Scholarship has firmly established that the short story cycle is well-suited to representations of community. This study considers eight North American examples of the genre: four by Canadian authors Stephen Leacock, Duncan Campbell Scott, George Elliott, and Alice Munro; and four by American authors Sarah Orne Jewett, Sherwood Anderson, John Cheever, and Joyce Carol Oates. My original idea was to discover whether there were significant differences between the Canadian and American cycles, but ultimately I became far more interested in the way that all of the cycles address community formation and disintegration. The focus of each cycle is a small community, whether a small town, a village, or a suburb. In all of the examples, the authors address the small community as the focus of anxiety, concern, criticism, and praise, with special attention to the way in which, despite its manifold failings, the small community continues to inspire longings for the ideal home and source of identity. The narrative feature that ultimately provided the critical framework for the study is the recurring presence of the metropolis in all of the eight cycles. The city, set on the horizons of these small communities, consistently provides a backdrop against which author and characters seem to measure and understand their lives. Always an influence (whether for good or bad), the city’s presence is constructed as the other against which the small community’s identity is formulated and understood. The relationship between small community and city led me to an investigation into the mythology of the small community, a mythology that sets the small community in opposition to the city, portraying the former as the keeper of virtue and the latter as the disseminator of vice. The cycles themselves, as I increasingly discovered, challenge the mythology by identifying how the small community depends, in large part, on the city for self-understanding. The small community, however, as an idea, and a mythic ideal, is never dismissed as obsolete or irrelevant.

Over the last decades, film theories with their focus on the mere audiovisual quality of cinema have been questioned by film scholars with a phenomenological interest. According to these critical approaches, the film experience cannot be understood through a mere involvement of the eye (and the ear). In this context, to disregard the significance of a multisensory attachment to the film results in the consideration of relationship between the film and the viewer to be a dominating one. This dissertation examines this multisensory attachment and aims to define the film experience as an embodied relationship between the film and the viewer by means of a formal analysis of the Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s early films. Throughout the dissertation, it is argued that Ceylan encourages his viewer in various forms to have a more sensual and immediate experience of his films rather than to compel them to adhere to symbols and abstractions through a kind of intellectual effort – an intellectual effort that would damage the “sensuous” attachment between the film and the viewer.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T13:57:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MarceloLAS_DISSERT.pdf: 5058687 bytes, checksum: 8e0b13c88b148a83cb5f035a70c6da26 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-18 / Studies on the urban landscape and on the changes of the urban space are relevant, since they reveal the economic dynamics and the way of life in the cities. Research on small towns, in particular, can display particular aspects and by so doing broaden the comprehension of this theme. The purpose of this research is to analyze the changes in the urban landscape and in the way of life of the inhabitants of the town of Tenente Ananias-RN that have been taking place since the 1990s up to the present (2013) and which result mainly from the commercial activity of credi?rio. The study is, therefore, a reflection on the impact of credi?rio economy on the urban landscape and on the way of life of a small town located in the hinterland of the State of Rio Grande do Norte. For this reason, it was necessary to study the landscape and the way of life found in Tenente Ananias in two moments: a) before the rise of the credi?rio, a period of time ranging from the town‟s initial emergence until the beginning of the 1990s; b) during the progress of credi?rio activity, from the beginning of the 1990s, when it starts, up to the present (2013). For this research, primary data (interviews, local survey visits) and secondary data (books, articles, reports, census data) were used. As a result of this study, it was possible to conclude that credi?rio plays a fundamental role