This thesis will argue that the contemporary educational system of Cyprus denies young people opportunities to participate in the creation of their culture, which can provide the nest for the exploration and understanding of their individual and collective lives. Culture, in schools, is treated not as a dynamic process in which the young people can play the main role but instead as a static field of knowledge that should be studied and learnt. This approach, however, contradicts the same principles that were the foundations of the ancient culture that the young Greeks have inherited from the past whose performative and participatory nature ascribed to it a proactive and democratic public life that guaranteed everyone the right to speak and act. This thesis argues that the Greek young people of contemporary Cyprus should be entitled to participation in recreating and reconstructing the meanings and values of those stories that have inherited from the past and that bind them together as one people in ways that help them make sense of their contemporary private and public roles. The thesis argues that the myths of the past should be reinterpreted and repositioned again in the present to respond to the immediate social context of the young people in a participatory and democratic way so as to enable a progress of this culture and a connection between the past, the present and the future. The thesis shows that culture is under continuous reconstruction taking on the example of fifth century BC Athens where theatre and public life fed one another and developed to respond to the current socio-historical context of the time. Throughout, the thesis shows in what ways theatre can provide the means for the investigation of the inherent meanings in the myths of the past and also its significance in playing the role of the social agent that can enable transformation and progress. The thesis consists of an introduction, eight chapters and a conclusion. In the Introduction I identify the problem that exists in the contemporary educational system of Cyprus concerning the way that the field of culture is approached and present the conceptual framework that provides the foundation for proposing a new Theatre of Myth. Chapter one provides a critical reflection on and analysis of the oral culture of Homer to the democratic fifth century BC Athens and the birth of tragedy. Chapter two studies, both from the ideal and the material aspect, the social role of the Athenian tragic theatre and its polis during the fifth century. Chapter three seeks to base the arguments made in the thesis of the educational and political role of the fifth century theatre through a critical analysis of its form and content. Chapter four identifies and supports the principles of the proposed Theatre of Myth, drawing from the twentieth century developments in Modem Drama whilst chapter five shows how the Drama-in-Education tradition attempts to bridge the practices in the Modem Drama paradigm to come closer to the proposed theatre model. Chapter six provides the methodology followed for a pilot case study that attempts to transfer the Theatre of Myth into practice, which is the preoccupation of chapter seven. Chapter eight discusses and analyses the findings of the case study to inform the theoretical lines of the model of the Theatre of Myth. Some conclusions are discussed concerning the potential and the limitations of the Theatre of Myth in the end of the thesis.

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A research project report submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the MSc in Science Education. Johannesburg, February 2017. / An understanding of the NOS is a basis for scientific literacy which is one of the major goals of science education the world over. This study compared Grade 11 High school learners (n=10) and third year Bachelor of Education, Pre-service teachers’ (n=10) understandings of Nature of Science (NOS). Data on participants’ understandings of NOS was collected by means of a Likert type questionnaire and through semi - structured interviews. Likert type questionnaire data was quantitatively analysed using a combination of descriptive statistics, the Mann-Whitney U test and graphical comparison of group median scores on questionnaire items to ascertain differences in NOS understandings between the Grade 11 learners and the B.Ed. Pre-service teachers. Semi-structured interview data was analysed through a combination of typological and interpretative analysis of interview transcripts to determine differences in NOS understandings between the two groups. The findings reveal that there are no significant differences in the understandings of the NOS between the Grade 11 learners and third year, Bachelor of Education, Pre-service teachers. The analyses reveal that overall; the Grade 11 Learners and third year B.Ed. Pre-service teachers’ understandings of NOS are not very different from each other. Both groups held such misunderstandings as; there