Modern humour appears to initiate the deconstruction of modern correspondence thinking. A close examination shows the opposite, namely that modern humour forms part of correspondence thought in a complicated reciprocal relationship of disruption and support. Ironically, humour is particularly suited to explicating the deconstruction of correspondence thinking in poststructuralist language theories by being prone to refute cornerstone principles of modernism such as truth, rationality, reliability and permanence. This dissertation focuses on the exceptional suitability of humour to adapt to the loss of the centre and to demonstrate the shift from the modernist ontological approach to the postmodernist creative metaphorical approach to art. Humour, like metaphor, reinvents meaning rather than discovers it; it remains open-ended instead of offering closure. It becomes a valid creative option and enters a new dynamic into a postmodern culture of play where truth and meaning remain infinitely suspended in an ungrounded state of possibility. / Art History, Visual Arts and Music / M.A. (Visual Arts)

Text in Afrikaans / This study is aimed at the development of strategies for therapists to be used with adolescents and late adolescents (15 to 20 years of age) who have lost a loved one. This will be done by focussing on the redefining of identity as a way of becoming. The starting point of the study is to be found in the problem formulation that the process of becoming of adolescents who have suffered the loss of a loved one, may be blocked because they do not have the necessary skills to overcome the loss. The second problem is that therapists do not have the necessary skills to empower these adolescents so that the redefining of identity can be achieved. / Social work / D. Diac. (Spelterapie)

Text in Afrikaans / In hierdie studie word gevra of vryheid nog 'n haalbare en nastrewenswaardige ideaal is aan die hand van Michel Foucault se werk Die vraag word ondersoek in die lig van die verskillende sienings van die subjek wat Foucault ontwikkel het, sowel as sy sienings oor mag en vryheid. Ter gevolgtrekking word bogenoemde vraag gekwalifiseerd bevestigend beantwoord, ook met verwysing na die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks, tydens en na Apartheid, en word kortliks gepoog om vryheid binne 'n Suid-Afrikaanse konteks te bedink. / In this study it is asked whether freedom is still an ideal that is attainable and worthy of pursuit with reference to the work of Michel Foucault. This question is investigated in the light of the different views of the subject which Foucault developed, as well as his views on power and freedom. In conclusion the abovementioned question is answered with qualified affirmation, also with regard to the South African context, during and after Apartheid, and a brief attempt is made to think freedom in a South African context. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M.A. (Wysbegeerte)

This research determines the ground for a Christian theological anthropology that makes provision for a doctrine that supports human self-realization. It is evident from the study that anthropological self-realization is an involved process of becoming truly human, not an isolated course founded solely on the biblical knowledge of being created in the image and likeness of God. All sciences, and in particular anthropological sciences, enjoy the prerogative of unraveling and analyzing the human person. Whether these sciences are neuro-biological, psychological, theological, philosophical, biblical, spiritual or mystical in character, each with its specific method legitimately attempts to explain the complexities of the human person. In the light of this neither philosophy nor theology possess the exclusive claim to authentic human wisdom. In truth most scientific insights have a combined impact on the self-realizing growth and development of humanity. The process of self-realization links theology to real life questions such as evil, suffering, hope, love, justice and freedom, as well as with the immanent, the transcendent, the human and the divine. This thesis holds to the opinion that a theology of self-realization would contribute to the 'humanization' of theology since it brings praxis and theory into close alignment. This study equally expresses the conviction that the doctrine of consecrated vowed life, an ecclesiastical structure in the Roman Catholic Church, is particularly in need of humanization, as the notion of 'self' as a strength has been notably absent from traditional treatises on the practices of religious life. Conventional forms of consecrated vowed life called the woman to suppress and spiritualize at least some of her femininity. This was due to the distorted theological anthropology that sustained consecrated life in which God was presented as an idea to be grasped intellectually, and not an experience to be lived. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / Th. D. (Systematic Theology)

