DOCSLIB.ORG

'Growing Up' and 'Falling Down'

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
'Growing Up' and 'Falling Down' ARBOREAL THRESHOLDS – THE LIMINAL FUNCTION OF TREES IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY FANTASY NARRATIVES by MARY-ANNE POTTER submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY in the subject English at the UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA SUPERVISOR: PROF. DEIRDRE BYRNE September 2018 DECLARATION Name: Mary-Anne Potter Student number: 3251-495-6 Degree: Doctor of Literature and Philosophy (D Litt et Phil) Exact wording of the title of the thesis or thesis as appearing on the copies submitted for examination: Arboreal Thresholds: The Liminal Function of Trees in Twentieth-Century Fantasy Narratives I declare that the above thesis is my own work and that all the sources that I have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete references. ________________________ 2018-09-26 SIGNATURE DATE i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to my supervisor, Professor Deirdre Byrne of the University of South Africa, whose guidance both challenged and encouraged me in this endeavour, and whose patience and care throughout the process of writing and revising is truly appreciated as it enabled me to complete this work. Your mentorship, not only in developing this thesis, but in all the years that you have served as my ‘Yoda’, have inspired me. ‘May the force be with you, always’. I must also acknowledge the contribution made by Professor Ivan Rabinowitz and Professor David Levey in offering further guidance and encouragement as mentors on this doctoral journey. Your pointing me in the right theoretical direction has been invaluable in adding quality to my understanding of the arboreal symbol. In addition, I would like to thank Claire Grimbeek for her development of the graphic representations of arboreal liminality. They have complemented the critical analyses of the core works and are a wonderful testament to her talent as an illustrator. Lastly, I would also like to express my love and gratitude to friends, work colleagues and family for their constant support and contribution to this work. I would specifically like to thank three people: my mother, Elizabeth Mary Anne Potter (nee Channing) for her undying love and support, and gifting me with a sense of curiosity and die-hard determination that has served me well throughout my life, and has fed into my approach to this thesis; my brother, Gary Potter, who gifted me with a journey into Middle- earth, where I was privileged enough to stand under the Party Tree and look up at Bilbo Baggins’ Hobbit hole; and Mrs Cynthia Bantich, my high school English teacher, who first encouraged me to follow this literary path. This has been a long academic journey, and they have remained the most inspiring cheerleaders throughout my studies. This work is dedicated to all the trees I have cherished, both real and imaginary. It’s also dedicated to the women with whom I most associate trees: my Ouma and Granny. ii SUMMARY Trees, as threshold beings, effectively blur the line between the real world and fantastical alternate worlds, and destabilise traditional binary classification systems that distinguish humanity, and Culture, from Nature. Though the presence of trees is often peripheral to the main narrative action, their representation is necessary within the fantasy trope. Their consistent inclusion within fantasy texts of the twentieth century demonstrates an enduring arboreal legacy that cannot be disregarded in its contemporary relevance, whether they are represented individually or in collective forests. The purpose of my dissertation is to conduct a study of various prominent fantasy texts of the twentieth century, including the fantasy works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Robert Holdstock, Diana Wynne Jones, Natalie Babbitt, and J.K. Rowling. In scrutinising these texts, and drawing on insights offered by liminal, ecocritical, ecofeminist, mythological and psychological theorists, I identify the primary function of trees within fantasy narratives as liminal: what Victor Turner identifies as a ‘betwixt and between’ state (1991:95) where binaries are suspended in favour of embracing potentiality. This liminality is constituted by three central dimensions: the ecological, the mythological, and the psychological. Each dimension informs the relationship between the arboreal as grounded in reality, and represented in fantasy. Trees, as literary and cinematic arboreal totems are positioned within fantasy narratives in