is a single scientific method, scientific knowledge is not socially and culturally embedded, scientific knowledge is universal and can be proven through collection of empirical data. It is recommended that if the goal of science education for scientific literacy is to be achieved, initial teacher education training should do more to explicitly develop Pre-service teachers’ subject matter knowledge understandings, pedagogical skills and valuing of NOS, that is, their pedagogical content knowledge for nature of science. Explicit testing of learners’ NOS understandings is also suggested as a way of improving the school Physical Science curriculum. The effectiveness of the current science content and methods courses in improving the Pre-service teachers’ NOS understandings is questioned. Recommendations for further studies are suggested. / MT2017

From modern-day parking lot snipers to 18th century Romantic picturesque painters, At the Bank of Paradise: and Other Stories explores the unexpected boundaries of the Caribbean, following those who have come, those who have stayed, and those who have left the Caribbean behind. Inspired by real historical figures at the periphery of the Caribbean experience, these stories dive into untold narratives only glimpsed in the footnotes of history. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2015. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Orientador: Milton Lahuerta / Banca: Renata Medeiros Paoliello / Banca: Ana Paula Silva / Banca: Alessandra Santos Nascimento / Banca: Gabriel Burnatelli de Antonio / Resumo: De maneira sintética, vislumbramos realizar uma investigação sociológica acerca da construção da identidade do sujeito bandido e do mundo do crime no Brasil. Para isso, nos apoiaremos nas teorias que partem dos estudos sobre modernidade e identidade desenvolvidos por autores como: Ulrich Beck, Anthony Giddens, Stuart Hall, dentre outros. Em nosso entendimento, estes autores observam que as sociedades atuais vivem um processo de radicalização da modernidade que desencadeia transformações econômicas, políticas, culturais e sociais profundas. A partir dessas análises intentamos compreender como as transformações oriundas do processo de modernização interferem na configuração das identidades construídas tendo o mundo do crime como um de seus referenciais axiológicos, possibilitando aos sujeitos assumirem a identidade criminosa como sua identidade social, apoiados na organização das atividades criminosas, cujo grau de sofisticação pode ser observado na atuação das facções nos grandes centros urbanos brasileiros. Após a discussão acerca da modernidade e suas transformações a tese seguirá o seguinte curso: primeiro faremos um resgate histórico biográfico de bandidos com trajetórias de destaque no cenário nacional. Tal resgate será feito através de arquivos da imprensa sobre esses sujeitos e obras biográficas e/ou autobiográficas que possuam como enredo a atuação desses criminosos para que, a partir desse material analisemos as trajetórias individuais e contextualizemos essas trajetó... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: In a synthetic way, we envisage conducting a sociological investigation about the construction of the identity of the bandit subject and the world of crime in Brazil. For this, we will support us on the theories that start from the studies on modernity and identity developed by authors like Ulrich Beck, Anthony Giddens, Stuart Hall, among others. In our understanding, these authors observe that today's societies are living a process of radicalization of modernity that triggers profound economic, political, cultural and social transformations. Based on these analyses, we try to understand how the transformations arising from the modernization process interfere in the configuration of the constructed identities, having the world of crime as one of its axiological references, allowing the subjects to assume the criminal identity as their social identity, supported in the organization of criminal activities, whose sophistication can be observed in the performance of the criminal factions in the great Brazilian urban centres. After the discussion about modernity and its transformations, the thesis will set the following course: first, we will make a historical biographical rescue of bandits with trajectories of prominence in the national scene. Such rescue will be done through archives of the press about these subjects and biographical and/or autobiographical works that have as a plot the action of these criminals so that, from this material, we analyse the individual trajectories... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Orientador: Mauro de Souza Ventura / Banca: Laan Mendes de Barros / Banca: Arlindo Rebechi Junior / Resumo: Esta pesquisa tem por finalidade o estudo do universo temático e editorial do suplemento literário Sabático, do jornal O Estado de S. Paulo. Nossa proposta é investigar o jornalismo cultural - entendido enquanto instância de difusão e consagração, que atua nos mecanismos de criação de consensos sobre o valor da cultura e da arte -, intrigados pelo surgimento de um novo produto editorial e cujo nascimento propõe o resgate de um periódico lendário - Suplemento Literário - em um cenário aparentemente adverso a publicação realizadas sob seus moldes. Para tanto, dividimos nossa pesquisa em duas etapas: discussão teórica e análise do objeto. Iniciamos o trabalho abordando o desenvolvimento histórico dos sentidos de cultura e a combinação da mesma enquanto campo autônomo. Discorremos sobre o mecanismo de produção de valor da obra de arte e sobre a formação, estrutura e funcionamento do mercado de bens simbólicos, além de questões referentes à esfera cultural no contexto da pós-modernidade. Em seguida, relacionamos a prática jornalística observada no suplemento literário Sabático aos processos de configuração do campo cultural, buscando compor um conjunto de conceitos, práticas e dilemas a cerca do jornalismo cultural a fim de fundamentar uma proposta de análise do corpus desta pesquisa / Abstract: This essay's purpose is to study the thematic and editorial universe from O Estado de S. Paulo literacy supplement, Sabático. Our purpose is to investigate cultural journalism - understood as an instance of propagation and dedication that operates on the gears of consenso's creation about the value of culture and art -, as we're intrigued by the appearance of a new editorial product which birth proposes the rescue of a legendary journal - Suplemento Literário - in a scene apparently unfavorable to publications of its form. Therefore, we divide our research in two: theoretical discussion an objects' analysis. We begin this work by approaching the historical development of the meanings of culture and its constitution as an independent field. We discourse about the mechanisms of value production of a work of art, and about the formation, structure and operation of the market of symbolic goods, and also about questions related to the cultural sphere in the context of Postmodernity. Next, we connect the journalistic practice observed in the literacy supplement Sabático with the cultural field's configuration processes, in a way to compose a series of concepts, practices and dilemmas about the cultural journalism, in order to justify the analysis' purpose of this essay / Mestre

Orientador: María Dolores Aybar Ramírez / Banca: Marisa Martins Gama-Khalil / Banca: Norma Domingos / Banca: Karin Volobuef / Banca: Adalberto Luis Vicente / Resumo: A abordagem sobre os mitos da modernidade constitui uma temática muito abrangente nos Estudos Literários. Fausto, Don Juan e Dom Quixote são apenas alguns exemplos de personagens que se tornaram representações da individualidade moderna na Literatura. No decorrer dos séculos, inúmeras variações desses mitos ilustraram as obras de escritores diversos, um dos motivos que possibilitou a propagação dessas figuras. Assim, encontramos na Literatura Francesa, mais especificamente na obra do escritor Honoré de Balzac, questões relacionadas não apenas ao social, mas também ao individual, à natureza do homem. Nesse sentido, a personagem Don Juan Belvidéro, do conto "L'elixir de longue vie", torna-se uma das variações mais satânicas do mito de Don Juan, uma vez que as atitudes egoístas e ambiciosas da personagem possibilitam até mesmo sua própria queda. Raphaël de Valentin, protagonista de La peau de chagrin, pode ser, então, a representação de Fausto, aquele que compactou com Mefistófeles em troca de poder. Todavia, Raphaël é apenas um indivíduo que não alcançou nada em vida e recebe a chance de possuir tudo o que sempre desejou, usando um talismã mágico, com a única desvantagem de dar em troca seus dias de vida. Logo, analisaremos essas duas narrativas para verificarmos a construção dessas personagens, que foram alicerçadas nos mitos de Fausto e Don Juan e, para isso, torna-se necessário resgatar algumas variações dessas figuras na história da literatura, para introduzir o trabalho. Discorrer a respeito desses temas modernos na obra de Balzac também é relevante, por esse motivo, a partir da fortuna crítica desenvolvida por Ernest Curtius, Pierre Brunel e outros pesquisadores da obra de Balzac, aprofundaremos nosso trabalho e desenvolveremos as temáticas relacionadas à religião, à modernidade e às relações de poder. Posteriormente, torna-se necessário analisar as narrativas pelas suas... / Abstract: The approach to the myths of modernity is a very comprehensive theme in Literary Studies. Fausto, Don Juan and Don Quixote are just a few examples of characters who become literature's representations of modern individuality. Over the centuries, a lot of variations of these myths illustrated the works of several writers, one of the reasons that enabled the spread of these figures. So we find in French literature, specifically the work of Honoré de Balzac, issues related not only to social but also to the individual, the man's nature. This way, the character