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John L. Austin: the role of rethoric in the periphery of philosophy
No full textThis paper analyses a variety of issues (biography, history, theory, methodology…) that throw light on the peculiarity of John L. Austin and his philosophy, as well as on the rejection generated against it. From all these aspects, this study intends to highlight the stylistic and discursive ones, especially the role of rhetoric, whit the aim to show that this author creates a performative prose in line with its intellectual content. In this way, Austin gives to his work a unique coherence between content and form
The Bibliographic Concept of Work in Cataloguing and its Issues
No full textThis report explores the IFLA’s document Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR). It discusses the notion of work in cataloguing as it was built since the 1950s, inasmuch this notion constitutes the conceptual framework for the proposal. Also, the entity-relationship database modeling (ERDM) system is described as far as such model provides to FRBR the operative elements that make it functional. ERDM gives to FRBR a user-centered approach as well. In its third chapter, the report tests the FRBR model through its application to a set of items belonging to the novel Rayuela, by Julio Cortázar, held at the Benson Latin American Collection of the University of Texas at Austin. Finally, some critical issues are raised along with general conclusions regarding the functionality of the mode
The construction of Karen Karnak: The multi-author-function
No full textThis thesis is situated within the comparatively recent developments of Web 2.0 and the emergence of interactive WikiMedia, and explores the mode of authorship within a Read/Write culture compared to that of a Read/Only tradition. The hypothesis of this study is that the role of the audience has become merged with the author, and as such, represents new functions and attributes, distinct from a more conventional concept of authorship, in which the roles of audience and author are more separate. Read/Write and participatory culture, as defined by this study, is focused on collaboration, and includes the influences of D.I.Y. culture, Open-Source practices and the production of text by multiple authors. Multi-authorship presents a re-thinking of several concepts which support the notion of the individual author, since the focus of multi-authorship is not on attribution and ownership of a finished text, but on the continued malleability of a text. Modes of multi-authorship, demonstrated in the use of the pseudonyms Alan Smithee and Karen Eliot, represent declarative authors whose names signify multiple origins, whilst concurrently indicating a distinct body of work. The function of these names form an important context to this study, since primary research involves the construction of an experimental mode of multi-authorship utilising WikiMedia technology and the interaction of thirty nine participants, who are invited to create a body of work under the collective pseudonym Karen Karnak. The data generated by this experiment is analysed using aspects of Michel Foucault's author-function to identify and determine power structures inherent in the WikiMedia context. The interplay of power structures, including concepts such as identity, ownership and the body of work, affect the resulting mode of authorship and contribute to the construction of Karen Karnak, suggesting further areas of research into the emerging multi-author
UM APELO PARA AS DESCULPAS: um breve debate sobre erro moral, censura e desculpas após John L. Austin
No full textMy aim in the essay is to present three approaches in the relationship among moral wrong, blame, and excuses. The starting point is to analyze the contributions by John L. Austin about the subject and to clarify other approaches about excuses in dialogue with Austin’s account. To achieve my aim, the paper will follow this structure: I begin showing John Austin’s arguments about wrong, blame, and excuses, presented in his article “A Plea for Excuses” (1957). In general, he shows that an excuse makes unfair to blame the agent for his moral wrong, but his moral wrong remains. After that, I analyze Eduardo Rivera-López’s arguments about excuses, which has a different approach comparing to Austin. He defends the following account: if the agent has an excuse, he did not commit any moral wrong at all, no blame allowed. In the last author, I present R. Jay Wallace who also contradicts Austin. He defends an approach with similar implications as those shown by Rivera-López: if the agent has an excuse for violating a moral demand, then he did not violate any moral demand, no blame allowed. By the end of the article, the reader will be able to assess how fruitful and current are Austin’s pretensions regarding a study about excuses.Meu objetivo no ensaio é apresentar três abordagens a respeito da relação de erro moral, censura e desculpas. O ponto de partida é analisar as contribuições de John L. Austin sobre o tema e esclarecer outras duas abordagens sobre as desculpas que estão em diálogo com a proposta de Austin. Para atingir meu objetivo o trabalho terá a seguinte estrutura: começo expondo os argumentos de John Austin a respeito de erro, censura e desculpas, presentes no seu artigo “A Plea for Excuses” (1957). De modo geral, ele mostra que uma desculpa torna injusto censurar o agente pelo seu erro moral, mas seu erro moral se mantém. Após, irei analisar os argumentos de Eduardo Rivera-López sobre as desculpas, que apresenta uma abordagem diferente da de Austin. Ele defende a tese de que se o agente tem uma desculpa, ele não cometeu erro moral nenhum e nenhuma censura é permitida. Já no último autor, apresento R. Jay Wallace que também se posiciona de forma contraria a Austin. Ele defende uma tese com implicações similares a Rivera-López: se o agente tem uma desculpa por ter violado uma exigência moral x, então ele não violou nenhuma exigência moral e nenhuma censura é permitida. Ao fim do artigo, o leitor estará em posição de avaliar o quão frutífero e atual são as pretensões de Austin para um estudo das desculpas
