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Father Andrew Mullen 1790-1818: a study in early nineteenth century spirituality
No full textThis thesis is laid out in three parts: Part I. The life and death of Andrew Mullen. The life is based, to a large extent, on a long letter to his mother, Catherine Mullen, dated 7 January 1810. The letter gives a definite insight into his spirituality based on his membership of the Archconfraternity of the Blessed Sacrament. There is a hint that he had a premonition of an early death. Part II. The burial of Andrew Mullen and the immediate cult to him This is based on documentary evidence. Part III. Most of this part is a catalogue of testimonies taken from 1993 onwards. Then there is the conclusion on the popular devotion to Andrew Mullen stressing the theological aspect of the subject. In the course of writing the thesis it was decided to separate the documentary evidence from the oral tradition. This was advantageous in developing the thesis, and the documents provided a secure basis for the oral tradition. Two pieces of information were found in March 1997. They are death notices: 2 January 1819, The Leinster Journal and 7 January 1819, The Car low Morning Post. There is a slight discrepancy between the two on the date of his death. Also this discrepancy shows a slight difference from the date of the tombstone
Art, Biography, Sexuality: Patrick Procktor and Keith Vaughan
No full textThis critical review forms a reflection on the research published within the following publications:
Patrick Procktor: Art and Life (Unicorn Press, 2010)
Keith Vaughan: The Mature Oils 1946-1977, (Sansom & Co., 2012)
The research is on two artists, Patrick Procktor (1936-2003), and Keith Vaughan (1912-1977). The monograph on Procktor – previously one of the least documented of the generation of artists who came to prominence in London in the Sixties – positions him in a history of art from which he had been notably absent. The research on Vaughan asserts a new reading of his work, one that is both deeper and more nuanced in its analysis of the ways in which personal experience and sexuality are encoded autobiographically within his work. Crucially, in both artists biography and work are symbiotically linked; the research therefore examines the links between life and art.
Revisionary in intent, the work examines trajectories of experience of gay British (or rather, English) artists in the twentieth century, artists who sought to express themselves and forge careers within the constraints of a heteronormative society, albeit one in which attitudes to sexuality were undergoing change. As gay men, both were constrained by the social mores of their times, and each used painting as a means to affirm personal and sexual identities. A key research interest is in the ways in which sexuality and persona are reflected in critical responses to the artist’s work: in Vaughan, Procktor and other gay male artists of the period. The writing on both Procktor and Vaughan examines the relationship between their personal and professional/artistic lives, framed within a broader socio-political and art historical context. It asserts the place of biography as a means to understand and form new readings of the work. The work adds substantially to the literature and wider discourse on post-war British painting and social history
From State collectives to local commons: cooperation and collective action among salmon fishers and reindeer herders in Kamchatka, Russia
No full textThis dissertation examines the factors influencing the emergence and stability of cooperation and collective action among salmon fishers and reindeer herders living on the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. Patterns of cooperation and the practices that sustain them have undergone dramatic changes following the collectivization and cultural construction of the Soviet era and the subsequent privatization and collapse of Soviet collectives in the 1990s. I examine the effects of these events in three contexts: (1) contemporary foraging activities; (2) post-Soviet collective institutions that continue to coordinate these activities; and (3) collective action movements addressing issues of indigenous rights, economic development, environmental conservation, and natural resource use. During 19 months of ethnographic research, I collected data on cooperation in these three contexts by combining qualitative and quantitative methods. Using a structured survey, I collected measures of food-sharing for hunted, gathered, and gardened foods that allow me to trace networks of social support within communities. I also conducted experimental economic games with fishers and herders in two villages, comparing levels of cooperation in Kamchatka with large and small-scale societies throughout the world. Combining standard versions of the games with versions “framed” to reference collective institutions, I forged connections between the abstract structure of the games and the lived experiences of the people who participated in them. I explored these connections further by comparing experimental measures of cooperation with the food-sharing behaviors of game participants, assessing the external validity of economic games as measures of cooperation. Using post-game interviews, I invited game participants to provide their own interpretations of the results and reflect on how the games related to experiences in their everyday lives. These interviews continued ongoing conversations that emerged as I participated in and observed daily life in Kamchatka throughout the seasons. By accompanying fishers and herders on foraging excursions in the tundra, observing efforts to transform and manage post-Soviet collective institutions within the village, and locating points of contact between local leaders and outside organizations, I gained an intimate understanding of the cultural norms and values used to form and sustain cooperative relationships within the community and across broader scales.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical referencesIncludes vitaby Andrew Patrick Gerke
