37 research outputs found
[re]locate
No full textThe exhibition presents a multi-channel sound installation developed by London-based visual artist and educator Tahera Aziz, taking the notion of the daily routine of waiting at the bus stop as its starting point.
Visitors are encouraged to place themselves in the position of 'witness' and generate their own mental images of events as they experience the installation – a sonic reconstruction which provides a mechanism for them to engage with the complex and multi-layered narratives associated with the case.
The installation explores the disruption of the everyday to bring the murder to the foreground, highlighting detailed elements that have particular resonance. The work is part of the process involved in struggling to preserve the memory of the Stephen Lawrence case - which has had a deep impact in public life and remains relevant 22 years on - whilst offering new insights.
Aziz has used transcripts from the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry report to build up a picture of what happened on the evening of his death. She has worked with a group of actors to develop the dialogue, and a field-recording artist and sound engineer to experiment with simultaneous multi-channel recording and audio compositional techniques
Immersive Audio Storytelling: An Exploration of the Potential of Spatial (Multi-channel) Audio to Represent Stephen Lawrence’s Story
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[re]locate is a responsive, multi-channel audio installation revisiting the tragic events surrounding the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence by a gang of white youths in 1993. Derived from earlier AHRC-funded creative practice research, the art installation exploits the immersive properties of spatial (multi-channel) audio to offer an audio reconstruction of events, based on transcripts of witness statements from the Stephen Lawrence Public Inquiry, published as the Macpherson Report in 1999. The exposition aims to provide an overview of the theoretical underpinnings and methodological framework for the original research, which involved developing a prototype immersive audio story environment based on the ‘violence hub’ narrative format, from which the installation was created. Given that the prototype was purpose-designed to unlock the potential of Stephen Lawrence’s story to engage audiences with the complex issue of racism, the exposition concludes with reflections on an analysis of qualitative audience feedback gathered following encounters with the immersive audio story, highlighting the significance of the artwork for spatial audio design and narrative storytelling.
The binaural mix available for listening through headphones re-presents one version of the story from the original multi-channel audio installation
<i>“The Intellect is the Essence of the Human”</i>: The Arabic Poem of the Intellect (<i>Qaṣīdat al-ʿAql</i>) by the Indian Fatimid-Ṭayyibī Dāʿī al-Muṭlaq Sayyidna Taher Saifuddin (1888–1965)
No full textThe 177-verse Arabic Poem of the Intellect (Qaṣīdat al-ʿAql) composed by the Indian Fatimid-Ṭayyibī Dāʿī al-Muṭlaq Sayyidna Taher Saifuddin (d. 1385/1965) breaks new ground in substance and form. In form, the poem creatively amalgamates the genres of qaṣīdah (poem), risālah (treatise), and waṣiyyah (testament) to produce an eloquent and innovative hybrid text. In content, it uniquely combines a philosophical exposition on Islamic theology and ethics with a road map to living a Pure Life. After an opening frame that provides a philosophical foundation, the poem’s three large thematic sections draw on the Qurʾan, the Prophet’s Hadith, and the sermons of Imam ʿAlī to describe principles of belief and approach, articles of character and deeds, and the grounding of both—abstract philosophy and concrete instructions—in love for and allegiance to the divine guides, the Imams and Dāʿīs, who are “God’s rope.” It has a gentle tone, preaching harmony between all people on earth, tranquility in one’s life, cheerfulness and positivity, and an atmosphere of love and caring. The closing section brings the poet directly into the frame of reference, stating that he, as the incumbent Dāʿī, is himself the manifestation of God’s rope in the current time, and those who follow his guidance will return to Paradise. The present article provides a window into Sayyidna Taher Saifuddin’s remarkable poem, translating and analyzing it against the backdrop of Fatimid and Ṭayyibī theological works and, briefly, the colonial and post-colonial fabric of early 20th century India, to explore a significant and largely unknown chapter of Arabic poetry
Inquiring about cultural components of early childhood education
