This study examines the responses of European intellectuals since the 1880s to an increasingly virulent and organized anti-Semitism in Europe, and the ways in which they sought to understand the character and origins of the hatred, and to fathom and work out the problems, terms and possibilities for Jewish identity. Focusing on the French figures Bernard Lazare and Marcel Proust from the time of the Dreyfus Affair and then on the Frankfurt School of social theory and Hannah Arendt from the period around and after the Second World War, the thesis argues that these thinkers created a common historical-psychological discourse on anti-Semitism, which attempted to confront, comprehend and explain the historically critical issues of anti-Semitism and Jewish identity. The study explores the discourse’s fundamental assumptions, insights, and arguments regarding the origins, character, and magnitude of anti-Semitism. It also analyzes its contentions concerning the contradictions, sources, and alternatives for Jewish identity. But, more, it claims that, despite their frequent perceptiveness, these figures’ interpretations of the two concerns proved limited, deficient, even deeply flawed. The thesis seeks to show that its intellectuals’ attempt to understand the twin issues was hence a failure to grasp and interpret them adequately, and to resolve them. It contends further that what impaired the authors’ engagements with anti-Semitism and Jewish selfhood were ideas that were fundamental to their thinking. These intellectual factors, moreover, connected the figures solidly to important historical contexts that they inhabited, thereby implicating the significant settings in the epistemological errors and defeats. These momentous ideas thus operated as both contextualizing and destructive forces—linking the intellectuals to their home contexts and transforming their understanding of their historic problematic into a misunderstanding. / Thesis (Ph.D, History) -- Queen's University, 2009-04-16 08:34:25.821

This thesis examines Anglo-French perceptions of power within the context of the rise of the United States of America. It uses several overlapping events falling within a moment at the end of the nineteenth century (1898-1899) - the Spanish-American War, the Dreyfus Affair and the Fashoda crisis - to explore various British and French actors' perceptions of national power, decline, and international competition. It draws heavily on diplomatic material, but its methodology is primarily cultural. It examines ways in which various cultural assumptions affected perceptions of power and global events. It takes a particular interest in the relationship between ideas about gender and dimensions of national power. It focuses on contemporary preoccupations and assumptions, whether spoken or unspoken, and argues that they could prove determinative. External realities were refracted into perceptions that in turn drove prescriptions and policy. The thesis juxtaposes perspectives from multiple states, thereby contextualizing or comparing British, French and occasionally American preoccupations with those of their transatlantic contemporaries. It draws upon archival sources which previously have been under-examined or approached from different perspectives and research priorities. Its exploration of the cultural dimensions of thought about national power and success is grounded in an awareness of the analysis and actions of certain diplomats and politicians involved in the more practical business of international affairs. Conversely, diplomatic and other records are situated within their cultural milieu, to better understand the context in which views about the international order were shaped. The thesis necessarily makes excursions into the history of emotions, since its actors' political analyses at times appear entangled and aligned with their emotional responses. The thesis therefore serves as an example of an international history that integrates diplomatic with cultural and emotional elements and demonstrates their mutual illumination.