Tagging of Biomedical Articles on CiteULike: A Comparison of User, Author and Professional Indexing
No full textThis paper examines the context of online indexing from the viewpoint of three different groups: users, authors, and professional indexers. User tags, author keywords and descriptors were collected from academic journal articles, which were both indexed in Pubmed and tagged on CiteULike, and analysed. Descriptive statistics, informetric measures, and thesaural term comparison shows that there are important differences in the use of keywords between the three groups in addition to similarities which can be used to enhance support for search and browse. While tags and author keywords were found that matched descriptors exactly, other terms which did not match but provided important expansion to the indexing lexicon were found. These additional terms could be used to enhance support for searching and browsing in article databases as well as to provide invaluable data for entry vocabulary and emergent terminology for regular updates to indexing systems. Additionally, the study suggests that tags support organisation by association to task, projects and subject while making important connections to traditional systems which classify into subject categories
Barthes, Bakhtin, Structuralism: A Reassessment
No full textPhDThe thesis is a comparative analysis of the shared ideas and concerns in the works of
Mikhail Bakhtin and Roland Barthes from the point of view of differences between
French and Slavic literary structuralisms. Its background argument is that the
structuralism developed in the later works of the Russian Formalists and by Prague
Structuralists and Soviet Semioticians is more historically and socially oriented than its
French version, defining the structure of a literary work as a system of all of its
elements and effects (even those that take us outside of the text, like literary tradition
and historical and political circumstances). In this sense, Bakhtin can be seen as a part
of the Slavic structuralist tradition (and not opposed to it as is often claimed), and
Barthes (seen throughout his career) is on the whole perhaps closer to the Slavic
structuralism than he is to the French.
The particular problems discussed are those of the relationship between
literature and ideology, the notions of intertextuality, heteroglossia, dialogism and
polyphony and the differences between them, and the role of the author.
Barthes and Bakhtin shared a lifelong interest in the role of ideology in literature
and the influence of authoritarian language or myth on culture in general and the literary
text in particular. They looked for ways in which the deadening effect of the
mythological (epic, monological) thought and word can be counteracted through
literature, and different versions of what Kristeva termed 'intertextuality' played an
important part in their treatment of the subject. They also both discussed the role of the
author and their voice in the literary text, and the question of their power over the text,
its characters (Bakhtin) and the reader (Barthes).
The main thread of Barthes and Bakhtin's thought focuses on the problem of
counteracting authoritarian language through literature, and the solutions they proposed
can fruitfully be seen in the light of Slavic structuralism's notions of literary structure
Application of Accounting Principles: A Case-By-Case Study
No full textThis thesis consists of a series of case studies investigating various accounting issues in real world situations. Each case study, independent of one another, focuses on the application of different accounting standards in a variety of industries. This thesis also reinforces the understanding of underlying accounting concepts in financial statement preparation and analysis, and it presents rising accounting issues. By utilizing the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification, I was able to apply the appropriate FASB guidelines and proper accounting treatment to these specific situations. Through the completion of these studies, I have gained an enhanced understanding of accounting principles that can be applied to my academic and professional career
‘Austin Legacy Awards’ to be given to four UND communication alumni during Homecoming ceremony
No full text‘Austin Legacy Awards’ to be given to four UND communication alumni during Homecoming ceremony
The University of North Dakota Center for Community Engagement is honoring four alumni ? all former students of the late UND journalism professor Alvin Austin that have distinguished themselves in their careers ? with Austin Legacy Awards during Homecoming Week.
The 2013 Austin Legacy Award recipients represent professional accomplishments across the field of communication. They will be presented to UND graduates James R. Hagerty (\u2778), David Iverson (\u2770), Jack McDonald (\u2762), and Judy Sullivan Dawson (\u2752) from 1-3 p.m., on Friday Oct. 11, at the Carnegie Building, 250 Centennial Dr.
