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Klipsun Magazine, 2005, Volume 35, Issue 04 - March
Juggling is an art. Whether it is juggling school and grueling nightshift labor, balancing spirituality and faith with the demands of a material world or the actual craft of juggling, this skill seems to appear as a resurfacing theme in this issue of Klipsun.
Traditionally, the first issue of the quarter is non-themed and contains a variety of stories. This issue appears more as a mosaic than miscellany. Individual snapshots converge to form the greater picture: our world and lives are in a state of continual tension between two effects, ideas or paths.
In the midst of our juggling act, the sun still rises and sets every day. Life happens. I hope that comes across in this issue.https://cedar.wwu.edu/klipsun_magazine/1230/thumbnail.jp
Poznaj MousmĂ©. OdmiennoĆÄ japoĆskiej kobiety w dzieĆach francuskich podrĂłĆŒniczek z pierwszej poĆowy XX wieku
From Pierre Loti to Nicolas Bouvier, via Roland Barthes and many other Western travellers, the perception of Japanese women and their otherness since the 1860s has been constantly enriched by diverse and recurring mental images linked to a certain form of exoticism and Japonism. It seems essential to enrich the reflections on the concept of the otherness of feminine discourse in order to shed new light on major issues of the history of French women travellers, the French imagination of Japan and Japanese exoticism. This article explores some avenues of reflection on the construction of the figure of the Japanese woman, a pillar theme of travel literature, present in travel writings produced by French women. How to meet the other and the otherâs elsewhere when this other is also a woman? What is the perception of Japanese women in French womenâs travel writings? What areas of the allegory of the elsewhere inherited from a dominant discourse of male travellers can be found (or not) in these discourses of women travellers? Beginning from the concept of MousmĂ©, introduced by Loti, and all the exotic load that results from it, the author reflects on the circumstances of encounters and the particularities of writings from the perception of the other as a female and her feminity. But it is not simply a question of entering into a purely comparative vision by confronting women travellers with dominant male travel literature. By analysing several writings in the light of a collective Japanese imagination in French, the author can reveal facets of Japanese exoticism and otherness hitherto subcontracted and intrinsically linked to womenâs travel practices; but also open the door to a reflection on the importance of enriching the mental representations of Japan with narrative produced by women about women.De Pierre Loti aÌ Nicolas Bouvier, en passant par Roland Barthes et bien dâautres encore, la perception des femmes japonaises et de leur altĂ©ritĂ© nâa cessĂ© de sâenrichir dâimages mentales diverses et rĂ©currentes liĂ©es aÌ une certaine forme dâexotisme et de japonisme. Mais que dire du discours des voyageuses françaises ? Que dire de ces femmes, grandes oubliĂ©es de lâHistoire du voyage français au Japon ? Parfois dans lâombre de leur mari, parfois parce que lâhistoire a oubliĂ© leur Ă©pisode japonais... Ou tout simplement parce que personne nâavait dĂ©sirĂ© faire parler (ou nâavait mĂȘme pu trouver) les sources leÌgueÌes par ces dernieÌres, on eÌvoque peu leurs eÌcrits de voyage et surtout leur perception de lâallogeÌne japonais.Il nous paraiÌt indispensable dâenrichir les reÌflexions sur le concept dâalteÌriteÌ dâun discours feÌminin afin dâapporter un nouvel eÌclairage aÌ des enjeux majeurs de lâhistoire des voyageuses françaises, de lâimaginaire français du Japon et de lâexotisme japonais. Il ne sâagit pas simplement dâentrer dans une vision purement comparatiste voyageurs-voyageuses, mais plutoÌt dâexplorer dâautres facettes de lâalteÌriteÌ et dâautres