Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Gay 'scene''

This thesis is an analysis of the use and impact of digital communication technology (DCT) in the Gay pub scene in the Kemptown neighborhood of Brighton, East Sussex, UK. The purpose of this work is twofold: to create a snapshot record of the everyday activities in pub spaces at a particular point in the neighborhood's history from the point of view of an American gay man, and to develop an understanding of the impact of digital communications technology (DCT) on the activities in these spaces by investigating the impact of DCT on the idea of 'gay space'. This analysis is broken down into three distinct areas of enquiry: the implementation of DCT in pub spaces by the landlords/owners of the space, the use of DCT by the patrons of these spaces, and an analysis of those spaces that have not directly engaged DCT, neither implementing DCT as a feature of the location, nor limiting its use within the space. This thesis utilizes participant observations, auto ethnographic observations, and interviews made over a period of two years and engages with the theoretical arguments around gay space: its history both within the broad context of UK history, and also with Brighton's special historical status as a gay centre within the UK; its current uses; and the potential for its evolution. This investigation of hof DCT is impacting on gay space also questions to what extent 'gay space' is maintaining a sense of physicality and to what extent an extension of DCT-enabled virtual spaces is altering our relationship to these spaces. The work examines the notion of nostalgia, ownership, and control of space and attempts through its focus on several locations in Kemptown to catalogue the many changes in structure, clientele, locale, and business success that these spaces have gone through in a fairly short time and to determine to what extent the use and influences of DCT has driven these changes. The project includes interviews with landlords and patrons of eight current and former venues in Kemptown and encompasses a group of three key participants in detail through a series of scheduled interviews and group discussions conducted during the duration of the project, and details their particular relationships to the spaces in Kemptown as well as their uses of DCT in these spaces. These participants act as a focal point for the research by helping to create a frame of reference within the work balancing the author's auto ethnographic analysis with the point of view of a local Brighton gay male, as well as contribute to and support the broader narrative of the vicissitudes of smaller pub venues by helping to highlight the historical changes in the pubs being looked at. The specific questions that this research sets out to answer are: • How is digital communicative technology (DCT) affecting self defined gay spaces in Kemptown, Brighton? • How is DCT affecting the behaviours of the patrons and owners/operators in these spaces? • How are the owners/operators of these spaces adapting to DCT? Is there evidence of owners/operators conforming to Winston's theory on the suppression of disruptive potential of new and emerging media technology (1995)? • What are the implications, challenges and opportunities presented to those spaces which are not engaging with DCT in their spaces? • Are “gay spaces” in Kemptown still relevant with the intersection of digital and physical spaces? Do these spaces meet the same requirements as they have in the past? Does DCT have the ability on its own to maintain the relevance of a venue on its own when faced off against other pressures (such as commercial or demographic pressure)? The conclusions reached in this thesis draw attention to the potential for DCT: • Acting as a form of disruptive potential of new communication technologies (Winston, 1995). • The concerns that DCT is suppressing interpersonal communications in favor of mediated discourse (Turkle, 2011, 2012, 2015). • That automobility is creating a privatization of pub spaces, along with the creation of ‘non-places' (Bull, 2004) However, in the author's analysis, there is evidence of cohabitation, and adaptation towards DCT which is reminiscent of Winston's theory of the suppression of disruptive potential of emerging communication technology, as well as a resistance response with nostalgic overtones. The conclusions are also grounded in the larger narratives of pub culture within the UK and note the challenging culture that smaller, brewer-tied and non-tied gay venues have within these changing demographics and cultural acceptance of homosexuality in general. This research adds to the broader field of research into the adaptation of communications technology by drawing attention to the effects of DCT on both spaces and their users and also highlights their effects on a subculture.

The focus of this thesis is the lived experience of 80 Australian gay men in the second half of the twentieth century. The oldest man in the sample was born in 1922 and the youngest in 1980. Their understanding of what it was to be gay is historically contingent, for their lives spanned the greater part of the twentieth century: from when homosexuality was illegal through the less repressive but no less problematic eras of gay liberation and the HIV-AIDS epidemic. Qualitative in approach, the thesis was based on oral history interviews. Interviewees were asked set questions about their social, affective and sexual lives. The sample comprised an old cohort of 22 men, a middle cohort of 30 men, and a young cohort of 28 men. The majority of interviewees were of Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Celtic decent. The exceptions were Aboriginal men, and the children of migrants to Australia from South-east Asia and Southern Europe. Interviewees' personal narratives included their experiences of the repression of the Cold War period, the exuberance, and, for some, personal confusion of gay liberation and the disco culture of the 1970s, and the trauma of the HIV-AIDS epidemic. Through their life stories, the men in this sample illustrated the significant shifts in sexual attitudes and culture that Australia experienced in the latter part of the twentieth century. Aspects of the lives examined included the men's experience of coming out and development of their sexual identity, their social and affective lives, and their involvement in the gay 'scene' and gay community.

