O Neo-Peplum: Hollywood e a herança do cinema popular europeu no séc. XXI

Através de uma análise histórico-formal este artigo propõe-se analisar a influência do peplum, um conjunto de filmes de aventuras produzidos na Europa mediterrânea entre 1958 e 1964, no cinema de Hollywood contemporâneo, em particular num ciclo de filmes que denominámos de neo-peplums pois, tal como o peplum europeu, estes caraterizam-se pela recriação fantasiosa do Mundo Antigo e pela hipertrofia do trabalho formal, utilizando os novos recursos tecnológicos na criação de uma mise-en-scène altamente estilizada.

Adapting Victorian Gypsies for the Screen: Ethnicity, Otherness and (In)visibility in Neo-Victorian Popular Film

This paper aims at analysing the presence of gypsy characters in two neo-Victorian popular films, namely Joe Johnston’s The Wolfman (2010) and Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows (2011). The cultural construction of nineteenth-century gypsies, those “Others within Europe” (Boyarin 433) whose presence in Victorian fiction was peripheral, spectral and at times invisible (Nord 3-4), is simultaneously exploited and contested by these two neo-Victorian screen narratives to raise issues of otherness and invisibility on the screen. Setting off from the premise that screen texts, just like print texts, can also be participant in the neo-Victorian project of reimagining the underside of Victorian culture for contemporary audiences (Whelehan 273), this paper traces how the adaptation of Victorian gypsies for the screen, true to the palimpsestuous potential inherent to the process of adaptation (Hutcheon 6) and sharing the double drive between past and present which characterises the neo-Victorian genre (Arias and Pulham xiii; Shiller 539), hybridises our cultural memory of the Victorian Age on the screen while concurrently raises concerns over the persistent liminal status of gypsies in contemporary European culture. In particular, this paper illustrates how the tropes prototypically associated to gypsies (namely their nomadic lifestyle, mysticism, alienated existence or their perceived association to criminality) which can be traced back to Victorian culture are deployed on the neo-Victorian popular screen (with varyingly succesful outcomes) to comment on their (in)visibility in the European popular imagination.

La literatura de la neo-violencia en Colombia : manifestaciones thanáticas en el siglo XXI

La rédaction de ce mémoire a été possible grâce à la bourse d’études supérieures du Canada (BESC M), Joseph-Armand-Bombardier du Centre de Recherche en Sciences Humaines (CRSH) du gouvernement du Canada, 2015.

Matematica e musica grafi, tonnetz e teorie neo-riemanniane

Il primo capitolo verte su argomenti di musica e, dopo una breve premessa generale, ed alcuni cenni biografici di J. S. Bach, si passa ad una analisi strutturale di tipo aritmetico e geometrico su alcune sue famose composizioni, sottolineando in particolare la passione del grande compositore per la numerologia, esaminando l’importanza che il fattore numerologico sempre assume nelle sue opere. Il secondo capitolo verte su argomenti di matematica e tratta alcuni importanti aspetti della teoria dei grafi, del toro e dell’immersione di grafi in superfici. Il terzo capitolo, nel quale si fa riferimento agli argomenti dei primi due capitoli, è diviso in tre parti: la prima esamina alcuni principali fondamenti matematico-musicali, la seconda propone un excursus storico dalla scala pitagorica al temperamento equabile, la terza approfondisce il ciclo delle quinte, il Tonnetz e le teorie neo-riemanniane.

Historiographic Metafiction and the Neo-slave Narrative: Pastiche and Polyphony in Caryl Phillips, Toni Morrison and Sherley Anne Williams

The classic slave narrative recounted a fugitive slave’s personal story condemning slavery and hence working towards abolition. The neo-slave narrative underlines the slave’s historical legacy by unveiling the past through foregrounding African Atlantic experiences in an attempt to create a critical historiography of the Black Atlantic. The neo-slave narrative is a genre that emerged following World War II and presents us with a dialogue combining the history of 1970 - 2000. In this thesis I seek to explore how the contemporary counter-part of the classic slave narrative draws, reflects or diverges from the general conventions of its predecessor. I argue that by scrutinizing our notion of truth, the neo-slave narrative remains a relevant, important witness to the history of slavery as well as to today’s still racialized society. The historiographic metafiction of the neo-slave narrative rewrites history with the goal of digesting the past and ultimately leading to future reconciliation.

Harmonisation de l'inventaire et de l'Archivage des ECG au CIUSS du Nord de l'île de Montréal

Rapport de stage présenté à la Faculté des études supérieures en vue de l’obtention du grade de maîtrise en génie biomédical Option Clinique

La literatura de la neo-violencia en Colombia : manifestaciones thanáticas en el siglo XXI

La rédaction de ce mémoire a été possible grâce à la bourse d’études supérieures du Canada (BESC M), Joseph-Armand-Bombardier du Centre de Recherche en Sciences Humaines (CRSH) du gouvernement du Canada, 2015.

Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 metabolises the human milk oligosaccharides lacto-N-tetraose and lacto-N-neo-tetraose through overlapping, yet distinct pathways

In this study, we demonstrate that the prototype B. breve strain UCC2003 possesses specific metabolic pathways for the utilisation of lacto-N-tetraose (LNT) and lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT), which represent the central moieties of Type I and Type II human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), respectively. Using a combination of experimental approaches, the enzymatic machinery involved in the metabolism of LNT and LNnT was identified and characterised. Homologs of the key genetic loci involved in the utilisation of these HMO substrates were identified in B. breve, B. bifidum, B. longum subsp. infantis and B. longum subsp. longum using bioinformatic analyses, and were shown to be variably present among other members of the Bifidobacterium genus, with a distinct pattern of conservation among human-associated bifidobacterial species.

