Von „dicken, blonden Flechten“ und „hängendem Haar“ : Frauenhaar als pars pro toto für kulturelle Ordnungen und Brüche am Beispiel literarischer ‚Heimat‘-Bilder

Das zutiefst feminisierte Konstrukt ‚Heimat‘ ist – sowohl als historischer Gegenstand als auch als literarisches Motiv – kontinuierlich bestimmten kulturellen, politischen und ideologischen Transformationsakten, Dynamisierungen und Recycling-Prozessen unterworfen, die insbesondere in der Literatur sichtbar werden. Derart sedimentiert tritt ‚Heimat‘ in Erzähltexten der Gegenwartsliteratur in Erscheinung, wird dort als historischer Gegenstand kritisch reflektiert, als Motiv zerrbildartig tradiert, hierin zugleich transformiert und dabei in auffallender Häufigkeit zu einer Kategorie der Zurichtung umgestaltet, die vor allem in der Synthese von ‚Körper‘ und ‚Geschlecht‘ ihren Ausdruck findet: Imaginationen vom ‚schwachen Geschlecht‘ werden in Bildern körperlicher Gewalt und Auslieferung erprobt und sind besonders häufig als Griffe ins Frauenhaar bzw. als Eingriffe in die weibliche ‚Haarbiografie‘ markiert. ‚Heimat‘ arriviert hierin zu einer Folie, auf der Figurationen (und Zirkulationen) von Macht in geschlechtlich codierten Körperbildern gespiegelt und verhandelt werden

Von "dicken, blonden Flechten" und "hängendem Haar": Frauenhaar als pars pro toto für kulturelle Ordnungen und Brüche am Beispiel literarischer 'Heimat'-Bilder

Das zutiefst feminisierte Konstrukt 'Heimat' ist - sowohl als historischer Gegenstand als auch als literarisches Motiv - kontinuierlich bestimmten kulturellen, politischen und ideologischen Transformationsakten, Dynamisierungen und Recycling-Prozessen unterworfen, die insbesondere in der Literatur sichtbar werden. Derart sedimentiert tritt 'Heimat' in Erzähltexten der Gegenwartsliteratur in Erscheinung, wird dort als historischer Gegenstand kritisch reflektiert, als Motiv zerrbildartig tradiert, hierin zugleich transformiert und dabei in auffallender Häufigkeit zu einer Kategorie der Zurichtung umgestaltet, die vor allem in der Synthese von 'Körper' und 'Geschlecht' ihren Ausdruck findet: Imaginationen vom 'schwachen Geschlecht' werden in Bildern körperlicher Gewalt und Auslieferung erprobt und sind besonders häufig als Griffe ins Frauenhaar bzw. als Eingriffe in die weibliche 'Haarbiografie' markiert. 'Heimat' arriviert hierin zu einer Folie, auf der Figurationen (und Zirkulationen) von Macht in geschlechtlich codierten Körperbildern gespiegelt und verhandelt werden.As a historical object as well as a literary subject, the deeply feminized construct 'Heimat' is continuously subject to specific cultural, political and ideological acts of transformation, dynamization and renewal. These processes of conversion become notably visible in literature. Contemporary narratives critically reflect the varied notions of 'Heimat' in a condensed form: as a historical tradition as well as through transformations and distortions. 'Heimat' frequently appears as an organized category that expresses the synthesis of 'body' and 'gender': imagery of the so-called 'weaker sex' is exercised in representations of physical violence, often as either grasping a woman's hair or as an intervention in her 'hair-biography'. In this context, 'Heimat' becomes the backdrop on which figurations (and circulations) of power are reflected and negotiated in sexually encoded images of the body

CRISIS AFAR: an international collaborative study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and service access in youth with autism and neurodevelopmental conditions

