Thesis (M.A.)--University of Louisville, 2004. / Department of Fine Arts. Vita. "May 2004." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 57-59).

This thesis critiques the dominant theorization of Canadian sanctuary as expressed by Randy Lippert. Particularly, I contend that Lippert’s Foucaudian analysis offers an impoverished understanding of sanctuary recipients by insisting they are political only insofar as they embrace bare life and become a silent spectacle. To re-conceptualize the political role of recipients, I evoke Hannah Arendt and Jacques Rancière’s notion that politics is constitutive of an interruption. I suggest that, living in a borderland between citizenship/non-citizenship, sanctuary recipients draw critical attention to their own exclusions and thus enact the political interruption par excellence. However, Arendt and Rancière’s stipulation that this interruption must be visible also limits political efficacy for recipients for it necessitates that they must expose themselves as helpless spectacles. I argue that this uncontested commitment to visibility is also dominantly expressed by theorists, such as Jenny Edkins, who are concerned with agency for other abject subjectivities. Troubling, this dedication to visibility results in the same apolitical formulation of sanctuary recipients that Lippert offers. As an alternative, I conclude that a type of (in)visible interruption offers a more a fruitful way to understand political agency for sanctuary recipients, and indeed for other seemingly abject figures.

As últimas décadas têm testemunhado contínuos debates acerca dos papéis que os santuários desempenhavam para a formação e desenvolvimento das pólis e das comunidades gregas em geral. As políticas de posicionamento dos santuários, questão esta vinculada com as motivações e interesses para uma dada divindade ser cultuada em determinado local, têm sido objetos de várias discussões. Assim, selecionamos um grupo de santuários dedicados a Hera (chamados Heraia/ sing. Heraion), de modo a analisá-los enquanto contextualizados nas respectivas comunidades a que cada um pertencia, dentro de um recorte cronológico que vai do séc. VIII ao séc. V. Os Heraia em questão situam-se em Samos, Corinto (Peracora), Argos, Metaponto, Crotona, Poseidônia e Selinonte. Para a condução da pesquisa, focalizamos as funções dos santuários de Hera e as esferas de atuação da deusa em relação às pólis pertinentes. Igualmente, consideramos os aspectos espaciais dos Heraia e das pólis. Enfim, procedemos à comparação com base em alguns critérios gerais que escolhemos. Valemo-nos de uma ampla variedade de documentação, sobretudo arqueológica, não desconsiderando, entretanto, as contribuições que os textos antigos puderam trazer. O estudo dos Heraia que realizamos permitiu que constatássemos, a partir de casos específicos, a multiplicidade de funções e papéis dos santuários no mundo grego. Enfim, nossa pesquisa contribuiu para entender o culto de uma divindade como fenômeno histórico engastado em práticas sociais. / The past decades have witnessed ongoing debates on the roles Greek sanctuaries exerted on the formation and development of the polis and the Greek communities in general. Sanctuary placement policies- an issue that is also related to the motivations and interests backing the location of the cult to a given deity- are also themes that have drawn the attention of several scholars. Thus we picked a group of sanctuaries dedicated to Hera (called Heraia/ sing. Heraion), so as to analise them as contextualised and embedded in their respective communities to which they belonged, within a period that goes from the VIII century up to the V century. The Heraia in question were located in Samos, Corynth (Perachora), Argos, Metaponto, Croton, Poseidonia and Selinonte. In order to carry out this research, we focused on the functions of Hera´s sanctuaries as well as on the the actuation spheres of this goddess as far as the polis are concerned. Likewise, we payed due regard for the spatial aspects of the Heraia. Finally, we proceeded to a comparison according to some criteria we selected. We made use of a broad range of documentation, especially archaeological sources, also considering the contributions the ancient texts could make. The study of the sanctuaries of Hera we conducted enabled us to notice the multiplicity of functions and roles of sanctuaries across the Greek world. Therefore, our research contributed to the understanding of the cult of a Greek deity as a historical phenomenon embedded in social practices.

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the circulation of photographic postcards depicting lynching events in the United States, as well as the changing contexts and gaze. The initial mailing of the postcards to far away family and friends, some including handwriting on the versos, makes apparent the desire to spread white supremacist ideals across the country. These photographs, often depicting the victim’s suffering body amongst a crowd of people, were then placed in family photo albums, hidden in attics, or sold in flea markets. It was in these locations that collector James Allen found the photographs depicting lynching events that compose the Allen/Littlefield Collection, which toured the United States from 2000-2005 in the exhibition "Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America." Through the utilization of the accompanying catalog, I discuss the circulation of multiple mailed photographic postcards with handwritten texts on the versos, the reporting of lynching events in newspapers from varying regions of the United States, and the recent exhibitions of the Allen/Littlefield Collection, as well as art works reappropriating lynching photographs. It is my aim to illustrate the impact of context on the viewing of lynching images and how the gaze of the spectator changes over time.

