Shakespeare criticism has been a rapidly evolving field of literary studies. Scholars such as Francis Barker and Peter Hulme, Meredith Anne Skura, Stanley Wells, Harold Bloom and Sidney Shanker have continuously developed new theories and dismissed previous theories. In this essay, I discuss the negative results of such attitudes and the problems of “over-reading”, in the critiques which are based on the following theories: the post-colonial, psychoanalytical, biographical and ideological. I elaborate on the relevant arguments and issues within literary critique mentioned by Michael Taylor in his book Shakespeare Criticism in the Twentieth Century. To create a common ground for the theories, I have used critical texts concerning William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. I find that while all forms of literary critique have flaws, the theories also contribute valuable insights for further readings. I maintain that combining several forms of literary critique when analysing a text will create a more complex and in-depth reading, impossible to achieve through a singular critical theory.

With the EEOC requiring empirical criterion-related validity for selection procedures, predictor variables of physical characteristics, biographical data, and personality traits were related to both on-the-job performance and training performance. In the correlational analysis of the variables, a total of 455 flight attendants from a single airline were used, with half of the subjects serving as a cross-validation sample. The results showed slight relationships between biographical data and physical characteristics to training performance but no relationship between any predictor variable and job performance. The impact of race being a significant predictor of training performance was reviewed. The lack of practical information was discussed, and implications made for future research to include proper design and reliability of screening procedures before attempting criterion-related validation.

Trying to remember is a form of forgetting. Memory fades, changes meaning, and disappears over time. While trying to find other ways to preserve stories about my family, it occurred to me that I could recreate what I remember in clay. I am creating collections of physical mementos of the memories that fill my head, focusing mainly on my childhood. Remembering is in itself an act of forgetting, and thus this is my memory preservation kit. I am recording memories of my family for posterity in clay before I have a chance to forget.

The aim of the present study is to investigate how men and women in three Iranian Balochi dialects, Coastal Balochi, Koroshi Balochi and Sistani Balochi, refer to 3rd person participants in oral narratives of two genres: folktales and biographical tales. The stories that are analysed were recorded during several field trips to Iran and the approach used is that of Levinsohn (1994, 2015). The first part of the dissertation begins with an overview of the Balochi language and its dialects, including a brief presentation of its phonology, and then reviews previous studies of Balochi, before introducing the case system and types of alignment in the three dialects. Chapter 2 introduces the reader to the status of orality in the three dialects, before giving details about the corpus of texts that were analysed. Of particular note is the fact that each story in the corpus was told by both a man and a woman. Chapter 3 examines different approaches to the analysis of participant reference, before comparing those of Gundel et al. and Levinsohn in greater detail. The second part of the dissertation applies Levinsohn’s approach to texts in each of the three dialects in turn. Chapters 4–6 identify and analyse the different ways in which the participants in the stories are referred to when the subject remains the same and in three specific situations when the subject changes. This enables default encoding values to be established for each of the four situations. Motivations for over-encoding and, in some situations, under-encoding, are then identified. Chapters 7–9 investigate whether the gender of the storyteller (male versus female) and/or the genre of the story (folktale versus biographical tale) influence the way that the participants are referred to. This leads in chapter 10 to a gender- and genre-based comparison of participant reference across the present dialects. Conclusions are presented in chapter 11. In general, the participant reference strategy used was the same in all three dialects, regardless of the gender or the genre. The main exception involved reported conversations in Koroshi Balochi, where the additive enclitic ham was attached to the reference to a subject who responded in line with the contents of the speech reported in the previous sentence. Other variations appeared to depend on the degree to which the storyteller was proficient in his or her art. The dissertation concludes with four Appendices. Appendix A presents six texts that were interlinearised using the FLEx programme, while Appendix B consists of participant reference charts of the same texts following Levinsohn’s approach. Appendix C presents details of the case system and alignment for each of the three dialects. Finally, the chart in Appendix D compares the approaches of Levinsohn and of Gundel et al. to participant reference in a specific text. A CD with audio files of the six texts and some photos taken during fieldwork is also available.

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.

