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I've been following the 'NLE Wars' with quite a bit of interest for some time now. Like many, folks who have been using FCP for years, including all of my own current work work, as well as a number of feature films in the past, I am very concerned about the end-of-life for FCP/FC Studio in the wake of the release of FCP X, and am really, really, not motivated to switch to another platform. Switching costs time, switching costs money. Switching means that a video that could take a half a day to edit in FCP could take days more.
Switching is also an inevitability.
Although FCP 7 has been running like a champ on OSX Lion, there's no reason to believe it will continue to do so on future version of Apple OSes, and every reason to believe that FCP will, at some point, just cease to function entirely, or that components will begin to break as Apple's core architecture continues to advance into new areas.
This simple truth has caused no end of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) for professional editors and content creators alike. What to do? Where to go next?
We all keep on hearing in the major publications and blogs from NLE pundits, that editors must be open to working with multiple platforms, and that no single NLE is right for all situations, and that is true…But at the same time mastering a handful of NLEs to cover all contingencies is also not a reasonable solution for editors who need to get the job done in the best, cheapest, and most efficient way possible.
While being open to multiple platforms is certainly a worthy goal, the practical reality is that we can only master so many pieces of software, and have room for only a certain number of tools in our noggins…Considering we all must be able to not only master an NLE, or two, but a compositing/motion graphics package, an audio suite, an image editing tool (i.e. Photoshop), and something for color correction…Depending on the scope of your work the list could extend well into a dozen packages, not including plug-ins and add-ons.
What editors need to be looking at right now is finding something that will allow them to create their best work in a package that will address the broadest needs of your work…I want to invoke the 80/20 rule here, but that doesn't seem entirely applicable. Whatever tool is chosen needs to meet most of your needs for the least effort in terms of time and re-training.
So here's my completely non-scientific thoughts about all of the major platforms, and why I would choose/avoid any one of them:
It's generally agreed that Apple really screwed the pooch with the release of FCP X…Strong words? Yeah, but deserved. Apple literally pulled the rug out from under thousands of professional editors, and facilities that have come to rely on Final Cut Studio as the backbone of their editorial pipelines. What's worse, Apple has done this before, with Shake, and they do so with no remorse, or promise of something to abate the pain.
In FCP X, Apple has created an advanced version of iMovie which, for the most part, leaves the professional editing/content creation crowd in the dust. To Apple's defense, they really did need to pull the bandage off the wound, with respect to getting a 64-bit editor out there, but from a professional perspective, a re-engineered FCP 8 would have been a much more reasonable way of getting there…Wherein also lies the problem.
Apple is a giant consumer products company and, regardless of what anyone tells you, that's where their product focus is going to be. Professional Editorial and Motion Graphics was a niche market for them that didn't sell anywhere near the kind of hardware that they would need to sell to justify an ongoing commitment to this market segment, so iMovie Pro is likely to be the direction for all of their product innovation.
Don't get me wrong, FCP X is a pretty cool product…I've seen demos, and it boasts a lot of really nice features, including a great green screen keyer, some pretty nifty titling tools, and built in audio editing functionality, to name a few.
The biggest problem with FCP X is that it is not friendly with the kind of collaborative workflow that is dictated by professional production situations, where you are handing off cuts to different departments. The trackless editing paradigm may be the future, but it's not how people are working in the industry now, and since this is a 'get it done yesterday' kind of business, what people are doing the here and now is kind of key.
If I were strictly working on one-off web videos of my own, and wanted to do everything in one place, with one tool, FCP X could serve those needs very well. But I don't always work that way, and there is just too much of a learning curve with FCP X for to risk that large an investment of time in a niche-market tool that will not service other types of work, for different clients.
Related article: News Editor James Bayliss-Smith talks about using FCP X for newsroom cutting
Avid Media Composer/Symphony
Avid has come a long way in the last couple of years. Partially guided by new management, with a new philosophy towards hearing their customers and, as a result, has introduced greatly improved versions of the Media Composer line.
It's still a pretty complex tool, and even with its shift towards a more flexible, FCP-like, UI, Media Composer is still pretty rigid in how you interact with it versus the Final Cut way of doing things.
That said, if you're working on small projects, or big projects involving many departments and vendors, or if you are working on a film workflow that is originating from, or going back to a film conform, there is no better tool for editing and managing your media than Avid Media Composer.
Most importantly, if you put your eggs into the Avid basket, you can be assured that you are working with a company that has the professional film-and-video market at the core of its business model, and never need to fear that a product that you've come to rely on for years has been suddenly dropped from their product line.
Also, any changes to UI and functionality from one major release to another will be handled in an incremental fashion, that doesn't involve the inconvenience, and associated expense, of learning to reinvent the wheel. Also, most current post-production workflows have originated with Avid as the driving environment, so collaboration is not an issue.
So, while Avid MC and Symphony may not have the greatest built-in compositing and effects capabilities of a Final Cut Pro, you will get most of your editing work done while only having to jump out to another package, such as Adobe After Effects, or Photoshop, for advanced compositing tasks.
Finally, if you're working in the pro editing marketplace, or want to be, you can't go wrong in terms of future employment prospects if you make Avid your go-to editor. It's still the industry standard for NLEs, if there is one.
Until the end of June, 2012, Avid is offering an upgrade/crossgrade offer for the latest version of Avid Symphony for $995 if you are an FCP user, or have a license for Avid Xpress DV or Xpress Pro. A very good deal that will pay dividends.
Adobe Premiere
I hate to call Premiere the 'new kid on the block' as its been around since the '90s…But it's really only been getting a lot of attention from professional editors, outside of the broadcast marketplace, in the last couple of years. Adobe has put a lot of effort into, first making the package viable, and now putting it into a position where Premiere, along with the other tools in the CS suite, is a serious contender as an end-to-end content creation package.
Adobe Premiere CS 6 had taken another giant step forward in this regard, and more and more folks are stepping up to try the tool, if not switching to it outright…And why not? Many of us have one of the Creative Suite packages on our computer, and the latest version is almost a freebie when we upgrade. But now there's a better reason than free…Adobe Premiere CS is a truly competitive tool in the pro NLE marketplace.