Please read the abstract in the thesis. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / gm2014 / Paraclinical Sciences / Unrestricted

Since the inception of the first modern Canadian carceral structure in 1835, the prison library has existed. The condition of the prison libraries in Canadian federal institutions, as well as the diversity and quantity of their content has changed dramatically over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The modern-day federal prison library mirrors, in many ways, its “outside” Canadian public library counterpart. This thesis does not attempt to dispute or affirm the likeness between the Canadian prison and public library. Instead, in this thesis, I examine the evolution of the library from a space that reinforced hegemonic carceral control to a space where inmates could seek refuge and sanctuary. The first half of the thesis charts the emergence of the library as a, what I have termed, space mercy. This conceptualization of the library is inspired by Douglas Hay’s concept of mercy, in criminal law, as an ideological tool to reinforce hegemony. In the second half of the thesis I present a case study of the William Head Institution on Vancouver Island. Through the consulting of inmate publications, interviews, questionnaires, and other primary source material I posit that the prison library has evolved into a site of sanctuary. This term is taken from Laura Madokoro’s public history project Sites of Sanctuary. The site of sanctuary differs from the space of mercy in a number of ways and marked a distinct shift in the function and use of the prison library, by inmates, in Canada’s federal carceral institutions. / Graduate / 2021-07-20

Many past events go unmarked and unremembered, and eventually lose their significance. One such area is the Wonderboom fort, tree and the Nature Reserve. The research investigates how the landscape design can strengthen the existing spirit of place. The place’s identity - that of a refuge – is intangible and unconscious, but can be made tangible through a narrative that engaged with the cultural and biophysical history of the site (the tangible world) by means of didactics and semiotics. This will provide a learning experience with added meaning that gives added identity of place. Furthermore, specific design principles are investigated namely: better access, heightened awareness, and heightened interest created through complexity and coherence in design. Complexity and coherence will generate interest in the user to engage with the physical/conscious experience, engaging and learning about the physical aspects of the site’s nature and culture. The unconscious experience will be guided through semiotics – the use of symbols that give meaning and add identity to place and user. The design intervention will be a landscape which tells the story of the place and unveils the heritage and history of the site in such a way that visitors will have an engaging and informative experience of the past events. The site can be the northern link and gateway into the city of Pretoria, a destination for local and international tourism, and a green corridor for people to experience the city in a different way. The design approach ties in with the Burra Charter approach, namely “changing as much as necessary but as little as possible” but also with the Ename charter stating that Heritage sites should be presented to the public and the public should be educated to ensure their protection. Hampton Adams rightfully says that: 'Only by looking at the past, can we plan the future.' / Dissertation (ML(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2011. / Architecture / unrestricted

The Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV) is an important region for wintering mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) in North America, yet little is known about their spatiotemporal habitat use and related survival in Mississippi. I tracked 126 radio-marked female mallards to quantify survival, habitat use, and use of wildlife management areas (WMAs) with experimental hunt regimes in the south MAV of Mississippi during winters 2010-2012. Daily survival was greatest in agricultural (0.997) and moist-soil (0.999) habitats in winters 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, respectively. Overall interval survival across both winters was 0.60 (SE = 0.02). Forested (40-54%) and moist-soil wetlands (41-59%) received greatest use diurnally and nocturnally, respectively. Mallards used WMAs similarly (P > 0.22) whether they were hunted 2- or 4-days/week. My data suggest that complexes of flooded cropland, forest, and moist-soil habitats are suitable habitats for mallards in the MAV, WMAs can be hunted 4-days/week, and sanctuaries should be revised at two WMAs.

<p> Soil CO₂ concentrations and soil temperature data were collected at the main field site, Rock Chapel Sanctuary, over a period of six months (July-December, 1981). Measurements were made under three vegetation types and at depths of 10, 25, and 50 cm beneath each vegetation type. Analysis of variance testing of the data set shows that at Rock Chapel soil temperature is not a significant source of variation in CO₂ concentrations. Furthermore depth beneath the soil, but not vegetation type, was found to be a significant source of variance in CO₂. </p> <p> As a secondary part of the project the Dräger and vacutainer methods of soil air sampling were tested and compared. Both methods were found to be approximately equal in accuracy. The vacutainer method suffers from storage and internal pressure problems however it is a useful method when collecting large numbers of samples from permanent sites. The Dräger method is invaluable in remote locations and works best with small sample volumes. </p> <p> The collection of soil CO₂ data should be done according to a well constructed sampling design otherwise much information regarding the effects of depth, vegetation type and other factors on CO₂ concentrations will be lost. </p> / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)

Lam Na. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2001-2002, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77). / Synopsis --- p.p. 1-2 / Problem Defining --- p.p. 3-16 / Introduction --- p.p .3 / Research - Hermit & Recluse Culture in China --- p.p. 4-10 / Issues --- p.p. 11-15 / Conclusion --- p.p. 16 / Site --- p.p.17-28 / Prologue --- p.p. 17 / Site selection --- p.p. 18-20 / Existing context --- p.p. 21 / Site image --- p.p. 22-25 / Solar study --- p.p. 26-28 / Program --- p.p. 29-35 / Prologue --- p.p. 29 / Reading --- p.p. 30 / A study of bibliotherapy --- p.p. 31-32 / Garden --- p.p. 33 / Precedent --- p.p. 34-35 / Design Stage --- p.p. 36-76 / Design concept --- p.p. 36-37 / Design generator --- p.p. 40-44 / Design development --- p.p. 45-55 / Chapter - --- Phase 1 --- p.p. 45-46 / Chapter - --- Phase 2 --- p.p. 47-50 / Chapter - --- Phase 3 --- p.p. 51-56 / Final design --- p.p. 57-76 / Bibliography --- p.p. 77 / Chapter Appendix - --- A study of Chinese scholar garden and Wanshiyuan --- p.App. 1-7 / Acknowledgement