A Role for Ceramic Materials Science in Art, History and Archaeology

1988 ◽  
Vol 123 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. David Kingery
Keyword(s):  
Art History ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Ceramic Materials ◽  
Material Objects ◽  
Solid Materials ◽  
The Core ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
First Contact ◽  
Central Paradigm

One's first contact with materials occurs as infants with the swaddling cloths that warm and comfort us, but also restrain us. As life goes on material objects always surround us. They structure the way we look at the world and how we arrange our thoughts; they serve a wide range of utilitarian, aesthetic, social and symbolic functions; methods of designing, manufacturing and using materials are at the core of our technology and much of our culture. Materials technology, making and using objects, is thus in a unique position relative to history and culture. While interpretations sought by study of these objects are judgmental and humanistic, they must rest on as secure a foundation of solid materials knowledge as is possible. The central paradigm of materials technology is that the selection and processing of materials gives rise to a particular structure which is the source of useful properties (Fig. 1). This is exactly the process used by the artist who aims at aesthetic properties, and the craftsman and technologist who aim at particular properties.

scholarly journals The International Legal Regime for Biotechnology Patenting: an Appraisal from the Standpoint of Developing Countries

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-325
Author(s):  
Jean-Faustin Badimboli Atibasay
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Legal Regime ◽  
The Core ◽  
Legal Implications ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Biological Innovations ◽  
Ipr Protection

The development of biotechnology, which promises many economic opportunities, has revived the debate over the ownership of biological resources and its derivatives, as well as the sharing of the benefits which derive from its multiple applications. At the core of the debate, is the recent marriage between intellectual property rights (IPR) and international trade, within the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In this context, the need of developed countries to prevent trade distortions due to the lack of adequate IPR protection in developing countries, is weighed against the need to promote local interests in these countries. However, the legal impact of recent multilateral agreements, which address biological innovations, is still subject to controversy. An assessment of these instruments reveals divergent approaches to the issues which divide the parties concerned. This results in ambiguities and conflicts with respect to relevant provisions of these agreements. From a wide range of possible solutions discussed, industrial and developing countries might consider to review the disputed provisions in a way that attempts to harmonise the agreements and render legal implications of their respective initiatives in this area more predictable.

scholarly journals A Note from the New Book Review Editor

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-130
Author(s):  
Manlio Della Marca
Keyword(s):  
Media Studies ◽  
Art History ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Review Section ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Review Editor ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Selection Of

Starting with this issue, our journal will include a completely redesigned Book Review Section, featuring three to five high-quality reviews by leading and emerging scholars from around the world. As for the selection of the books to be reviewed, even though I am a literary scholar, it is my intention as Review Editor to consider books that engage with the U.S. and the Americas as a hemispheric and global phenomenon from a wide range of perspectives and disciplines, including anthropology, art history, and media studies.

The Oxford Handbook of Anglican Studies

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Historical Demography ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Valuable Contribution ◽  
The Core ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Rich History ◽  
Comprehensive Coverage

The 44 essays in this volume embrace a wide range of academic disciplines: theological; historical; demography and geography; and different aspects of culture and ethics. They are united in their discussion of what is effectively a new inter-disciplinary subject which we have termed 'Anglican Studies'. At the core of this volume is the phenomenon of Anglicanism as this is expressed in different places and in a variety of ways across the world. This Handbook covers a far broader set of topics from a wider range of perspectives than has been hitherto attempted in Anglican Studies. At the same time, it doesn't impose a particular theological or historical agenda. The contributions are drawn from across the spectrum of theological views and opinions. It shows that the unsettled nature of the polity is part of its own rich history; and many will see this as a somewhat lustrous tradition. In its comprehensive coverage, this volume is a valuable contribution to Anglican Studies and helps formulate a discipline that might perhaps promote dialogue and discussion across the Anglican world.

Island ceremony and submerged worlds

2021 ◽  
pp. 204382062110174
Author(s):  
Mimi Sheller
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islander ◽  
Human Geography ◽  
Spiritual Practices ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Relational Thinking ◽  
The Core ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
End Of The World

David Chandler and Jonathan Pugh’s ((2021) Anthropocene islands: there are only islands after the end of the world. Dialogues in Human Geography.) ambitious undertaking is to understand how islands have not only become emblematic sites within a wide range of Anthropocene scholarship, but also ‘generative forces’ at the center of Anthropocene thinking. At the core of their analysis is the idea of ‘relational entanglements’, which are embodied through the four organizational devices they have identified of resilience, patchworks, correlation and storiation, each being different modalities of relational thinking. In this commentary, I reflect on both the promise and limits of this Anthropocene Islands project, engaging with its generativity to also push against its boundaries. I emphasize the origins of relational thinking in Caribbean theory; question the materiality of islands as sites for Anthropocene thinking; and posit the significance of Caribbean, Pacific Islander, and Indigenous animistic and shamanistic spiritual practices for being in ceremony with geo-spiritualities that connect human beings with submerged worlds.

scholarly journals Media Economics: Applying Economics to New and Traditional Media

2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Edge
Keyword(s):  
Public Broadcasting ◽  
Media Economics ◽  
Traditional Media ◽  
The Core ◽  
Global View ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World

Media Economics: Applying Economics to New and Traditional Media does not confine itself to Canada, instead it takes a more global view that includes examples and cases from around the world. As a result, it could be appropriate as the core text for an introductory Media Economics course in a wide range of countries. Its inclusion of much Canadian material and its focus on questions of particular concern in Canada, such as cultural protectionism and public broadcasting, make it especially relevant for a Media Economics course at a Canadian school.

