Toward intersectional history

In this thesis, I introduce a theoretical approach called Intersectional History (IH). IH is theorized by bringing together a critical approach to intersectionality with a postmodern approach to the study of the past. The purpose of bringing these two domains together is to provide a theoretically-informed way to focus on revealing intersectional based privilege and marginalization in historical accounts of organizations. A primary focus of IH is to consider how categories of identity are constructed and reproduced within organizational materials from the past, over time. In particular, IH is concerned with the ways that those powerful constructions of categories of identity overlap and reinforce systems of oppression, such as racism, sexism, and colonialism, within organizational contexts. Another key purpose of IH is to reveal the stories of those at the intersection of overlapping, marginalized categories of identity and re-centre their experiences and contributions in organizations. I demonstrate the potential of IH through an analysis of the Australian Airline, Qantas, with a specific focus on how women and Aboriginal Australians are constructed within the organizational material, over time

Images of race over time at British Airways : a case study

1 online resource (59 p.)Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-59).This research project examines the ways in which race is presented through photographs taken from British Airways newsletters, located in the British Airways Archives, during the period of 1932-1946. The purpose of the study is to consider the predominant themes of those images, how the images change over time, and the various ways that discrimination seems to be reproduced and recreated at the organization through the images. The content analysis of how race is shown in the organization’s materials over the fourteen year time period provides a case for how images are reproduced and subtly altered over time to maintain a dominant stereotype of non-white individuals as a means of exclusion or discrimination within the organization. The content analysis reveals three main themes over time that act as categorizations for the way in which race is admitted into the organization in the materials studied. These three themes are primitivism, exoticism, and superiority, and together these different themes demonstrate a change over time in the way that race is shown in the organization. The significance of this study lies in the need for more considerations of racial discrimination within organizations, as evidence suggests that historical treatment of certain groups, such as those of non-white races, can impact the treatment that such groups receive today in organizations (Acker, 2006; Nkomo, 1992; Cox & Nkomo,1992). The study will contribute to the existing literature as a case study by attempting to show how discrimination was enacted during one time frame at the organization through images in the organizational newsletters, and how that discrimination changed over time. The study takes into consideration previous work on British Airways (Mills, 1995; Mills, 2006) and draws its time frame from Mills’(1995; 2006) identification of junctures (Mills, 2010) within the organization. The study also considers Nkomo’s (1992) theory of race-neutrality, which asserts that organizations often fail to sufficiently consider the impacts of race and racial discrimination, and calls for greater investigation into past experiences of minority workers

“You are just a temp” : intersectional experiences of temporary help agency workers In Nova Scotia

This paper examines the intersectional experiences of temporary help agency workers. Temporary help agency work is overrepresented by women and individuals occupying multiple marginalized categories of identity, such as race. I interview eight individuals about their experiences as temporary help agency workers, using an intersectional lens to better understand the complexity of their experiences as they relate to categories of identity. I use critical discourse analysis to analyze their interviews and find that consistent themes emerge related to insecurity and precariousness, as well as competence and professionalism. These themes are explored in the context of intersectional identities. This analysis provides insight into a marginalized population of workers who are understudied in current organizational researc

Transmesocolic Hernia of the Ascending Colon with Intestinal Obstruction

An internal hernia may be either congenital or acquired. The reported incidence of such hernias is 1–2%. In rare cases, internal hernias are the cause of small bowel obstruction, with a reported incidence of 0.2–0.9%. Transmesocolic hernia of the ascending colon is especially rare. We report a case of transmesocolic hernia of the ascending colon with intestinal obstruction diagnosed preoperatively. A 91-year-old Japanese female was admitted to our hospital with abdominal distention and vomiting of 3 days duration. She had no past history of any abdominal surgery. Abdominal examination revealed distention and tenderness in the right iliac fossa. Abdominal computed tomography revealed ileus in the sac at the left side of the ascending colon and dilatation of the oral side of the intestine. We diagnosed a transmesocolic hernia of the ascending colon with intestinal obstruction and performed emergency surgery. At the time of operation, there was internal herniation of ileal loops through a defect in the ascending mesocolon, without any strangulation of the small bowel. The contents were reduced and the tear in the ascending mesocolon was closed. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged 14 days after surgery. In conclusion, preoperative diagnosis of bowel obstruction caused by a congenital mesocolic hernia remains difficult despite the techniques currently available, so it is important to consider the possibility of a transmesocolic hernia when diagnosing a patient with ileus with no past history of abdominal surgery

