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Historical reconstruction is an activity which consists of representing, through recreation in tangible form, persons who could have existed in a bygone era. In this connection, the costumes produced by participants are part of the reconstituted tangible culture and help shape it. In terms, more specifically, of the medieval period, this article asks about the meaning which these items of clothing carry in order to facilitate one's passing from the (contemporary) world to one in history past. In addition, these fabric recreations are also tools which give us access to a feeling of belonging to a community created by the “re-enactors,” organizing types of know-how and inducing varieties of social skills. Following this logic, the embodiment at play enables us to understand how the appearance and presentation of oneself form part of a system of dressing which activates a temporal disorientation and organizes the activity.

The integration into a Geographical information system (GIS) of multi-source data from QUICKBIRD imagery, ancilliary data and the results from socio-environmental investigations alowed to analyse the sanitary environment of 6 precarious settlements located along an open and exposed drainage channel, in Yopougon (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire). The observatory of the sanitary environment of these deprivileged areas were conducted through analysis and mapping of main factors influencing the life quality of the populations. The spatial sharpness of QUICKBIRD imagery contributed to update the land use/land cover map. Analysis of various factors witch characterise the sanitary environment reveals many insufficiences as regards the management of the sanitation system of the settlements, thus exposing the populations to illness related to sanitation like malaria and diarrhoea. The findings will permit planing appropriate measurements to overcome sanitation problems in these précarious areas.

Keywords: quartiers précaires, environnement sanitaire, SIG, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, precarious settlements, sanitary environment, GIS, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Keywords: accessibilité, accès à l’information et à sa compréhension, littératie numérique, littératie financière, déficience intellectuelle

Quebec's child protection services were extensively restructured in the wake of the two latest reforms to the healthcare and social services system. Strongly inspired by the principles of new public management, the reforms, overseen successively by ministers Philippe Couillard (2004) and Gaétan Barrette (2013), were carried out to boost productivity and cut the costs of healthcare and social services. Today, studies show they also had several negative impacts on workers, notably in connection with the intensification of work and the degradation of working conditions. Analysis shows that the emotional difficulties of child protection workers are affecting their relationships on the job with managers and also with co-workers, the latter relationships being perceived as conflict-prone and lacking in cooperation and mutual assistance. This is typical of work groups that have become weaker and less able to protect worker health.SummaryThe article presents the results of a qualitative study of 31 child protection workers in Quebec. The study is about how their emotional difficulties are affecting their relationships with managers and co-workers after a reform of the healthcare and social services system (Bill 10). The results show that a large majority of the workers report one or more deleterious impacts on relationships with managers (anger and frustration, mistrust due to fear that emotional difficulties may be exploited, avoidance, loss of trust). In addition, a very significant proportion of them report impacts on relationships with co-workers (isolation and withdrawal, snowball effect on co-workers and the work team, less willingness to work together and help each other out). Analysis shows that the intensification of work and the degradation of conditions of practice among these workers, due to the last reform (Bill 10) by Minister Barrette (2013), have significantly contributed to a weakening of the work groups. Mutual assistance and cooperation are necessary for them to do their assigned tasks, but the possibilities for either are tending to disappear and giving way to work done by isolated and suffering workers.

Keywords: Protection de l'enfance, Réforme de la santé et des services sociaux (projet de loi 10), Difficultés émotionnelles, Collectif de travail, Relations professionnelles, Child protection, Reform of healthcare and social services (Bill 10), Emotional difficulties, Work group, Work relationships

The recruitment and reception of Francophone immigrants is an important issue for Francophone minority communities concerned with maintaining their demographic weight and ensuring their vitality. In this article, we draw on the results of a comparative study aimed at taking stock of welcome services for Francophone immigrants in the territories and provinces of Western Canada. The analysis of the data shows a differentiated use of welcome services based on the intersection of different social markers: experiences of plural social mobilities; a feeling of isolation in the face of specialized services that only partially respond to global challenges; and the experience of triple marginalization for participants from sub-Saharan Africa.

Keywords: immigration, minorités visibles, intégration, milieux minoritaires francophones, recherche comparative, immigration, integration, francophone minority settings, comparative research