436 research outputs found
The Foolish Dictionary
Get PDFThe Foolish Dictionary overturns the conventional understanding of a lexicon by defining words that, as the author asserts, carry their "real" meaning and are, in fact, "absolutely correct." Contrary to the widely accepted definitions, the author assigns new, unexpected, and often hilarious meanings to words through sharp social observation, satire, and absurd logic. This work serves as an ingenious example of parody and social critique, aiming to expose the elasticity of language and social hypocrisy. The dictionary not only entertains the reader but also invites them to question their perception of words and the world around them. Offering a biting commentary on the eccentricities of daily life and human nature, this book guarantees an "entirely new and original" reading experience.The Foolish Dictionary adlı bu eser, yazarın iddia ettiği gibi "gerçek" anlamlarını taşıyan ve aslında "tamamen doğru" olan sözcükleri tanımlayarak geleneksel sözlük anlayışını mizahi bir şekilde altüst etmektedir. Kelimelerin yaygın olarak bilinen tanımlarının aksine, yazar sosyal gözlemler, hiciv ve absürt mantık yoluyla bu kelimelere yeni, beklenmedik ve genellikle komik anlamlar yükler. Bu çalışma, dilin esnekliğini ve sosyal ikiyüzlülüğü ortaya çıkarmayı amaçlayan, zekice bir parodi ve sosyal hiciv örneğidir. Sözlük, okuyucuyu sadece güldürmekle kalmaz, aynı zamanda kelimeleri ve dünyayı görme biçimlerini sorgulamaya davet eder. Gündelik yaşamın ve insan doğasının tuhaflıklarına keskin bir eleştiri getiren bu eser, "tamamen yeni ve orijinal" bir okuma deneyimi sunmaktadır
FIGURE 2 in Date and place of publication and author attribution of the combination Kalanchoe sect. Raveta (Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae)
No full textFIGURE 2. Like most of the plant parts, the flowers of Kalanchoe thyrsiflora are covered in a white-waxy substance. Flowers are densely carried in club-shaped inflorescences. Photograph: Gideon F. Smith.Published as part of Smith, Gideon F., 2022, Date and place of publication and author attribution of the combination Kalanchoe sect. Raveta (Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae), pp. 131-134 in Phytotaxa 560 (1) on page 133, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.560.1.12, http://zenodo.org/record/703115
FIGURE 1 in Date and place of publication and author attribution of the combination Kalanchoe sect. Raveta (Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae)
No full textFIGURE 1. Kalanchoe thyrsiflora, the type of K. sect. Raveta, in the vegetative growing phase. The leaves are obovate to round and borne in pseudo-rosettes. Photograph: Gideon F. Smith.Published as part of Smith, Gideon F., 2022, Date and place of publication and author attribution of the combination Kalanchoe sect. Raveta (Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae), pp. 131-134 in Phytotaxa 560 (1) on page 132, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.560.1.12, http://zenodo.org/record/703115
The Byzantine-Islamic transition in Palestine : an archaeological approach /
No full textUsing recent archaeological findings, Gideon Avni addresses the transformation of local societies in Palestine and Jordan between the 6th and 11th centuries AD, arguing that the Byzantine-Islamic transition was a much slower and gradual process than previously thought.Includes bibliographical references and index.Using recent archaeological findings, Gideon Avni addresses the transformation of local societies in Palestine and Jordan between the 6th and 11th centuries AD, arguing that the Byzantine-Islamic transition was a much slower and gradual process than previously thought.Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 14, 2014)
It’s not cricket!
No full text"An Author event presented by The Friends of the University of Adelaide Library, 19 April 2012, Ira Raymond Room, Barr Smith Library." Recorded at the University of Adelaide, 19 April 2012.Gideon Haig
The music of Miriam Gideon during the McCarthy era, including a complete catalogue of her works
Get PDFThis thesis considers the musical response of the American composer,
Miriam Gideon to political events during the McCarthy era. It examines the
interrelationships between politics, society and culture and considers how these are
reflected in two works, Epitaphs from Robert Burns (1952) and Altered Steps to
Altered States (1953) that Gideon composed during this period. Specifically, this
thesis focuses on Gideon’s transition from teaching and composing music within an
academic setting to preparing for life in a musical world, without support from
mainstream academic institutions.
Following the Introduction, Chapter 2 documents the rise of anti-communist
practices on campus at Brooklyn College and City College, New York City where
Miriam Gideon held music teaching posts. It reconstructs the personal events that led
to the loss of both of these appointments and examines how and why this occurred. It
is argued that Gideon entered a period of ‘inner exile,’ and this concept and its
consequences for Gideon are explored in Chapter 3. An examination of her private
diaries demonstrates that the effects of the McCarthy era were not only physical, but
also psychological and social.
Chapters 4-6 consider Gideon’s music through the perspective of inner exile
and aim to show that the music that she wrote was a reflection of her experiences.
Gideon’s return to academia in 1955 and her rehabilitation back into the academy are
discussed in Chapter 7. A complete list of Gideon’s compositional output is included
and is organised chronologically, alphabetically and by genre. This thesis examines
new documents not previously available to scholars, and includes interviews
conducted by the author with Gideon’s former students and colleagues
Recurrent drought in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality of the North West Province in South Africa: an environmental justice perspective
No full textThis article adopts an environmental justice approach to recurrent drought in the North-West Province of South Africa. It is based on a secondary data analysis of a study – of which the author was a research team member – conducted in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in February 2007, which assessed the impact of drought on older people. The methodology used during the initial study included observation, individual interviews, focus group interviews and participatory research. The author of the present article suggests, however, that discourses of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and ’legislative compliance’, as in many other South African contexts, have not yet been a particularly useful framing for issues of disaster and drought. The author suggests that environmental justice discourses might offer a more useful framing or conceptualisation for those concerned with the issue of recurrent drought in the study area or similar contexts
Recurrent drought in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality of the North West Province in South Africa: An environmental justice perspective
Get PDFThis article adopts an environmental justice approach to recurrent drought in the North-West Province of South Africa. It is based on a secondary data analysis of a study – of which the author was a research team member – conducted in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in February 2007, which assessed the impact of drought on older people. The methodology used during the initial study included observation, individual interviews, focus group interviews and participatory research. The author of the present article suggests, however, that discourses of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and ’legislative compliance’, as in many other South African contexts, have not yet been a particularly useful framing for issues of disaster and drought. The author suggests that environmental justice discourses might offer a more useful framing or conceptualisation for those concerned with the issue of recurrent drought in the study area or similar contexts
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