Esta tese tem como objetivo verificar os processos de transposição histórica e biográfica para três peças do dramaturgo irlandês Frank McGuinness, Innocence (1986), Mutabilitie (1997) e Speaking like Magpies (2005), e a interculturalidade deles resultante. Ela também se baseia na hipótese de que todos os processos se estruturaram a partir da ficcionalização de informações contidas em textos históricos e biográficos sobre os assuntos tratados em cada uma dessas peças, como uma crítica às narrativas que visam à objetividade. Este estudo constatou que, em relatos inconclusivos e em perfis de um famoso pintor italiano, de um renomado poeta inglês e de um controverso rei escocês da Inglaterra, modelados na Renascença a partir de suas obras e feitos, o dramaturgo encontrou uma oportunidade de mostrar a história e a biografia segundo a perspectiva irlandesa. / This dissertation aims at verifying the processes of historical and biographical transposition to three plays by Irish playwright Frank McGuinness, Innocence (1986), Mutabilitie (1997) and Speaking like Magpies (2005), and the interculturality resulting from them. It is also based on the hypothesis that all of the processes are structured from the fictionalization of the data contained in historical and biographical texts about the issues dealt with in each of these theatrical plays, as a way to criticize the narratives that target objectivity. In this study, it has been noticed that, in inconclusive reports and in the profiles of a famous Italian painter, of a renowned English poet, and of a controversial Scottish king of England, modeled in the Renaissance according to their works and deeds, the playwright found an opportunity to show history and biography from the Irish perspective.

Dissertação(mestrado) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras, Instituto de Letras e Artes, 2011. / Submitted by Eliezer Mendes Lopes (mendesfurg@gmail.com) on 2015-04-28T21:04:24Z No. of bitstreams: 1 RAQUEL LAURINO ALMEIDA.pdf: 943159 bytes, checksum: de856f345973be2a20ddace7f4e79c3c (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Vitor de Carvalho (vitor_carvalho_im@hotmail.com) on 2015-05-15T19:56:46Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 RAQUEL LAURINO ALMEIDA.pdf: 943159 bytes, checksum: de856f345973be2a20ddace7f4e79c3c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-15T19:56:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RAQUEL LAURINO ALMEIDA.pdf: 943159 bytes, checksum: de856f345973be2a20ddace7f4e79c3c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / A análise de dois romances de Rachel Jardim, Vazio pleno: relatório do cotidiano (1976) e Inventário das cinzas (1980), demonstra a ênfase das obras em um caráter intimista. Tal aspecto se manifesta por meio da exploração do espaço biográfico – o qual se evidencia nas implicações da incorporação na diegese de traços autobiográficos – e também se exprime através dos elementos que instauram uma dialética entre o binômio exterior/interior. Este estudo é baseado no levantamento e na análise de elementos estruturais e de temas comuns às obras, o que promoveu a elaboração de um processo metodológico projetado sobre a distribuição dos dados em “células” e “motivos”. Esses motivos convergem para dois grandes blocos, chamados “células”, que, juntos, formam um mosaico de assuntos itemizados os quais orbitam o intimismo. A análise detalhada das duas células é distribuída em dois capítulos com os títulos de Traços autobiográficos e A dialética exterior/interior. Em vista de que o conceito de intimismo, ainda pouco explorado pela historiografia literária brasileira, recebe diferentes nomenclaturas, busco defini-lo, bem como delimitar as suas principais características. Enfoco, também, de que forma o romance de artista e alguns aspectos atinentes à estética romântica, associados à escrita do eu, emolduram o corpus, sobretudo no que respeita à tematização dos processos que envolvem a leitura e a escrita literárias. A análise fundamenta-se em conceitos fornecidos pela Teoria Literária e reflexões de distintos teóricos, não só no que concerne ao intimismo na Literatura Brasileira, mas também ao espaço ocupado por Rachel Jardim na História da Literatura Brasileira. Os procedimentos analíticos mostram o vínculo das obras de Rachel Jardim estudadas com o veio intimista no âmbito do sistema literário brasileiro. / The analysis of two novels by Rachel Jardim, Vazio pleno: relatório do cotidiano (1976) e Inventário das cinzas (1980) aims at demonstrating the emphasis of these works on an intimist character. Such an aspect arises throughout the exploration of the biographical space – which becomes evident in the implications of the incorporation of autobiographical traces in the narrative tissue – and also springs up throughout the elements that establish a dialectical relationship within the pair exterior/interior. The present work is based on the survey and the analysis of structural elements and common themes found in the two novels, fact that supported the elaboration of a methodological process designed on the distribution of the data in “cells” and “motives”. These motives are gathered in two blocks, called “cells”, which unite to form a mosaic made of itemized matters that revolve around intimacy. The detailed analysis of the two cells is distributed in two chapters under the titles of Traços autobiográgicos and A dialética exterior/interior. Due to the fact that the concept of intimacy, still slightly investigated by the literary Brazilian historiography, receives many different names, we look forward to its definition as well as to the demarcation of its main features. We also focus on the ways the artist novel and some principles of the Romantic aesthetics related to the writing of the “I” frame the corpus mainly in what concerns the thematization of the pertinent procedures linked to the literary acts of reading and writing. The analysis is grounded on concepts taken from the Literary Theory and from distinct theorist ́s stands not only in what concerns to intimacy in Brazilian Literature but also related to Rachel Jardim ́s place within the Brazilian literary history. The analytical proceedings show the connection between Rachel Jardim ́s works and the intimist thread in literature within the scope of the literary Brazilian system.

