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The Ghost of Patrick Geddes: Civics As Applied Sociology
Get PDFIn 1904 and 1905 Patrick Geddes (1905, 1906) read his famed, but today little-read, two-part paper, \'Civics: as Applied Sociology\', to the first meetings of the British Sociological Society. Geddes is often thought of as a \'pioneer of sociology\' (Mairet, 1957; Meller, 1990) and for some (eg Devine, 1999: 296) as \'a seminal influence on sociology\'. However, little of substance has been written to critically assess Geddes\'s intellectual legacy as a sociologist. His work is largely forgotten by sociologists in Britain (Abrams, 1968; Halliday, 1968; Evans, 1986). Few have been prepared to follow Geddes\'s ambition to bridge the chasm between nature and culture, environment and society, geography, biology and sociology. His conception of \'sociology\', oriented towards social action from a standpoint explicitly informed by evolutionary theory. A re-appraisal of the contemporary relevance of Geddes\'s thinking on civics as applied sociology has to venture into the knotted problem of evolutionary sociology. It also requires giving some cogency to Geddes\'s often fragmentary and inconsistent mode of address. Although part of a post-positivist, \'larger modernism\' Geddes remained mired in nineteenth century evolutionary thought and fought shy of dealing with larger issues of social class or the breakthrough work of early twentieth century sociology of Simmel, Weber and Durkheim. His apolitical notion of \'civics\' limits its relevance to academic sociology today.History of Sociology, Civics, Patrick Geddes, Scottish Generalism, Urban Sociology
Patrick Chamoiseau Recovering Memory
No full textThis timely new book skillfully examines the work of the award-winning writer Patrick Chamoiseau. Considered by many as one of the most innovative writers to hit the French literary scene in over 40 years, Chamoiseau made his name with his book Texaco (published in 1992 and winner of the highest literary prize in France, the Prix Goncourt). His books have gone on to sell millions and his work has been translated by a number of academic presses. McCusker sets the author in context, providing a valuable contribution to 'memory studies' by looking at literary representation of memory in Martinique, a society founded on slavery but now politically assimilated to the metropolitan centre, France.Title Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1: Beginnings: The Enigma of Origin -- 2: 'Une tracée de survie': Autobiographical Memory -- 3: Memory Re-collected: Witnesses and Words -- 4: Memory Materialized: Traces of the Past -- 5: Flesh Made Word: Traumatic Memory in Biblique des derniers gestes -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexThis timely new book skillfully examines the work of the award-winning writer Patrick Chamoiseau. Considered by many as one of the most innovative writers to hit the French literary scene in over 40 years, Chamoiseau made his name with his book Texaco (published in 1992 and winner of the highest literary prize in France, the Prix Goncourt). His books have gone on to sell millions and his work has been translated by a number of academic presses. McCusker sets the author in context, providing a valuable contribution to 'memory studies' by looking at literary representation of memory in Martinique, a society founded on slavery but now politically assimilated to the metropolitan centre, France.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Disciples of a crazy saint: The Buchen of Spiti
Get PDFThe Buchen are specialist religious performers from Spiti, a culturally Tibetan valley in North India. They are widely known for performing an elaborate exorcism ritual that culminates in a slab of stone, marked with images of demons, being smashed on a man’s belly. In winter groups of Buchen perform their religious theatre, a localised form of Ache Lhamo, the Tibetan Opera. This book, published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford is the result of a research project and substantial fieldtrip funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, with project partnership from the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Patrick Sutherland has been photographing in Spiti for nearly two decades and working with the Buchen for several years.
The book consists of a self-reflexive essay by Patrick Sutherland illustrated with historical photographs and his own photographs, followed by four sections of photographs and captions by Patrick Sutherland. It concludes with a substantial essay, placing the Buchen into a wider cultural and historical context, by Tashi Tsering, founding Director of the Amnye Machen Institute (Tibetan Centre for Advanced Studies) in Dharamsala. This essay is also illustrated with historical photographs
Patrick Ready : Machine Sampler
No full text“Machine Sampler” provides documentation of five kinetic sculptures/installations produced by Ready in 1989-1990. Most of the devices used in the work seem to be inspired by laws of physics (a water-powered radio, a wooden clock, etc.). Includes footage of the artist interacting with the works
The investigation in "Dora Bruder" of Patrick Modiano
