Thesis (doctoral)--Universität, Düsseldorf, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2004. / Supervisor: Helena Woodard. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio University, November, 2006. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2006. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 313-332). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

Women are subject to a number of societal recommendations about what it means to be an 'ideal' woman. These recommendations take the form of social scripts, constructing an idea of ideal femininity, which women must perform in order to be socially accepted and successful. 'Emphasized femininity', a white, Western, script of femininity is dominant and has been critiqued by feminists, social theorists, and individual women for the limits that it places on women's behaviour. As a result a number of alternative scripts of femininity have arisen. These scripts can provide alternatives to restrictive understandings of female sexuality and beauty - they can serve to challenge 'appropriate' feminine behaviour and hence allow women to live more freely. Raunch femininity is a contemporary alternative that uses sexually explicit public performance, and encourages specific body and dress norms, in an attempt to challenge the norms of emphasized femininity. This thesis looks at raunch femininity, specifically its norms of sexuality and beauty, in the hopes of understanding what the effects of such a script are on women's behaviour. Theoretical understandings and explanations of women's lives are often contradicted by reports that women provide of their lived experiences. For this reason, this thesis investigates the lived experiences of women who self-identify as subscribers to this script in order to assess to what extent superficial expressions of freedom have deeper effects on women's freedom. The tension between theory and empirical reports is evident. However, in many cases, the reports of research participants reveal that the script of raunch femininity, like other scripts of feminine behaviour, has its own limits that women must abide with in order to be accepted. This thesis argues that these limits outweigh the benefits of this script. / KMBT_363 / Adobe Acrobat 9.54 Paper Capture Plug-in

