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abstract: The ability of musicians to perform well in multiple musical styles is increasingly common and necessary. This paper profiles two trombonists who have gone well beyond the ability to function in multiple genres, and are instead considered significant artists. Tony Baker and Alex Iles were chosen to be profiled for this project because both have achieved recognition as solo artists in the genres of classical music and jazz and have performed on international stages as soloists. They also have significant ensemble experience in both classical and jazz settings and are active teachers as well. Both hold-high profile positions that have helped grow their reputations as performers: Mr. Baker as a professor at one of the largest music schools in the United States, the University of North Texas, and Mr. Iles as a highly in-demand freelance musician in Los Angeles. This paper presents interviews with both trombonists that investigate their development as musicians and soloists in both classical music and jazz. They are asked to describe the benefits and challenges of performing at a high level in both styles, and how these have affected their musical voices. Common traits found in their responses are examined, and recommendations are created for musicians seeking stylistic versatility. / Dissertation/Thesis / D.M.A. Music 2012

Alex Rosenbergʼs Darwinian reductionism is a more recent form of reductionism that aims at settling the dispute between reductionists and antireductionists in philosophy of biology. The idea is that the principle of natural selection can be viewed as a physico-chemical law that can ground biology in physics and chemistry, and hence make reductionism possible despite issues such as multiple realizability and downward causation. Rosenbergʼs proposal has received a lot of critique, so my aim is to investigate whether this critique is sound, and to enquire into whether Rosenbergʼs understandings of reductionism, antireductionism and physicalism are reasonable, and if Darwinian reductionism can survive the critique presented. My conclusion is that Rosenberg indeed is quite controversial and makes some strong claims, but also that a lot of the critique he receives is misguided and focused on asserting that Rosenberg is mistaken, rather than actually arguing against Rosenbergʼs claims. Despite some problematic assumptions, I do think that Rosenbergʼs proposal contributes to a philosophical pluralism within philosophy of biology. / Alex Rosenbergs darwinistiska reduktionism är en mer modern form av reduktionism vars syfte är att erbjuda en lösning bortom oenigheterna mellan reduktionister och antireduktionister inom biologins filosofi. Rosenberg menar att det naturliga urvalet kan betraktas som en fysiokemisk lag, som kan grundas i fysik och kemi, vilket därmed kan möjliggöra reduktionism trots problem såsom ”multipel realiserbarhet” eller ”nedåtgående kausalitet”. Rosenberg har fått en hel del kritik för sitt förslag, så jag ämnar att undersöka om denna kritik har fog för sig, och utreda om Rosenbergs preciseringar av reduktionism, antireduktionism och fysikalism är rimliga, och om den darwinistiska reduktionismen trots kritiken ändå kan vara motiverad. Min slutsats är att Rosenberg är tämligen kontroversiell och kommer med flera starka påståenden, men mycket av den kritik han möts av är missriktad och tycks vara mer fokuserad på att avfärda Rosenbergs resonemang snarare än att verkligen argumentera för varför dessa resonemang skulle vara bristfälliga. Trots vissa problematiska antaganden anser jag ändå att Rosenbergs förslag bidrar till en filosofisk pluralisminom biologins filosofi.

>Doctor Literarum - DLit / The South African years (1925-1966) of Alex la Guma is examined in this thesis. While La Guma's father was an important role model, most critics have overlooked his mother's contribution to his literary and political development. Throughout the thesis the same point is made about Blanche, La Guma's wife, who supported him in many ways. The researcher describes La Guma's infancy, childhood and adolescence, his father's political profile, how notions of race and writing, coloured identity and family and political experiences created the conditions that enabled him to become a story teller and political activist . / South Africa

There is an element of play within all of us. It is imagination and interaction that makes us human. In this digital age, it is evident that we are losing touch with our own ability to remain imaginative and explore new and different ways to physically interact with our environment. In this thesis, it is my goal is to design in a way that does not limit human abilities, but instead promotes the idea of play between our wants and needs as well as re-sparking our imagination. In this thesis exploration, I experimented with multiple scales of playful design. I will show you how I implemented the idea of play for the design of a kite, a toy, a furniture piece, and a building. All of these projects are examples of designs that could have been static elements, but instead were designed to be dynamic to complement our everyday dynamic lives. Enjoy! / Master of Architecture

The problem of this research is to discover viewer response to the television series, "Roots," as revealed through newspapers and magazines published from December, 1976, to June 20, 1977. Thirty-seven articles and 134 interviewee responses were analyzed. The responses with the highest frequency of occurrence in the sample provided eight major categories (listed in the order of highest to lowest frequency of response): inaccuracy/oversimplification, increased awareness, future race relations, white guilt, black anger, future prime time television programming, black pride, and sadness. The predominant appeal of "Roots" was to the emotions of the viewers. Despite the criticism of inaccuracy and/or oversimplification, "Roots" was a timely presentation relating to a current social concern with justice and heritage.

