Film adaptations are becoming more popular and past critics and scholars have discussed films based on dramas and novels. However, few have explored the children’s literature genre. In discussing such a topic, it takes more than just debating whether the novel or book is better. A discussion on what elements have been maintained, removed, or added in such an adaptation has to be made along with its success or failure. With this in mind, Roald Dahl’s 1964 novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and its two film adaptations will be explored along with an analysis of film adaptation theory to show that the first version of the novel succeeds and the second one fails.

What kind of agent does liberal political thought presuppose? Who is the subject inhabiting modern, liberal conceptions of political order? This dissertation is a study of liberal character-formation, of the kinds of persons, subjects and citizens underlying seminal works in the liberal tradition. More specifically, it explores the forms of character and agency sustaining Immanuel Kant’s and John Stuart Mill’s moral and political philosophies, as well as problems of exclusion and marginalization faced by agents who are, either naturally or circumstantially, unable to develop a properly liberal character. The project is guided by three central aims. The first is expository: the dissertation draws to light the substantial attention that Kant and Mill both devoted to the moral psychology of progressive, liberal agency, and to the conditions, processes and mechanisms forming a liberal character. The second aim is critical, examining the ways in which these ideals of liberal character stand to constrain the inclusiveness and equality at the centre of liberal moral and political doctrines. The final aim is evaluative, reflecting on how we might situate problems of exclusion, both within the broader architectures of Kant’s and Mill’s respective philosophical systems, and in relation to the liberalisms that we inherit from them.

This study examines the cultural and religious politics of dancing in late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century England. Although theologically dance was considered morally neutral, as a physical, embodied practice, context determined whether each occurrence was deemed acceptable or immoral. Yet, judging and interpreting these contexts, and thus delineating the boundaries between appropriate and inappropriate behaviour, was contested and controversial. Advocates argued that dance enabled controlled, graceful movement and provided a harmless outlet for youthful energy. Opponents decried it as a vain, idle, and lascivious indulgence that led to illicit sexual liaisons, profanation of the sabbath, and eternal damnation. The first chapter introduces early dance fundamentals, describing steps, genres, and sources. The chapter also discusses venues in which people danced, times of day and seasons that were most popular, and demographic details for dancers in western England. Chapter 2 demonstrates how, by varying details of their performance, dancers could influence a dance’s appropriateness, as well as express aspects of identity, such as gender and social rank. Chapter 3 examines how clergymen and religious reformers addressed and tried to undermine pro-dance arguments through their treatment of biblical dance references in sermons and treatises. Chapters 4 and 5 feature case studies of parochial clergymen and lay persons whose opinions about dancing became flashpoints for local controversies. They explain why prosecutions for dancing were so sporadic and geographically scattered: dancing practices rarely entered the historical record unless a “perfect storm” of community tensions and personal antagonisms created irreconcilable differences that led to violence or court cases. The dissertation argues that a category, such as festive traditionalist, is needed to describe those who conformed to or embraced Protestant worship but who strongly resisted attempts to “reform” their behaviour outside of the church.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on January 29, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Rhode Island, 2008. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 161-168).