Orientador: Cláudio Bertolli Filho / Banca: Maria Elisa Caputo Ferreira / Banca: Ana Maria Caldeira / Banca: Fernando Bastos / Banca: Anderson Ferrari / Resumo: Esta pesquisa pretende compreendercomo a noção de corpo é compartilhada entre alunos de 15a 18 anos de uma escola pública da cidade de Juiz de Fora, buscando perceber quais as representações estão presentes entre eles e qual o papel que a escola exerce nessa constituição. Analisamos se a juventude indica um deslocamento das características do mundo moderno para um mundo contemporâneo, onde o corpo ganha sentidos e constitui uma ética da estética. O estudo se sustenta nas fundamentações de Mitchel Maffesoli, que se utiliza da sociologia da compreensiva e se refere à noção de socialidade, onde emerge na atualidade um sentimento de comunidade marcado, predominantemente, pelo corpo coletivo sobre o individual, coexistindo emoção com razão e que torna mais próxima as experiências compartilhadas e vividas em comum, criando um ambiente de solidariedade que permite um "estar juntos". Como instrumento metodológico, foi utilizado a técnica de grupo focal com a participação de 11 alunos, realizado em quatro blocos de questões, lançadas para discussão. Todos os encontros foram filmados, transcritos e analisados. Concluímos que em nosso destino cíclico, a juventude contemporânea vem transformando seu modo de ver e compreender o mundo que difere dos tempos modernos. O corpo está em evidência, o que faz com que o jovem se desloque de um tempo onde a racionalidade predominou no modo de agir com o retorno do dionisíaco, em substituição a um tempo prometeico. Confirmamos o retorno de um corpo coletivo, iniciando outro paradigma que se sustenta no estético, onde o belo, o comprazer da aparência, o jogo das formas, faz o reconhecimento da estética, no sentido da emoção comum, em que o "estar juntos" predomina no imaginário da juventude, tendo em seu pensar o mundo com ênfase na vida, não tem a... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: This research aims to understand how the body notion is shared among 15 to 18 year-old students at a public shool in the city of Juiz de Fora, trying to perceive which representations are present among them and what role the school plays in this constitution. We have analyzed whether the youth indicates a shift of the characteristics of the modern world to a contemporary world, where the body wins senses and constitutes and ethics of aesthetics. The study is based on the foundations of Michel Maffesoli, which uses the comprehensive sociology and refers to the notion of sociality, and refers to the notion of sociality, in which, nowadays, it emerge a feeling of community market predominantly by the collective body on the individual one, coexisting emotion and reason and making closer the experiences which have been shared and lived in common, creating an environment of solidarity that allows people "being together". As a methodological tool, it has been used the focus groups technique involving 11 students, conducted in four blocks of questions, posted for discussion. All meetings were videotaped, transcribed and analyzed. We have concluded that in our cyclical destination, the contemporary youth has been transforming its way of seeing and understanding the world that differs from modern times. The body is in evidence, which causes the young people to move from a place where rationality prevailed in the way of acting in the way of acting in the world that is running out, going to a transition where emotion prevails with the Dionysian return, in substitution to a Promethean time. We have confirmed the return of a collective body, starting another paradigm that is based on aesthetic, in which beauty, the good pleasure of looking up, the game of forms, makes the recognition of aesthetics, in the sense of common... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Esta dissertação analisa os discursos sobre saúde e os investimentos nos corpos das mulheres em uma revista feminina, considerando que somos subjetivados por determinadas ideias acerca da saúde que circulam nos discursos que nos atravessam. Tal processo de subjetivação acontece de diferentes maneiras, sendo a mídia uma das mais importantes. O estudo é de natureza qualitativa, tendo como base os Estudos Culturais, em sua versão pós-estruturalista. As análises são apoiadas em ferramentas sugeridas pelo filósofo Michel Foucault, como discurso e poder, bem como seus deslocamentos, governo e biopoder. Constituíram o corpus da pesquisa 23 exemplares da revista argentina Para Ti, datados de 2 de janeiro até 25 de junho de 1940. Organizo as análises em dois marcadores, que indicam traços distintivos, sinalizadores de determinados sentidos nas análises. No primeiro deles, intitulado “mulher: a responsável pela saúde da família”, destaco os diferentes artifícios que posicionam as mulheres como responsáveis pela saúde da família. No segundo marcador, “imperativo da saúde: governo da vida e do corpo”, mostro maneiras como as leitoras vão sendo subjetivadas para que mantenham a sua saúde e de seus familiares. Ao conduzir suas condutas em diferentes esferas da vida, a Revista vai governando as mulheres e suas famílias, tendo como objetivo o governo da população, onde todos e todas aprenderão a ser saudáveis. / The thesis analyzes the discourses about health and the investments in women’s bodies made by a women’s magazine, considering that we are rendered subjective by certain ideas about health which are part of the discourses that surround us. This process of subjectification is manifested in different ways, the media being one of the most important. The study is of qualitative nature, based on Cultural Studies, in their post-structuralist version. The analyses are supported by tools suggested by philosopher Michel Foucault, such as discourse and power, as well as their displacements, government and biopower. The research corpus is comprised of 23 copies of the Argentinean magazine Para Ti (For You), dated from January 2 to June 25, 1940. The analyses are organized by two markers, which indicate the distinctive traits that highlight certain meanings in the analyses. In the first one, entitled “woman: responsible for family health” the different artifices, which position women as the ones in charge of families’ health, are highlighted. In the second marker, “imperative for health: governing life and body” the ways in which female readers are subjectified to take care of their own health, and that their families’ as well, are presented. By steering their conduct in different areas of life, the Magazine governs women and their families, with the aim of governing the population in a way in which all will learn to be healthy. / La disertación analiza los discursos sobre la salud y las inversiones en los cuerpos de las mujeres de una revista femenina, teniendo en cuenta que nos constituimos como sujetos por determinadas ideas acerca de la salud que circulan en los discursos que nos atraviesan. Este proceso de subjetivación sucede de diferentes maneras y una de las más importantes son los medios masivos de comunicación. El estudio es de carácter cualitativo y tiene como base los Estudios Culturales en su versión post – estructuralista. Los análisis se sustentan en las herramientas sugeridas por el filósofo Michel Foucault, en tanto discurso y poder, así como también en sus desplazamientos: gobierno y biopoder. El corpus de la investigación lo constituyen veintrés ejemplares de la revista argentina Para Ti, publicados del 2 de enero hasta el 25 de junio de 1940. Los análisis se organizan en dos marcadores que indican los rasgos distintivos y determinan los sentidos del análisis. El primero de ellos, titulado “La mujer: la responsable de la salud de la familia”, destaca las diversas estrategias que posicionan a las mujeres como responsables de la salud de la familia. El segundo marcador, “Imperativo de la salud: gobierno de la vida y el cuerpo” muestra las maneras por las cuales las lectoras van siendo subjetivadas para que mantengan su salud y la de su entorno familiar. Al conducir sus conductas en diferentes esferas de la vida, la revista va direccionando a las mujeres y sus familias teniendo como objetivo el control de la población donde todos y todas aprenderán a ser saludables.

Este trabalho apresenta a medição e avaliação dos níveis de ruído e vibração que a tripulação de um navio, que transporta cargas perigosas na bacia do sul, está submetida e propor soluções para diminuir essa exposição. Levando em conta que a tripulação está exposta durante toda a viagem do navio a redução dos níveis de ruído e vibração é de suma importância para melhorar o conforto e a prevenção de moléstias e ou doenças decorrentes dessa exposição. Foram realizadas medições do nível de pressão sonora e aceleração nas três direções em camarotes e na praça de máquinas do navio em estudo. Foram comparadas com normas que regem os níveis de ruído e vibração adequados para embarcações marítimas. Através da análise do espectro de frequência e do espectro cruzado das medições realizadas foram definidos caminhos de propagação das ondas sonoras e vibratórias e identificadas as frequências que são transmitidas por eles. De posse desses dados são apresentadas propostas de soluções para a diminuição dos níveis de pressão sonora e vibração no navio. / This work presents the measurement and assessment a ships crew exposition to noise and vibration. The ship hauls hazardous cargo in the brazilian southern basin. Considering that the crew is exposed throughout the ship's journey reducing the levels of noise and vibration is critical for improved comfort and prevention of exposure aggravated diseases. Sound pressure levels and three dimensional acceleration measurements were performed on the studied vessel's cabins and engine room. The levels of noise and vibration were compared with standards suitable for marine vessels. Propagation paths of sound waves and vibration were defined by analyzing the frequency spectrum and cross spectrum of the measurements as well as their transmitted frequencies. Proposals for based on the data gathered of sound pressure level and vibration reduction are presented.

