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Reading Ruth : towards a postmodernist, literary and womanist analysis
No full textBibliography: leaves 132-140.This dissertation examines the book of Ruth from a postmodemist, literary and womanist perspective. The main methodology is postmodemist literary criticism, but it employs intertextual and autobiographical approaches as well. Chapter 1 is an exploration of the plot of Ruth and reveals that in order for the end goal of the plot to be achieved "emptiness has to return to fullness." It is shown that Ruth's action (her decision to return with Naomi) is the catalyst that begins the process that ultimately leads to the denouement of the plot. The fact that it is the two women, Ruth and Naomi, who drive the plot forward, indicates that the Book of Ruth is a woman's story. Chapter 2 demonstrates that the significance of narrative time for any literary analysis lies in the fact that the amount of time allowed for the retelling of the events rarely corresponds to the time it took for the events to happen. Since Ruth is a short story, the choice of what to tell, what to omit as well as how long to dwell on details are indeed significant. In other words it is shown that literary time is only spent on those aspects which are crucial for the advancement of the narrative. Since the reader's main goal is to see how the conflicts are resolved, the literary time spent on the resolution of the conflicts is an indication of where the weight of the story needs to lie. In this case, it is certainly with Ruth and Naomi judging from the amount of time spent on dialogues between the two women. They are therefore the ones that contribute to the resolution of the conflicts of the plot. Chapter 3 reveals that in the book of Ruth the narrative voice or the perspective of attitudes, conceptions and worldview are those of a woman. The fact that the book of Ruth is named after a woman; the fact that at the very outset all the males in the story die and it is the women that take over the narrative; the fact that in the end the women of Bethlehem declare that Ruth is better to Naomi than seven sons are just some of the reasons that substantiate the argument that the narrative voice in the book of Ruth was that of a woman. It is also shown that this narrative voice (whether overt or covert) subverts gender and ethnic expectations. Chapter 4 outlines the way in which biblical characters are portrayed. The subsections of chapter 4 deal with the characterisation of each major character: Naomi, Boaz, and Ruth. Chapter 4 is the longest chapter since it is difficult to evaluate characterisation without engaging the other facets of literary criticism as well, such as plot and dialogue
Ruth E. stilwell
No full textDr. Ruth Stilwell is the Executive Director of Aerospace Policy Solutions LLC, an adjunct professor at Norwich University, and Senior Nonresident Scholar at the Space Policy Institute of George Washington University. She is one of the world’s leading authorities on integrated space and aviation policy and governance.
A 25-year air traffic controller, experienced labor leader and policy expert, Dr. Stilwell is also an accomplished researcher and lecturer. Her numerous publications and presentations, which cover a wide range of space and aviation, public safety, human factor, administration, financing, and industry reform topics. In addition to her publications, she is a contributing author to McGill University’s Global Space Governance: An International Study. Dr. Stilwell’s specific areas of expertise include: integrating commercial space operations in civil airspace; projecting air traffic controller retirement and staffing requirements; FAA funding and financing structures; workers’ rights and more.
Dr. Stilwell served from 2010-2015 as the industry expert representing air traffic controllers on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Air Navigation Commission in Montreal. Her air traffic control experience includes 25 years of operational duty at the Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center, two years as liaison to the FAA Requirements Service, and six years as Executive Vice President of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association.
The founding chairperson of the Air Traffic Services Committee of the International Transport Workers Federation, a position she held for four years, Dr. Stilwell currently serves on the Technical Committee on Human Spaceflight Safety of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety, which is working to develop safety guidelines for human commercial spaceflight.
Dr. Stilwell earned her BA in Labor Studies at the National Labor College and her MPA and DPA at the University of Baltimore. A resident of Florida, she enjoys skiing, long-distance running, and spending quality time with her stepson.https://commons.erau.edu/stm-images/1113/thumbnail.jp
Ruth Schaumann
No full textThis thesis has been divided into four Chapters, the first of which presents what meager information the author has been able to obtain regarding the personal history of Ruth Schaumann, the second a chronological outline of her works and a short analysis of her poetry and prose works, including quotations from Die Kathedrale , Der Knospengrund , and Der Rebenhag . In the fourth Chapter the author has attempted, by means of a comparison or Ruth Sohaumann\u27s works with those or other leading German Catholic authors, to portray her personal impressions, and indicate her idea of Ruth Sohaumann\u27s possible future in the literary world. The third Chapter contains quite a number or opinions of leading persons in the literary field, as well as in the field or art, concerning Ruth Sohaumann\u27s plastic and poetic work
Belonging and not belonging : understanding India in novels by Paul Scott, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and V.S. Naipaul.
No full textPhDThis thesis is essentially about the "how" and "why" of the Indian
experience as documented in novels by Paul Scott, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
and V S Naipaul. The study points to the difficulty of arriving at any
conclusive definition of the country and its people. I show that
differences in attitudes, responses or behaviour are both overt and
subtle, and depend upon whether the writer or the character identifies
with the situation or community with which he or she interacts. It is
the individual's sense of belonging or not belonging to his or her own
group - be this along racial, cultural or gender lines - that accounts
for the differing perspectives evident in these novels. The points-of-
view of the outsider and the insider can therefore be seen as
mutual comments upon the other.
