O presente trabalho tem como indagação central as reflexões acerca da ditadura militar na literatura brasileira contemporânea, centrando-se nos romances de Milton Hatoum, Dois irmãos (2000) e Cinzas do Norte (2005). O trabalho dividi-se em quatro eixos: o primeiro contempla as produções artísticas dos anos 50 e 60 marcadas pelo romantismo revolucionário e pela utopia de uma país novo; em um segundo momento, o desencanto da esquerda nos anos 70 é o foco principal; logo após, no terceiro eixo, trabalha-se com a variante distópica, tendo as obras Onde andará Dulce Veiga (1990), de Caio Fernando Abreu, e Benjamim (1995), de Chico Buarque, papéis cruciais. O quarto eixo refere-se à literatura produzida pós anos 2000, o foco principal desta dissertação: a obra de Milton Hatoum, aqui limitada aos romances já citados. Através da análise dos romances supracitados busca-se localizar a reflexão feita pelos intelectuais Caio Fernando Abreu, Chico Buarque e Milton Hatoum, anos após o fim do regime: trauma ou acerto de contas? Através do tratamento literário dado ao tema em seus romances, Milton Hatoum, de forma díspar a Caio Fernando Abreu e Chico Buarque, mostrar-nos-á uma reflexão mais madura, baseada no papel da escrita, ou seja, no desempenho da função do intelectual, que transmite e trabalha a sua memória através da narrativa. / The present work has it central indagation focused in the thoughts about the military dictatorship in the contemporary Brazilian literature, having focus in the Milton Hatoum's romances, Dois irmãos (2000) and Cinzas do Norte (2005). This work divide itself in four axis: the first one contemplates the artistic productions of the 50's and 60's that were marked by the revolutionary romanticism and the utopia of a new country; in a second moment, the disenchantment of the left in the 70's is the main focus, soon after that, in the third axis, it will be worked the distopic variant, with the works Onde andará Dulce Veiga (1990), from Caio Fernando Abreu and Benjamin (1995), from Chico Buarque having crucial papers. The fourth axis refers itself to the literature produced after the 2000's, the main focus of this dissertation: the work of Milton Hatoum, here taken by the already named romances. Through analysis of the romances named above, we intend to localize the reflexions made by the intellectuals Caio Fernando Abreu, Chico Buarque and Milton Hatoum, years after the end of the regime: trauma or reckoning? Through the literary treatment given to this theme in theirs romances, Milton Hatoum differs itself to Caio Fernando Abreu and Chico Buarque, showing us a more mature thought, based on the role of writing, or in another word, in the development of the function of the intellectual, capable of transmitting and working its memory through the narrative.

This thesis examines the role of national defence in British parliamentary politics between 1794 and 1812. It suggests that previous analyses of the late eighteenth-century political milieu insufficiently explore the impact of war on the structure of the state. Work by J.E. Cookson, Linda Colley, J.C.D. Clark, and Paul Langford depicts a decentralised state that had little direct involvement in developing a popular “British” patriotism. Here I argue that the threat of a potential French invasion during the wars against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France provoked a drive for centralisation. Nearly all the defence measures enacted during the period gave the government a much greater degree of control over British manpower and resources. The readiness of successive governments to involve large sections of the nation in the war effort through military service, financial contributions, and appeals to the British “spirit”, resulted in a much more inclusive sense of citizenship in which questions of national participation and political franchise were unlinked. National identity was also affected, and the focus on military defence of the British Isles influenced political attitudes towards the regular army. By 1810, however, the nation was disillusioned by the lengthy struggle with France. The result of lingering political weakness was that attention shifted from national defence onto domestic corruption and venality. The aftermath of the Irish Act of Union, too, demonstrated the limits of attempts to centralise the policy of the whole United Kingdom. Significantly, however, the debates over the relationship between the centre and the localities in the 1830s and 1840s, and the response to a new French invasion threat in the 1850s and 1860s, revived themes addressed during the 1790s and 1800s. The political reaction to the invasion threats between 1794 and 1812 ultimately had more in common with a Victorian state bureaucracy than an eighteenth-century ancien régime.

