Orientador: Josue Pereira da Silva / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciencias Humanas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-31T15:00:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 SandovalFilho_Silas_M.pdf: 1198784 bytes, checksum: d45eba009245e811ae76dfc7b23f36c4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2002 / Resumo: O objetivo desta dissertação é analisar as idéias de Harry Braverman em Trabalho e Capital Monopolista: A Degradação do Trabalho no Século XX. A noção de maquinaria de Braverman foi criticada porque para ele, diferentemente de Marx, divisão do trabalho e maquinaria são sinônimos. Em termos dialéticos, para Marx, a divisão industrial do trabalho produz as condições de sua própria negação. Estas condições são a maquinaria. A tese principal desta dissertação é que Braverman e outros pensadores marxistas, como Coriat e Gorz, não consideram a diferença entre divisão do trabalho e maquinaria. O discernimento desta diferença fundamental entre Braverman e Marx é muito importante para o pensamento marxista / Abstract: The aim of this dissertation is to analyze Harry Braverman¿s ideas in Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the Twentieth Century. The notion of Braverman¿s machinery was critized because for him, unlike Marx, division of labor and machinery are synonymous. In dialectical terms, for Marx, the industrial division of labor produces the conditions of its own negation. These conditions are the machinery. The main thesis of the dissertation is that Braverman and other Marxist thinkers, like Coriat and Gorz, do not take into account the difference between division of labor and machinery. The discernment of this fundamental difference between Braverman and Marx is very important for the Marxist thought / Mestrado / Mestre em Sociologia

The paper examines the philosophical themes of Free Will as opposed to Determinism/Predestination and how they are portrayed in the seven books about Harry Potter. It is discussed whether the character of Harry Potter, but also the world itself in which he acts, seem to be governed primarily by forces of Free Will and/or Determinism. The author concludes that though Harry is indeed strongly tempted to believe in Determinism, influential figures around him direct him towards a different choice - making himself believe in Free Will instead.

In this essay I discuss the magical creatures in the Harry Potter series; not the complete series but Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Many scholars say that the Harry Potter novels are didactic, moralist books in different ways. What I investigate is if the magical creatures in the novels can be read as metaphors for issues that the teenage reader finds difficult to deal with and if they could also offer ways to help. More specifically I look at the giant and the werewolf as metaphors for separate types of outsiders who have to try to handle the prejudice of others; one being strange because of genes and one because of an illness. I also look at the house-elf as a metaphor for various oppressive situations one can encounter as a child and also for how to cope with change. In connection to the house-elves I also discuss racism and social class. The last two creatures I investigate are the Dementor as a metaphor for depression and the Boggart as a symbol for fear. My conclusion is that one can read these creatures as symbols or metaphors for difficulties for teenagers in various ways and that these interpretations almost always also offer a way to handle said difficulty.

Bakgrund: Berättelserna om Harry Potter har intresserat många redan från bokseriens början 1997 och fick ett uppsving under 2016 i och med publicerandet av manuskriptet till pjäsen som utgör den åttonde berättelsen. Den tidigare forskningen behandlar inte bokserien i sin helhet, och då manuskriptet släpptes nyligen finns heller ingen forskning om detta, vilket öppnar upp för nya undersökningar av karaktärsutvecklingar och identitetsskapandet på Hogwarts. Då berättelserna nu finns att tillgå i sin helhet bidrar detta med nya perspektiv och insikter. Syfte: Uppsatsens syfte är att analysera den möjliga identitetsproblematik som kan uppstå i och med Hogwarts segregerade skolsystem. Metod: Genom undersökningar av karaktärsbeskrivningar av respektive hus på Hogwarts samt av utvalda karaktärer, görs analyser kring förutfattade meningar samt de konsekvenser de får på elevers självbild samt uppfattning av sin omgivning. Olika karaktärer kommer att diskuteras men primärt kommer Harry Potter att behandlas, och sekundärt hans son Albus Severus. Den teori som ligger till grund för analysen är forskning inom identitetsskapande och konformism. Resultat: Analysen uppvisar en problematik med elevernas identitetsskapande i och med Hogwarts segregerade skolsystem. Harrys generaliserande påverkar hans inställning till sin omgivning och hans egen identitetsutveckling drabbas av skolsystemet, och både han och hans son Albus uppvisar en oro för att inte bli placerad i "rätt" hus på skolan. Harry är den karaktär av de två som lever upp till sitt hus önskade karaktärsdrag, medan Albus snarare motsäger dem.

Uppsatsen undersöker miljöbytens funktion inom film och påvisar ett samband mellan miljö och hjälteresors narrativa utveckling. Observationer av filmerna Sagan om ringen – Härskarringen (2002) och Harry Potter och de vises sten (2001) utforskas i analysen. Det leder till ett resultat som visar att funktionen med miljöbytena är att visuellt skapa en bakgrund som samspelar med karaktärerna och att därigenom möjliggöra att nya händelser kan ta vid. Uppsatsen argumenterar därmed att miljövalen i filmberättelserna i sig påverkar berättelsestrukturerna.