ix, 212 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / This dissertation discusses the political conceptualization and social practice of the body in early China through a close examination of the texts and documents produced from the Spring and Autumn period to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty. It demonstrates that, in addition to medical concerns, the body in early China was transformed into a political concept and a ritual subject that served indispensably in state construction and social control. It is divided into the following three chapters. Chapter one, "Physiognomy and the Body," examines the relationship between physiognomy and the body. Following a roughly chronological order, this chapter shows how physiognomy, a divination technique, read the body for political purposes. In addition to this, the chapter also discusses philosophical reactions to this political interpretation of the body by looking at criticisms in the works of Mengzi, Xunzi, Dong Zhongshu, Wang Chong and Wang Fu. Chapter two, "Politics and the Body," discusses the political theory and practice of the body in early China. It begins with a description of the metaphorical meanings of the body in early political discourse, focusing on their role in defining the competitive relationship between the ruler and the minister, as well as their significance in defending the political and ethical legitimacy of the state. The use of the body as an actual political tool forms the second consideration of this chapter. I demonstrate how the political symbolism of the body weighted significantly in Han China's foreign policy making. Chapter three, "Ritual and the Body," deals with the issue of ritualization of the body in early China. The chapter is organized in accordance with two issues concerning the body in early ritual theories: ritualizing the body and embodying the ritual. I show how ritual trains the body to be acceptable to the society and how the ritualized body facilitates the maintenance of a hierarchical social order. / Adviser: Stephen Durrant

Made available in DSpace on 2015-09-17T15:26:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2015-05-08. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2015-09-17T15:45:54Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000846536.pdf: 914787 bytes, checksum: 2805a660d32325cf118cd57c4b411109 (MD5) / Partindo do pressuposto que somos sujeitos corpos e entendendo que os docentes têm grandes influências no modo como os educandos desenvolver-se-ão, o objetivo dessa pesquisa é investigar a relação estabelecida entre as concepções dos professores sobre corpo, criança e Educação Infantil e suas próprias corporeidades. Para tanto, foram abordados aspectos relativos às concepções de corpo pautadas em diferentes perspectivas e autores como Michel Foucault, Rudolf Laban, Merleau-Ponty e Paulo Freire. Também foi brevemente retomada a história do corpo como construção sócio-histórica, bem como tecidas considerações relativas à infância, à criança e à Educação Infantil, de modo a publicizar o reconhecimento dessa etapa educacional e, dado o entendimento de suas especificidades, relacioná-la ao conceito da corporeidade. De modo a dar visibilidade e análise aos aspectos relativos à temática da pesquisa, foram entrevistadas três educadoras atuantes na etapa da Educação Infantil por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, sob os fundamentos da metodologia de abordagem qualitativa. A análise dos dados foi tecida no paralelo estabelecido entre as questões da pesquisa, os dados coletados, as inferências realizadas e as perspectivas teóricas adotadas. Foram elaborados blocos temáticos a partir dos objetivos delineados centrados em quatro pontos. São eles: Olhar sobre a concepção de criança e a finalidade da educação a elas destinada; Olhar sobre a concepção de corpo; Olhar sobre as práticas da educadora infantil no tocante ao lugar que atribui ao corpo a partir da concepção que tem dele; Olhar sobre o que as concepções e corporeidade revelam acerca dos modos de ser e estar no mundo e na escola. Os dados analisados indicam a relevância da reflexão docente, da tomada de consciência sobre os condicionantes histórico-sociais e da adoção de estratégias de ação no fazer docente para que profissionais da... / Assuming that we are subject bodies and understanding that teachers have great influences on how the students will develop, the goal of this research is to investigate the relation between teachers' conceptions of the body, children and childhood education and their own corporeality. Therefore, aspects regarding the concepts of body guided by different perspectives and authors, authors such as Michel Foucault, Rudolf Laban, Merleau-Ponty and Paulo Freire were approached. The story of the body as socio-historic construction was also briefly resumed, and some considerations related to childhood, child and early childhood education were elaborated, in order to publicize the recognition of this educational stage and, concerning the understanding of their specificities, relate it to the concept of embodiment. To give visibility and analysis to aspects related to the research themes, three educators that work in the stage of childhood education were interviewed through semi-structured interviews, under the foundations of qualitative methodology. The data analysis was constructed in the parallel established between the research questions, the collected data, the inferences made and the theoretical perspectives adopted. Thematic blocks were elaborated from the goals outlined centered on four points. They are: a look upon the conception of child and the purpose of the education destined to them; a look upon the conception of body, a look upon the practices of the childhood educator regarding the place that gives to the body from the understanding about it; a look upon what the concepts and corporeality reveal about the ways of being in the world and in the school. The analyzed data indicate the importance of the teaching reflection, awareness of the historical and social conditioning and the adoption of strategies of action in teaching so that the education professionals effectively take educational function, and based on this understanding, take ...