163 research outputs found
Robbie Burns Night
No full textPhotograph - A crowd at Robbie Burns night at Royal Canadian Legion, Athabasca Branch No. 103, Athabasca, Alberta. February 6, 196
Truth, purification and power: Foucault's genealogy of purity and impurity in and after The Will to Know lectures
No full textFoucault’s 1970–71 lectures at the Collège de France, The Will to Know, highlight the significance of themes of purity and impurity in Western thought. Reflecting on these themes coincided with the emergence of Foucault’s theory of power. This article presents the first analysis of Foucault’s investigation of purity and impurity in The Will to Know lectures, identifying the distinctive theory Foucault offers of purity as a discursive apparatus addressing correspondence between the subject and the truth through the image of relative integrity or mixture. It then traces Foucault’s subsequent reflections on these themes in his later writings on disciplinary power. The implications of Foucault’s position are considered; the article will close by putting Foucault’s ideas in dialogue with those of Kristeva, and in considering the role that purity and impurity may play in resistance
Tres Olas de Globalizacion: historia de una conciencia global (Alianz Enxayo) / Three Waves of Globalization: history of a global conscience (Spanish Edition)
No full text[Spanish] El concepto de globalización se considera algo bastante moderno pero según el autor de este libro, no es así. De hecho la humanidad ha experimentado tres diferentes oleadas de globalización en los últimos cinco siglos. Robbie Robertson hace una reinterpretación de la historia de la humanidad como un proceso de globalización creciente, que se ha acelerado en los últimos cinco siglos. Cada una de ellas ha cambiado el contexto en el que viven los humanos y la forma en que se ven a sí mismos y al mundo. En concreto, ha hecho posible el desarrollo de una conciencia global. Pero todavía es una conciencia débil y vulnerable y para entender la importancia de una conciencia global hay que contextualizar la globalización históricamente. Y eso es lo que hace el autor de este libro. Sobre todo conocer qué problemas internacionales, guerras o crisis económicas ha provocado cada ola de globalización y aprender las lecciones de la historia para analizar si la actual ola de globalización podría conducir en la misma dirección.
[English] The concept of globalization is considered quite modern but as the author of this book, it is not. In fact, humanity has experienced three distinct waves of globalization in the last five centuries. Robbie Robertson makes a reinterpretation of history as a process of increasing globalization, which has accelerated over the past five centuries. Each of them has changed the context in which humans live and how they view themselves and the world. Specifically, it has made possible the development of a global consciousness. But awareness is still weak and vulnerable and to understand the importance of global awareness should be historically contextualize globalization. And that is what the author of this book. Especially knowing what international problems, wars or economic crises caused each wave of globalization and learning the lessons of history to analyze whether the current wave of globalization could result in the same direction
Tres Olas de Globalizacion: historia de una conciencia global (Alianz Enxayo) / Three Waves of Globalization: history of a global conscience (Spanish Edition)
No full text[Spanish] El concepto de globalización se considera algo bastante moderno pero según el autor de este libro, no es así. De hecho la humanidad ha experimentado tres diferentes oleadas de globalización en los últimos cinco siglos. Robbie Robertson hace una reinterpretación de la historia de la humanidad como un proceso de globalización creciente, que se ha acelerado en los últimos cinco siglos. Cada una de ellas ha cambiado el contexto en el que viven los humanos y la forma en que se ven a sí mismos y al mundo. En concreto, ha hecho posible el desarrollo de una conciencia global. Pero todavía es una conciencia débil y vulnerable y para entender la importancia de una conciencia global hay que contextualizar la globalización históricamente. Y eso es lo que hace el autor de este libro. Sobre todo conocer qué problemas internacionales, guerras o crisis económicas ha provocado cada ola de globalización y aprender las lecciones de la historia para analizar si la actual ola de globalización podría conducir en la misma dirección.
