Rachel Bower
Biographic Data
| ID | 133825 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Bower |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Bower |
| SIGNATURE | BOWER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leeds |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3180-133X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Allocation of Scattered Teeth From a Batavia 1629 Communal Grave
When the Dutch ship Batavia wrecked in 1629 on Morning Reef in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands off the coast of Western Australia, most of the passengers and crew survived the wreck, but about 200 of the survivors later perished on and around Beacon Island where they had landed after the wreck. As many as 81 bodies may be buried on Beacon Island and 21 bodies have been excavated to date. During the 2017–2018 excavations, seven of the buried individu…
The role of language in probation: A creative conversation
This discussion piece emerged out of a conversation about the words we use to describe people who are engaged in and by the criminal justice system. It is underpinned by our belief that language, including the ways we describe people, has important effects in the world. The piece consists of two parts: a brief critical introduction, and a creative dialogue which reflects upon ten key words that have been used to describe people on probation
Material stories of migration: Reframing home through poetry
This article reflects on the power of poetry to reframe the concepts of home, arrival and belonging, each of which is important in understanding the relationship between migration and culture. It traces the journey of a collective poem – ‘Grapes in My Father’s Yard’ – that was created during the Material Stories of Migration project in Sheffield in 2015; was performed at Migration Matters Festival and has since been shared in multiple digital and…
Poetry, print, and the making of postcolonial literature
Poetry, print, and the making of postcolonial literature." Journal of Postcolonial Writing, 55(4), pp. 583–584
Pheng Cheah. What Is a World
Tony Harrison in Nigeria: Teacher, Translator and Dramatist
Tony Harrison, famously born and bred in Leeds, was a Lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University in Northern Nigeria from 1962 to 1966. Harrison’s notebooks show that his earliest experiments with Northern Englishes and dialects were carried out in Nigeria at this time. His letters and notebooks also reflect his interest in languages and traditions of the region. Harrison was also fascinated with questions of spoken language, dialect, slang and swearing…
Tony Harrison: International Man of Letters
Postcolonial life narratives: Testimonial Transactions
Postcolonial life narratives: testimonial transactions." Journal of Postcolonial Writing, 52(4), p. 525
Crafts of world literature: Field, material and translation
Epistolary craft and the literary field
This essay examines the epistolary craft of Monica Ali’s bestselling first novel, Brick Lane (2003), drawing on tools offered by Pierre Bourdieu’s model of the literary field. On one hand, the novel’s relation with its source texts, and attempt to forge an adequate literary material for banglabhashi (Bengali speaking) and oral narratives, signals a rejection of economic profit and pursuit of symbolic capital. On the other, Ali faces the overwhelm…
Interview with Fadia Faqir, 23 March 2010
This is an interview with Fadia Faqir, the author of three novels and a number of short stories and plays. Faqir's most recent novel, My Name is Salma (2007), has been published in 16 countries and translated into 13 languages. It was published as The Cry of the Dove in the United States. Faqir writes in English; here she discusses the marketing of Arab anglophone literature in different national contexts, and talks about the way in which materia…
An Interview with M G Vassanji
Families in Flux: Transnational Reconnections across the Horn of Africa and its Diaspora
Cutting for Stone Abraham Verghese Vintage Books, London, 2010, pb 544pp ISBN 0 0994 4363 6 £7.99 www.vintage-books.co.uk The Consequences of Love Sulaiman S M Y Addonia Chatto & Windus, London, 20
Material stories of migration: Reframing home through poetry
This article reflects on the power of poetry to reframe the concepts of home, arrival and belonging, each of which is important in understanding the relationship between migration and culture. It traces the journey of a collective poem – ‘Grapes in My Father’s Yard’ – that was created during the Material Stories of Migration project in Sheffield in 2015; was performed at Migration Matters Festival and has since been shared in multiple digital and…
Tony Harrison: International Man of Letters
Crafts of world literature: Field, material and translation
