478 research outputs found
David Greig: dramaturgies of encounter and engagement [special issue of Contemporary Theatre Review]
No full textA special edition of Contemporary Theatre Review focusing on the theatre works of playwright David Greig. Produced following the University of Lincoln's Annual Playwright's Festival 2014.</p
David Greig: dramaturgies of encounter and engagement [special issue of Contemporary Theatre Review]
No full textA special edition of Contemporary Theatre Review focusing on the theatre works of playwright David Greig. Produced following the University of Lincoln's Annual Playwright's Festival 2014.</p
"In this moment of alarm and peril": Female Education, Religion and Politics In the Late Eighteenth Century, With special reference to Catharine Macaulay and Hannah More
No full textPhDCatharine Macaulay and Hannah More are conventionally represented as
ideological opposites. Through an analysis which centres on their writings, this
thesis critically examines that representation, and more broadly explores
contemporary perceptions of the roles of women of the middling sort in the late
eighteenth century. It argues that revolution, particularly the French Revolution,
created a climate wherein the duties of women became the subject of increasing
debate. The discussion challenges and builds upon recent work on women's
writing and history, by examining how and why the role of women changed at this
time. This work is concerned with contemporary representations of women, and
concentrates on analysis of primary texts and archival material over a wide range
of genres, including educational treatises, plays, popular tracts, political pamphlets,
historical writing and newspapers - the latter proving a major resource.
Following a critical introduction, the thesis falls into four chapters. Chapter one
discusses the reputation, critical reception and public fame of Macaulay and More,
thereby providing insights into contemporary sexual and social politics. Women
were considered arbiters of morals and manners - believed to play a vital role in
ensuring social stability - and the second chapter examines how the threat of
revolution led to increasing anxiety and debate about the nature of female
education. The third and fourth chapters discuss religion and politics respectively,
and argue that beliefs about the interdependency of Church and State, together with
the feminization of religion, legitimized women's involvement in politics and
enlarged their sphere of influence.
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The conclusion argues that the political and religious climate provided
opportunities for women to reassess and redefine their roles; while often remaining
within parameters defined by commonly held perceptions of femininity, they
politicized the domestic, extended female agency, and elevated the status of
women
They Came to Murramarang: A History of Murramarang, Kioloa and Bawley Point
No full textThey Came to Murramarang was first published in 1994, providing the New South Wales South Coast villages of Bawley Point, Kioloa and the surrounding area with an authoritative history from colonial settlement through to the contemporary era. In considering another reprint, two decades after its initial release, the author Bruce Hamon was aware that the region has experienced considerable
development since the early 1990s and it is appropriate to consider these changes. Bruce was also aware of research conducted into particular historical episodes associated with the region since the original publication, which augments his account presented in They Came to Murramarang. Furthermore, he felt that the original text provided only a brief glimpse into the rich story of the Indigenous custodians of the country, even though the book presented a fascinating account of early colonial frontier conflict. In incorporating these changes and discoveries, Bruce sought assistance from sociologist Dr Alastair Greig, along with that of Dr Sue Feary, an archaeologist with extensive knowledge of Indigenous history and environmental policy in the region
Metamorphosis in Polarities: The Impact of Kawai Kanjirō on New Zealand Potter James Greig
No full textJames Greig (1936–1986), a New Zealand potter active between 1958 and 1986, was greatly inspired by Kawai Kanjirō (1890–1966), who was one of the founding members of the Mingei (Japanese folk crafts movement). To date, Greig’s achievement has received insufficient scholarly attention. This thesis aims to explore Greig’s philosophy and artwork through mixed empirical methods, qualitative oral histories, and analysis of archival materials, letters, images and films. After documenting the contexts of the historical interactions between Japanese and New Zealand potters, Greig’s career in pottery is framed through an analysis stretching from his early life, encounters with Japan and on to personal and institutional support for his later learning, writing and exhibitions.The development of New Zealand studio pottery when Greig began his career in the early 1960s was shaped by the visits of advocates of Mingei movement from Britain and Japan. This thesis examines the integration of Japanese-style pottery into the ceramic art practice of New Zealand from the 1940s to the 1960s. It also explores significant figures within the New Zealand and Japanese art scenes who facilitated an active pottery movement in New Zealand. These initiators inspired Greig’s motivation for creating Japanese-style pottery and his discovery of Kawai’s work.Japan’s rapid economic growth in the 1970s led to the formation of a new relationship with New Zealand and created a favourable environment for potters, whose artworks