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What Does It Mean To Be Human?: Racing Monsters, Clones And Replicants, Robyn L. Morris

Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)

In her first novel When Fox is a Thousand (1995), Calgary-based author Larissa Lai incorporated into her narrative selected scenes from the movie Blade Runner (Director’s Cut 1992) to interrogate a contemporary filmic definition of humanness that is premised on racialised, sexualised and gendered hierarchies. Lai’s intertextual engagement with Blade Runner articulates an awareness of the power of the Hollywood viewing apparatus to colour the look (white) and perpetuate dichotomies of racial difference. In the opening pages of Fox, however, the protagonist Artemis Wong watches and contemplates pivotal scenes from the movie in a way that suggests the novel’s vision(w)ary …

Critical Injuries: Collaborative Indigenous Life Writing And The Ethics Of Criticism, Michael Jacklin

Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)

The publication of collaborative Indigenous life writing places both the text and its production under public scrutiny. The same is true for the criticism of life writing. For each, publication has consequences. Taking as its starting point the recent critical concern for harm occasioned in life writing, this article argues that in the reading of collaborative Indigenous life writing, injury may eventuate from the commentary itself .... With particular regard to the collaborative texts Ingelba and the Five Black Matriarchs and [the Canadian work] Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman, this article argues that literary criticism can benefit …

Caratteristiche Della Comunicazione Email: Riflessioni Su Un Corso Universitario Australiano Di Italiano L2, Mariolina Pais Marden, Matthew Absalom

Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)

This paper discusses a project involving the use of email exchanges in the Italian program at the Australian National University. Approximately eighty students participated in the project which consisted of two iterations of a one-to-one email conversation. We describe the language and content of the messages constructed by students in terms of the following features:

• the effects of the spatial, temporal and psychological distance inherent in email communication

• the hybrid nature of electronic communication which is situated between written and spoken discourse

• the relationship of the formal and content aspects of electronic communication

• the creative expression …

Mechanised Horsemen: Red Cavalry Commanders And The Second World War, Stephen M. Brown

Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)

A casual observer could be forgiven for thinking that there were two Red Armies in the Second World War. By the end of September 1941, the Red Army had effectively lost Ukraine, eastern Poland, Byelorussia, the Baltic States, much of European Russia and about half of the five-million-strong force with which it began the war three months earlier. It was seemingly powerless in the face of the Nazi invasion. The Red Army of 1943-45 reconquered all of this territory, albeit at the cost of millions of lives, and drove the Nazis back to Berlin achieving total victory in May 1945.

'A Thousand Points Of Spite' - Crowding Out The Bridging Community, Roger Patulny

Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)

Now as in the past, studies of community are lacking in their analysis of structural factors that influence communities. Theoretical analysis of community lacks regard for structure and agency. I suggest that Bourdieu's theory of practice and Honeth's ideas concerning recognition provide mechanism and motivation to address the structure and agency conflict, and inform more sophisticated studies of community. Communities are best served when the practices by which they operate are generalised and inclusive in nature, thus maximising interaction between people of difference and multiplying pathways of recognition. Such communities are characterised by norms of generalised trust and networks of …

Roman Wall Paintings In The Pafos Theatre, Diana Wood Conroy

Faculty of Creative Arts - Papers (Archive)

The fragments of painted plaster were first found in the 1996 and 1997 Pafos Theatre seasons in trenches lR and 1J on the south side of Wall 108 (the analemma), where the parodos provides an entrance to the orchestra on the western side of the theatre. Encrusted plaster with faint indications of colour and pattern still adhered to Wall 108. Other coarser fragments of red on cream were found in 1999 in the IR-IJ extension to the west. The extensive excavation of the western parodos area in 2001 (Trench IFF) revealed many more painted plaster fragments, some on curved sandstone …

Drug Companies And Schizophrenia: Unbridled Capitalism Meets Madness, L. R. Mosher, R. Gosden, Sharon Beder

Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)

While the major thrust of this volume is an examination of the psychosocial origins and approaches to dealing with the problem labeled as “schizophrenia” it must also provide a historical context and examine critically how the current complete domination of schizophrenia’s “treatment” by the neuroleptic drugs (we’ll use this term and antipsychotic interchangeably) came to be. Not only do they dictate practice but they also buttress the biomedical theorizing that dominates thinking about the problem.

