This research investigates sensory-somatic awareness based approaches to the conditioning, training and performance of Odissi dance in India. Through a multidisciplinary and embodied methodology it analyses the practices of three contemporary Odissi dance institutes and a selection of individual dancers in India, who are moving beyond the traditional methodology. Drawing from ethnographic fieldwork in India, this research explores how sensory-somatic approaches incorporated by these dancers generate meaning-making and in what ways this enriches the dancers’ experience of dancing Odissi. As an outcome of the fieldwork, the term sensory-somatic is proposed and analysed in line with the dancers’ embodied experience of dancing Odissi. The analysis entails a paradigm that embraces the corporeal, sentient and socio-cultural bodymind, and the sensory aspects of senses, sensation, perception, sensibility and sensuality. These form two layers: the somatic and sensory which merge together as the sensory-somatic awareness. It takes into consideration the sensory perception and awareness leading to an agentic, enactive and embodied meaning-making and emotional engagement of the dancers. It also examines how the changing socio-cultural situation has been continuously affecting the Odissi dance embodiment. This thesis does not address the religious aspect and the experience of the audience in Odissi performance. The main focus remains the dancers’ individual experience of learning and performing Odissi dance. Moving away from the study of Odissi dance just as a reflection of the state, regional culture and representation of mythologies, this thesis is an investigation of the Odissi dancer’s meaningful, embodied and lived experience of Odissi dancing. It contributes to the debates on body-mind relationship, emotional engagement, place of the ‘self’, the student-oriented learning, psychophysical training and performance, and rasa-bhāva aesthetics. This study reveals that the sensory-somatic awareness is based upon reflexivity, independent enquiry, psychophysical health, bodymind awareness and leads to empowerment, agency, autonomy, plurality, confidence and responsibility, a level of relief from gender biases, and an inclusive approach to learning and performing.

Submitted by Maike Costa (maiksebas@gmail.com) on 2016-01-12T13:44:01Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1239269 bytes, checksum: 76dcf48851e0499880c281c58758b9e1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-01-12T13:44:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 1239269 bytes, checksum: 76dcf48851e0499880c281c58758b9e1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-26 / This work aims to investigate how Brazilian learners of English use the structural information during the resolution of coreference in sentences containing the ambiguous pronoun her in a position of object (NP) or possessive pronoun (SPEC). In English, in an intrasentencial context the pronoun her can generate ambiguity during processing if its unavailable antecedent matches in number and gender, however, the same pronoun is blocked by the principle B of Binding Theory (Chomsky, 1981). We investigate this phenomenon considering aspects of the Shallow Structure Hypothesis (SSH) Clahsen and Felser (2006). According to this hypothesis, L2 learners have a shallower grammar which is able to only successfully process unambiguous structures with low complexity. Through an on-line experiment of self-paced reading we verified if English learners at different levels of proficiency, were sensitive to the syntactic ambiguity of sentences containing the pronoun her, even though according to SSH their processing is more superficial. / Este trabalho tem como objetivo investigar a maneira como brasileiros aprendizes de inglês utilizam a informação estrutural durante a resolução da correferência em frases ambíguas contendo o pronome her em condições de objeto (NP) ou de pronome possessivo (SPEC). Em inglês, em um contexto intrasentencial o pronome her pode gerar ambiguidade durante o processamento se seu antecedente indisponível coincidir em gênero e número, no entanto, o mesmo pronome encontra-se bloqueado pelo o princípio B da teoria da ligação (Chomsky, 1981). Investigaremos esse fenômeno considerando aspectos da Hipótese da Estrutura Rasa (SSH) Clahsen e Felser, (2006). Segundo esta hipótese, aprendizes de L2 dispõem de uma gramática superficial capaz de processar com sucesso apenas estruturas de pouca complexidade e sem ambiguidades. Através de experimento on line de leitura automonitorada, verificamos se aprendizes de inglês em níveis distintos de proficiência, foram sensíveis às restrições sintáticas de frases contendo a ambiguidade do pronome her, ainda que segundo a SSH, disponham de um processamento mais superficial.