512 research outputs found
Patterns of Participation in Classroom Learning
No full textThis study is concerned with the learning experiences and strategies of secondary Aboriginal girls from Elcho Island in the Northern Territory as they study in an urban school in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The girls were learning English as their second and third language. The study details how the ESL teacher/author tried to understand how to meet the needs of these girls who came with such different learning strategies and styles. The teacher/author's visit to their homeland in Elcho Island immediately helped her to understand how the grils' different social and learning experiences had influenced them, and how different their lives were at the new school. The account of observations and analysis of their patterns of participation in their new school give important insights into their learning styles
"The Epic Journeys of the Modern Canadian Penelope"
No full textThis essay analyses the growing presence of the literary figure of the travelling lady in contemporary women's fiction and traces her development as a new archetype in Canlit, which the author calls 'the modern Canadian Penelope'. By showing how Penelope is inscribed as a hero rather than as a passive heroine, the author argues that this new literary archetype subverts conventional representations of females in Canlit and the constructions of Canadian identity within the victim paradigm outlined by Atwood in Survival. Gli epici viaggi della moderna Penelope canadeseQuesto saggio analizza la crescente presenza della figura letteraria della viaggiatrice nella narrativa femminile contemporanea e traccia il suo sviluppo come nuovo archetipo in Canlit, che l'autrice definisce la moderna Penelope canadese. Mostrando come Penelope sia inscritta come un eroe piuttosto che come un'eroina passiva, l'autore sostiene che questo nuovo archetipo letterario sovverte le rappresentazioni convenzionali delle donne in Canlit e le costruzioni dell'identità canadese all’interno del paradigma della vittima delineato da Atwood in Survival
Through a glass darkly?': An enquiry into HIV prevalence on Stellenbosch wine farms
No full textDespite the complex and often highly specific nature of the social aspects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, many projects working in the field do not base their strategies on local evidence, given the paucity of suitable local-level data as well as the presences of organisational constraints. A project offering HIV testing to farm-based communities in Stellenbosch is a case in point. While no prevalence data exists for this sub-population, the assumption was that there may be high levels of infection, following the organisation's experience of AIDS-related illnesses on these farms and the social conditions on wine farms which were thought to produce vulnerability for infection. Some in the organisation also thought that farm-based communities battled to access healthcare. During the first year of providing voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) on wine farms, however, the Stellenbosch Hospice's Farms Project consistently found lower than expected levels of HIV infection. This gave rise to the question being addressed in this thesis - which is what can be 'known' about HIV prevalence in a sub-population for whom there is no evidence-based prevalence data. In practical terms, if modestly-funded local-level organisations1 were able to undertake accessible forms of research, what would they be able to surmise about HIV prevalence among proposed beneficiaries? Taking an unusual approach to research on prevalence, this study employs a minimally positivist approach to investigate what can be 'known' about HIV prevalence on wine farms in the Stellenbosch area. It does so by 1 This term is used to include various forms of organisations - be they nongovernmental, non-profit or service organisations - which are small, relatively survivalist organisations. It may be a church-based organisation, a large communitybased healthcare organisation or a service organisation like a hospice. I do so to differentiate it from the larger, professionalised non-governmental organisations (NGO) which frequently have research capacity. My notional organisation is also not a community-based organisation (CBO), however, which are largely membership-based and whose access to their locations is usually more organic and embedded, while NPOs are invariably staffed by people who do not necessarily live in the locations in which they are intervening. vi triangulating data from the four sources that such an organisation might use, had they the capacity. These sources are