Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2016-03-02T23:01:37Z No. of bitstreams: 1 JoseGedsonFernandesDaSilva_DISSERT.pdf: 27021892 bytes, checksum: 7b5f5e3fe5ef57651e7226b69f4eea85 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-03-04T21:31:17Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 JoseGedsonFernandesDaSilva_DISSERT.pdf: 27021892 bytes, checksum: 7b5f5e3fe5ef57651e7226b69f4eea85 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-04T21:31:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JoseGedsonFernandesDaSilva_DISSERT.pdf: 27021892 bytes, checksum: 7b5f5e3fe5ef57651e7226b69f4eea85 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-07-25 / Petr?leo Brasileiro S.A. - PETROBRAS / A an?lise estratigr?fica de subsuperf?cie de estratos devonianos da Bacia do Rio do Peixe, rec?m-datados por palinologia, resultou na classifica??o de duas novas unidades litoestratigr?ficas reunidas no Grupo Santa Helena. A Forma??o Pil?es (unidade inferior), na qual predominam pelitos escuros e arenitos m?dios a muito finos, associados a conglomerados e brechas. A Forma??o Triunfo (unidade superior) composta por arenitos cinza-esbranqui?ados, grossos a conglomer?ticos, caul?nicos, com estratifica??es cruzadas, conglomerados, pelitos e arenitos finos intercalados. Estas unidades foram caracterizadas com o apoio de testemunhos, amostras laterais e de calha, perfis geof?sicos convencionais e de imagem, de tr?s po?os perfurados pela PETROBRAS, e s?smica 3D. Na Forma??o Pil?es predominam f?cies prodeltaicas, com f?cies de t?lus e debritos subaquosos e de lobos turbid?ticos arenosos intercalados, na parte distal de sistemas de leques deltaicos e f?cies de barras do sistema fluviodeltaico entrela?ado (braided) da Forma??o Triunfo. O Grupo Santa Helena corresponde ? tectonossequ?ncia devoniana inferior, cuja espessura m?xima conhecida ? de 343 metros (is?cora) no po?o 1-PIL-1-PB (Pil?es n?1), depositada durante um ciclo transgressivo-regressivo em um graben, com eixo deposicional controlado por um segmento NO-SE da Zona de Cisalhamento Patos. O limite inferior desta tectonossequ?ncia ? n?o-conforme e o superior ? discordante com a tectonossequ?ncia cret?cea inferior (Grupo Rio do Peixe), com um hiato de aproximadamente 265 milh?es de anos. Ignimbritos e brechas coignimbr?ticas (brecha vulc?nica Po?o da Jurema), relacionadas a um evento vulc?nico pirocl?stico ainda desconhecido, foram reconhecidas na margem norte do Semigraben de Sousa. H? evid?ncia, a partir de dados de subsuperf?cie, de que este evento ? contempor?neo ao preeenchimento do graben devoniano. Os resultados deste estudo indicam que a evolu??o tectonovulcanossedimentar da bacia ? poli-hist?rica. Esta atualiza??o litoestratigr?fica abre novas perspectivas de pesquisas geol?gicas na Bacia do Rio do Peixe e em outras bacias interiores do Nordeste do Brasil. Os resultados da pesquisa tamb?m contribuem para o melhor conhecimento da evolu??o da Prov?ncia Borborema e da paleogeografia do Gonduana ocidental durante o Eodevoniano. / Subsurface stratigraphic analysis of Devonian strata from the Rio do Peixe Basin, newly recognized by palynological studies, has resulted in the identification of two new lithostratigraphic units assembled in the Santa Helena Group. The Pil?es Formation, the lower unit, is composed mainly of dark mudstones and medium-tovery fine-grained sandstones, with minor conglomerates and breccias. The Triunfo Formation, the upper unit, comprises whitish grey, kaolinitic, coarse-grained to conglomeratic, cross stratified sandstones and conglomerates, with interbedded mudstones and fine-grained sandstones. These units were characterized using cores, sidewall and cuttings samples, conventional logs and image log, from three wells drilled by PETROBRAS, and 3D seismic data. The Pil?es Formation is interpreted as prodeltaic facies, with lesser associated subaqueous talus, debrite and sandy turbidite lobe facies, distal part of fandelta and braided fluviodeltaic facies of Triunfo Formation. The Santa Helena Group corresponds to the Lower Devonian tectono-sequence deposited in a NW-SE-trending graben during a transgressiveregressive cycle. With 343 meters of thickness (isochore) in well 1-PIL-1-PB (Pil?es 1), this sequence has a non-conformity at the lower boundary and its upper boundary is an unconformity with the Lower Cretaceous tectono-sequence (Rio do Peixe Group), that represents a hiatus of about 265 million years. Ignimbrites and coignimbrite breccias (Po?o da Jurema volcanic breccia), related to an unknown pyroclastic volcanic event, were recognized at the northern margin of the Sousa halfgraben. Evidence from well data suggests that this event is coeval with the Devonian graben filling. The present study indicates a polyhistorical tectono-volcanosedimentary evolution of the basin. This lithostratigraphic update brings new perspectives for geological research in the Rio do Peixe Basin, as well as in other inland basins of the Northeastern of Brazil. The results of the research also contribute to the kwnoledge of the Borborema Province and western Gondwana paleogeography during the Early Devonian.

