How Digital Scenography and Images Affect the Visual Spectacle in a Site-Specific Choreographic Installation

The aims of the research project were to gain a better understanding of digital scenography, mainly in the field of dance as used by recent choreographers, to create an experimental, improvisatory dance performance. This was eventually entitled Απεραντοσύνη/ Vastness, and successfully staged in a non-theatre installation space at the Attic, University of Hertfordshire, on September 16, 2016. The three main research questions are: Can a narrative, as represented by images in a projected animation, be a chorographic tool? Is it possible to combine projected animation with projected interactive motion generated images successfully for developing improvisatory dance performances in non-theatre spaces? And if so, can this combination also be a choreographic tool? The thesis of the project is that firstly, despite the apparent lack of historical precedents, it would be possible to combine scripted animations and un-scripted interactively generated graphics successfully in a dance performance project, presenting a decorative and aesthetic enhancement to the visual spectacle of the performance. Secondly, that such use could also be identified as a valuable choreographic tool for the development of improvisatory dance performances in non-theatre spaces. This dissertation analyses the historical, theoretical and practical processes of developing Απεραντοσύνη/ Vastness. It concludes that all of the questions have been given positive answers and these support the thesis

A Response to the Criticism against ISDS by EFILA

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Towards an open dialogue: Contemporary developments in the field of music therapy in Greece

Giorgos Tsiris - ORCID: 0000-0001-9421-412X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9421-412XThe music therapy field in Greece has undergone important changes and advancements since 2016. These changes include the establishment of music therapy education programs, the development of new service provision models, as well as the emergence of new professional networks and of spaces for interdisciplinary dialogue (Tsiris & Kalliodi, 2020). These advancements have multifaceted implications for the way that the discipline and the profession of music therapy evolves within the country, as well as for the developing relation between the Greek music therapy community and the international one (Ridder & Tsiris, 2015). The changing ecology of the field includes emerging changes regarding the professional identity of music therapists, the awareness of the general public about the profession, as well as the possibilities for collaboration with other disciplines. However, the discourse regarding these changes and their repercussions is restricted within narrow intra-professional circles and it rarely features in public disciplinary reflections. Acknowledging the necessity and the benefits of such an open reflective discourse (Stige, 2014), this symposium attempts to outline contemporary developments in the field while raising questions and concerns in terms of three key dimensions: (a) music therapy practice and service development, (b) the importance and the role of professional networks, and (c) music therapists' education in terms of qualification, continued professional education and lifelong learning. These dimensions are explored multidimensionally drawing on the extensive experience of the speakers within different professional, educational and research contexts in Greece and internationally. With ramifications for issues pertaining to ideologies and sociopolitical values, this symposium aspires to promote a constructive dialogue with other professionals from the wider field of music, health and wellbeing, while taking into consideration the broader social context (Moss, 2021; Whitehead-Pleaux & Tan, 2019).https://www.eeme.gr/images/stories/documents/dkoniari/9th_Confeence_2022/3_Symp_III_451-466_Kalliodi_MusicTherapy.pdfpubpu

Influência do contexto de trabalho na saúde dos profissionais de enfermagem de uma unidade de terapia intensiva em um hospital universitário

