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Roger Abrahams, author
No full textRoger Abrahams, director of the African and Afro-American Research Institute at the University of Texas-Austin and author of Positively Black, argues the case for ethnic diversity in this interview. He also discusses that the idea of "new ethnicity" is not restricted to black or brown America and he sees a widespread return to old mores inherent in the traditional ethnic value system. Interviewed by WTMJ-TV host Jim Peck.GrayscaleSoun
Unlucky for Some : 13 poems by Roger McGough
No full textInspired by and featuring the poetry of Roger McGough (by permission of the author), Unlucky for Some is a spare, minimalistic work about homelessness, mental illness and class division performed entirely in slow motion.\ud
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This multimedia work also utilised prerecorded and live feed video and music, and experimented with synchronous and asynchonous live and mediatised performance
Roger Caillois : searches for wholeness
No full textTHESIS 5456This thesis argues that the primordial concern in Roger Caillois\u27s oeuvre is his search for wholeness. It follows this search through Caillois\u27s often controversial and always
challenging involvement in a wide range of disciplines, from mythology to mineralogy. From the start Caillois explored and expressed an inter-disciplinary approach to knowledge, and this consistency is traced in this thesis. His personal
approach to his various fields of interest is considered, and his work is set against the wider cultural and political context. Caillois’s involvement with Surrealism and the
College de Sociologie is an important focus in this work. His role as stimulator of the imagination is stressed, as are the conflicts and contrasts in his writing between rationality and boldness of vision. The subjective, the lyrical had no place in his search and he would combat them in all areas, particularly the poetic
Flood of 1927 photograph by Roger Sherman
No full textPhotograph of Northfield, Vermont, after flooding in 1927. Description by Roger Sherman on the back of the photograph reads: "XVI. [illegible] dearest -- Please guard these well, they are fairly good snaps under rainy conditions -- quite a few taken in the little rain Saturday. I am going to try and obtain others down-town to-morrow to send you [a few?] think they are quite interesting & flood conditions a little more easily [pictured?] & visualized." Image is taken from the Norwich University campus and includes portions of Carnegie Hall (later renamed Chaplin Hall) and Sabine Field.Roger Sherman was a student at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont, at the time of the Flood of 1927
Little, Roger A. (FA 56)
No full textFinding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 56. Paper: Urban Legends, written by Roger A. Little for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University
Dr. Glendon Swarthout
No full textHosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness
A Conversation with Roger Welsch
No full textIn this session, moderated by Barre Toelken and William A. "Bert" Wilson, audience members have the opportunity to discuss Roger Welsch's plenary lecture, and his other works and ideas, with the author
Roger Q. Mills Civil War letter
No full textThis collection contains four pages of a letter by Colonel Roger Q. Mills of the 10th Texas Infantry to his father-in-law, "General" Henry Jones, at Corsicana, Texas
[Parution] Roger Little, Approches de Saint-John Perse
No full textRoger Little, Approches de Saint-John Perse, Paris, Éditions de l'Institut du Tout-Monde, coll. "Recherche", à paraître le 29 mars 2024. 500 pages EAN : 9782491641184 Prix : 35 € Cette publication est sans aucun doute pour les Éditions de l’ITM un événement en soi, puisque voici rassemblé l’ensemble des études consacrées à Saint-John Perse par celui qui a si profondément marqué l’approche critique du poète, l’éminent universitaire irlandais de renommée mondiale, Roger Little, l'un..
Histoire de Moulay Abelmeula, présentation de Roger Little, 2003
No full textSamson Guillemette. Histoire de Moulay Abelmeula, présentation de Roger Little, 2003. In: Dix-huitième Siècle, n°37, 2005. Politiques et cultures des Lumières. p. 678
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