227 research outputs found
Forrest Gump: comic representations of the recent American past
No full textMestrado em Línguas, Literaturas e Culturas - Estudos InglesesO presente trabalho propõe-se pesquisar a abordagem histórica das décadas de 50, 60 e 70 nas comédias americanas contemporâneas. Deste modo espero destacar os acontecimentos da história americana no passado recente que se prestaram a uma abordagem cinematográfica e foram retratados em comédias. As reacções a esses filmes permitem ainda reflectir sobre os valores culturais transmitidos nos filmes de comédia. Esta dissertação também aborda as características e funções da comédia enquanto género cinematográfico. Na fundamentação teórica também são abordadas algumas questões ligadas à adaptação cinematográfica. A vertente prática da dissertação centra-se no filme Forrest Gump, explorando a sua relevância histórica, e a adaptação ao cinema.
ABSTRACT: This dissertation is intended to research historical approaches to the fifties, sixties and seventies in contemporary comedy films. Doing so, I expect to cast some light on recent American events that have proved to be cinematic and likely to be explored in a comic perspective. Viewers´ response to these films is also to be analysed so as to reflect on the cultural values rendered in comedy forms. Moreover, this dissertation includes some thought on the narrative and generic features of comedy as a film genre. The theoretical section also covers some issues raised by film adaptation. The practical research section focuses on the film Forrest Gump, exploring both its historical significance, and the precise nature of this adaptation
A case study of the design, implementation, and formative evaluation of a team development program for a women's swimming and diving team in a NCAA division I university setting
No full textThis dissertation reflects a case study of the process of the design, implementation and formative evaluation of a team development program conducted with a swimming and diving team consisting of twenty-three women at a NCAA Division I university during the 2008-2009 academic year. The dissertation was undertaken to contribute to the knowledge base about how team development programs can be designed and implemented in athletic settings. As a foundation for the dissertation, the participant observer role was used in conjunction with Maher's (2000) Program Planning and Evaluation (PP&E) Framework and Maher's (2004) Student-Athlete Pyramid of Development. Relying on these approaches as procedural and technical guidance, a framework of knowledge, skills and abilities was formulated and then put into an evaluable programmatic form to assist the student-athletes on the team with interpersonal communication, within the team context. This dissertation explores how the PP&E Framework can be coupled with some of the levels of the Student-Athlete Pyramid of Development along with knowledge about team development from business, military, and sport to assist an athletic team in learning to communicate constructively. Formative evaluation data is provided from participating team members and the coaching staff about the actual and potential value of this kind of program. Finally, conclusions and recommendations are offered for the possible design and implementation of similar team development programs in athletic, business, and other contexts.Psy.DIncludes bibliographical references (p. 119-126)by Robyn L. OdegaardIncludes abstrac
Fisheries Centre research reports. Volume 14, number 5
No full textDIRECTOR’S FOREWORD. PREFACE AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. WORKSHOP PROGRAMME. SECTION 1. LINKS BETWEEN SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT AND MODELLING IN NEW SOUTH WALES AND REGION. Ecosystem based fisheries management and modelling the marine ecosystem of New South Wales: a background (Robyn E Forrest). Ecology and environmental assessment of fishing activities (Philip Gibbs). The role of ecosystem simulation in ecosystem based fisheries management
(James P Scandol). Data support and modelling output for effective coastal zone management in NSW (David Rissik). CSIRO’s virtual oceans (Elizabeth A Fulton). Preliminary trophic models of the South East Fishery and North West Shelf (Catherine M Bulman). Pilot trophic model for Subantarctic water over the Southern Plateau, New Zealand: a low biomass, high transfer efficiency system (Janet Bradford-Grieve). Ecosystem management of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area: is it possible? (Neil A Gribble). SECTION 2A. FISHERIES OF NEW SOUTH WALES. Estuarine fish and fisheries in NSW: some considerations for ecosystem-based modelling
and management (Charles A Gray). NSW estimates of fishing activity from the National Recreational Fishing Survey 2000-2001 (Dennis D Reid). SECTION 2B. MARINE ECOSYSTEM OF NEW SOUTH WALES. Estuarine structure, function and biodiversity (Robert J Williams). Some examples of large-scale movement and migration through the estuaries and inshore coastal zone of New South Wales by diadromous, estuarine and marine fishes, with special reference to the Australian longfinned eel, Anguilla reinhardtii (Bruce C Pease). Threatened species (David Pollard). Interactions between jellyfish and fisheries in New South Wales (Kylie A Pitt). Garfish (Hemiramphidae) in New South Wales, Australia: aspects of their distributions,
