This thesis investigates the changing cinematic representations of a particular figure in horror culture: the Zombie. Current critical perspectives on the figure of the Zombie have yet to establish literary and cultural antecedents to the cinematic portrayal of the Zombie, preferring to position it as a mere product of American horror films of the 1930s. This study critiques this standpoint, arguing that global uses of the Zombie in differing media indicate a symbolic figure attuned to changing cultural contexts. The thesis therefore combines cultural and historical analysis with close textual readings of visual and written sources, paying close attention to the changing contexts of global film production and distribution. In order to present the cinematic Zombie as a product of historical, geographical and cultural shifts in horror film production, the thesis begins by critiquing existing accounts of Zombie film, drawing attention to the notion of generic canons of film as determined by both popular and academic film critics and draws attention to the fractured nature of genre as a method of positioning and critiquing film texts. In this, an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on the methods of cultural-historical and psycho-analytical critiques of horror film, is appraised and then applied to the texts under discussion. The first chapter positions a working thematic and visual deconstruction of the Zombie as an embodiment of the abject, positioning it as a result of changing cultural discussions in fiction on the nature of death and burial. This establishes a thematic framework to apply throughout the following chapters, noting alterations to representations. The second chapter offers a historicised account of appearances of the fictional Zombie before American cinematic productions of the 1930s, critiquing claims that this is the only original production context for the Zombie. The third chapter charts the changing production contexts of American Zombie film until the mid 1960s, to introduce the critiques of authorial importance placed upon the works of George A. Romero, which are discussed in Chapter 4. This critique in turn questions established notions of generic canon and international influence, which are discussed in Chapters 5 and 6. These chapters question the idea of American filmic product dominance in national contexts, charting the discussions of the Zombie body found in differing national cinemas. It is shown that dialogues of representation can be both nationally specific and meant for global audiences, brought about by the changing production and exhibition markets of the 1970s onwards. This in turn challenges the idea that the American model is the dominant representation in the contemporary Zombie film, discussed in Chapter 7. The thesis therefore charts three separate areas for discussion, that of historical, cultural and production contexts that can be held accountable for changing cinematic representations. Particular attention is placed on the thematic and visual use of the Zombie within differing media and firmly position cinematic representations as indicative of wider changes in popular media and their intended audiences. The thesis therefore offers a detailed historical and cultural taxonomy of Zombie film, furthering previous studies, but also presents a more detailed exploration of cultural contexts than previous critics have attempted.

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This study begin with the objectives of each one of these thesis, which can be summarized as follows: Thesis A - "The globalization of education, the neoliberal project of Society and Education in Brazil and Venezuela" (MELO, 2003) - Doctoral dissertation in Education - Under the guidance of Nilson Joseph Demange, PhD - Presented on February 07, 2003- investigate the process of globalization of education as part of a new phase of globalization and accumulation capitalist, led by the hegemonic collective political actors who adopt neo-liberal project of social interaction, especially the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, which try to be the drivers of structural reforms for Latin America and the Caribbean; Thesis B - "The Finance Capital and Education in Brazil" (DEITOS, 2005) - Doctoral Thesis in Education - Under the guidance of Mary Elizabeth Prado Sampaio Xavier, PhD - Presented on February 28, 2005 - are set about the consequences of the consolidation project for the redefinition of educational policies in Latin America and the Caribbean; Thesis C "Globalization