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Luis Barragán House and Studio
Luis Barragán House and Studio
Built in 1948, the House and Studio of architect Luis Barragán in the suburbs of Mexico City represents an outstanding example of the architect's creative work in the post-Second World War period. The concrete building, totalling 1,161 m2, consists of a ground floor and two upper storeys, as well as a small private garden. Barragán's work integrated modern and traditional artistic and vernacular currents and elements into a new synthesis, which has been greatly influential, especially in the contemporary design of gardens, plazas and landscapes.
Maison-atelier de Luis Barragán
Construite en 1948, la maison-atelier de Luis Barragán dans la banlieue de Mexico constitue un exemple exceptionnel du travail créateur de l'architecte dans la période qui suit la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le bâtiment de béton, d'une superficie totale de 1 161 m2, comprend un rez-de-chaussée et deux étages ainsi qu'un petit jardin privatif. L'œuvre de Barragán associe des courants et éléments artistiques modernes et traditionnels en une nouvelle synthèse qui a exercé une influence considérable, notamment sur la conception contemporaine des jardins, des places et des paysages.
المحترف المنزلي الخاص بلويس باراغان
يشكّل المحترف المنزلي الخاص بلويس باراغان والذي يقع في ضاحية مكسيكو والذي تمّ بناؤه في العام 1948 مثالاً فريدًا على العمل الاستثنائي الذي قام به المهندس في الفترة التي تلت الحرب العالميّة الثانيّة. ويتضمَّن المبنى المصنوع من الباطون والذي تصل مساحته الاجمالية الى 1161 م2، دورًا ارضيًا وطابقَيْن، بالاضافة الى حديقة صغيرة خاصة. كما يجمع عمل باراغان تياراتٍ وعناصرَ فنيّة عصريّة وتقليديّة في خلاصةٍ جديدةٍ أثّرت بشكلٍ كبيرٍ على النظرة المعاصرة للحدائق والساحات والمناظر الطبيعية بشكلٍ خاص.
source: UNESCO/ERI
source: UNESCO/ERI
Жилой дом и студия Луиса Баррагана (пригороды Мехико)
Жилой дом и студия архитектора Луиса Баррагана, построенные в 1948 г. в пригороде Мехико, представляют собой выдающийся пример творческой работы этого архитектора в период после Второй Мировой войны. Бетонное здание имеет три этажа, к нему прилегает также небольшой частный сад. Работа Баррагана интегрирует современные и традиционные профессиональные художественные и народные элементы в единое целое.
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Casa-Taller de Luis Barragán
Construida en 1948 en los arrabales de la Ciudad de México, la casa-taller del arquitecto Luis Barragán constituye un ejemplo excepcional de la obra creadora de este eminente artista durante el período posterior a la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El edificio, cuya superficie totaliza 1.161 metros cuadrados, es de hormigón armado y consta de una planta baja, dos superiores y un pequeño jardín privado. En la obra de Barragán convergen corrientes estéticas y elementos artísticos modernos y autóctonos tradicionales, dando por resultado una síntesis arquitectónica que ha ejercido una notable influencia en el diseño contemporáneo de paisajes, jardines y plazas.
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Huis en studio van Luis Barragán
Het huis en studio van Luis Barragán werd in 1948 gebouwd en bevindt zich in een van de voorsteden van Mexico Stad. Het is een mooi voorbeeld van de creativiteit van de architect in de periode na de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Het betonnen gebouw omvat in totaal 1.161 vierkante meter en bestaat uit de begane grond en twee bovenverdiepingen, die uitkijken op een kleine privétuin. Het werk van Barragán integreert moderne elementen en stromingen, met traditionele en volkse. Hierdoor ontstond een nieuwe synthese, die van grote invloed is geweest op met name het hedendaagse ontwerp van tuinen, pleinen en landschappen.
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Outstanding Universal Value
Brief Synthesis
Built in 1947-1948, the Luis Barragán House and Studio located in a working class suburb of Mexico City represents an outstanding example of the architect's creative work in the post-Second World War period. Barragán created a regional adaptation of the International Modern Movement in architectural design. The concrete building, totalling 1,161 square metres, consists of a ground floor and two upper storeys, as well as a small private garden. The architect's integration of modern design with traditional Mexican vernacular elements has been greatly influential, especially in the contemporary design of gardens. For example, his use of water and fountains reflects Mediterranean and Islamic traditions, in particular Moroccan.
The house and studio of Luis Barragán owes its singularity to being a personal and therefore unique reflection of its designer. This autobiographical background did not prevent this artist manifesto from going well beyond its time and its cultural milieu and becoming a distinguished reference in 20th century fine art and architecture. Of particular note is the profound dialogue between light and constructed space and the way in which colour is substantial to form and materials. It is a house which appeals to all the senses and re-evaluates the ways in which architecture can be perceived and enjoyed by its inhabitants. Many of its materials were found in traditional architecture and, distant as they are from industrial production, they reveal the aging of the house with a patina which the architect acknowledged as the poetic value of his architecture.
Criterion (i): The House and Studio of Luis Barragán represent a masterpiece of the new developments in the Modern Movement, integrating traditional, philosophical and artistic currents into a new synthesis.
Criterion (ii): The work of Luis Barragán exhibits the integration of modern and traditional influences, which in turn have had an important impact especially on the design of gardens and urban landscapes.
