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Female genius : fiction, politics, and gender, 1870-1920 /Olwell, Victoria. January 2003 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept. of English Language and Literature, December 2003. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available at the Internet.
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An exploration of talented performance: a case study of Chinese teachers' perceptionsWu, H., Echo., 吳鴻雁. January 2006 (has links)
published_or_final_version / abstract / Education / Master / Master of Philosophy
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Subjects, objects, and the fetishisms of modernity in the works of Gertrude SteinLivett, Kate, School of English, Media & Performing Arts, UNSW January 2006 (has links)
This thesis reopens the question of subject/object relations in the works of Gertrude Stein, to argue that the fetishisms theorised by Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, and later Walter Benjamin and Michael Taussig, and problematised by feminist critics such as Elizabeth Grosz, are central to the structure of those relations. My contribution to Stein scholarship is twofold, and is reflected in the division of my thesis into Part One and Part Two. Part One of this thesis establishes a model for reading the interconnections between subjects and objects in Stein???s work; it identifies a tension between two related yet different structures. The first is a fetishistic relation of subjects to objects, associated by Stein with materiality and nineteenth-century Europe, and the identity categories of the ???genius??? and the ???collector???. The second is a ???new??? figuration of late modernity in which the processual and tacility are central. This latter is associated by Stein with America and the twentieth century, and was a structure that she, along with other modernist artists, was developing. Further, Part One shows how these competing structures of subject/object relations hinge on Stein???s problematic formulations of self, nation, and artistic production. Part Two uses the model established in Part One to examine the detailed playing-out of the tensions and dilemmas of subject/object relations within several major Stein texts. First considered is the category of the object as it is constructed in Tender Buttons, and second the category of the subject as it is represented in the nexus of those competing structures in The Making of Americans and ???Melanctha???. The readings of Part Two engage with the major strands of Stein criticism of materiality, sexuality, and language in Tender Buttons, Stein???s famous study of objects. The critical areas engaged with in her biggest and most controversial texts respectively ??? The Making of Americans and ???Melanctha??? ??? include typology, ???genius???, and Stein???s methodologies of writing such as repetition/iteration, intersubjectivity, and ???daily living???. This thesis contends that the dilemma of subject/object relations identified and examined in detail is never resolved, indeed, its ongoing reverberations are productive up until and including her final work.
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War as Aesthetic: The Philosophy of Carl von Clausewitz as the Embodiment of John Dewey's Concept of ExperienceDe Berg, Oak Herbert 2011 August 1900 (has links)
This dissertation confirms war as the zenith of aesthetic experience and demonstrates the pragmatic nature of war through explication of John Dewey’s aesthetic philosophy. Likewise, the coherency of Carl von Clausewitz’s philosophy parallels Dewey as it too leads to complete development, or flourishing, of the individual in a complex, ever-changing world. Von Clausewitz’s sets his philosophy in the context of war, but his philosophy transcends that milieu. The timelessness of the General’s philosophical concepts guarantees the appropriateness of these concepts in today’s inconstant world. To exemplify this point, this paper applied von Clausewitz’s concepts to the range of contemporary wars in which the demands on modern warriors are often perceived as qualitatively different from demands placed on individuals in the armies of the early 1800s. This perception is shown to lack credibility and, even though the methods and technologies of war are in continuous flux while the basic nature of war remains unchanged, the germane nature of the General’s philosophy to contemporary times remains unsullied and follows logically. Rather than simply asserting that the concepts of these two philosophers are apropos in the contemporary context of war, this dissertation concludes by contending that modern military thinkers employ the Clausewitzian philosophy, as synthesized by John Boyd, as a basis for fighting in today’s contemporary environment. As an exemplar, the current doctrine of the United States Marine Corps is offered as a template of the philosophy of von Clausewitz and, by extension, Dewey. Modern war, once established as an archetype of the Deweyan philosophy, can be claimed as the primary illustration of the aesthetic.
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Theories of genius and the exclusion of women /Ball, Laura C. January 2007 (has links)
Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 2007. Graduate Programme in Psychology. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 125-139). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:MR38745
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THE UNLETTERED MUSE: THE UNEDUCATED POETS AND THE CONCEPT OF NATURAL GENIUS IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLANDCarter, Jefferson, 1943- January 1972 (has links)
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Subjects, objects, and the fetishisms of modernity in the works of Gertrude SteinLivett, Kate, School of English, Media & Performing Arts, UNSW January 2006 (has links)
This thesis reopens the question of subject/object relations in the works of Gertrude Stein, to argue that the fetishisms theorised by Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, and later Walter Benjamin and Michael Taussig, and problematised by feminist critics such as Elizabeth Grosz, are central to the structure of those relations. My contribution to Stein scholarship is twofold, and is reflected in the division of my thesis into Part One and Part Two. Part One of this thesis establishes a model for reading the interconnections between subjects and objects in Stein???s work; it identifies a tension between two related yet different structures. The first is a fetishistic relation of subjects to objects, associated by Stein with materiality and nineteenth-century Europe, and the identity categories of the ???genius??? and the ???collector???. The second is a ???new??? figuration of late modernity in which the processual and tacility are central. This latter is associated by Stein with America and the twentieth century, and was a structure that she, along with other modernist artists, was developing. Further, Part One shows how these competing structures of subject/object relations hinge on Stein???s problematic formulations of self, nation, and artistic production. Part Two uses the model established in Part One to examine the detailed playing-out of the tensions and dilemmas of subject/object relations within several major Stein texts. First considered is the category of the object as it is constructed in Tender Buttons, and second the category of the subject as it is represented in the nexus of those competing structures in The Making of Americans and ???Melanctha???. The readings of Part Two engage with the major strands of Stein criticism of materiality, sexuality, and language in Tender Buttons, Stein???s famous study of objects. The critical areas engaged with in her biggest and most controversial texts respectively ??? The Making of Americans and ???Melanctha??? ??? include typology, ???genius???, and Stein???s methodologies of writing such as repetition/iteration, intersubjectivity, and ???daily living???. This thesis contends that the dilemma of subject/object relations identified and examined in detail is never resolved, indeed, its ongoing reverberations are productive up until and including her final work.
