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Enjeux, symboliques et pratiques du don animalier au XIIIe siècle : perspectives conceptuelle, zoologique et historique
Faucons, fauves, ours blancs et éléphants

Le présent mémoire vise à étudier les pratiques, les enjeux et les modalités du don diplomatique animalier au XIIIe siècle, notamment sous le règne de Frédéric II, Henri III et Louis IX. Pour cela, on présente les concepts et les théories, sociologiques et anthropologiques, du don, particulièrement celles de Marcel Mauss. Ainsi outillé, on appréhende les particularités des cadeaux animaliers diplomatiques au XIIIe siècle. Ensuite, à l’aide d’une recherche sur les descriptions animalières des bestiaires et des encyclopédies médiévales, on montre la puissance symbolique et les particularités physiques et comportementales de la faune offerte. Enfin, à partir de la combinaison des deux premières parties, plusieurs modalités du don sont développées, parmi lesquelles les critères de choix et les préférences fauniques des rois, le contexte et les règles de la réalisation d’un présent et la circulation des animaux offerts. En outre, on souligne combien les bêtes et les oiseaux offerts ont eu une utilité. En effet, on voit que les rois ont mis en scène leurs animaux afin de s’approprier leur symbolique et d’exacerber leur prestige et leur grandeur, lors d’évènements spécifiques ou dans leurs ménageries. The main purpose of this text is to study the practices, the issues and the modalities of the animal diplomatic gift in the 13th century, especially during the reign of Frederick II, Henry III and Louis IX. The analysis is based on the presentation of the sociological and anthropological conceptualizations of the gift, particularly those of Marcel Mauss. They are used to understand the peculiarities of the animal diplomatic gift in the 13th century. Then, a research on animal descriptions of medieval bestiaries and encyclopedias is conducted to show the symbolic power and the physical and behavioral characteristics of the offered wildlife. Finally, several modalities of the donation are developed, such as the selection criteria and the wildlife preferences of the kings, the context and rules of the elaboration of a present and the movement of given animals. In addition, it is shown how the beasts and birds had a real use for the kings. Indeed, they staged their animals in order to appropriate their symbolism and show off their prestige and their greatness, at events or in the menageries.

Keyphrases: Dons, Diplomatie, Animaux, Ménagerie, Bestiaire, Encyclopédie, Marcel Mauss, Rois, Exotisme, Symbolisme, Prestige, Marcel Mauss, Prestige, Gifts, Diplomacy, Animals, Menagerie, Bestiary, Encyclopedia, Exoticism, Kings, Symbolism
Le modèle de la vierge consacrée au VIe siècle : l’exemple du De consolatoria castitatis laude d’Avit de Vienne

Au VIe siècle, dans le royaume des Burgondes, Avit de Vienne compose une lettre pour sa sœur, la moniale Fuscine. Cette œuvre consolatoire et élogieuse se nomme De consolatoria castitatis laude. Ce texte permet de comprendre la situation particulière dont bénéficie la virgo dans la société chrétienne tardo-antique.   Au niveau de son contenu, l’objectif de ce livre sert à montrer à la monacha que le choix virginal représente une forme d’échappatoire et de liberté. Il s’agit d’une réalité que ne connaît pas l’épouse. Les devoirs du mariage, les dangers de la maternité, les tracas du siècle, le veuvage, le deuil, tout cela est inconnu à la vierge parce qu’elle s’écarte des obligations terrestres. L’utilisation de la Bible et de plusieurs références patristiques constituent l’héritage des mentalités religieuses dont s’inspire Avit dans la construction d’un discours orienté sur la distinction socioreligieuse de la virgo. In the 6th century, in the kingdom of the Burgundians, Avitus of Vienne composes a letter for his sister, the nun Fuscina. This consoling and eulogistic artwork is called De consolatoria castitatis laude. This text generates in us an understanding of the particular context of the virgo in the Christian society of Late Antiquity. Regarding the text, the purpose of the book is to show to the monacha that the virginal choice represents a way of escape and freedom, a reality that the spouse is unaware of. The duties of marriage, the dangers of motherhood, the troubles of the century, the widowhood and the mourning are all unknown to the virgin because she excludes herself to worldly obligations. The use of the Bible and several patristic references shape the legacy of religious mentalities which inspires Avitus in making an oriented speech on the virgo’s socio-religious distinctness.

