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Transient observations : the textualizing of St Helena through five hundred years of colonial discourse
No full textThis thesis explores the textualizing of the South Atlantic island of St Helena (a
British Overseas Territory) through an analysis of the relationship between
colonizing practices and the changing representations of the island and its
inhabitants in a range of colonial 'texts', including historiography, travel writing,
government papers, creative writing, and the fine arts.
Part I situates this thesis within a critical engagement with post-colonial
theory and colonial discourse analysis primarily, as well as with the recent
'linguistic turn' in anthropology and history. In place of post-colonialism's rather
monolithic approach to colonial experiences, I argue for a localised approach to
colonisation, which takes greater account of colonial praxis and of the continuous
re-negotiation and re-constitution of particular colonial situations.
Part II focuses on a number of literary issues by reviewing St Helena's
historiography and literature, and by investigating the range of narrative tropes
employed (largely by travellers) in the textualizing of St Helena, in particular
with respect to recurrent imaginings of the island in terms of an earthly Eden.
Part III examines the nature of colonial 'possession' by tracing the island's
gradual appropriation by the Portuguese, Dutch and English in the sixteenth and
early seventeenth century and the settlement policies pursued by the English
East India Company in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century.
Part IV provides an account of the changing perceptions, by visitors and
colonial officials alike, of the character of the island's inhabitants (from the late
eighteenth to the early twentieth century) and assesses the influence that these
perceptions have had on the administration of the island and the political status of
its inhabitants (in the mid- to late twentieth century).
Part V, the conclusion, reviews the principal arguments of my thesis by
addressing the political implications of post-colonial theory and of my own
research, while also indicating avenues for further research.
A localised and detailed exploration of colonial discourse over a period of
nearly five hundred years, and a close analysis of a consequently wide range of
colonial 'texts', has confirmed that although colonising practices and
representations are far from monolithic, in the case of St Helena their continuities
are of as much significance as their discontinuities
Concorso ad inviti "Déplacement de la gare de Châtel-St-Denis et valorisation des terrains alentours"
No full textProgetto presentato al concorso ad inviti per lo spostamento della stazione e per la riqualificazione urbanistica delle aree ferroviarie all'interno del comune di Chatel Saint Denis nel cantone di Friburgo. Il concorso promosso dalla società dei Trasporti Pubblici Friburghesi (TPF) propone una riflessione sul futuro sviluppo del borgo di Chatel Saint Denis a partire dalle opportunità offerte dalla costruzione della nuova stazione. Il progetto presentato fa parte di una riflessione più generale sul tema della densificazione dei centri esistenti a ridosso delle linee di forza del trasporto pubblico: una strategia di trasformazione che nel territorio Svizzero ha prodotto recentemente diversi interventi nei centri urbani appoggiati alla fitta rete ferroviaria, ridefinendo la geografia e la gerarchia delle aree metropolitane alla scala terrritoriale. Al concorso hanno partecipato 8 gruppi di progettazione invitati dall'ente banditore. Il gruppo di progettazione è così composto: N. Privileggio (capogruppo) M. Secchi (urbanistica) M. Motti, L. Della Lucia (mobilità
St Denis et St Austin concourant devant St Pierre
No full textAu paradis, devant St Pierre assis sur un trône et vêtu comme un pape, St Austin représentant l'Angleterre et St Denis la France viennent de réciter un hymne en vers de leur composition. St Denis remporte le prix, St Austin est hué. St Denis est accompagné de Jeanne d'Arc
St. Denis, interior, pier
No full textInterior, SE. pier at crossing (intersection of nave and S. transept), added c. 1231-1281. St. Denis (Seine-St. Denis, Ile-de-France), France.https://digital.kenyon.edu/peregphotos/3389/thumbnail.jp
St. Denis
No full textSt. Denis - Parishttps://digitalcommons.acu.edu/ferguson_photos/2472/thumbnail.jp
Pothole Landscape at St. Denis
No full textPothole landscape at St. Denis, Saskatchewan. St. Denis is one of the few long-term wetland monitoring sites in the Prairie Pothole Regio
Ruth St. Denis in Rahda
No full textImage of Ruth St. Denis in character. One of St. Denis' earliest dance creations, "Radha" was first performed privately for a group of society patronesses in 1905. With their enthusiastic support, St. Denis was catapulted into society circles, and was soon performing her foreign dances for many of Ameica's wealthy elites. Based on her perceptions of India's religious deities, St. Denis' production of "Radha" depicted a Hindi goddess struggling between indulgence and chastity as she sensuously experienced the senses of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch
Ruth St. Denis portrait (1964)
No full textA photograph of Ruth St. Denis from 1964. Ms. St. Denis is pictured posing looking at her left, with her hand in her waist, and wearing a white dress. At her side there is a vase with flowers on a stool.Ruth St. Denis (1878?-1968), American dancer and choreographer, was one of the founders of modern dance. Her work was characterized by its religious and Far Eastern content. The daughter of a strong-willed and highly educated woman (Ruth Emma Dennis was a physician by training), St. Denis was encouraged to study dance from an early age. In 1898, the young vaudeville dancer was noticed by David Belasco, a well-known and highly successful Broadway producer and director. He hired her to perform with his large company as a featured dancer, and was also responsible for giving her the stage name "St. Denis." She became very interested in the dance/drama of Eastern cultures, including those of Japan, India and Egypt. In 1914 Ruth St. Denis married her dancing partner, Ted Shawn, and they set up the Denishawn School of Dancing, the first serious school of dance in America which was the training ground for America's leading dancers and choreographers. Thirteen Denishawn tours of America helped create a basic audience for modern dance and establish dance in America as an accepted art form. St. Denis and Shawn separated, both professionally and maritally, in 1931, though they never divorced. In 1938 St. Denis founded Adelphi University's dance program, one of the first dance departments in an American university. It has since become a cornerstone of Adelphi's Department of Performing Arts. Often called the “first lady of American dance,” she remained active into the 1960s, when many of her better-known solos were recorded on film.
For biographical information on Ted Shawn, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/584
St. Denis - Rose Window
No full textSt. Denis - Paris - Rose Window.https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/ferguson_photos/2478/thumbnail.jp
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