163 research outputs found
Martyn Brewster: prints 1975-2007
No full textThis co-authored book offers the first systematic account of the silkscreen monoprints of Martyn Brewster, focusing on his prolific output in the period 1975–2007. The book locates printmaking as an essential feature of Brewster’s creative output, which is more commonly characterised from a different angle through his formidable international reputation for painting in oils and acrylics. The book develops my ongoing project of inquiry into, and dialogues with, Brewster's work – a project which has included: contributions to exhibition catalogues, most notably those of the Jill George Gallery in London; catalogues for stands at international art fairs, especially in the USA; forewords to touring exhibition catalogues such as Colour and Form (Walford Mill Crafts, 2010); and the publication of what has become the standard work on the artist, my monograph Martyn Brewster (Scholar Press, 1997).
The current book was commissioned by Canterton Books, a publisher which specialises in works on contemporary visual artists based in the South West of England. I wrote one of two extended essays on Brewster's work. 'The Endless Line' is a survey of the artist's print oeuvre, an analysis of the context of his work and its influences, and a study of the relationship between his extensive print output and his acrylic and oil paintings. The essay also describes his particular contribution to the form of the artist's book.
I worked with my co-author to select and edit the full catalogue of supporting images of prints from across Brewster's career. The book has been used to support the artist's national and international gallery network, and since its publication in 2008 has accompanied a series of exhibitions in London galleries and international art fairs, including Chicago and San Francisco
Razor gang to Dawkins: a history of Victoria College, an Australian College of Advanced Education
No full textDeposited with permission of the author. © 2003 Dr. Vivienne Carol Roche.For ten years from 1982, Victoria College was a large multi-campus college of advanced education providing a diverse range of higher education programs to Australian and overseas students. This thesis outlines the history of Victoria College. It considers the circumstances that led to its creation through the forced amalgamation of four previously independent colleges of advanced education: the State Colleges of Victoria at Burwood, Rusden, and Toorak and the Prahran College of Advanced Education and examines the events which led to its merger with Deakin University in 1992. (For complete abstract open document
Psychological Aspects of Crisis Intervention (Non-Clinical Type)
No full textTITLE: Psychological aspects of Crisis Intervention (non-clinical type) AUTHOR: Vivienne Soyková DEPARTMENT: Dpt. of Psychology SUPERVISOR: Doc. PhDr. Miloš Kučera, CSc. ABSTRACT: Dealing with stress-affected people and also with stress-causing situations, e.g. a civil disaster, a post-flood disaster, or an everyday accident, is a challenge for psychology and pedagogics. Professional attention needs to be given to ways of providing help, and also to ways of preventing and mitigating the consequences of traumatic events. The education system needs to be involved, and civic awareness needs to be raised. This thesis summarizes practical experience and theoretical studies on preventive approaches and practices to promote health in times of disasters and catastrophes, and in the subsequent time. On the basis of the conclusions of an investigation, attention is focused on the concept of crisis intervention of non-clinical type in two consecutive stages, and on education for dealing with the consequences of crises. These two stages of intervention are included in the Standards for Civic Aid and Cooperation (2010, MoI CR), in which the author participated. In contrast to standard clinical practice in psychology and psychiatry, the philosophy of helping focuses on the healthy population affected by a disaster. In..
Trans Digital Storytelling: Everyday Activism, Mutable Identity and the Problem of Visibility
No full textPost print (author) manuscript made available with permission from the publisher.Mainstream representations of trans people typically run the gamut from victim to mentally ill and are almost always articulated by non-trans voices. The era of user-generated digital content and participatory culture has heralded unprecedented opportunities for trans people who wish to speak their own stories in public spaces. Digital Storytelling, as an easy accessible autobiographic audio-visual form, offers scope to play with multi-dimensional and ambiguous representations of identity that contest mainstream assumptions of what it is to be ‘male’ or ‘female’. Also, unlike mainstream media forms, online and viral distribution of Digital Stories offer potential to reach a wide range of audiences, which is appealing to activist oriented storytellers who wish to confront social prejudices. However, with these newfound possibilities come concerns regarding visibility and privacy, especially for storytellers who are all too aware of the risks of being ‘out’ as trans. This paper explores these issues from the perspective of three trans storytellers, with reference to the Digital Stories they have created and shared online and on DVD. These examplars are contextualised with some popular and scholarly perspectives on trans representation, in particular embodied and performed identity. It is contended that trans Digital Stories, while appearing in some ways to be quite conventional, actually challenge common notions of gender identity in ways that are both radical and transformative
A study of the living conditions of seventy-five families of servicemen who have made application for public housing in the city of Atlanta, 1945
No full textWitchin' in the kitchen: a collection of easy, successful recipes used for years at Galiano Lodge Resort in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, Canada
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Mediating identity narratives : a case study in queer digital storytelling as everyday activism
No full textPublished version made available by permission of the author who has retained copyright.Digital Stories are short autobiographical documentaries, often illustrated with personal photographs and narrated in the first person, and typically produced in group workshops. As a media form they offer ‘ordinary people’ the opportunity to represent themselves to audiences of their choosing; and this amplification of hitherto unheard voices has significant repercussions for their social participation. Many of the storytellers involved in the ‘Rainbow Family Tree’ case study that is the subject of this paper can be characterised as ‘everyday’ activists for their common desire to use their personal stories to increase social acceptance of marginalised identity categories. However, in conflict with their willingness to share their personal stories, many fear the risks and ramifications of distributing them in public spaces (especially online) to audiences both intimate and unknown. Additionally, while technologies for production and distribution of rich media products have become more accessible and user-friendly, many obstacles remain. For many people there are difficulties with technological access and aptitude, personal agency, cultural capital, and social isolation, not to mention availability of the time and energy requisite to Digital Storytelling. Additionally, workshop context, facilitation and distribution processes all influence the content of stories. This paper explores the many factors that make ‘authentic’ self-representation far from straight forward. I use qualitative data drawn from interviews, Digital Story texts and ethnographic observation of GLBTQIS1 participants in a Digital Storytelling initiative that combined face-to-face and online modes of participation. I consider mediating influences in practice and theory and draw on strategies put forth in cultural anthropology and narrative therapy to propose some practical tools for nuanced and sensitive facilitation of Digital Storytelling workshops and webspaces. Finally, I consider the implications of these facilitation strategies for voice, identity and social participation
The Remediation of the Personal Photograph and the Politics of Self-representation in Digital Storytelling
No full textAuthor version made available here in accordance with publisher copyright policy.Over the past couple of decades, the cultural field formerly known as ‘domestic’, and later ‘personal’ photography has been remediated and transformed as part of the social web, with its convergence of personal expression, interpersonal communication and online social networks (most recently via platforms such as Flickr, Facebook and Twitter). Meanwhile, the digital storytelling movement (involving the workshop-based production of short autobiographical videos) from its beginnings in the mid-1990s relied heavily on the narrative power of the personal photograph, often sourced from family albums and later from online archives. This article addresses the new issues arising for the politics of self-representation and personal photography in the era of social media, focusing particularly on the consequences of online image-sharing. It discusses in detail the practices of selection, curation, manipulation and editing of personal photographic images among a group of activist-oriented queer digital storytellers who have in common a stated desire to share their personal stories in pursuit of social change and whose stories often aim to address both intimate and antagonistic publics
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