The ß-decay of 71Kr: Precise measurement of the half-life

4 pags., 6 figs. --European Nuclear Physics Conference (EuNPC 2022), Section: P2 Nuclear Structure, Spectroscopy and DynamicsThe very proton-rich 71Kr isotope was produced through the in-flight fragmentation of 78Kr on a beryllium target at RIKEN ¿ Nishina Center in order to study its ß-decay properties. A stack of double-sided silicon strip detectors, called WAS3ABi, was used as the decay station, where the detection of ion implants, ß-decays and ß-delayed protons took place. Beta-delayed ¿-rays were measured using a system of 84 HPGe detectors, called EURICA, surrounding the decay station. The main goal of the present study was the precise measurement of the half-life of 71Kr, as in the literature there is an almost 10 ¿ difference between the most precise independent results. Implant¿ß time correlations, implant¿proton time correlations and implant¿ß¿¿ time correlations were all used to derive the half-life value, followed by a thorough investigation of systematic uncertainties for each method. As these values were found to be consistent, the weighted average t1/2 = 94.40+19ms is reported as a new half-life value in this work. Furthermore a total of 26 previously unreported ¿ following the ß-decay of 71Kr were also identified in the analysis.This work was carried out at the RIBF operated by RIKEN Nishina Center and CNS, University of Tokyo. We acknowledge the EUROBALL Owners Committee for the loan of germanium detectors and the PreSpec Collaboration for the readout electronics of the cluster detectors. This work was supported by the Spanish MICINN grants FPA2014-52823-C2-1-P, FPA2017-83946-C2-1-P (MCIU/AEI/FEDER); Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion grant PID2019-104714GB-C21; Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa del IFIC SEV - 2014 - 0398; Junta para la Ampliacion de E studios ´ Programme (CSIC JAEDoc contract) co-financed by FSE, by NKFIH (NN128072), the National Research, Development, and Innovation Fund of Hungary Project No. K 128729 the STFC (UK) through Grant No. ST/P005314/, the PROMETEO/2019/007 project and by the ÚNKP-20-5-DE-02 New National Excellence Program of the Ministry of Human Capacities of Hungary and by the JSPS KAKENHI of Japan (Grant No. 25247045). G. G. Kiss acknowledges support from the János Bolyai research fellowship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. A. A. acknowledges partial support of the JSPS Invitational Fellowships for Research in Japan (ID: L1955) P. S. acknowledges support from MCI/AEI/FEDER,UE (Spain) under grant PGC2018-093636-BI00. F. M. acknowledges support from ANID FONDECYT Regular Project 1221364 and ANID - Millennium Science Initiative Program - ICN2019-044. Supported by the ÚNKP-22-3 New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Culture and Innovation from the source of the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund (Project No. ÚNKP-22-3-II-DE-132)

Half-Life Systematics across the N=126 Shell Closure:Role of First-Forbidden Transitions in the beta Decay of Heavy Neutron-Rich Nuclei

This Letter reports on a systematic study of β-decay half-lives of neutron-rich nuclei around doubly magic ^{208}Pb. The lifetimes of the 126-neutron shell isotone ^{204}Pt and the neighboring ^{200-202}Ir, ^{203}Pt, ^{204}Au are presented together with other 19 half-lives measured during the "stopped beam" campaign of the rare isotope investigations at GSI collaboration. The results constrain the main nuclear theories used in calculations of r-process nucleosynthesis. Predictions based on a statistical macroscopic description of the first-forbidden β strength reveal significant deviations for most of the nuclei with N<126. In contrast, theories including a fully microscopic treatment of allowed and first-forbidden transitions reproduce more satisfactorily the trend in the measured half-lives for the nuclei in this region, where the r-process pathway passes through during β decay back to stability

Behavioral and endocrine responses in male marmosets to the establishment of multimale breeding groups: evidence for non-monopolizing facultative polyandry

Studies of wild callitrichids provide conflicting evidence regarding polyandrous groups. One perspective supports a monopolizing breeding strategy on the part of one male, while the alternative perspective suggests that polyandry does not lead to a breeding monopoly. We tested the hypotheses in male marmosets (Callithrix kuhlii) with 5 polyandrous groups composed of related/familiar males as our attempts to establish polyandrous groups of unrelated/familiar males failed. We monitored male social and sexual behavior and urinary testosterone (T) and cortisol (CORT) across the first 80 days of group formation and contrasted them with similar measures in males housed in monogamous groups. We also examined the same measures across the females' ovulatory cycles for polyandrous males. We found little evidence that males in polyandrous groups exercised a mating monopoly over the female and no evidence for overt competition between polyandrous males. We found 2 behavioral differences: polyandrous males were less often in proximity and copulated more often with the female than monogamous males did. Our findings suggest that the males in newly-formed groups of marmosets do not monopolize breeding and social behavior with the female. This appears to be the case for 3 reasons. First, males may use sperm competition rather than overt competition. Secondly, it may take longer for relationships to develop between the female and the males in polyandrous groups versus in monogamous groups. Thirdly, the cost of infant care is sufficiently high to demand that group members get along when groups are small and reproductive benefits are shared