8 research outputs found
MARQUIS DE PIRO AND CASA ROCCA PICCOLA: INTERPRETING MALTESE CULTURE THROUGH ARCHITECTURE AND ARTS OF NOBILITY
No full textAs part of a Senior Interdisciplinary Design Studio, the author travelled Malta to research the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence, and concurrently, the country’s cultural history. The conquering of Malta, a small Mediterranean nation south of Sicily, by different empires over millennia led to a complex and diverse local culture that persists. Most notably, the Romans, Arabs, Normans, Knights of the Order of St. John, and the British. Interior design, architecture, and fine and decorative arts embody evidence of cultures and their entwined histories. This paper asks what evidence character defining features of Maltese objects can reveal about the country’s history. It analyzed objects of material culture using direct and stylistic analysis, and interviewed members of nobility to interpret meaning.
Malta’s architectural and artistic heritage provides particular insight into the lives of people who inhabited the islands and their significant events. The U.S Ambassador’s residence —the former Villa Apap-Bologna— was once home to the noble Bologna family, important figureheads in Malta’s history. The Bolognas held positions of leadership, created monumental architecture, documented Maltese history, and safe-guarded national collections. They commissioned Villa Apap-Bologna at a pivotal point in their family’s and Malta’s history, during England’s colonial rule.
This research found that the family was connected to two other significant Maltese villas, Villa Bologna and Casa Rocca Piccola. The author arranged a private meeting with the 9th Marquis de Piro, current owner of Casa Rocca Piccola and descendent of the Bologna family.
The Marquis provided access to his family’s personal collection of decorative objects and documents. Investigating the architectural influences and collections of each villa provides a first-hand account of how the Bologna’s communicated their noble wealth and power. Importantly, the collections tell Malta’s story of foreign influence
“False Printed”: Textual Corruption and Authorial Construction in the Works of Katherine Philips and Margaret Cavendish
No full textMargaret Cavendish considered her books to be “paper bodies,” extensions of herself that would live on after her physical body had decayed. This metaphor suggests the uncertain link between physical form and content, representation and the represented. A confusion between the body of the author and the body of the text is highlighted by the possibility of destruction on all sides: the mortality of the body, subject as it is to disease and decay, and the delinquent nature of the text, which can be misread and corrupted. This thesis centers around the question of the book as body: how does physical medium, and the presence and/or absence of an authorial body, inform the reading of a text? Specifically, I examine textual corruption in the context of the authorial representation of two early modern poets: Katherine Philips and Margaret Cavendish. Philips and Cavendish, as contemporary Royalists writing verse during the Interregnum, provide contrary yet parallel experiences of authorship. Though corruption seems to be a perpetual threat for both Philips and Cavendish, the discourse surrounding it is ultimately revealed to be an instrumental element of each’s authorial strategy
Bullying prevention and the drama therapist in schools : a comparison of four drama therapy prevention models
No full textThis study provides a survey of bullying research throughout childhood and adolescence, and analyzes 4 bullying prevention models developed by drama therapists: ActingOut (M. Cossa, S. Ember, L. Glass & J. Hazelwood, 1996), Kathryn Boyd's The Shape of a Girl (J. MacLeod, 2002), ENACT (D. Feldman & F. S. Jones, 2001), and STOP-GAP (D. Laffoon & S. Diamond, 2001). Each model follows a common format utilizing core drama therapy processes (P. Jones, 1996) designed to expand social-emotional competencies (A. Bandura, 1997) through "rehearsals for living" (D. Diamond, 2007). This investigation also highlights interviews with 5 drama therapists who share successes and challenges when working in the school setting. Although drama therapy is perceived as an intervention service, this author advocates for broader applications that would promote drama therapy as prevention. Recommendations for future anti-bullying programs include greater focus on empowering the bystander, assessing underlying causes of maladapted behaviors (including PTSD), and developing whole school approaches that offer ongoing workshops. This research underscores the need for early intervention to help children at-risk (S. Goldbaum, W. M. Craig, D. 1. Pepler & J. Connolly, 2003) develop language and communication skills, as deficits in these areas are linked to increased bullying behaviors (H. Ward, 2008) throughout the school-age years
