1,968 research outputs found
Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Letter from Cecilia Shepperd, National Training School, to Caleb Foote, March 23, 1942
No full textLetter from Cecilia Shepperd from the National Training School in Kansas City, Missouri to Caleb Foote, writing that the school could "take care of 3 young Japanese women," and asking Foote to follow up with school president Cloyd V. Gustafson, "a strong F.O.R. man from California."Personal correspondence, organizational records, government documents, publications, and other papers created or collected by Joseph R. Goodman documenting the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, as well as organized resistance to incarceration. Included in the collection are records of the Japanese Young Men's Christian Association and the Japanese American Citizens' League in San Francisco, including papers of the Japanese YMCA's executive secretary Lincoln Kanai; Sakai family papers; Goodman's correspondence to and from Japanese American incarcerees, organizations opposing forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans, the War Relocation Authority, and others; publications, photographs, and ephemera from the Topaz Relocation Center, where Goodman taught high school; War Relocation Authority records and publications; and newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and reports about forced removal and incarceration created by various government, religious, and civic organizations, in California and nationwide
Santa Cecilia Acatitlán: Estado de México
No full textLa información de esta miniguía se basa en los trabajos de Felipe Solís.Durante el periodo Postclásico Tardío (12OO a 1521 d.C.) se llevaron a cabo en la Cuenca de México grandes movimientos culturales y migratorios que originaron uno de los más importantes desarrollos del México antiguo: el de los mexicas. El estudio de los materiales arqueológicos recuperados en las primeras exploraciones -escultura y cerámica- , así como de las características arquitectónicas del edificio que Brasero ceremonial, parte superior del basamento se conserva, no han permitido conocer la extensión del sitio, el número de edificios que conformaban el centro, ni cuáles eran las zonas de habitación. Sin embargo, se sabe que su economía estuvo ligada a los depósitos lacustres de agua dulce o salada y a la agricultura. Se explotaron la fauna, la flora, la sal y el tequesquite, este último se utilizaba en el proceso de cocción del maíz. Se ha descubierto que Acatitlan está cultural y políticamente ligado a los mexicas, aunque no se le menciona en los textos indígenas de la época ni en las fuentes históricas de la conquista o de la Colonia, por lo cual se supone que fue abandonado antes del arribo de los españoles.</p
Cecilia Vicuña, 27th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textCecilia Vicuña is a Chilean poet, visual and performance artist and filmmaker, and the author of fourteen poetry books published in Europe, Latin America and the US. She performs and exhibits her work widely at national and international venues. She has an MFA from the University of Chile in Santiago, and she did her postgraduate work at the Slade School of Fine Arts, University College, London. The recipient of many honors, she received The Pennies from Heaven Award, 2002, The Anonymous Was a Woman Award, l999, The Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Arts International Award in l992, The Fund for Poetry Award in l995-96 and The Human Rights Award from the Fund for Free Expression in New York in l985. Her poetry has been widely anthologized, most recently in: The Book of the Book, edited by Jerome Rothenberg and Steve Clay, Granary Books, 2000 and Poems for the Millennium, edited by Jerome Rothenberg and Pierre Joris, University of California, l997. Her most recent books include Instan, Kelsey St. Press, 2002; El Templo, translated by Rosa Alcalá, Situations, New York, 2001; Cloud-Net, trans. by Rosa Alcalá, and QUIPOem/ The Precarious, The Art and Poetry of Cecilia Vicuña, edited by M. Catherine de Zegher and translated by Esther Allen, Wesleyan University Press, l997.
Recent solo performances include: University of Cambridge Contemporary Poetry Conference, England, 2002, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2001, The Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels, 2001, IVAM, Valencia, 2001, Tucher Literary Salon, Berlin, 2001,Temple University, 2000, Art in General, New York, l999, Kunst museum, Berne, l998, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, l997, St Mark’s Poetry Project, New York, l999, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, l996, Royal Botanical Gardens, Edinburgh, l996, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Boston, l996.
