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The Extraordinary Statelessness of Deepan Budlakoti: The Erosion of Canadian Citizenship Through Citizenship Deprivation
Authors: Stasiulis Daiva
Published: August 2017

As part of the larger trend towards “securitization” of citizenship, citizenship deprivation in Canada is becoming increasingly normalized, resulting in some cases in statelessness. In this article, I pursue a sociology of statelessness by examining its localized production and connections to a broader network of social and material relations. I do this through a case study of Canadian-born Deepan Budlakoti, who at age 22 was informed that he was in fact not Canadian, and lacking any other citizenship, was rendered stateless. Actor-Network Theory is employed to trace how it is that legal documental and heterogeneous networks of humans and things (e.g., a “legal technicality”) have been enrolled to produce a legal decision declaring that Budlakoti, despite his Canadian birth certificate and passports, was never a Canadian citizen. Yet because he has not exhausted all avenues to acquisition of some citizenship (e.g., in India or Canada), he also has failed to secure recognition of his statelessness. A particular innovation in this analysis is the exploration of the exemption in the Canadian Citizenship Act from jus soli citizenship for children born to foreign diplomatic staff. Networks of immigration tribunal and court judgements, and documents treated as evidence have connected and translated into establishing Budlakoti’s fit with this exemption, despite countervailing evidence and a lifetime of documented and state-assisted reproduction of his Canadianness. While robbed of his legal and social identity, and suffering the egregious consequences of statelessness, Budlakoti continues to campaign for restoration of his right to have rights within his country of birth.
Honoured in the Breach: Human Rights as Principles of a Past Age
Authors: Teeple Gary
Published: August 2017

Rights define the prevailing relations that constitute a community. They are in turn defined by the character of a given mode of production, and as that changes so too the system of rights. The rights that comprise ‘human rights’ evolved in the transition from feudalism to capitalism and represent the principles of the emerging world order in the 18th and 19th centuries. Only in the aftermath of World War II with the exhaustion or defeat of the European states and Japan was it possible to declare these same principles as belonging to the whole world equally and as intrinsic to all humans - yet within national frameworks. The accumulation of capital on a global scale, however, soon began to undermine the national practice of these human rights. By the end of the 1980s the construction of regional or global ‘enabling frameworks,’ quasi-states for capital, detached from any formal or legitimate means of countervailing political leverage, made human rights appear increasingly like anachronisms. An increasingly violent usurpation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other forms of rights around the world followed. In the absence of a legitimizing set of principles for this new global economy, a growing need for a rationale to govern by fiat becomes the central problem of the day.
Just Above the Fray - Interpretive Social Criticism and the Ends of Social Justice
Authors: Gibson Andrew
Published: August 2017

The article lays down the broad strokes of an interpretive approach to social criticism. In developing this approach, the author stresses the importance of both a pluralistic notion of social justice and a rich ideal of personal growth. While objecting to one-dimensional conceptions of social justice centering on legal equality, the author develops the idea of there being multiple "spheres of justice", including the spheres of "care" and "merit". Each of these spheres, he argues, is subject to historical interpretation. He furthers this view by arguing that the social basis for these different spheres is best understood against the canvas of an ideal of self-fulfillment and individuality. Based on the elaboration of these two sets of premises—a pluralistic conception of social justice and a collective ideal of personal self-fulfillment—the article outlines the basis for and challenges inherent to the practice of interpretive social criticism.
The Fascist Moment: Security, Exclusion, Extermination
Authors: Neocleous Mark
Published: August 2017

Security is cultivated and mobilized by enacting exclusionary practices, and exclusion is cultivated and realized on security grounds. This article explores the political dangers that lie in this connection, dangers which open the door to a fascist mobilization in the name of security. To do so the article first asks: what happens to our understanding of fascism if we view it through the lens of security? But then a far more interesting question emerges: what happens to our understanding of security if we view it through the lens of fascism? Out of these questions it is suggested that the central issue might be less a question of "security and exclusion" and much more a question of "security and extermination."
Homelessness in the Suburbs: Engulfment in the Grotto of Poverty
Authors: Daiski Isolde , Davis Halifax Nancy Viva , Mitchell Gail J. , Lyn Andre
Published: August 2017

This paper describes findings of a research inquiry into the lived experience of homelessness in Peel, a suburban region located in the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada. It is based on the data from a collaborative project undertaken by members of the Faculties of Health and Education of York University with two local community organizations. The dominant theme of the narratives was that suburban homelessness is similar to being engulfed in a grotto of poverty, isolated from the rest of the community and invisible to it. Once entrapped in the grotto, it is almost impossible to escape from it. There were four sub-themes: (a) falling into the grotto, (b) living/struggling in the grotto, (c) envisioning escape routes from the grotto, and (d) beauty, community and hope in the grotto. Following a discussion of the findings, researchers describe strategies to address homelessness through promotion of social justice for all.
The Role of Nonprofit Sector Networks as Mechanisms for Immigrant Political Participation
Authors: Veronis Luisa
Published: August 2017