for the explanation of the changes taking place in Tenente Ananias-RN, especially in the urban landscape and in the way of life of people. We have attempted, through this research, to contribute to the studies of a historical, social and economic process related to the urban landscape and space of a small town in the State of Rio Grande do Norte / Os estudos sobre a paisagem urbana e sobre as modifica??es do espa?o urbano s?o importantes, pois revelam a din?mica econ?mica e o modo de vida nas cidades. A pesquisa sobre as pequenas cidades, em particular, pode revelar aspectos particulares e ampliar, assim, a compreens?o dessa tem?tica. O objetivo desta pesquisa ? analisar as mudan?as na paisagem urbana e no modo de vida dos habitantes na cidade de Tenente Ananias-RN, que v?m ocorrendo da d?cada de 1990 aos dias atuais (2013) - em fun??o, principalmente, da atividade comercial do credi?rio. O estudo ?, portanto, uma reflex?o sobre o impacto da economia do credi?rio na transforma??o da paisagem urbana e do modo de vida de uma pequena cidade do interior potiguar. Para isso, foi necess?rio estudar a paisagem e o modo de vida da cidade de Tenente Ananias em dois momentos: a) antes de chegada do credi?rio, per?odo que se estende da forma??o inicial da cidade, em 1944, at? meados da d?cada de 1990; b) durante a vig?ncia do credi?rio, que se estende da metade da d?cada de 1990, quando ele se inicia, at? o momento atual (2013). Na elabora??o da pesquisa foram utilizadas fontes prim?rias (entrevistas, levantamento in loco) e secund?rias (livros, artigos, relat?rios, dados censit?rios). Como resultado desse estudo, constatamos que a atividade crediarista tem um papel fundamental na explica??o das mudan?as verificadas em Tenente Ananias-RN, principalmente na paisagem urbana e no modo de vida das pessoas. Com essa pesquisa buscamos contribuir com os estudos do processo hist?rico-social-econ?mico da produ??o da paisagem de do espa?o urbano de uma pequena cidade do Rio Grande do Norte

Centro Universitário de Patos de Minas / O trabalho teve por objetivo analisar a qualidade de vida na cidade de Tupaciguara – MG e propor diretrizes para o planejamento urbano. A partir dos objetivos específicos definidos, conhecer a realidade socioambiental de Tupaciguara, analisar qualidade de vida no município e discutir planejamento urbano voltado para qualidade de vida. Para alcançar os resultados esperados iniciou com revisão bibliográfica, sobre urbanização, planejamento urbano e qualidade de vida, cidades sustentáveis, saudáveis e pequena cidade. A partir da revisão buscou realizar um diagnóstico para conhecer o município de Tupaciguara, com foco na área urbana, desde sua formação socioespacial, o contexto populacional, as condições ambientais, análise espacial e sociocultural, economia, as moradias, o planejamento e a gestão urbana. Além desse levantamento foi possível realizar uma análise comparativa da qualidade de vida com municípios da Mesorregião do Triângulo Mineiro/ Alto Paranaíba – MG com população total entre 10.000 a 30.000 habitantes. Em seguida realizou-se uma discussão acerca do planejamento em Tupaciguara com proposta de diretrizes. Os resultados alcançados foram, em primeiro momento descrição dos pontos positivos e negativos, que auxiliou na construção da matriz FOFA que indicou as ações prioritárias, entre elas, gestão mais adequada da área ambiental de Tupaciguara. Em segundo lugar identificação dos cenários atual e desejado que serviu de base para confecção da tabela de diretrizes. Ao final dos resultados conclui-se que em Tupaciguara, a qualidade de vida é mediana, sendo necessário uma maior atenção na área ambiental e de saúde, para que a cidade busque promover uma melhor qualidade de vida para a população. / The aim of this study is to analyze the life’s quality at Tupaciguara-MG and to propose guidelines for urban planning. One of the specific objectives, is to know the socialenvironmental reality at Tupaciguara. Other objective is to analyze the life’s quality at the city and discuss urban planning focused on life’s quality. The study began with literature review; about urbanization, city planning and urban life’s quality, sustainable cities healthyand small town. A diagnosis to know the city was done based on the bibliographic discussion, focusing on urban area, since its formation, the socio-spatial context of population, environmental conditions, and socio-spatial analysis, economics, housing, urban and planning management. In addition to this, a comparative analysis of quality of life was made with municipalities at Triângulo Mineiro/Alto Paranaíba-MG region, those which have total population between 10,000 to 30,000 inhabitants. Afterwards was discussed about planning at Tupaciguara with proposals of guidelines. At first result was made a description of positives and negatives points, which supported in the formulation of the FOFA (COLOCAR O QUE SIGNIFICA), what says the priority actions, including the most appropriate management of the environmental area of Tupaciguara. At second result was highlighted the present and intended scene that formed the guidelines table. Concluding life’s quality is median at Tupaciguara, what requires bigger attention with environmental and health area, to improve the life’s quality for the population. / Dissertação (Mestrado)