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / The results of the multivariate analyses suggest that most of the variation in the composition of the samples was of an intra-sample nature, illustrating large scale patchiness in foraminiferal distribution. There were, however, definite differences between communities around Robben Island and in St Helena Bay, and least variation was found between the control and pipeline sites, and between the stations of each site. When the trace metal concentrations and the percentage nitrogen increased, the richness, diversity and abundance of foraminifera tended to decrease. Sediment grain size positively affected abundance but negatively affected diversity and richness. In both areas mean grain size did not, however, appear to play a very large role in influencing diversity. Cadmium, copper, chromium, the percentage nitrogen and the mean grain size were identified as the most important variables influencing the community structure by the BIOENV BEST routine in PRIMER. The trace metals and percentage nitrogen only had negative effects on the diversity and abundance as well as on the abundance of the dominant genera, whereas the mean grain size had variable effects. / South Africa

Ceramic Sculpture in Prague Interwar Architecture This thesis project from the field of art history is dedicated to the use of ceramic sculpture in the architecture of the first Czechoslovak Republic. It puts an emphasis on so called "national style", which is defined theoretically in the first place and then explained in the context of the artistic development in Czechoslovakia and, more generally, the international art deco current. Separate chapters describe the role of Czech art schools and the significant personality and work of Helena Johnová. The scope of the research is limited to the monuments located in Prague, but it also takes into account important commissions situated outside the city, as well. A catalogue of ceramic sculpture associated with the Prague architecture of the concerned period forms part of the study. Keywords National Style, Ceramic Sculpture, Czechoslovakia, First Czechoslovak Republic, Helena Johnová, Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague Počet znaků (včetně mezer): 128 268

My essay is called “Alive but Insignificant: An Analysis of Cosmic Horror in H.P. Lovecraft’s Writing”. Howard Phillips Lovecraft has written many short stories surrounding the idea of “cosmic horror”. In this essay I seek to investigate how this cosmic horror works and what connections it has to occultism by analyzing six of his short stories: The Call of Cthulhu, The Colour Out of Space, The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath, The Haunter of The Dark, The Nameless City and Nyarlathotep. In the essay I use sources that show Lovecraft’s biography and letters to build an idea of how he might have been thinking when writing and in the theory segment I bring up the sublime to show what “cosmic horror” means when analyzing Lovecraft. I analyze the stories based on three categories: The Fear of Cosmos, The Fear of The Occult and The Fear of The Abyss.   In the second to last segment called discussion I got through everything that I have found through my analysis: Within The Fear of Cosmos, I analyze The Colour Out of Space, Nyarlathotep and The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath to find that the fear comes from the idea that there is a force somewhere out in space that can destroy humanity on a whim and humans have no way of stopping it. Within The Fear of The Occult, I analyze the Cthulhucult in The Call of Cthulhu by bringing up Lovecraft’s connections to occultism and potential connections to Helena Blavatsky. To enforce the connection between Lovecraft and Blavatsky I use a quote from Haunter of The Dark that presents a book that Blavatsky has ties to. There I find that the fear comes from the idea that a malevolent monster is whispering in the ears of people, encouraging them to commit horrific acts and to abandon their humanity in its name. In The Fear of The Abyss, I analyze The Nameless City and The Call of Cthulhu to find that the fear comes from the idea that there is a powerful and horrifying monster sleeping somewhere under the earth and the ocean, waiting for the right time to awaken and come out of hiding, all while humanity is unaware of it.   In the very last segment I go through some comments regarding the essay, where I share my biggest problems with Lovecraft and why certain parts of the essay was cut out.