This thesis focuses on the public opinion on single mothers in emergency conditions in Český Krumlov region. The theoretical part defines single mother and single parent family. The fact that in many European countries the numbers of single parent families is increasing is stressed out. The theoretical part describes the changes in models of family behavior have been experienced in the last decades and factors which influence them. Also, basic facts on single families in the Czech Republic are presented e.g. female or male single parent family, their age, reasons for single family, social status, numbers and percentage of children born to single parents within last twenty years etc. In addition particular reasons of becoming a single mother are explained e.g. divorce, single parenting, becoming a widow. A phenomenon of domestic violence is closely related to the subject of single mother, therefore it is dealt with here too. The theoretical part conclusion shows principal reasons which cause that single mothers get into emergency conditions. The practical part presents a research which focuses on public opinions on single mothers in emergency conditions in Český Krumlov region. The field research was conducted through the method of a questionnaire. The focus group was public in Český Krumlov region. The aim of the field research was to map public opinions of Český Krumlov region residents on single mothers in emergency conditions. The research showed that single parent (mother) families are considered to be a group with the highest risks to be exposed to low standard of living. At the same time more than 50 % or respondents think that the most obvious reason for single mother to be in a critical life situation are economic troubles and lack of finance. An important fact which contributed to this result is that more than one quarter of respondents thinks that their current economic situation is not easy or even critical. In respect to domestic violence issue, the research showed that more than half of respondents believe that domestic violence against women by their spouses is mainly a results men aggressive behavior. The most frequent answer picked was aggressiveness initiated by the use of alcohol and drugs, than aggressive behavior inborn i.e. genetic predisposition to act aggressively and aggressive conduct like a way how to escape and resolve life situations which may appear to be unsolvable and an aggressor is not able to control her behavior. Public sees domestic violence to be a serious problem which is mainly present in single mother families. The most of respondents believe that domestic violence against mothers and children is the most frequent reason for single mothers to apply for subsidized single parent accommodation. The results also show that more than 60 % of respondents understand what domestic violence is and that very often victims never tell anyone and keep it secret even though they suffer for years. It is assumed that in this respect, public sees the relation between domestic violence and torturing victims in early childhood. More than 60 % of respondents believe that prevailing numbers of women who are victims of domestic violence in their childhood are victims of domestic violence also when they grow up mainly because of their previous experience when low self-confidence and violence become a part of their daily life even though hard bearing.

Ce travail d’analyse s’intéresse à la construction des différents sujets dans les chroniques de l’écrivain chilien Pedro Lemebel. Suite à la dictature d’Augusto Pinochet et à l’implantation du néolibéralisme la société chilienne s’est profondément transformée. Le chroniqueur interroge ces mutations à partir des sujets participants à cette réalité, mais qui n’ont pas de véritable place dans les discours institutionnels, littéraires et artistiques. Ainsi, le lecteur fait la connaissance de travestis, de prostitués, d’homosexuels, d’enfants de la rue, de vagabonds, de fous, et de femmes des bidonvilles. Nous souhaitons démontrer comment se constituent ces subjectivités invisibles à partir de stratégies discursives qui mettent en évidence les processus de subjectivation imposés par le système économique, politique et social. En outre, la réflexion se porte sur les stratégies privilégiant la corporalité comme discours de résistance, voire de force politique. La recherche s’articule autour de trois axes de réflexion. Nous évoquons la question de la chronique comme l’espace textuel propice au travail sur les subjectivités. Nous abordons ensuite les pratiques d’assujettissement et de constitution vécues par les subjectivités situées à la marge de la société. Celles-ci font du désir et de la mémoire leurs principes fondamentaux. Enfin, nous étudions les diverses stratégies corpo-textuelles liées à la notion de nomadisme et de corps résistants. Ainsi, nous analysons le nomadisme identitaire, les métamorphoses corporelles, la prédominance du discours de la chair et les transformations de l’imaginaire à partir de la corporéité. Sur le plan théorique nous nous appuyons sur les travaux de Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari et Rosi Braidotti. / The objective of this study is to analyze the construction of various subjects in the chronicles of the Chilean writer Pedro Lemebel. The dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet and the implementation of neoliberalism have profoundly transformed Chilean society. The author retrieves these transformations from the subjects who participate in this reality, and who have no real place in the institutional, literary and artistic discourse. We meet cross-dressers, prostitutes, homosexuals, street children, vagabonds, mentally disturbed individuals, and women from the slums. We want to demonstrate how these invisible subjects represent the discursive strategies invoked to highlight the processes of subjection imposed by the economic, political and social system. Furthermore, how do these strategies emphasize corporeality as a means of resistance discourse or even possibly a political force? The research is based on three lines of thought. We discuss the questions of whether the author is the textual space most conducive to explore the individual subjects. We then address the mode of subjection and constitution by subjects (subjectivity) at the fringes of society. These groups have made desire and memory their fundamental principles. Finally, we study the various text strategies related to the concept of “nomadic theory” and “resistant body”. Thus, we analyze the notion of being nomadic as part of one’s identity, bodily metamorphosis, the dominance of the flesh and the transformation of the imaginary order issued from the corporeality. Theoretically, we take as reference the work of Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze, Felix Guattari and Rosi Braidotti