Orientador: Jeanne-Marie Gagnebin / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-13T04:15:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Almeida_MileneSuzanode_M.pdf: 1702820 bytes, checksum: 12779a7120d9ef0a5ee4e2442278ef30 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: O objetivo inicial desta pesquisa foi investigar se a história do caso Dreyfus - na qual o oficial judeu Alfred Dreyfus foi injustamente acusado de crime de traição à pátria - teria estimulado os escritores brasileiros. Porém, diferentemente da França, onde escritores como Anatole France, Marcel Proust e o próprio Émile Zola inseriram eventos do caso em seus romances, por aqui, nada foi encontrado no mesmo nível, apesar da forte presença do caso nos meios de comunicação. Partiu-se então para a análise de crônicas, artigos em revistas e outras fontes no intuito de pensar a recepção a partir de um estilo de escrita comum. Este estilo de escrita teve como fonte teórica principal o modo melodramático elaborado por Peter Brooks (1995), a partir do qual foi feita uma primeira análise dos textos encontrados nos arquivos visitados (Casa de Rui Barbosa, Arquivo Edgar Leuenroth e Arquivo Histórico Judaico Brasileiro). Feita esta primeira abordagem, buscou-se agregar um outro elemento, desta vez restrito ao universo brasileiro: um estilo bacharelesco (advindo das escolas de direito) que pareceu presente na maior parte dos textos analisados. Por fim, tentou-se compor as características deste híbrido, denominado aqui como "melodrama bacharelesco" no intuito de pensar um todo possível da recepção do caso Dreyfus no Brasil. / Abstract: The initial goal of this research was to investigate if Dreyfus affair's history - in which the jewish officer Alfred Dreyfus was unfaithfully accused of home betrayal - would have stimulated brazilian writers. Although, unlikely in France, where writers such as Anatole France, Marcel Proust and Zola himself put some affair's events inside their novels, here nothing was found on the same level, despite the affair's strong presence in brazilian media. Then, we start to analyse some chronicles, magazine articles and other sources aiming to elaborate the reception based on a common writing style. This style has as the main theoric source the melodramatic imagination by Peter Brooks (1995), based on which we analyse some of the documents found in our archive research (Casa de Rui Barbosa, Arquivo Edgar Leuenroth e Arquivo Histórico Judaico Brasileiro). After this first approach, we tried to integrate another idea, specifically attached to the brazilian scenario: an "bacharelesco" style (derived from the law rhetoric) that seemed to appear in the majority of the analysed texts. Finally, we tried to compose the caracteristics of this hybrid, here called "melodrama bacharelesco", in an attempt to achieve a large and possible understanding of of Dreyfus affair's reception in Brazil. / Mestrado / Teoria e Critica Literaria / Mestre em Teoria e História Literária

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Esta tesis analiza los poemarios Noches de adrenalina (1981) de Carmen Ollé, Memorias de Electra (1984) de Mariela Dreyfus y Mariposa negra (1993) de Rocío Silva Santisteban para abordar la construcción de una feminidad transgresora y lo abyecto. Mi intención, por un lado, es demostrar si lo femenino transgresor representa una conciencia de género contestataria; y, por otro lado, es analizar si lo abyecto se utiliza desde el goce sexual para representar una feminidad que quiebra el binarismo falocéntrico. A partir de lo desarrollado, se evidencia una conciencia de género que desafía los límites de la diferencia sexual al denunciar la construcción artificial de ideales de feminidad. El sujeto femenino transgresor toma una posición frente a los ‘ideales de mujer’ y encara una visión diferente. Además, se evidencia la relación entre lo abyecto y el cuerpo femenino que permite subvertir los modelos de feminidad que cosifican al sujeto poético al proponer nuevos límites de regulación, donde el cuerpo se emplea como instrumento de placer sexual y para visibilizar la minusvalía experimentada por las mujeres en la sociedad peruana. Finalmente, existe una lucha constante de representación por parte del sujeto femenino que lleva a que experimente una suerte de contradicción: hay una apertura hacia la sexualidad, pero el conservadurismo social impide una transgresión completa frente a las estructuras patriarcales, lo que hace que la voz poética se refugie en el miedo y la culpa.