Issues of immigrant political incorporation and transnational politics have drawn increased interest among migration scholars. This paper contributes to debates in this field by examining the role of networks, partnerships and collaborations of immigrant community organizations as mechanisms for immigrant political participation both locally and transnationally. These issues are addressed through an ethnographic study of the Hispanic Development Council, an umbrella advocacy organization representing settlement agencies serving Latin American immigrants in Toronto, Canada. Analysis of HDC’s three sets of networks (at the community, city and transnational levels) from a geographic and relational approach demonstrates the potentials and limits of nonprofit sector partnerships as mechanisms and concrete spaces for immigrant mobilization, empowerment, and social action in a context of neoliberal governance. It is argued that a combination of partnerships with a range of both state and non-state actors and at multiple scales can be significant in enabling nonprofit organizations to advance the interests of immigrant, minority and disadvantaged communities.
Diasporic Activism and the Mediations of “Home”: South Asian Voices in Canadian Drama
Authors: Bhatia Nandi
Published: August 2017

Critical analyses of literatures of the Indian diaspora discuss the “home” of origin as a subtext and a site to which diasporas aspire to return even though it remains an unachievable ideal that is refracted through nostalgic retellings of a space that remains at best “imaginary” (Mishra 2007). Alternatively, some critics, as Roger Waldinger and David Fitzgerald point out, view diasporas’ relationship with the homeland in terms of “loyalty,” obscuring in the process the antagonisms that may arise depending upon one’s circumstances, antagonisms that produce “interactions” between homes of residence and those of origin (2012). In South Asian drama in Canada, many of the concerns regarding race, multiculturalism, job discrimination and violence against women and other marginalized groups are propelled by their links to the playwrights’ “home” of origin. With attention to selected plays, this paper will analyze how the networks between home and spaces of residence in multicultural Canada come alive on theatre stages through visual motifs, actors, props, and photographic collages, which confront the different trajectories of “home” that resurface in these plays. Through live scenes of imagination that speak to spectators, several plays under discussion in this essay expose how, while providing emotional sustenance for some, the baggage of “home” may also pose challenges in the home of residence. So the questions I raise are: How does home appear? To what end? And what does returning “home” teach us about the inequalities and injustices underlying the current global order?
Informality, Inequality and Social Reintegration in Post-War Transition
Authors: Bojicic-Dzelilovic Vesna
Published: August 2017

This article seeks to reconceptualize the notion of informality in the post-war context in order to investigate the neglected aspect of inequality which is associated with this kind of practice. It locates the problem of widespread informality in the social transformation triggered by a war that has been sustained by the post-war elite accommodation. Inequities created by a routine resort to informal arrangements in accessing assets and resources generate mistrust at the interpersonal, inter-group and institutional levels, sharpen a sense of discrimination and social injustice, and in the end, undermine post-war social reintegration. The argument draws on observations from Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Social Movement Literature and U.S. Labour: A Reassessment
Authors: Mann Keith
Published: August 2017

Largely due to its conservative profile at the time, the U.S. labour movement was largely absent from modern social movement literature as it developed in response to the new social movements of the 1960s and 1970s. Recent labour mobilizations such as the Wisconsin uprising and the Chicago Teachers’ strike have been part of the current international cycle of protest that includes the Arab Spring, the antiausterity movements in Greece and Spain, and Occupy Wall Street. These struggles suggest that a new labour movement is emerging that shares many common features with new social movements. This article offers a general analysis of these and other contemporary labour struggles in light of contemporary modern social movement literature. It also critically reviews assumptions about the labour movement of the 1960s and 1970s and reexamines several social movement concepts.
Decolonizing Engagement? Creating a Sense of Community through Collaborative Filmmaking
Authors: Wiebe Sarah Marie
Published: August 2017

The visual medium has the potential to be a creative avenue for enhancing  awareness, critical thought and social justice. Through the prism of collaborative filmmaking, academic-activists can enrich textual analyses while creating what Jacques Rancière calls a “sense of community” among participants. This article reflects on the process of co-producing an Indigenous youth-driven documentary film, Indian Givers, which is publicly available on YouTube. It discusses the applied practice of engaging in a collaborative process with the aim of countering Western models of knowledge. The film and this article each draw into focus the experiences and stories of Indigenous youth who live in a highly polluted place commonly referred to as Canada’s “Chemical Valley.” Informed by Chantal Mouffe’s notion of agonism, I contend that collaborative filmmaking contributes to anti-oppressive and community engaged scholarship by facilitating intercultural dialogue, offering a reflexive and relational approach to research, co-creating knowledge and contributing to social action. This paper reflects on some of the challenges of collaborative filmmaking in order to contribute to academic-activist research. As an anti-oppressive research tool, collaborative filmmaking provides a forum for resistance to dominant colonial discourses while creating space for radical difference in pursuit of decolonization.
Pireyre, Emmanuelle. Féerie générale
Authors: Parayre Catherine
Published: August 2017

Pireyre, Emmanuelle. Féerie générale
Guillaume d’Orange : de l’épopée au roman
Authors: Abd-Elrazak Loula
Published: August 2017

En comparant la geste et le roman, il s’agit d’observer l’évolution du genre épique en diachronie. Tout d’abord, le cheminement historique du passage du vers à la prose est tracé afin de cerner l’altération qu’a connue l’épopée jusqu’à son épuisement dans le roman. Ensuite, l’étude est complétée par une analyse des personnages de Guillaume et d’Orable pour mettre en évidence les mutations apportées au statut de ces personnages lorsqu’ils sont dans un univers romanesque. En éliminant les motifs surnaturels qui caractérisaient les textes épiques, le prosateur a mis en place des personnages dont le portait se distingue par la sagesse et le raffinement, qualités propres à la culture bourguignonne de la fin du Moyen Âge. Les résultats de l’étude éclairent les changements de mentalité et la réception du genre épique à travers trois siècles de remaniements du cycle de Guillaume d’Orange.
Quand les images citent l'art !
Authors: Pauzet Anne
Published: August 2017

Les images mass-médiatiques courantes (illustration d’articles de presse, images publicitaires, affiches politiques et sociales…) citent bien souvent le domaine de l’Art (peintures, sculptures, photographies, images filmiques…). Ce dernier devient alors un univers de références à découvrir pour comprendre le message exprimé. De plus, découvrir les liens qui unissent les images du quotidien aux œuvres artistiques nous aide à mieux comprendre les sociétés dans lesquelles ces images sont produites. Cet article pose la question du lien entre les images, l’Art et l’imaginaire collectif et propose une réflexion didactique autour de ces liens.

