483 research outputs found
Rewilding Victoria: remembering and restoring nature in the city
No full textTo know what is, you must know what was. This is the simple truth that J.B. MacKinnon explores in his new book The once and future world: nature as it is, as it was, as it could be. The natural world, he argues, has been lost not only to human rapaciousness, but also through a great forgetting. MacKinnon calls on us to examine the nature of the past in order to "rewild" the earth in the future, "The history of nature is not only a lament," he writes."It is also an invitation to envision another world." MacKinnon is the author or co-author of four books of nonfiction, including The 100-mile diet (with Alisa Smith), a bestseller widely recognized as a catalyst of the local foods movement, His writing in print and online has won more than a dozen national and international awards, including Canada's highest prize for literary nonfiction. MacKinnon lives in Vancouver, Canada.Lansdowne Lecture SeriesFacultyUnreviewe
False Idyll
No full textA provocative essay awaits those who peruse prize-winning author J.B. MacKinnon\u27s article, False Idyll. MacKinnon posits that many of us romanticize nature as a sacred place ( one of succor and comfort) overlooking that most places visited have been tamed by humans. The absence of real wildness (predators that can kill us) creates an imaginary connection with nature instead of a tangible one. We settle for occasional visits to such sanctuaries and see little purpose in returning to a deeper and more risky engagement:\u27 Thus seeing only nurture in nature reinforces the concept that we are apart and above it
Catharine MacKinnon e o sexo como dominação
No full textThe article discusses the work of feminist legal scholar Catharine MacKinnon and, in particular, her radical rejection of the liberal notion of “consent”. For the author, sexuality is an expression of male dominance; indeed, it reveals itself as “eroticization of domination”. In such society, there is no possibility of autonomous agency for women. We must undo the work of the internalization of dominant values, so that a genuine feminine consciousness can emerge. This is the backdrop of her controversial views on rape, pornography, prostitution or abortion. The article concludes that, while illuminating important aspects of domination, she simplifies in excess the discussion of autonomy in social agency.O artigo discute a obra da jurista feminista Catharine MacKinnon e, em particular, sua recusa radical à noção liberal de “consentimento”. Para a autora, a sexualidade é a expressão da dominação masculina; de fato, ela se revela como “erotização da dominação”. Numa sociedade assim organizada, não há possibilidade de agência autônoma para mulheres. É necessário desfazer o trabalho de introjeção dos valores dominantes, para que uma consciência feminina genuína possa emergir. Este é o pano de fundo das polêmicas posições de MacKinnon sobre estupro, pornografia e prostituição. O artigo conclui que, embora ilumine aspectos importantes da dominação, ela simplifica em excesso a discussão sobre a autonomia na agência social
The resurrection of the author
No full text81 leaves ; 29 cmIncludes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-81).In The Resurrection of the Author, Daniel Trainor-McKinnon supports a form of intentionalism by arguing that intentions and meaning are metaphysically separate from artworks. This form of intentionalism is what he calls externalist intentionalism, which is the theory of art interpretation that holds that intentions are often relevant (though not always necessary) to understanding artworks. Because it holds this, externalist intentionalism is an adequate response to both the anti-intentionalist objection that artists' intentions are inadmissible in critical examinations of artworks because they are external to those artworks, and the neo-Wittgensteinian intentionalist claim that intentions are internal properties of artworks. A consequent study of allusion shows that some features of art are dependent on intentions for their existence and correct interpretation, while a concluding section examines externalist intentionalism's compatibility with evaluative criticism
A radical guide to feminist thought and feminist law: Catharine A. Mackinnon
No full textTarihsel olarak tüm düşünce akımlarında olduğu gibi feminizm de birçok farklı kola ayrılmıştır. Liberal feminizm, Marksist feminizm, radikal feminizm, farklılık feminizmi gibi birçok farklı bakış açıları bu çatının altında yer almaktadır. Catharine A. MacKinnon, bu kuramlar arasından radikal feminist akımın ilk kuramcısı ve en önemli temsilcisidir. Yazara göre toplumsal cinsiyet, ataerkil bir toplumdaki tahakküm ilişkilerindeki temel ayrım unsurudur. Bu nedenle liberal feminizm, Marksist feminizm veya fark feminizmi kadınların maruz kaldığı tahakküm ilişkisini tam olarak açıklayamazlar ve bu sorunlara uygun çözümlere ulaşamazlar. MacKinnon analizleri doğrultusunda pornografinin yasaklanmasını, tecavüz suçunda manevi unsurun belirlenmesinde kadın bakış açısının