Scholarship has firmly established that the short story cycle is well-suited to representations of community. This study considers eight North American examples of the genre: four by Canadian authors Stephen Leacock, Duncan Campbell Scott, George Elliott, and Alice Munro; and four by American authors Sarah Orne Jewett, Sherwood Anderson, John Cheever, and Joyce Carol Oates. My original idea was to discover whether there were significant differences between the Canadian and American cycles, but ultimately I became far more interested in the way that all of the cycles address community formation and disintegration. The focus of each cycle is a small community, whether a small town, a village, or a suburb. In all of the examples, the authors address the small community as the focus of anxiety, concern, criticism, and praise, with special attention to the way in which, despite its manifold failings, the small community continues to inspire longings for the ideal home and source of identity. The narrative feature that ultimately provided the critical framework for the study is the recurring presence of the metropolis in all of the eight cycles. The city, set on the horizons of these small communities, consistently provides a backdrop against which author and characters seem to measure and understand their lives. Always an influence (whether for good or bad), the city’s presence is constructed as the other against which the small community’s identity is formulated and understood. The relationship between small community and city led me to an investigation into the mythology of the small community, a mythology that sets the small community in opposition to the city, portraying the former as the keeper of virtue and the latter as the disseminator of vice. The cycles themselves, as I increasingly discovered, challenge the mythology by identifying how the small community depends, in large part, on the city for self-understanding. The small community, however, as an idea, and a mythic ideal, is never dismissed as obsolete or irrelevant.

Ce travail fait émerger les indices d'urbanité dans une Savoie encore toute rurale, entre 1536 (indépendance de Genève) et septembre 1792 (invasion de la Savoie par les troupes révolutionnaires françaises). Une première partie dégage d'abord un corpus de villes, de villes-bourgs et de simples bourgs, à partir des témoignages contemporains. Elle insiste ensuite sur les conditions du développement urbain. La Savoie urbaine compte de toutes petites villes, dont le ressort s'étend généralement sur un territoire et une population ruraux importants. Au cours de la période, ces cités connaissent une croissance démographique faible, voire négative pour nombre de bourgs. Quelques traits spécifiques à la démographie urbaine caractérisent les villes savoyardes (surmortalité, surféminité, faible part des familles élargies et multiples...). L'examen des fonctions administratives, religieuses et culturelles dévoile une hiérarchie urbaine dominée par Chambéry, et dans une moindre mesure par six capitales de province. La fonction militaire est insignifiante, sauf à Montmélian. Au plan économique, les villes savoyardes, en général bien situées sur un carrefour international, ont manqué leur chance. En l'absence d'une élite entreprenante et suffisamment aisée, du fait de la pauvreté chronique du duché, et en raison de réticences politiques, elles n'ont pas su capter une partie du commerce européen et n'ont pas accompli de démarrage économique. Une deuxième partie s'intéresse à la pratique de la ville. L'étude du cadre urbain dessine des villes marquées par la ruralité et fortement dépendantes des conditions naturelles. Le manque de moyens financiers et diverses pesanteurs ont empêché les tenants de la gouvernance urbaine de sortir les villes de leur carcan médiéval, même si quelques nouveautés urbanistiques apparaissent à la fin de la période. L'usage social de la ville est également envisagé. Il fait apparaître des facteurs de cohésion qui lient la société urbaine, mais aussi des menaces qui pèsent sur l'ordre social, et des rythmes proches de ceux de la campagne. Une troisième partie cherche à évaluer les capacités d'ouverture des villes