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During the 1520s and 1530s, humanism continued to define itself with regards to research, re-discovery, edition, and commentary of ancient texts. However, it also entered a more critical phase, one that is more reflective, or conscious of its own existence. The De disciplinis appeared at Antwerp in July 1531, published by Michaël Hillen. Contrary to the traditional compendium of “authority,” Vivès affirms that it would be better to form an opinion on the writing of great authors according to what you have read, than to depend only on their expertise and to always accept the words of others. Secondhand knowledge is secondrate. Yet, not all authority is criticized in the same manner; there are both great and inferior authors, and it is important to consider their hierarchy. This article studies in depth the system of references and readings in the De disciplinis, in the context of the development of humanism and the calling into question of traditions surrounding the concept of “authority.” The paradox facing the critical undertaking would then be the danger of becoming itself a discourse of authority.

This contribution describes a transdisciplinary research project studying the social participation of young people with sickle cell disease and eventually neuropsychological disorders, living in Guadeloupe. The theoretical and methodological framework leading this research is the second version of the Disability Creation Process (Fougeyrollas, 2010; Fougeyrollas, Boucher & Charrier, 2016) and its measuring tools (LIFE-H4.0, Fougeyrollas, Noreau & Lepage, 2014, and MQE 2.0, Fougeyrollas, Noreau, St-Michel, & Boschen, 1999). Firstly, the theoretical and practical choices will be warranted: the cultural adaptation of the tools, regarding the specific local context, and regarding the chronic disease of our main study population (N=102, between 6-16 years). A control group (N=45) allows us to investigate a possible effect of the cultural context on participation and on the perception of the environment, as no study has been conducted yet in such a context. The life trajectory or « career » of the young chronically ill and their close family can be highlighted by biographic narratives interviews. This timeframe is relevant in relation to the DCP-2, as it provides a diachronic perspective in addition to the initial synchronic description of the model. To conclude, we will focus attention on the epistemological issues implied by the crossdisciplinarity of such a research, a particularly topical issue in the field of health research (Trabal, Collinet & Terral, 2017;Trabal, 2019).

Keywords: participation sociale, drépanocytose, processus de production du handicap, Guadeloupe, MHAVIE, MQE, social participation, sickle cell disease, Disability Creation Process, Caribbean Studies, LIFE-H, MQE

AbstractBeing indifferent to the others is one of the risks inherent to the democratic system where no one can be forced to participate in public debates nor to care for one's fellow citizens. Being aware of that risk makes it urgent to analyse the rhetorics of the New Public Management, a new political and administrative ideology aiming at transforming the relations between the state and the citizens into a mega-relation of « service ». Indeed, in making citizens into clients, this discourse may favour the choice of indifference over the choice of solidarity and fraternity. This paper tries to understand how this semantic and political move is produced and why it is so attractive to the political elite of the rich democracies of the OECD.

Keywords: Piron, Nouveau management public, citoyenneté, État contemporain, réforme de l'administration publique, anthropologie politique, rhétorique du pouvoir, éthique publique, Piron, New Public Management, citizenship, contemporary state, reform of public administration, political anthropology, public ethics, rhetorics of the power

The 1524 uprising of evangelical artisans in Augsburg on behalf of the Franciscan preacher Johann Schilling counts as a turning point of the Reformation movement in that city. Relying on chronicles, government reports, and interrogation records, previous scholarship—none better than Jörg Rogge’s—has exposed the egalitarian theology and the social, economic, and political critique that united Schilling’s supporters. Yet the source of their ideology has always been unclear, for Schilling left behind neither treatises nor sermon transcriptions. That lacuna can be filled in part by re-examining sources largely overlooked: the four pamphlets published in 1524 by the weaver Ulrich (Utz) Richsner. A contextual reading of those pamphlets suggests a close collaboration between Schilling and Richsner, and a much more central role for Richsner in the movement around Schilling than has yet been recognized.

This article reviews recent government incursions on questions of free speech at universities and colleges in Ontario and Alberta and presents the challenge they pose to university autonomy. Inherent in university autonomy is the possibility—or the obligation—that universities make decisions based on ethical responsibilities that can extend beyond the limits of current law. As a case study of university autonomy in matters of expressive freedom, I highlight events at the University of British Columbia, which leads me to a discussion of how questions of ethical responsibility have been raised particularly in relation to the speech protection of transgender members of the university. A central issue is the need for universities to adjudicate when free speech rights meet related responsibilities with which they can conflict. I detail how, for instance, the invitation of some anti-trans speakers can pose such a conflict and should lead university communities to consider adjusting their responses in extreme cases so as to be able to more autonomously regulate hateful speech beyond applicable law.

Keywords: academic freedom, liberté universitaire, Canadian universities, universités canadiennes, dignitary safety, sécurité des dignitaires, freedom of expression, liberté d’expression, trans rights, droits des transgenres