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  2. Altercasting - Wikipedia

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    Altercasting is a theory created by Eugene Weinstein and Paul Deutschberger in 1963. [1] The theory relies on the concept of persuasion.The goal of altercasting is to project an identity onto another person in order to meet one's own goals. [2]

  3. Subaltern (postcolonialism) - Wikipedia

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    In discussions of the meaning of the term subaltern in the work of Gramsci, Spivak said that he used the word as a synonym for the proletariat (a code word to deceive the prison censor to allow his manuscripts out the prison), [5] but contemporary evidence indicates that the term was a novel concept in Gramsci's political theory. [6]

  4. Alternating current - Wikipedia

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    The abbreviations AC and DC are often used to mean simply alternating and direct, respectively, as when they modify current or voltage. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The usual waveform of alternating current in most electric power circuits is a sine wave , whose positive half-period corresponds with positive direction of the current and vice versa (the full ...

  5. Subaltern - Wikipedia

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    Subaltern may refer to: . Subaltern (military), a primarily British and Commonwealth military term for a junior officer Subaltern (postcolonialism), colonial populations who are outside the hierarchy of power

  6. Subaltern Studies - Wikipedia

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    The Subaltern Studies Group (SSG) or Subaltern Studies Collective is a group of South Asian scholars interested in postcolonial and post-imperial societies. [1] The term Subaltern Studies is sometimes also applied more broadly to others who share many of their views and they are often considered to be "exemplary of postcolonial studies" and as one of the most influential movements in the field ...

  7. Alternator - Wikipedia

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    Alternators made in 1909 by Ganz Works in the power generating hall of a Russian hydroelectric station (photograph by Prokudin-Gorsky, 1911). [1]An alternator is an electrical generator that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy in the form of alternating current. [2]

  8. Alterity - Wikipedia

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    Alterity is a philosophical and anthropological term meaning "otherness", that is, the "other of two" (Latin alter). [1] It is also increasingly being used in media to express something other than "sameness", or something outside of tradition or convention.

  9. Alternative - Wikipedia

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    Alternative dance, a musical genre that mixes alternative rock with electronic dance music; Alternative hip hop, subgenre of hip hop music that encompasses a wide range of styles that are not typically identified as mainstream