published statistics and published articles, the opinions of local 'experts', and their own organisational data - in this case the first year of Farms Project's results. Significantly this does not include the more conventional surveys and statistical modelling, which is beyond this kind of organisation's capacity. After reviewing publicly available prevalence data and showing that there are none for this sub-sector, this study probes the HIV 'risk' and related prevalence data associated with issues of poverty, gender relations, 'race' and alcohol consumption on Stellenbosch wine farms. In addition it presents prevalence data from a sample of farms as well as reviews HIV 'risk' and prevalence in rural areas nationally. In doing so, it critiques the causal links often made between the kinds of social conditions found on farms and HIV infection. On the basis of the data considered and the methods used, the study finds that levels of HIV infection on farms could be expected to be lower than the average prevalence in the Stellenbosch health sub-district. It cautions, however, that this finding is not conclusive, not least as it was unable to consider some significant social conditions - like the movement of people, and effects of socially conscious farmers and the services they provide. In addition it is not generalisable to other South African farms, given the particularity of wine farms and of the Western Cape. The study concludes by noting the limited value of prevalence data to project design, given the range of factors that can affect it at any time, and that it necessarily masks variation within an area or sub-population. While prevalence is useful as a starting point in project design, it is important to disaggregate where infection lies through an analysis of key social conditions. The study concludes by highlighting the importance of this finer analysis for project design in order to avoid strategies founded on poor assumptions, while recognising the difficulty of this for modest organisations
A pollen analytical study of faeces from wiegon, Anas penelope . A case study
No full textPollen analysis of faeces from bird (also mammals (King 1977)) gives important additional information about attractive and nutrient rich pla nt fodder hardly traceable using macro analysis or by field observation (e.g. Kaasa 1959, n.n 2009). Despite the Anas penelope case study is based on a minimum of samples, new nutrient rich taxa not recorded during field observation are found. References to broader studies are give
Past and Present in Penelope Lively's novels
No full textPenelope Lively, to whom the past Is the ideal object of contemplation, began her career as a writer for children. Her first novels for children were Astercote (1970), The Wild Hunt of Hagworthy (1971) and The Whispering Knights (1971) In The Ghost of Thomas Kempe, which won the Carnegie Medal for the year 1973, and the others for children The Revenge of Samuel Stokes (1981), The House in Norham Gardens (1974), Going Back (1975) and A Stich in Time (1976) which won the Whitbread Award, the effect of the past on the present, and how it is in accord with time and history remained Penelope Lively's themes. Yet they have appeared in her novels for adults, such as Treasures of Time (1979) Judgement Day (1980) According to Mark (1984) that and her first for adults. The Road to Lichfield and Moon Tiger for which she won England's prestigious Booker Prize. Thus as an adult novelist Penelope Lively has quickly established herself wide popularity in contemporary British fiction. Since her adult fiction shares the same occupations of her novels for children, in this study of particular thesis, Penelope Livery's novels for adults will be concentrated upon. The objective of this particular dissertation has been an attempt to examine Penelope Lively's contribution to British Literature and make a literary evaluation of her art, for which surprisingly little scholarly attention has been paid thus far. 147In the developmental chapters, in the light of the concepts with which Penelope Lively is fascinated, a survey is followed through the analysis of her works for adults. After the introduction Chapter I will outline the place of the novelist in contemporary Brisith fiction. Chapter II will deal with Lively's fascination with the past, and the effect of it on the present. Chapter III is mainly about the concept of time. The unknowable, untouchable world of time that have slipped away figures prominently in many of her novels are main concerns of this chapter. Chapter IV concentrates upon the novelist's notion of life, which is also in accord with her fascination with the past, time, liiemory and history. Chapter V