46 research outputs found
Usos amorosos e identitarios de Esther Tusquets: ÂżHacia una transiciĂłn inconclusa?
The aim of this study is to investigate the types of discourse, ideologies, values and models codified in Tusquetâs novels with respect to love and identity related narratives. In order to achieve our goal, we will apply the sociocritical theory regarding transition as well as love related theoretical patterns coined in sociology and psychology. The following questions shall be taken into consideration: which love and identity concepts are being depicted in the novels?, how do the love and identity discourses interact among themselves? Which types of discourse and which cultural models seem to be dominant in Tusquetsâ narrative? and to what extent could the analyzed texts be seen as the inscription of an unaccomplished transition?The aim of this study is to investigate the types of discourse, ideologies, values and models codified in Tusquetâs novels with respect to love and identity related narratives. In order to achieve our goal, we will apply the sociocritical theory regarding transition as well as love related theoretical patterns coined in sociology and psychology. The following questions shall be taken into consideration: which love and identity concepts are being depicted in the novels?, how do the love and identity discourses interact among themselves? Which types of discourse and which cultural models seem to be dominant in Tusquetsâ narrative? and to what extent could the analyzed texts be seen as the inscription of an unaccomplished transition?The aim of this study is to investigate the types of discourse, ideologies, values and models codified in Tusquetâs novels with respect to love and identity related narratives. In order to achieve our goal, we will apply the sociocritical theory regarding transition as well as love related theoretical patterns coined in sociology and psychology. The following questions shall be taken into consideration: which love and identity concepts are being depicted in the novels?, how do the love and identity discourses interact among themselves? Which types of discourse and which cultural models seem to be dominant in Tusquetsâ narrative? and to what extent could the analyzed texts be seen as the inscription of an unaccomplished transition
Between the crisis of the âhumanâ, âtrans(fuge)â autofiction and âthe queer art of failureâ: Camila Sosa Villadaâs âLas malasâ
"Las malas" de Camila Sosa Villada (2019), un relato de vida construido en clave de una autoficciĂłn trĂĄnsfuga, deviene en una crĂtica de la violencia patriarcal basada en el pensamiento falologocĂ©ntrico binario que ha precisado siempre de lo externo a Ă©l. En los discursos normativos disciplinarios que Camila afronta, lo exterior estĂĄ materializado en forma de barbarie, de lo âno-humanoâ o âvida no habitableâ (Butler 2002, Braidotti 2015). Veremos cĂłmo el texto activa y des-activa la dialĂ©ctica identidad/otredad, dentro/fuera, humano/no-humano que subyace a todas las narraciones (des)identitarias (Wayar 2019). Asimismo, analizaremos la representaciĂłn de la (in)felicidad performativa tal y como quedĂł codificada en "Las malas", con sus mandatos, promesas, tabĂșes y fracasos. Por Ășltimo, hablar del âarte queer del fracasoâ nos permitirĂĄ ver que las prĂĄcticas (trans)discursivas producidas y reproducidas en la novela no siempre se corresponden con los usos de las teorĂas trans* (Halberstam 2018), creando de esta forma llamativos encuentros y desencuentros ideolĂłgicos."Las malas", written by Camila Sosa Villada (2019), is a story of life construc-ted as an defector Ìs autofiction that evolves into a critique of patriarchal violence based on the binary, phalogocentric system of thought that always depended on its own exterior. In the normative disciplinary discourses that Camila must face, the exterior is materialized in the form of the non-human or the âno-livable lifeâ (Butler 2002, Braidotti 2015). The text activates and deactivates the dialectics iden-tity/alterity, inside /outside, human/non-human which underlies all (non)identity narratives. Likewise, we will analyse the representation of performative (un)happiness as it was codified in "Las malas", with its mandates, promises, taboos and failures. Finally, the concept of âthe queer art of failureâ will allow us to see that the (trans)discursive practices produced and reproduced in the novel do not always comply with the uses propagated by trans* theories (Halberstam 2018), creating striking ideological encounters and discounters
Amor, gĂ©nero y orden social en El Ășltimo patriarca y La cazadora de cuerpos, de Najat El Hachmi
Las prĂĄcticas discursivas amorosas existen siempre dentro del marco
cultural concreto y se relacionan con otros discursos e interpretaciones individuales
y colectivas generados por dicha cultura. Este artĂculo reflexiona sobre El Ășltimo
patriarca (2008) y La cazadora de cuerpos (2011), dos novelas de la escritora catalana
Najat El Hachmi, que pueden ser leĂdas conjuntamente como un relato sobre la
historia de los conceptos del amor, la sexualidad y del matrimonio en Occidente.
