Following the publication of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, Victorian anthropology made two apparently contradictory claims: it distinguished "civilized man" from animals and "primitive" humans and it linked them though descent. Paradoxically, it was by placing human history in a deep past shaped by minute, incremental changes (rather than at the apex of Providential order) that evolutionary anthropology could assert a new form of human exceptionalism and def...

Waste is a key category for understanding cultural value. It is not just the 'bad stuff' we dispose of; it is material we constantly struggle to redeem. Cultures seem to spend as much energy reclassifying negativity as they do on establishing the negative itself. The huge tertiary sector devoted to waste management converts garbage into money, while ecological movements continue to stress human values and 'the natural.' But the problems waste poses are never simply economic or environmenta...

Learning and personal development are integral to being a person, and learning and teaching are integral to life as a social being. Understanding Children’s Informal Learning presents children’s informal learning out-of-school and explores how this knowledge can enhance teaching and learning practice in the classroom.The authors focus on the richness of children’s everyday learning, and in what ways children, teachers and schools can work to bring more of the everyday lear...

"Anna Christie," a play written by Eugene O'Neill, delves into the tumultuous and poignant life of its titular character, Anna Christie. Set against the backdrop of the gritty and unforgiving world of sailors and dockworkers, the play navigates themes of redemption, forgiveness, and the search for identity.Eugene O'Neill, one of America's foremost playwrights, crafted this drama with his characteristic depth and realism. He was known for his ability to portray the complexities of hu...

"Anna Christie," a play written by Eugene O'Neill, delves into the tumultuous and poignant life of its titular character, Anna Christie. Set against the backdrop of the gritty and unforgiving world of sailors and dockworkers, the play navigates themes of redemption, forgiveness, and the search for identity.Eugene O'Neill, one of America's foremost playwrights, crafted this drama with his characteristic depth and realism. He was known for his ability to portray the complexities of h...

Understanding the Dynamics of Teacher Agency, Resilience, and Identity in the Neoliberal Age focuses on the complexity of teachers’ agency, resilience, and identity across various contexts. Neoliberal educational policy technologies have been constantly (re)shaping educational professionalism, subjectivity, teaching, and evaluation. Within this climate, teacher agency, resilience, and identity are vital factors for maintaining teachers’ well-functioning and well-being. Moreover, t...

Liverpool, 1925: Can a chance meeting lead to a fresh start?Lillian Taylor dreams of a world beyond the locked gates of the convent orphanage. For ten years she has survived the hard faith of the Mother Superior, but the arrival of a glamorous visitor changes everything.Claiming to be her aunt, Anna Ainsley offers the little orphan girl a home and opportunities she never could have dreamed of. But can Lillian seize her chance of happiness without facing the...

The complexity of James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake ensures that it cannot be translated; rather, it can only be rewritten. These rewritings vary significantly, and the extent of their differences – both within individual target languages and across multiple languages – invites further exploration.Anna Livia Plurilingual is a study of a Joycean macrotext that provides a detailed comparative analysis of multiple translations of selected excerpts from Joyce’s iconic A...

The play centers around Anna, a young woman who has returned to New York City after living a troubled life at sea. She reunites with her estranged father, Chris Christopherson, a hard-drinking, weathered Swedish sailor, and attempts to start a new life. The narrative focuses on Anna's emotional journey as she grapples with her past and the strained relationship with her father.The tension in the play deepens when Anna falls in love with Matt, a sailor who works alongside her father. As the...

The passion of a coal barge captain’s daughter and a rough-hewn sailor takes a tumultuous turn when her secret past is revealed. Nobel laureate Eugene O’Neill won the second of his four Pulitzer Prizes for this heroic classic.An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance starring:Stacy Keach as Chris ChristophersonAlison Elliot as Anna ChristophersonDwier Brown as Mat BurkeScott Lowell as LarryAlley Mills as Marthy Owen

Early in his career, Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953) wrote a series of plays revolving around characters obsessed with the sea. This period culminated in the 1922 production of Anna Christie, a Pulitzer Prize–winning drama of social realism that was among the first of the author's plays to explore characters searching for their own identities. Centering on the reunion of a barge captain and his daughter after a twenty-year separation, the play derives its tension from the former's disa...

Excerpt: "SCENE—"Johnny-The-Priest's" saloon near South Street, New York City. The stage is divided into two sections, showing a small back room on the right. On the left, forward, of the barroom, a large window looking out on the street. Beyond it, the main entrance—a double swinging door. Farther back, another window. The bar runs from left to right nearly the whole length of the rear wall. In back of the bar, a small showcase displaying a few bottles of case goods, for which there is ev...