The work place is an organization of social life in which the individual can attribute meanings that can generate pleasure for him/her or depending on the context in which it appears may be perceived as a productive source of suffering. This can be worse if it is associated with a work environment such as the one in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), which requires complexity of care. This study aimed to analyze the context of working in an ICU, taking as reference the theory of psychodynamic work. This exploratory, cross-sectional and quantitative study was developed with a convenience sample of 58 nursing professionals’ workers at a university hospital. The Work Context Assessment Scale (WCAS) was used, which composed of three factors: context, conditions and social-work professionals. Data were statistically analyzed using SPSS software. It was observed that the three categories analyzed moderately contribute to the illness of nurses working in ICUs. Reaffirms is still emerging need to investigate the relationship between the way work is organized in health and its influence on how care is developed for users of healthEl trabajo es un espacio de organización de la vida social al que el individuo puede atribuir significados generadores de placer en su actuación profesional o, en función del contexto en que está inserto, puede percibirse como una fuente de sufrimiento. Esto puede ser potenciado si está asociado con un ambiente de trabajo como el de la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI), que exige la complejidad del cuidar. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar el contexto de trabajo en una UCI, tomando como referencia la teoría psicodinámica del trabajo. Estudio exploratorio desarrollado con un enfoque cuantitativo y un diseño transversal, con una muestra de 58 profesionales de enfermería que trabajan en un hospital universitario. Se aplicó para el estudio la Escala de Evaluación de Trabajo (EET), integrada por tres factores: contexto, condiciones y relaciones socioprofesionales de trabajo. Los datos fueron analizados estadísticamente utilizando el software SPSS. Se observó que las tres categorías analizadas contribuyeron moderadamente a la enfermedad de los profesionales de enfermería que trabajan en UCI. Se reafirma también la emergente necesidad de investigar la relación entre la manera como se organiza el trabajo en salud y su influencia en como se desarrolla el cuidado a los usuarios de la salud.O trabalho é um espaço de organização da vida social no qual o indivíduo pode atribuir significados geradores de prazer ao seu fazer ou dependendo do contexto em que está inserido pode ser percebido como uma fonte produtora de sofrimento. Isso pode ser potencializado, se associado a um ambiente de trabalho como o da Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI), onde exige complexidade do cuidar. Objetivou-se analisar o contexto de trabalho em uma UTI, tendo como referencial a teoria da psicodinâmica do trabalho. Desenvolveu-se estudo exploratório, de abordagem quantitativa e desenho transversal, com amostra intencional de 58 profissionais da enfermagem que atuam em um hospital universitário. Empregou-se a escala de Avaliação do Contexto de Trabalho (EACT), composta por três fatores: contexto, condições e relações socioprofissionais de trabalho. Os dados foram analisados estatisticamente através do software SPSS. Observou-se que as três categorias analisadas contribuem moderadamente para o adoecimento dos profissionais de enfermagem que atuam em UTI. Reafirma-se ainda a emergente necessidade de se investigar a relação entre a forma como se organiza o trabalho em saúde e sua influência na maneira como o cuidado é desenvolvido aos usuários de saúde

Full-Length Fibronectin Drives Fibroblast Accumulation at the Surface of Collagen Microtissues during Cell-Induced Tissue Morphogenesis

Generating and maintaining gradients of cell density and extracellular matrix (ECM) components is a prerequisite for the development of functionality of healthy tissue. Therefore, gaining insights into the drivers of spatial organization of cells and the role of ECM during tissue morphogenesis is vital. In a 3D model system of tissue morphogenesis, a fibronectin-FRET sensor recently revealed the existence of two separate fibronectin populations with different conformations in microtissues, i.e. ‘compact and adsorbed to collagen’ versus ‘extended and fibrillar’ fibronectin that does not colocalize with the collagen scaffold. Here we asked how the presence of fibronectin might drive this cell-induced tissue morphogenesis, more specifically the formation of gradients in cell density and ECM composition. Microtissues were engineered in a high-throughput model system containing rectangular microarrays of 12 posts, which constrained fibroblast-populated collagen gels, remodeled by the contractile cells into trampoline-shaped microtissues. Fibronectin’s contribution during the tissue maturation process was assessed using fibronectin-knockout mouse embryonic fibroblasts (Fn-/- MEFs) and floxed equivalents (Fnf/f MEFs), in fibronectin-depleted growth medium with and without exogenously added plasma fibronectin (full-length, or various fragments). In the absence of full-length fibronectin, Fn-/- MEFs remained homogenously distributed throughout the cell-contracted collagen gels. In contrast, in the presence of full-length fibronectin, both cell types produced shell-like tissues with a predominantly cell-free compacted collagen core and a peripheral surface layer rich in cells. Single cell assays then revealed that Fn-/- MEFs applied lower total strain energy on nanopillar arrays coated with either fibronectin or vitronectin when compared to Fnf/f MEFs, but that the presence of exogenously added plasma fibronectin rescued their contractility. While collagen decoration of single fibronectin fibers enhanced the non-persistent migration of both Fnf/f and Fn-/- MEFs, the migration speed was increased for Fn-/- MEFs on plasma fibronectin fibers compared to Fnf/f MEFs. In contrast, the average speed was the same for all cells on collagen-coated Fn fibers. A Fn-FRET sensor revealed that fibronectin on average was more extended on the microtissue surface compared to fibronectin in the core. Gradients of collagen-to-fibronectin ratios and of the fraction of collagen-adsorbed to stretched fibrillar fibronectin conformations might thereby provide critical cell migration cues. This study highlights a dominant role for fibronectin in tissue morphogenesis and the development of tissue heterogeneities