Keyphrases: Histoire des mentalités religieuses, Histoire des femmes, Virginité, Chasteté, Ascétisme, Monachisme féminin, Bible, Hagiographie, Idéologies patristiques, Tertullien, Ambroise de Milan, Jérôme, Avit de Vienne, Perfection chrétienne, Bible, Augustin, History of religious mentalities, Women’s history, Virginity, Chastity, Asceticism, Female monasticism, Christian perfection, Hagiography, Patristic ideologies, Tertullian, Ambrose of Milan, Jerome, Augustine, Avitus of Vienne
La criminalité soldatesque au Canada sous le Régime français

L’histoire militaire du Canada sous le Régime français s’est enrichie de plusieurs travaux sur les soldats depuis l’avènement de l’histoire sociale dans les années 60. Les historiens de la justice ont aussi étudié les soldats comme groupe social. Ces études – qui ne portent pas exclusivement sur les gens de guerre – ont été faites dans une perspective quantitative. Si les historiens ont étudié la vie des soldats sous divers facettes, aucun n’a ciblé la criminalité. C’est précisément ce que ce mémoire cherche à faire, en exploitant principalement les archives judiciaires. Et plus précisément, en analysant les procès criminels intentés contre des soldats. En outre, la jurisprudence d’Ancien Régime s’est avérée fort pertinente pour comprendre le contexte de la criminalité chez les gens de guerre. Les procès ont, quant à eux, permis de découvrir les formes diverses de cette criminalité et certains facteurs qui y contribuaient. Enfin, plusieurs procès, mais aussi la correspondance des autorités coloniales ont permis de découvrir que l’armée, plus qu’un appareil de guerre, jouait un rôle dans la réhabilitation de soldats aux mœurs délictueuses. Since the arrival of social history in the 1960s, the military history of Canada under the French Regime has been enriched by several studies of soldiers. Historians of justice have also investigated the rank and file as a social group. These studies – which were not exclusively devoted to soldiers – adopted a quantitative approach. Though historians have viewed various aspects of soldiers’ lives, none have singled out criminality. That is precisely what this thesis attempts to do, by exploiting principally the judicial archives. More precisely, it analyzes criminal trials involving soldiers, relying as well on Ancien Regime jurisprudence to help place soldiers’ criminality in perspective. The trials offer a view of the different forms of this criminality and of some of the contributing factors. Lastly, several trials in addition to the colonial correspondence show that the army, not just a war machine, also played role in the rehabilitation of soldiers inclined to criminal behavior.

Keyphrases: soldat, Nouvelle-France, criminalité, précarité, violence, indubordination, soldier, New France, criminality, insecurity
Interactive book-reading to improve inferencing abilities in kindergarten classrooms : a clinical project

Inferencing abilities are crucial to development of reading comprehension. However, few studies addressed those abilities in interventions promoting early literacy skills, especially in kindergartners. The aim of this study was to measure the efficacy of an interactive book-reading intervention targeting inferencing abilities, delivered by a school-based speech-language pathologist (SLP) in whole group kindergarten classes. Two hundred and forty-nine 5-year-old kindergartners from low socio-economic settings were quasi-randomly assigned to either one of the experimental groups (EG1 and EG2) or an active control group (CG). EG1 received a 7-week interactive book-reading intervention followed by a 7-week period where it was up to the teachers to implement aspects of the intervention in their teaching or not. EG2 received the 7-week interactive book-reading intervention only and the active control group received an initial workshop only. Three subtests targeting (1) causal inferences during book-reading, (2) causal inferences in a formal task, and (3) referential inferences in a formal task were performed at pre- and post-intervention assessments. There was a significant Time × Group interaction effect for the first subtest indicating an advantage for EG1 compared to CG over time. EG2 appeared as an intermediary group as its results were not different from EG1 and showing only a trend toward significance (p = 0.064) when compared to CG. There was no significant Time × Group interaction effect for the second subtest. A significant Time × Group interaction effect was present for the third subtest, EG1 and EG2 showing larger improvement than CG.