[pt] A dissertação recorta o período inicial da trajetória artística e afetiva da atriz Helena Ignez, desde sua infância e juventude, na primeira metade do século XX em Salvador, até o início dos anos 70, no Rio de Janeiro, com foco na personagem Angela Carne e Osso, protagonista do filme A Mulher de Todos (1969). Adota narrativa estruturada por microplatôs que se entrecruzam e são conduzidos pela voz da atriz em primeira pessoa, mesclada à ambientação histórica e à reflexão teórica, centrada nos conceitos de máquina de guerra e de hipersensibilidade dos corpos. Nessa construção múltipla e multifacetada observam-se marcas identitárias difusas, em que aspectos dos agenciamentos de sua vida e de sua personagem apontam para o nosso desejo de diálogo com a contemporaneidade. Passando por sua formação na Escola de Teatro da Universidade Federal da Bahia, a relação artística e afetiva com o cineasta Glauber Rocha, a sua atividade como atriz profissional, em teatro e cinema, e o seu acoplamento com o diretor Rogério Sganzerla, a partir das filmagens de O Bandido da Luz Vermelha (1968) o trabalho fecha seu enquadramento no filme A Mulher de Todos, experimento cinematográfico considerado até hoje ímpar, pelo ineditismo na representação de um feminino desviante. Como efeito desse filme a dissertação toca nos sete longas-metragens protagonizados pela atriz, logo após, e sob influência de A Mulher de Todos, em agenciamento com os diretores Rogério Sganzerla e Júlio Bressane, na produtora fictícia Belair (1970). / [en] The dissertation portrays the initial period of the artistic and emotional trajectory of actress Helena Ignez, from her childhood and youth, in the first half of the 20th century in Salvador, until the start of the 1970s in Rio de Janeiro, focusing on the character Angela Carne e Osso [Angela Flesh and Bone], the protagonist of the movie the A Mulher de Todos [Everyone s Woman] (1969). It adopts a narrative structured by micro-plateaux which interlace and are driven by the actress s voice in the first person, merged with the historical setting and theoretical reflection, centered on the concepts of war machine and body hypersensitivity. In this multiple and multifaceted construction, diffuse identity marks are seen, where life and character agencying aspects point to our desire for dialogue with contemporaneity. Going through her training at the drama school of the Federal University of Bahia, the artistic and emotional relationship with filmmaker Glauber Rocha, her activity as a professional actress in theater and movies, and her connection with the director Rogério Sganzerla, during the filming of O Bandido da Luz Vermelha [Red Light Bandit] (1968), the work ends with her role in the movie A Mulher de Todos, a cinematic experiment considered unique even today for its innovation in representing a deviant female. As an effect of this film, the dissertation touches on the seven feature films in which the actress played the leading role, shortly after and under the influence of A Mulher de Todos, in collaboration with Rogério Sganzerla and Júlio Bressane, in the fictional production company Belair (1970).

