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Bearing The Burden: Shifting Responsibility For The Welfare Of The Beast, Elizabeth Ellis

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The contemporary focus on accuracy in food labelling in part reflects increasing community concern about animal protection. Yet the problematic nature of current animal welfare regulation suggests the failure of governments to respond in a commensurate manner. Regulatory problems are multiple and diverse: conflicts of interest, legislative incoherence, inconsistent policy and practice, lack of transparency and inadequate enforcement of the law. These regulatory deficiencies reflect modes of thinking that privilege individual over community responsibility and frame animal protection as a charitable concern. The result is a flawed animal welfare regime, at odds with official rhetoric and with the principle of …

Discoursing Love: The Writer And X A Fictional Response To Roland Barthes, Catherine Mckinnon

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Discoursing Love —The Writer and X’ offers a series of microfictions written in response to Roland Barthes’ A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments (1990 [1978]). In A Lover’s Discourse Barthes seeks to ‘stage an utterance not an analysis ... amorously confronting the other (the loved object), who does not speak’ (3). Likewise I have written short pieces—outbursts, ripostes, manoeuvres—each less than seven hundred words and connected by meditations on love as experienced by a writer towards her lover. Questions include: How does love confront us? Can the emotional complexity of love, and of the loved Other, find voice in language? I have …

Intellectual Entrepreneurs And The Diffusion Of Ideas: Two Historical Cases Of Knowledge Flow, Xiaoying Qi

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This article argues that the diffusion of concepts and theories from one culture or society to another requires the active engagement of a category of agents which I identify as ‘intellectual entrepreneurs’. Two historically contrasting cases of the transmission of ideas are examined in order to explain the processes whereby alien concepts are diffused across cultures. Foreign ideas and concepts that are successfully assimilated into a culture are neither automatically accepted nor externally imposed. Rather, knowledge flow succeeds on the basis of selection and transformation by local intellectual entrepreneurs who at the same time transform the receiving context to accommodate …

Dodgy Science Or Global Necessity? Local Media Reporting Of Marine Parks, Michelle Voyer, Tanja Dreher, William Gladstone, Heather Goodall

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The digital age and globalization has brought international issues to our doorstep and placed the local in the context of the global. News media have played a crucial role in allowing recognition and exploration of the global origins and outcomes of many environmental crises such as climate change, deforestation, threatened species management and biodiversity loss (Cottle, 2011c). The modern environmental movement has responded to the global scale of these crises with campaigns for global solutions. Many of these campaigns rely heavily on coordinated, collective action across a multitude of jurisdictions around the world, with the success of global campaigns dependent …

Graduations Between Land And Sea: Recent Developments And Emerging Clarity?, Clive Schofield, Ian Townsend-Gault

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The Legal Regime of Land Features:

Longstanding legal dictum that 'the land dominates the sea'

Sovereignty over land territory therefore a vital prerequisite for advancing claims to maritime jurisdictionTwo seemingly straightforward questions:

* What is 'land'?

* Where does the land end and the sea begin?

Subcultural Dilettantism And Online Visibility, Andrew Whelan

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It is standard practice in music-oriented subcultures for commitment to the scene to be expressed through knowledge of the musical history of that scene, as that is articulated, notably, through ownership of the recordings which form ‘the canon’. Typically, this collecting extends also to ‘paratextual’ material produced by musicians, labels, journalists, and other devotees: zines, books, T-shirts and other ephemera. In relation to ‘niche’ scenes, this practice of collecting is complemented by the relative rarity of the goods so collected. We can understand this interest in terms derived from Pierre Bourdieu, and developed latterly by Sarah Th ornton and others. …

Transgressive Music Subcultures In Online Environments: Visibility, Exposure And Literacy, Andrew Whelan

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Music is often taken as a barometer of social relations, usually in somewhat contradictory ways. Across different social and cultural contexts, music is alternately permitted, and not permitted, to not 'mean' what it 'says' - often on the basis of whose sensibilities are offended. In some instances what appear to be its literal meanings will be bracketed, in others, it will be interpreted as 'directly' as possible.

