283 research outputs found
Sasha Pimentel, 37th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textBorn in Manila and raised in Atlanta, Saudi Arabia and the New York City tri-state region, SASHA PIMENTEL is a Filipina poet and author of Insides She Swallowed (West End Press), winner of the 2011 American Book Award. Her work appears in journals such as APR, Crab Orchard Review, Gulf Coast, Colorado Review and Callaloo. Honors include the Ernesto Trejo prize and the Philip Levine Fellowship. She is an assistant professor at the University of Texas at EI Paso, where she teaches poetry writing, nonfiction writing, and women\u27s, Asian American and black literatures. She lives in EI Paso, on the border of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico
Intersectional Representation, Or a Lack Thereof with Sasha Thomas
No full textJennifer Slagus and Josh Palange, joined by special guest Sasha Thomas, delve into intersectional representation in middle grade literature. Slagus and Palange expand on the topic by referencing scholars like Kimberlé Crenshaw, discussing the intersection of neurodiversity with different ethnic groups and the critical need for representation in children’s literature. Sasha Thomas, also known as S.O. Thomas, author of The Slug Queen Chronicles (2020), shares her perspective on representing neurodiversity in books and the challenges faced in publishing. She offers personal insights into her efforts to portray neurodivergent protagonists and the obstacles involved in doing so
Seeing Beyond the Frontier: Maine Borders, the Borderlands, and American History
No full textSasha Mullally is an associate professor of History at the University of New Brunswick. She is the author of the forthcoming book Unpacking the Black Bag: Country Doctor Stories from the Maritimes and Northern New England, 1900-1950, which will be published by the University of Toronto Press
The limits of feminism
No full textWhat is it about feminism that invites so many different opinions on what 'counts' and what doesn't? People from vastly different cultural situations variously categorise feminist practices as extreme, radical, reactionary, unbalanced, co-opted, revolutionary, elite, exclusive, progressive, passe, and hysterical. The desire of both feminists and anti-feminists to control feminism emerges as the limiting of what feminism is, whom it is for, and where it is going. The urge to limit feminism seems, in some cases, to overtake the urge to spread the word and celebrate feminism's successes. And it is not just anti-feminists who attempt to limit feminism - even feminists spend an inordinate amount of time defining certain practices out of the feminist spectrum. In this thesis, I document and analyse the way we limit feminism - its participants, meaning, practices, language, history, and future. I explore the reasons why we need to contain feminism in this way, looking in particular at those who have an investment in keeping feminism comfortably small. I invite back into the realm of feminism a wide range of activities and theories we generally invalidate as feminism, including the words of several 'unofficial' feminists I interviewed for this project. In essence, this project goes towards the rethinking of the term 'feminism' by examining the widely differing and often contradictory definitions of 'what counts.
Genetic and chemical variation in North American populations of the medicinal plant wild tarragon (Artemisia Dracunculus L.)
No full textArtemisia dracunculus L. (wild tarragon; Asteraceae) is a polymorphic, herbaceous perennial with a distribution spanning western North America (NA), Eastern Europe and most of temperate Asia. Wild tarragon has been widely used as a folk remedy for numerous ailments and seven compounds (davidigenin, sakuranetin, 6-demethoxycapillarisin, 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid, 4,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid, 2',4-dihydroxy-4'-methoxydihydrochalcone and 2',4'-dihydroxy-4-methoxydihydrochalcone), previously isolated from the plant, have shown bioactivity in studies on type 2 diabetes. The species is known to have diploid to decaploid individuals and the production of some phytochemicals has been shown to vary between cytotypes. Focusing on populations in the U.S., four main areas were investigated, 1) the geographical distribution of cytotypes, 2) the influence of cytotype, environment, and genetics on qualitative and quantitative iii variation of the seven compounds, 3) essential oil diversity, and 4) genetic diversity and structuring of the populations. The main findings of these investigations were that diploids and polyploids were found in Eurasia, while only diploids were found in NA. In qualitative chemical investigations, decaploid plants were found to contain all the target compounds, while only sakuranetin, trace amounts of 6-demethoxycapillarisin, and complex mixtures of various caffeoylquinic and di-O-caffeoylquinic acids were detected in diploids from the U.S. In the quantitative analyses, sakuranetin levels varied between wild individuals and their cultivated clones, but the same four sites had the highest average production in both wild and common garden conditions. Essential oils extracted from NA populations represent a number of new chemotypes for the region. Primary components included (Z)-β-ocimene, methyl eugenol, methyl chavicol and α-terpinolene. Many of the samples had significant concentrations of the phenylacetylenes capillene, 5-phenyl-1,3-pentadiyne and 1-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-2,4-pentadiyne. The isocoumarinic acetylene, capillarin, was also found in the majority of samples but in low amounts. Four different genetic diversity indices were calculated and all returned comparable values, with ~78% genetic variation within populations and ~22% of the variation between populations. In a cluster analysis, based on genetic distances, populations with high sakuranetin production were grouped together. In conclusion, ploidy level was correlated with the presence of medicinal compounds, while both genetics and environment were found to influence quantitative variation of sakuranetin.Ph.D.Includes abstractVitaIncludes bibliographical referencesby Sasha William Eisenma
