437 research outputs found
Interview with Colette Paul by Mick Gowar
No full textAn interview with the author and academic Colette Paul. The interview focuses on Colette Paul's experiences as an author, student of creative writing and teacher of creative writing, especially on writing, publishing and teaching the short story. There are also a number of observations concerning her book of short stories 'Whoever you choose to love.
Silence in Second Language Learning. Colette A. Granger (2004) [review]
No full textA review of 'Silence in Second Language Learning' by Colette A. Granger published by Multilingual Matters LTD, Series: Second Language Acquisition 6 2004. ISBN 1-85359-697-3. The fundamental question that the author attempts to elucidate is: “What is the significance of silence in the process of learning to speak” (p. 5) in a second language? This puzzling question sits uneasily within the common sense view that speaking a language is helpful for learning it, and within the more theoretical view of the second language learning process as an apprenticeship into new discourse practices. This title may even seem unsettling, if not downright paradoxical, from a language pedagogy perspective entrenched in a Western tradition that requires classroom participants to engage in some kind of dialogic exchange. A further difficulty rests with the methodological issue of how to analyse the meaning of silence when the content is absent. Finally, one might question the usefulness of such an exploration. The author genuinely acknowledges these conflicting issues from the start and clearly states her intention to address them systematically. To this effect, she adopts a psychoanalytic theory as an
interpretive framework for her study
Colette, la escritura de los sentidos
No full textEn este trabajo se analiza la permanente relación de la palabra poética de la escritora francesa Colette con los cinco sentidos, vividos y transmitidos de una manera voluptuosa e íntima.This work analyses the relationship between some of the writings of the French author Colette, and the five human senses, always lived and felt in a voluptuous and intimate way
ACTUAR, MAQUILLAR Y ESCRIBIR: TRES PROFESIONES PARA UNA MISMA MUJER, COLETTE
No full textSidonie-Gabrielle Colette, also known as Colette, was a renowned French author. However, he not only excelled in writing; This article explores the disciplines that Colette covered, through journalism and acting, based on documents as valuable as her own correspondence, in order to rediscover this relevant figure.Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, también conocida como Colette, fue una reconocida autora francesa. Sin embargo, no solo destacó en la escritura; en este artículo se exploran las disciplinas que abarcó Colette, pasando por el periodismo y la actuación, a partir de documentos tan valiosos como su propia correspondencia, con el fin de redescubrir a esta relevante figura.
Abstract
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, also known as Colette, was a renowned French author. However, he not only excelled in writing; This article explores the disciplines that Colette covered, through journalism and acting, based on documents as valuable as her own correspondence, in order to rediscover this relevant figure
Colette Fellous et le quatuor de Tunisie
No full textThis book chapter analyses the autobiographical novels of French/Tunisian born author Colette Fellous. The four books analysed: Le Petit casino (Gallimard,1999), Avenue de France (Gallimard, 2001), Aujourd'hui (Gallimard,2005), Plein été (Gallimard,2007) deal specifically with Tunisia and and its persisting memory. The book chapter analyses the intratexulaty between the different texts and deconstructs the autofictional narrating process and its combination of intimate details withJewish Tunisian history references
German Occupation, Resistance and the Immediate Postwar Years – The Politicization of Colette and Colette de Jouvenel
No full textMuch has been written about Colette’s assertion that women should not engage in political life; she never understood herself as a feminist. Her daughter Colette de Jouvenel, however, initially an unmotivated dressmaker’s apprentice, who spent the 1930s working in the film industry, became a feminist and political activist supporting the Resistance movement. This article focuses on the dynamics between Colette, the famous author, and Colette de Jouvenel, her daughter. In this article, I contend that women’s paramount role in the Resistance movement as well as the role intellectuals held in the Resistance and the influence they exerted on the literary scene of the postwar years, contributed to both women’s politicization. Colette de Jouvenel’s political activism during World War II as well as her committed journalism, recognized by intellectuals during the postwar era, can be seen as a driving force that also contributed to Colette’s desire to embrace a more overt political stance, relativizing her earlier self-portrayal as an apolitical woman and writer.On a beaucoup écrit sur les déclarations de Colette contre l’engagement politique des femmes. Colette ne s'est jamais considérée féministe. En revanche, sa fille Colette de Jouvenel (qui a d'abord été, sans grand enthousiasme, apprentie couturière avant de travailler dans l'industrie cinématographique pendant les années 1930) a soutenu la Résistance et est devenue militante féministe et politique. Cet essai examine la dynamique entre Colette, la célèbre auteure, et Colette de Jouvenel, sa fille. Dans cet essai, j’avance l’idée que le rôle primordial joué par les femmes dans la Résistance, ainsi que le rôle des intellectuels dans la Résistance et l'influence que ceux-ci ont exercée sur le marché littéraire des années d'après-guerre, ont contribué à la politisation de Colette et de Colette de Jouvenel. Le militantisme de Colette de Jouvenel pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et son journalisme engagé, reconnus par les intellectuels de l'après-guerre, peuvent être considérés comme un moteur, qui a aussi contribué au désir de Colette d'afficher un engagement politique qu’elle rejetait avant la guerre. Elle relativise ainsi l'image de femme et d'écrivaine apolitique qu'elle se donnait auparavant
ESTEREOTIPOS FEMENINOS Y MÁSCARAS DE LA RETÓRICA: MES APPRENTISSAGES DE COLETTE
No full textSidonie-Gabrielle Colette, also known as Colette, was a renowned French author. In 1936 he published Mes Apprentissages, an autobiographical book, in which Colette describes her relationship with Willy; the work reflects a woman moved by her emotions. This article aims to bring to light the different aspects of the personality of its author through the pages of her own works.Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, también conocida como Colette, fue una reconocida autora francesa. En 1936 publicó Mes Apprentissages, un libro de corte autobiográfico, en el que Colette describe su relación con Willy; en la obra se refleja a una mujer movida por sus emociones. Este artículo pretende sacar a la luz los diferentes aspectos de la personalidad de su autora a través de las páginas de sus propias obras.
