The costume design for the University of Central Florida Conservatory Theatre‘s production of Seamus Heaney‘s The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles’ Antigone took an ancient Greek classic by Sophocles and infused it with influences from avant-garde theatre. This thesis documents the process of designing the costumes from academic, artistic, and technical aspects. Through this process, I explored how to communicate abstract ideas about humanity into actual costumes and how multiple cultural heritages can be intertwined in a united visual which pushes the audience to think more critically about the story. The recurring themes of duality are central to the final costume design: silk chiffon chitons draped over seemingly nude tattooed bodies, representing the ever-present competing allegiances to the will of the gods or to the law of man. Working backwards through the process, this thesis discusses the avant-garde aims of the production and how they were achieved in design. The historical and cultural research, and how it directly influenced the costume design, is discussed for both Seamus Heaney and The Burial at Thebes, as well as for Sophocles and Antigone. Moving through a thorough script analysis and text-to-text comparison of Antigone and The Burial at Thebes illuminates the character and situation traits that are expressed in the design. Script-to-script comparisons reveal the heightened political language Heaney has created to make a story readily accessible to modern audiences. This gives Creon more humanity, thus magnifying the conflict, which is analyzed using conflict theory

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As the church focuses on people’s spiritual development, there is growing realisation that the church should be holistic in its approach and participate in resolving urban poverty issues through the implementation of community development projects. This study looks at the way in which traditional theories of community development concentrated on stimulating economic growth and ignored the social aspects involved. It suggests that despite the massive injection of donor funds to some communities, the situation of the poor has deteriorated over the years and sustainability of projects has been minimal. The study finds that projects implemented by the Church of the Nazarene in Orlando East, while improving the lives of the community, are not in line with community development principles and the sustainable livelihoods approach primarily because the community was not involved in the assessment of needs or designing of interventions, and the community members were only the implementers. The evaluation of these projects through this study suggests an alternative developmental paradigm that has been used with success in other similar circumstances – the sustainable livelihood approach (SLA). The SLA contends that urban communities should become planners, initiators and executors of community development interventions so that transformation can occur. The study recommends that urban communities such as that in Orlando East have to change their behaviour and attitudes, be willing to accept change, and take ownership of their own projects. The facilitators, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and government have to be willing to unlearn their traditional ways, to listen, and to accept that they are not the only experts in community development as they attempt to embrace indigenous knowledge systems. / Development Studies / M.A. (Development Studies)

As the church focuses on people’s spiritual development, there is growing realisation that the church should be holistic in its approach and participate in resolving urban poverty issues through the implementation of community development projects. This study looks at the way in which traditional theories of community development concentrated on stimulating economic growth and ignored the social aspects involved. It suggests that despite the massive injection of donor funds to some communities, the situation of the poor has deteriorated over the years and sustainability of projects has been minimal. The study finds that projects implemented by the Church of the Nazarene in Orlando East, while improving the lives of the community, are not in line with community development principles and the sustainable livelihoods approach primarily because the community was not involved in the assessment of needs or designing of interventions, and the community members were only the implementers. The evaluation of these projects through this study suggests an alternative developmental paradigm that has been used with success in other similar circumstances – the sustainable livelihood approach (SLA). The SLA contends that urban communities should become planners, initiators and executors of community development interventions so that transformation can occur. The study recommends that urban communities such as that in Orlando East have to change their behaviour and attitudes, be willing to accept change, and take ownership of their own projects. The facilitators, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and government have to be willing to unlearn their traditional ways, to listen, and to accept that they are not the only experts in community development as they attempt to embrace indigenous knowledge systems. / Development Studies / M.A. (Development Studies)

This is a hermeneutical study of an attempt to inculturate a Redemptorist parish mission in a black township parish. The purpose of Redemptorist parish mission is conversion and renewal. This study is influenced by - - the spirit of St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787) founder of the Redemptorists - Vatican II (1962-1965) and by - the African Synod (1994); and it uses the systemic stage model of Rambo and the spiral model of Costas, as a framework to understand conversion. The conversion experiences of ten parishioners of St. Peter's parish are used as data for the study. A theological reflection on the ten conversions confirmed the following: that cultural context is important for understanding conversion; that conversion is both a distinct moment and a continuous process; that it is imperative to understand conversion from the perspective of the convert him/herself. For 'mission preaching' to effect genuine conversion it must be inculturated. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / Th. M. (Missiology)

