scholarly journals A theoretical and methodological foundation for In My Mother's Kitchen

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javiera Quintana
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Disciplinary Boundaries ◽  
Methodological Foundation ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Many ◽  
Insight Into

"My project is an exploration of family history, cultural identity, the immigrant experience, and autobiography, presented in the form of a cookbook. This collection of recipes is centred on my mother, Margarita Quintana and the recipes acquired and developed during her life. I use the backdrop of the kitchen as a setting to connect the many stages of her life both in Chile and in Canada and also to explore how the kitchen connects my mother, my grandmother, and me. While Margarita's experience is unique, it helps provide much needed insight into the lives and processes of migrant women on a larger scale. Using this recipe book, I tell the story of Margarita Quintana, and how she fits into a larger cultural, political, and genealogical context. Margarita Quintana is a Chilean immigrant and a Canadian with a history of social and political activism. She is also a mother, a social worker, a university graduate, a host parent for international students and a psychotherapist in training. Her life is heavily shaped by her upbringing in a working class family in Chile, in a domestically abusive household, and as a surrogate caregiver to her four siblings. Margarita's experiences connect the stories of three generations of women in our family across two continents. My paper provides a methodological and theoretical framework for the project. In the first section, I explain my epistemology, methodology, and research methods. In the second section, I provide an extensive review of the literature surrounding food in relation to identity, culture, gender, and memory. These readings span across disciplinary boundaries including anthropology, Sociology, cultural studies, and gender studies"--From Introduction, pages 1-2.

scholarly journals A theoretical and methodological foundation for In My Mother's Kitchen

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javiera Quintana
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Political Activism ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Disciplinary Boundaries ◽  
Methodological Foundation ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Many ◽  
Insight Into

"My project is an exploration of family history, cultural identity, the immigrant experience, and autobiography, presented in the form of a cookbook. This collection of recipes is centred on my mother, Margarita Quintana and the recipes acquired and developed during her life. I use the backdrop of the kitchen as a setting to connect the many stages of her life both in Chile and in Canada and also to explore how the kitchen connects my mother, my grandmother, and me. While Margarita's experience is unique, it helps provide much needed insight into the lives and processes of migrant women on a larger scale. Using this recipe book, I tell the story of Margarita Quintana, and how she fits into a larger cultural, political, and genealogical context. Margarita Quintana is a Chilean immigrant and a Canadian with a history of social and political activism. She is also a mother, a social worker, a university graduate, a host parent for international students and a psychotherapist in training. Her life is heavily shaped by her upbringing in a working class family in Chile, in a domestically abusive household, and as a surrogate caregiver to her four siblings. Margarita's experiences connect the stories of three generations of women in our family across two continents. My paper provides a methodological and theoretical framework for the project. In the first section, I explain my epistemology, methodology, and research methods. In the second section, I provide an extensive review of the literature surrounding food in relation to identity, culture, gender, and memory. These readings span across disciplinary boundaries including anthropology, Sociology, cultural studies, and gender studies"--From Introduction, pages 1-2.

The Subaltern Speak- A Study On The Culture Of The Arunachalis With Special Reference To Mamang Dai’s The Legends Of Pensam

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
Ms. Cheryl Antonette Dumenil ◽  
Dr. Cheryl Davis
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Small World ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Shared History ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Insight Into

North- East India is an under veiled region with an awe-inspiring landscape, different groups of ethnic people, their culture and heritage. Contemporary writers from this region aspire towards a vision outside the tapered ethnic channel, and they represent a shared history. In their writings, the cultural memory is showcased, and the intensity of feeling overflows the labour of technique and craft. Mamang Dai presents a rare glimpse into the ecology, culture, life of the tribal people and history of the land of the dawn-lit mountains, Arunachal Pradesh, through her novel The Legends of Pensam. The word ‘Pensam’ in the title means ‘in-between’,  but it may also be interpreted as ‘the hidden spaces of the heart’. This is a small world where anything can happen. Being adherents of the animistic faith, the tribes here believe in co-existence with the natural world along with the presence of spirits in their forests and rivers. This paper attempts to draw an insight into the culture and gender of the Arunachalis with special reference to The Legends of Pensam by Mamang Dai.

