514 research outputs found
Bronze Age tin-bronze metalwork assemblages in Kent: Composition, distribution and context
No full textThe main objectives of this thesis are to analyse and discuss Bronze Age tin-bronze assemblages in Kent, the study area, with focus on their composition, distribution and context.
The purpose of this thesis is largely in response to Professor Richard Bradleys following statement;
‘All too often, studies of such deposits have been concerned with content rather than context. This is a tradition that can be traced at least as far back as the work of Sir John Evans (1881). Since so little is known about the circumstance in which this material was deposited, it is perhaps a moot point whether such chronologies can be entirely reliable, but in the present account they are followed for want of anything better.’ (Bradley, 1998, 13)
The corpus of data comprises 66 assemblages identified in the subject area, given in Chapter 3 in the form of Datasheets and in the Appendices, in the form of graphs, a Compendium of Assemblages and maps. Comparisons are also made in relation to distribution alongside Bronze Age settlement, monuments and topographical data.
The thesis includes Methodology for collation of the corpus of research, followed by Distribution, Analysis, Assemblages in Retrospect and Current Thinking, Discussion and a Conclusion. The Discussion focuses on context of assemblages and metalworking from the subject area and the Bronze Age in northern Europe.
The Conclusion draws largely on the Analysis and data compiled from the Appendices, which have provided some fascinating and unexpected results that will hopefully provide further impetus for academic discussion and deliberation.
The thesis also recommends some further areas of research that would be of great benefit, particularly in the realm of non-destructive metallurgical analysis
A 'new beginning' for what? The strained peace of inter-referendum Northern Ireland (1998-2016)
No full textThe Good Friday Agreement of April 1998 declared itself “a truly historic opportunity for a new beginning,” ending thirty years of identity-based conflict between opposing communities in Northern Ireland – a new beginning supported by the majority of voters when put to a popular referendum the following month. Yet, despite this optimism, the years that followed saw the endurance and strengthening of familiar patterns of division and separation in the region: patterns which continued to destabilise the supposed peace by maintaining the threat of a return to violence. As the region now faces new uncertainty with the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union – a second historic decision taken on the basis of a popular referendum in June 2016 – the question of the quality of peace established in 1998 and experienced over the intervening inter-referendum years is called into question. This thesis investigates the quality of peace in Northern Ireland in this period and the mechanisms which have kept historic in-group/out-group divisions salient to life in this deeply-divided society. Through the use of the archival record, interviews with stakeholders, and publicly-available official documents, this research presents the novel model of a strained peace to understand the region: a liminal space wherein formal structures of peace endure but the threat of violence remains, engrained in institutions and everyday activities so as to become all-encompassing. This strained peace is reiterated through systems of governance, grassroots initiatives, and the development of a culture war which utilises historical memory and identity in order to maintain boundaries between groups. I argue that the strained peace of inter-referendum Northern Ireland provides ample evidence that the establishment of peace must be considered beyond formal negotiations and agreements, as violence can – and does – remain a salient part of life through new expressions of enduring grievances."The fieldwork upon which this thesis hinges would not have been possible without the support of the British Association for Irish Studies Postgraduate Bursary, the Conflict Research Society Sydney Bailey Fund, the Airey Neave Trust, and the Russell Trust. Support for fees associated with the project has been provided by St Leonard’s College, the School of International Relations, and the Pierre and Sheana Rollin Scholarship, which has made all the difference in ensuring that the project could be completed. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation also contributed to this expense."--Acknowledgement
Accounting Accreditation: Value Added Or Waste Of Resources?
