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Nursing Children and Young People with ADHD
by Noreen Ryan Tim McDougallADHD is one of the most commonly diagnosed behavioural disorders in children and young people. It is a complex and contested condition, with potential causes and treatments in biological, psychological and social domains. This is the first comprehensive text for nurses and other health professionals in this field. Nursing Children and Young People with ADHD explores the evidence, incorporating and expanding on the new NICE guidelines for practice in this area, to provide an essential knowledge base for practice. The text covers: causes, diagnosis, co-morbidity, user and carer perspectives, assessment, treatment and interventions (including those suitable for use in schools), prescribing and the legal background. An invaluable text for pre-registration student nurses on mental health and children branches, this will also be a useful reference work for post-registration nurses and health professionals seeking evidence-based recommendations for practice.
Nurturing Creativity: An Essential Mindset for Young Children's Learning
by Rebecca Isbell Sonia Akiko YoshizawaInspiring and supporting innovative thinking Young children have a great capacity for creativity that thrives when nurtured. Early childhood teachers have the opportunity to inspire children’s innovative thinking and doing by Including creative opportunities across all domains of learning- Designing a beautiful space that encourages children’s experimentation and play- Extending children’s learning and challenging their thinking- Documenting children’s thought processes and displaying their work- Involving families and the community in children’s creative endeavors- Reflecting on your beliefs and practices about creativity and nurturing your creativity Learn how to support children as they problem-solve, explore and share new ideas, and collaborate with others, and watch their confidence and capableness grow.
The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting
by Jill ChamberlainA veteran Hollywood script consultant unlocks the secrets of storytelling in this &“clever, fresh way of analyzing structure&” (Creative Screenwriting magazine). Veteran script consultant Jill Chamberlain knows that most first-time screenwriters don&’t understand how to tell a story. These writers may have snappy dialogue, interesting characters, and clever plot devices—but what they deliver isn&’t a story. It&’s a situation. In order to explain the difference, Chamberlain created the Nutshell Technique, a method whereby writers identify eight dynamic, interconnected elements that are required to successfully tell a story. In this book, Chamberlain uses easy-to-follow diagrams (&“nutshells&”) to explain how the Nutshell Technique can make or break a film script. She takes readers step-by-step through thirty classic and contemporary movies, showing how such dissimilar screenplays as Casablanca, Chinatown, Pulp Fiction, Little Miss Sunshine, Juno, and Argo all have the same system working behind the scenes. She then teaches readers how to apply these principles to their own screenwriting.
The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting
by Jill ChamberlainA veteran Hollywood script consultant unlocks the secrets of storytelling in this &“clever, fresh way of analyzing structure&” (Creative Screenwriting magazine). Veteran script consultant Jill Chamberlain knows that most first-time screenwriters don&’t understand how to tell a story. These writers may have snappy dialogue, interesting characters, and clever plot devices—but what they deliver isn&’t a story. It&’s a situation. In order to explain the difference, Chamberlain created the Nutshell Technique, a method whereby writers identify eight dynamic, interconnected elements that are required to successfully tell a story. In this book, Chamberlain uses easy-to-follow diagrams (&“nutshells&”) to explain how the Nutshell Technique can make or break a film script. She takes readers step-by-step through thirty classic and contemporary movies, showing how such dissimilar screenplays as Casablanca, Chinatown, Pulp Fiction, Little Miss Sunshine, Juno, and Argo all have the same system working behind the scenes. She then teaches readers how to apply these principles to their own screenwriting.