Abstract
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, also known as Colette, was a renowned French author. In 1936 he published Mes Apprentissages, an autobiographical book, in which Colette describes her relationship with Willy; the work reflects a woman moved by her emotions. This article aims to bring to light the different aspects of the author's personality through the pages of her own works
Space, Consciousness, and Gender in Colette
No full textColette\u27s desire, to reveal the different levels of difficulties in relationships, results in the creation of three masterpieces, L e Ble en Herbe, La Chatte, and La Vagabonde. Through her characters in these novels, the author exposes the spatial boundaries set by each couple. Also, she concentrates on the maturation of the protagonists. The woman\u27s function in society transforms as she gains personal power, and she becomes self-reliant. Finally, Colette evades sexual stereotyping by introducing the reader to the issues of gender and androgyny. She helps to dispel the sexual myths around the. idea of normal stereotyping. Themes such as male and female physical characteristics and related socially acceptable behaviors are addressed. In general, these works clarify ideas about the way in which individuals associate with one other. Chapter I will analyze the spatial limitations created by the protagonists. It will examine two binary oppositions, in/out and dream-world/reality . The in/out opposition will focus on both physical and mental spaces, whereas the dream-world/reality opposition will magnify tangible and unreal spaces. This chapter\u27s objective is to demonstrate the uses of territorial boundaries and deduce their affects in relationships. Chapter II will investigate the association between Colette\u27s characters and the liberation of womankind. The aim is to examine the female characters\u27 growth in regard to the society around her. As well, obtaining personal power and the concept of empowerment is treated ~y studying the use of the female voice. This chapter will show a recurring theme of women overcoming the forces of patriarchy and moving beyond the confines of societal rules. Chapter III will study the issue of gender and androgyny in Colette\u27s characters. It will bring to light Colette\u27s use of gender roles, and the way in which her protagonists search out an identity and learn about themselves. Finally, this chapter will cover gender stereotypes and Colette\u27s contemporary view of such an issue. In summary, the novels to be treated, Le Ble en Herbe, La Chatte, and La Vagabonde, will move through three different levels of development in the growth of the characters, from adolescence through young adulthood and into maturity. This notion will be utilized in each chapter and will demonstrate Colette\u27s theme of relationships which spirals out of three connected ideas, space, consciousness and gender
Real life
No full textColette Paul's story explores, in a humorous way, how the stuff of `real life' is transformed by the writer into `material' for fiction. It also address some anxieties about teaching Creative Writing. However, while these concerns frame `Real life' as explicitly metafictional, the way in which class politics are engaged with is of equal importance to the author
Reducing high school dropout: towards new narratives of educational success in a rural South African educational community.
No full textMagister Educationis (Adult Learning and Global Change) - MEd(AL)This study sought to investigate the professional experiences of educators at a rural school in South Africa, and in particular pertaining to their perceptions on learner dropout or voluntary withdrawal. Within an interpretive framework as a qualitative case study, educators were invited to offer their narrative accounts particularly about the kinds of professional development they perceived as educationally most useful for learners to succeed at school. Secondly, the study investigated the extent to which an ethos of lifelong learning could play a role in promoting successful outcomes for educators and learners, specifically in a rural educational community. The study also probed the extent to which community-school partnerships might assist in actualizing sustainable supportive environments for teaching and learning to flourish particularly in rural school contexts. Findings revealed important insights regarding the extent to which educators may understand the importance of their own professional identity and development in relation to new forms of lifelong learning as dispositions towards reducing dropout in the rural educational contexts they know. Findings also shed light on the extent to which lifelong learning within community-school partnerships and extended educational communities may play a role in reducing dropout in the rural educational contexts described in this study. The most significant finding of the study is that lifelong learning might take root in certain rural South African schools only if a body teachers is sufficiently curious about new ways of teaching and learning that directly addresses reducing dropout in the educational contexts they know
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