Cette thèse aborde l’ensemble de l’oeuvre théâtrale de l’auteur et metteur en scène français Didier-Georges Gabily (1955-1996) ; elle s’appuie sur les textes publiés et quelques inédits ainsi que sur des archives de la scène et desentretiens réalisés avec certains de ses acteurs et collaborateurs. L’étude est menée dans la perspective d’une poétique de la mémoire, une vision désenchantée de la société contemporaine surgissant de la confrontation permanente du passé avec le présent. Sont étudiées les modalités de déconstruction des mythes dans l’espace théâtral contemporain, qu’il s’agisse de mythes hérités du théâtre ou de mythes à dimension politique, tel le communisme ; ces deux angles permettant alors d’interroger la notion de communauté en son devenir. Cette recherche repose sur une observation des effets de la mémoire sur la structure du drame comme sur les régimes de la parole. On y observe en effet la récurrence d’une structure dramaturgique reposant sur une antériorité de la catastrophe que les personnages tentent vainement de recomposer. L’action y est alors remplacée par le récit, ce qui tend à produire de nombreux monologues comme une romanisation du drame. L’analyse s’appuie sur une approche esthétique mise en lien avec l’évolution des régimes d’historicité, ce qui aboutit à une lecture de l’oeuvre révélant la complexité avec laquelle l’auteur interroge le rapport au temps et à la représentation. Le dernier temps de cette recherche explore les relations de l’écriture au plateau et révèle ainsi un principe constant d’hybridation discursive manifestant l’importance du corps des acteurs et de la matérialité de la scène au sein de l’écriture. Cette étude tend à dénouer les écheveaux des héritages dans l’oeuvre théâtrale de Didier-Georges Gabily, thématique conduisant à la formulation d’une esthétique de la résistance allant contre la violence généralisée de la société libérale / This thesis covers the work of French writer and stage director Didier-Georges Gabily (1955-1996), his published and unpublished texts as well as production archives and interviews with his actors and collaborators. The perspective is that of a poetics of memory, a disenchanted vision of contemporary society that transpires out of the confrontation of the past with the present, resulting in the deconstruction of myths in contemporary dramatic space, be they myths bequeathed by former directors/actors or political myths such as communism; in either case, these two angles open a perspective onto a community in the making. The analysis is based on an observation of the impact of memory upon both dramatic structure and speech/dialogue patterns, as a recurrent dramaturgical structure resting on a former catastrophe is what the characters are constantly – and helplessly – trying to piece back together. As a result, action is replaced by narrative, which results in aseries of monologues, a “romanization” of drama (Sarrazac). The approach is based on aesthetic criteria together with the analysis of the dynamics of history in the work (both as a series of topoï and as a structuring pattern) to offer a reading of the work that reveals the complex interplay of time and performance in the author’s quest. The influence of the concreteness of the stage on Gabily’s writing is analysed in the last section of this research and reveals a process of perpetual hybridization, manifesting the importance of the actors’ bodies and the materiality of the stage in his writing. The analysis of the different threads in the fabric of literary and artistic heritage in Gabily’s work for the stage reveals the emergence of an aesthetics ofresistance going against the overall violence prevailing in liberal society

This thesis examines the realisation of archetypes, symbols and mythic processes reflected in the musical discourse of selected 20ftt Century stage musicals with a hero theme, namely The Fantasticks, Camelot, Jesus Christ Superstar and Man of La Mancha. Of these, Camelot and Jesus Christ Superstar are mythically by far the more complex, so these will receive correspondingly far greater attention to background, immediately prior to their musical analyses. Insofar as the mythic language of symbols is heavily invested with description, the text reflects this investment. The purpose of this research has been to examine the way in which composers of the 1960s and '70s have revealed symbolic entities inherent in the dramatic plots of these musicals without necessarily being academically aware of deliberately revealing these entities. This being the case, the symbolic grammar and structural psychic elements evident in the musicals could be said to elicit a symbolically related compositional response conveyed in musical structures. Furthermore, the implications of the mythic choice of the hero theme itself and how this is conveyed both in the drama and in compositional choices are examined and discussed in an attempt to comprehend the Zeitgeist of the era, and how its representation In a popular musico-dramatic genre contributes to our insights into human and societal health. / Thesis (DMus)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Music / unrestricted