[English] The concept of globalization is considered quite modern but as the author of this book, it is not. In fact, humanity has experienced three distinct waves of globalization in the last five centuries. Robbie Robertson makes a reinterpretation of history as a process of increasing globalization, which has accelerated over the past five centuries. Each of them has changed the context in which humans live and how they view themselves and the world. Specifically, it has made possible the development of a global consciousness. But awareness is still weak and vulnerable and to understand the importance of global awareness should be historically contextualize globalization. And that is what the author of this book. Especially knowing what international problems, wars or economic crises caused each wave of globalization and learning the lessons of history to analyze whether the current wave of globalization could result in the same direction
The Savage and Modern Self: North American Indians in Eighteenth-Century British Literature and Culture
No full textThe Savage and Modern Self examines the representations of North American "Indians" in novels, poetry, plays, and material culture from eighteenth-century Britain. Author Robbie Richardson argues that depictions of "Indians" in British literature were used to critique and articulate evolving ideas about consumerism, colonialism, "Britishness," and, ultimately, the "modern self" over the course of the century. Considering the ways in which British writers represented contact between Britons and "Indians," both at home and abroad, the author shows how these sites of contact moved from a self-affirmation of British authority earlier in the century, to a mutual corruption, to a desire to appropriate perceived traits of "Indianess." Looking at texts exclusively produced in Britain, The Savage and Modern Self reveals that "the modern" finds definition through imagined scenes of cultural contact. By the end of the century, Richardson concludes, the hybrid Indian-Brition emerging in literature and visual culture exemplifies a form of modern, British masculinity
FIGURE 2 in Repatriating a lost name: notes on McClelland and Griffith's Cobitis boutanensis (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae)
No full textFIGURE 2. Map of Griffith's expedition (base map from Griffith and McClelland 1848) through Bhutan, and a generalized range map of Aborichthys boutanensis in southern Bhutan (lighter oval) based on observations of first author (RJT). Bhutan's modern border is superimposed (green area). The brown line is the path taken by Griffith.Published as part of Thoni, Ryan J. & Hart, Robbie, 2015, Repatriating a lost name: notes on McClelland and Griffith's Cobitis boutanensis (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae), pp. 291-294 in Zootaxa 3999 (2) on page 293, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.8, http://zenodo.org/record/24188
FIGURE 1 in Repatriating a lost name: notes on McClelland and Griffith's Cobitis boutanensis (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae)
No full textFIGURE 1. Comparison of Aborichthys boutanensis holotype to other cobitids. (a) Aborichthys boutanensis holotype, BMNH1860.3.14.775, 104.7 mm SL; (b) A. boutanensis, CNR (College of Natural Resources, Bhutan) 13551, 101.6 mm SL; (c) drawing of A. boutanensis, labeled Aborichthys kempi in Chaudhuri (1913); (d) Paracobitis atrakensis from Esmaeili et al (2014) with permission of the author; mouth structures of (e) A. boutanensis, holotype; (f) A. boutanensis, CNR 13551; and (g) A. boutanensis from Chaudhuri (1913).Published as part of Thoni, Ryan J. & Hart, Robbie, 2015, Repatriating a lost name: notes on McClelland and Griffith's Cobitis boutanensis (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae), pp. 291-294 in Zootaxa 3999 (2) on page 292, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.8, http://zenodo.org/record/24188
Modification of crumb rubber cement interface and its effect on strength and viscoelastic properties
No full textDue to an increasing amount of waste tires being produced yearly, environmental concerns arise as waste tires in landfills pose both a fire hazard, and a habitat for rodents and mosquitos. As a result, the reuse of waste tires in the form of crumb rubber in concrete has been attempted. Previous research work has shown that the inclusion of crumb rubber in concrete results in a drastic decrease in compressive strength due to the incompatibilities between rubber and cement paste. The limitations related to the use of crumb rubber concrete are related to the interfacial transition zone between rubber and paste. Due to mismatches in free surface energy, coefficient of thermal expansion, and elastic modulus between rubber and cement paste, it has been observed that an interfacial gap is present; furthermore, entrapped air, microcracks, and inconsistent degree of hydration of cement paste has been observed at the transition zone. The research work presented here attempts to improve understanding about what conditions alter the local microstructure of crumb rubber cement interface; furthermore, the limitations and concerns in characterization of rubberized concrete from literature are detailed and studied, and modifications to testing matrix are attempted to better understand and quantify issues at the rubber-paste interface.
The research work presented is subdivided into four tasks. The first task involves altering the design mix of rubberized cement paste to improve interface and performance. Within the first task, uses Type I and Type K expansive cement blend as a means of physically interlocking rubber and paste. The first task also includes usage of shrinkage reducing admixture in bulk mixture and as a pretreatment to alter the surface chemistry of rubber, and testing its effect on the performance of rubberized cement paste samples. The second task involves understanding how curing conditions alter the interface and subsequent mechanical performance of rubberized samples; the effect of relative humidity and temperature are explored. The third task involves targeted testing of the interface of various rubberized cement paste mixtures; understanding of interface performance, interfacial gap, and entrapped air quantity are explored. The fourth task involves a specialized application of crumb rubber in concrete; low-density rubberized foam concrete samples are cast and tested for application as engineering materials arresting system.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2022-05-01The student, Robbie Damiani, accepted the attached license on 2020-03-10 at 16:38.The student, Robbie Damiani, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2020-03-10 at 16:46.This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2020-03-13 at 14:04.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #14884 on 2020-08-25 at 17:26:51Made available in DSpace on 2020-08-26T23:51:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 3
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Dave Hunter and Bert McDonald
No full textPhotograph - Dave Hunter Addresses the Haggis at Robbie Burns night at Royal Canadian Legion, Athabasca Branch No. 103, Athabasca, Alberta. Bert McDonald is on the left. February 6, 196
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