such a way as to emphasise an underlying call to bio-conservatorship, to enable a connection to a larger scope of cultural expectation, and to act as a means through which human self-awareness is developed. iii KEY TERMS: Liminality Fantasy literature Arboreal Trees Forests J.R.R. Tolkien The Lord of the Rings C.S. Lewis The Chronicles of Narnia Robert Holdstock Ryhope Wood Diana Wynne Jones Hexwood J.K. Rowling Harry Potter Natalie Babbitt Tuck Everlasting James Cameron Gilles Deleuze Félix Guattari Ursula K. Le Guin Julia Kristeva Ecocriticism Ecofeminism Other Mythology Tree of life Eco-cinema iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Declaration i Acknowledgements ii Summary and Key Terms iii Table of Contents v List of Figures vi Introduction: On Fantasy and Arboreal 1 Representation Chapter 1: Defining Arboreal Liminality 23 Chapter 2: The Dimensions of Arboreal Liminality 45 Chapter 3: Tolkien, the Two Trees, and the Green 101 Men Chapter 4: Lewis, the Wood between the Worlds, 139 and what the Wardrobe Contained Chapter 5: Robert Holdstock and Diana Wynne 172 Jones: Reconfiguring the Arboreal Archetype and ‘The Creative Impulse’ of the Boundless Wood Chapter 6: Natalie Babbitt and J.K. Rowling: How 199 Winnie and Harry Become in the Woods Conclusion: Of Trees and Silence 226 References 235 v LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.1 Friedman, S.S. 1996. Kristeva’s Horizontal and 13 Vertical Coordinates. In K. Mezel, ed. Ambiguous Discourse: Feminist Narratology and British Women Writers. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press: 112. Copyright 1996 by The University of North Carolina Press. Figure 1.2 Adapted from Friedman, S.S. 1996. Kristeva’s 38 Horizontal and Vertical Coordinates. In K. Mezel, ed. Ambiguous Discourse: Feminist Narratology and British Women Writers. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press: 112. Copyright 1996 by The University of North Carolina Press. Figure 2.1 Darwin, C. 1857. Darwin’s Tree of Life Sketch from 51 his “B” notebook on the Transmutation of Species, p.36. [Online] Available at: https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/file/ms-dar-00121- 000-p36-tree-lifejpg [Accessed 10 January 2017]. In the public domain. Figure 2.2 Harris, R. 2010. Green man roof boss in south aisle, 58 All Saints Church, Evesham, Worcestershire. [Online] Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sheepdog_rex/48565 07153/ [Accessed 5 October 2017]. Copyright 2010 by Rex Harris. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Figure 2.3 Kirscher, A. 1928. Hieroglyphical Representation of 69 Jupiter or Pan [engraving]. In Hall, Manly, P. The Secret Teachings of All Ages. San Francisco: H.S. Crocker Company, Inc. vi Figure 2.4 Ramón y Cajal, S. 1899. Drawing of Purkinje cells 87 (A) and granule cells (B) from pigeon cerebellum. Madrid: Instituto Cajal [Online] Available at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PurkinjeC ell.jpg. [Accessed 23 September 2018]. In the public domain. Figure 2.5 General Model of Arboreal Liminality in Twentieth- 100 Century Fantasy Literature. (illustrated by C. Grimbeek). Figure 3.1 Model of Tolkien’s Representation of Arboreal 104 Liminality. (illustrated by C. Grimbeek). Figure 3.2 Howe, J. 2007. Green Face. In J. Howe. John Howe 105 Fantasy Art Workshop. Cincinnati: David & Charles Ltd. p. 5. Copyright 2007 by John Howe. Used with permission. Figure 3.3 Potter, M. 2012. The Ephesian Medusa. Temple of 117 Hadrian, Ephesus. Figure 4.1 Model of Lewis’s Representation of Arboreal 144 Liminality. (illustrated by C. Grimbeek). Figure 4.2 Seymour, R. 1888. Old Christmas. In T.K. Hervey. 162 The Book of Christmas. Boston: Roberts Brothers: 285. In the public domain. Figure 5.1 Model of Holdstock and Wynne Jones’s 197 Representation of Arboreal Liminality. (illustrated by C. Grimbeek). Figure 6.1 Model of Babbitt’s Representation of Arboreal 212 Liminality. (illustrated by C. Grimbeek). Figure 6.2 Model of Rowling’s Representation of Arboreal 215 Liminality. (illustrated by C. Grimbeek). vii Figure 7.1 Engstrom, S. Hometree Cross-section. 10/31/10 - 232 11/7/10. 