This is particularly concerning with any genre of music that seems to contain or express what might be considered violent speech, of which there are a significant number. A critical aspect of the …

Regulatory Regimes, The Protection Of Children, And Music Subcultures Online: Contesting The Terms Of Debate, Andrew Whelan

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When ‘child welfare’ becomes a robust legislative logic, the potential for music to fall under the remit of regulation is expanded. In Australia, materials that ‘describe or depict in a way that is likely to cause offence to a reasonable adult, a person who is, or appears to be, a child under 18 (whether the person is engaged in sexual activity or not)’ are prohibited. This applies to material which is visual, verbal, or in NSW, ‘in any other form’, extending also to representations or descriptions of fictional persons. It therefore has the scope to render work in several genres …

Brazil's Economic Success: Between The Classic And The New Developmental State Models, Gabriel Garcia

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In the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis, developing countries began questioning the neo-liberal development paradigm embedded in the so-called ‘Washington Consensus’ sponsored by international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The debate was reopened to discuss not only about which economic model was most suitable to promote development but also the role of the government and law in the development process.

Rethinking The Secular: Religion, Ethics And Science In Food Regulation, Richard Mohr

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This paper explores some issues at the intersection of regulation and religion, as they apply to food. It reports on a work in progress examining the regulations and values that affect choices at food and drink outlets in an inner suburban street in Sydney.

It is part of a larger projected study of food as a central social, material and religious concern. In it we are exploring questions around community relations in a culturally and religiously diverse society. Here I focus on the ways religious, ethical and scientific considerations interact with regulatory regimes, whether those of government, industry, or religious …

Application Of The Responsive Regulation Theory In The Food Safety Regulatory Regime In Bangladesh, Abu Noman Mohammad Atahar Ali

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Bangladesh, a developing country of the South Asian region, has been suffering from a rampant food adulteration problem for the last couple of decades. Recent studies revealed that numerous deaths along with countless physical illness are happening as the consequences of this ongoing food adulteration. Several attempts have been through to change the food safety regulatory regime (FSRR) of Bangladesh to combat this alarming issue. Unfortunately the situation has hardly been changed. Rather it is getting worse day by day. However, Bangladesh has never changed the regulatory enforcement philosophy of its FSRR to combat this severe food safety concern. The …

The Boundary Riders: Artists In Academia / Artists And Academia, Sarah B. Miller, Brogan S. Bunt

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This paper seeks to explore the challenges and the rewards of supervision from two perspectives: artists who are employed as lecturers within the academy and mature artists returning to the academy to undertake a higher degree by research.

The University of Wollongong introduced its Doctorate of Creative Arts (DCA) program in 1986. As one of the earliest doctoral programs in the country, this apparent perspicacity was arguably more to do with Creative Arts as a resident faculty within the University, and the need to work within a university framework. This is in contradistinction to the forced marriages undertaken between many …

Listening Exam Practice For A2 Aqa Spanish, Alfredo Herrero De Haro

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This resource has been written to offer teachers and students of AQA A2 Spanish the opportunity to practise listening skills in a context that improves exam technique, allowing students to revise the content introduced in lessons and to familiarise themselves with the types of questions that have been used so far in the AQA A2 Spanish exams.

Chinese Second Language Teacher Education And Teacher Self-Development, Xiaoping Gao

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This paper addresses three key components in Chinese Second Language Teacher Education: the history, development and objectives of the field, the curricula of teacher education, and student teachers' self -reflection in teaching practices and its role in teacher self -development. Given the changes in the objectives and contexts of teaching Chinese as a second language. it emphasizes that student teachers' self - reflection in supervised teaching practice is central to realize teachers' self -development and to meet the requirement of International Standards for Chinese Language Teacher.