This graduation thesis with title Interpretations of Josef Švejk in The Contexts of Czech and International Literary Science has an aim doucment and analyze interpretation models of Josef Švejk in the novel The Good Solider Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek. In base the materials gain the figure of Josef Švejk will be assess in context of Czech esthetic and ideal discourse. In graduation thesis will be put big emphasis on sence of language. From this reason is a part of this thesis dedicate to liguistic analysis.

O presente trabalho tem como indagação central as reflexões acerca da ditadura militar na literatura brasileira contemporânea, centrando-se nos romances de Milton Hatoum, Dois irmãos (2000) e Cinzas do Norte (2005). O trabalho dividi-se em quatro eixos: o primeiro contempla as produções artísticas dos anos 50 e 60 marcadas pelo romantismo revolucionário e pela utopia de uma país novo; em um segundo momento, o desencanto da esquerda nos anos 70 é o foco principal; logo após, no terceiro eixo, trabalha-se com a variante distópica, tendo as obras Onde andará Dulce Veiga (1990), de Caio Fernando Abreu, e Benjamim (1995), de Chico Buarque, papéis cruciais. O quarto eixo refere-se à literatura produzida pós anos 2000, o foco principal desta dissertação: a obra de Milton Hatoum, aqui limitada aos romances já citados. Através da análise dos romances supracitados busca-se localizar a reflexão feita pelos intelectuais Caio Fernando Abreu, Chico Buarque e Milton Hatoum, anos após o fim do regime: trauma ou acerto de contas? Através do tratamento literário dado ao tema em seus romances, Milton Hatoum, de forma díspar a Caio Fernando Abreu e Chico Buarque, mostrar-nos-á uma reflexão mais madura, baseada no papel da escrita, ou seja, no desempenho da função do intelectual, que transmite e trabalha a sua memória através da narrativa. / The present work has it central indagation focused in the thoughts about the military dictatorship in the contemporary Brazilian literature, having focus in the Milton Hatoum's romances, Dois irmãos (2000) and Cinzas do Norte (2005). This work divide itself in four axis: the first one contemplates the artistic productions of the 50's and 60's that were marked by the revolutionary romanticism and the utopia of a new country; in a second moment, the disenchantment of the left in the 70's is the main focus, soon after that, in the third axis, it will be worked the distopic variant, with the works Onde andará Dulce Veiga (1990), from Caio Fernando Abreu and Benjamin (1995), from Chico Buarque having crucial papers. The fourth axis refers itself to the literature produced after the 2000's, the main focus of this dissertation: the work of Milton Hatoum, here taken by the already named romances. Through analysis of the romances named above, we intend to localize the reflexions made by the intellectuals Caio Fernando Abreu, Chico Buarque and Milton Hatoum, years after the end of the regime: trauma or reckoning? Through the literary treatment given to this theme in theirs romances, Milton Hatoum differs itself to Caio Fernando Abreu and Chico Buarque, showing us a more mature thought, based on the role of writing, or in another word, in the development of the function of the intellectual, capable of transmitting and working its memory through the narrative.

