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Female Singers on the French Stage, 1830–1848
Kimberly White
Cambridge University Press
2018
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The study of singers' art has emerged as a prominent area of inquiry within musicology in recent years. Female Singers on the French Stage, 1830–1848 shifts the focus from the artwork onstage to the labour that went on behind the scenes. Through extensive analysis of primary source documents, Kimberly White explores the profession of singing, operatic culture, and the representation of female performers on the French stage between 1830 and 1848, and reveals new perspectives on the social, economic, and cultural status of these women. The book attempts to reconstruct and clarify contemporary practices of the singer at work, including vocal training, débuts, rehearsals and performance schedules, touring, benefit concerts, and retirement, as well as the strategies utilized in publicity and image making. Dozens of case studies, many compiled from singers' correspondence and archival papers, shed light on the performers' successes and struggles at a time when Paris was the operatic centre of Europe.
An arachnophobic woman plagued by nightmares about spiders since she was little attempts to feign a normal existence while working a mundane job. But no matter how hard she tries, eight-legged shadows lurk in the recesses of her mind, torturing her and sending her spiraling downward into the abyss of lunacy. When an encounter with a tarantula triggers a psychotic break, she lands in a halfway house inhabited by others whose broken psyches insinuate themselves into her slow climb out of hell. Bisecting these threads are the messages of Tarantula Woman, who enters through the cracks in her psyche to whisper wisdom and guide her through her own subconscious. As her history is recast, her housemates redefine the meaning of lucidity and Tarantula Woman continues to tease, push, and enlighten her. Hotel Tarantula is a story of extreme phobia as a young woman is forced to rely on the spidery voice inside her head for insight as she attempts to claw her way back to sanity.
An arachnophobic woman plagued by nightmares about spiders since she was little attempts to feign a normal existence while working a mundane job. But no matter how hard she tries, eight-legged shadows lurk in the recesses of her mind, torturing her and sending her spiraling downward into the abyss of lunacy. When an encounter with a tarantula triggers a psychotic break, she lands in a halfway house inhabited by others whose broken psyches insinuate themselves into her slow climb out of hell. Bisecting these threads are the messages of Tarantula Woman, who enters through the cracks in her psyche to whisper wisdom and guide her through her own subconscious. As her history is recast, her housemates redefine the meaning of lucidity and Tarantula Woman continues to tease, push, and enlighten her. Hotel Tarantula is a story of extreme phobia as a young woman is forced to rely on the spidery voice inside her head for insight as she attempts to claw her way back to sanity.
A vivid depiction and real-world example of the personal and institutional impact of the Arbinger Insititute's transformative ideas (Leadership and Self-Deception; 1.4 million copies sold) within a healthcare organization--The HG nursing homes. In general, nursing homes are scorned healthcare institutions--but it was in these transformed HG homes that Kimberly White discovered a new way of "seeing" people and underwent her own personal transformation. Both Plum and White shifted their perspective and mindset based on their adoption of The Arbinger Institute's basic principles. Without realizing it, we tend to treat people as objects. We see them solely in terms of their usefulness to us. This invites tension and conflict, and changing this mindset is at the heart of the Arbinger Institute's work. This book is a moving true story of an unhappy woman whose life and family were transformed when she began researching how Arbinger's ideas were being implemented in nursing homes. Kimberly White was astonished to discover that those who choose to care for the elderly and ill, earning low pay in a maligned industry, were nevertheless full of satisfaction, compassion and love because of their ability to see their patients as real and true and valuable people. White's research became a personal exploration of how to see the people in her own life as people in that same profound way. When she did, everything in her life and her world changed--and the reader's will too.
Legend has it that the first waterfall was created when an angry sea god threw his trident into a cliff with such force that the cliff split open, spewing water like a volcanic eruption. Through the eyes of Nereid, daughter of this angry sea god, we witness the evolution of this primal waterfall into a powerful symbol of beauty, danger, and sacrifice. Through Nereid, we witness the stories of women and girls who commit suicide by waterfall, beginning with Nereid herself, and the waterfall otherworld into which they awaken. Unfolding in spiral rather than linear fashion, this bible of shifting realities and portals between life and death shines light and dark into a world never before imagined. An afterlife which is neither heaven or hell, it is as uncertain as it is beautiful. Intertwined with the tales of Nereid and others in her world is the commonality of the Waterfall, whose elemental/diselemental voice adds its own layers to Nereid's bible. When the Waterfall speaks, we taste the purity of the first waterfall, we catch the scent of primal element, we are enchanted by the face of magnificent beauty, and we feel the very heartbeat of water as we drown in the roar of the falls. From Nereid's lifetime of water, through the hidden pools and passages of her watery world, Waterfall Girls is but a small sampling of legends inspired by waterfalls, woven into the heartbreak of suicide.
