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Altairrr Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
What could "investment" possibly mean here? Help,plz
Came acoss this sentence "
I would argue emphatically that cultural studies should be explicit about its implicit theoretical, political and methodological investments, thus anticipating the charge that cultural studies is but a hybrid version of cultural interpretation with no rigorous justification.
"while translating. And have been tortued by trying to figure out the exact meaning of the word "investment" used here ever since. I need you guys' help here, badly. So far the only way I can loosely go with to comprehend this sentence is "Cultural studies has to tell people explicitly what's hiding behind those theoretical, political and methodological veneer" and I feel it's not even close to the true meaning.So help ,plz
I'll paste several more sentences aroud the above to give you a better context.
"indeed, it is somewhat foreign to the decentered, theoretically eclectic tradition of cultural studies to stipulate either underlying assumptions or a political agenda (see Denzin, 1991).That is a weakness this book attempts to remedy.I would argue emphatically that cultural studies should be explicit about its implicit theoretical, political and methodological investments, thus anticipating the charge that cultural studies is but a hybrid version of cultural interpretation with no rigorous justification."
I did my best to work out the meaning of the word by trying several major dictionaries and failed to get anything more than definitions like "money, shares and time of effor you devote". Though I did one defining this word as " coating or outlayer of something", I don't think that one applies here either.
I would argue emphatically that cultural studies should be explicit about its implicit theoretical, political and methodological investments, thus anticipating the charge that cultural studies is but a hybrid version of cultural interpretation with no rigorous justification.
"while translating. And have been tortued by trying to figure out the exact meaning of the word "investment" used here ever since. I need you guys' help here, badly. So far the only way I can loosely go with to comprehend this sentence is "Cultural studies has to tell people explicitly what's hiding behind those theoretical, political and methodological veneer" and I feel it's not even close to the true meaning.So help ,plz
I'll paste several more sentences aroud the above to give you a better context.
"indeed, it is somewhat foreign to the decentered, theoretically eclectic tradition of cultural studies to stipulate either underlying assumptions or a political agenda (see Denzin, 1991).That is a weakness this book attempts to remedy.I would argue emphatically that cultural studies should be explicit about its implicit theoretical, political and methodological investments, thus anticipating the charge that cultural studies is but a hybrid version of cultural interpretation with no rigorous justification."
I did my best to work out the meaning of the word by trying several major dictionaries and failed to get anything more than definitions like "money, shares and time of effor you devote". Though I did one defining this word as " coating or outlayer of something", I don't think that one applies here either.
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" Let me go out on a limb and say that, in my opinion, academics who write like this feel that using big and vague words makes their writing seem cleverer and their topic more important. For such people, clarity and simplicity are not major goals. Like you, I have difficulty seeing why the writer chose the word 'investments'.
- " Let me go out on a limb and say that, in my opinion, academics who write like this feel that using big and vague words makes their writing seem cleverer and their topic more important.
- For such people, clarity and simplicity are not major goals.
- Like you, I have difficulty seeing why the writer chose the word 'investments'.
- Possibly, he means the knowledge and expertise that a student of cultural studies must invest in his studies.
- But just possibly.
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Hi,
"indeed, it is somewhat foreign to the decentered, theoretically eclectic tradition of cultural studies to stipulate either underlying assumptions or a political agenda (see Denzin, 1991).That is a weakness this book attempts to remedy.I would argue emphatically that cultural studies should be explicit about its implicit theoretical, political and methodological investments
"indeed, it is somewhat foreign to the decentered, theoretically eclectic tradition of cultural studies to stipulate either underlying assumptions or a political agenda (see Denzin, 1991).That is a weakness this book attempts to remedy.I would argue emphatically that cultural studies should be explicit about its implicit theoretical, political and methodological investments
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To me, too, it seems an unusual word to choose. One meaning of "invest" is "endow" (as in "by the power invested in me"), so I'm wondering if "investment" might refer to the state or process of being endowed with some property or characteristic, in this case the theoretical, political and methodological characteristics mentioned.
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altairrrThough I did one defining this word as " coating or outlayer of something", I don't think that one applies here either.I think this is the one you want.
Aren't robes sometimes called "investments"?
Cultural studies is (sic.) cloaked in all these things.
I think the point is intended to be pejorative.
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CliveLet me go out on a limb and say that, in my opinion, academics who write like this feel that using big and vague words makes their writing seem cleverer and their topic more important.I hope it's a strong limb, because I'm on it with you.
I hate this kind of stuff, often finding it impenetrable and I'm rarely passionate enough about the topic t
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CliveFor such people, clarity and simplicity are not major goals.Nice to hear that said.
I'll leave it as obscure and ambiguous as possible after translated.
That being said, I'll have to bother you a bit more by asking what would you consider to be the possible clear and simple substitutes for the word "investment" here in this context that
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Thx a lot,
and may I ask you this favor to kindly find me an appropriate word to replace the "investment" in this context, which would clearly send the logical meaning intended.
and may I ask you this favor to kindly find me an appropriate word to replace the "investment" in this context, which would clearly send the logical meaning intended.
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Hi,
What's the logical meaning intended?
We really don't know. The whole sentence would be better rewritten, if we knew what it meant.
Clive
What's the logical meaning intended?
We really don't know. The whole sentence would be better rewritten, if we knew what it meant.
Clive
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altairrr"Cultural studies has to tell people explicitly what's hiding behind those theoretical, political and methodological veneer"As I said, this rings true with me, but it could profit from some singular/plural adjustments. (that veneer/those veneers)
There's concensus that the author's style is obscure, so why not just take it from there
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