images mentales lieÌes aÌ la femme Japonaise en voyageant dâun versant Ă lâautre.Cette alteÌriteÌ sâentend bien suÌr au sens de contact physique, de rencontre de lâautre; or, une voyageuse nâira justement pas aÌ la rencontre du Japon de la meÌme façon que ses homologues masculins, ne serait-ce que parce les pratiques et enjeux du voyage en tant que femme donnent aÌ voir (ou aÌ ne pas voir) certaines choses et aÌ faire lâexpeÌrience du Japon dâune autre façon. De facto, les modaliteÌs de la rencontre et les interactions produisent des perceptions qui diffeÌrent de celles auxquelles lâhistoriographie nous a habitueÌ. LâalteÌriteÌ se pense alors comme une rencontre entre le « soi » occidental et lâ« autre » japonais, qui se deÌclinent tous les deux au feÌminin.Dans notre article, nous explorons quelques axes de rĂ©flexion de la construction de la figure de la femme japonaise dans la litteÌrature viatique produite par des femmes françaises liĂ©s aÌ lâalteÌriteÌ, la perception de lâallogeÌne et lâexotisme. Comment rencontre-t-on lâautre et son ailleurs quand cet autre est aussi une autre ? Quel regard portent les voyageuses françaises sur les femmes japonaises dans leurs eÌcrits de voyage ? Existe-t-il une forme de sororiteÌ, une proximiteÌ ou bien meÌme encore une intimiteÌ ? Comment apprĂ©hender et comprendre sa diffeÌrence quand lâautre est elle aussi une femme ? Lâautre est-elle un alter-ego japonais au feÌminin ? Quels espaces de lâalleÌgorie de lâailleurs heÌriteÌs dâun discours dominant de voyageurs masculins est-il possible de retrouver (ou non) dans ces discours de voyageuses ?Les Ă©lĂ©ments de rĂ©ponses aÌ ces questionnements permettront dâouvrir la porte aÌ une reÌflexion sur lâimportance dâenrichir lâinterpreÌtation de lâalteÌriteÌ japonaise en analysant des discours produits par des femmes (ainsi que leur contexte de production) et en abordant entre autres des theÌmatiques ineÌdites dans le processus de construction de lâimage de la femme japonaise et sa feÌminiteÌ tout en prĂ©sentant une certaine constance dans lâimaginaire exotique japonais convoquĂ© par les rĂ©cits de voyage, aussi bien fĂ©minins que masculins.Od Pierreâa Loti do Nicolasa Bouviera, przez Rolanda Barthesa i wielu innych podrĂłĆŒnikĂłw z Zachodu, postrzeganie japoĆskich kobiet i ich innoĆci od lat 60. XX wieku stale wzbogacane jest przez rĂłĆŒnorodne i powracajÄ
ce obrazy mentalne zwiÄ
zane z pewnÄ
formÄ
egzotyki i japoĆskoĆci. Wzbogacenie refleksji nad pojÄciem innoĆci kobiecego dyskursu wydaje siÄ autorce tego artykuĆu niezbÄdne, aby rzuciÄ nowe ĆwiatĆo na gĆĂłwne zagadnienia historii francuskich podrĂłĆŒniczek, francuskiego wyobraĆŒenia Japonii i japoĆskiej egzotyki. Niniejszy artykuĆ zgĆÄbia niektĂłre kierunki refleksji nad konstrukcjÄ
postaci japoĆskiej kobiety, filaru literatury podrĂłĆŒniczej, obecnego w zapisach z podrĂłĆŒy, ktĂłrych autorkami byĆy Francuzki. Jak spotykaÄ siÄ z innym i jego przestrzeniÄ
, gdy innym jest ona? Jaka jest percepcja japoĆskich kobiet w literaturze podrĂłĆŒniczej tworzonej przez Francuzki? Jakie obszary alegorii innego miejsca, odziedziczonej po dominujÄ
cym dyskursie podrĂłĆŒnikĂłw pĆci mÄskiej, moĆŒna odnaleĆșÄ (lub nie) w dyskursie podrĂłĆŒniczek? WychodzÄ
c od koncepcji MousmĂ© wprowadzonej przez Lotiego i wynikajÄ
cego z niej egzotycznego Ćadunku, autorka zastanawia siÄ nad okolicznoĆciami kontaktu z odmiennoĆciÄ
i specyfikÄ
literatury dotyczÄ
cej kobiecej innoĆci z punktu widzenia kobiet. Ale nie jest to tylko kwestia wejĆcia w czysto porĂłwnawczÄ
wizjÄ poprzez skonfrontowanie kobiet podrĂłĆŒujÄ
cych z dominujÄ
cÄ
mÄskÄ
literaturÄ
podrĂłĆŒniczÄ
. AnalizujÄ
c wybrane teksty w Ćwietle zbiorowej japoĆskiej wyobraĆșni, moĆŒemy ukazaÄ aspekty japoĆskiej egzotyki i innoĆci, do tej pory nierozerwalnie zwiÄ
zane z kobiecymi praktykami podrĂłĆŒniczymi, a takĆŒe stworzyÄ dogodne warunki do refleksji nad znaczeniem wzbogacenia mentalnych obrazĂłw Japonii o narracjÄ tworzonÄ
przez kobiety o kobietach
