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Terror Capitalism and Uyghur Dispossession — with Darren Byler
No full textDarren Byler a sociocultural anthropologist and assistant professor at Simon Fraser University\u27s School for International Studies.His research examines the dispossession of stateless populations through forms of contemporary capitalism and colonialism in China, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. He has written two books, Terror Capitalism: Uyghur Dispossession and Masculinity in a Chinese City, and In the Camps: China\u27s High-Tech Penal Colony. Darren is part of the Xinjiang Documentation Project, which features personal testimonies and archives, internal police reports, translations and other documents about the ongoing detention of Turkic Muslims in China and the erasure of their native knowledge. Resources: Terror Capitalism: Uyghur Dispossession and Masculinity in a Chinese City: https://www.dukeupress.edu/terror-capitalismIn the Camps: China\u27s High-Tech Penal Colony: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/696114/in-the-camps-by-darren-byler/Glen Coulthard on Below the Radar: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/37-glen-coulthard.htmlBlack Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon: http://abahlali.org/files/__Black_Skin__White_Masks__Pluto_Classics_.pdfJustice for "Data Janitors by Lilly Irani: https://www.publicbooks.org/justice-for-data-janitors/Amazon Mechanical Turk: https://www.mturk.com/Digitize and Punish: Racial Criminalization in the Digital Age by Brian Jordan Jefferson: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Digitize-and-Punish-by-Brian-Jordan-Jefferson-author/978151790923
Taboos & Transgressions: In Conversation with Darren Elliott-Smith
No full textDr. Darren Elliott-Smith is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television at University of Stirling, Scotland. His research is focused on representations of queerness, gender, and the body in horror film and television. He has published numerous academic articles, contributed to book collections, and is the author of Queer Horror Film and Television (I.B. Tauris, 2016) and co-editor of New Queer Horror Film and Television (UWP, 2020) with Dr John Edgar Browning. I was able to sit down with him for a chat about his work, the link between horror and eroticism, and the current queer horror moment
River ecosystem metabolism modelling outputs (Lachlan River, NSW, 2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30)
No full textThe purpose of the modelling was to 1) build knowledge around how river flow and connectivity affect aquatic ecosystem metabolism, and 2) provide a robust case study for scaling flow-ecology responses to larger spatial scales (i.e., an entire catchment). This data collection contains the predicted rates of ecosystem metabolism (gross primary production and ecosystem respiration) at unmonitored locations on the Lachlan River, NSW, Australia.\nLineage: These data were produced using a spatio-temporal modelling framework. Rates of gross primary production (GPP) and ecosystem respiration (ER) were modelled as a function of monthly air temperature, monthly solar exposure, discharge magnitude, and discharge temporal variability. These variables, together with estimated spatial and temporal dependencies, were subsequently used to estimate GPP and ER at unmonitored locations along the Lachlan River.\n\nFull details available in Giling et al. Season and Flow Drive Productivity of a Regulated River (2025) Ecosystems. In press
Food web motif data
No full textSupplementary Information for Giling et al. "Plant diversity alters the representation of motifs in food webs".The data files provided contain the results used to generate the figures and statistical analysis in the paper, including the frequencies and representation (normalised z-scores) of each motif in each food web. These files can be used in conjunction with the provided code (R scripts 2 and 3; DOI 10.6084/m9.figshare.7605173) to reproduce the results.Three data files are provided:- "Giling_et_all_motif_data_full_network.csv": motif counts in the full food webs- "Giling_et_all_motif_data_sub_network.csv": motif counts in the sub-web of consumers only- "Giling_et_all_motif_data_complexity_scenario.csv": motif counts in the full food webs under the scenario where encounter probability decreases with plant diversity (see Supplementary Note 2).The three files are formatted identically.</div
A prospective examination of Beck’s cognitive theory of depression in university students in mainland China
No full textThe current multi-wave longitudinal study examined the applicability of Beck’s (1967, 1983) cognitive theory of depression to university students in mainland China. During an initial assessment, participants completed measures assessing dysfunctional attitudes and depressive/anxious symptoms. Participants subsequently completed measures assessing negative events and depressive/anxious symptoms once a month for six months. Results provided support for the applicability of Beck’s cognitive theory to university students in mainland China. More specifically, higher levels of dysfunctional attitudes were associated with greater increases in depressive symptoms following the occurrence of negative events. At the same time, contrary to findings obtained in Western samples, higher levels of dysfunctional attitudes were also associated with greater increases in anxious symptoms following the occurrence of negative events. These findings may suggest that dysfunctional attitudes exhibit non-specificity as a predictor of depressive symptoms in mainland China.M.A.Includes bibliographical referencesby Darren Stolo
Food web motif code