Harmonisation de l'inventaire et de l'Archivage des ECG au CIUSS du Nord de l'île de Montréal

Rapport de stage présenté à la Faculté des études supérieures en vue de l’obtention du grade de maîtrise en génie biomédical Option Clinique

Traits de la personnalité dépressive/masochiste et violence conjugale au sein du couple

Méthodologie: Modèle de l’organisation de la personnalité de Kernberg

Personnalité, fonctionnement réflexif et ajustement conjugal dans un contexte de traumas en enfance: Associations avec les pratiques parentales et la désorganisation de l’attachement de l’enfant

Le présent mémoire s’est intéressé à la contribution respective de la gravité des traumas vécus en enfance, des traits de la personnalité, du fonctionnement réflexif et de l’ajustement conjugal des survivants, à la sensibilité et à la négativité (i.e., hostilité et intrusion) des pratiques parentales adoptées et à la prédiction de la désorganisation de l’attachement de leur enfant à 17 mois. Dans cette perspective, 100 mères ayant vécu des mauvais traitements en enfance et de faible statut socio-économique ont été recrutées à l’hôpital Rosemont-Maisonneuve de Montréal à l’aide du Parental Bonding Instrument. Des analyses corrélationnelles menées sur l’ensemble des variables ont permis de mettre en évidence des associations significatives entre la sensibilité maternelle et l’ajustement conjugal et le FR-G ainsi qu’entre les comportements maternels négatifs et la gravité du trauma subi en enfance, le FR-G et la désorganisation de l’attachement de l’enfant. De plus, les variables corrélées à la désorganisation de l’attachement à 17 mois ont été incluses dans un modèle de régression logistique hiérarchique afin de tester leur contribution à sa prédiction. Les résultats indiquent qu’un modèle significatif de prédiction de l’organisation de l’attachement de l’enfant inclut le FR-T et l’insensibilité maternelle et explique environ 43 % de la variance de cette dernière. Selon ce modèle, l’augmentation de 1 point de FR-T diminue de 1,7 fois le risque que l’attachement de l’enfant soit désorganisé et l’augmentation de 1 de l’indice d’insensibilité maternelle augmente de 1,4 fois ce même risque. Ces résultats s’inscrivent dans le raffinement de la compréhension des pratiques maternelles sensibles et négatives dans un contexte d’historique de trauma en enfance ainsi que de la désorganisation de l’attachement de l’enfant et ils sont discutés en fonction de la littérature à ce sujet.

Neo-commodification of persons: exploitation of personal data and impact on the sharing economy

The notion of commodification is a fascinating one. It entails many facets, ranging from subjective debates on desirability of commodification to in depth economic analyses of objects of value and their corresponding markets. Commodity theory is therefore not just defined by a single debate, but spans a plethora of different discussions. This thesis maps and situates those theories and debates and selects one specific strain to investigate further. This thesis argues that commodity theory in its optima forma deals with the investigation into what sets commodities apart from non-commodities. It proceeds to examine the many given answers to this question by scholars ranging from the mid 1800’s to the late 2000’s. Ultimately, commodification is defined as a process in which an object becomes an element of the total wealth of societies in which the capitalist mode of production prevails. In doing so, objects must meet observables, or indicia, of commodification provided by commodity theories. Problems arise when objects are clearly part of the total wealth in societies without meeting established commodity indicia. In such cases, objects are part of the total wealth of a society without counting as a commodity. This thesis examines this phenomenon in relation to the novel commodities of audiences and data. It explains how these non-commodities (according to classical theories) are still essential elements of industry. The thesis then takes a deep dive into commodity theory using the theory on the construction of social reality by John Searle.

Celiachia e Design: strumenti a supporto dei pazienti celiaci neo-diagnosticati

La tesi affronta il tema del design applicato all’ambito healthcare, in particolare la ricerca è indirizzata all’approfondimento della malattia celiaca. Attraverso un approccio integrato al design, è stato progettato un servizio volto a sostenere il paziente celiaco neo-diagnosticato nei 30 giorni immediatamente successivi alla diagnosi. Il progetto si compone di una serie di strumenti riprogettati a partire dai servizi promossi dall’Associazione Italiana Celiachia, disegnati a misura di utente, con l’obiettivo di semplificare il contatto con l’Associazione e coinvolgere, informare e sensibilizzare, sia gli attori interni che gli attori esterni al contesto. È stato studiato l’aspetto psicologico e psico-sociale della malattia per una progettazione che tenesse conto dei reali bisogni e delle necessità dei pazienti celiaci, così che l’esperienza di diagnosi risulti meno impattante e sia facilitato il passaggio verso un cambiamento dello stile di vita.

A formação humana na perspectiva histórico-ontológica

The theme of human formation is at the centre of the philosophy of education, whose aim is precisely the process of human promotion brought about by education. Starting from the critical vigilance proper to philosophy, the text sketches a phenomenology of the present time, verifying that the ideas prevailing in education at present are centred on the critique of reason and on the notions of truth and objectivity. This neo-pragmatism, which in the attempt to oppose metaphysics becomes deeply metaphysical, reducing everything to language, is contested by the authors with Marx's thoughts as a historicising philosophy that concerns not abstract subjects, but real individuals, historical subjects that are constituted as a synthesis of social relations. To that end, the authors resort to the historical ontological reflection on human formation contained in Marx's Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844. The article concludes by defending the proposition that access to the classics is a necessary condition for human formation.

Trabalho, tempo livre e emancipação humana : os determinantes ontologicos das politicas sociais de lazer

Universidade Estadual de Campinas . Faculdade de Educação Física