2017. Seth Engstrom: 10/31/10 - 11/7/10. [online] Available at: http://sethengstrom.blogspot.co.za/2010_10_31_ar chive.html. [Accessed 30 December 2017]. Used with permission. viii INTRODUCTION: ON FANTASY AND ARBOREAL REPRESENTATION For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families, in forests and groves. And even more I revere them when they stand alone. They are like lonely persons. Not like hermits who have stolen away out of some weakness, but like great, solitary men, like Beethoven and Nietzsche. In their highest boughs the world rustles, their roots rest in infinity; but they do not lose themselves there, they struggle with all the force of their lives for one thing only: to fulfil themselves according to their own laws, to build up their own form, to represent themselves. (Hesse, 1980:178) Trees, as towering beings within fantasy narratives, are imbued with a particular symbolic value. They garner literary admiration collectively, individually or in part, and, while trees are very much anchored in the natural world, their presence has been incorporated into myth and lore, and manifests itself in the literary canon across multiple periods and genres. They root themselves in a pre-industrial and pre-technological past, where myth inspired a nostalgic devotion to an ancient past, and reach towards a real-world applicability as the ancient knowledge they carry finds relevance side-by-side with more contemporary attitudes.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Imagined Wests of Kim Stanley Robinson in the "Three Californias" and Mars Trilogies
    Portland State University PDXScholar Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Publications and Presentations Planning Spring 2003 Falling into History: The Imagined Wests of Kim Stanley Robinson in the "Three Californias" and Mars Trilogies Carl Abbott Portland State University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/usp_fac Part of the Urban Studies and Planning Commons Let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Citation Details Abbott, C. Falling into History: The Imagined Wests of Kim Stanley Robinson in the "Three Californias" and Mars Trilogies. The Western Historical Quarterly , Vol. 34, No. 1 (Spring, 2003), pp. 27-47. This Article is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. Please contact us if we can make this document more accessible: [email protected]. Falling into History: The ImaginedWests of Kim Stanley Robinson in the "Three Californias" and Mars Trilogies Carl Abbott California science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson has imagined the future of Southern California in three novels published 1984-1990, and the settle ment of Mars in another trilogy published 1993-1996. In framing these narratives he worked in explicitly historical terms and incorporated themes and issues that characterize the "new western history" of the 1980s and 1990s, thus providing evidence of the resonance of that new historiography. .EDMars is Kim Stanley Robinson's R highly praised science fiction novel published in 1993.1 Its pivotal section carries the title "Falling into History." More than two decades have passed since permanent human settlers arrived on the red planet in 2027, and the growing Martian communities have become too complex to be guided by simple earth-made plans or single individuals.
    [Show full text]
  • Catalogue 147: Science Fiction
    And God said: DELETE lines One to Aleph. LOAD. RUN. And the Universe ceased to exist. Then he pondered for a few aeons, sighed, and added: ERASE. It never had existed. For David Catalogue 147: Science Fiction Bromer Booksellers 607 Boylston Street, at Copley Square Boston, MA 02116 P: 617-247-2818 F: 617-247-2975 E: [email protected] Visit our website at www.bromer.com n the Introduction to Catalogue 123, which contained the bulk of a In his fifty years as a bookman, David naturally recognized the signifi- science fiction collection he had assembled, David Bromer noted cance of the early rarities, the books that laid the groundwork for the that “science fiction is a robust genre of literature, not allowing authors of the modern era. He was pleased to discover, when cata- one to ever complete a collection.” The progressive nature of sci- loguing Cyrano de Bergerac’s The Comical History of the States and enceI and the social fabric that it impacts means that the genre itself Empires of the Worlds of the Moon and the Sun, that its author de- has to be fluid, never quite getting pinned down like a specimen under scribed a personal music player–anticipating in the year 1687 the cre- glass. ation of the Walkman and iPod three centuries later. In this regard, it is entirely fitting that David has been drawn to science Ultimately, science fiction primed the human imagination to accom- fiction as a reader, and as a collector. He is a scientist by training, hav- plish what is perhaps its greatest achievement: the exploration of ing earned a PhD in Metallurgy from MIT and worked in research fields space and the mission to the moon in 1969.