No full textDescription of code for Giling et al. "Plant diversity alters the representation of motifs in food webs".# 01_Giling_et_al_build_and_analyse_networks.RThis script first constructs the matrices of interaction probability among species (plants, consumers and static resources) that co-occurred on an experimental plot at a particular time. These networks are constructed for multiple scenarios of interaction probability by altering the parameters alpha and beta (see Methods section "Food web construction").Subsequently, the code samples these probabilities a specified number of times and calculates a selection of network properties (with the custom 'web.properties' function defined in section 2). This includes the motif_counter function of Borrelli 2015. Each network is also rewired a specified number of times with the functions 'curving' (modified from Borrelli 2015) and curve_ball (Strona et al. 2014) and z-scores are calculated. For motifs, the z-scores are normalised.There are optional lines of code that can be included to run the habitat complexity scenario (see Supplementary Note 2) or to subset the network to consumers only.The looping proceedure is implemented for running in parallel with packages foreach and doParallel.# 02_Giling_et_al_motif_analysis.RThis code uses the network properties generated by code "01_Giling_et_al_build_and_analyse_networks.R" to test the effect of plant species richness on the counts (section 3) and z-score of motifs (section 4). This is performed by the functions "plot.freq" and "plot.zscores", respectively. These functions plot the data and predicted relationships and save the results of the linear mixed models.The data to accompany this script and reproduce the analyses presented in the manuscript are available on figshare (DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7605242).# 03_Giling_et_al_motif_analysis_Supplementary.RThis code uses the network properties generated by code "01_Giling_et_al_build_and_analyse_networks.R" to examine the effects of parameters a and b on network properties and motif z score (section 3), analyse trends in consumer richness (section 4), and analyse the results of the scenario designed to test sensitivity to potential changes in habitat complexity (section 5).The data to accompany this script and reproduce the analyses presented in the manuscript are available on figshare (DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7605242).</div
Alt-X turns 10: unclassifiable writing triumphs
No full textDarren Tofts interviews American artist and author Mark Amerik
Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky
Get PDFDiplomsko delo obravnava film Črni labod/Black Swan. Razčlenjuje mišljenje in delovanje glavnega filmskega lika in posledično splošno razumevanje človeka samega. Skozi film Črni labod sem iskal razlage o razvoju človekove osebnosti in jih s pomočjo teorij Sigmunda Freuda in Abrahama Maslowa razčlenil v razlagah filma po sekvencah. Vpliv družbe na posameznika je pomemben motiv v filmu, ki ga v nalogi razširjam s slogovnim zgodovinskim obdobjem dadaizma in predvsem nadrealizma in z razčlenjevanjem motiva laboda v književnosti in filmu. S tem pa poskušam pojasniti polje nezavednega, ki ga še vedno označujejo za bistveni del razlage osebnosti.
Človeška osebnost se oblikuje predvsem v obdobju odraščanja, zato sem se v nalogi najbolj posvetil temi razvoja iz otroka v odraslo osebo, ki jo razvija tudi režiser filma Darren Aronofsky.This thesis focusses on the film Black Swan. It deconstructs the thoughts and actions of the protagonist and through this, forms a possible understanding of the human being itself. Throughout the film the author has searched for the explanations of personal development, which he then analyses through Sigmund Freud\u27s and Abraham Maslow\u27s theories. Social influences upon an individual are an important motive in the filmin the thesis, this is examined through the lens of dadaism and surrealism and with the analysis of the swan motive in literature and in film. With this the author attempts to explain the field of subconscious, which is still perceived as a vital part of any explanation of personality.
The largest part of human personality is formed in the period of puberty, which is why the author has focused most of his attention upon the motive of a child growing into an adult, which is also the theme that the director Darren Aronofsky develops
Nature to get right-of-way
No full textReports on a plan by a coalition of landowners in the rural municipality of South Stukely in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, to establish a nature conservancy on their private lands that would incorporate an energy corridor right-of-way. Objective of biological conservation; Roadblocks that have prevented the successful completion of the project; Argument of the government that the land has little environmental value and has no category of protected area classification that includes industrial uses.M3: Article; Accession Number: 12601662; Bardati, Darren; Source Info: Spring2004, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p7; Subject Term: NATURE conservation; Subject Term: LANDOWNERS; Subject Term: PROTECTED areas; Subject Term: CONSERVATION of natural resources; Subject Term: EASTERN Townships (Quebec); Subject Term: QUEBEC (Province); Subject Term: CANADA; NAICS/Industry Codes: 924120 Administration of Conservation Programs; Number of Pages: 2/3p; Document Type: ArticleSource type: Electronic(1)http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=12601662&loginpage=Login.asp&site=ehost-liv
Read Poster Featuring Darren Ilett
No full textAssociate Professor Darren Ilett is reading Kindred by Octavia Butler. Professor Ilett is a member of the University Libraries Teaching & Learning Department.
Reader statement: “Connecting with others\u27 humanity is what motivates me to read, whether it\u27s people like me or people with identities and lived experiences different than mine. Libraries have always been a place I can explore ideas and experiences freely, without fear of judgment.”
About the book & author: The visionary time-travel classic whose Black female hero is pulled through time to face the horrors of American slavery and explores the impacts of racism, sexism, and white supremacy then and now. Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) was the author of many novels, including Dawn, Wild Seed, and Parable of the Sower. She was the recipient of a MacArthur Award and a Nebula Award, and she twice won the Hugo Award.https://digscholarship.unco.edu/read/1000/thumbnail.jp
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