The overall suite integration is the best out there, exceeding that of the last version of Final Cut Studio, and there's not a lot that any working editor needs to get done that can't get done within the Adobe Creative Suite. Further, since Adobe implements a fairly standard tracks-and-timeline paradigm across the suite, along with very flexible ingest/output/import/export capabilities, content creators will have no issues sending work to collaborators using different tools and workflows, making this a highly collaborative toolset.
Final Cut Pro became the tool/suite of choice for low-budget and web video makers because of its low cost, flexibility, and end-to-end content creation capabilities, and for these reasons, I believe that Adobe CS 6 is an excellent choice as a direct replacement for Final Cut Studio for these applications.
Autodesk Smoke
Smoke needs to be mentioned, as it is a significant tool from a professional finishing perspective. Coming from a lineage as part of the hardware-coupled Discreet line that, at one point, ran upwards of around $85k per installation, the $3k-plus-your-Mac cost of Smoke today is a bargain, and it is certainly a very powerful tool…But it's extremely niche, and unless you're doing 'online' assembly and finishing as your mainstay, it's not the best investment.
My Personal Solution
I'm going to keep using FCP 7 until the wheels fall off, and forget that FCP X exists until such time as Apple really steps up with a professional release of the product that is embraced by the content creation marketplace…The Avid Symphony offer is enticing, but as a content creator on a budget, I'm going to put my software dollars into upgrading my Adobe CS Suite and Lightroom software, with the idea of moving to Premiere Pro CS 6 in the future. It's a strategy not without some minor risks…For example, Should I return to the feature film editorial market at some point, I may wind up having to purchase Media Composer at a higher price than the current crossgrade offer, but nothing is without risk in this business, especially software strategy.
In the end, while editors and content creators must be open to a variety of platforms, having a good idea of the kind of work, and workflows, that are your bread-and-butter will largely dictate what approach you take towards solidifying your software strategy, and put an end to your personal 'analysis paralysis', keeping in mind that it can all change…Almost overnight.


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Among the most attractive features of the Obama administration is the upbeat manner in which they portray the world outside, as well as inside America. The president continually assures one and all, if not for his actions, millions more would be unemployed, and he notes US forces will be leaving Iraq by August, 2010. Of course, they all won't exactly be leaving. About 50,000 odd men and women will remain behind to assist our Iraq allies. General Ray Odierno, told the media of his confidence in the ability of Iraqi military forces to keep the peace. "We believe they are ready to assume full operations in Iraq." As he spoke, on Saturday, 43 were killed in Basra, and on Sunday, 8 were killed and over 20 wounded in Baghdad. A positive attitude is wonderful, but Iraq is now into its fourth month without a functioning government. Odierno admits Iraqis have to understand "the importance of forming a government." We agree.
Of course, there is always the possibility that as American forces leave, even greater violence will erupt. The question is, although Odierno says, "I believe they can handle it," the possibility is always present that they can not handle it. Then, what?


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Tom Brady Embracing Tebow Signing
(FOXBOROUGH, Mass.) -- Tom Brady isn't concerned about Tim Tebow being at minicamp. The Patriots signed Tebow on Monday and will receive all the Tebow-mania that he brings.
"I don't worry about much these days," Brady told reporters on Wednesday. "I've been around long enough to see all different kinds of things happen -- trades, people being cut, guys joining the team and all the media attention, what happened in 2007 [Spygate controversy], post-Super Bowls, tough losses. It comes with the territory."
Brady plans on showing Tebow the way things are done in New England, after Tebow spent a season in New York.
"Certainly any time a new teammate comes in, you welcome him and you try to do whatever you can to help them fit in and understand what we need to do," Brady said.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft is a fan of what Tebow brings to the table as far as leadership.
"I think he's hard-working and he's very cooperative. I don't think there's any coach who wouldn't like to have a team full of people like he is," Kraft said on Wednesday.
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Mae's school litigation settled – Hughes
Attorney Nigel Hughes says that the civil action brought against him by the Proprietress of Mae's School over a Subryanville property was settled yesterday with the paying of arrears to him which were then paid over to the Hand-in-Hand Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Hughes had sold the Lot 29, Third Avenue property in 2006 to Mae's Proprietress, Mayfield French-Rodrigues with an existing mortgage on it. Only a portion of the purchase price had been paid by French-Rodrigues to Hughes and the mortgage to Hand-in-Hand remained unsettled. Hand-in-Hand was later granted a foreclosure order, putting a wing of the school in jeopardy. French-Rodrigues then moved to the court against Hughes and Hand-in-Hand.
In a statement yesterday at an AFC press conference, Hughes said that "The civil action brought by the purchaser was today settled with the purchaser paying me the balance of the purchase price along with the arrears which were paid over to Hand in Hand Mutual Life Insurance Company which has agreed to cancel the mortgage forthwith. The transport is to be passed to the Purchaser by the Registrar of the High Court."
He also took aim at reports in the Guyana Chronicle on the matter and provided details on the transaction. Hughes, Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC) charged that the expressed statements and inferences related in the various Chronicle publications are that the purchaser was unaware of the existence of a mortgage on the property at the time of her purchase of it or at any time after that.
He said that on the 24th day of February 2006, he sold the aforementioned property to the purchaser for the sum of twenty million dollars.
"There was an express reference in the agreement to the existence of the mortgage under the heading "special condition". A copy of the agreement of sale signed by the parties highlighting this is attached.
"It is useful to note that in the ex parte application to the court in the civil proceedings brought by the purchaser against me, no reference is made to the fact that the purchaser was aware of the existence of the mortgage or that there was reference to it in the agreement of sale. It was conveniently omitted.
"The purchaser was clearly aware at the time of the purchase of the property that there was an existing mortgage on the property as this was recorded on the transport since the execution of the mortgage on the 16th February 1998. A copy of the transport with the mortgage annotated thereon is attached", he stated.
He said that the most important fact which seems to have escaped the PPP and their propaganda machinery is that at the time of the signing of the agreement a deposit of $4 million was paid and the outstanding balance of $16 million was in excess of the sum owing on the Hand-in-Hand mortgage. He said that an additional $8 million was paid when French-Rodrigues took possession of the property in 2006, leaving a balance owed of $8 million.
He said that the conveyance of the property was advertised in the Official Gazette on the 3rd February 2007 and was not opposed by Hand-in-Hand or any other person.