Victor

“Victor”, an interactive/immersive performance inspired by the book “Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus” by Mary Shelley. The protagonist of the book Victor Frankenstein creates and animates a new creature through chemical materials and old/dismembered body parts that belong to people who are no longer alive. In the play “Victor”, the viewer had the opportunity to experience but also to execute the story. The participants enter Victor’s workspace and pass through various interactive stations that give life to the creature. The choices which are made along the journey, in uence the nal performance

Η "Κατασκευή" του Εκπαιδευτικού Υποκειμένου και η Καθολικά Παιδαγωγούμενη Κοινωνία

Η παρούσα εργασία επιχειρεί να διερευνήσει όψεις τις μετασχηματιστικής διαδικασίας που αποσκοπεί στην υλοποίηση του σχολείου ως οργανισμού και κοινότητας μάθησης (ΟΚΜ), με έμφαση στην έννοια της «κοινότητας» και ειδικότερα στη λειτουργία του σχολείου ως επαγγελματικής κοινότητας μάθησης. Νέο εκπαιδευτικό υποκείμενο και αλλαγή εκπαιδευτικού παραδείγματος εμπλέκονται εδώ σε μια αλληλένδετη σχέση. Από τη σχέση αυτή προκύπτει αναπόδραστα η ανάγκη για συνεχή επαγγελματική ανάπτυξη των εκπαιδευτικών, μέσα από συνεργατικές πρακτικές και δράσεις βασιζόμενες στη σχολική μονάδα (school based), οι οποίες διέπονται ως προς τον σχεδιασμό, την ανάπτυξη και την επιτέλεση από την Ανοιχτη Μέθοδο Συντονισμού (ΑΜΣ), τη μέθοδο project και τη φιλοσοφία της σχεδιοποίησης (projectisation). Η έρευνα βασίζεται μεθοδολογικά στην ανάλυση λόγου και ειδικότερα στην κριτική ανάλυση κειμένων της ευρωπαϊκής εκπαιδευτικής πολιτικής, ως «λόγου» (policy discourse), σε συνδυασμό με την κριτική προσέγγιση των απόψεων της διεθνούς βιβλιογραφίας. Προβάλλοντας τα κομβικά σημεία σύνδεσης μέσα από τα οποία μεθοδεύεται η «κατασκευή» του εκπαιδευτικού υποκειμένου, η παρούσα εργασία φιλοδοξεί να επιχειρήσει μια νέα «ανάγνωση» της υποκειμενικοποίησης του εκπαιδευτικού υπό το πρίσμα της εννοιολογικής γραμματικής των Pierre Bourdieu, Michel Foucault και Basil Bernstein. Απώτερος στόχος της εργασίας είναι να καταδειχθεί η διαδικασία «κατασκευής» του εκπαιδευτικού υποκειμένου και ο τρόπος με τον οποίο αυτή συναρθρώνεται με την Καθολικά Παιδαγωγούμενη Κοινωνία του Basil Bernstein.The present paper attempts to explore aspects of the transformational process aimed at implementing school as a learning organization (SLO) with emphasis on the concept of “community” and in particular on the function of the school as a professional learning community. New “educational subject” and change in the “educational paradigm” are being intertwined here in an interdependent relationship. This relationship shows the urgent need for the teachers’ continuous professional development through school based collaborative practices and actions, which are governed in terms of design, development and performance by the Open Method of Coordination (OMC), the project method and the philosophy of projectisation. Methodologically the research is based on discourse analysis, particularly on the contextual critical analysis of the European educational policy as a “text” (policy discourse), in conjunction with the critical literature review. By projecting the nodal connection points through which the “making” of the educational subject is being planned, this paper aims to seek a new “reading” of the teacher’s subjectification in the light of the conceptual grammar of Pierre Bourdieu, Michel Foucault and Basil Bernstein. The ultimate goal of this research is to demonstrate the process of the “making” of the educational subject and the way in which this is being articulated with Bernstein’s Totally Pedagogised Society