Orientador: Ana Maria Canesqui / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-18T01:36:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Montagner_MariaInez_D.pdf: 1108886 bytes, checksum: ae9ac0b78b9f5a640434d3144b088613 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: A proposta desta tese foi realizar uma pesquisa sobre a experiência de mulheres portadoras de câncer de mama, no Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal (HBDF), em Brasília. Utilizando como referencial teórico a experiência com a enfermidade e, como fundamento, o conceito de ruptura biográfica de Michael Bury, buscamos entender as maneiras como elas vivenciam o adoecimento, articulado com as escolhas pessoais e profissionais e suas estratégias sociais. Para tanto, assumimos que essas experiências se expressam em muitas áreas da vida social, refletem e são o reflexo de suas crenças, costumes e valores, bem como de suas relações sócio-familiares. Em síntese, nossa questão central, como essas mulheres portadoras de câncer de mama conseguiram articular a sua condição de adoecimento com as suas atividades profissionais, religiosas e sociais, com suas vidas cotidianas e familiares. Esta pesquisa compõe-se de três momentos. Num primeiro, a observação em sala de espera no HBDF buscando compreender os espaços percorridos por essas mulheres dentro do hospital na procura pela confirmação da enfermidade, no tratamento e na cirurgia, como elas se relacionam com os profissionais da saúde e com as outras mulheres que também fazem parte deste universo. Um segundo, a realização de uma entrevista focada, semi-estruturada, com as mulheres com câncer de mama. Por fim, em um terceiro momento, com base na teoria de Michael Bury, buscamos esboçar as estratégias destas mulheres frente à ruptura biográfica, mantendo o foco principal nas suas experiências com o adoecimento. A metodologia foi a da pesquisa social, dentro de uma perspectiva qualitativa e com os referenciais da sociologia da saúde. Com este trabalho, esperamos contribuir para o entendimento sobre o câncer de mama, em especial, na perspectiva de mulheres que não tem planos de saúde e dependem unicamente do Sistema Único de Saúde, SUS / Abstract: The purpose of this thesis was to conduct a research on experiences of women with breast cancer at the Hospital of Base of the Federal District (HBDF), in Brasilia, Brazil. Using the theoretical framework of the illness experience and founded on the concept of biographical disruption Michael Bury, we seek to understand the ways they experience the illness, combined with the personal and professional choices and their social strategies. To this end, we assume that these experiences are expressed in many areas of social life, reflect and are a reflection of their beliefs, customs and values, as well as their social and family relationships. In summary, our main issue is such as women with breast cancer were able to articulate their condition of sickness with their professional activities, religious and social, with their everyday lives and families. This research is composed in three moments. At first, the observation in the waiting room at HBDF seeking to understand the spaces covered by these women in the hospital in search for confirmation of the disease, treatment and surgery, as they relate to health professionals and with other women also part of this universe. A second, conducting a focused interview, semi-structured, with women with breast cancer. Finally, in a third time, on the theory of Michael Bury, we outline the strategies these women facing the biographical disruption, keeping the focus on their experiences with the illness. The methodology was that of social research within a qualitative perspective and with the reference of the sociology of health. With this work, we hope to contribute to the understanding of breast cancer, especially in the perspective of women who have no health insurance and depend solely on the Health System, SUS / Doutorado / Saude Coletiva / Doutor em Saude Coletiva