However, the balance of the purchase price, ($8 million) owing on the agreement since 2006 was not paid to him until yesterday. He said this is despite the millions the purchaser stated she invested in the property.
"This payment along with the arrears in mortgage payments were paid over to Hand-In-Hand Mutual Life Insurance Company yesterday to liquidate all the outstanding sums due owing on the mortgage", he said.


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I was informed, rather matter-of-fact like, that my two year old daughter is not a baby.
She was tired, and fell down and hurt herself so I was holding her like a baby.
I was trying to talk her into taking her nap 1/2 hour earlier and was rocking her and I called her my "baby".
As I set her down I said it again and she said "no!"
Then she said "Not baby, Abby!"
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With a head wind or a strong side wind some of the vessels forming the convoy are sure to be exposed to attack.
He has taken you on your weak side—or strong side, if you like that better.
He was more fortunate than his neighbor and fellow inn keeper, Boss Rush, in belonging to the strong side.
Why should a strong side wind interfere with a game of tennis?
Should it flash a deep crimson immediately it is on the strong side.
One cause of misdirection is the prevalence of a strong side wind.
Paddling in such a strong side wind out into the open lake was out of the question.
In the suttas the strong side of Hindu memory is brought into play.
God might have given her fair play, and left her to fight the battle without furnishing auxiliaries to the strong side.
Those who represent him as ever strong upon the strong side, wilfully shut their eyes to half his history.


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Aging Well: Theological Reflections on the Call and Retirement by Jack L. Stotts
Dr. Jack L. Stotts retired from Austin Theological Seminary in 1996 where he served as president and professor of Christian ethics for eleven years. He had served twenty-two years on the faculty and administration of McCormick Theological Seminary. Published by The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), January 1999, p. 25 . This information prepared for Religion Online by Ted & Winnie Brock.
I. Calling and Call
Calling is the category by which we seek to understand and to elucidate the dynamic and content of God's calling to us and others. We begin with an affirmation about God, whom we have known in and through Jesus Christ and by the power of the Spirit.
God is the one whose very being includes calling. The creating God calls the world into being, and all that is in it. God's calling is to Abraham and Sarah, to David and to Solomon, and to the multitude of generations of the Hebrew people. In the New Testament God is calling through Jesus Christ--among others--fishermen, those with leprosy, a tax collector, a Samaritan woman, and Marys and Marthas by the score. Through Paul, God's calling is addressed to the Gentiles. God is the one calling the creation to remember the source and end of all that is and will be. God as the calling God initiates the relationship that is our destiny and our hope. We are, individually and corporately, invited and compelled to answer that call. The calling God reorders all that is so that individually and corporately we can be those people, individually and together, that God intends. In theology we seek to discern more clearly the content and the consequences of God's calling. The initial focus is on who God is and what God does.
In contrast to calling, calls are those channels through which God's calling comes to us. The initial focus is on the social, cultural, and ecclesiastical structures that provide conduits through which God's calling is mediated. We hear God's calling not abstractly but through the concrete challenges and opportunities that surround us. Through these transactions God's calling and our response may and do converge. To respond to the calling God is to respond to calls in the world. We only respond to God's calling through mediating structures. These calls give shape and form to God's calling and therefore to our response to God's calling.
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There were fewer than three dozen men and women who gathered to protest against lack of gay rights in Russia, but to the police they represented forces of revolution who threatened to over turn the government. An "unsanctioned protest" called "slavic pride" aroused concern on the part of Russian authorities who rushed vans of police to the place of protest in order to maintain law and order. The gay pride group shouted threatening slogans such as: "Equal Rights! Homophobia Is A National Disgrace!" TV cameras rolled as police seized members of the group in order to take them away to prison.
Nikolai Alexeyev was walking arm and arm with a drag queen when police questioned him. He asked what was the nature of the offense he was committing and was told: "We have reason to think that you are going for a walk with a man dressed up like a woman." I guess if a woman walks arm and arm with a woman dressed like a man it is equally threatening to law and order in Putin, Russia.
I wonder how one proves if dressed like a woman that you are really a woman and not a man dressed like a woman.


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Boeing probe focuses on battery, 787 deliveries halted
By Antoni Slodkowski
SEATTLE/TAKAMATSU, Japan (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese aviation safety officials finished an initial investigation of a badly damaged battery from a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jet on Friday as Boeing said it was halting deliveries until the battery concerns were resolved.
Boeing said it would continue building the carbon-composite 787, but deliveries were on hold until the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approved and implemented a plan to ensure the safety of potentially flammable lithium-ion batteries that prompted a widespread grounding of the new airplane this week.
In Washington, the top U.S. transportation official, Ray LaHood, said the 787 would not fly until regulators were "1,000 percent sure" it was safe. A week earlier, LaHood said he would not hesitate to travel on a Dreamliner.
Officials from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Boeing joined Japanese authorities looking into what caused warning lights to go off this week on an All Nippon Airways Co domestic flight, prompting the aircraft to make an emergency landing at Takamatsu airport in western Japan.
The incident prompted regulators in the United States and around the world to ground the 50 Dreamliners in service. [ID:nL1E9CH8CJ] The jet has been flying safely for 15 months, carrying more than 1 million passengers, but it has run into problems in recent weeks, including problems with fuel leaks.
The biggest safety concerns centered on its lithium-ion batteries, which are lighter than conventional batteries, pack more energy and are faster to recharge, but are also potentially flammable.
When the FAA announced the grounding of all six U.S.-operated 787s on Wednesday, the agency said airlines would have to show the batteries were safe and in compliance with its rules. It said both battery failures released flammable chemicals, heat damage and smoke - all of which could damage critical systems on the plane and spark a fire in the electrical compartment.
A Japanese safety official at Takamatsu airport told reporters that excessive electricity may have overheated the battery and caused liquid to spill out. Pictures released by investigators of the battery showed a burnt-out blue metal box with clear signs of liquid seepage. Continued...


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The Dallas Cowboys might be without running back DeMarco Murray in Week 9 as he continues to rest his injured foot after missing Wednesday's practice. In his place, the Cowboys have relied heavily on Felix Jones although he struggled mightily last week by only rushing for 19 yards and a score on 13 carries. Backup back Phillip Tanner was expected to see a fair share of the workload, but he only had three touches against the Giants.