History, Politics, Law

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Political Thought ◽  
International Institutions ◽  
The Political ◽  
Global Order ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Many

Historians of political thought and international lawyers have both expanded their interest in the formation of the present global order. History, Politics, Law is the first express encounter between the two disciplines, juxtaposing their perspectives on questions of method and substance. The essays throw light on their approaches to the role of politics and the political in the history of the world beyond the single polity. They discuss the contrast between practice and theory as well as the role of conceptual and contextual analyses in both fields. Specific themes raised for both disciplines include statehood, empires and the role of international institutions, as well as the roles of economics, innovation and gender. The result is a vibrant cross-section of contrasts and parallels between the methods and practices of the two disciplines, demonstrating the many ways in which both can learn from each other.

scholarly journals The State of Clinical Librarianship in Canada: a Review of the Literature, 1970–2013

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Halbert
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Literature Search ◽  
The United States ◽  
Formative Period ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Job Titles ◽  
Medical Librarian ◽  
History Of ◽  
Insight Into

This paper examines the history of clinical librarianship in Canada from 1970 to 2013 as seen through the lens of practitioner narratives and published literature. While no reviews of clinical librarianship in Canada were found in the literature search, there were many project descriptions in articles and published reports that have provided insight into the field during its formative period in Canada from the 1970s. In addition to tracing narrative histories from 1970 to 2013, the author has continued to wonder why these important stories have never properly been told. Was it because the scope of clinical librarianship, its expected and embodied professional duties, was not regulated (as it is in the United States and United Kingdom)? Is it because the American Library Association accredited library schools in Canada do not offer appropriate curricula and professional training? It seems clear that some librarians in Canada were pioneers in the way that Gertrude Lamb was in the United States, but they did not call themselves clinical librarians. Consequently, they opted for more generic job titles such as medical librarian and health librarian. Whatever the reasons for this, it is within this framework that the author begins an exploration of clinical librarianship in Canada. The paper's aim is to provide a view into clinical librarianship in Canada back to the 1970s to ensure the story is properly told.

A History of Ambiguity

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Ossa-Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Literary Criticism ◽  
Greek Tragedy ◽  
Expressive Power ◽  
Moral Theology ◽  
Biblical Exegesis ◽  
German Philosophy ◽  
History Of ◽  
Multiple Meanings ◽  
The Many ◽  
Insight Into

Ever since it was first published in 1930, William Empson's Seven Types of Ambiguity has been perceived as a milestone in literary criticism—far from being an impediment to communication, ambiguity now seemed an index of poetic richness and expressive power. Little, however, has been written on the broader trajectory of Western thought about ambiguity before Empson; as a result, the nature of his innovation has been poorly understood. This book remedies this omission. Starting with classical grammar and rhetoric, and moving on to moral theology, law, biblical exegesis, German philosophy, and literary criticism, the book explores the many ways in which readers and theorists posited, denied, conceptualised, and argued over the existence of multiple meanings in texts between antiquity and the twentieth century. This process took on a variety of interconnected forms, from the Renaissance delight in the ‘elegance’ of ambiguities in Horace, through the extraordinary Catholic claim that Scripture could contain multiple literal—and not just allegorical—senses, to the theory of dramatic irony developed in the nineteenth century, a theory intertwined with discoveries of the double meanings in Greek tragedy. Such narratives are not merely of antiquarian interest: rather, they provide an insight into the foundations of modern criticism, revealing deep resonances between acts of interpretation in disparate eras and contexts. The book lays bare the long tradition of efforts to liberate language, and even a poet's intention, from the strictures of a single meaning.