Don Juan Belvidero, the story "L'Elixir de longue vie", becomes one of the most satanic variations of the myth of Don Juan, since the selfish and ambitious caracter's behavior motivate his fall . Valentin Raphaël, protagonist of La peau de chagrin, can be then the representation of Fausto, who allied with Mephistopheles in exchange for power. However, Raphael is just a guy who haven't anything in life and gets the chance to own everything he ever desired, using a magic talisman, and the only disadvantage is to give his life in exchanged. We will analyze these two narratives to verify the construction of these characters, both founded in the myth of Fausto and Don Juan and for this it's necessary to rescue some variations of these figures in literary history to this work. Discoursing about these modern themes in Balzac's work is important from the critical fortune developed by Ernest Curtius, Pierre Brunel and other researchers of the Balzac's liteture, to go deep in our work and to develop the themes related to religion, modernity and power relations. Later, wil be necessary to analyze the narratives by their spatial and narratological features, with the help of Michel Foucault and Gérard Genette, so we can also understand if the magical objects appereance in narratives are related to the introduction of modern myths. The Theoretical Ian Watt, Jean Rousset, Pierre Brunel and... / Résumé: L'approche sur les mythes modernes fait partie d'une tématique assez large dans les Études Littéraires. Faust, Don Juan et Don Quixotte ne sont que certains exemples de personnages qui sont devenus des présentations de l'individualité moderne dans la Littérature. À travers les siècles, des innombrables variations de ces mythes ont illustré les ouvrages de plusieurs écrivains, l'une des raisons qui a permis la propagation de ces figures littéraires. Donc, on a trouvé dans la Littérature Française, de manière plus spécifique sur l'ouvrage de l'écrivain Honoré de Balzac, des questions qui ne sont pas rapportés seulement au milieu social, mais aussi au niveau individuel, à la nature humaine. Dans ce sens, le personnage Don Juan Belvidéro, du récit « L'élixir de longue vie », devient une des variations les plus sataniques du mythe de Don Juan, puisque les attitudes egoïstes et ambicieuses du personnage permettent même sa propre chute. Raphaël de Valentin, protagoniste de La peau de chagrin, peut être la présentation de Faust, celui qui a fait le pacte avec Mephistópheles pour réussir le pouvoir. Toutefois, Raphaël n'est qu'un individu qui n'a rien atteint dans la vie et a eu la chance de posséder tout ce qu'il a toujours souhaité, par moyen d'un talisman magique, avec le seul désavantage de donner en retour ses journées de vie. Donc, on travaillera sur ces deux récits pour la vérification de ces personnages qui ont été construits sur les mythes de Faust et Don Juan et, pour cela, il faut rechercher certaines variations de ces figures dans l'histoire de la Littérature, pour introduire le travail. Travailler sur des thèmes modernes dans l'ouvrage de Balzac est aussi important, ainsi, à partir de travaux critiques dévéloppés par Ernest Curtius, Pierre Brunel et d'autres chercheurs de l'ouvrage littéraire de Balzac, on va approfondir le travail et dévélopper les... / Doutor

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吳太平. / Thesis (M.A.)--香港中文大學硏究院歷史學部. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 505-546). / Wu Taiping. / Thesis (M.A.)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue yan jiu yuan li shi xue bu. / 緒論 --- p.1 / Chapter 第一章 --- 初期社會主義思潮之東傳（一八七○至一八九四年） --- p.9 / Chapter 第二章 --- 中國留日知識界的社會主義思潮（一八九五至一九一○年） --- p.25 / Chapter 第三章 --- 民國初年的社會主義思潮與日本之關係（一九一一至一九一七年） --- p.79 / Chapter 第四章 --- 俄國十月革命後中國社會主義思法之勃興與日本的關係（一九一八至一九二七年） --- p.110 / Chapter 第五章 --- 社會主義，民族主義與日本（一九二八至一九三七年） --- p.277 / 結論 --- p.369 / 註釋 --- p.374 / 書目 --- p.505

陳遠光. / 論文(哲學碩士) -- 香港中文大學硏究院人類學學部, 1995. / 參考文獻: leaves 154-161. / Chen Yuanguang. / Chapter 第一章 --- 緖論 --- p.1 / Chapter 甲） --- 人類學的「創造文化傳統」理論 / Chapter 乙） --- 田野工作 / Chapter 丙） --- 篇章摘要 / Chapter 第二章 --- 香港人的定義 --- p.13 / Chapter 甲） --- 香港人的定義 / Chapter 乙） --- 香港人的形成 / Chapter 第三章 --- 歷史背景´ؤ´ؤ香港人身份的嬗變 --- p.27 / Chapter 甲） --- 香港市民國籍身份的發展 / Chapter 乙） --- 忠誠與叛逆 / Chapter 丙） --- 國家的觀念與認知 / Chapter 第四章 --- 族群象徵 --- p.45 / Chapter 甲） --- 族群象徵與香港人 / Chapter 乙） --- 創造族群象徵 / Chapter 丙） --- 政治與文化傳統的象徵 / Chapter 第五章 --- 香港文化的濫觴´ؤ´ؤ香港文化活動的發展與政策 --- p.67 / Chapter 甲） --- 從沙漠到綠洲 / Chapter 乙） --- 從消極到積極 / Chapter 第六章 --- 族群空間´ؤ´ؤ文化藝術設置與本土文化的傳揚 --- p.81 / Chapter 甲） --- 政治空間的鬥爭 / Chapter 乙） --- 族群的文化空間 / Chapter 丙） --- 香港文化的傳播 / Chapter 第七章 --- 編製香港文化歷史 --- p.93 / Chapter 甲） --- 香港的本土歷史敎育 / Chapter 乙） --- 香港文化史的編製活動 / Chapter 丙） --- 香港文化史與香港人 / Chapter 第八章 --- 文化本土主義 --- p.108 / Chapter 甲） --- 香港文化 / Chapter 乙） --- 重新認識中國 / Chapter 丙） --- 藝術本土主義 / Chapter 丁） --- 藝術家的自白 / Chapter 第九章 --- 總論´ؤ´ؤ香港人的心靈 --- p.129 / Chapter 甲） --- 本土情懷 / Chapter 乙） --- 香港人與香港藝術 / Chapter 丙） --- 三種意識 / 附錄 --- p.143 / 參考書目 --- p.154