81 research outputs found
Interview with Harold Petty and Detlev Lancaster
No full textLanc Lancaster and Harold Petty, founders of East Coast Surfboards, the first surf shop in southeastern North Carolina, and arguably the only one in North Carolina in the early-to-mid 1960s to make surfboards under its own label, recount their experiences. The interview focuses on the growth and development of the business along with its closing in 1967. The interview also includes discussion on techniques, materials, and tools used in surfboard making during the time; surfing in Carolina and Kure Beaches; lifeguarding; social activities on the beach; skateboarding; and other activities
Interview with Detlev Lancaster and Harold Petty
No full textLanc Lancaster and Harold Petty, founders of East Coast Surfboards, the first surf shop in southeastern North Carolina, and arguably the only one in North Carolina in the early-to-mid 1960s to make surfboards under its own label, recount their experiences. The interview focuses on the growth and development of the business along with its closing in 1967. The interview also includes discussion on techniques, materials, and tools used in surfboard making during the time; surfing in Carolina and Kure Beaches; lifeguarding; social activities on the beach; skateboarding; and other activities
Harold Petty and Lank Lancaster standing with surfboards - closeup
No full textHarold Petty, left, and Detlev "Lank" Lancaster, pose with two of their surfboards. Petty and Lancaster were among the first surfboard manufacturers along the East Coast and North Carolina in the early 1960s. Their shop, East Coast Surfboards, was located in Carolina Beach, NC, and was a popular hangout for local surfers. This photograph appeared in a StarNews newspaper article, "Endless summers: Riding a wave into old age" on May 7, 2006
Harold Petty and Lank Lancaster standing with surfboards - closeup
No full textHarold Petty, left, and Detlev "Lank" Lancaster, pose with two of their surfboards. Petty and Lancaster were among the first surfboard manufacturers along the East Coast and North Carolina in the early 1960s. Their shop, East Coast Surfboards, was located in Carolina Beach, NC, and was a popular hangout for local surfers. This photograph appeared in a StarNews newspaper article, "Endless summers: Riding a wave into old age" on May 7, 2006
Harold Petty and Lank Lancaster standing with surfboards
No full textHarold Petty, left, and Detlev "Lank" Lancaster, pose with two of their surfboards. Petty and Lancaster were among the first surfboard manufacturers along the East Coast and North Carolina in the early 1960s. Their shop, East Coast Surfboards, was located in Carolina Beach, NC, and was a popular hangout for local surfers. The surfboard on the left was the last surfboard they produced. The phrase, "The End" is written on the board's stringer. This photograph appeared in a StarNews newspaper article, "Endless summers: Riding a wave into old age" on May 7, 2006
Harold Petty and Lank Lancaster standing with surfboards
No full textHarold Petty, left, and Detlev "Lank" Lancaster, pose with two of their surfboards. Petty and Lancaster were among the first surfboard manufacturers along the East Coast and North Carolina in the early 1960s. Their shop, East Coast Surfboards, was located in Carolina Beach, NC, and was a popular hangout for local surfers. The surfboard on the left was the last surfboard they produced. The phrase, "The End" is written on the board's stringer. This photograph appeared in a StarNews newspaper article, "Endless summers: Riding a wave into old age" on May 7, 2006
Indigenous knowledge systems or practical everyday performances? A theoretical reconsideration of indigenous knowledge in anthropology and development studies
No full textThis article was written by Detlev Krige before he joined the University of Pretoria.Much recent writing in the social sciences - boosted by inter alia substantial
funding programmes and valid questions concerning the relationship between
identity politics, knowledge and power - have applauded the formulation of
and research into various forms of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (lKS).
This interest in and advocacy for IKS, at times formulated in the context of
debates on postcolonial identity as an alternative to paradigms constructed on
particular Western-scientific assumptions, has run parallel to a more general
shift in thinking about development initiatives as requiring participatory
research methodologies and bottom-up implementation strategies. Within
development studies and anthropology, this shift has stimulated much
research on localised knowledge practices. There is, however, little evidence
that this body of anthropological (and ethnographic) literature has informed
the thinking of those writing and working within the theoretical paradigm of
Indigenous Knowledge Systems (lKS). Making use of a number of recent
ethnographic studies on Africa, the author argues for a theoretical
reconsideration of the IKS paradigm. He highlights important criticisms of the
ways in which many indigenous knowledge systems proponents essentialise
concepts such as knowledge and culture, as well as the methodological
limitations of much current IKS research. It is argued that a focus on the nonverbal
and local knowledge embodied in everyday practices, as well as the
performance of such knowledge, signals not only the limitations of much IKS
research but also redirects our attention to reformulating and invigorating
ideas about much needed local research
Zehn lÿrische Selbst-Porträts ... /
No full textImprint date from Gesamtverzeichnis des deutschsprachigen Schrifttums (GV), 1700-1910.Introduction signed by the editor and publisher: Theodor Weicher.Includes poetry by each author.(from t.p.) Ferdinand von Saar -- Felix Dahn -- J. Trojan --Martin Greif -- Ernst von Wildenbruch -- Detlev von Liliencron -- Gustav Falke -- Arno Holz -- R. Dehmel -- Otto Julius Bierbaum.GV 1700-1910,Mode of access: Internet
‘We are running for a living’ : work, leisure and speculative accumulation in an underground numbers lottery in Johannesburg
Get PDFIn this paper the author presents a historically-informed ethnography of a Johannesburg underground lottery. The meaning of this lottery is tied up with the local-level sociological organisation of lottery banks and the various actors who participate in it, with changing notions of social class, work and leisure under the conditions of growing inequality and jobless economic growth, and with the everyday strategies and agency of lottery runners and punters. The author uses the instance of this lottery to argue for a contextualised, multi-leveled and historically-grounded interpretation of the notions 'occult economies' and 'mysterious modes of accumulation' (Comaroff & Comaroff 1999a, 2000). The prominence of speculative accumulation in the context of this lottery and in the livelihood strategies of those living at the margins of the state and society are strikingly similar to financial practices under the conditions of casino capitalism, financialisation and securitisation in financial markets. In this way the author links local practices of speculative accumulation with translocal processes generated by present-day neoliberal policies and financial capitalism.Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WISER), University of the Witwatersran
Urbanization and Cities as Drivers of Global Health
No full textUrbanization, urban planning and population health are closely related and interdependent. This chapter provides a multidisciplinary perspective of cities as drivers of global health. It presents a historical introduction of urbanization and highlights the challenges to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the context of cities, particularly SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities) as interlinked with SDG3 (health and wellbeing). It mentions synergies and trade-offs between the goals and the importance of incorporating health in all policies as a multisectoral approach to urban development in both the Global South and Global North, with the need to engage not only decision makers, urban planners and researchers, but also the voices of community and advocacy groups to ensure no one is left behind. It also examines inner-city inequalities as well as gender differences in urban mobility, including recommendations for gender-responsive interventions. The importance of developing policy-relevant urban indicators to measure progress towards achieving SDG 11 is also highlighted. Lastly, several urban health case studies are presented, providing insight into the relevant drivers of global health challenges
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