Critical cultural theory, postmodernism, and MTV: A feminist rhetorical analysis of female artists.

This is a feminist rhetorical analysis of female artists\u27 videos on MTV in the 1990\u27s. Previous analyses support the idea that sex and sexism play a major aspect in MTV videos. However, most research on MTV was conducted in the 1980\u27s and focused mainly on the portrayal of women in male musicians\u27 videos. By focusing solely on female artists of the 1990\u27s, this study proposed three research questions: Are female artists on MTV portrayed in roles that provide alternative images to traditional sexual stereotypes? Do the appearances of female artists on MTV continue to promote them as sex objects? and Do female artists on MTV present equality in their relationships with men? To answer these questions, the first two steps in feminist rhetorical analysis are applied, first addressing whether a male or female perspective is taken and if it is a traditional or alternative portrayal of femininity, and secondly, how the video may affect its adolescent audience. Three main categories emerged in answering the research question. The first is the \u27Weak Female in which female artists adapt traditional ideas of femininity where the woman depends on a man for her happiness, emphasizes her body rather than her talent, and presents unbalanced male/female relationships. The second category is the Defiant Female, where women artists provide alternative images of femininity, often reversing sex roles and aggressively usurping the power of males. The third category is the \u27\u27Genderless Female in which female artists focus more on humanity and culture, often emphasizing a greater love than just romantic love and presenting equality in male/female relationships. This study concludes that female artists of the 1990\u27s are providing alternative images of women as well as traditional ones. Suggestions for future research include doing a more quantitative analysis of the content of female artists\u27 videos as well as trying to determine what effect these traditional and alternative images have on today\u27s youth

A radio census of the young massive stellar cluster Westerlund 1

Observations were made of the massive stellar cluster Westerlund 1 (Wd1) using the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), with a total on source integration time of ~ 16 hours, collected over the autumn and winter of 2015, with follow up observations carried out in the summer of 2016. This thesis presents a full radio census of the massive stellar cluster. This thesis aims to investigate in full the dataset of radio observations, looking at the radio emission detected from the most massive stars in the cluster, as well as the majority of the post-main sequence massive stars present, including several Wolf-Rayet stars, yellow hypergiants, red supergiants, and a luminous blue variable. A full description outlining the data reduction process and the analysis carried out showcases current methods for handling radio interferometric data from ATCA when considering a crowded field full of extended and complex sources. The scientific results gained provide a follow-up to previous ATCA observations taken in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The more recent observations that are the focus of this thesis demonstrate an increase in both the sensitivity and resolution possible with the use of ATCA. New radio detections are made for ten members of the known stellar population of Wd1. The radio observations could be compared to complementary observations at millimetre wavelengths to determine spectral indices and index limits, which allowed for the nature of the radio emission to be constrained. Conclusions could be made from the spectral indices and index limits about the potential binarity of the stellar sources. For all stars where the radio emission could be validly approximated to a thermally emitting stellar wind, updated constraints could be found for the mass-loss rates of these sources. Comparisons between radio and millimetre wavebands allowed for a consideration of clumping factors

Everything in Moderation? A Review of the Organisational Success of Individuals with Personality Dysfunction

Possession of psychopathic, narcissistic and Machiavellian traits is related to attraction to organisations and job roles that provide opportunities for rewards, autonomy and stimulation. Such individuals are likely to appear as good candidates and therefore be selected. Different perspectives on performance reveal different relationships todysfunctional traits. Some aspects of performance (e.g. sales) appear to be aided by dysfunctional traits whilst others are hampered (e.g. contextual performance). Organisational structure also appears to impact upon the success of those with dysfunctional traits. These traits appear to be associated with a rise to leadership positions, but inbuilt character weaknesses are likely to become salient and may lead to career derailment

Integrating a Career Coaching Approach Within a Preparing for Placement Module in Order to Enhance Student Employability

The UFHRD Programme and Qualification Activities Committee awards an annual prize for the best contribution to the UFHRD Teaching & Learning Resource bank. Our teaching and learning resource is an overview of the placement module, including career coaching, that was created to enhance student employability

Multiple components in the molecular outflow of the red supergiant NML Cyg

Despite their large impact on stellar and galactic evolution, the properties of outflows from red supergiants are not well characterized. We used the Onsala 20m telescope to perform a spectral survey at 3 and 4mm (68-116 GHz) of the red supergiant NML Cyg, alongside the yellow hypergiant IRC + 10420. Our observations of NML Cyg were combined with complementary archival data to enable a search for signatures of morphological complexity in the circumstellar environment, using emission lines from 15 molecular species. The recovered parameters imply the presence of three distinct, coherent, and persistent components, comprised of blue-shifted and red-shifted components, in addition to an underlying outflow centred at the stellar systemic velocity. Furthermore, to reproduce (CO)-C-12 emission with 3D radiative transfer models required a spherical outflow with three superposed conical outflows, one towards and one away from the observer, and one in the plane of the sky. These components are higher in density than the spherical outflow by up to an order of magnitude. We hence propose that NML Cyg\u27s circumstellar environment consists of a small number of high-density large-scale coherent outflows embedded in a spherical wind. This would make the mass-loss history similar to that of VY CMa, and distinct from mu Cep, where the outflow contains many randomly distributed smaller clumps. A possible correlation between stellar properties, outflow structures, and content is critical in understanding the evolution of massive stars and their environmental impact