A Microcosm Untouched by Time

In 1939, Marion Post Wolcott, a young photographer recently hired by the Farm Security Administration, traveled to Florida for several months. She quickly developed a special interest in the region’s striking contrasts: along the coast, the camps of migrant workers and the fields devastated by drought formed a strange backdrop to the little beach towns and rich tourists fleeing the winter. Thus was born the project ‘Gold Avenue,’ a series of photographs of Florida’s affluent tourists. Today, some of these images are among Post Wolcott’s most famous works. They are often hailed as the embodiment of an originality peculiar to the photographer, proof that she represented a ‘shining exception.’ Yet their popularity was very late in coming. Critics and researchers were long unaware of the project as a whole. It was not until the late 1970s and the first exhibitions of Post Wolcott’s work that the photographs of ‘Gold Avenue’ were discovered. The author studies the impact and importance of this belated discovery in the history of Post Wolcott’s critical reception

Un microcosme hors du temps

En 1939, Marion Post Wolcott, une jeune photographe récemment engagée par la Farm Security Administration, voyage pendant quelques mois dans l’état de Floride. Post Wolcott développe très tôt un intérêt particulier pour les contrastes saisissants qu’offrent alors la région : le long de la côte, les camps de migrants et les champs dévastés par la sécheresse constituent un arrière-plan étrange aux petites villes balnéaires et aux riches touristes fuyant l’hiver. Naît ainsi en 1939 le projet de la « Gold Avenue », une série de photographies consacrées aux touristes aisés de Floride. Quelques-unes de ces images figurent aujourd’hui parmi les œuvres les plus célèbres de Post Wolcott. Elles sont souvent acclamées comme l’incarnation d’une originalité propre à la photographe, la preuve d’une « exception éclatante ». Leur popularité s’est cependant avérée bien tardive. L’ensemble du projet est en effet longtemps resté ignoré des critiques et chercheurs : il a fallu attendre la fin des années 1970, au moment des premières expositions sur Post Wolcott, pour que ne soient découvertes pour la première fois les photographies de la « Gold Avenue ». L’auteur étudie l’impact et l’importance de cette découverte tardive dans l’histoire de la réception critique de Post Wolcott.In 1939, Marion Post Wolcott, a young photographer recently hired by the Farm Security Administration, traveled to Florida for several months. She quickly developed a special interest in the region’s striking contrasts: along the coast, the camps of migrant workers and the fields devastated by drought formed a strange backdrop to the little beach towns and rich tourists fleeing the winter. Thus was born the project ‘Gold Avenue,’ a series of photographs of Florida’s affluent tourists. Today, some of these images are among Post Wolcott’s most famous works. They are often hailed as the embodiment of an originality peculiar to the photographer, proof that she represented a ‘shining exception.’ Yet their popularity was very late in coming. Critics and researchers were long unaware of the project as a whole. It was not until the late 1970s and the first exhibitions of Post Wolcott’s work that the photographs of ‘Gold Avenue’ were discovered. The author studies the impact and importance of this belated discovery in the history of Post Wolcott’s critical reception

Visualizing the New Deal : The Photographic Exhibitions of the Roosevelt Administration, 1935-1942

Cette étude porte sur les expositions photographiques produites par le gouvernement américain entre 1935 et 1942. Ces expositions avaient pour but de promouvoir les activités entreprises par l’administration Roosevelt dans le cadre de son programme de relance économique. L’étude est constituée de trois grandes parties : la première présente les enjeux politiques et sociaux du New Deal et éclaire les défis auxquels les propagandistes du gouvernement Roosevelt ont été confrontés. Elle montre alors l’intérêt et la fonction que la photographie et l’exposition ont eu dans le programme de propagande. La seconde présente le rôle joué par les expositions universelles dans le développement des techniques scénographiques employées par l’administration. La dernière porte sur les expositions artistiques du gouvernement et sur leur valeur propagandiste.This study focuses on photographic exhibitions produced by the US government between 1935 and 1942. These exhibitions aimed to publicize the Roosevelt administration’s economic stimulus program. The study is divided into three parts. The first part outlines the political and social issues of the New Deal while shedding light on the challenges faced by the propagandists in the Roosevelt administration, as well as the appeal and function of photography and exhibitions in its propaganda program. The second part considers the role played by world fairsin the development of design techniques employed by the administration. The final section addresses the government’s artistic exhibitions and their value as propaganda

