2,472 research outputs found
Illusion / anti-illusion: the music of Steve Reich in context, 1965-1968
No full textThis dissertation situates the work of Steve Reich during the mid-to-late 1960s in its intricate socio-cultural context. Exploring biographical, hermeneutic, aesthetic, and political implications, it attempts to shed light on the composer’s early years. The historical narrative concentrates on the period between the first instantiation of the phase-shifting technique in 'It’s Gonna Rain, or, Meet Brother Walter in Union Square after Listening to Terry Riley' (1965) and the theoretical treatise ‘Music as a Gradual Process’ (1968). It reaches back, however, to the cultural nexus of San Francisco and ahead to the mercurial gallery scene in New York. In addition, modal compositions from 1966 and 1967 are subject to detailed analyses which question the boundary between ‘impersonal’ process and composerly intervention.
Chapter 1 deals with Reich’s relationship to Process art and Minimalism(s), paying particular attention to where he presented his work and with whom he was associated. Chapter 2 traces his involvement with the San Francisco Tape Music Center, the San Francisco Mime Troupe, and the filmmaker Robert Nelson; problematic issues surrounding race and representation are also considered. Chapter 3 critiques two transitional works: 'Melodica' and 'Reed Phase', the latter representing a striking omission from the accepted Reich canon. Chapter 4 is concerned with the relationship between musical teleology and consumer desire in post-war ‘affluent society’, building on the work of Robert Fink. The conclusion proposes that broader social contradictions of the 1960s can be detected in Reich’s music
Steve Lorman
No full textMembers 7th Legislative Council. Back row: L-R: W.F. Drysdale (Arnhem), D. Hogan (Deputy Clerk), Mr Dick Ward, Mr Ron Withnall, Mr Joe Fisher, Mr Tiger Brennan, C.F. Adams, Mr B Kilgariff, Mr Harry Giese, Mr D.N. Mathieson, Mr H C Barclay, Mr J.H. Whittem, Mr Fred Walker (Clerk of Courts)
Front row: L-R: L.H. Purkiss (Barkly), N.C. Hargrave (Alice Springs), Administrator, Mr Roger B. Nott, Mrs Lyn Berlowitz (Fannie Bay), W.H.F. Petrick (Stuart), Mr Marsh (Assistant Administrator).Unknown
Steve Lorman
No full textMembers of the Eighth Northern Territory Legislative Council.
Back row: L to R: J. W. Lyons; R. J. Withnall; H. (Tiger) Brennan; R. G. Ward; P. C. Murray; K. C. Waters; C. F. Adams; D. Hogan.
Centre row: L to R: A. L. Rose; F. W. Drysdale; E. F. Dwyer; H. Chan; D. D. Smith; B. F. Kilgariff; F. W. Walker (Clerk of Legislative Council).
Front row: L to R: L. H. Purkiss; H. C. Giese; R. L. Dean (Administrator); A. V. Atkins; W. J. Fisher.Unknown
(Re)Imagining Los Angeles: five psychotopographies in the fiction of Steve Erickson
No full textThe thesis investigates psychotopography: the dynamic interrelationship of emotions,
landscape, and the individual. Psychotopography suggests an all-encompassing connection
between landscape and emotion and attempts to outline the intricacies of this, subsequently
providing new ways of mapping the landscape, in particular, a re-mapping of emotional and
psychic responses to the urban space. The aim of psychotopography is to create new
understandings of ourselves, the ways in which we interact with the city, and the identities that
arise as a result, through an exploration of the psychotopographic states and tendencies of a
place, as identified in creative processes such as fiction, art and film.
This study is done with particular reference to the landscape of Los Angeles and
individuals relationship with it. Psychotopography is a term specifically used by Los-Angeles
based American novelist Steve Erickson, and therefore the thesis approaches psychotopography
principally through Erickson’s writings, using studies of five psychotopographic states identified in
his work: emotion, happiness, numbers, liquidity and apocalypse. These five main chapters deal
with themes that are significant not only in Erickson’s writings but as part of the experience of Los
Angeles and the surrounding area, and the interrelation between these themes, their motifs and
the notion of psychotopography.