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Land art jako prostředek k vytvoření iluze ideálního prostoru / Land art as a means to create the illusion of an ideal spaceHladová, Anežka January 2017 (has links)
This diploma thesis is based on a project emphasizing the land art principle that creates an illusion and intervenes thus into space on grounds of a historical event or an object missing in a certain area. The practical part consists of seven land art schemes with an introduction of the concept itself and the last key concept is in addition realized on Vitkov Hill. The overall design of Vitkov area suggests park changes and ground shaping of the park itself that is also supplemented by land art enhancing historical aspects of the place.
The concept focuses mainly on an oversized asphalt lane that is nowadays, with its flat shape, considered as the top of such prominent hill, the real peak is therefore missing. Having said that, the project attempts to restore its natural and imperfect appearance of the complex. Furthermore, the scorched pathway becomes due to summer season an unfriendly place to stay. As a result, the project provides a solution in form of a return to a slightly narrowed sunken lane placed under the ground level and paved with stones. Alongside the main holloway there are sand pathways for walkers and a running track so far spontaneously created in the lawn by passing runners. Asphalt lane therefore stays only one, designated especially for inline skaters. Around the aforementioned routes there are suggested both elevated and deepened spots that offer even more magnificent view. All proposed terrain changes are supposed to evoke a false impression that Vitkov hill has never been flattened, as it in present day, and one is a mere visitor passing through paths that allow visitors to embrace sense of reaching the top. Despite the fact that Vitkov hill monument is a public area having its indisputable significance, it seems to be often forgotten. Apart from the recreational purposes of the park, this green hill is also a prominent feature in Prague´s city views and, last but not least, a memorial of one of the most important battles related to the Czech history. This land art project has been involved into International Landscape Festival 2018 held in Prague and foreshadows thus the event from early stages. The project then becomes a real work of art placed in public area with an intention to accentuate the suffering in the historical battle as a painful event that should be remembered by the nation. Simultaneously, it points out at a missing tree that symbolizes ephemerality of values. Land art thus emphasizes an abstract image of growing Lilacs and Acacia trees standing against each other in the battlefield as the soldiers in Vitkov or from the present day point of view, Karlín and Žižkov. Defeated Acacia trees epitomize Crusaders fleeting away from victorious Hussites (Lilacs) down the Karlín Hill and the only thing that remains is only one fallen soldier (Accia tree) and a lot of pikes sunken in the ground.
Other land art projects have much in common. For instance, they are located in cities and their surroundings known well by the author. Apart from visible aspects, they lay emphasis especially on inner connectedness expressed through an illusion. A passerby should be able to notice that there is an imperfection, in particular area, he has not spotted before. He therefore intentionally finds himself in a position where he should open his fantasy because the place is speaking to him through shades and silhouettes of an absent reality. This thesis also demonstrates how popular initiative can change the city and bring interesting ideas as in case of High Line in New York.
Lastly, land art literary research provides insight not just into land art as artistic movement but also as a feature in public area commonly discussed due to its inappropriate composition. The diploma thesis focuses mainly on Czech authors.
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Listening to the Ghostly Genius: The Auditory Depiction in Li He's PoetryJanuary 2015 (has links)
abstract: Li He (790-816), an outstanding poet full of literary talent in
classical Chinese poem history, his poignant words, incredible literary construction, nether artistic conception and nuanced peculiar poem style owned him the reputation of “ghostly, demonic genius” 鬼才. Scholars demonstrated that his ghostly and demonic style has much to do with the special imagery and allusion in his poetry. However, this kind of ghostly appeal of literature exactly have much to do with the large quantity of sensory vocabulary that the poet is expert in using in his poems, which evokes resonance from the readers/audiences. Li He fuses visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory and tactile sensation in his poems, building up his special writing style, evoking and creating a sensorial space for readers. The thesis concentrates on analyzing the sensory vocabulary in Li He’s poetry, sonic depiction in particular, which are rarely discussed before, based on which making further conclusion about the artistic conception and the special style of Li He’s poetry. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis East Asian Languages and Civilizations 2015
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Městský polyfunkční dům na ulici Křížová, Brno / Multipurpose Town House on Křížová Street, BrnoPlávka, Ján January 2011 (has links)
The student centre in Stare Brno, high privacy standard of living insight of city
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