116 research outputs found
Pragmatic Considerations in Mixed Music: a Case Study of La Rage
No full textWith access to powerful real-time DSP languages now easier than ever, the new generation of mixed music composers are able to manage both sides of the coin: they have the programming skills and the compositional concerns that were traditionally the responsibility of two different persons. This brings more and more sophisticated integration of technical resources and compositional gestures. A good example of such integration is the author’s piece La Rage. In the light of general comments on the seamless integration of technology in this piece, the author, by discussing how compositional and technical concerns interact in his process of creation, tries to pinpoint key considerations that help him achieve this. He proposes two major categories, portability and adaptability, and explains how they were addressed in this specific work
Truth and untruth: Louis-Ferdinand Céline's Voyage au bout de la nuit and the memory of the Great War 1914-1918
No full textThis thesis examines Louis-Ferdinand Celine’s 1932 novel Voyage au bout de la nuit as a rewriting of his memory of the Great War 1914-1918. It seeks to resolve the truth problematic posed by the inversion in Voyage au bout de la nuit of Celine’s experience in the war, primarily the transition from Celine’s heroism in the war to his fictional self-portrait as the coward, Bardamu. It seeks to clarify the role and value of Celine’s fictional witness to war by placing the novel in a broadly developed context of the war and its commemoration. A major premise of this thesis is that Celine was traumatised by the war and that his rewriting of his war experience is informed by his need to break free of traumatised memory through the creation of a new, literary narrative of his personal past. By drawing on the literature of trauma and survival, as well as on studies of the Great War and other wars, this thesis succeeds in establishing that Celine was, indeed, traumatised by his war experience and succeeds in showing the many ways in which this trauma shapes Voyage. It also provides a thorough account of how Voyage as literary artefact engages with the memory of the Great War and how it functions as witness to war and the consequence of war. It brings us ultimately towards the dynamic of accusation which lies at the heart of Celine’s traumatic memory of the Great War and which underlies its keynotes of irony, satire and invective. This thesis is multi-disciplinary in its approach, drawing on historical, biographical, psychological, and literary studies. It provides an important contribution to Celine studies, but also to studies of the Great War, the memory and literature of the Great War and to studies of twentieth-century trauma, memory and identity
La hiperconexión y la resignación digital entre el estudiantado de enseñanza superior
No full textOver the past decades, ICTs have permeated every facet of society, with a particularly pronounced impact on higher education students. This study delves into the Internet-mediated interpersonal relationships of students at the University Complutense of Madrid, the representation of habits and the use of ICTs. By means of an online survey, data were collected from a total sample of 2,893 participants spanning various disciplines, ages, and academic programs. The findings reveal gender and age-based disparities in preferences for digitally mediated relationships, as well as dysfunctional patterns associated with digital usage that manifest differently across age groups. Students predominantly express a penchant for being consistently connected to the internet or doing so only, when necessary, with a minority indicating a lack of enjoyment in digital connectivity. This study has allowed the identification of a digital landscape characterized by hyperconnectivity and digital resignation, the latter emerging as a noteworthy trend in the daily lives of university students as it may be linked to dysfunctions arising from ICT use.Las TIC han penetrado todos los ámbitos de la sociedad desde hace décadas. Esta incursión se ha hecho aún más intensa dentro del alumnado de enseñanzas superiores. El objetivo principal de este estudio es indagar en las relaciones interpersonales del estudiantado de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid mediadas por Internet, la representación de los hábitos y usos que hacen de las TIC. La recolección de los datos se realizó mediante una encuesta online entre el estudiantado de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, con una muestra total de 2.893 participantes de todas las disciplinas, edades y titulaciones. Se han encontrado diferencias por género y edad en cuanto a las preferencias en las relaciones mediadas digitalmente, y disfunciones derivadas de los usos digitales que les afectan según la edad. El estudiantado afirma principalmente que le gusta estar siempre conectado a Internet o que lo hace solo cuando es necesario, y son minoría quienes no disfrutan de la conexión. Estos resultados han permitido identificar un escenario digital caracterizado por la hiperconexión y la resignación digital, siendo esta última una nueva tendencia a considerar en la cotidianidad de su vida universitaria, ya que podría estar ligada a disfunciones derivadas del uso de las TIC
