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Conversations with authors: Margot Livesey
No full textA 2011 conversation with the author Margot Livesey about her life and the inspiration for her work
Author Margot Lee Shetterly, Hidden Figures
No full textAuthor Margot Lee Shetterly
MEET THE WOMEN YOU DON'T KNOW, BEHIND THE MISSION YOU DO.
HIDDEN FIGURES
JOIN MARGOT LEE SHETTERLY, author of the book Hidden Figures, now in release as a major motion picture, as she talks about the incredible, often overlooked story of the African American women who powered much of the mathematics behind the race to make spaceflight a reality.
Wednesday, January 25th | 7:30 p.m.
Loeb Playhouse | Stewart Center
Purdue University
Free | Open to the Public
Event sponsors: College of Science, College of Engineering, The Graduate School, Black Cultural Center, the Departments of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics, and the Schools of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Adverse childhood experiences and entry into adulthood
No full textLa conceptualisation des expériences adverses à la fin du XXème siècle a permis de développer de manière importante les études portant sur ce sujet. Ces travaux ont permis d’établir un périmètre, restreint aux expériences intra-familiales, rendant possible l’étude systématique de ces expositions dans des protocoles épidémiologiques. Au cours des années, le périmètre conceptuel de ces expériences s’est élargi à des sphères de vie extrafamiliales, posant la question de l’inclusion du harcèlement par les pairs au sein de ce périmètre. L’inclusion des expériences adverses a également permis de se questionner sur leur opérationnalisation. Audelà de la simple mesure du type et du nombre de types d’expériences adverses, la mesure d’une fréquence cumulée d’exposition est une potentielle piste d’amélioration. De plus, la littérature supporte l’association entre les expériences adverses et les problèmes de santé mentale comme la dépression, l’anxiété ou encore les comportements suicidaires. Cependant, peu d’études se sont intéressées à l’association de ces expériences avec la persistance des problèmes de santé mentale. L’objectif de cette thèse est d’investiguer l’impact chez le jeune adulte de l’exposition à différentes expériences adverses durant l’enfance. Premièrement il s’agit d’étudier les associations entre les expériences adverses et la persistance des comportements suicidaires (étude 1) et de la gêne fonctionnelle (étude 2). Pour ces deux études, les expériences adverses sont incluses sous trois facettes différentes : le type d’expériences adverses, le nombre de types et la fréquence cumulée d’exposition. Deuxièmement, la persistance du harcèlement est investiguée (étude 3). Pour finir, le dernier objectif est de faire une réactualisation des connaissances à propos des réseaux sociaux avec une revue de la littérature sur la mesure de l’utilisation des réseaux sociaux (étude 4) et sur l’association entre l’utilisation des réseaux sociaux et la gêne fonctionnelle (étude 5). Pour répondre à ces objectifs, les trois premières études ont utilisé les données issues de la partie française du projet international World Mental Health International College Student Survey, une enquête en ligne réalisée auprès d’étudiants de première année à l’université avec un suivi annuel. Les étudiants ont notamment été interrogés sur des données sociodémographiques, sur des données de santé mentale, sur leur exposition aux expériences adverses avant 18 ans et le harcèlement. Dans la première étude, une absence d’association significative entre les trois facettes des expériences adverses et la persistance des comportements suicidaires est rapportée, alors que la seconde souligne une association modeste mais significative entre la gêne fonctionnelle et la fréquence cumulée d’exposition. Dans la troisième étude, il a été mis en évidence qu’une situation de cyber-harcèlement vécue durant l’enfance était associée à une plus grande probabilité d’être victime de harcèlement à l’université. La quatrième étude a mis en évidence que la mesure de l’utilisation des réseaux sociaux était complexe, hétérogène dans la littérature, et avec une absence d’échelle de mesure spécifique de l’utilisation. La cinquième étude a souligné un lien robuste entre l’utilisation des réseaux sociaux et une mauvaise image corporelle chez les adolescents, dans lequel la santé mentale pourrait être impliquée de manière indirecte. Cette thèse supporte la nécessité de mettre en place des campagnes de prévention adaptée pour limiter les expériences adverses durant l’enfance et leurs répercussions sur la santé mentale. De plus, l’utilisation des réseaux sociaux peut être associée à des conséquences négatives, comme la mauvaise image corporelle, qui engendrent des problèmes de santé mentale. Des efforts supplémentaires doivent donc être réalisés en termes de sensibilisation auprès des adolescents concernant leur utilisation des réseaux sociaux.At the end of the 20th century, the scientific conceptualization of childhood adversities allowed for a significant development of studies investigating maltreatment and its consequences. Such conceptualization helped establishing a perimeter of these experiences, although restricted to a family-related context, which then allowed to systematically study these exposures through epidemiological protocols. Over the years, the conceptual perimeter of these adversities has expanded to include extra-familial experiences, raising the matter of including bullying within this perimeter. The inclusion of adversities also raised interrogations regarding their operationalization. Beyond the mere assessment of the type and number of types