    [Show full text]
  • Catalogue XV 116 Rare Works of Speculative Fiction
    Catalogue XV 116 Rare Works Of Speculative Fiction About Catalogue XV Welcome to our 15th catalogue. It seems to be turning into an annual thing, given it was a year since our last catalogue. Well, we have 116 works of speculative fiction. Some real rarities in here, and some books that we’ve had before. There’s no real theme, beyond speculative fiction, so expect a wide range from early taproot texts to modern science fiction. Enjoy. About Us We are sellers of rare books specialising in speculative fiction. Our company was established in 2010 and we are based in Yorkshire in the UK. We are members of ILAB, the A.B.A. and the P.B.F.A. To Order You can order via telephone at +44(0) 7557 652 609, online at www.hyraxia.com, email us or click the links. All orders are shipped for free worldwide. Tracking will be provided for the more expensive items. You can return the books within 30 days of receipt for whatever reason as long as they’re in the same condition as upon receipt. Payment is required in advance except where a previous relationship has been established. Colleagues – the usual arrangement applies. Please bear in mind that by the time you’ve read this some of the books may have sold. All images belong to Hyraxia Books. You can use them, just ask us and we’ll give you a hi-res copy. Please mention this catalogue when ordering. • Toft Cottage, 1 Beverley Road, Hutton Cranswick, UK • +44 (0) 7557 652 609 • • [email protected] • www.hyraxia.com • Aldiss, Brian - The Helliconia Trilogy [comprising] Spring, Summer and Winter [7966] London, Jonathan Cape, 1982-1985.
    [Show full text]
  • 'Betwixt-And-Between': Liminality in Golden Age Children's Literature
    ‘Betwixt-and-Between’: Liminality in Golden Age Children’s Literature by Emma Hayes BA(Hons) Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Deakin University August, 2018 Acknowledgements I have been incredibly lucky to have had the support offered by many people throughout the process of completing this thesis. I am especially grateful to my Principal Supervisor, Professor David McCooey, for his invaluable insight, expertise, and unwavering support throughout this project. I would also like to thank my Associate Supervisor Dr Kristine Moruzi for her expertise throughout the final stages of my project. I would like to thank Associate Professor Cassandra Atherton, who offered me valuable insight into my project and guidance as my Associate Supervisor (and briefly as my Principal Supervisor) in the middle phase of my candidature. Dr Leonie Rutherford also offered me guidance in the early stages of this project in her role as Associate Supervisor. I would also like to acknowledge the generous financial support I received in completing this project through an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship). I also received insight and encouragement as a member of the Children’s Literature HDR research group. I would like to thank the staff at the Deakin University Library, especially Marion Churkovich, Lorraine Driscoll and Angela Kirk, who assisted me in sourcing numerous texts. I would also like to thank Robyn Ficnerski who offered me invaluable support and assistance throughout my candidature. Finally, as I feel I don’t have enough words to thank them, I would like to dedicate this thesis to my family.