彈幕（Danmaku, danmu），是一種評論分享系統，原生於日本線上影音交流平台，其直接覆蓋在影視文本的文字符號文化展現特殊觀影型態。隨著影片播放過程以及彈幕隨機出現，使用者於觀影當下必須隨時改變閱聽焦點來理解瞬間變化的內容，意義生產更加複雜。 彈幕影片呈現出高度流動的觀影文本與觀影狀態，然則現行分析影視文本、媒介、閱聽人研究尚未針對三者變動交互關係－亦即彈幕與影視文本交疊的型態，及閱聽人的接收歷程與反應進行深入分析。Deleuze和Guattari的塊莖思維強調物質與概念的生成（becoming）與裝配（assemblage），以力量的關係作用構成動態的世界觀。據此，本研究設計一個詮釋「流動性」的研究架構，用以同時探究彈幕文本的瞬間形變與使用者觀看影片的瞬間審美體驗。 本研究將彈幕文本與使用者視作兩部「機器」，透過情動力（affect）串聯彈幕、影像內容、使用者異質感受交雜變動的歷程。研究最後提出「嬉遊文本」與「文本人」的概念來說明塊莖式審美的意涵，以及未來的可能應用。 / Danmaku, or Danmu, is a comment-sharing system originating from Japanese online video-streaming platforms. It constitutes a specific viewing state. Videos are covered with texts and symbols, which keep varying and breaking the connotation and denotation of meaning. Danmaku also complicates the perception of the audience. However, such frequently changing viewing contexts have never been studied thoroughly.To illustrate the interrelation among media, texts and audience, this study aims to develop a “fluxional” research framework. To interpret “sudden” metamorphoses of clips and “sudden” visual experiences while people are viewing Danmaku films, this study takes Deleuze and Guattaris’ figurative concepts of rhizome as main research perspectives. Rhizomatic thinking focuses on the “assemblages” of physical objects and metaphysical concepts as well as how they are “becoming,” which all together constitute a dynamic worldview. In this study, Danmaku films and the audience are both seen as “machines”, through which the “affect” flows. The “affect” forms various rhythms, which energize the constant changing of the content in a video, arousing instant sensation and comprehension. In the end, this study brings up “collective play script” and “text-er” to conceptualize the context of Rhizo-aesthetic experience, in a hope to offer a new approach to understand new media interface and content design.

Den här essän kommer att behandla ett vanligt förekommande ämne inom förskolan, introduktioner av nya barn och föräldrar. Genom introduktionen måste pedagoger förhålla sig till den nya familjen för att försöka få till anknytning och trygghet. Utgångspunkten ligger i två egen upplevda dilemman där pedagogerna beskriver två olika introduktioner. Den ena introduktionen pågår en längre period. Barnet vill inte släppa sin förälder och är ledsen så fort föräldern försöker lämna honom. Den andra introduktionen går fort, barn och förälder visar glädje. Pedagogerna på den förskolan känner trots det en oro då barnet upplevs gränslöst när hon springer mellan aktiviteter, andra barn och deras föräldrar. Syftet med den här essän är att undersöka hur olika anknytningsmönster och förutsättningar kan påverka introduktionen av nya familjer i förskolan. Den kommer även att belysa pedagogens eller pedagogernas erfarenhet, samt hur viktigt det är med ett gott samarbete. Förskolans miljö och organisation kommer också att undersökas och vilken roll den spelar för barnets introduktion och även för pedagogernas möjlighet att utföra en god introduktion. Detta kommer att göras genom tre frågeställningar, vilka är: Hur kan vi som pedagoger möta Pelle och Almas olika behov? Vilka är förutsättningarna för en god introduktion? Vilka psykologiska fenomen är relevanta för introduktionen? Genom att använda olika begrepp såsom affektteori, affektintoning, trygg bas, säker hamn och anknytning kan den här essän närma sig dessa frågeställningar. Essäns huvudsakliga uppgift är att ge pedagoger, oavsett erfarenhet, olika perspektiv på introduktionen och hur dessa kan tillämpas på nya familjer. I essän beskrivs anknytningsteorins framväxt och graderingar av olika anknytningar. Trygg bas och säker hamn är olika sätt att se hur en anknytning fungerar mellan barnet och föräldern, då det är där den första anknytningen börjar. Under arbetets gång har fokus på barn och föräldrar blivit mer nyanserat och pedagogernas roll undersökts allt mer kritiskt. Genom litteraturstudier och samtal i handledningsgruppen på skolan och med kollegor har vi fått en större förståelse för alla parter som deltar under introduktion till förskolan. En viktig slutsats vi kom fram till är att anknytning, oavsett till vem, inte kan skyndas fram. Den måste få växa fram genom tillit och trygghet. / This essay will treat a common subject within the preschool environment, the introductions of new children and parents. Throughout the introduction, teachers must relate to the new family to try and achieve a connection/attachment and provide security. The starting point is two self-perceived dilemmas where the teachers describe two different introductions. One introduction goes on for a longer period. The child does not want to let go of its parent and is sad as soon as the parent tries to leave it. The second introduction goes fast, children and parents are expressing happiness. The teachers at the preschool nevertheless are concernedwhen the child is perceived boundless as it runs between activities, other children and their parents. The purpose of this essay is to investigate how different connection patterns and prerequisites can affect the introduction of new families to the preschool environment. It will also examine the experience of the teacher or teachers, and the importance of good cooperation between the teachers. The preschool's environment and organisation will also be investigated and the role it plays in the introduction of the child and also for allowing the teachers to carry out a good introduction. This will be done through three questions, which are: How can we, as teachers, meet Pelle and Alma's different needs? What are the prerequisites and conditions needed for a good introduction? What psychological phenomena are relevant to the introduction? By using different concepts such as affect theory, mirroring, safe base, safe heaven and connection/attachment, this essay can approach these issues. Essen's main task is to provide teachers, regardless of experience, with different perspectives on the introduction and how these can be applied to new families. The essay describes the progression of the connection/attachment theory with different levels of connection. Safe base and safe heaven are different ways to see how a connection/attachment works between the child and the parent, as that is where the first connection/attachment is established. During the work, the focus on the children and parents has become more nuanced and the role of teachers is increasingly critical. Through literature studies and discussions in the tutoring group at school and with colleagues, we have gained a greater understanding of all parties involved in the introduction to preschool. An important conclusion we found is that connection/attachment, regardless of who cannot be accelerated. It must grow through trust and confidence.