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Dallas' slim playoff chances can only improve if Murray gets healthy. Jones isn't and has never been the answer. A loss to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 9 would put them in a deep hole although they still have four divisional games left on the schedule. Atlanta is ranked 26th against the run, allowing 136.4 rushing yards per game so don't automatically dismiss Jones as a decent flex option. Although if the Falcons jump out to an early lead which they've done many times already this season, Dallas may abandon their run game, leaving Jones owners high and dry.


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Addiscombe Grove
13/03/2017 20:41:00......Posted by Helen Pollard
Went to the public consultation about the plans for a development of affordable housing in a high rise development in Addiscombe Grove. Here's a photo. Planning application to be submitted in the April.
Chatsworth Road Conservation Area
22/06/2017 20:08:00.......Posted by Helen Pollard
Met with residents and council officers to discuss plans for signage for the Chatsworth Road Conservation Area. Discussed road signs, information boards and 'welcome' signs. Council officers will look into costing and residents will produce ideas for designs.
Planning Meeting - Mulgrave Road
22/06/2017 11:13:00.......Posted by Helen Pollard
Supported residents by speaking in opposition to a new development in Mulgrave Road. Once again, the Planning Committee ignored residents and gave the scheme the go-ahead.
John Ruskin College
21/06/2017 20:06:00.......Posted by Helen Pollard
Attended the awards evening at John Ruskin College. A very uplifting experience and it was great to see students so engaged with their learning and making such great progress.
Fairfield Halls
19/06/2017 20:03:00.......Posted by Helen Pollard
Met with BH Live who will be the new operator for Fairfield Halls. Spent some time discussing their plans.
Then attended a Cabinet Meeting in the Town Hall where BH Live gave a presentation. They set out their objectives and targets they want to achieve and seem very committed to the venture.
Croham Road
13/06/2017 07:23:00.......Posted by Helen Pollard
Met with officers at the Council to discuss possible improvements for the shops in Croham Road. This area was not included in the South End upgrade and could benefit from assistance to make it a more appealing place to shop.
06/06/2017 22:16:00.......Posted by Helen Pollard
Councillor surgery in Matthews Yard was due to take place today but when I turned up the cafe was closed and building work was underway. Apologies to anyone who turned up. I have contacted the owner of Matthews Yard and am assured it will be open for the next surgery in July.
Local Plan Hearing
30/05/2017 15:29:00.......Posted by Helen Pollard
Attended the Local Plan Public Hearing today. The Planning Inspector was taking submissions on things related to views and Heritage Status. I spoke in support of Whitgift Residents' Association who are hoping the Whitgift estate will get protected status in the Local Plan.
Park Hill Park
30/05/2017 08:41:00.......Posted by Helen Pollard
I was in Park Hill Park this weekend and was sad to see the lack of flowers in the flower beds. The only plant that seemed to be thriving in this neat pile of wood chips is the thistle. The grass-cutting was erratic with some areas that had been mowed and others that had not. Shame to see such a lovely space neglected.
Overflowing bin
29/05/2017 08:39:00.......Posted by Helen Pollard
I was in Park Hill Park yesterday and saw this bin overflowing with rubbish. I reported it to the Council to clear. Doesn't give a very good first impression to visitors to the Park.
Issues in Old Town
28/05/2017 09:16:00.......Posted by Helen Pollard
Spent the afternoon talking to residents in Old Town. Residents had a number of issues with bins and anti-social behaviour - I will be following these up with the Council.
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This handout discusses several common types of art history assignments, and talks about various strategies and resources that will help you write your art history papers.
Many students do not get a chance to study art history until they take a college course, so art history may be a new field of study for you. Even though you are new to analyzing the visual arts, the skills you have learned in other fields will serve you well in this discipline. If you have ever analyzed a poem or developed an understanding of a historical period, you are prepared to think and write like an art historian. You must still make an argument about something, but in this case you will use art (instead of, say, dialogue from a play) to build and defend your argument.
Although art historians vary in their approaches to art, there are a few common approaches that form the backbone of the field. The following handout describes these approaches briefly and lets you know what you might need to do to tackle a paper assignment in this field. Just remember: there is more than one way of doing art history. Understanding your instructor's approach to art will help you meet his or her expectations in your writing.
When your instructor hands out a paper assignment, first figure out what type of assignment it is. The basic questions of art history often appear in a few traditional types of assignments. We've presented a summary of five of them below. Becoming acquainted with the five types will help you begin to understand your assignment. Recognize, however, that many assignments combine more than one of these types. Most assignments will fit into one or more of the types, but don't try to make your assignment fit them if it does not. Some professors prefer to take a less traditional approach to the assignments they write, and they may be looking for less traditional responses from their students. Start by reading the assignment carefully to see what is being asked (see the Writing Center's handout on how to read assignments for further tips).
Some professors in introductory classes will start with at least one of the following assignments at the beginning of the semester in order to get you thinking like an art historian.
This assignment requires a detailed description of the "formal" qualities of the art object (formal here means "related to the form," not "fancy" or "elegant"). In other words, you're looking at the individual design elements, such as composition (arrangement of parts of or in the work), color, line, texture, scale, proportion, balance, contrast, and rhythm. Your primary concern in this assignment is to attempt to explain how the artist arranges and uses these various elements.
Usually you have to go and look at the object for a long time and then write down what you see. As you will quickly see from the page length of the assignment, your instructor expects a highly detailed description of the object. You might struggle with this assignment because it is hard to translate what you see into words—don't give up, and take more notes than you might think you need.
Why would your instructor ask you to do this assignment? First, translating something from a visual language to a textual language is one of the most vital tasks of the art historian. Most art historians at some point describe fully and accurately their objects of study in order to communicate their ideas about them. You may already have found this tendency helpful in reading your textbook or other assigned readings. Second, your instructors realize that you are not accustomed to scrutinizing objects in this way and know that you need practice doing so. Instructors who assign formal analyses want you to look—and look carefully. Think of the object as a series of decisions that an artist made. Your job is to figure out and describe, explain, and interpret those decisions and why the artist may have made them.
Ideally, if you were to give your written formal analysis to a friend who had never seen the object, s/he would be able to describe or draw the object for you, or at least pick it out of a lineup.