of adversities, measuring the cumulative frequency of exposure is a potential methodological improvement. Furthermore, the scientific literature supports the association between adversities and mental health problems such as depression, anxiety or suicidal behaviors. However, few studies have examined the association between adversities and the persistence of mental health problems. The objective of this doctoral dissertation is to investigate the impact of exposure to various adversities during childhood on young adults. The primary objective is to study the associations between adversities and the persistence of suicidal behaviors (study 1) and functional impairment (study 2). For these two studies, three different facets of adversities were included: the type, number of types of adversities, and the cumulative frequency of exposure. The second objective is to investigate the persistence of bullying from childhood to the entry to college (Study 3). Finally, the last objective is to update scientific knowledge about social networks with two literature reviews focused on the assessment of social network sites use (study 4) and on the association between social network sites use and negative body image (study 5). To fulfill these objectives, the first three studies used data drawn from the French portion of the World Mental Health International College Student Survey initiative, an online survey carried out on incoming college students with a one-year follow-up: sociodemographics, mental health disorders, exposure to adversities before age 18, and bullying were assessed. In the first study, no significant association between the three facets of adversities and the persistence of suicidal behaviors was found, whereas the second study highlighted a moderate but significant association between functional impairment and the cumulative frequency of exposure. In the third study, it was found that cyberbullying experienced during childhood was associated with a higher probability of being bullied in college. The fourth study highlighted that social network sites use assessment was complex, heterogeneous throughout the literature, and lacked a specific scale. The fifth study highlighted a robust link between social network sites use and negative body image among adolescents, with mental health problems potentially mediating such relationship. This dissertation supports the need for tailored prevention campaigns to limit childhood adversities and their long-lasting impact on mental health. In addition, the use of social network sites could have negative consequences, such as poor body image, that is known to be linked with mental health problems. Therefore, additional efforts need to be made to raise awareness about adolescent’s social network sites use
2012-2013: Distinguished Visiting Author, Margot Livesy
No full textStudent Fellows: Rebecca Abitz, Mackenzie Brennan, Leah Catania, Reina Laaman, Nicole Sabatino, Chelsea Silvahttps://docs.rwu.edu/bermont-fellowship/1002/thumbnail.jp
2012-2013: Distinguished Visiting Author, Margot Livesy
No full textStudent Fellows: Rebecca Abitz, Mackenzie Brennan, Leah Catania, Reina Laaman, Nicole Sabatino, Chelsea Silvahttps://docs.rwu.edu/bermont-fellowship/1002/thumbnail.jp
Expériences adverses durant l'enfance et entrée dans la vie adulte
No full textAt the end of the 20th century, the scientific conceptualization of childhood adversities allowed for a significant development of studies investigating maltreatment and its consequences. Such conceptualization helped establishing a perimeter of these experiences, although restricted to a family-related context, which then allowed to systematically study these exposures through epidemiological protocols. Over the years, the conceptual perimeter of these adversities has expanded to include extra-familial experiences, raising the matter of including bullying within this perimeter. The inclusion of adversities also raised interrogations regarding their operationalization. Beyond the mere assessment of the type and number of types of adversities, measuring the cumulative frequency of exposure is a potential methodological improvement. Furthermore, the scientific literature supports the association between adversities and mental health problems such as depression, anxiety or suicidal behaviors. However, few studies have examined the association between adversities and the persistence of mental health problems. The objective of this doctoral dissertation is to investigate the impact of exposure to various adversities during childhood on young adults. The primary objective is to study the associations between adversities and the persistence of suicidal behaviors (study 1) and functional impairment (study 2). For these two studies, three different facets of adversities were included: the type, number of types of adversities, and the cumulative frequency of exposure. The second objective is to investigate the persistence of bullying from childhood to the entry to college (Study 3). Finally, the last objective is to update scientific knowledge about social networks with two literature reviews focused on the assessment of social network sites use (study 4) and on the association between social network sites use and negative body image (study 5). To fulfill these objectives, the first three studies used data drawn from the French portion of the World Mental Health International College Student Survey initiative, an online survey carried out on incoming college students with a one-year follow-up: sociodemographics, mental health disorders, exposure to adversities before age 18, and bullying were assessed. In the first study, no significant association between the three facets of