Since the struggle between belonging and not belonging becomes acute
when the old meets the new, focus is centred on communities
experiencing change. These include the British in India, West-Indian
Indians and westernised Indians. Despite their differences, all three
communities share similar reasons for either an acceptance or
rejection of the 'Other'. The thesis argues that the need for
emotional stability compels allegiance to the traditional group, while
the desire for individuality encourages surrender to the new. The
former nurtures a sense of belonging while, it is argued, that the
latter is perceived as the hallmark of those who do not belong.
Tensions arise when both these needs demand to be met. What I show to
be ironic in this struggle between belonging and not belonging is that
those things which individuals overtly reject are often unexpressed
parts of their personal pysche. The barrier between "them" and "us" is
therefore very fragile
[E. N. Jones with author Ruth Horn Andrews, 1956]
No full textNegative of Texas Tech President E. N. Jones with Ruth Horn Andrews, daughter of Texas Tech's first president, Paul Whitfield Horn. Andrews authored the book "The First Thirty Years" on the history of Texas Technological College
A route in graphic design and visual communication
No full textEsta dissertação é uma reflexão crítica a respeito da formação e do desenvolvimento profissional da autora, a designer gráfica Ruth Klotzel, arquiteta formada pela FAUUSP em 1982. Trata de recuperar e apresentar seu percurso intelectual/profissional desde o contexto familiar, social e político de sua formação e expõe e comenta alguns de seus projetos gráficos e de comunicação visual. Contém também um relato sobre a formação da ADG (Associação dos Designers Gráficos), da qual foi uma das fundadoras e diretora, e uma compilação de eventos ligados ao Icograda (International Council of Graphic Design Associations), do qual é vice-presidente nas gestões 2003-2005 e 2005-2007.This dissertation consists of critical reflection on the professional training and development of its author, Ruth Klotzel, graphic designer and BS in Architecture (1982) from the School of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo-FAUUSP. The purpose is to recall and disclose the family, social and political context of her chosen intellectual/professional course, and to show and comment on some of her graphics and visual communication projects. The dissertation also includes the history of the Association of Graphic Designers-ADG of which Ms. Klotzel was a founding member and director, as well as a compilation of events linked to the International Council of Graphic Design Associations-Icograda, to which she was elected vice president for the 2003-2005 and 2005-2007 terms
On the traces of Ruth Ducaso: language and freedom in Luciany Aparecida’s works
No full textEste ensaio tenta capturar um fragmento de Ruth Ducaso, escritora ficcional, assinatura estética de Luciany Aparecida. Procuro explicitar o que é uma assinatura estética, de acordo com a autora, e quem é Ruth Ducaso, bem como, comentar e analisar seus livros à luz das discussões sobre colonialidade e gênero.This essay seeks to capture a fragment of Ruth Ducaso, fictional writer, Luciany Aparecida\u27s aesthetic signature. I attempt to explain what an aesthetic signature is, according to the author, and who Ruth Ducaso is, as well as comment and analyze her works in literature in view of the coloniality and gender discussions
Ruth E. Collin, circa 1949
No full textWritten on verso: Ruth E. Collin.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generosity of the Digital Public Library of America for supporting in part the digitization of this collection as part of the Black Women's Suffrage Digital Collection, a project made possible through funding from Pivotal Ventures, A Melinda Gates Company
Testimony of Ruth Kleppe Aatvaag
No full textKleppe Aatvaag was a witness for the plaintiff, and co-author on a paper that the plaintiff felt demonstrated prior art, thus invalidating the Cetus PCR patents
Social functions of polemic according to Ruth Amossy
No full textEm Apologia da polêmica, livro da escritora e professora francesa Ruth Amossy, o aspecto negativo do dissenso e da polêmica, presente nos discursos antagônicos cotidianos, é questionado e desmistificado. Trazendo estudos sobre esses assuntos ao longo dos séculos e analisando diversos embates sociais ocorridos na Europa nos últimos oito anos, a autora defende a possibilidade de enriquecimento dos debates públicos sobre questões de interesse coletivo com a promoção de polêmicas.In Apologia da polêmica (Apology of controversy), a book by French writer and teacher Ruth Amossy, the negative aspect of the dissension and controversy, present in everyday antagonistic discourses, is questioned and demystified. Bringing studies about these subjects over the centuries and analyzing various social conflicts in Europe in the past decade, the author defends the possibility of enriching public debates on issues of collective interest with the promotion of polemics.En Apologia da polêmica (Apología de la polémica), libro de la escritora y profesora francesa Ruth Amossy, se cuestiona y se desmitifica el aspecto negativo del disenso y de la polémica, presente en los discursos antagónicos cotidianos. A partir de estudios sobre estos asuntos a lo largo de los siglos y analizando diversas luchas sociales ocurridas en Europa en los últimos ocho años, la autora defiende la posibilidad de enriquecimiento de los debates públicos sobre cuestiones de interés colectivo con la promoción de polémicas
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