Terrorism: Ethics, Effectiveness And Enemies, Brian Martin

Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)

Discussions of terrorism usually contain unstated assumptions about ethics, effectiveness and "enemies." These assumptions usually serve to sideline nonviolent options. Ulf Sundhaussen’s otherwise perceptive article fits this pattern. Terrorism is nearly always assumed to be unethical. Indeed, the very label "terrorism" has become a hostile judgement disguised as a description (Gearty, 1997). In conventional western accounts of terrorism, there is a double standard: only terrorism by nonstate groups or US-government-defined "rogue states" is counted. Sundhaussen, like other critics, instead adopts a definition that includes terrorism by dominant states, especially the United States. His next step is to focus on injustices …

An Exploratory Study Of Older Adults' Perceptions Of Dtca For Prescription Medications, Sandra C. Jones, Judy Mullan

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Papers (Archive)

There are many arguments for and against Direct-To-Consumer-Advertising (DTCA) and their impact on the consumer. A study involving 97 older consumers was carried out to investigate their perceptions about long or short versions of written DTCA for arthritis or diabetes medication. The results indicate that even though the ads may improve doctor-patient discussion about medications, they would not necessarily empower them to make decisions. Some of the consumers also believed that DTCA might cause people to ask for inappropriate medicines, become confused and possibly stop seeking medical advice.

An Exploratory Study On The Effect Of Positive (Warmth Appeal) And Negative (Guilt Appeal) Print Imagery On Donation Behaviour In Animal Welfare, M. Haynes, Jennifer Thornton, Sandra C. Jones

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Papers (Archive)

Very few studies in social marketing empirically compare the effectiveness of positive and negative appeals. This study examines the effect of positive (warmth appeal) and negative (guilt appeal) print imagery on donation behaviour to an animal welfare organisation. A quasiexperimental design was used to test the appeals, using a convenience sample of 282 university students, with each experimental group being exposed to only one type of appeal. The results indicated that negative imagery which evoked guilt was more effective than positive imagery which evoked warmth, on intention to donate money and time to the animal welfare organisation.

The Influence Of Magazine Advertising On Parents' Nutrition Ratings Of Food Products For Children, Christina Hoang, Sandra C. Jones, Jennifer Thornton

Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Papers (Archive)

Childhood obesity currently affects approximately 22 million children under the age of five worldwide (Rochinni, 2002) and its increasing prevalence in developed nations makes it one of the most common nutritional problems among children (Sorof and Stephen, 2002). A study was conducted to investigate parents’ health-related perceptions for a series of magazine advertisements for commonly advertised and popular children’s food products. The study revealed that confusion exists among parents and this was most evident in relation to the energy content of food products. Parents are important due to the instrumental role they play in their child’s nutrition - both as …

Book Review - Allison Levy, Widowhood And Visual Culture In Early Modern Europe, Louise D'Arcens

Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)

The past decade has witnessed the appearance of a number of excellent edited essay collections dealing with widowhood in the European past, including Louise Mirrer’s Upon My Husband’s Death: Widows in the Literature and Histories of Medieval Europe (1992), Cindy L. Carlson and Angela Jane Weisl’s Constructions of Widowhood and Virginity in the Middle Ages (1999), and Sandra Cavallo and Lyndan Warner’s Widowhood in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (1999). The essays assembled by Allison Levy in Widowhood and Visual Culture in Early Modern Europe offer a distinctive contribution to the existing scholarship, shifting the focus away from social, legal, …

Support Or Spoon Feeding? Research Skills Training For First Year Marketing Students In A Large Class, S. R. Lambert, V. K. Yanamandram

Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) - Papers

This paper describes the work done by the authors to develop and evaluate a new worksheet and quiz assessment developed to explicitly teach the skills required by marketing students to complete their studies and to be successful professional marketers. While concerns were raised in the teaching faculty that such interventions might amount to spoon feeding, the authors felt that there was sufficient evidence to suggest that such an activity was an effective learning support, especially in such a large first year class. Student survey results indicate that for many students the activity successfully taught a repeatable process of how to …

Coming Of Age: Developing A Genealogy Of Knowledge In The Las Field, Alisa Percy, Jeannette Stirling

Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) - Papers

Quality teaching and learning in higher education has become a mantra in the rhetoric of university policies, and, increasingly, assuring successful student learning is seen asthe core business of the modern university. Ironically, this comes at a time when academic staff are faced with unprecedented demands on their teaching repertoire while being expected to function with fewer resources. Not surprisingly then, many LAS staff find themselves, their knowledge and their skills central to ensuring the university's aspirations, yet in many ways still under threat of intellectual erasure. A contributing factor to this threat, it is argued, is the lack of …

Renovating Reality Tv, Ian Buchanan

Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)

The Block was Australia's hit TV show of 2003. Its viewing audience regularly topped the 2 million mark, easily surpassing all the other 'lifestyle' shows - DIY Rescue, Burke's Backyard, Backyard Blitz, Changing Rooms, Better Homes and Gardens , Location Location, Auction Squad, Hot Auctions , the list is practically endless. Australian made TV drama has meanwhile delivered its worst ratings performance in years, virtually guaranteeing The Block will not only be repeated but cloned as well. David Castran, the managing director of Audience Development Australia, explains it this way: "recent world turmoil has brought people closer to home to …

El Anatocismo, Cinco Años Después (O La Resaca Del Banquero Anarquista), Luis Gomez Romero

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)

RESUMEN: El autor expone el impacto que ha tenido el concepto de anatocismo en el derecho mexicano, al dar a conocer, primero, las distintas posturas adoptadas en torno del anatocismo, y al presentar, después, la exposición de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación. El autor considera que la interpretación de la Suprema Corte de Justicia es equívoca, pues limita sobremanera la función de interpretación jurisdiccional de las cortes, y porque se adhiere a la tesis económica sobre el anatocismo, protegiendo intereses de clase, cuando debió de haber fallado en contra del anatocismo y a favor de un régimen …

La Gastritis De Kant: Vuelta Al Problema Del Estatuto Epistemológico De La Jurisprudencia, Luis Gomez Romero

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)

Para comenzar un diálogo con el breve y sustancioso trabajo sobre el estatuto epistemológico de la jurisprudencia (en el sentido amplio del término, esto es, entendido como “conocimiento del Derecho”, y no como “sentencias de los tribunales”) que Alejandro Nieto y Agustín Gordillo han presentado bajo el título de Las limitaciones del conocimiento jurídico (2003), parece pertinente recordar la (relativamente) reciente polémica entre el escritor y semiólogo Umberto Eco, y el novelista Antonio Tabucchi, sobre el papel del intelectual frente a la cotidianeidad del poder.

English: To start a dialogue with the brief and substantial work on the epistemological status …

¿Jueces Guerrilleros? La Interpretación Judicial Vista Desde La Izquierda, Luis Gomez Romero

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)

Nota introductoria. Interpretacionjudicial y politica

Los jueces hacen politica.' "Hasta ahora", sefiala Alf Ross sobre el particular, "Ia politica juridica ha sido principalmente considerada como politica legislativa. Pero el derecho no es creado unicamente por ellegislador [ ... ] toda administracion de justicia contiene un punto de decision que va mas alia de la actividad intelectual" (Ross, 1994: 321). En otras palabras, ]a administracion de justicia (y, consecnentemente, la interpretacion judicial del derecho que es presupuesto de esta) no es una labor meramente intelectual 0 cognoscitiva, sino que se caracteriza por un elemento volitivo que ]a vincula en fonna definitiva …

