title: When Red Runs Blue: A collection of poetry taking back woman’s autonomy over our bodies

authors: Sadgrove, Amber

subjects: queer

abstract: Dear Vagina Owners/ Vagina admirers

Welcome to my body. When Red Runs Blue is a collection of poetry centred around menstruation, and exploring the complicated relationship between patriarchy and the female reproductive system. The reality of womanhood bleeds through these pages, in all frequencies, beautiful, violent, political. We are breeders but it is not safe to do so. Autonomous sexual desire is forbidden. This collection highlights the effects of silencing bleeders and the damaging consequences that have inevitably ensued. Come and explore this womb. My main three anchor points for these poems are menstruation, shame and sexual liberation for women.

My poetry touches on images of women’s menstrual bodies across history, showcasing how visceral mistreatment stretches from witch hunts and early insane asylums, to contemporary ways of looking at women as unstable and hysterical, so ingrained in our psyches as to become the norm. I also explore sapphic sexual relationships with and without the intrusion of the male gaze.

These are the voices of bleeders in both public and private spaces who have been shunned and put on the back burner simply because they have vaginas. My own determination to expose the rich, fleshly life of the body in vivid, defiant imagery  refuses to bow to patriarchal erasure and control. I want to give voice to the cycles, strains and stigmas that surround the womb, and celebrating the pleasures, powers and nourishment that still arise from its inner spaces.

text: When Red Runs Blue: A collection of poetry taking back woman’s autonomy over our bodies Dear Vagina Owners/ Vagina admirers

Welcome to my body. When Red Runs Blue is a collection of poetry centred around menstruation, and exploring the complicated relationship between patriarchy and the female reproductive system. The reality of womanhood bleeds through these pages, in all frequencies, beautiful, violent, political. We are breeders but it is not safe to do so. Autonomous sexual desire is forbidden. This collection highlights the effects of silencing bleeders and the damaging consequences that have inevitably ensued. Come and explore this womb. My main three anchor points for these poems are menstruation, shame and sexual liberation for women.

My poetry touches on images of women’s menstrual bodies across history, showcasing how visceral mistreatment stretches from witch hunts and early insane asylums, to contemporary ways of looking at women as unstable and hysterical, so ingrained in our psyches as to become the norm. I also explore sapphic sexual relationships with and without the intrusion of the male gaze.

These are the voices of bleeders in both public and private spaces who have been shunned and put on the back burner simply because they have vaginas. My own determination to expose the rich, fleshly life of the body in vivid, defiant imagery  refuses to bow to patriarchal erasure and control. I want to give voice to the cycles, strains and stigmas that surround the womb, and celebrating the pleasures, powers and nourishment that still arise from its inner spaces.

year: 2023

title: FOLDER3D: A graphical file management system supporting visualisation of file relationships

authors: Luz, Saturnino

subjects: file management systems

abstract: The desktop metaphor with its hierarchical structure of folders is the basis of almost all graphical file management systems. Despite this popularity, these systems suffer from several problems, including the restrictiveness of the single inheritance structure of hierarchical file management. Although various alternative systems have been proposed, none of these have gained popularity. We argue that the reason for this failure is that these systems have generally proposed complete alternatives to the hierarchical system, thus ignoring many of its positive aspects. In this paper we describe a 3D graphical file management which complements conventional 2D hierarchical folder structures by allowing visualisation of alternative file relationships.

text: FOLDER3D: A graphical file management system supporting visualisation of file relationships The desktop metaphor with its hierarchical structure of folders is the basis of almost all graphical file management systems. Despite this popularity, these systems suffer from several problems, including the restrictiveness of the single inheritance structure of hierarchical file management. Although various alternative systems have been proposed, none of these have gained popularity. We argue that the reason for this failure is that these systems have generally proposed complete alternatives to the hierarchical system, thus ignoring many of its positive aspects. In this paper we describe a 3D graphical file management which complements conventional 2D hierarchical folder structures by allowing visualisation of alternative file relationships.

year: 2010

title: Teaching te reo Māori as a second language in primary schools: two case studies.

authors: Hill, Richard Kenneth

subjects: second languages

abstract: The provision of second language education in New Zealand primary schools has been, until recently, a rare addition to programmes. Its wider implementation in New Zealand primary schools has always been limited by low numbers of fluent bilingual teachers, and a perception that in a predominantly English speaking country such as New Zealand there is no need to teach additional languages in primary schools. The New Zealand Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 2007) provides the first opportunity to formally include second language education in primary schools, and to establish the learning of second languages as a worthwhile pursuit in New Zealand. However, the success of such a policy change will depend on the ability of the Ministry of Education and course providers to upskill teachers in their ability to speak additional languages and teach them. This article reports on the outcomes of a Ministry-funded project designed to strengthen the second language teaching approaches of upper primary school teachers who teach te reo Maori. It provides case studies of two of the teachers who completed this course, and finds that while there are clear benefits to be derived from such teacher professional development courses, these courses need to focus on long-term objectives and be channelled to those teachers and students who stand to benefit the most from professional development courses.

text: Teaching te reo Māori as a second language in primary schools: two case studies. The provision of second language education in New Zealand primary schools has been, until recently, a rare addition to programmes. Its wider implementation in New Zealand primary schools has always been limited by low numbers of fluent bilingual teachers, and a perception that in a predominantly English speaking country such as New Zealand there is no need to teach additional languages in primary schools. The New Zealand Curriculum (Ministry of Education, 2007) provides the first opportunity to formally include second language education in primary schools, and to establish the learning of second languages as a worthwhile pursuit in New Zealand. However, the success of such a policy change will depend on the ability of the Ministry of Education and course providers to upskill teachers in their ability to speak additional languages and teach them. This article reports on the outcomes of a Ministry-funded project designed to strengthen the second language teaching approaches of upper primary school teachers who teach te reo Maori. It provides case studies of two of the teachers who completed this course, and finds that while there are clear benefits to be derived from such teacher professional development courses, these courses need to focus on long-term objectives and be channelled to those teachers and students who stand to benefit the most from professional development courses.

year: 2010