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The Use of Literature, and in Particular, an Original Novel Entitled Ariachne\u27s Thread, as a Vehicle for the Expression of Philosophical Ideas Concerning Authenticity at the Margins of Society
No full textThis dissertation argues for the possibility of literature, and in particular the novel, as philosophy. It recognizes the distinction between the two but argues that the novel form, with its inherent play of language -- its use of tropes, its polylogogical stance, punning, polysemy, catachreses, aporias, equivocations, etc. within a fluid daedalic narrative leads inevitably to an ironic stance, questioning the very ground on which we stand; that is, a visceral understanding of ever changing vocabularies in which no one sees his or her vocabulary as fixed or ontological but rather contextual, ironic and ever changing; one in which no one vocabulary holds a ‘true’ view of infinite vision; what Donna Haraway refers to as the “god trick,” the “conquering gaze from nowhere” (Haraway, “Situational Knowledges,” 581-590) and thus offers a more open-ended, de-ontological perspective than philosophy proper. The dissertation argues that fiction asks for the language to be deconstructed, re-made, re-contextualized, remaining fluid, slippery and vital. “Deconstruction is not a dismantling of the structure of a text, but a demonstration that it has already dismantled itself. Its apparently solid ground is no rock,” says J. Hillis Miller. The dissertation first presents the theory behind and within the defense of the novel as philosophy. It sets the stage for the thesis by playing off of the dominant and at times dominating, modern linguistic theories, particularly deconstruction, and argues that literature has always been modern as far back as the ancient Greeks. By taking a de-constructive approach, language becomes more expansive and less able to be pinned down, thus negating the metaphysical pre-Nietzschean in favor of the modern. There are greater possibilities for uncovering the truths that are hidden in the language of the text. iv The dissertation moves from the linguistic to the narrative elements that make up the text of the novel. It argues that not only does the author slip away, negating himself in the fluid nature of the narrative, but that a monological text in the sense of coming from one mind is in itself an impossibility. There is rather “an implicit multiplying of the authorizing source of a story,” what J. Hillis Miller refers to as polylogology. Intentionality becomes secondary as language and narrative become predominant. The narrative becomes neither writer nor text but hybrid in which the actor/actant relationship to the agent/goal as described by Bruno Latour is in this dissertation conflated with the writer/text relationship as described by J. Hillis Miller to create a multi-contextual, ironic text. The dissertation argues that in fiction, Richard Rorty’s ironic stance is a kind of permanent parabasis. In narrative, it stands outside of itself, refers back to itself as in an allegorique de lui même, commenting on itself, questioning itself, always at odds with what it is saying, calling attention to its alterior meaning at all times. Never at home, constantly shifting its vocabularies, its contingent truths, through the paradigmatic associations embedded in its signs. The dissertation’s defense substantiates its theoretical claim regarding the value of literature in uncovering or discovering philosophy in the postmodern age by applying it in the completion of Ariachne’s Thread, an original novel that speaks directly to these issues, using them within the novel form itself. Thus, I will have a theory and a proof of that theory
Wakehurst Inventory
No full textCreator: Unknown.
Date: Undated. Publication date given is date of digitization and digital upload.
Description: Typescript inventory of table service in the Wakehurst mansion. These items are not held by Salve Regina University.
Language: English.
Source: RG 19.3.1: Property Records: Individual Buildings: Owned Buildings -- Wakehurst.https://digitalcommons.salve.edu/archives_books/1003/thumbnail.jp
Quilting, Cross-Stitch, and Community: The Technological Enhancement of Artistic Focal Practices in the Work of Chawne Kimber
No full textThis study interrogates the use of technology by an artist, Chawne Kimber, to examine the incorporation of technology and its impact on artistic processes, identity affirmation, and authenticity. With Heideggerian theory serving as a methodological framework, a thorough survey of Kimber’s social media accounts combined with critical analysis of the artwork she exhibited online was conducted in the course of analyzing her use of technology to document artistic practices, engage with and establish artistic communities, and share and display art. Qualitative analysis of Kimber’s social media accounts and her use of social media suggest there is a strong relation between mindful incorporation of technology into an artist’s process and practice and the creation of meaningful work. Based on the results of the evidentiary analysis of Kimber’s thoughts and artistic processes shared on social media, I argue that it is possible to incorporate technology into artistic activity in the endeavor to live a good life as well as a life of authenticity. Furthermore, the intentional integration of technology into artistic activity and focal practices can heighten an artist’s engagement with art while serving as a basis for reconsideration of technology and one’s relationship to it
Exploration of factors that influence advance care planning for primary care patients
No full textThe purpose of this exploratory descriptive research study is to explore the individual factors that influence health care decisions in a small sample of primary care patients who have received advance care planning education through the State Innovation Model Grant in Rhode Island. Both quantitative and qualitative data was gathered from a voluntary 10 question participant survey. This survey research aimed to answer the following research questions: What are the individual, environmental and behavioral factors that influence healthcare decisions at end-of-life? How do individuals, in their own words, describe the thought process used for making decisions about advance care planning? A 38% response rate was achieved. Results revealed that education about end of life care and family were the most consistently reported elements which helped make choices for preferred care at end of life. Two major themes emerged, control over self and family, and sharing of experiences that impact decision making for care at end of life. Awareness of elements that influence preferences for care provide valuable insight into the thought processes that frame healthcare choices for end of life care and identify barriers and facilitators that influence end of life planning. Knowledge of this information can guide program development, policy and procedures around advance care planning. Keywords: advance care planning, decision making, end of life care, health behavior, communication, primary car
