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Cory W. Thorne, trombone; Sally Rowsell, piano; Stephen Candow, organ
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Znad fiordów do metropolii. Obrazy miasta i miejskiej wędrówki w wybranych powieściach norweskich
Get PDFPublikacja zawiera analizę następujących powieści: Głód (1890) Knuta Hamsuna, Jenny (1911) Sigrid Undset, trylogia o Alberte (1926-1939) Cory Sandel, Rand (1990) Jana Kjærstada, 16.07.41 (2002) Daga Solstada oraz Idź (czyli o sztuce dzikiego i poetyckiego życia) (2006) Tomasa Espedala. Jej cel stanowi zbadanie sposobów ukazania w poszczególnych utworach miasta w kontekście widocznych w nich relacji między miejskością a przyrodą. Kolejnym celem jest określenie sposobów poruszania się bohaterów powieści w miejskiej przestrzeni oraz wpływu ich ruchu na jej obraz. Narzędziem wykorzystanym do opracowania tej kwestii jest model figury flâneura, skonstruowany w części teoretycznej publikacji. W toku analizy, która czerpie z różnych teorii i myśli wpisujących się w nurt badań nad miejskością, reprezentujących takie dyscypliny, jak socjologia, antropologia kulturowa czy filozofia, problematyzacji ulega związek między elementami dychotomii miasto/przyroda (natura/kultura), stanowiący podstawę do wyróżnienia typowo norweskich cech badanych tekstów miejskich.The publication contains an analysis of the following Norwegian novels: Hunger (1890) by Knut Hamsun, Jenny (1911) by Sigrid Undset, The Alberta trilogy (1926-1939) by Cora Sandel, Rand (1990) by Jan Kjærstad, 16.07.41 (2002) by Dag Solstad and Tramp: Or the Art of Living a Wild and Poetic Life (2006) by Tomas Espedal. Its goal is to study how the city is represented in the novels in the context of relations between urbanity and nature, as well as to define how the protagonists move in the urban space and how their movement affects the image of the city. The latter problem is examined using a model of the flâneur figure, an analytical tool constructed in the theoretical part of the publication. In the course of the analysis, influenced by various theories and ideas from the scope of urban studies and representing such disciplines as sociology, cultural anthropology and philosophy, the author problematises the relationship between the elements of the city/nature (nature/culture) dichotomy, which works as a basis for identifying typically Norwegian characteristics of the analysed urban texts
Creating Something out of Nothing : Food, Sex, and Housing in Havana’s Underground Economies
No full textWhile pervasive through much of Cuban society, underground economies take on special significance within the LGBTQI+ community. Not only must we engage in deep contextualization and seek vernacular theorization within everyday life, but we must also consider queer timelines – queer temporalities as part of any analysis while simultaneously abandoning Global North identity categories as they relate to Global South performances. This essay is part of a larger project – a critical queer ethnography of Cuban everyday life – however with a focus on the negotiations of ethics, relationships, and community as a means of survival for individuals who are largely invisible to broader society. Though erased, ignored, and hidden, these individuals share universal characteristics which we must not exoticize in relation to our own experiences: food, sex, and housing are fundamental elements to life, regardless of privilege or legality.Bien qu’elles soient omniprésentes dans une grande partie de la société cubaine, les économies informelles revêtent une importance particulière au sein de la communauté LGBTQI +. Leur étude implique non seulement une contextualisation approfondie et une tentative de théorisation vernaculaire au sein de la vie quotidienne, mais il appert également de considérer les chronologies queer – les temporalités queer comme faisant partie de toute analyse, tout en abandonnant simultanément les catégories identitaires du Nord lorsqu’on se penche sur les performances du Sud. Ce texte s’inscrit dans un projet plus large, une ethnographie queer critique de la vie quotidienne cubaine. Il met l’accent sur les négociations éthiques, les relations sociales, et le rapport à la communauté comme moyen de survie pour des individus qui sont généralement invisibles dans la société au sens large. Bien qu’effacés, ignorés et dissimulés, ces individus partagent des caractéristiques universelles que nous ne devons pas exotiser par rapport à nos propres expériences: la nourriture, le sexe et le logement sont des éléments fondamentaux de la vie, quels que soient les conditions de privilège ou de légalité
Notes On The Flora Of Taylor County, Texas
Get PDFWhile the senior author was in training at Camp Barkeley, Taylor County, Texas, from September 1942 to February 1944, a nearly complete collection of native plants was made from that region. Specimens were forwarded to Mr. V. L. Cory, then of the Agricultural Experiment Station at Sonora, Texas. Most of them were identified immediately, but others were referred to specialists for study and determination. This paper lists the species collected, with habitat-, locality-, and other noteworthy information concerning them. (Continued in July 1946 issue.
