For Us by Us: Electronic Dance Music's Queer of Color Undercommons

Black, Blair Maya Imani University of California, Los Angeles ProQuest Dis 2023 해외박사(DDOD)

Electronic dance music (EDM) is a seven billion dollar global industry and its elements are core to mainstream popular music. However, the recognition and earnings elide the queer communities of color from which the genre originates. Therefore, this dissertation builds from Munoz's (2005) minoritarian knowledge production, to reveal how this queer of color EDM aesthetic allow them to not only reclaim agency through everyday politics, but also create lives of pleasure that decenter oppression through resistance narratives. And in doing so, it reveals how Black DJs from the early days of EDM and younger generations of queer DJs of color make sense of how this genre transitioned from brown and Black queer subgenre in American urban centers to a "supergenre" popular within the significantly whiter and heteronormative audiences throughout the world. Moreover, it addresses how the participation of queer DJs of color is relegated only to source material for creation narratives surrounding EDM genres, at the expense of contemporary queer and of color scenes. This dissertation project builds on their frustration to highlight how underground networks of queer people of color are significant loci for the circulation of talent, cultural norms, music aesthetics, and economic opportunities. This dissertation also traces the formation of inter-musical and inter-texutal aural cultures through the use of various popular Afro- Diasporic musical and cultural aesthetics in EDM production. Therefore, this work is guided by these key questions: (1) what is the relationship over time between the musical and cultural aesthetic of queer of color communities to mainstream dance music industries?; (2) how do the music and production styles within these networks act as expressive extensions of the queer of color identity/experience; and (3) how do networks of underground queer collectives of color engage in "world-making" (Buckland 2002) to create spaces and cultural norms through underground industries and tightly knit networks within and between urban centers?.

Creating a Qualified Cannabis Workforce: How Higher Education Can Support Cannabis Career Pathways

Black, Becky E Kansas State University ProQuest Dissertations & T 2020 해외박사(DDOD)

Background: Cannabis’s popularity is increasing as states legalize it for medicinal and recreational purposes increasing the need for a trained workforce. The purpose of this study is to examine the workforce needs of the cannabis industry from the perspective of cannabis industry experts. The findings will assist institutions that are providing or plan to offer cannabis academic courses and programs. To meet and respond to the dynamic evolution of the cannabis industry, colleges will need to be nimble or find ways to be nimble.Methods: This qualitative study utilized Heidegger's interpretative phenomenological research design to capture the essence of eight cannabis industry professionals’ (three females, five males) experience and interpretation of the workforce needs of the growing cannabis industry. Purposive sampling and snowball sampling determined the subjects for the remotely recorded, unstructured, six-question, in-depth interviews. The interviews ranged in length from 49 minutes to 126 minutes. The researcher transcribed the interviews verbatim, then coded and analyzed results for themes and implications for practice. The purpose of this methodology is to describe the essence of the research subjects’ lived experiences. The researcher did not bracket their biases.Results: Research subjects had from two months to 12 years of experience working in the legal cannabis industry; from three years being affiliated with the cannabis industry and up to 43 years being in the black or black and gray market. They held cannabis licenses in cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and/or retail. Education ranged from post-secondary to master’s degree. All of the research subjects self-identified as being White, non-Hispanic, and ages ranged from 30 to 59. Coding methods included in vivo coding, eclectic coding, and third, focused coding. A top-10 list was used to transition between post-coding and prewriting. Eclectic Coding was used for Theming the Data. Abridged interviews yielded seven themes for higher education. The phenomenological essence of the interviewees lived experience was love and passion for the cannabis plant, growing it as well as its medicinal properties.Conclusion: Academia has the opportunity to support cannabis career pathways by providing cannabis classes and/or programs, thus helping to create a qualified cannabis workforce. The research findings within this study can assist in the design and implementation of these programs.

The instruction of Amenemope: A critical edition and commentary prolegomenon and prologue (Egypt)

Black, James Roger The University of Wisconsin - Madison 2002 해외박사(DDOD)

