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The collapsible space between us : the interrelationship between testifier, author, and reader in Dave Eggers's "What Is the What"
No full textThesis (M.A.)--Georgetown University, 2009.; Includes bibliographical
references. This project investigates the collaborative relationship between testifier
(Valentino Achak Deng, a Lost Boy of Sudan), author (Dave Eggers), and readers in Dave Egger's
What Is the What. I explore the changing genre of memoirs. I use narrative and reader-response
theories to analyze Eggers's meticulous narrative construction. Finally, I argue that Eggers
builds a collaborative relationship with the reader in order to transform them into an
activist outside of the text
The Return of the Author through Dave Eggers's What Is the What
No full textThe following essay attempts to prove that Roland Barthes's "The Death of the Author" falls short in describing Dave Eggers's What Is the What. Since the book is the result of the collaborative work between the writer and Valentino Achak Deng, the text contains a multiplicity of voices that intend to be heard, and have an impact on not only South Sudan, where most of the action takes place, but also the audience. Thus, one of the expected outcomes of the narrative is to support financially a non-profit organization created by Eggers and Deng. The spatial dimension of the book, however, is not the sole common element between textual meaning and actual facts. Although Eggers frames his work as 'a Novel', the text is based on Deng's life and is historically accurate. The Sudanese Civil War shaped Deng's infancy and identity. Therefore, the recounted events are not to be confined to sheer fiction due to their significance in terms of power disparities and human rights violations.El següent treball pretén demostrar que l'argument de Roland Barthes en relació a "La mort de l'autor" és inaplicable en analitzar What Is the What, l'autor del qual és Dave Eggers. Com que el llibre és el resultat de la cooperació entre l'escriptor i Valentino Achak Deng, el text conté una multiplicitat de veus que procuren fer-se escoltar i tenir una influència positiva no sols al Sudan del Sud, on té lloc la majoria de l'acció, sinó també de cara als lectors. Així doncs, un dels efectes que la narració cerca és donar suport econòmic a una organització sense ànim de lucre creada pels mateixos Eggers i Deng. No obstant això, la dimensió espacial del text no és l'únic element en comú entre el contingut del llibre i els fets reals. Tot i que Eggers considera que l'obra és 'una Novel·la', el text es basa en la vida de Deng i, a més, és fidel als esdeveniments històrics. La Guerra Civil Sudanesa marcà la infantesa i la identitat de Deng. És per això que els fets narrats no es poden relegar al terreny de la ficció a causa de la seva rellevància quant a la desigualtat de poder i a les violacions dels drets humans
Novel “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius” by Dave Eggers in Context of a New Cultural Paradigm
No full textThe article explores the leading metamodernist features evident in the autobiographical novel ‘A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius’ (2001) by a contemporary American writer Dave Eggers. The purpose of this study is to identify the characteristic features of metamodernism in contemporary works on the basis of an interpretive analysis of D. Eggers’ autobiographical novel “A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius”, to determine ways of their original implementation in this novel. The review of theoretical sources confirms the significance of Eggers’ works in the development of key trends in the new cultural paradigm of post-postmodernism. The author can be attributed to a galaxy of American writers who fully embody the tenets of metamodernism. A practical analysis of the selected novel for study allows for the assertion that the main characteristics of metamodernism in the examined novel can be identified as the following elements: a revival of the author’s role, post-irony, new sincerity, and neo-realism. To embody these artistic elements, the author employs various literary techniques such as the contamination of artistic and documentary elements, meta-narration and meta-meta-narration, and the fusion of realistic and romantic perceptions of reality. Eggers explores traditional themes of family values, friendship, responsibility, and finding one's place in life through a new metamodern lens
From Clayton Bigsby to Stuart Hall: Conceptions of Blackness and Authenticity in Chappelle’s Show
