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Entropy In Pynchon's "Entropy" And Lefebvre's The Production Of Space, Jason Snart

Jason A Snart

In his paper, "Entropy in Pynchon's 'Entropy' and Lefebvre's The Production of Space," Jason Snart examines Thomas Pynchon's short story "Entropy" for the ways in which it deals with the kinds of disorder(s) associated with entropy as a thermodynamic and informational concept. Those concepts are installed as a framework within which to consider cultural studies work like Henri Lefebfre's thought in his The Production of Space and Ludwig von Bertalanffy's general systems theory and themodynamics: disorder is rendered not as confusion, but rather as a state of potential energy and productivity and Lefebvre's and Bertalanffy's concepts serve to show how …

Desert Of The Heart (Book Review), Linda Niemann

Linda G. Niemann

Reviews the book "Flying Sparks: Growing Up on the Edge of Las Vegas," by Odette Larson. New York: Verso, 2001.

Flooded: The Excesses Of Geography, Gender, And Capitalism In Faulkner's If I Forget Thee, Jerusalem, Cynthia Dobbs

Cynthia Dobbs

No abstract provided.

Symposium: Evolution And Literature, Nancy Easterlin

Nancy Easterlin

No abstract provided.

Concealed Pseudo-Clefts, Ileana Paul

Ileana Paul

This paper argues for a pseudo-cleft analysis of so-called clefts in Malagasy. Evidence is presented that the clefted element is in fact the matrix (copular) predicate and that the pre-suppositional clause is a headless relative in subject position. The proposed pseudo-cleft structure accounts for the focus interpretation of this construction, due to the underlying presence of a definite description in the subject position.

Quarrington’S Hockey Schtick: A Literary Analysis, Don Morrow

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.

What A Character: Zora Neale Hurston’S Autobiographies, Amy M. Elliott

Amy M. Elliott

Zora Neale Hurston’s Dust Tracks on a Road is a complicated text that reflects a complicated woman, and one that falls somewhere between the categories of autobiography and biography. While the work cannot be completely discounted as autobiographical, it contains themes surprisingly reminiscent of James Weldon Johnson’s The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man. Like Johnson’s autobiography of a fictional man, Hurston’s account contains hard to believe situations that lead readers to question its authenticity and verisimilitude. Additionally, Hurston’s stance on the race issue, a preaching of one view while practicing another, leads to questioning. Further, Dust Tracks on a Road …

Logical Form And The Vernacular, Reinaldo Elugardo, Robert J. Stainton

Robert J. Stainton

Vernacularism is the view that logical forms are fundamentally assigned to natural language expressions, and are only derivatively assigned to anything else, e.g., propositions, mental representations, expressions of symbolic logic, etc. In this paper, we argue that Vernacularism is not as plausible as it first appears because of non-sentential speech. More specifically, there are argument-premises, meant by speakers of non-sentences, for which no natural language paraphrase is readily available in the language used by the speaker and the hearer. The speaker can intend this proposition and the hearer can recover it (and its logical form). Since they cannot, by hypothesis, …

Buffalo's "Prophet Of Protest": The Political Leadership And Activism Of Reverend Dr. Bennett W. Smith, Sr., Sherri Wallace

Sherri L. Wallace

The Return Of Assimilation? Changing Perspectives On Immigration And Its Sequels In France, Germany, And The United States, Rogers Brubaker

Rogers Brubaker

This article argues that the massive differentialist turn of the last third of the twentieth century may have reached its peak, and that one can discern signs of a modest “return of assimilation”. The article presents evidence of this from the domain of public discourse in France, public policy in Germany, and scholarly research in the US. Yet what has “returned” is not the old, analytically discredited and politically disreputable “assimilationist” understanding of assimilation, but a more analytically complex and normatively defensible understanding. The article concludes by specifying the ways in which the concept of assimilation has been transformed.

Home Game: Quarrington’S Eccentric Literary Foul Ball, Don Morrow

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.

A Tale Of Two Theories: Monopolies And Craft Guilds In Medieval England And Modern Imagination, Gary Richardson

Gary Richardson

No abstract provided.