Since its discovery in 1888, the <italic>Instruction of Amenemope</italic> has become justly famous—not only for its intrinsic value as one of the great instructional texts of ancient Egypt, but also for its indisputable role in the formation of the biblical Book of Proverbs. <italic>Amenemope </italic> is now a commonplace in anthologies of ancient Egyptian literature in translation. Unfortunately, its popularity has not resulted in improved access to the original text; the only complete and readily available hieroglyphic transcriptions are those of Budge (1923/1924) and Lange (1925)—both of which have been rendered obsolete by advances in Egyptology over the past three-quarters of a century. Even more problematic than the inadequacy of the available transcriptions is the lack of integrated and comprehensive introductory material by which the beginning student can become grounded in <italic>Amenemope</italic>'s historical and literary context. Without such grounding, the gulf between the Ramesside scribe who wrote <italic>Amenemope</italic> and the modern student seeking to understand him is so great as to render the text almost unintelligible, and the task of translation well-nigh impossible for all but seasoned experts. The present work, therefore, is intended as a research tool for students of Egyptology who wish to scrutinize the <italic>Instruction of Amenemope </italic> in its original language. To that end, the first section constitutes a prolegomenon which situates <italic>Amenemope</italic> within the context of Egyptian history and literature, discusses the authorship and dating of the original composition and the provenance and character of the witnesses, and describes the controversy over the relationship between <italic>Amenemope </italic> and the Hebrew Bible. The second section offers an in-depth analysis of, and commentary on, <italic>Amenemope</italic>'s extensive prologue, including a new hieroglyphic transcription of that portion of the text. A comprehensive bibliography is also provided.

Taking care of baby: Chilean state-making, international relations and the gendered body politic, 1912--1970

Black, Victoria Lynn The University of Arizona 2002 해외박사(DDOD)

Starting in the early 1900s, Chileans began to address skyrocketing levels of infant mortality. Committed to establishing state welfare policies, health scientists led campaigns to improve infant health. They concentrated on reforming working class maternity. This began a historical connection among health science, public welfare and indigent mothers in Chile. Looking to expand their international role in medical philanthropy in the 1930s, the Rockefeller Foundation invested heavily in Chilean medicine. Following suggestions by leftist physicians, North American philanthropists expanded maternal and child health care. From the 1930s through the 1940s, Chilean and U.S. health professionals further collaborated to reform medical education, build schools of medicine, establish public clinics, open research centers and provide public health education. Cooperation between Chilean leftists and representatives of the Rockefeller Foundation finally succeeded in socializing medicine in 1952. The National Health Service constituted a significant part of Chile's growing welfare system. Supported by the Rockefeller Foundation and Chilean government, state medicine continued to focus on working class women and infants. Leaders from the Rockefeller Foundation's International Health Division attempted to limit their role in Chilean medicine as early as 1940. After helping Chileans to expand public health, Foundation leaders planned to withdraw from Chile. Prominent nationals, particularly leftist health scientists connected with socialized medicine, strongly protested this departure. Mutual interest between Chilean and North American health scientists in family planning persuaded the Rockefeller Foundation to remain. North Americans connected to the Rockefeller Foundation and wealthy Chileans feared social problems caused by burgeoning population. Leftists in the Chilean government worried that public funds could not match popular demand for state services. Population control advocates from the U.S., in turn, feared that growing populations in developing countries would consume world resources. Working with like-minded nationals, North American philanthropists, academics, diplomats and politicians instituted family planning in Chile. Population programs based on the mass distribution and study of previously untested intrauterine devices mushroomed. Pressure from the newly elected Communist president, Salvador Allende, as well as high-ranking U.S. politicians finally ended Chilean population control programs in the early 1970s.

C-reactive protein: A study of its functional domains using transgenic mice

Black, Steven Gregory Case Western Reserve University 2005 해외박사(DDOD)

C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute phase protein in humans whose plasma concentration can increase 1,000x following an inflammatory stimulus. Two of the most widely studied properties of CRP are its ability to bind phosphocholine (PCh) and to activate complement. These in vitro properties of CRP have been hypothesized to play a critical role in CRP function. Initially, we generated transgenic mice expressing rabbit CRP (rbCRP) to develop an in vivo assay for rbCRP function. These animals have been used to demonstrate that transgenic rbCRP had a net anti-inflammatory effect in mouse models of inflammation which include models of endotoxemia, pulmonary alveolitis, and antigen induced arthritis. In order to understand the mechanism through which rbCRP imparts its effects, we created additional lines of transgenic mice expressing variants of rbCRP. Based on the co-crystal structure of C-reactive protein and phosphocholine, a variant of rbCRP (F66Y/E81K) was created that was incapable of binding PCh. A second variant of rbCRP (Y175A) with an altered ability to activate complement was generated based on site-directed mutagenesis studies. To test the importance of these two functional domains of rabbit CRP in vivo we utilized these mice in a model in which they were challenged with a lethal dose of a mediator of inflammation, platelet activating factor (PAF). Our results indicated mice expressing wild type and Y175A rbCRP were protected against challenge by PAF, while mice expressing F66Y/E81K rbCRP were not. PAF contains a PCH moiety, and in an in vitro solid phase binding assay, wild type and Y175A rbCRP could bind PAF, but F66Y/E81K rbCRP could not. We conclude that PCh binding is critical for the rbCRP protective effect and hypothesize that the mechanism of rbCRP protection from PAF lethality involves sequestration of PAF by rbCRP so that PAF is unable to bind its receptor. We further conclude that its ability to activate complement is not necessary for protection from PAF challenges. These studies are the first to dissect the functional domains of rbCRP in an in vivo pathophysiological setting.

