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The role of memory in the poetry of Douglas Dunn and Tony Harrison with specific reference to elegy.
No full textThe question at the centre of this thesis is whether or not the autobiographical memories we find in the poetry of Douglas Dunn and Tony Harrison merit consideration as more than human documentaries or nostalgic tales of the past. Remembering the familiar past provides both poets with the opportunity to confess feelings of grief (at the loss of a wife or parent) and unease (often caused by the appropriation of family life for poetry). Memory helps both poets to explore the origins of their poetic identities.
My approach combines close readings of individual poems (many of which have not been previously analysed in such detail) with awareness of the intertextual. I cite references made to famous elegies and suggest what has motivated both poets' use of their sources. Drawing on traditional elegies throughout - but especially in Chapters 1, 4 and 6 - I argue that Harrison and Dunn display elegiac tendencies in their treatment of personal memory almost as if to counter the consciousness of oblivion present in their imaginations. Making detailed use of Wordsworth's 'Essays upon Epitaphs' and Gray's 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard', Chapter 1 argues that Harrison reviews a poetics of epitaphs in V.. In Chapters 4 and 6 it is argued that the figures, structures and motifs of elegy fragmentarily echoed in Dunn's poetry are deformations as well as celebrations of tradition; and that such figures, structures and motifs highlight a social consciousness displayed in the poet's relationship with the people he remembers, and in the readership he imagines for himself inside the text.
The thesis also emphasises attention to reader response. Delineation of the reader responses anticipated by Harrison and Dunn provides evidence for the argument that both poets are aware that their choice of familiar subject matter is contentious and that each desires to justify his choice. In Chapter 2 Harrison is shown as being preoccupied with several different manifestations of oblivion including literary records of extinction. Chapter 3 investigates his dramatic contextualisation of the consciousness of oblivion (especially as induced by the threat of nuclear war). Links between representations of memory in translation and elegy are established, and the nature of Harrison's public voice discussed with special reference to Greek drama. Further to examining Dunn's awareness of what is implied by 'translation' (Chapter 3), the penultimate chapter of the thesis (Chapter 5) analyses Dunn's memories of childhood and growing up, memories which have similarities with those of Tony Harrison. The study of narrative representations of memory in Chapter 5 suggests the fundamentally rural origin of Dunn's poetic identity, and his preference for a past contained in a natural environment. Additionally, the evidence provided by Dunn's early collections indicates that he is instinctively an elegist whose art matures, almost as if in preparation for his masterpiece to date, Elegies. The thesis culminates with a chapter on Elegies in which it is argued that Dunn's domestic contextualisation of mourning produces social and cultural meanings
Tarkovsky’s Influence on American Culture (“Weird” and “Eerie” Cosmos of Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, and Andrei Tarkovsky)
No full textIn the United States, attention to Andrei Tarkovsky’s work has been extensive: Tarkovsky is an important reference point for both filmmakers and film theorists. Paul Schrader refers to him as a transcendental filmmaker and, moreover, introduces the notion of “Tarkovsky’s ring”, with which he correlates transcendental slow cinema that is experimental in nature. The forms and ways that American directors refer to Tarkovsky, who regard him as a cultural resource, are diverse: from overlaps at the level of visual images and frame composition to correspondences at the conceptual level and coincidence of worldviews. The author compares Christopher Nolan’s film Interstellar (2014) and Jonathan Nolan’s screenplay of the same name with Andrei Tarkovsky’s films Solaris (1972) and Stalker (1979). The author suggests that the connection between Nolan’s cinematography and Tarkovsky’s work is evident in the encounters with the weird, characterized by “the presence of that which does not correspond (does not belong) to reality”, and the eerie, characterized by a “failure of absence” or, on the contrary, a “failure of presence”, and appearing in spaces that are partially or completely devoid of human beings. The directors’ recourse to the weird and the eerie as narrative modes, as well as the solastalgic and nostalgic experiences of the character associated with the “home” from which his space journey begins, allow us to speak of the creation of a special “atmosphere”, in the terminology of Gernot Böhme. The absence of image of aliens and the theme of contact with aliens in Nolan’s and Tarkovsky’s “space odysseys”, and the foregrounding of an intimate story about human feelings and relationships, in contrast with the cosmic scale of the universe, contributes to the transfer of the narrative to a metaphysical level. Nolan, like Tarkovsky, departs largely from the conventions of the science fiction genre. A close analysis of the script and film “Interstellar” leads the author to conclude that Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan’s approach to the theme of outer space, bringing them closer to the “Tarkovsky ring”, blurs the boundaries of the science fiction genre
