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Beckett in Black and Red: The Translations for Nancy Cunard\u27s \u3cem\u3eNegro\u3c/em\u3e

In 1934, Nancy Cunard published Negro: An Anthology, which brought together more than two hundred contributions, serving as a plea for racial justice, an exposé of black oppression, and a hymn to black achievement and endurance. The anthology stands as a virtual ethnography of 1930s racial, historic, artistic, political, and economic culture. Samuel Beckett, a close friend of the flamboyant and unconventional Cunard, translated nineteen of the contributions for Negro, constituting Beckett\u27s largest single prose publication. Beckett traditionally has been viewed as an apolitical postmodernist rather than as a willing and major participant in Negro\u27s racial, political, and aesthetic agenda. In Beckett in Black and Red, Friedman reevaluates Beckett\u27s contribution to the project, reconciling the humanism of his life and work and valuing him as a man deeply engaged with the greatest public issues of his time. Cunard believed racial justice and equality could be achieved only through Communism, and thus black and red were inextricably linked in her vision. Beckett\u27s contribution to Negro demonstrates his support for Cunard\u27s interest in surrealism as well as her political causes, including international republicanism and anti-fascism. Only in recent years have Cunard\u27s ideas begun to receive serious consideration. Beckett in Black and Red radically revalues Cunard and reconceives Beckett. His work in Negro shows a commitment to cultural and individual equality and worth that Beckett consistently demonstrated throughout his life, both in personal relationships and in his writing. Alan Warren Friedman, professor of English at the University of Texas, is coeditor of Beckett Translating/Translating Beckett and author of four books, including Fictional Death and the Modernist Enterprise. Opens up a whole new view of Beckett. —Barney Rosset Forces us to take Beckett seriously as a translator and to recognize this \u27work\u27 as serious. —Jane Marcushttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_french_and_francophone_literature/1009/thumbnail.jp

Field-capital theory and its implications for marketing

Purpose: This paper seeks to explore the applicability and implications of Bourdieu's field-capital theory for marketing using original research with a typical European society. Bourdieu's field-capital theory proposes that people acquire economic, social and cultural capital which they deploy in social arenas known as "fields" in order to compete for positions of distinction and status. This exploratory study aims to examine how Bourdieu's theory may explain competitive behavior in fields of interest to marketers. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 61 in-depth interviews were completed with respondents that were representative of each of 61 geodemographic "types" - clusters that enable marketers to segment an entire population. Findings: The findings suggest that examining human behaviour through the lens of field and capital theory highlights the importance of the competition motive in explaining consumers' behaviour. New "fields" were identified which seem to have assumed primary importance, particularly in middle-class people's lives. Research limitations/implications: Viewing consumer behaviour as social competition implies that new segmentation approaches may yield successful marketing outcomes, and opens consumer psychology and behaviour itself to new interpretations. Originality/value: Very few research papers that apply field-capital theory to marketing are present in the literature. It is hoped that this work addresses an important area, and one that is particularly prevalent in twenty-first century consumerism. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Editors' introduction to special theme issue [of International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning]: Meanings emerging in practice (Part 3)

This issue publishes the third and final set of refereed papers from the first wave proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Pedagogies and Learning, held at the Springfield Campus of the University of Southern Queensland in Australia on 27 and 28 September 2007. This third conference in the series focused on “Meanings Emerging in Practice” as a lens for examining and evaluating multiple enactments of pedagogies and learning

Centre Line Removal or non-reinstatement

In 2018 researchers from the University of the West of England undertook a study which asked the question: What is the impact of Centre Line Removal (CLR) or non-re-instatement on 20mph and 30mph speed limit roads as a contributor to cycle safety? Cycle user perceptions of road danger are significantly a function of driver speed. The sense of danger is substantially increased when speeds driven are above posted 20 and 30mph limits on unsegregated roads. Achieving driver speed limit compliance is, however, very difficult without traffic calming or enforcement. In terms of 20mph speed limits, while there is consistent majority public support in Great Britain (Department for Transport 2012; Tapp et al 2015), driver compliance is more problematic. Moreover, previous UK research has reported that overtaking speeds on 20 and 30mph roads were reduced if there was no centre-line present (Shackel, Parkin, 2014). The literature is not clear as to the causation of lower speeds without centre lines but it may be that cognitive load increases without the certainty of a centre-line so drivers slow in order to gain more time to respond (Murphy, Greene, 2017). Road types are typically village roads and local distributor roads in urban areas which are single carriageway two-way with opposing flows with the centre-line removed or not reinstated

The Economic Structure of Renegotiation and Dispute Resolution in the WTO/GATT System

The treaty creating the WTO replaced the GATT dispute resolution system, which contained no formal sanctions for breach of agreement as a practical matter, with a system that results in centrally authorized sanctions against recalcitrant violators of WTO trade agreements. We examine the important features of the new system, and argue that the institutionalization of a sanctioning mechanism was not motivated by a perceived need to increase the penalty for violations, but rather by a need to decrease the penalty. In particular, the GATT system relied on unilateral retaliation and reputation to police the bargain, and toward its end unilateral retaliation became excessive, interfering with opportunities for efficient breach. The WTO mechanism for arbitrating the magnitude of proposed sanctions is the major innovation under WTO law, and ensures that sanctions are not set too high

Using Chatbots and Digital Humans to Collect Online Reviews

AI-controlled digital humans that look and sound highly human-realistic are beginning to appear in place of text-based chatbots for a variety of routine customer service tasks. We used an online experiment to examine how people respond to digital humans and chatbots when providing online reviews. The results show that participants perceived the digital human interface to be more effective, efficient, and satisfying. Participants found the digital human to be more human-like, which elicited a stronger emotional response and led to higher satisfaction. Participants used more casual and friendly language when interacting with the digital human and provided longer feedback than with the chatbot. Overall, people preferred the digital human interface over the chatbot. These findings suggest that using highly realistic digital humans in customer service could be a beneficial and worthwhile option to consider