192 research outputs found
Child sexual abuse and the court system
No full textThis dissertation presents the findings of a Personal Research Project undertaken by the author in Hampshire, between 1997 and 1999. The study is a qualitative one, which seeks the personal accounts of young people testifying in Crown Courts concerning sexual abuse. Interviews were conducted with sixteen young witnesses, aged from 7 to 17 at the time of their court appearances, who had testified at the trial of their own alleged sexual abuse perpetrator. Despite a quantity of recent juridical reforms intended to improve children's court expenecnes during testimony against defendants, which led to increased numbers of prosecutions, conviction rates remain low, particularly for indictments against alleged perpetrators of sexual abuse. Previous quantitative evaluations have considered the effects of the changes, but small amounts of research only have taken place concerning the impact of the judicial process on the young people themselves. Anecdotal evidence, however, suggests that the court process has major negative consequences upon children. This investigation, regarded by the author to be a feminist study, was carried out using a grounded, reflexive approach. Young people were approached via the Court Witness Service. Those content to participate were personally interviewed in depth by the author about their experiences of giving evidence; their feelings and impacts upon them of testifying, and the changes in the process they would welcome. Data collected evidenced participants' major trauma as a result of their court treatment, often occasioned as a result of the mode of defence questioning. Poor practice emerged as a consequence of weak advocacy by the prosecution, inadequate court organisation, delays in listing, unforeseen adjournments and legal argument - as well as resulting from pre-court investigations. Young witnesses' personal anxieties and lack of knowledge concerning the evidence process all contributed to generally poorly rated experiences. Predominantly, the after effects of the process continued negatively for youngsters, and a substantial minority self-harmed significantly as a result of court traumas. Data analyses suggest a feminist (post) post structuralist approach may be helpful in identifying, modelling and explaining various power differentials which embroil young females and males in the power struggles inherent in criminal indictments against more powerful abusers. Study results suggest a need for major reform: a requirement for best quality court practice, as well as for significant attitudinal changes toward young people, leading to anti-discriminatory practice which addresses the term coined as 'youthism' as a major oppressive practice, targetting anyone who is 'not-man'. A range of issues concerning child-centredness, power and sexuality is discussed, and their impacts upon justice is argued. As a result of the study, the development of theoretical perspectives concerning young people's evidence giving has been attempted, which may loosely be described as feminist post-post-structuralist approaches. The accompanying theoretical discussion may go some way to account for the impact upon children, of the justice system and the criminal court process.</p
Online manipulation: Charting the field
No full textThis chapter provides an overview of the key debates and concepts relevant to online manipulation. First, it introduces and critically discusses three preliminary methodological questions concerning the method used to study manipulation (online), the normative charge of the concept, and the level and type of intentionality required to manipulate. Second, it critically discusses the most prominent philosophical approaches to the study of manipulation, distinguishing process-, outcome- and norm-based views of manipulation. Third, it introduces the notion of an “aggravating factor”, which is a factor that can make online manipulation more effective, its effects worse or morally wrong, or makes it harder for individuals to avoid or contest manipulative practices and technologies. Under this header, we will discuss personalization, opacity, flow, lack of user control, and an organization’s moral compass.Ethics & Philosophy of Technolog
Introduction and overview of chapters
No full textThis chapter introduces the themes and questions addressed in this volume on the philosophy of online manipulation. It lays out the reasons for considering that online manipulation is an intellectually interesting and practically problematic phenomenon and raises the questions of whether online manipulation differs from other types of manipulation. It then introduces briefly the 19 chapters in the volume.Ethics & Philosophy of Technolog
Identity traits in the work of Fleur Jaeggy