Indigenous Courts And Justice Practices In Australia, E Marchetti, Kathleen Daly

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Indigenous participation in sentencing procedures has been occurring informally in remote communities for some time. During the late 1990s, formalisation of this practice began in urban areas with the advent of Indigenous sentencing and Circle Courts. Formalisation has also occurred in remote areas. The aim has been to make court processes more culturally appropriate, to engender greater trust between Indigenous communities and judicial officers, and to permit a more informal and open exchange of information about defendants and their cases. Indigenous people, organisations, elders, family and kin group members are encouraged to participate in the sentencing process and to provide …

Constitutionalism And Shari'a, Nadirsyah Hosen

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)

Constitutionalism is the idea that government can and should be legally limited in its powers, and that its authority depends on enforcing these limitations. Lane explains that two ideas are basic to constitutionalism: (a) the limitation of the state versus society in the form of respect for a set of human rights covering not only civic rights but also political and economic rights; and (b) the implementation of separation of powers within the state.

Changing The Channel: What To Do With The Critical Abilities Of Law Students As Viewers?, Cassandra Sharp

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)

It is now generally acknowledged within the cultural studies tradition that media can actually be consumed in a mediated sense - that is, oppositionally and not hegemonically. The viewer is no longer seen as powerless and 'vulnerable to the agencies of commerce and ideology', but rather as both selective and active. Law students, as viewers, are constantly interpreting, transforming and producing meaning in relation to the images of law presented to them. They are utilising this process to not only make sense of the law, but also to analyse and reflect on their personal ideas and values in light of …

Australia's Regulation Of Genetically Modified Crops: Are We Risking Sustainability?, Fern Wickson

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)

The commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) crops is being accompanied by a debate with scientific, social, ethical, legal and metaphysical dimensions. In the face of this complex debate, governments need to regulate GM crops in a way that minimises negative impacts on biological and social environments. This paper is a critical examination of Australia's regulatory framework for the deliberate environmental release of GM crops, specifically in terms of its ability to advance ecologically and socially sustainable agriculture. Following a description of the novel nature of GM crops, I discuss how the approach selected, the definition of key terms and the …

Lord Slaughter, John Hawke

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John Hawke reviews In the Year of Our Lord Slaughter's Children by Philip Hammial 80pp. Island Press 0 909771 66 9

Recentering Globalization: Popular Culture And Japanese Transnationalism, Matthew Allen

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)

Book review of: Recentering Globalization: Popular Culture and Japanese Transnationalism. By Iwabuchi Koichi. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 2002. 288 pp. $59.95 (cloth); $19.95 (paper).

Famine And Fanaticism: A Response To Kekes, Keith Horton

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)

In this paper, I critically discuss a number of arguments made by John Kekes, in a recent article, against the claim that those of us who are relatively affluent ought to do something for those living in absolute poverty in developing countries. There are, I argue, a variety of problems with Kekes' arguments, but one common thread stems from Kekes' failure to take account of the empirical research that has been conducted on the issues which he discusses.

From The Varens Obsession, Shady Cosgrove

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)

This is an excerpt from the fourth chapter of Shady Cosgrove's The Varens Obsession. Set in the 1830s, the novel responds to Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre in a Rhysian tradition by exploring the life of Edward Rochester's mistress, Celine Varens. Celine was an opera dancer/courtesan and mother to Adele Varens (the child who inspired Jane's arrival at Thornfield)...

Bodies On The Line: Physical Protest, Wendy Varney

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)

The usefulness of organised protest is often called into question in this electronic media-dominated age, when to bring bodies together around a demand or set of demands can seem somewhat archaic. So many of the occasions where we previously had to turn up personally have been superseded as we connect frequently but briefly, spontaneously but not necessarily simultaneously. Slogans have become eclipsed by SMS texts. So many of our messages are in cyberspace rather than on calico banners. Is there the need for physical protest? I will argue that there is, but that we need to understand how our protests …

Hydrographic Surveying In Exclusive Economic Zones: Jurisdictional Issues, Walter S. Bateman

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)

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