The Secret Doctrine is the magnum opus of H.P. Blavatsky and one of the foundation texts of the Theosophical Society. It represents her attempt to appropriate authority in a wide variety of fields, including, science, religion, and philosophy. This study examines H.P. Blavatsky’s engagement with Ancient Egypt in relation to two specific themes, the constitution of the individual and the afterlife, as they are portrayed in this work. It locates Theosophy in its historical context, the late nineteenth century, in relation to various fields of knowledge. It reviews the sources that H.P. Blavatsky drew on in her work and discusses the various interpretive techniques she employed to insert Theosophical content into various world religions. Finally, it contrasts the Theosophical presentation of Ancient Egypt in The Secret Doctrine with that of mainstream modern Egyptology. The fundamental disconnect which is revealed highlights the challenges that the Theosophical perspective faces. / Religious Studies & Arabic / M. A. (Religious Studies)

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T19:59:05Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Moises Raimundo de Souza.pdf: 333379 bytes, checksum: c487cb3ea1412e0f4bb5d33c6ec30ebe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-10-23 / Secretaria da Educação do Estado de São Paulo / This research aims to study the female character from the famous Brazilian writer Machado de Assis and his point of view at love relationship at the end of XIX century. It is from the analyses of two work of Machado de Assis, first period they are called Helena e Iaiá Garcia. We will try to analyze in addition to the main characters mentioned also the character Stela, from Iaiá Garcia. It will be like watching the characters not less important to the plot with their reaction and point of views related to the marriage and the women situation at this time. We tend to discuss from the behavior of these characters the treatment given by Machado de Assis (the writer) to the woman in the romantic and realist periods in the Brazilian literature. We want to analyze from this writer, Machado de Assis because he took part in these two periods. Thus searching for mutations happened to the aesthetic in the work of Machado de Assis, trying to discover him. Yet how he got so famous from simple romantic romances at this time, he wrote famous best sellers called Mémoria Postumas de Brás Cubas and Dom Casmurro. We will search for the characteristic and the signs of these changes which could have started with Iaiá Garcia. For this we will compare Iaiá Garcia with Helena the ones that we consider a work predominantly romantic. Thus we will try to catch these modifications and take the transition moment. We consider the following characteristics of Machado de Assis as typical from second period: The dissimulation of his characters, the ambiguity, the irony, the blue moody, the pessimism, the boredom and the incredulity between life and human being. We will search these indicators the ones that by chance can be found in Iaiá Garcia. We will also try to confirm the predominance of Helena romantic characteristics to affirm that Iaiá Garcia can already be considered a romance with realist tendencies. It is next to the second period of Machado de Assis while Helena still being a typical romantic romance / Esta pesquisa tem por objetivo estudar a personagem feminina machadiana e sua postura em face à relação amorosa, no final do século XIX, partindo da análise de duas obras da primeira fase de Machado de Assis, Helena e Iaiá Garcia. Procuraremos analisar, além das protagonistas dos romances citados, também a personagem Estela, de Iaiá Garcia, assim como, observar o comportamento de outras personagens não menos importantes à trama, com suas reações e posturas em relação ao casamento e a situação da mulher naquela época. Nossa intenção é abordar por meio das atitudes dessas personagens, o tratamento dado pelo narrador à mulher nas épocas romântica e realista da literatura brasileira, partindo da análise de um escritor que fez parte desses dois períodos, Machado de Assis. Desse modo, buscando as mutações ocorridas na estética machadiana, procurando descobrir como ele, de um escritor de romances românticos, tão comum naquela época, chegou ao Machado de Assis de Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas e Dom Casmurro. Buscaremos as características, os sinais dessa mudança, que já pode ter começado em Iaiá Garcia. Para isso compararemos Iaiá Garcia com Helena, que consideramos uma obra predominantemente romântica, para assim, tentarmos flagrar essas modificações e captarmos o momento da transição. Consideramos as seguintes características de Machado de Assis, como típicas da segunda fase: a dissimulação de suas personagens, a ambigüidade, a ironia, o humor negro, o pessimismo, o tédio e a descrença em relação à vida e ao ser humano e ainda outras que não poderão ser citadas devido a objetividade desse resumo. Portanto, rastrearemos esses indicadores, que por ventura possam surgir em Iaiá Garcia, e procuraremos confirmar a predominância das características românticas de Helena, para podermos afirmar que Iaiá Garcia já pode ser considerado um romance com fortes tendências realistas, bem próximas das obras da segunda fase machadiana, enquanto Helena, continua a ser um típico romance romântico