No full textLa obra de la escritora Fleur Jaeggy es un ejemplo de literatura fuera de los confines. Sus textos escritos en lengua italiana trasladan al lector a su Suiza natal, donde transcurrió su infancia y de la que se llevó sus paisajes, su cultura y la lengua alemana, que posteriormente materializará a través de sus palabras y gracias a una pluma que ha sido comparada al buril de un escultor. Jaeggy vive en Italia, sus escritos son centroeuropeos, toman el frío del invierno zuriqués, los colores de los paisajes de las montañas suizas, la identidad de personajes que distan mucho del entorno milanés en el que vive, para acercarse a una cultura más sobria y protestante. Jaeggy se siente más cerca de los escritores austriacos como Ingeborg Bachmann y Thomas Bernhard, del suizo Robert Walser, que de los literatos italianos. Su identidad se convierte casi en la obsesión que representan sus personajes, en su mayoría de género femenino.The work of Fleur Jaeggy is an example of a literature beyond borders. Jaeggy’s texts, written in Italian language, move the reader to her native Switzerland, where Jaeggy was born and grew up. Jaeggy took with her the landscapes, the culture and the German language which materialize in her writings; her pen has been compared to a sculpture’s chisel. Jaeggy’s work may be qualified as central-european, with the cold winters in Zurich, the colors of the Swiss mountains, the identity of the people around Milan where she lives, approaching a sober and protestant culture. Jaeggy feels closer to the Austrian authors like Ingeborg Bachmann y Thomas Bernhard or the Swiss Author Robert Walser, rather than any Italian author. Her identity almost turns into an obsession represented in her mostly female characters
Señas de identidad en la obra de Fleur Jaeggy
No full textThe work of Fleur Jaeggy is an example of a literature beyond borders. Jaeggy’s texts, written in Italian language, move the reader to her native Switzerland, where Jaeggy was born and grew up. Jaeggy took with her the landscapes, the culture and the German language which materialize in her writings; her pen has been compared to a sculpture’s chisel. Jaeggy’s work may be qualified as central-european, with the cold winters in Zurich, the colors of the Swiss mountains, the identity of the people around Milan where she lives, approaching a sober and protestant culture. Jaeggy feels closer to the Austrian authors like Ingeborg Bachmann y Thomas Bernhard or the Swiss Author Robert Walser, rather than any Italian author. Her identity almost turns into an obsession represented in her mostly female characters.La obra de la escritora Fleur Jaeggy es un ejemplo de literatura fuera de los confines. Sus textos escritos en lengua italiana trasladan al lector a su Suiza natal, donde transcurrió su infancia y de la que se llevó sus paisajes, su cultura y la lengua alemana, que posteriormente materializará a través de sus palabras y gracias a una pluma que ha sido comparada al buril de un escultor. Jaeggy vive en Italia, sus escritos son centroeuropeos, toman el frío del invierno zuriqués, los colores de los paisajes de las montañas suizas, la identidad de personajes que distan mucho del entorno milanés en el que vive, para acercarse a una cultura más sobria y protestante. Jaeggy se siente más cerca de los escritores austriacos como Ingeborg Bachmann y Thomas Bernhard, del suizo Robert Walser, que de los literatos italianos. Su identidad se convierte casi en la obsesión que representan sus personajes, en su mayoría de género femenino
Subsurface visualization in the planning products of disaster scapes in the USA and Japan
No full textGlobal challenges of ongoing urbanization especially in areas with increased coastal, fluvial and pluvial flooding cannot be solved by mere engineering solutions. Reversed Engineering with Nature is a concept that puts the natural system central, but it does seek symbioses with engineering systems into a new hybrid condition. This spatial hybridity is not only about integrating natural and engineered systems but also in considering surface and subsurface as one united space. Anticipating global challenges by synchronizing natural and engineered system and the spatial planning of surface and subsurface means innovating governance processes and products. This paper focusses on the question on how to integrate information the natural and engineered systems in surface and subsurface in urban development plans. The study of a series of plans for the case studies, New York (USA) and Natori (Japan), both struck by natural disasters, should expose the role of technical information. Especially the impact of an disaster to which usually engineering solutions are installed is an important test factor in this study. The conclusions show that the role of the spatial plan defines the visualization, to work consciously with the effects of climate change, it is important to include the subsurface information.Environmental Technology and DesignUrban Desig
Sur des pensers antiques faisons des vers nouveaux. A proposito di The Functions and Use of Roman Coinage. An Overview of 21st Century Scholarship di Fleur Kemmers
No full textThis paper analyses the recent Fleur Kemmers’ overview of 21st century scholarship about roman coinage. In this publication, the author has attempted to analyse how, over the last two decades, a part of numismatic historiography (mostly in English) has attempted to provide new answers to canonical questions about Roman coinage
Marketing Planning in the Middle East : Case: Fleur de Lys
No full textToday marketing is an essential part of any business. It is especially important for companies operating in a highly competitive environment, as is the case company operating in the beauty industry, in the Middle East. This thesis aimed at developing suggestions for Fleur de Lys beauty salon in Lebanon, which faced difficulties in attracting customers and generating sales.
The author applied a deductive research approach and a qualitative and quantitative research methods. Secondary data was gathered through different reliable sources both printed and electronic. Primary data was collected from a questionnaire.
In this research, the SOSTAC® planning model was employed. The author also conducted several analyses such as PEST, Porter’s Five Forces and used STP and Marketing Mix theories in order to support the SOSTAC® planning model. The author also utilised SWOT analysis in order to summarise the findings.
