This thesis analyses the devices manipulated by Jane Austen in Pride and Prejudice and Emma to foreground the &lsquo / female voice&rsquo / . The thesis argues that in these novels satire including irony and parody is used as a tool for revealing the place of women in eighteenth century England. In addition, themes and characters by which feminist conversations are constructed are also dealt with.

This paper investigates how Aphra Behn's The Rover and Thomas Middleton's A Chaste Maid in Cheapside complicate understandings of femininity and masculine dominance over female sexuality. The paper looks specifically at the "rake," and how he instigates questions about female identity and sexual assault. The paper also looks at the rake in regards to adulterous relationships. Finally, the paper analyzes the use of the female perspective in The Rover to highlight the importance of framing discussions about femininity and female sexuality outside of male discourse.

The purpose of the study was concerned with specific elements of the portion of the female voice commonly referred to as whistle or flute register. Three elements of vocal production were chosen for which past research has demonstrated relationships to source function. These elements included spectral characteristics, airflow rates, and perceptual identification. The research compared what the singer-subjects perceived as being whistle register phonations with that which they perceived as being head register phonations. A comparative technique was utilized where pitch, intensity and phonemic category were held relatively constant, register, therefore, being the only variable. Spectral characteristics and airflow rates of the two subject-determined registers were compared. In addition, an attempt was made to determine if the whistle register could be perceptually differentiated on the basis of voice quality,

Earth Ascending is a composition in three movements scored for female voice, electroacoustic music, and video. Composed in the Year 2000, Earth Ascending lasts approximately sixteen minutes and was created specifically for live performance in which all three elements combine to create a sonic and visual environment. As such, no single element has greater importance than any other, with each of the three performing forces assuming a foreground role at various times throughout the work. Earth Ascending is defined by a single poem written by contemporary female British poets Jeni Counzyn, Jehanne Mehta, and Cynthia Fuller. The movements are named according to the title of each poem: Earth-Body, Light-Body; Wringcliff Beach; and Pool. The movements are separated in performance by five seconds of silence and black on the video screen. The paper accompanying the score of Earth Ascending is divided into five chapters, each discussing in detail an element central to the composition itself. The Introduction presents background information, general ideas, and approaches undertaken when creating the work. Chapters 1 through 3 investigate in detail the content of the electroacoustic music, voice, and video. Chapter 4 discusses scoring techniques, revealing approaches and methods undertaken to solve issues relating to notation and ways of accurately representing sound, pitch, and rhythm within the context of a mixed media work. Chapter 5 presents information relevant to the live performance of the piece.