savoyardes. Elle s'intéresse aux notions de concurrence, de dépendance et de complémentarité, entre les villes et leurs campagnes, entre les cités du duché, et entre ces dernières et les grandes villes voisines, comme Genève, Lyon, Grenoble ou Turin. En outre, de par sa situation géographique, la Savoie offre un chapelet de villes frontières dont les caractéristiques sont exposées. Un tableau du réseau urbain savoyard à l'époque moderne vient conclure cette étude. / With this work, the urbanity rating can emerge in Savoy which was rural between 1536 (Geneva's Independence) and September 1792 (Savoy's invasion by French revolutionary troops). The first part highlights a corpus of towns, market towns and small towns, from the contemporary stories. Secondly, it states the urban development conditions. The urban Savoy has very small towns, the resort of them generally dwells on important rural territory and population. During this time, this cities show a demographic low growth, or even negative for lots of market towns. The towns in Savoy are characterized by some specifics features in the urban demography like more mortality, more femininity, less enlarged and multiple families...).The exam of the administrative, religious and cultural duties reveal an urban hierarchy dominated by Chambéry and to a lesser extent by six provincial town's capitals. The military duty is insignificant, except Montmélian. The towns in Savoy, even if they are locate on an international junction, lack opportunity on economic level. Without enterprising and enough well-off elite, because of duchy’s chronic poverty and politics reticence, they don’t know how to catch a part of European trade and they don’t accomplish economic starting up. The second part talk about the town’s convenient. The study of the urban environment outlines some rural towns and dependent deeply natural conditions. The lack of financial means and other inertia have stop the urban direction ins to send of the towns to the medieval rigidity, even if some new town planner appears at the end of this period. The social custom of the town is also envisaging. It highlights cohesion’s factor which link the urban society, but threats which influence the social order too, and rate close to those of the countryside. The third part tries to assess openness capacity of the town’s in Savoy. It’s interested in competition, dependence and complementary notions, between the towns and the countryside, between cities duchy, and between the last and the big bordering cities, like Geneva, Lyon, Grenoble and Turin. In addition, by his geographic situation, the Savoy presents some border towns which characteristics are state. A board of the urban network in the Savoy in modern era will conclude this study.

Abstract in English, Afrikaans and Xhosa / The problem investigated in this study is the lack or poor use of local stories by destination managers in the marketing of their destinations. This neglect of the potential use of local stories limits the potential market share, especially of small towns. This study is based on the role of storytelling in the marketing sphere as a whole and specifically in the tourism industry. Key components of storytelling in marketing are identified and analysed along with existing narrative marketing models. In the process of developing and implementing a narrative-based destinations marketing model, the focus is on small towns in South Africa. The study aims to achieve the following: fill the void in the South African literature in destination marketing; document the storytelling process; and develop a workable, strategic destination marketing model, and implement this model. In achieving the secondary objectives, the study succeeded in its primary objective, namely to develop a three-legged pot or story pot (“driepootpot”) marketing model. The narrative destination marketing model was developed through quantitative and qualitative research in area served by the Drakenstein Municipality, located in the Western Cape in South Africa. A combination of phenomenology and grounded theory was used to analyse the data. / Ingxaki ephandwayo kwesi sifundo kukunqaba okanye kukusetyenziswa buthathaka kwamabali endawo ngabaphathi beendawo xa beququzelela ukuthengwa kweendawo zabo. Oku kungawasebenzisi amabali endawo kucutha isabelo sengeniso, ngakumbi kwiidolophana ezincinci. Esi sifundo sisekelwe kwindima yokubalisa amabali ekuququzeleleni intengo, ngakumbi kurhwebo lokhenketho. Kuchongwe, kwahlalutywa amanqanaba aphambili okubalisa amabali, kwaqwalaselwa neendlela zokuququzelela intengo ngokubalisa. Kwinkqubo yokuphuhlisa nokusebenzisa indlela yokuququzelela intengo ngokubalisa amabali endawo, kugxininiswe kwiidolophana ezincinci eMzantsi Afrika. Esi sifundo sijonge