Esta Tese estuda as identidades formadas a partir da experiência da diáspora, tomando por base o caso específico de gaúchos que migraram do estado do Rio Grande do Sul em direção a outros Estados brasileiros, em busca de melhores condições de vida e de trabalho. Sua questão central focaliza o papel da pedagogia do gauchismo como um substrato para a construção de uma identidade gaúcha diaspórica. Para desenvolver o estudo, empreendeu-se a análise de narrativas oriundas de entrevistas semi-estruturadas realizadas com onze pessoas - migrantes gaúchos ou envolvidos diretamente no processo - nas cidades de Tangará da Serra e Campo Novo do Parecis, em Mato Grosso (cidades com forte presença da migração gaúcha), além de trechos de depoimentos apresentados no seriado “A Conquista do Oeste”, exibido pela RBSTV entre junho e agosto de 2004, o qual tematiza – com um acento fortemente heróico – a diáspora gaúcha por diversas regiões brasileiras. O aporte teórico da pesquisa situa-se no campo dos Estudos Culturais, relacionando-o com os estudos de narrativa e dos gêneros do discurso, tendo sido estruturado com base nas contribuições de autores como Stuart Hall, Leonor Arfuch, Néstor Garcia Canclini, Zygmunt Bauman, Dominique Maigueneau, Luiz Antônio Marcuschi, dentre outros. As análises desenvolvidas apontam para a força que o gauchismo – como conjunto de práticas discursivas e não-discursivas que se baseiam naquilo que seriam os costumes e hábitos do gaúcho, todos eles tomando como referência o gaúcho do pampa - e sua pedagogia possuem, no sentido de estarem presentes nas mais diversas esferas sociais das comunidades pesquisadas - sobretudo no ambiente escolar – constituindo elemento fundamental na construção da identidade de gaúchos em situação de diáspora. / The thesis studies the identities formed by the diaspora experience based on the specific case of the gauchos who have migrated from the state of Rio Grande do Sul in direction to the other Brazilian states in search for better life conditions and jobs. Its main issue focuses on the pedagogical role of the gauchismo as a substract for the construction of a diasporal gaucha identity. In order to develop this study, an analysis of the narratives gathered through semi-structured interviews with eleven people was done- gaucho migrants or directly involved in the process- in the cities of Tangará da Serra and Campo Novo do Parecis in Mato Grosso (cities with a large number of gaucho migration) and also some report excerpts presented on the RBSTV series “A Conquista do Oeste” from June to August 2004, having as theme – with a strong heroic accent- the gaucha diaspora to many Brazilian regions. The theoretical apport is found in the Cultural Studies field relating it to the narrative studies and the discursive gender and has been structured on the basis of some authors like Stuart Hall, Leonel Arfuch, Nestor Garcia Canclini, Zygmunt Bauman, Dominique Maigueneau, and Luiz Antônio Marcuschi among others. The developed analyses show the strength that the gauchismo-as a set of discursive and non-discursive practices which are based on what would be the gaucho’s costumes and habits, all of them having the gaucho from the Pampas as reference- and its pedagogy have in the sense of being present in the most diverse social spheres of the researched communities- especially in the school environment- being a fundamental element in the construction of the gauchos’ identity in a diasporal situation.

Esta Tese estuda as identidades formadas a partir da experiência da diáspora, tomando por base o caso específico de gaúchos que migraram do estado do Rio Grande do Sul em direção a outros Estados brasileiros, em busca de melhores condições de vida e de trabalho. Sua questão central focaliza o papel da pedagogia do gauchismo como um substrato para a construção de uma identidade gaúcha diaspórica. Para desenvolver o estudo, empreendeu-se a análise de narrativas oriundas de entrevistas semi-estruturadas realizadas com onze pessoas - migrantes gaúchos ou envolvidos diretamente no processo - nas cidades de Tangará da Serra e Campo Novo do Parecis, em Mato Grosso (cidades com forte presença da migração gaúcha), além de trechos de depoimentos apresentados no seriado “A Conquista do Oeste”, exibido pela RBSTV entre junho e agosto de 2004, o qual tematiza – com um acento fortemente heróico – a diáspora gaúcha por diversas regiões brasileiras. O aporte teórico da pesquisa situa-se no campo dos Estudos Culturais, relacionando-o com os estudos de narrativa e dos gêneros do discurso, tendo sido estruturado com base nas contribuições de autores como Stuart Hall, Leonor Arfuch, Néstor Garcia Canclini, Zygmunt Bauman, Dominique Maigueneau, Luiz Antônio Marcuschi, dentre outros. As análises desenvolvidas apontam para a força que o gauchismo – como conjunto de práticas discursivas e não-discursivas que se baseiam naquilo que seriam os costumes e hábitos do gaúcho, todos eles tomando como referência o gaúcho do pampa - e sua pedagogia possuem, no sentido de estarem presentes nas mais diversas esferas sociais das comunidades pesquisadas - sobretudo no ambiente escolar – constituindo elemento fundamental na construção da identidade de gaúchos em situação de diáspora. / The thesis studies the identities formed by the diaspora experience based on the specific case of the gauchos who have migrated from the state of Rio Grande do Sul in direction to the other Brazilian states in search for better life conditions and jobs. Its main issue focuses on the pedagogical role of the gauchismo as a substract for the construction of a diasporal gaucha identity. In order to develop this study, an analysis of the narratives gathered through semi-structured interviews with eleven people was done- gaucho migrants or directly involved in the process- in the cities of Tangará da Serra and Campo Novo do Parecis in Mato Grosso (cities with a large number of gaucho migration) and also some report excerpts presented on the RBSTV series “A Conquista do Oeste” from June to August 2004, having as theme – with a strong heroic accent- the gaucha diaspora to many Brazilian regions. The theoretical apport is found in the Cultural Studies field relating it to the narrative studies and the discursive gender and has been structured on the basis of some authors like Stuart Hall, Leonel Arfuch, Nestor Garcia Canclini, Zygmunt Bauman, Dominique Maigueneau, and Luiz Antônio Marcuschi among others. The developed analyses show the strength that the gauchismo-as a set of discursive and non-discursive practices which are based on what would be the gaucho’s costumes and habits, all of them having the gaucho from the Pampas as reference- and its pedagogy have in the sense of being present in the most diverse social spheres of the researched communities- especially in the school environment- being a fundamental element in the construction of the gauchos’ identity in a diasporal situation.