dealing with the concept of setting in her fiction shares the novelist' main concerns mentioned in the four pevious chapters. This dissertation has been prepared with some assistance by the author. The consulted sources include articles which have appeared in several newspapers and journals and periodicals. As a result of this research and study it has' been found out that Penelope Lively, though little critical works of her fiction has yet been published, has made a place for herself in contemporary British fiction with her prolificity and modernity, and her interest in the link between the past and present, psychological time, the historic truth, and the nature of experience. It might be of interest to note that Penelope Lively is a modern novelist who has produced works, all of which are technically sophisticated and all are concerned with contemporary philosophical issues.Geçmiş kavramını ideal bir ilgi odağı olarak ele alıp işleyen Penelepo Lively edebiyat alanındaki kariyerine çocuk romanları yazarak başlamıştır. Astecote (1970), The Wild Hunt of Hagworthy (1971) ve The Whispering Knights (1971) adlı eserler çocuklara yönelik yazdığı ilk eserlerdir. 1973 yılında Carnegie Ödülünü kazanan The Ghost of Thomas Kepme ve The Revenge of Samuel Stokes (1981), The House in Norham Gardens (1974), Going Back (1975 ve 1976) yılında Whitbread Ödülünü kazanan A Stich in Time adlı diğer çocuk romanlarında geçmiş ve günümüzün içi çeliği, geçmişin anılarla bütünleşmesi ve zaman ve tarih kavramlarıyla birlikteliği temaları Penelope Lively'in yetişkinlere yönelik olarak yazdığı Treasures of Time (1979) Judgement Day (1980) According to Mark (1984) yetişkinler için yazdığı ilk romanı olan The Road to Lichfield ve İngiltere'nin en gözde ödülü Booker Prize'ı kazanan Moon Tiger adlı eserlerinde de değişmez temalar olarak karşımıza çıkmaya devam etmiştir. Böylece Penelope Lively yetişkinlere yönelik eserleriyle kendisine Çağdaş İngiliz Edebiyatında saygın bir yer edinmekte gecikmiştir. Çocuk romanları ve yetişkinler için yazdığı eserleri aynı temaları paylaştığından bu çalışma yazarın yetişkinlere yönelik yazdığı eserleri üzerinde inceleme/araştırma yapmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu tezin amacı Penelope Lively'nin İngiliz Edebiyatı'na katkısını araştırmak ve şimdiye kadar şaşırtıcı bir şekilde oldukça az bilimsel çalışma konusu olan eserlerin edebi bir değerlendirmesini yapmaya çalışmaktadır. Ana bölümlerde Penelope Lively'nin sıkça vurgulandığı kavramların ışığı altında yetişkinlere yönelik eserleriyle ilgili bir çalışma uygulanmıştır. Giriş bölümünü Penelope Lively'nin çağdaş İngiliz Edebiyatı'ndaki yerini belirlemeyi amaçlamakla olan Birinci ana bölüm takip etmektedir. İkinci bölüm yazarın ilgi odağı olan geçmiş ve günümüz, günümüzün geçmişten etkileşimi temasını ele almıştır. Üçüncü bölüm esas olarak zaman kavramını içermektedir. Bilinmeyen, dokunulmayan ve Penelope Lively'nin eserlerinde çarpıcı portreler yaratan zaman dünyaları bu bölümün ana temasıdır. Dördüncü bölüm ise yazarın geçmiş zaman, anılar ve tarih kavramlarıyla uyum içinde olan yaşam teması üzerinde yoğunlaşmıştır. Lively'nin eserlerinde mekan kavramını işleyen beşinci bölüm de yazarın önceki bölümde ele alınan ilgi odaklarını paylaşmaktadır. Bu tez yazarın da katkılarıyla yürütülmüştür. Başvurulan kaynaklar çeşitli gazetelerde, dergilerde ve sürekli yayınlarda yayınlanmış olan makalelerden oluşmaktadır. Bu araştırma ve çalışma sonunda, eserleri hakkında sınırlı bir çalışma yapılmasına karşın Penelope Lively'nin verimliliği ve yenilikçiliğiyle geçmiş ve günümüz arasındaki ilişki, psikolojik zaman, tarihsel gerçek, deneyimin doğası gibi temalara olan ilgisiyle kendisine çağdaş İngiliz Edebiyatı'nda bir yer yaptığı anlaşılmıştır. Dikkate değer diğer bir nokta da Penelope Lively'nin teknik olarak kendine özgü, çağdaş felsefi konuları kapsayan eserleriyle modern bir yazar oluşudur
The text of Henry Constable's Sonnets to Penelope Devereux
No full textThesis (Ph.D.)--Boston UniversityPLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you.The aims of the present study are to establish the relationships among the sources of Constable's sonnets to Penelope Devereux and to offer a critical edition of these sonnets. Sonnets to Penelope Devereux appear in the Marsh manuscript in Trinity College Library, Dublin; the Dyce manuscript 44 in the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington; the Arundel Harington manuscrit in Arundel Castle; the Diana of 1592; the so-called Diana of 1594; A Poetical Rhapsody of 1602, 1608, 1611, and 1621; and the Ashmole manuscript 38 in the Bodleian Library [TRUNCATED]2999-01-0
A critique of vanishing voice in noncooperative spaces: the perspective of an aspirant black female intellectual activist
