Call number: LD2668 .T4 1956 R85 / Master of Science

The collecting of different material cultures has been portrayed as a popular lifestyle among folk researchers. The Sami culture has not been treated differently. George Stephens (1813-1895) was a professor at Uppsala and Copenhagen University and owner at Huseby in Småland. The essay has identified that a large number of the artefacts categorised as Sami were in fact of non-Sami background. George Stephens left the collection to the future without describing the origins of the Sami collection, leaving only notes for us to analyze. His work of historical melodies would significantly assist our searching for the truth concerning the objects including experts pinpointing the objects creators and cultural identity throughout Sápmi and history. This essay is an attempt to clarify both the cultural and historical background of said objects and to apply the Actor-Network Theory on the collections founder George Stephens. The study is based on Tetteris method of materialistisc analyzation aswell as Pearces method of specialist inclusion. The studies theory is based of Latour and Laws Actor-Network Theory, also called ANT, which maps relationships of people and intentions. A collectors network of contacts is vast, so a narrowing a network to George Stephens contacts creates the best possible approach to anwser the studies questions.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1990. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [230]-235).

The purpose of this essay is to study the gender system and structures for a married couple in the late 1900-centery in the southern part of Sweden. More precisely the gender system of the lord Joseph Stephens and his wife the lady of the castle Elisabeth Stephens that lived in Huseby mansion during this time. I attend to do a qualitative textual analysis of the couple's correspondence from 1880-1900. I will interpret the results based on a theory of gender and gender division between the genders and the concepts of the private and the public sphere for the two genders. The results shows that the couple for most of the time has a gender based division between themselves were Elisabeth attempts to the privatesphere and Joseph for the public. Joseph does not involve Elisabeth with the operation of the estate or with his political duties. The way they appeals to each other can also implie that Joseph is superior to Elisabeth. The couple has also embraced the bourgeois ideal of love that means togetherness and exclusiveness in the relationship. But the result also shows that the division is not that fixed for the man in the relationship. Joseph can also enter the private and the female sphere which can implie that he is in control of the gender relationship and thinks that this is the best way to make sure the gender roles are kept safe which also will secure his superior position.

The North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) population has been increasing at an average annual rate of ~6% since the early 1990s. In northern Southeast Alaska alone, there are now more whales than estimated for the entire North Pacific several decades ago. An understanding of how this growing population is repopulating traditional foraging grounds will benefit from detailed investigations of their prey preferences and trends in whale abundance and distribution relative to those prey. This dissertation examines these issues from late May until early September 2008 in Frederick Sound and Stephens Passage, a Southeast Alaskan feeding area historically used by humpback whales. The foundation for the study is an analysis of the life histories and abundance patterns of euphausiids, the principal prey of humpbacks in the area, during late spring and summer. Four species, Thysanoessa raschii, T. longipes, T. spinifera, and Euphausia pacifica, were identified in plankton net samples collected at random locations throughout the study site (n = 49) and in locations where a strong scattering layer was observed on a 120 kHz echosounder (n = 48). Both sample types varied in euphausiid species composition. Abundance patterns of immature euphausiids coupled with observations of females carrying spermatophores indicated differences between species in spawning schedules. Thysanoessa spp. began spawning in early April with the spring phytoplankton bloom and continued until late June, whereas E. pacifica began spawning in early June and continued until late August. This protracted recruitment of immature euphausiids was geographically widespread throughout the summer in contrast to adults, which, although present all summer, were found primarily in slope and shallow (< 100 m) areas. To determine if humpback whales preferred one euphausiid species or life-stage over another, net sample and hydroacoustic data collected in the vicinity of whales were compared to similar data collected in random locations throughout the study site. This revealed that whales targeted dense aggregations of adult euphausiids, but did not discriminate between the various species, which was surprising because of presumed differences in the energy density linked to their different spawning schedules. Additionally, whales did not spend time in areas with concentrations of immature euphausiids, which were likely not large enough during the study period to be suitable prey. With this preference for adult euphausiids, the abundance and distribution patterns of humpbacks were examined in relation to prey availability. Whale abundance was lowest at the beginning of the study in late May at ca. 68 whales and peaked in late July at ca. 228 animals – approximately 12% of the region’s estimated abundance for the study year. This study did not detect a concomitant increase in the availability of adult euphausiids, which is unsurprising since immature euphausiids would not recruit into the adult population until after the end of the study, and post-spawning mortality and predation pressure is presumably high during this time. Instead, whales clustered increasingly around comparatively fewer prey as the summer progressed. These observations, combined with a plateau in whale abundance after July, suggest that their abundance in the area was limited by euphausiid availability. Estimates of whales using the study site during the summer have remained similar over several decades despite a dramatic increase in humpback numbers in Southeast Alaska and elsewhere in the North Pacific. The results from this study suggest that, although the study site remains important seasonally to some whales, it is not a significant source of prey responsible for regional population growth in general. More likely, it is part of a network of feeding areas that has influenced the population trend. Further insight into these and the other issues raised in this dissertation could come from several additional analyses. An extended sampling season that captures the recruitment of immature euphausiids into the adult population would reveal whether a given year's prey cohort represents an important resource to whales in that same year, which has potential implications for interpreting mid-late season whale abundance patterns. As well, a photo-identification study would be useful in characterizing whale residency patterns and determining whether the abundance trends reflect a relatively small subset of the regional population using the area for most of the season or a continuous flow of a larger portion of the population. Finally, similar analyses as those outlined here but conducted in other areas within the region would provide additional insight into the network’s capacity to support the recovering whale population. / Graduation date: 2012

