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The 'true use of reading' : Sarah Fielding and mid eighteenth-century literary strategies.
No full textPhDThe aim of this thesis is to explore, by examining her life and
works, how Sarah Fielding (1710-68) established her identity as an author.
The definition of her role involves her notions of the functions of
writing and reading.
Sarah Fielding attempts to invite readers to form a sense of ties
by tacit understanding of her messages. As she believes that a work
of literature is produced through collaboration between the writer and
the reader, it is an important task in her view to show her attentiveness
toward reading practice. In her consideration of reading, she has two
distinct, even opposite views of her audience: on the one hand a familiar
and limited circle of readers with shared moral and cultural values and
on the other potential readers among the unknown mass of people. The
dual targets direct her to devise various strategies. She tries to
appeal to those who can endorse and appreciate her moral values as well
as her learning. Her writings and letters testify that she is sensitive
to the demands of the literary market, trying to lead the taste of readers
by inventing new forms.
The thesis opens with an overview of Sarah Fielding's career,
followed by a consideration of her critical attention to the roles of
reading. I go on to examine the narrative structures and strategies
she deploys, with a particular emphasis on her use of the epistolary
method. The following chapter deals with her attention to the reading
of the moral message tangibly embodied in her educational writing. It
is followed by an analysis of the activity which earned her a reputation
as a learned woman. Various as the forms of her works are, they invariably
reflect her attempt to balance herself between the two demands of
inventiveness and familiarity
Sarah Fielding: Satire and Subversion in the Eighteenth-Century Novel
No full textThis study of Sarah Fielding (1710―68) is an original contribution to Fielding scholarship that has a dual purpose: to support those who are striving to re-introduce her to the modern literary landscape in an effort to restore her eighteenth-century literary standing, and to firmly establish Fielding as an early feminist writer. It is argued here that throughout her oeuvre Fielding challenged prevailing traditions that denied women a choice, particularly in education, employment and marriage. These themes are also considered in the political treatises of Mary Astell (1666―1731) and Mary Wollstonecraft (1759―97), who are now widely recognised as feminist writers.
It is further argued that Fielding’s subversion in fiction of the English patriarchal system is underscored by her unorthodox performance in the literary arena. This is fully explored alongside her use of sentimentalism as a literary tool with which she challenges her seemingly inhumane society. Fielding’s interest in ‘the Labyrinths of the Mind’ (in modern terms, human psychology) will also be addressed as will her placement in the history of feminism and her placement in the sentimental novel tradition. Fielding’s performance as a literary critic will be compared with the few female authors who, like her, dared to publish literary criticism during her writing career. Accordingly, extracts from Fielding’s novels and her two critical pamphlets will be thoroughly examined.
An updated biography of Fielding that is also included here will provide evidence for a further claim, that her fiction is autobiographical in part. A comprehensive account of Fielding’s performance as a literary critic forms the final chapter of this work. It is the first full-length examination of her contribution to the genre and includes an appraisal of her recently unearthed critical pamphlet entitled A Comparison Between the Horace of Corneille and The Roman Father of Mr. Whitehead (1750) that is yet to be formerly attributed to her. Ultimately this study of Fielding will go far beyond what has previously been written about this remarkable eighteenth-century author, particularly regarding her feminist activity
'F- F- Felt it': Breathing Feminist, Queer and Clown Thinking into the Practice and Study of Sarah Kane’s Cleansed and Blasted
No full textThis thesis uses studio practice, scholarly research, close reading of text, performance observation and conversation with practitioners to establish diverse readings of Sarah Kane’s Cleansed. It includes original material from the 2012 productions of Cleansed in Japan (Kamome-za Fringe Theatre), and in Ireland (Bare Cheek Theatre). It notes practice on Cleansed in gallery spaces (Cast-Off Drama, UK). It offers a dramaturgical approach to workshopping the play from a feminist and queer position, informed by theories of gender and transgender, and the marginalised, loving and delinquent practice of clowning. The research discusses principles of breath, voice and sexuate difference drawing primarily on the philosophies of Luce Irigaray, on the voice practice of Cicely Berry and the clown teaching of Sue Morrison.
The work challenges the ‘in-yer-face’ theatre discourse on Kane arguing that it represents a McDonaldization of its subject matter, and an insidious trivialisation of her texts. It offers new thinking on the opening night of Blasted (1995), suggesting that the ‘furore’ was fuelled by collective male hysteria and superstition; its roots centred in mourning. Analysing Cleansed in relation to Edward Bond’s Saved and Lear, it explores tropes of ghosts, stitching and the silent scream, and argues that Kane militates for gynocentric time and becoming. It analyses the symbol of the perimeter fence as a feature of 1980s Britain, noting the strength of binary associations configured in it with reference to both English football hooliganism (male) and the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp (female). It argues that Kane sets up heteronormative binaries in Cleansed to debate and contest them.
