Vanitas Obsolescentum An exhibition of images

10.32920/ryerson.14652447 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Lianne Wing Yan Ho

Keyword(s):

Contemporary Art ◽

North American ◽

Art History ◽

Conceptual Development ◽

17Th Century ◽

North American Society ◽

Dutch Golden Age ◽

American Society ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Vanitas Obsolescentum is a comment on the obsolescence of contemporary commodity. It draws from prominent theories of obsolescence and appropriates 17th century Dutch Vanitas paintings. This paper begins by addressing themes relevant to the conceptual development of the series, including theories of obsolescence as presented by Packard, Papanek and Slade, the relationship of Dutch Golden Age society to contemporary North American society, Dutch Vanitas paintings, and appropriation of the Vanitas genre in contemporary art history and within this series. It provides a rationale for the use of holography as medium to express concepts of transience and hyperreality. This paper concludes with a discussion of the specifics of Vanitas Obsolescentum, including the symbolism and meaning of each piece within the series.

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Faux-meat and masculinity: The gendering of food on three vegan blogs

Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l alimentation ◽

10.15353/cfs-rcea.v5i1.233 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 133-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Dana Hart

Keyword(s):

Discourse Analysis ◽

North American ◽

Critical Analysis ◽

Strong Association ◽

Gender Norms ◽

North American Society ◽

Gender Performativity ◽

American Society ◽

The Relationship ◽

Alternative Gender

This study explores the relationship between gender and veganism through a critical analysis of food-based discourse on three vegan blogs. As many researchers note, there is a strong association between meat and masculinity in North American society (Nath, 2011; Rothgerber, 2013; Rozin, Hormes, Faith & Wansink, 2012; Ruby & Heine, 2011; Sumpter, 2015). While some researchers argue that the practice of veganism inherently challenges traditional gender norms (Adams, 2015; Potts and Parry, 2010), in these blog posts there is little room for alternative gender performativity. Drawing upon critical feminist and vegan studies literature, and previous discourse analysis of food blogs, this research examines the intersections of gender and food through the practice of veganism. Furthermore, it analyses how the association between meat and masculinity is applied in the gendering of vegan food. I argue that the gendered discourse of vegan food on these blogs reinforces, rather than challenges, traditional gender norms through the use of tropes describing “carnivorous men” and “manly meals” with hopes of satiating male appetites.

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Noninvasive imaging of pediatric pancreatitis: joint recommendations from the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and the Society for Pediatric Radiology

Pediatric Radiology ◽

10.1007/s00247-020-04813-y ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Andrew T. Trout ◽

Sudha A. Anupindi ◽

Sohail Z. Husain ◽

Veronique D. Morinville ◽

Maisam Abu-El-Haija

Keyword(s):

North American ◽

Pediatric Radiology ◽

Noninvasive Imaging ◽

Pediatric Gastroenterology ◽

North American Society ◽

The North ◽

American Society

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The North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology: Announces Our Eleventh Annual Clinical Meeting, April 4–6, 1997, The Westin Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology ◽

10.1016/s1083-3188(96)70215-2 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 215-219

Keyword(s):

North American ◽

North American Society ◽

The North ◽

American Society ◽

Adolescent Gynecology

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The Relationship of the −5, −8, and −24 Variant Alleles in African Americans to Triosephosphate Isomerase (TPI) Enzyme Activity and to TPI Deficiency

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v92.8.2959 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 92 (8) ◽

pp. 2959-2962 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Arthur Schneider ◽

Linda Forman ◽

Beryl Westwood ◽

Catherine Yim ◽

James Lin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Enzyme Activity ◽

African American ◽

African Americans ◽

Triosephosphate Isomerase ◽

Small Subset ◽

Nucleotide Substitutions ◽

Severe Deficiency ◽

American Society ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Abstract In 424 African-American and 75 white subjects, we found that the −5 (TPI 592 A→G), −8 (TPI 589 G→A), and −24 (TPI 573 T→G) variants in the triosephosphate isomerase (TPI) gene occurred frequently (41.0%) in the African-American subjects but did not occur in the whites. These data suggest that this set of polymorphisms may turn out to be one of the higher-incidence molecular markers of African lineage, a surprising finding because others had reported that these nucleotide substitutions were restricted to a small subset of African Americans who had been characterized as TPI-deficiency heterozygotes. Additionally, we investigated the relationship of these variants to TPI-enzyme activity. Although the variant substitutions (occurring in three haplotypes: −5 alone, −5 −8, and −5 −8 −24) were associated with moderate reduction in enzyme activity, severe-deficiency heterozygotes could not be identified with certainty, and none of the haplotypes were restricted to subjects with marked reduction of enzyme activity. Three subjects were homozygous for the −5 −8 haplotype, a finding inconsistent with the putative role of this haplotype as the cause of a null variant incompatible with life in homozygotes. Despite these findings, the possibility remains that the −5 −8 or −5 −8 −24 haplotypes may in some instances contribute to compound heterozygosity and clinical TPI deficiency. © 1998 by The American Society of Hematology.

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