Office of the University President Sous fonds: Dr. James A. Gibson

Dr. James A. Gibson was born in Ottawa on January 29, 1912 to John W. and Belle Gibson. At an early age the family moved to Victoria, B.C. where John W. Gibson was a director of the Elementary Agricultural Education Branch, Department of Education. Gibson received his early education in Victoria, receiving a B.A. (honours) at UBC in 1931. In 1931 he was awarded the Rhodes scholarship and received his B.A., M.A., B.Litt and D. Phil at New College, Oxford. This was to be the beginning of a long and dedicated relationship with the Rhodes Scholar Association. Upon his return to Canada, Dr. Gibson lectured in Economics and Government at the University of British Columbia. In 1938 he was married to Caroline Stein in Philadelphia, and the same year joined the staff of the Department of External Affairs as a Foreign Service officer. Within twenty minutes of his arrival he was seconded to the Office of the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for External Affairs, W. L. Mackenzie King in charge of War Records and Liaison Officer. This was a critical time in the history of Canada, and Dr. Gibson experienced firsthand several milestones, including the Royal Visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939. Dr. Gibson was present at the formation of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945, being part of the Prime Minister���s professional staff as well as attending conferences in Washington, Quebec and London as an advisor to the Canadian delegation. Gibson contributed many articles to the publication bout de papier about his experiences during these years. After his resignation in 1947, Gibson joined the staff of the fledgling Carleton College, as a lecturer. In 1949 he was appointed a professor and in 1951 became Dean of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Gibson acted as President from 1955 to 1956 upon the sudden death of Dr. MacOdrum. In 1963 Dr. Gibson accepted the invitation of the Brock University Founders��� Committee, chaired by Arthur Schmon, to become the founding president. Dr. Gibson guided the new University from a converted refrigeration plant, to an ever expanding University campus on the brow of the Niagara Escarpment. Dr. Gibson remained firmly ���attached��� to Brock University. Even after official retirement, in 1974, he retained the title President Emeritus. Gibson���s final official contribution was an unpublished ten year history of the University. In retirement Gibson remained active in scholarly pursuits. He was a visiting scholar at the Center of Canadian Studies, University of Edinburgh; continued his ongoing research activities focusing on W. L. Mackenzie King, the Office of the Governor General of Canada, and political prisoners transported to Van Dieman���s Land. He remained active in the Canadian Association of Rhodes Scholars, becoming editor from 1975 to 1994 and was appointed Editor Emeritus and Director for Life in 1995 in honour of his dedicated and outstanding service. In 1993 he was awarded one of Canada���s highest achievements, the Order of Canada. Gibson retained close ties with Brock University and many of its faculty. He maintained an office in the Politics Department where he became a vital part of the department. In 1996 Brock University honoured Gibson by naming the University Library in his honour. James A. Gibson Library staff was instrumental in celebrating the 90th birthday of Gibson in 2002, with a widely attended party in the Pond Inlet where many former students, including Silver Badgers. The attendees also included former and current colleagues from Brock University, Canadian Rhodes Scholars Association, family and friends. Gibson was later to remark that the highlight of this event was the gift of his original academic robe which he had personally designed in 1964. In 2003 Dr. Gibson moved to Ottawa to be near some of his children and the city of his birth and early career. In that year ���two visits to Brock ensued: the first, to attend a special celebration of the James A. Gibson Library; his late to attend the 74th Convocation on Saturday, October 18, 2003. A week later, in Ottawa, he went for a long walk, returned to his residence, Rideau Gardens, went into the lounge area, took off his coat and folded it up, put it on the back of his chair, sat down, folded his hands in his lap, closed his eyes, and died���. With sources from: Carleton University The Charlatan, Gibson CV, and Memorial Service Programme

Letter - William Young to James Woodruff

Letter to James D. Woodruff at the Welland Canal, St. Catharines. The letter is postmarked Philadelphia [date illegible] and Queenston, Feb. 7, 1847. In this letter William Young of Philadelphia describes some of the prices and features of his wares including compasses and levels, Feb. 3, 1847.

