Reconstructing Home in Exile: Ovid's Tristia

This thesis explores the physical landscapes and social interactions that form Ovid's home in Rome, as well as his vision of a transcendent home made possible through poetry. My case-studies will be poems from Ovid's Tristia in which he either directly reconstructs home or provides a photographic negative image of home by highlighting the opposite: the barbaric. I will spend the first chapter examining Ovid's construction of home's physical landscape. In Tristia 3.10 and 3.12, Ovid recreates Rome as a sort of negative image of Tomis. Rome is what Tomis is not. In Chapter Two, I will look at Ovid's reconstruction of social interaction; alienated in Tomis, he maintains his connections in Rome through his absent presence, as exemplified in Tristia 3.5. But home for Ovid is more than Rome. In Chapter Three, I will examine Ovid's position as a sacred vates who can, through his poetry, have a transcendent home on Mount Helicon. Tiberius's future triumph in Germany (Tristia 4.2) gives Ovid the opportunity to join himself to Caesar's triumph; his poem becomes the symbolic declaration of his own victory over the world. His letter to his daughter Perilla (Tristia 3.4), who is also a poet, reveals that poetry gives Ovid a companionship with her even while he is absent; poetry allows him friendships that spans any distance. I will also examine Tristia 4.10, Ovid's autobiography, as a further example of Ovid's transcendent home on Mount Helicon. He spent his boyhood on Mount Helicon, and in his early years he becomes known and read in the city; in exile he finally becomes known and read in the whole world

Wave I State Demographic Characteristics, Exclusionary Indices, and Inclusionary Indices

These data provide measures of punishment regime variation in state-based policies, practices, and programs, both in their punitive and non-punitive forms, and some additional state demographic control variables. These data were gathered to use with Add Health for multilevel analyses

Musculoskeletal injury epidemiology in law enforcement and firefighter recruits during physical training: a systematic review

Objectives: Report the injury epidemiology of law enforcement and firefighter recruits. Design: A systematic epidemiological review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 2020 guidelines was completed. Data sources: Five online databases were searched from database inception to 5 May 2021. Eligibility criteria for selecting studies: Prospective and retrospective studies that reported data on musculoskeletal injuries sustained by law enforcement or firefighter recruits were included. We reported on all components of injury where data were available. All injury incidence rates were calculated as per 1000 training days (Poisson 95% CI) to allow comparisons between studies. Study quality was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute Quality Assessment Checklist for Prevalence Studies. Results: No studies reporting firefighter recruits were identified. Eight published studies that reported on injuries to law enforcement recruits were identified. The studies were all low quality, and the credibility of the evidence was assessed as very low. Seven studies reported medical attention injuries, and one study reported the number of medical withdrawals from a recruit training programme. The prevalence of law enforcement recruits with medical attention injuries ranged from 13.7% to 24.5%. The overall medical attention injury incidence rate for law enforcement recruits ranged from 1.67 injuries per 1000 training days (Poisson 95% CI 1.00 to 2.34 injuries per 1000 training days) to 4.24 injuries per 1000 training days (Poisson 95% CI 2.97 to 5.51 injuries per 1000 training days). Conclusion: This review reported the prevalence and incidence rates for musculoskeletal injuries in law enforcement officers. However, the credibility of the evidence is very low

What do men gain from listening to men’s mental health podcasts?

Background: Although men are more likely to die by suicide than women, they are less likely to seek help when feeling suicidal. Masculine socialisation leaves men feeling stigmatised for their mental health problems. Researchers consider podcasts an efficient way to promote health information and offer social support to individuals who are unable to access services. Methods: Nine listeners to a UK based mental health podcast series were interviewed using semi-structured interviews. Participants discussed their reflections of twelve podcast episodes and what they gained from listening. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Five interconnected themes were identified which described listener’s reflections: understanding other men’s lived experiences; facilitating male intimacy; combating male isolation; learning how to seek help and reflecting on a culture of positive masculinity. Conclusions: Reflecting on experiences through the medium of mental health podcasts may be a way for men to both initiate new ways of help seeking and challenge their own masculine socialised attitudes. The podcasts promote more inclusive, flexible versions of masculinity which encourage reflection on an individual’s lived experience. Recommendations on how the findings of this research can assist podcast creators develop episodes promoting flexible masculinity are discussed

Mapping Fashion in the \u27City by the Sea\u27: Shopping Districts in Newport, Rhode Island

Newport, Rhode Island is internationally recognized for both its prime location on Narragansett Bay and its storied history. Nicknamed the ‘City by the Sea,’ it is famous for its world-class sailing, colonial New England architecture, Gilded Age mansions, trendy restaurants and bars, and nearby beaches. Cultural tourism is a multi-million dollar business for Rhode Island, especially for Newport, where shopping is fourth on the list of revenue generators. The relationship of an American resort city’s geographical setting, built environment, and cultural heritage to its fashion retail sector has not been explored. Acknowledging that fashion contributes to a city’s image, the authors review Newport’s history, provide a profile of Newport today, map Newport’s nine shopping districts, and analyze Newport’s fashion retail sector on the various streets, squares, wharves, and piers. Such an analysis may prove useful to retailers in other resort cities—both small independent boutique owners and national chain stores—as well as city planners and tourism boards

Center on Disability Studies eNewsletter, September 2023

Welcome to the September 2023 CDS Quarterly eNewsletter. Special highlights in this issue include: Maui Response Director’s Message Featured Artist Alexandra McClurg, MACL Educators Scholarship, Spark Aloha! H-PEP Inclusive First Aid/CPR/AED Upcoming Classes Nā Hōkū Newsletter Release, Project Hoʻokuʻi V Mia Ives-Rublee and Justice Shorter #PacRim 2024 Keynotes Hōkūlani Insider Newsletter Release, Project Hōkūlani Swim Safe: ASD Program Upcoming Classes Scholarships Opportunities, #PacRim2024 Sponsor and Exhibitor Invitations, #PacRim2024 Hawaiʻi Inclusive Early Childhood Professional Prep Project Soccer Classes, Wellness Matters Program Webinar with Dr. Jun Yaeda, University of Tsukuba, Japan September Events, Access to Independence Featured Film Release on KHON, The Power of Hoʻokuʻ