SASHA CHERNY AS THE EDITOR AND AUTHOR OF THE OF SATIRE AND HUMOR DEPARTMENT «BOOMERANG» IN THE PARIS WEEKLY MAGAZINE «ILLUSTRATED RUSSIA»
No full textIn the article materials of satire and humour in «Boomerang» item are analyzed, Sasha Cherny was the editor-in-chief and author of them. There are two traditional for emigrant literature subjects allocated: the Soviet Russia and Russians in emigration. Satirical miniatures affect political figures, foreign politics in the USSR and establishment of international relations with other countries; literature and culture. Details of life of Russians in emigration include problems of search of housing, work, an exchange or receiving residence permit. In relation to the Soviet country satirist’s aggression, rage and sharpness are felt, whereas Sasha Cherny writes with irony about Russians in emigrations. In the end of article it is made the conclusion about feature of development comic, those changes in poetics which defined new shape of the poet and writer
Corpo danza creazione. Sasha Waltz & Guests
No full textUn viaggio nel corpo attraverso la danza. Si parte dall’analisi di alcune opere di Sasha Waltz, coreografa e regista tedesca che grazie a vent’anni di ricerca con e sul corpo accompagna nel suo labirinto. Intrecciando sguardi, linguaggi e discipline differenti l’autrice propone una lettura originale della coreutica dell’artista e attraverso di essa fornisce mappe e strumenti per orientarsi nel tempio corporeo. Il fine è mostrarne le molteplici dimensioni e possibilità, il valore euristico del simbolo e dell’immaginazione e la capacità dell’arte di Tersicore non solo di diagnosticare l’odierna mistificazione del corpo, ma anche di offrirsi come canale di guarigione attraverso nuove - o forse solo dimenticate - parole, immagini e pratiche creative. Si arriva infine a una storia, una storia di rinascita attraverso il corpo, la danza e la creazione, che vede l’autrice scoprirsi e portarsi in scena per invitare il lettore a fare lo stesso: a riconoscere e abitare il proprio corpo, a scrivere il suo racconto, a proseguire il viaggio.A journey into the body through dance. It starts with the analysis of some works by Sasha Waltz, a German choreographer and director who, thanks to a wave of research with and on the body, accompanies in its labyrinth. Interweaving different looks, languages and disciplines, the author proposes an original reading of the artist's choreutics and through it she provides maps and tools to orientate oneself in the "body temple". The aim is to show the different dimensions and possibilities of the body, the heuristic value of the symbol and the imagination and the ability of Terpsichore's art not only to diagnose today's mystification of the body, but also to offer itself as a healing channel through new - or maybe just forget - words, images and creative practices. Finally, we come to a story, a story of rebirth through the body, dance and creation, which sees the author discovering herself and inviting the reader to do the same: to recognize and live in one's own body, to write own story, to continue the journey.  
Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need
No full textPresented online April 6, 2021, 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.Sasha Costanza-Chock (they/them or she/her) is a researcher and designer who works to support community-led processes that build shared power, move towards collective liberation, and advance ecological survival. They are known for their work on networked social movements, transformative media organizing, and design justice. Sasha is a Research Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a joint appointment in Media Arts & Sciences at the MIT Media Lab and the Department of Urban Studies+Planning. They are a Senior Research Fellow at the Algorithmic Justice League and a Faculty Affiliate with the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Sasha is a board member of Allied Media Projects and a member of the Steering Committee of the Design Justice Network. Sasha is the author of two books and numerous journal articles, book chapters, and other research publications. Their new book, Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need, was published by the MIT Press in 2020.Runtime: 54:12 minutesDr. Sasha Costanza-Chock presents an overview of their book Design Justice: Community-Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need, published by the MIT Press in 2020. The book is an exploration of how we might re-imagine design to be led by marginalized communities as a tool to help dismantle structural inequality, advance collective liberation, and support ecological survival. In this book talk, Dr. Costanza-Chock presents an overview of key themes, concepts, and excerpts from the text, followed by a discussion with the audience
Jeremiah Farrell with Dennis Sasha, author of Puzzling Adventures: Tales of Strategy, Logic and Mathematical Skill
No full textJeremiah Farrell is awarded the title of Omniheurist, First-Class for solving the eloborate embedded puzzle in Dennis Sasha\u27s book, Puzzling Adventures . The cryptic puzzle required Dr. Farrell to travel to New York City on a certain day to meet two persons in yellow with one wearing a red wig. The event was featured in articles in Indy Star and the New York Sun.https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/faculty_images/1003/thumbnail.jp
Discourse Perspective of Geometric Thoughts
No full textSasha Wang revisits the van Hiele model of geometric thinking with Sfard’s discursive framework to investigate geometric thinking from a discourse perspective. The author focuses on describing and analyzing pre-service teachers’ geometric discourse across different van Hiele levels. The explanatory power of Sfard’s framework provides a rich description of how pre-service teachers think in the context of quadrilaterals. It also contributes to our understanding of human thinking that is illustrated through the analysis of geometric discourse accompanied by vignettes.https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/fac_books/1446/thumbnail.jp
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