Letters to Reverend William Proudfoot, 1823, 1842-1843, 1846

A 2 �� page letter addressed to The Editor of the Presbyterian Magazine, care of [illegible], London, C.W. The writer describes the Village of Chippawa and its location in Ontario. He writes that there are many people there of Scotch [Scottish] descent. He says that a congregation was formed and 39 names were on the roll. The letter is from J.P. [John Porteous] with an added note from Wm. Porteous. The letter is from St. Catharines. There is one postmark ��� St. Catharines, April 6, 1823 A 1 �� page letter addressed to Rev. W. Proudfoot, Ed. Of Presbyterian Mag., London, C.W. This letter is from Walter Mitchell in St. Catharines. He sends a list of peoples��� names and the amounts that they have paid toward the Presbyterian Magazine. Mr. Mitchell is acting as an agent for the magazine. This letter has 1 postmark ��� St. Catharines, Sept. 13, 1842 A 2 page letter addressed to Rev. W. Proudfoot, London, C.W. This letter is from John Jennings of St. Catharines. The writer claims that he is ill but he makes plans to meet Reverend Proudfoot in Toronto in order to go to a meeting in Rochester. The writer expects that Reverend Proudfoot will preach in Rochester. The letter has 1 postmark ��� St. Catharines, Aug. 14, 1843. A 2 page letter addressed to The Rev. Professor Proudfoot, London, C.W. from John Porteaus of St. Catharines. The writer says that he will not preach in Detroit. He says that the people of Detroit are expecting Mr. Dalrymple [who was sent as a missionary to Canada from Scotland in 1846] and also, he doesn���t want to leave his congregation for 2 Sabbaths. The letter has 2 postmarks ��� St. Catharines, August 1846 [this postmark is very faint] and Hamilton, August 2, 1846.

Social rejection of minority groups and its impacts on the individual's identity and perception of the self : exploring homosexual and racial identities in James Baldwin's Giovanni's room and Just above my head

Ce m��moire examine la question de la formation de l'identit�� en tant que proc��dure compliqu��e dans laquelle plusieurs ��l��ments interviennent. L'identit�� d'une personne se compose �� la fois d���une identit�� propre et d���une autre collective. Dans le cas o�� l���identit�� propre est jug��e s��v��rement par les autres comme ��tant d��viante, cela poussera la personne ��, ou bien maintenir une image compatible avec les prototypes sociaux ou bien r��sister et affirmer son identit�� personnelle. Mon travail montre que l'exclusion et la r��pression de certains aspects de l'identit�� peuvent causer un disfonctionnement psychique difficile �� surmonter. Par contre, l'acceptation de soi et l���adoption de tous les ��l��ments qui la constituent conduisent, certes apr��s une longue lutte, au salut de l�����me et du corps. Le premier chapitre propose une approche psychosociale qui vise �� expliquer le fonctionnement des groupes et comment l'interaction avec autrui joue un r��le d��cisif dans la formation de l'identit��. Des ��l��ments ext��rieurs comme par exemple les id��aux sociaux influencent les comportements et les choix des gens. Toutefois, cette influence peut devenir une menace aux sp��cificit��s personnelles et aux traits sp��cifiques. Le deuxi��me chapitre examine la question des probl��mes qu���on risque d���avoir au cas o�� les traits identitaires franchiraient les normes sociales. Nous partons du probl��me ��pineux de la qu��te de soi dans Giovanni's Room de James Baldwin. L'homosexualit�� de David ��tait tellement refus��e par la soci��t�� qu���elle a engendr��e chez lui des sentiments de honte et de culpabilit��. Il devait choisir entre le sacrifice des aspects de soi pour satisfaire les paradigmes sociaux ou bien perdre ce qu���il a de propre. David n'arrive pas �� se lib��rer. Il reste prisonnier des perceptions rigides au sujet de la masculinit�� et de la sexualit��. Mon analyse se focalise essentiellement sur l'examen des diff��rents ��l��ments th��oriques qui touchent la question du sexe et de la sexualit��. Le r��sultat est le suivant : plus les opinions dominantes sont rigides et fermes, plus elles deviennent une prison pour l���individu. Par contre, plus elles sont tol��rantes et flexibles, plus elles acceptent les diversit��s de l'identit�� humaine. Dans le dernier chapitre, j'examine la question de la repr��sentation des relations entre les caract��res masculins dans Just Above My Head. L'homosexualit�� est pr��sent��e comme un moyen sacr�� pour exprimer l'amour. Les caract��res r��v��lent leurs sentiments implicitement �� travers les chants spirituel tel que le gospel ou bien explicitement �� travers la connexion physique. Dans ce roman, Baldwin montre que c'est seulement gr��ce �� la sinc��rit�� et �� l'amour que l'individu peut atteindre la lib��ration du soi.

