REVIEW: Benjamin Elijah Mays: A Pictorial Life and Times

Review of the non-fiction book Benjamin Elijah Mays: A Pictorial Life and Times, by Carrie M. Dumas; Julie Hunter, contributing editor

La Dame aux Camelias’ Effect on Society’s View of the “Fallen Woman”

Alexandre Dumas’ play, La Dame aux Camelias presents Marguerite Gautier, a “fallen woman,” as having redeemable qualities which challenged both society’s condemnation of the “fallen woman” and led to a more realistic portrayal of life on the stage and in literature as a whole

Claude Schopp, Le Paris de Dumas

Les éditions Alexandrines donnent une édition revue et augmentée du Paris de Dumas (2015) écrit par Claude Schopp en trois chapitres: «Comment Alexandre Dumas devint parisien» (pp. 9-30), «Comment Alexandre Dumas voyagea dans Paris» (pp. 31-71) et «Comment les héros de Dumas battent le pavé de Paris» (pp. 73-91). Cette tripartition revient, pour un écrivain qui à la fois eut tant de fois le plaisir de quitter Paris et le désir d’y revenir, à narrer pratiquement toute son existence, avec ses m..

Changing the name of the NBPF/DUF1220 domain to the Olduvai domain

We are jointly proposing a new name for a protein domain of approximately 65 amino acids that has been previously termed NBPF or DUF1220. Our two labs independently reported the initial studies of this domain, which is encoded almost entirely within a single gene family. The name Neuroblastoma Breakpoint Family (NBPF) was applied to this gene family when the first identified member of the family was found to be interrupted in an individual with neuroblastoma. Prior to this discovery, the PFAM database had termed the domain DUF1220, denoting it as one of many protein domains of unknown function. It has been PFAM’s intention to use “DUF” nomenclature to serve only as a temporary placeholder until more appropriate names are proposed based on research findings. We believe that additional studies of this domain, primarily from our laboratories over the past 10 years, have resulted in furthering our understanding of these sequences to the point where proposing a new name for this domain is warranted. Because of considerable data linking the domain to human-specific evolution, brain expansion and cognition, we believe a name reflecting these findings would be appropriate. With this in mind, we have chosen to name the domain (and the repeat that encodes it) Olduvai. The gene family will remain as NBPF for now. The primary domain subtypes will retain their previously assigned names (e.g. CON1-3; HLS1-3), and the three-domain block that expanded dramatically in the human lineage will be termed the Olduvai triplet. The new name refers to Olduvai Gorge, which is a site in East Africa that has been the source of major anthropological discoveries in the early-mid 1900’s. We also chose the name as a tribute to the scientists who made important contributions to the early studies of human origins and our African genesis

Murderous Mother: Historical Context and Madame Villefort of "The Count of Monte Cristo"

Alexandre Dumas' "The Count of Mote Cristo" is rooted in the historical, political, and social moments of the Victorian era, particularly those pertaining to gender, race, and class, with characters struggling with their identities in a changing society. In this paper, the author examines how Dumas uses the character of Mde. Villefort to comment on the cult of domesticity as she tries to reconcile two conflicting social roles, while under the limitations of gendered social norms

Els tres mosqueters d'Alexandre Dumas

Programa de les representacions d'"Els tres mosqueters" en versió teatral de Marcel Maréchal, basada en l'obra d'Alexandre Dumas, a càrrec de Le Théâtre National de Marseille. La direcció escènica va anar a càrrec de F. Bourgeat, P. Laville i M. Maréchal, que també en va ser el director. Inclou un text de M. A. Capmany i un de de P. Laville i M. Marécha

Gaining from loss: Meaning making and resolution in emerging adults\u27 low point narratives as predicted by identity development and perceptions of parenting in adolescence

Past research suggests that difficult life events can disrupt the expected flow of life, often necessitating increased cognitive effort and reflection to assimilate into the greater life story. In the present longitudinal study, 104 emerging adults (M=26 years) narrated stories about their most difficult life experience. The relationship was examined between certain characteristics of the participants’ low point narratives (depth of learning and coherent positive resolution) at age 26 with their identity development, feelings of support, and parent-child relationships from late adolescence (M=17) to emerging adulthood. Depth of learning refers to the extent to which participants extract more sophisticated forms of meaning, such as gaining insight, from their life narratives as opposed to more simplistic forms of meaning, such as lesson learning, while coherent positive resolution refers to the ability to come to a clear and positive resolution to low point narratives. Narratives of more serious content and those with themes of mortality contained greater depth of learning than other narratives. Participants who were more diffused in their identity development (i.e., lacking identity exploration and commitment) demonstrated less depth of learning in their narratives while participants who had more advanced identity statuses or who showed an increase in identity development from age 17 to 26 demonstrated greater resolution in their narratives. Coherent positive resolution was a partial mediator in the relationship between perceptions of good parenting at age 17 and self-reporting well-being at age 26. Narrative resolution was a partial mediator in the relationship between concurrent perceptions of family support and well-being at age 26. These results suggest the importance of identity development, healthy parenting and family support as unique contributors to personally meaningful and resolved low point narratives in emerging adulthood