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Qui Vauroit Bon Vers Oïr : Voice, Text, and Social Insight in \u3ci\u3eAucassin et Nicolette\u3c/i\u3e
No full textAucassin et Nicolette has stimulated much dialogue among scholars. Literary genres clearly express perceptions that are representative of an historical period and culture, and Aucassin et Nicolette\u27s tendency to synthesize literary genres, namely poetry and prose, raises many points relative to the social sphere in which it came into existence. To best illuminate these characteristics in Aucassin et Nicolette, an eclectic approach to the text is in order.
The first chapter explores the manner in which the story is told, focusing on the voice as it is the artist\u27s tool to transmit emphatic information. The poet is performer, narrator, both Aucassin and Nicolette, peasant and noble.
The second chapter explores the ideas examined in the first chapter through a textual interpretation of Aucassin et Nicolette. This text is a hybrid of already thriving literary endeavors. Familiarity is interrupted by variation and deviation in character development and plot line. These interruptions are intentional, not forcibly in a political sense, but as a social event that the author wishes to address through humor. Humor wards off bad feelings. Anti-clerical and appear frequently in the story, the performance. anti-chivalric sentiment yet are sublimated into the performance.
The final chapter explores the significance of these sentiments and treats them as artifacts of a larger social context. Whether the author intended or not, Aucassin et Nicolette divulges the attitudes of a period and particular culture, a culture whose narrative influences leave much still to be explored
The parody of courtly and moralising literature in "Aucassin et Nicolette": the fairy and the saint in the light of the pastourelle R439a=738
No full textEn este artículo propongo nuevos hallazgos intertextuales que conectan la chantefable "Aucassin et Nicolette" al género lírico de la pastorela, así como a los lais bretones y a la leyenda hagiográfica de San Eustaquio. Más allá de incrementar la nómina de textos que nutren la escritura del anónimo, pretendo mostrar la profunda imbricación de los tres hipotextos, que interseccionan en tres episodios protagonizados por Nicolette. La dimensión metaliteraria de este personaje, configurado en diversos puntos de la chantefable como una proyección de la figura autorial, desvela las estrategias compositivas de la obra, que, fusionando los modelos cortés y hagiográfico, los somete a una reescritura paródica en clave de pastorela. La maniobra cobra pleno sentido en el contexto cultural de la sociedad arrasiana del siglo XIII, de la que "Aucassin et Nicolette" se revela un producto genuino.The aim of this paper is to present new intertextual relationships that connect the chantefable "Aucassin et Nicolette" to the lyrical genre of the pastourelle, as well as to the Breton lais and the hagiographic legend of Saint Eustace. I intend not only to add new sources for the anonymous work, but moreover to show how the three hypotexts, which intersect in three episodes featuring Nicolette, are interweaved. The metaliterary dimension of the character of Nicolet-te, configured at various points of the chantefable as a projection of the author, reveals the compositional strategies of the work. Fusing the courtly and hagiographic models, the author subjects them to a parodic rewriting with a tone of pastourelle. "Aucassin and Nicolette" is thus shown to be a genuine product of the cultural context of the society of Arras in the 13th century
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Virtual vs human: comparing persuasive factors in influencer marketing campaigns
No full textThis chapter explores the evolving landscape of influencer marketing with the advance of virtual influencers—AI-powered, computer-generated characters designed to emulate human influencers. As traditional advertising faces growing consumer skepticism, social media influencers have emerged as compelling alternatives, with electronic word-of-mouth (e-WOM) playing a central role in shaping consumer behavior. Recently, virtual influencers have garnered attention for their ability to engage audiences, offering brands unprecedented control and consistency in their messaging. However, concerns around their authenticity, credibility, and ethical use remain prevalent. Drawing on empirical research, this chapter investigates how virtual influencers are perceived by social media users, with a specific focus on parasocial interactions and source credibility. Using in-depth interviews analyzed through thematic analysis, the study identifies key factors that make virtual influencers persuasive, including physical and social similarity to the target audience, engaging content, and interactive behaviors. While respondents acknowledge their appeal—especially in contexts such as technology promotion—virtual influencers are seen as less credible than human influencers when promoting products they cannot physically use. Nonetheless, credibility can be enhanced through third-party validation and relevant, high-quality content. The findings highlight that while virtual influencers hold promise, their persuasive power is highly context-dependent and currently falls short of human influencers in terms of perceived authenticity and trustworthiness. The chapter concludes by emphasizing the potential for virtual influencers to gain traction as technology improves and audience expectations evolve
Testing the margin of appreciation: therapeutic abortion, reproductive rights and the intriguing case of Tysiąc v. Poland
No full textIn Tysiac v. Poland (2007) the Strasbourg Court ruled in favour of the applicant (who had been denied access to a lawful therapeutic abortion), finding that Poland had failed to comply with its positive obligations to safeguard the applicant's right to effective respect for her private life under Article 8. Exploring this controversial judgment, the author assesses the claim that Tysiac marks a 'radical shift' on the part of the Court in creating a 'right to abortion'. The author argues that while Tysiac makes an important addition to abortion jurisprudence, the notion it founds such a 'right' greatly overstates the legal significance of this case
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Writing down what no echo can ever repeat
No full textThis thesis consists of an autoethnography of a sexual assault survivor written using poems, journal entries, annotations, photographs and song lyrics. The ethnography is a chronological record of feelings the author experienced during the day prior to the attack and emotions she navigated during the year and a half after the attack. The period
of writing extends between January 27, 2006 and November 5, 2007. The author includes songs that inspired the poems and journal entries; these songs led to deeper reflections as the author weathered sensations of depression, anger and confusion. The author’s own photographic art visually represents steps she has taken on her emotional path of healing.