Seismic design and evaluation of multistory buildings using yield point spectra

Black, Edgar Francisco University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2000 해외박사(DDOD)

Constant ductility response spectra are presented for 15 recorded earthquakes ground motions using the Yield Point Spectra (YPS) representation. Yield Point Spectra are used for analysis and design of SDOF structures. The spectra were computed for bilinear and stiffness degrading load-deformation models, for displacement ductilities equal to 1, 2, 4 and 8. A methodology for the performance-based seismic design of regular multistory buildings using Yield Point Spectra is described. The methodology is formulated to make use of current code approaches as much as possible while allowing the design engineer to limit the peak displacement response and, to some extent, the peak interstory drift to user-specified values. To achieve this objective, the design methodology makes use of an equivalent SDOF model of the building. A method to estimate peak displacement response and interstory drift indices of multistory buildings using YPS and establish SDOF formulations is also presented. The method may be considered a new nonlinear static procedure (NSP). Interstory drift indices (IDIs) are estimated using deformed shapes of the building based on the first mode shape and combinations of the first and second mode shapes.

Maternal-preterm infant interaction subsequent to high-risk pregnancy

Black, Beth Perry The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2005 해외박사(DDOD)

Maternal-preterm infant interactions affect cognitive and social development of the infant. Little research has focused on the unique contribution of maternal health to interactions. Using data from two NIH-funded longitudinal studies of preterm infants and mothers, this dissertation examined the effects of three high-risk maternal health conditions--chronic illness predating pregnancy, a history of infertility or reproductive loss, and pregnancy-related illness--on interactions. Three separate papers comprised the dissertation. Data between the two NIH-funded studies were analyzed separately as replications within each paper. The first paper examined the high-risk pregnancy and early parenting experiences of mothers of medically fragile infants born prematurely, using interview data available in one NIH-funded study. In a content analysis using life course theory, no differences were found among the three groups of mothers. More distinct differences were found between experienced and new mothers, who faced mothering a sick preterm infant in context of technology. Liminality described the maternal state as the mothers made a transition from pregnancy to identification as mother of this infant. The second paper examined psychological responses among the three groups--depression symptoms, worry, parental stress, and perception of infant illness severity--as a function of maternal age, parity, birthweight and infant age corrected for prematurity. Infant corrected age2 and three interaction terms (Group x Corrected Age, Group x Corrected Age2, Group x Parity) were also examined. Using the general linear mixed model, no differences were found in the three groups of mothers on any psychological variables. No significant interactions and no covariates contributed to the mixed models, but psychological variables did change over age. In the third paper, specific maternal and infant interactive behaviors were examined as a function of depression symptoms, worry and maternal and infant demographic characteristics. Using mixed models, no differences among the groups of mothers and no significant interactions were found. Behaviors with significant infant age effects were developmentally appropriate, such as decreased maternal time holding the infant as the infant got older. Maternal behaviors were significantly inter-correlated and also correlated with infant behaviors.

The ethics of space, secrecy, and solitude: Domestic space in French sixteenth-century literature and visual culture

Black, Elizabeth Clare University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2011 해외박사(DDOD)