The Alvin E. Austin Reception is held every year for friends and family to honor Austin\u27s memory.
Award recipients: James R. (Bob) Hagerty, who lives in Pittsburgh, is an award-winning reporter for The Wall Street Journal and has been an editor and bureau chief for The WSJ and the International Herald Tribune in Hong Kong, Brussels, Paris, Atlanta, and New York. He is the author of The Fateful History of Fannie Mae (History Press, 2012). Seattle resident David Iverson is a successful broadcaster who started his own broadcast network, College Athletic Radio Networks in Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. In 1981, he sold the business and began A Cook\u27s Tour, which mixes travel with the culinary and the cultural in Europe, Africa, South America, Mexico and the United States. Jack McDonald, Bismarck, is a senior partner in the Wheeler Wolf Law Firm, with a specialty in First Amendment and communications law. McDonald has represented the North Dakota Newspaper Association, North Dakota Broadcasters Association, and Prairie Public Broadcasting, among other clients, as a lobbyist and on issues of defamation, access to meetings and records, and court proceedings. Judy Sullivan Dawson, Tampa Bay, Fla., has been a successful writer, editor, columnist, reviewer and communications consultant. She served as society editor for the Bismarck Tribune, news bureau officer for Mundelein College in Chicago, resident editor of Virginia Guidebook in Williamsburg, Va., and associate editor and columnist for Air Force Magazine in Washington, D.C.
About Austin:
Austin taught journalism at UND for 34 years and also chaired the department for more than 20 years. Austin also was a night editor and columnist for the Grand Forks Herald and an active public servant. He received many honors and awards, including UND\u27s most prestigious for alumni, the Sioux Award. He was named a national Distinguished Teacher of Journalism by Sigma Delta Chi.
Austin retired in 1980 and died in 1999.
Al Austin had a big impact on many of his students, according to Lana Rakow, director of the UND Center for Community Engagement and one of Austin\u27s former students. He taught us how to care about our communities and the quality of public life. The Austin Legacy Awards recognize those characteristics in the award recipients.
For questions, please contact the Center for Community Engagement at 701.777.0675. More information can be found at communityengagement.UND.edu.
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Baeus matthewi Stevens & Austin, 2007, sp. nov.
No full text9. Baeus matthewi, Stevens, sp. nov. (Figs 11A & B, 16A) Holotype, [[female]], Queensland, ' 12.41S142.41E, QLD, 5 km S Batavia Downs. 23 Aug-16 Sep 1992. Flight Intercept trap P. Zborowski & L. Miller ' (ANIC). Paratypes: Queensland: 2 [[females]], Eungella N.P., 29.xi.1976, Boucek, 8-9.v. 1980, I.D. Naumann & J.C. Cardale (ANIC); 1 [[female]], Tinaroo Creek Rd, 26 km up via Mareeba, 12-28.i.1983, Storey & Brown (ANIC); 2 [[females]], same data as holotype (ANIC); 1 [[female]], Heathlands, 11.45S142.35E, 25.vii-18.viii.1992, P. Zborowski & J. Cardale (ANIC); 1 [[female]], Mt Haig, 17.06S145.36E, 4.ii-17.iii.1995, P. Zborowski (ANIC); 1 [[female]], Mt Edith, 17.06S145.37E, 30.vi-31.vii.1995, P. Zborowski (ANIC); Australian Capital Territory: 1 [[female]], Canberra, Black Mountain, 36.16S149.06E, 22-28.ii.1998, yellow pan trap, G. Gibson; South Australia: 3 [[females]], Brachina Gorge, 31.30S138.34E, 4-10.xi.1987, I. Naumann & J. Cardale (ANIC). Description. Female. Mean length 0.82 mm (0.74-0.86; n = 5); body and head range from black to dark brown, legs and antennae yellow with darker markings on dorsal surfaces. Head. 2.25 (2.17-2.38) x as wide as inter-ocular distance, and 1.86 (1.59-2.00) x as wide as long; medial ocellus 15 µm in diameter, 82 (80-90) µm from posterior head margin; lateral ocelli touching eye margin, 20 µm from posterior head margin; lateral ocelli very close