83 research outputs found
Fluvial Archives Group (FLAG) Meeting, Clermont-Ferrand, September 2002. Préface
No full textPastre Jean François, Antoine Pierre, Bridgland David, Maddy Darrel. Fluvial Archives Group (FLAG) Meeting, Clermont-Ferrand, September 2002. Préface. In: Quaternaire, vol. 15, n°1-2, 2004. Fluvial Archives Group. Clermond-Ferrant 2002. pp. 3-4
Holocene palaeoclimates from peat stratigraphy: macrofossil proxy-climate records from three oceanic raised peat bogs in England and Ireland
No full textQuantified analyses of plant macrofossil remains have been made from three profiles of peat from raised bogs spanning a distance of 425 km from western Ireland to northern England. The reconstructed vegetation of each profile is related to changing bog surface wetness (BSW), and since the bogs are ombrotrophic these BSW changes are interpreted in terms of changing climate. Using age/depth models based on a total of 49 radiocarbon dates a number of wetter and drier phases are identified, and phase-shifts to wetter and/or cooler climates are defined. Prominent coincident changes to wetter conditions are dated in at least two of the profiles to ca 4400–4000, 1750, 1400, and 1000 cal. BP and in all three profiles at 3200, 2750–2350, 2250, and around 700 cal. BP. These phases are related to proxy climate changes in other terrestrial data sets from northwest Europe and a broad degree of synchroneity is demonstrated
'Do it Yourself' Girl Revolution: LadyFest, Performance and Fanzine Culture
No full textRiot grrrl began as an independent music and political movement in the early 1990s emerging initially in the USA and few years later in the UK. From the beginning riot grrrl embraced a 'do-it-yourself' ethos operating outside the mainstream music business organising independent music festivals, workshop events and encouraging self-published fanzines (fan magazines which were distributed primarily through word of mouth, music gigs, artists and zine book fairs or by post). These zines became recognisable forms of personal expression and made visible a specific DIY approach alongside the development of a coherent style of graphic language in the producer's use of the photocopier, handwritten and graffiti texts, cut-n-paste and ransom note lettering style, collage and the co-option of mainstream media imagery. These production techniques made fanzine publishing accessible and played a central role in the development of a non-hierarchical community.
The main intent of this talk is to explore the idea of 'event as performance' using as a case study the specific activities of riot grrrl and focussing on a series of international events called 'LadyFests' and the graphic language of self-published riot grrrl fanzines. This will be achieved by examining the origins of today's riot grrrl performances (e.g. theatre, spoken word, music events) in 1970s feminist art, as well as locating the activities within the specific context of their counter-cultural predecesors including punk and punk performance
The Thames valley sediment conveyor: fluvial system development over the last two interglacial-glacial cycles [ Le " convoyeur sédimentaire " de la vallée de la Tamise]
No full textThe fluvial archive of the River Thames over the last two interglacial-glacial cycles is examined in terms of the spatial distribution of fluvial sediments across the basin and the temporal patterns of aggradation and incision. The spatial distnbution of fluvial sediments can be interpreted as a series of sedimentation zones and intervening sediment transfer zones. The factors that control the distnbution of fluvial sediments are considered. The notion of a "jerky conveyor" is utilised to develop a conceptual model of the Thames Valley Sediment Conveyor and the operation of this conveyor over the last two interglacial-glacial cycles is discussed. The model incorporates the sedimentation zones identified here and also the effects of the formation of a coastal pnsm dunng lnterglacial high-stands in sea level. The model is compared with the sedimentary record for the last interglacial-glacial cycle in the Lower Thames and its implications for understanding fluvial behaviour and the stratigraphie record are discussed.Les archives fluviatiles de la Tamise concernant les deux derniers cycles climatiques sont étudiées en termes de distribution spatiale des sédiments fluviatiles à travers le bassin et des procéssus de sédimentation et d' incision. La distnbution spatiale des sédiments fluviatiles peut être interprétée comme une succession de zones de sédimentation et de zones de transfert. Les facteurs qui contrôlent la distnbution des sédiments fluviatiles sont considérés. La notion de "convoyeur sédimentaire saccadé" est utilisée pour développer un modèle conceptuel des processus de transfert et de stockage sédimentaire dans la vallée de la Tamise. Le mode opératoire de ce modèle est discuté pour les deux derniers cycles glaciaire-interglaciaire. Le modèle incorpore les zones de sédimentation identifiées ici, ainsi que les effets de la formation d'un prisme d'accrétion côtier au cours des hauts niveaux marins interglaciaires. Le modèle est comparé avec l'enregistrement sédimentaire du dernier cycle glaciaire-interglaciaire dans la basse vallée de la Tamise, et ses implications pour la compréhension du comportement du système fluviatile et de l'enregistrement stratigraphique sont discutées.Lewis Simon, Maddy Darrel, Glenday Stuart. The Thames valley sediment conveyor: fluvial system development over the last two interglacial-glacial cycles [ Le " convoyeur sédimentaire " de la vallée de la Tamise]. In: Quaternaire, vol. 15, n°1-2, 2004. Fluvial Archives Group. Clermond-Ferrant 2002. pp. 17-28
Maddy and Mathematics: Naturalism or Not
No full textPenelope Maddy advances a purportedly naturalistic account of mathematical methodology which might be taken to answer the question \u27What justifies axioms of set theory?\u27 I argue that her account fails both to adequately answer this question and to be naturalistic. Further, the way in which it fails to answer the question deprives it of an analog to one of the chief attractions of naturalism. Naturalism is attractive to naturalists and nonnaturalists alike because it explains the reliability of scientific practice. Maddy\u27s account, on the other hand, appears to be unable to similarly explain the reliability of mathematical practice without violating one of its central tenets. 1 Introduction 2 Mathematical Naturalism 3 Desiderata and the attraction of naturalism 4 Assessment: Naturalism and names 4.1 Taking \u27naturalism\u27 seriously 4.2 Second philosophy (or what\u27s in a name) 5 A way out? 6 Or out of the way? Copyright © The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of British Society for the Philosophy of Science
Pleistocene environments of the Gediz valley: stable isotope signatures from travertines
No full textA theory of the university organisation as diarchy: understanding how deans and faculty managers in Australian universities work together across academic and administrative domains
No full textDeposited with permission of the author. © 2005 Amanda (Maddy) McMaster.Changes in higher education have given rise to new management roles in Australian universities. These include the emergence of the professional university administrator and new responsibilities for senior staff such as deans and faculty managers.
