Bobby C Alexander
Biographic Data
| ID | 222780 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bobby C Alexander |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bobby C |
| FAMILY NAME | Alexander |
| SIGNATURE | ALEXANDER B C |
| AFFILIATIONS | 1Department of Religious Studies Southern Methodist University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Barriers in the Transfer Process for Hispanic and Hispanic Immigrant Students
This article reports barriers to transfer from the community college to bachelor's degree—granting institutions encountered by Hispanic students in the Dallas County Community College District. These Hispanic students were enrolled in a cultural studies course preparing them to transfer. Ethnographic methods—principally participant observation of the students and their families, interviews, and case studies—were used to analyze the barriers, thre…
By Means of Performance
Turner's Definition of Ritual Reconsidered
Correcting Misinterpretations of Turner's Theory
This article addresses a prevalent and fundamental misunderstanding of Victor Turner's theory of anti-structure. At the center of scholarly misinterpretation, and of this article, are Turner's key concepts, ritual liminality and ritual communitas. Misreadings of ambiguous passages from Turner are herein clarified, challenging the literature's interpretation of Turner's theory. From the functionalist viewpoint, Turner appears to argue that ritual …
Correcting Misinterpretations of Turner's Theory
This article addresses a prevalent and fundamental misunderstanding of Victor Turner's theory of anti-structure. At the center of scholarly misinterpretation, and of this article, are Turner's key concepts, ritual liminality and ritual communitas. Misreadings of ambiguous passages from Turner are herein clarified, challenging the literature's interpretation of Turner's theory. From the functionalist viewpoint, Turner appears to argue that ritual …
Turner's Definition of Ritual Reconsidered
Turner's Definition of Ritual Reconsidered
Correcting Misinterpretations of Turner's Theory
This article addresses a prevalent and fundamental misunderstanding of Victor Turner's theory of anti-structure. At the center of scholarly misinterpretation, and of this article, are Turner's key concepts, ritual liminality and ritual communitas. Misreadings of ambiguous passages from Turner are herein clarified, challenging the literature's interpretation of Turner's theory. From the functionalist viewpoint, Turner appears to argue that ritual …
By Means of Performance
Barriers in the Transfer Process for Hispanic and Hispanic Immigrant Students
This article reports barriers to transfer from the community college to bachelor's degree—granting institutions encountered by Hispanic students in the Dallas County Community College District. These Hispanic students were enrolled in a cultural studies course preparing them to transfer. Ethnographic methods—principally participant observation of the students and their families, interviews, and case studies—were used to analyze the barriers, thre…
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