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W.M. Thackeray : nostalgic satirist : a reappraisal of some aspects of his style
No full textIncludes bibliography.In this brief study, I have attempted to re-examine various critical issues raised by Thackeray's style, which seem to me unavoidable and which for convenience I have divided into these subjects: "Authorial Voice", "Satiric Method"'• "Stereotyping", "Time" and "Cynicism and Distance". I hope that the title: "Nostalgic Satirist" will be seen to have some meaning in view of the comments made in these chapters. The first of these concentrates predominantly on Thackeray's habit of commenting in asides, a habit much criticised and which I have attempted to defend in terms of the genre of Thackeray's works, which I take to be closer to the eighteenth century than to the Victorian era. I have attempted to explain his tendency towards towards rhetoric in terms of his self-conscioμs attitude, the special relationship he has with his reader, and in terms of his satiric method which is necessarily often rhetorical
‘ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF — FIRST, NEGATIVELY’: CHARLES DICKENS, ANTHONY TROLLOPE, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY AND FIRST-PERSON JOURNALISM IN THE 1860S FAMILY MAGAZINE
No full textThis thesis examines the editorial contributions of W.M. Thackeray, Charles Dickens and Anthony Trollope to the Cornhill Magazine, All the Year Round and Saint Pauls Magazine, analyzing their cultivation of a familiar or personal style of journalism in the context of the 1860s family magazine and its rhetoric of intimacy. Focusing on their first-person journalistic series, it argues that these writers/editors used these contributions as a means of establishing a seemingly intimate and personal relationship with their readers, and considers the various techniques that they used to develop that relationship, including their use of first-person narration, autobiography, the anecdote, dream sequences and memory. It contends that those same contributions questioned and critiqued the depiction of reader-writer relations which they simultaneously propagated, highlighting the distinction between this portrayal and the realities of the industrialized and commercialized world of periodical journalism. It places this within the context of the discourse of family that was integral to the identity of these magazines, demonstrating how these series both held up and complicated the idealized image of Victorian domesticity that was promoted by the mainstream periodical culture of the day, maintaining that this was a standard feature of family magazine journalism and theorizing that this was in fact a large part of its popular appeal to the family market. The introductory chapter examines the discourse of family that dominated the mid-range magazines of the 1860s and how this ties in with the series’ rhetoric of intimacy. Chapter One looks at Thackeray’s ‘Roundabout Papers’, examining the manner in which Thackeray establishes a sense of familiarity between his editorial persona and the reader, only to consistently undermine his own efforts, viewing this within the context of Thackeray’s realist aesthetic. Chapter Two turns to Dickens’s ‘The Uncommercial Traveller’, and traces the relationship between Dickens’s use of the personal, his concept of the ‘Uncommercial’ in the series and his preoccupation with the forces of commercialism and Utilitarianism, which it reads as ultimately concerned with his own sense of complicity in the commercialization of literature. Chapter Three studies ‘An Editor’s Tales’ within the context of its publication during the last months of Trollope’s editorship of Saint Pauls and reads the ambivalent relationship of the series to the personal and its unconventional treatment of the family in relation to this, viewing the series as a part of Trollope’s reaction to the failure of the experiment he undertook with Saint Pauls
Citizen participation in news
No full textThe process of producing news has changed significantly due to the advent of the Web, which has enabled the increasing involvement of citizens in news production. This trend has been given many names, including participatory journalism, produsage, and crowd-sourced journalism, but these terms are ambiguous and have been applied inconsistently, making comparison of news systems difficult. In particular, it is problematic to distinguish the levels of citizen involvement, and therefore the extent to which news production has genuinely been opened up. In this paper we perform an analysis of 32 online news systems, comparing them in terms of how much power they give to citizens at each stage of the news production process. Our analysis reveals a diverse landscape of news systems and shows that they defy simplistic categorisation, but it also provides the means to compare different approaches in a systematic and meaningful way. We combine this with four case studies of individual stories to explore the ways that news stories can move and evolve across this landscape. Our conclusions are that online news systems are complex and interdependent, and that most do not involve citizens to the extent that the terms used to describe them imply
Tar sandstone investigation in southwestern Uinta Basin
No full textreportDuring the month of July 1972, the author assisted by Jonathan Mann studied the oil impregnated sandstone (hereafter OISS) deposits in the Lower Unit of the Parachute Creek Member of the Green River Formation on the southwestern edge of the Uinta Basin, along the Roan Cliffs and within the Roan Plateau. Careful mapping was conducted to determine the extent of the Sunnyside OISS deposit and to relate it to other deposits in the general vicinity. In addition to this mapping, which was restricted to the Flat Canyon and Sunnyside 15 min. quadrangles, (correlation investigations? ) were carried out in Nine Mile Canyon, Argyle Canyon, Indian Canyon, and at the headwaters of Avintaquin Canyon near Reservation Ridge (see USGS 7 1/2 min. quadrangles Gray Head Peak, 1969, and Flat Ridge, Utah, 1969). These areas, in this report, are further subdivided into smaller regions (often ridges or canyons) for further expansion of the results of the investigation. A number of the canyons could only be studied by hiking them through, others because of the size of the area studied and time requirements were studied by numerous stops from a four-wheel-drive truck. A field method to categorize the estimated richness of the OISS was used in the mapping: A numeral from I-V was assigned to a deposit, I being void of tar and progressing with each number until very rich OISS would be classed as V
An answer to a paper, [electronic resource] : Called A Memorial Of the Poor Inhabitants, Tradesmen and Labourers of the Kingdom of Ireland. By the Author of the Short View of the State of Ireland.