Cette thèse d'histoire contemporaine traite de la vie du républicain et chimiste François-Vincent Raspail (1794-1878). Son objectif est de comprendre ce qu'est le républicanisme au XIXe siècle. Pour ce faire, on tente de saisir, à travers le cas de Raspail, l'évolution des idées républicaines, à l'échelle individuelle. En outre, Raspail a la particularité de conjuguer ses théories politiques et scientifiques. Enfin, on analyse et on déconstruit les mythes politiques qui entourent Raspail : le lutteur infatigable, l'homme incorruptible ou encore le médecin des pauvres. / This thesis in contemporary history deals with the life of the republicain and chemist François-Vincent Raspail (1794-1878). Its objective is to understand that is the republicanisme in the XIXth century. To do so, throughout the case of Raspail, we attempt to capture the evolution of the republicain ideas at the individual level . In addition, Raspail has the particularity to combine political and scientific theories. Finally, the political myths surrounding Raspail are analyzed and deconstructed : the tireless fighter, the incorruptible man and the doctor to the poor.

Le but de ce travail est de situer les divinités égyptiennes et les mythes dans lesquels ellesinterviennent dans le contexte des sources médicales et magiques et de déterminer si elles seprésentent de façon identique dans celles se référant à des sources plus orthodoxes telles lescompositions épigraphiques des temples. Les divinités et les mythes dans lesquels elles interfèrentsont les mêmes dans les deux types de sources. Cependant dans le cadre de la magie et de lamédecine, elles apparaissent plus « humaines » étant sous-tendues par des nécessités de la viequotidienne ainsi que de piété populaire et personnelle. Ce travail intègre les textes sources àl’exposé des idées dans le but d’offrir une logique continue à la démonstration. Bien souvent destextes funéraires (textes des Pyramides, textes des Sarcophages, Livre des Morts…) permettent unearticulation entre divers mythèmes et une meilleure compréhension de l’ensemble d’un mythe. Troisannexes sont ajoutées concernant les lois générales de la magie, la magie dans les textes médicauxde l’Égypte ancienne ainsi que les principaux textes magiques et/ou médicaux publiés. / The aim of this work is to place and study egyptian divinities and their myths insituation, specialy in medical and magical context. Have they the same aspect and comportmentthan the same divinities in canonical scripts such as those written in temples for example ? In factthey are the same divinities but they present a more « human » caracter because they are specialypreoccupied with every day life, personal and popular piety. In this work the primary sources andthe demontration are interwoven for a better understanding of the problem. Frequently funerarytexts (Pyramid Texts, Coffin Texts, Book of the Dead…) offer an articulation between« mythèmes » and then a better comprehension of a myth in totality. Three annexes are added aboutgeneral laws of magic, magic in ancient Egypt in medical texts and magical and medical textspublished.

This thesis explores recent trends in Chinese international relations scholarship from the perspective of post-colonial and critical international relations theory. It begins by interrogating the now widespread view that ‘the discipline’ of international relations is profoundly Eurocentric. The claim to parochialism in international relations discourse is explained and substantiated through a critical re-reading of enduring myths in international relations discourse, which shape not only what we know to be international relations but how we mightknow it and who indeed the ‘we’ is that does the knowing. This research adopts a methodology of ghost hunting inspired by Avery Gordon’s work on ghosts and hauntings in the sociological imagination (Gordon 2008). It follows the meandering trail of a ghostly journey through international relations discourse, telling of multiple and conflicting encounters between Chinese international relations and the wider parochial/global discipline. In particular it examines recent debates surrounding the need for a distinctively Chinese approach to international relations research: a Chinese School of IR.Debates about the place of Chinese international relations research in the wider (parochial/global) discipline remain the focus of this research project. A close (re)reading of these debates reveals the many ways in which Chinese international relations discourse actively constructs ‘the discipline’ of international relations, singing it into life, whilst simultaneously unsettling the myths that make international relations possible. These trends are explored further through the use of two case studies of leading scholars – Yan Xuetong and Qin Yaqing – and the enduring debate between them (and between Chinese scholars in general) over whether or not China needs its own theory of international relations. The work of these two individuals has had a huge impact on wider trends within and about Chinese international relations. The thesis concludes with a return to the question of identity in international relations discourse and questions who is Chinese in the Chinese School and what are the implications of constructing ‘Chineseness’ through international relations discourse. I argue that the Chinese School project is perhaps best understood as an expression of contemporary Chinese nationalism.