Adulting Made Easy(er): Navigating from Campus to Career
Barbara Schultz; Kimberly White; Gerald O'Connor
Gerald O'Connor
2019
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Adulting Made Easy(er): Navigating from Campus to CareerThe path from graduation to a fulfilling career is an adventure-but it can also be confusing, overwhelming, and often a bit scary. Written for Gen Y, Gen Z, and their parents, Adulting Made Easy(er) is intended to help readers enjoy the journey and make informed choices along the way. The coauthors bring their considerable and varied experience to bear on a unique and comprehensive roadmap that includes: -Conducting healthy family dialogues about educational and career paths post-high school.-Identifying strengths and interests through self-assessments-Assembling a team of mentors and peers as the foundation for a professional network. -Understanding online and offline resources for every aspect of the job search.-Demystifying personal branding, networking, interviewing, and salary negotiations.-Demonstrating your potential and value in the first 90 days on the job. The interviews, stories, tools, and techniques shared in this book are sure to help you navigate and make the most of this exciting and pivotal stage of your life.
Critics often characterize white consumption of African American culture as a form of theft that echoes the fantasies of 1950s-era bohemians, or "White Negroes," who romanticized black culture as anarchic and sexually potent. In Beyond the White Negro, Kimberly Chabot Davis claims such a view fails to describe the varied politics of racial crossover in the past fifteen years. Davis analyzes how white engagement with African American novels, film narratives, and hip-hop can help form anti-racist attitudes that may catalyze social change and racial justice. Though acknowledging past failures to establish cross-racial empathy, she focuses on examples that show avenues for future progress and change. Her study of ethnographic data from book clubs and college classrooms shows how engagement with African American culture and pedagogical support can lead to the kinds of white self-examination that make empathy possible. The result is a groundbreaking text that challenges the trend of focusing on society's failures in achieving cross-racial empathy and instead explores possible avenues for change.
Critics often characterize white consumption of African American culture as a form of theft that echoes the fantasies of 1950s-era bohemians, or "White Negroes," who romanticized black culture as anarchic and sexually potent. In Beyond the White Negro, Kimberly Chabot Davis claims such a view fails to describe the varied politics of racial crossover in the past fifteen years. Davis analyzes how white engagement with African American novels, film narratives, and hip-hop can help form anti-racist attitudes that may catalyze social change and racial justice. Though acknowledging past failures to establish cross-racial empathy, she focuses on examples that show avenues for future progress and change. Her study of ethnographic data from book clubs and college classrooms shows how engagement with African American culture and pedagogical support can lead to the kinds of white self-examination that make empathy possible. The result is a groundbreaking text that challenges the trend of focusing on society's failures in achieving cross-racial empathy and instead explores possible avenues for change.
Artemis "Minnie" Carlisle believes she has the perfect life. She loves reigning as queen of Angel City High School and is not afraid to put others in their place. Although she is aware that her character can be a bit mean, she is adamant to change for no one and nothing.Minnie resides in fictional Angel City, North Carolina where, since kindergarten, she has been best friends with the shy, Marley Aprilson and the rebellious, Callista Arden. However, sometime in late middle school, Callista broke away from the group and for reasons unbeknownst to Minnie, began to target her. By senior year, the now pregnant Callista has made it clear she wants nothing to do with Minnie, although Minnie still has the desire to salvage the friendship with a girl she considers a sister.Suddenly, Minnie receives word that her boyfriend is having an affair with Callista and although she is heartbroken, she gathers up the strength and courage to confront Callista privately in a stairwell. The confrontation doesn't quite goas planned and upon the realization that their friendship is no longer salvageable, Minnie bids farewell to Callista. Unfortunately, as Minnie turns to walk away, Callista meets an unexpected death in that stairwell.Chaos engulfs the life of Minnie and her family immediately afterwards, as she is deemed Callista's murderer and Minnie's idealistic life is completely shattered. Angel City turns against her and the rest of the Carlisle's and she is shunned, physically and verbally attacked and ostracized by people she once thought she was better than and those she once thought were her friends. Unfortunately, it is not until an intense confrontation that Minnie discovers the truth of how her own flawed and malicious character played a big part in the nightmare that has now become her life.
"Sometimes...the only way to move forward is to stop looking back..." Life is about moving forward, getting up, and being able to keep going each day. For Joanna Fairley, that's easier said than done...because she's dead. Caught between her tragic past and the destiny that awaits her, Joanna must make a choice between letting go and holding on. There are no second chances in death, and Heaven isn't for starting over. It isn't a vacation. It's not a paradise. It's redemption. The third installment of the 3 Years Later series brings about a new perspective on the concept of life after death, what it means to love forever, and what it means to never give up hope.
My life as a white, female drug dealer
Kimberly
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2012
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