ukufezekisa ezi njongo zilandelayo: ukuvala isikhewu esikhoyo kuncwadi loMzantsi Afrika malunga nokuququzelela intengo ngokubalisa amabali endawo; ukubhala inkqubo yokubalisa amabali; nokuphuhlisa indlela esebenzayo yokuququzelela intengo ngokubalisa amabali endawo kwanokuyisebenzisa le ndlela iphuhlisiweyo. Ekufezekiseni iinjongo ezayamileyo, isifundo esi siphumelele ekufezekiseni injongo engundoqo, leyo ikukuphuhlisa indlela yokuququzelela intengo eyimbiza emilenze mithathu okanye imbiza yamabali (“driepootpot”). Indlela yokuququzelela intengo ngokubalisa amabali endawo yaphuhliswa ngokuqhuba uphando ngokuzathuza nangokobuninzi bedatha kwisithili esiphantsi koMasipala iDrakenstein, kwiphondo leNtshona Koloni eMzantsi Afrika. Idatha ihlalutywe ngokuxuba iingcingane zobume bamava (iphenomenology) neyentsingiselo yedatha eqokelelweyo (igrounded theory). / Die probleem wat in hierdie studie ondersoek word, is die gebrek of swak gebruik van verhale deur plaaslike bestemmingsbestuurders in die bemarking van hul bestemmings. Hierdie verwaarlosing van die potensiële gebruik van plaaslike verhale en stories beperk die potensiële markaandeel van veral klein dorpies. Hierdie studie is gegrond op die rol van vertelkuns (storytelling) in die bemarkingsfeer as geheel en spesifiek in die toerismebedryf. Sleutelkomponente van storievertelling in bemarking word geïdentifiseer en ontleed saam met bestaande narratiewe bemarkingsmodelle. In die proses om ’n verhaal-gebaseerde bemarkingsmodel vir bestemmings te ontwikkel en te implementeer, val die fokus op klein dorpies in Suid-Afrika. Die studie het ten doel om die volgende te bereik: die leemte te vul in die Suid-Afrikaanse literatuur ten opsigte van bestemming bemarking; die verhaalproses te dokumenteer; en ’n werkbare, strategiese bemarkingsmodel vir bestemmings te ontwikkel vir implementering. Deur die sekondêre doelwitte te behaal, het die studie daarin geslaag om sy primêre doel te bereik, naamlik om ’n driepootpot-verhaalbemarkingsmodel te ontwikkel. Die driepootpot-verhaalbemarkingsmodel vir bestemmings is ontwikkel deur middel van kwantitatiewe en kwalitatiewe navorsing in gebied wat deur die Drakenstein Munisipaliteit, geleë in die Wes-Kaap in Suid-Afrika, gedien word. ’n Kombinasie van fenomenologie en gegronde teorie is gebruik om die data te analiseer. / Business Management / D. Phil. (Bestuurstudie)

Parmi les formes d’organisation de l’habitat antique, il en est une qui est longtemps restée en retrait dans la recherche archéologique française. Les agglomérations antiques, qui correspondent à des formes très variées d’habitat groupé, suscitent un intérêt majeur depuis une vingtaine d’années.L’étude historiographique, à l’échelle de la Gaule, fait ressortir un espace en marge des recherches, celui des cités du Massif central. Cette thèse propose donc d’étudier les agglomérations antiques des cités arverne, vellave, gabale, rutène, cadurque et lémovice entre le Ier s. av. J.-C. et le Ve s. ap. J.-C. Les objectifs sont multiples. Il a été nécessaire dans un premier temps d’établir un corpus de sites à partir de la bibliographie régionale. Celui-ci est composé de notices normalisées au sein desquelles l’ensemble des données actuellement disponibles a été présenté. Pour répondre aux questions d’organisation spatiale et de classification, les données bibliographiques recueillies, complétées par des opérations de terrain (prospections terrestres, aériennes, géophysiques, relevés topographiques), ont été synthétisées à partir d’une série de descripteurs archéologiques développés sur le modèle d’Archaeomedes. L’emploi de ces descripteurs a permis la mise en œuvre d’analyses statistiques multivariées afin de dépasser le simple classement par niveaux de fiabilité (sites rejetés, agglomérations hypothétiques, agglomérations avérées). C’est sur la base de la classification retenue après différents tests et sur la hiérarchie urbaine proposée que les analyses spatiales et morphologiques permettent de brosser un tableau complet de l’armature urbaine des cités antiques du Massif central.Les résultats obtenus ont permis d’exposer et de comprendre à la fois les relations entre les agglomérations et le milieu naturel mais aussi avec leur environnement archéologique par l’étude de leurs relations avec l’habitat rural, les chefs-lieux, les limites des cités, leur territoire théorique, les axes de communications terrestres et fluviaux. En changeant d’échelle, l’analyse interne des agglomérations permet d’appréhender à la fois leur morphologie générale mais aussi la place des édifices monumentaux au sein des agglomérations et au sein des cités, le rôle de l’artisanat, les aménagements hydrauliques, … Pour l’analyse de l’armature urbaine, la thèse prend nécessairement en compte l’évolution