The house and studio that comprise the inscribed property occupy two adjacent lots, numbers 12 and 14 of General Francisco Ramirez Street. The architect lived and worked here until his death in 1988 and he determined and supervised any modifications. Luis Barragán believed that 'a house is never finished; it is an organism in constant evolution'. The value of the property's integrity resides in the fact that these modifications represent an autobiographic document of the artist and the evolution of his ideas. Moreover it is conserved in its entirety including kitchen installations and the owner's Cadillac.
The property itself was considered to be in a reasonable state of conservation at the time of inscription (2004). Specific threats relate to insufficient planning controls, increased traffic in the surrounding neighbourhood, and uncontrolled development specifically linked to high-rise construction within the buffer zone. Such development will have a negative impact on the character of the house which is introverted and intimate. It will also affect its visual integrity, in particular views from the garden and terraces. Additional risks to the property include earthquakes and fire. Regular inspections and preventative measures are required.
The House and Studio of Luis Barragán are conserved with great respect, including not only the structure, materials, furniture, objects, art collections, garden and library, but also the kitchen installations. Conservation is extended to the various changes that have occurred over time. In this sense, the property certainly meets the test of authenticity. Occupied by the architect until his death, the house and studio are currently a museum and are open to the public.
Protection and management requirements
In November 1988, the Mexican Government declared the House and Studio of Luis Barragán an Artistic Monument requiring all conservation and restoration work carried out must be authorized by the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature). The protection of the house was completed prior to inscription and the additional protection of the studio is in process according to the State Party. This declaration extends to any excavations, foundations, conservation work or demolitions carried out by owners of properties adjacent to the monument.
The museum is managed by the Luis Barragán Foundation of Guadalajara Architecture, a non-governmental body that, along with the museum administration and INBA, is responsible for preserving the integrity and authenticity of the property. Since 1994, restoration has been the responsibility of Andrés Casillas de Alba, a disciple and close collaborator of Luis Barragán. Annual work plans provide sufficient care for the property and a 22.9-hectare buffer zone surrounds the property on three sides.
Long Description
The Luis Barragán House and Studio exhibit the integration of modern and traditional influences, which in turn have had an important impact especially on garden design and urban landscaping. The artistic manifesto of Casa Estudio Luis Barragán is the result of the criticism and renovation of the Modern Movement in architecture, achieved by synthesizing other cultural traditions and artistic styles, fundamentally Mexican heritage, but surpassing its cultural horizon with many other approaches.
Luis Barragán (1902-88) was trained as an engineer, but became a self-taught architect. In his early career he was involved in real estate management. The property on which the house and studio were built was probably purchased in 1939 together with a larger area. This moment coincides with his shift of interest from real estate activities towards architecture. He built the so-called Ortega House, making use of a pre-existing building. He took up his residence in this house in 1943. The house in No. 14 was built in 1948. The first drawings for the project were realized for Mrs Luz Escandón de R. Valenzuela. However, in summer 1948, Barragán decided to take the house for himself. The rest of the property was sold to the Ortega family. The plans of the house were gradually developed over the construction period. In fact, it became a sort of laboratory for the architect, who lived there for the rest of his life, until 1988.
The property is a single construction located on two adjacent lots on a small street (12 and 14 General Francisco Ramirez Street) in the Daniel Garza suburb of Mexico City. The total surface area is around 1,161 m2 . Adjacent is Barragán's Ortega House. The house is built from concrete with plaster rendering. It has a ground floor and two upper storeys, as well as a small private garden. The entrance is directly from the street on the east side. The garden opens towards the west. The studio takes the northern part of the building, with an entrance directly from the street; the rest is Barragán's private residential quarters.
The entrance facade aligns with the street and preserves the appearance of the neighbouring facades. It is a massive boundary with precise openings. Because of its austere, almost unfinished appearance, the house would almost be unnoticed, except for its scale, which contrasts with the rest of the buildings in the neighbourhood. The house announces the dwelling of an upper-class gentleman, but at the same time its materials speak of an introspective and intimate nature, paradoxically humble. All the windows of the eastern facade represent the possibility of hiding the direct communication between domestic space and the city. The entire exterior conserves the colour and natural roughness of the plastered concrete.
Some of the subdivisions or screens were introduced later. The separate dining room is reached from the hall and the living room, next to which there is a small breakfast room and the kitchen. All these spaces open towards the garden. On the first floor are the master bedroom and a guest room, as well as an 'afternoon room'. On the second floor, there are service spaces and a roof terrace. The upper storeys are accessed via narrow stairs without railings. The levels of the different floors are not regularly placed, but are designed so as to allow spaces of different heights. Thus, the living room is double height.
The north side of the property is reserved for the studio with direct access from the street. There is also internal access from the living room. The main studio space is linked with the garden through a patio. On the street side, there are two small offices, and on the first floor there is a small private office.
On the garden side, the building has a very different aspect compared with the street side. The qualities of Barragán's architecture are expressed in the treatment of the spaces inside the house, where he plays with strong non-harmonic colour schemes (e.g. the sequence from the entrance); the raw volcanic stone on the vestibule floor extends through a second door to the hall. The garden was initially conceived as a large expanse of grass, but Barragán later allowed it to grow more freely.Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC
Historical Description
Luis Barragán (1902-1988) was trained as an engineer, but he then became a self-taught architect. Having travelled in Spain and France, he settled first in Guadalajara (1927) and then in Mexico City (1936). In his early career he was involved in real estate management.