In writing a formal analysis, focus on creating a logical order so that your reader doesn't get lost. Don't ever assume that because your instructor has seen the work, he or she knows what you are talking about. Here are a couple of options:
Some instructors want your formal analysis to consist of pure description with little or no interpretation. In this case, you should just describe your object. Others will expect you to go further and comment on the significance of what you have observed. Find out which way your instructor wants you to write your formal analysis in your particular assignment. Most art historians include formal analysis at some point in their essays, so there are a lot of examples to look at in the textbook and other readings, but you will probably have to be more in-depth than they are.
You may be asked to look at an object and talk about style. Some instructors will want you to discuss how an object fits into a particular stylistic category—for example, Impressionism, Renaissance, or early Macedonian. More often, they will ask you to compare two works in either the same or very different stylistic categories—e.g., comparing one Impressionist painting by Monet to one by Morisot or comparing a Caravaggio still life to a Picasso still life.You will still focus on the formal qualities of the objects, but this time you will probably be expected to make a conclusion about one of the following:
A stylistic analysis will acquaint you with some of the larger historical trends and forces in the culture and how they influenced the development of art.
This kind of assignment occurs in courses covering art before the Modern period. Here you will look for a particular element that occurs in the object (an object, action, gesture, pose) and explain either:
For example, there have been thousands of paintings of Hercules choosing between Virtue and Vice. Let's say you are assigned one of these paintings (e.g., Annibale Carracci's version), and you are asked to find out what is unique about it. You would go look at other versions, like Paolo Veronese's, and compare how they both show Hercules making his choice. You do not have to focus on the actual making of the object here, but instead on the way the subject is represented: Carracci has Virtue and Vice in Ancient clothing, but Veronese shows them in contemporary Venetian costumes. Then, you might have to say what that means: Carracci spent a lot of time in Rome looking at Ancient art, so he was interested in using Ancient art works as models in his paintings, but Veronese was showing off one of the main industries of Venice (textiles)—or, Veronese wanted his patrons to think about how they might fit into the scenario instead of keeping the story in the past.
If you are confused, read Erwin Panofsky's essays on iconology and iconography, in which he defines these terms more extensively. Be warned that Panofsky makes a clear distinction between iconography and iconology, but many art historians do not—they often use the word "iconography" when they mean both. Art historians study iconography and iconology so often that they have compiled reference texts that list many of the famous works that show particular themes—you might use these as a resource, so ask the art librarian about them. One such resource is the Dictionary of Subjects and Symbols in Art by James Hall.
Some assignments require you to examine the life of the object itself: the circumstances surrounding its production and/or where and why it has changed hands throughout history. These assignments focus on either:
The assignment may also ask you to comment on the significance of this history. For example, why/how a bust of the Goddess Sekhmet from the Temple of Mut could end up as one foot of a British garden bench, and what that says about the owner's attitudes toward the object.
All four of the previous assignment types focus on the object itself (the painting, sculpture, drawing, or building). However, in some courses, particularly in Modern Art courses, you may be asked to look beyond or through the object toward theoretical, historical, or social contexts of the object, artist, or time period.
Instructors may want you to talk about how the formal or stylistic qualities of the object reflect or affect the time in which they were made. More specifically, you may be asked to look at the object's relationship to ideas about gender, class, artistic creation, culture, or politics associated with that time. Or you may be asked to connect artworks with the theories of a particular person (for example, the connection between paintings by Surrealist Salvador Dali and Sigmund Freud's dream analyses).
Let's take one popular modern artist and look at how many different ways he has been studied from a theoretical/critical perspective. Jackson Pollock's abstract expressionist paintings have been discussed as all of the following (to list just a few):
As you can see, these assignments may leave you a fair amount of latitude in finding and pursuing a topic. Regardless of the theoretical perspectives you use or apply, be sure that your paper contains a strong argument (See the Writing Center's handout on writing academic arguments for further guidance). Remember to pay attention to what your instructor does in class—learning to recognize and understand the theories your instructor uses can help you both in studying for class and in following your instructor's assignments.
Remember, too, that even when you are writing a theory/criticism paper, the art object or objects should be at the forefront of your discussion. The theory or criticism should arise out of the art, rather than be superimposed on it. A good way to keep your focus on the object is to write a formal analysis before getting into the theory; you may not include this analysis in your final paper, but writing it will give you insight into the object or objects you are discussing. You may also wish to keep an image of the object or objects in view as you write.
After you analyze what type of assignment you have been given, you will need to review resources that will help you to answer that type of question. You may have to find any or all of the following books or materials:
The more object-oriented research assignments will require you to spend more time with monographs, catalogues raisonnées, and art history reference books. The first two types of books focus on an artist's entire body of work and/or biography and give details that might not show up in a more theoretical text (like the measurements of the objects, their provenance, details about their condition, etc.).
The more theoretical the assignment, the more time you will spend reading journal articles and (sometimes indirectly related) books. Even when writing a more theoretical paper, don't ever forget the art object—it is the reason for your paper and your primary "text," and should be emphasized accordingly.
The "pure" formal analysis is the only paper in which description alone is enough—so if you are asked to compare two objects, do not just list their similar and different qualities. Instead, suggest what those differences or similarities mean and analyze them on some level.
Several books have been written specifically to help you write a paper in art history. All are pretty widely available, so check your library and local bookstores:
Many professors have used Taylor's book at some point, so keep that in mind.
If you need more examples of how art history can be done, read articles in Art Bulletin or Art Journal or one of the many other journals available in the field. The list of sources cited in the bibliography of your textbook (if you have one) may provide another way to understand the various approaches in art history. Pick a few that cover the same time period or monuments and glance over them. Since textbooks are usually compilations of various arguments in the field (they're called survey texts because they survey the field), they will be too general or combinatory to really show you how art history is usually written.
For help understanding art history jargon and theory, check out the following resources:
To look up recent articles (for the last 20 years or so), ask your librarian about the Art Index, RILA, BHA, and Avery Index. Check out www.lib.unc.edu/art/index.html.
Art history does not have an established documentation style, although Chicago predominates. The Art Bulletin is considered the conservative flagship journal of the discipline, and once a year they provide their ideal documentation style. This journal probably provides the safest choice if you seek a model style.
