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ABSTRACTIn Foucault's first writings, power was the spreading-out of visibility and an inscription of bodies. In the first part of this paper we examine how the figures of authority slowly faded, as power became very dispersed and diffused, only to give a last glimpse of the figure of man, a mere discontinuity between knowledge and power. If power remains invisible when it merges completely with a self-sufficient knowledge, our experiences take shape as effects of resistance to power. This is why experiences are simultaneously events and meanings : in a second part we reconsider the query on power in the light of Foucault's commentary on the difficulty of the subject to give foundation to his experiences, the loss of inferiority and profoundness, the challenge of true subversion, the loss of the body as one's "own", the loss of belief in a core of goodness in all human beings and the loss of sex as being decisive in recognition of a difference (or an identity). We believe we ultimately can oppose an untouched and profound quality in human nature to the dispersion of power. We examine the different forms of such a belief in what we caractérise as the subject of subversion, the people as substratum, the body as rebel and sex as nature. But - as we can see in the third part - these natures are always "informed" by power. This is why we can find in most forms of resistance to power, as in the experiences of social subversion, sexuality, redoubling and transgression in language, the same forms of scattering which are specific to power itself, to a power which redoubles itself and in itself and is disseminated wherever he meets some resistance, to inform the latter. As with Foucault, experience is a tripartite structure which relates knowledge, power and subjectivity.
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Libraries have existed for millennia, but today many question their necessity. In an ever more digital and connected world, do we still need places of books in our towns, colleges, or schools? If libraries aren't about books, what are they about? In Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries For Today's Complex World, Lankes walks you through what to expect out of your library. Lankes argues that, to thrive, communities need libraries that go beyond bricks and mortar, and beyond books and literature. We need to expect more out of our libraries. They should be places of learning and advocates for our communities in terms of privacy, intellectual property, and economic development. Expect More is a rallying call to communities to raise the bar, and their expectations, for great libraries.
Keywords: bibliothèques, bibliothéconomie, communauté, apprentissage, innovation, création de connaissances, libraries, librarianship, community, learning, innovation, knowledge creation
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J. Ovide Sinclair was a regional store in Amqui, located in the Matapedia Valley. It served a regional people up to Percé in Gaspésie. The stocks announced, their presentation, the description of things and the illustrations reveal habits and customs. The retail store reflects the new way of life developed during the 1950s which are characterized by the need and the desire of consuming. But the habits and values don't change suddenly. Some traditions and behaviors persisted while a new style took place. The advertising studied shows a concern for durability and, at the same time, for the latest fashion.
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In the Haitian collective memory, the term “congo” is an insult: it refers to a person prone to submission and betrayal. In the face of verifiable history, this is a paradox. This article tries to elucidate that paradox. It begins with the hypothesis that this Congo is an imaginary construct, resulting from a quasi-racial categorization and an assignment of identity. The author shows how a disparaging image was elaborated during the course of the war of independence in the dynamics of the power struggle between the various groups of insurgents over the direction of the war. In the wake of Haitian independence, the image was taken up and developed by the wealthy minority newly brought to power in their efforts to legitimate their domination of the reenslaved farming masses. Today, the function of justification and legitimisation of the negative image of the Congo has lost any relevance and effectiveness. Yet the image survives with its social function, like a legend spun out of control: a Congo of the imagination has been superimposed upon a Congo of reality.
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Since Antiquity, aerial acrobatics have occupied a special place in the circus, and for the past twenty years have undergone a remarkable development. The invention of new apparatus has led to the creation of stunning images in the circus stratosphere. Thanks to university research, aerial acrobatics draw from the biomechanics of sport and benefit from trained coaches to form high caliber athletes. What are the manifestations of theatricality in aerial acrobatics? Using a few known figures and the dramatisation of risk, this article looks at the theatrical dimensions of aerial acrobatics as well as its interpretation by the spectator. A glossary of technical terms is included.
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This article examines the role played by New France in the consolidation of maritime authority in France, first under the Admiralty then under the Crown, in the early 17th century. The colony's incorporation into these jurisdictions demonstrates that activities overseas figured into the dynastic and political calculations of titleholders in much the same way as did their positions in France and were subject to personal and institutional rivalries. Royal encouragement to Admirals to extend their jurisdictions to peripheries within and outside France highlights the intimate relations between state formation and empire building in the French Atlantic.