Pembacaan Ulang Nana Karya Zola dan Anna Karya Tolstoy : Re-Interpretasi Sosok Perempuan Feminis Abad-19

Metahumaniora ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 273
Author(s):  
Mega Subekti ◽  
Hilman Fauzia Khoeruman
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Emile Zola ◽  
Leo Tolstoy ◽  
Anna Karenina ◽  
Feminist Ideology ◽  
Feminist Perspectives ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Many ◽  
Descriptive Method

Dalam sejarah perkembangan ideologi feminisme, Abad ke-19 sering dianggapsebagai momen penting munculnya ide-ide baru tentang feminisme dan pergerakan yangmemperjuangkan hak-hak perempuan. Beberapa ide tersebut tercermin dari banyaknyakarya sastra yang mengangkat isu tentang perempuan dalam tradisi patriarkal, seperti yangdilakukan Emile Zola di Perancis dengan karyanya yang berjudul Nana dan Leo Tolstoy diRusia dengan Anna Karenina-nya. Dalam dua novel itu, perempuan digambarkan sebagaitokoh yang tidak cukup beruntung terkait dengan peran sosial dan relasi mereka dengan lakilaki.Meski demikian, perjuangan yang dilakukan terkait dengan opresi yang mereka terimabisa dianggap sebagai representasi dari perlawanan mereka sebagai perempuan. Denganmenggunakan metode deskriptif analitis yang didukung dengan pendekatan feminsime dangender, tulisan ini ditujukan untuk mendeskripsikan perlawanan atau setidaknya kesadarantokoh Nana maupun Anna dan menginterpretasikannya sebagai perwujudan feminismemereka sebagai perempuan. Meskipun berakhir tragis (dimatikan oleh narator), resistensiyang dilakukan Nana dan Anna terkait dengan status mereka sebagai perempuan sekiranyadapat membuktikan bahwa mereka tetap mampu merepresentasikan ide-ide feminisme.Alih-alih sebagai korban yang didominasi oleh laki-laki, Nana mampu memanfaatkansensualitas tubuhnya untuk mendapatkan keuntungan pribadi. Sementara itu, pilihan Annauntuk bunuh diri dilakukannya dengan penuh kesadaran dapat dianggap sebagai puncakperlawanannya terkait opresi yang ia terima karena perzinahannya dengan Vronsky.Kata kunci: Perempuan, feminisme, abad ke-19AbstRactIn the history of the development of feminist ideology, nineteenth century isregarded as an important moment of the emergence of ideas on feminism and women’smovement. Some of these ideas are reflected from the many literary works that raise thewomen’s issues in the patriarchal tradition, as Emile Zola did in France with Nana andLeo Tolstoy in Russia with Anna Karenina. In the two novels, women are portrayed asunfavourable figures associated with their status and relationships with men. Nevertheless,the fight related with the oppression they receive can be regarded as a representationof their resistance as women. By using an analytical descriptive method supported byfeministic and gender approaches, this paper is intended to describe resistance or at leastawareness of Nana and Anna figures and read it as the embodiment of their feminismperspective. Though ending tragically (killed by the narrator), Nana and Anna’s resistancecould prove that they were capable to represent their feminist perspectives. Instead of beinga victim who was dominated by men, Nana is able to take advantage of her sensual body to

Pal Joey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julianne Lindberg
Keyword(s):  
Music History ◽  
Inner Life ◽  
Class Mobility ◽  
Musical Comedy ◽  
Genre Classification ◽  
The Face ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Historical Moment ◽  
Insight Into

The History of a Heel chronicles the genesis, influence, and significance of Rodgers and Hart’s classic musical comedy Pal Joey (1940). When Pal Joey opened at the Barrymore on Christmas day, 1940, it flew in the face of musical comedy convention. The characters and situation were depraved. The setting was caustically realistic. Its female lead was frankly sexual and yet not purely comic. A narratively-driven dream ballet closed the first act, begging audiences to take seriously the inner life and desires of a confirmed heel. Although the show appears on many top-ten lists surveying the so-called “Golden Age,” it is a controversial classic; its legacy is tied both to the fashionable scandal that it provoked, and, retrospectively, to the uncommon attention it paid to characterization and narrative cohesion. Through an archive-driven investigation of the show and its music, History of a Heel offers insight into the historical moment during which Joey was born, and to the process of genre classification, canon formation, and the ensuing critical debates related to musical and theatrical maturity. More broadly, I argue that the critique and commentary on class and gender conventions in Pal Joey reveals a uniquely American concern over status, class mobility, and progressive gender roles in the pre-war era.