adversities and the persistence of suicidal behaviors was found, whereas the second study highlighted a moderate but significant association between functional impairment and the cumulative frequency of exposure. In the third study, it was found that cyberbullying experienced during childhood was associated with a higher probability of being bullied in college. The fourth study highlighted that social network sites use assessment was complex, heterogeneous throughout the literature, and lacked a specific scale. The fifth study highlighted a robust link between social network sites use and negative body image among adolescents, with mental health problems potentially mediating such relationship. This dissertation supports the need for tailored prevention campaigns to limit childhood adversities and their long-lasting impact on mental health. In addition, the use of social network sites could have negative consequences, such as poor body image, that is known to be linked with mental health problems. Therefore, additional efforts need to be made to raise awareness about adolescent’s social network sites use.La conceptualisation des expériences adverses à la fin du XXème siècle a permis de développer de manière importante les études portant sur ce sujet. Ces travaux ont permis d’établir un périmètre, restreint aux expériences intra-familiales, rendant possible l’étude systématique de ces expositions dans des protocoles épidémiologiques. Au cours des années, le périmètre conceptuel de ces expériences s’est élargi à des sphères de vie extrafamiliales, posant la question de l’inclusion du harcèlement par les pairs au sein de ce périmètre. L’inclusion des expériences adverses a également permis de se questionner sur leur opérationnalisation. Audelà de la simple mesure du type et du nombre de types d’expériences adverses, la mesure d’une fréquence cumulée d’exposition est une potentielle piste d’amélioration. De plus, la littérature supporte l’association entre les expériences adverses et les problèmes de santé mentale comme la dépression, l’anxiété ou encore les comportements suicidaires. Cependant, peu d’études se sont intéressées à l’association de ces expériences avec la persistance des problèmes de santé mentale. L’objectif de cette thèse est d’investiguer l’impact chez le jeune adulte de l’exposition à différentes expériences adverses durant l’enfance. Premièrement il s’agit d’étudier les associations entre les expériences adverses et la persistance des comportements suicidaires (étude 1) et de la gêne fonctionnelle (étude 2). Pour ces deux études, les expériences adverses sont incluses sous trois facettes différentes : le type d’expériences adverses, le nombre de types et la fréquence cumulée d’exposition. Deuxièmement, la persistance du harcèlement est investiguée (étude 3). Pour finir, le dernier objectif est de faire une réactualisation des connaissances à propos des réseaux sociaux avec une revue de la littérature sur la mesure de l’utilisation des réseaux sociaux (étude 4) et sur l’association entre l’utilisation des réseaux sociaux et la gêne fonctionnelle (étude 5). Pour répondre à ces objectifs, les trois premières études ont utilisé les données issues de la partie française du projet international World Mental Health International College Student Survey, une enquête en ligne réalisée auprès d’étudiants de première année à l’université avec un suivi annuel. Les étudiants ont notamment été interrogés sur des données sociodémographiques, sur des données de santé mentale, sur leur exposition aux expériences adverses avant 18 ans et le harcèlement. Dans la première étude, une absence d’association significative entre les trois facettes des expériences adverses et la persistance des comportements suicidaires est rapportée, alors que la seconde souligne une association modeste mais significative entre la gêne fonctionnelle et la fréquence cumulée d’exposition. Dans la troisième étude, il a été mis en évidence qu’une situation de cyber-harcèlement vécue durant l’enfance était associée à une plus grande probabilité d’être victime de harcèlement à l’université. La quatrième étude a mis en évidence que la mesure de l’utilisation des réseaux sociaux était complexe, hétérogène dans la littérature, et avec une absence d’échelle de mesure spécifique de l’utilisation. La cinquième étude a souligné un lien robuste entre l’utilisation des réseaux sociaux et une mauvaise image corporelle chez les adolescents, dans lequel la santé mentale pourrait être impliquée de manière indirecte. Cette thèse supporte la nécessité de mettre en place des campagnes de prévention adaptée pour limiter les expériences adverses durant l’enfance et leurs répercussions sur la santé mentale. De plus, l’utilisation des réseaux sociaux peut être associée à des conséquences négatives, comme la mauvaise image corporelle, qui engendrent des problèmes de santé mentale. Des efforts supplémentaires doivent donc être réalisés en termes de sensibilisation auprès des adolescents concernant leur utilisation des réseaux sociaux
Melissa Hohr, Margot Mifflin, and Bill Downing with Robin Abrahams: Hell in a Handbasket: The Decline of Taboos, video recording, 5/9/2013
No full textNot long ago, we lived in a world where cursing was verboten, only sailors had tattoos, and smoking marijuana was confined to college experimentation. Are these things really more prevalent today or were they acceptable long before they reached the puritanical eyes of American society? And if they are met with less disdain these days, is it because we\u27re a more accepting society or because this is the beginning of a backslide into a social world rife with slovenly self-conduct? Moderator Robin Abrahams (author, Miss Conduct etiquette column) talks with Melissa Mohr (author, Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing), Margot Mifflin (author, Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo), and Bill Downing (former President, MassCANN/NORML) to determine whether we can let it all hang out or if crossing the line is a harbinger of societal disaster.https://dc.suffolk.edu/fhf-av/1128/thumbnail.jp