Self-organized sociopolitical interactions as the best way to achieve organized patterns in human social systems: going beyond the top-down control of classical political regimes

La monograf��a presenta la auto-organizaci��n sociopol��tica como la mejor manera de lograr patrones organizados en los sistemas sociales humanos, dada su naturaleza compleja y la imposibilidad de las tareas computacionales de los reg��menes pol��ticos cl��sico, debido a que operan con control jer��rquico, el cual ha demostrado no ser ��ptimo en la producci��n de orden en los sistemas sociales humanos. En la monograf��a se extrapola la teor��a de la auto-organizaci��n en los sistemas biol��gicos a las din��micas sociopol��ticas humanas, buscando maneras ��ptimas de organizarlas, y se afirma que redes complejas an��rquicas son la estructura emergente de la auto-organizaci��n sociopol��tica.

La reintegraci��n social y econ��mica de los grupos armados ilegales en Colombia: reflexiones a partir de la trayectoria de nueve excombatientes

Esta investigaci��n toma como marco general la Pol��tica de Reintegraci��n Social y econ��mica de personas y grupos alzados en armas en Colombia, en donde tras el estudio de las trayectorias en el conflicto de un grupo de 9 excombatientes, se aborda la relaci��n existente entre los beneficios otorgados por dicha pol��tica y aquello que facilit�� y motiv�� el ingreso, la permanencia y desmovilizaci��n de los grupos armados. Se presenta una caracterizaci��n e interpretaci��n conceptual de las denominadas trayectorias en el conflicto, son establecidas relaciones y diferencias entre las organizaciones ilegales FARC y las AUC, se revisan las percepciones que frente a los beneficios del programa de reintegraci��n tienen excombatientes y profesionales de la entidad que lidera dicho proceso y a partir de ello, es argumentada la incidencia que sobre el ��xito de esta pol��tica tienen las caracter��sticas individuales y particulares, tanto de los excombatientes como de las organizaciones armadas ilegales.

An��lisis de la marcha del 4 de febrero de 2008 como ejemplo de las nuevas metodolog��as de movilizaci��n social a la luz de la noopolitik.

La Ciencia Pol��tica siempre ha buscado profundizar en el fen��meno del poder y sus causas. Las teor��as han cambiado conforme a las circunstancias sociales a lo largo de la historia; no obstante, en la actualidad las din��micas de comunicaci��n facilitadas por elementos tecnol��gicos han generado coyunturas sin antecedentes como la ocurrida en Colombia el 4 de febrero de 2008 ���Un Mill��n de voces contra las FARC��� La generalizaci��n en el uso de Internet y ���sobre todo- las redes sociales ha producido un acelerado nivel de activismo debido a la facilidad de cooperaci��n y coordinaci��n que se deriva de estructuras en red. Es sano pensar en una reevaluaci��n de la teor��a tradicional del poder vertical y traer al campo te��rico nuevos elementos que generen herramientas de an��lisis sobre comunicaci��n, poder horizontal, activismo y oportunidades pol��ticas. El nacimiento de lo que algunos llaman ���sociedad informacional��� es lo que permitir�� describir el concepto de ���noopolitik���. Las que otrora eran movilizaciones pol��ticas costosas y exigentes en recursos de coordinaci��n y tiempo han venido siendo reemplazadas por explosiones de activismo catalizadas por un sentimiento com��n que han sabido servirse de las ventajas tecnol��gicas para lograr sus objetivos. Bien habla de ello el caso de estudio de esta investigaci��n al ser la movilizaci��n m��s grande registrada, con m��s de 12 millones de personas alrededor del mundo y con el uso protag��nico de redes sociales. El valor de la informaci��n ���y por supuesto su difusi��n-, es ahora uno de los principales asuntos de la Ciencia Pol��tica moderna.