The spartan oikos

The phenomenon of oliganthropia, that is the reducing of the number of citizens in Sparta, intensifies gradually from the middle of the 5ht century, leading to the aggravation of social, economic and political inequalities especially after the battle of Leuctra (371 B.C.) and the establishment of the independent state of Messina (369 B.C). As a result, Sparta loses territories of Messenia so the number of the landless and poor Spartans grows rapidly, while conversely the phenomenon of the concentration of land in the hands of a minority elite increases. The most important fact is that this wealthy and powerful minority retains its place at the top of the social and political hierarchy, constantly reproducing itself, without being questioned by the populous and heterogeneous mass of the socially disadvantaged. The main research question arises how Sparta managed to maintain the stability of the social-political system for a period of about four centuries (from the end of the 2nd Messenian War 640-620 B.C. until the end of 3rd- beginning of 2nd century B.C.), notably by increasing inequalities during the classical and early Hellenistic period. The aim of this study can be summarized as follows: The success of Sparta in avoiding the conflicts that could endanger the internal equilibrium and lead to profound social and political changes during the 4th and 3rd centuries, should be sought in the existence and successful operation of a system which managed to transform the competitive forces into solidarity relationships. This is the Spartan Oikos, which includes family and land tenure. This system had the ability to expand its territory, integrating people from different social groups, with different goals and different political status, depended on mutual exchange relationships. Since the stability of Sparta ensured in both economic and social- political terms, the relationship between oikos and polis is considered in these three sectors. By proposing the emergence of the Spartan Oikos, as the functional-organic element of the polis, this thesis aims, through answering the main research question, on the one hand to overthrow a consolidated basis of stereotypes, based on the influence of the Spartan myth, on the other hand to give factual answers to a series of questions and interpretative deadlocks, which still preoccupy the modern thought and research in trying to understand the Spartan system.Το φαινόμενο της ολιγανθρωπίας, δηλαδή της μείωσης του αριθμού των πολιτών στη Σπάρτη, εντείνεται σταδιακά από τα μέσα του 5ου π.Χ. αιώνα και εξής, οδηγώντας στην όξυνση των κοινωνικών, οικονομικών και πολιτικών ανισοτήτων. Ιδιαίτερα, μετά τη μάχη στα Λεύκτρα (371π.