and Decentralization: The process of Deconstructing the Brazilian educational system by means of municipalization" ROSAR (1995) - Doctoral dissertation in Education - Under the guidance of Demerval Savian,PhD - Presented on November 24, 1995- examines educational reforms undertaken in Brazil during the period 1995-2002, particularly the national education policy for secondary education and training, with external financing from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), Thesis D "Policies for Educational Development and Work of Teachers" (SOUZA, 1999) - Doctoral Thesis in Education - Under the guidance of Liliana Rolísen Petrilli Segnini, PhD - Presented on August 12, 1999 that dealing with the educational policy for teaching 1st grade, beginning in the view of its author in the context of federal projects, with the aim of inducing the decentralization of education, by transferring charge to the municipality don´t do the satisfactory investments for that instance. Thesis E "Economy, power, and external influences: The World Bank Group and the Structural Adjustment Policies in Latin America in the eighties and nineties decades" (COELHO, 2002) - PhD Thesis in Social Sciences - Under the guidance of Sebastião Carlos Velasco and Cruz, PhD - Defended on December 13, 2002 - the relationship between education project implemented by the São Paulo state government between 1995 and 1998 and their conceptions of educational policies; Thesis F "The Social Question and the Limits of the Liberal Project in Brazil" (GIMENES, 2007) Doctoral Dissertation showed to Institute of Economics Under the guidance of Carlos Alonso Barbosa de Oliveir, PhD Presented on March 08, 2007 analyze the relationship between economics, political power focusing on external influences and the World Bank Group and the structural adjustment programs in Latin America beyond the general conclusion of all theses. Finally, this study mingling brazilian thesis that cames from education and economy area, that focused World Bank influence in Brazil and offers one view of the logic conexions between them and their impacts in our society. / Este estudo visa analisar as interferencias do Banco Mundial na Educacao Brasileira a partir do estudo de seis teses (aqui identificadas pelas iniciais A,B,C, D, E e F) de doutorado relativas ao tema, defendidas na Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), sendo quatro delas (A, B, C, e D) voltadas a area de educacao e duas (E e F) a area de Ciencias Sociais e Economia. O estudo das teses parte dos objetivos de cada uma, que podem ser resumidos da seguinte forma: a Tese A - ¡ªA Mundializacao da Educacao: o Projeto Neoliberal de Sociedade e de Educacao no Brasil e na Venezuela. (MELO, 2003) -, sob a orientacao do Prof. Dr. Nilson Joseph Demange, teve como objetivo investigar o processo de mundializacao da educacao como elemento de uma nova fase de internacionalizacao e acumulacao capitalista, conduzida hegemonicamente pelos sujeitos politicos coletivos que assumem o projeto neoliberal de sociabilidade, especialmente o Fundo Monetario Internacional e o Banco Mundial, que buscam ser condutores das reformas estruturais para a America Latina e Caribe; a Tese B . ¡ªO Capital Financeiro e a Educacao no Brasil. (DEITOS, 2005) -, sob a orientacao da Profa. Dra. Maria Elizabete Sampaio Prado Xavier, teve como objetivo definir quais as consequencias da consolidacao do projeto, para a redefinicao das politicas educacionais na America Latina e Caribe; a Tese C . ¡ªGlobalizacao e Descentralizacao: o Processo de Desconstrucao do Sistema Educacional Brasileiro pela Via da Municipalizacao. (ROSAR, 1995) -, sob a orientacao do Prof. Dr. Demerval Saviani, teve como objetivo analisar as reformas educacionais empreendidas no Brasil, no periodo de 1995-2002, particularmente a politica educacional nacional para o ensino medio e profissional, com financiamento externo do Banco Internacional para Reforma e Desenvolvimento (BIRD); a Tese D . ¡ªAs Politicas Educacionais para o Desenvolvimento e o Trabalho Docente. (SOUZA, 1999) ., sob a orientacao da Profa. Dra. Liliana Rolisen Petrilli Segnini, trata da politica educacional para o ensino de 1¨¬ grau, tracada segundo a visao de seu autor no ambito de projetos federais, com o objetivo de induzir a municipalizacao do ensino, transferindo encargos para o municipio, sem a realizacao de investimentos financeiros satisfatorios nessa instancia; a Tese E . ¡ªEconomia, poder e influencias externa: O Grupo Banco Mundial e as Politicas de Ajustes Estruturais na America Latina, nas