Zugl.: Hildesheim, Univ., Diss., 2006

Thesis (M.Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 323-342). Also available in electronic version. Access restricted to campus users.

Thesis (doctoral)--Rijksuniversiteit te Groningen, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-201).

abstract: W.A. Mozart was a masterful creator of music and drama as well as a keen observer of human relationships. Librettists were enamored of his ability to bring their words to life with his music. His truthful portrayal of human relationships, particularly involving women, was highly influenced by his own life experiences. Through these relationships he learned to create characters and music that clearly depict female sibling relationships in the eighteenth century. A review of educational opportunities for women during the eighteenth century, Mozart's personal relationships, as well as selected roles in his operas will help to explain Mozart's portrayal of the eighteenth-century female sibling stereotypes. While Mozart's self-centeredness is well documented in biographies by Cliff Eisen and Ruth Halliwell, and the argument can be made that he surrounded himself with females who fulfilled his needs, he was often drawn to operas in which he could advocate musically for a female character's liberation from the overbearing influence of powerful men. Although Mozart's "musically empowered" women appear in nearly every opera, for the purpose of this paper, I will focus on the characters of Così fan tutte's Fiordiligi and Dorabella, and Le Nozze di Figaro's Countess. First, however, a closer analysis of Mozart's early life and his relationships with his sister and mother is necessary. The ways Mozart set characters created by DaPonte and Beaumarchais cannot be separated from the ways he was taught to appreciate females in his family of origin. Social structure during the eighteenth century dictated a woman's education, responsibility to her family, and therefore, played a fundamental role in defining her life. This situation often created expectations within the birth order that had an impact on sibling relationships as well as individual personalities. Many social and familial influences are represented through the operas of Mozart. Così fan tutte (January 26, 1790) and Le Nozze di Figaro (May 1, 1786) both contain a central female sibling relationship that reflects aspects of Mozart's relationships with women throughout his life. / Dissertation/Thesis / D.M.A. Performance 2010

abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore the literacy practices members of an online fan community engage in to participate in the space and to question what learning happens through that participation. This dissertation is the product of a two-year virtual ethnographic study of The Sims Writers' Hangout (SWH), a discussion forum website established by fans of The Sims to support members' interests in creating and sharing Sims fan fiction. Affinity space theory informs an understanding of SWH's organization, and a definition of literacies as situated, social practices also frames the study. Data were collected following a discourse-centered online ethnographic approach, which guided systematic observation and interactions with eight key informants. The data corpus includes hundreds of pages of discussion forum posts, member profiles, moderator-created norming texts, numerous digital, multimodal Sims fan fiction texts, virtual interview responses from informants, field notes, and additional virtual artifacts, such as informants' websites and Flickr® photostreams. Study results are presented within three separate manuscripts prepared for publication and presentation, each exploring different lines of inquiry related to SWH. Chapter 3 focuses on tensions visible in the forum discussions to argue for an expansion of affinity space theory that accounts for the “hanging out” members do in the space. Chapter 4 analyzes one informant's literacy practices using a Design perspective. This analysis reveals the collaborative nature of Sims fan fiction literacies. The final manuscript (Chapter 5) offers an analysis of SWH pedagogy using Bernstein's pedagogic device concept. Data illustrate how pedagogic discourse in this online, informal learning space aligns with and challenges Bernstein's theory. Finally, Chapter 6 offers conclusions about how these three analyses expand our understanding of adolescent literacies and 21st century learning. This chapter also contains implications for theory and practice, recommendations for future research, and reflections on lessons learned. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction 2011