No full textCulture and diversity are familiar yet challenging concepts for early childhood kaiako (teachers). This is a background paper to stimulate thoughts and queries around cultural components in early childhood environments. The author presents findings from a completed research that supports culturally responsive practices within the early childhood teacher education context. The completed research applies a Teaching as Inquiry model to formulate queries for the lecturers. The author then proposes a future research project within the early childhood education context to explore the components of culture. Under a sociocultural research framework, the proposed research aims to collect data from a range of early childhood settings in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Convenience sampling will be used to select willing centres from the initial teacher education (ITE) providers’ database. With the collected data, the proposed study is aimed at enabling participants to develop a reusable reflection model for early childhood kaiako who seek to embrace culturally relevant pedagogy. In support of the proposal, the author theoretically applies a Teaching as Inquiry model to selected questions for reflection listed in Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. The discussion may extract thoughts to help kaiako to formulate focus queries, learning queries and teaching queries within the early childhood education environment
EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION: The everyday is every day
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Nikki Sheth / Mmabolela – A hybrid approach to working with ambisonics
Danielle Meunier and Philip Reeder / Returns
Tim Land / Pembrokeshire Coastal: Spatialising an experience
Adam Parkinson and Justin Randell / Lorenz Factor: an algorithmic improvisation
Lewis Wolstanholme & Francis Devine / josef: Spatiality as a Material Property of Audiovisual Art
Kasey Pocius / Piano Dreamscapes Ice-Flow Isolation - A case study in binaural mixing for multi-speaker arrays
Gary-Martin Rolinson / Practising Scales
Teddy Hunter / Yr Ogof: Site Responsive Immersive Composition of Bryn Celli Ddu
Iain Findlay-Walsh / 'Fifty-one aural selfies': capturing and sharing the space of personal listening
Tahera Aziz / Immersive Audio Storytelling: An Exploration of the Potential of Spatial (Multi-channel) Audio to Represent Stephen Lawrence’s Story
Los sermones de ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib en la confluencia entre las enseñanzas islámicas del Corán y la ética cultural basada en las tradiciones orales sobre la naturaleza de la Arabia del siglo VII
No full textSermons attributed to ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (c. 600-661, first Shi‘a imam and fourth Sunni caliph) promoted core Qur’anic doctrine and ethics through an aesthetic steeped in the oral, nature-based, poetic culture of seventh-century Arabia. Using traditional Arabian metaphors of camels, watering holes, and pithy, rhythmic, orality-grounded cadences, ‘Ali urged his audience to worship the One God, follow the guidance of His prophet Muhammad, shun worldliness, perform good deeds, and prepare for the imminent hereafter. Through a close reading of his most celebrated discourses, this paper explores these teachings and their religious and cultural underpinnings.Los sermones atribuidos a ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (c. 600-661, primer imam chií y cuarto califa suní) fomentaron las doctrinas y la ética coránicas fundacionales mediante una estética oratoria, imbuida de la cultura poética oral basada en metáforas de la naturaleza, característica de la Arabia del siglo VII. ‘Ali utilizaba metáforas tradicionales de camellos y abrevaderos, junto con expresiones rítmicas y lacónicas llenas de cadencias de la oralidad, para instar a los oyentes a adorar al Dios único, seguir la dirección de su profeta Muhammad, rehuir las cosas mundanas, practicar las buenas obras y prepararse para la inminente vida en el más allá. A través de un análisis pormenorizado de sus discursos más célebres, este artículo explora dichas enseñanzas y sus bases religiosas y culturales
EVALUATION OF AN ONLINE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (ITS) ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
No full textIntelligent Transportation System (ITS) enhances the performance of modern transportation systems by improving the reliability of travel times and reducing the risk of collisions and injuries. Recently, many public agencies have expressed a need for an ITS asset management system that will effectively and efficiently meet their requirements of managing associated resources, which often includes technologically sophisticated devices, computer hardware and software, and communications infrastructure. To address this need, the author evaluated different asset management systems for their potential efficacy to support public agencies requirements for an ITS asset management system. These requirements were identified through a nationwide survey of public agencies. This thesis included an evaluation of NexusWorx, a customized ITS asset management system along with the Enterprise Based GIS and Microsoft Access, based on a case study conducted on a selected site in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Multi-attribute utility analysis was performed to identify the relative utility of these three potential ITS asset management system. The capabilities of three systems were evaluated based on their performance and finally, a comprehensive evaluation was performed considering system capabilities and