kullanılmasını, fuhşun yasaklanmasını ancak kadınların cezalandırılmamasını, cinsel tacizin ayrımcılık yasağına dâhil edilmesini ve kadınların gerçek anlamda kürtaj yapma imkânına sahip olmasını savunmuştur.Historically, as of many intellectual currents, feminism is also divided into many different branches. Many different points of view like liberal feminism, Marxist feminism, radical feminism, difference feminism are situated under this roof. Catharine A. MacKinnon is the first theorist and leading representative of radical feminist current. According to the author, gender is the main distinction factor of the dominance relations in a patriarchal society. For this reason, liberal feminism, Marxist feminism and difference feminism cannot adequately explain the dominance that women are exposed to and cannot come up with adequate means to resolve those issues. MacKinnon, in line with her analyses, proposes to ban pornography, to adopt woman’s point of view in determining culpability in rape cases, to ban prostitution but to not criminalize women, to treat sexual harassment as gender discrimination and to provide meaningful access to abortion to women
Phoebus 8: Art at the Close of China's Empire
No full texttableOfContents: Preface p, 9
The Significance of the Nineteenth Century for Modern Chinese History by Stephen R. Mackinnon p.11
Looking at Late Qing Painting with New Eyes by Chu-tsing Li p. 18
Qian Duto ZhangJing The Artist and the Patron by Ju-hsi Chou p. 38
Zhou Xian 's Fabulous Construct The Thatched Cottage of Fan Lake by Britta Erickson p. 67
A Forgotten Celebrity Wang Zhen(1867-1938), Businessman, Philanthropist, and Artist by Hsing-yuan Tsao p. 94
Satire and Situation Images of the Artist in Late Nineteenth-century China by Richard Vinograd p. 110
Painters and Publishing in Late Nineteenth-century Shanghai by Jonathan Hay p. 134
Calligraphy at the Close of the Chinese Empire by Lothar Ledderose p. 189
Glossary of Chinese Names and Terms p. 20
Mackinnon en el palacio de justicia: un análisis radical de sentencias de la corte constitucional sobre sexualidad
No full textThis article is a reflection on how Catharine MacKinnon’s radical feminist theory can be used as a methodological tool to analyze every day topics. Specifically, this text sheds light on relevant gender issues that had not been discussed earlier in Colombian Constitutional Court decisions on female sexuality. In order to do this, the article proposes a simplified
conception of MacKinnon’s theory that is then used to analyze cases on media and advertising, sexual education and women who visit men’s prisons. In conclusion the author argues that the expropriation of women’s sexuality is normalized in society.Este artigo é uma reflexão sobre como a teoria do feminismo radical de Catharine MacKinnon pode ser uma ferramenta metodológica para analisar o cotidiano. Especificamente, o texto busca dar luz acerca de aspectos relevantes de gênero
que não tinham sido discutidos antes em sentenças da Corte Constitucional colombiana sobre a sexualidade feminina. Para conseguir isto, propõe-se uma concepção simplificada da teoria de MacKinnon que depois é utilizada para analisar casos sobre meios e publicidade, educação sexual e mulheres que visitam prisões masculinas. Na conclusão a autora expõe o quão normalizado que está na sociedade expropriar a mulher de sua sexualidade.Este artículo es una reflexión sobre cómo la teoría del feminismo radical de Catharine MacKinnon puede ser una herramienta metodológica para analizar lo cotidiano. Específicamente, el texto busca dar luz acerca de aspectos relevantes de género que no habían sido discutidos antes en sentencias de la Corte Constitucional colombiana sobre sexualidad femenina. Para lograr esto se propone una concepción simplificada de la teoría de MacKinnon que luego se utiliza para analizar casos sobre medios y publicidad, educación sexual y mujeres que visitan las cárceles de hombres. En la conclusión
la autora plantea lo normalizado que está en la sociedad expropiar a la mujer de su sexualidad
Understanding the Presence, Diet, and Habitat Attributes of River Otters (Lontra canadensis) on the Slocan River, British Columbia
No full textRecreation, Fish and WildlifeOnce prevalent in many waterways across British Columbia (BC), river otter populations have
seen a decrease due to trapping, development, and pollution since the beginning of the 20th
Century (Mowry et al. 2011). Although there are data available on coastal studies of river otter
populations, details on river otter diet and populations in BC’s West Kootenay region is largely
unknown (Mackenzie 2013). During January and February of 2020, colleague Tiffany Muncaster
and I surveyed sections of a 14-kilometer reach of river from Lemon Creek to the community of
Winlaw, BC, to determine the presence of river otter through non-invasive observation survey
techniques. I collected presence/non-detection data on latrine sites, tracks, slide sites, and
sightings based on visual evidence. Signs detected along all transects included tracks, slides,