Este estudo tem por objetivo central compreender como as séries cômicas nacionais, através da comicidade, levam os fãs a discutir assuntos “sérios”, que interessam ao debate social. Como objetivos específicos buscou-se investigar o que leva o sujeito a tornar-se fã de séries cômicas nacionais, identificar quais os temas que levam ao riso estes fãs, especialmente da série Tapas & Beijos, bem como, verificar como o Facebook pode surgir como um cenário de interação entre os fãs e deles com a emissora. Para tanto, adotou-se como referencial teórico central o modelo das Múltiplas Mediações, de Guillermo Orozco Gómes, o que significa assumir que a audiência é composta por sujeitos, considerando-a “em situação”, assim sendo, condicionada individual e coletivamente. Desta forma, a recepção seria um processo resultante da interação receptor/televisão/mediações, mediações que entram no jogo contínuo do ato de assistir televisão, ao mesmo tempo em que o extrapolam. Adotou-se ainda a terminologia fã para os televidentes que desenvolvem uma relação sentimental com Tapas & Beijos, assim como, buscou-se investigar a concepção de autores nacionais sobre gêneros e formatos na televisão brasileira, em programas seriados que tivessem uma narrativa cômica. Os procedimentos metodológicos utilizados para o desenvolvimento da análise foram observação de post relacionado a série Tapas & Beijos no Facebook e aplicação questionário (realizado através de formulário online) para verificar do que riem os fãs de séries cômicas nacionais. O estudo destaca a importância de supertemas na forma como os fãs se relacionam com a série a partir da amizade, o riso, as brigas, o coleguismo, a paixão, o sexo e a verossimilhança com o cotidiano, apontados como fatores pelos quais eles mais se identificam com este tipo de programa. A investigação mostra ainda que o Facebook atua como um cenário de televidencia, um lugar onde se produz sentido ao que se obtém da televisão, um cenário de troca e negociação, onde os fãs podem fazer referência ao que viram ou esperam ver na televisão com outros fãs de Tapas & Beijos e com a Rede Globo. / This research aims to understand how the national comedy series, through comicality, leads fans to discuss "serious" issues that concern social debate. The specific aims include investigate what causes of the individuals becaming fans of national comedy series, identify the themes that lead to laughter these fans, especially of the Tapas & Beijos, as well as see how Facebook can arise as a scenario of interaction between fans and with them to the station. So, we adopted as the central theoretical framework the Guillermo Orozco Gomes's model of Multiple Mediations, which means assuming that the audience is subjected, it was “in situation”, therefore, individually and collectively conditioned. Thus, the reception would be a process resulting from the reception/television interaction/mediation, mediation entering the continuous playing of the act of watching television at the same time that the extrapolate. Still adopted a fan terminology for viewers who develop a emotional relationship with Tapas & Beijos, as we sought to investigate the design of national authors on genres and formats on Brazilian television in programs that series had a comic narrative. The methodological procedures used to develop the analysis were observation of the posts related to Tapas & Beijos on Facebook and questionnaire (conducted via online form) to verify the laughing fans of national comedy series. The study highlights the importance of supertemas in how fans relate to the series from the friendship, the laughter, the fights, the camaraderie, passion, sex and verisimilitude with everyday life, mentioned as factors by which more fans identify with this kind of program. The research also shows that Facebook acts as a scenario of televidencia, a place which fans produces the sense one gets from television, a scenario of exchange and negotiation, where fans can make reference to what they saw or expect to see on television with other fans of Tapas & Beijos and with Rede Globo.