A first principles model and numeric solution methods for a system of self-organizing conductors
Get PDFElectrical networks have long been studied in the context of non-equilibrium thermodynamics, particularly in the linear regime, due to both their theoretical convenience and their experimental accessibility. Of more recent interest is the behaviour of self-organizing electrical networks which necessarily exist in the non-linear regime where several proposed non-equilibrium thermodynamic principles are conjectured to apply. However, extension of conventional electrical network models to this regime is challenging due to the requirement that the topology of the network be dynamic. Additionally, the system dynamics must be modelled in a way that retains the essential physics while still being numerically solvable. In this work, we develop a first-principles model of a system of electrically conducting particles which self-organizes to form complex electrical networks. The resulting model contains many non-linear interactions between the constituents, and so we develop the methods necessary to numerically integrate the equations of motion efficiently. This leads to a new method of numerically calculating the forces between conducting objects in a dynamic configuration. We then use these methods to reproduce experimental results regarding the network topology, and find that our model is in agreement with experiment. Interestingly, we observe that the model predicts various measures of the network topology remain constant during the self-organization process. These developments may be applied in further exploration of principles regarding energy dissipation and entropy production in electrical networks beyond the linear regime, as a physical model of the process as well as the methods of numerical solution has been developed and validated with comparison to experiment.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2020-05-01The student, Cory Stephenson, accepted the attached license on 2018-04-15 at 20:45.The student, Cory Stephenson, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2018-04-15 at 20:59.This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2018-04-17 at 08:03.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #12257 on 2018-08-31 at 17:18:51Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-04T20:34:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Mexicans with Sweaters, Working in the Oil/Tar Sands, In Newfoundland’s Third Largest City : Regionalism, Narrative, and Imagination in Fort McMurray, (Texas?)
No full textNorthern Alberta is a space of conflict, not only in terms of environmental politics, but likewise in terms of regional identity and community sustainability. Using a variety of forms of narrative (drawing from mediated and unmediated sources in image, text, and sound), we can reveal the dominant cultural imaginaries that frame and limit our abilities to progress beyond these conflicts. This is a study of regionalism, nationalism, and identity in a city divided between an imagined Albertan conservatism, a displaced Newfoundland outport, and a cosmopolitan global work-force. It is a study of narrative in everyday life, in an effort to deconstruct divisive attitudes in acknowledgement of a more complex and diverse reality.Le Nord de l’Alberta constitue un espace de conflits, non seulement en ce qui concerne les politiques environnementales, mais également sur le plan de l’identité régionale et de la viabilité des collectivités. En se basant sur une variété de récits tirés de différentes sources visuelles, textuelles et sonores, il est alors possible de mettre en lumière les imaginaires culturels dominants qui orientent et limitent notre capacité à penser au-delà de ces conflits. Ce que nous proposons est une étude sur le régionalisme, le nationalisme et l’identité dans une ville divisée entre un conservatisme albertain imaginaire, une enclave de Terre-Neuviens déplacés, et une main d’oeuvre globale et cosmopolite. Il s’agit d’une analyse des récits dans la vie quotidienne qui contribue à déconstruire certaines perspectives porteuses de dissensions par la mise en évidence d’une réalité plus complexe et multiple
Come from away: Community, region, and tradition in Newfoundland expatriate identity
No full textIn Newfoundland expatriate communities, identity means creating and gaining cultural power through a variety of images and practices in everyday life; it is about the formation of distinction within a homogenous whole and the use of this distinction in the creation of a sense of place—of belonging. Through this study of Newfoundland communities in the United States and Canada, I expand on theories of critical regionalism while focusing on an immigrant community that spans a variety of geographic spaces. Critical regionalist theory is used to analyze the role of civic commons in the development and maintenance of sustainable communities. On demonstrating the relation between local and non-local power structures, with a concentration on power and community in the suburban-style landscape, I argue that Newfoundland expatriate associations provide a version of commons that supports community within physical settings that discourage such forms of social development. This is largely achieved through the popularization of folklore as a marker of Newfoundland identity in Newfoundland, and the manipulation of tradition within non-traditional settings. I argue that Newfoundlanders use tradition to create livable spaces within the North American suburb
Mexicans with Sweaters, Working in the Oil/Tar Sands, In Newfoundland’s Third Largest City
No full textFolklore: An Emerging Discipline — Selected Essays of Herbert Halpert. By Martin Lovelace, Paul Smith and J. D. A. Widdowson, eds. (St. John’s: Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Publications, 2002. Pp. xxi + 398, ISBN 0-88901-335-7)
Get PDFThe Legacy of "Aunt Martha's Sheep": Political and Social Satire in the Newfoundland Recordings of Ellis and Wince Coles
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