The thesis was assembled in the third year following the incident as a reflection and healing process for the author
Author Correction: Peer presence increases the prosocial behavior of adolescents by speeding the evaluation of outcomes for others
No full textAuthor Correction to "Peer presence increases the prosocial behavior of adolescents by speeding the evaluation of outcomes for others
Negligence is negligence: implications for an egalitarian agenda [Blog]
No full textThis short paper explores the significance of the "constitutionalism of private law" through the lens of developments in the context of the tort of negligence. Drawing a distinction between legal egalitarianism and social egalitarianism, the author notes that in the former respect the greater convergence of human rights and private law might be regarded as a welcome development; in respect of social egalitarianism, however, the author argues that given the way that the tort of negligence operates in practice, which in itself is a pretty limited vehicle for social justice, constitutionalism of private law as it speaks to negligence, is bound to also promote the most negligible contribution to social justice
Short SGA children: etiological aspects, metabolic consequences and effects of GH treatment
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In 1997 the author of the present thesis started studies relating to short children
born small for gestational age (SGA).The present chapter describes definitions of
SGA, prevalence and etiology of SGA, factors involving fetal growth and features of
short children born SGA.Also an overview of the literature is presented concerning
the effects of growth hormone (GH) treatment on growth in these children. Finally,
the aims of the study, study design and in- and exclusion criteria of this Dutch
multicenter trial are described
Remediation and college writing: an examination of the effectiveness of basic writing programs at selected historically black colleges, 2003
No full textThis study examines the effectiveness of basic writing programs at selected Historically Black Colleges. The objectives of many writing programs include, but are not limited to, the following: identifying students whose English, and/or reading comprehension skills are below acceptable levels; determining appropriate course placement for each individual student; providing advisement and learning enhancement courses for provisional students; and providing a writing/tutoring center for students who need supplemental assistance with writing assignments. This study was based on the premise that not all students entering their first year of college have strong writing skills; therefore, basic writing programs are necessary for students who have deficiencies in writing. Basic writing programs exist at Historically Black Colleges just as they exist at many other American colleges. For that reason, it seems impractical for many colleges to assume that these students who need basic writing skills can be simply ignored. A case study analysis approach was used to analyze data gathered at selected Historically Black Colleges. The selected colleges which constitute this sample are as follows: Spelman College, Morehouse College; Tougaloo College; Bethune-Cookman College; Oakwood College; and Morris Brown College. These colleges include those that are utilizing basic writing programs and those that are not utilizing such programs. Among this selected sample of six Historically Black Colleges, the colleges that are utilizing basic writing programs are Bethune-Cookman, Oakwood, and Morris Brown, whereas Spelman, Morehouse, and Tougaloo have no such programs. The researcher found that the selected colleges not using basic writing programs have on their campuses remedial level writing students who could have benefited from a basic writing program, but due to political or financial reasons, these institutions choose to ignore the basic writing student. In contrast, however, those colleges that utilize some level of remedial writing instruction actually find improvement in the writing of students who have actively participated in their basic writing programs. The study's findings reveal that basic writing programs should be established and preserved at Historically Black Colleges because the basic writing student still exists. In other words, the longevity of the basic writing program should be contingent upon whether or not the basic writing student is still alive and well on college campuses. Therefore, in order for Historically Black Colleges to fulfill their mission of producing young men and women who are truly educated, the colleges must find the means and the commitment to provide basic writing assistance to students who need this assistance
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