An investigation of the quality of life of caregivers of children with disabilities
No full textRaising children with disabilities can be a difficult task. Each unique child comes with their own strengths and weaknesses. Some disabilities have a phenotype of behaviors and abilities that can add to these challenges. Some of these include externalizing behaviors, a type of behavior that has a negative impact outside of just the child. In this quantitative study of 258 caregivers of children with disabilities, quality of life (QOL) was investigated in relation to a child’s disability type and level of externalizing behavior. It was hypothesized that certain disability types would negatively impact QOL as would the presence of externalizing behaviors. A factorial analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to examine the main effects of child disability type and externalizing behavior on parent/caregiver QOL. Results indicated there was a significant effect of disability type on physical health and a significant effect of externalizing behavior on psychological, social, and environmental health as well as overall QOL. There were no interaction effects of the independent variables on caregiver QOL.Psy.D.Includes bibliographical reference
Cultivating Curious Kids
No full textabstract: Curiosity has been linked with many benefits, including increased overall well-being (Lydon-Staley et al., 2020) and greater academic achievement (Gottfried et al., 2016). The value that children place on learning new things and exploring novel ideas is unrivaled by older individuals. However, little research has been conducted to examine how parents may be able to help foster their children’s curiosity in a way that teaches them how to effectively search for and synthesize information. This paper aims to determine how parents’ language during a storybook task is related to their children’s strategy to collect rewards during a search game. Preliminary results suggest that parents may be able to encourage more effective search by asking more close-ended questions. These findings provide insight into how parents and guardians may be able to encourage their children to become better adept at searching for information by taking in clues about their environment and modifying their behavior to maximize their efforts. (abstract
Vizling: Accessibility through visual language
No full textPresented to the 19th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Rhatigan Student Center, Wichita State University, April 14, 2023.Research completed in the Department of English, Fairmount College of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.Vizling is an app created by Darren DeFrain and Aaron Rodriguez, meant to make comics and graphic novels accessible to individuals who are blind and low-vision. This is accomplished via haptic feedback and audio playback, with plans to hire more voice actors as content is added. Vizling uses Comic Book Markup Language (CBML), a Text-Encoded Initiative (TEI)-based XML vocabulary and is a means for encoding graphic narratives. We use CBML to annotate the graphic narrative, dialogue, bibliographic information, character details, and much more in a text-based form. The software distinguishes between dialogue, narration, scene description, etcetera and utilizes an organization code to decipher which content to assess as per user input. We have been working on translating graphic narratives into three different styles: global narrative mode, panel-to-panel mode, and free exploration mode. We've also been working with different aspects of translation, including domesticating (in which some aspects are changed for fluidity) and foreignizing (aspects remain the same, but the distance between the audience and author is more apparent). Making these translation decisions requires much thought as to the goal of our translations. The rise of new technology presents new opportunities for the humanities as a whole. Vizling will have options for comic creators to add their own work into the software, adding the potential for a larger collection of works. Furthermore, the entire collection will be available for free to readers. Accessibility should be free, and Vizling uses all the resources at its disposal to make that happen.Graduate School, Academic Affairs, University Librarie
Partnering for inclusion: democratic function in deliberative recruitment strategies
