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Raymond Williams and the limits of cultural materialism
Get PDFCultural materialism has become an influential discipline in recent
years, particularly so in 'Renaissance' studies, but also more generally in
'English', as well as departments defined as practising 'cultural' or
'communications' studies. The phrase is usually linked with the name of
Raymond Williams, but a cursory examination of Williams's own work
quickly establishes that it is a phrase he rarely uses, and only schematically
attempts to define. The thesis therefore takes the form of an investigation into
the way cultural materialism has come to be understood, by examining in
detail the trajectory of Raymond Williams's theoretical development, and how
his own engagement with various theoretical positions has helped to set
'limits' on the meaning of cultural materialism.
Chapters 1 and 2 deal with some of Williams's earliest work,
particularly Reading and Criticism, as a way of investigating how reasonable
it is to tag him as a 'Left-Leavisite', arguing that Leavis's undoubted
influence is resisted (though not entirely rejected) from a very early stage. The
first chapter considers in detail Leavis's work at Cambridge, the influence of
Eliot, and the significance of the 'Organic Community'. Chapter 2, which is
based around a comparative analysis of Williams's and Leavis's readings of
Dickens, argues that Williams rejects the 'organic community' in favour of his
'knowable community'. Chapters 4 and 5 deal with specific 'theoretical'
issues: the first, based around a reading of Terry Eagleton's critique of
Williams's use of the Marxist metaphor of 'base and superstructure', shows
some of the problems which arise from Williams's cultural model, as well as
suggesting refinements; the second deals with the influence of Volosinov's
theories on Williams. Chapter 6 comes out of Williams's readings of the
'Country-House' poems in The Country and the City, showing how his
practice of literary criticism relies on an acceptance of 'ideology' apparently
denied in his more 'theoretical' writings. This analysis is extended as a result
of investigations into the 'De L'Isle' manuscripts relating to the Penshurst
estate. Chapter 7 argues that it is possible to see the work of Fredric Jameson
as developing Williams's cultural materialism into Jameson's debates on
postmodernism.
In the Introduction and Conclusion, I have taken the opportunity to
look briefly at the activity of cultural materialism as it has developed since
Raymond Williams's death in 1988. The Introduction emphasizes what I see
to be important methodological differences between 'cultural materialism'
and 'new historicism'; the Conclusion deals with the continuing debate over
the value of a cultural materialist approach by considering the 'appropriation'
of Shakespeare
Radical change in the genre of the detective novel: Raymond Chandler and Paul Auster
No full textThis thesis will examine the careers of authors Raymond Chandler and Paul Auster. The paper will define and examine "hard-boiled" and postmodern literary genres in which Raymond Chandler and Paul Auster have written their crime novels. Topics of discussion in this thesis will include Chandler‘s and Auster‘s biographical backgrounds and the influences on their fiction, the literary genres of detective fiction and mystery fiction, and the narrative structures of Chandler‘s and Auster‘s novels. Raymond Chandler‘s novel, The Big Sleep and Paul Auster‘s novel, City of Glass will also be discussed.M.A.L.S.Includes bibliographical referencesby Devon L. Alle
Gifsla (Lactuca virosa L.) en kompassla (Lactuca serriola L.) in Nederland
No full textInduced by too many wrongly determined specimens of Lactuca virosa L. the author discusses a number of differences with Lactuca serriola L. The fruit especially offers reliable characters (fig. 3). L. virosa probably occurs only as an alien in the Netherlands. In recent years L. serriola had a considerable expansion, particularly in the urbanized west of the country. Very often it concerns f. integrifolia Bogenhard. Nowadays, this forma seems to be more common than in former years
Molecular composition of organic matter controls methylmercury formation in boreal lakes (Raymond L. Lindeman Award)