Research has linked rape victim-blaming attitudes (VBAs) with gender role stereotyping, negative peer attitudes towards women, and acceptance of interpersonal violence. The current study analyzed longitudinal questionnaire data of college men (n=166) from White and Smith's (2001) study of college student victimization. Results indicate that VBAs can be conceptualized as either overt or covert, and that the covert VBA was more strongly correlated with alcohol use, sexualized peer attitudes, traditional gender stereotypes, need for sexual dominance, and perpetration of dating aggression. The covert VBA was also correlated with rape proclivity one year later, and partially mediated relationships between earlier variables and later rape proclivity. Additionally, endorsement of chivalry moderated the relationship between traditional gender stereotypes and the covert VBA, casting new perspective on the role of chivalry. Overall, results demonstrate the importance of targeting subtle expressions of VBAs in educational programs, and the need for longitudinal studies on rape attitude development.

This rhetorical study examines the use of myths and the identification process in the Nordic resistance movement's (in Swedish ”Nordiska motståndsrörelsen” or NMR) party program. NMR is a national socialist organization and political party in Sweden. I have used Burke's view of myths and identification and supplemented the study by examining which recipient NMR is trying to reach, in accordance with Black's theory of the second persona. The study was carried out through a myth analysis based on Burke's topoi he found by analyzing Hitler's "Mein kampf" which consists of inborn dignity, projection device, symbolic rebirth and commercial use. The methodological approach to the identification analysis is based on Edward C. Appel's identification analysis called "PAIVE" which stands for pieties, allegiances, interests, values and experiences. The results show that NMR uses myths to a large extent to build narratives about races, common enemies and solutions for a utopian society. The identification markers which exists are mainly based on dichotomies between "us" and the established enemy. NMR also uses several metaphors to convince the reader of their worldview. The study has been done to gain a better understanding of how racist organizations influence us with their rhetoric so that we can more easily see through their “rhetorical tools” and then protect ourselves against them.

Research relating to campus sexual assault has traditionally focused on its prevalence and factors that serve to influence risk of victimization. Less attention has been directed toward the presence and effectiveness of campus sexual assault resources. In addition, few studies have explored the role that culture and other geographical factors may play in this process. The current study seeks to address this limitation in two unique ways: (1) determining whether an Appalachian upbringing influences knowledge of and willingness to utilize campus sexual assault resources and (2) exploring its impact on adherence to common rape myths. Survey data are gathered from students at a public university located in the heart of the Appalachian Region, with results serving to improve our understanding of how culture affects students’ knowledge and perceptions of campus sexual assault resources.

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The phenomena of sexual violence have been studied on college campuses for over 50 years. Despite changes in society's attitudes towards women and gains made by women in education and the work force since the 1960s, research reveals that the incidence and prevalence rates of date rape have not changed significantly over the years. Extant literature indicates that endorsement of rape myths has been found to be associated with sexual aggression by males. A review of existing instruments revealed that current assessments of rape supportive attitudes and beliefs appear outdated in their language and may not be geared for today's college population. This study used a newly developed instrument, the Rape Supportive Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (RABS), by Gerald H. Burgess (2007) to survey male and female undergraduate students (N=224) with respect to their attitudes and beliefs regarding rape. The male participants were also asked if they had engaged or would consider engaging in forced sexual behavior under a variety of circumstances. The present study was designed to replicate and extend the findings of Burgess. Burgess studied a sample of undergraduate students in a rural university. Participants in this study, in contrast, were from a large metropolitan university with a much more diverse student body. This study found, similar to Burgess' research, that there are significant gender differences in endorsement of rape myths between men and women, as measured by a series of t-tests. As expected, men scored higher than women on the RABS, meaning greater endorsement of rape myths. In contrast to Burgess' findings, this study did not find that endorsement of rape myths was related to proclivity to sexual violence. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) additionally revealed a factor structure that differed from the original 5-factor structure proposed by Burgess. The discussion focuses on the meaning of the similarities and differences between the two studies and directions for future research.