Efter min praktik år 2021 på det gymnasium jag själv studerade vid väcktes det intresse för rösthälsa jag alltid haft, men inte fördjupat mig i. Under praktikperioden träffade jag på ett flertal tjejer med mer eller mindre allvarliga röstproblem och det berörde mig att det fortfarande såg ut så, då jag under gymnasietiden också hade klasskompisar med röstproblem som förhindrade dem att delta i undervisningen. Studiens forskningsfråga formulerades på följande sätt för att söka förståelse angående vad som orsakar unga kvinnors röstproblem: Vilka biologiska och rösttekniska faktorer till röstproblem hos en ung kvinnlig sångerska framträder i forskning som väsentliga att beakta i sång- och musikundervisning? För att besvara forskningsfrågan utförde jag en systematisk litteraturstudie med kvalitativ ansats. Datainsamlingen gjordes från två databaser, JSTOR och EBSCO, vilket slutligen genererade totalt 12 vetenskapliga artiklar. Dokumenten analyserades och kodades först inom två huvudsakliga kategorier och sedan inom tio underkategorier. Resultatet visade att faktorerna är av komplex karaktär och att det oftast är en ansamling av faktorer som orsakar att en ung kvinnlig sångerska får röstproblem, men att konsekvenser av målbrottet och överansträngning var de, i litteraturen, oftast förekommande. Studien är utformad att ge en generell överblick över de biologiska och rösttekniska faktorer som tas upp i den utvalda litteraturen då tidigare forskning ofta är fördjupad i en eller några av faktorerna. En sammanställning, som jag försökt göra här, kan vara mer lättillgänglig och användbar i en musikpedagogs yrkesliv när denne möter en elev med röstproblem och inte har tid eller möjlighet att ge sig in i litteraturen för att börja hjälpa till.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-27T14:20:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ocania da Costa Vale.pdf: 463237 bytes, checksum: 5b5deb15061b023bdcbbca6a38187bb9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-06-19 / This research intended to verify is the behavior of the newborn indicates recognition of motherese maternal. Subjects were twenty normal newborn babies (seven female and thirteen male) with average weight of 3,300Kg and Apgar score of nine on the first and fifth minutes of life. The experiment used a multiple ABA or reversion design, alternating between periods of base-line and periods of verbal stimulation. Behavioral data were obtained through direct observation using behavioral sampling with fixed time interval. Recorded behaviors were: Orientation, Attention, Body movements, Crying, Vocalization and Non-nutritional suction. In this study, the variation of Orientation, through out the session, suggests that habituation occurred for female Motherese in general, especially for the maternal voice. Body movements indicate relation between the stimulus and the expectation of successive events, indicating recognition of maternal motherese. Cry response indicates a tendency to discriminate the infantilization of the maternal voice and also hold a singular relation with maternal verbal behavior during gestation. The occurrence Vocalizations in response to motherese might be related to the development of the emotional processing the language. The occurrence of Non-nutritional suction demonstrates the ability of the newborn to associate environmental stimulus to the received cares. / Esta pesquisa pretendeu identificar os comportamentos do recém-nascido, indicadores de discriminação da infantilização da voz materna. Participaram deste estudo vinte recém-nascidos ouvintes normais, sendo sete do sexo feminino e treze do sexo masculino com idade média de 26h36min de vida, peso médio de 3,300 Kg e escore de Apgar 9 no primeiro e 10 no quinto minuto de vida. O experimento foi desenhado segundo o delineamento ABA múltiplo ou de reversão, alternando entre períodos de linhas de base e períodos de estimulação verbal. Os dados comportamentais foram obtidos por meio da observação direta usando o método de amostragem com intervalo de tempo. Os comportamentais registrados foram: Orientação, Atenção, Movimentos corporais, Choro, Vocalização e Sucção não-nutritiva. Neste estudo, a variação de Orientação, ao longo da sessão, sugere que a habituação ocorreu, em geral, diante da infantilização das vozes femininas, especialmente diante da voz materna. Os Movimentos corporais indicam a relação entre o estímulo percebido e a expectativa dos eventos sucessivos indicando o reconhecimento da infantilização da voz materna. A resposta do Choro indicou a tendência de discriminação da infantilização da voz materna e, também, apresentou uma singular relação com a conduta verbal da mãe durante a gestação. A ocorrência da Vocalização diante das vozes infantilizadas pode associar-se ao desenvolvimento do processamento emocional da linguagem. A produção de Sucção não-nutritiva demonstra a habilidade do recém-nascido de associar estímulos ambientais aos cuidados recebidos.

This thesis explores specific ways of using female singing voice in subculture of historically informed performance of baroque music in the Czech republic. The thesis is based on principles of cultural theory and cultural analysis. Main source for my research were interviews from the years 2015 and 2016 held with female singers specialized in historically informed performance, and my own living experience first as voice student, later as a performer in the field of baroque music. I explore ways of fulfilling fundamental demand of the subculture for "historical authenticity" (which is usually defined as "how did the music sound at the time of its origin"). I come to key term of "naturalness" and I further explore how this concept is embodied by the singers, how it affects the sound of the voice and aesthetic expectations of the singers and also listeners. I put the experience of "authentic" and "natural" interpretation of baroque music in context of thinking about pleasure, especially in terms of jouissance and plaisir described by Roland Barthes.