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The Diploma thesis concerns creation of the choreographer Meg Stuart. It examines her experimental body work and presents the main physical tendencies in her artistic work. The main aim of this thesis is research of physical exercises and analysis of three performances created between 2000 ? 2011.

Esta Tese estuda as identidades formadas a partir da experiência da diáspora, tomando por base o caso específico de gaúchos que migraram do estado do Rio Grande do Sul em direção a outros Estados brasileiros, em busca de melhores condições de vida e de trabalho. Sua questão central focaliza o papel da pedagogia do gauchismo como um substrato para a construção de uma identidade gaúcha diaspórica. Para desenvolver o estudo, empreendeu-se a análise de narrativas oriundas de entrevistas semi-estruturadas realizadas com onze pessoas - migrantes gaúchos ou envolvidos diretamente no processo - nas cidades de Tangará da Serra e Campo Novo do Parecis, em Mato Grosso (cidades com forte presença da migração gaúcha), além de trechos de depoimentos apresentados no seriado “A Conquista do Oeste”, exibido pela RBSTV entre junho e agosto de 2004, o qual tematiza – com um acento fortemente heróico – a diáspora gaúcha por diversas regiões brasileiras. O aporte teórico da pesquisa situa-se no campo dos Estudos Culturais, relacionando-o com os estudos de narrativa e dos gêneros do discurso, tendo sido estruturado com base nas contribuições de autores como Stuart Hall, Leonor Arfuch, Néstor Garcia Canclini, Zygmunt Bauman, Dominique Maigueneau, Luiz Antônio Marcuschi, dentre outros. As análises desenvolvidas apontam para a força que o gauchismo – como conjunto de práticas discursivas e não-discursivas que se baseiam naquilo que seriam os costumes e hábitos do gaúcho, todos eles tomando como referência o gaúcho do pampa - e sua pedagogia possuem, no sentido de estarem presentes nas mais diversas esferas sociais das comunidades pesquisadas - sobretudo no ambiente escolar – constituindo elemento fundamental na construção da identidade de gaúchos em situação de diáspora. / The thesis studies the identities formed by the diaspora experience based on the specific case of the gauchos who have migrated from the state of Rio Grande do Sul in direction to the other Brazilian states in search for better life conditions and jobs. Its main issue focuses on the pedagogical role of the gauchismo as a substract for the construction of a diasporal gaucha identity. In order to develop this study, an analysis of the narratives gathered through semi-structured interviews with eleven people was done- gaucho migrants or directly involved in the process- in the cities of Tangará da Serra and Campo Novo do Parecis in Mato Grosso (cities with a large number of gaucho migration) and also some report excerpts presented on the RBSTV series “A Conquista do Oeste” from June to August 2004, having as theme – with a strong heroic accent- the gaucha diaspora to many Brazilian regions. The theoretical apport is found in the Cultural Studies field relating it to the narrative studies and the discursive gender and has been structured on the basis of some authors like Stuart Hall, Leonel Arfuch, Nestor Garcia Canclini, Zygmunt Bauman, Dominique Maigueneau, and Luiz Antônio Marcuschi among others. The developed analyses show the strength that the gauchismo-as a set of discursive and non-discursive practices which are based on what would be the gaucho’s costumes and habits, all of them having the gaucho from the Pampas as reference- and its pedagogy have in the sense of being present in the most diverse social spheres of the researched communities- especially in the school environment- being a fundamental element in the construction of the gauchos’ identity in a diasporal situation.