A key conclusion of the thesis is that Cleansed politically addresses and dramatises issues of transgender experience presenting accounts of gender violence, mutability, transitioning, the sharp fractures and silences of gender dysphoria, but also, ultimately, queer desire, love and optimism
A comparative study of the Finnish 4-H organization and the Wisconsin 4-H organization
No full textPlan BThe education of today’s youth, tomorrow’s future, is the focus of the 4-H organization. The aim of the 4-H program is to develop life skills in youth using hands-on learning. 4-H began in the heartland of America in the early 1900’s and soon stretched around the globe. 4-H or a partner organization of 4-H can be found in over 63 countries in the world (V. Gobeli, personal communication, February 25, 2002). The programming, structure, and principles of 4-H programs around the world are all based on the program that began in the United States, but the methods used are different in every country. It is even different among states in the United States. Each program has unique ideas used in the education of youth, but little communication exists to share these ideas among countries. The purpose of this study is to compare another country’s 4-H program to the program that has been long established in Wisconsin. The goal of the study is to show the similarities and difference of two programs that have been created using the same theme, “learning by doing.” Due to the scope of this research, the researcher chose to look only at one country. The country of Finland was chosen for comparison because of its location, similar structure, and its well-established example of European youth programming. The researcher looked at the history of the two programs to help establish the similarities and difference that might exist. The Finnish 4-H Federation began after two men visited the United States and observed the success of club work administered by the United States Department of Agriculture. The program ideas were changed to fit the needs of the Finnish people, with the key concept of life skill development remaining the same. The researcher also found that many articles have been written to show an importance in international programming and international travel. The research was done using ethnographic research along with a qualitative written survey and various interviews. The written survey was used to gain basic information before ethnographic research began. The research revealed that although the programs have the same basic goal, the two programs are very different. The largest differences were seen in projects offered, staff roles, leaders participation, and competition. It was found that both 4-H programs contained ideas of superior quality. If these ideas were shared, it could help to improve the program in the other country. The research not only compared the two programs, but also recommended further programs or studies that could be established based on the research performed
Trypodendron Stephens 1830
No full textTrypodendron Stephens, 1830: 353 (Fig. 22 D) Synonymy = Xyloterus Erichson, 1836: 60. = Tripodendron Redtenbacher, 1845: 151 (unavailable name). = Trypodendrum Agassiz, 1846: 380. = Xyloteres Redtenbacher, 1847: 36 (unavailable name). = Xylotrophus Gistel, 1848: 4. = Trypodendrum Gistel, 1856: 368 (unavailable name). Type of genus Dermestes domesticus Linnaeus, 1758. Diagnosis Antennal club with a single acutely procurved suture. Mycangia on hypomeron horizontal (antero-posteriorly). Female As described for tribe. Antennal club with a single acutely procurved suture. Mycangia on hypomeron horizontal (antero-posteriorly). Male Frons flattened or concave. Pronotum distinctly quadrate. Mycangia absent. Aedeagus as described for tribe; tegmen with apodemes. Distribution Holarctic. Remarks Fourteen species known. Type material examined Photograph of syntype of Xyloterus retusus LeConte, 1868 (MCZ); photograph of holotype of Xyloterus scabricollis LeConte, 1868 (MCZ). Included species Trypodendron betulae Swaine, 1911: 216. Trypodendron domesticum (Linnaeus, 1758: 356) (Dermestes). = Bostrichus limbatus Herbst, 1783: 24 (syn: Fabricius, 1801). = Apate limbata Fabricius, 1792: 33 (syn: Fabricius, 1801). ⊇ Xyloterus domesticus apicalis Endrödi, 1957: 309. ⊇ Xyloterus domesticus toracalis Endrödi, 1957: 309. Trypodendron dorjitenzingi Schmutzenhofer, 1988: 487. Trypodendron gaimaense (Murayama, 1937: 359) (Xyloterus). Trypodendron impressum Scudder, 1876: 83 (Fossil taxon). Trypodendron laeve Eggers, 1939c: 122. = Trypodendron piceum Strand, 1946 b: 172. Trypodendron lineatum (Olivier, 1800: 18) (Bostrichus). = Apate bivittata Kirby, 1837: 192 (syn: Eichhoff, 1872b). = Bostrichus cavifrons Mannerheim, 1843: 297 (syn: Eichhoff, 1872b). = Trypodendron vittiger Eichhoff, 1881: 298 (syn: Schwarz, 1886). = Trypodendron borealis Swaine, 1917: 21 (syn: Wood, 1957a). = Trypodendron granulatum Eggers, 1933c: 51 (syn: Schedl, 1951a). = Trypodendron meridionale Eggers, 1940d: 38 (syn: Schedl, 1951a). ⊇ Xyloterus lineatus lineellus Endrödi, 1957: 309. ⊇ Xyloterus lineatus pauper Endrödi, 1957: 309. Trypodendron niponicum Blandford, 1894b: 124. Trypodendron proximum (Niisima, 1909: 165) (Xyloterus). Trypodendron