Asimismo, las dos novelas no solo se complementan al poner en el centro de su
atención las cuestiones de identidad, género, cuerpo y amor, sino que también
reinscriben la evoluciĂłn de tales conceptos, su mitificaciĂłn y desmitificaciĂłn.Les pratiques discursives de l'amour sont toujours dans le contexte
culturel spĂ©cifique et se rapportent Ă d'autres discours et interprĂ©tations individuelles et collectives gĂ©nĂ©rĂ©es par cette culture. Cet article se penche sur El Ășltimo
patriarca (2008) et La cazadora de cuerpos (2011), deux romans par l'Ă©crivain
catalan Najat El Hachmi, qui peut ĂȘtre lu en mĂȘme temps comme une histoire Ă
propos de l'histoire des concepts de l'amour, la sexualité et mariage en Occident. En outre, les deux romans non seulement se complÚtent à placer au centre de
leur attention sur les questions de l'identité, le sexe, le corps et l'amour, mais
aussi réinscrivent l'évolution de ces concepts, leur mystification et démystification.Discourse practices of love always enhance cultural meanings and
social values. Every single love discourse, every version or interpretation of affective
experiences can solely exist and be decoded within a specific cultural framework
as it is connected with other socio-ideological narratives generated by a given
culture. This article aims at analyzing El Ășltimo patriarca (2008) and La cazadora
de cuerpos (2011), two novels written by the Catalan writer Najat El Hachmi as
one story highlighting the evolution of the concepts of love, sexuality and marriage in Western culture. Thus, the novels not only complement one another by
focusing on the questions of identity, gender, body and love, but also re-write the
history of those concepts, their mythification and demythification
La performatividad de gĂ©nero segĂșn La hija extranjera o el compromiso polĂtico de Najat El Hachmi
The objective of this article consists in analysing how and to what extent âthe psychic life of powerâ (Butler, 2001) and the âsynchronicity of the non-synchronicâ (Cros, 2002) organise discourse practices of the hybrid identity (SabatĂ©, 2014) encoded in Najat El Hachmiâs La hija extranjera (2015), a novel written from a marked transcultural and feminist perspective. The protagonist and narrator in first person, a young Catalan woman of Moroccan origin (âthe foreign daughterâ of the title), is torn between contradictory ideologies, hopes and desires. She is suspended between the Spanish and the Moroccan cultures, between submission and rebellion. Likewise, we will see how the narrator reveals the great political potential of literature that lies in âresignificationâ (Butler, 2002).The objective of this article consists in analysing how and to what extent âthe psychic life of powerâ (Butler, 2001) and the âsynchronicity of the non-synchronicâ (Cros, 2002) organise discourse practices of the hybrid identity (SabatĂ©, 2014) encoded in Najat El Hachmiâs La hija extranjera (2015), a novel written from a marked transcultural and feminist perspective. The protagonist and narrator in first person, a young Catalan woman of Moroccan origin (âthe foreign daughterâ of the title), is torn between contradictory ideologies, hopes and desires. She is suspended between the Spanish and the Moroccan cultures, between submission and rebellion. Likewise, we will see how the narrator reveals the great political potential of literature that lies in âresignificationâ (Butler, 2002).The objective of this article consists in analysing how and to what extent âthe psychic life of powerâ (Butler, 2001) and the âsynchronicity of the non-synchronicâ (Cros, 2002) organise discourse practices of the hybrid identity (SabatĂ©, 2014) encoded in Najat El Hachmiâs La hija extranjera (2015), a novel written from a marked transcultural and feminist perspective. The protagonist and narrator in first person, a young Catalan woman of Moroccan origin (âthe foreign daughterâ of the title), is torn between contradictory ideologies, hopes and desires. She is suspended between the Spanish and the Moroccan cultures, between submission and rebellion. Likewise, we will see how the narrator reveals the great political potential of literature that lies in âresignificationâ (Butler, 2002)
Entrevista a Ăngeles Encinar
Ăngeles encinar es catedrĂĄtica de literatura Española en saint Louis University, Madrid campus. Licenciada en FilosofĂa y letras por la Universidad complutense de Madrid, realizĂł su doctorado en Washington University in saint louis. ha sido profesora visitante en University of texas at austin, stanford University, Washington University in saint louis, University of Illinois at chicago y VĂ€xjö Universitetet
Del amor romĂĄntico al amor efĂmero: hacia el monitoring del discurso amoroso en el teatro de Paloma Pedrero