[pt] O impulso inicial deste trabalho é a desconfiança de que boa parte da fortuna crítica da poeta Ana Cristina Cesar, que se suicidou em 1983, encontra-se comprometida com um sentimento freudianamente melancólico em relação à sua memória. A partir de um olhar crítico-biográfico sobre o acervo da poeta, procura-se fazer uma leitura dos diferentes graus de comprometimento - menos ou mais produtivos -, detectados nas falas de seus amigos e principais críticos: Armando Freitas Filho, Ítalo Moriconi, Heloísa Buarque de Hollanda e Flora Süssekind. Paralelamente a esta abordagem crítica, um olhar alterbiográfico sobre manuscritos inéditos da poeta procura estabelecer um diálogo escritural com os rastros biográficos encontrados ao longo do caminho da pesquisa arquivística. Um terceiro plano de trabalho superpõe-se aos dois primeiros: um esforço de deixar pistas claras do trajeto reflexivo percorrido por esta pesquisadora, a fim de que o leitor possa detectar, com mais nitidez, meus próprios comprometimentos com o objeto de pesquisa. / [en] The starting point of this work is the suspicion that many of the critical readings on the poetry of Ana Cristina Cesar, who killed herself in 1983, are characterized by Freudian melancholy in their attachment to her memory. In approaching her personal archive with a critical-biographical outlook, I set out to discuss the several degrees of emotional compromise - variously productive - that can be detected in the discourse of her friends and major critics: Armando Freitas Filho, Italo Moriconi, Heloísa Buarque de Hollanda and Flora Süssekind. In addition, an alter-biographical look at some of the poet s unpublished manuscripts tries to establish a textual dialogue with the biographical traces found in the archival research. Finally, an effort is made to leave clear and unmistakable marks of the theoretical steps taken by me in order to make it easier for the reader to detect my own attachment to the object of the research.

O esporte na sociedade contemporânea se constitui como uma prática valorizada pautada em tradições, valores e excelências. Esse conjunto de características é próprio de um sistema ético e moral. Pierre de Coubertin, ao criar os Jogos Olímpicos da Era Moderna, pensou o esporte como uma filosofia de vida, o Olimpismo, que exalta e combina, em equilíbrio, as qualidades do corpo, da mente e da alma. O esporte, como fio condutor das relações interpessoais, poderia, de certa forma, expor valores e comportamentos significativos, constitutivos de uma identidade cultural, fornecendo um contexto de potencial educativo, bem como uma plataforma de atitudes éticas e de valores indispensáveis à vida social e individual. Disso surgem os valores olímpicos, entendidos como valores humanos, (amizade, coragem, respeito, excelência, inspiração, determinação e igualdade) que podem ser um meio de reforçar a identidade pessoal e fortalecer a capacidade de alcançar objetivos por meio do esporte. O objetivo deste trabalho é discutir a compreensão que atletas olímpicos brasileiros têm dos chamados valores olímpicos, entendendo estes como virtudes morais. Para tanto, serão analisadas as histórias de vida de dez atletas olímpicos, situando-os em momentos históricos distintos: 1948-1984 (fase do amadorismo); 1988-2016 (fase do profissionalismo). Os atletas procuraram expor o seu conceito sobre cada valor e suas narrativas convergiram para os mesmos entendimentos, muito embora, os atletas da fase do profissionalismo deram uma ênfase maior a questões relacionadas com a competitividade e perfeccionismo, possivelmente fruto do ambiente em que a concorrência e os níveis de excelência exigidos são determinantes para o sucesso em suas carreiras atléticas. Desse modo, é possível afirmar que os valores não foram alterados com a mudança do amadorismo para o profissionalismo, mas revalorizados em função das transformações na sociedade contemporânea / Sport in contemporary society is a valued practice based on traditions, values and excellence. This set of characteristics is characteristic of an ethical and moral system. Pierre de Coubertin, in creating the Olympic Games of the Modern Era, thought that sport as a philosophy of life, Olympism, that exalts and combines, in balance, the qualities of body, mind and soul. Sport, as the guiding thread of interpersonal relations, could, in a way, expose significant values and behaviors, constituting a cultural identity, providing a context of educational potential, as well as a platform for ethical attitudes and values indispensable to social and individual life. Out of this comes Olympic values, understood as human values (friendship, courage, respect, excellence, inspiration, determination and equality) that can be a means of reinforcing personal identity and strengthening the ability to achieve goals through sport. The objective of this work is to discuss the understanding that Brazilian Olympic athletes have of the so-called Olympic values, understanding these as moral virtues. To do so, the life histories of ten Olympic athletes will be analyzed, situating them in different historical moments: 1948-1984 (amateur phase); 1988-2016 (professionalism phase). The athletes try to expose their concept on each value and their narratives converge to the same understandings, although the athletes of the professionalism phase put a greater emphasis on issues related to competitiveness and perfectionism, possibly fruit of the environment where competition and levels Of excellence required are key to success in their athletic careers. Thus, it is possible to affirm that the values were not altered with the change from amateurism to professionalism, but revalued by the transformations in contemporary society