The property on which the house and studio were built was probably purchased in 1939 together with a larger area. This moment coincides with his shift of interest from real estate activities towards architecture. He built the so-called Ortega House, making use of a pre-existing building. He took up his residence in this house in 1943. The house in number 14 was built in 1948. The first drawings for the project were realized for Mrs Luz Escandón de R. Valenzuela. However, in summer 1948, Barragán decided to take the house for himself. The rest of the property was sold to the Ortega family. The plans of the house were gradually developed over the construction period. In fact, the house became a sort of laboratory for the architect, who lived here the rest of his life, until 1988.Source: Advisory Body Evaluation
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Jim Cobbe of Florida State University discusses how the close ties between Lesotho (ethnically, almost wholly Basotho) and South Africa (with an even larger Basotho population) are expressed in a history of economic migration, and how new immigrants from China are changing the face of modern-day Lesotho.
The past decade has brought tens of thousands of Chinese migrants to Africa, and well over half of all Chinese migrants to the continent head to South Africa. Yoon Jung Park of Rhodes University discusses the history of Chinese migration to South Africa, the various communities of Chinese currently residing in the country, and their levels of political, social, and economic integration.
Development practitioners have long been aware of the change-making potential of diasporas, but only recently have begun to design programs that convert their latent talent and enthusiasm into results. This article by Tedla W. Giorgis and Aaron Terrazas examines the Ethiopian Diaspora Volunteer Program (EDVP) as a powerful example of how diasporas, donors, and developing countries work together to build from individual strengths and address common challenges facing the developing world.
This West African nation deals with a range of migration issues, from massive internal and regional migration to brain drain and a large, well-educated diaspora in the West that its government sees as key to future development. Blessing U. Mberu of the African Population and Health Research Center and Roland Pongou of Brown University take a comprehensive look at migration issues in Africa's most populous country.
Five factors, including wages and professional development, drive skilled people to migrate, and three reasons encourage them to return. Laura Chappell and Alex Glennie of ippr in London look at all of these factors and how motivations vary across different contexts and groups of migrants.
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Ce manuel pratique et simple d'utilisation à l'usage des décideurs et des praticiens fait le point des mesures les plus récentes prises par les pouvoirs publics en direction des diasporas. La question qui se pose aux responsables politiques n'est pas tant de savoir si les diasporas peuvent être utiles à leur pays d'origine, mais comment elles le sont et quels types de politiques et de programmes publics sont à même de favoriser ces relations.
Este manual ofrece a los formuladores de políticas y especialistas una guía accesible y práctica sobre las iniciativas gubernamentales referentes a la diáspora. Este manual contiene un menú, seleccionado cuidadosamente, de opciones normativas y programáticas viables basadas en experiencias reales en distintas partes del mundo.
African immigrants generally fare well on integration indicators, with college completion rates that greatly exceed those for most other immigrant groups and U.S. natives, this report finds. The United States, Canada, and Australia disproportionally attract better-educated African migrants then do the United Kingdom, France, and other European countries.
This report finds that the 813,000 U.S. children under the age of 10 who have Black immigrant parents from Africa or the Caribbean generally fall in the middle of multiple well-being indicators, faring less well than Asian and white children but better than their native-born Black and Hispanic peers. Citizenship status, English proficiency, parental characteristics, poverty, housing, and access to social supports are examined.
The impact of climate change as a driver of human migration is expected by many to dwarf all others. Still, certain frequently repeated forecasts of the number of people who stand to be displaced by climate change are not informed by a complete understanding of migration dynamics, as this report explains.
This report explores the migration patterns and demographics of Black African immigrants in the United States, examining their admission channels, human-capital characteristics, and labor market performance. The authors also provide an analysis of these immigrants' integration prospects.
Over the past year, MPI has partnered with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to examine how diasporas contribute to – or detract from - development efforts in their countries of origin. MPI and USAID have published an edited volume of the research. Please join us for the release of the book where speakers will discuss new thinking on the role of diaspora engagement in U.S. foreign and development policy.
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Karen Waldron sees herself first and foremost as teacher and mentor. She has been at COA since 1995 and spent ten years as an academic dean before returning to full-time teaching in 2008. Her research on 19th and 20th century American women's and minority literature is highly interdisciplinary and she has a wide diversity of literary, historical, and scientific passions, particularly the exploration of otherness and consciousness in narrative form and the power of language to represent and transform.
Karen received her B.A. in Literature and Philosophy from Hampshire College in 1974, an M.A. in English Literature from the University of Massachusetts/Boston in 1988, a second M.A. in Women's Studies from Brandeis University in 1993, and the Ph.D. in English and American Literature from Brandeis in 1994. Karen earned several teaching fellowships while a graduate student at Brandeis and from 1993 to 1995 she was an adjunct and then visiting faculty member at both Boston College and Brandeis University.
Besides reading, writing, and teaching, Karen gardens when she can, tends the plants in her office, and spends time thinking about psychology, education, religions, social identities, and ecology. She is married to a software architect and the mother of two intelligent and musical sons.
