698 research outputs found
On Reading and Writing: an Interview with Larissa Lai
No full textCultural activist, author and Creative Writing Professor Larissa Lai is interviewed by Spanish critic Sonia Villegas López
Larissa Lai reading for Campus Author 2011 Launch
No full textThe 2011 Campus Author Recognition Program was launched on March 16, 2011 with the help of Larissa Lai, award winning novelist and poet and Winter 2011 College of Arts Writer-in-Residence. She currently holds the position as Assistant Professor of Canadian English at the University of British Columbia.
Larissa read from her novel "Salt Fish Girl".
Introductions performed by Michael Ridley
The theory and practice of utopia in our troubled times : a conversation with author Larissa Lai and critic Sherryl Vint
No full textAmid current global crises, the international conference “The Knock at the Door: Utopian Dreams for Post-Covid Times,” jointly organized by the University of Huelva (Spain) and the University of Calgary (Canada) on May 21–24, 2023, at the University of Huelva, provided a forum for reflecting upon the role played by speculative fiction in (re)imagining better futures, while remaining vigilant to possible threats and dangers. The title of the conference, borrowed from philosopher John Rajchman,1 is intentionally ambiguous. Lying behind that door could be total liberation for all—or it could be secret police who lead us toward genocides, deportation, rapes, and mass graves. Taking this dichotomous trope, “the knock at the door,” as a point of departure, professors Larissa Lai (University of Toronto, Canada; recipient of a Maria Zambrano fellowship at the University of Huelva at the time of the interview) and Sherryl Vint (University of California Riverside, USA) engaged...Depto. de Estudios Ingleses: Lingüística y LiteraturaFac. de Ciencias Económicas y EmpresarialesTRUEpu
Sustainable mobility in the city of Larissa
No full textThis paper on sustainable mobility in the city of Larissa, Greece, is from the proceedings of 14th international Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century, which was held in Malta in 2008. Larissa is a dynamic industrial, agricultural and cultural centre in the mainland of Greece with around 200,000 inhabitants. The author first briefly reviews the history of urban planning in Larissa, which began in the 1970s and since then has included a series of plans and studies that have been elaborated and implemented, all aiming at sustainable development, urban renaissance and sustainable mobility in the city center. Larissa uses a wide pedestrian network, as well as a less extended bike network, as an integral part of an infrastructure that connects the administrative center to the traditional, older part of the city and to the river shores zone. The author stresses that this infrastructure and framework has improved the quality of life and have had a direct positive impact on the physiognomy of the city. The author concludes with proposals of further sustainable mobility and urban transport policy for Larissa, discussing how these could be applied in towns of similar scale in the wider European area
Effectiveness of reginalism for development: considerations for Latin America
No full textAs teorias de desenvolvimento passaram por evolução histórico-conceitual ao longo do século XX, e o conceito considerado mais adequado para medir o desenvolvimento dos países é o do Índice de Desenvolvimento Humano (IDH) da ONU. O IDH é elaborado com base na obra do economista indiano Amartya Sen, e considera diversas variáveis na classificação dos países, todas juntas formando uma estrutura base para que o indivíduo tenha liberdade de escolher os rumos de sua vida dentro da sociedade. O comércio é um fator importante para o desenvolvimento, pois permite a especialização da produção em razão de aptidões de cada um e o aumento da produtividade, pois as trocas garantem a cada indivíduo a possibilidade de obter todos os bens de que necessitam para a vida sem a precisar fabricar cada um deles. O comércio internacional é, portanto, um catalisador do desenvolvimento. Sua evolução histórica em busca do livre comércio levou à formação do sistema multilateral baseado na não-discriminação e eliminação gradual de barreiras comerciais, que teve impulso com as Rodadas GATT e ganhou corpo com a instituição da Organização Mundial do Comércio (OMC). Por sua vez, o regionalismo é um movimento antigo e complexo, composto por variáveis geográficas, políticas, econômicas, culturais e jurídicas, entre outras. Suas primeiras manifestações estão ainda na Idade Antiga, mas o fenômeno ganhou força nos últimos tempos em razão da disseminação dos acordos preferenciais de comércio, aceitos dentro do sistema multilateral como exceção ao princípio da nação mais favorecida (artigo XXIV do GATT) por ser entendido como mecanismo de facilitação das concertações multilaterais e alavanca do desenvolvimento dos países. O grande envolvimento dos países em desenvolvimento e de menor desenvolvimento relativo em processos de integração