Cardozo Law News Brief: July 27, 2018
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Campus News: Dean Leslie Appoints Michael J. Burstein as Vice Dean Professors Jessica Roth and Kate Shaw Awarded Tenure Bet Tzedek Clinic\u27s Class Action Settlement Restores Rent Freeze Benefits to up to 20,000 Elderly and Lower-Income NYC Tenants The Cardozo Community Mourns the Loss of Jonathan Rohr
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Author correction: obesity and ethnicity alter gene expression in skin
No full textDaniel Butler was omitted from the author list in the original version of this Article. The Author contributions section now reads: “J.M.W. designed, conducted, and contributed to the writing of the manuscript, prepared Fig. 1. S.G. evaluated and did statistical analysis on the skin and fat samples, prepared Figs. 2–9. J.O.A. evaluated and contributed to writing the manuscript. D.B prepared and sequenced DNA libraries for the skin microbiota data, and wrote the applicable parts of the methods section. C.M. analyzed and wrote up the skin microbiota data, prepared Fig. 10. All authors have read the manuscript and approved its contents. D.D. analyzed and wrote up the skin microbiota data. S.Z. ran and analyzed the skin metabolite data. J.S. assisted in design, analysis and wrote up the skin metabolite data. J.K. assisted in analysis write up of skin and fat data. J.L.B. assisted in analysis, interpretation and writing of the manuscript. P.R.H. designed, analyzed, interpreted the data, and was the primary author of the manuscript.” This has been corrected in the PDF and HTML versions of the Article, and in the accompanying Supplementary Information file.</p
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Seaweed rises in this posture: Manuscript collection
No full textThe majority of poems written by the author of this thesis, systematically feature a desire to find resolution and comfort in nature within a modern technological world. The poems do not attack or expose the impurities of a modern technological world. Rather they evoke a contemplative reflection in which nature and technology co-exist in a modern landscape
Reviving the past : eighteenth-century evangelical interpretations of church history
No full textThis study addresses eighteenth-century English-speaking evangelicals' understandings of church history, through the lens of published attempts to represent preceding Christian centuries panoramically or comprehensively. Sources entail several short reflections on history emerging in the early years of the transatlantic Revival (1730s-1740s) and subsequent, more substantial efforts by evangelical leaders John Gillies, Jonathan Edwards, John Wesley, Joseph and Isaac Milner, and Thomas Haweis. Little scholarly analysis exists on these sources, aside from the renaissance of interest in recent decades in Edwards. This is surprising, considering the acknowledged prominence of history-writing in the eighteenth century and the influence attributed, then and now, to the works of authors such as Gibbon, Hume, and Robertson. The aim is, first, to elucidate each of the above evangelicals' interpretations of the Christian past, both in overview and according to what they said on a roster of particular historical events, people and movements, and then to consider shared and divergent aspects. These aspects range from points of detail to paradigmatic theological convictions. Secondarily, evangelical church histories are analyzed in relation to earlier Protestant as well as eighteenth-century 'enlightened' historiography, in part through attention to evangelical authors' explicit engagement with these currents. This contextualization assists in determining the unique qualities of evangelical interpretations. Is there, then, evidence of a characteristically 'evangelical' perspective on church history? An examination of this neglected area illumines patterns and particulars of evangelicals' historical thought, and these in turn communicate the self-perceptions and the defining features of evangelicalism itself. Findings support the primary contention that evangelical leaders made use of a dynamic pattern of revival and declension as a means of accounting for the full history of Christianity. Beyond displaying the central place of 'revival' for evangelicals, these church histories demonstrate evangelicalism‘s complex relationship—involving both receptivity and critique—with Protestant and Enlightenment currents of historical inquiry
Access to mental health in primary care: A qualitative meta-synthesis of evidence from the experience of people from 'hard to reach' groups
No full textKnowledge about depression, access and help-seeking has increasingly been influenced from a range of disciplines including clinical and applied social science. A range of interventions can improve outcomes of depression and anxiety. However, many in need do not seek help, or their interaction with care-givers does not address their needs. We carried out a systematic search for qualitative articles focusing on the experiences of eight exemplar groups with exceptional problems in access (the homeless, long-term unemployed, adolescents with eating disorders, depressed elderly people, advanced cancer sufferers, patients with medically unexplained symptoms, asylum seekers and people from black and minority ethnic groups). Twenty articles representing these groups were selected, findings were then developed using qualitative meta-synthesis, this suggested a range of mechanisms accounting for poor access among these groups. Many regarded their mental health problems as rooted in social problems and employed a variety of self-management strategies to maintain function. These strategies could involve social withdrawal, focusing available resources on close family relationships and work roles. Over-investment in these roles could result in a sense of insecurity as wider networks were neglected. Material disadvantage affected both the resources people could bring to performing social roles and influenced help-seeking. A tacit understanding of the material, psychological and social 'costs' of engagement by patients and health professionals could influence decisions to seek and offer help. These costs were felt to be proportionally higher in deprived, marginalized and minority communities, where individual resources are limited and the stigma attached to mental ill-health is high. © The Author(s) 2011