Paul Alexis (1847-1901) est souvent cité comme le meilleur ami de Zola, c’est là sa principale caractéristique. Presque son unique définition. On a tendance à oublier qu’il est aussi un écrivain engagé dans une cause qui est le principe même de son existence : le naturalisme. Ce travail tente d’explorer cette double perspective. En étudiant un certain nombre d’ouvrages et d’articles de journaux de cet auteur, il essaie de comprendre d’un côté ses rapports avec Zola, et de l’autre, ses conceptions personnelles, ses convictions profondes ainsi que ses relations avec les autres membres du mouvement. Pour cela, il scrute, tout d’abord, ses liens à la fois littéraires et intimes avec Zola. Il montre le quotidien d’une amitié qui connaît tumultes et mutations. Il analyse les moments marquants qui ont rythmé le cours de leur vie. Il note les convergences et tente de mettre en lumière les divergences entre le rédacteur de Germinal et celui de Madame Meuriot qui se présentait comme le tenant quasi ultime des thèses naturalistes. Ensuite, il s’efforce d’exposer précisément les idées personnelles de cet écrivain à partir de ses prises de position théoriques et de ses ouvrages de fiction. Il observe son implication dans ses domaines de prédilection : le journalisme, les arts, le théâtre, la politique... Enfin, il décrit son action menée au côté de Zola, au cœur du cercle de Médan, mais aussi d’une façon autonome, face aux grands événements qu’il a rencontrés, face aux grands problèmes qu’il a affrontés, comme l’émergence du naturalisme ou l’Affaire Dreyfus, par exemple. Le but ultime de cette thèse est de s’intéresser à ce personnage décrié souvent, parfois négligé, qui fut plus qu’un compagnon de route de Zola. / Paul Alexis (1847-1901) is mainly known as the closest friend of Zola. This is quoted as his main characteristic, almost as his unique definition. He is usually forgotten to be mentioned as also a writer who was very dedicated to a cause which had a huge significance in his life : Naturalism. This thesis tries to explore this double perspective. By studying books and newspaper articles written by this author, this work aims on the one hand, to explore his relationship with Zola, and, on the other hand, to focus on his personal designs, his deep convictions, as well as his connections with the other members of the movement. Primarily, in order to achieve this, this thesis scrutinises his personal and literary links with Zola. It shows the everyday life of a friendship which went through many challenges and changes. It analyses the striking moments which occurred during the course of their lives. It emphasises their common points of thought and tries to highlight the differences between the author of Germinal and the writer of Madam Meuriot, the last appearing to be the ultimate upholder of the naturalistic theories. Then, this project strives to precisely explain the personal ideas of this novelist, according to his theoretical views and to his works of fiction. It observes his restless involvement and the fights he led for the sake of his favourite topics such as : journalism, arts, theatre, politics... Finally, this work describes the actions Alexis carried out at the side of Zola, at the heart of the circle of Médan, but also in a more autonomous way, during major events in which he participated. This paper aims to clarify the huge issues he faced, such as the rise of naturalism or the Dreyfus affair, for example. The ultimate purpose of this PhD is to consider this character often slandered, sometimes neglected, a man who was more than a fellow traveller of Emile Zola.

Les antinaturalistes ! Ce terme fait jaillir les figures de critiques du XIXe siècle, dont les noms sont demeurés plus ou moins gravés dans la mémoire et dans l’histoire littéraire : Barbey d’Aurevilly, Léon Bloy, Léon Daudet, mais aussi Pontmartin, Remy de Gourmont ou Jean-Marie Guyau... auteurs fascinants par leur virulence, leur refus de la modernité, leurs positions philosophiques hors-norme ou novatrices... La présente étude tend à montrer la diversité qui peut animer ce groupe, qui se définit par la négative comme « ceux qui s’opposent à la littérature de Zola ». Cette alliance des contraires leur permet de se constituer en force à part entière sur l’échiquier littéraire.Pour appréhender cette tension entre la pluralité des figures et la force d’un groupe dont l’unité se fracasse sur l’affaire Dreyfus, une première partie proposera quelques parcours dans la sociologie et la philosophie de l’époque, qui mettent en évidence un paysage complexe, traversées par d’étranges phénomènes de ruptures et de continuité. Puis, en questionnant la manière dont les antinaturalistes mettent en forme un discours critique. Un chapitre consacré aux rhétoriques antinaturalistes ne fera que renforcer l’idée de multiplicité au sein de ce groupe. Un double-mouvement de construction et de déconstruction de ce concept, conduira à réévaluer quelques griefs adressés à Zola par ses ennemis pour mettre en lumière des phénomènes de ré-emprunts et des positions singulières et paradoxales, qui témoignent de l’importance de l’auteur naturaliste dans le champ littéraire de la fin du XIXe siècle, tant sur le plan littéraire que sur le plan politique. / Antinaturalists! This term brings out the figures of critics of the nineteenth century, whose names have remained more or less engraved in memory and in literary history: Barbey d'Aurevilly, Leon Bloy, Leon Daudet, but also Pontmartin, Remy de Gourmont or Jean-Marie Guyau ... fascinating authors by their virulence, their rejection of modernity, their philosophical positions out of norm or innovative ... The present study tends to show the diversity that can animate this group, which is defined by the negative as "those who oppose Zola's literature". This alliance of opposites allows them to constitute themselves in full force on the literary chessboard.To apprehend this tension between the plurality of figures and the strength of a group whose unity is shattered on the Dreyfus affair, a first part will propose some pathways in the sociology and philosophy of the time, which highlight a complex landscape, traversed by strange phenomena of breaks and continuity. Then, questioning the way in which antinaturalists form a critical discourse. A chapter devoted to antinaturalist rhetoric will only reinforce the idea of ​​multiplicity within this group. A double-movement of construction and deconstruction of this concept, will lead to reevaluate some grievances addressed to Zola by his enemies to highlight phenomena of re-borrowing and singular and paradoxical positions, which testify to the importance of the naturalist author in the literary field of the late nineteenth century, both literary and political.