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-13T17:08:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DanielleKSG_TESE_1-80.pdf: 3344366 bytes, checksum: 7b166fd0d1c9101001b02bd52c3b1b8d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-22 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / The increasing use of shallow seismic methods of high resolution, for investigations of geological problems, environmental or industrial, has impelled the development of techniques, flows and computational algorithms. The practice of applying techniques for processing this data, until recently it wasn t used and the interpretation of the data was made as they were acquired. In order to facilitate and contribute to the improvement of the practices adopted, was developed a free graphical application and open source, called OpenSeismic which is based on free software Seismic Un*x, widely used in the treatment of conventional seismic data used in the exploration of hydrocarbon reservoirs. The data used to validate the initiative were marine seismic data of high resolution, acquired by the laboratory of Geology and Marine Geophysics and Environmental Monitoring - GGEMMA, of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte UFRN, for the SISPLAT Project, located at the region of paleo-valley of the Rio Acu. These data were submitted to the processing flow developed by Gomes (2009), using the free software developed in this work, the OpenSeismic, as well other free software, the Seismic Un*x and the commercial software ProMAX, where despite its peculiarities has presented similar results / A crescente utiliza??o de m?todos de s?smica rasa de alta resolu??o, para investiga??es de problemas geol?gicos, impulsionou o desenvolvimento de t?cnicas, fluxos e algoritmos computacionais. A pr?tica de aplicar t?cnicas para tratamento desses dados, at? pouco tempo n?o era utilizada e a interpreta??o dos dados era feita da forma que eram adquiridos. Visando facilitar e contribuir para o aperfei?oamento dessas pr?ticas adotadas, desenvolveu-se uma aplica??o gr?fica livre e de codifica??o aberta, denominada OpenSeismic que tem como base o software livre Seismic Un*x, bastante utilizado no tratamento dos dados da s?smica convencional, utilizados na explora??o de reservat?rios de hidrocarbonetos. Os dados utilizados para validar a iniciativa, foram dados de s?smica marinha de alta resolu??o, adquiridos pelo laborat?rio de Geologia e Geof?sica Marinha e Monitoramento Ambiental GGEMMA, da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte UFRN, para o Projeto SISPLAT, tendo como localiza??o a regi?o do Paleovale do Rio A?u. Esses dados foram submetidos ao fluxo de processamento desenvolvido por Gomes (2009), utilizando os softwares livres OpenSeismic, Seismic Un*x e o software comercial ProMAX, onde apesar das suas particularidades pode-se observar resultados equivalentes

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This work is part of a broader effort to revitalize the Hrdlička Museum of Man and to research it from a historical perspective. Starting from the view that the popularization of science by museums in general is problematic and a viable topic for the social sciences, the work attempts to focus on the way the exhibition at the Hrdlička Museum of Man was constructed by its creators. This topic is analyzed from three main perspectives: 1st the scientific standpoints and personal worldviews of the creators, 2nd relations between the museum and the public, and 3rd relations between the museum and the nation state; also, the influence of the building process itself is taken into account. The intention of the work is to look at the origin of the Hrdlička Museum of Man within its cultural, social and political context rather than focus purely on a historical description. It is an attempt to bring to light all the "unscientific" phenomena that shaped the exhibition's scientific, objective and authoritative message to the public. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

The master thesis Political mobilization of ethnicity in Rwanda examines the content of radio broadcasts that played an infamous role in spreading the hatred aimed against the Tutsi minority before and during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. For the purposes of this study, the method of thematic analysis was employed. The thesis is divided into two parts. The first part of the thesis begins with the conceptualization of key terms including their theoretical underpinnings. Following the theoretical part, the next section contains historical analysis of Hutu-Tutsi relationship while mapping both its origins and subsequent development. The second, practical part of this work studies the discourse of Rwandan radio station Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines that played an essential role in inciting hatred towards the Tutsi minority and subsequent Hutu mobilization during the genocide. The core of this part comprises thematic analysis of English radio broadcasts transcripts, which aired in the period of 1993-1994 when this radio existed. The aim of this work is to shed light on how ethnicity was mobilized before and during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Initial understanding of the historical development of a highly complex relationship between the Hutu and the Tutsi will help to explain what caused...