Este trabajo tiene como objetivo realizar el monitoring (Malcuzynski, 1991) de los discursos amorosos codificados en la obra de Paloma Pedrero. al combinar el anĂĄlisis de los discursos literarios y sociolĂłgicos con la crĂtica de la ideologĂa, se enfocan las relaciones recĂprocas entre âlo dadoâ, âlo proyectadoâ y âlo creadoâ que se inscriben en el texto artĂstico. Se intenta averiguar distintas visiones del amor, asĂ como la relaciĂłn entre los usos amorosos y la lĂłgica cultural dominante. Mientras que el mito del amor romĂĄntico conduce a las protagonistas bien al fracaso, o bien al sumergimiento en el mundo de la fantasĂa, el amor âefĂmeroâ o âlĂquidoâ, que no permite establecer una relaciĂłn duradera y sĂłlida, es la secuela directa del consumismo tan criticado por Pedrero en todas sus obras.Ce travail vise Ă faire le monitoring (Malcuzynski, 1991) discours amoureux codĂ©s dans lâĆuvre de Paloma Pedrero. En combinant lâanalyse des discours littĂ©raires et sociologiques avec la critique de lâidĂ©ologie, on concentre les relations entre «le donnĂ© », «le devrait» et «le créé» inscrits dans le texte artistique. On cherche diffĂ©rentes visions de lâamour entre les usages amoureux et la logique culturelle dominante. alors que le mythe de lâamour romantique mĂšne les protagonistes Ă lâĂ©chec, ou Ă se plonger dans le monde de la fantaisie, lâamour «éphĂ©mĂšre» ou «liquide», qui ne permet pas une relation longue et solide, est la sĂ©quelle directe la surconsommation si critiquĂ©e par Pedrero dans toutes ses Ćuvres.The aim of this paper consists in monitoring (Malcuzynski, 1991) love discourses encoded in Paloma Pedreroâs theatre.  Thus, it combines the analysis of the literary text with elements of sociology and critique of ideology by focusing not only on love tropes, but also by highlighting connections linking love narratives to the cultural logic of the contemporary society. Whereas the myth of romantic love leads Pedreroâs characters to failure or to the world of fantasy, the âephemeralâ or âliquidâ love, which does not allow for establishing a more solid and durable relationship, is a direct consequence of consumerism, criticized by the playwright in all her dramatic production
Stan wdroĆŒenia modelu nauczania skoncentrowanego na studentach i studentkach na polskich uczelniach wyĆŒszych
Student-Centered Learning, i.e. education concentrated on students, is one of the basic ideas influencing the evaluation of higher education in Europe within the program of the Bolognese Process, and on the local level - of works on the Domestic Framework of Classification. The article is discussing history and assumptions of the Student-Centered Learning (SCL), and is also an attempt to diagnose the functioning of the SCL policy in Polish higher education. The article is presenting the results of the research conducted with the participation of 336 studying persons (43% men, 57% women) in 50 colleges in 19 Polish cities. The research were conducted in the form of online questionnaire, constructed on the basis of a checklist published in Student-Centered Learning - Toolkit for Students, Staff and Higher Education Institutions (Attard, Di Jorio, Geven and Santa, 2010) taking into consideration the specifics of Polish universities. The discussion of the results is presented in the context of factors obstructing the implementation of the idea of education concentrated on students in Polish higher education.Student-Centered Learning, czyli ksztaĆcenie skoncentrowane na osobach studiujÄ
cych, jest jednÄ
z podstawowych idei wpĆywajÄ
cych na ewolucjÄ szkolnictwa wyĆŒszego w Europie w ramach realizacji programu Procesu BoloĆskiego, a na poziomie lokalnym â prac nad Krajowymi Ramami Kwalifikacji. ArtykuĆ omawia historiÄ i zaĆoĆŒenia Student- Centered Learning (SCL), a takĆŒe jest prĂłbÄ
zdiagnozowania funkcjonowania polityki SCL w polskim szkolnictwie wyĆŒszym. ArtykuĆ prezentuje wyniki badania przeprowadzonego z udziaĆem 336 osĂłb studiujÄ
cych (43% mÄĆŒczyzn, 57% kobiet) na 50 uczelniach wyĆŒszych w 19 miastach polskich. Badania zostaĆy przeprowadzone w formie kwestiona- riusza online, skonstruowanego na podstawie listy kontrolnej zamieszczonej w publikacji Student-Centered Learning â Toolkit for Students, Staff and Higher Education Institutions (Attard, Di Jorio, Geven i Santa, 2010) z uwzglÄdnieniem specyfiki polskich uczelni wyĆŒ- szych. OmĂłwienie wynikĂłw zaprezentowane jest w kontekĆcie czynnikĂłw, ktĂłre utrud- niajÄ
wprowadzenie idei ksztaĆcenia skoncentrowanego na studentach i studentkach w polskim szkolnictwie wyĆŒszym
Predictive factors for the recurrence of Cushingâs disease after surgical treatment in childhood
Introduction: Cushingâs disease (CD) is a rare cause of hypercortisolaemia caused by excessive adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) excretion by a pituitary adenoma. Data on the predictive factors for the recurrence of the disease are limited in comparison with those for the adult population. The identification of the predictive factors for CD recurrence in patients after surgical treatment in childhood was the aim of the presented study.
