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Desiring the east: a comparative study of Middle English romance and modern popular sheikh romance
No full textThis thesis comparatively examines a selection of twenty-first century sheikh romances and Middle English romances from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries that imagine an erotic relationship occurring between east and west. They do so against a background of conflict, articulated in military confrontation and binary religious and ethnic division. The thesis explores the strategies used to facilitate the cross-cultural relationship across such a gulf of difference and considers what a comparison of medieval and modern romance can reveal about attitudes towards otherness in popular romance.
In Chapter 1, I analyse the construction of the east in each genre, investigating how the homogenisation of the romance east in sheikh romance distances it from the geopolitical reality of those parts of the Middle East seen, by the west, to be "other". Chapter 2 examines the articulation of gender identity and the ways in which these romances subvert and reassert binary gender difference to uphold normative heterosexual relations. Chapter 3 considers how ethnic and religious difference is nuanced, in particular through the use of fabric, breaking down the disjunction between east and west. Chapter 4 investigates the way ethnicity, religion and gender affect hierarchies of power in the abduction motif, enabling undesirable aspects of the east to be recast.
The key finding of this thesis is that both romance genres facilitate the cross-cultural erotic relationship by rewriting apparently binary differences of religion and ethnicity to create sameness. While the east is figured differently in Middle English and modern sheikh romance, the strategies they use to facilitate the cross-cultural erotic relationship are similar. The thesis concludes that the constancy of certain attitudes towards the east in both medieval and modern romance reveals a persistence of conservative values in representations of the east in romance
Investigating and learning lessons from early experiences of implementing ePrescribing systems into NHS hospitals:a questionnaire study
No full textePrescribing systems have significant potential to improve the safety and efficiency of healthcare, but they need to be carefully selected and implemented to maximise benefits. Implementations in English hospitals are in the early stages and there is a lack of standards guiding the procurement, functional specifications, and expected benefits. We sought to provide an updated overview of the current picture in relation to implementation of ePrescribing systems, explore existing strategies, and identify early lessons learned
The Erasure Trilogy: Fazal Sheikh interviewed by Shela Sheikh
No full textIn 2010, Fazal Sheikh visited Israel and the West Bank for the first time. Sheikh had been invited to join This Place, a project initiated by the photographer Frédéric Brenner to explore the region through the lenses of twelve internationally-renowned photographers.1 During the course of the many extended visits to the region that were to follow, Sheikh produced three bodies of work—Memory Trace, Desert Bloom, and Independence/Nakba—published collectively by Steidl in 2015 as The Erasure Trilogy. Together, through their juxtaposition of the photographic image and text, the three volumes trace the legacies of the Arab–Israeli War of 1948 and its lasting impact on the Palestinians, Bedouins, and Israelis of the region. While Desert Bloom, the work produced for This Place, has been exhibited in the traveling group exhibition that began in 2014, this spring marks the first simultaneous exhibition of all three elements.2 Collectively presented under the title Erasures, the trilogy internally opens up in a movement of dispersal across multiple institutions, each with differing remits, and with this distinct, albeit often overlapping, audiences: the Slought Foundation (Philadelphia), the Brooklyn Museum, the Pace/MacGill Gallery, and Storefront for Art and Architecture (all New York), the Al-Ma’mal Foundation for Contemporary Art (East Jerusalem), and the Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center (Ramallah).3 To mark the occasion of this ambitious curatorial gesture, the interview that follows has been published through the Slought Foundation, where Sheikh is currently artist-in-residence. This discussion, which took place in Zurich in the summer of 2014, was initially commissioned by the This Place project, and appeared in an abridged and edited form in the group exhibition catalogue, published by MACK.4 Here, Sheikh reflects upon his initial responses to the region, the genesis and challenges of each of the elements of the trilogy, as well as the relations between them and his hopes for their effectivity, and his mode of working more broadly. As such, together with the extensive documentation provided both within the Erasure Trilogy publications and across the venues, as well as a series of artist’s talks programed for this spring, the conversation lends further context to the multiplatformed curatorial event of Erasures, which takes as its point of departure the following works
The Political Thought of the Late H.H. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Founder of the United Arab Emirates (1966 - 2004)
No full textThis thesis highlights the political thought of H.H. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, a man who made decisive contributions to the history of the twentieth century, and the various reflections of this political thought on the UAE, its people and the international community at large. In this regard, it explores and analyzes a multifaceted political thought that took its form in political practice in the establishment of the Federation, the management of crises and in the building of a prosperous enduring nation. Evaluating the factors that influenced the formation of the doctrinal matrix of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, this thesis traces the background from within which Sheikh Zayed’s leadership skills evolved and developed. From his early years onwards, Sheikh Zayed made a firm commitment to undertake the considerable task of building a fully fledged state out of a divided tribal background, improve the lives of citizens, and carve a place for the UAE in the international arena.
This research project illustrates the implications and dimensions of Sheikh Zayed's political thinking process exemplified in his discursive statements and actions. It documents and analyzes the career achievements of Sheikh Zayed, a statesman acknowledged by contemporary and future generations to have had significant impact on the political direction and overall development of the UAE. This impact also demonstrates the potential of his contribution to the field of political thought.
One of this study’s primary conclusions is that the accomplishments of Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan during his rule have resulted primarily from his development of an integrated doctrine of governance that reflected his humanistic outlook. In this regard, at both the domestic and international levels, Sheikh Zayed’s political decisions and acts were undertaken with reference to this outlook
The exciting field of neuro-repair in multiple sclerosis: an interview with Sarah I Sheikh
No full text Sarah Isabel Sheikh speaks to Laura Dormer, Commissioning Editor: Sarah I Sheikh, MD, MSc, MRCP, is a Senior Medical Director in Late Stage Clinical Development at Biogen. Her current focus is on developing therapies for multiple sclerosis/neuroinflammation, remyelination and neuro-repair. Prior to Biogen, Dr Sheikh was an attending in Neurology at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She completed her internship at Massachusetts General Hospital and residency in Neurology and Neuromuscular fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. She received her medical degree from Oxford University Medical School, and a Masters in cell physiology from Oxford University, Corpus Christi College. She is a member of the Royal College of Physicians, London. </jats:p
A rigorous legal process involved in Sheikh Hasina’s extradition to Bangladesh
No full textWhen Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal read out the death sentence verdict against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on November 17 for “crimes committed against humanity”, the Indian External Affairs Ministry’s reaction was cryptic. Taking “note” of the verdict against its erstwhile ally, New Delhi promised to “engage constructively with all stakeholders”. Three weeks later, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was even more enigmatic on Hasina’s fate, in the face of an extradition request from Dhaka, leaving it entirely on her to decide on returning to her country. This was in the backdrop of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government’s efforts to officially seek Hasina’s extradition, based on a treaty signed some 12 years ago
Guía de estudio núm. 92. Fazal Sheikh
No full textAcompañando la exhibición de la obra completa de fotografía documental de Fazal Sheikh, esta guía de estudio describe los intereses personales, método de trabajo y la evolución de la técnica de este afamado fotógrafo estadounidense. Asimismo, da cuenta de su periplo desde 1999 hasta 2008, a través del cual logró imprimirle un enfoque humanista y político claro a su labor de fotorreportero, permitiéndonos así a los espectadores sensibilizarnos frente a situaciones de opresión narradas por los rostros y testimonios de personas de Kenia, Sudáfrica, Malawi, Tanzania, Nepal, Bután, Afganistán, Pakistán, Somalia e India. Incluye imágenes de seis fotografías
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