Ray Sumner
Biographic Data
| ID | 3759263 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ray Sumner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ray |
| FAMILY NAME | Sumner |
| SIGNATURE | SUMNER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Long Beach City College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Combinatorial Creativity and the Australian Letters of Amalie Dietrich
This is an investigation into a fictive life-story that continues to be widely accepted as historical truth. A minor section of that narrative consists of fabricated letters attributed to the female protagonist, Amalie Dietrich, but comprising rearranged selections from the autobiographical work of a male anthropologist. Comments in these fictional letters have been selectively and disproportionately distorted for widespread media dissemination o…
Shadows on the landscape
In 1922, Australian places connected with a solar eclipse were of world-historical significance as they were associated with empirical confirmation of Einstein's general theory of relativity. They also formed a major part of Australian national consciousness, although they have since reverted to lost geographies. An exploration of Australian reception of eclipse science leads to questions of official heritage construction and stereotypical nation…
Photographs of Aborigines of north-east Australia
The German naturalist-collector Amalie Dietrich (1821-1891) worked in Queensland from 1863 to 1872, assembling for the Museum Godeffroy of Hamburg large collections of botanical, zoological, ethnographic and anthropological specimens. Her work has remain ed relatively unknown in Australia, however, since the collections were shipped to Germany and most of the relevant literature is in German.1
A Changed America? The Effects of September 11th on Depressive Symptoms and Alcohol Consumption
In the weeks following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, social commentators argued that America had profoundly 'changed.' In light of these arguments and the literature on disasters, we examine the immediate and longer-term mental health consequences of September 11th using a national sample of fulltime American workers. We model the effects of temporal proximity to the attacks on depressive symptoms and alcohol consumption, while con…
A noisome business‐the trepang trade and Queensland
(1981). A noisome business‐the trepang trade and Queensland. Journal of Australian Studies: Vol. 5, No. 9, pp. 61-70
A Changed America? The Effects of September 11th on Depressive Symptoms and Alcohol Consumption
In the weeks following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, social commentators argued that America had profoundly 'changed.' In light of these arguments and the literature on disasters, we examine the immediate and longer-term mental health consequences of September 11th using a national sample of fulltime American workers. We model the effects of temporal proximity to the attacks on depressive symptoms and alcohol consumption, while con…
A noisome business‐the trepang trade and Queensland
(1981). A noisome business‐the trepang trade and Queensland. Journal of Australian Studies: Vol. 5, No. 9, pp. 61-70
A Changed America? The Effects of September 11th on Depressive Symptoms and Alcohol Consumption
In the weeks following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, social commentators argued that America had profoundly 'changed.' In light of these arguments and the literature on disasters, we examine the immediate and longer-term mental health consequences of September 11th using a national sample of fulltime American workers. We model the effects of temporal proximity to the attacks on depressive symptoms and alcohol consumption, while con…
Photographs of Aborigines of north-east Australia
The German naturalist-collector Amalie Dietrich (1821-1891) worked in Queensland from 1863 to 1872, assembling for the Museum Godeffroy of Hamburg large collections of botanical, zoological, ethnographic and anthropological specimens. Her work has remain ed relatively unknown in Australia, however, since the collections were shipped to Germany and most of the relevant literature is in German.1
Combinatorial Creativity and the Australian Letters of Amalie Dietrich
This is an investigation into a fictive life-story that continues to be widely accepted as historical truth. A minor section of that narrative consists of fabricated letters attributed to the female protagonist, Amalie Dietrich, but comprising rearranged selections from the autobiographical work of a male anthropologist. Comments in these fictional letters have been selectively and disproportionately distorted for widespread media dissemination o…
Shadows on the landscape
In 1922, Australian places connected with a solar eclipse were of world-historical significance as they were associated with empirical confirmation of Einstein's general theory of relativity. They also formed a major part of Australian national consciousness, although they have since reverted to lost geographies. An exploration of Australian reception of eclipse science leads to questions of official heritage construction and stereotypical nation…
Art (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Australian Indigenous Culture and History (2 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works)