Bridging The Cultural Gaps In Journalism Education And Training In Asia, Eric Loo

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Governments in parts of Asia and media scholars have alluded to a form of journalism that should reflect ‘Asian cultural values’ rather than defer to media practices and media cultures of the West. These are commonly attributed to a cultural preference for consensus rather than confrontation, order and stability versus chaos and conflict, community good rather than individual rights, deference to authority, and respect for elders. This book premises that journalism is a product as well as a producer of the environment where it operates. Bridging the perceived journalistic cultural gap between Asia and the West, relies less on asserting …

Fabricating Futures And The Movement Of Objects, Thomas Birtchnell, John Urry

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This paper assesses possible futures concerning so-called 3D printing in relation to socio-technical systems and consumption and production. Drawing on an Economic and Social Research Council funded project, the paper details the results of research exploring possible futures of the manufacturing industry and impacts upon the transport of objects. Such ‘printing’, or ‘personal fabrication’, could permit many objects to be produced near to or even by consumers themselves on just-in-time ‘printing’ machines. Widely known about in engineering and design, the impacts of these technologies on social practices and transport have yet to be much examined by social science. These technologies …

Book Review: The Self-Made Map: Cartographic Writing In Early Modern France; And, The Face Of The Earth: Natural Landscapes, Science And Culture, Michael G. Leggett

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Politics, and (therefore) national and personal identity, are at the core of these two publications. The analysis of the remarkable period of European (and therefore world) history during the early modern period of the 15th and 16th centuries is discussed in the first book and provides the call for the kind of topographic descriptions compiled during the early part of the 21st Century, the topic of the second book. Then as now, proliferation of technology and political change provide the background to these accounts—overtly in the first, occluded in the second.

Combining Academia And Activism: Common Obstacles And Useful Tools, Michael G. Flood, Brian Martin, Tanja Dreher

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Academics who engage in activism face a series of challenges and obstacles, including attacks, threats to security and advancement, output expectations, disciplinary pressures, epistemological expectations and peer influences. Practical means — a toolkit of strategies — can be used to overcome or mitigate these obstacles.

The Blasket Islands And The Literary Imagination, Irene M. Lucchitti

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As part of an ancient mythology that saw an animated nature reflected in every place and thing, the island motif has long resonated with spiritual and political significance within Irish culture, and none more so than the Blasket Islands, which rose to prominence as Ireland undertook the processes of national Revival. Reverberating with the ancient significances of the island motif as a place of heightened metaphysical experience, the Great Blasket Island, home of Tomás Ó Criomhthain, Peig Sayers and Muiris Ó Suilleabháin, stirred the imaginations of those who lived upon it and of those who visited. Although the island community …

Justice And The Identities Of Women: The Case Of Indonesian Women Victims Of Domestic Violence Who Have Access To Family Court, Rika Saraswati

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The Family Court is the most important institution for Indonesian women who have experienced domestic violence. The institution becomes their last resort to end the violence and to obtain their rights as wives when the performance of criminal justice system is not satisfying. The women’s rights as wives are basically regulated in the Marriage Act 1974 and other implementing regulations of the Act. In reality, the rights of the women in this study, that they expected to be fulfilled, were different for each individual woman victim of domestic violence because of the diverse implementation of regulations in the Family Courts …

Animal Ethics Committees: Reassurances Rejected, Denise Russell Dr.

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The ethical and legal framework governing animal experimentation in Australia has changed little since 1990 despite the publication of new editions of the Code of Practice. The latest Code was published in 2012, again with minimal change. The problems which I outline apply to all editions of the Code from 1990 to the present. Allen and Halligan pick up on the framework for the 2004 Code suggesting that my criticisms relate to the period before 2004. My acquaintance with the workings of Animal Ethics Committees (AECs) and the various codes spans a long period pre-dating 2004 and extending to the …

Striving For Equity And Diversity, Cecilia Y. Leong-Salobir

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Earlier commemorative histories of The University of Western Australia focused on the development of physical buildings and the growth of staff and student numbers.l There were glowing reports of audits and assessments with nary a mention of equity or diversity. Today, universities face a variety of challenges in the equitable treatment of staff and students. No longer white, middle-class and mainly male, Australian universities have evolved into institutions of learning that are microcosms of modern Australian society. Empirical evidence suggests that the University has met many of the challenges of catering for the different needs of its staff and student …

Gentleness-Suddenness, Lotte Latukefu

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Inter-Sensorial Threads, Penelope Harris

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The research project Inter-Sensorial Threads comprises an exhibition and a supporting conference and is the first event of a series of cross institutional research projects between 2013 and 2015. The exhibition of 17 artists from Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom will take place from 4-13 June in the Faculty of Creative Arts (FCA) Gallery, University of Wollongong (UOW) and the Digital Media Centre (DMC) Exhibition Space, Innovation Campus (iC).