No full textWe adopt and extend the concept of ‘noncooperative space’ to analyze how (aspirant) black women intellectual activists attempt to sustain their efforts within settings that publicly endorse racial equality, while, in practice, the contexts remain deeply racist. Noncooperative spaces reflect institutional, organizational, and social environments portrayed by powerful white agents as conducive to anti-racism work and promoting racial equality but, indeed, constrain individuals who challenge racism. Our work, which is grounded in intersectionality, draws on an autoethnographic account of racially motivated domestic violence suffered by our lead author. Our analysis suggests that (aspirant) black women intellectual activists must develop courage to sustain their ‘voice’ within noncooperative spaces. However, the three interlinked dimensions of noncooperative spaces—namely, deceiving design, hegemonic actors’ indifference to racism, and (some assimilated gatekeepers’) false equivalence—may gradually erode a black female scholar’s courage. This forces her ‘voice’ to vanish temporarily, or even permanently. Courage is thus fragile and depletable. Yet, courage can be regenerated, resulting in regaining voice. Consequently, we propose courageous collective action by white allies and black and brown individuals who voluntarily and officially cooperate within and across various spaces to achieve racial equality
Putting an End to Song: Penelope, Odysseus and the Teleologies of the Odyssey
No full textThis is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Texas Tech University Press via the DOI in this recordBook 1 of the Odyssey presents us with the first bard-figure of the poem, singing what in many ways is an analogue to the Odyssey with “the return of the Greeks”; yet when Penelope appears, it is to attempt to put an end to his song. I use this scene as a starting point to suggest that Penelope is deeply implicated in narrative endings in the Odyssey. Looking at the end or τέλος of the poem through a systematic study of its “closural allusions,” I argue that a teleological analysis of Penelope’s character in relation to endings may both resolve some of the issues in her interpretation thus far, and open up new avenues for the reading of the Odyssey as a poem informed by endings
Postfeminist construction of women's sexuality in The village bike by Penelope Skinner
No full textPenelope Skinner's drama The Village Bike deals with issues ranging from pregnancy to sexuality, pornography and sexual exploration. In this article I focus on the way these issues are presented and explain why pornography and sexual exploration belong to the postfeminist ideology. Namely, the author uncritically deals with these issues, objectifies a woman's body and favours gender constructs. Contemporary British drama by women playwrights is not marked by its engagement with feminism even though it might declare itself as pro-feminist or feminist. Penelope Skinner is one of the contemporary playwrights. I try to present that even though her drama seems to appear provocative at first sight this is not really the case. The provocation does not offer a critical insight and distance. I argue that this drama is postfeminist because it mainstreams pornography and presents a peculiar view on the part of sexual liberation, which is very limited
Castnia invaria subsp. penelope Schaufuss 1870
No full textCastnia invaria penelope Schaufuss, 1870 (Figs. 5 – 6) Castnia penelope Schaufuss, 1870 Castnia endelechia H. Druce, 1893 Castnia juturna f. paraguayensis Strand, 1913, n.syn. Castnia icaroides Houlbert, 1917 Castnia jordani Houlbert, 1917 Castnia (Elina) icarus penelope ab. endelechiodes Rothschild, 1919 Castnia minerva R. Krüger, 1926 Castnia icarus dividuus Röber, 1928 Castnia (Elvina [sic]) icarus f. hoehni Jörgensen, 1930 Castnia icarus patquiensis Breyer, 1943 Castnia endelechoides J. Y. Miller, 1995, missp. Castnia icarioides J. Y.Miller, 1995, missp. Taxonomic history. Jörgensen (1930) lists three subspecies under “ Castnia icarus ” which were later synonymized under Castnia invaria penelope by Lamas (1995). One of those is endelechia Druce, mentioned as abundant in Northern Argentina and in several locations in Paraguay (Jörgensen 1930). Breyer (1940) corroborates that endelechia is common in Paraguay. Krüger (1926) described specimens from Puerto San Lorenzo (Itapúa Department) as Castnia minerva. Krüger’s new species was later synonymized under C. invaria penelope (Lamas 1995). Jörgensen (1930) also described the form hoehni (= C. invaria penelope) from Nueva Germania (San Pedro Department) where Höhn, in whose honor