Este trabalho analisa as Memórias do intelectual mexicano José Vasconcelos, (1882-1959), personagem que teve importante atuação na política e cultura do México, durante o período pós-revolucionário. Foi Ministro da Educação, quando formulou relevantes projetos políticos para a educação e cultura. Concorreu à presidência da República no ano de 1929, tendo sido derrotado. Escritor e polemista, deixou cinco tomos de suas Memórias. Esta dissertação busca analisar os argumentos criados pelo autor para construir imagens de si, verificando qual seu projeto de memória e suas perspectivas, na construção voluntária do eu. / This Master thesis analyzes the five volumes of Memorias by the Mexican intellectual José Vasconcelos (1882-1959), who had an important role in Mexican politics and culture during the post-revolutionary period. He has been Minister of Education proposing relevant political and cultural projects. He ran for presidency in 1929 and was defeated. I intend to analyze the five tomes of his Memorias to understand the arguments created by the author to elaborate images of himself and also the built of his own project of memoir.

In an increasingly interconnected economy, organizations are frequently operating beyond national borders. International partnerships, joint ventures, mergers, and acquisitions have expanded the labor market from a domestic to an international perspective. In this environment, multinational organizations demand cost-effective personnel selection tools to help them identify top talent from different countries, geographical regions, and cultures. The purpose of the current research was to evaluate the global utility of biographical data inventories, a standardized self-report selection method that asks job applicants questions about prior behaviors and experiences. Results from two studies involving participants from 7 country clusters, across four continents, and two different occupational groups, managers and manufacturing technicians, provided evidence to support the hypothesis that the validity of biographical data inventories, empirically keyed in the United States, generalizes to all country clusters examined. These results are important because they suggest that multinational organizations interested in deploying a single standardized selection system across geographical boundaries may want to consider including biographical data inventories, in addition to other commonly used instruments such as cognitive ability and personality assessments, to enhance the overall validity of their selection systems. This approach has the potential to reduce organizations’ costs related to developing, implementing, and maintaining selection processes while enabling them to manage their human capital efficiently by ensuring all new hires have the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed on the job and contribute to their strategic objectives.

Travaillant depuis des années sur Victor GELU, notamment en mastère, à l’Université Paul-Valéry de MONTPELLIER, sachant qu’un travail de transcription des Correspondances de l’écrivain marseillais démarrait, j’ai choisi de combler le vide que représentait l’absence d’une transcription suivie des Notes biographiques de Victor GELU. En effet, n’en était disponible qu’un recueil de morceaux choisis arbitrairement, inutilisable pour la recherche. J’ai transcrit à peu près la moitié des Notes, 1806-1841, m’autorisant à poursuivre la suite 1841-1857 en 2010-2011. Au fur et à mesure de ma transcription un problème émergeait, l’apparition d’une image de Victor GELU différente de celle qu’avait pu me fournir mon travail de mastère (avec l’analyse systématique des thématiques dans l’oeuvre de Victor GELU, MONTPELLIER 2004). Cette image ne correspondait pas non plus à celle fournie par un autre travail en train de s’effectuer à l’Université Paul-Valéry (Victor GELU transcription des correspondances, thèse Odile DELMAS). La problématique de ma recherche s’est donc imposée : quelle image de lui bâtit Victor GELU, en 1857-58, dans les Notes biographiques, ouvrage destiné à parution. Sachant que Victor GELU sort juste de démêlés avec la censure pour la deuxième édition de ses Chansons (1856) et que 1857 est l’année des procès de Madame Bovary, des Fleurs du Mal, des Mystères du Peuple, dans quelle mesure l’image forgée de lui, en 1857, par les Notes biographiques correspond-elle à la réalité ? / This thesis deals with Victor Gelu's Bibliographical Notes (1806-1857).

