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Jerzy Koch, vertaler, digter, akademikus, is hoof van die Afdeling
Nederlandse en Suid-Afrikaanse Studies by die Fakulteit Engels van A.
Mickiewicz-Universiteit in Poznań. Hy doseer veral Nederlandse literatuur,
koloniale literatuur en Afrikaans. Hy is ook die skrywer van ’n omvattende
literatuurgeskiedenis oor Afrikaans. Hy besoek Suid-Afrika gereeld sedert
1992 en het die Afrikaanse taal sodanig sy eie gemaak dat hy dit vlot praat
en gedigte daarin skryf.
Hy het werke vertaal van H. Claus, J. Bernlef, H. de Coninck, S. Hertmans,
G. Kouwenaar, Lucebert, H. Mulisch, Multatuli, L. Nolens, P. Rodenko,
F. Timmermans e.a. Vir sy vertaal-oeuvre het hy in die Lae Lande die
M. Nijhoff-prys ontvang. Hy het ook Ingrid Jonker (1993) vertaal en sy
onlangse vertalings in Poolse is bloemlesings uit Antjie Krog (2017) en
Breyten Breytenbach (2018) se gedigte.
In sy digbundel Pleks van plaas skryf hy onder meer oor sy
familiegeskiedenis in Pole, maar die grootste deel van die bundel word
in beslag geneem deur verse oor Suid-Afrika. Indrukwekkend is veral die
seegedigte. Dit is nie net die branders wat sy “oor vang en oorrompel” nie,
maar ook die Afrikaanse taal.
Twee broers en hulle vrouens gaan een aand eet in ’n deftige
restaurant: Paul Lohman, mislukte onderwyser en sy slim vrou
Claire, saam met Serge Lohman, kandidaat vir die premierskap in die
opkomende verkiesing, en sy vrou Babette. Teen die agtergrond van
die bediening van keurige geregte en tipiese restaurantpraatjies
ontvou ’n ontstellende verhaal.
Though you may not know the man, you probably know his music.
Arkansas-born Louis Jordan's songs like "Baby, It's Cold Outside,"
"Caldonia" and "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" can still be
heard today, decades since Jordan ruled the charts. In his
five-decade career, Jordan influenced American popular music, film
and more and inspired the likes of James Brown, B.B. King, Chuck
Berry and Ray Charles. Known as the "King of the Jukeboxes," he and
his combo played a hybrid of jazz, swing, blues and comedy music
during the big band era that became the start of R&B.
In a stunning narrative portrait of Louis Jordan, author
Stephen Koch contextualizes the great, forgotten musician among his
musical peers, those he influenced and the musical present.
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Taylor Kitsch and Brendan Gleeson star in this comedy drama
directed by Don McKellar. The community of the small harbour
village of Tickle Head in Newfoundland is in urgent need of
employment. Since the need for fishermen has rapidly decreased over
the years, the majority of the people have been out of work. When
news reaches the mayor of Tickle Head that there are talks of
opening a petrochemical factory in the village, the people set out
to do everything they can to make it happen; the only problem is
that there is a condition in place that states they must have a
resident doctor. When young doctor Paul Lewis (Kitsch) is caught by
airport security with cocaine, the mayor of Tickle Head sees an
opportunity and tells him that there will be no charges made but he
must stay in the village to serve as their doctor for one month.
Plans are made to get every member of the community to try their
hardest to make him stay.
Given growing caseloads, limited funding and staff shortages, the
need for coordination in healthcare and elderly care is at an
all-time high. This timely book conducts a cross-national analysis
of coordination problems in healthcare and long-term care systems,
providing novel insights on how to improve the lives of the
elderly. This book focuses on four European welfare states with
well-developed healthcare and long-term care systems: Germany, the
Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. It examines the two critical
interfaces of the transition from hospital care to home care and
integrated home care arrangements. Using empirical data and
extensive interviews with major stakeholder organisations, the
authors identify best practice examples of healthcare and long-term
coordination. The book ultimately considers both professional-level
and system-level coordination problems, suggesting original
solutions in financing reform, institutionalisation, and
academisation. Healthcare and Elderly Care in Europe will be a
fascinating read for scholars and students interested in health
policy, long-term care, the sociology of health, welfare states and
comparative public policy. It will also be a valuable guide for
policymakers seeking to design effective healthcare and long-term
care systems.
Koch's A History of South African Literature: Afrikaans Literature,
Part 2 is an extensive and thorough study of the development of
Afrikaans literature during the first three decades of the 20th
century. It follows Part 1, in which the earlier origins of
Afrikaans and Afrikaans literature as well as the local Dutch
writings tradition were discussed. Koch uses the metaphor of
mapping to describe the work of the historiographer, and it becomes
clear that his study analyses the literary texts within the context
of space and time. Accordingly, it includes information on the
authors' lives and times as well as the developments in Afrikaans
literature, criticism and literary historiography. The exposition
starts with the origin and development of the Afrikaans language
during the so-called 'Second Language Movement'. Koch also
describes the polemics between historians emphasising the
'spontaneous development' of Afrikaans from Dutch and those
regarding it as a creole language; his balanced conclusion is that
neither of the two groups can lay absolute claim to the truth. The
interest of the book is heightened by the inclusion of texts
written in Dutch, as Koch discussed in Part 1, and also works which
are not 'literary' in the strict sense of the word, like war
diaries. These are discussed not primarily for their literary value
but for the insights they provide into the effect of the Anglo-Boer
War on the formation of Afrikaner identity. It confirms that this
literary history does not isolate the development of Afrikaans
literature from the development of Afrikaner ideology and identity.