É possível um diálogo com mitos em um texto teatral que, por suas características intrínsecas, estimule uma certa cena contemporânea e brasileira? Como escrever um texto que provoque uma relação de parceria com a encenação, fomentando operações poéticas em artistas e no público? A presente pesquisa partiu destas questões principais para a criação e sistematização de caminhos no âmbito do experimento Frida Kahlo- Calor e Frio, da Estelar de Teatro, uma companhia em que sou dramaturga e atriz e que desde 2006, se dedica à investigação teatral e à gestação de nova dramaturgia e peças. A atitude política antropofágica fundamenta a produção - nas interfaces artística e acadêmica - deste trabalho. Para a coleta de dados, além do uso de referências bibliográficas, a investigação identificou e sistematizou experiências da cena que marcaram uma atriz-dramaturga. Em especial, os legados de contatos sistemáticos com o diretor pedagogo Jurij Alchitz, desde 2011. A criação do texto é parte de seus objetivos, apresentado em fragmentos e analisado, muitas vezes a partir de suas relações com a cena. O material artístico fruto deste trabalho teve diversas experiências de encontro com o público, no palco e na rua, no Brasil e em outros países, refletidas nesta investigação. A título de conclusões, a pesquisa revela atitudes dramatúrgicas que favoreceram o diálogo com as questões inicialmente propostas: uma abordagem do mito como constelação de imagens em torno de um núcleo temático e a interrelação mito e poesia; bem como a tessitura de uma dramaturgia híbrida a partir do trânsito entre linguagens diversas e o texto teatral como material de jogo. As experimentações variadas, a partir das provocações deste tipo de texto, possibilitaram as ocorrências da performatividade da palavra e de uma autora performer. Os caminhos apontados pela investigação podem contribuir no trabalho de pesquisa e na prática de autores e também atores, diretores, performers e pedagogos teatrais. / Is it possible a dialogue with myths in a theatrical text that, by its intrinsic characteristics, encourage a certain contemporary and Brazilian scene? How to write a text that provokes a partnership with the staging, promoting poetic operations in artists and in public? This research takes as starting points these major issues to stimulate and systematize the experiment Frida Kahlo- Calor e Frio, from Estelar de Teatro, a company in which I am a playwright and actress. The company has been dedicated since 2006 to the research and creation of play and the new texts. The cannibalistic political attitude bases the production - in artistic and academic interfaces - of this research. In addition to bibliographic search, for the data collecting, the research has identified and systematized experiences in the field of scene that marked an actress-playwright. In particular, the legacy of systematic contact with the pedagogue and theatre director Jurij Alchitz, since 2011. The creation of a text is part of its goals and the text is analyzed, as well as some relationships with the scene and the public, on stage and on the street, in Brazil and other countries. As conclusions, the research reveals dramaturgical attitudes that favored a dialogue with the survey questions: the mythical approach, as a constellation of images around a thematic core, and \"myth\" in its interrelationship with \"poetry\"; the creation of a hybrid structure of text from the traffic between different languages and the text in the perspective of a material of game. The variety of experiences with this text led to the occurrence of performativity of the word and the idea of an author performer. The indicated paths of the investigation can contribute to the search work and the practice of authors as well as actors, directors, performers and educators in theatre.

