Exhibiting Berthe Morisot after the Advent of Feminist Art History

Feminist art historians reassessed French Impressionist Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) throughout the late twentieth and early twenty-first century, a period in which her work coincidentally received steady exposure in major museum exhibitions. This thesis examines how the feminist art historical project intersects with exhibitions that give prominence to Morisot’s work. Critical reviews by Morisot scholars argue that more frequent display of the artist’s work has not correlated to nuanced interpretation. Moreover, prominent feminist scholars and museum theorists maintain that curators virtually exclude their contributions. Attending to these recurrent concerns, this thesis charts shifts in emphases and inquiry in writing centered on Morisot to survey the extent to which curators convey new constructions of her artistic, social, and historical identities. This analysis will observe how distinct exhibition forms—the retrospective, the Impressionism blockbuster, and the gendered “women Impressionists” show—may frame Morisot’s work differently according to their organizing principles

Disability and Autobiography: Enabling Discourse

Produced by Hawai'i University Affiliated Program on Disabilities, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai'i, Frank Sawyer School of Management, Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts, and School of Social Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas for The Society for Disability Studies

Studies of Effectiveness of Commercial Home Treatment Systems

Eleven home water systems were tested representing six different types of filtering systems. Tests were made for Sulfates, Nitrates, Phosphate, Iron and Escherichia coli and Enterobacter aerogenes before and after passing through a home treatment system. All of the systems removed iron adequately but had little effect on the removal of nitrates, phosphates, sulfates or control of pH. Since none of the ground waters was contaminated by coli- forms, nothing was established regarding the effectiveness of bacterial removal by these systems

Experimental measurements of hull pressures on fast displacement catamarans during motions in long-crested head-seas

Piezoresistive pressure transducers have been used to measure the pressure variations at six points on a catamaran hull moving in regular, long-crested, head-seas. Preliminary results demonstrate the feasibility of this experimental approach although a more refined experimental procedure may be required to obtain greater accuracy in the pressure measurements.The pressure measurements were carried out for one demihull spacing at two speeds in calm water and also in regular waves of differing wave periods. The mean pressures from both calm water and regular wave tests are presented along with the RMS variation from the mean during the tests in regular waves

Carers’ responses to shifting identity in dementia in Iris and Away From Her: cultivating stability or embracing change?

An emphasis on supporting and maintaining self-identity in people who have dementia for as long as possible has gone hand in hand with the revitalisation of dementia interventions, services and empowerment. However, recognition of the need for change, adaptation and personal growth is as necessary when living with dementia as at any other time in people's lives. Those who care for people with dementia must constantly navigate this tension between continuity and change within the context of memory loss, knowing when to respond by reinforcing the ‘self’ they have known over time, and when it may be better to respond by acknowledging the changes that have taken place in that ‘self’. The creative arts are avenues for the exploration of the caring relationship under these conditions, conveying the challenges and stimulating audiences to ask how they themselves might choose to respond in a similar situation. This article considers how the scenarios of two noted films, Iris (dir. Richard Eyre, 2001 UK)) and Away From Her (dir. Sarah Polley, 2006 Can), present the dilemmas of identity and caring. In both, a husband cares for a wife experiencing cognitive decline, but responds differently in each to her shifting needs and experience of identity. We argue that the two films reveal complementary and provocative perspectives on this situation. They offer no easy answers, but provide insights into the everyday decisions characteristic of caring for someone who has dementia

Identifying the Ordinary High Water Mark Through the Use of UAVs

The accurate determination of the Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM) on streams and shorelines has taken on an increased importance since the recent redefinition of “Waters of the United States” by the U.S EPA. The redefinition has increased the amount of land and water over which the federal government has jurisdiction. The OHWM helps define the limits of those jurisdictional waters. Accurate, consistent, and efficient OHWM delineation practices are thus essential to proper and effective implementation of these laws and regulations by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Program and other agencies. Through this research it is shown that using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to capture aerial photography can be helpful in the identification of the OHWM where accessibility, safety, and/or cost might make normal delineation techniques prohibitive. For this research a quadcopter UAV was flown for the purpose of taking aerial photographs of the banks of streams in southwest Ohio. The photos were then used to see if the natural indicators of the OHWM were apparent. At many of the streams photographs were easy to collect in a timely manner. Natural indicators such as change in vegetation and soil were present. However due to restrictive conditions at some streams such as overgrown grasses and trees, the OHWM was difficult to discern. The verification of the adequacy and accuracy of the OHWM identification, based on the photographs and videos at the studied streams, was handled by wading into the streams or climbing down over the streambanks and inserting colored flags along the line that defined the OHWM. These flags were identifiable in the UAV images and thus allowed for an assessment of the usefulness of such images for defining the OHWM. In locations where UAV’s can be flown, any party who is interested in making a quick and efficient determination of the Ordinary High Water Mark should consider the use of UAVs

REVISION OF THE LITERARY CANON: THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

O artigo trata das modificações no processo de revisão do cânone literário dos Estados Unidos. De acordo com o autor, o novo cânone, muit maior e mais abrangente do que o antigo, inclui várias minorias antes excluídas. Entretanto, a falta de critérios claros ou explícitos, ou de julgamentos oficiais para a sua formação, desmistifica a criação do cânone literário, que, apesar de eternamente sujeito a mudanças, é alterado deliberadamente. Ao explorar as razões dessas mudanças, especialmente de ordem política, o autor acusa o comprometimento com a qualidade literária. No decorrer do artigo, a obra "Heath Anthology of American Literature" é descrita pelo mesmo como maior representante do atual cânone literário

Illness, Disability, and Ethical Life Writing

In his article “Illness, Disability, and Ethical Life Writing,” G. Thomas Couser discusses illness and disability as related to ethical Life Writing. Since the issues came to his attention in the early 1990s, narratives of illness and disability have continued to proliferate in the US. And today, even as psychiatry moves away from narrative therapy toward drug therapy, narrative competence is being emphasized in the treatment of non-mental illness. Whether inside or outside the clinic, narratives of illness and disability can be in and of themselves restorative, if not healing. And yet, the production of such narratives is not without ethical pitfalls. Professional ethics do not necessarily prevent violation of privacy or other harms

The implications of contractual terms of employment for women and leadership: an autoethnographic study in UK higher education

This article is concerned with the implications of casual, non-permanent forms of employment that have become a common cultural practice in higher education. It proposes that contractual terms of employment have important implications for women and leadership in higher education, since to pursue leadership, usually one must first gain permanency in an organization, in contractual terms. Based on an autoethnographic study by a female academic in a UK higher education institution, the article illustrates that temporary forms of employment, should they be protracted, can stifle leadership aspirations due to lack of career progression opportunities and lead to a sense of alienation from the target community of practice, and even to personal difficulties, such as feelings of isolation and poor self-esteem. The article discusses theoretical and practical implications for women’s leadership arising from the findings and makes recommendations for improvements in practice in the higher education sector. The findings and recommendations from this study will also be relevant to other organizational contexts where casual or temporary, fixed term, zero-hours non-permanent forms of employment are common