chronologique des agglomérations à travers leur origine protohistorique, leur évolution durant l’Antiquité et leur devenir au début du Moyen Âge.Pour mener à bien ce travail, il a été nécessaire de croiser les approches documentaires (bibliographie, opérations de terrains), de croiser les échelles d’analyse (du site au Massif central) et de comparer les résultats à ceux des régions voisines. Passées, les analyses statistiques, c’est à partir d’un SIG et d’une base de données que l’ensemble des synthèses a pu être mené.Cette thèse constitue la première synthèse sur les agglomérations antiques des cités du Massif central. Les résultats mettent en avant l’importance des agglomérations dans le système de peuplement et des armatures urbaines variables entre les cités mais qui semblent structurées en partie par le relief et les axes de communications. Les fonctions présentes au sein des agglomérations, si elles sont variées et récurrentes, montrent des spécificités entre les cités mais aussi une hétérogénéité au sein de chacune d’elles. Enfin, l’analyse chronologique montre une réduction du nombre des agglomérations à partir du IIIe siècle mais pas leur disparition. De même, de nouvelles formes d’habitats groupés apparaissent à partir du IVe siècle attestant non pas une crise mais une évolution dans l’organisation urbaine des cités pour répondre à de nouveaux besoins. / Among the forms of organization one can observe in the ancient habitat, there is one particular structure that has been slightly ignored by French archeologists: the lesser urbanized settlements. However, in the last twenty years, small towns have attracted renewed interest.A historiographical study of the Gaul territory highlighted a less studied group of population: the ancient peoples of the Massif Central. In this thesis we intend to have a closer look at such populations as the Arvernes, the Vellaves, the Gabales, the Rutenes, the Cadurques, and the Lemovices from 1st century B.C. - 5th century A.D. We first established a corpus of sites starting with the study of the regional bibliography, which enabled us to create records for each area. We completed this first approach with several field operations such as ground, aerial, geophysical and topographical surveys. All those data were synthesized in a series of archaeological descriptors developed using the Archaeomedes model.The use of such descriptors enabled us to develop some statistical analyses and go beyond the simple reliability factor (which allows the distinction between rejected sites, hypothetical and true urbanized clusters). On the basis of our tested and proven classification, keeping in mind the suggested urban hierarchy and with the help of our spatial and morphological analyses, we were able to obtain a more complete picture of the urban framework of the ancient cities of the Massif Central.The data collected allowed us to better apprehend and understand the relation between such urban clusters and their natural environment, but also to place them in an archaeological context by studying the links between rural housing, the ancient administrative structure (chef-lieu), the city and territory limits, and the major communication routes (land and water). Through a multi-scale study of those population clusters, we were able to determine their general structure, to look at the role of local crafts and trade but also the place of major buildings, and waterworks. We took specific care to the chronological evolution in thosesmall towns by looking at them from their protohistoric beginnings through Antiquity and until early medieval times.While we cross-referenced all the different sources (bibliography and field surveys) and the analysis scales within the Massif Central, we also did a cross-comparison with other neighboring areas in order to validate such work. Besides the statistical data, we used the Geographic Information System and our database to reach our conclusions.This thesis aims at uncovering the reality of those ancient population clusters present in the Massif Central. Our results showed clearly the importance of those in the settlement system, their different forms structured according to the local geography and major trade routes. The functions/positions available in small towns were varied and recurrent but also corresponded to specific trades within each structure while remaining homogeneous.Through our chronological analysis we were able to point out a significant reduction in their numbers starting in the third century, though not their disappearing. In the 4th century new types of population clusters appeared, not as a response to an acute crisis, but more as a result of an evolution called on by new needs.

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