No full textFrom the years 2003- 2006, perhaps no one played a bigger a role on the American comedy scene than did Dave Chappelle. From the first episode of his critically acclaimed Chappelle’s Show, in which he depicted Clayton Bigsby, a black, blind white supremacist, to his controversial exit from the show early into season three, Chappelle served as a lightning rod for attention both positive and negative. In this thesis, I argue that in his comedy portrayed on Chappelle’s Show, Dave Chappelle portrays an image of essentialized Blackness through the lens of the “urban Black American experience” as being that of authentic blackness. By looking at the history of Black comedians and then deconstructing several of Chappelle’s sketches, I look to place Chappelle in the spectrum of academic race theorists, most notably alongside Paul Gilroy, Stuart Hall and Frantz Fanon. I end the essay with a reflection on why this analysis matters, as media portrayals affect our conceptions of what is and is not authentic, and the role of the comedian-as-orator serves as a medium for social change
Structural studies on foot-and-mouth disease virus
No full textFoot-and-mouth disease viruses (FMDVs) constitute the aphthovirus genus of the Picornaviridae. The structures of Oi subtype viruses OiK and G67 have been solved and comparisons reveal the structural basis of monoclonal antibody escape mutations in G67. Escape mutations are seen to occur at surface-exposed residues and to provoke structural changes limited to the altered side chains. Comparisons of the structures of O1 and O1BFS (Acharya et al., Nature 337, 709-716 (1989)) suggest that changes occurring 'in-the-field' in response to polyclonal antibody pressure may be subtly different from mutations produced by monoclonal antibody pressure in vitro. Field mutations are seen to alter less exposed residues and to have more far-reaching structural effects than the in vitro, monoclonal provoked mutations. Crystals of G67 are seen to be 'intimately twinned', the data possessing extra symmetry due to a mis-packing of the crystals. A protocol, based on current real-space averaging procedures with a novel constraint imposed, has been used successfully to deconvolute these data. This method might be more generally applied to deconvolute the wavelength overlaps that occur when using the Laue method. The structures of C-S8cl and mutant SD6-6 have been solved at a resolution of 3.5Å. These structures enable comparisons between members of different FMDV serotypes to be made for the first time, namely: serotype 0 (O1BFS) and serotype C (C-S8cl). Flexibility of the Arg-Gly-Asp containing G-H loop of VP1 is seen to be amongst the most conserved structural features. This loop is implicated in receptor binding and possible roles for the observed flexibility are discussed. The CS8cl structure also reveals more detail in previously disordered regions of the capsid, namely: the N-terminal residues of VP2 and potential myristate density under the 5-fold axis of the virion. Analysis of structures from the Protein Data Bank reveals different patterns of amino acid use in proteins involved in the two halves of the immune recognition event i.e. immunoglobulins and viruses. These patterns seem to be based not only on the characteristics of the most used amino acids but also on characteristics of the nucleotide codons used to code for them
Advisory committee process and program design : low carbon fuel standards
No full textFinal Report -- Appendix A. Summary of Advisory Committee Input -- Appendix B. Lifecycle Analysis -- Appendix C. Infrastructure Cost Assumptions Memorandum -- Appendix D. Economic Analysis -- Appendix E. Comparable Economic Studies in Other States -- Appendix F. Compliance Scenario Documentation -- Appendix G. Indirect Land Use Change Comparative Analysis -- Appendix H. Fuels Assessment Discussion Paper -- Appendix I. Oregon Biomass Assessment -- Appendix J. Credit and Deficit Calculations -- Appendix K. Review of Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Use Considerations.principal authors: Sue Langston, David Collier, Cory Ann Wind, Dave Nordberg, Carrie Ann Capp, Wendy Simons.Title from PDF cover (viewed on April 20, 2020)."11-AQ-004."This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Structural and functional study of picornaviruses
No full textPicornaviruses are responsible for a variety of human and animal diseases, ranging from hepatitis A, foot and mouth disease, through polio to hand-foot-and-mouth disease and the common cold. In addition to their importance in causing diseases, they also serve as models for understanding the basic mechanisms of host-pathogen interactions, virus entry and viral genome release.
