bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
“Everything has its Limits!” The Berlin Wall and the Problem of Desire
Authors: Urang John Griffith
Published: November 2018

By the East German authorities’ account, the “Anti-Fascist Wall of Protection,” or Berlin Wall, was built to thwart hordes of anti-communist commandos poised to invade the socialist republic. If the Party acknowledged the stream of refugees from East to West at all, it was only to decry the efforts of paid agitators luring or coercing skilled East German workers over the border. These paranoid scenarios, I will argue, represented more than just hard-line propaganda and political expediency; they arose from fundamental assumptions about the psyche and society. Through an exploration of East German cultural responses to the construction of the Wall, my paper outlines the ideological fantasies of the individual and social body that precipitated this drastic measure.
The Impossibility of the Wenderoman: History, Retrospective, and Conciliation
Authors: Donahue William
Published: November 2018

“The Impossibility of the Wenderoman” argues against the conventional conception of the Wenderoman (and of thematically related films and plays) that views it essentially as a kind of cultural document of the German “Wende.” Placing the question within the larger problematic of historical fiction and political literature, this paper notes first that the very genre is itself an impossibility insofar as its boundaries are ever-expanding. The quintessential contribution of the genre, this paper argues, is twofold: retrospective and “conciliatory.” It is the first insofar as we are willing to look beyond literature and film that focuses principally on the Wende per se, and instead take Unification as a juncture from which truly to look back (taking advantage of the new temporal perspective given us by “the turn”), and thus reevaluate Cold War conventions, specifically those governing German-German and German-American cultural relations that often went unquestioned in the postwar period. In other words, the Wenderoman dimension I elaborate (drawing especially on Kempowski’s Letzte Gruesse) may contribute to a more profound understanding of the period it “closes” than the one it ostensibly celebrates and inaugurates. Secondly, the Wenderoman functions as a prominent vehicle of cultural memory, preserving various moments of a Marxist-inspired social agenda for future generations. Agamben’s notion of “the contemporary” as well as foundational concepts of “cultural memory” are useful here. The discussion features well-known films (Good Bye, Lenin! and Das Leben der Anderen), theater (Brussig’s Leben bis Maenner), as well as several novels. Whether this process of cultural “sifting” will remain purely elegiac, or serve as a resource for imagining alternative social possibilities in the future is of course impossible to know—both because it is far too general of a hypothesis, and still far too early to tell.
Abstraction and Materiality in the Arts, Literature, and Music
Authors: Calhoon Kenneth S.
Published: November 2018

Introduction to Konturen Volume V, Abstraction and Materiality in the Arts, Literature, and Music.
Ascent, Descent, and Divergence: Darwin and Haeckel on the Human Family Tree
Authors: Gliboff Sander
Published: November 2018

In their pathbreaking discussions of the human family tree in the 1860s and 1870s, Ernst Haeckel and Charles Darwin had to account for both the ascent of the species and its diversification into races. But what was the cause and the pattern of diversification, and when did it begin? Did we attain a common humanity first, which all the races still share? Or did we split up as apes and have to find our own separate and perhaps not equivalent ways to become human?

Using texts and images from their principal works, this essay recovers Haeckel’s and Darwin’s views on these points, relates them to the monogenist-polygenist debate, and compares them to Alfred Russel Wallace’s 1864 attempt at a compromise.
The Feminine Beast: Anti-moral Morality in Early 20th-Century Literature
Authors: Ostmeier Dorothee
Published: November 2018

Texts of the early Twentieth Century link animalism, gender struggles, and issues of identity in their stark critique of bourgeois gender ideology. This essay places selected texts by Bertolt Brecht and Frank Wedekind in the center of this debate as they elaborate on Friedrich Nietzsche’s critique of the Western nature/culture divide and his animal imagery. For Brecht, corruption of bourgeois value systems, including gender concepts, undermines any possibility for an authentic lifestyle, whereas Wedekind ¬– a generation earlier – explores the corruptibility of authenticity itself.
Being Human: Kierkegaard's 1847 Discourses on the Lilies of the Field and the Birds of the Air
Authors: Kangas David J
Published: November 2018

This article is a reading of Kierkegaard's 1847 discourses on "The lilies of the field and the birds of the air." In these discourses, I argue, Kierkegaard pursues the problem of the being of the human being—that is, engages a critique of the fundamental structures of human reality. I show, in particular, how Kierkegaard elaborates a critique of care or concern. The lily and the bird exist without concern. Without collapsing the difference between the being of the lily or bird and the human being, Kierkegaard elaborates a possibility of human existence that is not organized around the project—which is to say in terms of "care." Taking the lily of the field and the bird of the air as emblems of affirmation, he expresses human existence attuned to the superfluous or "whyless" character of reality.
No Joke: Trump and Humor
Authors: Boos Sonja
Published: November 2018

Since the contributions to this Special Issue consist of relatively brief statements, the Editorial Board of Konturen has decided to forego abstracts this time around. Please click on "html" or "pdf" below for the full document of this essay.
No Accounting for Taste
Authors: Calhoon Kenneth S
Published: November 2018

Since the contributions to this Special Issue consist of relatively brief statements, the Editorial Board of Konturen has decided to forego abstracts this time around. Please click on "html" or "pdf" below for the full document of this essay.
Construction of Identity in Suheir Hammad’s What I will
Authors: Alaghbary Gibreel Sadeq
Published: November 2018

