10,864 research outputs found
How to tell the difference between production and consumption : a case study in Doctor Who fandom
No full textA television series is tagged with the label "cult" by the media, advertisers, and network executives when it is considered edgy or offbeat, when it appeals to nostalgia, or when it is considered emblematic of a particular subculture. By these criteria, almost any series could be described as cult. Yet certain programs exert an uncanny power over their fans, encouraging them to immerse themselves within a fictional world.In Cult Television leading scholars examine such shows as The X-Files; The Avengers; Doctor Who, Babylon Five; Star Trek; Xena, Warrior Princess; and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to determine the defining characteristics of cult television and map the contours of this phenomenon within the larger scope of popular culture.Contributors: Karen Backstein; David A. Black, Seton Hall U; Mary Hammond, Open U; Nathan Hunt, U of Nottingham; Mark Jancovich; Petra Kuppers, Bryant College; Philippe Le Guern, U of Angers, France; Alan McKee; Toby Miller, New York U; Jeffrey Sconce, Northwestern U; Eva ViethSara Gwenllian-Jones is a lecturer in television and digital media at Cardiff University and co-editor of Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media.Roberta E. Pearson is a reader in media and cultural studies at Cardiff University. She is the author of the forthcoming book Small Screen, Big Universe: Star Trek and Television
Alan Moore Comics as Performance, Fiction as Scalpel
No full textEclectic British author Alan Moore (b. 1953) is one of the most acclaimed and controversial comics writers to emerge since the late 1970s. He has produced a large number of well-regarded comic books and graphic novels while also making occasional forays into music, poetry, performance, and prose. In Alan Moore: Comics as Performance, Fiction as Scalpel , Annalisa Di Liddo argues that Moore employs the comics form to dissect the literary canon, the tradition of comics, contemporary society, and our understanding of history. The book considers Moore's narrative strategies and pinpoints the main thematic threads in his works: the subversion of genre and pulp fiction, the interrogation of superhero tropes, the manipulation of space and time, the uses of magic and mythology, the instability of gender and ethnic identity, and the accumulation of imagery to create satire that comments on politics and art history. Examining Moore's use of comics to scrutinize contemporary culture, Di Liddo analyzes his best-known works-- Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, From Hell, Promethea , and Lost Girls . The study also highlights Moore?s lesser-known output, such as Halo Jones, Skizz , and Big Numbers , and his prose novel Voice of the Fire. Alan Moore: Comics as Performance, Fiction as Scalpel reveals Moore to be one of the most significant and distinctly postmodern comics creators of the last quarter-century.Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1. Formal Considerations on Alan Moore's Writing -- CHAPTER 2. Chronotopes: Outer Space, the Cityscape, and the Space of Comics -- CHAPTER 3. Moore and the Crisis of English Identity -- CHAPTER 4. Finding a Way into Lost Girls -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- ZEclectic British author Alan Moore (b. 1953) is one of the most acclaimed and controversial comics writers to emerge since the late 1970s. He has produced a large number of well-regarded comic books and graphic novels while also making occasional forays into music, poetry, performance, and prose. In Alan Moore: Comics as Performance, Fiction as Scalpel , Annalisa Di Liddo argues that Moore employs the comics form to dissect the literary canon, the tradition of comics, contemporary society, and our understanding of history. The book considers Moore's narrative strategies and pinpoints the main thematic threads in his works: the subversion of genre and pulp fiction, the interrogation of superhero tropes, the manipulation of space and time, the uses of magic and mythology, the instability of gender and ethnic identity, and the accumulation of imagery to create satire that comments on politics and art history. Examining Moore's use of comics to scrutinize contemporary culture, Di Liddo analyzes his best-known works-- Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, From Hell, Promethea , and Lost Girls . The study also highlights Moore?s lesser-known output, such as Halo Jones, Skizz , and Big Numbers , and his prose novel Voice of the Fire. Alan Moore: Comics as Performance, Fiction as Scalpel reveals Moore to be one of the most significant and distinctly postmodern comics creators of the last quarter-century.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Baby [music] /
No full textFor voice and piano.; Caption title.; "Arranged by Chas. F. Jones"--Cover.; At head of cover title: Pathetic story ballad.; "Introduced with great success by Jack Russell, and Marshall Palmer"--Cover.; Cover features port. of Jack Russell.; Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.mus-vn4835987
A model driven IDE for M-industries’ Alan
No full textWhile software is becoming increasingly important in our world, software development is also advancing with an increasing pace. One of the reasons is the increase in available information, which triggered the birth of a new programming paradigm: Model Driven Development (henceforth MDD). Though this can shorten the development time and make it easier, there is no real support for this method, and also no fully developed environment. This is where M-industries' Alan is key. A new MDD platform, but with no editor support. That was the initial scope of our project: create an editor capable of supporting Alan. This was no easy task, and so some preliminary research was done, which evaluates existing web-based editors based on the requirements set by us. The main development phase consisted of agile programming cycles where the targets and tasks were subject to changes. This enabled us to focus on creating an intrinsically correct system instead of a fully featured one that needs a lot of patching and cleaning. The result was a well rounded, integrated IDE that has powerful Alan specific features, but may lack some more basic editor features. The IDE was not only developed to aid in model driven development, but was actually developed itself in a model driven way, using M-industries' platform. This allowed for a deep integration with Alan, where the language definition became part of the IDE. To do this, the concept of an "editor state" was introduced, which proved to be an essential an powerful concept for creating an editor for model driven development.Software TechnologyElectrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Scienc
Interview with Alan Pisarski, January 2015
No full textThis document contains the content of an oral history interview and is part of a series of interviews conducted by the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC). These interviews are personal, experiential, and interpretative, reflecting the memories and associations of individuals. All reasonable attempts are made to ensure accuracy, but statements should not be interpreted as facts endorsed by Rutgers University, the Edward J. Bloustein School, or VTC. The associated website also contains links to other resources, but does not endorse or guarantee their content
Y cysyniad o ganon llenyddol Cymraeg: Gyda golwg ar waith beirniadol Saunders Lewis, R. M. Jones ac Alan Llwyd.
