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AbstractAccording to one particular intellectual discourse, X film fairs are only an avatar of the fact of the pornographic genre. For the organizers, these fairs are an opportunity to present their legitimate conception of “X art” and the style of contemplation it imposes compared with rival conceptions. For the public, attending X film fairs implies a negotiation between the desire for sexual freedom the “hard” style represents and the realities of a “meeting together” where the visitor is no longer protected. Based on the results of a field study (minute questionnaires) carried out at the “Hot Video fair” in November 2000 in Paris, we would like to describe the various alternatives of a type of sexual representation initially conceived for individual consumption that are on offer in a collective space, and the various aporia reached by this exercise.
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This article studies how Goethe and Hegel developed a new way of looking at history, whose abstract nature and universal scope led them to rework an old rhetorical device : allegory. Indeed, in both Faust II and Reason in History, a new relationship between the sensible and the conceptual in the field of history takes shape in allegorical terms. A comparison of the aesthetic and ethical uses of allegory in these two works can therefore not only highlight the fact that Goethe and Hegel share a common set of problematics, but above all prove fruitful in identifying the similarities and the differences between the literary writing of history and the philosophy of history itself. Ultimately, what is at stake is these two authors' assessment of historical progress and, by extension, of Modernity itself.
Keywords: Allégorie, Écriture de l'histoire, Progrès, Goethe, Hegel, Allegory, Writing of History, Progress, Goethe, Hegel
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What is the vision of cultural diversity presented by history textbooks? To answer this question the authors examine textbooks used in the fourth year of Quebec high schools during the 1980s and 1990s. The study uses the concept of "discursive complexity" to argue that meaning is not stable or constant, but rather, meanings are submitted to change and that they evolve within discursive networks. The authors conclude that the historical narratives in these textbooks includes a notion of cultural diversity, yet at the same time they do not manage to include Native peoples and cultural minorities in the narrative framework.
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ABSTRACTThis article presents an overview of the actual and potential state of knowledge on parent-child relationships within the context of immigration. In addition, it examines the impact of parent-child relationships on the development of the child. The first part gives an update on empirical research carried out in that and an analysis of criticism by specialists in the field. The second half, which focuses on studies originating from disciplines other than child psychology, suggests approaches other than the simple intercultural comparison and underscores the true issue of immigration on family relationships, the complexity of the parental task with regard to immigration, its dynamic properties as well as the adaptation that is required. The author goes on to describe more specifically the role of the cultural and ecological contexts, the double cultural influence to which parents are exposed, the difficulties in relation with the transition and the attitudes of parents during the culture-learning process.
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During the last decade, it has become increasingly common to hear people express discomfort toward immigration in Quebec. Both political discourse and opinion polls paint a picture of a population less inclined to be open than before. However, few studies have examined how this apparent trend has shaped everyday practices, especially interethnic relations, at the neighbourhood level. We conducted research from 2011 to 2012 to probe this question, taking four middle-class neighbourhoods as our field sites. While it was inspired by other studies of the geography of encounters with difference, our research emphasized the processes and conditions under which such encounters are made possible rather than their potential effects. It thus reconnects with some of the lessons from the Chicago School of urban sociology, such as the intermediate character of the neighbourhood as a shared space, the implications of multiple commitments for social relations and the importance of participants' framing of the situation. The findings show how individuals work to frame difference in such a way as to maintain the openness of neighbourhood space. They also demonstrate that the local social orders differ from one neighbourhood to another, but that in all of them, the middle classes still occupy a pivotal mediating role between groups, which contrasts with their current prevailing image. The study as a whole underlines the relevance of doing fieldwork as a way to investigate interethnic relations from the ground up, rather than imposing a normative view from above that focuses on discourse and values.
Keywords: cohabitation interethnique, vie de quartier, espaces publics, classes moyennes, travail de terrain ethnographique, interethnic relations, neighbourhoods, public space, middle classes, ethnographic fieldwork
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