No full textIn a forthcoming paper Everard, Edmonds, and St. Pierre (2014) question whether the AACSB has achieved its mission of recognizing excellence in business education and whether it has shown continuous improvement in its efforts since the change to a mission driven focus. In this paper, the authors expand on this topic and address the value of accounting accreditation from the perspective of the market it serves, whether accounting accreditation has diminished in value because of the quality of the programs being accredited, and whether accounting accreditation is an idea that has run its course. We conclude that since the move to a mission driven focus, the AACSB has diminished its brand, has failed in its ability todifferentiate quality accounting programs in the higher education market, and has not met its objective of continuous improvement for the organization itself. Unless changes are made in the organization, itsvalue in the higher education marketplace will diminish over time and the brand could become irrelevant
Factors Influencing Donor Partnership Effectiveness
No full text· The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) produced six case studies on jointly funded programs related to the environment, global health, and information technologies in developing regions around the world.
· A two-dimensional tool probing eight factors that influence donor (funder) partnership performance and interinstitutional communication was developed and used in conjunction with a Partnering Process Model to guide the preparation of the case studies.
· The case studies demonstrated that communication is important externally, that is, among donor partners, and internally, that is, within the various divisions of IDRC. With the use of this tool, it was possible to observe how communication may influence the success of partnerships
Reawakening Our Ancestors’ Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing (Angela Hovak Johnston, editor)
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sj-docx-1-jet-10.1177_15266028231219674 – Supplemental material for Multimodal Prehabilitation for Patients Undergoing Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair Surgery: A Feasibility Study
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-jet-10.1177_15266028231219674 for Multimodal Prehabilitation for Patients Undergoing Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair Surgery: A Feasibility Study by Miquel Coca-Martinez, Elie Girsowicz, Jade St-Pierre, Robert J. Doonan, Daniel I. Obrand, Jason P. Bayne, Oren K. Steinmetz, Kent S. Mackenzie, Francesco Carli, Graciela Martinez-Palli and Heather L. Gill in Journal of Endovascular Therapy</p
The life and works of Osbert of Clare
No full textOsbert of Clare was an English monastic writer, whose works extended from
the mid-1120s to the mid-1150s. His Latin hagiography reflects a deep admiration for
Anglo-Saxon saints and spirituality, while his letters provide a personal perspective
on his turbulent career. As prior of Westminster Abbey, Osbert of Clare worked to
strengthen the rights and prestige of his monastery. His production of forged or
altered charters makes him one of England's most prolific medieval forgers. At times
his passion for reform put him at odds with his abbots, and he was sent into exile
under both Abbot Herbert (1121-c.1136) and Abbot Gervase (1138-c.1157). Also
Osbert, as one of the first proponents of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, wrote
about the feast, worked to legitimize its celebration, and provided us with the only
significant narration of its introduction to England.
This thesis is divided into two sections. The first section is principally
historical and the second is principally literary. In the first section, I provide an
overview of Osbert of Clare's career and examine in greater detail two of his most
significant undertaking: his promotion of Westminster Abbey and his attempted
canonization of Edward the Confessor. In the second section, I give a philological
study of Osbert Latin style and examine themes that nm throughout his writings, such
as virginity, exile and kingship. Osbert's promotion of the feast of the Immaculate
Conception is included in the second section of the thesis because of its ties to the
themes of virginity and femininity within his writings. There are also two appendices:
the first is a survey of the extant manuscripts of Osbert's writings, and the second is
an edition of Osbert's unpublished Life of St Ethelbert from Gotha,
Forschungsbibliothek MS Memb. i. 8l
Putting Monet and Rembrandt into Words: Pierre Loti\u27s Recreation and Theorization of Claude Monet\u27s Impressionism and Rembrandt\u27s Landscapes in Literature
