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Identity and dislocation in Caribbean women's literature: a study of the writings of Velma Pollard
No full textJamaican-born Velma Pollard has been publishing poetry and short stories for nearly
thirty years. Her first poems appeared in the 1970s, her first volume of short stories in
1989, and her first novel in 1994. Despite this considerable literary output, in the evergrowing
critical literature on Caribbean women's writing Pollard's work has not attracted
any of the scholarly treatment accorded to other writers. Given this lack of critical
attention to Pollard's considerable body of work, this thesis aims to provide the first
detailed and contextualised study of her writings (excluding the majority of her poetry
and of her writings on linguistics), and to accord Pollard the recognition her work
deserves.
Chapter 1 of this thesis situates Pollard's writings in the context of Caribbean
(women's) literature, and writings on identity, dislocations and (Caribbean) migration. I
argue that Pollard's principal contribution to Caribbean literature is found in her
engagement with two main subjects, return migration and relationships (male-female and
female-female), within a wider context of debates on identity and dislocation.
Chapter 2 introduces Pollard's work by way of a general discussion of her novella
Karl, which won the Casa de las Americas literary award in 1992. I consider Karl to be
central to Pollard's work, not least because it features many of the themes explored by
her later writings, including her novel, Homestretch, which is the subject of Chapter 3.
Pollard's first novel, Homestretch, which was published in 1994, explores the themes
of identity and dislocation through the experiences of 'return migrants' and 'repeat
migrants' and their comparison of life in England, the United States and Jamaica. The
novel chronicles how these migrants come to reconnect with and accept their cultural
heritage.
In chapters 4 and 5 I discuss selected stories taken from Pollard's two collections
of short stories, Considering Woman ('Cages', 'My Sisters', 'My Mother', and 'Gran') and
from Karl and Other Stories ('A Night's Tale', 'Miss Chandra', 'Betsy Hyde', and 'Altamont
Jones'). In these stories Pollard explores male-female relationships and the lives of
several generations and a wide range of Caribbean women and men. Pollard utilises the
West Indian setting, speech, situations and conflicts in these stories to graphically
describe familiar Caribbean role models and to provide a narrative and literary
examination of the frustrations and conflicting desires of women in the region.
In my conclusion, I address the ethnographic quality and significance of her work,
and its contribution to an understanding of the Caribbean
[Letter] 1924 May 8, London / A.W. Pollard.
No full textThe letter is written on British Museum letterhead with a "National Scheme for Disabled Men" seal. The letter has been date-stamped as received "May 8, 1924."Pollard is forwarding proofs of an article by W.W. Greg to appear in the June issue of _Librarian_ "giving a list of 105 manuscript corrections in Mr. Gosse\u27s copy of Massinger\u27s _Roman Actor_ ." Specifying that these are for the use of Professor T.M. Parrott, Pollard states that these corrections are much more important than "those in our copy." A bibliographer and a Shakespeare scholar, Pollard is also remembered as the author of _A short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland & Ireland, and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640_ (1926)
Edward Alfred Pollard, The Richmond Examiner, and the Confederacy
No full textThe subject of Edward Alfred Pollard, the Richmond Examiner, and the Confederacy was chosen because a thesis on Pollard would not be complete without reference to the Richmond Examiner of which he was a co-editor during a good part of the Civil War, and both of these bear heavily on upon the confederacy. Pollard\u27s prominence was due to the fact that he and the newspaper he represented were outstanding voices of the opposition to the administration in the Confederacy. His principal target was the chief executive, Jefferson Davis. At his feet Pollard placed the responsibility for the failure of the Southern cause
Shady trading on the rights market. by Brian Pollard
No full texttag=1 data=Shady trading on the rights market. by Brian Pollard
tag=2 data=Pollard, Brian
tag=3 data=New Doctor,
tag=6 data=Winter 1995
tag=7 data=11-12.
tag=8 data=EUTHANASIA
tag=10 data=Because the spotlight of public attention has been strongly focused on doctors in this debate, the author believes that it is essential that every doctor makes a clear distinction between his or her private views on the practice of euthanasia and its legislation, because the implications in each case are simply not comparable.
tag=11 data=1995/1/5
tag=12 data=95/0224
tag=13 data=CABBecause the spotlight of public attention has been strongly focused on doctors in this debate, the author believes that it is essential that every doctor makes a clear distinction between his or her private views on the practice of euthanasia and its legislation, because the implications in each case are simply not comparable
Screening Programmes and the Circulation of Films in the Fascist Cine-Clubs
No full textThis proposal focuses on the cultural practices related to film programming and film curatorship in the cine-club network of the Cineguf: a national association institutionalised by the Fascist regime. In fact, by the end of 1934, every former liberal film club or film association were systematically centralised into a brand new network of fascist film clubs, spreading all over the country, named Cineguf. The objective was to educate a new generation of film acolytes aligned to fascism.
Despite the strongly hierarchic system, Cineguf could autonomously arrange richly heterogeneous and extremely cultivated sessions of film screenings: an alternative to the national film exhibition circuits.
I will discuss how they made it, stressing some aspects of this practice relying on original archival documents and excavating the private correspondences of the organisers.
I reconstruct how Cineguf members managed the provision of the film prints, and how prints circulated until 1943. I highlight the emerging awareness of the role of film archiving and film libraries, as well as unpredictable international connections that allowed the exhibition of (otherwise not-admitted-to screen) films in their original versions. Finally, an in-depth analysis of the film programs will let me question the crucial role of silent cinema in the shaping of their film culture and aesthetics.
I stress the case of the Cineguf of Milan, discussing, the efforts to establish a regular film archive by later film directors Luigi Comencini and Alberto Lattuada (belonging the Cineguf); their role in managing the technical arrangements of the screening shows and the setting of a protocol for film curatorship and programming that laid the foundation to the post-war cine-club habits
The first year of the war / by Edward A. Pollard.
No full textCorrected and improved ed.2 p. l., 389 p., [4] leaves of plates
Vascular endothelial growth factor restores delayed tumor progression in tumors depleted of macrophages
No full textGenetic depletion of macrophages in Polyoma Middle T oncoprotein (PyMT)-induced mammary tumors in mice delayed the angiogenic switch and the progression to malignancy. To determine whether vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) produced by tumor-associated macrophages regulated the onset of the angiogenic switch, a genetic approach was used to restore expression of VEGF-A into tumors at the benign stages. This stimulated formation of a high-density vessel network and in macrophage-depleted mice, was followed by accelerated tumor progression. The expression of VEGF-A led to a massive infiltration into the tumor of leukocytes that were mostly macrophages. This study suggests that macrophage-produced VEGF regulates malignant progression through stimulating tumor angiogenesis, leukocytic infiltration and tumor cell invasion
James Pollard (class of 1967)
No full textA photograph James Pollard, class of 1967 of Springfield College. Mr. Pollard appears in football uniform in a receiving pose, holding a football. Mr. Pollack was part of the Springfield College 1965 football team, which went undefeated and remains the only Springfield College Football team to have an undefeated, untied season.The team finished the 1965 season with an undefeated record, winning all 9 games. The team was led by head coach Edward (Ted) Dunn, and co-captains Gary Wilcox (class of '66) and Scott Taylor (class of '66). In the only undefeated season in Springfield College football history, the chiefs outscored opponents 252-87. In one of their “best games of the year”, they defeated Northeastern with a final score of 16-14 in front of 12,000 fans. The team was named New England College Division Champions and Dunn was named New England College Division Coach of the Year.Photograph not in Archives Collection. For copy of original photograph contact Alumni Relations Office
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