This paper offers insights into the conceptualization of identity in poetry. In particular, it seeks to examine the way the Palestinian-American female poet Suheir Hammad negotiates her textual identity in the poem What I Will. The study uses Mill’s (1995) feminist stylistic theoretical framework in order to identify the identity Hammad constructs for herself in the poem, and the way this textually constructed identity plays out against her cultural heritage and ethnic origin. This objective will be achieved by examining the way textual identity is carried by linguistic choices at the lexical, lexico-grammatical (phrase/sentence) and discourse levels. Analysis reveals a dichotomy constructed via personal pronouns between the speaker and her aggressor. This oppositional relationship is reinforced by the transitivity choices and triggers of presupposition. The speaker uses no gender-specific or sexist nouns and pronouns and no description of her appearance in the textual construction of her identity. Her identity is constructed in terms of her collective ethnic background and resistance to the oppression of her aggressor.
Biplane Double-supported Screw Fixation of Femoral Neck Fractures: Surgical Technique and Surgical Notes
Authors: Filipov Orlin B.
Published: November 2018

Osteosynthesis of femoral neck fractures is still associated with high complication rates. The novel method of biplane double-supported screw fixation offers better osteosynthesis stability by buttressing two of three medially diverging cannulated screws on the inferior neck cortex. Biomechanically, the most effective component of this fixation is the third, inferior obtuse screw, supported along considerable distance on both the inferior and posterior cortices of the femoral neck following its spiral anterior curve. Thus, biplane double-supported screw fixation achieves greater inferoposterior cortical support of the implants, allowing immediate full weight bearing for patients older than 55 years. Although the method has been recently communicated, some important surgical aspects still remain to be discussed. This report aims at describing a detailed and modified surgical technique and providing criteria and recommendations for its successful application according to the clinical experience over more than 9 years.

Level of Evidence:

Level V, expert evidence
Identification of subgroups of metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients treated with abiraterone plus prednisone at low- vs. high-risk of radiographic progression: An analysis of COU-AA-302
Authors: Martin Lisa J. , Alibhai Shabbir M.H. , Komisarenko Maria , Timilshina Narhari , Finelli Antonio
Published: November 2018

Introduction: Radiographic imaging is used to monitor disease progression for men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The optimal frequency of imaging, a costly and limited resource, is not known. Our objective was to identify predictors of radiographic progression to inform the frequency of imaging for men with mCRPC.

Methods: We accessed data for men with chemotherapy-naive mCRPC in the abiraterone acetate plus prednisone (AA-P) group of a randomized trial (COU-AA-302) (n=546). We used Cox proportional hazards modelling to identify predictors of time to progression. We divided patients into groups based on the most important predictors and estimated the probability of radiographic progression-free survival (RPFS) at six and 12 months.

Results: Baseline disease and change in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) at eight weeks were the strongest determinants of RPFS. The probability of RPFS for men with bone-only disease and a ≥50% fall in PSA was 93% (95% confidence interval [CI] 87–96) at six months and 80% (95% CI 72–86) at 12 months. In contrast, the probability of RPFS for men with bone and soft tissue metastasis and <50% fall in PSA was 55% (95% CI 41–67) at six months and 34% (95% CI 22–47) at 12 months. These findings should be externally validated.

Conclusions: Patients with chemotherapy-naive mCRPC treated with first-line AA-P can be divided into groups with significantly different risks of radiographic progression based on a few clinically available variables, suggesting that imaging schedules could be individualized.
Cost-Effectiveness of the Biozorb Device for Radiation Planning in Oncoplastic Surgery
Authors: Rashad Ramy , Huber Kathryn , Chatterjee Abhishek
Published: November 2018

Purpose:

With the extent of breast tissue manipulation using oncoplastic surgical techniques, there lies a challenge in marking the tumor bed for adjuvant radiation therapy planning. Two competing techniques in doing so exist and involve the traditional placement of surgical clips in the surgical tumor bed or the newer technique of placing a Biozorb marker in the tumor bed. Our goal was to perform a cost-utility assessment to see which tumor bed marking approach is more cost-effective. Based on device list prices and clinical outcomes from a comprehensive literature review, we assessed if an approach either dominated or had an incremental cost-utility ratio of less than $50,000/QALY since either would signify cost-effectiveness.

Results:

From a cost comparison, the Biozorb marker ($1250) was far costlier than the clip applier device ($50). Our PRISMA search (Figure 1) reviewed 133 articles for clip placement and 42 articles for Biozorb placement in oncoplastic surgery with 2 clip placement articles and 3 Biozorb articles meeting criteria. The available data for either marking technique suggests reasonable tumor bed identification for adjuvant radiation treatment without clear clinical advantages supporting one technique over the other. Overall clinical equivalence in the setting of a clear cost advantage suggests dominant cost-effectiveness in favor of clips.

Conclusion:

Using surgical clips to identify the tumor bed in oncoplastic surgery is dominant and more cost-effective over the Biozorb technique as clips are relatively inexpensive while both techniques reasonably identify the tumor bed.
Screening of Anxiety and Depression in Patients With Fibromyalgia From 18 to 65 Years Old and Its Relationship With the Severity of Fibromyalgia and Quality of Life
Authors: Gonzalez Christian Paternina , Illera Elias Forero , Cárdenas Carmen Laborde , Jimenez Eduardo Navarro , Mendez Pedro Gomez , Peralta Vanessa Valenzuela , Luque Narvaez Luis Carlos
Published: November 2018

OBJECTIVE: To identify the relationship between anxiety and depression with the severity of fibromyalgia and quality of life in patients aged 18 to 65 years, clinic of rheumatology of Barranquilla.