B.A. Hampshire College, 1974
M.A. University of Massachusetts, Boston, 1988
M.A. Brandeis University, 1993
Ph.D. English and American Literature, Brandeis University, 1994
Courses Taught
HS3015African American LiteratureThis survey of African American literature from its origins in the slave narrative to the present vivid prose of some of America's best writers considers the impact of slavery and race consciousness on literary form and power. Readings include letters, essays, poems, short stories, and novels of some of the following authors: Phillis Wheatley, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Pauline Hopkins, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Zora Neale Hurston, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ralph Ellison, Toni Morrison.
Level: Intermediate. Prerequisite: A previous literature course or signature of the instructor. Class limit: 15. Offered every other year. Meets the following degree requirements: HS
HS5014Austen, Bronte, Eliot
HS2017City/Country: Literary Landscapes 1860-1920This class focuses on American fiction from the realist/naturalist period (roughly 1860-1920), a time when enormous changes were occurring in and on the American landscape. Increasing urbanization, immigration, and industrialization corresponded both with a desire for 'realistic' fiction of social problems, and nostalgic stories of a more 'realistic' rural life. For the first time there was a national literature, resulting from the capabilities of large publishing houses, urban centers and mass production - but this national literature was acutely self-conscious of regional differences, and especially of the tension between city and country. As writers tried to paint the American landscape in literature, their works subsumed major social issues to place and formal arguments about the true nature of realistic description. Examining works that portray factory towns, urban tenements, midwestern prairies, New England villages, and the broad spectrum of American landscapes, we look at how a complex, turbulent, multi-ethnic, and simultaneously urban and rural American culture defined itself, its realism, and thus its gender, class, race, and social relations and sense of values, against these landscapes. There are two extra, evening classes during week 7 (Short Fiction Week), and a modest lab fee. Evaluation is based on weekly response papers, two short papers, and a short fiction project, as well as class participation.
Introductory/Intermediate. Prerequisite: Writing Seminar I (or the equivalent). Class limit: 15. Meets the following degree requirements: HS
HS4012Contemporary Women's NovelsThis course selects from among the most interesting, diverse and well-written of contemporary women's fiction to focus on questions of women's writing (and how/whether it can be treated as a literary and formal category), gender identity and women's issues, and the tension between sameness and difference among women's experiences, and narrations of women's experience, around the world. The course begins by examining two relatively unknown yet rather extraordinary novels from earlier in the twentieth century: Alexandra Kollantai's Love of Worker Bees (1927) and Sawako Ariyoshi's The Doctor's Wife (1967). After these, we read from truly contemporary authors and quite varied authors published within the last twenty years, like Buchi Emecheta, Gloria Naylor, Ursula Hegi, Nawal El Saadawi, Sue Grafton, Graciela Limon, Tsitsi Dargarembga, Barara Yoshimoto, Dorothy Allison, Rose Tremain, Julia Alvarez, Leslie Feinberg, April Sinclair, and Achy Obejas. Students each choose an additional author to study and read a novel outside of class. An extensive list of authors is included in the syllabus. Evaluation be based on class participation, either two short papers or one long paper on works discussed in class, a presentation to the class of the outside novel, and a final evaluation essay.
Level: Intermediate/Advanced. Prerequisite: a previous literature course and signature of the instructor. Offered every other year. Meets the following degree requirements: HS
HS5019Contextualizing GodardJean-Luc Godard is a crucial figure in the history and aesthetic development of cinema. His generation was the first to clearly and systematically situate the art of filmmaking as a cultural tradition and to try to assimilate the full history of this form into their own work. From his beginnings as a critic for the influential "Cahiers du cinéma," Godard has always maintained that true criticism is as valid a form of filmmaking as the creation of an original work in the medium of film (or, more recently, video). This seminar will look at the ongoing role his films and writings play in cinematic discourse – we will examine the work of his fellow filmmaker/critics of the nouvelle vague, the theories and work of those who have influenced him, and the multiple threads of influence he has had on disparate styles and cultures of artistic creation and political engagement. Works viewed for this class will be, in part, chosen by the group to accommodate the directions we choose to explore together, but will likely include works by Rivette, Varda, Duras, Marker, Akerman, Kiarostami, Farocki, Aoyama and Wong. The primary visual text will be Godard's late-period, self-reflexive masterpiece "Histoire(s) du cinéma." Some prior familiarity with Godard's work is expected. For course assignments, students will have the choice between writing critical essays, creating original video work, or combining the two.
Level: Advanced. Prerequisites: Film History, coursework in critical theory. Signature of instructor. Class limit: 10. Lab fee: $50. Meets the following degree requirements: HS
HS4028Cross-Cultural American Women's NovelsThis is an intermediate/advanced course in which students will explore in depth the connections between and among modern and cross-cultural women's novels, primarily those written in the now very multi-cultural United States. We will strive to make connections between texts so as to better understand the nature of and any patterns or themes that shape women's and cross-cultural fictional narration. Historical perspective, cultural differences, and gender roles will all be taken into consideration as we analyze relatively recent women's fiction by such authors such as Toni Morrison, Maxine Hong Kingston, Gloria Naylor, Linda Hogan, Julie Shikeguni, Jamaica Kincaid, Nora Okja Keller, Cristina Garcia, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Sigrid Nunez. Participants will read carefully, prepare and ask questions of each other, write frequent response papers, and carry out a sustained independent project to be presented to the group. The outside project will focus on one or more additional texts that may be fictional, theoretical, cultural, or historic. The group presentation will put outside texts into broad cultural and historical perspectives and/or discuss them in terms of trends in women's literature, immigrant literature, women's literature of the United States, multicultural narratives, or some other course theme. Selection of the outside text will give participants the opportunity to fill in perceived gaps in their reading or explore a particular narrative or cultural form in depth. The reading load for this course is relatively heavy. Evaluation will focus on preparation, participation, insight, critical thinking, response papers, and the outside project - both its oral presentation and development in an appropriate form (visual, narrative, analytic, curricular, etc.).