Etnografia e fotografia: reflexões sobre as fotografias etnográficas de Pierre Fatumbi Verger
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas. Programa de Pós-graduação em Antropologia Social, Florianópolis, 2009A relação entre a fotografia e a etnografia nos estudos da Antropologia, apesar de antiga e densa, é incerta e complexa. Se por um lado a fotografia é a cada dia mais utilizada nos trabalhos antropológicos, por outro sua potencialidade como algo além da ilustração e de uma técnica de interação com o Outro é pouco explorada. A partir do exemplo, do legado, da trajetória de vida e, principalmente, da obra de Pierre Fatumbi Verger, esta pesquisa se dedica a analisar essa relação. Francês radicado na Bahia na década de 1940, Verger é conhecido mundialmente tanto por seu trabalho como fotógrafo quanto pelas suas pesquisa etnográficas. Há, entretanto, uma indefinição quanto à razão desse reconhecimento, e examinar as suas razões oferece um profícuo campo de reflexão sobre a pesquisa etnográfica, especialmente quando relacionada ao universo das imagens fotográficas. A Fundação Pierre Verger é a instituição que atualmente abriga o acervo do fotógrafo-etnógrafo e onde foi realizada a pesquisa de campo através da qual, aliada à leitura de fotografias relacionadas ao candomblé em suas manifestações na África e na Bahia, foi criada uma metodologia de análise das fotografias que privilegia as interações e os diálogos como espaço de construção de definições sobre a etnografia. Pelo contato com a Fundação, seus freqüentadores e o acervo fotográfico ali disponibilizado, esta pesquisa pretende refletir sobre a etnografia e a construção de um olhar etnográfico em relação direta com o exercício da fotografia.The relationship between photography and ethnography in anthropological studies, albeit ancient and deep, is uncertain and complex. Photography has been increasingly used in anthropological researches but it´s potencial as something beyond illustration and it´s interaction with the Other as a technique is very little explored. This research is dedicated to the analysis of this relationship by taking the work of Pierre Fatumbi Verger, his life and legacy. A French man, rooted in Bahia, Brasil, in the decade of 1940, Verger is known worldwide for his work as a photographer as well as for his etnographic studies. However, the reason of this recognition is undefined and examining the reason for these indefinitions can be a fruitful field of reflection concerning ethnographic researches, especially when related to the photographic universe. The Pierre Verger Foundation is the institution that hosts his photographic and ethnographic collection and it´s also where the field research of this work took place. Through the field research combined with the readings of photographs related to candomblé and it´s manifestations in Africa and Bahia, a photographic analysis methodology was created that privilege interaction and dialogue as a way to build definitions about ethnography. By the contact with the Foundation, it´s users and it´s available photographic collection, this research intends to reflect about the ethnography and the creation of an ethnographic view in direct relation to the exercise of photography
Les égarements de l’imagination, ou le roman raisonné de Philippe-Louis Gérard
No full textL’article examine le discours religieux sur le roman tel qu’il se manifeste dans un roman édifiant de la fin du xviiie siècle, Le Comte de Valmont, ou les égarements de la raison (1774), de l’écrivain antiphilosophique Philippe-Louis Gérard (1737-1813). Ce roman épistolaire est une des rares oeuvres de l’époque à critiquer aussi violemment le genre romanesque. Loin de se cantonner aux traditionnelles attaques sur la moralité du roman, la critique de Gérard insiste particulièrement sur les effets pernicieux de l’imagination telle que l’exploite le roman, laquelle opère une distorsion dans l’esprit du lecteur qui en vient à confondre le réel et l’imaginaire. Pour Gérard, l’imagination est ainsi non seulement la source des passions, mais également l’ennemie de la raison qui seule peut atteindre la vérité, c’est-à-dire les dogmes fondamentaux du christianisme. En mettant de l’avant une conception de l’imagination réduite à une puissance qui égare la raison, Gérard s’oppose à une longue tradition de penseurs qui, d’Aristote à Pascal en passant par Montaigne et François de Sales, ont réservé à l’imagination une place légitime dans les processus cognitifs. Son roman Le Comte de Valmont manifeste ce rejet complet de l’imagination par l’exploitation d’une poétique de la raison : l’oeuvre est structurée en fonction des thèmes abordés et des discussions philosophiques et théologiques qui sont les véritables moteurs de l’action dans le roman. Le cas de Gérard permet ainsi de constater que le débat sur le roman doit être envisagé comme