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Introduction: preliminary reflections on the legacy of Pierre Bourdieu
No full textBook synopsis: Pierre Bourdieu is widely regarded as one of the most influential sociologists of his generation, and yet the reception of his work in different cultural contexts and academic disciplines has been varied and uneven. This volume maps out the legacy of Pierre Bourdieu in contemporary social and political thought from the standpoint of classical European sociology and from the broader perspective of transatlantic social science. It brings together contributions from prominent scholars in the field, providing a range of perspectives on the continuing relevance of Bourdieu’s oeuvre to substantive problems in social and political analysis
Colloque : "Emerging Historical Perspectives on Christian-Muslim Interactions in and around the Mediterranean (c. 630–1614)", Uni. Constance (en ligne), 25/10, 31/10 et 08/11/2024
No full textOrganisers: James Wilson, Eric Böhme, Alejandro Peláez Martín, Hossameldin Ali (University of Konstanz) Contact and registration: [email protected] (Deadline: 11 October 2024) I. Session 1: Expanding the Source Base - Friday, 25 October, 10.00–12.20 CET Chair: Alejandro Peláez Martín (Konstanz) 10.20 am Simon Pierre (Paris), The Chronicle of Zuqnīn: A Regional Petition to Defend the Fiscal Status Quo for “Arabs” (Muslims) and “Syrians” (Christians) in the Jazīr..
Better Complexity Bounds for Cost Register Automata
No full textCost register automata (CRAs) are one-way finite automata whose transitions have the side-effect that a register is set to the result of applying a state-dependent semiring operation to a pair of registers. Here it is shown that CRAs over the tropical semiring can simulate polynomial time computation, proving along the way that a naturally dened width-k circuit value problem over the tropical semiring is P-complete. Then the copyless variant of the CRA, requiring that semiring operations be applied to distinct registers, is shown no more powerful than NC^1 when the semiring is the integers, or strings with operations max and concat. This relates questions left open in recent work on the complexity of CRA-computable functions to long-standing class separation conjectures in complexity theory, such as NC versus P and NC^1 versus GapNC^1.Peer reviewe
Better Complexity Bounds for Cost Register Automata
No full textCost register automata (CRAs) are one-way finite automata whose transitions have the side-effect that a register is set to the result of applying a state-dependent semiring operation to a pair of registers. Here it is shown that CRAs over the tropical semiring can simulate polynomial time computation, proving along the way that a naturally dened width-k circuit value problem over the tropical semiring is P-complete. Then the copyless variant of the CRA, requiring that semiring operations be applied to distinct registers, is shown no more powerful than NC1 when the semiring is the integers, or strings with operations max and concat. This relates questions left open in recent work on the complexity of CRA-computable functions to long-standing class separation conjectures in complexity theory, such as NC versus P and NC1 versus GapNC1.Paper presented at the 42nd International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science, August 21-25, 2017, Aalborg, Denmark. This is the Author’s Original, a longer and more complete version of the paper published in: Larsen, K.G., Bodlaender, H.L., & Raskin, J.-F. (Eds.). (2017). Proceedings from 42nd International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2017). Dagstuhl, Germany: Schloss Dagstuhl--Leibniz-Zentrum fuer Informatik. (Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)). DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.MFCS.2017.24.Peer reviewed
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Oriental enlightenment: the problematic military experiences and cultural claims of Count Maurice Auguste comte de Benyowsky in Formosa during 1771
No full textMaurice Benyowsky's colourful version of his global adventures during the heady, expansive days of the late-Enlightenment remains still as an historical account, and is perhaps destined for reification at a time of romantic, postmodernist cultural affirmation. Yet this paper argues that within it there lies a virile and possibly dangerous Orientalism, one at least partially based upon a lurid, opportunistic and self-seeking fabrication of his visit to Taiwan (Formosa) in the year 1771. This paper examines the veracity, provenance and historiography of the Benyowsky account of late-eighteenth century Formosa, both as an exercise in one facet of Taiwanese history and as some exploration of the origin and maintenance of European views of the "other" and of the "orient" as they were transforming during the late-Enlightenment period. Furthermore a principal task is to provide an historiographical analysis that illustrates both the initial reasons for the acceptance of Benyowsky's lurid account as well as the wider contexts of its long life as a seemingly reliable and authentic tale. Questions remain as to the cultural contexts of any general acceptance of otherwise doubtful stories, experiments, claims and "adventures". Here there is little doubt that the original Memoirs were given greater credence by Benyowsky's talent in self-fashioning his character and status as those of a reliable gentleman