Level: Intermediate/Advanced. Prerequisites: a previous literature course and permission of the instructor; Contemporary Women's Novels experience recommended. Class limit: 15. Lab fee: none. Meets the following degree requirements: HS
MD1010Islands Through Time14,000 years of Human Ecology on the Coast of Maine
The coast of Maine is an ideal location for studies of the effects of changing ecologies, landscapes, and cultures on the human experience. 14000 years ago, the entire area was covered with a dense ice sheet, and at present we are facing the uncertain future of Global Warming. Between these points, the coast and islands have experienced flood, fire, earthquakes, and an enormous range of human and non-human occupants. This team-taught course will use the inter-disciplinary lens of Human Ecology to examine the consequences, implications, and potential meanings of our dwelling within both this particular landscape and other landscapes perhaps initially more familiar to students. A strong emphasis will be placed upon developing a "sense of place" through the examination of a novel, scientific writing, music, and experiential venturing upon the land and seas, learning about the history, culture, ecology, oceanography and geology of the Maine coastline, both in and by the ocean. Although a substantial element of each day's work will take the form of field trips, students will also be responsible for readings, attending a series of lectures by faculty and local experts, and working with multimedia forms. Interest in music, writing, and ecology are strongly encouraged. Students will be evaluated based on class participation, a daily log of their experiences plus several short "response pieces" to assigned readings, and a multi-media presentation capturing some aspect of their learning. Students will receive narrative evaluations and a grade of CREDIT or NO CREDIT.
Level: Introductory. Prerequisites: Signature of Instructor.
HS2010Literature, Science, and SpiritualityA survey of Anglo-American literature from the Scientific Revolution to the present. Focuses on the ongoing debate about the role of science in Western culture, the potential benefits and dangers of scientific experimentation, the spiritual, religious, social and political issues that come about with the Ages of Discovery and Reason, and their treatment in literature. Specific debates include concerns over what is "natural," whether knowledge is dangerous, the perils of objectivity, and the mind/body dichotomy; works include Shelley's Frankenstein, Ibsen's An Enemy of the People, Brecht's Galileo, Lightman's Einstein's Dreams and Naylor's Mama Day as well as short stories and poems. Writing-focus ed option.
Level: Introductory/Intermediate. Prerequisite: Writing Seminar I. Offered every two or three years. Lab fee: $10. Class limit: 15. Meets the following degree requirements: HS
HS3059Native American LiteratureThis course is a challenging introduction to several centuries of Native American literature, the relevance of historical and cultural facts to its literary forms, and the challenges of bridging oral and written traditions. Authors include such writers as Silko, Erdrich, Harjo, Vizenor, and McNickle as well as earlier speeches and short stories. We also consider non-native readings and appropriation of Native American styles, material and world views.
Level: Intermediate. Class limit: 15. Lab fee: none. Meets the following degree requirements: HS
HS4036Native American Literature with a Focus on New MexicoThis course is part of a three-course sequence entitled "The Unexpected Journey: Art, Literature, and History on the Road in Nuevo Mexico." Several Native American tribes reside in the area of New Mexico we will be visiting for two weeks; many Native writers have written about this landscape; and as the written literature has emerged in a hostile environment, it will be fruitful for students to have a living example of this environment and to experience the land and multiple cultures of this region firsthand. To that end, we will also read literary representations of Native American lives and culture written by non-Native Americans. The course has been designed so as to prepare us to enter the landscape, reflect on it, and read and discuss short works - while placing them in a larger history of the continent and its peoples - while we are away. Each student will write six response papers, keep a journal, research and present an historical issue or event to the class, and write a proposal with bibliography for their final course project. Evaluation will be based on all these components of the course plus class participation as another form of evidence of close and careful reading and engagement in learning to navigate different worldviews and literary conventions.
All three courses must be taken concurrently: Native American Literature: A Case Study of the Development of Literary Traditions with a New Mexico Focus (Waldron), Art and Culture in Northern New Mexico (Clinger), Processing the Unexpected Journey: Aesthetics, Experience, and the Creation of an Interdisciplinary Project (Clinger and Waldron).