une partie intégrante de débats plus larges, qui mettent en cause le potentiel cognitif de la fiction narrative et, plus généralement, le rapport de l’homme à la vérité.The article examines the religious discourse on the novel as it manifests itself in an edifying novel of the late eighteenth century, Le Comte de Valmont, ou les égarements de la raison (1774), written by the “antiphilosophe” author Philippe-Louis Gérard (1737-1813). This epistolary novel is one of the few works of the time to criticize with such violence the novelistic genre. Far from being confined to traditional attacks on the morality of the novel, the criticism of Gérard puts particular emphasis on the pernicious effects of imagination as exploited by the novel, which operates a distortion in the mind of the reader who then confuses the real and the imaginary. For Gérard, the imagination is thus not only the source of passions, but also the enemy of reason which alone can attain the truth, that is to say the fundamental dogmas of Christianity. In putting forward a conception of imagination reduced to a power misleading reason, Gérard opposes a long tradition of thinkers, from Aristotle to Pascal, Montaigne, and François de Sales, that reserved to imagination a legitimate place in cognitive processes. His novel Le Comte de Valmont manifests the complete rejection of imagination by the exploitation of a poetic of reason. The work is accordingly structured by the themes and philosophical and theological discussions that are the true narrative motor of the novel. The case of Gérard shows that the debate on the novel must be seen as an integral part of wider debates that involve the cognitive potential of narrative fiction and, more generally, the relationship of man to truth
Comparing invariants of SK1
No full textsponsorship: The author thanks Jean-Louis Colliot-Thelene, Philippe Gille, Bruno Kahn, Marc Levine, Jean-Pierre Tignol, Adrian Wadsworth and the referee for interesting comments and discussions leading to the content of and many improvements to this article.1 In particular, the author expresses his gratitude to Bruno Kahn, amongst others for suggesting the introduction of Definition 2.3, and to Adrian Wadsworth for communicating a result of Jean-Pierre Tignol (Eq. 4.2). The author expresses his gratitude to the Ecole Normale Superieure (Paris), K.U. Leuven, and Research Foundation-Flanders (G.0318.06) for financial support. (Ecole Normale Superieure (Paris), K.U. Leuven, Research Foundation-Flanders|G.0318.06)status: Publishe
1972-2022 : conception, réception et portée des Symbola de Philippe Gauthier
No full textThis austere work is a landmark, but also bears the mark of the context of its writing (a “main” thesis of “Doctorat d’Etat”), of its author and of its intellectual filiation. It is the work of a historian, trained alongside André Aymard and Louis Robert, on an idea of Moses Finley, and finally a thesis directed by Édouard Will. A technical work, which opened many dossiers, it was also part of the history of law. It was well received by epigraphists (it earned its author the chair of epigraphy at the EPHE) and by a number of historians; it was also part of a vast renewal of studies devoted to the relations of cities with foreigners, which characterized the 1970’s to 1990’s (work on isopoliteia, metoikoi, proxenia, asylia, etc.), which has not dried up since. But the author’s institutional and even legal perspectives have given rise to significantly different approaches among historians. Moreover, some of the author’s historical conceptions (such as those set out in his conclusion) are now outdated, by many works, including later studies by Philippe Gauthier himself.Cet ouvrage austère fait date, mais porte aussi la marque du contexte de son écriture (une thèse « principale » de « Doctorat d’État »), de son auteur et de sa filiation intellectuelle.Cet ouvrage austère fait date, mais porte aussi la marque du contexte de son écriture (une thèse « principale » de « Doctorat d’État »), de son auteur et de sa filiation intellectuelle.Quest’opera austera rimane un punto di riferimento, ma porta anche il segno del contesto in cui è stata scritta (una tesi “principale” di “Doctorat d’Etat”), del suo autore e della sua filiazione intellettuale. È il lavoro di uno storico, formatosi a contatto con André Aymard e Louis Robert, su un’idea di Moses Finley, e infine una tesi diretta da Édouard Will. Un’opera tecnica, che ha aperto molti dossier e che si inseriva anche (pace l’autore) nel campo della storia del diritto. Fu ben accolta dagli epigrafisti (valse al suo autore la cattedra di epigrafia all’EPHE) e da alcuni storici; si inserì inoltre in un vasto rinnovamento degli studi dedicati alle relazioni delle città con gli stranieri, che caratterizzò gli anni ‘70-’90 (lavori su isopoliteia, metoikoi, proxenia, asylia, ecc.), che da allora non si è più esaurito.Tuttavia, le prospettive istituzionali e persino giuridiche dell’autore hanno dato origine ad approcci significativamente diversi tra gli storici. Inoltre, alcune delle concezioni storiche dell’autore (come quelle esposte nella sua conclusione) sono ormai superate da molti lavori, compresi gli studi successivi dello stesso Philippe Gauthier