From Pedrolino to a Pierrot: The Origin, Ancestry and Ambivalence of the British Pierrot Troupe
No full textIn this article, the author considers the British development of the seaside Pierrot troupe, arguing that its construction is consistent with the notion of invented tradition, and the associated concerns with identity and nationality. Tracing the history of the character from its origins as Pedrolino in the commedia dell’arte, the article considers the traditional and novel elements of the British form. This also allows a brief account of the origin and aesthetics of the British tradition. Reflecting on the synthesis of the archaic and contemporary dimensions of the form, the author proposes that the new structure constructed an ambivalent class of character. The composition of both troupes and audiences was drawn from across the range of social strata. Through its collectivity and its treatment of contemporary social themes, it is argued the British Pierrot troupe approached and negotiated questions of a cultural and national identity in the late-Victorian period.
Dave Calvert is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield, UK. His research
interests include street theatre, Applied Theatre and learning disabled
performance. He is also a member of The Pierrotters, the last remaining seaside
Pierrot troupe
Soutenance de thèse : Simon PIERRE, “Les tribus arabes chrétiennes en Haute-Mésopotamie et en Syrie du Nord (Ier-VIIe / IIe-VIIIe siècles). Entre Islam et Eglises syriaques.”, Paris, 16 déc. 2022
No full textParis, Maison de la Recherche, 28 Rue Serpente, 75006 Paris, salle D223, Le 16 décembre 2022, 09h00-13h00. Jury : Mathieu Tillier, professeur (Sorbonne Université) (directeur de thèse) André Binggeli, directeur de recherche (CNRS) Muriel Debié, directrice d'études (EPHE) Andrew Marsham, professeur (University of Cambridge) Christian Robin, directeur de recherche émérite (CNRS) Eric Vallet, professeur (Université de Strasbourg) La séance sera suivie d'une collation qui se tiendra au deuxième ..
Eric Voegelin's thought and its significance for political theology
Full text linkThe philosopher Eric Voegelin (1901-85) held that at the
heart of an adequate political philosophy must be a
philosophy of consciousness. This study discusses
Voegelin's thought in its significance for "political
theology", by which is understood that mode of theological
thinking which focuses on the relationship of
Christian faith to the pursuit of social justice.
The study falls into two parts. Part One is an exposition
of Voegelin's thought with the perspective of political theology continuously in mind. Chapter One justifies the choice of this perspective. There follow chapters an the symbol of the metaxy, which Voegelin takes from Plato and which is fundamental to his thought, and on the rational structure of symbols and their articulation. Then the modes of symbolic discourse most important for Voegelin are considered in turn: myth, classical philosophy, Christian theology, history, and politics. Part One finishes with a discussion of Voegelin's work on the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures.
Part Two concentrates on three topics central to the
concerns of Voegelin and political theologians alike.
Besides being intrinsically important, these topics
permit one to estimate how valuable is Voegelin's work as
a resource for political theology. The topics are the
relationship between individual and societal transformation;
the scope and limits of Christian hope for the attainment of a just social order within history; and the nature of political responsibility and irresponsibility in the light of faith. The thesis ends with a summary of its conclusions.
It is argued that Voegelin's thought offers a powerful
and constructive challenge to political theologians, but
that political theology in turn provides a vantage point
which reveals certain serious shortcomings in Voegelin's
powerful thought. In particular, it is argued that
Voegelin fails to articulate adequately the social
implications of his own philosophical principles
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