Prevention of Violence Against Children: A Systems Readiness Assessment in CĂTE DâIVOIRE
Violence against children (VAC) is a global problem with significant consequences. Recognizing the need to better understand the problem of VAC in CĂŽte dâIvoire (CI), the government of CI recently completed a survey on violence against children. The recent data will support an evidence-based national action plan for the prevention of VAC. Research shows that initiatives tackling specific problems will only be as successful as the communityâs readiness to take action. This study applied the community readiness model to assess the readiness of the multisectoral task force (MSTF) to implement the national action plan in CI. Eight MSTF participantsâ interview scores determined the overall and dimension-specific level of readiness. The findings suggest that the MSTFâs overall stage of readiness is in the âpreplanning stage,â indicating that a clear recognition exists that something must be done to address the issue of VAC in CI, and there are even mechanisms to address it. Nevertheless, the present efforts are neither sufficiently focused nor comprehensive. The study also evaluated six specific dimensions of the system, revealing varying stages of readiness across dimensions. The dimension of efforts had the highest stage of readiness, whereas the dimension knowledge of efforts had the lowest stage. Based on these findings, the recommendation is to strengthen the dimensions with the lowest readiness level. The systemâs immediate strategy must be to increase awareness and knowledge of all policies and programs addressing violence against children and to intensify political engagement to support existing and new programs addressing the problem
Accessory Factors of Cytoplasmic Viral RNA Sensors Required for Antiviral Innate Immune Response
A C3(H20) recycling pathway is a component of the intracellular complement system
An intracellular complement system (ICS) has recently been described in immune and nonimmune human cells. This system can be activated in a convertase-independent manner from intracellular stores of the complement component C3. The source of these stores has not been rigorously investigated. In the present study, Western blotting identified a band corresponding to C3 in freshly isolated human peripheral blood cells that was absent in corresponding cell lines. One difference between native cells and cell lines was the time absent from a fluid-phase complement source; therefore, we hypothesized that loading C3 from plasma was a route of establishing intracellular C3 stores. We found that many types of human cells specifically internalized C3(H(2)O), the hydrolytic product of C3, and not native C3, from the extracellular milieu. Uptake was rapid, saturable, and sensitive to competition with unlabeled C3(H(2)O), indicating a specific mechanism of loading. Under steady-state conditions, approximately 80% of incorporated C3(H(2)O) was returned to the extracellular space. These studies identify an ICS recycling pathway for C3(H(2)O). The loaded C3(H(2)O) represents a source of C3a, and its uptake altered the cytokine profile of activated CD4(+) T cells. Importantly, these results indicate that the impact of soluble plasma factors should be considered when performing in vitro studies assessing cellular immune function
Selective activation of the TLR3/TICAM-1/IRF-3 patjway for safe and effective immunotherapy in mouse models
The 3rd International Symposium on Carcinogenic Spiral & International Symposium on Tumor Biology in Kanazawa, [DATE]: January 24(Thu)-25(Fri),2013, [Place]:Kanazawa Excel Hotel Tpkyu, Kanazawa, Japan, [Organizers]:Infection/Inflammation-Assisted Acceleration of the Carcinogenic Spiral and its Alteration through Vector Conversion of the Host Response to Tumors / Scientific Research on Innovative Areas, a MEXT Grant-in Aid Projec
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