No full texthttps://kent-islandora.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/facultybooks/23/thumbnail.jpgClaude Monet was not only the creator of what we now view as French Impressionist painting, he was also its last major practitioner. By the time he passed away in 1926, he had outlived all the other painters--Renoir, Morisot, Pissarro, Sisley, and the others whom we now group together under that heading. Yet when André Suarès, one of the four directors--along with Gide, Valéry, and Claudel--of the influential Nouvelle Revue Francaise, summed up the movement that year, he did not give Monet pride of place. Rather, he wrote, "Far more than Sisley, Claude Monet, or the Goncourt brothers, Loti was the great Impressionist." As this shows, that Pierre Loti, the once world-renowned French novelist, developed a remarkably Impressionist style was recognized early on. It continues to be acknowledged in France today. Franck Ferrand, a contemporary historian known for his appearances on French radio and television, recently wrote that "Pierre Loti [is] the only truly impressionist writer of French literature." Yet while those who know his work in France continue to see him as an Impressionist artist on the level of Monet and Renoir, no one has ever asked how he achieved this in literature, how he went about creating novels that resembled the work of Monet. That is the subject of this book. Examining certain of Loti\u27s important novels, this study shows how he managed to reproduce with words what Monet was doing in oils. It also shows how the author came to theorize about the effects of Impressionism on the reader-viewer. Finally, it demonstrates how and why, in one of his last novels, Loti undertook to reproduce the style of one of the painters most admired by Monet: Rembrandt van Rijn, whom the nineteenth-century French rediscovered in part because they could present his sketchy biography as a demonstration of many of the things liberal art historians and painters believed the ideal artist should be.</p
The Christian ministry : case studies of preachers of the Churches of Christ in Bicol, Philippines
No full textThis thesis examines the challenges faced by the ministers of religion in Churches of Christ (Restoration Movement) in Bicol, Philippines. The goal is to do theology from below, not from above, as pastoral ministry must come from the experience of those who practice it, not from textbooks. The pastoral perspectives of the dilemmas that the ministers raise are heard, observed, documented, and then reflected upon. To do this, case studies of four preachers are used and the mga problema that they present are explored with them.
As a result, first, I introduce some of those challenges which are perplexing on the ground level and which appear to be under-researched in serious theological circles, especially in an Asian context. Second, I hope that these case studies can be used to stimulate reflection in ministerial and spiritual formation. Third, I document some of the theology and methodology of the Churches of Christ, particularly as practiced in the Philippines.
Chapter 1 explores the dichotomy between the perceived satisfaction in the pastoral ministry with the crisis of role and identity. In particular, issues such as forced exits and stress are presented while baptism and preaching are scrutinized. Chapter 2 centres on the conundrums experienced in planting a new church and being the lone planter. Chapter 3 examines three challenges–the task of ministering in a home congregation, the issue of accreditation in ministerial training, and how the minister can be a success and grow the church. Never far from the thoughts and actions of any of the Bicolano ministers is the problema of poverty, so Chapter 4 considers some of the Filipino, personal, and spiritual complexities of poverty, delineates a number of factors that need to be taken into consideration in any effort to overcome this malady and concludes with a particular reference to ministry
Samuel Beckett and the Writers of Port-Royal
No full textIt has been observed that ‘the literary influences on Beckett have been far more important than has been acknowledged, and more important indeed, than the philosophical influences’ (Smith 2002: 3). The truth of this statement is evidenced by the description that scholars have given of Samuel Beckett’s relationship to seventeenth century French classicism. To date, critical interest has been limited for the most part to the figure of the philosopher René Descartes on the (fragile) grounds that Beckett was exclusively concerned with the Cartesian imperative of clarity and order, the fundamental dualism between body and mind, and Nominalism.
Together with the assumption that Beckett’s vision was essentially Cartesian, his literary filiation with Pascal was suggested by critics, but only in terms of Beckett’s formal approach to the theatre. In his short article on En attendant Godot in 1953, the playwright Jean Anouilh was among the first reviewers to suggest that Beckett’s drama synthesizes the encounter between ‘classicism’ and a ‘modern’ form of art. It is well known that Beckett retained a lifelong admiration for Pascal – indeed, Pascal was one of his ‘old chestnuts’ (Knowlson 1997: 653). Little attention has been paid, however, to the originality of Pascal’s thought, the specific nature of his prose, and the impact these might have had upon Beckett’s mature work, especially the trilogy and the subsequent short prose. Yet, in the literary and philosophical context of post-war France, Beckett’s filiation with Pascal, their corresponding preoccupations, were evident to his contemporaries, who identified Pascal as an underlying presence in his works
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