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T19:35:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Retido.pdf: 19733 bytes, checksum: 6aad255badc436a06364517de2344ab6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-28 / Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos / In this study we analyze Helena Antipoff s trajectory in order to understand her participation, as well as that of institutions created by her, in the construction of Special Education in Brazil. We investigate everything from the first specialized educational establishments to the creation of the National Center for Special Education (CENESP) in 1973, and present the context in which Antipoff s ideas and practices were introduced in the national scenario, as well as the conditions that led to their continuation. This is a research based on documentary sources where we deal with Special Education, taking as reference both education in general and the different historical contexts in Brazil, with their social, political and economic particularities. To start with, we present the trajectory of the Russian psychologist and educator Helena Antipoff, highlighting the theoretical and methodological principles of her education and what brought her to Brazil in 1929. In the second chapter, we deal with the history of Brazilian Special Education, where we present the first institutions created; the influence of the movements of the New School and Mental Hygiene in the configuration of demands for special education; and also, the main actions directed to "exceptional" children in the first four decades of the twentieth century. In the third chapter, we relate Antipoff s actions in Minas Gerais with the Brazilian historical context in the 1930s and 1940s and assess the motivations that led the educator to create institutions that met the needs of "exceptional" children. In the fourth chapter, we investigate the factors that led Helena Antipoff to go to the National Child Department in the Federal District in 1945; her performance in that department; and the creation of the Pestalozzi Societies of Brazil (1945) and of the State of Rio de Janeiro (1948). In Chapter V, we analyze the issues of the proceedings Seminars on Exceptional Children, coordinated by the Pestalozzi Societies (1951, 1952, 1953, 1955), in order to understand the spread of the educator s ideas throughout the country. In the last chapter, we focus on the initiatives by the federal government in the 1960s and early 1970s related to Special Education in order to identify the impact of Helena Antipoff s propositions in that respect. We conclude that the actions taken by her in Brazil with the creation of the Pestalozzi Societies in the several States (1932 - MG, 1945 - DF, 1948 - RJ; 1952 - SP 1954 - BA, 1955 - GO), were crucial in bringing about the problematics of education of "exceptional" children. These institutions acted by informing the public about the types of "abnormalities" and their possible care, by training specialists in the field, and also by claiming public funds to finance programs pertaining to the area. This process culminated in the four proceedings Seminars on Exceptional Childhood, whose developments influenced the federal government to establish: (a) The National Campaigns of Education, introducing the theme of education of "exceptional" children; (b) the inclusion of Special Education in the Guidelines and Bases of National Education Law (no. 4024/61); and (c) the institutionalization of the National Week of Exceptional People (1964). This scenario depicts a concrete demand for the institutionalization of Special Education at the national level, which was not materialized in an autonomous way for Education in Brazil until the early 1970s. It was only in the wake of the implementation of Law number 5692/71, whose goal was the universalization of education, in general, from 7 to 14 years of age, that Special Education was included in the Sectorial Plan of Education (1972-1974), through Priority Project number 35. This project was developed under the influence of what was being done in the field of Special Education in Brazil, mainly by the Pestalozzi Societies, but also received significant influence from the MEC-USAID agreements and determinations by the UN for this sector. It was in order to run this project that CENESP was created. / Neste estudo, analisamos a trajetória de Helena Antipoff, visando compreender sua participação, bem como de instituições criadas por ela, na constituição da Educação Especial no país. Investigamos desde os primeiros estabelecimentos educacionais especializados até a criação do Centro Nacional de Educação Especial (CENESP), em 1973, apresentando o contexto em que as idéias e práticas de Antipoff foram introduzidas no cenário nacional e os condicionantes que permitiram a permanência das mesmas. Trata-se de uma pesquisa fundamentada em fontes documentais, na qual lidamos com a Educação Especial, tomando como referência a Educação em geral e os diferentes contextos históricos, com suas particularidades sociais, políticas e econômicas no Brasil. Inicialmente, apresentamos a trajetória da psicóloga e pedagoga russa Helena Antipoff, destacando os princípios teóricometodológicos da sua formação e as motivações para sua vinda para o país, em 1929. No segundo capítulo, tratamos da história da Educação Especial brasileira, apresentando suas primeiras instituições, a influência dos movimentos da Escola Nova e da Higiene Mental na configuração das demandas pela educação especializada e, ainda, as principais ações direcionadas aos excepcionais nas primeiras quatro décadas do século XX. No terceiro capítulo, relacionamos as ações de Antipoff em Minas Gerais com o contexto histórico brasileiro das décadas de 1930 e 1940 e avaliamos as motivações que levaram a educadora a criar instituições para atender aos excepcionais . No quarto capítulo, investigamos os elementos que