to ( 15 µm in length. Metasoma. T2 length 0.90 (0.89-0.91) x width, sculpturing coriarious, pilosity mostly sparse, but can be of moderate density in medial anterior areas, is mostly of medium length, often bordering on short, which it can be in areas; T3 coriarious anteriorly with wide smooth, nitid band along posterior margin, one row of setae present along posterior extremity of sculpturing; T4 glabrous. Comments. Baeus matthewi is clearly recognisable from other species because of its large hind femoral spine that is very distinct under stereo-light microscopey. The only other species to possess such large spines is B. vulcanus, which also has large propodeal spiracles (opening? 20 µm in diameter) that are clearly distinguishable from the smaller spiracles of B. matthewi. This species has mainly been collected along Cape York Peninsula as far south as Mareeba, except for several specimens collected from the Flinders Ranges in South Australia, and from Canberra (Fig. 16A). The contrasting climatic conditions among the regions possibly indicates that the distribution of Baeus spp. is largely determined by host distribution rather than environmental conditions. This species is named after the brother of the senior author, Mr Matthew Stevens.Published as part of Stevens, N. B. & Austin, A. D., 2007, Systematics, distribution and biology of the Australian ' micro-flea' wasps, Baeus spp. (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae): parasitoids of spider eggs., pp. 1-45 in Zootaxa 1499 on pages 27-2
Baeus arthuri Stevens & Austin, 2007, sp. nov.
No full text1. Baeus arthuri, Stevens, sp. nov. (Figs 4A, 5A, 6A & B, 7A, 15A) Holotype, [[female]], Queensland, ' N. Qld: East Palmerston, 15.v.1991, R. Piper' (ANIC). Paratypes: Queensland: 28 [[females]], 4 [[males]], same data as holotype (ANIC, WINC); 6 [[females]], 11.45S142.35E, Heathlands, 23.v-18.vi.1993, P. Zborowski & I.D. Naumann, F.I.T. (ANIC); 15 [[females]], 11.45S142.35E, Heathlands, 25.vii-18.viii.1992, P. Zborowski & J. Cardale, M.T. (ANIC, WINC); 1 [[female]], 11.45S142.35E, Heathlands, 21.x-22.xi.1992, P. Zborowski & A. Calder, F.I.T. (ANIC); 2 [[females]], 11.45S142.35E, Heathlands, 5.iv-23.v.1993, P. Zborowski & A. Roach, F.I.T. (ANIC); 2 [[females]], 11.45S142.35E, Heathlands, 18.ix-21.x.1992, P. Zborowski & T. Weir, F.I.T. (ANIC); 1 [[female]], 11.45S142.35E, Heathlands, 25.iv-7.vii.1992, T. McLeod, M.T. (ANIC); 7 [[females]], 12.41S142.41E, 5km S Batavia Downs, 23.viii-16.ix.1992, P. Zborowski & L. Miller, F.I.T. (ANIC); 6 [[females]], 13.43S143.19E, 15km WNW Bald Hill, McIlwraith Range, 420m, 27.vi-12.vii.1989, I. D. Naumann, pan trap (ANIC); 1 [[female]], 16.52S145.40E, Lake Placid, Barron River, 7.vi.1996, C.J. Burwell (ANIC); 1 [[female]], Conway Range, 2.xii.76, Boucek (ANIC); 1 [[female]], 15.16S144.59E, 14km WbyN of Hope Vale Mission, 7-10.v.1981, I.D. Naumann (ANIC); Northern Territory: 1 [[female]], Wangi Falls, Litchfield National Park, xi.1992, A.D. Austin & P.C. Dangerfield (WINC); Papua New Guinea: 1 [[female]], Awar Bush Street, 21.vi.1982, 24.vii.1982, 31.vii.1982, 12.x.1982, P. Grootaert (CNC); 1 [[female]], Morobe Pr.Wau Ecology Institute, viii.1983, S. & P. Miller (CNC); Fiji: 1 [[female]], Vanua Leevu, Mt Delaikara, 700m, 21.vii.1987, Monteith and Cook, pyrethrum /logs and trees (QM). Description. Female. Mean length 1.04 mm (0.93-1.12 mm; n = 10); body dark brown, almost black, head dark brown, legs and antennae yellow with darker colouration dorsally. Head. 2.2 (2.08-2.33) x as wide as inter-ocular distance, and 2.19 (1.73-2.58) x as wide as length; medial ocellus level with surface of vertex; medial ocellus 10 µm in diameter, 120 (110-130) µm from posterior head margin; lateral ocelli 10 µm from eye margin, and 24 (2.0-3.0) µm from posterior head margin; posterior ocellar line 1.3 (1.24-1.3) x inter-ocular distance; vertex coriarious, pilosity sparse with mixture of short and medium length setae (medium length mostly within 10-15 