Because many methodologies and perspectives coexist in art history, asking your instructor for comments on your draft ahead of the due date will give you the best guidance on your paper. Find out exactly what s/he is looking for and read his/her comments carefully. Most instructors are thrilled when students seem genuinely excited by the material and willing to try their best. Do not be shy with your enthusiasm, and you will probably find your instructor more than willing to help you (if you don't believe us or are nervous about this, see our handout on getting feedback).
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By Adam Lucas
It's not very often that Roy Williams will admit that very much surprises him about his basketball team.
As he correctly notes, he devotes his life to North Carolina basketball. If something surprises him, that means he wasn't prepared, and if he wasn't prepared, then he doesn't believe he's doing a very good job.
When you're a Hall of Famer, it's fair to say you've done a pretty good job.
And so, when Williams stood in his den on August 21 to address his team at its first official gathering of the season, he knew there would be plenty of questions about the 2016-17 Tar Heels. Gone were senior lynchpins Marcus Paige and Brice Johnson. The preseason ACC poll pegged Carolina second, but ESPN's early rankings had the Tar Heels running third in the league behind Duke and Virginia.
Williams knew better. "There's a team in this room that is capable of winning a national championship," he told the players.
But as the coach looked back on his statement nearly seven months later, with a number one seed in hand for an incredible seventh time in his 14 years as the Tar Heel head coach, he admits his team arrived here a little differently than he expected.
"We've been really good offensively at times," he says. "I mean, really good. And yet we haven't been as good defensively as I thought we would be. I was scared to death about our rebounding. We've emphasized that more than anything, and we're one of the best rebounding teams in the country. We're far better rebounding-wise than I thought we would be, because Brice was such a good rebounder for us last year."
Let's look at each element of that statement. The Tar Heels have indeed been terrific on offense. They'll enter the NCAA Tournament as Ken Pomeroy's fourth-most efficient offensive team. Williams has had six teams that ranked in the top five in that category; all six advanced to at least the regional final, five of the six went to the Final Four, and two won the national title.
Last year's team did it despite struggles from the three-point line, where they made just 32.7 percent of their attempts. This year's group is much better, at 36.7 percent, with the most significant increase coming from ACC Player of the Year Justin Jackson.
"Justin and Joel have worked so hard to improve as shooters from the outside," Williams said. "They've taken some of the pressure off Kennedy and Isaiah inside and made some of their shots a little easier. Our big guys have been able to go one on one. The effect of Joel and Justin shooting the ball in the basket has made them even better."
Just Berry's mere presence on the court seems to make a significant difference in the offense. The junior guard wasn't having his best game against Duke in the ACC Tournament—he finished with just two assists and didn't make a three-pointer—but when he was sent to the bench with foul trouble, the offense instantly stagnated. Berry has the ability to beat the opposing defense downcourt and create a basket before the defense is set; those easy hoops can be difference-makers in NCAA Tournament play, when every possession is valuable.
Teammates and coaches have long valued Berry's competitiveness, which is somewhat reminiscent of Raymond Felton. He'll need to channel it into defense instead of outside forces over the next three weeks.
"Joel got so upset with the officials in the Duke game that it took away from his game," Williams says. "You can get upset with the officials, but you have to stay completely focused. If you're completely focused, you don't reach in and get your fourth foul with 15 minutes left in the game. I love his competitiveness and toughness and everything about his game. But we also know that when he gets a little fired up he needs to control it more than he did in the Duke game and in the game at Miami."
When Berry's intensity is channeled, it makes Carolina a much better defensive team. His constant pressure was essential to some of the lockdown defensive performances in Maui. Not everyone on the roster has the ability to pressure their man all over the court. But there are other ways to contribute to the relentless tone.
Despite Williams' concerns about the glass, the Tar Heels are rebounding a staggering 42 percent of their missed shots this year, meaning they grab the rebound almost one out of every two times they miss a shot. The next closest NCAA Tournament team is Baylor at 40 percent (heads up: possible second round opponent Seton Hall ranks 11th in that category among the field).
For a coach who has consistently extolled the importance of the rebounding battle during his tenure in Chapel Hill, it's an obvious reason why his team enters the postseason as one of the teams in the Final Four discussion.
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Happy Recap: Remember Gary CarterFebruary 19, 2012
The Happy Recap blog talk radio show recently did a Gary Carter tribute show that I was fortunately enough to participate in. Listen below as fellow Mets bloggers share their Gary Carter memories.
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WASAGAMING — Whether it's during men's, junior men's or women's competition at the 81st annual Tamarack golf tournament, it seems like Chris Coulter can be always be found on the Clear Lake Golf Course.
Coulter is playing in the women's championship flight, but she has also been following her husband, Dale, during men's play and her son, Tyler, in the junior men's event. That can make for a long and exhausting day, but the Brandonite doesn't view it that way at all.
"That's what it's all about," she said. "That's what we come out for; it's just family and friends and all our relatives are all here. That's really what the Tamarack is all about."
The Coulters are off to a good start to the tournament, with Dale and Chris both alive in their respective championship flights, while Tyler is in the junior men's third flight. Dale won his first match on Tuesday and will face fellow Brandonite Jason Thorpe in today's quarter-finals, while Tyler defeated Braden Little — who lives down the street from him — in their quarter-final yesterday.
For her part, Chris got into the championship flight on a countback, and then edged Winnipeg's Trish Jordan 1 up in Wednesday's quarter-finals.
It was a tight match with the lead going back and forth through the first nine holes before they matched each other stroke-for-stroke for most of the final nine. Jordan missed a short putt on No.6 — they opened their round on the back nine — to give Coulter the lead, and they halved the final three holes.
While she was pleased with the final result, Coulter was even happier with her play.
"I hit the ball really well today, so I'm happy about that because I wasn't hitting it well in qualifying," she said.
Part of the reason Coulter struggled in qualifying is she hasn't played as much this year. Last year she switched from working part-time in marketing and advertising to a full-time job in real estate. While she enjoys the new work, it has eaten up more of her time and made golf less of a priority. However, Coulter feels she's starting to find her swing, and she'll need to be at her best Friday when she faces LaSalle's Janice Young in the semifinals.
"Hopefully I can keep it going and give someone else a good game," she said. "Even though the Kaitlins (Troop) aren't here this year, there's still some really nice golfers in the field. You want to come out and do your best and not really struggle."