The exhibition explores a re-visioning of cloth and thread through the lens of both technology and the body. This first project in Wollongong, Australia explores fabric through the senses using …

An Ocean Of Leisure: Early Cruise Tours Of The Pacific In An Age Of Empire, Frances Steel

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In the late nineteenth century, the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand (USSCo.) offered a series of cruise tours from the ports of Sydney and Auckland through the islands of the South Pacific. The cruises complemented excursions to the Mediterranean, the "old country" and other "worn lines of pleasure," remarked the Sydney Morning Herald in 1898. They even offered a novel contrast to "doing Japan." Australian settlers had largely ignored their island neighbours, the newspaper continued, yet the cruise program indicated the range of "splendid holiday resorts" that lay on their doorstep. Although regular trading steamers made the Pacific …

Do You See What I See? Iconic Art And Culture And The Judicial Eye In Australian Law, Marett Leiboff

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Law, as a practice, makes the claim that it deals in clear, verifiable and ascertainable facts and knowledge, eschewing the insensible, or what can only be ‘felt’ or ‘sensed’. And this is the rub; what happens when the courts make decisions about visuals and images? What exactly do they see?

My purpose in this chapter is to explore how Australian courts, in a diverse set of circumstances, have ‘seen’ visuals or images, such as art or other cultural and creative outputs, and to propose a corrective to their empiricist reading of them, through the use of a Panofskian iconological schema. …

The Suicidal State And The State Of Debate, Ian M. Buchanan, Michael Ely

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Dr. Ian Buchanan is one of the world’s leading scholars of Deleuze and Guattari. He is a contributing editor to the “Deleuze Connections” series as well as editor of “Drain” magazine and a faculty member at the University of Wollongong in the Institution of Social Transformation Research. It is a true honor to receive his insight on the works of Deleuze and Guattari.

Michael Ely is an aspiring Deleuzian, graduate student, and debate coach at the University of Texas at San Antonio

Six Ideal Types Of Public Engagement With Science And Technology: Reflections On Capital, Legitimacy And Models Of Democracy, Nicola J. Marks

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A number of researchers have been analysing apparent shifts from top-down approaches to public engagement with science and technology towards more participatory ones. Some have revealed the existence of often unacknowledged assumptions about how science and public should interact. These normative visions shape public engagement and may go against any shift towards inclusiveness. To further probe this, interviews with 41 stem cell scientists were carried out. They reveal diverse normative visions of publics, scientists, dialogue, relevant technical and political capital, and scientific citizenship. From this, six ideal types of public engagement with science and technology are constructed and connected to …

Book Review: Desmond Manderson: Kangaroo Courts And The Rule Of Law. The Legacy Of Modernism. Routledge, Abingdon 2012., Luis Gomez Romero

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Kangaroo Courts represents the height of the recent work that Desmond Manderson has developed around the nexus between ‘law and literature’ and the rule of law. Manderson’s approach to this matter is unique in taking seriously both literary theory and the aesthetic aspects of literary texts—strange though it may seem, this is an authentic revolution in the field of law and literature. Manderson rightly observes that back to their very origins the discourses constructed around the conjunction of ‘law and literature’ have suffered from two structural weaknesses: first ‘a concentration on substance and plot’ and second ‘a salvific belief in …

Une Analyse Sociolinguistique Du Code Switching Chez Les Adolescents Mauriciens De Niveau Secondaire, Anu Bissoonauth-Bedford

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Two sociolinguistic studies carried out in secondary schools in Mauritius in a decade have revealed a growing interest for the Asian ancestral languages. This article discusses fieldwork conducted in 2009 by means of quantitative and qualitative survey with the aim to discover language use, language choice and perceptions of Indian ancestral languages by young adolescents in secondary education. An analysis of the qualitative data on the perception of language importance shows that the adolescents ‘accommodate’ their language in order to communicate better and that they often switch between Creole, French and English depending on the communicative context and their interlocutor. …