Andreoli originally discovered focalization as a concrete proof search strategy in proof theory of linear logic, putting to the foreground the role of polarity in logic.
Liberal theorists tend to start from the question of whether and how minority cultural practices should be tolerated or accommodated in accordance with liberal principles, whereas democratic theorists foreground the role of democratic deliberation and ask how affected parties understand the contested practice.
How far George Miller's movie foregrounds the role of women, even to the subordination of its apparent hero, has surprised many, Theron included.
This course foregrounds the role of visual culture in the societies where Spanish, French, Portuguese, and/or Italian is spoken, and it asks students to dwell upon how visual material interacts with spoken and written language.
With those caveats noted, our results still suggest that informing Americans about the extent of economic inequality, or simply making the issue salient, can change attitudes about economic opportunity by foregrounding the role of luck in getting ahead — and that in turn tends to increase support for policies designed to reduce inequality.
We argue that leveraging WHC within VLEs broadens perspectives on the purposes of education, as this ethically framed creativity foregrounds the role of values in generating fundamental small-scale creative change through 'journeys of becoming' that have the potential to generate 'quiet revolutions' or small cumulative, incremental changes over time which are meaningful to a particular community.
Drawing on science and technology, environmental studies, and media and communication studies, they also present methods for foregrounding the role of communication in scientific and environmental governance.
Wilson's book, A Letter to My Congregation, sets itself apart by foregrounding his role as a pastor.
Despite the companionable style of it all, there's proper history here: the series was revisionist in its foregrounding of the role of French settlers in American history, while its insights into the US's long-held reluctance to recruit a standing army offer a pointed critique of its recent conflicts.
I make the case that the courses explicit focus on cultural objects literature and film, museums and galleries, monuments and cemeteries allows students to understand most effectively the relationship between history and memory by foregrounding the vital role culture plays in shaping social memory.