fisheries, life histories and ecology (John Stewart). Role of syngnathids in shallow coastal ecosystems of southeastern Australia (Keith Martin-Smith). Blue groper (Bronwyn M Gillanders). Fishery-induced changes in abundance and size structure of demersal trawl fish species off New SouthWales (Kevin Rowling). Demersal diversity, diets and demise of deepwater dogsharks off New South Wales (Ken Graham). The diet of wobbegongs in NSW: preliminary results (Charlie Huveneers and Robert G Harcourt). Stomach contents of three common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) and a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) collected off the coast of New South Wales (Robert G Harcourt, Joanne L van den Berg and Charlie Huveneers).Fisheries Centre (FC)UnreviewedFacultyResearcherGraduat
Pedagogical practices for the development and improvement of reading
No full textThis chapter is concerned with contemporary pedagogies and practices related to the development of and improvement in reading achievement. First, the author will describe reading as one of a uumber of literacies students use in school contexts. The reading of print will be discussed in relationship to multiliteracies and curriculum literacies in primary and secondary school settings. Reference will be made to the Four Resource Model of Reading (Luke & Freebody, 1990). Second, the author will examine the multiple meanings of evidence-based reading instruction pointing to the debate that has emerged in the field of reading. Drawing on the literature, the autbor will argue that tbere is no single reading program that is suitable for all children and teachers should use evidence-based pedagogies and practices that contribute to the development of, and improvement in, reading achievement. Third, the author will examine three main influences on the identification of evidence-based pedagogies and practices for the teaching of reading. Specifically, the author will refer to the role of the teacher, the students and their individual needs, and the role of context, namely school and system influences. Finally, the author will conclude the chapter by providing some guidelines for teachers in reviewing evidence-based pedagogies and practices for the teaching of reading
The Sea Around Us project newsletter. Issue 19 (September/October 2003)
No full textRediscovering Ecopath in the Kerguelen Islands (Maria Lourdes D. Palomares). ICES 2003 Annual Science Conference. The Sea Around Us expands its European links (Dirk Zeller). Letter to the editor: Aquaculture in the Philippines (Josh E. Moncrieff).Science, Faculty ofOceans and Fisheries, Institute for theUnreviewedFacultyResearcherGraduat
Twitter and E-Leadership in a Postsecondary Setting
No full textThe purpose of this article is to describe student experiences when incorporating Twitter into a Bachelor of Education (BEd) course. Participants were 8 first year BEd students who provided written answers to open-ended questions and participated in two focus group interviews. Findings showed that, after participants completed a Twitter assignment, their view of Twitter and its usage changed. Analyzed through the emerging concept of e-leadership, the learning experienced by students enhanced collaboration and communication between them and their instructor. An implication is that if BEd students are to effectively incorporate technology into future Kindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms, they need to experience digital literacy during undergraduate courses
'Making its own history': New Zealand historical fiction for children,1862-2008
No full textThis thesis considers historical fiction for children and young people dealing with New Zealand history from the arrival of the first Polynesian settlers to the end of the nineteenth century. It provides both a comprehensive survey of historical novels published between 1862 and the end of 2008, and an analysis of the way the same historical events and periods have been depicted in historical novels written at different times. Individual chapters discuss books set during specific historical periods or dealing with particular events - the pre-European period, early contact, nineteenth century immigration, the New Zealand Wars, the gold rushes, and the colonial period - in chronological order of publication. Since children's literature is particularly adept at reflecting and promoting the dominant ideas of the society in which it is produced, the chronological consideration of these texts reveals contemporary attitudes to such issues as race relations, gender roles, class, war and conflict, and concepts of national identity, as well as the way historical fiction has responded to societal changes since the 1860s.