The thesis contends that these changes have led to increased role conflict between administrative and academic staff and the evolution of dual authority structures in universities. It demonstrates that existing theories are not adequate to explain practices, relationships, and roles in contemporary universities. The study proposes a new theory of the university organisation as a diarchy. This theory is derived from an analysis of interviews with deans and faculty managers in seven Australian universities. The theoretical framework used for this part of the study, the layered systems model, emphasises the need to consider multiple perspectives in any organisational analysis.
The empirical study finds evidence from multiple sources to support the existence of the diarchy: an administrative and an academic domain with distinct assumptions about the nature of work, structures and processes, and the basis of authority. The diarchy is most evident in informal structures such as the working relationships between pairs of deans and faculty managers. The study finds that partnerships between these pairs vary in ways not related to their formal responsibilities nor the particular faculty or university environment. Three models are identified: the nested partnership, the conjoint partnership, and the segmented partnership. There is a positive correlation between identification of deans and faculty managers with either the administrative or academic domain and the partnership style of a particular pair.
The findings of the study provide new insights into the debate about collegial and managerialist models of universities, and suggest strategies that could be used by universities to support the professionalisation of administrators and to shape work cultures to align with institutional goals
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Alchemy of feelings: Loss, laughter, eros, and new gender subjectivities
No full text“The lights were low, all the candles on fertility altar lit, the mood—just right. Maddy pulled out all her blowjob tricks—the pepper grinder, the text message, the piccolo tickolo. Leroy was overcum with ecstasy as he spunked into a cup.” So begins the pornographic performance entitledMaddy & Leroy’s Artifuckial Insemination, a kinky tale of a heterosexual couple’s experience with an artificial insemination. It proceeds like this: Leroy spanks and doses Maddy with a hormonal supplement, Maddy orgasms first upon hearing that her insurance pays for the hormones and then several times more after being double-teamed by two female doctors wielding a vibrating, sperm-injecting turkey baster. As the author narrates the story from the side, an exotic dancer playfully strips off a lab coat and bra, flosses between her legs with a stethoscope, and shoots white liquid out of a syringe. And all along everyone laughs because—clearly—none of this is hot…or is it?
Uplift-driven valley incision and climate-controlled river terrace development in the Thames Valley, UK
No full textEffectiveness of Waste Education: A Mixed Methods Analysis of the Litter Less Campaign
No full textWaste education programmes, such as the Littler Less Campaign (LLC), are environmental and sustainability education (ESE) programmes which aim to increase the understanding of one’s impact on the environment and the impact of the environment on society. The LLC aims to increase waste literacy, which is a measure of a person’s understanding of waste pathways and the effects of anthropogenic waste on the environment. Waste literacy plays an important role in the field of industrial ecology as it has demonstrable effects on whether individuals are willing and able to participate in environmentally responsible behaviors (ERBs). Previous studies have shown that it is necessary to increase the public’s understanding and awareness of environmental issues, and primary education is a critical time for shaping ERBs.This thesis uses mixed methods to analyse how the LLC affects aspects of waste literacy and how teachers and national operators perceive the LLC’s effects. Multivariate data analysis is used to analyse LLC students’ knowledge of waste and attitudes towards waste and the factors affecting the LLC’s impact. The results show that the LLC has a significant effect on the students’ attitude toward waste and knowledge of waste in Northern Ireland and Russia, but not in Ireland. Gender and age did not affect LLC students’ scores, but female control students had higher knowledge and attitude scores compared to male control students while younger control students had higher attitude scores compared to older control students, suggesting that the LLC decreases the effect of background factors on waste literacy. The perceptions of teachers and National Operators (NOs) were analysed using thematic analysis and results showed both teachers and NOs thought the LLC had a positive impact on students overall and that student involvement determined the effectiveness of the LLC. Participatory teaching methods, specifically fieldwork and student ownership, were found to play a significant role in the LLC’s efficacy. Keywords: waste literacy, multivariate data analysis, thematic analysis, participatory methods. Industrial Ecolog
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