When images quote Art!

Common mass media images such as illustrations for press articles, advertising pictures, political and social posters often quote the field of Art (paintings, sculptures, photos, film images…). Art thus becomes a world of references to be discovered in order to understand the conveyed message. Moreover, finding the links between the daily life pictures and the artistic piece helps people understand the societies in which those pictures are produced. This article discusses the relationship between images, Art and collective imagination and carries out a didactical reflection on those links.
Leclair, Didier. Le complexe de Trafalgar
Authors: Camara El hadji
Published: August 2017

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Classe de langue et compétence évaluative des enseignants : entre pratiques évaluatives et politique éducative
Authors: Sadiqui Mina
Published: August 2017

Toute réflexion sur les pratiques évaluatives impliquerait une interrogation sur le degré d’efficacité et d’efficience de l’acte pédagogique dans sa complexité et surtout dans sa finalité éducative. En effet, toute pratique enseignante devrait cibler des compétences, mettre en place des démarches et prendre en considération les programmes et les besoins du public ciblé sans toutefois oublier les contraintes matérielles et les imprévus d’un contexte donné et qui sont souvent difficiles à gérer.

Dans le cycle secondaire marocain (lycée); cycle foncièrement déterminant dans la préparation du cycle supérieur et du profil de tout futur citoyen ; une discipline qui acquiert une importance primordiale pour parachever les études supérieures et pour s’intégrer dans le monde professionnel, le français en l’occurrence ; a subit depuis 2002 plusieurs réformes. Les contenus des programmes de la classe de français au cycle secondaire qualifiant ont été révisés et de nouvelles démarches d’enseignement/apprentissage prescrites. Ces dernières devraient logiquement entrainer des pratiques évaluatives différentes de celles qui prédominaient auparavant.

La cohérence de tout acte éducatif dépendrait étroitement du degré de connexité ente l’enseignement, l’apprentissage et l’évaluation.

Dans cette contribution, nous essayerons de voir de prés les pratiques évaluatives relatives à l’enseignement/apprentissage du FLE au lycée après la réforme; et nous nous arrêterons sur les compétences évaluatives requises pour toute pratique enseignante en classe de langue après la réforme ; telles qu’elles sont esquissées dans les textes officiels et certaines «épreuves certificatives ».Nous nous interrogerons sur le degré de cohérence entre les démarches d’enseignement/apprentissage prescrites par la réforme et les pratiques évaluatives dominantes et nous nous arrêterons sur les principales « dérives » qui , selon nous, ne permettraient pas souvent l’instauration d’une nouvelle culture d’évaluation .

Dans une dernière partie nous esquisserons, en nous basant sur une approche didactique, quelques repères qui permettraient à tout enseignant ou futur enseignant de repenser les éléments organisateurs d’un dispositif d’évaluation ,et donc de construire une compétence évaluative en classe de langue, si on veut vraiment mettre en place une nouvelle politique éducative relative à l’enseignement/apprentissage des langues ,en l’occurrence celle du FLE au lycée au Maroc.
L’autorégulation conjointe de la cognition et des émotions : quel impact sur les apprentissages ?
Authors: Wagener Bastien
Published: August 2017

Les apprentissages consistent à résoudre des problèmes et à acquérir de nouvelles connaissances et compétences par le biais d’un ensemble de processus relevant de l’autorégulation. Deux aspects principaux rentrent en ligne de compte lorsque l’on cherche à améliorer la résolution de problèmes : la dimension émotionnelle et la métacognition. Les émotions, en tant que réactions organisées et utiles à une situation donnée, peuvent être tour à tour un atout ou un handicap lorsqu’il s’agit d’apprendre. Par ailleurs, la métacognition est constituée d’un ensemble de processus et de savoirs qui s’articulent autour de la prise de conscience et de la régulation de son propre fonctionnement, qu’il soit cognitif ou émotionnel. Grâce aux pratiques de l’attention (PA), issues de traditions permettant un travail sur la conscience et la régulation psychologique et physiologique, il est possible d’agir conjointement sur les cognitions et les émotions. Plusieurs travaux ont montré les nombreux bénéfices que présentent de telles approches et nous constatons également que les effets positifs sur l’autorégulation commencent à être de plus en plus étayés. Nous proposons donc de nouvelles approches holistiques permettant un travail global sur l’autorégulation qui prendraient en compte le traitement métacognitif des sphères cognitive et émotionnelle au bénéfice des apprenants.