Digital corporate communication and co-productive citizen engagement
No full textDigital technologies have changed communication between citizens and public sector organizations (PSOs) and governments. While many citizens still remain passive when it comes to the public sector and its governance, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have permanently changed how citizens search and share public information, and how they voice their opinions and ideas. Citizen co-production is understood as citizen-PSO engagement toward joint goals, yet it often remains an ideal. Through the example of Madrid City Council’s successful utilization of digital technologies through a mobile app (Madrid Movil), the chapter illustrates how engagement became co-productive via ICTs through improved relationship between authorities and citizens. Digital technologies helped improve public sector listening, real-time information exchange, and communication of citizens with each other, and provided better data about emerging needs. As joint citizen-PSO efforts for co-production of public services, digital co-production contributed to improving the intangible value of public services.peerReviewe
The German Occupation in recent French fiction : an analysis of the literary “mode retro”
No full textThis thesis attempts to analyse and characterise the mode rétro, the remarkable renewal of interest in the German Occupation of France, which is coloured by an extensive re-evaluation of the period's significance. An introduction places this fashion in its literary, social and historical context, revealing how, from 1940 to 1969, a collective and predominantly Gaullist 'myth' of the Resistance became established, with the result that the national response to invasion was accepted to be one of wide-spread heroism and revolt. Part I studies the reaction to such résistancialisme, showing how this orthodox interpretation of events was undermined and, for many, discredited, and offering explanations of the timing and direction of the new view. Part II focuses on the fiction, memoirs, autobiographies and biographies of the younger authors, those who have no direct adult experience of the années noires. It is suggested that their obvious obsession with absent parent-figures reflects their awareness that the past has been misrepresented and their heritage rendered problematic. Their sole means of escape from this predicament, their only source of emotional relief is seen to lie in the creation of a personal account of the early 1940s running contrary to the prevalent orthodoxy, the fabrication of a 'counter-myth'. It is thus the notion of myth which links the various sections of the survey, and so gives the thesis its overall unity
Globalization, Social Movements, and the Construction of Europe: The Example of the European Parliament Elections in France, CES Working Paper, no. 74, August 2000
No full textThough social scientists have lately devoted themselves to the study of globalization (Waters 1995; Hirst and Thompson 1999), most of these studies have concentrated on its economic and social consequences. Globalization is often seen as a fundamentally unjust process that causes confusion and destroys more than it creates. In many areas, the substantive implications of globalization are left untouched. In this paper, I examine the link between regional integration in Western Europe and the transformation of domestic politics through the example of the European Parliament elections. I argue that globalization through European integration is having a significant impact on French domestic politics. More precisely, the elections to the European Parliament, a supranational political institution, have contributed to the political mobilization of traditionally voiceless groups such as the unemployed and to the introduction into public discussion of new issues tied to Europe, transforming political culture and the relationship between national politics and multinational bargaining (Keohane and Hoffmann 1990, 295). Not only has European political integration provided marginal groups in France with an access to national politics through European Parliament elections, it has also supplied the government and the presidency with new resources, connecting them to trans-European circles and networks that are developing their own political culture. The success of neoliberal economic doctrines in the European Union may have in part to do with these networks. National ministers spend half their time wrestling with European affairs in the Council of Ministers of the European Union and in transnational party structures, developing a common culture and outlook on politics and economics. The main ingredients for this Weltanschauung are well known: electoral cycles should not interfere with economic policy and unemployment figures should not have priority over other monetary indices in the evaluation of economic and political success
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