Χ.) και την ίδρυση του ανεξάρτητου κράτους της Μεσσήνης (369π.Χ.), οπότε η Σπάρτη χάνει τα εδάφη της Μεσσηνίας, ο αριθμός των ακτημόνων και φτωχών Σπαρτιατών αυξάνεται ραγδαία, ενώ αντίστροφα παρατηρείται το φαινόμενο της συγκέντρωσης της γης στα χέρια μιας μειοψηφικής ελίτ, η οποία εξακολουθεί να διατηρεί τη θέση της στην κορυφή της κοινωνικής και πολιτικής ιεραρχίας, αναπαράγοντας σταθερά τον εαυτό της, χωρίς να αμφισβητείται από το αριθμητικά πολυπληθέστερο και ανομοιογενές σύνολο των μη προνομιούχων κοινωνικών ομάδων. Η διερεύνηση του τρόπου με τον οποίο η Σπάρτη κατορθώνει να διατηρήσει τη σταθερότητα του κοινωνικοπολιτικού της συστήματος για χρονικό διάστημα τεσσάρων περίπου αιώνων (από το τέλος του Β’ Μεσσηνιακού Πολέμου (640-620π.Χ.) μέχρι και τα τέλη του 3ου –αρχές 2ου π.Χ αιώνα), δεδομένων μάλιστα των αυξανόμενων ανισοτήτων κατά τη διάρκεια των κλασικών και πρώιμων ελληνιστικών χρόνων, συνιστά το κεντρικό ερώτημα της έρευνας. Η θέση της παρούσας μελέτης στον προκείμενο προβληματισμό συνοψίζεται ως εξής: Η επιτυχία της Σπάρτης, να αποφύγει, κατά τη διάρκεια του 4ου και 3ου αιώνα, τους κλυδωνισμούς που θα έθεταν σε κίνδυνο την εσωτερική της ισορροπία και θα οδηγούσαν σε βαθιές κοινωνικοπολιτικές μεταβολές, θα πρέπει να αναζητηθεί στην ύπαρξη και λειτουργία ενός συστήματος, το οποίο κατορθώνει να μετασχηματίζει τις ανταγωνιστικές δυνάμεις που το ίδιο αναπτύσσει στο εσωτερικό του, σε σχέσεις αλληλεγγύης και αλληλοϋποστήριξης. Το σύστημα αυτό είναι ο σπαρτιατικός Οίκος, ο οποίος, βασιζόμενος ως προς τη σύστασή του στην πυρηνική οικογένεια και στην έγγειο ιδιοκτησία που αυτή περιλαμβάνει, έχει τη δυνατότητα να διευρύνει τους κόλπους του, εντάσσοντας στο εσωτερικό του άτομα προερχόμενα από διαφορετικές κοινωνικές ομάδες, με διαφορετικές επιδιώξεις και διαφορετική μεταξύ τους θέση, ως προς τη σχέση τους με τον επικεφαλής Σπαρτιάτη και τα μέλη της οικογένειάς του, επιτρέποντας την ανάπτυξη σχέσεων αμοιβαίας ανταλλαγής. Δεδομένου ότι η σταθερότητα της Σπάρτης εξασφαλίζεται τόσο στην οικονομική, όσο στην κοινωνική και στην πολιτική ζωή της πόλης, η σχέση του Οίκου με την πόλη, διερευνάται σε συνάρτηση με τους τρεις αυτούς επιμέρους τομείς. Με την ανάδειξη του σπαρτιατικού Οίκου, ως λειτουργικού-οργανικού στοιχείου της πόλης, η παρούσα διατριβή αποσκοπεί, μέσω της απάντησης που επιχειρεί να δώσει στο κεντρικό ερώτημα της έρευνας, αφενός μεν να ανατρέψει μία παγιωμένη, βάσει στερεοτυπικών αντιλήψεων, βασιζόμενων στην επίδραση που ασκεί ο σπαρτιατικός μύθος, εικόνα της Σπάρτης, αφετέρου δε να δώσει τεκμηριωμένες απαντήσεις σε μια σειρά ερωτημάτων και ερμηνευτικών αδιεξόδων, τα οποία εξακολουθούν να απασχολούν τη νεότερη έρευνα στην προσπάθεια κατανόησης της σπαρτιατικής πολιτείας