Elegy to an Oz Republic: First Steps in a Ceremony of Invocation towards Reconciliation

In 2012 the author completed a series of drawings that, while figurative in form, were structurally based on and derived their inspiration from Robert Motherwell’s abstract series, Elegies to the Spanish Republic (1963-1975). This wholesale 'borrowing', 'quotation' and 'citation' raises the questions addressed in this article. What does it mean to engage in acts of appropriation now? And, more importantly, can such acts of appropriation draw on the spirit of the 'original' work to make a (political) difference? 

Rhythm and the Performative Power of the Index: Lessons from Kathleen Petyarre's Paintings

Is it possible to find an ethical and generative way to speak about the ‘work’ of Indigenous art? Regardless of what prohibitions exist to protect sacred knowledge from the gaze of Western eyes, Indigenous work is circulating; it is being read, misread, interpreted, misinterpreted and otherwise known. How can a non-Indigenous person ‘speak’ about Indigenous art without reducing it to the diagram, collapsing it into Western modes of knowing, or intruding into the domain of restricted cultural information? Given the lessons of the Indigenous cultural practices, I propose that the work of art is performative and not merely representational. Through attention to the operation of rhythm in Kathleen Petyarre’s paintings, I propose to reconfigure contemporary understandings of performativity. In this formulation I will argue that in the dynamic productivity of the performative act, the world intrudes into practice, and in a double movement, practice casts its effects back towards the world. In this way I suggest that just as life gets into images, so imaging also produces reality. This mutual reflection is the work of art

Of Wilderness, Forest, and Garden: An Eco-Theory of Genre in Middle English Literature

“Of Wilderness, Forest, and Garden: An Eco-Theory of Genre in Middle English Literature” proposes a new theory of genre that considers the material elements of the natural environment in Middle English literature composed between 1300-1450 CE. Instead of treating the setting as just a backdrop for human activity, I posit that the components of the environment play a role in the deployment of the narrative by shaping the characters and influencing the action. More than an acknowledgement of the particular natural features, this study explores the role that these components play and how they give us a deeper understanding of the text. This project presents a view of the text that both engages and augments the traditional genre classification, offering a way to study a lesser considered subject in medieval literature—the material world of the setting—by reassessing the genre classification of the texts. By teasing out the material details of the setting, an eco-theory of genre cuts across conventional genres and offers another way to connect medieval texts. I argue that, instead of romance, Breton Lai, ballad, and fabliau, the texts examined in this dissertation are wilderness, forest, or garden poems. The eco-theory of the genre wilderness sees the adversarial elements in an untamed environment. The forest genre is a space of rules and regulations that circumscribe the environment and, in turn, manage the resources found there. The genre of the garden focuses on the conflict between what is manmade and what is natural and considers which of these is more real. By thoroughly investigating the representations of material nature within certain Middle English texts, such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Geste of Robyn Hode, and “The Franklin’s Tale” from The Canterbury Tales, it is the aim of this dissertation to demonstrate that medieval people negotiated the divide between the philosophy of nature and the lived experience of nature through literature

Beneficence and contemporary art: when aesthetic judgment meets ethical judgment

The National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007) establishes a working set of guidelines for the ethical conduct for research within Australian Universities. One of the primary principles relates to questions of “public good.” The question of public good comes under the principle of beneficence. Beneficence involves an ethical judgment about whether “the likely benefits of the research must justify any risks of harm or discomfort to the participants, to the wider community, or to both.” (National Statement, p. 13). The question of minimizing risk and discomfort becomes a key point of tension when artists become engaged in artistic research and their ‘research’ become subject to the guidelines of The National Statement. Driven by the esthetics of the sublime, the avant-garde impetus demands that art produces discomfort and brings its audience into crisis. For artists this discomfort and crisis is precisely art’s benefit, whilst for an ethics committee such discomfort may be deemed an unacceptable risk. Here-in lies a conflict between the notions of beneficence as defined by the code and those recognized by the artistic community. It raises the question: What is the value of art to a society if it becomes so comfortable that it no longer provokes artistic shock? Through an examination of the work of socially engaged artists Amy Spiers and Catherine Ryan, this paper examines how artists reconfigure the notion of beneficence as a principle that incorporates provocation and discomfort

Costs of the police service and mental healthcare pathways experienced by individuals with enduring mental health needs

Background Substantial policy, communication and operational gaps exist between mental health services and the police for individuals with enduring mental health needs. Aims To map and cost pathways through mental health and police services, and to model the cost impact of implementing key policy recommendations. Method Within a case-linkage study, we estimated 1-year individual-level healthcare and policing costs. Using decision modelling, we then estimated the potential impact on costs of three recommended service enhancements: street triage, Mental Health Act assessments for all Section 136 detainees and outreach custody link workers. Results Under current care, average 1-year mental health and police costs were £10 812 and £4552 per individual respectively (n = 55). The cost per police incident was £522. Models suggested that each service enhancement would alter per incident costs by between −8% and +6%. Conclusions Recommended enhancements to care pathways only marginally increase individual-level costs

Slavenski jezici u usporedbi s hrvatskim I.