No Brasil, muitas crianças e jovens têm a oportunidade de conhecer diferentes modalidades esportivas. Por vezes esse contato desperta um encanto pelo esporte, sendo a ele dada uma importância e um significado tão grande que faz com que eles prefiram-no às atividades comuns para outras pessoas da mesma idade, como brincadeiras, convívio familiar ou escolar. Em busca de melhores condições de treinamento e desenvolvimento, esses futuros atletas, muitas vezes tem que se distanciar de seu núcleo familiar ainda de forma precoce. Este trabalho buscou investigar como as mulheres olímpicas brasileiras, medalhistas de modalidades coletivas, reconhecem o momento que marca o início de sua especialização esportiva, exclusivamente aquelas que em sua história consta a marca do distanciamento familiar e da saída de casa. A metodologia do trabalho se ancora nas narrativas biográficas, considerada uma modalidade de história oral. Para tanto, a partir das narrativas biográficas, relacionamos esta marca do início com a figura mítica de Kairós, o deus do tempo oportuno / In Brazil, many children have the opportunity to learn about different sports. This contact often awakens an attraction for it practice and it\'s given a great importance that makes them choose sport over others activities common to other people of the same age, such as child\'s plays, family and school contact. As they search for better conditions for sport development, these new athletes often have to distance themselves from their family at an early age. This work sought to investigate how Brazilian Olympic women, medalists of collective modalities, recognized the moment that marks the beginning of hers sporting career, especially those athletes that had to leave their homes. The methodology is anchored in the biographical narratives, considered a modality of oral history. From the biographical narratives of these women, we relate the beginning of the their sporting careers with the mythical figure of Kairos, the god of opportune time

Submitted by ROBERTO ANTONIO ALVES null (robert_alwes@hotmail.com) on 2017-02-10T15:47:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ROBERTO DISSERTAÇÃO 31-01-2017.pdf: 3754556 bytes, checksum: 14f847c3b8ea07249083a90a3bb1b78c (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by LUIZA DE MENEZES ROMANETTO (luizamenezes@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2017-02-15T12:57:28Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 alves_ra_me_arafcl.pdf: 3754556 bytes, checksum: 14f847c3b8ea07249083a90a3bb1b78c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-15T12:57:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 alves_ra_me_arafcl.pdf: 3754556 bytes, checksum: 14f847c3b8ea07249083a90a3bb1b78c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-08 / O presente estudo teve por objetivo resgatar minha própria história de formação pessoal, escolar e profissional do magistério, fazendo emergir as diferentes leituras das realidades vividas, em um processo em que a teoria e a prática se complementam e se fundem. Além disso, busquei apresentar reflexões no âmbito da história vivida pelo ser surdo em uma comunidade surda e o ser surdo em uma comunidade ouvinte; revelar as marcas influenciadoras do processo educativo e seu impacto no cotidiano escolar. Para alcançar estes objetivos, foi feita uma narrativa desde minha infância até a vida adulta, a perda de audição e as mudanças no rumo de minha vida. Há também relatos sobre experiências profissionais e acadêmicas. Este processo traz reflexões e questionamentos do percurso das aprendizagens construídas. Ao longo da pesquisa, percebi a importância do papel da Língua de Sinais e da língua oral, a condição de ser uma pessoa surda bilíngue e o reconhecimento da identidade surda, além de minha conscientização profissional, como arquiteto e professor. Esta pesquisa (auto)biográfica contribui diretamente para a minha formação e de outros surdos, bem como para aqueles profissionais que atuam nessa área. / The present study aims to bring past stories from my personal, scholar and professional teaching graduation experiences, bringing out the different observation from lived realities, in a process where theory and practice supplement and connect each other. This study also focuses to present reflections in a deaf’s life story within deaf and listening communities, besides revealing educative process influencing points and its impact in school routine. In order to reach those objectives, it was made a narrative since childhood up to adulthood, the hearing loss, and the changes during life. There are also reports from professional and academic experiences. This process brings reflections and questions about the built learning process. During the research, it is pointed the importance which reaches the sign and oral language role, the condition in being a bilingual deaf person and the recognition from deaf identity, professional awareness, as builder and teacher. This (auto)biographical research is to give a contribution to my degree and to other deaf people, as well to professionals which work in this area.