Docile citizens? Using counternarratives to disrupt normative and dominant discourses
No full textThe nursery rhyme, 'Sticks and bones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me' is widely recognisable. But is it true? I contend that it is not. As Toni Morrison reminds us, words hurt. Words mean something. Consider how you might feel if you were called a liar when you told the truth. It does hurt to be called names. It hurts to be bullied and excluded because you have been labelled or set apart and called ugly, fat, stupid, lazy, old, homeless, illiterate, gay, disabled and so on. To be called names, or be labelled, is a form of'othering' that is dis empowering and oppressive. To label another person adversely is careless and insensitive. Negative labels often stay with children and young people for the rest of their lives. Labelling often leads people into believing they are incapable and powerless. Conversely, labelling excuses - even encourages - some individuals to participate in destructive behaviour that upholds certain deficit, racist and homophobic views of the individual. Hurtful labels from careless politicians, parents, relatives, practitioners or teachers are harmful to everyone, especially youth. Name calling and labelling others is a practice that must be rejected and redressed by practitioners working with children and young people. But it is so entrenched in the taken -for-granted and everyday practices of many powerful people, that a formidable strategy is needed to expose the violence oppressive language represents and validates - with the aim of altering it.
This chapter puts forth a rationale for authoring counternarratives as a tactic of resistance. It allows those labelled negatively to creatively and critically read and critique the world with the goal of re-writing dominant storylines and discourses. Dominant discourses are generally statements that are institutionally enforced and widely circulated as 'Truths' (Mills, 1997), but which also have the power to alienate and discriminate. Through critical reason and reflection (Barnett, 1997) of their own physical, social, and political 'situationality' (Freire, 1970:90), I encourage practitioners deliberately to create spaces where the children and young people they work with can author counternarratives to reject the often hidden, contextualised and localised (and global) narratives that marginalise them. Historically, counternarratives are recognised for the power they have to challenge and disrupt normative and dominant discourses (Giroux et al, 1996).
This chapter presents four counternarratives that work to decentre discourses that render individuals 'docile citizens' (Foucault, 1978/1995). The counternarratives presented do this by exposing and contesting common assumptions around disability, the family and gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans gender (LGBT) youth. Authoring counternarratives gives children and young people a voice to overcome the ways they have been labelled so they no longer remain victims of discrimination, inequity and exclusion. When pupils author counternarratives, they re-appropriate, reframe and challenge dominant images and representations by rupturing the chains of signification to create new narratives that dismantle hegemony
The Public Nature of Private Law?
No full textIn this paper the author challenges the liberal vision of the private sphere as a realm of in which agents are justified in acting without taking into consideration anyone else’s interests. The private realm cannot be thought in isolation of private law, which should in turn be conceived as an embodiment of the mutual interest of the members of that group in the flourishing of one another
Non-linear lensing in optically-pumped semiconductor lasers
No full textOptically pumped semiconductor lasers (OPSLs) are a versatile family of lasers offering wavelength flexibility, high beam quality and multi-Watt level output powers. SESAM modelocked OPSLs can produce near transform limited femtosecond pulses at Gigahertz repetition rates. The performance of modelocked OPSLs is limited by the speed of the response of the SESAM and its resistance to damage. This thesis explores the potential for SESAM-free modelocking of OPSLs through the utilisation of a non-linear lens in the semiconductor gain structure.The thesis presents two strands of research: experimental and computational. The nonlinear lens is measured using a reflection z-scan technique. A computational model of a modelocked OPSL is developed to explore the transient dynamics of lasing onset and to test the temporal stability of the modelocked pulse. This thesis demonstrates that understanding the nature of the non-linear lens unlocks the potential to explore the possibility of improving laser performance in modelocked OPSLs.<br/
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