Material and methods: A retrospective analysis of 26 CD patients, mean age at the time of diagnosis 13.46 years, treated at the Childrenâs Memorial Health Institute (CMHI) in the years 1994â2018. Two time points were set at which the follow-up (FU) of patients was finished. The first time point (shorter FU, 24 patients) was set when the patients completed their treatment at the CMHI. The second time point (longer FU, 26 patients) was determined on the basis on the time when adult patients (previous CMHI patients) completed the authorâs questionnaire. In the case of the other patients (current CMHI paediatric patients and patients who did not respond to the questionnaire), the latest FU in this second time point was made during the last visit to the CMHI. The predictors of disease recurrence were evaluated by the construction of a logistic regression model and receiver operating characteristics.
Results: The average FU after transsphenoidal pituitary surgery (TSS) of 26 patients was 10.23 years (0.67â24.50). Recurrence of CD occurred in four out of 26 patients (15.4%) after an average time of 3.6 years (0.92â8.08) following definitive treatment. The results of the statistical analysis of potential predictive factors for CD recurrence were not conclusive, with no variables confirmed above the statistical significance threshold of p < 0.05. As regards the longer FU, two potential predictors: mean cortisol level at night (p = 0.10) and max. ACTH level after ovine corticotropin-releasing hormone (oCRH) test (p = 0.10), were the closest to meeting the assumed threshold of statistical significance.
Conclusion: Recurrence of CD may be diagnosed even a long time after its effective treatment. It is possible that cortisol levels at night and ACTH values in oCRH test before TSS may be helpful to predict which patients may experience a recurrence after successful initial treatment. However, further studies on a larger sample are needed to confirm this hypothesis
Paediatric Cushingâs disease â a literature review of epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, and diagnostics
Cushingâs disease (CD) is characterised by excess production of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) by a pituitary corticotroph adenoma, which results in hypercortisolaemia. CD is extremely rare in the paediatric population, and few paediatric endocrinology centres have experience in diagnosing and treating this disease. The clinical presentation of hypercortisolaemia is variable, so proper and rapid diagnosis of CD is often challenging. The molecular pathogenesis of CD was largely unknown until recently. The latest research has revealed somatic mutations in the USP8 gene as the most common pathogenic molecular variants of this disease. Herein, we describe the current state of knowledge of paediatric CD epidemiology, molecular pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, and diagnostics
Del amor romĂĄntico al amor efĂmero: hacia el monitoring del discurso amoroso en el teatro de Paloma Pedrero
Este trabajo tiene como objetivo realizar el monitoring (Malcuzynski,
1991) de los discursos amorosos codificados en la obra de Paloma Pedrero. Al
combinar el anĂĄlisis de los discursos literarios y sociolĂłgicos con la crĂtica de la
ideologĂa, se enfocan las relaciones recĂprocas entre âlo dadoâ, âlo proyectadoâ y
âlo creadoâ que se inscriben en el texto artĂstico. Se intenta averiguar distintas
visiones del amor, asĂ como la relaciĂłn entre los usos amorosos y la lĂłgica cultural
dominante. Mientras que el mito del amor romĂĄntico conduce a las protagonistas
bien al fracaso, o bien al sumergimiento en el mundo de la fantasĂa, el amor âefĂmeroâ o âlĂquidoâ, que no permite establecer una relaciĂłn duradera y sĂłlida, es la
secuela directa del consumismo tan criticado por Pedrero en todas sus obras.Ce travail vise Ă faire le monitoring (Malcuzynski, 1991) discours
amoureux codĂ©s dans lâĆuvre de Paloma Pedrero. En combinant lâanalyse des discours littĂ©raires et sociologiques avec la critique de lâidĂ©ologie, on concentre
les relations entre «le donné », «le devrait» et «le créé» inscrits dans le texte
artistique. On cherche diffĂ©rentes visions de lâamour entre les usages amoureux
et la logique culturelle dominante. Alors que le mythe de lâamour romantique
mĂšne les protagonistes Ă lâĂ©chec, ou Ă se plonger dans le monde de la fantaisie,
lâamour «éphĂ©mĂšre» ou «liquide», qui ne permet pas une relation longue et
solide, est la séquelle directe la surconsommation si critiquée par Pedrero dans
toutes ses Ćuvres.The aim of this paper consists in monitoring (Malcuzynski, 1991) love
discourses encoded in Paloma Pedreroâs theatre. Thus, it combines the analysis
of the literary text with elements of sociology and critique of ideology by focusing not only on love tropes, but also by highlighting connections linking love
narratives to the cultural logic of the contemporary society. Whereas the myth of
romantic love leads Pedreroâs characters to failure or to the world of fantasy, the
âephemeralâ or âliquidâ love, which does not allow for establishing a more solid
and durable relationship, is a direct consequence of consumerism, criticized by
the playwright in all her dramatic production