Full text linkArchwilir y cysyniad o ganon llenyddol Cymraeg yn y traethawd hwn gan ganolbwyntio ar waith tri beimiad llenyddol, Saunders Lewis, R. M. Jones ac Alan Llwyd. Y maent yn olyniaeth o feistri-feimiaid a bwysleisiodd ffurf ganonaidd llenyddiaeth Gymraeg. Ceir chwe phennod ynghyd a chasgliadau yn y traethawd hwn. Paratoi'r ffordd ar gyfer astudio gwaith y tri beimiad y mae'r tair pennod gyntaf. Y mae'r bennod gyntaf yn un rhagymadroddol ac yn canolbwyntio ar gymeriad yr awdur, gan y bydd syniadau beimiaid ynghylch yr awdur yn effeithio ar eu syniadau ynghylch y canon. Y mae'r ail bennod yn archwilio'r gymhariaeth rhwng canon y Testament Newydd a chanon llenyddol. Nodir i ganon y Testament Newydd ddatblygu law yn Haw a phrofiadau darllen y Cristnogion cynnar fel modd o gadamhau eu ffydd yng Nghrist a'u diffmio'n garfan o bobl. Y mae'r drydedd bennod yn cyflwyno egwyddor lywodraethol y traethawd hwn, sef perthynas y darllenydd a'i amgylchfyd a'i duedd i ddarllen testunau o du sefyllfa arbennig. Nodir bod y modd y canoneiddiwyd gwaith, person a syniadau Saunders Lewis ynghylch 'y traddodiad' yn ddylanwad sefyllfaol o'r fath ar y traethawd hwn. Astudiaeth o waith beirniadol Saunders Lewis yw'r bennod nesaf. Dadleuir iddo roi ffurf ganonaidd i lenyddiaeth Gymraeg, a chyflwyno'r canon llenyddol i genedl a oedd yn darllen llai yn ei Beibl, a hynny'n rhannol yn sgil dylanwad uwchfeimiadaeth. Astudiaeth o waith beimiadol R. M. Jones yw'r bennod nesaf. Gwelir iddo ddefnyddio theori i amddiffyn y canon, ond bod ei ddiffiniad Cristnogol o'r canon yn golygu na all pob darllenydd Cymraeg ei goleddu. Astudir ei waith yntau mewn perthynas a'i amgylchfyd a'i oes. Astudiaeth o waith beimiadol Alan Llwyd yw'r bennod olaf Gwelir iddo anwybyddu theori er mwyn amddiffyn y canon, a bod tebygrwydd yn hyn o beth rhwng agwedd gwrthfeimiaid crefyddol 1890-1914 a gwrth-theoriwyr cyfoes. Cyflwynir casgliadau mewn pennod glo
Global current account imbalances: how to manage the risk for Europe
Full text linkAlan Ahearne and Jürgen von Hagen examine one of the most alarming global economic developments in recent years- the evolution of global current account imbalances and its implications for European policy.
Recommended from our members
Alan R. Stowers writes Dr. Hector P. Garcia about the latter's recent visit to CCSU campus (correspondence)
No full textAlan R. Stowers, Director of the Corpus Christi State University Public Information Office, sends Dr. Hector P. Garcia copies of the campus newspaper's article about his latest talk on campus and informs him that his comments have been passed along to the author
- …