Decadas de Oitenta e Noventa. (COELHO, 2002) ., sob a orientacao do Prof. Dr. Sebastiao Carlos Velasco e Cruz, teve como objetivo analisar as relacoes entre o projeto educacional implementado pelo governo estadual, no periodo entre 1995 e 1998 e suas concepcoes de politicas educacionais; a Tese F - ¡ªA Questao Social e os Limites do Projeto Liberal no Brasil. (GIMENES, 2007) ., sob a orientacao do Prof. Dr. Carlos Alonso Barbosa de Oliveira, teve como objetivo analisar a relacao entre a economia, o poder politico e a influencia externa, focalizando o Grupo Banco Mundial e os programas de ajustamento estrutural na America Latina. Por fim este estudo mescla teses brasileiras advindas da area da Educacao e da Economia; foca o banco mundial e sua influencia no Brasil, oferecendo uma visao das conexoes logicas existentes entre elas. Como conclusao deste trabalho, apresentaremos as consideracoes finais de cada uma das teses, bem como as limitacoes e sugestoes para

Malcolm Shepherd Knowles was a key writer and theorist in the field of adult education in the United States. He died in 1997 and left a large legacy of books and journal articles. This thesis traced the development of his thinking over the 46-year period from 1950 to 1995. It examined the 25 works authored, co-authored, edited, reissued and revised by him during that period. The writings were scrutinised using a literature research methodology to expose the theoretical content, and a history of thought lens to identify and account for the development of major ideas. The methodology enabled a gradual unfolding of the history. A broadly-consistent and sequential pattern of thought focusing on the notion of andragogy emerged. The study revealed that after the initial phases of exploratory thinking, Knowles developed a practical-theoretical framework he believed could function as a comprehensive theory of adult learning. As his thinking progressed, his theory developed into a unified framework for human resource development and, later, into a model for the development of self-directed lifelong learners. The study traced the development of Knowles’ thinking through the phases of thought, identified the writings that belonged within each phase and produced a series of diagrammatic representations showing the evolution of his conceptual framework. The production of a history of the development of Knowles’ thought is the major outcome of the study. In addition to plotting the narrative sequence of thought-events, the history helps to explicate the factors and conditions that influenced Knowles’ thinking and to show the interrelationships between ideas. The study should help practitioners in their use and appreciation of Knowles’ works.

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / Considerando o teor argumentativo do discurso acadÃmico, a refutaÃÃo configura-se como um procedimento imprescindÃvel, jà que a argumentaÃÃo pressupÃe o desacordo, o debate e, portanto, a refutaÃÃo, que, por sua vez, constitui-se na oposiÃÃo, no desacordo, necessÃrios à argumentaÃÃo. Sob uma abordagem enunciativa, à possÃvel correlacionar concessÃo/refutaÃÃo, jà que duas propriedades da concessÃo podem ser identificadas: a ideia de oposiÃÃo entre duas conclusÃes (r e nÃo-r); e a ideia de uma relaÃÃo hierÃrquica entre os conteÃdos valendo como argumentos para essas conclusÃes. Tendo em vista a estrutura composicional prototÃpica da refutaÃÃo (asserÃÃo prÃvia/recusa/justificativa) e a correlaÃÃo concessÃo/refutaÃÃo, buscamos, nesta pesquisa, identificar propriedades definidoras da refutaÃÃo no discurso acadÃmico. Para tanto, levantamos a seguinte questÃo: o que a refutaÃÃo manifestada em introduÃÃes de teses de doutorado da Ãrea de linguÃstica tem de peculiar que nos informa que os autores constroem seus textos da forma como constroem? O corpus à composto por oitenta introduÃÃes de teses de doutorado de dezesseis programas de pÃs-graduaÃÃo da Ãrea de linguÃstica. Para a coleta dos dados, procedemos a um recorte, com a seleÃÃo dos trechos constitutivos de atos de linguagem de refutaÃÃo, os quais se materializam por meio da articulaÃÃo dos elementos negativo e argumentativo. Assumimos os postulados teÃricos de Moeschler (1982), Moeschler e Spengler (1982) e Ducrot (1981, 1987). Para a anÃlise, definimos as seguintes categorias: estrutura composicional prototÃpica, marcas indicativas de recusa e efeitos de sentido. Aplicamos um modelo prototÃpico, organizado a partir dos estudos de Moeschler (1982) e de Moeschler e Spengler (1982), acrescido de elementos encadeadores e ratificadores