Parties and Electorates from Raj to Swaraj: An Historical Analysis of Electoral Behavior in Late Colonial and Early Independent India

1988 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-142
Author(s):  
William Vanderbok ◽  
Richard Sisson
Keyword(s):  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Electoral Behavior ◽  
Political Movements ◽  
Political Strategy ◽  
Subaltern Studies ◽  
Nationalist Movement ◽  
The Core ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Elite Recruitment

Fascination with elite recruitment, ideology, and political strategy in the Indian nationalist movement has given rise to a wide range of scholarly studies about these phenomena. An extraordinarily rich literature has also developed dealing with provincial political movements during both the nationalist and postindependence periods. More recently a literature concerning local, “peoples’” history has started to develop and flourish, the most influential genre being the self-styled subaltern studies (see Guha, 1984–86; also Guha, 1983). Missing in the historiography of this vast and complex region are studies of those institutions that constituted the core of successive nationalist demands made for political reform—elections and representative institutions. Our study is a preliminary venture into the world of elections to provincial legislative institutions in late colonial and early independent India. The place of elections is not only important in understanding the decolonization process in India; it is of broad comparative interest in enhancing understanding of the democratization of regimes.

Cellular Ceramics: Intriguing Structures, Novel Properties, and Innovative Applications

MRS Bulletin ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 296-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Green ◽  
P. Colombo
Keyword(s):  
Cellular Structure ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Ceramic Materials ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Mechanical Reliability ◽  
Critical Aspect ◽  
Ceramic Foams ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Science Approach ◽  
New Processing

AbstractCellular ceramics are a class of high-porosity materials that are used or are being considered for a wide range of technological applications. A critical aspect of this development is the materials science approach required to understand the relationships between the properties of these materials and their structure. Of particular interest are the parameters that control mechanical reliability, as ceramic materials are usually brittle. In addition, it is critical to understand the way in which processing methods can influence the cellular structure. This article emphasizes one particular group of cellular ceramics known as ceramic foams. Understanding these materials involves various interdisciplinary scientific challenges in characterizing structure, developing micromechanical models, experimentally measuring properties, developing new processing approaches, and optimizing performance.

scholarly journals Research on the Application of Water Element in the Innovative Design of Clothing Tourism Products

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuxue Zou ◽  
Jingran Qi
Keyword(s):  
Current Situation ◽  
Innovative Design ◽  
The Core ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World

Clothing tourism products are aimed at a wide range of people, who are highly mobile and come from all over the world. Based on this, the design of clothing tourism products needs more characteristics and innovation, which is worthy of people all over the world to appreciate and remember. This paper takes the "water element" as the core, and discusses the two aspects: "the analysis of the current situation of clothing tourism products" and "the application of water elements in the innovative design of clothing tourism products". It is hoped that through the innovative application of "water element", the design of China's clothing tourism products will be further enriched, and the clothing tourism products will become a postcard of China and attract people from all over the world for China tourism.

Ends and Means: A Conversation with Geeta Kapur

October ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 171 ◽  
pp. 115-138
Author(s):  
Saloni Mathur
Keyword(s):  
Contemporary Art ◽  
Art History ◽  
Third World ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
Postcolonial Criticism ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status

This interview with New Delhi–based critic and curator Geeta Kapur was conducted by Saloni Mathur, a professor of art history at UCLA. In their dialogue, Kapur reflects on her five-decade long career and speaks on a wide range of topics, including the rise of authoritarianism in India and around the world, the status of “third-world” and postcolonial criticism, the internationalism of Okwui Enwezor, and the challenges to the Euro-American canon presented by critical engagements with modern and contemporary art.

Real science at the petascale

2009 ◽  
Vol 367 (1897) ◽  
pp. 2557-2571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radhika S. Saksena ◽  
Bruce Boghosian ◽  
Luis Fazendeiro ◽  
Owain A. Kenway ◽  
Steven Manos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Computing System ◽  
Open Science ◽  
P System ◽  
Real Science ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Computational Materials ◽  
Blue Gene

We describe computational science research that uses petascale resources to achieve scientific results at unprecedented scales and resolution. The applications span a wide range of domains, from investigation of fundamental problems in turbulence through computational materials science research to biomedical applications at the forefront of HIV/AIDS research and cerebrovascular haemodynamics. This work was mainly performed on the US TeraGrid ‘petascale’ resource, Ranger, at Texas Advanced Computing Center, in the first half of 2008 when it was the largest computing system in the world available for open scientific research. We have sought to use this petascale supercomputer optimally across application domains and scales, exploiting the excellent parallel scaling performance found on up to at least 32 768 cores for certain of our codes in the so-called ‘capability computing’ category as well as high-throughput intermediate-scale jobs for ensemble simulations in the 32–512 core range. Furthermore, this activity provides evidence that conventional parallel programming with MPI should be successful at the petascale in the short to medium term. We also report on the parallel performance of some of our codes on up to 65 636 cores on the IBM Blue Gene/P system at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility, which has recently been named the fastest supercomputer in the world for open science.

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