No full textThe author of The short view = Jonathan Swift.An answer to 'To the R-d Dr. J-n S-t, the memorial .. ', by Sir John Browne.Teerink-Scouten,Hanson,Goldsmiths',Electronic reproduction.English Short Title Catalog,Reproduction of original from University of London's Goldsmiths' Library
Jonathan Ashley-Smith: mentor, role model, inspiration
No full textJonathan Ashley-Smith has been such a prominent player in the field of conservation that he has had an impact on many people’s careers. He has certainly been an inspiration for this author who presents a personal overview of the many ways in which Ashley-Smith helped steer my path
Morphologic and functional correlates of synaptic pathology in the cathepsin D knockout mouse model of congenital neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
No full textMutations in the cathepsin D (CTSD) gene cause an aggressive neurodegenerative disease (congenital neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis) that leads to early death. Recent evidence suggests that presynaptic abnormalities play a major role in the pathogenesis of CTSD deficiencies. To identify the early events that lead to synaptic alterations, we investigated synaptic ultrastructure and function in presymptomatic CTSD knockout (Ctsd) mice. Electron microscopy revealed that there were significantly greater numbers of readily releasable synaptic vesicles present in Ctsd mice than in wild-type control mice as early as postnatal day 16. The size of this synaptic vesicle pool continued to increase with disease progression in the hippocampus and thalamus of the Ctsd mice. Electrophysiology revealed a markedly decreased frequency of miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (mEPSCs) with no effect on paired-pulse modulation of the evoked excitatory post synaptic potentials in the hippocampus of Ctsd mice. The reduced mEPSCs frequency was observed before the appearance of epilepsy or any morphologic sign of synaptic degeneration. Taken together, these data indicate that CTSD is required for normal synaptic function and that a failure in synaptic trafficking or recycling may bean early and important pathologic mechanism in Ctsd mice; these presynaptic abnormalities may initiate synaptic degeneration in advance of subsequent neuronal loss
Interpellations : Three Essays on Kent Monkman = Trois essais sur Kent Monkman
No full textKent Monkman’s work fascinates. An artist of Cree origin he revisits North American historical events and western cultural representations, often under the guise of Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, his alter ego, the sexy and extravagant diva warrior. His aesthetics and drama have the effect of drawing out both what has been erased and concealed in the historical inscription of aboriginal culture the repressed desire and troubled fascination that have paradoxically contributed to shaping it.
In Interpellations. Three Essays on Kent Monkman the art historians Jonathan D. Katz, Richard W. Hill and Todd Porterfield offer perspectives and analyses on Monkman’s work that address history and genre painting, the queered Romantic landscape, the shifting and unfixed subject, race, sexuality, conquest and sovereignty, and modern versus discontinuous temporality.final article publishe
Did They Fall or Were They Pushed? What Happened in the Garden of Eden?
No full textProfessor Jonathan Magonet, Biblical Scholar, Author, Rabbi, President, Leo-Baeck College - Center for Jewish Education, London.https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/bennettcenter-posters/1227/thumbnail.jp
The fairy feast,
No full textBound in half green morocco.Published later with title: Orpheus and Euridice.Not by Jonathan Swift.In verse.Signatures: 1 leaf unsigned, B¹, C-D².First edition.Mode of access: Internet
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