Keyphrases: Explicit teaching, Inference, Inferencing, Interactive book-reading, Kindergartners, Prevention, Shared book-reading, Tier 1 intervention
Slow and faster post-stroke walkers have a different trunk progression and braking impulse during gait

Background Braking forces absorbed by the leading paretic limb are greater than expected with regard to gait speed and not correlated with propulsive forces generated by the non-paretic limb in individuals with severe hemiparesis. Altered foot placement due to poor sensorimotor capacities may explain excessive braking forces.  Research question The main objective of this study was to determine whether paretic foot placement was related to paretic braking forces in post-stroke individuals with various self-selected walking speeds and motor deficits.  Methods In this cross-sectional study, 34 chronic hemiparetic post-stroke individuals, divided into slow (< 0.7 m/s, n = 17) and faster (n = 17) subgroups, walked at their self-selected speed. Kinematic and kinetic parameters were measured. Braking impulses, peak braking forces, step characteristics and clinical status were compared between groups and limbs, and their correlations were tested using Pearson (or Spearman) correlation tests.  Results On the paretic side, braking impulses and step length were similar between groups despite the slower walking speed in the slow group. Paretic peak braking forces and step length were correlated in both groups (r = 0.5). Paretic braking forces were correlated with walking speed, foot placement ahead of the pelvis, trunk progression (TP) from non-paretic initial contact to paretic initial contact, and better motor function of the paretic limb for the faster walkers (0.6 < r < 0.7), but not for the slow walkers. Among the slow walkers, reduced TP ahead of the paretic foot was correlated with a higher paretic impulse (r =  -0.6).  Significance Better motor function likely helped the faster walkers to decelerate their center of mass appropriately relative to their walking speed. In the slow hemiparetic walkers, TP ahead of the paretic foot was perturbed. Clinicians should therefore consider vasti and plantar flexor muscle tone and activity that likely restrict TP ahead of the paretic foot and increase braking forces.

Keyphrases: Braking forces, Foot placement, Step length, Walking speed, Stroke
Maternal depressive symptoms and children's academic performance : sex differences in the mediating role of school experiences

Background. Maternal depressive symptoms (MDSs) are negatively associated with children’s academic performance, with stronger effects sometimes reported in boys. However, few studies have tested the mechanisms of this association. We examined the mediating role of school engagement and peer victimization in this association and tested for sex differences. Methods. Participants were 1173 families from a population-based longitudinal Canadian study. MDSs were self-reported annually using the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (child’s age: 5 months to 5 years). Data on mediators (peer victimization, cognitive, behavioral, and emotional school engagement) were reported annually from ages 6–10 by multiple informants including children, parents, and teachers using items from validated scales. Mathematics, reading, and writing exam scores at age 12 were obtained from standardized exams administered by Québec’s Ministry of Education and Teaching. Structural equation modeling was used to test mediation by school experiences in boys and girls. Results. Exposure to MDSs was negatively associated with mathematics, reading, and writing scores in girls and with mathematics only in boys. Cognitive and behavioral engagement significantly mediated the association between MDSs and mathematics, reading, and writing scores in girls. There were no significant mediators for boys. Conclusions. Prevention and intervention strategies aiming to improve school engagement might be beneficial for daughters of mothers experiencing depressive symptoms. Further research is needed to replicate these findings and to identify the mechanisms explaining this association in boys.

Keyphrases: Academic performance, Maternal depressive symptoms, Peer victimization, School engagement
Imaginer l’intime à l’ère du néolibéralisme : analyse d’Une affaire de famille (2018) de Hirokazu Kore-eda et de Naissance et maternité (2006) de Naomi Kawase