Simultaneous self-regulation of cognition and emotions and its consequences on learning

Abstract: The learning process relies on problem-solving activities and the acquisition of knowledge and skills through self-regulation. Emotions and metacognitions are some of the key aspects that allow the improvement of problem-solving. The emotional dimension consists of structured and useful reactions in regard to a specific situation. Emotions can either be an asset or a disadvantage when one is involved in a learning situation. As for metacognition, it’s a compound of processes and knowledge (of cognitive or emotional nature) connected through self-regulation and self-awareness. Thanks to attentional practices (AP), one can regulate both cognitions and emotions. These AP come from various traditions focused on the exploration of the mind and self-regulation of psychological and physiological activities. Many studies show the positive effects of such practices on health, and some recent studies also report improvements in self-regulation thanks to AP. In this paper, we suggest that the creation of new holistic approaches would allow us to work on metacognition and emotions on a global scale, in order to improve the ability of individuals to engage in self-regulated learning efficiently.
Daigle, France. Sans jamais parler du vent : roman de crainte et d’espoir que la mort arrive à temps
Authors: Parayre Catherine
Published: August 2017

Daigle, France. Sans jamais parler du vent : roman de crainte et d’espoir que la mort arrive à temps .

Dir. Monika Boehringer

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« Parle et je te baptise ! » De l’âme des bêtes au siècle des Lumières
Authors: Paradis Swann
Published: August 2017

Le siècle des Lumières voit théologiens, philosophes et naturalistes s’interroger quant à la supériorité de l’homme sur la bête, alors qu’ils tentent de préciser la nature de la frontière qui les sépare. Qui est la bête ? A-t-elle une âme ? Dans l’affirmative, de quelle nature est-elle (matérielle ou spirituelle) ? Quelle est alors sa destinée (mortelle ou immortelle) ? Les bêtes souffrent-elles ? Dieu est-il injuste alors envers ces êtres innocents ? Partagent-elles notre faute originelle ? Autant de questions, emblématiques des incertitudes qui saisissent l’esprit des Lumières quand l’animalité le taraude, et qui annoncent un raffinement des limites entre natures humaine et animale. C’est dans cette optique que cet article propose une esquisse de la représentation de l’âme des bêtes en cette période où la variété des postures philosophiques témoigne de l’épistémè d’une anthropologie naissante où faire de l’âme de l’homme un objet d’histoire naturelle passe non plus seulement par un recours à la Révélation, mais par une réflexion sur la sensibilité. Pour ce faire, nous mettrons en perspective deux postures qui se succèdent chronologiquement : tout d’abord, la religieuse, héritage du cartésianisme, avant d’explorer comment le sensualisme ambiant proposera des représentations nuancées qui ouvriront sur une possible continuité biologique et morale entre l’homme et l’animal.
L’écriture bilingue comme « le projet de l’auto-création »
Authors: Lushenkova-Foscolo Anna , Jurgenson Luba
Published: August 2017

Lire, écrire, traduire, s’auto-traduire : ces différentes facettes du « projet de l’auto-création » à travers une œuvre littéraire sont interrogées dans l’entretien accordé par Luba Jurgenson. Son bilinguisme acquis s’inscrit dans son projet de la déconstruction des origines : elle conçoit sa construction de l’identité d’écrivain comme une traversée de frontière qui prend son point de départ dans son choix de la langue de l’écriture. La prochaine étape inédite de ce projet consiste dans l’écriture d’un livre polylingue. Les réflexions autour des différentes vagues de l’émigration russe et des particularités de la littérature francophone post-soviétique venant s’inscrire dans le sillage creusé par la littérature postcoloniale complètent cet entretien.
La créativité développée par la forme scolaire : l’exemple des élèves guitaristes des écoles de « musiques actuelles »
Authors: Deslyper Rémi
Published: August 2017

Depuis maintenant une trentaine d’années, la notion de « créativité » a investi une large part des curricula : on attend désormais de l’école qu’elle développe « la créativité » de ses élèves. Cependant, parce qu’il s’agit là d’une notion des plus floues (où commence la créativité ?), il convient de se pencher sur la manière dont l’institution scolaire s’en saisit et de son appropriation par les élèves. Dans cette perspective, cet article entend se pencher sur la forme spécifique de créativité développée par les écoles de « musiques actuelles » chez leurs élèves. Il apparaît alors qu’en initiant les élèves à un rapport scriptural-théorique (Lahire) à la musique, l’école agit aussi sur leur créativité en modifiant tant leur processus créatif - comment ils créent - que le produit même de leur création - ce qu’ils créent.
Lepage, Élise. Géographie des confins. Espaces et écriture chez Pierre Morency, Pierre Nepveu et Louis Hamelin
Authors: Fournier Isabelle
Published: August 2017

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Huard, Julie. Paysâmes et miroirs du monde
Authors: Falq Armand
Published: August 2017

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Déconstruction-reconstruction identitaire et poétique de l’altérité dans Le procès-verbal de J-M G. Le Clézio
Authors: Diouf Abdoulaye
Published: August 2017

En partant du double mouvement rhizomatique de la « déterritorialisation » et de la « reterritorialisation », cet article se propose d’étudier la conception dynamique de l’identité dans Le procès-verbal de Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio (1963). Pour cela, il explore, d’une part, le processus graduel de déconstruction identitaire du héros du roman (marginalité, nudité, métamorphose) par le biais de la médiation altéritaire – dans le sens d’un rapport au monde et à l’Autre – à partir de laquelle se reconstruit une nouvelle identité transcendante loin de tout essentialisme. D’autre part, il analyse les différentes stratégies de mise en altérité qui montrent au passage, avec sa théorie de l’« extase matérialiste » et le principe de l’identification qui la sous-tend, que l’être ne s’arrête pas à l’humain chez Le Clézio.

