Letters of Asa Gray, edited by Jane Loring Gray ... .

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Sleeping Beauty in Chelmno: Jane Yolen's Briar Rose or Breaking the Spell of Silence

AbstractThis article analyses Jane Yolen's Briar Rose (1992) from the perspective of trauma studies as a novelistic transposition of "Sleeping Beauty" in the context of the Holocaust. It argues that the fairy tale fulfils a psychological and even existential role for the fictional survivor of the extermination camp, but also a pedagogical, moral and political one through the figure of the cowitness central to the economy of the novel. Through Becca's recovery of the biographical elements underlying her grandmother's retelling of the story, Yolen shows how the fairy tale can serve to communicate traumatic personal memories and transmit collective cultural knowledge to counter the disappearance of first-hand witnesses.RésuméCet article analyse le recours au conte de fées dans un roman récent de Jane Yolen, Briar Rose, qui transpose le conte de La Belle au bois dormant dans le contexte de l'Holocauste. A partir des études sur le traumatisme (trauma studies), il montre comment le conte de fées remplit plusieurs rôles: psychologique voire existentiel pour la survivante du camp, mais aussi didactique, politique et moral à travers la figure du co-témoin placée au coeur du dispositif narratif. Yolen fait ainsi appel à deux genres pédagogiques, le conte et la literature de jeunesse sur l'Holocauste comme outils pédagogiques permettant la transmission d'une mémoire individuelle et collective qui problématise la question épineuse de la représentation de l'Holocauste et de la fictionnalisation de l'histoire qui accompagne la disparition des témoins directs.

Jane Eyre: una lectura para el verano y la película que nos espera a la vuelta del otoño.

Siguiendo con la costumbre de hablar del cine de literatura, hoy proponemos la novela Jane Eyre1, escrita por Charlotte Brönte en 1847, recomendada para jóvenes a partir de los catorce años, con madurez y formación lectora previa, y con una versión cinematográfica que se estrenará en España a finales del mes de septiembre. En tiempo vacacional es un privilegio contar con historias que nos ocupen las siestas de las calurosas y largas tardes de verano con tiempo para todo, nos metan en relatos que nos absorban, nos lleven a mundos distantes y nos permitan acercarnos a vidas muy atractivas, con historias de valentía y de superación que nos impulsen a ser mejores. Es el momento de disfrutar con novela que pueden quedar a medias en otros momentos del año con más obligaciones.

Jane Eyre: del text a la pantalla : Un estudi comparatiu entre l'obra de Charlotte Brontë i l'adaptació cinematogràfica de Cary Fukunaga

Treball de fi de màster que estudia comparativament les relacions entre la novel·la "Jane Eyre" de Charlotte Brontë i l'adaptació cinematogràfica de la mateixa realitzada pel director Cary Fukunaga.

Jane Goodall

Hi ha qui els veu com una versió caricaturesca, o fins i tot grotesca, de la humanitat: uns éssers de moviments desmanegats que amb alguns dels seus comportaments envileixen els nostres aparentment sublims i altisonants propòsits vitals. Altres, en canvi, els perceben com uns germans que des de fa més de cinc milions d'anys segueixen un camí diferent però que, tanmateix, amb la seva mirada profunda apel·len als nostres orígens compartits: una font de coneixement sobre la nostra essència, uns éssers sensibles als quals cal entendre si els volem preservar, per dignitat, de l'extinció a la qual nosaltres mateixos els abocaríem de forma inconscient.

WOMAN IN CHEMISTRY. JANE MARCET, A RELEVANT FIGURE IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION

A historiographical study of Jane Marcet’s role in spreading chemistry knowledge to a wider audience in the 19th century is presented here. Her efforts to spread scientific knowledge were crucial to sharing the most important theories of chemistry among different audiences, particularly women and young people. Through her book, “Conversations on Chemistry,” which was published in several editions from 1806 to 1853, she contributed significantly to chemistry education. Despite controversy over the large number of editions, this text is a strong witness to the active participation of women in science. Her scientific rigor and contribution to narrative strategies in chemistry pedagogy have given Jane Marcet consideration not only as an important woman in the scientific community of England during the first half of the 19th century but also as a central figure in the early development of chemistry diffusion and education.

Grassroots Charity in China: Case Analysis of a Charity Project Organised by Jane Zhang Fan Club

As unregistered grassroots charities do not appear in official statistics in China, they tend to remain unnoticed by scholars. Also as they operate unofficially and avoid publicity, their work is usually not reported by the media. In this research I explore the grassroots charity activity of one pop music fan club from the viewpoint of trust as a sociological concept. I will also establish the general situation on charity in China. By using textual analysis on internet blogs and discussion forums I map the charity project from the discussion of the original idea to the execution and follow up phase. I study the roles the fan club members assume during the project as anonymous participants of internet conversations, as well as concrete active charity volunteers outside of the virtual world. I establish parties, other than the fan club, which are involved in the charity project. Interviews with one of the participant of the project in 2010, 2014 and 2015 bring valuable additional information and help in distributing the questionnaire survey. A quantitative questionnaire survey was distributed among the fan club members to get more detailed information on the motives and attitudes towards official and unofficial charity in China. Because of the inequality in China, the rural minority areas do not have similar educational opportunities as the mostly majority inhabited urban areas, even though the country officially has a nine year compulsory education. Grassroots charities can operate in relative freedom taking some of the government’s burden of social responsibilities if they are not criticizing the authorities. The problem with grassroots charity seems to be lack of sustainability. The lack of trust for authorities and official charities was the reason why the Jane Zhang fan club decided to conduct a charity case unofficially. As a group of people previously unknown to each other, they managed to build mutual trust to carry out the project transparently and successfully, though not sustainably. The internet has provided a new and effective platform for unofficial grassroots charities, who choose not to co-operate with official organisations. On grassroots level charities can have the transparency and trust that lack from official charities. I suggest, that interviewing the real persons behind the internet aliases and finding out what happened outside the discussion forums, would bring a more detailed and outspoken description of the project concerning of the contacts with the local authorities. Also travelling to the site and communicating with the local people in the village would establish how they have experienced the project.

Dr. Jane Evans

Professor of Physical Education.