ReFocus: The Films of Michel Gondry

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
English Language ◽  
Original Screenplay ◽  
Music Videos ◽  
Music Video ◽  
French And English ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Comprehensive Study

The acclaimed French auteur behind the mind-bending modern classic Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Michel Gondry has directed innovative, ground-breaking films and documentaries, episodes of the acclaimed television show Kidding and some of the most influential music videos in the history of the medium. In this book, a range of international scholars offers a comprehensive study of this significant and influential figure, covering his French and English-language films and videos, and framing Gondry as a transnational and transcultural auteur whose work provides insight into both French/European and American cinematic and cultural identity. With detailed case studies of films such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Dave Chappelle’s Block Party (2005), The Science of Sleep (2006), Be Kind Rewind (2008), Mood Indigo (2013) and Microbe & Gasoline (2015), the book examines significant themes throughout Gondry’s filmography including surrealism, adaptation, memory, dreams, play and African-American identity. The book compares Gondry to other filmmakers including Wes Anderson and Jean Vigo, allowing for an understanding of how Gondry’s films might compare with both his global contemporaries and his predecessors in French and international cinema. Furthermore, the book demonstrates how Gondry’s work in narrative film, documentary and music video represents significant innovation in narrative, visual aesthetic, and genre.

scholarly journals Sir Robert Geoffrey Edwards CBE. 27 September 1925 — 10 April 2013

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. 81-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sir Richard Gardner
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Human Reproduction ◽  
Significant Advance ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Early Human Development ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Many ◽  
Early Human ◽  
Insight Into

Robert Geoffrey Edwards was fiercely proud of his Yorkshire origin. After a faltering start to his academic career, he developed an extraordinary aptitude for original research, which he pursued with energy, enthusiasm and dedication that very few could match. He pioneered the most significant advance in the history of treating human infertility, established proof of principle for preimplantation diagnosis of genetic disease, and was the first to advocate the use of spare embryos as a source of stem cells for regenerative medicine. He not only promoted a better understanding of early human development, but he also provided invaluable insight into the many ethical issues raised by such work. Moreover, he played a key role in establishing both an international learned society and serving as editor of several journals devoted to the study of human reproduction and embryology.

scholarly journals The "Face with Tears of Joy" Emoji. A Socio-Semiotic and Multimodal Insight into a Japan-America Mash-Up

2016 ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilaria Moschini
Keyword(s):  
Digital Culture ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Multimodal Approach ◽  
Sign Systems ◽  
Digital Discourse ◽  
The Face ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Many ◽  
First Time ◽  
Insight Into

 The blog site of the Oxford Dictionaries features a post dated November 16 2015, which announces that, “for the first time ever”, their “Word of the Year” is not a word, but a pictograph: the “Face with Tears of Joy” emoji. The term emoji, which is a loanword from Japanese, identifies “a small digital image or icon used to express an idea or emotion in electronic communication” (OED 2015). The sign was chosen since it is the item that “best reflected the ethos, mood, and preoccupations of 2015”. Indeed, the Oxford Dictionaries’ President, Caspar Grathwohl declared that emojis are “an increasingly rich form of communication that transcends linguistic borders” and reflects the “playfulness and intimacy” of global digital culture. Adopting a socio-semiotic multimodal approach, the present paper aims at decoding the many semantic and semiotic layers of the 2015 “Word of the Year”, with a special focus on the context of cultures out of which it originates. More in detail, the author will focus on the concept of translation as “transduction”, that is the movement of meaning across sign systems (Kress 1997), in order to map the history of this ‘pictographic word’ from language to language, from culture to culture, from niche discursive communities to the global scenario. Indeed, the author maintains that this ‘pictographic word’ is to be seen as a marker of the mashing up of Japanese and American cultures in the discursive practices of geek communities, now gone mainstream thanks to the spreading of digital discourse.  

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