Starting from the dual rhizome-like movement of the “deterritorialization” and “reterritorialization”, this article proposes to study the dynamic concept of identity in Le procès-verbal by Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio (1963). For this, it explores, firstly, the gradual process of identity deconstruction of the novel’s hero (marginality, nudity, metamorphosis) through the othering mediation - in the sense of a relationship to the world and the Other - from which is rebuilt a new transcendent identity away from all essentialism. Furthermore, it analyzes the different otherness implementation strategies that show the way, with his theory of “materialistic ecstasy” and the principle of identification which underlies it, according to which being goes beyond humans for Le Clézio.
Le physique de la transgression : La trilogie de Mallaig
Authors: Contré Camille
Published: August 2017

Les monstres se définissent par ce qui va à l’encontre de la doxa et des normes sociales. La peur de l’inconnu, le dégoût, la différence, l’incompréhension : autant de sentiments que nous associons aux individus anormaux. C’est dans cette optique que nous proposons une analyse quant à la nature sociale du physique monstrueux des personnages que l’on retrouve dans l’œuvre paralittéraire québécoise la trilogie de Mallaig de Diane Lacombe dont la trame se déroule au Moyen-Âge. Pour ce faire, nous nous pencherons sur la physionomie dite tératologique, les maladies affectant le corps ainsi que les coups et blessures qui détériorent la peau.
Comment survivre sans la figure paternelle ?
Authors: Blanc Magali
Published: August 2017

Cette étude se propose d’analyser comment les personnages principaux des romans d’Yves Thériault et de Gaétan Soucy évoluent sans la présence de leur père respectif.

Le jour du suicide de son père, Alice (La petite fille qui aimait trop les allumettes) se voit endosser un rôle qui jusqu’à présent lui était inconnu : celui de la responsabilité et de la survie de sa famille. Elle qui toute sa vie a été considérée comme un garçon va très vite devenir une femme et puis une mère. La mort de son père sera l’élément déclencheur de son développement personnel et de sa prise de conscience identitaire.

Après avoir atteint l’âge de la maturité, Agaguk décide de quitter sa tribu et de partir vivre avec sa femme dans la toundra. Par ce geste, il rompt avec les traditions autochtones et ainsi avec le chef de la tribu, son père. Ce dernier ne représentait plus les valeurs des Inuits selon Agaguk. Sans son père et sans la tribu, Agaguk devra relever des défis conséquents : notamment qu’est-ce qu’être un bon mari ? Un bon Inuit ? Et enfin un bon père ? La mort symbolique du père d’Agaguk le projettera vers des questionnements auxquels il sera le seul à devoir trouver les réponses.

Nos deux personnages vont devoir apprendre rapidement à évoluer et grandir sans leur père (que ce soit par choix ou par dépit), mais qui plus est, ils devront apprendre à être parents.
Le récit d’enfance aux Antilles : quelques pistes de réflexion
Authors: Crosta Suzanne
Published: August 2017

Les chemins qui s’ouvrent sur l’enfance, ou qui lui permettent de s’ouvrir, sont nécessairement vectoriels, en ce sens qu’ils impliquent des forces orientées qu’en philosophie on appellerait axiologiques. Car, on ne peut aborder l’enfant sans rencontrer continuellement tout un réseau de valeurs qui en forment le tissu le plus profond, celui qui supportera ses orientations et les décisions de sa vie. Des méthodes, des approches, des perspectives différentes se découvrent dans un fécond croisement de la philologie et de la linguistique, de l’art et de la littérature, de l’histoire et de l’archéologie, comme aussi de la science politique et de l’économie, sans oublier la religion.
Francophonie, diversite, ecriture(s): les enjeux, les defis, les possibles
Authors: Hajdukowski-Ahmed Maroussia , Jeay Madeleine
Published: August 2017

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Le Collège des Grands Lacs et la diversité : Épanouissement de la francophonie et défis à relever
Authors: Gigliotti Julie
Published: August 2017

Cet article se penche sur le rôle important que jouent les institutions dans l’épanouissement d’une communauté. Il précise certains des facteurs qui contribuent à la formation identitaire collective et individuelle. Cette discussion sert à encadrer l’étude du cheminement d’une institution franco-ontarienne qui est d’actualité. L’article présente le cas du Collège des Grands Lacs en guise d’exemple des défis à relever par la francophonie du centre-sud-ouest de l’Ontario, une population aux prises avec l’assimilation linguistique. Enfin, l’article remet en question le bien- fondé de la décision de fermer cette institution en soulignant les conséquences néfastes de ce geste controversé pour une population francophone diverse et dispersée.
Le monstre et le transformisme chez Diderot
Authors: Morgan Chrystel
Published: August 2017

L’article suivant se propose d’étudier le transformisme dans les oeuvres de Diderot en l’appliquant plus particulièrement à la vue diderotienne du monstre. L’hypothèse que nous proposons est le fait que Diderot pense que le monstre n’est pas en soi « monstrueux » mais que c’est la société qui impose ce libellé aux personnes qui sont « différentes ». Le « monstre », pour Diderot est un produit normal de la nature où tout se transforme. Seule la matière perdure.