No full textAssociation for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting (ASLO 2019), Planet Water - Challenges and Successes, 23 February - 2 March 2019, San Juan, Puerto RicoThe Raymond L. Lindeman Award honors a young author for an outstanding peer-reviewed, English-language paper in the aquatic sciences. The 2019 award was presented to Andrea Bravo (Institute of Marine Sciences, Barcelona, Spain) for her paper "Molecular composition of organic matter controls methylmercury formation in boreal lakes" (Bravo, Andrea G. et al., Nature Communications 8: 14255 (2017), doi: 10.1038/ncomms14255). Bravo’s research, published in Nature Communications in 2017, challenges the traditional mercury cycle by demonstrating the role of organic matter compo-sition on bacterial activity, and ultimately, on mercury methylation rates in boreal lak
Electronic structures of two different azido complexes of the 5,7,7,12,14,14-hexamethyl-I,4,8,11-TE TRAA zacyclote trade canenichel(II) ion, 1977
Get PDFThe electronic structures of the complex dimer, 5.7.7.12.14.14-hexamethyl-l,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetra-decanenickel(II)-y-diazido-5,7,7,12,14,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecanenickel(II) ion, ([(Ni(tet-b)N3)2]^+), and the diazido complex, diazido-5.7.7.12.14.14-hexamethyl-l,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetrade-canenickel (II), ( [Ni( tet-a) (Ng^] ), have been studied. Spectroscopic and crystal field data of the two azido complexes are presented. Energies of the d-d transition and charge transfer bands were also determined. An attempt to show the generation of nitrene intermediate by the photolysis of [(Ni(tet-b)N3)2]^+ ion was unsuccessful
[Clipping photograph of the Southern Select]
No full textNewspaper clipping from the Houston Post of a group photograph of the Southern Select club players. Front row, left to right: Pedro Zammarron ; Jake York ; Johnny Salinas ; L. Garcia ; Fred Peche ; Hilbert Mora ; Raymond Perez ; Ike Camargo. Back row, from left to right: Ramon Sustiata ; Ramon Luna ; Wesley Tofolla ; Alfonso Molina ; Tommy Garcia ; Duri Vidal ; Herman Castillo ; Mike Zepeda ; Lupe Munoz ; Joe Beltran
Approches expérimentales de la perception, de l évaluation et des relations intergroupes (catholiques traditionnels, catholiques charismatiques et pentecôtistes du Cameroun)
No full textTour de Babel ou plutôt communauté culturelle (Raymond Mbédé), le Cameroun offre à la description et à l analyse un chatoiement social complexe. C est notamment le cas pour les principaux groupements chrétiens qui s y côtoient, qui y collaborent et qui, quelquefois, s y interrogent sur les façons de penser et de vivre des uns et des autres. C est précisément la façon dont les membres de ces diverses appartenances se perçoivent entre eux qui fait l objet de cette thèse. L auteur explique pourquoi il réfère les Catholiques dits traditionnels au modèle de ce que l on a appelé une orthodoxie : système hautement institutionnalisé et à régulation sociale forte (Jean-Pierre Deconchy) ; pourquoi il considère les Pentecôtistes comme relevant de ce que l on a appelé une protestation externe : contre-système probablement en voie de ré-orthodoxisation ; pourquoi il considère les Catholiques dits charismatiques comme relevant de ce que l on appelé une protestation interne (Joachim Wach). L auteur procède à une large analyse internationale des travaux de psychologie sociale qui portent sur la perception, l évaluation et les relations intergroupes.Pour évaluer le bien-fondé de l articulation entre cette typologie et ces travaux de psychologie sociale, il réalise trois expérimentations, entièrement implantées au Cameroun. La première travaille à établir comment les membres des trois appartenances perçoivent les régulations sociales adoptées par les autres groupes, en regard de leur propre système de régulation (N=270). La seconde essaie de comprendre, à propos de l occupation d un espace commun, comment les uns et les autres organisent la défense de leur identité en fonction de la menace que représenterait un autre groupe (N=900). La troisième se demande comment, dans les trois appartenances, leurs membres sont disponibles à l idée de reformuler les énoncés religieux de base qu ils adoptent sans réserve- en vue de les ajuster à une société nouvelle (N=216).The Tower of Babel or rather cultural community (Raymond Mbédé), Cameroon offers to this description and analysis an amazing social complexity. This is the case for the principal Christian groups which interact, collaborate and sometimes wonder about their different ways of thinking and social life. The way that the various members of these different groups experience each other is precisely the subject of the present thesis.The author explains why he refers traditional Catholics to the theoretical model known as orthodoxy which is highly institutionalized with a strong social regulating system (Jean-Pierre Deconchy); why