The decline of political theatre in 20th century Europe: Shaw, Brecht, Sartre, and Ionesco compared
No full textMany political theorists, from Hannah Arendt and Theodor Adorno to Sheldon Wolin and Jurgen Habermas, have noted that the twentieth century was a time of an “eclipse of the public sphere” and a “sublimation of politics.” Partly due to the traumas of world war, totalitarianism, and genocide, and partly due to the absorptive capacities of instrumental reason and mass consumerism, mid-twentieth century Europe experienced an exhaustion of radical energy and a hollowing out of political discourse. This dissertation contributes to the narration of these developments by offering an account of the decline of political theater in twentieth century Europe. While since the ancient Greeks theater had been an important medium of political reflection and communication—and thus an important genre of political theorizing—by the middle of the 20th century theater became, especially in Western Europe and the United States, a medium of mass entertainment deprived of political aspiration and bite. This dissertation tells the story of this decline of political theater through profiles of four of the most important, brilliant, and influential playwrights of the century—George Bernard Shaw, Bertolt Brecht, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Eugene Ionesco. The first three playwrights sought to dramatize the challenges of their times in ways that could promote radical political change. Each, in his own way, failed in this effort. The fourth, Ionesco, also experienced the traumas of the century, but responded by developing a new, “absurdist” theater that was deeply anti-political. By profiling these important writers, and by linking them in a narrative of political theater’s decline in the 20th century, this dissertation has two primary goals: to contribute to the remembrance of a “world we have lost,” and through such remembrance to incite contemporary political theorists to revisit and rethink the political potential of the theater.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical referencesIncludes vitaby Margot Bonel Morga
Engendering the UN architecture: feminist advocacy in the establishment of UN women
No full textSince its inception, the United Nations has been shaped by a multitude of actors. From Member States to academics to civil society, the UN is a unique space where individuals from diverse political, sociological and economic backgrounds join together in an effort to maintain international security and achieve world peace through advancing a development agenda and human rights framework. From its founding, the UN has expanded its presence worldwide as well as enriched its programs and capacities comprised of a wide range of issues including women’s rights. In my thesis, I explore the multi-layered history of women’s rights organizing at the United Nations in an effort to grasp its most recent creation, UN Women. I seek to determine the significance of the impact that women’s rights activists have had on the United Nations and explain the importance of feminist activism in global governance. Therefore, this study analyzes how women’s rights advocates have impacted the United Nations reform process on gender equality architecture. Women’s rights advocates have been unrelenting in their efforts to establish a more coherent and robust women’s agency at the United Nations (UN). The Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign was created to monitor the United Nations reform process and actively lobby for a stronger women-specific agency within the UN. This Campaign proved to be a galvanizing force at a moment when civil society involvement in the UN has been curtailed. Based on primary sources and qualitative findings, I can explain the high level engagement among women’s rights activists and identify the significance of the GEAR Campaign’s contribution to the creation of UN Women. By using qualitative methods, I gained empirical knowledge of the impact advocates had on the reform process since 2005. GEAR has not only ensured the creation of UN Women, but also strategically shaped its form. My intention with this project is straightforward: I hoped to see what added-value a civil society campaign had on the creation of a UN entity and to document the strategic dedication of women’s rights activists in the development of a global organization tasked to meet the needs of women and girls worldwide. Without a doubt, GEAR was a significant force in ensuring that UN Women was structured to serve women systematically and methodically. Along the way, those advocating for its creation experienced the difficulties created by the UN bureaucracy unflinchingly. Many processes proved overly technical, painfully slow, inconsistent and erratic. When GEAR proponents believed they were close to achieving their goal, the process regressed. Thus feminist activists employed key strategies to advocate for the foundations of a more effective United Nations. They sought to value the lives of women holistically not only in the UN’s programming on gender equality and women’s empowerment, but by the restructuring the organization’s gender architecture.M.S.Includes bibliographical referencesby Margot C. Baruc
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