Détection de QTL associés à la résistance à la rouille courbeuse chez le Pin maritime

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Etude de la résistance partielle de la carotte à Alternaria dauci par une approche de phénotypage multi critères

The development of carrot varieties with a high and durable level of resistance inevitably requires implementation of highly discriminating phenotyping methods, reproducible and which can beimplemented on large numbers of plants. Current methods of phenotyping are still very often based on visual scoring of symptoms. We report various methods of alternative phenotyping to characterize either the asymptomatic phase by use of new technologies such as qPCR, thermography or chlorophyllfluorescence measurement or the symptomatic phase in using tests under controlled conditions. Advantages and limitations of these methods are discussed.La création de variétés présentant un niveau de résistance fort et durable passe immanquablement par la mise en œuvre de méthodes de phénotypage toujours plus discriminantes, reproductibles et pouvant être mises en œuvre sur de grands effectifs. Les méthodes actuelles de phénotypage font encore très souvent appel à une notation visuelle des symptômes. Nous rapportons ici la mise en œuvre de différentes méthodes de phénotypage alternatives permettant de caractériser, soit la phase asymptomatique par l’utilisation de nouvelles technologies telles que la qPCR, la thermographie ou la mesure de fluorescence de chlorophylle, soit la phase symptomatique à l’aide de tests en conditions contrôlées. Les avantages et les limites de ces méthodes sont abordés

A 4-days-on and 3-days-off maintenance treatment strategy for adults with HIV-1 (ANRS 170 QUATUOR): a randomised, open-label, multicentre, parallel, non-inferiority trial

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Relationship between serotypes, disease characteristics and 30-day mortality in adults with invasive pneumococcal disease

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Persistent headaches one year after bacterial meningitis: prevalence, determinants and impact on quality of life

International audienceBackground: Little is known on headaches long-term persistence after bacterial meningitis and on their impact on patients' quality of life.Methods: In an ancillary study of the French national prospective cohort of community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults (COMBAT) conducted between February 2013 and July 2015, we collected self-reported headaches before, at onset, and 12 months (M12) after meningitis. Determinants of persistent headache (PH) at M12, their association with M12 quality of life (SF 12), depression (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale) and neuro-functional disability were analysed.Results: Among the 277 alive patients at M12 87/274 (31.8%), 213/271 (78.6%) and 86/277 (31.0%) reported headaches before, at the onset, and at M12, respectively. In multivariate analysis, female sex (OR: 2.75 [1.54-4.90]; p < 0.001), pre-existing headaches before meningitis (OR: 2.38 [1.32-4.30]; p < 0.01), higher neutrophilic polynuclei percentage in the CSF of the initial lumbar puncture (OR: 1.02 [1.00-1.04]; p < 0.05), and brain abscess during the initial hospitalisation (OR: 8.32 [1.97-35.16]; p < 0.01) were associated with M12 persistent headaches. Neither the responsible microorganism, nor the corticoids use were associated with M12 persistent headaches. M12 neuro-functional disability (altered Glasgow Outcome Scale; p < 0.01), M12 physical handicap (altered modified Rankin score; p < 0.001), M12 depressive symptoms (p < 0.0001), and M12 altered physical (p < 0.05) and mental (p < 0.0001) qualities of life were associated with M12 headaches.Conclusion: Persistent headaches are frequent one year after meningitis and are associated with quality of life alteration