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Name: Jitka Hanušová School: Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, Department: Institute of Linguistics and Finno-Ugric Studies Title: Charles Darwin and darwinism in Finnish Literature Supervisor: Mgr. Jan Dlask, Ph.D. Number of pagess: 68 Nubmber of characters: 118 580 Keywords: Charles Darwin, darwinism, social darwinism, Finnish Literature, race, heredity, social class This diploma deals with evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin and examines its arrival to Finland, its spreading there and mentions the first references in the Finnish periodicals, public and especially in literature during 1860-1920. The topic is viewed through a cultural-historical context which consists of influences of evolutionary theories, social darwinism, racial theories, heredity research, or distinctions between social classes. The special emphasis is placed on reflections of the main aspects of this context in the Finnish literature, mainly in the works of Minna Canth, T. Pakkala, L. Onerva, Toivo Tarvas and Maila Talvio.

Nesta pesquisa de doutorado foi desenvolvida uma metodologia de análise e interpretação de dados GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) empregando a tomografia de micro-ondas. Esta ferramenta foi empregada com o objetivo de detectar e estimar a geometria de alvos que simulam artefatos comumente encontrados em sítios arqueológicos brasileiros e de um alvo orgânico que simula um corpo humano em decomposição visando estudos forenses sob condições controladas. Os dados de interesse arqueológico foram adquiridos sobre o Sítio Controlado de Geofísica Rasa (SCGR) do IAG/USP. Os dados de interesse forense foram adquiridos sobre um experimento controlado conduzido no campus da USP em Pirassununga (SP), onde um porco de aproximadamente 80 kg foi enterrado e a sua decomposição foi monitorada com o método GPR ao longo de 18 meses. Os cálculos necessários para a execução da inversão dos dados GPR através da tomografia foram implementados em linguagem Matlab, juntamente com ferramentas de remoção de background que se mostraram úteis para auxiliar a interpretação dos resultados. O programa de imageamento tomográfico foi validado a partir de dados sintéticos gerados no software GprMax a partir de modelos que simulam os alvos de interesse arqueológico instalados no SCGR. A geometria dos alvos do SCGR pôde ser bem estimada, exceto pelo alvo representado pelo muro de tijolos. Feições no solo associadas às escavações para instalação dos alvos puderam ser observadas com clareza nas imagens tomográficas. A geometria do porco, bem como o processo de decomposição foram mapeados através da tomografia mesmo em condições de baixo contraste entre as suas propriedades elétricas e as do solo. Em ambos os casos estudados as imagens tomográficas de dados GPR de 270 MHz, 400 MHz e 900 MHz permitiram extrair mais informações acerca dos alvos do que pelo uso do processamento convencional. Os resultados mostram que a tomografia de micro-ondas possui um grande potencial para aplicação em sítios arqueológicos brasileiros, bem como para aplicações forenses. / In this research a methodology for analysis and interpretation of GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) data using microwave tomography was developed. This tool was used for detection and geometry evaluation of targets which simulate artifacts usually found at Brazilian archaeological sites and also of one organic target which simulates a decomposing human body for forensic studies under controlled conditions. The data of archaeological interest were acquired on the Geophysical Test Site (SCGR) at IAG/USP. The data of forensic interest were acquired on an experiment developed at the USP campus in Pirassununga (SP) city. In this experiment a pig with about 80 kg was buried and its decomposition was monitored through GPR profiles during 18 months. The calculations required for the GPR data inversion through microwave tomography were implemented in Matlab language, with background removal tools which were helpful for the interpretation of resulting images. The tomographic imaging program was validated using synthetic data generated by the software GprMax. The models simulate targets of archaeological interest buried at the SCGR. The geometry was well estimated for all the targets, except for the brick wall. Ground features associated to excavations done for the installation of the targets were clearly observed in the tomographic images. The pig geometry and its decomposition process were mapped through microwave tomography even under conditions of low contrast between its electric properties and those from the soil. In both studied cases the tomographic images from GPR data of 270 MHz, 400 MHz and 900 MHz allowed to extract more information about the targets than just using the conventional processing. The results show that microwave tomography has a great potential to be applied at Brazilian archaeological sites, as well as for forensic applications.