No full text2017 Spring.Includes bibliographical references.Inclusion serves as one of the key tenets of deliberative theory. This tenet asks that all those affected by an issue be given a meaningful opportunity to participate in the deliberative process. However, there are multiple sites and actors within the deliberative system that are responsible for implementing inclusion. Deliberative theorists and practitioners rely on cross-sector partnerships with governmental, educational, business, and non-profit organizations to recruit diverse stakeholders for deliberative processes. This study sought to understand the way cross-sector partners conceptualized stakeholders, faced barriers to recruitment, and implemented recruitment strategies. Findings indicate that there remains a significant difference in the way that theorists, practitioners, and cross-sector partners view and implement inclusion. Cross-sector partners require additional support to meet the deliberative standard
Resenha da obra “Genealogia familiar e aspectos da cultura Bantu, hábitos e costumes na tradição dos Ovimbundu, Benguela” de Graciano Catumbela
No full textThe aim of this review is to present a book that enhances some traditional features of the family, habits and customs within a community, the Ovimbundu people. It is an easy-to-read book and arouses the interest of anyone who wants to know this culture better. The author is originally from the province of Benguela, Angola, and sets out to show the traditions that this ethnic group maintains over time whilst surrounded by other completely different cultures, not being threatened to the point of causing its disappearance. Although the work is in Portuguese, the use of terms in Umbundo, the language most spoken as it is the country\u27s native language, is very frequent. This work also aims to demonstrate the importance of the uses and rituals they represent for this people, since they are essential for a well-consolidated culture. The writer intends to transmit cultural values to younger generations, so that they can enthusiastically understand their origins. The editor also adds that a family tree can help to understand some of the problems that exist within the family and, therefore, find possible solutions. Finally, this book deserves to be read by everyone not only because it deals with the identity of an African people, but also for the general knowledge about Africa that is sometimes forgotten.Ondaka ya citapo
Olondaka evi vitiamẽlã oku kulinã imue upange, ci tanga ovilinga yove epata, ovilinga ovisapo yo vomanu va tana olime yo vimbundo. Olivulo ey cafina ciwa okutanga kuenda okulongisa omanu vosi vayongola oku sanga olomboluilo citiãmelã kolo linga vietu. Osonẽhi, ava va cita kulo, vo mbala vo Mbaka mo fekayo yongola, oyongola okuti omanu vosi te vakuliã ciwa ovilinga viavo oco tu pange cimwe calelukavale vo lime yetu, oco tu tulivilepo. Nenõ upange eyi ca sonẽiã vo lime yo putu, eci ca sokiwa oco ci kuatise oku kuliã olime vovimbundo, ci taniwã vo feka yetu. Upange eyi vo, ca simiwa oku wavelapo kuenda oku linga cimwe vo lime yetu kuenda omanu va popia elimi yo mbundu, monda osimbo simbo akulo tu popiale olime vio mbundu. Kalie citava okuti twa longisa omãla kuenda a kuenge oco va tane umbundu, va talevo eci cipita koluali liavo. Oson ẽhi andi osapula okuti imue ojambo te cakustisa oku pondola olojaki ikasi vo kati kepata, oco tu sanga esanjo. Pole, elivulu eyi ci tava okuti twa itanga, momo ngõ i popia ovilinga vietu pole ilongisa calua ovina vitiãmela ko Africa viosi oco tu kũlĩha ciwa.Esta resenha tem como intuito dar a conhecer uma obra que realça algumas características tradicionais sobre a família, hábitos e costumes no seio de uma comunidade, o povo ovimbundo. É um livro de fácil leitura e desperta o interesse a qualquer indivíduo que pretenda conhecer melhor esta cultura. O autor, originário da província de Benguela, Angola, pretende mostrar as tradições que este grupo étnico mantém ao logo dos tempos a par de outras culturas completamente diferentes, não se deixando intimidar ao ponto de provocar o seu desaparecimento. Embora a obra esteja escrita em língua portuguesa, o uso recorrente de termos em umbundo, idioma mais falada como língua nativa do país, é muito frequente. Este trabalho também tem como grande desígnio, demonstrar a importância dos usos e rituais que representam para este povo, uma vez que são primordiais para uma cultura bem consolidada. Destaca-se, ainda, a intensão de transmitir os valores culturais às gerações mais novas, para que estes entendam com entusiasmo as suas origens. O editor acrescenta ainda que uma árvore genealógica pode ajudar a compreender alguns dos problemas existentes no seio familiar e, por conseguinte, encontrar possíveis soluções. Por fim, este livro merece ser lido não só por tratar de uma identidade de um povo africano, como também para o conhecimento geral sobre África que por vezes fica esquecida