Young won the final two holes to beat Calgary's Colleen Sinclair 1 up. Sinclair used a nine-iron from 134 yards to ace No. 6 — the players' 15th hole — and looked poised for a come-from-behind win, but couldn't hold on in the end.
Friday's other semifinal will feature former Brandonite Julie Card versus Wheat City native Sherri Ferguson. Card, who now lives in Calgary, defeated Winnipeg's Tracy Rutledge 2 and 1, while Ferguson beat Brandon's Barb Coulter — Chris's sister-in-law — 2 and 1.
Meanwhile, Tianna Slate defeated Sydney Stritz 2 and 1 in a battle of Brandonites in the junior women's quarter-finals. Slate will meet Erickson's Bobbi Uhl in the semifinals, while Brandon's Haylee Shanks will meet Hallie Burke of Rocanville, Sask. Burke beat Madison Allen of Duncan, B.C., 3 and 1.
In the senior men's top flight, Brandonites Terry English and Scott Lancaster both advanced to the semifinals, along with Hamiota's Clay Wyborn and Onanole's Cliff Lenz.
The Tamarack continues today with men's quarter-finals, junior men's semifinals and champion men's championship flight quarter-finals.
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Surrounded by his loving family, Robert Probach, 88, a long-time resident of Des Moines and Vashon Island, WA, went to be with the Lord on Nov. 20, 2012, after a short illness. A devout Catholic, he joined his wife of 54 years, Dorothy (Stohr) Probach, who passed away in 2003; son, Patrick Robert Probach, who died in 1969; and grandson, Andrew Patrick Pinkham, who died in 2011; as well as his parents and sister, previously.
Robert Probach, a retired Sealth High School math teacher and father of four, fought in World War II and was extremely proud of his U.S. Army service. He was wounded during the Normandy invasion and again in Sept. of 1944 in a small town battle along the Belgium/Germany border. For these battle wounds he received 2 Purple Hearts. He was captured in the Battle of the Bulge in 1944, and spent the last five months of the war in a German Prisoner of War camp in 1945. He barely survived the privations of the POW camp, where he "celebrated" his 21st birthday with a handful of potato peelings.
Bob was born in Yakima, WA on March 15, 1924, one of two children (sister, Katherine) of Paul and Margaret Probach. He was an Eagle Scout, and always said that Boy Scout survival skills served him well during WWII. He graduated from Yakima's Marquette High School in 1942, then enlisted in the Army. After the war, he graduated from Gonzaga University in Spokane in 1949, majoring in mathematics. He married Dorothy Jean Stohr on Aug. 20, 1949. Dorothy and Bob's four children were born in the 1950's.
Bob's Catholic faith guided his entire life. He was a humble, generous, giving, nurturing, selfless, patient person, always sacrificing for others first. He was completely devoted to his family. Wife Dorothy was the love of his life, his one and only. Bob was a role model to all. He also had a great sense of humor, always enjoying telling a joke.
Bob is survived by daughter, Pamela Probach Pinkham (David), Stanwood, WA; sons, Michael Richard Probach (Jackie), Burien, WA and Gregory Douglas Probach (Dianne), Renton, WA; grandchildren, Shawna Probach Vert (James), Seattle WA, Michael Pinkham, Beijing China, Megan Probach Azzano (Mike), Omak WA, Heidi Probach, Seattle WA, and Sydney Probach, Omak WA; and great-granddaughter, Emily Azzano, Omak WA.
Recitation of the Rosary and Funeral Mass were held at Blessed Sacrament Church, in Seattle. Remembrances may be made to Lazarus Day Center, c/o CCS, 100 23rd St., Seattle, 98144.
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The blogosphere has been busy reporting the latest iPhone 4G / HD rumors and as WWDC 2010 event approaches its scheduled date new details with specifications of the iPhone 4G are emerging on the web. Earlier today Engadget reported that Vietnamese forum Taoviet published a series of leaked photos of the fourth generation iPhone and posted a video on YouTube. The teardown pics revealed … Read More
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iPhone 4G to be available sometime in June! AT&T may have finally done something to make their iPhone customers happy. Ironically, though, they may have put another nail in the coffin of their relationship with their traditionally super secretive partner, Apple. MobileCrunch are reporting that a number of AT&T customers on contract with iPhones are noticing a rather suspicious update to … Read More
Apple ending AT&T exclusivity deal? iPhone 4G/HD on Verizon?
Rumors of Verizon iPhone 4G deals are alive all over the internet, including speculation on the actual terms of Apple's deal with AT&T. The Apple / AT&T partnership has been exclusive since the iPhone's US launch. Often to the chagrin of iPhone users, who frequently bemoan AT&T's quality of service and packages. Each time Steve Jobs has got up on … Read More
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According to NPD Group Google's (GOOG) Android outsells Apple's (AAPL) iPhone and has grabbed the number two spot in the US for mobile phone sales. The operative word being sales. The figures they quote are based on sales data from more than 150,000 completed online consumer research surveys from each month for 2010 so far. According to NPD these surveys represent the … Read More
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SmartPhone Medic had claimed to get their hands on the new iPhone 4G screen and digitiser a while back. And since then we've heard little from them about that. But today they are claiming to have the bezel which holds the iPhone 4G / HD together. What we have here is the assembly of the new iPhone 4G LCD and … Read More
Gameloft Celebrates 10th Anniversary. Win Free iPhone Games
This month Gameloft (GFT) are celebrating their 10th Anniversary and instead of them receiving gifts they have decided to give out 10 free iPhone/iPod touch games instead. Fans of Gameloft will know the great games they have available in the app store. Lets Golf and Real Football 2009 are two of their popular ones, not forgetting NOVA a fantastic sci-fi … Read More
Apple iPhone 4G / HD Assembly Underway
While the battle rages around the lost Apple iPhone 4G prototype and its legal implications, Apple seems to have quietly started production of the next generation device. According to 9To5Mac, Foxconn started to take shipment of components for the phone last month. If you're not familiar with how the iPhone manufacturing system works, Foxconn is the Chinese company tasked with … Read More
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Apple iPhone 4G / HD Releasing Earlier?