Qu’est qu’un monstre ? Cette question a hanté l’homme, depuis la nuit des temps. De nombreuses
Les illustrations des pages-couvertures des romans de Sergio Kokis
Authors: Oore Irène
Published: August 2017

Sergio Kokis a été peintre bien longtemps avant de devenir écrivain. Il est venu à l’écriture seulement en 1994 à l’âge de cinquante ans. Son premier roman, Le pavillon des miroirs a connu un début éblouissant dans le monde littéraire, et a été couronné de quatre prix littéraires. Depuis 1994 Sergio Kokis a publié onze autres romans et des écrits divers (récits, articles, tableaux accompagnés de poèmes, conférences). Dans son ouvrage l’amour du lointain, Kokis se propose de « cheminer en marge se [s]es propres textes et des paroles sur [s]a propre vie, dans l’espoir sinon de [s]e les approprier, du moins d’y trouver une sorte de panorama [lui] donnant l’illusion d’une totalité » (AL 13). C’est en quelque sorte une démarche semblable que nous nous proposons; toutefois c’est à partir des tableaux des pages-couvertures des douze romans que nous aimerions tenter d’esquisser « une sorte de panorama » et « l’illusion d’une totalité ». À travers l’oeuvre entière de Kokis, des rapports complexes, à la fois complémentaires et contradictoires, se tissent entre le narré et le pictural.
« Les corps de bibliothèque montraient les mêmes rangées de volumes » : « lectures sans fin » et capture psychique dans les « demeures closes » des Rougon-Macquart
Authors: Worth Jeremy
Published: August 2017

Cet article examine la représentation de la claustration subjective dans Les Rougon-Macquart d’Émile Zola. Il s’agit d’étudier la valeur symbolique des « demeures close[s] » (maisons, salons) : espaces contraints où sont renfermés les « documents » (ou « textes ») humains qui y voient définis leurs rôles sociaux, et où la capture psychique de ceux-ci est consolidée.
Editorial
Authors: Parayre Catherine
Published: August 2017

Editorial 8.2
Se taire de Louis Patrick Leroux : une suite à Lavalléville, Le chien et French Town?
Authors: Brun del Re Ariane Maria
Published: August 2017

Dans la préface de Se taire de Louis Patrick Leroux, Michel Ouellette établit un lien entre cette pièce et les trois pièces phares du théâtre franco-ontarien, Lavalléville d’André Paiement, Le chien de Jean Marc Dalpé et French Town, dont il est l’auteur. Cette filiation est surprenante vu le parcours de Leroux qui, dès son arrivée sur la scène théâtrale de l’Ontario français, a voulu se distancier de ses prédécesseurs. Se pourrait-il que Se taire se situe à la suite de Lavalléville, Le chien et French Town ? Bien qu’il existe des ressemblances entre les quatre pièces de théâtre, la comparaison entre French Town et Se taire montre que Leroux aborde différemment les thématiques de l’espace et de la langue.
Entretien avec Herménégilde Chiasson
Authors: Chiasson Herménégilde
Published: August 2017

Herménégilde Chiasson. Entretien
Vickers, Nancy. Aeterna
Authors: Faïgou Nafée Nelly
Published: August 2017

Vickers, Nancy. Aeterna. Compte rendu
Savoie, Paul. Dérapages
Authors: Amprimoz Alexandre
Published: August 2017

Savoie, Paul. Dérapages. Compte rendu
Chinook
Authors: Bernard Marie Christine
Published: August 2017

« [Là] où Marie Christine Bernard excelle, c’est dans la sobriété, le non-dit qui contraint le lecteur à combler le silence avec ses propres émotions, avec la douleur de ses cicatrices, avec les souvenirs secrets des blessures de tous ses âges accumulés. » — Christiane Laforge

L’auteure enseigne les Lettres au collège d’Alma, au Québec. Plusieurs fois primés, ses livres sont connus au Canada anglais, aux Etats-Unis et en Europe. Elle écrit de la poésie, du théâtre, des chansons et des nouvelles en plus de ses romans grand public et jeunesse. Mademoiselle Personne, paru en 2008, lui a valu le prix France-Québec. Son dernier roman très attendu, Autoportrait au revolver, paru en septembre dernier, reçoit déjà un accueil enthousiaste.
Increasing Trends in Unhealthy Practices of Clinical Laboratory Medicine Service in Nepal
Authors: Prakash Satyam
Published: August 2017

The medical laboratories are increasing significantly with striking challenges in ensuring praiseworthy public health service in Nepal. Quality medical laboratory service provision is important in order to enhance diagnostic value and save lives. Poverty, poor infrastructure, unskilled manpower and incompetency are major contributing factors leading to inefficient provision of health services in developing countries. Nepal has been increasing its network of clinical health laboratories in the Government and private sectors that are scattered in various geographical regions. The quality of service remains a growing concern even as medical diagnostic laboratories are undergoing the process of accreditation for quality services in line with WHO standards. But, still the status of clinical laboratory practice regarding quality assurance, skilled manpower, standard labs and cost effective quality service remains challenging due to different loopholes in policy making. The regulatory bodies and legal provisions seem to be in non-functional state. The malpractices in clinical laboratory medicine service are increasing exponentially. Therefore, this review draws attention towards unhealthy practices in clinical laboratory services and critically examines different factors affecting the healthy practice in medical laboratory science.  Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences (2017) Vol. 5(1): 33-48
Biofilm production in relation to extended spectrum beta-lactamase production and antibiotic resistance among uropathogenic Escherichia coli
Authors: Khatri Samip , Pant Narayan Dutt , Neupane Sanjeev , Bhandari Suman , Banjara Megha Raj
Published: August 2017

