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Ian Willis deposited When Peppertrees were all the rage in the group
Place Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoIn the 1890s, Camden Municipal Council started beautifying the town area by planting various trees, including peppercorns. These cultural plantings defined the local urban landscape for decades, yet only a handful remain today.
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Alejandro Quintero deposited The Many Faces of God: Astrotheology of the Bible in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoAngels, as mythical beings, appear and disappear suddenly throughout Biblical Texts, without any clear explanation of their origins or metaphysical ranks. Whether they are considered circumstantial theophanies or entities with granted self-existence and specific divine functions; such metaphysical entities have a vital presence in the religious…[Read more]
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Pramod Ranjan deposited ज्ञान निर्माण की प्रक्रिया: विश्वविद्यालय बनाम पिछड़े क्षेत्र और समुदाय in the group
Place Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoइस लेख में यूनिवर्सिटियों में सामाजिक न्याय की अवहेलना के कारण होने वाले नुकासान की चर्चा की गई है। लेख में कहा गया है कि प्राध्यापकों का मुख्य काम शिक्षण, यानी ज्ञान की व्याख्या करना है। ज्ञान का निर्माण एक सतत प्रक्रिया है, जो समाज में घटित होती है, यूनिवर्सिटियां भी इस प्रकिया का उतना ही अंग हैं, जितना किसी किस…[Read more]
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Rodrigo Fernos deposited The Antipodes of Tropical Medicine: The Social Factors Affecting the Diffusion of Parasitology to Puerto Rico and Hong Kong in the group
Science and Technology Studies (STS) on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoThis study seeks to understand the role played by social factors in the diffusion of parasitology to Puerto Rico, in particular those affecting the work of Bailey K. Ashford between 1898-1934. Most studies of Ashford to date focus mainly on the intellectual framework per se, and rarely on the surrounding social environment. In order to achieve…[Read more]
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Julien A. Raemy started the topic Characterising the IIIF and Linked Art communities – Online Survey in the discussion
Digital Humanists on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoDear all,
As part of my PhD in Digital Humanities, I have launched an online survey to find out the main practices and activities of the individuals involved in the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) and/or the Linked Art communities.
Are you involved or have you already been in contact with the IIIF and/or the Linked Art…[Read more]
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Mohammed Gharioua deposited “ Abu Arwas poem ” by Mohammed Gharioua & Abd jlil ould hammouya in the group
Anthropology on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoThe literary text is born with its criticism methodology and its criticizer. The creator
stretches his hands out to the reader/criticizer to take their first step towards the text
and remove any ambiguity, symbolism, or metaphors that may be present.
He extends bridges between him and the society that produced the text, or bluff to
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Ian Willis deposited Colonial hotel is still serving in the group
Place Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 9 months agoThe Plough and Harrow Inn at 75-79 Argyle Street is the second oldest hotel in Camden and is still on the original site. The Camden Inn (1841) was the first hotel in Camden. Located on the Great South Road, the Plough and Harrow was part of the fabric of Macarthur’s private village of Camden within the Cowpastures. By the early 20th century,…[Read more]
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Eric Dienstfrey deposited Under the Standard: MGM, AT&T, and the Academy’s Regulation of Power in the group
Science and Technology Studies (STS) on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months agoIn the 1930s, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences implemented a technical standard—known as Academy Mono, or the Academy Curve—that dramatically impaired the sound quality of motion pictures. This article accounts for why the major studios agreed to this restrictive standard. I argue that they adopted Academy Mono to curtail the pow…[Read more]
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Eric Dienstfrey deposited Under the Standard: MGM, AT&T, and the Academy’s Regulation of Power in the group
Science and Technology Studies (STS) on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months agoIn the 1930s, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences implemented a technical standard—known as Academy Mono, or the Academy Curve—that dramatically impaired the sound quality of motion pictures. This article accounts for why the major studios agreed to this restrictive standard. I argue that they adopted Academy Mono to curtail the pow…[Read more]
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Elton Barker deposited Journeying through Space and Time with Pausanias’s Description of Greece in the group