Quelles sont les conséquences biographiques d’un engagement radical et de la répression en contexte autoritaire ? C’est en recourant à une analyse fine des parcours biographiques des acteurs sur le long terme que cette recherche entend répondre à cette question peu traitée dans la sociologie de l’action collective. Le cas d’étude, largement méconnu dans la littérature spécialisée sur la Turquie et sur les mouvements révolutionnaires en général, porte sur les militants de la gauche révolutionnaire turque au cours des années 1970. Ses militants ont été confrontés au régime militaire (1980-1983) qui suit le coup d’Etat du 12 septembre 1980. Cet évènement constitue une rupture centrale dans l’histoire de la République turque. La répression et la transformation des structures politiques mises en place par la junte ont redessiné en profondeur et sur le long terme les possibilités de contestation et de reconversion des acteurs dans l’ensemble des trois sphères de vie ici analysées : professionnelle, familiale et politique. Ce travail conjugue par ailleurs analyse temporelle et spatiale du militantisme révolutionnaire en Turquie en comparant les deux principales villes du pays : Istanbul et Ankara. / What are the biographical consequences of a radical commitment and repression in authoritarian context? Based on a detailed analysis of biographical trajectories of the actors on the long run, this research intends to consider this neglected issue in the sociology of collective action. The case study, largely ignored in the literature on Turkey and on the revolutionary movements in general, deals with the activists of the Turkish revolutionary left in the 1970s. These individuals faced the military regime (1980-1983) following the 12 September 1980 coup. This event is a central break in the history of the Turkish Republic. The repression and the transformation of political structures set up by the junta redesigned in depth the possibility of objections and reconversions of the actors in the life spheres analyzed here: professional, personal and political. This work also combines temporal and spatial analysis of revolutionary activism in Turkey comparing two major cities: Istanbul and Ankara.

Contemporary Central American fiction has become a vital project of revision of the tragic events and the social conditions in the recent history of the countries from which they emerge. The literary projects of Sergio Ramirez (Nicaragua), Dante Liano (Guatemala), Horacio Castellanos Moya (El Salvador), and Ramon Fonseca Mora (Panama), are representative of the latest trends in Central American narrative. These trends conform to a new literary paradigm that consists of an amalgam of styles and discourses, which combine the testimonial, the historical, and the political with the mystery and suspense of noir thrillers. Contemporary Central American noir narrative depicts the persistent war against social injustice, violence, criminal activities, as well as the new technological advances and economic challenges of the post-war neo-liberal order that still prevails throughout the region. Drawing on postmodernism theory proposed by Ihab Hassan, Linda Hutcheon and Brian MacHale, I argued that the new Central American literary paradigm exemplified by Sergio Ramirez’s El cielo llora por mí, Dante Liano’s El hombre de Montserrat, Horacio Castellanos Moya’s El arma en el hombre and La diabla en el espejo, and Ramon Fonseca Mora’s El desenterrador, are highly structured novels that display the characteristic marks of postmodern cultural expression through their ambivalence, which results from the coexistence of multiple styles and conflicting ideologies and narrative trends. The novels analyzed in this dissertation make use of a noir sensitivity in which corruption, decay and disillusionment are at their core to portray the events that shaped the modern history of the countries from which they emerge. The revolutionary armed struggle, the state of terror imposed by military regimes and the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime, are among the major themes of these contemporary works of fiction, which I have categorized as perfect examples of the post-revolutionary post-modernism Central American detective fiction at the turn of the 21st century.

Political endeavours of identitarian movements Abstract: Aim of this thesis is defining and analyzing identitarian movements via explorative approach. Identitarian movements are school of thought and authors, who are bound together by common enemy and common political goals. They do have political ambitions, but were not yet capable of making important changes. With the help of contextual theories and analysis of movements strategy this thesis will explore if identitarian movemenst are capable of political succes and why do they struggle in doing so.

HIMA! / NOW! - translation from Armenian In light of recent and ongoing protests, demonstrations and riots in Ukraine, Egypt, Israel or Armenia, some actual questions arise such as how is the built environment used as an area of protest, how it is chosen as a focal point or path for resistance, what are the common characteristics of revolutionary spaces and how the environment effects on success. Lack of democracy from the government and in everyday life of Armenia society, total corruption and feeling of impunity oligarchy, the government and most of governmental institutions, weak economic growth accompanied by alarming number of emigration as well as successful scenarios in neighboring Georgia and Ukraine, force to predict a inescapable eruption of protests Armenia in near future. History shows that protests and civil disobedience are inevitable and necessary expressions of dissent in any democratic nation and country. However there are different passive tools to improve democratic institutions in the society and country in general such as public forums, open discussions and debates, freedom of speech and media etc. With this project I want to create a great Park with generous program embracing main democratic principles as a Public Space and Forum for everyone in capital of Armenia, Yerevan, BUT in case of nascent civil resistance the Park will become a space as a tool with urban inventory that people can use, manipulate, claim in order to defend their values and save own life's. This will be a Playground/Fortress for Democracy !

