Kathleen O\u27Gorman

Charlie Schlenker interviews Associate Professor of English Kathleen O\u27Gorman about the significance of Bloomsday, a celebration of the book Ulysses by James Joyce. (requires RealPlayer

Kathleen O-Clare

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Event-based media monitoring methodology for Human Rights Watch

Executive Summary This report, prepared by a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota for Human Rights Watch (HRW), investigates the use of event-based media monitoring (EMM) to review its application, identify its strengths and weaknesses, and offer suggestions on how HRW can better utilize EMM in its own work. Media monitoring systems include both human-operated (manual) and automated systems, both of which we review throughout the report. The process begins with the selection of news sources, proceeds to the development of a coding manual (for manual searches) or “dictionary” (for automated searches), continues with gathering data, and concludes with the coding of news stories. EMM enables the near real-time tracking of events reported by the media, allowing researchers to get a sense of the scope of and trends in an event, but there are limits to what EMM can accomplish on its own. The media will only cover a portion of a given event, so information will always be missing from EMM data. EMM also introduces research biases of various kinds; mitigating these biases requires careful selection of media sources and clearly defined coding manuals or dictionaries. In manual EMM, coding the gathered data requires human researchers to apply codebook rules in order to collect consistent data from each story they read. In automated EMM, computers apply the dictionary directly to the news stories, automatically picking up the desired information. There are trade-offs in each system. Automated EMM can code stories far more quickly, but the software may incorrectly code stories, requiring manual corrections. Conversely, manual EMM allows for a more nuanced analysis, but the investment of time and effort may diminish the tool’s utility. We believe that both manual and automated EMM, when deployed correctly, can effectively support human rights research and advocacy

Kathleen O\u27Gorman on the Conditions at US Immigration Facilities

IWU Professor of English Kathleen O\u27Gorman spent the summer of 2019 interviewing children being held at U.S. immigration facilities, as a volunteer on behalf of the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law. She spoke about this experience and the conditions of these detainment centers with WGLT\u27s Ryan Denham

Angell Street Playbill

Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film Harkin\u27s Hall Auditorium Angell Street by Patrick Hamilton December 5-9, 1979 Director, Daniel P. Foster Scenic Design & Technical Direction, R. Scott Yuille Lighting Design, Carl F. Gudenius Stage Manager, Cynthia Flood Theater Arts Program Director, John Garrity Cast: Mrs. Manningham - Kathleen O\u27Neill, Mr. Manningham - Peter J. Cameron, Elizabeth - Maureen Hicks, Nancy - Katherine Spackman, Rough - Joseph J. Menino, Policemen - Richard Lawrence & James Maherhttps://digitalcommons.providence.edu/angell_pubs/1000/thumbnail.jp