Although the structure of a number of picornaviruses from the Entero, Cardio, Aphtho and Senecavirus genera have been determined at close to atomic resolution with X-ray crystallography, structural and functional studies on Parecho, Kobu and Hepatovirus are very limited. I have thus studied members of these genera: Ljungan virus, Aichi virus and hepatitis A virus to further understanding of the molecular basis of pathogenesis, viral entry, assembly and stability for these viruses in particular and for picornaviruses in general. In addition I have studied the VLPs of CVA16 as potential vaccine candidates.
The atomic structure of Ljungan virus determined by cryo-EM, shows remarkable features, including an extended VP1 C-terminus, forming a major protuberance on the outer surface of the virus, and a basic motif at the N-terminus of VP3, which orders some 12% of the viral genome. This charge-driven RNA attachment suggests that this branch of the picornaviruses use a different mechanism of genome encapsidation.
The cryo-EM structure of Aichi virus at 3.7 Ã resolution is intermediate between the enteroviruses and cardioviruses. On the outer surface a polyproline helix structure, not seen previously in picornaviruses is present at the C-terminus of VP1, corresponding to the position where integrin binding motifs are found in some other picornaviruses. A peptide corresponding to this polyproline motif somewhat attenuates virus infectivity suggesting a role in attachment to a cellular receptor.
The cryo-EM structure of a complex between hepatitis A virus and a potent neutralizing antibody, together with other data suggest that this antibody mimics receptor binding.
2A proteins from Ljungan virus, Sebokele virus and human parechovirus play a different role in these viruses compared to other members of the picornavirus family and the X-ray structures of these proteins reveal incredible plasticity and an H-box motif that may not be catalytically active.
In summary, this thesis provides an insight into some important aspects of host-virus interactions especially the events occurring during viral assembly and receptor recognition.</p
Student musicale, December, 11, 1985
No full textRecorded during a live performance at Dalton Center Recital Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, December 11, 1985, 2:00 p.m., the 156th concert of the School of Music's 1985-1986 season.1st work: Ann Ward, Nancy Prior, oboe ; Paul Turel, piano. 2nd work: Doralyn Helmus, violin ; Annette Lee-Lynch, piano. 3rd work: Linda L. Gesche, soprano ; Matthew Forsleff, viola ; Paul Turel, piano. 4th work: Stephen Redmon, cello ; Steven Morris, piano. 5th work: Makiko Takeda, piano. 6th work: Steve Smyth, trumpet ; Brian O'Hern, piano ; Dave Rothstein, bass ; Chuck Stuart, drums.Information from performance program.Concerto a cinque in F major, op. 9, no. 3 / Tomaso Albinoni -- Concerto in E minor, op. 64 / Felix Mendelssohn -- Zwei Gesänge, op. 91. Geistliches Wiegenlied / Johannes Brahms -- Concerto for cello and orchestra, op. 85. I. Adagio, Moderato / Edward Elgar -- Les jeux d'eaux a la villa d'Este / Franz Liszt -- April joy / Pat Methen
This was uncalled for : Dave Eggers\u27 A heartbreaking work of staggering genius subverts the genre of traditional autobiography as an attempt at rendering his life
No full textThe purpose of this thesis was to explore why and how the author Dave Eggers subverts the genre of traditional autobiography in his memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. I compared Eggers\u27 work to Gertrude Stein\u27s The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas and William S. Burroughs\u27 Junky. I found that like Stein and Burroughs, Eggers utilized various rhetorical devices outside of traditional autobiography because he could not find the means to express himself within the genre. Eggers employed various rhetorical methods reserved for fictional texts, such as stream of consciousness, characterization, and irony, in order to reconcile his feelings towards his parents\u27 deaths and render those feelings in his memoir.
I established that Eggers concluded his memoir with impossibility of arriving at one Meaning that could summate his tragic experience. Thus, I proved that Eggers gave the reader the only authentic interpretation he could: the memoir as a small, incomplete glimpse into his life
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