Submitted by Irvana Coutinho (irvana@ufpa.br) on 2017-02-21T12:17:21Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Dissertacao_ErotismoMasculinoFotografias.pdf: 2740621 bytes, checksum: 9edc1b434761b1b6f93667817305ec0b (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Irvana Coutinho (irvana@ufpa.br) on 2017-02-21T12:18:39Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Dissertacao_ErotismoMasculinoFotografias.pdf: 2740621 bytes, checksum: 9edc1b434761b1b6f93667817305ec0b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-21T12:18:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Dissertacao_ErotismoMasculinoFotografias.pdf: 2740621 bytes, checksum: 9edc1b434761b1b6f93667817305ec0b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / O tema proposto é o estudo da representação do corpo masculino e as características do erotismo na fotografia contemporânea paraense. Para o estudo, foram escolhidas obras dos artistas Sinval Garcia (série “Automatic Men”) e Orlando Maneschy (série “Homens de Sangue”) produzidas nas décadas de 1990 e 2000. A investigação desta pesquisa contou com levantamento bibliográfico sobre arte contemporânea, fotografia, erotismo e homoerotismo. Para isso, foram usados os ensaios sobre fotografia de Susan Sontag, o estudo de Charlotte Cotton sobre fotografia e arte contemporânea, além do pensamento de Kátia Canton sobre a relação e implicações de imagem e mundo, e como essa relação é evidenciada através do corpo. George Bataille e Afonso Medeiros são referências para o estudo do erotismo. Esse trabalho pretende colaborar para as reflexões sobre a produção fotográfica do Pará e na construção do panorama da arte contemporânea nacional. / The proposed theme is the study of the representation of the male body and the characteristics of eroticism in the contemporary paraense photograph. For the study were chosen works from the artists Sinval Garcia (series "Automátic Men") and Orlando Maneschy (series: "Homens de Sangue") produced in the decades of 1990 and 2000. The investigation in the research relied on bibliographic examination on contemporary art, photography, eroticism, and homoeroticism. For this, we used the tests on photograph of Susan Sontag, the study of Charlotte Cotton on photography and contemporary art, in addition of the thought of Kátia Canton on the relationship and implications of image and world, and how this relationship is demonstrated through the body. George Bataille and Afonso Medeiros are references for the study of eroticism. This work aims to contribute to the reflections on the photographic production of Para and in the construction of the national contemporary art’s panorama.

