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La littérature véhicule des valeurs et des représentations du féminin et du masculin. Dans la foulée des études féministes, qui voient le genre comme socialement construit, notre mémoire se donne pour objectif d'étudier la conceptualisation du féminin et du masculin dans le roman La passion des femmes de Sébastien Japrisot, publié en 1986. Nous étudierons plus précisément les stéréotypes sexuels et l'emploi de voix féminines par un homme. À l'aide des études sur le genre (études féministes et études sur les hommes), nous montrerons que l'histoire et la narration de La passion des femmes reconduisent en grande partie les stéréotypes patriarcaux, qui véhiculent une vision binaire et hiérarchisée des sexes, tout en proposant une critique de ces représentations, voire une évolution vers une perméabilité du masculin et féminin. Tout d'abord, les études sur la construction sociale de la féminité et de la masculinité, et sur les stéréotypes sexuels, nous aideront à mieux comprendre comment Japrisot inscrit et conteste dans le même mouvement les valeurs de l'idéologie patriarcale. Ensuite, la théorie queer, les études sur le genre policier et les recherches sur l'ironie nous permettront de voir que l'auteur, en plus de critiquer les normes de genre, les présente de manière subversive en soulignant le caractère performatif du genre, en créant un monde fictif où l'identité et la réalité sont en constante mutation, et en tournant en dérision les idées reçues sur les rapports de sexe. Finalement, une approche relevant de la narratologie féministe nous mènera à saisir l'impact du « travestissement narratif » sur la représentation des identités sexuelles dans le roman. Nous verrons qu'en prêtant sa voix aux femmes, Japrisot confère à ses narratrices un pouvoir sur l'histoire, pouvoir incertain et ambigu puisqu'il contrefait également leur discours pour leur souffler des propos stéréotypés et aliénants. Notre analyse fera ainsi ressortir les nombreux paradoxes concernant la représentation des genres dans La passion des femmes, œuvre à la fois fortement traditionnelle et profondément novatrice en ce qui a trait au genre. Au terme de notre mémoire, nous en arriverons à la conclusion que le caractère complexe, paradoxal et ambigu du roman est en fait une force, et non une faiblesse, les chapitres en apparence les plus sexistes étant aussi les plus subversifs à l'égard des stéréotypes sexuels. ______________________________________________________________________________ MOTS-CLÉS DE L’AUTEUR : Sébastien Japrisot, La passion des femmes, féminisme, genre, stéréotype, roman policier

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This study tests the legitimacy of Charles Nyamiti's integration of the traditional Christian doctrines with the African (Bantu) thought-patterns in the construction of an African Christian theology. This study centres on Nyamiti's christology and ecclesiology It in African Christian theology which is constructed on the basis of perceived parallelism which exists between the role and authority of the traditional African (Bantu) ancestors and that of the person of Christ and his role in the Church. The traditional Christian doctrine (classical dogmatics) is the foundational framework of any theology. The traditional Christian doctrine teaches that God was incarnate in the person of Christ. Thus, the traditional Christian doctrine depicts Christ as both human and divine and the two natures are united together and are inseparable. Those who believe and have faith in Christ and his teachings are united together with him. Against this background, the study discusses the Bantu existential world-view which includes the role of ancestors in the community. Here, the concept of interrelatedness of hierarchy of dynamistic powers in the society are also discussed. Nyamiti tries to . bring these two world-views together and suggests that they are compatible. The study ends by offering a theological evaluation and reflection on Nyamiti's construct. The study has argued that Nyamiti picks up some of the elements found in the nature and function of Christ according to the explanation given in the traditional Christian doctrine and then parallels them to that of the role of the traditional Bantu ancestors to formulate his christology and ecclesiology. The study has concluded that although Nyamiti's theological construct aims at illuminating the Christian faith among the peoples of Africa who count on the authority of the traditional ancestors, it founders in a flood of methodological problems which detract from the conclusivity of his construct. / Thesis (M.Th.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2000.

This thesis explored the role of the six wealthy Russian businessmen, the oligarchs, in 1996 reelection of President Boris Yeltsin. This research was qualitative and descriptive. The goal was to collect the information from various sources and summarize it, demonstrating how the interference of the oligarchs reflected on the process of the election, as well as on the careers of their own.The research concluded that the oligarchs' role was, first of all, in the organization and financing a highly effective election campaign team; consolidating the business elite and big capital around Yeltsin, using the media that they controlled as a tool of pro-Yeltsin propaganda; and influencing some key decision taken by Yeltsin. The result was Yeltsin's victory, and the increase of the oligarchs' wealth and political power.This ability of the oligarchs to manipulate politics completely cemented the interrelation between business and politics in Russia, which contributed to Russia's reputation as a country of corruption and lawlessness. / Department of Political Science

El largo viaje/The Long Journey deals with the cultural politics of the Communist Party of Spain from 1920, when Communism first emerged in the country, until 1939, when the Spanish Civil War ended. The aim of this dissertation is two-fold. On the one hand, by looking at the Party's cultural discourse, its attempts to provide the working class with a political education, and its relationship with communist intellectuals, it aims at explaining the Party's evolution from its original proletarian line in the early 1920s to its democratic line in the mid-1930s, after it joined the anti-fascist Popular Front alliance. On the other, it aims at investigating how, between the years of 1936 and 1938, the Communist Party ended up fulfilling the democratic revolutionary dream of the Spanish bourgeoisie. Through its work in the Ministry of Public Instruction, the Party brought back to life the cultural discourse and aspirations which the reformist and Republican bourgeoisie had been holding on to since the mid- and late nineteenth century. In doing that, Spanish Communists were using cultural practice to further advance the cause of the democratic revolution, and, perhaps more importantly, to make the Spanish people full participants in that revolution for the very first time.

Worldwide, the risks from natural and technological hazards has been mounting at an accelerating rate, improvements in forecasting and warning systems have reduced deaths, however monetary losses from disasters are overwhelming (Burby, 2004). Pre event planning for recovery helps to resolve issues before a disaster so recovery is more efficient and effective. It also ensures that the window of opportunity can be used to implement hazard mitigation measures to reduce the vulnerability of the area with the aim of improving resilience for the next disaster. International case studies were examined, the Northridge earthquake being the most successful recovery while Hurricane Katrina the least. The recovery of the Napier 1931 earthquake was chosen as a New Zealand case study; to date this is the country's worst disaster. Overall the recovery of Napier was a success, shops were opened in temporary premises to keep the economy going and mitigation measures were included in the rebuilding. The earthquake has had important flow on effects on the way that disasters are managed in New Zealand. To create pre event plans in New Zealand legislation needs to be modified, including recovery plans and development of shortcuts to reduce some procedures which lengthen the recovery process. These plans need to take into account our national vulnerability as well as regional vulnerabilities.

Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Canterbury, 2007. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-127). Also available via the World Wide Web.