Not available. Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Sciences (2017) Vol. 5(1): 61-63
Impacts of Climate Change on Rainfall Erosivity in the Huai Luang Watershed, Thailand
Authors: Plangoen Pheerawat , Udmale Parmeshwar
Published: August 2017

This study focuses on the impacts of climate change on rainfall erosivity in the Huai Luang watershed, Thailand. The multivariate climate models (IPCC AR5) consisting of CCSM4, CSIRO-MK3.6.0 and MRI-CGCM3 under RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 emission scenarios are analyzed. The Quantile mapping method is used as a downscaling technique to generate future precipitation scenarios which enable the estimation of future rainfall erosivity under possible changes in climatic conditions. The relationship between monthly precipitation and rainfall erosivity is used to estimate monthly rainfall erosivity under future climate scenarios. The assessment compared values of rainfall erosivity during 1982–2005 with future timescales (i.e., the 2030s, 2050s, 2070s and 2090s). The results indicate that the average of each General Circulation Model (GCM) combination shows a rise in the average annual rainfall erosivity for all four future time scales, as compared to the baseline of 8302 MJ mm ha−1 h−1 year−1, by 12% in 2030s, 24% in 2050s, 43% in 2070s and 41% in 2090s. The magnitude of change varies, depending on the GCMs (CCSM4, CSIRO-MK3.6.0, and MRI-CGCM3) and RCPs with the largest change being 82.6% (15,159 MJ mm ha−1 h−1 year−1) occurring under the MRI-CGCM3 RCP8.5 scenario in 2090s. A decrease in rainfall erosivity has been found, in comparison to the baseline by 2.3% (8114 MJ mm ha−1 h−1 year−1) for the CCSM4 RCP4.5 scenario in 2030s and 2.6% (8088 MJ mm ha−1 h−1 year−1) for the 2050s period. However, this could be considered uncertain for future rainfall erosivity estimation due to different GCMs. The results of this study are expected to help development planners and decision makers while planning and implementing suitable soil erosion and deposition control plans to adapt climate change in the Huai Luang watershed.
Two Supramolecular Cobalt(II) Complexes: Syntheses, Crystal Structures, Spectroscopic Behaviors, and Counter Anion Effects
Authors: Jia Hao-Ran , Li Jing , Sun Yin-Xia , Guo Jian-Qiang , Yu Bin , Wen Na , Xu Li
Published: August 2017

Two new Co(II) complexes, [{Co(L)}2{Co(Pic)2(CH3OH)2}] (1) and [{CoL(μ-OAc)}2Co] (2), where H2L = 2,2′-[Ethylenedioxybis(nitrilomethylidyne)]dinaphthol, were designed, synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR spectra, UV-Vis spectra, and X-ray crystallography. Complex 1 consists of two [CoL] and one [Co(Pic)2(CH3OH)2] (Pic = picrate) units and in the [CoL] unit, the Co(II) atom is tetra-coordinated with a slightly distorted square-planar geometry. In the [Co(Pic)2(CH3OH)2] unit, the Co(II) atom is hexa-coordinated with a slightly distorted octahedral geometry. Meanwhile in complex 2, two acetate ions coordinate to three Co(II) atoms through Co-O-C-O-Co bridges and four μ-naphthoxo oxygen atoms from two [CoL] units also coordinated to the central Co(II) atom. Thus, complex 2 has two distorted square pyramidal coordination geometries around the terminal Co(II) atom and an octahedral geometry around the central Co(II) atom. The supramolecular structures of complex 1 is a 3D-network supramolecular structure linked by C-H···O hydrogen bonds and π···π stacking interaction, but complex 2 possesses a self-assembled 2D-layer supramolecular structure linked by C-H···π and π···π stacking interactions. The structure determinations show that the coordination anions are important factors influencing the crystalline array.
Biodiversity Dynamics on Islands: Explicitly Accounting for Causality in Mechanistic Models
Authors: Leidinger Ludwig , Cabral Juliano
Published: August 2017

Island biogeography remains a popular topic in ecology and has gained renewed interest due to recent theoretical development. As experimental investigation of the theory is difficult to carry out, mechanistic simulation models provide useful alternatives. Several eco-evolutionary mechanisms have been identified to affect island biodiversity, but integrating more than a few of these processes into models remains a challenge. To get an overview of what processes mechanistic island models have integrated so far and what conclusions they came to, we conducted an exhaustive literature review of studies featuring island-specific mechanistic models. This was done using an extensive systematic literature search with subsequent manual filtering. We obtained a list of 28 studies containing mechanistic island models, out of 647 total hits. Mechanistic island models differ greatly in their integrated processes and computational structure. Their individual findings range from theoretical (such as humped-shaped extinction rates for oceanic islands) to system-specific dynamics (e.g., equilibrium and non-equilibrium dynamics for Galápagos’ birds). However, most models so far only integrate theories and processes pair-wise, while focusing on hypothetical systems. Trophic interactions and explicit micro-evolution are largely underrepresented in models. We expect future models to continue integrating processes, thus promoting the full appraisal of biodiversity dynamics.
Statistical Process Control for Unimodal Distribution Based on Maximum Entropy Distribution Approximation
Authors: Fang Xinghua , Song Mingshun , Chen Yizeng
Published: August 2017