Findings from this research showed that the beauty industry in the Middle East is highly competitive. However, there are several opportunities for the case company. Among them are introducing halal services, special packaging and online advertisement
Stories of Plant Names : the Jardin médicinal by Antoine Mizauld
No full textHistoires des noms des plantes : le Jardin médicinal d’Antoine Mizauld est une thèse en littérature et en langue françaises sous la direction de Fleur Vigneron.Cette thèse s’inscrit dans le cadre d’une convention CIFRE entre l’Entreprise Herboristerie Au temps des fées et l'équipe Imaginaire Socio-Anthropologie (ISA) de l’UMR Litt&Arts 5316 de l’Université Grenoble Alpes. Les buts de cette convention sont d’effectuer des recherches sur l’imaginaire des noms des plantes médicinales et de participer au développement de la marque Comme des tisanes, de l’Herboristerie Au Temps des fées.Dans un premier temps, nos travaux de recherche se concentrent sur l’édition du Jardin médicinal d’Antoine Mizauld, un traité de médecine du XVIe siècle expliquant les vertus des végétaux avec des histoires mythiques et des anecdotes divertissantes. Le texte établi par nos soins est suivi de glossaires mettant en avant les noms des plantes médicinales et des définitions pratiques pour mieux comprendre les propos d’Antoine Mizauld. La seconde partie est un commentaire du Jardin médicinal qui analyse la posture de l’auteur et la formation des représentations des plantes médicinales, en mettant l’accent sur l’usage des mythes et les utilisations actuelles des plantes dans l’industrie du bien-être. La dernière partie propose une analyse de sept plantes médicinales (appellations françaises, étymologie, usages et mythes), afin d’étudier leurs traits archétypiques et d’établir leur histoire culturelle.Grâce à des approches synchronique et diachronique, cette thèse présente une théorie sur la formation des représentations des plantes médicinales dans la langue française. Elle permet aussi de mettre en place un protocole innovant de création de biens ou de services, en usant des recherches en lettres et des méthodes de l’imaginaire.Stories of Plant Names : the Jardin médicinal by Antoine Mizauld is a PhD thesis in French literature and French language supervised by Fleur Vigneron.This thesis is part of a CIFRE agreement between the company Herboristerie Au temps des fées and the Imaginary Socio-Anthropology (ISA) component of the CNRS 5316 Litt&Arts research unit at the Grenoble Alpes University. The aims of this agreement are to carry out researches on the images of names of medicinal plants and to participate in the development of the brand Comme des tisanes, by Herboristerie Au Temps des fées.At first, our research works focus on the edition of the Jardin medicinal by Antoine Mizauld, a sixteenth century medical treatise explaining the properties of plants with mythical stories and entertaining anecdotes. These works are followed by glossaries pointing out the names of medicinal plants and practical definitions to better understand Antoine Mizauld's words. The second part is a commentary on the Jardin medicinal which analyses the position of the author and the formation of images of medicinal plants emphasizing the use of myths and current uses of plants in the wellness industry. The last part presents an analysis of seven medicinal plants (french designations, etymology, uses and myths), in order to study their archetypical traits and to establish their cultural history.Thanks to synchronic and diachronic approaches, this thesis presents a theory about the formation of images of medicinal plants in the French language. It also allows to implement an innovative protocol to create goods or services, by using researches in literature and methods of studying images
La « manière noire » de Tristan Corbière. Un diptyque satirique : « Duel aux camélias » et « Fleur d’art »
No full textCet article propose une microlecture du diptyque satirique « Duel aux camélias » et « Fleur d’art », tiré du recueil unique de Tristan Corbière : Les Amours jaunes (1873). Alors que le comique réside principalement dans le rire jaune, et peut servir d’éthique à l’auteur, ces deux textes explorent ce qu’ils appellent la manière noire. Bien que la notion réfère d’abord à la technique du mezzotinto dans l’eau-forte, au sens littéral elle tend à assombrir la représentation de l’amour et de la passion en mettant l’accent sur les rapports sadomasochistes entre hommes et femmes. Au moyen du stylet, l’acte d’écrire est assimilable aux coupures sur la plaque de métal : un geste violent et ironique, incompatible avec la sentimentalité lyrique.This article proposes a close reading of Tristan Corbière’s satirical diptych “Duel aux camélias” and “Fleur d’art” from his only poems collection Les amours jaunes (1873). While the humor primarily resides in rire jaune (forced, sour laughter), and can serve as an ethic for the author, these two texts explore what they term as manière noire (dark manner). Although the notion initially refers to the mezzotint technique in etching, in a literal sense, it tends to darken the representation of love and passion by emphasizing sadomasochistic relationships between men and women. Through the stylus, the act of writing is likened to etchings on the metal plate: a violent and ironic gesture, incompatible with lyrical sentimentality
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