Submitted by Irvana Coutinho (irvana@ufpa.br) on 2017-05-15T16:41:47Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Tese_EducacaoPopularPensamento.pdf: 3262226 bytes, checksum: 4f748402bdd1d9c91b1aa70cc6d014fd (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Irvana Coutinho (irvana@ufpa.br) on 2017-05-15T16:42:06Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Tese_EducacaoPopularPensamento.pdf: 3262226 bytes, checksum: 4f748402bdd1d9c91b1aa70cc6d014fd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-15T16:42:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Tese_EducacaoPopularPensamento.pdf: 3262226 bytes, checksum: 4f748402bdd1d9c91b1aa70cc6d014fd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-11-27 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Este estudo objetiva analisar a constituição de uma concepção decolonial no pensamento social e pedagógico de Paulo Freire e de Orlando Fals Borda, identificando seus aportes para a formulação de uma pedagogia da decolonialidade como expressão da educação popular latino-americana. Parte do seguinte problema de investigação: que concepção decolonial se apresenta no pensamento social e pedagógico de Paulo Freire e Orlando Fals Borda, e quais as contribuições destes autores para a constituição de uma pedagogia da decolonialidade como expressão da educação popular latino-americana? Caracteriza-se, metodologicamente, como uma tese teórica, inscrita nos domínios da história cultural e da história comparada do pensamento social. As fontes primárias da investigação são as obras de Paulo Freire e Orlando Fals Borda, escritas em distintos e significativos momentos de suas produções intelectuais. Nos dois autores, a concepção decolonial é buscada a partir de quatro aspectos: biográfico, epistemológico, metodológico e ético-político. Resultados do estudo convergiram para a confirmação da hipótese, logo, para a afirmação da tese, de que as obras de Paulo Freire e Orlando Fals Borda são um antecedente do debate da decolonialidade na América Latina e que a constituição de uma pedagogia decolonial em nosso continente se fortalece com as contribuições pedagógicas, políticas, epistemológicas e sociológicas que estes autores forneceram para a educação popular. Sustenta-se este argumento com base em suas trajetórias praxiológicas como intelectuais sentipensantes e educadores terceiro-mundistas; em suas críticas contundentes à natureza colonialista da sociedade, da pedagogia e da ciência dominante; em suas apostas rumo a uma educação popular dialógica, intercultural, conscientizadora e pesquisadora; bem como em suas utopias rebeldes, subversoras e insurgentes. / This study aims to analyze the formation of a decolonial conception on the social and pedagogical thoughts of Paulo Freire and Orlando Fals Borda, identifying their contributions for the formulation of a decolonial pedagogy as an expression of popular Latin American education. It considers the following problem: which decolonial conception is present on the social and pedagogical thoughts of Paulo Freire and Orlando Fals Borda, and what the contributions of these authors for the formulation of a decolonial pedagogy as an expression of popular Latin American educacion? This thesis is characterized, methodologically, as a theoretical one, registered in the fields of cultural and comparative history of the social thought. The primary research sources are the works of Paulo Freire and Orlando Fals Borda, written in distinct and significant moments of their intellectual productions. In both authors, the decolonial design was sought as from four aspects: biographical, epistemological, methodological and ethical-political. The study results converged to confirm the hypothesis, then, the thesis’ statement that the works of Paulo Freire and Orlando Fals Borda are an antecedent of the Latin American decoloniality debate, and that the creation of a decolonial pedagogy in our continent is strengthened by educational, political, epistemological and sociological contributions that these authors provided for the popular education. This matter is sustained on its praxeological trajectories as sensing/thinking intellectuals and Third World educators; in their sharp criticism to the colonialist nature of society, the pedagogy and mainstream science; in their bets towards a dialogic, intercultural, conscientizing and researcher popular education; as well as their rebellious, subversive and insurgent utopias. / Este estudio tiene por objetivo analizar la constitución de una concepción decolonial en el pensamiento social y pedagógico de Paulo Freire y de Orlando Fals Borda, identificando sus aportes para la formulación de una pedagogía de la decolonialidad como expresión de la educación popular latinoamericana. Parte del problema de investigación: ¿qué concepción decolonial se presenta en el pensamiento social y pedagógico de Paulo Freire y Orlando Fals Borda, y cuáles son las contribuciones de estos autores para la constitución de una pedagogía de la decolonialidad como expresión de la educación popular latinoamericana? Metodológicamente constituye una tesis teórica, inscrita en los dominios de la historia cultural y de la historia comparada del pensamiento social. Las fuentes primarias de la investigación son las obras de Paulo Freire y Orlando Fals Borda, escritas en distintos y significativos momentos de sus producciones intelectuales. En los dos autores la concepción decolonial es buscada a partir de cuatro aspectos: biográfico, epistemológico, metodológico y ético-político. Los resultados del estudio tendieron a la confirmación de la hipótesis, entonces, para la afirmación de la tesis de que las obras de Paulo Freire y Orlando Fals Borda son un antecedente del debate de la decolonialidad en América Latina, y que la constitución de una pedagogía decolonial en nuestro continente se fortalece con las contribuciones pedagógicas, políticas, epistemológicas y sociológicas que estos autores aportaron a la educación popular. Este argumento se sustenta en sus trayectorias praxeológicas como intelectuales sentipensantes y educadores tercermundistas; en sus críticas contundentes a la naturaleza colonialista de la sociedad, de la pedagogía y de la ciencia dominante; en sus apuestas por una educación popular dialógica, intercultural, concientizadora e investigativa; así como en sus utopías rebeldes, subversivas e insurgentes.