In a psychobiography a psychological theory is used as a framework to uncover the story of an individual. The psychobiographical approach to research tends to be underutilised. The result of this is that an important area for the application of psychobiographical theory and the study of completed lives is neglected. The value of psychobiographical studies has been advocated by many scholars in the field of psychobiographical research for the development and testing of theories relating to human development. The subject under investigation in this psychobiography is Michael Jackson. Although much has been written about Jackson, not much of the existing literature adopts a psychological focus. The sampling procedure was purposive, as the subject was deliberately selected. The aim of this research was to explore and describe the life of Jackson through the use of the psychobiographical case method. Life history material in the form of biographies, newspaper articles, documentaries and interviews aided in creating a biographical sketch of Jackson's life. The progression of Jackson's personality development was analysed using Erikson’s psychosocial development theory. The data collection and analysis were conducted according to Yin's analytical generalisation which consists of two main strategies: (1) using a theoretical framework as a guide to determine what data are relevant, and (2) developing a matrix as a descriptive framework for organising and integrating the data. Furthermore, the process of data analysis was aided by the use of guidelines prepared by Alexander with Erikson’s psychosocial development as the theoretical framework. This research undertaking can be recognised as a positive demonstration of the value of Erikson’s psychosocial developmental theory in understanding the process of Michael Jackson's personality development. Recommendations regarding future research that utilises the psychobiographical research design and methodology have been made.

Psychobiography is a qualitative research design used to explore and understand the life story of an individual through the lens of psychological theory. The application of theory is typically done to finished lives of well-known or enigmatic people, and covers the person’s entire lifespan. The aim of the study was to explore and describe the personality development of the Rastafarian reggae musician Bob Marley.To meet this aim the study created a comprehensive picture of Marley’s life within the particular social, economic and historical context in which he lived. Marley’s work was considered influential both during and after his life. His music is listened to by diverse groups of people, and is known internationally. Marley’s personality was explored by applying Eric Berne’s theory of Transactional Analysis (TA) to his life story. Data was collected and analyzed using a strategy consisting of three steps, namely, data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing and verification. Results of the study indicated that TA is a suitable theory for creating insight into the life of this historical figure, and has led to an increased understanding of the application of this psychological theory. Lastly, the study has contributed towards increasing the number of psychobiographical studies conducted in the South African context.

This psychobiography is focussed on the life of Pope John Paul II, whose historical personage epitomises the redemptive theme of triumph over tragedy and eternal hope. A phenomenological approach to the study allowed the researcher to observe the subject’s lived experience through the theoretical lens of Erik Erikson’s psychosocial development theory as well has having his faith development illuminated by Fowler’s faith development theory. Together, these theories highlighted significant aspects of Pope John Paul II’s personality development, for the greater purpose of uncovering the significance of his historical personage by reconciling his spiritual, political and academic attributes. This psychobiographical undertaking was grounded in qualitative research in the form of a single case. Two methodological strategies were used in this study. Firstly, Alexander’s model was used to organise, extract, prioritise and analyse data. The indicators of salience ensured that all significant parts of biographical data were carefully considered for analysis. Guba’s criteria for trustworthiness guided the methodology to ensure reliable data extraction and interpretation. Posing specific questions to the data enabled the researcher to extract units of analysis relevant to the aim of the study. Secondly, the use of conceptual frameworks and matrices enabled the longitudinal exploration, categorisation and description of the stages of psychosocial and faith development. The findings of this psychobiographical study of Pope John Paul II strongly support the importance of Erikson’s (1950) theory in understanding the processes of personality development in an individual life. In this psychobiographical study, the complex process of adaption and growth was highlighted by Erikson’s (1950) theory and placed periods of Pope John Paul II’s development in context. This study also demonstrated that gaining meaning in life through faith (Fowler, 1981) provides the individual with greater internal support when adjusting to life changes. Furthermore, greater intentionality on the part of therapists to thread faith and spirituality into their practice, is evidence of the eugraphic impact of this study.

Marechera the Zimbabwean writer, poet and novelist emerged in the late 1970s as a new voice in African literature, but his writing career lasted less than a decade. It was his iconoclastic, dense style that expressed the psychological disintegration prevalent in Africa during this period and challenged the central beliefs of both the nationalist and post-independence eras. Defying the limitations of nationality, race and culture, Marechera’s writing explores universal issues, particularly urban existence in the late twentieth century. Marechera’s life and work were closely linked. His outspoken views and unorthodox lifestyle brought him into frequent conflict with the authorities and contributed to him being perceived as a cult figure. Through his work and personality he became a major inspiration and role model for the younger generation of writers in Zimbabwe and other African countries. The present study is a psychobiographical case study with the primary aim being to explore and describe the personality development of Dambudzo Marechera (1952-1987) using Alfred Adler’s theory of Individual Psychology. It was through the use of a theory of psychological development that a better understanding of Marechera’s personality, based on his cultural and historical background was achieved and a new interpretation and explanation was reported. The findings of the study can be generalised to the theory of individual psychology through the process of analytical generalization.