pulchellum (Murayama, 1957: 585) (Xyloterus). Trypodendron retusum (LeConte, 1868: 158) (Xyloterus). Trypodendron rufitarse (Kirby, 1837: 193) (Apate). = Trypodendron ponderosae Swaine, 1917: 22 (syn: Wood, 1957a). Trypodendron scabricolle (LeConte, 1868: 158) (Xyloterus). Trypodendron signatum (Fabricius, 1792: 363) (Apate). = Bostrichus quinquelineatus Adams, 1817: 312. = Bostrichus waringii Curtis, 1840: 279 (syn: Schedl, 1951a). = Xyloterus quercus Eichhoff, 1864: 381. = Trypodendron suturale Eggers, 1933b: 52 (syn: Schedl, 1951a). = Trypodendron obtusum Eggers, 1939c: 121 (syn: Schedl, 1951a).Published as part of Johnson, Andrew J., Hulcr, Jiri, Knížek, Miloš, Atkinson, Thomas H., Mandelshtam, Michail Yu., Smith, Sarah M., Cognato, Anthony I., Park, Sangwook, Li, You & Jordal, Bjarte H., 2020, Revision of the Bark Beetle Genera Within the Former Cryphalini (Curculionidae: Scolytinae), pp. 1-81 in Insect Systematics and Diversity 4 (3) on page 46, DOI: 10.1093/isd/ixaa002, http://zenodo.org/record/382678
The Carter intermediate readers : book one- /
No full textBook three, by Anna H. Carter and Sarah C. Broooks.Mode of access: Internet
Depression and Gender: The Expression and Experience of Melancholy in the Eighteenth Century
No full textThis thesis investigates the life and work of six eighteenth-century writers, two male and four female. It explores their experience of depression through their letters and other autobiographical material, and examines the ways in which they represent melancholy in their poetry and prose. The subject of Chapter Two is Thomas Gray, whose real life persona as the lonely intellectual is also identifiable in his poetry. The Scottish poet Robert Fergusson is studied in Chapter Three. Fergusson’s lively and vigorous mind was shattered in the months leading up to his death, during which time some of his writing became darkly nihilistic. Chapter Four looks at Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, a lifelong depressive who often wrote about her feelings of despair in her poetry. Chapter Five explores Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. She was a courageous and controversial figure, but despite her resilience, on occasion in her letters she reveals her vulnerability and susceptibility to low spirits, a mood which is sometimes expressed in her creative writing. Sarah Scott, whose life and work have not yet been considered in relation to the subject of melancholy, is examined in Chapter Six. Her novel includes several low-spirited and depressed female characters who are continually seeking asylum from a hostile world. Chapter Seven analyses Charlotte Smith, a mother of twelve children whose unhappy marriage ended in separation. Smith wrote extensively about her depression in her letters, prefaces, poetry and novels.
This study shows that the women in particular use their writing on melancholy and depression to express their discontent with the confined way in which they are often expected to live out their lives
Three Essays in Applied Microeconomics.
No full textMy dissertation, Three Essays in Applied Microeconomics, provides an inter-disciplinary look at topics involving choice and welfare in economics.
In my first chapter, Growing Up in a Steel Town: Early-Life Exposure and Later-Life Mortality (Sarah Taylor), I explore individuals who had early life-life exposure to pollutants in towns in Pennsylvania during the early 1900 (a period of time where the coal market was strong and when technology from production was in its infancy. Those who suffered from exposure to pollution had higher mortality rates in later-life. Here, the contribution is to posit new welfare approximations of pollution that can inform policy.
In my second chapter, “Tell All the Truth, but Tell it Slant”: Testing Models of Media Bias (Collin Raymond and Sarah Taylor), we propose a simple setting for make choices giving a stylized setting. We compiled a unique dataset including information about weather predictions, realized weather, and so forth. Given this setting we can run comparative statics and, focusing on choice, we discover how Media Bias may actually improve welfare.
In the final chapter, Behavioral Mechanism Design: Evidence from the Modified First-Price Auctions (Yusufcan Masatlioglu, Sarah Taylor, Neslihan Uler), we gather data in a laboratory setting for which we can directly measure how choices on bids change with difference settings. Here, my coauthors and I look at mechanism design to consider which setting generates better profits for an auctioneer—with the intention of assessing welfare issues for both buyers and those who design the buyers’ auction.PhDEconomicsUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studieshttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/102434/1/setay_1.pd
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No full textSlingback pumps of off-white silk. rounded toe; small heel; beige lace detail on toes. Decorative buckle on straps.
Match wedding dress (2004.014.044).
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Stylistic peculiarities of newspaper headlines to attract readers' attention: the ESCAPE supplement of the Observer newspaper
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