Experiencing the armed struggle : the Soweto generation and after
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (p. 354-369).This study explores the experiences of the rank-and-file soldiers of Umkhonto we Sizwe and the Azanian People's Liberation Anny. Extensive interviews by the author and other researchers reveal the voices of the soldiers themselves. The African National Congress and Pan African Congress archives at the University of the Western Cape and the University of Fort Hare supplement and verify these oral testimonies, as do some published sources. Most previously published materials about the armed struggle against apartheid have already focused on diplomacy, strategy and tactics, operations, leadership, and human rights abuses to the neglect of the soldiers' actual experiences. This study complements these with significant new oral history materials from the Soweto generation of soldiers and their successors. When dealing with MK, many authors have documented issues of the camp structure in Angola, and operations inside South Africa, so much of this detail is only addressed briefly, leaving space to explore the soldiers' experiences. In the case of APLA, very little has been written on its history, and more detail is provided on these subjects. This study therefore deals with the soldiers' politicisation and motivation for joining the armed struggle, their experiences in leaving South Africa and training in exile, the crises in exile which limited their effectiveness for a time, their return to fight in South Africa, and their difficulties in the "new" South Africa. These materials reveal that vast problems remain facing these veterans of the struggle against apartheid, and that they have the potential, if properly supported and employed, to contribute substantially to the development of present day South Africa. Conversely, if their neglect continues, they also have the potential to bring vast harm to the country. Further use of the investigative tools of oral history, especially if extended to the former soldiers' vernacular languages, is necessary to augment the history of South Africa, and these soldiers' contributions
Os militares e os Aiatolás : relações Brasil - Irã (1979 - 1985)
No full textOrientador : Prof. Dr. Dennison de OliveiraAutor não autorizou a divulgação do arquivo digitalTese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Humanas, Letras e Artes, Programa de Pós-Graduação em História. Defesa: Curitiba, 24/06/2013Bibliografia: fls. 181-186Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho é fazer uma síntese histórica das relações Brasil-Irã, assim como da política externa de ambos os países entre 1979 e 1985.Com base em pesquisas realizadas nos arquivos do Itamaraty em Brasília procurou-se traçar paralelos na trajetória destes dois países no período em questão. A Revolução Iraniana, um dos principais movimentos políticos do século XX, foi o estopim do chamado Segundo Choque do Petróleo em 1979 e o Brasil, país dependente do transporte terrestre para escoar sua produção, fez do pragmatismo sua bandeira de política externa para manter a parceria com um dos principais produtores da commodity que tanto necessitava. Este trabalho também se propõe a preencher lacunas na historiografia das Relações Internacionais no que tange às especificidades das relações Sul-Sul e com o Oriente Médio em particular.Abstract: The aim of this work is to present a historical overview of Brazil-Iran relations, as well as the foreign policy of both countries between 1979 and 1985.Based on research conducted in the archives of the Foreign Ministry in Brasília in order to draw a parallel on the trajectory of these two countries during the period in question. The Iranian Revolution, one of the major political movements of the 20th century, was the catalyst of the so-called Second Oil Shock, in 1979. Dependent on ground transportation to drain its production, Brazil made of pragmatism its foreign policy flag to keep its partnership with one of the main world oil producers. This work also aims to fill gaps in the historiography of International Relations with regard to the specific features of South-South relations and the Middle East in particular
Syd Barrett took a left turn and never came back, Andrew Voyce took a left turn and did. Why?
No full textThe aim of this paper is to compare the stories of Syd Barrett musician, with Andrew Voyce, and their respective recovery journeys.
The authors use collaborative autoethnography to share their own perspectives on Syd Barrett and to contrast his story with that of Andrew, a co-author.
Both Syd and Andrew experienced serious mental distress. While Syd had only limited contact with mental health services, Andrew’s contact was extensive, with a 20-year history of admissions and discharges. In the end, when the psychiatric services listened to Andrew’s concerns and acted on them, he was able to enter into the journey of recovery.
The authors are restricted in the amount of available information on Syd Barrett, especially that related to mental health problems. The story of Andrew shows how recovery is possible even after years of serious mental illness.
Andrew’s story shows why professionals should never give up on people, with even the most seemingly severe and intractable problems. Could services have done more for Syd?
Mental illness still attracts huge stigma. Today there is a much more open culture. Would Syd have come out about his own struggles with mental health had society been more open?
