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Essential Workers, BorderCrossing and Exceptionality During the Covid-19 Pandemic
No full textThe piece examines the figure of the ‘essential worker’ and the special arrangements it impliedto introduce and discuss the concept of exceptionality. The theory developed by Agamben andNeocleous on the state of exception suggests the need to move away from classic discourseanalysis and put the focus on silence and absences in discourse. The need to go beyond generaltheories on exceptionality is suggested, leading to a methodological proposal that can accountfor the invisible everyday resistances of the subaltern. This is done by looking at a specificcase study deemed useful to grasp the affective dimension of exceptionality, while mobilizingethnographic methods. Using fieldwork materials collected in Swiss vineyards between 2020and 2022, some telling examples of abuses are described and analysed. To analyse theseexperiences, a conceptualization of the wine-production sector in Switzerland is provided andthen complemented with examples of exceptionality in Swiss vineyards. The results suggestthe need for further research on what exceptionality does to the bodies which are affected byit, and how it separates them from the remaining
Theorizing the Social Dynamics of Roman Humor: Two Case Studies
No full textHumor, both verbal and visual, is culture-specific. This article examines two well-preserved tavern paintings to understand Roman acculturation, or attitude-formation, with regard to humor. Two complementary theoretical aprroaches, one from sociology, the other from literary theory, reveal multiple strategies employed to elicit laughter, including differences in social status, the carnivalesque, analogies between bodily and spatial representation, and oppositions between philosophical and colloquial speech.Humor, both verbal and visual, is culture-specific. This article examines two well-preserved tavern paintings to understand Roman acculturation, or attitude-formation, with regard to humor. Two complementary theoretical aprroaches, one from sociology, the other from literary theory, reveal multiple strategies employed to elicit laughter, including differences in social status, the carnivalesque, analogies between bodily and spatial representation, and oppositions between philosophical and colloquial speech
Laugh the Flood (and Stress) Away: Tracing Humour as a Coping Strategy after the Christmas Flood of 1717
No full textUsing the Christmas Flood of 1717 as a case study, this study examines the possibility to trace humour as a coping strategy in the early modern period. Drawing on several categories of humour, it can be traced in A.E. Crous\u27 Opregt en Nauwkeurig Historis-Verhaal (1719). Although humour is likely not the primary goal of the printed publication, it is an extra tool which can facilitate multiple functions at once, like relieving stress and anxiety or indirectly criticizing authorities.Using the Christmas Flood of 1717 as a case study, this study examines the possibility to trace humour as a coping strategy in the early modern period. Drawing on several categories of humour, it can be traced in A.E. Crous\u27 Opregt en Nauwkeurig Historis-Verhaal (1719). Although humour is likely not the primary goal of the printed publication, it is an extra tool which can facilitate multiple functions at once, like relieving stress and anxiety or indirectly criticizing authorities
Symposiumverslag NVSST 2024
No full textEen verslag van het jaarlijkse symposium van de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Stem-, Spraak- en Taalpathologie (NVSST) gehouden op vrijdag 15 maart 2024.Een verslag van het jaarlijkse symposium van de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Stem-, Spraak- en Taalpathologie (NVSST) gehouden op vrijdag 15 maart 2024
Abstracts of the International Science of Aphasia Conference, University of Geneva, September 2024
No full textAbstracts of the International Science of Aphasia Conference, University of Geneva, September 202
Relationship between personality traits, reading tendencies, and empathy
No full textLiterature suggests that reading fiction, more than reading nonfiction, correlates positively with the reader\u27s social cognition, chiefly cognitive empathy. Earlier studies also indicate that individual differences, especially personality traits, are relevant predictors of reading tendencies that should be considered while studying the relationship between empathy and reading. Hence, in this study we examined whether personality traits, gender, and the students\u27 fiction and nonfiction reading tendencies predict affective and cognitive empathy. University students (N = 429) participated in this study using the following questionnaires: The Emotional Empathy and Fantasy Scale (Raboteg-Šarić, 2002), the IPIP-50 Big-Five markers (Mlačić & Goldberg, 2007), and a newly constructed reading tendencies questionnaire. The results of multiple regression analyses indicate that Big Five Intellect and Big Five Emotional stability positively predicted nonfiction-reading tendency. Moreover, Intellect, Agreeableness, and gender (female) positively predicted fiction-reading tendency, while Extraversion was a negative predictor. Also, Intellect, Agreeableness, gender (female) and fiction-reading tendency positively predicted cognitive empathy. Agreeableness and gender (female) were positive, while Emotional stability and Extraversion were negative predictors of affective empathy
Linking personality trait-facets and value-domains
No full textPrevious research has established that personality traits and personal values are intertwined constructs reporting sizable correlations. However, few previous studies have examined facet level traits in relation to values. The Big Five model contains lower-order facets representing specific contents of each trait domain. To this end, we provide a correlational map of 30 facets (IPIP-NEO-120) and Schwartz’s 10 values using an Mturk sample (N = 406). Results show moderate to strong correlations at the facet-level, indicating construct overlap between trait-facets and values. For example, the link between trait-facet excitement-seeking and the value-domain stimulation was r = .91. We also show that moderation analyses of trait-value relations result in very few significant interaction-effects with sex, age, and socioeconomic status. We discuss that traits at facet-level may be beneficial for a better understanding of the robust links between personality traits and values
Locating the Dark Triad traits within the Interpersonal Circumplex: A multicultural perspective
No full textThe Dark Triad encompasses the concepts of Machiavellianism, subclinical psychopathy, and subclinical narcissism. Since a core characteristic of the Dark Triad traits is interpersonal dysfunction, this study investigated where these traits position themselves on the interpersonal circumplex in terms of agency (“getting ahead”) and communion (“getting along”) when explored within a multi-cultural South African context. Analysis of self-report data from 280 undergraduate students revealed that Machiavellianism and psychopathy were positioned in Quadrant II (dominant-hostile), whereas narcissism was positioned in Quadrant I (dominant-friendly). These findings support the notion that the three traits each have a unique interpersonal profile and concur with the results of studies conducted in other cultures. Therefore, although the behavioural expression of the Dark Triad traits may vary in different cultures, their position on the IPC is similar to that found in other studies
The conceptualization of the Behavior Approach System: An analysis based on resource acquisition strategies
No full textThe study assessed the possibility of using the revised reinforcement sensitivity theory to predict resource acquisition strategies. It was hypothesized that the Behavior Activation System would differentiate between individuals that favored competitive and those that favored cooperative strategies. A total of 405 undergraduate students from Mexico City answered four questionnaires, namely (1) the Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory Personality Questionnaire, (2) the Sensitivity to Punishment, Sensitivity to Reinforcement Questionnaire, (3) the Assessment of Individual Motives Questionnaire, and (4) the Self-Report Altruism Scale. Results showed that five out of seven competitive motives were predicted by a combination of fight-flight-freeze scores and impulsivity ones. Some cooperative motives may be predicted by specific combinations of behavior inhibition, reward responsiveness, reward intensiveness, and FFFS. Overall, results showed that, only using the BAS to predict individual motives, as previous research has done, may lead to misleading or incomplete conclusions