da refutaÃÃo. TambÃm procedemos à identificaÃÃo das marcas instauradoras de oposiÃÃo e das vozes que emergem das estratÃgias refutativas para analisar os efeitos de sentido oriundos de tais vozes, por meio da polifonia linguÃstica (DUCROT, 1987). Os resultados ratificam a estrutura asserÃÃo prÃvia/recusa/justificativa, mas apontam tambÃm para uma configuraÃÃo com elementos que se solidarizam em um exercÃcio constante de encadear e ratificar o dito. A recusa à asserÃÃo prÃvia se manifesta a partir da combinaÃÃo de diferentes formas linguÃsticas, contudo, marcas que resultam em estratÃgias concessivas sÃo de uso mais frequente. A anÃlise polifÃnica dos efeitos de sentido permite a identificaÃÃo dos enunciadores colocados em cena pelo locutor, bem como do posicionamento do locutor diante desses enunciadores. / Considering the argumentative content of academic discourse, the refutation is an indispensable procedure, since the argumentation presupposes disacord, debate and therefore the refutation, which constitutes opposition, disacord, necessary, therefore, for the argumentation. Under an enunciative approach, it is possible to correlate concession/ refutation, since two concession properties can be identified: the idea of opposition between two conclusions (r and non-r); the idea of a hierarchical relation between the contents as arguments for these conclusions. Given the prototypical compositional structure of the refutation (assertion/refuse/justification) and the concession/refutation correlation, we seek, in this research, to identify defining properties of refutation in academic discourse. To that end, we raise the following question: what the refutation manifested in introductions of doctoral theses of the area of linguistics has of peculiar that tells us that the authors construct their texts the way they construct? The corpus consists of eighty introductions of doctoral theses from sixteen postgraduate programs of the area of linguistics. For the data collection, we proceed to a cut, with the selection of the passages constitutive of acts of language of refutation, which are materialized through the articulation of the negative and argumentative elements. We assume the theoretical postulates of Moeschler (1982), Moeschler and Spengler (1982) and Ducrot (1981, 1987). For the analysis, we define the following categories: prototypical compositional structure, marks of refuse and effects of sense. We apply a prototypical model, organized from the studies of Moeschler (1982) and Moeschler and Spengler (1982), with elements linkers and ratifiers of refutation. We also identify oppositional marks and voices that emerge from refutative strategies to analyze the effects of sense of such voices through linguistic polyphony (DUCROT, 1987). The results confirm the assertion/refuse/justification structure, but they also point to a configuration with elements that show solidarity in a constant exercise of chaining and ratifying of the refutation. Denial of prior assertion manifests itself from the combination of different linguistic forms, however, marks that result in concessive strategies are more frequently used. The polyphonic analysis of the effects of sense allows the identification of the enunciators placed on the scene

This doctoral thesis describes the formation, activities and dissolution of the Czech Society of Biotypology (1937-1959), herein used as an example of impact of the constitutional typology (human typology science) on the Czechoslovak medicine. Human constitution science (in French and Romance languages called biotypology) classifies individual human beings on the base of morphological and physiological characteristics, with particular emphasis on forecast of future trends. The core of the science focuses on correlation between the physical appearance of a person and his/her mental characteristics. The Czech Society of Biotypology (Česká společnost biotypologická - ČSB) was founded with ambitions not only to study human beings, but also to increase their potential. The whole movement was therefore conceived as an example of a sanitation scientific program in accordance with the governmental interest in rationalization of population care. The methodology of the thesis is based on Foucault's concept of biopower - change of power strategies and their constitutive influence on the development and change of social relations, values and individual strategies of persons. The story of formation and dissolution of ČSB is interpreted as a consequence of these changes. The core of the thesis consists of a...