Ce mémoire s’applique à analyser la mise en forme de l’intime dans Une affaire de famille (2018) d’Hirokazu Kore-eda et dans Naissance et maternité (2006) de Naomi Kawase, deux cinéastes japonais œuvrant dans une période alliant crise économique, adoption de politiques néolibérales et regain en popularité du nationalisme. À l’aide d’une approche principalement esthétique, l’objectif sera d’examiner les moyens disposés par ces films à représenter et à imaginer deux types de relations intimes pouvant être mobilisées par le cinéma, soit respectivement la relation entre les personnages de la diégèse et la relation entre le cinéaste et le spectateur. Bien que leurs films semblent apolitiques en étant centrés sur les relations humaines, il sera question d’observer comment une approche centrée sur l’intime permet d’en révéler les ramifications d’ordre politique et social. This thesis aims to analyse the formatting and the representation of the intimate in Hirokazu Kore-eda's Une affaire de famille (2018) and in Naomi Kawase's Naissance et maternité (2006), two Japanese filmmakers creating during a period marked by economic crisis, the adoption of neoliberal politics, and nationalism regaining popularity. From a mainly aesthetic point of view, the goal will be to examine the ways in which these two films represent and imagine two types of intimate relationships mobilized by cinema, which are respectively the relationship between the diegesis' characters and the relationship between filmmaker and spectator. Although their films seem apolitical, as they are centred around human relationships, the question is to observe how an approach focused on the intimate brings to light political and social ramifications.

Keyphrases: cinéma japonais, intime, relation, néolibéralisme, néonationalisme, démocratie, haptique, relation, sensations, japanese cinema, intimate, relationship, neoliberalism, neonationalism, democracy, haptic
Les limites du concept de transclasse dans la mobilité sociale chez les individus racisés : études de quelques représentations cinématographiques et projet documentaire

Ce mémoire analyse le phénomène de mobilité sociale chez les individus racisés en prenant comme fondement de la réflexion le concept de « transclasse » de la philosophe française Chantal Jaquet. Prenant comme point de départ les travaux de Jaquet, cette étude interrogera dans un premier temps les caractéristiques de cette figure du transclasse, les partis pris de la philosophe ainsi que les limites d’un tel concept. Les analyses de films qui ponctuent le second mouvement de cette étude viendra compléter les hypothèses et illustrer nos propos ; ces analyses – portant sur un corpus de films français exclusivement – permettront d’étudier la place du transclasse-racisé au cinéma et les façons dont il est représenté à l’écran par les cinéastes. Ces deux grands temps du mémoire prendront en considération les contextes historique, politique et social français de la fin de la colonisation française à nos jours. Enfin, cette réflexion autour du transclasse-racisé s’appuiera sur la création qui accompagne ces recherches, un film documentaire, Le seul de la classe, tourné tout au long de l’année et réalisé au Québec. Ce film a pour objet le parcours d’individus racisés, leur rapport à une identité multiple et leur place dans la mobilité sociale dans la société québécoise. This dissertation analyzes the social mobility phenomenon within racialized group basing its reflection on the French philosopher Chantal Jaquet’s « cross-class » concept. Considering the philosopher’s studies as a starting point, this dissertation will first question the cross-class’s features, the philosopher’s bias in her studies as well as the limits of such a concept. The film analysis which are present in the second part of this study will complete the hypothesis and illustrate our statements; these analysis – which exclusively focus on a corpus of French movies – will enable to study the racialized cross-class’s place in the cinema and the ways filmmakers represent him on the screen. These two parts of the study will take into account the historical, political and social contexts from the end of the French colonization until nowadays. Finally, this reflection around the racialized cross-class character will be based on the creation which accompanies this study, a documentary Le seul de la classe which was shot during this year and directed in Québec. This movie tackles the issue of racialized individuals’s journey, their relation to a multiple identity and their own place in the social mobility in the Quebec society.

