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Who are the Black heroines of Latin America and the Caribbean?
Where do we turn for models of transcendence among women of African
ancestry in the region? In answer to the historical dearth of such
exemplars, Mayaya Rising explores and celebrates the work of
writers who intentionally center powerful female cultural
archetypes. In this inventive analysis, Duke proposes three case
studies and a corresponding womanist methodology through which to
study and rediscover these figures. The musical Cuban-Dominican
sisters and former slaves Teodora and Micaela Ginés inspired Aida
Cartagena Portalatin’s epic poem Yania tierra; the Nicaraguan
matriarch of the May Pole, “Miss Lizzie,” figures prominently
in four anthologies from the country’s Bluefields region; and the
iconic palenqueras of Cartagena, Colombia are magnified in the work
of poets María Teresa Ramírez Neiva and Mirian Díaz Pérez. In
elevating these figures and foregrounding these works, Duke
restores and repairs the scholarly record.
This book provides academics, trainers and supervisors worldwide
the tools to effectively support doctoral students in the
assessment process. Its multidisciplinary approach makes it a
uniquely useful manual for the examination of works from conception
to completion, and dissemination - in both formative and summative
assessments. It gives clear guidance on: * How assessment is
structured and conducted, * Activities and questions for the
supervision of vivas and public debates, * How to manage assessment
outcomes. This book equips early career assessors to effectively
perform their duties and supportive roles, and is a valuable
resource for doctoral students seeking insight into the rationale
behind the ways in which their preparation is structured and
delivered.
Early careers researchers and academics receive little to no
on-going training for providing support to doctoral students. In
light of this, this book addresses the needs of prospective and
current supervisors of doctoral students, by providing you with
guidance on: * Engaging with the process of selecting researchers
and developing reliable expectations, * Identifying the most
effective supervisory style and your role in shaping students'
skills, * How you can contribute to your students' progress and
reflective practices, * Your role in the final assessment stages,
and how your support can extend beyond their studies. Through a
wide range of multidisciplinary case studies, you will find
valuable guidance on how to support your students, and be empowered
in the process.
Do you want to thrive in your doctoral research? Do you want to do
more than just survive? If so this is the book for you. Focused on
empowering the doctoral researcher, it is packed with advice on how
to make the best of opportunities and enjoy your research
experience while dealing with challenges. Whether you need to find
sources of constructive feedback, are facing an unexpected
disturbance to your project, or have ambitions beyond your academic
goals, this book provides practical, flexible tips for conducting
effective research and engaging with the complex world of academia,
including how to: Maintain momentum through each stage of the
research process Make the most of available resources, training,
and support Explore new technologies, networks, and dissemination
strategies Maximize the value of assessment Use this project as a
springboard into further research and career opportunities
Acknowledging that every doctoral experience is unique, this book
goes beyond a script for success and instead offers a full studio
of flexible, creative tools and adaptable action points that equip
you to compose your own distinctive story of research success.
About the series The Success in Research series, from Cindy Becker
and Pam Denicolo, provides short, authoritative and accessible
guides on key areas of professional and research development.
Avoiding jargon and cutting to the chase of what you really need to
know, these practical and supportive books cover a range of areas
from presenting research to achieving impact, and from publishing
journal articles to developing proposals. They are essential
reading for any student or researcher interested in developing
their skills and broadening their professional and methodological
knowledge in an academic context.
Featuring a variety of disciplinary perspectives and analytical
approaches, Celluloid Chains is the most comprehensive volume to
date on films about slavery. This collection examines works from
not only the United States but elsewhere in the Americas, and it
attests to slavery's continuing importance as a source of immense
fascination for filmmakers and their audiences. Each of the book's
fifteen original essays focuses on a particular film that directly
treats the enslavement of Africans and their descendants in the New
World. Beginning with an essay on the Cuban film El otro Francisco
(1975), Sergio Giral's reworking of a nineteenth-century
abolitionist novel, the book proceeds to examine such works as the
landmark miniseries Roots (1977), which sparked intense controversy
over its authenticity; Werner Herzog's Cobra Verde (1987), which
raises questions about what constitutes a slavery film; Guy
Deslauriers's Passage du milieu (1999), a documentary-style
reconstruction of what Africans experienced during the Middle
Passage; and Steve McQueen's Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave (2013),
which embodies the tensions between faithfully adapting a
nineteenth-century slave narrative and bending it for modern
purposes. Films about slavery have shown a special power to portray
the worst and best of humanity, and Celluloid Chains is an
essential guide to this important genre.
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