condicionaram a ida de Helena Antipoff para o Departamento Nacional da Criança, no Distrito Federal, a partir de 1945, a sua atuação nesse departamento e a criação das Sociedades Pestalozzi do Brasil (1945) e do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (1948). No capítulo V, analisamos as edições dos Seminários sobre a Infância Excepcional, coordenados pelas Sociedades Pestalozzi (1951, 1952, 1953, 1955), para compreender a disseminação das idéias da educadora no país. No último capítulo, verificamos as iniciativas do poder público federal na década de 1960 e começo dos anos de 1970, no que se referiu à Educação Especial, com o intuito de identificar o grau de influência das proposições de Helena Antipoff nesse âmbito. Concluímos que as ações empreendidas por ela no Brasil, com a criação das Sociedades Pestalozzi (1932 MG; 1945 DF; 1948 RJ; 1952 SP; 1954 BA; 1955 GO), foram fundamentais para fazer emergir a problemática da educação dos excepcionais . Essas instituições atuaram no sentido de informar a população sobre os tipos de anormalidade e as possibilidades de atendimento, formar profissionais especializados e, ainda, reivindicar recursos públicos para financiar programas concernentes ao campo. Esse processo culminou na realização dos quatro Seminários sobre a Infância Excepcional, cujos desdobramentos influenciaram o governo federal, que estabeleceu: - as Campanhas Nacionais de Educação, introduzindo a temática da educação dos excepcionais ; - a inclusão da Educação Especial na Lei de Diretrizes e Bases da Educação Nacional (Lei _ 4024/61); - a instituição da Semana Nacional do Excepcional (1964). Esse quadro retrata a demanda concreta pela institucionalização da Educação Especial, em nível nacional, o que não se concretizou, de maneira autônoma à Educação brasileira, até o início da década de 1970. Foi somente no bojo da implementação da Lei _ 5692/71, cuja meta era a universalização do ensino, em geral, de 7 a 14 anos, que a Educação Especial foi incluída no Plano Setorial de Educação (1972-1974), por meio do Projeto Prioritário _ 35. Tal projeto foi elaborado sob a influência do que vinha sendo realizado no campo da Educação do Especial no Brasil, principalmente pelas Sociedades Pestalozzi, mas recebeu significativa influência dos acordos MEC-USAID e das determinações da ONU para o setor. Foi para executar esse projeto que se criou CENESP.

The Secret Doctrine is the magnum opus of H.P. Blavatsky and one of the foundation texts of the Theosophical Society. It represents her attempt to appropriate authority in a wide variety of fields, including, science, religion, and philosophy. This study examines H.P. Blavatsky’s engagement with Ancient Egypt in relation to two specific themes, the constitution of the individual and the afterlife, as they are portrayed in this work. It locates Theosophy in its historical context, the late nineteenth century, in relation to various fields of knowledge. It reviews the sources that H.P. Blavatsky drew on in her work and discusses the various interpretive techniques she employed to insert Theosophical content into various world religions. Finally, it contrasts the Theosophical presentation of Ancient Egypt in The Secret Doctrine with that of mainstream modern Egyptology. The fundamental disconnect which is revealed highlights the challenges that the Theosophical perspective faces. / Religious Studies and Arabic / M. A. (Religious Studies)

This study performs a critical analysis of the representation of Afrikaner and British masculinity in the first season of the South African War (1899-1902) television series Arende (1989-1993). The study first identifies key concepts in both western identity and masculinity and then moves on to build an historical theoretical base from which season one is analysed. This theoretical base is created through the assimilation of historical sources dealing with masculinity and masculine events from both the Afrikaners and the British. In order to provide a suitable foundation for the investigation into masculinity, the study first briefly explores the concept of identity and how it manifests in both the Afrikaner and British society represented in the first season of Arende. This was done by using a psychological model designed by Roy F Baumeister (1986) which involves both individual and societal identity. Identity as a social construct is also investigated, and the question why identity matters in society is discussed Arguments for a structuralist semiotic approach to identity in a particular society are presented. In dealing with the overview of dominant western masculinity a number of key terms were identified and discussed. These include patriarchy, the female body and masculine control, social labelling, gender order and ‘women watching,’ the family unit, division of labour and public and private space, hegemonic masculinity and the male hero. After this overview, the study conducted an assimilation exercise into historic Afrikaner and British masculinity during the time before and after the South African War. This discussion centres on a number of points dealing with both societies, namely the model male, male military tradition, masculine rebels/outcasts and other masculine issues, and male relations with women. The final part of this study involves the analysis of the masculine theory, generated in the previous chapter, on the Arende text. This was done by selecting six characters from each of the two societies in season one and describing how they represent themselves in a masculine manner (or not). / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / gm2014 / Visual Arts / unrestricted