This is followed by the two main parts of the study: a discussion
of the literary works of the 'first generation' (Celliers, Totius
and Leipoldt) and those of the 'writers of the twenties' (Toon van
den Heever, A G Visser, C J Langenhoven and Eugene Marais). Jerzy
Koch is professor in the Department of Dutch and South African
Studies, Faculty of English, at the Adam Mickiewicz University in
Poznan, Poland, research fellow at the Free State University,
Bloemfontein, and extraordinary professor at Stellenbosch
University. He is an acclaimed translator of Dutch and Afrikaans
literature into Polish and has published widely on Dutch and
post-colonial literature.
Literary history is a problematic and shifting discourse,
especially in the multilingual, post-colonial South African
situation. In this book, the author draws on his intimate knowledge
of documents written in Dutch during the 17th century and the texts
that were produced in this language and its variations as it
gradually became Afrikaans by the end of the 19th century. A
History of South African Literature: Afrikaans Literature 17th-19th
centuries brings an important expansion and regeneration of
Afrikaans historiography within the context of South African
literary history. A History of South African Literature: Afrikaans
Literature 17th-19th centuries is divided into three broad
historical periods: the Dutch colonial time (1652-1795), British
colonial time (first part of the 19th century) and the time of the
language movements (latter half of the 19th century). It follows an
inclusive approach, discussing and contextualising a wide variety
of documents, like travelogues and personal as well as official
journals and other "non-literary texts". The thorough analyses of
previously neglected works, like those produced at Genadendal,
provide a rich and textured image of the history of writing in
South Africa.
Fun 5-minute drawing lessons for kids-great for young artists,
birthday gifts, homeschool art lessons, and elementary art classes!
Perfect for budding artists and kids who have never drawn before,
this beginner drawing book will teach your kid how to draw their
favorite animals in no time! Author and professional artist Alli
Koch's kid friendly, mini drawing lessons will help your child
practice their basic art skills and teach them how to draw with
confidence. This book is perfect for kids 7-12, but kids as young
as 5 with an interest in art will be able to easily follow along as
well. No experience required! Easy-to-Follow Instructions: Simple
steps and diagrams from start to finish 40+ Cool Projects: Learn
how to draw favorite animals from the farm, forest, jungle, and
sea, including everything from a llama to a dolphin to a kangaroo
Layflat Binding: Making it easier for kids to keep the book open as
they follow along Perforated Pages and Premium Paper: Easily
removable pages that are thick and sturdy 9 x 9 Size: Big pages so
your kid has no problem seeing each step
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images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
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With human-induced environmental impacts disrupting human life in
deeper ways and at a wider scale than anything previously
experienced, this multidisciplinary book looks at the ways that
current knowledge bases seem inadequate to help us deal with such
realities. It offers a critical appraisal of the current knowledge
infrastructure, including science, technology, innovation,
education and informal knowledge systems. Contributions from a wide
spectrum of social scientists, philosophers, activists and
decision-makers tackle the importance of knowledge for the
Anthropocene using a mosaic of data, theories, cases, models,
methods and experiences. Chapters highlight what relevant knowledge
will become critical to dealing with deteriorating environmental
conditions, as well as how science, technology, education and
innovation can be radically transformed to deal with these
challenges. The book further explores the behavioural, economic,
social and cultural aspects of the Anthropocene, and how knowledge
impacts both these and our possible futures. This will be a
critical read for human geography and environmental science
scholars, as well as social science scholars more broadly,
particularly with its in-depth glossary and digital resource list.
It will also aid practitioners in the planning, design, management
and evaluation of knowledge systems by providing deeper
understandings of the potential circumstances of knowledge in the
Anthropocene.
This authoritative Handbook presents a comprehensive analysis of
the spatial transformation of the state; a pivotal process of
globalization. It explores the state as an ongoing project that is
always changing, illuminating the new spaces of geopolitics that
arise from these political, social, cultural, and environmental
negotiations. Drawing together a diverse set of expert
contributors, this book showcases compelling scholarship on the
changing geographies of the state. Chapters examine the state from
a range of theoretical angles and analyse a variety of relevant
themes, including feminist geographies, the relationship between
state and environment, urbanization, security geographies,
nation-building, and geographical political economies. The book
considers the state as spatial in both form and outlook,
illustrating how it occupies existing and constantly-changing
political geographic conditions, and how it is maintained by the
practices of categorizing and managing territory. Taking a
multidisciplinary approach, this Handbook will be a valuable
resource for academics and students across a range of subjects,
including human geography, international relations, political
science, spatial planning, and urban studies. The key case studies
explored will also provide valuable examples for scholars and
policy-makers seeking a better understanding of the broad scope of
geopolitics in a globalizing world.
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imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
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