Knjiga Slavenski jezici u usporedbi s hrvatskim I rezultat je dugogodišnjih komparativnih istraživanja slavenskih jezika, ponajprije zapadnoslavenskih i istočnoslavenskih - uvijek u usporedbi s hrvatskim. Naša su se istraživanja odvijala u okviru četiriju slavističkih jezikoslovnih znanstvenoistraživačkih projekata Filozofskoga fakulteta u Zagrebu, koje je odobrilo i financijski potpomoglo Ministarstvo znanosti, obrazovanja i športa Republike Hrvatske. U nizu koji čine projekti Istraživanje zapadnoslavenskih jezika (1996.-2002.), Istraživanje istočnoslavenskih jezika (1996.-2002.) i Zapadnoslavenski jezici u usporedbi s hrvatskim (2002.-2006.), sadašnji projekt – pod nazivom Slavenski jezici u usporedbi s hrvatskim svjedoči o kontinuitetu naših komparativnih istraživanja... Izbor tekstova za ovu publikaciju ograničili smo na područja pravopisnih, gramatičkih (fonoloških, morfoloških, sintaktičkih), semantičkih i leksikoloških pojava u suvremenim slavenskim jezicima, i to u okvirima klasične strukturno-funkcionalne lingvistike, kontaktne lingvistike i pragmalingvistike. Oslonjeni na suvremenu normativnu literaturu (koja kodificira konkretne pojave u pojedinim jezicima), naši se radovi temelje na suvremenim jezikoslovnim teorijama, prihvaćenim ponajprije u svjetskoj slavistici. S toga se gledišta kontekstualiziraju i analiziraju pojedina teorijska pitanja vezana uz opis i normativnu obradu hrvatskoga jezika. Knjiga Slavenski jezici u usporedbi s hrvatskim I je dakle zbirka radova istraživača i suradnika na spomenutim slavističkim projektima – Milenka Popovića i Rajise I. Trostinske, Dubravke Sesar, Nede Pintarić, Branke Tafre, Marije Turk, Ivane Vidović Bolt, Barbare Kryżan-Stanojević, Eve Tibenske, Oksane Timko Đitko, Siniše Habijanca, Petra Vukovića, Tetyane Fuderer i Slavomire Ribarove. Radovi su razvrstani u četiri tematske skupine: I. Gramatičke i pravopisne usporedbe, II. Iz kontaktne lingvistike, III. Leksikologija i frazeologija i IV. Pragmalingvističke usporedbe. Knjiga obuhvaća 20 radova, uz ostalo i radove vanjskih suradnika (Marije Turk, Eve Tibenske). Popis literature kojom su se autori služili nalazi se na kraju knjige i donosi 437 naslova. (iz Predgovora / D. Sesar)Knjiga Slavenski jezici u usporedbi s hrvatskim I. rezultat je dugogodišnjih komparativnih istraživanja slavenskih jezika, ponajprije zapadnoslavenskih i istočnoslavenskih - uvijek u usporedbi s hrvatskim. Naša su se istraživanja odvijala u okviru četiriju slavističkih jezikoslovnih znanstvenoistraživačkih projekata Filozofskoga fakulteta u Zagrebu, koje je odobrilo i financijski potpomoglo Ministarstvo znanosti, obrazovanja i športa Republike Hrvatske. U nizu koji čine projekti Istraživanje zapadnoslavenskih jezika (1996.-2002.), Istraživanje istočnoslavenskih jezika (1996.-2002.) i Zapadnoslavenski jezici u usporedbi s hrvatskim (2002.-2006.), sadašnji projekt – pod nazivom Slavenski jezici u usporedbi s hrvatskim svjedoči o kontinuitetu naših komparativnih istraživanja... Izbor tekstova za ovu publikaciju ograničili smo na područja pravopisnih, gramatičkih (fonoloških, morfoloških, sintaktičkih), semantičkih i leksikoloških pojava u suvremenim slavenskim jezicima, i to u okvirima klasične strukturno-funkcionalne lingvistike, kontaktne lingvistike i pragmalingvistike. Oslonjeni na suvremenu normativnu literaturu (koja kodificira konkretne pojave u pojedinim jezicima), naši se radovi temelje na suvremenim jezikoslovnim teorijama, prihvaćenim ponajprije u svjetskoj slavistici. S toga se gledišta kontekstualiziraju i analiziraju pojedina teorijska pitanja vezana uz opis i normativnu obradu hrvatskoga jezika. Knjiga Slavenski jezici u usporedbi s hrvatskim I. je dakle zbirka radova istraživača i suradnika na spomenutim slavističkim projektima – Milenka Popovića i Rajise I. Trostinske, Dubravke Sesar, Nede Pintarić, Branke Tafre, Marije Turk, Ivane Vidović Bolt, Barbare Kryżan-Stanojević, Eve Tibenske, Oksane Timko Đitko, Siniše Habijanca, Petra Vukovića, Tetyane Fuderer i Slavomire Ribarove. Radovi su razvrstani u četiri tematske skupine: I. Gramatičke i pravopisne usporedbe, II. Iz kontaktne lingvistike, III. Leksikologija i frazeologija i IV. Pragmalingvističke usporedbe. Knjiga obuhvaća 20 radova, uz ostalo i radove vanjskih suradnika (Marije Turk, Eve Tibenske). Popis literature kojom su se autori služili nalazi se na kraju knjige i donosi 437 naslova. (iz Predgovora / D. Sesar

Abused Children Experience High Anger Exposure

Childhood maltreatment is a critical problem in the United States. Much attention has been paid to the negative outcomes suffered by victims of abuse. Less attention has been devoted to understanding the emotional environments of maltreated children. One assumption, which has stood without empirical test, is that abused children encounter a high degree of anger in their home environments. Anger exposure is thought to be a source of stress for children in abusive environments and a potential link between the experience of abuse and the development of health and behavioral problems. We tested this notion by assessing data on over 1,000 parents and guardians of 3- to 17-year-old children who were participants in child development studies. Abuse was measured via records from Child Protective Services regarding substantiated and unsubstantiated claims of abuse as well as parent/guardian report. We compared self-reported experiences of anger from parents/guardians of children who have experienced abuse with those who have not. We found support for the claim that caregivers of abused children experience and express high levels of anger. Better characterization of the emotional environments in which abused children develop is critical for understanding how and why abuse affects children and has important implications for informing interventions