One Hundred - Not Out: Henry Roxborough’S Shaping Of Canadian Sport History, Don Morrow

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.

Narcissistic Self-Love, Male Body Objectification, And Homoeroticism In John Woos’ The Killer And Face/Off, Michele Gibney

Michele Gibney

A theme of homoeroticism/sexually charged appreciation of the male body exerts itself as a clear visual in The Killer and Face/Off. In this paper, some of these homoerotic images and the theoretically gender-based reasoning behind them will be explored. In some ways, Woos’ films The Killer and Face/Off, can be “read” as both example and counterexample to masculine-feminine discussions of gendered cinema. Laura Mulvey, for instance, posits the thesis that cinema is a vision dominated by patriarchal society. Both films I will be analyzing exemplify the superior role of male societal functions; such as males in positions of authority, or …

Partial Annotation Of The Sound And The Fury, Amy M. Elliott

Amy M. Elliott

A partial annotation of William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury, this project focuses on the Quentin section, specifically, pages 125-145 of the First Vintage International Edition, October 1990. Annotations define and explain selected words and phrases from the text that are likely to be unknown, unfamiliar, or misunderstood by the average reader. This project examines linguistics, archaic words, and colloquialisms in some depth, while still including aspects of rural life (i.e. facts, folklore, customs, songs, and sayings); references to local history, laws, and customs; analogues; and various allusions and references. Further, it reflects extensive research drawn from literary criticism, …

Gumbo Achilles, Linda Niemann

Linda G. Niemann

No abstract provided.

The Future Of Talking Heads, Paul J. Rich

Paul J. Rich

In founding the Congress of the Americas, World Vernacular Congress, and the Dupont Summit, I have had a chance to reflect on the watering holes that spring up every year to nourish discourse and ego polishing. Finding ways to make the experience more useful, and insisting on the participation of students, have been consistent themes for me.

The Music Librarian's Juggling Act: Sucessful Strategies For Developing Positive Relationships Among Diverse Campus Constituencies, Sheridan Stormes

Sheridan Stormes

Presenter and panelist.

Constructing Risk Maternity Care, Law, And Malpractice, Jan Thomas, Elizabeth Cartwright

Jan Thomas

No abstract provided.

Agonism, Emma Norman

Emma R. Norman

No abstract provided.

The History Of The Nurse Practitioner Movement, 1960 To 1980, 1 G13 Lm07250-01, Fg, Principal Investigator, $76, 941, Publication Grant Program, National Library Of Medicine, Julie Fairman

Julie A Fairman

No abstract provided.

Why Privatization Is Not On The American Social Security Policy Agenda, Max Skidmore

Max J. Skidmore

No abstract provided.

"Censorship: Who Needs It? How The Conventional Wisdom Restricts Information's Free Flow", Max Skidmore

Max J. Skidmore

No abstract provided.

Developmental Systems, Darwinian Evolution,And The Unity Of Science, Bruce Weber, David Depew

David J Depew

No abstract provided.

“Religion In American Elections And Campaigns.” (With Thomas Young). In In God We Trust? Religion And American Political Life, Ed. Corwin E. Smidt. Ny: Baker Books, 2001., Peter Wielhouwer, Thomas Young

Peter W. Wielhouwer

No abstract provided.

Teaching I, Rigoberta Menchu As Creative Nonfiction, Linda Niemann

Linda G. Niemann

No abstract provided.

The Archivist As Educator, Marcus Robyns

Marcus C. Robyns CA

No abstract provided.

Binding As (Non-) Evidence For Structure, Ileana Paul

Ileana Paul

No abstract provided.

Communication And Community: The Conceptual Background, David Depew, John Peters

David J Depew

No abstract provided.

Gender And Achievement In Music Education: The View From The Classroom, Ruth Wright

Ruth Wright Dr

This article originates from a research project investigating the effects of gender on achievement in music education in one secondary school. The study showed a correlation between gender and achievement in music with some surprising insights into possible causes of male under-achievement in education at Key Stages 3 (11–14 years) and 4 (14–16 years) generally. It is argued that because of national testing and school performance tables, the debate on male under-achievement in this country may have become so focused on core subjects that a very important link in the argument is being overlooked – a link provided by music …