METHODS: Observational, descriptive, comparative cross-sectional study. Patients with fibromyalgia who attend the external consultation of rheumatology will be surveyed. The questionnaires to be applied are the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire Revised (Spanish version), Health Questionnaire SF-36, Patient Health Questionnaire and a Scale of 7 questions for generalized anxiety disorder. The data collected in this descriptive study will be analyzed by means of frequency and association measures. The analysis of association between sociodemographic factors and clinical characteristics will be carried out with bivariate analysis and the comparison of qualitative or categorical variables will be done through the analysis of variance, to compare variables of ordinal type and variables of type ratio.

RESULTS: 34.2% of the patients did not present anxiety whereas 83.6% of the patients had some degree of depression. 50% of the patients had moderate, severe and extreme degrees of depression. An association was found between severity of fibromyalgia with anxiety, depression and quality of life (p <0.05).

CONCLUSION: A directly proportional relationship was found between the severity of depression and anxiety and the severity of FM. An elevated score in the FIQR, lower weighted scores for quality of life in the participants, in addition to greater severity in the scales GAD - 7 and PHQ - 9, all score to lower quality of life.
Relationship between Financial Development and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence in Indonesia
Authors: Hasan Hafnida
Published: November 2018

The aim of this paper to examine the relationship between financial development and economic growth in Indonesia by using data from 1986 until 2014. Johansen co-integration and Granger causality are utilized to analyze the data. The financial development is measured by the ratio of broad money and other control variables such as trade openness and government expenditure. The finding indicates that there is long run relationship between financial development and economic growth. Meanwhile, a unidirectional relationship had been found, it come from economic growth to financial development. Therefore, a policy to increase economic growth will push forward in proper to improve financial development in Indonesia.
Time-Series Forecasting Models for Gasoline Prices in China
Authors: Xu Feng , Sepehri Mohamad , Hua Jian , Ivanov Sergey , Anyu Julius N.
Published: November 2018

Accurate prediction of gasoline price is important for the automobile makers to adjust designs and productions as well as marketing plans of their products. It is also necessary for government agencies to set effective inflation monitoring and environmental protection policies. To predict future levels of the gasoline price, due to difficulties of obtaining accurate estimates of influential external factors, data driven time-series forecasting models thus become more suitable given the convenience and practicability they are providing. In this paper, five popular time-series forecasting models, i.e., ARIMA-GARCH, exponential smoothing, grey system, neural network, and support vector machines models, are applied to predict gasoline prices in China. Comparing the performances of these models, it is noted that for this specific time series, a parsimonious ARIMA model performs the best in predicting the gasoline prices for a short time horizon, while for the medium length and long run the SVR and FNN models outperforms others respectively.  
Bacterial lysates in the prevention of respiratory tract infections
Authors: Jurkiewicz Dariusz , Zielnik-Jurkiewicz Beata
Published: November 2018

Bacterial lysates stimulate the general immunity of the body in a non-specific way. They act on non-specific defense mechanisms, leading to an increase in type A antibody in mucous membranes, phagocytic activity and INF-ƴ production. They can also stimulate the production of specific antibodies against the bacterial antigens that make up the preparation. The oral immunomodulatory preparations with the best documented clinical efficacy available on the Polish market are Ismigen, Broncho-Vaxom, Ribomunyl and Luivac. They are all lysates of bacterial strains that most often cause respiratory tract infections. In many clinical trials, oral bacterial lysates have been shown to minimize the risk of recurrent respiratory infections in children and adults and reduce the need for antibiotics.
Surgical treatment in children with otosclerosis and congenital stapes fixation: our experience and outcome
Authors: Clarós Pedro , Sobolewska Aleksandra
Published: November 2018

Aim: To evaluate outcomes of stapes surgery in children with congenital stapes fixation and juvenile otosclerosis.
Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed from 1987 to 2013 to identify patients under 18 years old who underwent a stapes surgery. Patients' age, gender, pre- and postoperative audiograms, intraoperative findings including aetiology of stapes fixation, prosthesis type, and complications were analysed.
Results: 18 children (6 - 17 years old), all with bilateral conductive hearing loss were identified and 34 stapes surgeries were performed (two patients underwent surgery only on one side). The cause of fixation included juvenile otosclerosis in 88% and congenital stapes fixation in 12%. The mean pre-operative air-bone gap (ABG) was 36,24 dB (SD: 10,86) compared to a postoperative mean ABG of 7,74 (SD: 3,3) (p < 0.000). The profound sensorineural hearing loss was not observed in long-term follow-up.
Conclusions: Paediatric stapes surgery has comparable results to stapedectomy in adults regardless of the cause of stapes fixation; however, the better hearing outcome was observed for cases of juvenile otosclerosis rather than congenital stapes fixation.
O Método Indutivo e a pesquisa em Geografia: aplicação no mapeamento de unidades da Paisagem / The Inductive Method and research in Geography: application in the mapping of Landscape units
Authors: Diniz Marco Túlio Mendonça , Silva Sandro Damião Ribeiro da
Published: November 2018