were displayed at Expo ’70 in Osaka. This study reveals Greig’s critical role as a cultural ambassador between Japan and New Zealand that he played at the time of the opening of the new cultural relationship between the two nations. Examining Greig’s career between 1969 to 1986 creates another lens through which his underlying intentions and idiosyncratic approach (his “gesture”) become clear and should be better appreciated. The heart of this thesis is the transcription and analysis of Greig’s handwritten manuscript (four unpublished notebooks) for a planned book on Kawai in 1983. It details Greig’s spiritual vision for handcrafted pottery as enabling “access to the universal spirit” and creating a new “universal language of forms” to express “the formative forces” of the “archetypes and real sources of art”. The discussion also shows the influence of Rudolph Steiner (1861–1925), the founder of anthroposophy, on Greig. Steiner’s ideas on the polarities of life and consciousness, body/soul/spirit and his interpretation of The Metamorphosis of Plants (1790) by German Romantic author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) further inspired Greig and his subsequent development of pottery as a transformative practice. This thesis also offers a technical analysis of Greig’s artwork with a focus on his exhibitions in New Zealand. Greig’s key concepts of “life growth, intersecting planes, polarities, ‘solid and void’, emblem and transformations”, are explored through his manuscript, catalogue, his artworks and their impact on Japan and New Zealand (Greig 1982h).Greig’s life and work demonstrate that he worked in an environment which was moving rapidly, both economically and culturally. His achievement as an artist potter and his philosophy and artworks themselves transcended his times.</p
The horse in sport in early modern England
No full textThe horse was one of, if not the most, significant status symbols for the elite classes in early modern England. Owning and having the ability to ride an impressive steed was an essential pillar of noble masculine identity, because it demonstrated wealth as well as various qualities which were seen as underpinning claims to elite status. This thesis examines the changes in the equestrian pursuits practiced by the English upper classes during the seventeenth century, a period of considerable transition which has been largely overlooked in the existing scholarship on early modern equine sport. By studying reasons for the decline of jousting, the brief flourishing of manège, the changes in hunting practices, as well as the rise of horse racing, this thesis determines the importance of social, economic, military factors and the tastes of the monarch on elite culture and how noble identity was shaped and expressed. This thesis combines a chronological and a comparative approach to provide a comprehensive study of the fortunes of equine sport across the seventeenth century. The rise and fall of elite interest and participation in certain equestrian pursuits at specific points between 1600 and 1700 did not occur in isolation of one another, and so they need to be examined together in order to provide a more accurate insight into the noble culture of the period. As a result, the thesis makes a valuable contribution to the existing scholarship on horses in the early modern era and works on the development of equestrian sport more widely. By demonstrating how equine pastimes shaped, and were shaped by, concerns regarding the role and status of the noble classes, the thesis also contributes to the literature on courtly culture, elite identity, and leisure in the seventeenth century
IRI-Scotland academic author survey
No full textIRIS academic author survey pt1: Survey Overview.
Number of respondents: 488
Expected number of respondents: 500
Response rate: 97.6%
Launch date: 15 Mar 2006
Close date: 25 Apr 2006
IRIS academic author survey pt2: Survey Overview.
Number of respondents: 53
Expected number of respondents: 50
Response rate: 106.0%
Launch date: 19 May 2006
Close date: 28 May 2006The IRI-Scotland project (http://www.iriscotland.lib.ed.ac.uk/) carried out a series of online questionnaires in 2006 to assess the attitudes towards open access and institutional repositories within the higher education community in Scotland. In total, three questionnaires were targeted at different stakeholder groups within the community - academic authors, technical staff responsible for repository development, and senior management from academic libraries.
For logistical reasons the first survey was undertaken during two different time periods and was aimed at academic authors from the following higher education institutions in Scotland; Abertay University, Dundee University , Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh University, Glasgow University, Glasgow Caledonian, Heriot Watt University, Robert Gordon University, St Andrews University, Stirling University, Strathclyde University, University of Aberdeen, University of Dundee, and University of Paisley. Library or Information services staff arranged for an email to be sent to as many research staff as possible from the target community.
We present here anonymous data from the two parts of the academic author survey in comma separated value format.JISC Digital Repositories Programme 2005 - 200
Stitching Women: Unpicking Histories of Victorian Clothes
No full textFollows the research process by which a pair of Victorian drawers were used to uncover the history of their working-class maker. The chapter aims to aid students of modern history understand the merits and challenges of artefact-based research
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