113 research outputs found
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
Thou Shalt Forget
No full textWhat is ‘cultural oblivion’ and ‘psychological colonialism’, and how are they affecting the capacity of Indigenous Peoples in Canada to actively resist systematic and territorial oppression by the state? Following a decade-long research project, this new book by Pierrot Ross-Tremblay examines the production of oblivion among his own community, the Essipiunnuat [or, ‘People of the Brook Shells River’] and the relationship between a colonial imperative to forget. The book illustrates how the ‘cultural oblivion’ of vulnerable minority communities is a critical human rights issue but also asks us to reflect upon both the role of the state and the local elite in creating and warping our perception and understanding of history
Thou Shalt Forget
No full textWhat is ‘cultural oblivion’ and ‘psychological colonialism’, and how are they affecting the capacity of Indigenous Peoples in Canada to actively resist systematic and territorial oppression by the state? Following a decade-long research project, this new book by Pierrot Ross-Tremblay examines the production of oblivion among his own community, the Essipiunnuat [or, ‘People of the Brook Shells River’] and the relationship between a colonial imperative to forget. The book illustrates how the ‘cultural oblivion’ of vulnerable minority communities is a critical human rights issue but also asks us to reflect upon both the role of the state and the local elite in creating and warping our perception and understanding of history
Los herederos del olvido: en torno a Thou Shalt Forget de Pierrot Ross-Tremblay
No full textEn esta entrevista, el reconocido investigador Pierrot Ross-Tremblay nos habla sobre su libro Thou Shalt Forget (Los herederos del olvido) publicado noviembre de 2019 por la editorial de la Universidad de Londres. En dicha entrevista, el autor plantea los problemas metodológicos y epistemológicos que todo investigador debe afrontar en el tratamiento de una problemática como es la producción de la memoria y del olvido
McShane’s Influence on My Understanding of Lonergan (and of myself)
No full textPierrot Lambert is the author of Bernard Lonergan: Introduction à sa vie et à son œuvre (Montréal: Guérin, 2008), co-author (with Charlotte Tansey and Cathleen Going) of Caring about Meaning: Patterns in the Life of Bernard (Montreal: Thomas More Institute, 1982), and co-author (with Philip McShane) of Bernard Lonergan: His Life and Leading Ideas. He translated Lonergan’s Insight into French (1996) and is the webmaster of the French Lonergan website http://francais.lonergan.org
Identification of genes preferentially expressed by microglia and upregulated during cuprizone-induced inflammation
No full textMicroglia, monocytes, and peripheral macrophages share a common origin and many characteristics, but what distinguishes them from each other at the level of gene expression remains largely unknown. In this study, we compared the transcriptional profiles of freshly purified microglia, monocytes, and spleen macrophages using Affymetrix Mouse Genome arrays to identify genes predominantly expressed by microglia. Among tens of thousands of genes assayed, 127 potential candidates were found, including nine newly discovered genes encoding plasma membrane and extracellular proteins. In the brain, the latter were selectively expressed by microglia, as revealed by in situ hybridization. Three of them were confirmed to be exclusively (MSR2) or predominantly (GPR12, GPR34) expressed in the brain compared to the other tissues examined. Furthermore, all of these genes were upregulated in activated microglia after treatment with the demyelinating toxin cuprizone, suggesting that they play roles in neuroinflammation. In conclusion, this study reports the identification of new selective markers for microglia, which should prove useful not only to identify and isolate these cells, but also to better understand their distinctive properties. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.Fil: Bédard, Andréanne. Laval University; CanadáFil: Tremblay, Pierrot. Laval University; CanadáFil: Chernomoretz, Ariel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Laval University; CanadáFil: Vallières, Luc. Laval University; Canad
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
The Pierrot Ensembles: Chronicle and Catalogue, 1912-2012
No full text2012 is the centenary of the first performance of Arnold Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21, and over the last hundred years its mixed chamber ensemble has become, in all its protean forms, a principal line-up for modern music. This book, the first of its kind, chronicles the ensemble’s evolution from Pierrot’s earliest performances, monitoring its influence on the Continent as well as upon Walton, Britten, Lutyens and Searle in Britain. In particular, it watches the growth of The Pierrot Players (later The Fires of London), one of the most galvanizing groups in post-war British music, and looks carefully at the social dynamics among its players and composers, notably Peter Maxwell Davies and Harrison Birtwistle. The influence of Pierrot, however, has not been confined to Europe and Britain. In the final section the author catalogues over 400 principal works for ‘Pierrot Ensembles’ – with or without singer – drawn from both sides of the Atlantic. An appendix includes the first reprinting of Stephen Pruslin’s text for Birtwistle’s controversial Monodrama (1967). The book is richly illustrated with photographs, drawings, music examples and diagrams
L’oubli n’est pas absolu : réminiscences et prise de parole chez les Premiers peuples de la francophonie des Amériques
No full textL’auteur questionne le rapport que les Premiers peuples entretiennent avec le passé et le phénomène d’intériorisation des politiques de l’oubli dans le contexte des Amériques francophones. Il décrit comment la mémoire autobiographique du chercheur issu d’une minorité culturelle doit être attentivement prise en compte dans la recherche, en particulier en ce qui concerne l’étude de l’amnésie culturelle liée à l’expérience de traumatismes. Il réfléchit sur le potentiel émancipateur de la recherche autant en ce qui a trait à la revalidation des savoirs sur soi qu’à la génération de nouveaux modèles sociaux.The author questions the relationship that First Peoples entertain with the past and the internalization of policies of forgetting in the context of French speaking Americas. It describes how autobiographical memory of researchers coming from cultural minorities must be carefully considered in investigations, particularly with regard to the study of cultural amnesia related to the experience of trauma. It reflects on the emancipatory potential of research both in regard to the revalidation of self knowledge and to the generation of new social models
Reduced glioma growth following dexamethasone or anti-angiopoietin 2 treatment
No full textAll patients with glioblastoma, the most aggressive and common form of brain cancer, develop cerebral edema. This complication is routinely treated with dexamethasone, a steroidal anti-inflammatory drug whose effects on brain tumors are not fully understood. Here we show that dexamethasone can reduce glioma growth in mice, even though it depletes infiltrating T cells with potential antitumor activity. More precisely, T cells with helper or cytotoxic function were sensitive to dexamethasone, but not those that were negative for the CD4 and CD8 molecules, including gammadelta and natural killer (NK) T cells. The antineoplastic effect of dexamethasone was indirect, as it did not meaningfully affect the growth and gene expression profile of glioma cells in vitro. In contrast, hundreds of dexamethasone-modulated genes, notably angiopoietin 2 (Angpt2), were identified in cultured cerebral endothelial cells by microarray analysis. The ability of dexamethasone to attenuate Angpt2 expression was confirmed in vitro and in vivo. Selective neutralization of Angpt2 using a peptide-Fc fusion protein reduced glioma growth and vascular enlargement to a greater extent than dexamethasone, without affecting T cell infiltration. In conclusion, this study suggests a mechanism by which dexamethasone can slow glioma growth, providing a new therapeutic target for malignant brain tumors. © 2008 The Authors.Fil: Villeneuve, Jérôme. Laval University; CanadáFil: Galarneau, Hugo. Laval University; CanadáFil: Beaudet, Marie Josée. Laval University; CanadáFil: Tremblay, Pierrot. Laval University; CanadáFil: Chernomoretz, Ariel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaFil: Vallières, Luc. Laval University; Canad
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