Thesis (M.S.)--Florida State University, 2005. / Advisor: Dr. Marilyn J. Young, Florida State University, College of Communication, Dept. of Communication. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 27, 2005). Document formatted into pages; contains ix, 113 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

This study investigated whether a predictive tool developed by authors in the United States (Konvalina, Stephens and Wileman) could be used with University students in Australia (in particular the Australian Capital Territory) to predict their success in first year University computing courses. It also investigated the effect of demographic and past academic factors in conjunction with, and instead of the predictive test. The study examined differences in performance between male/female students, English as a Second Language (ESL)/non-ESL students and full-time/part-time students. It also examined the effect of all the above factors on the continuing success of students in the course. While significant differences in first-time performance were found between ESL and non- ESL students, no differences were found between the other pairings. No differences were found between any of the groups in the continuing success in the course. The KSW Test, while being an indicator of first year success, was not a strong enough model to be able to be used as a predictive tool. The demographic and previous academic data from students recently at High School, in particular, the Tertiary Entrance Score, level of mathematics studied, and previous computing study, were found to be more useful as an indicator of success in fust year, explaining 53% of the variation in h a 1 unit score. In addition, 67% of the variation in continuing success in their course was also explained by the Tertiary Entrance Score, ASAT verbal and ASAT quantitative scores.

Anyone who is familiar with Margaret Mitchell’s life and her novel, Gone with the Wind, should notice that Mitchell’s work in some fashion parallels events from her life. Exactly how and why these parallels function, however, has been the subject for much scholarly debate. In my thesis, I examine Mitchell’s biography to get closer to the truth of the events in her life up to the publication of her novel. I then synthesize this information with a side-by-side analysis of some important figures in Mitchell’s life and characters from her novel; from there, I provide a feminist critique of selected characters, relationships between those characters, and scenes from the novel. In particular, I focus upon Mitchell’s relationship with her mother, Maybelle, and how this relationship compares with Scarlett O’Hara’s relationship with her mother, Ellen.

År 2005 gjordes ett uppmärksammat fynd på Växjö Stadsbibliotek Det består av fyra arkivkapslar fyllda med folkloristiskt material – ballader, visor, sagor, rim och ramsor, beskrivningar av danslekar, legender, sägner etc. Samlingen har döpts till Växjö Stadsbiblioteks Stephens-samling (VSS) efter den förmodat huvudansvarige för samlingens tillkomst. Samlingens existens har tidigare varit helt okänd. Materialet är synnerligen omfattande och består av långt över 1000 dokument i form av visor och ballader etc. Mängden har gjort det omöjligt att redan nu göra en noggrann beskrivning av innehållet, varför uppsatsen inskränker sig till en översiktlig beskrivning av de olika kapslarnas innehåll, med några nedslag på särskilt intressanta dokument. Samlingen som sådan öppnar för en rad frågor, av vilka två huvudfrågor lyfts fram: när sammanställdes samlingen? vad var syftet med den? Studien resulterar i troliga svar på de två huvudfrågorna. Samlingen består av en ursprunglig kärnsamling, sammanställd av George Stephens och påbyggd efterhand av andra. Kärnsamlingen sammanställdes troligen under åren 1841-1850 och var då Stephens´ privata. Det förmodade syftet med materialet var att välja ut det som skulle utgöra innehållet i fortsättningen på Stephens´ och Hyltén-Cavallius´ planerade Svenska Folkvisor. Namnen George Stephens och Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius är centrala i sammanhanget, och i synnerhet den förre pekas ut som den som står för huvudarbetet vid samlingens tillkomst. De båda, som var livslånga vänner och framstående forskare, ges en beskrivning och karaktäristik, Uppsatsen avslutas med en slutdiskussion runt dels fynden i samlingen och dels av de slutsatser som dragits och argumenterats för.

<p>År 2005 gjordes ett uppmärksammat fynd på Växjö Stadsbibliotek Det består av fyra arkivkapslar fyllda med folkloristiskt material – ballader, visor, sagor, rim och ramsor, beskrivningar av danslekar, legender, sägner etc. Samlingen har döpts till Växjö Stadsbiblioteks Stephens-samling (VSS) efter den förmodat huvudansvarige för samlingens tillkomst.</p><p>Samlingens existens har tidigare varit helt okänd. Materialet är synnerligen omfattande och består av långt över 1000 dokument i form av visor och ballader etc. Mängden har gjort det omöjligt att redan nu göra en noggrann beskrivning av innehållet, varför uppsatsen inskränker sig till en översiktlig beskrivning av de olika kapslarnas innehåll, med några nedslag på särskilt intressanta dokument.</p><p>Samlingen som sådan öppnar för en rad frågor, av vilka två huvudfrågor lyfts fram:</p><p>när sammanställdes samlingen?</p><p>vad var syftet med den?</p><p>Studien resulterar i troliga svar på de två huvudfrågorna. Samlingen består av en ursprunglig kärnsamling, sammanställd av George Stephens och påbyggd efterhand av andra. Kärnsamlingen sammanställdes troligen under åren 1841-1850 och var då Stephens´ privata. Det förmodade syftet med materialet var att välja ut det som skulle utgöra innehållet i fortsättningen på Stephens´ och Hyltén-Cavallius´ planerade Svenska Folkvisor.</p><p>Namnen George Stephens och Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius är centrala i sammanhanget, och i synnerhet den förre pekas ut som den som står för huvudarbetet vid samlingens tillkomst. De båda, som var livslånga vänner och framstående forskare, ges en beskrivning och karaktäristik,</p><p>Uppsatsen avslutas med en slutdiskussion runt dels fynden i samlingen och dels av de slutsatser som dragits och argumenterats för.</p>