O / Exorcismos de esti(l)o
by Guillermo Cabrera InfanteDos libros experimentales reunidos en un volumen en el que brilla el inigualable talento lúdico de Guillermo Cabrera Infante En este volumen conviven dos libros próximos en el tiempo de Guillermo Cabrera Infante: la colección de artículos y ensayos O, publicada originalmente en 1975, y el libro de piezas experimentales Exorcismos de esti(l)o, aparecido en 1976. En el primero, el autor despliega su peculiar ingenio creador, en ocasiones satírico y burlón, para describir facetas de su cotidianidad y de la vida contemporánea, haciendo referencia a protagonistas tan diversos como su inigualable gato Offenbach y los miembros de la policía secreta. En Exorcismos, una colección repleta de saber clásico y sarcásticas investigaciones literarias, brilla el talento lúdico del Cabrera Infante, así como su obsesión por las sorpresas del lenguaje, plasmada en una serie de retruécanos, juegos de palabras multilingües e ingeniosas manipulaciones tipográficas que evocan a e.e. cummings y al OuLiPo. La crítica ha dicho:«Guillermo Cabrera Infante era un grandísimo escritor.»Mario Vargas Llosa «Uno de los mayores y mejores renovadores de la prosa en castellano, un clásico de vanguardia.»Fernando Savater «Su talento verbal era extraordinario, tanto de viva voz como por escrito, aunque esto último lo sepa cualquiera que haya leído sus libros.»Javier Marías «Cabrera Infante trajo al sector desarraigado a la fuerza de Cuba las virtudes de la parodia, la sátira y el humor.»José Miguel Oviedo, Letras Libres
O Livro Secreto das Vendas
by Paulo de VilhenaUm poderoso livro com ferramentas para quem quer ser bem-sucedido, na carreira e na vida O Livro Secreto das Vendas é um livro sobre performance em vendas — mas também em qualquer carreira profissional ou na vida. Na perspetiva de Paulo de Vilhena, mentor empresarial com mais de 15 anos de experiência, o que determina o sucesso em vendas não é muito diferente do que facilita o sucesso na vida. Neste livro, de uma forma perspicaz, clara e de grande utilidade, o autor revela-lhe os 9 segredos das vendas: Psicologia do Sucesso • Planeamento Estratégico Funil de Vendas • Gestão do Tempo • Psicologia das Vendas Dinâmica das Vendas • Processo de Influência Esferas da Influência • Reunião de Vendas Este é o conhecimento de que necessita para ser bem-sucedido na sua atividade e aceder ao mapa mental dos comerciais de excelência para conseguir materializar resultados extraordinários. Domine os segredos que o levarão a alcançar os resultados com que sempre sonhou
O mundo pelos olhos da língua
by Manuel MonteiroUm novo livro de Manuel Monteiro, em defesa da língua, contra as falácias e os erros que a dominam. Manuel Monteiro gosta da língua portuguesa. Gosta particularmente quando é bem falada - o que nem sempre acontece na forma como nos expressamos no nosso quotidiano ou mesmo naquilo que ouvimos na televisão e na rádio. No seu novo livro, Manuel Monteiro ensina-nos a pensar com clareza e a evitar determinadas falácias e erros comuns no nosso discurso. Porque pensamento e linguagem são indissociáveis, e quando um é claro, o outro é claríssimo. Os Portugueses deixaram de se intitular, passaram a auto-intitular-se. O Português já não se proclama coisa alguma; ele autoproclama-se. De ego inflado, o Português reluz. Convenhamos: tem mais pinta. Repare: ele não se domina nem se controla; ele autodomina-se e autocontrola-se. É outra loiça. CRÍTICA A POR AMOR À LÍNGUA «Este livro diverte, ensina, corrige, chama a atenção, ilustra, melhora-nos, dá vontade de ler - é um achado. É um elogio da nossa língua. Ninguém se sinta atacado. Estamos sempre a aprender. Bravo Manuel Monteiro (que não conheço) que o escreveu.» Francisco José Viegas «Por Amor à Língua é um livro chocante e salvífico. Manuel Monteiro não está a debater questiúnculas estilísticas - está a lutar contra a maneira como a grande maioria dos portugueses usa a língua.» Miguel Esteves Cardoso, Público «Uma obra em defesa da complexidade e beleza do Português que escrevemos. Missão mais nobre não há.» Expresso «Manuel Matos Monteiro é autor de um notável trabalho de vigilância da Portuguesa língua.» António Jacinto Pascoal, Público