Level: Intermediate/Advanced. Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor. Class Limit: 8 Meets the following degree requirements: HS
HS810Nature of Narrative II
This is an advanced course in which students practice the human ecology of literary analysis. We explore the "mind" or consciousness of twentieth and twenty-first-century fictional writing (specifically, novels) by looking at how narratives make meaning, and at how we make meaning from narratives. The course accomplishes this by surveying some of the best and most challenging works of modern fiction, with a particular focus on those novels that highlight narrative technique, stretch the boundaries of the imagination, have a rich and deep texture, and push against the limitations of prose fictional textuality. Students will hone their reading and analytic skills by working closely with texts that broke new literary ground. Authors will include several of the following: Virginia Woolf, William Faulkner, Djuna Barnes, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Toni Morrison, Manuel Puig, Italo Calvino, Clarice Lispector, Ishmael Reed, H?ne Cixous, Gerald Vizenor, Jeanette Winterson, Julio Cortazar, as well as others. We will also study some narrative and novel theory. Evaluation will be based on class participation, frequent short response and passage analysis papers, and an independent theory-based research and novel project. Level: Advanced. Permission of instructor required. Class limit: 12 *HS* *WF*
HS2011Nineteenth Century American Women
HS4037Processing the Unexpected JourneyThe third course in a three-course sequence entitled "The Unexpected Journey: Art, Literature, and History on the Road in Nuevo Mexico" will provide students concentrated time and attention on classic, contemporary, and innovative texts of aesthetic and place philosophy as well as sustained time devoted to artistic, literary, and/or historical production. This course will include program and project orientation (Spring and early Fall 2013, as well as some summer reading), field trip debriefings while we are on the road in New Mexico, and a sustained period of study (in the literature of aesthetics), planning, and production of a substantial project centering on the literary and/or visual narrative or series of narratives they have chosen. Components of the course include: providing of faculty-assisted time to prepare for, reflect on, and process what students have seen and experienced; the reading of a variety of texts on both the aesthetics and philosophies of place; workshop time to conceptualize and develop a design for the final project; frequent consultations with the teaching faculty on the project's development; supported studio and/or research time to bring the project to completion; and checkpoints for collaboration and critique. To the extent possible, students will share their projects with the COA community at the completion of the term. Evaluation will be based on all these components of the course including class participation and the final project.
All three courses must be taken concurrently: Native American Literature: A Case Study of the Development of Literary Traditions with a New Mexico Focus (Waldron), Art and Culture in Northern New Mexico (Clinger), Processing the Unexpected Journey: Aesthetics, Experience, and the Creation of an Interdisciplinary Project (Clinger and Waldron).
Level: Intermediate/Advanced. Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor. Class Limit: 8. Lab Fee: $1000 Meets the following degree requirements: HS
HS5018The Nature of NarrativeThis is an advanced writing focused course in which students practice the human ecology of literary analysis. We explore the 'mind' or consciousness of fictional writing (specifically, novels) by looking at how narratives make meaning, and at how we make meaning from narratives. The course surveys some of the best modern fiction, with a particular focus on works that highlight narrative technique, stretch the boundaries of the imagination, have a rich and deep texture, and push against the inherent limitations of textuality. Students also hone their reading and analytic skills as they work closely with twentieth century texts that broke new literary ground. Some of the authors we may read include: Joseph Conrad, Virginia Woolf, William Faulkner, Monique Wittig, John Dos Passos, Toni Morrison, N. Scott Momaday, Bessie Head, Manuel Puig, and Margaret Atwood. We also study some narrative (and possibly film) theory. Evaluation is based on class participation, frequent short response and passage analysis papers, and an independent project.
Level: Advanced. Prerequisite: Signature of Instructor. Offered every other year. Class limit: 15. Meets the following degree requirements: HS, WF
HS366Tutorial: Faulkner
This Faulkner tutorial is an advanced course in which students will practice the human ecology of literary analysis by studying a single authors works and created world in depth. The course surveys a chronological and artistic range of Faulkners work, focusing in particular on the development and elaboration of style, tone, themes, and environment. Faulkner will also be studied as a modernist U.S. Southern writer; students will read an additional modernist or contemporary text by another author and/or an additional work by Faulkner in order to create comparisons of what Faulkners world and work achieve. Students will work intensively with their reading and analytic skills by focusing on the stylistics and development of one author over time. Works definitely to be covered include: Collected Stories of William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying, The Sound and the Fury, Light in August, Absalom, Absalom!, Intruder in the Dust, and The Reivers. Evaluation will be based on class participation, frequent short response and passage analysis papers, the presentation of the outside novel, a final evaluation exercise, and an approximately 7-10 page Faulkner paper. Level: Advanced. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor required. Class limit: 6.


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(a) In determining an appropriate amount of civil penalties and assessments, the presiding officer and the Environmental Appeals Board, upon appeal, should evaluate any circumstances that mitigate or aggravate the violation and should articulate in their opinions the reasons that support the penalties and assessments they impose. Because of the intangible costs of fraud, the expense of investigating such conduct, and the need to deter others who might be similarly tempted, ordinarily double damages and a significant civil penalty should be imposed.
(b) Although not exhaustive, the following factors are among those that may influence the presiding officer and the Environmental Appeals Board in determining the amount of penalties and assessments to impose with respect to the misconduct (i.e., the false, fictitious, or fraudulent claims or statements) charged in the complaint:
(5) The value of the Government's actual loss as a result of the misconduct, including foreseeable consequential damages and the costs of investigation;
(6) The relationship of the amount imposed as civil penalties to the amount of the Government's loss;
(7) The potential or actual impact of the misconduct upon national defense, public health or safety, or public confidence in the management of Government programs and operations, including particularly the impact on the intended beneficiaries of such programs;
(11) Where the misconduct of employees or agents is imputed to the defendant, the extent to which the defendant's practices fostered or attempted to preclude such misconduct;
(14) The complexity of the program or transaction, and the degree of the defendant's sophistication with respect to it, including the extent of the defendant's prior participation in the program or in similar transactions;
(15) Whether the defendant has been found, in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding to have engaged in similar misconduct or to have dealt dishonestly with the Government of the United States or of a State, directly or indirectly; and
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the presiding officer or the Environmental Appeals Board from considering any other factors that in any given case may mitigate or aggravate the offense for which penalties and assessments are imposed.