Submitted by Cássia Santos (cassia.bcufg@gmail.com) on 2017-08-04T12:12:15Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Tese - Márcia Andréa Rodrigues Andrade - 2017.pdf: 2866163 bytes, checksum: d473e412bb9bcd81de03c4eb8877b0a5 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2017-08-07T15:43:27Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Tese - Márcia Andréa Rodrigues Andrade - 2017.pdf: 2866163 bytes, checksum: d473e412bb9bcd81de03c4eb8877b0a5 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-07T15:43:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Tese - Márcia Andréa Rodrigues Andrade - 2017.pdf: 2866163 bytes, checksum: d473e412bb9bcd81de03c4eb8877b0a5 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-04-25 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This thesis is about aging, HIV and gender in the context of subjectivity. In a first moment, it looks to the importance of aging for the sociological studies, as well to the formation of the categories of elderly people and people living with HIV. Then, it analyses the subjectivity of elderly people. For doing that, a qualitative sociological research and a bibliographical review of authors who explore the topic were realized. It was possible to point out the limits of the discursive construction of the erotization process of the old age, in a critique of the gerontological discourse of multisensorial sexuality as well of the discourse of HIV feminization. To go deep in the debate, the thesis explores the idea of biographical rupture, which proposes a reordering of the everyday life. By understanding subjectivity through biographical ruptures, it was possible to dialogue with the logic of affective, marital and family experiences, the way of facing HIV, stigmas, secrets, corporeity and sexuality, bringing the unequal gender relations to the debate. The empirical analysis of these questions relies on field work and interviews, done between October 2014 and June 2015 with 15 elderly people over 60 years of age who receive regular treatment at the Hospital of Tropical Diseases Dr. Anuar Auad, in Goiânia, Brazil. The thesis concludes that old age and the way of facing HIV are heterogeneous. The unequal gender relations exercise a fundamental role in the subjectivity, since they produce different reactions to risk, marital life and the way how elderly people face HIV, which leads to a reflection about the production of differences. The living experience with HIV has given to the interviewees a constant learning for the recognition and reordering of the life ruptures. The understanding of the thesis is that the dilemmas of elderly people living with HIV are not individuals, but a responsibility of all the society. / Esta tese versa sobre Envelhecimento, HIV e Gênero no contexto da subjetividade. Em um primeiro momento, se examina a importância do envelhecimento para os estudos sociológicos, assim como a construção das categorias de idoso e de pessoas vivendo com HIV. Em seguida, se analisa a subjetividade dos idosos. Para isso, foram realizadas uma pesquisa sociológica qualitativa e uma revisão bibliográfica de autores que tratam do assunto. Foi possível apontar os limites da construção discursiva do processo de erotização da velhice, em uma crítica ao discurso gerontológico da sexualidade multissensorial, assim como ao discurso da feminização do HIV. Para se aprofundar no debate acerca da subjetividade dos idosos que vivem com HIV, se trabalha com a ideia de Ruptura Biográfica, que propõe um reordenamento da vida cotidiana. Ao compreender a subjetividade por meio das rupturas biográficas, foi possível dialogar com a lógica das experiências afetivas, conjugais e familiares, o modo de encarar o HIV, os estigmas, os segredos, a corporeidade e a sexualidade, trazendo para o debate as relações desiguais de gênero. A análise empírica dessas questões se fundamenta na observação de campo e em entrevistas, realizadas entre os meses de outubro de 2014 e junho de 2015, com quinze idosos (as) acima de 60 anos que fazem tratamento regular no Hospital de Doenças Tropicais Dr. Anuar Auad, em Goiânia. A tese conclui que a velhice e o modo de encarar o HIV são heterogêneos. As relações desiguais de gênero exercem papel fundamental na subjetividade, pois produzem reações diferentes ao risco, à conjugalidade e ao modo como os idosos encaram o HIV, o que proporciona uma reflexão sobre a produção das diferenças. A experiência de viver com o HIV propiciou aos interlocutores um aprendizado constante para o reconhecimento e o reordenamento das rupturas da vida. O entendimento da tese é que os dilemas dos idosos que vivem com HIV não são individuais, e sim, uma responsabilidade de toda a sociedade