O seu Roteiro para Ter Êxito em Eventos para Escritores
by Pavarti K. Tyler Gabriel Martimiano PiresO seu Roteiro para Ter Êxito em Eventos para Escritores por Pavarti K. Tyler Conecte-se com leitores de modo direto e os torne em fãs para a vida toda programando, organizando e planejando eventos sucedidos para escritores, esse livro vai ensiná-lo como fazer isso! Conecte-se com leitores de modo direto e os torne fãs para a vida toda programando, organizando e planejando eventos sucedidos para escritores, esse livro vai ensiná-lo como fazer isso! Você se sente confiante atrás do teclado, mas fica nervoso por ter que interagir com outros amantes de livros pessoalmente? Talvez você esteja tentando imaginar quais eventos vão ser melhores para suas forças naturais e oferecer um impacto duradouro nas vendas, talvez já tenha participado de muitos eventos presenciais, mas não tem nenhuma ideia do porquê que eles não funcionaram tão bem quanto você esperou. O seu Roteiro para Ter Êxito em Eventos para Escritores está aqui para lhe ajudar! Em apenas algumas horas, você vai aprender como criar oportunidades para encontrar seu público, aumentar a eficácia das vendas em papel em locais de compradores de livros frequentes e criar situações que vão atrair leitores para ler o seu livro! Você vai aprender como encontrar, programar e se preparar para uma variedade de eventos de escritores assim como aproveitar aqueles eventos para animar novos e possíveis leitores, com esse guia, você vai receber conselhos específicos e úteis para: · Programar eventos em livrarias · Colaborar com organizadores de eventos · Escolher os melhores festivais de livros para participar · Fazer o máximo autógrafosMaking the Most of Book Signings · Preparar o trecho perfeito · Criar uma exibição de livros atraente · Manter a calma durante a parte de perguntas e
Oath Keepers: Patriotism and the Edge of Violence in a Right-Wing Antigovernment Group
by Professor Sam JacksonSince 2008, the American patriot/militia movement—right-wing antigovernment groups who portray themselves as fighting encroaching tyranny—has grown exponentially. Oath Keepers is among the most visible and vocal of these organizations. Formed in 2009, Oath Keepers gained notoriety for its involvement in the Bundy Ranch standoff of 2014 and the Malheur Refuge occupation of 2016. The group gives voice to a recurrent form of American politics: virulent distrust of the government combined with a valorization of violence.Sam Jackson takes readers inside the world of the most prominent antigovernment group in the United States, examining its extensive online presence to discover how it builds support for its political goals and actions. Through an extensive textual analysis of the group’s publications, Jackson explores how Oath Keepers draws on core American political values and pivotal historical moments of conflict and crisis from the Revolutionary War to Waco to Hurricane Katrina to cast its adherents as defenders of liberty. He details how Oath Keepers makes sense of the contemporary United States, how it provides members with models of political behavior, and how it lobbies the wider American public to join the group. The first book-length investigation of the contemporary patriot/militia movement, Oath Keepers sheds new light on what animates groups that pose a growing threat to American security and political culture.