BackgroundHeterogeneous mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic are documented in the general population. Such heterogeneity has not been systematically assessed in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). To identify distinct patterns of the pandemic impact and their predictors in ASD/NDD youth, we focused on pandemic-related changes in symptoms and access to services.MethodsUsing a naturalistic observational design, we assessed parent responses on the Coronavirus Health and Impact Survey Initiative (CRISIS) Adapted For Autism and Related neurodevelopmental conditions (AFAR). Cross-sectional AFAR data were aggregated across 14 European and North American sites yielding a clinically well-characterized sample of N = 1275 individuals with ASD/NDD (age = 11.0 ± 3.6 years; n females = 277). To identify subgroups with differential outcomes, we applied hierarchical clustering across eleven variables measuring changes in symptoms and access to services. Then, random forest classification assessed the importance of socio-demographics, pre-pandemic service rates, clinical severity of ASD-associated symptoms, and COVID-19 pandemic experiences/environments in predicting the outcome subgroups.ResultsClustering revealed four subgroups. One subgroup-broad symptom worsening only (20%)-included youth with worsening across a range of symptoms but with service disruptions similar to the average of the aggregate sample. The other three subgroups were, relatively, clinically stable but differed in service access: primarily modified services (23%), primarily lost services (6%), and average services/symptom changes (53%). Distinct combinations of a set of pre-pandemic services, pandemic environment (e.g., COVID-19 new cases, restrictions), experiences (e.g., COVID-19 Worries), and age predicted each outcome subgroup.LimitationsNotable limitations of the study are its cross-sectional nature and focus on the first six months of the pandemic.ConclusionsConcomitantly assessing variation in changes of symptoms and service access during the first phase of the pandemic revealed differential outcome profiles in ASD/NDD youth. Subgroups were characterized by distinct prediction patterns across a set of pre- and pandemic-related experiences/contexts. Results may inform recovery efforts and preparedness in future crises; they also underscore the critical value of international data-sharing and collaborations to address the needs of those most vulnerable in times of crisis

Von der Internationalisierung zur Internationalität? Über das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen Hochschulstrategie, Alltagsrealität und den Erwartungshorizonten internationaler Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen: Start-up scholars an der Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology (BGHS)

Kanne M. Von der Internationalisierung zur Internationalität? Über das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen Hochschulstrategie, Alltagsrealität und den Erwartungshorizonten internationaler Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen: Start-up scholars an der Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology (BGHS). BGHS Working Paper Series. Vol 6. Bielefeld: Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology (BGHS); 2020.In the course of the internationalisation efforts of German universities and the critical discourse that is being conducted on this topic, the question of how the strategic plan-ning of 'internationalisation' is reflected in the everyday academic life of all those who are the main subjects of 'internationality' is gaining in importance: How and where do incoming students find their place at German universities – especially those who want to make the step from a Master's degree to a doctorate? The assessments of these questions are based on the evaluations of international Master's graduates in sociology and history who were guests at the Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology (BGHS) at Bielefeld University for four months as part of the program “Start-up scholarships”, in order to make the transition to doctoral studies.Im Zuge der Internationalisierungsbemühungen deutscher Hochschulen und des kriti-schen Diskurses, der um dieses Thema geführt wird, gewinnt die Frage an Bedeu-tung, wie die strategischen Planungen von ‚Internationalisierung‘ im akademischen Alltag all derer aufgehen, die maßgeblicher Gegenstand der ‚Internationalität‘ sind: Wie und wo finden Incomings ihren Platz an deutschen Universitäten – zumal, wenn sie den Schritt vom Master-Studium zur Promotion tun wollen? Die Einschätzungen, die im Folgenden ob dieser Fragen getroffen werden, basieren auf den Bewertungen internationaler Master-Absolvent*innen der Soziologie und Geschichtswissenschaf-ten, die im Rahmen des Stipendien-Programms „Start-up scholarships“ vier Monate lang an der Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology (BGHS) der Universi-tät Bielefeld zu Gast waren, um hier den Übergang in die Promotion zu gestalten

CRISIS AFAR: an international collaborative study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and service access in youth with autism and neurodevelopmental conditions

BackgroundHeterogeneous mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic are documented in the general population. Such heterogeneity has not been systematically assessed in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). To identify distinct patterns of the pandemic impact and their predictors in ASD/NDD youth, we focused on pandemic-related changes in symptoms and access to services.MethodsUsing a naturalistic observational design, we assessed parent responses on the Coronavirus Health and Impact Survey Initiative (CRISIS) Adapted For Autism and Related neurodevelopmental conditions (AFAR). Cross-sectional AFAR data were aggregated across 14 European and North American sites yielding a clinically well-characterized sample of N = 1275 individuals with ASD/NDD (age = 11.0 ± 3.6 years; n females = 277). To identify subgroups with differential outcomes, we applied hierarchical clustering across eleven variables measuring changes in symptoms and access to services. Then, random forest classification assessed the importance of socio-demographics, pre-pandemic service rates, clinical severity of ASD-associated symptoms, and COVID-19 pandemic experiences/environments in predicting the outcome subgroups.ResultsClustering revealed four subgroups. One subgroup-broad symptom worsening only (20%)-included youth with worsening across a range of symptoms but with service disruptions similar to the average of the aggregate sample. The other three subgroups were, relatively, clinically stable but differed in service access: primarily modified services (23%), primarily lost services (6%), and average services/symptom changes (53%). Distinct combinations of a set of pre-pandemic services, pandemic environment (e.g., COVID-19 new cases, restrictions), experiences (e.g., COVID-19 Worries), and age predicted each outcome subgroup.LimitationsNotable limitations of the study are its cross-sectional nature and focus on the first six months of the pandemic.ConclusionsConcomitantly assessing variation in changes of symptoms and service access during the first phase of the pandemic revealed differential outcome profiles in ASD/NDD youth. Subgroups were characterized by distinct prediction patterns across a set of pre- and pandemic-related experiences/contexts. Results may inform recovery efforts and preparedness in future crises; they also underscore the critical value of international data-sharing and collaborations to address the needs of those most vulnerable in times of crisis

CRISIS AFAR: an international collaborative study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and service access in youth with autism and neurodevelopmental conditions.