The work of psychologists in social policy in Brazil

This study verses on the meeting of psychology with the social policy area. The objective is to discuss how psychologists that work in the Basic Health Units and in the Social Assistance Reference Centers experience their daily practices. Using the interview and participant observation methods, we investigated the modes of action of 13 psychologists involved in these service units. The results indicate that because these contexts are adverse to the traditional forms of action, many professionals experience daily strangeness and discomfort, resulting from their encounters with limiting situations of difficult management. Furthermore, we observed practices and experiences that were marked by feelings of compassion, pity, and resentment. We consider, finally, that the encounter between psychology and social policies requires flexibility in traditional acting modes as well as the pursuit of strategies that consider cultural contexts characteristics, avoiding capture, fatigue and saturation process that stifle the worker.

El emprendimiento social al interior del Centro de Emprendimiento UR Emprende de la Universidad del Rosario

Proyecto de intervenci��n realizado al interior del Centro de Emprendimiento UR Emprende de la Universidad del Rosario que ofrece como producto final, una definici��n de emprendimiento social para la entidad. Esta sirve como modelo para el examen de cu��les de las distintas entidades que fueron contactadas para presentar a la comunidad rosarista sus proyectos sociales, se ajustan a la definici��n alcanzada. El an��lisis del emprendimiento social a la luz de las Ciencias Sociales es abordado con una visi��n reflexiva y cr��tica que busca establecer qu�� hacer para que ir m��s all�� de la sola creaci��n de empresas. El foco de inter��s lo constituyen las comunidades, principales gestores del proceso emprendedor, as�� como las oportunidades de crear a trav��s de la empresa social, nuevas perspectivas de desarrollo social y abrir una l��nea de estudio que no existe en las Ciencias Sociales.

Los destinatarios del bachillerato en Galicia : estudio geogr??fico y social del alumnado orensano (1850-1910)

Se trata la dimensi??n sociol??gica de la ense??anza secundaria desde una visi??n generalizadora, donde se concluye que el Bachillerato nace como una ense??anza de ??lite, a la cual, pocos pueden acceder, dirigida a clases medias y al g??nero masculino. El estudio se centra en la regi??n gallega, concretamente en la Galicia interior decimon??nica, caracterizada por sus peculiares diferencias significativas, tanto en el n??mero como en la tipolog??a del alumnado respecto al contexto espa??ol. A partir de este estudio, se profundiza en el conocimiento de la estructura social gallega, en concreto, la orensana, donde se detecta la particular fisonom??a de la sociedad orensana y la evoluci??n de los grupos que constituyen la clase media y la peque??a burgues??a desde mediados del siglo XIX hasta principios del siglo XX. Se ofrecen datos que permiten el conocimiento de la estructura social y de las transformaciones que surgen en la sociedad orensana.

Regeneracionismo y tutela pedag��gica : en torno a Ortega y su pedagog��a social como programa pol��tico (1910).

Lo que Ortega presenta es el problema nacional (tema regeneracionista), que asocia a las caracter��sticas ��tnicas del pueblo espa��ol (tema regeneracionista) y cuya soluci��n es una tutela educativa y una labor cultural (tema institucionista-regeneracionista), que renueve la sociedad espa��ola para alcanzar el nivel europeo (tema regeneracionista). Los contenidos de la pedagog��a de Natorp son utilizados ��nicamente como instrumento al servicio de las exigencias espec��ficas del mensaje y de la circunstancia pol��tica en que se dio el ensayo. El regeneracionismo como actitud orteguiana se refleja en toda su obra de juventud hasta 1917. Mientras que por el contrario, lo espec��fico de la pedagog��a social no vuelve a aparecer m��s en su obra. La lectura de este ensayo (la pedagog��a social como programa pol��tico) deber��a sugerir, por una parte, que no se puede considerar a la pedagog��a social como un tema b��sico de su pensamiento o de su teor��a pedag��gica y por otra parte, las alusiones y reflexiones sobre el tema educativo en la primera etapa de su obra deber��an ser consideradas dentro del contexto regeneracionista y noventayochista en el que se mueve el autor.