O método é um fragmento indispensável à construção do conhecimento científico, sendo uma importante herança da Filosofia. No contexto específico da ciência, o método ganhou respaldo com a constituição dos 5 (cinco) métodos de abordagem, que proporcionaram a formulação de um conhecimento diferente do popular, do religioso e do artístico. Entre estes métodos, está o indutivo, que foi formado no contexto do positivismo (Idade Moderna), o qual se vale da observação e da experiência empírica como requisitos essenciais à edificação de leis gerais da ciência. Contudo, no âmbito da ciência geográfica, o mesmo é frequentemente negado, apesar de, inconscientemente, a maior parte dos trabalhos de Geografia Física aplicada utilizarem esse método em seu escopo. Por essa razão, é possível verificar uma proeminente ausência de estudos geográficos com reflexões acerca da indução e sua aplicação. Com isto em mente, foi realizada uma breve descrição de sua origem e construção, além de se apontar outras formas de indução, como a Inferência à Melhor Explicação e a Abdução. A partir disso, foi mostrado como o método indutivo é potencialmente útil para estudantes e profissionais em Geografia no que tange aos seus esforços intelectuais, utilizando, como exemplo, o mapeamento de unidades da Paisagem.Palavras-chave: Indução; Inferência à Melhor Explicação e Abdução; Análise Integrada da Paisagem.AbstractThe method is an indispensable fragment for the construction of scientific knowledge, being an important inheritance of Philosophy. In the specific context of science, the method gained support with the constitution of the 5 (five) methods of approach, which provided the formulation of a knowledge different from the popular, religious and artistic. Among these methods is the inductive, which was formed in the context of positivism (Modern Age), which relies on observation and empirical experience as essential requirements for the construction of general laws of science. However, in the ambit of geographic science, it is often denied, although unconsciously most of the work in applied Physical Geography uses this method in their scope. For this reason, it is possible to verify a prominent absence of geographic studies with reflections about the induction and its application. With this in mind, a brief description of its origin and construction was made, as well as other forms of induction, such as Inference to Better Explanation and Abduction. From this, it was shown how the inductive method is potentially useful for students and professionals in Geography in their intellectual endeavors, using as an example the mapping of Landscape.Keywords: Induction; Inference to the Best Explanation and Abduction; Integrated Analysis of Landscape.
Estruturação urbana de Teófilo Otoni/MG: a topografia social de uma cidade média no Vale do Mucuri / Urban structuring of Teófilo Otoni/MG: the social topography of a medium-sized city in the Mucuri Valley
Authors: Batella Wagner
Published: November 2018

As cidades médias despontam na atualidade como uma importante temática para o estudo da urbanização brasileira. Diversos trabalhos têm demonstrado que o Brasil vem se tornando cada vez menos metropolitano e litorâneo, por meio de pesquisas que evidenciam as facetas do processo de interiorização da urbanização. Com isso, as cidades médias têm sido pautadas como um objeto complexo e multifacetado, demandando ferramentas analíticas diversas com o fito de dar maior consistência conceitual ao seu epíteto. É neste contexto que se retoma a escala intraurbana como importante dimensão analítica das cidades médias. A partir da interpretação do processo de estruturação urbana de Teófilo Otoni, cidade média localizada no estado de Minas Gerais, e fazendo uso de trabalhos de campo, análise de dados secundários e técnicas de mapeamento, discute-se as transformações no uso do solo urbano dessa cidade. Os resultados revelam que as desigualdades sócio-espaciais configuram um clássico padrão centro-periferia, onde o centro apresenta-se com maior destaque no que diz respeito às variáveis de renda, infraestrutura e condições de habitação. Por sua vez, as franjas da cidade tem sido o local da moradia precária, fato que se agrava pela topografia dessas áreas.Palavras–chave: Cidades Médias; Estruturação Urbana; Espaço Intraurbano; Desigualdades Sócio-Espaciais.Abstract Medium-sized cities are emerging as an important theme for the study of brazilian urbanization. Several studies have shown that Brazil has become less and less metropolitan and coastal, through research that shows the facets of the process of interiorization of urbanization. With this, médium-sized cities have been ruled as a complex and multifaceted object, demanding diverse analytical tools in order to give greater conceptual consistency to its epithet. It is in this context that the intra-urban scale is taken up as an important analytical dimension of medium-sized cities. Based on the interpretation of the urban structuring process of Teófilo Otoni, a medium-sized city located in the state of Minas Gerais, and using field works, secondary data analysis and mapping techniques, the transformations in the urban land use of this city are discussed. The results show that socio-spatial inequalities constitute a classic center-periphery pattern, where the center is more prominent in terms of income, infrastructure and housing conditions. In turn, the periphery of the city has been the site of precarious housing, a fact that is aggravated by the topography of these areas.Keywords: Medium-sized cities; Urban Structuring Process; Intra-urban Space; Socio-spatial Inequalities.
Análise espacial aplicada ao estudo do crime: uma abordagem exploratória da distribuição dos atrativos para o crime no espaço urbano de Belo Horizonte / Spatial analysis applied to study of crime: an exploratory approach to the distribution of attractions for crime in the urban space of Belo Horizonte
Authors: Faria Antonio Hot Pereira de , Alves Diego Filipe Cordeiro , Abreu João Francisco
Published: November 2018