Les principaux modèles et représentations du changement organisationnel ont en commun de le considérer, de façon plus ou moins explicite, comme un phénomène dynamique fait de forces ou comme un flux, un mouvement. Mais dans les deux cas, le changement n’est pas directement observé. Il est simplement déduit d’une série d’observations portant (i) soit sur une ‘entité’ qui change - des formes d’organisations ou un ensemble de pratiques - (ii) soit sur une succession de phases, d’étapes ou d’évènements. Ce qui revient, paradoxalement, à observer une série d’immobilités. Notre propos dans cette thèse est d’observer le changement lui-même. Et comme un flux émergent, un mouvement substantiel et absolument indivisible, en référence à la philosophie d’Henri Bergson. / The main models of organizational change have in common that they see change, more or less explicitly, either as a dynamic phenomenon due to forces or as a flow, a movement. But change itself is not directly observed. It is simply inferred from a series of observations that focus on either (i) an entity, or (ii) a sequence of events - phases or steps of an on-going process. So, research in organizational change faces a paradox : understanding change processes leads to representations and explanations that reify the processes in fixed forms (words or diagrams). The aim of this dissertation is to observe change itself and show how it can be thought of as a flow, a movement. The conditions of understanding change as a movement are based on Henri Bergson’s philosophy.

L’élaboration de portraits féminins reflète la fascination de Hawthorne pour cette créature complexe, un attrait nourri par l’omniprésence des femmes dans son entourage. L’influence de ces dernières est indéniable, et semble être à l’origine du féminisme ambigu de l’écrivain, partagé entre, d’un côté, l’héritage puritain des Manning et Hawthorne, et, de l’autre, les convictions féministes émergentes de sa belle-famille, les Peabody. Les portraits de femmes de la fiction hawthornienne se caractérisent donc par un binarisme essentialisme-différentialisme qui émane de la vision étroite des protagonistes masculins, et que l’auteur tente de dépasser. Les concepts deleuziens du « mineur » et du « devenir-femme » nous seront d’une grande utilité pour comprendre comment la femme essentialisée des Puritains, ce que nous pouvons aussi appeler la femme-image, au sens lacanien du terme, est en réalité une femme minorée car amputée de son esprit et de son rôle social. Hawthorne témoigne ainsi d’un féminisme équivoque, une voix qu’il a du mal, par moments, à assumer et affirmer complètement. / Female portraits are abundant in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s fiction, short stories and novels alike. The influence of the women evolving in his private sphere may be at the origin of his ambiguous feminist vision, as his allegiance was divided between his Puritan inheritance (both the Mannings and the Hawthornes) on the one hand, and, on the other, the emerging feminist convictions of his in-laws (the Peabodys). Hawthorne’s female portraits are thus characterized by a tendency to binarism as they pit an essentialist view of women against a differentialist one. This binarist perspective reflects the narrow-mindedness of the patriarcal system which the male heroes try to defend and maintain. Deleuze and Guatarri’s concepts of “minor literature” and “becoming-woman” will help us understand how the woman-image of the Puritans is a minored woman in the realm both of the social order and the symbolic order. Hawthorne’s feminist voice is an equivocal one as his text is undergoing a subterranean process of “becoming-woman.”