regional e a manutenção de sua condição de subdesenvolvimento em relação às economias mais avançadas fazem questionar a assertiva de que o regionalismo promove o desenvolvimento dos países. Utilizando o exemplo da América Latina, pretende-se analisar a questão e seus desdobramentos, concluindo sobre a efetividade do regionalismo em promover o desenvolvimento dos países.The theories of development have had an historic and conceptual evolution through the XX Century. The Human Development Index, from United Nations, is the parameter considered the most adequate to measure the development of the countries. It is inspired on the research of the Indian economist Amartya Sen, and considers several elements at the countries HDI classification, all elements being what is believed to be the basic structure for every individual to be free to make its own decisions regarding its living. Trade an important issue to the development, as it allows the production specialization, considering the singular characteristics of each country and the increase in productivity, (because the commercial exchange guarantees the possibility of acquiring all the products necessary for living without having to make each one of them). For this reason, the international exchanges are an important tool for development, and its evolution has always target the freedom of trade, based at principles such as non-discrimination and elimination of trade barriers, which had a great impulse with the GATT Rounds and the formation of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The regionalism is an antique and complex movement, composed by geographic, political, economic, cultural and juridical variables, among others. Although its first manifestations can be found at the Ancient Age, the recent phenomenon is based on the proliferation of preferential commercial arrangements, accepted by the multilateral system as exceptions of the principle of the most favored nation (article XXIV of GATT), because it is believed that regional agreements facilitate the implementation of the multilateral system and generates the development of the countries. The great participation of developing countries and least developed countries in regional trade arrangements and its persistent subdeveloped condition when compared to the developed economies makes us question the statement that regionalism promotes development. Using the example of the Latin America, this thesis intends to analyze the issue and conclude on the efficacy of the regionalism in promoting the development of the involved countries
Larissa trendien parissa : Taustatyö trendiennusteblogia varten
No full textOpinnäytetyössä tutustuttiin muotitrendien ennustamiseen, alan historiaan ja trendien ennustamisessa käytettyihin menetelmiin. Tavoitteena työssä oli syventää työn tekijän ammattitaitoa ja antaa muille trendien ennustamisesta kiinnostuneille muotoilualan opiskelijoille mahdollisuus tutustua työn kautta trendiennustealaan. Työ oli samalla myös taustatyötä tekijän perustamaa trendiennusteblogia varten.
Työssä käytiin läpi trendeihin ja muotiin liittyviä keskeisiä käsitteitä, ja pohdittiin pukuhistoriaan tutustumalla, mitkä tekijät ja yhteiskunnalliset muutokset vaikuttavat muotiin ja miten. Trendiennustetietoa ja työssä esiteltyjä ennustamiseen käytettyjä menetelmiä sovellettiin työssä tekemällä ennusteita sesongille kevät/ kesä 2014. Osoittaakseen ymmärtävänsä muotiin ja trendeihin liittyviä syy- ja seuraussuhteita, tekijä myös analysoi työssään tekemiään ennusteita ja pohti, miksi muoti on kehittymässä ennusteiden viitoittamaan suuntaan.
Työ antoi tekijälle perustiedot trendien ennustamisesta ja edellytykset jakaa ammattimaista trendiennustietoa blogin muodossa. Työstä oli siis merkittävä hyöty tekijän ammattitaidon kehittymisen ja työllistymismahdollisuuksien kannalta.This study explored the history of trend forecasting to identify the main research methods used in the field. The author aimed to deepen her personal knowledge in the field of fashion and to distribute the obtained knowledge to design students who are interested in trend forecasting.
The study focused on defining the concept of fashion and trends. The history of the 20th century fashion from the second world war to 1990s fashion is discussed in an attempt to explore the main factors that have an effect on fashion. Methods used in trend forecasting were applied to make trend forecasts for season spring/ summer 2014.
An analysis of forecasts were used to discover the underlying motives for trends. These analyses explored why trends are moving in certain directions and demonstrated the author’s perception of the main factors that influence fashion.
The study increased the author’s knowledge about trend forecasting and empowered the author with the requirements to apply the obtained knowledge to create realistic and professional fashion trend forecasts
Evaluation of the PrioCHECK™ Trichinella AAD kit to detect Trichinella spiralis, T. britovi, and T. pseudospiralis larvae in pork using the automated digestion method Trichomatic-35.
