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Vital Discussions: On Demand – Decolonise Your Bookshelf
No full textJoan Anim-Addo, Deirdre Osborne and Kadija Sesay have curated a decolonised reading list of 50 books that celebrate the wide and diverse experiences of people from around the world.
From literary giants like Toni Morrison and Chinua Achebe to less well-known but equally vital writers such as Trinidadian novelist Earl Lovelace or Indigenous Australian author Tony Birch, the novels recommended here are in turn haunting and lyrical, innovative and inspiring.
Join our speakers for a discussion of these books and their own ‘desert island’ books, as they explore how important it is to decolonise your bookshelves.
This event is presented in partnership with Quercus Books
Author Biographies
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Ping-Ann Addo
Filiz Adıgüzel
Jeni Allenby
Philis Alvic...
Wendy Weiss
Lauren Whitley
Michelle Willar
Author Biographies
No full textAuthor Biographies A-W
Ping-Ann Addo
Filiz Adıgüzel
Jeni Allenby
Philis Alvic...
Wendy Weiss
Lauren Whitley
Michelle Willar
Criticising judges in Russia
No full textBook synopsis: This title was first published in 2000: In a collection of essays from selected European jurisdictions, the author assesses the legal situation of the offences associated with the criticism of judges and judicial activity. Presenting a comparative study of the management of controversial and often conflicting demands between freedom of expression and the independence of the judiciary, this book reflects on a Europe increasingly characterized by legal harmonization and the attempts to find common and acceptable standards in a field full of uncertainties. A unique work, it provides previously undisclosed insights into the widening debate relating to freedom of expression in a democratic society and the impact of judicial activity. It will be a valuable doctrinal and practical text for researchers and practitioners in the field of human rights and freedom of expression, particularly as these areas relate to the judicial sphere
Caribbean-Scottish Relations. Colonial & Contemporary Inscriptions in History, Language & Literature
No full textThis book focuses on the historical, cultural and literary representations of various aspects of this complicated interconnection: Anim-Addo’s on family history, Covi’s on identities in African-Caribbean literature, Pollard’s on Jamaican history and language, and Sassi’s on Scottish literature.
They discuss pivotal figures such as Mary Seacole, Charles and Hugh Mulzac, and texts by Walter Scott, Robert Louis
Stevenson, James Robertson, and anonymous Author of Marly, and
by Una Marson, Claude McKay, Olive Senior, Jamaica Kincaid,
and Nourbese Philip among others; they give voice to Juliana Mulzac through (auto)biography and to numerous people through interviews and acts of re-memorying.
This book inaugurates the project to remap history by accounting for the often paradoxical complexity of relations determined by imperial power; not only does it consider that which separates Scotland from the Caribbean, that which sets ‘Blackness’ apart from ‘Scottishness’, but it also accepts an investigation of that which brings these two geopolitical areas and ethnic groups together. The inquiry results in a multi-vocal discourse that deconstructs national narratives, unveils colonial inscriptions, and releases the creolised images and words that demand full citizenship in the representation of the Circum-Atlantic
A test for a new modelling: The Univariate MT-STAR Model
No full textIn ESTAR models it is usually quite dicult to obtain parameter estimates, as it is discussed
in the literature. The problem of properly distinguishing the transition function in relation to
extreme parameter combinations often leads to getting strongly biased estimators. This paper
proposes a new procedure to test for the unit root in a nonlinear framework, and contributes to
the existing literature in three separate directions. First, we propose a new alternative model – the
MT-STAR model – which has similar properties as the ESTAR model but reduces the eects of
the identication problem and can also account for cases where the adjustment mechanism towards
equilibrium is not symmetric. Second, we develop a testing procedure to detect the presence of
a nonlinear stationary process by establishing the limiting non-standard asymptotic distributions
of the proposed test-statistics. Finally, we perform Monte Carlo simulations to assess the small
sample performance of the test and then to highlight its power gain over existing tests for a unit
root
A critical analysis and evaluation of my field education experiences in two African Methodist Episcopal churches in the Atlanta area, 1966
No full textA comparative study of chromatographic patterns of rhizomes in several varieties of cyperus esculentus, 1964
No full textSome recent studies employing paper chromatography have demon-strated how related species of plants can be easily distinguished by the distributional pattern of their biochemical components. Employing this technique, an attempt has been made to compare biochemical dis-tributional patterns in two unnamed varieties of Cyperus ewculentus L. Tubers of these varieties have been used as part of the plant analyzed. These tubers were obtained from Ghana in West Africa and the Southern United States. The tubers were analyzed for two groups of compounds; the nin- hydrin positive compounds (amino acids and indoles) and the ultra�violet positive compounds (phenol compounds). Extracts obtained from the tubers were applied as spots on sheets of Whatman No. 1 chromato- grahic paper. Descending chromatograms were run. Both one-dimensional and two-dimensional patterns were obtained. Standard solvent systems, recommended for separating ninhydrin-positive and phenolic compounds, were employed but the proportions of the solvent system components were varied. Chromatograms were prepared by developing the ninhydrin- positive compounds in 2$% ninhydrin in acetone and by viewing the fluo�rescence of ultra-violet positive compounds in the presence of ammonia fumes. It was observed that while the biochemical profile of the ninhydrin positive compounds were all similar, that of the ultra-violet positive patterns indicated a similarity between the different samples of tubers from this country and a difference was also apparent in the profiles of the two varieties obtained from Ghana, The American material appeared to be the same as one of the Ghana varieties, the brown form. For the three collections of this variety analyzed, all exhibited similar profiles and similar values according to their ninhydrin-positive patterns. The other variety from Ghana, the black form exhibited a bio-chemical profile for the ultra-violet positive patterns that was different from both the American forms and the brown Ghana variety
Caribbean-Scottish Relations: Colonial and Contemporary Inscriptions in History, Language and Literature
No full textIn this book, Joan Anim Addo, Giovanna Covi, Velma Pollard, and Carla Sassi present the results of collaborative research on colonial and postcolonial relationships between the Caribbean and Scotland, promoted by the University of Trento, Italy, and coordinated by Giovanna Covi.
The four essays focus on the historical, cultural and literary representations of various aspects of this complicated interconnection: Joan Anim Addo’s on family history, Giovanna Covi’s on identities in African-Caribbean literature, Velma Pollard’s on Jamaican history and language, and Carla Sassi on Scottish literature. They discuss pivotal figures such as Mary Seacole, Charles and Hugh Mulzac, and texts by Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, James Robertson, by the anonymous Author of Marly, and by Una Marson, Claude McKay, Olive Senior, Jamaica Kincaid, and Nourbese Philip among others; they give voice to Juliana Mulzac through (auto)biography and to numerous other people through interviews and acts of re-memorying.
This book inaugurates the project to remap colonial history by accounting for the often paradoxical complexity of relations determined by imperial power; not only does it consider that which separates Scotland from the Caribbean, that which sets “Blackness” apart from “Scottishness”, but it also accepts an investigation of that which brings these two geopolitical areas and ethnic groups together. The inquiry results in a multi-vocal discourse that deconstructs national narratives, unveils colonial inscriptions, and releases the creolised images and words that demand full citizenship in the representation of the Circum-Atlanti
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