O artigo é produto de um estudo exploratório sobre a dinâmica da violência urbana em Belo Horizonte. Os dados referem-se aos crimes de roubo registrados em Belo Horizonte no período de 2007 a 2013. Foram utilizadas técnicas estatísticas de análise espacial. Os dados permitem conhecer a dinâmica dos processos e configurações socioespaciais do crime em Belo Horizonte, notadamente dos roubos e os resultados apresentaram que há um padrão referente à concentração de crimes no hipercentro da capital, demonstrando uma correlação espacial com o uso e ocupação do solo referente ao uso comercial, principal atrativo para o crime.Palavras–chave: Geografia do Crime. Roubo. Atrativo.Abstract The article is a product of an exploratory study on the dynamics of urban violence in Belo Horizonte. The data refer to robbery crimes registered in Belo Horizonte from 2007 to 2013. Statistical techniques of spatial analysis were used. The data show the dynamics of the processes and socio-spatial environment of crime in Belo Horizonte, especially of the robbery. The results demonstrate a pattern of crimes concentration in the hypercentre of the capital, indicating the spatial correlation with the commercial activities, main crime attractor.Keywords: Geography of Crime. Robbery. Attraction.
Avaliação da susceptibilidade à degradação ambiental em um município serrano do semiárido do Brasil (Cerro Corá-RN) / Evaluation of susceptibility to environmental degradation in a mountain municipality at semi-arid region of Brazil (Cerro Corá-RN)
Authors: Dantas Henrique Roque , Guedes Jânio Carlos Fernandes , Costa Diógenes Félix da Silva , Da Silva Fernando Moreira
Published: November 2018

Os processos de ocupação e evolução dos ambientes naturais em decorrência de um processo desordenado de implementação de práticas econômicas agrosilvopastoris, desempenham um papel determinante de degradação da paisagem do semiárido Nordestino. A Serra de Santana apresenta elementos naturais importantes para o estado do Rio Grande do Norte como a nascente do Rio Potengi.  O presente trabalho teve como objetivo analisar o grau de susceptibilidade de degradação no município de Cerro Corá - RN.  Foram utilizadas imagens de satélite Landsat-5 e dados censitários referente ao ano de 2008. Como método fez-se uso da proposta de Karmieczak e Seabra (2007) que contempla uso do solo, NDVI, precipitação, pecuária e erodibilidade na avaliação da degradação ambiental. Os resultados mostraram que em a maioria do município de Cerro Corá apresenta uma susceptibilidade de baixa a média, que juntos representam 63,92% do município. Um sistema de informação Geográfica torna-se indispensável no monitoramento ambiental de Cerro Corá/RN.Palavras-chave: LANDSAT, Indicadores de degradação ambiental, Geoprocessamento, uso do solo.AbstractThe occupation processes and evolution of natural environments due to a disorderly process of implementing agrosilvopastoris economic practices, play a decisive role in degradation of the Northeastern semi-arid landscape. The Serra de Santana presents important natural elements for the state of Rio Grande do Norte as the source of the Potengi River. The present work had as objective to analyze the degree of susceptibility of degradation in the municipality of Cerro Corá - RN. Landsat-5 satellite images were used and census data for the year 2008. As a method made use of the proposed Karmieczak and Seabra (2007) which includes land use, NDVI, precipitation, livestock and erodibility in the evaluation of environmental degradation. The results showed that in most of the municipality of Cerro Cora has a low susceptibility average, which together account for 63.92% of the municipality. A geographic information system becomes indispensable in the environmental monitoring of Cerro Corá/RNKeywords: LANDSAT, Indicators of environmental degradation, Geoprocessing, Use of Soil.
Migração Brasileira em Portugal: retornar ao Brasil ou permanecer em Portugal? / Brazilian Migration in Portugal: back to Brazil or stay in Portugal?
Authors: Da Silva Romerito Valeriano , Fernandes Duval Magalhães , Peixoto João
Published: November 2018

A crise internacional de 2008 foi uma perturbação do subsistema migratório luso-brasileiro que provocou diferentes reações nos brasileiros: alguns retornaram ao Brasil e outros permaneceram em Portugal. Por meio de uma perspectiva geográfica, procura-se compreender por que os imigrantes brasileiros, tendo vivido no mesmo contexto espaço-temporal em Portugal, reagiram de forma diferente à perturbação desse subsistema migratório. Para isso, foram realizadas 125 entrevistas estruturadas, sendo 60 com brasileiros que viviam em Portugal e retornaram ao Brasil e 65 com brasileiros que permaneceram em Portugal. Os resultados permitiram traçar as diferenças no perfil e nas condições de vida antes e durante a emigração dos brasileiros que retornaram e dos que permaneceram em Portugal, bem como discutir as razões para o retorno e para a permanência.Palavras-chave: Geografia da População, migração internacional, movimento de retorno, Portugal, Brasil.AbstractThe international crisis of 2008 led to a disturbance of the Luso-Brazilian migratory subsystem and to different reactions of Brazilians: some returned to Brazil, whilst others remained in Portugal. Based on a geographical perspective, an attempt has made to understand the reasons why Brazilian immigrants, having lived in the same spatial and temporal context in Portugal, reacted differently to the disturbance of this migratory subsystem. Thus, 125 structured interviews have conducted: 60 participants were Brazilians who were living in Portugal and returned to Brazil, and 65 were Brazilians who decided to remain in Portugal. The results allowed us to outline the differences in Brazilians’ profile and living conditions before and during emigration of both those who returned home and those who remained in Portugal, as well as to discuss the reasons behind their returning and staying, respectively.Keywords: Population geography, international migration, migratory return movements, Portugal, Brazil.
Análise crítica da construção discursiva de um “voto”polêmico no processo do impeachment de Dilma Rousseff: uma perspectiva bourdesiana sobre a luta pelo poder político
Authors: Cirne Alexcina Oliveira , Efken Karl Heinz
Published: November 2018

