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Consumptive death in Victorian literature: 1830 - 1880.
No full textPhDVictorian medical men, writers, relatives of the dying and consumptive sufferers
themselves seized on the narrative potential of representations of the disease in a
variety of ways.
I argue that both medical and lay writers subscribed to a common set of beliefs
about the disease and that medical knowledge, moreover, shared a common
narrative way of knowing and understanding it. I analyse aspects of general
clinical expository texts, including accompanying illustrations, showing how a
narrative knowledge of death and the tubercular body was elaborated.
Furthermore, I show how documents used in the compilation of medical statistics
on the cause of death were fundamentally narrative through their reliance on case
narratives.
It is demonstrated that Dickens uses a seldom noticed consumptive death and
decline to offset his heroine's development in Bleak House, in ways similar to
those developed in Jane Eyre. Similarly, it is shown that Mrs Gaskell's use of a
consumptive alcoholic 'fallen woman' unsettles her account of her heroine in Mary
Barton. George Eliot's 'Janet's Repentance' is analysed, showing how the
psychological struggle between an orientation towards life or death is played out
across both alcoholism and consumption. I also examine how consumption
presents a narrative opportunity whereby plots involving setbacks in love are
resolved through women's consumptive deaths in popular fiction by Rhoda
Broughton,Ladv Georgiana Fullerton and others. Through an examination of the Journal of Emily Shore and accounts of other actual
deaths, I illustrate how experiences and accounts of consumptive deaths were
structured and rendered intelligible through reliance on beliefs encountered in both
fiction and medicine. In conclusion, the thesis alerts readers to the presence of
signifiers of consumption in Victorian texts, showing how various narrative
strategies are integral to any understanding of representations of its dying victim
Letter to Ruth Corry regarding Mary Broughton, July 24, 1957
No full textA letter from Corinne Bass to Ruth Corry concerning Mary Broughton, Dillard Gardner\u27s assistant, attending the SEAALL Chapter meeting
Portrait of Alison Dolling, author and historian, Adelaide, 1978 [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer from accompanying information.; "Dolling, Alison. Writes under Mary Broughton, Hazel de Berg collection. From Adelaide Festival, South Australia"--Compactus card.; Condition: Scratched.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4764650; Conversation with Alison Dolling (Mary Broughton); located at; National Library of Australia Oral History collection ORAL TRC1/1067
[The Southern Cross on its arrival in Sydney from the flight across the Pacific, 10 June 1928] [picture] /
No full textCondition: Good. Glued to mount.; "Broughton Ward & Chaseling Sydney"--Photographer's blind stamp bottom right corner.; Signed portraits of the crew are superimposed upon the photo, being J. Warner, C.T.P. Ulm, C.E. Kingsford Smith & H.W. Lyon.; Title devised by cataloguer.; Inscription: "To: Our best pal, Amy. From: Charles, Jo [Charles Ulm's wife], June 1928". [To Amy Callaghan (sister of Jo) from Charles and Jo (Mary Josephine) Ulm]; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an24664462. The Southern Cross arrived in Sydney to a tumultuous welcome from a crowd estimated at 300,000. As the plane taxied to a halt, Atlantic Union Oil Company executive Captain Clive Chateau ran out to warn the accompanying police to beware of the propellers. The cockpit of the Southern Cross was open to the elements, so that Kingsford Smith and Ulm wore flying suits, unlike Lyon and Warner, who were protected further back in the cabin. Source: Curator's notes, Mitchell Library, 2002
Systemic Risk in Digital Services: Benchmarks for Evaluating Management of Risk of Terrorist Content Dissemination
No full textIn this issue paper, author Sally Broughton Micova explores the key definitional issues surrounding terrorist content and maps the ecosystem of actors involved in its risk assessment, mitigation, enforcement, and dissemination. Based on detailed analysis, the paper develops a series of benchmarks and concomitant metrics for the systemic risk evaluation of terrorist content
Mobile Press-Register sleeve MP0114083
No full textMedical Alliance holds Rotary Rehab Hospital Halloween party - Annual event / (Rotary Rehab Hospital) / Tiffany McDevitt / Amy O'Gorman / Pam Koch / Mary Jo Alsip / Digi Broughton / Richard Berry / Susan O'Gorman / Janelle Baucom / [Minnie] Mickey / [Work order included
Polar Research Facilities: living in isolation
No full textUnited KingdomHugh Broughton Architects502ICES502: Space ArchitectureVienna, AustriaHugh Broughton, Hugh Broughton Architects, United KingdomThe 46th International Conference on Environmental Systems was held in Vienna, Austria, USA on 10 July 2016 through 14 July 2016.The author is the architect of three Polar Research Facilities: Halley VI for the British Antarctic Survey, the remodelling of the Juan Carlos 1 Spanish Antarctic Base and the Atmospheric Watch Observatory at Summit Station. He has also prepared designs for polar stations for India, Korea and Brazil as well as a hospital on Tristan da Cuhna, the world’s most remote island.