Nesta pesquisa de doutorado foi desenvolvida uma metodologia de análise e interpretação de dados GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) empregando a tomografia de micro-ondas. Esta ferramenta foi empregada com o objetivo de detectar e estimar a geometria de alvos que simulam artefatos comumente encontrados em sítios arqueológicos brasileiros e de um alvo orgânico que simula um corpo humano em decomposição visando estudos forenses sob condições controladas. Os dados de interesse arqueológico foram adquiridos sobre o Sítio Controlado de Geofísica Rasa (SCGR) do IAG/USP. Os dados de interesse forense foram adquiridos sobre um experimento controlado conduzido no campus da USP em Pirassununga (SP), onde um porco de aproximadamente 80 kg foi enterrado e a sua decomposição foi monitorada com o método GPR ao longo de 18 meses. Os cálculos necessários para a execução da inversão dos dados GPR através da tomografia foram implementados em linguagem Matlab, juntamente com ferramentas de remoção de background que se mostraram úteis para auxiliar a interpretação dos resultados. O programa de imageamento tomográfico foi validado a partir de dados sintéticos gerados no software GprMax a partir de modelos que simulam os alvos de interesse arqueológico instalados no SCGR. A geometria dos alvos do SCGR pôde ser bem estimada, exceto pelo alvo representado pelo muro de tijolos. Feições no solo associadas às escavações para instalação dos alvos puderam ser observadas com clareza nas imagens tomográficas. A geometria do porco, bem como o processo de decomposição foram mapeados através da tomografia mesmo em condições de baixo contraste entre as suas propriedades elétricas e as do solo. Em ambos os casos estudados as imagens tomográficas de dados GPR de 270 MHz, 400 MHz e 900 MHz permitiram extrair mais informações acerca dos alvos do que pelo uso do processamento convencional. Os resultados mostram que a tomografia de micro-ondas possui um grande potencial para aplicação em sítios arqueológicos brasileiros, bem como para aplicações forenses. / In this research a methodology for analysis and interpretation of GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) data using microwave tomography was developed. This tool was used for detection and geometry evaluation of targets which simulate artifacts usually found at Brazilian archaeological sites and also of one organic target which simulates a decomposing human body for forensic studies under controlled conditions. The data of archaeological interest were acquired on the Geophysical Test Site (SCGR) at IAG/USP. The data of forensic interest were acquired on an experiment developed at the USP campus in Pirassununga (SP) city. In this experiment a pig with about 80 kg was buried and its decomposition was monitored through GPR profiles during 18 months. The calculations required for the GPR data inversion through microwave tomography were implemented in Matlab language, with background removal tools which were helpful for the interpretation of resulting images. The tomographic imaging program was validated using synthetic data generated by the software GprMax. The models simulate targets of archaeological interest buried at the SCGR. The geometry was well estimated for all the targets, except for the brick wall. Ground features associated to excavations done for the installation of the targets were clearly observed in the tomographic images. The pig geometry and its decomposition process were mapped through microwave tomography even under conditions of low contrast between its electric properties and those from the soil. In both studied cases the tomographic images from GPR data of 270 MHz, 400 MHz and 900 MHz allowed to extract more information about the targets than just using the conventional processing. The results show that microwave tomography has a great potential to be applied at Brazilian archaeological sites, as well as for forensic applications.