This dissertation examines the representation of domestic space in Gilles Corrozet's Blasons domestiques (1539), Marguerite de Navarre's Heptameron (1549), and Michel de Montaigne's Essais (1580--1595), as well as attitudes towards the building of family homes expressed in architectural treatises by Leon Battista Alberti, Sebastiano Serlio, and Philibert de l'Orme. The study demonstrates how the changing use of domestic space in sixteenth-century France corresponds to the nascent individualism of the period and affects textual production, the ethics of personal behavior, and the notions of solitude and secrecy. Alberti, Serlio, and De l'Orme use their architectural treatises to both propose their ideal ways of building the family home and to present projects that they have completed on commission for noble property owners. Each architect incorporates rooms into his buildings that we would today call private. Corrozet's imaginary house in the Blasons domestiques is posited as a reaction to the dual nature of the home as a place of both business and family life, an overlap which the writer and bookseller finds incompatible with leading a moral life. For Corrozet, solitude is an essential means to protect family members from what he considers lascivious material such as the poetic images of the blasons anatomiques, but also to keep the female body from becoming the subject of poetry. The separation of the household from the outside therefore prevents the production and consumption of morally dangerous texts. In the Heptameron, solitude implies secrecy, one of the main driving forces behind narrative, since secrets are often made into tales. I argue that the collection exhibits a consistent condemnation of solitude, presenting it as antithetical to the idea that an ethical life can, and must, be examined out in the open. For Montaigne, solitude at home is an essential condition of self-exploration and therefore ii of writing about the self. But he also finds it almost impossible to find solitude, even at his family home to which he retires, and seclusion is condemnable if one can still be useful to society. His house cannot be isolated in space; neither can the essayist, and this tension between enforced presence in and desired absence from the world informs the writing of the Essais. Faced with two possible modes of representation, the essayist eventually favors writing over building as a means to depict the self in public, abandoning the conceit of building as a meaningful activity. Together the texts create a sixteenth-century imaginary of the home from both the user's and the builder's perspective. They contribute to our understanding of how domestic space was built, lived, perceived, used, dreamed, and subverted. The ethics of secrecy and of building the home become entangled with textual production in an ongoing debate between the desire to publish and the need to carve out time and space for the self within the home. This tension between the opposite movements of the physical self into the home and the textual self out of the printing press inform our twenty-first-century debates surrounding privacy and virtual space.

The experience of the high school adolescent whose sibling is a victim of homicide

Black Currie, Leslie New York University 2013 해외박사(DDOD)

While the event of a sudden violent death by homicide for a high school aged adolescent has received increasing public attention, the experience of surviving a sibling's murder at this stage of adolescence and its impact on development is a relatively unknown process. A retrospective, qualitative study was done on twenty participants who had survived the homicide of a sibling during mid-adolescence. The findings suggested that the death of their sibling had seemingly little impact on some developmental tasks, although there was evidence of effects on intimacy formation. The discovery of chronic exposure to violence for a significant number of participants was an unexpected finding. Most had lost their assumptive worlds, suffered traumatic grief, and dealt with hypervigilance, fear, and PTSD, some of which remained part of their "new normal." Although reporting that the "murder was always there"; they were remarkably able to complete school, maintain successful employment, and have a positive focus on the future. They indicated having "someone always there"; whether a connection to a deceased sibling, a constant other, or school program as helpful. The implications for practice involve development of adolescent; specific theoretical constructs around sudden violent death, development of theoretically integrated interventional programs, and policy formulation with subsequent advocacy.

Cosmopoetics: Global imagination in contemporary writing (J. M. Coetzee, Charles Johnson, Amitav Ghosh, Ruth L. Ozeki)

Black, Shameem Stanford University 2004 해외박사(DDOD)

My project asks how the novel, once considered the voice of the nation, works to represent global communities. Focusing on contemporary postcolonial and ethnic American literature, I examine how novels imagine characters and communities across divides of nation, race, gender, class, and language. In many accounts, transcultural writing has been chastised for arrogantly asserting imperial authority and dismissed as the projection of cultural fantasy. My theory of cosmopolitan writing, or what I call cosmopoetics, suggests how fiction might avoid the tyranny of such imperialist knowledge. Although the problem of transcultural writing admits no perfect solution, the novels I examine wrestle valiantly with, and occasionally surmount, the challenge of speaking beyond their own cultural location. In my first chapter, I describe how cosmopoetics enables ethical dialogue across social borders. In many theories, a novel's representation of other cultures is read as a mask for its own aspirations and anxieties. I claim that novels ironically escape such endless cultural mirroring by first delving inward, probing the contours of their own cultural locations in order to consider the perspectives of others. More broadly, the strategies of cosmopoetics entail playful, precise interpretation, stress the renunciation of privilege, assert the power of shared visions, and posit fluid forms of culture that challenge the logic of private property. Such choices enable novels to speak with and to, rather than simply about, the worlds they recreate. My four subsequent chapters elucidate these narrative choices in the writings of J. M. Coetzee, Charles Johnson, Amitav Ghosh, and Ruth L. Ozeki. Coetzee reworks the eighteenth-century concept of sympathetic imagination to think across lines of gender, race, and species, while Johnson relies on Asian discourses to narrate African American history through a cosmopoetics of polyphony. Ghosh crafts family narratives to articulate polyglot communities of diaspora, and Ozeki imagines feminist solidarity in a world mediated by television and trade. Offering both the intimacy of close relationships and the possibility of global alliances, these cosmopoetical narratives invite their readers to share in the project of responsibly imagining global community.