Obama: The Historic Presidency In Photographs
by Barack Obama Pete Souza<P>Relive the extraordinary Presidency of Barack Obama through White House photographer Pete Souza's behind-the-scenes images and stories--some published here for the first time--with a foreword from the President himself.During Barack Obama's two terms, Pete Souza was with the President during more crucial moments than anyone else--and he photographed them all. Souza captured nearly two million photographs of President Obama, in moments highly classified and disarmingly candid. <P>Obama: An Intimate Portrait reproduces more than 300 of Souza's most iconic photographs with fine-art print quality in an oversize collectible format. Together they document the most consequential hours of the Presidency--including the historic image of President Obama and his advisors in the Situation Room during the bin Laden mission--alongside unguarded moments with the President's family, his encounters with children, interactions with world leaders and cultural figures, and more. <P>Souza's photographs, with the behind-the-scenes captions and stories that accompany them, communicate the pace and power of our nation's highest office. They also reveal the spirit of the extraordinary man who became our President. We see President Obama lead our nation through monumental challenges, comfort us in calamity and loss, share in hard-won victories, and set a singular example to "be kind and be useful," as he would instruct his daughters. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Objectively Engaged Journalism: An Ethic (McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas #78)
by Stephen J.A. WardA timely call for a new ethic of journalism engagement for today's troubled media sphere, Objectively Engaged Journalism argues that media should be neither neutral nor partisan but engaged in protecting egalitarian democracy. It shows how journalists, professional or citizen, can be both objective in method and dedicated to improving a global public sphere toxic with disinformation, fake news, and extremism. Drawing from history, ethics, and current media issues, Stephen Ward rejects the ideals of neutrality and "just the facts" objectivity, showing how they are based on invalid dualistic thinking with deep roots in Western culture. He presents a theory of pragmatic objectivity and applies it to journalism. Journalism's role in interpreting culture, he argues, needs a form of objectivity that embraces human strengths and limitations. Defining responsible journalism as situated, imperfect inquiry, Objectively Engaged Journalism is one of the first systematic studies of the ethical foundations of engaged journalism for a media that is increasingly perspectival and embedded in society.
Objectively Engaged Journalism: An Ethic (McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas)
by Stephen J.A. WardA timely call for a new ethic of journalism engagement for today's troubled media sphere, Objectively Engaged Journalism argues that media should be neither neutral nor partisan but engaged in protecting egalitarian democracy. It shows how journalists, professional or citizen, can be both objective in method and dedicated to improving a global public sphere toxic with disinformation, fake news, and extremism. Drawing from history, ethics, and current media issues, Stephen Ward rejects the ideals of neutrality and "just the facts" objectivity, showing how they are based on invalid dualistic thinking with deep roots in Western culture. He presents a theory of pragmatic objectivity and applies it to journalism. Journalism's role in interpreting culture, he argues, needs a form of objectivity that embraces human strengths and limitations. Defining responsible journalism as situated, imperfect inquiry, Objectively Engaged Journalism is one of the first systematic studies of the ethical foundations of engaged journalism for a media that is increasingly perspectival and embedded in society.
The Observer: Letters from Oklahoma Territory (Voices of America)
by Kenneth J. PeekR.H. Wessel was the owner, editor, and publisher of the Frederick Enterprise / Frederick Press, and a leading citizen from the day he first came to Frederick, Oklahoma, in 1902 until his death in 1956. He is best known for his column "The Observer," for which this book is titled. He left behind a considerable legacy of his adventurous life through letters, photographs, documents, and historic files. His experiences in Lawton during the 1901 Land Lottery and the following homestead years in Frederick are covered in this book.As a newspaperman, with a love for telling a story, his letters are an incredible documentation of life on the Oklahoma frontier, as well as his love story by mail with Margaret Scow, the bride he brought to Oklahoma after "proving up" on his homestead and obtaining his own newspaper.
Observer Design for Nonlinear Systems (Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences #479)
by Pauline BernardObserver Design for Nonlinear Systems deals with the design of observers for the large class of nonlinear continuous-time models. It contains a unified overview of a broad range of general designs, including the most recent results and their proofs, such as the homogeneous and nonlinear Luenberger design techniques. The book starts from the observation that most observer designs consist in looking for a reversible change of coordinates transforming the expression of the system dynamics into some specific structures, called normal forms, for which an observer is known. Therefore, the problem of observer design is broken down into three sub-problems: • What are the available normal forms and their associated observers?• Under which conditions can a system be transformed into one of these forms and through which transformation? • How can an inverse transformation that recovers an estimate in the given initial coordinates be achieved? This organisation allows the book to structure results within a united framework, highlighting the importance of the choice of the observer coordinates for nonlinear systems. In particular, the first part covers state-affine forms with their Luenberger or Kalman designs, and triangular forms with their homogeneous high-gain designs. The second part addresses the transformation into linear forms through linearization by output injection or in the context of a nonlinear Luenberger design, and into triangular forms under the well-known uniform and differential observability assumptions. Finally, the third part presents some recently developed methods for avoiding the numerically challenging inversion of the transformation. Observer Design for Nonlinear Systems addresses students and researchers looking for an introduction to or an overview of the state of the art in observer design for nonlinear continuous-time dynamical systems. The book gathers the most important results focusing on a large and diffuse literature on general observer designs with global convergence, and is a valuable source of information for academics and practitioners.