was named, “found it abundantly”. Jörgensen (1930) also lists invaria Walker, as a rare find, collected in November and December in open fields in San Bernardino (Cordillera), Sapucay (Paraguarí) and Mbuvevo (Guairá). Castnia invaria invaria was originally described from, and appears to be restricted to Rio de Janeiro, in Southeast Brazil (Walker 1854; Houlbert 1918, Miller 1986, 1995, Lamas 1995). It also appears that the taxa described as endelechia Druce, endelechoides Rothschild, patquiensis Breyer, and paraguayensis Strand, might be phenotypes related to areas where the microclimates and potential hostplants are strikingly different from the areas where the “reddish” phenotypes of C. invaria penelope are found. Castnia jordani Houlbert, could be an intermediate phenotype between those found in both regions. Castnia minerva Krüger appears to represent a “connection” to Castnia lecerfi Dalla Torre, (fig. 17) so the latter might be considered as a synonym of C. invaria penelope as well. It is quite clear that a large series of specimens of the different phenotypes from the entire recorded geographic distribution is required in order to assess the validity of the proposed names of most species/subspecies. Distribution. This subspecies is widely distributed in Brazil, south of the Amazon River, and reaches Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay (González & Stünning 2007). Biology and behavior. It is a highly variable subspecies and several “color” morphs are known to occur together (Jordan 1906; González & Stünning 2007). Jörgensen (1930) collected several specimens in various locations in Paraguay including San Bernardino, Sapucay, Villarrica and Mbovevo which are in Cordillera, Paraguarí and Guairá Departments. He also mentions that this castniid could be found from November to January in any site where “caraguatás” (Bromeliaceae) were abundant. We were able to collect one specimen of this subspecies from Cerro Corá, Amambay Department, in late October; there the first author saw groups of at least 10 different individuals flying fast, from 11:00 to 14:00 hs., over open spaces in an area covered with Bromelia balansae Mez. Ulf Drechsel (pers. comm.) reports the same behavior in Costa Esmeralda, Presidente Hayes Department, where he saw “numerous females, all of the white morph, flying over dense stockings of Bromelia serra, B. hieronymi and Aechmea distichantha in the Chaco thornbush, but laying eggs only on the base of B. hieronymi ”. Rothschild (1919) mentions that the Tring Museum (now at NHM) had 8 33, 2 Ƥ from Sapucay nr. Villa Rica, Paraguay, collected between November and December during the years 1902 to 1904 by W. Foster, as well as 2 33?, 13, from Paraguay but no further details are given. It has been found in Paraguay attacking Bromelia balansae Mez and Ananas macrodontes E. Morren (Jörgensen, 1930). The species is also known as a minor pest of pineapples [Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.] in several regions of South America (González & Stünning 2007; Miller 1986) including Paraguay. Pastrana (2004) mentions Aechmea sp., as host for “ Castnia elina ”, and Bromelia serra Griseb, as host for Castnia endelechia (and citing Jörgensen 1930), in Argentina. Material examined. GUAIRÁ: 333, “ Paraguay, Independencia” A. Breyer Collection (MLP). PARA- GUARÍ: 13, Sapucay, Paraguay, 25.12.[19]04, (genitalia vial no. M- 3750, Jacqueline Y. Miller) (MGCL); 13, Sapucay, Paraguay, Ex. Coll. Herbert Druce, 1913, (Slide No. M- 3033, Jacqueline Y. Miller) (MGCL); 13, Sapucay, 16.12.0 4 (MGCL); 13, Sapucay, n. Villa Rica, Nov. 0 2 (Foster), R 304 / 23, (Slide No. M- 7103, Jacqueline Y. Miller) (MGCL); 13, [Type of Castnia endelechia jordani Houlbert, 1918], Sapucay, Paraguay, 20.XI. [19]03, W. Foster, “Nov. Zool. 1906. Pl. 10, Fig. 3 ”, “ endelechia f. jordani Houlbert ” (NHM, from a photograph provided by Dr. G. Lamas). CENTRAL: 13, Ypacarai, 18.XI. 1968 (FCA/ DE); 13, [Asunción], Jardín Botánico, 28.XI. 1955 (MFS); ÑEEMBUCÚ: 433, Distrito Tacuaras, Arroyo Las Hermanas. 26.XI. 2009. Coll A. Contreras (IBIS- UNP). CANINDEYÚ: 13, Reserva de Mbaracayú, Puesto Lagunita. 9.XI. 1991. Coll. A. Fleitas (MNHNPY) [Collected in a forest near the building of Puesto Lagunita]. ALTO PARAGUAY: 1 Ƥ, Parque Nacional Defensores del Chaco: Madrejón, 15–16.XII. 1982. Coll. J. Kochalka (MNHNPY), the specimen was collected sleeping under a Bromelia sp. leaf.Published as part of Ríos, Sergio D. & González, Jorge M., 2011, A synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) of Paraguay, pp. 43-61 in Zootaxa 3055 on pages 49-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.27891
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