Digital Humanists on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months agoSometime in the second century CE, Pausanias of Magnesia (modern-day Turkey) wrote the Description of Greece. Ostensibly a tour of the places to see on the Greek mainland, the Description also provides historical accounts related to the topography through which Pausanias moves. Little attention has been given to how these building blocks of…[Read more]
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Samuel Adu-Gyamfi deposited Contemporary History of the Increasing Use of Traditional Medicine among the Asante of Ghana: A Focus on Afigya Kwabre South District in the group
Digital Humanists on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months agoUsing a qualitative method of research, the study investigated the increasing use of traditional medicine in Ghana, focusing on Afigya Kwabre South District. Traditional medicine has gone through various stages since time immemorial, especially with regard to how its patronage has evolved over time. The period ranges from the pre-colonial era,…[Read more]
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Pruritus Migrans deposited Black QR code in the group
Digital Humanists on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months agoBlack QR code * QRt by PRURITUS MIGRANS * CC: BY-ND
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Pruritus Migrans deposited Art Attack! in the group
Digital Humanists on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months agoArt Attack! * PRURITUS MIGRANS * CC: BY-NC-ND
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Michelle Margolis Chesner deposited Footprints: A New Approach to (Jewish) Book HIstory in the group
Digital Humanists on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months agoThis article describes and analyzes the methods of Footprints: Jewish Books Through Time and Place, a digital humanities contribution to book history. Footprints collects and aggregates information about the movement of copies of Hebrew books and books of Judaica in other languages printed in the early modern period (roughly corresponding to the…[Read more]
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Ian Willis deposited Camden History, Journal of the Camden Historical Society. March 2023 v5n5 in the group
Place Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months agoCamden History is the Journal of the Camden Historical Society NSW. The journal is published bi-annually, an anthology of historical stories about people and places drawn from Camden and district. The current edition includes Cowells Camellia Nursery; Onslow Assembly Hall, Camden; JD Rankin; Artwork Life Blood; Frederick Sharpe; CD Noble; Photo essay.
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Johann-Mattis List deposited Multilingual Computational Linguistics (Lecture, presented at the University of Passau in the Winter Term 2022-2023) in the group
Digital Humanists on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months agoWhile the discipline of computational linguistics mostly deals with the modeling and the investigation of individual languages (often “big” languages such as English, German, Arabic, or Chinese), Multilingual Computational Linguistics focuses on the comparison of languages, trying to develop new methods and techniques by which languages can be com…[Read more]
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Ian Willis deposited A marvellous Edwardian building in the group
Place Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months agoThe former Foresters’ Hall occupies one of the most prominent sites in the Camden Town Centre at 147 Argyle Street on the corner of Oxley Street and Argyle Street. On its opening in 1908, the hall was considered the best in New South Wales by the Order of Royal Foresters.
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Thobias Sarbunan deposited Draft Framework for Comparative and Pre-Test-Post-Test Methods (Dataset) in the group
Science and Technology Studies (STS) on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months agoThe dataset aims to guide undergraduate students, particularly those in the music
department, who complete proposals and theses in their final year of study. Its purpose
is to enable students to replicate and reconstruct research with appropriate scientific
value. The dataset was created based on the author’s scientific experience from…[Read more] -
Ian Willis deposited The Enduring Face of the Camden Showgirl in the group
Place Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months agoThe Camden Miss Showgirl competition is, in many ways, an anachronism from the past. It has survived for 49 years under the onslaught of feminism, post-modernism, globalization and urbanisation. A worthy feat indeed.
The competition is still popular, and the local press is always a strong supporter. The 2010 Camden Showgirl competition attracted…[Read more] -
Ian Willis deposited Miss Showgirl an enduring anachronism in the group
Place Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 10 months agoOnce again, country show societies are gearing up for the annual New South Wales Miss Showgirl competition. In 2008 500 young women entered the pageant at a local level representing 120 show societies, with the Sydney Royal Easter Show finals. The 2011 Camden Miss Showgirl has attracted seven young local women – four of the seven are university s…[Read more]
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