    [Show full text]
  • Doc ~ Mythago Wood / Read
    5QV7MJL43H ^ Mythago Wood # PDF Myth ago W ood By Robert Holdstock Orion Publishing Co. Paperback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, Mythago Wood, Robert Holdstock, Deep within the wildwood lies a place of myth and mystery, from which few return, and of those few, none remain unchanged. Ryhope Wood may look like a three-mile-square fenced-in wood in rural Herefordshire on the outside, but inside, it is a primeval, intricate labyrinth of trees, impossibly huge, unforgettable .and stronger than time itself. Stephen Huxley has already lost his father to the mysteries of Ryhope Wood. On his return from the Second World War, he finds his brother, Christopher, is also in thrall to the mysterious wood, wherein lies a realm where mythic archetypes grow flesh and blood, where love and beauty haunt your dreams, and in promises of freedom lies the sanctuary of insanity . READ ONLINE [ 7.14 MB ] Reviews Merely no phrases to describe. It really is rally intriguing throgh reading time. I am happy to tell you that this is basically the greatest book i have go through in my own lifestyle and might be he greatest book for ever. -- Kattie Wunsch The publication is great and fantastic. It can be filled with knowledge and wisdom You wont truly feel monotony at at any moment of your time (that's what catalogues are for about if you ask me). -- Dr. Marcos Grimes III WTPMWOJHNE < Mythago Wood // Doc Related Kindle Books Your Pregnancy for the Father to Be Everything You Need to Know about Pregnancy Childbirth and Getting Ready for Your New Baby by Judith Schuler and Glade B Curtis 2003 Paperback Book Condition: Brand New.
    [Show full text]
  • Fall 2012 Newsletter Page 1 Or WALE on Facebook an Invitation from Our
    WALE: an interest group of WLA WALE Info… Fall 2012 Newsletter Page 1 http://wale.wla.org/ or WALE on Facebook An Invitation from our WALE Chair… We are just under 2 months away from the WALE Conference in Chelan. I am so very proud of all the work the conference committee has put into this conference. We anticipate this to be one of the best conferences we’ve ever put on. We are also very excited to be able to offer two scholarships consisting of full conference registration and lodging for October 29 & 30, thanks to a match- ing donation from WLA. The Scholarship deadline is September 14 and full details may be found at http://2012waleconference.wla.org/scholarships- grants/ . While I am thrilled about this year’s conference, I would like everyone to be thinking about next year’s conference now. We need enthusiastic people willing to take a leadership role in conference planning. We will be counting on you to volunteer as Conference Chair, chair a committee, or work on a committee. It’s challenging work, but very rewarding and quite fun. If you don’t want to take on a committee by yourself, consider grabbing a friend and working as co-chairs. WALE is a fantastic organization, but we are only as strong as our membership, and we count on you keep us moving forward. If you have any questions about volunteering, or would like to step up to the challenge of con- ference planning, please send me an email. We look forward to hearing from you.
    [Show full text]
  • Hexwood Free
    FREE HEXWOOD PDF Diana Wynne Jones | 382 pages | 01 Aug 2009 | HarperCollins Publishers | 9780007333875 | English | London, United Kingdom Hexwood by Diana Wynne Jones | LibraryThing We only make products we love that will Hexwood a lifetime. Work hard, enjoy life, and build something that will Hexwood. Your metal building reflects your name and your work ethic. See what you can build with Hixwood. Dream it, design it, and then go out and do it. Ge started with our metal building visualizer. Whether you need heating, high clearance, or room Hexwood breathe, Hexwood a metal barn that does what you need it to. Build something that Hexwood you to enjoy your life. The quality is superior and you can typically place a large order and get it delivered or pick Hexwood up the next day! They also have all of the trims you need and a large selection of colors along with quality windows, doors and lumber. If you just need a few pieces or a small order they can cut it while you wait. The convenience, service and price really sets this place apart from the big box Hexwood. Your Hexwood is built on your reputation. Deliver what you promised exactly when Hexwood promised. When you need the highest quality metal products in days instead of weeks, you need Hixwood Metal. Your Whole Life Hexwood Inside. Build It Strong. Visualize Your Metal Building. Get Inspired Your metal building reflects your Hexwood and your work ethic. Get Building Ideas. Visualize Your Space Dream Hexwood, design it, and then go out and do it.