If you follow tech news and trends you know Apple has been forced into a very unusual situation for them. No other company is as secretive and guarded with their products and product announcements as Apple. It was with much amazement and wonder then that a prototype of the next generation iPhone got left in a bar in California and … Read More
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That's pretty much what the Montana social media universe was chanting on loop last week. The burst of online enthusiasm had nothing to do with collegiate sports, or our outdoor recreation opportunities, or the level of drinking on St. Paddy's Day in Butte (well, maybe tangentially on that last one). No, Montana had simply been ranked the best state in the country for craft beer lovers by the financial services website The Motley Fool. But here in Big Sky Country, them's the kind of props we cherish most.
That widely shared bit of news hinged on Montana scoring high in four categories: annual consumption per capita (41 gallons), breweries per 100,000 people (4.63), bars per 100,000 people (59.3), and beer excise taxes (a mere 14 cents per gallon). "You don't have to move to Montana if you love beer," The Motley Fool wrote. "But it might be worth your while to make a pilgrimage there sometime soon."
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Women, Development, and Mental Health in Tanzania: Preliminary Findings from Three Regions
May 14, 2014
Neely Myers, Research Professor of Anthropology; Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, GW
This presentation offered preliminary findings from data collected in summer 2013, supported by the Global Gender Program and the Culture in Global Affairs Program in partnership with World Vision Tanzania. Myers conducted interviews with women in three regions of Tanzania (Arusha, Kilimanjaro, and Singida) about their perceptions of well-being. The regions include places where World Vision had worked in the past, where they were setting up a new program, and where they had been offering development initiatives plan for a few years. The research sought to learn about women's perceptions of challenges in their lives, in their own words. This exploratory study indicates that learning about women's perceptions of well-being and mental health is itself challenging.
Co-sponsored with the Global Gender Program and the Africa Working Group of the Institute for Global and International Studies.
Stopping Violence Against Women: Women's Rights as Human Rights
April 17, 2014
Alison Brysk, Fellow, Global Women's Leadership Initiative, Wilson Center; Mellichamp Chair in Global Governance, Professor, University of California Santa Barbara
Violence against women kills and maims more people than any war, and is estimated to affect one out of three women worldwide--yet it has only recently been recognized as a human rights problem. What can the framework adopted since the 1993 Vienna Conference, "women's rights are human rights," teach us about how to mobilize to stop violence against women? A generation of research on the politics of human rights campaigns suggest the importance of transnational action, framing, information politics, and the specific challenges of "private wrongs" committed by non-state actors. This talk surveyed a global panorama of campaigns, with a focus on sexual violence in India.
Co-sponsored with the Global Gender Program.
Seminar on Governance of Conservation and Biodiversity in the Tibetan Region
February 12, 2014
Drawing on several decades of experience working in eastern Tibet, Mr. Golding provided an engaging and thought-provoking set of comments on his central question for an audience of students, researchers and policy studies community.
Ethan Golding is a Tibet specialist and Director of Winrock International in the PRC. Now based in Chengdu, he was trained in East Asian studies at Harvard and Stanford and first traveled to Tibet in 1983.
Co-sponsored with the Tibet Governance Project and the Institute for Global and International Studies.
Gender, Identity Politics, and State-society Relations on the Sino-Tibetan Border
February 3, 2014
Dr. Tenzin Jinba discussed his current research and recent book, In the Land of the Eastern Queendom: The Politics of Gender and Ethnicity on the Sino-Tibetan Border. Recorded in classical Chinese texts, this legendary matriarchal domain has attracted not only tourists but the vigilance of the Chinese state. Tenzin Jinba's research examines the consequences of development of the queendom label for local ethnic, gender, and political identities and for state-society relations.
Co-sponsored with the Tibet Governance Project.
Why the World Bank Should Take a Human Rights Approach to Hydrodevelopment
October 23, 2013
Environmental anthropologist Barbara Rose Johnston, senior research fellow at the Center for Political Ecology detailed how the Chixoy Dam project is an example of hydroelectric energy development that entails extremely high costs to land, lives, and livelihood, and in violation of national and international human rights laws. While huge profits were achieved, more than 3,500 Maya community members were displaced and remaining families in the Chizoy River Basin live in poverty due to the dam. Johnston reported that all of the actors in charge, including international lenders, were aware of the violence involved in displacing the Maya, including massacres perpetrated on them in the 1970s.
Co-sponosred with the Institute for Global and International Studies.
Women as Successful Entrepreneurial Leaders in Agriculture: Ten Case Studies from Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America
October 17, 2013
Featuring Marlene Gummo Stearns, this seminar discussed ten case studies, informed by in-depth field interviews with women owners of small and medium sized enterprises. Stearns is a 2013 graduate of the Elliott School's MIPP program, and her fieldwork was partially supported by the Global Gender Program. Stearns' findings are also provided in an IGIS/GGP Working Paper.
Co-Sponsored with the Institute for Global and International Studies and the Global Gender Program.
Prenatal Sex Selection: Global Patterns and a Focus on Southeast Asia
October 9, 2013
Christophe Z Guilmoto, demographer and director of research at the Center for Population and Development (CEPED), Institute of Research for Development (IRD), Paris, overviewed current global patterns and trends relating to pre-natal sex selection, as well as the relationship between the practice and kinship structures in Vietnam and Indonesia.
Co-sponsored with the Global Gender Program.
From Integration to Disruption: How to Transform Gender Relations?
September 20, 2013
Panelists traced the feminist vision that drove gender mainstreaming and provided examples of transforming gender relations in organizations and communities and resistance to change. They also explored ideas and actions that moved beyond gender mainstreaming to influence and transform development and change.
Aruna Rao, Executive Director, Gender at Work; Member, Editorial Advisory Group, Gender & Development; and Practitioner in Residence, Global Gender Program, George Washington University
Srilatha Batliwala, Chair, Gender at Work Board and Scholar Associate, Association for Women's Rights in Development
Joanne Sandler, Senior Associate, Gender at Work
Alivelu Ramisetty, Gender Advisor, Oxfam America
Lisa Veneklasen, Executive Director, Just Associates
Sponsored by Global Gender Program, Gender and Development Journal, Gender at Work, and Oxfam.
Humanitarian Aid Accountability – Expectations and Realities in Haiti
September 9, 2013
Panelists discussed the politics of humanitarian aid in the United States in the context of Haiti:
Mark Schuller, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and NGO Leadership Development, Northern Illinois University
Michael N. Barnett, University Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University
Thomas C. Adams, Haiti Special Coordinator, U.S. Department of State
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