BackgroundHeterogeneous mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic are documented in the general population. Such heterogeneity has not been systematically assessed in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). To identify distinct patterns of the pandemic impact and their predictors in ASD/NDD youth, we focused on pandemic-related changes in symptoms and access to services.MethodsUsing a naturalistic observational design, we assessed parent responses on the Coronavirus Health and Impact Survey Initiative (CRISIS) Adapted For Autism and Related neurodevelopmental conditions (AFAR). Cross-sectional AFAR data were aggregated across 14 European and North American sites yielding a clinically well-characterized sample of N = 1275 individuals with ASD/NDD (age = 11.0 ± 3.6 years; n females = 277). To identify subgroups with differential outcomes, we applied hierarchical clustering across eleven variables measuring changes in symptoms and access to services. Then, random forest classification assessed the importance of socio-demographics, pre-pandemic service rates, clinical severity of ASD-associated symptoms, and COVID-19 pandemic experiences/environments in predicting the outcome subgroups.ResultsClustering revealed four subgroups. One subgroup-broad symptom worsening only (20%)-included youth with worsening across a range of symptoms but with service disruptions similar to the average of the aggregate sample. The other three subgroups were, relatively, clinically stable but differed in service access: primarily modified services (23%), primarily lost services (6%), and average services/symptom changes (53%). Distinct combinations of a set of pre-pandemic services, pandemic environment (e.g., COVID-19 new cases, restrictions), experiences (e.g., COVID-19 Worries), and age predicted each outcome subgroup.LimitationsNotable limitations of the study are its cross-sectional nature and focus on the first six months of the pandemic.ConclusionsConcomitantly assessing variation in changes of symptoms and service access during the first phase of the pandemic revealed differential outcome profiles in ASD/NDD youth. Subgroups were characterized by distinct prediction patterns across a set of pre- and pandemic-related experiences/contexts. Results may inform recovery efforts and preparedness in future crises; they also underscore the critical value of international data-sharing and collaborations to address the needs of those most vulnerable in times of crisis

CRISIS AFAR: an international collaborative study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and service access in youth with autism and neurodevelopmental conditions.

BACKGROUND: Heterogeneous mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic are documented in the general population. Such heterogeneity has not been systematically assessed in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). To identify distinct patterns of the pandemic impact and their predictors in ASD/NDD youth, we focused on pandemic-related changes in symptoms and access to services. METHODS: Using a naturalistic observational design, we assessed parent responses on the Coronavirus Health and Impact Survey Initiative (CRISIS) Adapted For Autism and Related neurodevelopmental conditions (AFAR). Cross-sectional AFAR data were aggregated across 14 European and North American sites yielding a clinically well-characterized sample of N = 1275 individuals with ASD/NDD (age = 11.0 ± 3.6 years; n females = 277). To identify subgroups with differential outcomes, we applied hierarchical clustering across eleven variables measuring changes in symptoms and access to services. Then, random forest classification assessed the importance of socio-demographics, pre-pandemic service rates, clinical severity of ASD-associated symptoms, and COVID-19 pandemic experiences/environments in predicting the outcome subgroups. RESULTS: Clustering revealed four subgroups. One subgroup-broad symptom worsening only (20%)-included youth with worsening across a range of symptoms but with service disruptions similar to the average of the aggregate sample. The other three subgroups were, relatively, clinically stable but differed in service access: primarily modified services (23%), primarily lost services (6%), and average services/symptom changes (53%). Distinct combinations of a set of pre-pandemic services, pandemic environment (e.g., COVID-19 new cases, restrictions), experiences (e.g., COVID-19 Worries), and age predicted each outcome subgroup. LIMITATIONS: Notable limitations of the study are its cross-sectional nature and focus on the first six months of the pandemic. CONCLUSIONS: Concomitantly assessing variation in changes of symptoms and service access during the first phase of the pandemic revealed differential outcome profiles in ASD/NDD youth. Subgroups were characterized by distinct prediction patterns across a set of pre- and pandemic-related experiences/contexts. Results may inform recovery efforts and preparedness in future crises; they also underscore the critical value of international data-sharing and collaborations to address the needs of those most vulnerable in times of crisis