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nutrição Humana, 2015. / Submitted by Patrícia Nunes da Silva (patricia@bce.unb.br) on 2015-11-23T17:01:42Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_CamiladaSilvaReis_Parcial.pdf: 515112 bytes, checksum: 2168d7b703239771e07bd98dd8d70b5d (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Guimaraes Jacqueline(jacqueline.guimaraes@bce.unb.br) on 2015-12-03T11:19:56Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_CamiladaSilvaReis_Parcial.pdf: 515112 bytes, checksum: 2168d7b703239771e07bd98dd8d70b5d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-03T11:19:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_CamiladaSilvaReis_Parcial.pdf: 515112 bytes, checksum: 2168d7b703239771e07bd98dd8d70b5d (MD5) / A Política Nacional de Alimentação e Nutrição (PNAN) foi aprovada pelo Conselho Nacional de Saúde, por meio da Portaria do Ministério da Saúde nº 710, de 10 de junho de 1999 e atualizada em 2011. A PNAN é reconhecida como importante instrumento norteador das ações de Alimentação e Nutrição no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Para a operacionalização, o fortalecimento, a concretização e a implementação das diretrizes, esta política recebe um recurso específico conhecido como Fundo de Alimentação e Nutrição (FAN) seguindo as normativas de alocação de recursos do SUS, no âmbito da municipalização da saúde, caracterizado pela transferência fundo a fundo regular e automática de recursos financeiros para aumentar a autonomia das unidades federativas. O objetivo deste trabalho é avaliar a utilização do repasse fundo a fundo para estruturação e implementação das ações de alimentação e nutrição no âmbito estadual e municipal com base na Política Nacional de Alimentação e Nutrição - PNAN. Este estudo utilizou dados oriundos da pesquisa nacional intitulada Avaliação da modalidade de repasse anual fundo a fundo para estruturação e implementação das ações de alimentação e nutrição no SUS de 2006 a 2013, adotando a tríade metodológica estrutura – processo - resultado. Foram utilizados os dados dos grupos focais e dos questionários autoaplicáveis destinados aos Responsáveis Técnicos de Alimentação e Nutrição - RTAN, totalizando uma amostra de 83 gestores de diferentes esferas de atuação. Realizou-se uma análise quali-quantitativa. Os resultados foram divididos em dois artigos. O artigo 1 apresentou a análise das normas que regulamentam o recurso e pode-se observar que as portarias são um importante instrumento para a implementação e execução das ações de Alimentação e Nutrição no Brasil e esclarece sobre como se deve utilizar o recurso. Concluiu-se, a partir da análise de utilização do FAN, que a consolidação da PNAN está em grande medida vinculada às finalidades do fundo, uma vez que a existência do recurso potencializa a execução de diversas ações de Alimentação e Nutrição, por meio de competências atribuídas à União, Estados, Municípios e ao Distrito Federal. O artigo 2 apresentou os resultados da avaliação da utilização do recurso e constatou que o incentivo de custeio é muito importante para o fortalecimento da área de Alimentação e Nutrição (A&N), conferindo maior visibilidade para a área e contribuindo para a execução de parte das ações previstas nas diretrizes da PNAN. Foram identificadas limitações como falta de recursos humanos e falta de continuidade das atividades. Pode-se observar também a execução de muitos projetos e programas do Governo Federal, como aqueles previstos no Pacto pela Saúde e os relacionados com atividades da Atenção Básica a Saúde. Sendo assim, sugere-se que o incentivo de custeio permaneça e mecanismos de avaliação sejam utilizados para contribuir com sua utilização de maneira efetiva. ___________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT / The National Food and Nutrition Policy (PNAN) was approved by the National Council of Health, through the Ministry of Health´s order nº 710, of June 1999 and updated in 2011. The PNAN is recognized as an important guiding tool for the Food and Nutrition policies in the Unified Health System (SUS). For effectuation, strengthening, achievement and implementation of this policy guideline, it receives a specific resource known as Fund of Food and Nutrition (FAN) following SUS resources allocation standards, within the health municipalization, characterized by the regular and automatic fund to fund transfer to increase the autonomy of the states and federal district. The aim of this study is to evaluate the use of the fund to fund transfer in order to structuring and implementation of food actions and nutrition under State and Municipal levels based on National Food and Nutrition Policy-PNAN. This study used data from the national survey entitled Evaluation of annual allocation modality fund to fund for organization and implementation of food actions and nutrition in the SUS since 2006 to 2013, adopting the methodological triad structure-process-result. We used the data from the focus groups and from the self-applicable questionnaires for the Responsible Technical of Food and Nutrition (RTAN), totaling a sample of 83 different spheres of action managers. Quali-quantitative analysis was performed. The results were divided into two articles. Article 1 analyzed the rules that control the resources and it can be observed that the ministerial orders are an important instrument for the implementation and execution of food and nutrition action in Brazil and explains how to use the resource. It is concluded from the FAN analysis that the PNAN consolidation is partly linked to the purposes of the fund, once the existence of the resource enhances the performance of several actions of food and nutrition, through the powers conferred on the Union, States, County and the Federal District. Article 2 evaluated the use of the resource and found that the incentive of funding is very important for the strengthening of the area of Food and Nutrition (A&N), giving it greater visibility and contributing to the execution of part of the actions expected for in PNAN guidelines. Lack of human resources and lack of continuity of the activities were identified as this work limitations. You can also see the execution of many Federal Government projects and programs, such as the Pact for health and those related to Basic Health Care Activities. Therefore, it is suggested that the incentive of funding should be maintained and evaluation mechanisms should be incorporated to contribute to a more effective use of the fund.

This thesis explores a specific form of fan-content creation namely videogame modding. The goal is to explore and compare these forms of content and its communities which are present around selected videogames: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Cities: Skylines. The theoretical part of this thesis firstly describes media audiences and their functions in contemporary new media environment. Concern is then shifted to problematic of fandom and fan-content production. Theme of the next part is mainly modding itself, its essence is then described, various aspects of modding research are presented and modding communities and aspects of their functions are introduced. The analytic part firstly describes selected videogames and their mechanics. Later, thesis explores the forms of modifications and corresponding communities, for both games, while also concerned with feedback of other players presented in discussions. It has come to light, that this particular type of fan-content is in general very diverse and very popullar among other players, while, for both games, approach to modifications by gamers and developers is in some aspects slightly different.