Epistolary craft and the literary field
This essay examines the epistolary craft of Monica Ali’s bestselling first novel, Brick Lane (2003), drawing on tools offered by Pierre Bourdieu’s model of the literary field. On one hand, the novel’s relation with its source texts, and attempt to forge an adequate literary material for banglabhashi (Bengali speaking) and oral narratives, signals a rejection of economic profit and pursuit of symbolic capital. On the other, Ali faces the overwhelm…
Interview with Fadia Faqir, 23 March 2010
This is an interview with Fadia Faqir, the author of three novels and a number of short stories and plays. Faqir's most recent novel, My Name is Salma (2007), has been published in 16 countries and translated into 13 languages. It was published as The Cry of the Dove in the United States. Faqir writes in English; here she discusses the marketing of Arab anglophone literature in different national contexts, and talks about the way in which materia…
An Interview with M G Vassanji
Families in Flux: Transnational Reconnections across the Horn of Africa and its Diaspora
Cutting for Stone Abraham Verghese Vintage Books, London, 2010, pb 544pp ISBN 0 0994 4363 6 £7.99 www.vintage-books.co.uk The Consequences of Love Sulaiman S M Y Addonia Chatto & Windus, London, 20
Interview with Fadia Faqir, 23 March 2010
This is an interview with Fadia Faqir, the author of three novels and a number of short stories and plays. Faqir's most recent novel, My Name is Salma (2007), has been published in 16 countries and translated into 13 languages. It was published as The Cry of the Dove in the United States. Faqir writes in English; here she discusses the marketing of Arab anglophone literature in different national contexts, and talks about the way in which materia…
Crafts of world literature: Field, material and translation
Epistolary craft and the literary field
This essay examines the epistolary craft of Monica Ali’s bestselling first novel, Brick Lane (2003), drawing on tools offered by Pierre Bourdieu’s model of the literary field. On one hand, the novel’s relation with its source texts, and attempt to forge an adequate literary material for banglabhashi (Bengali speaking) and oral narratives, signals a rejection of economic profit and pursuit of symbolic capital. On the other, Ali faces the overwhelm…
Postcolonial life narratives: Testimonial Transactions
Postcolonial life narratives: testimonial transactions." Journal of Postcolonial Writing, 52(4), p. 525
Pheng Cheah. What Is a World
Tony Harrison in Nigeria: Teacher, Translator and Dramatist
Tony Harrison, famously born and bred in Leeds, was a Lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University in Northern Nigeria from 1962 to 1966. Harrison’s notebooks show that his earliest experiments with Northern Englishes and dialects were carried out in Nigeria at this time. His letters and notebooks also reflect his interest in languages and traditions of the region. Harrison was also fascinated with questions of spoken language, dialect, slang and swearing…
Tony Harrison: International Man of Letters
Poetry, print, and the making of postcolonial literature
Poetry, print, and the making of postcolonial literature." Journal of Postcolonial Writing, 55(4), pp. 583–584
Material stories of migration: Reframing home through poetry
This article reflects on the power of poetry to reframe the concepts of home, arrival and belonging, each of which is important in understanding the relationship between migration and culture. It traces the journey of a collective poem – ‘Grapes in My Father’s Yard’ – that was created during the Material Stories of Migration project in Sheffield in 2015; was performed at Migration Matters Festival and has since been shared in multiple digital and…
The role of language in probation: A creative conversation
This discussion piece emerged out of a conversation about the words we use to describe people who are engaged in and by the criminal justice system. It is underpinned by our belief that language, including the ways we describe people, has important effects in the world. The piece consists of two parts: a brief critical introduction, and a creative dialogue which reflects upon ten key words that have been used to describe people on probation
Allocation of Scattered Teeth From a Batavia 1629 Communal Grave
When the Dutch ship Batavia wrecked in 1629 on Morning Reef in the Houtman Abrolhos Islands off the coast of Western Australia, most of the passengers and crew survived the wreck, but about 200 of the survivors later perished on and around Beacon Island where they had landed after the wreck. As many as 81 bodies may be buried on Beacon Island and 21 bodies have been excavated to date. During the 2017–2018 excavations, seven of the buried individu…
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