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Desire, love and politics--from the masculine perspective. Leonard Cohen, who is remembered as the remarkable literary persona of the 1960s whose two novels were to sell a million copies each, and as the poet who was named the winner of the Governor General's Award (although he declined to accept the honor), is also recognized for the songs he has recorded over a period of more than twenty years from the first album, Songs of Leonard Cohen, to Famous Blue Raincoat (recorded by Jennifer Warnes). Bruce Cockburn's recording career spans twenty-eight years and twenty-three albums, the latest being the Juno Award winner (2000), Breakfast In New Orleans, Dinner In Timbuktu. His lyric writing, woven together with a thread of integrity and intelligence, is exceptional. His songs are political, mystical, religious: many the result of his travels and activism. Cockburn is also honorary chair of Friends of the Earth. These two artists, so different in style and temperament, are brought together in one work in order to compare and examine the way in which they approach the question of love and desire--in their art and in their life. Nonnekes contends that, despite widely different routes, both of these artists arrive at a similar place in their desire: the love provided by communion with the feminine other. From a psychoanalytic perspective, especially Lacan and Kristeva, as well as one informed by an encounter with the critical theory of Benjamin, Nonnekes proposes two subjects, one called I, from Cohen's work, and one called S, from Cockburn's work, and follows the journeys of each of these subjects as they yearn for love. From Cohen's 1966 novel, Beautiful Losers, through to his 1992 album, The Future, and from Cockburn's 1970 album, Bruce Cockburn, through to his 1997 album, Charity of Night, Nonnekes inquires into the fate of love for the masculine subject in a world where the dreams of desire encounter both ruin and promise. Essential reading. - Stephen Scobie, winner of the Governor General's Award A fascinating tale, constructed from lyrical voices with passions as troubling as they are transforming. - Lambert Zuidervaart, Adorno's Aesthetic Theory and the Semblance of Subjectivity Paul Nonnekes, Ph.D., teaches Cultural Studies in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Red Deer College, Alberta. 192 pages, photographs, bibliography, index

Who are you kidding? No one is completely satisfied with the grades they get on exams or with the life that comes along with it. This book explains why, shows how the two are related, and--with the help of stories, jokes, cartoons, games, myths, statistics, pop quizzes, personal anecdotes, generally hidden facts, practical advice, some analysis, and a dash of theory--tells you what you can do to ring the bell on exams and in life. No kidding! Authored by a famous professor who reveals the inner secrets of his trade, How to Take an Exam... interplays two totally disparate subjects, then brings them together in a revealing indictment of `higher' education and the world it produces. A delightful tour de force that entertains while it educates. Funny, serious, practical, impractical, a delight to read. - Howard Zinn, Boston University A delighful tour de force that entertains while it educates...An invaluable tool both for taking exams and examining society. - Dr. Michael Parenti, noted author and lecturer No student can afford to be without How To Take an Exam...don't miss this book, if you want to learn how to beat the system, that is the exam system as well as the political one. - Prof. James O'Connor, University of California, Santa Cruz Humerous, scary and angry...The tips Ollman offers about examinatons are flawless, and the wisdom he presents about political economy communicates by anecdote and example rather than by programmatic analysis. - Prof. Andrew Ross, New York University A wonderful combination of Oxford scholarship, Marxist insight, Jewish humor, and revolutionary pedagogy. Ollman at his best. - Michael Savas, University of Athens Ollman has done it again! He's brought together radical scholarship and a hilarious sense of humor to produce this unique book. - Ira Shor, City University of New York Bertell Ollman, winner of the 1st Charles McCoy Life Time Acheivement Award of New Political Science from the American Political Science Association (2001), has authored many books, among which is Social and Sexual Revolution: Essays on Marx and Reich (Black Rose Books: 1978). He is currently teaching at New York University in the Department of Politics. 2001: 216 pages, 70 cartoons, bibliography and index