[53 FR 15182, Apr. 27, 1988, as amended at 57 FR 5327, Feb. 13, 1992]
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3 pounds
unpeeled red potatoes
1 1/2 cups
2 tablespoons
2 tablespoons
distilled white vinegar
1/2 cup
sliced green onions
1/2 teaspoon
1/4 teaspoon
ground black pepper
1 cup
sliced celery
Great potato salad for those who love red potatoes like I do. I added about a tablespoon each of dill relish and mustard though. Hint: cook the potatoes kind of slowly so the outside isn't too soft and the inside isnt' too crunchy, ,like mine were the first time!
This potato salad was bland, bland, bland. I didn't even have to ask my husband what he thought of it - his face told all! He said it was a little bit better with some mustard in it, but it still wasn't that good. The only good thing about it was that it improved with age. 2 days later it tasted much better.
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Since I found this recipe a month ago, I've made it at least 6 times (mainly for family & neighborhood get-togethers). It's received rave reviews at all. I love that you don't have to peel the potatoes. This saves alot of time if you're preparing for a larger crowd. I would suggest salting the potatoes before boiling and increasing the salt/pepper seasoning X 2. Otherwise, I wouldn't change a thing. This will be a staple in my collection. A perfect, creamy, crunchy potato salad.
This recipe turned out wonderfully. Having read the reviews, I added bacon, dill and red pepper to the mix and thought it tasted superb. I also used apple cider vinegar in place of distilled white, and wonder if red wine vinegar might also be yummy. Thanks for the recipe!
An all time family favorite - with one change. I eliminate the vinegar and milk, and add granulated garlic (or garlic powder) to taste. We're not fond of vinegar in our potato salad, and the additional garlic flavor makes the dish! I've also made this dish using regular potatoes - peeled, and finely chopped yellow onions in place of green onions. It's very good! I usually top with a sprinkling of paprika, parsley flakes and halved, hard-boiled eggs for presentation. Everyone asks for the recipe!
I don't even like potato salad and I liked this one! I was instructed to bring p. salad to a cookout so I grabbed this recipe. Added bacon bits and shredded cheddar cheese, and it was a huge hit! This is now my designated dish at gatherings! Thanks for changing my mind about potato salad :)
This is a delicious potato salad. I made it for a cookout and everyone loved it. I added crumbled, cooked bacon. I will definitely make this again.
I was attracted to this recipe because I love green onions and prefer red potatoes to others. I took some suggestions from the Summer Potato Salad recipe on this site: I replaced the vinegar in this recipe with lemon juice, and the salt with seasoned salt. To cut down on the mayo I used 1/3 plain yogurt instead. I don't think the yogurt made a difference in the taste. But I thought it needed more flavor when I tried it so I did add a few tablespoons of dijon mustard, a lot of fresh parsley, and some salt. It turned out well.
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In the area of London called Somers Town, a young Polish immigrant named Marek strikes up a friendship with a runaway teen from the Midlands. An unlikely friendship begins and a love triangle unfolds as they both develop romantic feelings for a French girl who works in the local cafe.
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Tuggeranong Vikings v Uni-Norths Owls at Canberra Stadium
The misfortunes of the Uni-Norths Owls continued to the rampant Vikings on Sunday with a 52-5 thrashing at Canberra Stadium.
The Owls entered the match as the only side without victory so far in the 2013 John I Dent Cup, and coach Joe Hedger was looking for improvements in execution.
They did not get the leading start they needed though, conceding a half time deficit of 26-5.
Coach Joe Hedger was disappointed that his men were not able to make the right choices for the second week in a row.
He admitted that due to his side's frequent changes in roster repairs would be long term.
"There comes a time where you can only talk it up so much," he said.
"There's still some positives, but not enough to make us feel as though we're having an impact."
"It's going to take time. It's about trying to build a particular platform which starts to develop over time, and maybe it is one of those things where our expectations have to be a bit more realistic," he said.
"Maybe that short term stuff is where you've got to feel the pain, but for the long term we may see the benefits of the core group of players coming together."
The Vikings entered the match as the only unbeaten side in the competition so far, with the perfect start to their premiership defence.
The only negative that could be taken out of their squad was news during the week star fullback Zack Holmes would be departing at season's end to join the Western Force.
Coach Brad Harris said that his men were probably flattered in the score line by some key Owls mistakes, and remarkably, said there is still room for improvement in his side.
"Defensively we were pretty solid. I'd say today they [Owls] bombed a couple tries which flattered us," he said.
"I think the moment we stop focussing on those improvement areas, we'll stop seeing the best in our game."
The Vikings started in typical fashion, taking no longer than five minutes to open the scoring thanks to fly half James Proctor who threw a dummy and accelerated through a whole, exposing the Owls very early.
However the Owls tightened up, working hard for their first try; a chip kick over the wing went to ground, eventually collected over the line by winger Guy Stucky-Clark.