<p>Although we live in a society abundant with images, the subject of illustrations in scientific communication seems to have become a blind spot. The study of scientific communication is an interdisciplinary field, where written and visual language is studied separately from one another. The aim of this master thesis is to break with tradition and look at the use of illustrations, their form and frequency, in a random selection of Swedish contemporary doctoral theses to make an attempt to explain why some scholars do not use illustrations as much as others. The found graphics are discussed in their faculty and departmental context, and the aspects of page design, electronic availability, and publishing tradition are also included in this discussion. By looking at some activities surrounding the author of a doctoral thesis, such as writers’s manuals, computer graphic tools, and the role of librarians, proof was found to support a genre and activity theory, as described by Charles Bazerman. This study presents an overview of illustrations occurring in dissertations in a way that was not done before, opening up for further studies about the form and function of scientific illustrations as important carriers of information.</p> / <p>Fastän vi lever i ett samhälle som är översvämmat av bilder verkar vetenskapliga illustrationer vara ett ämne som förblivit ett slags blind punkt. Studierna av vetenskaplig kommunikation är ett interdisciplinärt område där det skrivna och visuella språket behandlas var för sig. Målet med denna D-uppsats är att bryta detta mönster och att undersöka bruket av illustrationer i en tillfälligt utvald samling svenska moderna avhandlingar för att se om det går att förklara varför en del forskare använder färre bilder än andra. De funna illustrationerna diskuteras i deras fakultets- och institutionssammanhang, och aspekterna sidutseende, elektronisk tillgång och utgivningssätt lyfts fram. Genom att titta på en del aktiviteter som omger författaren till en dissertation, som t.ex. skrivhandledningar, verktyg för datorgrafik och bibliotekariens roll, kunde bevis hittas för den genre- och aktivitetsteori som beskrivits av Charles Bazerman. Studien presenterar en översikt av förekommande illustrationer i doktorsavhandlingar som inte gjorts förut och öppnar vägen för nya studier om vetenskapliga bilders utseende och funktion som viktiga informationsbärare.</p>

Although we live in a society abundant with images, the subject of illustrations in scientific communication seems to have become a blind spot. The study of scientific communication is an interdisciplinary field, where written and visual language is studied separately from one another. The aim of this master thesis is to break with tradition and look at the use of illustrations, their form and frequency, in a random selection of Swedish contemporary doctoral theses to make an attempt to explain why some scholars do not use illustrations as much as others. The found graphics are discussed in their faculty and departmental context, and the aspects of page design, electronic availability, and publishing tradition are also included in this discussion. By looking at some activities surrounding the author of a doctoral thesis, such as writers’s manuals, computer graphic tools, and the role of librarians, proof was found to support a genre and activity theory, as described by Charles Bazerman. This study presents an overview of illustrations occurring in dissertations in a way that was not done before, opening up for further studies about the form and function of scientific illustrations as important carriers of information. / Fastän vi lever i ett samhälle som är översvämmat av bilder verkar vetenskapliga illustrationer vara ett ämne som förblivit ett slags blind punkt. Studierna av vetenskaplig kommunikation är ett interdisciplinärt område där det skrivna och visuella språket behandlas var för sig. Målet med denna D-uppsats är att bryta detta mönster och att undersöka bruket av illustrationer i en tillfälligt utvald samling svenska moderna avhandlingar för att se om det går att förklara varför en del forskare använder färre bilder än andra. De funna illustrationerna diskuteras i deras fakultets- och institutionssammanhang, och aspekterna sidutseende, elektronisk tillgång och utgivningssätt lyfts fram. Genom att titta på en del aktiviteter som omger författaren till en dissertation, som t.ex. skrivhandledningar, verktyg för datorgrafik och bibliotekariens roll, kunde bevis hittas för den genre- och aktivitetsteori som beskrivits av Charles Bazerman. Studien presenterar en översikt av förekommande illustrationer i doktorsavhandlingar som inte gjorts förut och öppnar vägen för nya studier om vetenskapliga bilders utseende och funktion som viktiga informationsbärare.