    [Show full text]
  • Selected Scifi 201102.Xlsx
    Selected Used SciFi Books- Subject to availability - Call/email store to receive purchasing link ([email protected] 540206-2505) StorePri AuthorsLast Title EAN Publisher ce Cross-Currents: Storm Season, The Face of Chaos, Abbey, Robert Lynn Asprin and Lynn B000GPXLOQ Nelson Doubleday,. $8.00 and Wings of Omen Adams, Douglas Life, The Universe and Everything 9780517548745 Harmony Books $8.00 Adams, Douglas Mostly Harmless 9781127539635 BALLANTINE BOOKS $15.00 Adams, Douglas So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish 9780795326516 HARMONY BOOKS $6.00 Adams, Douglas The Restaurant at the End of the Universe 9780517545355 Harmony $8.00 Adams, Richard MAIA 9780394528571 Knopf $8.00 Alan, Foster Dean Midworld B001975ZFI Ballentine $8.00 Aldiss, Brian W. Helliconia Summer (Helliconia Trilogy, Book Two) 9781111805173 Atheneum / $8.00 Aldiss, Brian W. Non-Stop B0057JRIV8 Carroll & Graf $10.00 Aldiss, Brian Wilson Helliconia Winter (Helliconia, 3) 9780689115417 Atheneum $7.00 Allen, Roger E. Isaac Asimov's Inferno 9780441000234 Ace Trade $6.00 Allen, Roger Macbride Isaac Asimov's Utopia 9781857982800 Orion Publishing Co $8.00 Allston, Aaron Enemy lines (Star wars, The new Jedi order) 9780739427774 Science Fiction $15.00 Anderson, Kevin J and Rebecca The Rise of the Shadow Academy 9781568652115 Guild America $15.00 Moesta Anderson, Kevin J,Herbert, Brian Hunters of Dune 9780765312921 Tor Books $10.00 Anderson, Kevin J. A Forest of Stars: The Saga of Seven Suns Book 2 9780446528719 Aspect $8.00 Anderson, Kevin J. Darksaber (Star Wars) 9780553099744 Spectra $10.00 Anderson, Kevin J. Hidden Empire: The Saga of Seven Suns - Book 1 9780446528627 Aspect $8.00 Anderson, Kevin J.
    [Show full text]
  • Reenchanting Catholic Literature
    Trying to Say ‘God’: Reenchanting Catholic Literature Welcome writers, artists, and lovers of literature to the 2017 “Trying to Say ‘God’ Literary Gathering”. We’ve added “2017” to the title because we plan to convene this gathering biennially as a way of featuring the art and writing of established, emerging, and aspiring artists of faith. The 2019 event will take place at St. Michael’s College of the University of Toronto, and will return to Notre Dame in 2021. We are delighted to welcome over 200 guests to this first gathering. If anyone suggests that there are no excellent Catholic writers today, just show them the variety of sessions at this gathering and the varied backgrounds of our many presenters. They’ll find that Catholic literature is healthy and vigorous, with a promising future. Thank you for joining us! Planning and Organizing Committee: Kenneth Garcia, University of Notre Dame Dave Griffith, Interlochen Center for the Arts Jessica Mesman Griffith, Sick Pilgrim Sam Rocha, University of British Columbia Jonathan Ryan, Sick Pilgrim Trying to Say God Introduction In a time when traditional religion is viewed as suspect, passé, or offensive, many authors and artists are uncomfortable talking about their personal religion or spirituality, while others grope for new ways to say “God.” They attempt to articulate an amorphous truth in an “elsewhere beyond language,” in the words of Fanny Howe, but use language to explore their way toward it. The Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts at the University of Notre Dame—together with Sick Pilgrim, Patheos, Image Journal, and St.