The predominant themes of historical fiction set prior to 1900 are: the arrival of settlers in New Zealand; encounters with the country's indigenous inhabitants; the taming of the often hostile landscape; the assertion of the settlers' claims to 'belong' in their new land; and the establishment of New Zealand as a nation with distinctive characteristics. There are perceptible nuances and differences in the way these themes are discussed depending on the historical moment in which individual authors are writing. Novels of the Victorian period and early twentieth century reflect the imperialistic and evangelistic ethos of the time, and present the British settlers' right to colonize the land and the ensuing dispossession of Māori as largely unproblematic. Subsequent historical novels, particularly those written since the 1960s, offer a more inclusive version of New Zealand history, although the lack of historical fiction for children by Māori writers means that Eurocentric views of history continue to dominate, and that all representations of Māori and their history are mediated through Pakeha writers.
Shifts in social attitudes have resulted in changes in the treatment of Māori in historical novels for children, and similar changes have occurred in the portrayal of gender, class, and ethnicity. The passage of time has seen increased agency and a wider variety of roles allocated to Māori, female and working class characters, as well as greater ethnic diversity. Developments in New Zealand historiography are also reflected in fiction, although at times historical fiction prefigures written histories, or provides alternative views by depicting the experience of women, children and Māori, who often did not feature in conventional histories. While many historical novels for children, especially the earlier texts, are adventure stories set in the past and are not necessarily concerned with historical verisimilitude, an increasing number attempt to present authentic recreations of historical periods, including accounts of actual people and events, based on extensive research, and reinforced with peritextual material in the form of historical notes, bibliographies, maps and photographs.
The role of New Zealand historical fiction for children and young people has been not only to entertain young readers and inform them about their country's past, but to create and foster a sense of national identity
Escaping the Kmara Box: Reframing the Role of Civil Society in Georgia’s Rose Revolution
No full textThis article examines the role of civic groups in Georgia’s Rose Revolution using Larry Diamond’s framework of the democratic functions of civil society. The author argues that the contribution of civil society to the peaceful transfer of power in 2003 is best understood by expanding the analytical focus out from the Kmara youth movement to include a larger set of organisations. Rather than focusing on the Kmara youth movement as the primary civil society actor in 2003, the author contends that Kmara was, in fact, a product of the coordinated involvement of a cohort of NGOs. The article stresses the highly interconnected nature of Georgian civic leaders and organisations, particularly regarding networks with other NGOs, opposition politicians, and journalists from the Rustavi 2 television station
My superbrain is all binary: nostalgic futurism as Robyn's feminist super-persona
No full textThe article discusses the Swedish electro-pop musician Robyn and her feminist persona. Topics include the feminist ideal of empowerment that is conveyed in her songs, the theme of outer space or futurism in her music and on stage performance and the retrofuturist element in her music. The author compares her to Lady Gaga on discusses how the two differ on feminism in their music
The Sea Around Us project newsletter. Issue 27 (January/February 2005)
No full textMPA Global - an online database of the world's marine protected areas (Louisa Wood). What's included in MPA Global? The natural history of the Falkland Islands traced through European expeditions (M.L. Deng Palomares and Elizabeth Mohammed). Arctic and Philippine collaboration.Science, Faculty ofOceans and Fisheries, Institute for theUnreviewedFacultyResearcherGraduat
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