Keyphrases: Transclasse, Racisé, Mobilité sociale, Cinéma, Classe sociale, Intersectionnalité, Recherche-création, Race, France, Immigration, Cross-class, Racialized, Social mobility, Social class, Intersectionality, Research-creation
Un athéisme spirituel : temps et danse dans le cinéma de Béla Tarr

Ce mémoire s’intéresse aux scènes de danse de trois films du réalisateur hongrois Béla Tarr afin d’en dégager une esthétique du temps. L’analyse des films sera précédée d’une recherche sur la philosophie du temps, centrée autour de l’œuvre Temps et récit de Paul Ricœur, dans laquelle le temps humain est décrit comme un temps raconté. Retraçant sa pensée, nous définirons l’éternité telle qu’exprimée chez Augustin, indissociable d’une expérience spirituelle. Nous examinerons ensuite différents enjeux de l’histoire de la danse au cinéma touchant au récit, à l’attraction et à la spiritualité. Ces recherches préliminaires permettront d’articuler notre analyse entre philosophie et esthétique, et de décrire une temporalité à la fois exprimée intellectuellement par les films et vécue par le spectateur ou la spectatrice. La danse, en construisant un temps de l’immanence qui s’oppose au régime narratif, invite à la contemplation et ouvre sur une expérience ayant des affinités avec la conception augustinienne de l’éternité. This master’s thesis focuses on the dance scenes from three films by the Hungarian director Béla Tarr, in order to flesh out an aesthetic of time. The films’ analysis will be preceded by a research on the philosophy of time, centered around Paul Ricœur’s work Time and Narrative, in which the human time is described as a narrated time. Tracing his thought, we will define the notion of eternity as conceived by Augustine that is inseparable from a spiritual experience. We will then examine different issues of the history of dance in cinema concerning narrative, attraction and spirituality. This preliminary research will let us articulate our analysis between philosophy and aesthetic in order to describe a temporality expressed both intellectually in the films and lived by the viewer. Dance, while constructing a time of immanence that opposes the narrative regime, invites contemplation and opens an experience that is compatible with the Augustinian conception of eternity.

Keyphrases: Béla Tarr, cinéma, temps, danse, éternité, spiritualité, contemplation, attraction, Béla Tarr, contemplation, attraction, time, dance, eternity, spirituality
L’évolution des représentations des crimes sexuels et du harcèlement sexuel dans les téléséries américaines de fiction post #Metoo.

Le mouvement social #Metoo a bouleversé les mœurs et les façons de penser quant aux enjeux liés au harcèlement sexuel et aux abus sexuels. En effet, en automne 2017, une vague de dénonciations déferle sur la place publique et peu à peu, les frontières de ce qui est acceptable ou pas semblent se redéfinir au sein de plusieurs sociétés. En partant de cette constatation sociétale, nous avons cru remarquer une reprise des enjeux entourant le mouvement social #Metoo dans les séries télévisées américaines de fiction. Ce mémoire souhaite illustrer et analyser l’évolution des représentations des crimes sexuels et du harcèlement sexuel inspirée par le mouvement #Metoo. En reprenant les grandes lignes de ce mouvement, cette étude s’attarde sur son impact sur la société nord-américaine. Cette étude se penche également sur un cadre sociologique afin de constater le fonctionnement des représentations sociales et ainsi mieux saisir leur impact sur une société donnée. De plus, en comparant deux corpus télévisuels marqués par l’avant et l’après #Metoo, ce mémoire désire faire ressortir les points de similitudes et les disparités entre ces deux périodes évocatrices de bouleversement des mœurs dans ce domaine. Une analyse filmique d’un épisode exemple complémente cette argumentation. The social movement #Metoo has changed the way people think about sexual harassment and sexual abuse issues. Indeed, in the fall of 2017, a wave of denunciations broke out in the public sphere and since, the boundaries of what is acceptable and what is not seem to have been redefined within several societies. Based on this societal observation, we thought we noticed a revival of the issues surrounding the social movement #Metoo in American fiction television series. This paper aims to illustrate and analyze the evolution of representations of sexual crimes and sexual harassment inspired by the #Metoo movement. Considering the key milestones of this movement, this study focuses on its impact on North American society. This study also looks at a sociological framework in order to observe the way social representations work and thus, better understand their impact on a given society. In addition, by comparing two television corpuses characterized by the before and the after #Metoo, this paper wishes to highlight the points of similarities and disparities between these two periods evocative of the upheaval of morals around this issue. A film analysis of an episode example complements this argument.

Keyphrases: #Metoo, télévision, représentations, crimes sexuels, #Metoo, #Metoo, #Metoo, television, representations, sex crimes