costs. The multi-attribute utility analysis revealed that Enterprise based GIS received the highest rating in terms of system capability. In the comprehensive evaluation, Nexusworx and Enterprise based GIS have received similar utility. This study concludes that if an agency has an Enterprise based GIS system, it would be effective to use ITS asset management on top of its existing system. If any agency does not have Enterprise based GIS system, they can either adopt a customized ITS asset management system or they might consider to develop an Enterprise based GIS supported asset management system for ITS, which will eventually be useful for managing other assets as well. House of Quality (HQ) analysis was performed as another evaluation method that visually demonstrated similar findings as the multi-attribute utility analysis
Researching work within domestic space during the covid-19 pandemic
No full textCet article s’interroge sur les défis méthodologiques et éthiques d’une enquête de géographie féministe, portant sur l’articulation entre travail domestique et travail professionnel pendant la pandémie de Covid-19. Elle s’appuie sur une série d’entretiens et de visites à domicile avec des femmes cadres et mères de famille, réalisés en 2021 à Strasbourg. Les conditions matérielles de l’enquête, fortement contrainte par les restrictions liées à la situation sanitaire, s’avèrent heuristiques malgré leur instabilité. La construction de la relation d’enquête, qui relève ici d’un travail de care et s’appuie sur le corps et les émotions, est mise au défi de la distance. De même, l’accès au domicile des enquêtées, pourtant essentiel pour observer la matérialité des rapports de pouvoir au sein de l’espace domestique et les enjeux d’appropriation qui le traversent et le fragmentent, s’avère parfois impossible. Après avoir retracé les enjeux de l’apprentissage de la recherche en géographie féministe, cet article montre dans quelle mesure les méthodologies féministes ont inspiré les stratégies développées pour faire face à ces contraintes, et dans quelle mesure elles ont finalement enrichi la méthodologie de départ, en favorisant une démarche de co-construction des données avec les enquêtées. Il propose un retour réflexif sur le travail de l’enquêtrice, nécessaire à la création et au maintien des conditions de possibilité de l’enquête.This article deals with the ethical and methodological challenges faced by a research in feminist geography conducted during the covid-19 pandemic. Exploring the articulations between professional and domestic labour within domestic spaces, it draws upon a mix of interviews and home visits conducted in 2021 in Strasbourg, France, with women who are mothers while also holding executive jobs. This research was heavily impacted by the restrictions linked to the pandemic, but these unsteady working conditions proved to be heuristic. The construction of the caring relationships at the heart of this research was also impacted by distance, as it heavily relies on emotions and the body. Similarly, access to participant’s homes, vital for understanding the materiality of power relations within domestic spaces, was often impossible. Thus, after discussing the chance encounter of the author with feminist geography, this paper shows how feminist methodologies inspired the strategies to remedy these constraints and shows how they enriched the initial methodology by encouraging co-construction of research data. It offers a reflexive reading of the geographer’s work, both physical and emotional, that allows such a research to exist
Electrochemical Biosensors for Cancer Biomarker Detection: Basic Concept, Design Strategy and Cutting‐Edge Development
No full textABSTRACT Cancer is a result of uncontrolled cell growth with the potential to damage or spread to another part of the body. It is the deadliest disease in the world; therefore, rapid and sensitive detection is essential to fight it. In the past few decades, many diagnosis tools have been developed to detect cancer and monitor therapy progress. Among them, electrochemical biosensor showed the promising significance due to its capability of early detection, selectivity, sensitivity, flexibility, portability and cost‐effectiveness. The performance of the electrochemical sensor depends on the sensor surface engineering as well as development techniques based on the types of biomarkers. This review covers the importance of cancer diagnosis, the basic concept of the electrochemical biosensor, design strategy of biosensors including surface engineering and the state‐of‐the‐art for different types of biomarker detection. Additionally, the limitations and advantages of different types of biosensors were parallelly explained. Finally, the future direction for the advancement of electrochemical biosensor is comprehensively discussed. The author trusts that the insights thus explained will lead to further research in the scholarly community aimed at expanding theoretical knowledge and pragmatic innovation in electrochemical sensing devices for cancer detection. Such research findings are anticipated to facilitate high‐end developments both in the theoretical area and the application