Since the 1980s there has been an increase in the use of  special operations  and special forces. Although some theorists would say that the use of special operation is as old as the art of war, the scientific study in this subject is not extensive. The author of this dissertation have identified that the concept special operations is defined in different ways and that there seems to be a discrepancy in how the concept is understood among theorists. Harry Yarger, who has written a theory of American special operations states that there is a difference in how other countries conduct special operations. If that is true, definitions of special operations should vary according to nation. The first purpose of this study is to examine chosen definitions of special operations and to identify what differs and what is similar. The second purpose is to see if there is a connection between how the concept is defined and a which category it belongs to. The studied definitions are here categorized according to studies of cases and/or doctrines from one specified nation or several nations. At least two different definitions were chosen in each category, that way the author could compare the definitions within a category to see if they are consistent with each other. By identifying differences and similarities the authors intent was also to find what traits links the three different categories in order to be able to develop a more uniform definition of the concept special operation. The analysis has shown that there are many differences between categories as well as within categories and therefore the conclusion is indecisive – the author has not been able to establish if or not the there is a connection between how the concept is defined and a category. However, those similarities found in every category has been used to make a suggestion to a more uniform definition of special operations: Special operations are of an unorthodox nature. The purpose of these operations are to solve significant political and military problems. Missions can include time limited attacks aiming to destroy, seize, recover or exploit chosen objects. Special operations are conducted by special forces.

Harry Potter-serien har kommit att bli en väldigt populär serie både hos barn och vuxna över hela världen. I både böckernas originalform och de adapterade filmerna har människor förälskat sig i berättelserna om Harry Potter och hans magiska värld. Det har gjorts flertalet studier om Harry Potter, där olika perspektiv behandlas utefter böckerna och/eller filmerna. I denna studie är syftet att jämföra den tredje boken respektive filmen i serien, Harry Potter och fången från Azkaban (2001; 2004), för att se vilka likheter och skillnader som finns mellan boken och den adapterade filmen.Studien tar hjälp av två analysmetoder: narrativanalys och komparativ analys. Med hjälp av dessa analysmetoder har en resumé skrivits som behandlar både boken och filmen i sin helhet. Analysmetoderna har även använts till att redogöra för och jämföra bokens respektive filmens uppbyggnad och genre, men också tre av de viktigare karaktärerna i de olika medierna.Analysen visar att karaktärernas viktigare egenskaper inte påverkas i adaptionen, detsamma gäller för berättelsens handling och genre. Vissa händelser och egenskaper som finns med i boken finns inte med i den adapterade filmen, vilket kan förklaras av att filmskaparna var tvungna att göra flera val i produceringen av filmen för att behålla kärnan i berättelsen.Uppbyggnaden påverkas i adaptionen genom att de olika medierna för berättelsen vidare genom skilda sätt, men berättelsens kärna hålls intakt. I undervisningssyfte går det att dra slutsatsen att denna berättelse, både som bok och film, går att arbeta med i undervisningen i årskurs 1-3.

This essay examines how J.K Rowling´s tendency to draw on intertextuality creates a relegation of female characters in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2014). By examining the link between intertextuality and the creation and portrayal of certain female characters in the most selling book series in history, Harry Potter, it is clarified how the use of intertextuality relegates female characters to retrogressive social constructs of gender. The three characters studied in this essay are Fleur Delacour, Molly Weasley and Petunia Dursley. The approach used is mythological criticism, an approach focused on the search for universality in a multitude of modern and historical texts. The main concepts used in this essay are the archetypal woman, postmodernity, gender performativity, myth, and intertextuality. Judith Butler´s concept of gender performativity is combined with Graham Allen’s definitions of intertextuality and postmodernity to understand how and why female characters in Harry Potter are relegated. Evidence has been collected from published journals, books, and encyclopedias. This essay explains how relegation is caused by shining light upon the link between character creation and the myths that the character builds upon. J.K Rowling has used archetypical female roles, such as the siren, the wicked stepmother or the mother, when creating her characters, thus relegating them to past beliefs of femininity, such as the woman as being exotic and dangerous. By examining both myth and postmodern texts such as Harry Potter one can gain a deeper understanding on how intertextuality can cause a postmodernist text to reflect past notions of femininity that would be viewed as retrogressive in a postmodern and postcolonial society.

This diploma thesis deals with optimization models of financial risks. The first part, which is devoted to the theoretical background, introduces the basic concepts of optimization, modern portfolio theory, fundamental and technical analysis and statistical background. The basic principles of operation of modern portfolio theory are presented. The methods for analysis and selection of assets called Growth at A Reasonable Price and portfolio optimization approach according to Harry Markowitz were used with selected methods. The practical part is focused on the data analysis, selection of assets and design of a portfolio optimization model according to selected conditions with an emphasis on minimizing investment risk. The used models examine the selected data and are solved using the MS Excel add-in Solver version.

ABSTRACT This paper contrasts J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series in the English original with its Swedish translation, by Lena Fries-Gedin. After an initial presentation of related research, some concepts such as implied narrator, implied reader, as well as intertextuality in translation and dual audience in children’s literature are explained. These concepts are applied to the two bodies of text to examine if they are identical in both the English and the Swedish versions. Some translational strategies are presented, and looking at examples from the texts it is discerned which strategies are being used. The Swedish translation’s use of formal ‘you’ to reflect the quality of inter-character relationships is discussed and examined, and the portrayal of sociolects in the original and translation are compared, concluding that the dialects are transformed into average spoken Swedish, and that adolescent speech is only partially transposed from the English original. There is also a comparison of differences in register, where the mentioned examples show that there is a loss of fluidity in style, and that the tone of the Swedish text is more dated than the English text. Some comparisons to other translations of Harry Potter are made, citing examples from other research, to view the Swedish translation in an international context. A brief comparison of the graphic design differences of layout is discussed, concluding that the Swedish design is likely more appealing to children.