dens, latrine sites, and river otter sightings. Based on findings from the surveyed areas, the
Slocan River appears to be good habitat for river otters. Tracks were frequently detected along
both sides of the river and a total of 10 dens were observed throughout the transects. A sighting
of three river otters near the community of Appledale directly confirmed presence and further
supports claims of favourable habitat characteristics present in the area
Mediation Analysis with Survival Outcomes: Accelerated Failure Time Versus Proportional Hazards Models
No full textObjective: Survival time is an important type of outcome variable in treatment research. Currently, limited guidance is available regarding performing mediation analyses with survival outcomes, which generally do not have normally distributed errors, and contain unobserved (censored) events. We present considerations for choosing an approach, using a comparison of semi-parametric proportional hazards (PH) and fully parametric accelerated failure time (AFT) approaches for illustration.Method: We compare PH and AFT models and procedures in their integration into mediation models and review their ability to produce coefficients that estimate causal effects. Using simulation studies modeling Weibull-distributed survival times, we compare statistical properties of mediation analyses incorporating PH and AFT approaches (employing SAS procedures PHREG and LIFEREG, respectively) under varied data conditions, some including censoring. A simulated data set illustrates the findings.Results: AFT models integrate more easily than PH models into mediation models. Furthermore, mediation analyses incorporating LIFEREG produce coefficients that can estimate causal effects, and demonstrate superior statistical properties. Censoring introduces bias in the coefficient estimate representing the treatment effect on outcome – underestimation in LIFEREG, and overestimation in PHREG. With LIFEREG, this bias can be addressed using an alternative estimate obtained from combining other coefficients, whereas this is not possible with PHREG.Conclusions: When Weibull assumptions are not violated, there are compelling advantages to using LIFEREG over PHREG for mediation analyses involving survival-time outcomes. Irrespective of the procedures used, the interpretation of coefficients, effects of censoring on coefficient estimates, and statistical properties should be taken into account when reporting results
Lessons from Uganda on strategies to fight poverty
No full textCountries receiving debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative will be among the first to benefit from the new World Bank -- International Monetary Fund approach to strengthening the impact on poverty of concessional assistance in low-income countries. The new approach features a more inclusive and participatory process for helping recipient countries develop poverty reduction strategies. From these strategies, joint Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) will bring together the country's own priorities and Bank-Fund assistance to the country. In Uganda, such a strategy has existed for several years. Uganda was one of the first low-income countries to prepare a comprehensive national strategy for poverty reduction using a participatory approach. Indeed, its experience contributed substantially to the design of the PRSPs. Uganda's top leadership is heavily committed to poverty reduction. Formulation of Uganda's Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) in 1996-97 was the executive branch's effort to make that commitment and vision operational.The authors draw lessons from the drafting of Uganda's PEAP. First, the plan made extensive use of existing data and research about Uganda to refocus a range of public policies and interventions relevant to poverty reduction. Second, the government's approach was highly participatory, with central and local governments, the donor community, nongovernmental organizations and civil society, and academics invited to contribute. Third, the government was quick to translate the plan into its budget and medium-term spending framework. Public expenditures on basic services were significantly increased after adoption of the PEAP in 1997. The authors discuss the general characteristics of a poverty reduction action plan, drawing on Uganda's experience; discuss what is known about poverty in Uganda and identify shortcomings in the data; examine the macroeconomic and fiscal policies that were considered most important to poverty reduction during the participatory process; discuss the delivery of public services, especially those that directly affect the poor; and highlight problems associated with land issues, including problems with access to credit and financial services and with the security of productive assets.Health Monitoring&Evaluation,Environmental Economics&Policies,Public Health Promotion,Health Economics&Finance,Services&Transfers to Poor,Poverty Assessment,Environmental Economics&Policies,Achieving Shared Growth,Governance Indicators,Health Economics&Finance
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