Morning at the Breakers
No full textIn “Morning at The Breakers,” Maria Mack D’Amario carefully analyzes a room at a Newport residence, designed and furnished in a decidedly European aesthetic. D’Amario shows us how, in the Morning Room at The Breakers, Richard Morris Hunt brought together craftsmen and artists from France, who provided much of the furnishings and décor of this extraordinary space. Further, D’Amario meticulously demonstrates that the antecedents of the Morning Room’s décor can be found by studying the decoration of the grand state buildings of mid-century Paris, especially the Palais Garnier (Opera House) and the work of one of its principal artists, Paul Baudry
Salve Regina Oral History Project: Tim O\u27Reilly [audio]
Get PDFOral history interview with Tim O’Reilly who served on the Salve Regina Board of Trustees for approximately 24 years. The interview was conducted on September 12, 2019
Salve Regina Oral History Project: Mary Montminy-Danna
Get PDFOral history interview with Dr. Mary Montminy-Danna, professor of social work at Salve Regina. The interview was conducted on July 12, 2019
Moving Towards Jus Post Bellum: An Analysis of Three Contemparory Writers Through a Kantian Lens
No full textThis dissertation focuses on an analysis of the works of James Turner Johnson, Jean Bethke Elsthain, and Eric Patterson through a Kantian lens to determine a set of normative guidelines for jus post bellum. The guidelines for jus post bellum were garnered from this analysis as well as other just war scholars including Brian Orend and Michael Walzer. Kant offers a deontological-based look at jus post bellum offering a guide to twenty-first century challenges facing the international community. The guidelines are presented as well as recommendations for areas outside the scope of this dissertation that are pertinent to jus post bellum and the just war tradition and to make the guidelines manageable and effective
Community-based Tourism Development as Gendered Political Space: A Feminist Geographical Perspective
Get PDFDrawing from a doctoral thesis on the construction of gender in livelihoods, this paper analyzes women’s experiences of participation in a local decentralized governance body (Village Tourism Development Committee) within a State implemented community based rural tourism development program that aims at political empowerment of women and the marginalised. Building a theoretical framework located in Feminist Political Geography, this paper adds to the knowledge on the gendered nature of space by examining the unexplored role of local decentralized governance and development agencies as political space in which culturally and historically embedded gender and caste roles intersect to impact the outcome on women’s political assets. Methodologically, the article uses data collected within a feminist phenomenological framework to elaborately investigate women’s experiences of gender and caste relations in political space It is argued that women face various socio-cultural constraints that pose challenges to optimum realization of their political capacities. The constraints faced by them are gendered and casteised with a historicity of marginalization and spatial discrimination. The main argument here is that gendered construction of space presents challenges to full and meaningful participation of women in the state created local and decentralized political agency. By building a topographical understanding of women’s political participation, the paper also emphasizes the significance of scales and shows how broader structures and processes work with local ones in local space and place to impact women’s immediate political realities and experiences. It is suggested that processes like United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) guidelines, increasing international tourist in-flow, national policies, schemes and projects on tourism development and empowerment of women, patriarchy, capitalism, and casteism operate at broader global and national scales and affect women’s lives at their local regional levels. Multiple socio-economic structures and relations existing at local, household, community and individual scales like gendered division of labor, local economic relations, cultural and religious beliefs and norms, and household and community power relations also affect and are impacted by the broader processes and structures. These, in turn, together influence the extent to which women can gain political power. The findings of the analysis suggest that when a political empowerment program is implemented in practice, top-down by the State, in the overall space of unequal gender and caste relations, the women’s experiences of political participation are unsurprisingly those which suggest that tourism is borne out of and developed in a gendered society with gendered impacts
Women’s Political Participation and Grassroots Democratic Sustainability in Osun State, Nigeria (2010-2015)
Get PDFStudies on Osun State and women\u27s representation in both the federal and state levels and in the legislative and executive arms of government indicated it has the second highest women\u27s representation in South West, Nigeria. This gives an impression that democracy is being sustained at the grassroots. However, the fact on the ground is to the contrary, especially when compared with their male counterparts and their representation in government. Therefore, this study explores women\u27s political participation and grassroots democratic sustainability in Osun State, Nigeria from 1999 to 2015.This study adopted survey research design. Data were collected through questionnaires and unstructured interviews. The findings revealed that the number of women involved in political participation in Osun state is low compared to their male counterparts yet they are beginning to make great strides. It was found that women’s representation at the two levels of involvement in the period under study was 50 women or 20.5% of the group while male representation was 244 or 79.5 %. Further, it was revealed that the under representation of women in political participation in Osun State was due to certain socio-cultural factors like violence, discrimination against women, people\u27s perception of politics as a dirty game and cultural beliefs. The study conclusions suggest that representation of women in Osun State is low compared to their male counterparts. This indicates that sustainability of democracy at the grassroots level is yet to be sustained. It is recommended that there needs to be local policies to end all discrimination against women as well as a platform of action entrenched in the constitution. In addition, the support of organized women’s associations not only in training women, but also through financial support and with the assistance of the government should be encouraged