Palimpsesting : reading and writing lives in H.D.'s 'Murex: War and Postwar London (circa A. D. 1916-1926)'

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Values and religion in rural America: attitudes toward abortion and same-sex relations

The rural vote is critical, but how do rural voters\u27 views on issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage, and religion influence elections? This brief compares rural and urban views on these divisive issues and examines how much rural opinions vary within rural regions of the country

Values and religion in rural America: attitudes toward abortion and same-sex relations

The rural vote is critical, but how do rural voters\u27 views on issues such as abortion, same-sex marriage, and religion influence elections? This brief compares rural and urban views on these divisive issues and examines how much rural opinions vary within rural regions of the country

Tell me what you read (or watch) and I will tell you what you research: the two-way street between science and literature

Literature and in particular science fiction is often seen as being prefigurative to the development of science and technology. Whilst this can on occasion be the case, drawing on a study of AI researchers and their reading and viewing material, Sarah Dillon discusses how literature and other media can have structuring effects on the formation, research and communication practices of scientific communities

Seeing Renaissance Glass

With the invention of eyeglasses around 1280 near Pisa, the mundane medium of glass transformed early modern optical technology and visuality. It also significantly influenced contemporaneous art, religion, and science. References to glass are found throughout the Bible and in medieval hagiography and poetry. For instance, glass is mentioned in descriptions of Heavenly Jerusalem, the Beatific Vision, and the Incarnation. At the same time, a well-known Islamic scientific treatise, which likened a portion of the eye’s anatomy to glass, entered the scientific circles of the Latin West. Amidst this complex web of glass-related phenomena early modern Italian artists used glass in some of their most important artworks but, until now, no study has offered a comprehensive consideration of the important role glass played in shaping the art of the Italian Renaissance. Seeing Renaissance Glass explores how artists such as Giotto, Duccio, Nicola Pisano, Simone Martini, and others employed the medium of glass—whether it be depictions of glass or actual glass in the form of stained glass, gilded glass, and transparent glass—to resonate with the period’s complex visuality and achieve their artistic goals. Such an interdisciplinary approach to the visual culture of early modern Italy is particularly well-suited to an introductory humanities course as well as classes on media studies and late medieval and early Renaissance art history. It is also ideal for a general reader interested in art history or issues of materiality

Seeing Renaissance Glass

With the invention of eyeglasses around 1280 near Pisa, the mundane medium of glass transformed early modern optical technology and visuality. It also significantly influenced contemporaneous art, religion, and science. References to glass are found throughout the Bible and in medieval hagiography and poetry. For instance, glass is mentioned in descriptions of Heavenly Jerusalem, the Beatific Vision, and the Incarnation. At the same time, a well-known Islamic scientific treatise, which likened a portion of the eye’s anatomy to glass, entered the scientific circles of the Latin West. Amidst this complex web of glass-related phenomena early modern Italian artists used glass in some of their most important artworks but, until now, no study has offered a comprehensive consideration of the important role glass played in shaping the art of the Italian Renaissance. Seeing Renaissance Glass explores how artists such as Giotto, Duccio, Nicola Pisano, Simone Martini, and others employed the medium of glass—whether it be depictions of glass or actual glass in the form of stained glass, gilded glass, and transparent glass—to resonate with the period’s complex visuality and achieve their artistic goals. Such an interdisciplinary approach to the visual culture of early modern Italy is particularly well-suited to an introductory humanities course as well as classes on media studies and late medieval and early Renaissance art history. It is also ideal for a general reader interested in art history or issues of materiality

Storylistening: why narrative evidence matters for public reasoning and how to use it

As the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated narratives, qualitative or quantitative, can shape, guide and make sense of public policies. However, the way in which the listeners and readers of these narratives receive and engage with them is often taken as a given. By introducing the concept of storylistening, Claire Craig and Sarah Dillon outline how different narratives can contribute to and enhance the use of evidence in policymaking and present a framework for how qualitative and humanistic research can play a key role in this process

Urban real estate technologies: genealogies, frontiers, & critiques

The production, perception, and representation of urban space and urban property relations have been urgent “technological” questions since before the birth of urban geography as a discipline. The growth and differentiation of cities worldwide has been shaped by a long-evolving technical frontier, one often turned toward the accumulation imperatives and exclusions of private real estate development. Today, real estate in global cities is experiencing a fresh technological boom, featuring novel techniques for real estate mapping, valuation, financialization, and other key functions. This special issue explores and theorizes these technological developments in real estate, past and present. Collected papers articulate urban geographical scholarship with insights from critical political economy and technology studies, including digital geographies. The collection argues that the relational politics of property manifest in crucial ways through the development and application of urban real estate technologies, and that geography and urban planning are well positioned to offer insights into such technological and political economic mediations, both historical and unfolding

Open Pedagogy Assignment: Educating Others About Art

After participating in Kingsborough Community College’s Open Pedagogy Fellowship during the Spring 2021 semester I designed theses assignments in order to better align my course assignments and learning outcomes with some principles of Open Pedagogy. The three assignments are scaffolded, each building on the previous one, to produce the overall goal of having students educate others about artworks. There is a combination of group work and individual work throughout and the groups decide what the final product will look like and how it is shared, that is, students decide who they are looking to educate about art and how they will do so. Students have this freedom to design these aspects of their projects because the final grading rubric will be consistent regardless of the form they choose. These aspects of the assignment’s design aim to embrace the principles of collaboration and flexibility, which are central to Open Pedagogy

An investigation of the factors associated with running-related injuries among recreational runners

Background: Running-related injuries (RRIs) occur when load exceeds tissue strength and therefore, purportedly result from a complex interaction of factors. However, research regarding factors associated with RRI remains inconclusive. Very few prospective, multifactorial, large-scale studies exist exploring general or specific RRIs, with even fewer examining segmental loading and running technique throughout the body. Additionally, although runners who have never been injured or have not been recently injured may have distinctive factors explaining their resistance to (re-)injury, this has seldom been examined. Aims: Primary aim: To prospectively investigate factors associated with general and specific RRIs using a multifactorial, large-scale approach. Secondary aim: To retrospectively investigate differences in clinical and loading factors between injury-resistant and recently injured runners. Methods: This thesis incorporates work from four research questions (Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6) and one methodological chapter (Section 8.3). A baseline assessment of 274 recreational runners examined: (1) loading (via impact accelerations), (2) running technique (via motion analysis) and (3) clinical measures of: strength, range of motion and foot alignment, (4) demographics and injury and training history. RRIs were tracked for one year. Results: There was a 1-year incidence of general RRI of 52%, and 14% for calf-complex injury. Prospectively, running technique and foot alignment were associated with both general (Chapter 5) and calf-complex injuries (Chapter 6). Some factors were injury-specific, including running pace and sagittal plane motion. Overall, there was a limited potential identified for the use of any measure in RRI screening. Retrospectively, recently injured runners displayed greater lower back loading compared to those injured >2 years ago and strength differences (plantar flexion and hip abduction) were noted among runners with and without a history of RRI (Chapters 3,4). Conclusion: This thesis adds important insights into potential factors that are associated with RRIs. These may form the basis of intervention programmes