Les quarante-cinq premières années de la Troisième République se caractérisent par une politique de laïcisation touchant de nombreux domaines, à commencer par l’éducation, politique qui culmine en 1905 avec la loi de Séparation des Eglises et de l’Etat. La ville de Lyon, qui avait connu durant les deux premiers tiers du XIXème siècle une renaissance particulièrement forte du catholicisme, se manifestant par la création d’œuvres dynamiques, se voit confrontée en retour à une vague particulièrement puissante d’anticléricalisme. La confrontation des deux groupes idéologiquement opposés, que l’on peut nommer « clérical » et « anticlérical », détermine toute une succession de crises, d’accalmies, de recompositions, dont les spécificités lyonnaises ne pas toujours liées à celles du contexte national. Dans ses aspects concrets, cette lutte n’est pas perçue de la même façon chez tous ceux qui se rassemblent autour de l'étiquette « anticléricale » : les ouvriers de la Guillotière n’ont pas les mêmes griefs à formuler contre le clergé que les radicaux du « Comité de la rue de Grôlée ». Néanmoins, autant l’anticléricalisme reste assez simple à définir, autant le cléricalisme se révèle plus difficile à appréhender : il dépend d’abord du regard de l’autre, notamment de l’anticlérical. Les diverses manifestations de défense religieuse d’un catholicisme qui se perçoit alors volontiers comme une citadelle assiégée, les multiples attaques contre le clergé, voire contre la religion, des hommes au pouvoir, s’inscrivent à Lyon, sur la longue durée, dans le droit fil d’une série de luttes, d’insurrections et de répressions, dont chaque camp revendique - ou non - la postérité idéologique. / One of the main features of the first forty five years of the Third Republic is a policy of secularization in many fields, beginning with education and reaching its climax in 1905 when the law on the separation between church and state was passed (given the French context at the time, it especially targeted the catholic church). During the first two thirds of the XIXth century Lyons had known a strong revival of Catholicism which manifested itself by the creation of dynamic charitable organizations. The town then had to face a sudden increase of anticlericalism. The confrontation between two groups that were politically opposed – let us name them “clerical” and “anticlerical” – sparked crisis after crisis, followed by lulls and reconstructions, all these being sometimes different from what was happening at the national level, due to the particular characteristics of the town. In concrete terms not all that had gathered under the banner of anti-clericalism held the same opinion about the struggle: the workers in the district of La Guillotière did not hold the same grievances against the clergy as the radicals in the “rue de Grôlée committee”. Yet, although anticlericalism can be easily defined, clericalism proves more difficult to apprehend: in the first place it depends on the perception the others, and more specifically those who support the anticlerical faction, have of us. Catholicism then tends to see itself as a besieged fortress and the different manoeuvres set up to defend its religion, the numerous attacks against the clergy, even against religion from men in power are, in Lyons, quite in keeping with a long succession of struggles, insurrections and suppressions of which each side claims -or does not claim- the ideological posterity.

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