The psychotopography of Erickson’s novels and characters is intricately woven through all
aspects of his writing and therefore the methodology used during the study of Erickson’s writing is
close thematic analysis. This allows a highly detailed and deliberate exploration of both the
mechanics and concepts within Erickson’s fiction.
The thesis will develop the notion of psychotopography both within the novels and the
wider context of the Los Angeles and Southern Californian landscape, going on to suggest how
this notion might be applied to other disciplines and mediums
Sex differences in Cognitive Abilities Test scores: a UK national picture
No full textBackground and aims. There is uncertainty about the extent or even existence of sex differences in the mean and variability of reasoning test scores ( Jensen, 1998; Lynn, 1994, ; Mackintosh, 1996). This paper analyses the Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT) scores of a large and representative sample of UK pupils to determine the extent of any sex differences.
Sample. A nationally representative UK sample of over 320,000 school pupils aged 11-12 years was assessed on the CAT (third edition) between September 2001 and August 2003. The CAT includes separate nationally standardized tests for verbal, quantitative, and non-verbal reasoning. The size and recency of the sample is unprecedented in research on this issue.
Methods. The sheer size of the sample ensures that any sex difference will achieve statistical significance. Therefore, effect sizes (d) and variance ratios (VR) are employed to evaluate the magnitude of sex differences in mean scores and in score variability, respectively.
Results. The mean verbal reasoning score for girls was 2.2 standard score points higher than the mean for boys, but only 0.3 standard points in favour of girls for non-verbal reasoning (NVR), and 0.7 points in favour of boys for quantitative reasoning (QR). However, for all three tests there were substantial sex differences in the standard deviation of scores, with greater variance among boys. Boys were over represented relative to girls at both the top and the bottom extremes for all tests, with the exception of the top 10% in verbal reasoning.
Conclusions. Given the small differences in means, explanations for sex differences in wider domains such examination attainment at age 16 need to look beyond conceptions of `ability'. Boys tend to be both the lowest and the highest performers in terms of their reasoning abilities, which warns against the danger of stereotyping boys as low achievers
RoMEO Studies 3: How academics expect to use open-access research papers
No full textThis paper is the third in a series of studies emanating from the UK JISC-funded RoMEO Project (Rights Metadata for Open-archiving). It considers previous studies of the usage of electronic journal articles through a literature survey. It then reports on the results of a survey of 542 academic authors as to how they expected to use open-access research papers. This data is compared with results from the second of the RoMEO Studies series as to how academics wished to protect their open-access research papers. The ways in which academics expect to use open-access works (including activities, restrictions and conditions) are described. It concludes that academics-as-users do not expect to perform all the activities with open-access research papers that academics-as-authors would allow. Thus the rights metadata proposed by the RoMEO Project would appear to meet the usage requirements of most academics
ESRC business engagement project: A scoping study of contemporary and future challenges in the UK retail sector
No full textSelf-care in mental health services: a narrative review
No full textSelf-care is an important approach to the management of long-term health conditions and in preventing ill-health by living a healthy lifestyle. The concept has been used to a limited extent in relation to mental health, but it overlaps with the related concepts of recovery, self-management and self-help. These related concepts all entail individuals having more choice and control over treatment and a greater role in recovery and maintaining their health and well-being. This paper reviews qualitative empirical research that provides information on the nature of self-care in mental health from the perspective of people experiencing mental health problems. Twenty qualitative studies were identified from a systematic search of the literature. The methods used in these studies were critically appraised and key themes across studies identified self-care behaviours and processes supporting self-care. The paper also highlights challenges to this approach in mental health and provides a conceptual framework of the relationships between self-care support, self-care behaviours and strategies, and well-being for the individual. It also highlights limitations in the current evidence base and identifies areas for future research
Biomarker Magazine Winter 2017, vol. 11
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Radio Operators at Resolute Bay
No full textRadio Operators at Resolute Bay 13 December 1955. Back L-R. Ray Ferguson, Bernie Weiss, Denny Prendergast, Steve Turner, George Garner. Front L-R. Matt Riabko, Tony Garstin
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