The British base is located on the floating Brunt Ice Shelf and has been fully operational since February 2012. Numerous design features have been included to help residents overcome the effects of seasonal affected disorder and sensory deprivations including daylight simulation lighting, colour psychology, quiet as well as communal space and careful choice of materials.
Juan Carlos 1 Spanish Antarctic Base is under construction on a raised beach of glacial deposits. The design minimises maintenance, maximises interior quality and allows opening and closing at the start and end of each season to be achieved as quickly and efficiently as possible.
The US Atmospheric Watch Observatory will be located at Summit Station at the top of the Greenland ice cap. The module is designed to provide year round state-of-the-art laboratory facilities for atmospheric and snow chemistry research. The energy efficient, aerodynamic design maximizes flexibility to suit the ever-changing needs of the scientific research.
The paper will describe the lessons learnt designing for isolated locations with particular reference to the aforementioned polar projects. It will investigate ways in which solutions for living in isolation on our planet could be relevant to the design of accommodation for astronauts on long duration missions in space, in particular citing one example of a collaboration between the author and NASA advising on net habitable volumes for astronauts on long duration missions
Broughton Archipelago Clam Terrace Survey : final report
No full textDuring a 1995 aerial video survey of the coastline
of Johnstone Strait, an unusual shoreline feature
was noted and termed “clam terraces” (inset)
because of the terrace-type morphology and the
apparent association with high clam productivity
on the sandflats. Typical alongshore lengths of the
terrace ridges are 20-50m, and across-shore widths
are typically 20-40m.
An area with an especially high density of clam
terraces was noted in the Broughton Archipelago,
between Broughton and Gilford Islands of
southeastern Queen Charlotte Strait. Clam terraces
in this area were inventoried from the aerial video
imagery to quantify their distribution. The terraces accounted for over 14 km of shoreline and
365 clam terraces were documented.
A three-day field survey by a coastal geomorphologist, archeologist and marine biologist was
conducted to document the features and determine their origin. Nine clam terraces were
surveyed. The field observations confirmed that: the ridges are comprised of boulder/cobblesized
material, ridge crests are typically in the range of 1-1.5m above chart datum, sandflats are
comprised almost entirely of shell fragments (barnacles and clams) and sandflats have very high
shellfish production. There are an abundance of shell middens in the area (over 175) suggesting
that the shellfish associated with the terraces were an important food source of aboriginal
peoples.
The origin of the ridges is unknown; they appear to be a relict feature in that they are not actively
being modified by present-day processes. The ridges may be a relict sea-ice feature, although the
mechanics of ridge formation is uncertain. Sand accumulates behind the ridge because the supply
rate of the shell fragments exceeds the dispersal rate in these low energy environments.
The high density areas of clam terraces correspond to high density areas of shell middens, and it
is probable that the clam terraces were subjected to some degree of modification by aboriginal
shellfish gatherers over the thousands of years of occupation in the region. (Document contains 39 pages
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