In statistical process control, the control chart utilizing the idea of maximum entropy distribution density level sets has been proven to perform well for monitoring the quantity with multimodal distribution. However, it is too complicated to implement for the quantity with unimodal distribution. This article proposes a simplified method based on maximum entropy for the control chart design when the quantity being monitored is unimodal distribution. First, we use the maximum entropy distribution to approximate the unknown distribution of the monitored quantity. Then we directly take the value of the quantity as the monitoring statistic. Finally, the Lebesgue measure is applied to estimate the acceptance regions and the one with minimum volume is chosen as the optimal in-control region of the monitored quantity. The results from two cases show that the proposed method in this article has a higher detection capability than the conventional control chart techniques when the monitored quantity is asymmetric unimodal distribution.
Analysis of Roadheader for Breaking Rock Containing Holes under Confining Pressures
Authors: Liu Zenghui , Du Changlong , Jiang Hongxiang , Liu Kai
Published: August 2017

Deep underground mines have high energy consumption due to the need to overcome the confining pressure. This study investigates the characteristics of the roadheader used for breaking rock containing a different number and size of holes under different confining pressures. A series of simulations were conducted using the LS-DYNA software to study the cutting torque, thrust force, specific energy, and failure mode during the rock-breaking process. Following this, the results were further validated with experimental data. It was found that the decrease in energy rates of rock containing different numbers (1, 5, 9, and 13) of holes are 12.7%, 19.3%, 25.9%, and 38.4%, respectively. Meanwhile, the decrease in energy rates of rock with different hole diameters (35, 45, 55, and 65 mm) are 10.5%, 19.3%, 24.6%, and 28.1%, respectively. Under the confining pressure of 10 MPa, the increase in the torque of the rock without holes is 23.5%, while this increase in the rock with five holes is 7.9%. This indicates that the high torque and energy consumption caused by the confining pressure can be reduced by drilling holes in the rock.
C:N:P Stoichiometry and Carbon Storage in a Naturally-Regenerated Secondary Quercus variabilis Forest Age Sequence in the Qinling Mountains, China
Authors: Jiang Peipei , Chen Yunming , Cao Yang
Published: August 2017

Large-scale Quercus variabilis natural secondary forests are protected under the Natural Forest Protection (NFP) program in China to improve the ecological environment. However, information about nutrient characteristics and carbon (C) storage is still lacking. Plant biomass and C, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) stoichiometry of tree tissues, shrubs, herbs, litter, and soil were determined in young, middle-aged, near-mature and mature Quercus variabilis secondary forests in the Qinling Mountains, China. Tree leaf N and P concentrations indicated that the N-restricted situation worsened with forest age. The per hectare biomass of trees in decreasing order was near-mature, mature, middle-aged, then young stands. The majority of the biomass was in the stems (44.88–48.15%), followed by roots (24.54–28.68%), and branches (10.15–14.16%), and leaves made up the lowest proportion (2.86–3.55%) of trees. C storage at plant layer increased significantly with age, reaching maximum values in near-mature stand (100.4 Mg·ha−1) and then decreasing in mature stands. Soil C storage at a depth of 0 to 100 cm was 82.8, 96.8, 85.8, 104.2 Mg·ha−1, and C storage of forest ecosystem was 122.8, 163.0, 184.9, 178.3 Mg·ha−1 in young, middle-aged, near-mature, mature stands, respectively. There were significant correlations between biomass and C, N, P stoichiometry in different layers, especially in young stands.
Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor Effluent Reuse: A Review of Microbial Safety Concerns
Authors: Harb Moustapha , Hong Pei-Ying
Published: August 2017

Broad and increasing interest in sustainable wastewater treatment has led a paradigm shift towards more efficient means of treatment system operation. A key aspect of improving overall sustainability is the potential for direct wastewater effluent reuse. Anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) have been identified as an attractive option for producing high quality and nutrient-rich effluents during the treatment of municipal wastewaters. The introduction of direct effluent reuse does, however, raise several safety concerns related to its application. Among those concerns are the microbial threats associated with pathogenic bacteria as well as the emerging issues associated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the potential for proliferation of antibiotic resistance genes. Although there is substantial research evaluating these topics from the perspectives of anaerobic digestion and membrane bioreactors separately, little is known regarding how AnMBR systems can contribute to pathogen and antibiotic resistance removal and propagation in wastewater effluents. The aim of this review is to provide a current assessment of existing literature on anaerobic and membrane-based treatment systems as they relate to these microbial safety issues and utilize this assessment to identify areas of potential future research to evaluate the suitability of AnMBRs for direct effluent reuse.
Digital Pre-Distortion of Carrier Frequency Offset for Reliable Wi-Fi Enabled IoTs
Authors: Lee Il-Gu
Published: August 2017

The Internet of Things (IoTs) will change the requirements for wireless connectivity significantly, mainly with regard to service coverage, data rate, and energy efficiency. Therefore, to improve robustness and reliability, WiFi-enabled IoT devices have been developed to use narrowband communication. However, narrowband transmission in WiFi such as IEEE 802.11ah causes relatively higher frequency error due to the reduced subcarrier space, which is larger than legacy wireless local area networks (WLANs) in 2.4/5 GHz frequencies. In a direct conversion receiver, this error degrades the signal quality due to the presence of direct current (DC) offset cancellation circuits. In this paper, a digital carrier frequency offset (CFO) predistortion scheme is proposed for a reliable communication link in dense networks. Evaluation results demonstrate that the proposed scheme can improve received signal quality in terms of packet error rate and error vector magnitude.