he considers Pentecotists as related to what has been called external protestation , a counter system probably tending towards re-orthodoxization ; and why he considers the so called charismatic Catholics as related to what has been called internal protestation (Joachim Wach). The author also makes an extensive international analysis of several psychosocial studies which impact on themes such as perception, evaluation and intergroup relationships.To evaluate the basis of articulation between this typology and studies in social psychology, the author undertook three experiments, all realized in Cameroon. The first study establishes how members of the three groups perceive social regulations adopted by other groups in view of their own system of regulation (N= 270). The second attempts to understand the occupation of common territorial space and how each of the groups organises the defence of its identity with regard to the danger the other groups represent (N = 900). The third questions how in the three groups members are accessible to the idea of modifying their basic religious beliefs (that they adopt without reservation) in order to adjust to new social contexts (N = 216).NANTERRE-BU PARIS10 (920502102) / SudocSudocFranceF
Le néo-français de Raymond Queneau à l\u27épreuve de la traduction – défis et limites
No full textThe divorce between the written and the spoken French has been one of Raymond Queneau\u27s preoccupations for over thirty years. His literary project, the neo-French, was however abandoned in the late years of his activity, when the author admitted being in the wrong with regards to the evolution of French. Despite the project\u27s failure, the neo-French remains one of the central elements of Queneau\u27s thinking and its understanding is crucial not only for the exegesis of his works, but also for their correct translation
Letter from Yukio Mochizuki to Mr. Raymond W. Ickes, October 17, 1977
No full textIn this letter, Yukio Mochizuki first introduces himself and his personal story, which includes being incarcerated first in the Wartime Civilian Control Administration Assembly Center at Puyallup, Washington, and later in the Minidoka War Relocation Authority camp in Idaho, which eventually came under jurisdiction of Raymond Ickes' father, Mr. Harold L. Ickes. Mochizuki writes that he was eventually conscripted into the U.S. Army in 1944 and trained at the Military Intelligence Service Language School at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. This personal background influenced his research topic, which focuses on the subject of Japanese Latin American internees during World War II. His request for Mr. Ickes includes "shedding more light on this 'unknown phase' of incarceration in the U.S. of Japanese from Latin America." He requests documents which may corroborate dates and event. He also requests comments from Mr. Ickes on twelve questions which appear on pages 2 and 3 of this letter.Collection of notes, articles, correspondence, photographs, and term papers collected by Yukio Mochizuki, a student at CSU Dominguez Hills, while researching Japanese American incarceration and Japanese Peruvian internment during World War II
Memo from Harry L. Black, Advisory Committee, to Mr. [Raymond R.] Best, February 8, 1944
No full textMemorandum regarding meeting with Co-ordinating Committee. Concerns meeting to discuss Committee's recommendation to release "18 additional detainees from the stockade." The memo on "Executive Office of the President, Office for Emergency Management" letterhead, also discusses employment of incarcerees from Manzanar and Tule Lake and moving incarcerees out of and into various housing blocks.The Willard Schmidt collection, documents some of the administrative duties of Willard Schmidt, the Chief of Internal Security for the War Relocation Authority and the Tule Lake incarceration/segregation camp. This collection contains administrative records and photos documenting the Tule Lake camp, the largest incarceration camp with a peak population of 18,789 and with the most turbulent history. In 1943, the camp was turned into a segregation center to house "disloyal" Japanese Americans relocated from other camps based on their answers to a confusing loyalty questionnaire. The camp endured martial law from November 1943- Jan 1944 after escalating protests and unrest. The hostile environment of the camp lead to many incarcerees renouncing their American citizenship upon the end of incarceration, a process which took 14 years to reverse if they did not wish to be deported to Japan
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