O artigo analisa o discurso, reproduzido numa reportagem do Jornal do Commércio, no qual o deputado federal Eduardo da Fonte justifica o convite que fez ao seu filho de 15 anos para votar em seu lugar no processo de impeachment de Dilma Rousseff do cargo de Presidenta da República, em 2016. Buscamos compreender a complexidade dos conflitos mobilizados na prática discursiva do referido deputado e sua inserção num contexto mais amplo da política brasileira, desde o advento do impeachment de Dilma Rousseff. Com principal fundamentação nos trabalhos de Bourdieu (2007, 2003, 2004, 2008), este estudo entende-se como análise de práticas sociais, mobilizando os conceitos de agente autorizado, habitus, capital linguístico, campo e mercado linguístico. Utilizamos o modelo metodológico proposto pela análise do conteúdo em Bardin (2015), Bauer, Gaskell (2007) e Silverman (2009). O corpus é composto por uma notícia vinculada ao tema da votação do impeachment de Dilma Rousseff no Jornal do Commércio. Os resultados indicam uma relação dialética entre os poderes simbólicos articulados no discurso do deputado e reproduzidos na reportagem e uma realidade sócio histórica marcada por uma luta ferrenha pelo capital simbólico disponível no mercado linguístico.Palavras-chave: Discurso político. Mídia. Mercado linguístico. Habitus. Leitura crítica.
O crime ambiental de Mariana: omissão e conivência da mídia brasileira
Authors: Carrato Ângela , Diniz Sofia Maria Carrato
Published: November 2018

O objetivo deste artigo, -- produzido pelo grupo de Ensino, Pesquisa e Extensão “Estação Liberdade”, da UFMG--, foi realizar uma análise do que foi publicado (e como foi publicado) sobre o crime ambiental e humano em Mariana (MG)--, em veículos da mídia tradicional regional e nacional. Este estudo foi feito através da análise do discurso e do cruzamento de dados relativos à história do setor minerário em Minas Gerais. Como resultado, verificou-se a existência de uma cobertura falha e que primou por silenciar os interesses da cidadania em prol dos interesses empresariais e políticos.
Guerra da pós-verdade: a batalha político-midiática do Movimento Brasil Livre
Authors: Rodrigues de Freitas Filho Alberto , Ferrari Teixeira Pollyana
Published: November 2018

Em um cenário caracterizado pela crescente digitalização de todos os aspectos da vida humana, a concepção da verdade pode estar sendo alterada radicalmente. Na chamada era da “pós-verdade”, fatos objetivos teriam cada vez menos importância diante do apelo às emoções e às crenças intersubjetivas. Esse fenômeno se manifesta principalmente nas redes sociais, onde algoritmos favorecem a criação de câmaras de eco, que ressoam apenas as informações identificadas com as preferências de cada usuário e tornam invisíveis as informações que estejam fora desse campo de interesses previamente manifestados. Assim, o alcance de informações partidarizadas ou com teor ideológico pode ser ampliado, influenciando a percepção do público sobre a realidade. Nesse cenário, grupos como o Movimento Brasil Livre ocupam as redes sociais para disseminar informações apoiadas em fatos imprecisos e por vezes inverídicos, em torno das quais buscam dar visibilidade e arregimentar seguidores para suas causas e interesses políticos, travando uma batalha contra o modelo jornalístico tradicional e seu compromisso com a verdade.
Dominar o corpo da mulher é violentá-lo: a progressão metafórica no texto “Os 18 vendilhões”, de Eliane Brum
Authors: Vanin Aline Aver , Presotto Letícia , Gomes Gabriele Honscha , Salgado Ana Rachel
Published: November 2018

O discurso veiculado em um espaço como o da coluna de opinião de um periódico de ampla abrangência, possibilita que assuntos da atualidade sejam amplamente propagados e também discutidos, fomentando, em grande parte das vezes, a consciência (crítica) da população. É comum, nesse tipo de discurso, nos depararmos com metáforas, as quais fazem parte não somente da nossa linguagem, mas também do nosso pensamento e das nossas ações, tratando-se de um significado construído no nosso cotidiano, na nossa sociedade e na nossa cultura. Nesse viés, o presente trabalho se propõe a apresentar e discutir a progressão metafórica presente no artigo “Os 18 vendilhões”, da jornalista Eliane Brum, publicado em uma coluna de opinião de um periódico renomado. A partir da análise do texto por meio de ferramentas da Linguística de Corpus, elencaram-se expressões linguísticas que direcionaram a uma metáfora que perpassa o texto do início ao fim: os jogos de poder (de gênero/ de raça). Juntamente a essa metáfora, três subcategorias, quais sejam política, religião e raça, contribuem para a construção da argumentação da autora sobre o poder estruturalmente construído que os homens ainda têm sobre as mulheres em diferentes cenários.
Circulação de um enunciado na mídia: religião e acontecimento
Authors: Gomes da Silva Edvania
Published: November 2018

