Pan European Voice Conference - PEVOC 11

The Pan European VOice Conference (PEVOC) was born in 1995 and therefore in 2015 it celebrates the 20th anniversary of its establishment: an important milestone that clearly expresses the strength and interest of the scientific community for the topics of this conference. The most significant themes of PEVOC are singing pedagogy and art, but also occupational voice disorders, neurology, rehabilitation, image and video analysis. PEVOC takes place in different European cities every two years (www.pevoc.org). The PEVOC 11 conference includes a symposium of the Collegium Medicorum Theatri (www.comet collegium.com

Visualizing Autobiography: Intersections of Gender, Representation, Curriculum Theory.

Defined by customs of femininity, women who transcend those definitions find it difficult to represent themselves in a comprehensible manner. The contradictions between the actual activities of life and the demands of femininity require woman to adopt unique approaches to self-representation in order to be accepted. Tied to the biological functions of their bodies through images in the media and social institutions, as well as their internalized images, women often find trying to represent themselves beyond or against their body problematic. The female body is presented as controller of destiny, both through beauty and motherhood requirements. Women often create representations of themselves which fit projected male desire and gaze, rather then their internal beliefs and aspirations, and so become alienated from themselves early in life. Autobiographical work provides a possibility to move towards overcoming this alienation. Many questions are raised in the process of composing and editing autobiography which reveal different perspectives in one\u27s own life story. What is included, what is left out and how are the decisions are made all affect the final version of the life-story told. The conflict between what women are taught through cultural practices and their views of themselves pose contradictions, the tensions of which create a space for self-reflective exploration. Autobiographical work provides the possibility of disrupting the male ordered, patriarchal systems of thought, especially in regards to the ways women think about themselves. Likewise, photography might be used as an alternative approach in autobiography to create self-representational images to counter the images which surround women. This dissertation examines issues of gender and representation for women. It explores the possibilities of employing other forms of representation, specifically photography, to provide alternative approaches to constructing autobiography. Alternative autobiographic techniques in curriculum theory and teacher education might provide new insights into the lives of women teachers and their relationship to the students they teach

McNair Scholars Research Journal Volume VI

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Transforming Research Methods in the Social Sciences

Social science researchers in the global South, and in South Africa particularly, utilise research methods in innovative ways in order to respond to contexts characterised by diversity, racial and political tensions, socioeconomic disparities and gender inequalities. These methods often remain undocumented – a gap that this book starts to address. Written by experts from various methodological fields, Transforming Research Methods in the Social Sciences is a comprehensive collation of original essays and cutting-edge research that demonstrates the variety of novel techniques and research methods available to researchers responding to these context-bound issues. It is particularly relevant for study and research in the fields of applied psychology, sociology, ethnography, biography and anthropology. In addition to their unique combination of conceptual and application issues, the chapters also include discussions on ethical considerations relevant to the method in similar global South contexts. Transforming Research Methods in the Social Sciences has much to offer to researchers, professionals and others involved in social science research both locally and internationally

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2020 Undergraduate Research Symposium: Full Program

Full program with schedule and abstracts for the 2020 Undergraduate Research Symposium

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Domestic Violence in Law and Cinema

Domestic violence (DV) is pervasive worldwide and has negative psychological effects that last a lifetime. Although DV is a problem that affects all societies, it is addressed through varied legal responses and with gaps in comprehension when examined through a cultural lens. The findings of these studies have the potential to assist helping professionals in two ways: (a) providing a greater understanding of the language and cultural perception of DV to guide the development of successful interventions for victims and survivors, and (b) determining recommendations for targeted legal advocacy to address DV more effectively. The objective of this dissertation research project was twofold. First, it uses a corpus linguistic design to analyze the keyness and collocation of laws in the United States for the purpose of assessing the relationship between linguistic differences in law and differing rates of DV. The frequency of words was examined, as was the phrasing surrounding the key terms "child*," "juvenile*," and "minors" in the laws of the 10 states with the highest and lowest rates of DV using the software tools Antconc and #Lancsbox. Results indicated that the statutory state law, of the states with the highest and lowest rates of DV, differ significantly from one another. While the legislation in states with lower rates had broader definitions of DV and contained supportive measures for victims, the laws in states with higher rates tended to concentrate largely on physical acts of abuse. Second, using the software Sketch Engine, a diachronic linguistic study was conducted to evaluate single and multiword keywords to examine the evolution of language. An English speaking, DV themed film corpus was created, and its results were compared with those of a broader movie corpus. The research revealed that, in comparison to the general corpus, the language used in DV movies most conveyed sex, violence, dominance, and mental health symptomology. Also, there were sharp increases and decreases in the usage of specific words over time. Helping professionals can use the findings of these two research studies to understand the experiences of victims and offenders and to advocate for changes to laws and policies related to DV

2018 FSDG Combined Abstracts

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