Observing the Volcano World: Volcano Crisis Communication (Advances in Volcanology)
by Carina J. Fearnley Deanne K. Bird Katharine Haynes William J. McGuire Gill JollyThis open access book provides a comprehensive overview of volcanic crisis research, the goal being to establish ways of successfully applying volcanology in practice and to identify areas that need to be addressed for future progress. It shows how volcano crises are managed in practice, and helps to establish best practices. Consequently the book brings together authors from all over the globe who work with volcanoes, ranging from observatory volcanologists, disaster practitioners and government officials to NGO-based and government practitioners to address three key aspects of volcanic crises. First, the book explores the unique nature of volcanic hazards, which makes them a particularly challenging threat to forecast and manage, due in part to their varying spatial and temporal characteristics. Second, it presents lessons learned on how to best manage volcanic events based on a number of crises that have shaped our understanding of volcanic hazards and crises management. Third, it discusses the diverse and wide-ranging aspects of communication involved in crises, which merge old practices and new technologies to accommodate an increasingly challenging and globalised world. The information and insights presented here are essential to tapping established knowledge, moving towards more robust volcanic crises management, and understanding how the volcanic world is perceived from a range of standpoints and contexts around the globe.
The Oceanic Languages (Routledge Language Family Ser.)
by Terry Crowley John Lynch Malcolm RossThis new volume of the Language Family Series presents an overview of the Oceanic subgroup of the Austronesian languages, spread across a region embracing eastern Indonesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia. It provides sufficient phonological and grammatical data to give typologists and comparativists a good idea of the nature of these languag
Odoo 12 Development Essentials - Fourth Edition
by Daniel ReisOdoo 12 Development Essentials caters to developers who are familiar with Python and MVC design and now want to build business applications using Odoo.
Of Fortunes and War: Clare Hollingworth, first of the female war correspondents
by Patrick Garrett'The list of female war reporters is long and distinguished. But the great-grandmother of them all was Clare Hollingworth' Mail on Sunday 'She was a pioneer' Kate Adie OBE'Unputdownable' Alexander McCall Smith'One of the most unforgettable journalists I have ever met' Chris PattenONE OF THE INSPIRATIONS BEHIND THE NEW BBC DRAMA WORLD ON FIRE. Legendary pioneering journalist Clare Hollingworth died in Hong Kong aged 105 in January 2017 after an illustrious career spanning the great events of the 20th century. Clare was famous for getting 'the scoop of the century': the outbreak of the World War 2. From witnessing the first aerial bombings against England in the First World War, through Hitler's Blitzkrieg, Clare's résumé included desert war in North Africa, civil war in Greece, terrorism in Jerusalem, naming Philby as the Third Man, and guerrilla warfare in Vietnam and Borneo. She had an uncanny ability to make headlines throughout her century-long life. And although her style of journalism was very different from the 24-hour breaking rolling news we have today, the need for detailed eye-witness reporting seems even more important today as we face an onslaught of fake news and alternative facts. The story is not just about news and war however: through access to family papers and personal accounts, her great-nephew Patrick Garrett is able to show Clare in three dimensions, explain her life and loves, and show how she dealt with the pressures of life as a correspondent - decades before women were routinely accepted in this role.facebook.com/celebrateclaretwitter.com/celebrateclare
Of Fortunes and War: Clare Hollingworth, first of the female war correspondents
by Patrick Garrett'The list of female war reporters is long and distinguished. But the great-grandmother of them all was Clare Hollingworth' Mail on Sunday 'She was a pioneer' Kate Adie OBE'Unputdownable' Alexander McCall Smith'One of the most unforgettable journalists I have ever met' Chris PattenONE OF THE INSPIRATIONS BEHIND THE NEW BBC DRAMA WORLD ON FIRE. Legendary pioneering journalist Clare Hollingworth died in Hong Kong aged 105 in January 2017 after an illustrious career spanning the great events of the 20th century. Clare was famous for getting 'the scoop of the century': the outbreak of the World War 2. From witnessing the first aerial bombings against England in the First World War, through Hitler's Blitzkrieg, Clare's résumé included desert war in North Africa, civil war in Greece, terrorism in Jerusalem, naming Philby as the Third Man, and guerrilla warfare in Vietnam and Borneo. She had an uncanny ability to make headlines throughout her century-long life. And although her style of journalism was very different from the 24-hour breaking rolling news we have today, the need for detailed eye-witness reporting seems even more important today as we face an onslaught of fake news and alternative facts. The story is not just about news and war however: through access to family papers and personal accounts, her great-nephew Patrick Garrett is able to show Clare in three dimensions, explain her life and loves, and show how she dealt with the pressures of life as a correspondent - decades before women were routinely accepted in this role.facebook.com/celebrateclaretwitter.com/celebrateclare
Of Fortunes and War: Clare Hollingworth, first of the female war correspondents
by Patrick Garrett'Unputdownable' Alexander McCall Smith'One of the most unforgettable journalists I have ever met' Chris Patten'She was a pioneer' Kate Adie OBEThe biography of acclaimed 20th century journalist Clare Hollingworth who scooped the outbreak of World War 2.After an illustrious career spanning the 20th century legendary journalist Clare Hollingworth died in Hong Kong aged 105 in January 2017. She was famous for getting 'the scoop of the century': the outbreak of the Second World War. From witnessing the first aerial bombings against England in the First World War, through Hitler's Blitzkrieg, Clare's résumé included desert war in North Africa, civil war in Greece, terrorism in Jerusalem, naming Philby as the Third Man, and guerrilla warfare in Vietnam and Borneo. She had an uncanny ability to make headlines throughout her century-long life. And although her style of journalism was very different from the 24-hour breaking rolling news we have today, the need for detailed eye-witness reporting seems even more important today as we face an onslaught of fake news and alternative facts. The story is not just about news and war however: through access to family papers and personal accounts, her great-nephew Patrick Garrett is able to show Clare in three dimensions, explain her life and loves, and show how she dealt with the pressures of life as a correspondent - decades before women were routinely accepted in this role.facebook.com/celebrateclaretwitter.com/celebrateclare(P)2017 John Murray Press
Of Love & War: A Photographer's Life Of Love And War
by Lynsey AddarioFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and New York Times bestselling author, a stunning and personally curated selection of her work across the Middle East, South Asia, and AfricaPulitzer Prize–winning photojournalist and MacArthur Fellow Lynsey Addario has spent the last two decades bearing witness to the world’s most urgent humanitarian and human rights crises. Traveling to the most dangerous and remote corners to document crucial moments such as Afghanistan under the Taliban immediately before and after the 9/11 attacks, Iraq following the US-led invasion and dismantlement of Saddam Hussein’s government, and western Sudan in the aftermath of the genocide in Darfur, she has captured through her photographs visual testimony not only of war and injustice but also of humanity, dignity, and resilience. In this compelling collection of more than two hundred photographs, Addario’s commitment to exposing the devastating consequences of human conflict is on full display. Her subjects include the lives of female members of the military, as well as the trauma and abuse inflicted on women in male-dominated societies; American soldiers rescuing comrades in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan, and Libyan opposition troops trading fire in Benghazi. Interspersed between her commanding and arresting images are personal journal entries and letters, as well as revelatory essays from esteemed writers such as Dexter Filkins, Suzy Hansen, and Lydia Polgreen. A powerful and singular work from one of the most brilliant and influential photojournalists working today, Of Love & War is a breathtaking record of our complex world in all its inescapable chaos, conflict, and beauty.