But two more soft tries from close range to the Vikings had the Owls bruised, and that only continued to start the second half.
The Owls could not be criticised for not trying, as they pressed forward with possessions at times, but the Vikings undid all of that, and some fancy footwork from centre Rodney Iona put Holmes through for a try that was the killing blow.
The Owls tired, succumbing to the rampant Vikings, as they ran in two more tries to secure the result.
Harris said the Owls will improve their ways over time, with inexperience in their side posing a challenge for them.
He said he his soul focus is on securing another championship, but said his men need to remain focussed on adjustments for that to happen.
Tuggeranong Vikings 52 (Proctor 2, Taula, Kaho,Cree, Mokotupu, Holmes, Iona tries; Proctor 6 cons) bt Uni-Norths Owls 5 (Stucky-Clark try) at Canberra Stadium.
Queanbeyan Whites v Canberra Royals at David Campese Oval
The Canberra Royals pulled off an extraordinary come-from-behind win on Saturday, taking a thrilling 38-37 win over the Queanbeyan Whites at David Campese Oval.
With just five and a half minutes remaining, the visitors scored two tries, including one well after the full time siren, through Soakai Tai and Jordan Rapana, after spending almost the entire second half without attacking field position.
They found themselves down 37-26, and desperately needed a momentum swing after Queanbeyan extended their half time lead of 27-21 through battering the Royals' line and getting the bulk of penalties.
Remarkably, the Royals were down to 13 men after both Tai and Rapana, ironically the heroes of the game, were sin-binned for repeated infringements.
Clearly ecstatic, Royals coach Russell Ingram said he always believed his men had it in them to grind out the tough win.
"It's just courageous. They're a special group I think, and they're starting to show that," he said.
"We were in the same situation against Gungahlin a few weeks ago with 13 men on the paddock, and I don't think we let in a point while we had 13 on the park."
After a sea-sawing first half which showed the game could be anyones, Queanbeyan upped their anti in the second half after the Royals drew first blood to get back within a point.
They completely dominated, disallowing the Royals any opportunities in attack, and tries to Kennedy and Sevu Camivuna gave them a seemingly unassailable lead of 11.
After a mountain of possession and repeat successions of penalties, they found themselves with a two man advantage, but despite this, could not cross the line any more times.
This would have frustrated coach Adam Fahey, as well as what transpired at full time, and he met with the referee after full time to discuss the penalties the Royals were awarded which gave them the chance to win.
After his men's thrilling win, Ingram would not comment on whether they are able to challenge for the championship, but said the win came down to character.
"Those boys had belief. It was just an incredible win," he said.
Canberra Royals 38 (Able 2, McLachlan, Rapana, Tai tries; McMahon 2 cons; 3 pens) bt Queanbeyan Whites 37 (Darmody 2, Chalker, Kennedy, Camivuna tries; Windsor 3 cons; pen; field goal) at David Campese Oval.
Gungahlin Eagles v Wests Lions at Nicholls Oval
The Wests Lions came undone again, going down to an outstanding Gungahlin Eagles performance 34-18 at Nicholls Oval.
The loss leaves Wests sitting in second last position on the ladder after just five rounds, threatening their chances of going one step better this season than last to the championship.
A positive for them out of the game was the fact they scored the only 12 points of the second half after being down 34-6 at half time, but that would have provided little comfort for coach Craig Robberds.
He said that Gungahlin dominated all over the park, and that his men missed too many one-on-one tackles.
"I'm not sure if you can print how bad we were," he said light heartedly.
"The Eagles played very well and dominated all over the park."
Gungahlin Eagles 34 (Barrell 2, Connochie, Connolly, Lovell tries; Connelly 3 cons; pen) bt Wests Lions 18 (Southwell, Small tries; Small con; 2 pens) at Nicholls Oval.
Bye: Eastern Suburbs


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|Amazing Puppet Shows Sept 12 - 21
Image from Les Sages Fous (Québec)
This is the sixth year for the Puppets in the Green Mountains festival, an collection of amazing puppet shows from around the world.
The festival begins with a two day showing by Animals of Brazil, a musical without words. More than 50 puppets are used during the production to represent the animals found the Brazilian jungle. The first presentation on September 12 is outdoors at Living Memorial Park and the second is indoors at the Bellows Falls Opera House on Sept 14.
On September 17 at 7:30 pm, there is an open symposium called "When Images Speak Louder Than Words: The Power of Visual Theater." It will be held at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center.
The next day, the Carnival of Taiwanese Hand Puppetry (Happy Puppetry Company) will give a noon performance at the Bellows Falls Opera House. At 8:00 pm on the same date, Bulgarian puppeteers will present "Daddys Always Right" at the New England Youth Theater in Brattleboro.
The Happy Puppetry Company from Taiwan will perform again at noon on September 19 in the Latchis Theater, Brattleboro. "Family audiences will not want to miss this. Great epics, hilarious clowning, stunning acrobatic and martial arts, are all part of the repertoire of these extraordinary wooden actors."
There are many other performances - too long a list to get into the details here. The best thing to do is to study the online schedule and plan your attendance.
Ticket information is also available on the website.
Image from Grupo Contadores de Estorias(Brazil)
(c) 2008 (except the photos) Jeff Connor
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Na makani paio lua o Kawaihae.
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