No full textreservedIl presente lavoro si propone di affrontare il tema dell’indagine, dell’inchiesta investigativa nel romanzo “Dora Bruder” dello scrittore francese Patrick Modiano, pubblicato nel 1997. Si tratta del più noto successo editoriale dell’autore, il quale, in una narrazione al contempo biografica ed autobiografica, si mette sulle tracce di Dora Bruder, una giovane ragazza ebrea scomparsa nel 1941, di cui si sono perse definitivamente le tracce. La presente tesi si compone di tre capitoli. Nel primo, si analizzeranno i motivi che spingono l’autore ad occuparsi della vicenda della giovane ragazza scomparsa proprio durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Successivamente, nel secondo capitolo, si passerà ad affrontare come l’autore compie la propria indagine per comprendere che cosa le sia accaduto, diventando una sorta di investigatore su un vecchio caso di scomparsa. Ed infine, nell’ultimo capitolo, si analizzerà quale sarà l’esito della sua indagine.This work proposes to deal with the subject of investigation in the novel "Dora Bruder" by French writer Patrick Modiano, published in 1997. It’s the most known publishing success of the author, which, in a narrative in the meantime biographical and autobiographical, goes on the trail of Dora Bruder, a young Jewish girl disappeared in 1941, of whom all traces have been definitively lost. This thesis is composed by three chapters. In the first, we will analyse the reasons why the author deal with the story of the young girl vanished during the Second World War. Then, in the second chapter, we will approach how the author does his own investigation to understand what happened to her, becoming sort of a detective on an old case of disappearence. Finally, in the last chapter, we focus on which it’ll be the outcome of his investigation
William Patrick, 15th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textWilliam Patrick has published a collection of poetry, Letter to the Ghosts, and a novel in poetry and prose, Roxa, which won the 1990 Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award for the best first work of fiction. He has also written an original teleplay, Rachel\u27s Dinner , which aired in 1991, and starred Olympia Dukakis and Peter Gerety. Mr. Patrick\u27s most recent screenplay, Brand New Me , has been optioned by Force Ten Productions in Hollywood, and he is the author of Who All Killed Cock Robin?, the play which was adapted from The Death of Cock Robin by W.D. Snodgrass and DeLoss McGraw, and whose premiere opens this year\u27s Literary Arts Festival. He is the Coordinator of the Creative Writing Program at Old Dominion University, and Director of this year\u27s Literary Arts Festival
Letter from Bishop Patrick Finegan to Hagan
No full textHolograph letter from Bishop Patrick Finegan, Bishop's House, Culliss, Cavan, to Hagan, enclosing cheque for Peter's Pence and in contribution to the new College. Accepting the offer of the Ryan scholarship in scripture for Dr. Dillon. Petitioning for commutations of celebrating Mass for the elderly Frs. Patrick O'Reilly and Mathew Kane. Student Brennan will get the Kilmore burse. Expecting most bishops will come to Rome in October 1927 for the opening celebrations. Also enclosing congregational fees
Patrick Süskind as a multimedial author
No full textDiese Arbeit untersucht Patrick Süskind als multimedialen Autor, dessen Werk die Grenzen traditioneller literarischer Gattungen überschreitet und auch Fernsehen und Film umfasst. Obwohl Süskind vor allem für seinen Roman "Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mörders" (1985) bekannt ist, umfasst sein Werk auch eines der meistgespielten deutschen Stücke der 1980er Jahre, "Der Kontrabaß", und mehrere erfolgreiche Drehbücher, die er in Zusammenarbeit mit Regisseur Helmut Dietl verfasste, darunter den Spielfilm "Rossini" (1997). Ziel der Arbeit ist es, die Interaktion zwischen Medien in Süskinds Werken zu analysieren und die stilistischen Merkmale hervorzuheben, die sein Schreibstil charakterisieren. Als multimedialer Autor der deutschen Postmoderne beweist Süskind mit seinem kleinen, aber einflussreichen Werk, wie Literatur mit anderen Medien in Dialog treten kann und von ihnen geprägt werden kann. Seine spezifischen Stilmerkmale machen ihn zu einer einzigartigen Figur der deutschen Gegenwartsliteratur.This thesis explores Patrick Süskind as a multimedial author whose works transcend the boundaries of traditional literary genres and extend into television and film. Although Süskind is worldwide best known for his novel "Das Parfum: Die Geschichte eines Mörders" (1985), his opus also includes one of the most frequently performed German play of the 1980s "Der Kontrabaß" and several successful screenplays written in collaboration with director Helmut Dietl, among them the feature film "Rossini" (1997). The aim of this study is to analyse the interaction between media in Süskind’s works and to highlight the stylistic features that characterize his writing across different media. As a multimedia author of German postmodernism, Süskind proves through his small but influential work how literature can enter dialogue with other media and be shaped through them. His specific stylistic characteristics make him a unique figure in contemporary German literature
John Patrick Kelly Sr.
No full textJohn Patrick Jack Kelly Sr., a longtime Palo Alto resident, died on May 26 at Channing House in Palo Alto, surrounded by his wife and sons. He was 81. He was born on Oct. 20, 1933, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Catherine and Patrick Kelly. In Boston, he went to St. Anthony's Grade School and Commerce High School before attending the University of Michigan, where he graduated in 1955. After college, he worked for General Motors, was an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard, and studied and graduated from Boston College Law School. He then moved to San Francisco, where he met his future wife Kathleen they married in 1965. Jack worked at the Hoberg Law Firm and became the general counsel and corporate secretary for Consolidated Freightways. He later attended Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program, where he was chosen as president of his class. Beginning in 1969, he and his wife lived in Palo Alto, for many years in the Crescent Park neighborhood. Outside of business, he served as the chairman of the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, as well as on the boards of the Haas Business School at University of California, Berkeley, and Saint Mary's College. Later in life, he volunteered with Meals on Wheels and with patients at Stanford Hospital. Known as a man of deep faith, he was most recently active in the Catholic community at Stanford University. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Kelly of Palo Alto sons, John (Katherine) Patrick Jr. of Menlo Park and Charles Quigley (Kathryn) Kelly of Cincinnati, Ohio and four grandchildren, Katie, Jennifer, Jacqueline and Gracey
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