitehead and the American Pragmatists by Robert S. Perinbanayagam
Cover of the book Nuclear Legacies by Robert S. Perinbanayagam
Cover of the book Planning the Past by Robert S. Perinbanayagam
Cover of the book Virtue and the Moral Life by Robert S. Perinbanayagam
Cover of the book Absent Mother God of the West by Robert S. Perinbanayagam
Cover of the book Embodying Ecological Heritage in a Maya Community by Robert S. Perinbanayagam
Cover of the book Naming Jhumpa Lahiri by Robert S. Perinbanayagam
Cover of the book Resistance to Tyrants, Obedience to God by Robert S. Perinbanayagam
Cover of the book Federalism, the Supreme Court, and the Seventeenth Amendment by Robert S. Perinbanayagam
Cover of the book Community Boundaries and Border Crossings by Robert S. Perinbanayagam
Cover of the book Global Coloniality of Power in Guatemala by Robert S. Perinbanayagam
Cover of the book Women of Color Navigating Mentoring Relationships by Robert S. Perinbanayagam
Cover of the book From Bogotá to Beijing by Robert S. Perinbanayagam
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy