scholarly journals Terms anf Their Translation for Museum Labels

2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 774-785
Author(s):  
Marilyn Gill
Keyword(s):  
Fine Arts ◽  
The Other ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Maximum Information ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Museum Of Fine Arts ◽  
The University ◽  
Teaching Outcomes

Abstract With the development in France of both general and specialized museums, and the growing cultural and touristic exchanges between countries, access to their information is becoming increasingly important. The aim of a long term research project of the English Linguistics Department of the University of Franche-Comté is to translate the French labels of a classified museum (the Museum of Fine Arts and Archeology of Besançon) into English and give practical training in terminology and translation to third year English for Special Purposes students. To do this, two different bilingual lexicons have to be created: one of the repetitive terms used by the Museum to describe the exhibits, i.e. museological terms, and the other of the subject of the label, i.e. in 1993 Egyptology. The theoretical problems and practical solutions concerning the compilation of highly specific bilingual lexicons, the translation of maximum information telegraphic style texts and the choice of specialized terms to be used for a general museum public of all ages as well as the teaching outcomes of such a project are discussed.

scholarly journals Co-production for or against the university: student loneliness and the commodification of impact in COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred Cooper ◽  
Charlotte Jones
Keyword(s):  
Systems Of Care ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Multidisciplinary Research ◽  
Valuable Contribution ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

PurposeThis paper explores the dissonance between co-production and expectations of impact in a research project on student loneliness over the 2019/2020 academic year. Specific characteristics of the project – the subject matter, interpolation of a global respiratory pandemic, informal systems of care that arose among students and role of the university in providing the context and funding for the research – brought co-production into heightened tension with the instrumentalisation of project outputs.Design/methodology/approachThe project consisted of a series of workshops, research meetings and mixed-methods online journalling between 2019 and 2020. This paper is primarily a critical reflection on that research, based on observations by and conversations between the authors, together with discourse analysis of research data.FindingsThe authors argue that co-producing research with students on university contexts elevates existing tensions between co-production and institutional valuations of impact, that co-production with students who had experienced loneliness made necessary space for otherwise absent support and care, that the responsibility to advocate for evidence and co-researchers came into friction with how the university felt the research could be useful and that each of these converging considerations are interconnected symptoms of the ongoing marketisation of HE.Originality/valueThis paper provides a novel analysis of co-production, impact and higher education in the context of an original research project with specific challenges and constraints. It is a valuable contribution to methodological literatures on co-production, multidisciplinary research into student loneliness and reflexive work on the difficult uses of evidence in university contexts.

China and International Relations

1988 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 297-302
Author(s):  
Michael B. Yahuda
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Cultural Revolution ◽  
The Other ◽  
Open Door ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Cultural Revolution

These last ten years have witnessed a remarkable development of Chinese academic writing on International Relations. The late Premier Zhou Enlai had recommended the expansion of such studies in 1964 on his return from a tour of Africa after having found the relevant Chinese expertise weak and ill-informed. But the Cultural Revolution of 1966–1976 not only prevented that development, but along with most other intellectuals those few scholars engaged in the subject were humiliated and persecuted. Since 1977, in common with the other social sciences, International Relations has begun to flourish. Although it is a fairly new independent subject of study more than five hundred scholars are engaged in a variety of research institutes and several universities offer courses in it. As in the other social sciences, research in International Relations is carried out under the general guidelines of serving China's long term policies of modernization and the open door.

scholarly journals The Alhambra: Transformation and Change through Architectural Ceramics

Arts ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
María Díez Jorge ◽  
Ignacio Maturana ◽  
Nieves Díaz
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Ceramic Tile ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Glazed Ceramic ◽  
Restoration Work ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
The 19Th Century

In the following paper, we look at the Alhambra from a perspective of architectural ceramics, an essential element in the understanding of the monument. From the Nasrid era onward, glazed ceramic tile mosaics were used to adorn the walls, a style that extended into the Christian conquest, when the palace complex was used as a royal residence. Since then, restoration work has continued to be carried out on the alicatados that cover the Alhambra’s walls, especially during an intense period in the 19th century, when it was the subject of much interest from Romantic travellers to Granada. A detailed, documented analysis of this work shows the complexity of the palace and fortress complex, helping us to better understand a part of its history. In the following pages, we specifically focus on one room in the Alhambra, the so-called Cuarto Dorado (Golden Room), outlining the preliminary findings of a research project that we are undertaking in association with the University of Granada and the Patronato de la Alhambra y el Generalife (Council of the Alhambra and the Generalife).

The Influence of Swiss Private International Law on the Italian Codification

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-255
Author(s):  
Andrea Bonomi
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
International Law ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Comparative Law ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

The subject of this contribution is the influence of Swiss Private International Law (PIL) on the Italian codification. This topic could be regarded as rather old-fashioned. One of the terms of the comparison, the Italian statute of private international law, goes back to May 1995 and the other, the Swiss PIL Act, is even older, almost “prehistoric” since it was adopted in 1987 and entered into force on the 1st January 1989, that means in an era which preceded the advent of the Internet and the “Information Society.” Not even the idea of comparing these two pieces of legislation is an entirely new one, since a very accurate comparative analysis of the two codifications has already been done by Mr. Dutoit, professor of PIL and comparative law at the University of Lausanne, in an article of 1997.

Recent Malaysian Historiography

1979 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khoo Kay Kim
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Initial Period ◽  
The Other ◽  
University Of Wisconsin ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

Considering that, except for the initial period of the Emergency, Malaysia as a country attracted far less attention internationally than most of the other countries in Southeast Asia, it is somewhat surprising to find that many foreign historians did not hesitate to make Malaysian history the subject of their scholarly works. L.A. Mills wrote in 1924, 1942, and again in 1958; Rupert Emerson in 1937. In 1935, a Ph.D. thesis was completed by M.I. Knowles in the University of Wisconsin. In 1943, Virginia Thomson wrote Postmortem on Malaya. The post-1950 situation was even more exciting. Numerous theses on Malaysia were written in various universities in the world — among them SOAS, ANU, Hong Kong, California, Columbia, and Duke. Of course, by far the greatest volume of work was done in the University of Malaya (Singapore) itself where, between 1951 and 1961, more than a hundred theses were completed at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Understandably, in the mid-sixties, there was a growing feeling that the field was being exhausted.

scholarly journals OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY FOR EMPLOYMENT UNIVERSITY GRADUATES

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 40-51
Author(s):  
Евгений Анатольевич Руднев
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
The Real ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Emotional Component ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The University

Purpose: to analyze the opportunities offered by distance learning at the university and the threats that arise from the perspective of expert employers. Discussion: the modern period of study of university students is characterized by the forced use of the expansion of distation form. Currently, there is no accurate data on the potential and threats of this form of training. However, the duration of their ex-panded use was not yet known, and students needed to be prepared for both the real consequences of distance learning and how they were evaluated by employers. Results: the Analise of expert opinions of employers – representatives of the real sector of the economy showed that in general, the quantitative parameters of threats are rated higher than opportunities. The most significant opportunities: when gaining skills in remote mode; mastering computer literacy; lifelong educa-tion. The most significant threats are the lack of practical training and, accordingly, the acquisition of practical skills; reducing the emotional component of education; the negative effect of a long-term stay with the computer on the health of students.

scholarly journals La conformación de la Colección de Fotografía del Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao

Imafronte ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 221-254
Author(s):  
Dolors Fabra Antón
Keyword(s):  
Fine Arts ◽  
The Other ◽  
Main Stage ◽  
Doctoral Thesis ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Museum Of Fine Arts

El presente artículo se basa en las conclusiones de la Tesis doctoral La Colección de Fotografía del Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao (1914-2014): estudio, catalogación y análisis1. Más allá del estudio de los fondos fotográficos que custodia el Museo, la investigación plantea cuestiones adyacentes que aluden a la problemática de la conservación del Patrimonio fotográfico, como a las dificultades que tenido el medio en su introducción en las instituciones, especialmente en lo que atañe a los museos. Con ello se perfila con contexto en el que ubicar el papel que tuvo el Bilboko Arte Ederren Museoa=Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao en su principal etapa de conformación de la Colección de fotografía, desde 1980 hasta 1997. Por otro lado, se busca dar a conocer los fondos conservados en el Museo, como aportación a la cartografía del Patrimonio fotográfico español y a la problemática de su indefinición. 1Dirigida por José Manuel Susperregui y Concha Casajús, fue defendida en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid el 20 de febrero del 2019. Asimismo, la investigación tuvo como punto de partida la Beca BBK-Museo, que me fue concedida durante los años 2014 hasta 2016, con el fin de catalogar y hacer un primer estudio de la Colección de Fotografía del Bilboko Arte Ederren Museoa=Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao. This article is based on the conclusions of the doctoral thesis The Photography Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts of Bilbao (1914-2014): study, cataloging and analysis1. Beyond the study of the photographic collections that the Museum keeps, the research raises adjacent issues that allude to the problematic of the conservation of the photographic heritage, as well as the difficulties that the medium had in its introduction in the institutions, especially as regards to the museums. With this, it is outlined with context in which to locate the paper that the Museum of Fine Arts of Bilbao in its main stage of conformation of the Photography Collection, from 1980 to 1997. On the other hand, it is sought to give to know the funds preserved in the Museum, as a contribution to the cartography of the Spanish photographic heritage and the problems of its lack of definition. 1Directed by José Manuel Susperregui and Concha Casajús, it was defended at the Complutense University of Madrid on February 20, 2019. Likewise, the research had as its starting point the BBK-Museum Scholarship, which was granted to me during the years 2014 to 2016, in order to catalog and make a first study of the Photography Collection of the Bilboko Arte Ederren Museoa = Museum of Fine Arts of Bilbao.  

scholarly journals The Importance of Accuracy in the Use of Grammatical Terms and Concepts in the Description of the Distinctive Properties of Plains Algonquian Languages

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 6-38
Author(s):  
Avelino Corral Esteban
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Native American Languages ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
European Languages ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
White Clay

The subject of this paper was inspired by my collaboration on a project involving the long-term histories of grammatical traditions led by Dr. Philomen Probert at the University of Oxford. Owing to my interest in linguistic typology and the study of the syntax-semantics-pragmatics interface in a number of languages,  – especially Native American languages, which differ in many respects from Indo-European languages,  –, I have observed that some languages cannot be accurately described if we use the grammatical terms and concepts commonly applied to the analysis of extensively studied languages such as English, Spanish or French, as certain grammatical properties of one language may not be equivalent to those of another and, consequently, require a different treatment. Thus, firstly, by adopting a holistic comparative perspective deriving from all areas of grammar, I aim to reveal the distinctive features that Plains Algonquian languages such as Cheyenne / Tsėhésenėstsestȯtse (Montana and Oklahoma, USA), Blackfoot / Siksiká, Kainai, and Pikani, (Montana, USA; Alberta, Canada), Arapaho / Hinóno´eitíít (Wyoming and Oklahoma, USA), and Gros Ventre / White Clay or Atsina / Aaniiih (Montana, USA) display when compared with Indo-European languages such as English, Spanish, French or German. The subsequent examination of these data will provide examples of terms and concepts that are typically used in traditional grammatical descriptions, but that do not serve to characterize the grammar of these Native American languages accurately. Finally, I will attempt to propose alternative terms and concepts that might describe the distinctive grammatical properties exhibited by these languages more adequately.

scholarly journals From sedentary and physical inactive behaviors to the Race Across America (RAAM): a case report

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Nursing Student ◽  
Opposite Effect ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Specific Context ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
Health Parameters

This case report presents the evolution of physiological and psychological health parameters of a former sedentary and physically inactive nursing student during an 18 months period (three academic semesters), during which she first took part to a one-semester institutional physical activity (PA) program offered by her University, before being selected to participate in relay to the Race Across America (RAAM) with a team of the University. The four months before the RAAM, she followed a cycling specific training program. After the RAAM, she was followed-up the next eight months. Results show that each step of the study had an important impact on health parameters of the subject and that sedentary and physical inactive behaviors are not irreversible. Institutional PA program, including training education in addition to concurrent strength and endurance training could lead to physiological and psychological health improvements. Moreover, in some individuals organising a challenge might contribute to improve motivation and long-term adherence to PA participation, while in others this could have the opposite effect. An individualised approach should be considered in future interventions aiming to improve PA promotion. Finally, in the specific context of a University of Health Sciences, this kind of initiative could positively influence the general population’s health, by educating students as actors in PA promotion.

scholarly journals Renesansowy księgozbiór krakowskiego lekarza Stanisława Różanki

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 11-77
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Frankowicz
Keyword(s):  
Main Part ◽  
The Other ◽  
Unique Character ◽  
Doctor Of Philosophy ◽  
Entire Career ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Book Collections ◽  
University Of Padua ◽  
The University

Renaissance book collection of Stanislaus Rosarius The subject of the paper is the library of Stanislaus Rosarius (1520–1572). This doctor of philosophy and medicine, a graduate of the University of Padua who socialized with a number of key figures of the Polish Renaissance, was a highly regarded physician and an eminent member of the Calvinist congregation in Krakow. Being a prosperous practitioner, during his entire career he allocated part of his income to purchasing books for his private library. In total, Rosarius amassed almost 400 volumes, which made his library one of the largest of its kind at that time, not just within the royal capital of Poland. The library’s impressive range distinctly shows the broadness of the humanistic interests of its owner. As its main part, the article comprises two inventories of Rosarius’ books, one compiled in 1572 and the other in 1583. The present publication lists all entries from both the manuscripts, amply demonstrating the unique character of the collection as well as providing a sound basis for further detailed studies on Renaissance book collections in the possession of Krakow burghers.

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