No full textTrichinellosis is a potentially deadly parasitic zoonosis that is contracted by consuming undercooked infected meat. Reliable detection of infectious Trichinella spp. larvae in meat is therefore pivotal to ensure consumer's safety. The recently authorised PrioCHECK™ Trichinella Alternative Artificial Digestion (AAD) test kit appears promising when used with the standard magnetic stirrer method, but evaluation with other apparatus types is lacking. In this study, the performance of the AAD kit in an adapted Trichomatic-35 (TM35) instrument was evaluated, first, at the Swiss National Reference Laboratory for trichinellosis (NRL); second, in a ring trial involving four Swiss official laboratories. Proficiency pork samples spiked with larvae of Trichinella spiralis, T. britovi, or T. pseudospiralis were tested with the AAD kit and with the reference pepsin-HCl digestion method in TM35 instruments. At the NRL, both methods yielded identical qualitative and similar quantitative results independently of the Trichinella species. In the ring trial, satisfactory results were obtained for 47/50 (94.0%) (AAD) and 62/67 (92.5%) (reference method) of the analysed samples. Technical problems impairing analysis were more frequently observed with the AAD kit (n = 22) than with the reference method (n = 5) and were mainly (16/22) reported by one of the external labs. When no technical issues were recorded, the performance of both methods was comparable, in agreement with the observations at the NRL; however, these results suggest a need for further training with the kit and standardisation of the adapted TM35 instruments
Recherches nouvelles sur l'identification des volumes de la bibliothèque de Diderot
No full textLarissa L. Albina and Anthony R. Strugnell : New Research on the Identification of Diderot's Books.
Following earlier research begun by A. Wilson and V.S. Lioublinski, a new study of the volumes in the Leningrad Library from the foreign section of the Ermitage Imperial Library has made it possible to establish criteria for identifying those belonging to Diderot. These criteria concern the organisation of the library, the works referred to in Diderot's writings and marks in the books themselves (including on occasion a few notes or a dedication by the author to Diderot) . As a result, the authors have drawn up a list of about eighty volumes (including some previously listed as belonging to Voltaire's library) which can be more or less certainly identified as having belonged to Diderot.Albina Larissa L., Strugnell Anthony. Recherches nouvelles sur l'identification des volumes de la bibliothèque de Diderot. In: Recherches sur Diderot et sur l'Encyclopédie, n°9, 1990. pp. 41-54
Constructing a diverse workforce: examining union and non-union construction apprenticeship programs and their outcomes for women and workers of color
No full textLarissa Petrucci, PHD, University of Oregon, Labor Education and Research Center.Title from PDF cover (viewed on December 6, 2021).This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-33).Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Re-Visiting Palestine con Larissa Sansour: Oltre i confini dell’appartenenza?
No full textOltre a smascherare la mitologia sionista, la ristampa del poster di Franz Krausz ha dato la stura a una miriade di riscritture del testo “Visit Palestine”. Molti artisti palestinesi (e non solo) hanno approfittato dell’involontaria affermazione sionista dell’esistenza della Palestina per rivendicare beffardamente, da qualsiasi luogo in cui si trovano a vivere, lo spazio rubato e renderlo ben visibile agli occhi di chi vuol vedere. Ciò che è stato attivato è una sorta di visual guerrilla dal basso – locale e transnazionale – che ha preso di mira i poster sionisti degli anni ’30, in particolare quelli di Krausz, in un’operazione postmoderna e postcoloniale. Possiamo chiamare meglio questa operazione, almeno nel caso delle riscritture ad opera di palestinesi nativi o diasporici,cannibalizzazione culturale o, ciò che negli anni ’40 il sociologo cubano Fernando Ortiz (2007) chiamava “transculturazione”. Anche la regista e scrittrice Larissa Sansour, nata a Gerusalemme da madre russa e padre palestinese, di cittadinanza danese che vive a Londra, si è misurata con la ri-visione del poster di Krausz e in un’ampiezza multimodale: dapprima con una foto singola del 2011 intitolata “Nation Estate: Living the High Life”, poi con una successiva serie di foto e un cortometraggio fantascientifico del 2012 dal titolo breve di “Nation Estate”
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