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Life is too short to be serious all the time: Donald Duck presents unconventional motivations for publishing in academia
No full textIn this food for thought article, we introduce the ‘Donald Duck Phenomenon’ to consider ten unconventional reasons for publishing in academia. These include (i) symbolic immortality, (ii) personal satisfaction, (iii) a sense of pride, (iv) serious leisure, (v) cause credibility, (vi) altruism, (vii) collaboration with a friend or family member, (viii) collaboration with a hero, (ix) conflict or revenge, and (x) for amusement. The article was inspired by the lead author’s social media search for a co-author with the surname ‘Duck’. Through LinkedIn, the lead author, Associate Professor William E. Donald, who is based in the UK and specialises in Sustainable Careers and Human Resource Management, found a collaborator, Dr Nicholas Duck, based in Australia and specialises in Organisational Psychology. While the collaboration may appear somewhat ‘quackers’, per one of Donald Duck’s famous phrases, “Life is too short to be serious all the time, so if you can’t laugh at yourself then call me… I’ll laugh at you, for you”. We hope that this article offers some interesting insights, particularly for academics at the start of their scholarly journey, and acts as a way to stimulate conversation around unconventional reasons for publishing in academia
Letter from [Donald Hata] to Michi Weglyn August 25, 1977
No full textThis letter from Donald Hata to Michi Weglyn thanks her for her time and effort in her response to his student's request for assistance and information about the "Peruvian internees." He also informs her that the review he wrote of her book had just been published in the "Journal of American history," and also updates her on his promotion to full professor at the university.Collection of notes, articles, correspondence, photographs, and term papers collected by Yukio Mochizuki, a student at CSU Dominguez Hills, while researching Japanese American incarceration and Japanese Peruvian internment during World War II
Aging to equilibrium crossover in numerical simulations of a glass-forming liquid
No full textWe investigate by numerical simulation the evolution of the alpha relaxation time of a glass-forming liquid in the aging regime and in the crossover regime between aging and equilibriu
Donald Featherstone, 1918- 2013: iconic wargaming author
No full textDonald Featherstone became the iconic wargaming author of the 20th century, with over forty books on wargaming and military history. His first wargaming book in 1962, War Games, included multiple conceptual leaps to change the projectile firing toy cannon system used by H G Wells, into game systems that could be used to replicate all periods of warfare. His World War II service with the British Army tank regiment informed his later writing about the experience of the ordinary soldier from all ages of history. He used his eighteen year editorship of the Wargamer’s Newsletter to encourage and inspire many of the key amateur and professional wargamers who became key figures in the emerging hobby of wargaming and the professional use of wargaming for training and analysis
Architecture in tension: an examination of the position of the architect in the private and public sectors, focusing on the training and careers of Sir Basil Spence (1907-1976) and Sir Donald Gibson (1908-1991)
No full textIn the early 1900s tensions began to appear within the architectural profession,
as private practitioners struggled to deal with the implications of professional
colleagues moving into public sector employment. Sir Basil Spence and Sir
Donald Gibson began their architectural training in the mid-1920s and, as
tensions between the sectors intensified, Spence entered private practice and
Gibson chose to enter the public sector. Each became an exemplar of his
chosen sector of the profession and yet both have, until recently, escaped
critical attention. The tensions between the public and private sectors of the
profession have been acknowledged within the historiography, but not received
detailed analysis.
This thesis advances the current historiography by presenting an examination
of the division between the sectors, focusing on the relationship between the
RIBA and the public sector union AASTA and assessing the influence of
AASTA on Gibson's Coventry City Architect's Department.
Through an examination of archival material, contemporary published material,
and buildings, this thesis builds on the work of the Sir Basil Spence Archive
Project, adding detailed accounts of his early life, architectural training, and
RIBA presidency, presenting new information and correcting certain aspects of
the accepted historiography. It likewise presents new information on Gibson's
early life and training and his central role in achieving improved status and
representation for the public sector. An analysis of selected projects provides a
comparative study of their contrasting approaches to architecture: the
technically informed, collaborative team-work of Gibson and the individual
artistry of Spence.
Both men played pivotal roles in reforming the RIBA and in changing public and
professional perceptions of the architect, nevertheless, the long lineage and
complex nature of tensions within the profession meant that the public/private
division was never be bridged and issues of status and representation
remained essentially immutable
Memo from [Yukio Mochizuki] to Dr. [Donald] Hata, August 20, 1977
No full textThis one page essay, which was sent to Professor Donald Teruo Hata, CSU Dominguez Hills Department of History, is a review of Monica Sone's,"Nisei Daughter." His review analyzes the book based on its authenticity, as the author grew up in the same area of Seattle as Yukio Mochizuki. He enjoyed the book as a result.Collection of notes, articles, correspondence, photographs, and term papers collected by Yukio Mochizuki, a student at CSU Dominguez Hills, while researching Japanese American incarceration and Japanese Peruvian internment during World War II
Memo from Yukio Mochizuki to Dr. [Donald] Hata, September 19, 1977
No full textThis memo includes updates from Yukio Mochizuki to Professor Donald Teruo Hata about how the Crystal City Internment Camp fits into his research. He is conducting research on the Japanese Peruvian experience during World War II for an independent study.Collection of notes, articles, correspondence, photographs, and term papers collected by Yukio Mochizuki, a student at CSU Dominguez Hills, while researching Japanese American incarceration and Japanese Peruvian internment during World War II
Memo from Yukio Mochizuki to Dr. [Donald] Hata, September 13, 1977
No full textAnother status update memo about Yukio Mochizuki's research progress to Professor Donald Teruo Hata.Collection of notes, articles, correspondence, photographs, and term papers collected by Yukio Mochizuki, a student at CSU Dominguez Hills, while researching Japanese American incarceration and Japanese Peruvian internment during World War II
Memo from Don Hata, Professor of History to David Hudson, Coordinator Audio-Visual Services, July 27, 1977
No full textProfessor Donald Teruo Hata, CSU Dominguez Hills Department of History, requests a tape recorder for his student Yukio Mochizuki.Collection of notes, articles, correspondence, photographs, and term papers collected by Yukio Mochizuki, a student at CSU Dominguez Hills, while researching Japanese American incarceration and Japanese Peruvian internment during World War II
Memo from Yukio Mochizuki to Dr. [Donald] Hata, September 17, 1977
No full textYukio Mochizuki updates Professor Donald Hata about his research on the Japanese Peruvians during World War II, a topic he has undertaken for an independent study he is doing with Professor Hata for course credit. He explains in this memo that he was unable to record a recent interview with Mr. [Manuel E.] Ikari, whose name he received from another interviewee.Collection of notes, articles, correspondence, photographs, and term papers collected by Yukio Mochizuki, a student at CSU Dominguez Hills, while researching Japanese American incarceration and Japanese Peruvian internment during World War II
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