Footnotes in Gaza (2009) by Joe Sacco: a historian against the grain (anachronism and memory)

Indexación: Revista UNAB.Notas al pie de Gaza es una novela gráfica en la que Joe Sacco intenta dar cuenta de las matanzas de Khan Younis y Rafah, llevadas a cabo por soldados israelíes en la población palestina en la década de los cincuenta. Este trabajo se aproxima a la obra de Sacco desde los conceptos del tiempo y las imágenes de Didi-Huberman contenidos en Ante el tiempo (2008). Este análisis expone las diversas anacronías que Sacco introduce para abordar los sucesos del pasado. La anacronía –entendida como la intromisión de un tiempo en otro –revela la dificultad del historiador para relacionar adecuadamente su presente con el pasado. Este análisis propone constantemente la pregunta por respuesta ética y la adecuación de las técnicas descritas.Notas al pie de Gaza is a graphic novel in wich Joe Sacco sheds light on the killings of Khan Younis and Rafah, carried out by Israeli soldiers in the Palestinian population in the 1950s. In this article, we approach Sacco’s work from Didi-Huberman’s concepts of time and images explained in Ante el tiempo (2008). The analysis shows how Sacco introduces various anachronisms to present past events. These anachronisms -understood as the meddling of one time into another- reveals the difficulty of the historian to relate his present with the past. Underneath this analysis, we are faced with the question of a possible ethical answer and the appropriateness of the described techniques.http://revistahumanidades.unab.cl//wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Mary-Mac-Millan-Notas-al-pie-de-Gaza-2009-de-Joe-Sacco-un-historiador-a-contrapelo-anacronia-y-memoria.pd

Identification of proteins interacting with the human mismatch repair protein MLH1

Loss of expression of the human DNA mismatch repair (MMR) gene, hMLH1, is seen in a number of tumour cell lines resistant to a variety of cytotoxic drugs. The aim of this study was to identify other proteins that interact with hMLH1 to attempt to further elucidate its role in MMR and the engagement of downstream damage response pathways. A yeast two-hybrid system, an in vivo system for detecting protein-protein interactions was utilised for this purpose. Fifteen known and five unknown genes were identified as encoding proteins interacting with hMLH1. These included three known hMLH1 binding proteins, hMLH3, hPMS1 and MED1. Amongst the other genes identified was the proto-oncogene c-MYC, a gene previously implicated in genetic instability and apoptosis. Using in vitro derived mutants of c-MYC, it has been shown that hMLH1 interacts with the leucine-zipper domain of c-MYC. The effect of elevated c-MYC expression on functional MMR was examined. An inducible c-MYC expression system, Rat-1 fibroblasts expressing c-MYCERTM, a fusion of c-MYC to the hormone binding domain of the oestrogen receptor was utilised. Elevated expression of c-MYC did not effect the mismatch specific binding complex activity in these cells as measured in EMSA experiments. However c-MYC overexpression utilising the Rat-1 cMYCERTM system was shown to result in a mutator phenotype in these cells. The results suggest there may be a link between the mutator phenotype, induced through overexpression of c-MYC, and loss of MMR. Overexpression of c-MYC, which is associated with many cancers, may result in the sequestration of hMLH1 preventing functional MMR. The interaction between hMLH1 and c-MYC is proposed to act in a DNA damage response pathway which is disrupted upon aberrant c-MYC expression

Humanities Approach to an Analyze of Short Stories in the Romantic Period [8th grade]

The submitted unit is the second in a series covering the Ante-bellum period. This unit focuses on the accumulation of knowledge of the economic and political issues of the time with a narrowed focus/extension of the social aspect (Romanticism). Students will be exposed to art, poetry, and short stories and how they embody the Romantic ideas. This unit also focuses on plot development and analyzing literature with the use of plot diagrams and the SOAPSTONE model. The end result of this unit is to have students write a short story that occurs in one of the three regions of Ante-bellum America and includes an economic, a social, and a political issue/event of the period. The short story must also contain all of the components of the genre

Interview with Mr John Moreland: audio interview

In this interview Mr Moreland recalls a long life spent working in the Irish Yeast Company and living in the College Street area of Dublin city. The interview sheds some light on the rise and fall of the various bakeries supplying Dublin city. Please note the download button provides access to the transcription while clicking on the supplementary file provides access to the recorded interview

'The god of our small world': Art O'Brien and Irish nationalism in London, 1900-1925