Neste artigo, analisamos o enunciado “Umbanda e Candomblé não são religiões”, que faz parte da sentença emitida pelo Juiz Eugenio Rosa de Araújo, titular da 17ª Vara Federal do Rio de Janeiro, em 28 de abril de 2014, e foi retomado em algumas notícias da mídia escrita brasileira. Na análise, verificamos de que forma a emergência da referida frase na mídia funciona como um acontecimento discursivo, tal como definido por Pêcheux (2006); e como o referido acontecimento vai se (re)inscrevendo na memória dos coenunciadores por meio de estratégias textuais, como as ilhas ou ilhotas textuais (AUTHIER-REVUZ, 1998 e 2004; e MAINGUENEAU, 2002) e as aforizações (MAINGUENEAU, 2014). Os resultados mostraram que as diferentes maneiras de a mídia referir a sentença do juiz se constituem como um acontecimento discursivo, pois, a partir da aforização destacada da referida sentença, surgem outras possibilidades de uma “desestruturação-reestruturação das redes e trajetos de interpretação” (PÊCHEUX, 2006, p. 56).
First record of the genus Genaemirum (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ichneumoninae) from West Africa, with the description of a new species from Guinea
Authors: Dal Pos Davide , Rousse Pascal
Published: November 2018

A new species of the Afrotropical genus Genaemirum Heinrich, 1936 is described from a single female specimen from Guinea and compared to the closest species, G. rhinoceros Heinrich, 1967. Genaemirum filipazzii sp. nov. also provides the first record of the genus for West Africa. An updated key to the species is included.
Mucinous Cystadenoma of the Urachus and Review of Current Classification of Urachal Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms
Authors: Wang Diping , Sule Norbert
Published: November 2018

Urachal neoplasms are uncommon and represent a minor portion of bladder tumors. According to the recently updated World Health Organization classification (2016), these tumors are classified as adenomas, adenocarcinomas, nonglandular neoplasms, and mixed carcinomas. The mucinous cystic neoplasms represent a small percentage of urachal tumors with morphologic spectrum ranging from benign mucinous cystadenoma to borderline mucinous cystic tumor of low malignant potential and to malignant mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. Benign urachal mucinous cystic adenomas are exceedingly rare, and only a few cases have been reported in the literature to date. The goal of this review is to summarize the clinical features, histopathologic characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of urachal mucinous cystadenoma in light of differentiating them from mucinous cystic tumor of low malignant potential and mucinous cystadenocarcinoma.
L’origine de la catalogne : éclairage linguistique
Authors: Poirier Claude
Published: November 2018

La pièce d’artisanat appelée catalogne a suscité la curiosité des lettrés depuis le xixe siècle. Les définitions que les dictionnaires anciens donnent du mot concordent difficilement avec la réalité d’aujourd’hui. Couverture de laine au départ, la catalogne désigne de nos jours une sorte de tapis ou une couverture de lit qu’on fabrique avec des retailles de tissus. Les auteurs qui ont étudié la question se sont demandé quel rôle avait pu jouer la région appelée Catalogne, dans la péninsule ibérique, quant à la genèse de cette étoffe aux motifs multicolores confectionnée chez nous au métier dans les campagnes. On se propose ici de revisiter la question avec les méthodes de la philologie et de la lexicologie dans une monographie linguistique élaborée dans le cadre de la préparation de la deuxième édition du Dictionnaire historique du français québécois.
Jean Simard, le philosophe ethnologue
Authors: Bouchard René
Published: November 2018

Engagé, en 1972, comme professeur au département d’histoire de l’Université Laval, Jean Simard y poursuivra une carrière fructueuse d’enseignement et de recherches, partagée en trois décennies d’activités axées sur de grandes enquêtes ethnographiques de terrain, sur la transmission des savoirs et savoir-faire par des formats autres que le livre, ainsi que sur le bilan des analyses scientifiques et des publications savantes. Un vaste cycle d’enquêtes systématiques (décennie 1970) mènera à la constitution de grands corpus ethnographiques portant sur l’inventaire de milliers d’artefacts et mentefacts tirés par Jean Simard de l’art et de la religion populaires. La décennie qui suit (1980) explorera de nouvelles approches de transmission des savoirs et savoir-faire, des années effervescentes, fébriles, caractérisées chez Jean Simard par la fièvre de communiquer au grand public des pans occultés et originaux de son patrimoine religieux, au moyen de séries radiophoniques, filmiques ou grâce à des expositions qui alerteront le grand public sur la déperdition de son grand héritage religieux. Le besoin se fait sentir enfin chez Jean Simard, dans la décennie 1990, de revenir à sa mission première d’être un marqueur scientifique de la culture québécoise. La publication de deux livres majeurs, Les Arts sacrés au Québec (1989) et Le Québec pour terrain. Itinéraire d’un missionnaire du patrimoine religieux (2004) rendront compte d’une trentaine d’années de recherches et de publications savantes qui vaudront à son auteur l’attribution par le gouvernement du Québec de la plus haute distinction dans le domaine du patrimoine, le Prix Gérard-Morisset 2017.
Rôle du réseau personnel dans l’identification et l’exploitation d’opportunités d’affaires
Authors: GARZOUN Lotfi , HADDAD Samia
Published: November 2018

Le présent article propose d’analyser la dynamique de la configuration relationnelle de l’entrepreneur tunisien, incubé dans une pépinière d’entreprises, aux phases d’identification et d’exploitation d’opportunités d’affaires. Une enquête a été menée auprès de 97 porteurs de projets innovants, installés dans 13 pépinières tunisiennes. La méthodologie adoptée s’appuie sur une analyse descriptive et un test de comparaison des moyennes (le Test t de Student pour échantillons appariés). Les premiers résultats montrent que le passage d’une phase à une autre génère un changement dans le type de réseau et la nature des liens mobilisés par l’entrepreneur.
Les conseils de bibliothèques dans les fonctions publiques américaines et canadiennes : bilan et perspectives pour le Québec
Authors: Collister Edward A.
Published: November 2018

