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Pathways (Hardcover)
Katie Ward
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Lady Constance was born into great privilege; her family home was
the vast estate of Knebworth, and her father was Viceroy of India.
So how did this woman travel from her cosseted upbringing to a
punishment cell in a Liverpool gaol, where she was known only by
her nom de guerre of 'Jane Warton'? In an epic feat of the
imagination, Katie Ward recreates Constance's journey, as towards
the end of her life she confides her secrets, her triumphs, her
hopes, dreams and disappointments to her psychiatrist, Homer Lane.
The portrait that emerges is of a lively, intelligent, vivacious
and energetic woman who was prepared to fight to the death for what
she believed in - not only against the forces of reaction, but also
against those she held most dear.
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Pathways (Paperback)
Katie Ward
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Lady Constance was born into great privilege; her family home was
the vast estate of Knebworth, and her father was Viceroy of India.
So how did this woman travel from her cosseted upbringing to a
punishment cell in a Liverpool gaol, where she was known only by
her nom de guerre of 'Jane Warton'? In an epic feat of the
imagination, Katie Ward recreates Constance's journey, as towards
the end of her life she confides her secrets, her triumphs, her
hopes, dreams and disappointments to her psychiatrist, Homer Lane.
The portrait that emerges is of a lively, intelligent, vivacious
and energetic woman who was prepared to fight to the death for what
she believed in - not only against the forces of reaction, but also
against those she held most dear.
This book provides an overview of a key concept in media and
technology studies: domestication. Theories around domestication
shed light upon the process in which a technology changes its
status from outrageous novelty to an aspect of everyday life which
is taken for granted. The contributors collect past, current and
future applications of the concept of domestication, critically
reflect on its theoretical legacy, and offer comments about further
development. The first part of Domestication of Media and
Technology provides an overview of the conceptual development and
theory of domestication. In the second part of the book,
contributors look at a diverse range of empirical studies that use
the domestication approach to examine the dynamics between users
and technologies. These studies include: Mobile information and
communications techologies (ICTs) and the transformation of the
relationship between private and the public spheres Home-based
internet use: the two-way dynamic between the household and its
social environment Disadvantaged women in Europe undertaking
introductory internet courses Urban middle-class families in China
who embrace ICTs and view them as instruments of upward mobility
and symbols of success The book offers valuable insights for both
experienced researchers and students looking for an introduction to
the concept of domestication. Contributors: Maria Bakardjieva,
University of Calgary; Thomas Berker, Norwegian University of
Science and Technology; Leslie Haddon, Essex University; Maren
Hartmann, University of Erfurt; Deirdre Hynes, Dublin City
University; Sun Sun Lim, National University of Singapore; Anna
Maria Russo Lemor, University of Colorado at Boulder; David Morley,
Goldsmiths College, University of London; Jo Pierson, TNO-STB,
Delft, Netherlands; Yves Punie, Institute for Prospective
Technological Studies (IPTS) in Seville; Els Rommes, Nijmegen
University; Roger Silverstone, London School of Economics and
Political Science; Knut H. Sorensen, Norwegian University of
Science and Technology; Katie J. Ward, University of Sheffield.
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Milo in the Middle (Paperback)
Katie Ward; Illustrated by Kaity Faith; Edited by Brandi Christon
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This stunningly original, kaleidoscopic novel is an inspired
celebration of women reading and the artists who have caught them
in the act--"a vivid portrait of a timeless subject" ("Minneapolis
Star Tribune").
A young orphan poses for a Renaissance maestro in medieval Siena. A
servant girl in seventeenth-century Amsterdam snatches a moment
away from her work to lose herself in tales of knights and battles.
An eighteenth-century female painter completes a portrait of a
deceased poetess for her lover. A Victorian medium poses with a
book in one of the first photographic studios. A girl suffering her
first heartbreak witnesses intellectual and sexual awakening during
the Great War. A young woman reading in a bar catches the eye of a
young man who takes her picture. And in the not-so-distant future a
woman navigates a cyber-reality that has radically altered the way
people experience art and life.
Each chapter of Katie Ward's novel immerses readers into the
intimate tales behind the creation of seven portraits by artists,
ranging from Simone Martini to Pieter Janssens Elinga to a Flickr
photographer. In gorgeous prose, Ward explores our points of
connection, our relationship to art, the history of women, and the
importance of reading. Dazzlingly inventive, this is "a fascinating
testament to the universal themes of art and literature and the
spirit of femininity" ("BookPage").
An orphan poses nervously for a Renaissance maestro in medieval
Siena, and an artist's servant girl in seventeenth-century
Amsterdam snatches a moment away from her work to lose herself in
tales of knights and battles. A woman reading in a Shoreditch bar
catches the eye of a young man who takes her picture, and a
Victorian medium holds a book that she barely acknowledges while
she waits for the exposure.
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