1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996279912703316

Titolo

German Microwave Conference : [proceedings]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Piscataway, N.J.], : IEEE

ISSN

2167-8030

Disciplina

621.381

Soggetti

Microwave devices

Microwave communication systems

Microwaves

Periodicals.

Conference papers and proceedings.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910965414303321

Autore

Sullivan Karen

Titolo

The Danger of Romance : Truth, Fantasy, and Arthurian Fictions / / Karen Sullivan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago : , : University of Chicago Press, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

9780226540436

022654043X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

809/.93351

Soggetti

Arthurian romances - History and criticism

French literature - To 1500 - History and criticism

Arthurian romances - Appreciation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2018.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Romance and Its Reception -- 2. Merlin: Magic, Miracles, and Marvels -- 3. King Arthur: History and Fiction -- 4. Lancelot of the Lake: The Reality of the Ideal -- 5. The Quest of the Holy Grail: The Sacredness of the Secular -- 6. Truth and the Imagination: From Romance to Children's Fantasy -- Selected Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The curious paradox of romance is that, throughout its history, this genre has been dismissed as trivial and unintellectual, yet people have never ceased to flock to it with enthusiasm and even fervor. In contemporary contexts, we devour popular romance and fantasy novels like The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Game of Thrones, reference them in conversations, and create online communities to expound, passionately and intelligently, upon their characters and worlds. But romance is "unrealistic," critics say, doing readers a disservice by not accurately representing human experiences. It is considered by some to be a distraction from real literature, a distraction from real life, and little more. Yet is it possible that romance is expressing a truth-and a truth unrecognized by realist genres? The Arthurian literature of the Middle Ages, Karen Sullivan argues, consistently ventriloquizes in its pages the criticisms that were being made of romance at the time, and implicitly defends itself against those criticisms. The Danger of Romance shows that the conviction that ordinary reality is the only reality is itself an assumption, and one that can blind those who hold it to the extraordinary phenomena that exist around them. It demonstrates that that which is rare, ephemeral, and inexplicable is no less real than that which is commonplace, long-lasting, and easily accounted for. If romance continues to appeal to audiences today, whether in its Arthurian prototype or in its more recent incarnations, it is because it confirms the perception-or even the hope-of a beauty and truth in the world that realist genres deny.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910964266403321

Titolo

Education and gender / / edited by Debotri Dhar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2015

ISBN

9781472505958

1472505956

9781472509086

1472509080

9781472593351

1472593359

9781472509536

1472509536

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Education as a humanitarian response

Classificazione

EDU043000EDU020000SOC032000

Disciplina

370.15/1

Soggetti

Educational equalization

Gender identity in education

Sex differences in education

Women - Education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Promoting girls' education in Kenya: insights from an NGO Initiative -- Katie Orlemanski and Dorothy Hodgson -- Gender, schooling and achievement in the Caribbean -- Mike Younger and Patricia George -- Gender and graduate education in the United States: women's advancement in STEM fields -- Ann Mari May and Yana Rodgers -- Nineteenth century social reform, gender politics, and the contemporary Indian education system -- Rumina Sethi -- The gender and education agenda in the United Kingdom, 1988-2013: the ever-turning wheel -- Mike Younger -- Unlearning gender and sexuality: the pedagogical work of LGBT organizations in Mexico City -- Anahi Russo Garrido -- Teaching for the future: feminist pedagogy and humanitarian education -- Debotri Dhar.

Sommario/riassunto

Education and Gender draws on international research from the USA,



the UK, India, Mexico, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, to provide a comprehensive global overview of the relationship between gender and education. Rooting constructions of gender and sexuality in specific geographical contexts, the contributors consider a range of issues. Themes discussed include the gender gap in educational attainment; pedagogical strategies; stereotyping in curricula; and education policy. Drawing on best practices worldwide, the contributors identify the current gaps and propose solutions to promote gender-just, equitable and pluralistic societies. Each chapter includes key questions to encourage active engagement with the subject and a list of further reading to support taking the exploration further