[pt] Entre 1959 e 1963, Alex Viany publicou, na revista Senhor, uma série de ensaios, artigos e críticas sobre o cinema estrangeiro e nacional. O objetivo desta pesquisa é a recuperação dessa produção intelectual e que se encontra arquivada nessa revista. O estudo desenvolve-se a partir da percepção da Senhor como um repositório do pensamento específico sobre o cinema no início dos anos 60 no Brasil. Analisa-se, de uma maneira geral, a inserção da revista no seu tempo e a sua representatividade cultural para os leitores da época e, exclusivamente, pelo recorte do cinema, os textos sobre cinema de arte estrangeiro e nacional de Alex Viany. Este crítico cinematográfico apresenta-se como o autor mais freqüente nos 60 números pesquisados e o seu pensamento, até praticamente a metade das revistas publicadas, determinou a orientação do periódico quanto ao cinema. Assim, a proposta da revista Senhor de tornar o seu leitor mais sofisticado e cosmopolita teve Alex Viany como colaborador, que se incumbiu de (in)formar o leitor para entender e apreciar o cinema de arte. / [en] From 1959 until 1963, Alex Viany published essays, articles and reviews about foreign and Brazilian cinema in the Senhor magazine. This dissertation intends to explore his intellectual productions in terms of referencing this particular magazine as an authority on cinema thought at the beginning of the 1960`s in Brazil. In general, Senhor will be considered for its cultural value in its time. More specifically, the foreign and national cinema texts by Alex Viany will be grouped and analyzed. Senhor magazine published more cinema reviews by Alex Viany during the 1960s than by any other reviewer. As a result, his thought determined the periodical`s orientation about cinema productions. Senhor`s goal of moving its readership towards sophisticated thought and cosmopolitan ideas was enhanced by Alex Viany`s contributions in educating the public on the art of cinema.

Introduction. I report an investigation designed to identify the contemporary role of digital resources for information retrieval, such as Alex Author-dictionary. This study proposes that it is essential to see digital resources and their specific place within contemporary structures for information retrieval, that digital resources relate to a broader context. My focus is facts beyond giving patrons access to a specific type of information about authors. Method. This case study uses integration of qualitative content analysis from interviewees with data analysis. A pre-search interview and data-analysis along with follow-up interviews established some interesting perspectives on Alex Author-dictionary as well as aspects on digital resources for information retrieval. Transcripts of the interviews formed the data for analysis. Analysis. Qualitative analyses were carried out from two preparatory email-interviews, one with the editor and one with a person who writes for Alex. Another pre-search interview and two following interview sessions, one with a school librarian and another with a public librarian, were conducted. Results. It proved possible to demonstrate that Alex Author-dictionary as such has its benefits compared to sources from the internet. The results derive from and agree with some previous studies, especially that there is a where, when and how to use different resources. The web for example could advantageously give patrons access to other formats such as video interviews etc. that the library doesn’t hold. Conclusion. I identify a need to enlarge the scope of how patrons teach users. Users of all ages would be benefited from knowing when to use Google and when benefited using other digital resources of information retrieval. This sound awareness is directly related to users need to develop skills, and then interpret their own actual information literacy. This could take place either in sessions of user education at the library, or from teachers in a school environment.

This paper will provide a far-ranging analysis of the relevant aspects of the filmmaking process as it pertains to the development and production of the thesis project, The Good Killing. This analysis will include both a detailed, biographic overview of the making of the film, as well as an in-depth critique of the creative decision-making and practical methodology that guided the production. In this regard, special attention will be first be given to how the project was initially conceived, and, broadly speaking, what was originally intended. Secondly, proceeding sections will examine key elements of the filmmaker’s technical planning, performance, and working philosophy, specifically citing directing style, cinematography, sound and editing. Through this evaluative process, the film will be judged from the standpoint of both concept and execution in order to determine overall success.

I mitt arbete skriver jag musik till utvalda segment ur Alex & Sigges podcast. Jag betraktar dessa självbiografiska segment som filmscener och skapar musiken med hjälp av metoder inom filmkomposition. Utmaningen i arbetet har varit att binda samman och nyansera dessa berättelser genom musik. Resultatet blev fyra kompositioner som gav upphov till en diskussion kring musikens möjligheter inom mediet podcast. I arbetet kommer jag fram till att en metod avsedd för filmkomposition går att applicera på att skriva musik till podcasts.