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Recently, in an introduction to literature course, I began a class by asking my students what they thought about Gregor's sister, Grete, in Kafka's The Metamorphosis. Describe her character? I [...]

An observation by Charles Hatfield set a challenge for this roundtable. 'Comics and childhood: the pairing of the two seems inevitable, yet remains, somehow, both contentious and under-examined' (par. 1). [...]

An analysis of the role of families in postmodern, native literature is presented. Among the Canadian works discussed are Sheila Watson's 'The Double Hook' and Eden Robinson's 'Traplines.'

The article discusses the role of cats in modernist writing, particularly commenting on distinctions between humans and animals in literature. Several books are discussed, including the memoir "Noa Noa," by artist Paul Gauguin, and the novel "Women in Love," by D.H. Lawrence. The author also analyzes the comic strip "Krazy Kat" by George Herriman and the comic book character Catwoman, created by writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane. The writings of American author H.P. Lovecraft are also considered.

Discusses the book `Irony's Edge: The Theory and Politics of Irony,' by Linda Hutcheon. Transideological form of irony; Realist mythos of Hutcheon's study; Anti-foundationalist methodology.

While psychoacoustical methods to evaluate the sound attenuation of heating protective devices have been standardized (CSA Z94.2-M1984; ASA STD 1-1975) and proved to be practical for continuous noise, no standard exists for impulse noise. Microphone-based techniques seem to provide the best avenue for the measurement of impulse noise attenuation at the present time. This paper presents our progress in the design of a new artificial head simulating the relevant mechanical and acoustical parameters of the human head influencing the protected and unprotected eardrum sound pressure. These parameters include: (1) the diffraction of sound by the human head, (2) the mechanical impedance of human tissues, (3) the circumaural contours, (4) the external ear features such as pinna, ear canal, and eardrum impedance, and (5) the vibration of the head in the sound field. [Work supported by the Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medecine, Canada.] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]