Bringing together two stories of mental distress enables the authors to explore the concept of recovery
A diplomacia dos petrodólares: relações do Brasil com o mundo árabe (1973-1985)
No full textEste trabalho trata das relações entre o Brasil e o Mundo Árabe, especialmente depois da primeira crise do petróleo, em 1973. Diante da disparada do preço do petróleo, o Brasil passou a intensificar o seu intercambio diplomático e comercial com os países árabes no intuito de suavizar os efeitos da crise. De forma inédita e adotando uma política externa pragmática baseada no interesse comercial do país, o governo Geisel incrementou as relações do Brasil com o Oriente Médio e norte da África. Nesta busca por novos aliados, destacou-se o Iraque. A amizade Brasil-Iraque começou com a prospecção de petróleo e a descoberta pela Petrobrás do poço iraquiano de Majnoon, um dos maiores do mundo, e também pela construção de estradas e ferrovias.This work deals with the relations between Brazil and the Arab World, especially after the First Oil Crisis of 1973. To face the fast rise of the oil prices, Brazil started to intensify diplomatic and commercial affairs with the Arab countries in intention to reduce the effects of the crisis. Adopting a new and more pragmatic foreign politics, based in the commercial interest of the country, the Geisel government developed the relations of Brazil with the Middle East and North of Africa. In this search for new allies, Iraq was distinguished. The Brazil-Iraq friendship started with the prospection of oil and the discovery by Petrobras, of the Iraqi well of Majnoon, one of the greatest of the world, and also the building of roads and railroads in that country.Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES
Post-45 modernism and the problem of author/ity: Experimental anglophone fiction 1945-1975
No full textSubmission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-12-04 without embargo termsThe student, Patrick Kimutis, accepted the attached license on 2023-07-10 at 13:36.The student, Patrick Kimutis, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2023-07-10 at 13:43.This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2023-07-11 at 11:29.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #19599 on 2023-12-04 at 17:01:40Post-45 Modernism and the Problem of Author/ity: Experimental Anglophone Fiction 1945-1975 investigates the politics of English-language experimental fiction written in the wake of the Second World War. It wages two central arguments. First, it argues for a revised understanding of English modernism’s place within literary history. According to a standard scholarly narrative, modernism became the dominant English literary force of the interwar period, reached its zenith, then tapered off after the Second World War. Though modernism’s literary prestige remained, and it was canonized in academia, it retreated from the actual literary scene, and the world of English post-war literature, according to this narrative, was one which eschewed formal experimentalism. This dissertation contributes to recent scholarship that troubles this history by identifying a cohort of writers, whom I call post-45 modernists, continuing to experiment and utilize modernist style in the decades after the war. Second, I argue that these post-45 modernists shared a broad anti-fascist and anti-authoritarian political commitment which manifests in the form and content of their works. Whereas a number of the most prominent pre-war modernists flirted with or embraced fascism and believed in the efficacy of art to revitalize a broken modern society, these post-45 artists tend to share an uncertainty about the efficacy of art, a concern for the way that language can be used to legitimize power or obscure violence, a skepticism of authority in all forms, and an interrogation of the ‘author’ in ‘authority.’ This dissertation is divided into four chapters, each one focusing on a different post-45 modernist: Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), Anna Kavan (1901-1968), George Lamming (1927-2022), and B. S. Johnson (1933-1973). These chapters show how these writers developed shared formal and thematic features, such as textual failure, distrust of authority and fear of resurgent fascism, emphasis on complicity, depictions of madness, and formal experimentation that mark these authors as modernist, while still distinguishing them from pre-war modernist practitioners. Additionally, these chapters trace how such features were themselves informed by their author’s anti-fascist and anti-authoritarian political commitments
A diplomacia dos petrodólares: relações do Brasil com o mundo árabe (1973-1985)
No full textEste trabalho trata das relações entre o Brasil e o Mundo Árabe, especialmente depois da primeira crise do petróleo, em 1973. Diante da disparada do preço do petróleo, o Brasil passou a intensificar o seu intercambio diplomático e comercial com os países árabes no intuito de suavizar os efeitos da crise. De forma inédita e adotando uma política externa pragmática baseada no interesse comercial do país, o governo Geisel incrementou as relações do Brasil com o Oriente Médio e norte da África. Nesta busca por novos aliados, destacou-se o Iraque. A amizade Brasil-Iraque começou com a prospecção de petróleo e a descoberta pela Petrobrás do poço iraquiano de Majnoon, um dos maiores do mundo, e também pela construção de estradas e ferrovias.This work deals with the relations between Brazil and the Arab World, especially after the First Oil Crisis of 1973. To face the fast rise of the oil prices, Brazil started to intensify diplomatic and commercial affairs with the Arab countries in intention to reduce the effects of the crisis. Adopting a new and more pragmatic foreign politics, based in the commercial interest of the country, the Geisel government developed the relations of Brazil with the Middle East and North of Africa. In this search for new allies, Iraq was distinguished. The Brazil-Iraq friendship started with the prospection of oil and the discovery by Petrobras, of the Iraqi well of Majnoon, one of the greatest of the world, and also the building of roads and railroads in that country.Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES
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