Post by ENGAGE administrator on May 2, 2013 11:05:10 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for participating in the ENGAGE Kindle competition! Stay tuned to find out more info on our upcoming get together at which we'll have a nice raffle to decide the winners. 
Great research, friends, and keep up the wonderful work!
Our last entry for the contest was by our colleague Justyna Czader, who studies French literature at Purdue. Learn more about her amazing work and contact her for possible collaborations if you have similar research interests. Justyna's post:
"For many centuries philosophers and academic lawyers have attempted to answer the question whether citizens have to obey the law. They generally agree that it is a moral obligation or even necessity to obey the law. Nonetheless, questions concerning the scope of necessity frequently arise in a variety of legal and philosophical discussions.
The leading purpose of my research project is to discuss the problem of relationship between law and obedience during the French Revolution. I have noticed that in most cases women from different social backgrounds and with various educations, involved into revolutionary politics, as many male philosophers and thinkers, agreed and recognized the necessity to obey law. However, I would like also to demonstrate that the reasoning and justification vary from the arguments expressed by men.
My research project is based on many literary works of women writers such as: novel, plays, political writings and letters and unknown manuscripts. I am affiliated with the French literature section at the School of Languages and Cultures, the project includes many elements such: politics, economy, sociology, philosophy, women's studies and history. This interdisciplinary project will allow examine and look at legacy of the Enlightenment and the effects of the revolution in ideas on philosophical and political expressions in 20th century. The collaboration with the Department of History and many libraries in US and Europe such as Bibliothèque nationale de France will be crucial. It will help me to investigate the period of the French Revolution as cultural, literary and historical phenomenon in a language that denies the power by naming women as marginal."
Great research, friends, and keep up the wonderful work!
Our last entry for the contest was by our colleague Justyna Czader, who studies French literature at Purdue. Learn more about her amazing work and contact her for possible collaborations if you have similar research interests. Justyna's post:
"For many centuries philosophers and academic lawyers have attempted to answer the question whether citizens have to obey the law. They generally agree that it is a moral obligation or even necessity to obey the law. Nonetheless, questions concerning the scope of necessity frequently arise in a variety of legal and philosophical discussions.
The leading purpose of my research project is to discuss the problem of relationship between law and obedience during the French Revolution. I have noticed that in most cases women from different social backgrounds and with various educations, involved into revolutionary politics, as many male philosophers and thinkers, agreed and recognized the necessity to obey law. However, I would like also to demonstrate that the reasoning and justification vary from the arguments expressed by men.
My research project is based on many literary works of women writers such as: novel, plays, political writings and letters and unknown manuscripts. I am affiliated with the French literature section at the School of Languages and Cultures, the project includes many elements such: politics, economy, sociology, philosophy, women's studies and history. This interdisciplinary project will allow examine and look at legacy of the Enlightenment and the effects of the revolution in ideas on philosophical and political expressions in 20th century. The collaboration with the Department of History and many libraries in US and Europe such as Bibliothèque nationale de France will be crucial. It will help me to investigate the period of the French Revolution as cultural, literary and historical phenomenon in a language that denies the power by naming women as marginal."