Après avoir présenté un historique et les objectifs des conseils de bibliothèques dans les fonctions publiques américaines et canadiennes, l’auteur décrit les efforts déployés pour la création d’un tel conseil au sein de l’Administration publique québécoise. Il trace ensuite une esquisse de ce que pourrait être un conseil québécois des bibliothèques gouvernementales.
Pédagogie de l’ouverture à l’autre et gestion de classe en formation à l’enseignement
Authors: Balde Alhassane
Published: November 2018

Cet article met en lumière le point de vue d’une cohorte d’étudiants – futurs enseignants de français langue seconde (FLS) et de l’anglais langue seconde (ALS) – concernant les connaissances et les habiletés acquises dans les cours de « Gestion de la classe » et « Éducation et pluriethnicité au Québec » suivis durant la même année universitaire. Le Bilan des apprentissages du cours Gestion de la classe donnait aux étudiants l’occasion d’exposer les compétences et habiletés aquises en identifiant et en justifiant les apprentissages significatifs issus de ce cours. Le Rapport de jumelages interculturels, associé au cours Éducation et pluriethnicité au Québec, faisait quant à lui état des rencontres organisées entre des étudiants issus de la majorité d’accueil francophone futurs enseignants du FLS et de l’ALS et des personnes immigrantes non francophones qui apprennent le français à l’École de langues. Les étudiants francophones y relatent l’expérience qu’ils ont vécue en établissant des liens avec différents aspects du cours. L’effet cumulatif de ces deux cours révèle que les étudiants ont développé leur sensibilité à lutter contre les situations de discrimination, à mettre en place des dispositifs assurant le respect et l’équité à l’égard des différences et à fournir aux élèves l’attention et l’accompagnement appropriés. Cette expérience a été à la fois très enrichissante et structurante, pour les étudiants et pour l’enseignant.
Rencontre interculturelle dans le cadre d’un projet universitaire pour futurs enseignants de français langue étrangère au Mexique
Authors: Amireault Valérie , Trottet Soline
Published: November 2018

Cet article présente une incursion au sein d’une rencontre interculturelle vécue entre le Mexique et le Québec, plus spécifiquement entre de futurs enseignants de français langue étrangère (FLE) et la culture québécoise. Dans le cadre de leur formation en enseignement, des étudiants à l’Université de Guadalajara (Mexique) ont participé à un projet interculturel de théâtralisation de la légende québécoise La Chasse-galerie, comprenant, entre autres, des activités de découverte de la culture québécoise et de la légende choisie, ainsi que des activités de réflexion en lien avec les cultures québécoise et mexicaine. Cette rencontre interculturelle se voulait une façon originale de faire vivre l’Autre (le Québec et la culture québécoise) dans une formation universitaire et de permettre à de futurs enseignants de développer leur compétence interculturelle, compétence qu’ils seront appelés à mettre en oeuvre, à leur tour, dans leur éventuelle pratique. L’analyse des données recueillies lors des différentes activités proposées met de l’avant les représentations des participants en lien avec le Québec, sa langue et sa culture, ainsi que leurs réflexions concernant la rencontre interculturelle qu’ils ont vécue dans le cadre du projet. Les résultats montrent que les 14 étudiants ont grandement apprécié de partager cet espace de découverte et de réflexion sur la culture québécoise : ils ont pu bonifier leurs représentations du Québec tout en effectuant des retours critiques sur leur propre culture. De plus, ils ont reconnu l’utilité de cette rencontre pour le développement de leurs compétences interculturelles. En somme, ce projet a permis de mieux outiller ces futurs enseignants de FLE, qui pourront utiliser leurs représentations du Québec pour créer à leur tour des activités pédagogiques.
Los intercambios en español y francés: integración lingüística e intercultural en la universidad
Authors: Payeras Jessica , Zapata Maria Elena
Published: November 2018

El intercambio lingüístico e intercultural en la provincia de Quebec (Canadá) es un tema de gran interés ya que la recibe aproximadamente 50,000 inmigrantes anualmente, de la que 85-90 % en Montreal. Según el censo de 2011 de Statistique Canada, los latinoamericanos representaban el 12,9 % y este porcentaje va en aumento.

El presente artículo describe una intervención pedagógica innovadora, que se realiza en el departamento de español de la Escuela de lenguas de la Universidad de Quebec en Montreal desde el año 2007. Nos referimos a los intercambios lingüísticos e interculturales que practican los hispanohablantes inmigrantes recién llegados para establecerse en la provincia de Quebec, inscritos en un programa lingüístico del Ministerio de inmigración, diversidad e inclusión (UQAM-MIDI) y los estudiantes francófonos que estudian español como lengua extranjera en el programa de español como lengua extranjera (ELE) en la Universidad de Quebec en Montreal.

Estas actividades que se integran a los cursos universitarios de español tienen tres objetivos principales: (i) mejorar prácticas de aprendizaje accional (a través de una actividad que tiene un fin auténtico), (ii) promover el respeto mutuo de los participantes y (iii) valorar el Otro.

Los beneficios de la intervención son mutuos. Para el estudiante hispanohablante, es una manera de asegurar exitosamente el mejoramiento de su competencia lingüística en francés, su inserción académica o profesional en el nuevo contexto social donde vive. Para el estudiante francófono, estos intercambios lo llevan a entender aspectos culturales de temáticas diversas. Un objetivo adicional para los dos grupos de estudiantes es desmentir los prejuicios que hayan podido forjarse durante el aprendizaje de cada idioma, el español y el francés.