This thesis uses the life of Art O’Brien (1872-1949) as a central axis on which to construct an analysis of Irish nationalism in London from 1900 to 1925. Born and reared in London, O’Brien became a leading member of the Gaelic League, Sinn Féin, the Irish Volunteers, the Irish Republican Brotherhood and the Irish Self-Determination League of Great Britain. His career as an electrical engineer placed him at the centre of the London business milieu and he was a key mobiliser of the Irish community. Appointed London envoy of Dáil Éireann in 1919, he was a close confidant of Michael Collins throughout the War of Independence. He was also a mediator in various peace initiatives during 1920 and 1921 and introduced de Valera to Lloyd George at their first meeting in July 1921. Following O’Brien’s rejection of the Anglo-Irish Treaty, he became embroiled in various financial disputes and suffered a spectacular fall from grace. He has been a neglected figure in the historiography of the Irish revolution and the Irish in Britain. Based on rigorous research of British and Irish archives, Irish language material and privately held papers, this thesis argues that O’Brien made a vital contribution to the prosecution of the Irish revolution by co-ordinating prisoner relief, financing gun-running and instigating a major propaganda campaign in favour of Irish independence. The dissertation demonstrates how a benign cultural nationalism gave way to militant activity for a small number of London enthusiasts who were galvanised by O’Brien. The importance of individual leadership rather than the influence of a movement is highlighted. This is the first comprehensive study of a London-based activist of the Irish revolution and also makes a significant contribution to the yet sparse historiography of leading second rank activists

Franz Kafka: El buitre y la resonancia del mito de Prometeo

El mito prometeico. Textos desde Hesíodo hasta René Char[1] , así se titula unvolumen publicado por la editorial Reclam el año 1995. La recopilación, conintroducción de Wolfgang Storch sobre la figura de Prometeo en la historia,ofrece primeramente las versiones de Hesíodo, Esquilo y de Francis Bacon. Acontinuación se añaden textos que se relacionan con el mito y que seclasifican en cinco subtítulos: "formador de hombres", "dador del fuego,"encadenado", "liberación" y "después". En la división correspondiente a"encadenado" y entre versiones de Bertolt Brecht, Friedrich Nietzsche y JeanPaul llama la atención un breve texto: El buitrede Franz Kafka. ¿Qué significala inclusión de este texto al interior de este marco mayor del mito dePrometeo? ¿Cuál es la implicancia de este gesto crítico para la lectura de Elbuitre? [2]La lectura está determinada por numerosos factores. Uno de estosfactores es la "resonancia" que el texto pueda despertar, es decir, el texto,aunque solitario y en sí mismo completo, entra en "diálogo" con unadeterminada tradición. De momento utilizaremos el término "diálogo" hasta nodar con uno más adecuado para describir el vínculo entre El buitre y el mitoprometeico. El buitre entablaría un diálogo con una tradición[3]. Ahora bien, lapregunta que guía esta reflexión es un su base simple: ¿Por qué la críticaincluye determinado texto en una recopilación sobre el mito prometeico? Talpregunta, ingenua, si se quiere, pone en movimiento varios problemas. Habráque dilucidar en qué medida la incorporación mencionada determina la luzbajo la cual debe ser leído el texto kafkiano. O dicho de otro modo ¿seconstituye el mito prometeico en una especie de código de lectura para Elbuitre? Y si es así ¿cuáles son los resultados de esta lectura?IILa

LA FUNCIÓN DEL CÓMIC EN FANTOMAS CONTRA LOS VAMPIROS MULTINACIONALES DE JULIO CORTÁZAR (1975):DEL FETICHE AL DUELO

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The leadership experiences of the Assistant Directors of nursing in the Dublin Academic Teaching Hospitals (DATH)

The profession of nursing has undergone significant change in the last century but more so in the last two decades since the Report of the Commission on Nursing (1998). This Report is highlighted because of its significant contribution to the advancement of the profession. It heralded radical change both in education requirements and the structure of the profession. This study took place at a time when the Department of Health was in the process of developing systems to restructure the acute hospital system in Ireland into seven hospital groups with the objective of eventually converting the groups into Hospital Trusts similar to the English system. The aim of the study was to explore the leadership experience of the Assistant Directors of Nursing (ADON) in five of the six Dublin Academic Teaching Hospitals referred to as DATHs. Both the historical context and the current role of the nursing profession were explored including the role of the Assistant Director of Nursing. Twenty participants were interviewed using phenomenological methodology with Giorgi’s Framework being used for analysis. The role of the ADON was found to be multifaceted and is discussed in the context of the characteristics of transformational and transactional leadership. Themes identified included aspects of both these styles of leadership with a strong emphasis on Governance and patient safety. The essential meaning structure of the phenomenon that was highlighted in the study relates to the balance the Assistant Directors must maintain between their clinical role and their management role. At the time of the study, Ireland (and the world), was in an economic crisis and this was reflected in the health service budget. This was mirrored in the experiences of the ADONs. In their managerial role, they were given directives for budget savings while in their clinical professional role they were managing the clinical environment with staff shortages and a moratorium on recruitment with resultant governance and patient safety concerns. Patient safety concerns were paramount with this group and remained so when cutbacks and workloads became more demanding