Hearing Beyond the Veil: Benjy Compson and the Acousmatic Experience

The purpose of this project is to examine the perceptive systems and listening practices of Benjy Compson, the first narrator in William Faulkner\u27s The Sound and the Fury, through the lens of acousmatic theory. I will consider Faulkner \u27s writing and Pierre Schaeffer\u27s theories of sound as critical analogs for one another, in that our engagement with acousmatics opens channels of investigation into sound and aurality in the Benjy section that wouldn\u27t be available otherwise, and vice versa. My main goal is to prove that 1) Benjy\u27s consciousness; 2) Faulkner\u27s structuring of the first section of the novel; and 3) the reader\u27s sonic relationship with Benjy\u27s world are all constructed upon the idea of acousmatic reduction. This investigation will then give way to larger questions about how these techniques might determine our reading of the rest of the novel, as well as how we might use acousmatics to engage with the auditory dimension of any literary work

Hearing Beyond the Veil: Benjy Compson and the Acousmatic Experience

The purpose of this project is to examine the perceptive systems and listening practices of Benjy Compson, the first narrator in William Faulkner\u27s The Sound and the Fury, through the lens of acousmatic theory. I will consider Faulkner \u27s writing and Pierre Schaeffer\u27s theories of sound as critical analogs for one another, in that our engagement with acousmatics opens channels of investigation into sound and aurality in the Benjy section that wouldn\u27t be available otherwise, and vice versa. My main goal is to prove that 1) Benjy\u27s consciousness; 2) Faulkner\u27s structuring of the first section of the novel; and 3) the reader\u27s sonic relationship with Benjy\u27s world are all constructed upon the idea of acousmatic reduction. This investigation will then give way to larger questions about how these techniques might determine our reading of the rest of the novel, as well as how we might use acousmatics to engage with the auditory dimension of any literary work

Evaluation of the non-supercell tornado parameter for the green bay, Wisconsin tornado event of 07 August 2013

The difficulty of detecting and forecasting the development of non-supercell tornadoes (NST) is well documented. The rapid, low level development of NSTs decreases the warning time as they often develop in minutes and can last only a short amount of time. Even though most NSTs are relatively weak, EF0-EF2, they still cause damage. Research for non-supercell tornadoes has been focused on the amount of CAPE, CIN, shear, vorticity, and low-level lapse of non-supercell tornadoes. These five variables were compiled into the Non-Supercell Tornado Parameter (NSTP) by Baumgardt and Cook (2006) and is currently in use by the Storm Prediction Center. The research presented focused on the evaluation of this parameter using 24 different experimental runs of the Weather and Research Forecasting (WRF) model. Here, a case study of an event on 07 August 2013 that passed through the Green Bay, WI area, between 0400 UTC and 0600 UTC which produced 6 NSTs was conducted. The predictability of the event was analyzed by using different WRF simulations with varying cumulus parameterizations and microphysical schemes at a 13-km scale. A detailed synoptic and radar analysis was conducted to further increase the understanding of NST environments and radar features. The research found that the 0000 UTC RUC initial fields could accurately forecast the tornadic event. In addition, dual-polarization radar products were used to aid in NST detection. The WRF model solutions highlighted areas of potential NST development that matched the RUC initial field when using an ensemble model approach while statistical results showed little skill. NSTs are difficult to forecast and the results here show that the NSTP can aid in situational awareness for forecasters when looking at ensemble model output

Spendthrift Trusts and Public Policy: Economic and Cognitive Perspectives

In Part I, I shall explore restraints against voluntary alienation: that is, restrictions on a beneficiary\u27s right to terminate the arrangement-to take the money and run. In Part II, I shall proceed to restraints against involuntary alienation: that is, restrictions on creditors\u27 rights to reach the trust corpus in order to satisfy their claims. Finally, in Part III, I take up the refinement of spendthrift trust doctrine: assuming the expediency of a general warrant to create spendthrift trusts, should lawmakers nonetheless carve out exceptions to their effectiveness

Formalizing Gratuitous And Contractual Transfers: A Situational Theory

By tradition, gifts, wills, and contracts are formalized according to protocols established within each legal category. This Article examines the policies that underlie these “formalizing rules” and concludes that the utility of those rules depends fundamentally on the background conditions under which a gift, will, or contract occurs. Those background conditions, rather than the category into which the transfer falls, dictate the optimal formalizing rule for a transfer. In light of this observation, this Article proposes an integrated approach to formalizing rules that varies the required formalities for a transfer on the basis of situational criteria rather than the prevailing categorical ones

When Beneficiaries Predecease: An Empirical Analysis

Under current law, bequests to beneficiaries who predecease the testator “lapse” to the beneficiary of the residuary, unless they are preserved for the descendants of predeceased beneficiaries under an “antilapse” statute. The beneficiaries covered by antilapse statutes vary from state to state, but in most states today the statutes apply only to blood relatives of the testator as distant as first cousins. This Article examines the public policy of antilapse statutes, assessing them by undertaking the first-ever survey of popular preferences concerning the matter. Harvesting evidence for five types of beneficiaries, the study finds that the prevailing structure of antilapse statutes is both over- and under-inclusive. On one hand, among beneficiaries who comprise blood relatives, most respondents prefer to create substitute bequests only for descendants of predeceased children. Lawmakers should strike other relatives from the statutes’ coverage. On the other hand, most respondents would create substitute bequests for their descendants if their spouse predeceased them. Lawmakers should extend the range of the statutes accordingly. Finally, this Article advocates enhancing courts’ power to deviate from mechanical rules of lapse in situations where testamentary intent is less predictable