[EN] This doctoral thesis, that seeks to recover the figure and work of the Spanish composer José María Ruiz de Azagra Sanz (1900-1971), connects with the current lines of research about composers that developed their creative works mainly during the Spanish postwar period. Despite being one of the most prolific and popular composers of his time, in the lyric theatre (paso dobles, couplets, revue¿) genre as well as in the Spanish cinema from the 40s and 50s, Ruiz de Azagra has been ostracised and the references to his work or to his person are rarely existing, although some academic studies and specialized publications stand out, as those by Casares Rodicio, Llisterri or Roldán Garrote, that speak about some aspects of his life and work in the lyrical theatre and film music. The main aims of this work are the presentation and the setting-up of a thorough and updated biography of the composer, as well as his work cataloguing. After a broaden field work that involved the consultation of a wide range of sources, foundations and documentation centres, a biography and a catalogue of the author are presented along with a general analysis of the musical soundtrack for the film La torre de los siete jorobados as well as scores of some compositions for lyric theatre from the 50s, in order to stablish the author's own compositional features in both genres. Finally, it is also included the recovered piano and voice score of the song Manola lá through the playback of the audiovisual recording from the aforementioned film. / [ES] La presente tesis doctoral, que pretende recuperar la figura y obra del compositor español José María Ruiz de Azagra Sanz (1900-1971), entronca con la línea de investigación actual sobre compositores que desarrollaron su trabajo creativo principalmente durante la postguerra española. A pesar de tratarse de uno de los compositores más prolíficos y populares en su época tanto en el género del teatro lírico (pasodobles, cuplés, revista¿) como en el cine español de los 40 y 50, Ruiz de Azagra ha sido relegado al ostracismo y apenas existen referencias a su obra y su persona, si bien destacan algunos estudios académicos y publicaciones especializadas realizados por Casares Rodicio, Llisterri, o Roldán Garrote que hablan de algún aspecto de su vida y obra dentro del teatro lírico y la música cinematográfica. Los principales objetivos de este trabajo son la presentación y establecimiento de una biografía exhaustiva y actualizada del compositor así como la catalogación su obra. Tras un minucioso trabajo de campo que supuso la consulta en un amplio espectro de fuentes, fundaciones y centros documentales, se presenta junto con la biografía y el catálogo del autor, un análisis general de la banda sonora musical para la película La torre de los siete jorobados así como de algunas composiciones para teatro lírico de los años 50 con el fin de establecer unas características propias de composición del autor en ambos géneros. Por último, también se aporta la partitura recuperada para piano y voz de la canción Manola lá mediante la escucha del registro audiovisual perteneciente a la película anteriormente citada. / [CA] La present tesi doctoral, que pretén recuperar la figura i l'obra del compositor espanyol José María Ruiz de Azagra Sanz (1900-1971), entronca amb la línia d'investigació actual sobre compositors que desenvoluparen el seu treball creatiu principalment durant la postguerra espanyola. Malgrat tractar-se d'un dels compositors més prolífics i populars en la seua època, tant en el gènere del teatre líric (pasdobles, cuplets, revista¿) com en el cinema espanyol dels anys 40 i 50, Ruiz de Azagra ha sigut relegat a l'ostracisme i quasi no existeixen referències a la seua obra i persona, si bé destaquen alguns estudis acadèmics i publicacions especialitzades realitzades per Casares Rodicio, Llisteri o Roldán Garrote que assenyalen algun aspecte de la seua vida i obra dins del teatre líric i de la música cinematogràfica. Els principals objectius d'aquest treball són la presentació i establiment d'una biografia exhaustiva i actualitzada del compositor així com la catalogació de la seua obra. Rere un minuciós treball de camp que va suposar la consulta en un ampli espectre de fonts, fundacions i centres documentals, es presenta junt amb la biografia i el catàleg de l'autor, una anàlisi general de la banda sonora musical per a la pel·lícula La torre de los siete jorobados, així com de algunes composicions per a teatre líric dels anys 50 amb la fi d'establir unes característiques pròpies de composició de l'autor en ambdós gèneres. Per últim, també s'aporta la partitura recuperada per a piano i veu de la cançó Manola lá mitjançant l'audició del registre audiovisual pertanyent a la pel·lícula anteriorment citada. / Traver Navarro, P. (2015). EL COMPOSITOR ESPAÑOL JOSÉ MARÍA RUIZ DE AZAGRA SANZ (1900-1971): BIOGRAFÍA Y OBRA [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/57709