Of Mind and Machine: Textual Accountability in Translation and for Translator Training
by Chengzhi Jiang Chunshen ZhuOf Mind and Machine provides a broad perspective on multi-level dialogic engagements between text and reader as seen from the use of language in presenting information to generate a discursive experience in various sociocultural settings.The book observes contexts such as national literature in translation, diplomatic speech events, visual-verbal inter-semiotic translation, second language learning, interpreter training, and computer-aided teaching of translation and bilingual writing. These present a unifying interest in textual accountability between form, function, and effect that has been examined from a dual perspective of rhetoric and pragmatics. The research embodies a significant prospect of integration of academic originality with technological innovation to advance language education in the present digital era. Theoretically well-founded, the book does not confine itself to a self-contained system of conceptions and methods. Instead, it demonstrates a rich variety of research possibilities in support of theorisation and education in the field of language and translation studies.This edited volume is primarily intended for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers, and teachers within the fields of language and translation, applied linguistics, and discourse analysis.
Of Peninsulas and Archipelagos: The Landscape of Translation in Southeast Asia (Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies)
by Phrae Chittiphalangsri Vicente L. RafaelComprising 11 countries and hundreds of languages from one of the most culturally diverse regions in the world, the chapters in this collection explore a wide range of translation issues. The subject of this volume is set in the contrasted landscapes of mainland peninsulas and maritime archipelagos in Southeast Asia, which, whilst remaining a largely minor area in Asian studies, harbors a wealth of textual heritage that opens to inquiries and new readings. From the post-Angkor Cambodia, the post-colonial Viantiane, to the ultra-modern Singapore metropolis, translation figures problematically in the modernization of indigenous literatures, criss-crossing chronologically and spatially through different literary landscapes. The peninsular geo-body gives rise to the politics of singularity as seen in the case of the predominant monolingual culture in Thailand, whereas the archipelagic geography such as the thousand islands of Indonesia allows for peculiar types of communication. Translation can also be metaphorized poetically to configure the transference in different scenarios such as the cases of self-translation in Philippine protest poetry and untranslatability in Vietnamese diasporic writings. The collection also includes intra-regional comparative views on historical and religious terms. This book will appeal to scholars and postgraduate students of translation studies, sociolinguistics, and Southeast Asian studies.
Of Remixology: Ethics and Aesthetics after Remix
by David J. GunkelA new theory of moral and aesthetic value for the age of remix, going beyond the usual debates over originality and appropriation.Remix—or the practice of recombining preexisting content—has proliferated across media both digital and analog. Fans celebrate it as a revolutionary new creative practice; critics characterize it as a lazy and cheap (and often illegal) recycling of other people's work. In Of Remixology, David Gunkel argues that to understand remix, we need to change the terms of the debate. The two sides of the remix controversy, Gunkel contends, share certain underlying values—originality, innovation, artistic integrity. And each side seeks to protect these values from the threat that is represented by the other. In reevaluating these shared philosophical assumptions, Gunkel not only provides a new way to understand remix, he also offers an innovative theory of moral and aesthetic value for the twenty-first century.In a section called “Premix,” Gunkel examines the terminology of remix (including “collage,” “sample,” “bootleg,” and “mashup”) and its material preconditions, the technology of recording. In “Remix,” he takes on the distinction between original and copy; makes a case for repetition; and considers the question of authorship in a world of seemingly endless recompiled and repurposed content. Finally, in “Postmix,” Gunkel outlines a new theory of moral and aesthetic value that can accommodate remix and its cultural significance, remixing—or reconfiguring and recombining—traditional philosophical approaches in the process.