And, 'sanctity of human life', perhaps, can be added to the useful
list you have provided, Tim?
Western political leaders' hypocritical reference to this term is very
annoying.
Raju
Date sent: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 13:29:50 +0100
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From: Tim Cresswell <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: keywords
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> Dear people
>
> Maybe a positive thing to do right now would be to produce a kind of
> collective keywords decoder for use in classrooms etc. What I have in mind
> is modelled on Raymond Williams keywords book - a document (on-line) that
> allows us to analyse the press and the politicians in terms of the language
> they are using. Think for instance of the word "crusade." We all have an
> idea about where that word comes from and what it implies but some of us
> (James!!) might know more than others and be able to contextualise it.
> Similarly other words that are not so abstract (like "Pakistan") come to
> mind. We are watching Pakistan transform before our eyes. Not so long ago
> (1999) Pakistan was subject to economic sanctions from around the world
> following a military coup. It was expelled from the Commonwealth Council
> of Ministers and all US and UK aid was withdrawn. Now it is this
> reasonable, rational, pro-western, "moderate" government etc etc. A
> similar transformation happened with Saudi Arabia in the Gulf War.
>
> Other entries in this non-exsitant document include:
>
> Racism (and anti-racism)
> Minimum wage
> Skyscaper
> Terrorist
> War
> Western
> Fundamentalist
> Security
> Self-defence
> Assassination
> Democracy
> Coalition
> Calibrate
> Proportionate
> CIA
> Iran
> Collatoral Damage
> Islam
> Jihad
> Civilisation
> Immigrant (illegal)
> allies
>
> Etc.
>
> Tim
>
> Tim Cresswell
> Senior Lecturer
> Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences
> University of Wales, Aberystwyth
> Aberystwyth
> Ceredigion SY23 3DB
> United Kingdom
> Tel: 44 (0)1970 622782
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