µm range, not exceeding 20 µm); eyes circular, eye height 0.5 (0.45-0.49) x head height, eye width 0.7 (0.61-0.74) x eye length, pilosity minute, appearing absent under stereo-light microscope; frontal carina not prominent, fine and short, reaching 0.45 (0.42-0.48) distance to medial ocellus; cristulations of malar region not reaching to within 10 µm of eye margin; gena sinuate with anterior and posterior genal margins strongly convergent medially in postero-lateral view; anterior genal margin in contact with 0.3 (0.2-0.3) of ventral eye margin length; posterior eye margin contacting hyperoccipital carina. Mesosoma. Length 0.43 (0.41-0.46) x width; mesoscutum finely coriarious, pilosity sparse and mostly of medium length, but can be short in patches; mesoscutellum smooth, with one row of setae present medio-dorsally, sparsely spaced and of medium length; propodeum glabrous medio-dorsally; mesoscutum length 0.32 (0.29-0.36) x width, 0.56 (0.53-0.58) x mesosoma length and 2.28 (2.20-2.50) x mesoscutellum length; mesoscutellum length 1.32 (1.0-1.67) x propodeum length; dorso-lateral mesopleuron and propodeum anterior to propodeal spiracle scrobiculate; dorso-lateral propodeum posterior of spiracle smooth and bearing fine short setae; dorsal and lateral propodeum clearly delineated by broad laterally projecting carina (e.g. Fig. 10C); posterior margin of metapleuron mostly straight, except curving sharply towards mesopleuron dorsally, dorsal extent of suture is above level of antero-lateral margin of T2, posterior margin elevated above anterior margin of lateral propodeum; hind femoral spine absent. Metasoma. T2 length 0.93 (0.9-0.96) x width, faintly coriarious to smooth, pilosity sparsely scattered and mostly short, but can be of medium length in patches, posterior margin extending ventrally past ventral margin of pronotum; T3 smooth with one row of setae, sparsely spaced and short, may appear devoid of setae; T4 glabrous. Description. Male. Mean length 1.11 mm (1.06-1.16; n = 2); Head. 1.5 (1.3-1.6) x as wide as inter-ocular distance and 2.5 (2.3-2.8) x as wide as long; medial ocellus 22 µm in diameter, 110 (99-121) µm from posterior head margin; lateral ocelli 22 µm from eye margin, 35.8 (33-38.5) µm from posterior head margin; posterior ocellar line equal to inter-ocular distance; eyes ovoid, eye height 0.51 x head height; frontal carina reaching> 0.5 distance to medial ocellus; in postero-lateral view, anterior and posterior genal margins slightly convergent medially; anterior genal margin contacting the entire length of ventral eye margin; posterior eye margin> 45 µm from hyperoccipital carina. Mesosoma. Length 1.13 x width; mesoscutum length 0.9 x width, 0.68 x mesosoma length; propodeal spiracle small and round; hind femoral spine absent. Metasoma. T1 transverse, length 0.18 (0.17-0.19) x width; T2 length 0.5 (0.4-0.6) x width. Comments. This is a large species, characterised by sparse and short pilosity, with mostly smooth, shiny dorsal surfaces, and gena being sinuate with strongly convergent margins medially. Baeus arthuri is most similar to B. scrobiculus except the dorsal surfaces are smoother, and the scrobiculate sculpturing of the dorso-lateral propodeum is not as extensive. The holotype, along with 28 female and four male paratypes, were all reared from a single, unidentified host egg-sac. Therefore, B. arthuri is one of only a few Australian Baeus species that has reliably associated males. Baeus arthuri is confined to the more tropical areas of northern Australia (Fig 15A) and extends to Papua New Guinea and Fiji. This species is named after the father of the senior author, Mr Arthur Stevens.Published as part of Stevens, N. B. & Austin, A. D., 2007, Systematics, distribution and biology of the Australian ' micro-flea' wasps, Baeus spp. (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae): parasitoids of spider eggs., pp. 1-45 in Zootaxa 1499 on pages 15-1
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