    [Show full text]
  • Rendezvous with Rama PW004 Title Page
    Rendezvous with Rama by Philip Whitcroft Based on Rendezvous with Rama By Arthur C Clarke Philip Whitcroft 110 Wagner Road, Evans City, PA 16033, USA 1-724-234-2402 [email protected] Copyright 2008 EXT. SPACE In a far distant solar system RAMA (Dark cylinder closed at both ends) begins its journey. Rama accelerates through interstellar space between several solar systems and sling shots around the stars. Directly ahead is a pale white star. Rama passes Neptune. As Rama approaches Jupiter the inner planets of the Solar System are visible as dots in the distance circling the Sun. EXT. MARS COLONY - DAY A small but growing human colony on Mars. INT. SOLAR SURVEY OBSERVATORY, CORRIDOR - SAME TIME The quiet is broken by a loud emergency alarm. ALARM SYSTEM Emergency! Emergency! To the cabins! To the cabins! There is an emergency in this area. Go to the emergency cabins immediately! Emergency! Emergency! To the... Suddenly people come into the corridor and hurry to the “Emergency Cabin” at the end. ALARM SYSTEM (CONT’D) This area is depressurizing! Emergency!... Bulkhead doors close the section off. The Observatory door opens and MYRNA NORTON (thin boned, 12) dawdles out followed by DR. CARLISLE PERERA (older, frail) who moves as quickly as he can. PERERA Go Myrna, Go! Please just go! Myrna is disgruntled but runs on ahead to the cabin. ALARM SYSTEM The cabin in this area must close in ten seconds,... five seconds, four, three... Perera struggles into the small crowded room. 2. ALARM SYSTEM (CONT’D) Two, one. Cabin closing! The automated system closes and seals the door.
    [Show full text]
  • A Short Guide to Irish Science Fiction
    A Short Guide to Irish Science Fiction Jack Fennell As part of the Dublin 2019 Bid, we run a weekly feature on our social media platforms since January 2015. Irish Fiction Friday showcases a piece of free Irish Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror literature every week. During this, we contacted Jack Fennell, author of Irish Science Fiction, with an aim to featuring him as one of our weekly contributors. Instead, he gave us this wonderful bibliography of Irish Science Fiction to use as we saw fit. This booklet contains an in-depth list of Irish Science Fiction, details of publication and a short synopsis for each entry. It gives an idea of the breadth of science fiction literature, past and present. across a range of writers. It’s a wonderful introduction to Irish Science Fiction literature, and we very much hope you enjoy it. We’d like to thank Jack Fennell for his huge generosity and the time he has donated in putting this bibliography together. His book, Irish Science Fiction, is available from Liverpool University Press. http://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/products/60385 The cover is from Cathal Ó Sándair’s An Captaen Spéirling, Spás-Phíolóta (1961). We’d like to thank Joe Saunders (Cathal’s Grandson) for allowing us to reprint this image. Find out more about the Bid to host a Worldcon in Dublin 2019 on our webpage: www.dublin2019.com, and on our Facebook page; Dublin2019. You can also mail us at [email protected] Dublin 2019 Committee Anonymous. The Battle of the Moy; or, How Ireland Gained Her Independence, 1892-1894.
    [Show full text]
  • HFPA Newsletter 2004 September
    Hawaii Foster Parent Association E PŪLAMA NĀ KEIKI “Cherish the Children” September 2004 VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3 AROUND THE WORLD IN CFSR REPORTS GIVE NATIONAL DATA AN EVENING Foster Parents often do not Receive Notice; Are Denied Opportunity to Be Heard Reception and Wine Bill Grimm Tasting at Indigo’s Youth Law News, April-June 2004 This article is adapted from the fourth in a series of articles Wednesday, November 10, 2004 published by the National Center for Youth Law, analyzing 5:30 p.m.— 8:00 p.m. the federal Child and Family Services Reviews. The articles, as well as the citations for this article, can be found at Tickets: $75 www.youthlaw.org. “The foster parent … of a child and any pre-adoptive Proceeds to support the work of the Hawaii Foster Parent parent or relative providing care for the child are pro- Association. Call 808-263-0920 for ticket information. vided with notice of, and an opportunity to be heard in, any review or hearing to be held with respect to the child ….” The Hawaii Foster Parent Association The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, Sec. 104 website is live! Check it out at The opportunity to participate in hearings concerning the child placed in their home is an ex- www.hawaiifosterparent.org. plicit federal mandate given foster parents, pre- adoptive parents, and relatives caring for foster chil- On the home page, you’ll find dren. Congress enacted these provisions, termed a list of the three most recently- “notice and opportunity to be heard rights for caregiv- posted articles.
    [Show full text]