Her films and videos have been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago, Art in General, New York, The Museum of PreColumbian Art, Chile, Museo Etnográfico de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, The Brooklyn Museum of Art and at the Cinarchea International Film Festival, Kiel, Germany, Museo Reina Sofia en Madrid, y Museo de Are Contemporáneo de Barcelona
Camilla [electronic resource] : or, a picture of youth. By the author of Evelina and Cecilia. In three volumes.
No full textAuthor of Evelina and Cecilia = Frances d'Arblay.Edited from imperfect title page affecting imprint.Vol. II printed by Graisberry and Campbell.Vol. III printed by H. Fitzpatrick.Electronic reproduction.English Short Title Catalog,Reproduction of original from British Library
Imported malaria in northern italy: Epidemiology and clinical features observed over 18 years in the teaching hospital of Brescia
No full textBackground: Even though malaria incidence is decreasing worldwide, travel-related cases reported in Europe have remained stable in recent years. In Italy, incidence had increased in the 1990s, reaching a peak in 1999; a slow decline was then reported over the subsequent decade. To our knowledge, few published data are available on imported malaria in Italy since 2010. In this article we aimed to analyse trends in imported malaria in the teaching hospital of Brescia, northern Italy, over the last 18 years. Methods: All malaria cases diagnosed from 1999 to 2016 in Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, were retrospectively identified. Demographic, clinical and travel-related data were described.
Results: A total of 1200 cases of imported malaria were diagnosed in Brescia during the study period. Among them, 225 were children. A trend of increasing paediatric cases was identified over the study period, while cases in adults were stable. Most cases were diagnosed between August and October. Patients were most likely exposed in sub-Saharan Africa (87.2%). The main reported travel reason was travelling to visit friends and relatives (66.0%). A significantly higher risk of severe malaria was observed in non-immune patients and children visiting friend and relatives (P < 0.001 and P = 0.006, respectively).
Conclusions: Our study reveals a relatively stable incidence in imported malaria cases with a peak during the summertime. A large and increasing paediatric burden of disease was identified. Imported malaria requires attention since in Italy a potential reappearance of autochthonous Plasmodium vivax malaria transmission cannot be excluded. Preventive action and physician awareness should be especially directed to children visiting friends and relatives in endemic countries and to non-immune patients since they both represent high-risk groups for severe malaria
Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Completion while Shifting Prescription from Isoniazid-Only to Rifampicin-Containing Regimens : A Two-Decade Experience in Milan, Italy
No full textTo tackle the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, in 2014 the World Health Organization launched the End TB Strategy, which includes action to prevent latent TB infection (LTBI) reactivation. Available preventive treatments (PT) are based on either isoniazid (INH) alone or rifampicin (RIF)-containing regimens. This study aims to assess and compare PT completion rates, the occurrence of adverse events, and the time of dropout among those receiving INH-alone or RIF-containing regimens at Villa Marelli Institute, Milan, Italy, covering the period from 1992 to 2018. A total of 19670 subjects, belonging to various risk groups—mainly young (median age of 29 years), foreign-born (73.3%), and males (58.8%)—with presumed LTBI were prescribed PT (79.3% INH-alone and 20.7% RIF-containing regimens). The treatment completion rate was 79.4% on average, with higher rates among those receiving RIF-containing regimens (85.6%) compared to those that were prescribed INH-alone (77.8%) (p < 0.0001). Notably, some of the high-risk groups for progression of LTBI were more likely to complete PT from RIF-containing regimens. These groups included recent TB contact (89.9%, p < 0.0001), healthcare workers (93.5%, p < 0.0001), and homeless people (76.6%, p < 0.0001). Irrespectively of the chosen PT regimen, most of the dropouts occurred between the start of the treatment and the first follow-up visit (14.3%, 15.2% for those on INH-alone vs. 11.1% for those on RIF-containing regimens). Further shortening of the PT regimen is therefore an aim to ensure adherence, even though it might need further efforts to enhance the patient’s attitude towards starting and carrying out PT
A progressive roadmap for expanding European digital sovereignty
No full textauthor: Cecilia Rikap, associate professor in economics and head of reserach, University College London's Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP)In Partnership with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftun
- …