This thesis explores the implications of chinoiserie, or Western creations of Chinese-style decorative arts, upon an eighteenth century colonial American audience. Chinese products such as tea, porcelain, and silk, and goods such as furniture and wallpaper displaying Chinese motifs of distant exotic lands, had become popular commodities in Europe by the eighteenth century. The American colonists, who were primarily culturally British, thus developed a taste for chinoiserie fashions and wares via their European heritage. While most European countries had direct access to the China trade, colonial Americans were banned from any direct contact with the Orient by the British East India Company. They were relegated to creating their own versions of these popular designs and products based on their own interpretations of British imports. Americans also created a mental construct of China from philosophical writings of their European contemporaries, such as Voltaire, who often envisioned China as a philosopher's paradise. Some colonial Americans, such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, fit their understanding of China within their own Enlightenment worldview. For these individuals, chinoiserie in American homes not only reflected the owners' desires to keep up with European fashions, but also carried associations with Enlightenment thought. The latter half of the eighteenth century was a time of escalating conflict as Americans colonists began to assert the right to govern themselves. Part of their struggle for freedom from England was a desire to rid themselves of the British imports, such as tea, silk, and porcelain, on which they had become so dependent by making those goods themselves. Americans in the eighteenth century had many of the natural resources to create such products, but often lacked the skill or equipment for turning their raw materials into finished goods. This thesis examines the colonists' attempts to create their own chinoiserie products, despite these odds, in light of revolutionary sentiments of the day. Chinoiserie in colonial America meshed with neoclassical décor, thereby reflecting the Enlightenment and revolutionary spirit of the time, and revealing a complex colonial worldview filled with trans-oceanic dialogues and cross-cultural currents.

Historian David Bell recently suggested that scholars reconsider the impact of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815) upon modern culture, naming them the first "total war" in modern history. My thesis explores the significance of the wars specifically in the British mourning culture of the period by studying the war literature of four women writers: Anna Letitia Barbauld, Amelia Opie, Jane Austen, and Felicia Hemans. This paper further asks how these authors contributed to the development of a national consciousness studied by Georg Lukács, Benedict Anderson, and others. I argue that women had a representative experience of non-combatants' struggle to mourn war deaths occurring in relatively foreign lands and circumstances. Women writers recorded and contributed to this representative experience that aided the development of a national consciousness in its strong sense of shared anxieties and grief for soldiers. Excluded physically and experientially, women would have had an especially difficult time attempting to mourn combatant deaths while struggling to imagine the places and manners in which those deaths occurred, especially when no physical bodies came home to "testify" of their loved ones' experiences. Women writers' literary portraits of imagined women mourning those whose bodies never came home provide interesting insights into the strategies employed during the grieving process and ultimately demonstrate their contribution to a collective British consciousness based on mourning. The questions I explore in the first section of this thesis circle around the idea of women as writers and mourners: What were writers saying about war, death, and mourning? What common themes begin to appear in the women's Romantic war literature? And, perhaps most importantly, how did such mourning literature affect the growing sense of nationality coming out of this period? In the second section, I consider more precisely how these literary contributions affected mourning culture when no bodies were present for burial and advanced the development of a national consciousness that recognized the wars' "nobodies." How did women's experiences of being left behind and marginalized in the war efforts prepare them to conceptualize destructive mass deaths abroad, and, conceptualizing them, to mourn them?