Este estudo tem por objetivo central compreender como as séries cômicas nacionais, através da comicidade, levam os fãs a discutir assuntos “sérios”, que interessam ao debate social. Como objetivos específicos buscou-se investigar o que leva o sujeito a tornar-se fã de séries cômicas nacionais, identificar quais os temas que levam ao riso estes fãs, especialmente da série Tapas & Beijos, bem como, verificar como o Facebook pode surgir como um cenário de interação entre os fãs e deles com a emissora. Para tanto, adotou-se como referencial teórico central o modelo das Múltiplas Mediações, de Guillermo Orozco Gómes, o que significa assumir que a audiência é composta por sujeitos, considerando-a “em situação”, assim sendo, condicionada individual e coletivamente. Desta forma, a recepção seria um processo resultante da interação receptor/televisão/mediações, mediações que entram no jogo contínuo do ato de assistir televisão, ao mesmo tempo em que o extrapolam. Adotou-se ainda a terminologia fã para os televidentes que desenvolvem uma relação sentimental com Tapas & Beijos, assim como, buscou-se investigar a concepção de autores nacionais sobre gêneros e formatos na televisão brasileira, em programas seriados que tivessem uma narrativa cômica. Os procedimentos metodológicos utilizados para o desenvolvimento da análise foram observação de post relacionado a série Tapas & Beijos no Facebook e aplicação questionário (realizado através de formulário online) para verificar do que riem os fãs de séries cômicas nacionais. O estudo destaca a importância de supertemas na forma como os fãs se relacionam com a série a partir da amizade, o riso, as brigas, o coleguismo, a paixão, o sexo e a verossimilhança com o cotidiano, apontados como fatores pelos quais eles mais se identificam com este tipo de programa. A investigação mostra ainda que o Facebook atua como um cenário de televidencia, um lugar onde se produz sentido ao que se obtém da televisão, um cenário de troca e negociação, onde os fãs podem fazer referência ao que viram ou esperam ver na televisão com outros fãs de Tapas & Beijos e com a Rede Globo. / This research aims to understand how the national comedy series, through comicality, leads fans to discuss "serious" issues that concern social debate. The specific aims include investigate what causes of the individuals becaming fans of national comedy series, identify the themes that lead to laughter these fans, especially of the Tapas & Beijos, as well as see how Facebook can arise as a scenario of interaction between fans and with them to the station. So, we adopted as the central theoretical framework the Guillermo Orozco Gomes's model of Multiple Mediations, which means assuming that the audience is subjected, it was “in situation”, therefore, individually and collectively conditioned. Thus, the reception would be a process resulting from the reception/television interaction/mediation, mediation entering the continuous playing of the act of watching television at the same time that the extrapolate. Still adopted a fan terminology for viewers who develop a emotional relationship with Tapas & Beijos, as we sought to investigate the design of national authors on genres and formats on Brazilian television in programs that series had a comic narrative. The methodological procedures used to develop the analysis were observation of the posts related to Tapas & Beijos on Facebook and questionnaire (conducted via online form) to verify the laughing fans of national comedy series. The study highlights the importance of supertemas in how fans relate to the series from the friendship, the laughter, the fights, the camaraderie, passion, sex and verisimilitude with everyday life, mentioned as factors by which more fans identify with this kind of program. The research also shows that Facebook acts as a scenario of televidencia, a place which fans produces the sense one gets from television, a scenario of exchange and negotiation, where fans can make reference to what they saw or expect to see on television with other fans of Tapas & Beijos and with Rede Globo.

abstract: "YouTube Shakespeares" is a study of Shakespeare online videos and the people who create, upload, and view them on YouTube. Employing an interdisciplinary approach, this work is a remix of theories and methodologies from literary, performance, (social) media, fan, and Internet studies that expands the field of Shakespeare studies. This dissertation explores the role of YouTube users and their activities, the expansion of literary research methods onto digital media venues, YouTube as site of Shakespeare performance, and YouTube Shakespeares' fan communities. It analyzes a broad array of Shakespeare visual performances including professional and user-generated mashups, remixes, film clips, auditions, and high school performances. A rich avenue for the study of people's viewing and reception of Shakespeare, YouTube tests the (un)limitations of Shakespeare adaptation. This work explores the ethical implications of researching performances that include human subjects, arguing that their presence frequently complicates common concepts of public and private identities. Although YouTube is a "published" forum for social interactivity and video repository, this work urges digital humanities scholars to recognize and honor the human users entailed in the videos not as text, but as human subjects. Shifting the study focus to human subjects demands a revision of research methods and publications protocols as the researcher repositions herself into the role of virtual ethnographer. "YouTube Shakespeares" develops its own ethics-based, online research method, which includes seeking Institutional Board Review approval and online interviews. The second half of the dissertation shifts from methodology to theorizing YouTube Shakespeares' performance spaces as analogs to the interactive and imaginary areas of Shakespeare's early modern theatre. Additionally, this work argues that YouTube Shakespeares' creators and commentators are fans. "YouTube Shakespeares" is one of the first Shakespeare-centric studies to employ fan studies as a critical lens to explore the cultural significance and etiquette of people's online Shakespeare performance activities. The work ends with a conversation about the issues of ephemerality, obsolescence, and concerns about the instability of digital and online materials, noting the risk of evidentiary loss of research materials is far outweighed by a scholarly critical registration of YouTube in the genealogy of Shakespeare performance. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. English 2013