É possível um diálogo com mitos em um texto teatral que, por suas características intrínsecas, estimule uma certa cena contemporânea e brasileira? Como escrever um texto que provoque uma relação de parceria com a encenação, fomentando operações poéticas em artistas e no público? A presente pesquisa partiu destas questões principais para a criação e sistematização de caminhos no âmbito do experimento Frida Kahlo- Calor e Frio, da Estelar de Teatro, uma companhia em que sou dramaturga e atriz e que desde 2006, se dedica à investigação teatral e à gestação de nova dramaturgia e peças. A atitude política antropofágica fundamenta a produção - nas interfaces artística e acadêmica - deste trabalho. Para a coleta de dados, além do uso de referências bibliográficas, a investigação identificou e sistematizou experiências da cena que marcaram uma atriz-dramaturga. Em especial, os legados de contatos sistemáticos com o diretor pedagogo Jurij Alchitz, desde 2011. A criação do texto é parte de seus objetivos, apresentado em fragmentos e analisado, muitas vezes a partir de suas relações com a cena. O material artístico fruto deste trabalho teve diversas experiências de encontro com o público, no palco e na rua, no Brasil e em outros países, refletidas nesta investigação. A título de conclusões, a pesquisa revela atitudes dramatúrgicas que favoreceram o diálogo com as questões inicialmente propostas: uma abordagem do mito como constelação de imagens em torno de um núcleo temático e a interrelação mito e poesia; bem como a tessitura de uma dramaturgia híbrida a partir do trânsito entre linguagens diversas e o texto teatral como material de jogo. As experimentações variadas, a partir das provocações deste tipo de texto, possibilitaram as ocorrências da performatividade da palavra e de uma autora performer. Os caminhos apontados pela investigação podem contribuir no trabalho de pesquisa e na prática de autores e também atores, diretores, performers e pedagogos teatrais. / Is it possible a dialogue with myths in a theatrical text that, by its intrinsic characteristics, encourage a certain contemporary and Brazilian scene? How to write a text that provokes a partnership with the staging, promoting poetic operations in artists and in public? This research takes as starting points these major issues to stimulate and systematize the experiment Frida Kahlo- Calor e Frio, from Estelar de Teatro, a company in which I am a playwright and actress. The company has been dedicated since 2006 to the research and creation of play and the new texts. The cannibalistic political attitude bases the production - in artistic and academic interfaces - of this research. In addition to bibliographic search, for the data collecting, the research has identified and systematized experiences in the field of scene that marked an actress-playwright. In particular, the legacy of systematic contact with the pedagogue and theatre director Jurij Alchitz, since 2011. The creation of a text is part of its goals and the text is analyzed, as well as some relationships with the scene and the public, on stage and on the street, in Brazil and other countries. As conclusions, the research reveals dramaturgical attitudes that favored a dialogue with the survey questions: the mythical approach, as a constellation of images around a thematic core, and \"myth\" in its interrelationship with \"poetry\"; the creation of a hybrid structure of text from the traffic between different languages and the text in the perspective of a material of game. The variety of experiences with this text led to the occurrence of performativity of the word and the idea of an author performer. The indicated paths of the investigation can contribute to the search work and the practice of authors as well as actors, directors, performers and educators in theatre.

This paper considers the role of the human body in Octavia E. Butler’s The Parable of theSower and the way it interacts with defined space to stage expressive forms of politicalopposition. Understanding the relationship between physical or metaphorical space and thecontradictions of the societies they encompass is crucial to deciphering Butler’s near-futuredystopia; a world where the problems of real-life Los Angeles and Southern California aredistorted into a gross carnivalesque of gender stereotypes, sociopolitical tensions, and vigilante warfare. This paper places a special emphasis on the areas of social and political stagnation found in Butler’s vision of near-future L.A., and analyses the dangers of clinging to archaic, patriarchal systems that no longer resonate with contemporary audiences. Focus is also placed on potential methods of resistance against oppressive social institutions, particularly exploring the limitations met by protagonist, Lauren Oya Olamina, in her attempts to voice concerns in a society where language is so nuanced by “traditional” gendered qualities that the female voice carries no political value. This papers also questions theories which promote violent confrontation as a means to social reform, disregarding collateral damage and victims of war in favour of insurgency. By exploring the movement of the human body away from defined space, this paper supports Butler’s notion of alternative prosocial action which celebrates the margins of society, positing a nurturing, constructive means to resist political opposition.