Traditionally, men are expected to arrange their lifestyle in a way that allows them to obtain the “package deal” of a career, becoming a husband, and fatherhood. This study quantitatively studies the effects of partnering on gay and straight men as mediated through the bar scene, aiming to explore how bar participation alters their social networks and their perceptions of social expectations. The ultimate goal is to determine if gay and straight men report differing social expectations such as becoming a husband and father. This investigation explores their beliefs on commitment, monogamy, and parenthood and seeks to determine whether these beliefs differ due to sexuality. Collecting data about how the men participate in the bar scene and if their participation differs after partnering will help reveal differences in social network composition, social expectations, and commitment. The data were collected from people 18 and older through a web-based survey linked directly to particular bars and other community sites within one urban region of Kentucky. Bar participation between gay men and straight men, particularly when partnered, did not differ significantly, suggesting similarities in social network composition. Social expectations did not vary much between gay and single men, but the commitment each group reported was conceptually different. Ultimately, the study both supported and opposed previous literature concerning traditional gendered social expectation

This video is a visual representation of the frustrations that I suffered from when I, a queer, gender non-conforming, person of color, went to “pasty normals” (a term defined by Jose Esteban Munoz to describe normative, non-exotic individuals) to get a definition of what Punk meant and where I fit into it. In this video, I personify the Punk music movement. Through my actions, I depart from the grainy, low-quality, amateur aesthetics of the Punk film and music genres and create a new world where the Queer Person of Color defines Punk. In the piece, Punk definitively says, “Don’t try to define me. Shut up and leave me to rest.”

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Esta pesquisa apresenta uma reflexão sobre os usos e significados do corpo na cena gay carioca, visando uma reflexão sobre os matizes subjetivos da configuração das formas corporais, tendo como lócus de observação e análise as performances de transformismo da cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Foram remontados discursos teóricos que investigam a legitimidade de tal pesquisa no âmbito do design. Foram também levantados discursos que tratam da produção de sentido por meio das formas de expressão do corpo e argumentos filosóficos a respeito da homossexualidade e sua episteme no contemporâneo, além de elaborações sobre a vivência gay na cidade do Rio. Na pesquisa de campo desenvolvemos entrevistas com Perforrmers da cidade, evocando através de questionários, registros sobre os condicionantes subjetivos da elaboração de seus personagens, seus artifícios na caracterização dessas figuras do discurso e registros fotográficos desse processo. Concluímos a dissertação argumentando que reflexões sobre o corpo trazem um novo paradigma para o universo do design, evocando novos ferramentais e novas formas de abordagem, mas, oferecendo um campo rico em sentidos para a produção de novos enunciados, deixando um campo aberto para novos discursos.
This research shows a new reflection about the uses and meanings of the body on the carioca’s gay scene, looking for a reflection about the subjective nuances of the body shapes configuration, having as a locus of investigation and analysis the crossdresser’s performances of Rio de Janeiro city. Theoretical speeches that investigate the legitimation of this research on Design field were invoked. Speeches that talk about meaning production through the body expression forms and philosophic arguments regarding homosexuality and its epistemology nowadays, moreover, observations on gay life in Rio were also invoked. On the Field Research we developed interviews with city performers, evoking through questionnaires, recordings about the subjective motivations of character elaborations, theirs tools on the characterization of this discourse figures and photographic registrations of this process. We concluded the dissertation regimenting that reflections about body bring a new paradigm to design universe, evoking new tools, and new ways of approach, but, offering a rich field of feelings to the production of new enunciates, leaving an open field to the production of new discourses.

This thesis explores issues of subjectivity, collective identity, relatedness and class among young men on Cairo’s underground gay scenes. My thesis, based on 18 months of ethnographic research (November 2009-March 2011) among in Cairo, focuses on the diversity of ways in which ‘gay’ identities are embraced, questioned, and critiqued through the day to day activities of life in the city, and the construction of spaces in which the men move. The thesis analyzes various forms of instability and ambiguity relating to men’s sexuality both on the individual and scene levels. I argue that while a sense of precarity and ambiguity permeates the scene because of security concerns, the elusiveness of recognition both in relation to the state and the family, as well as internal fragmentation along class lines, it allows for a certain creativity as men cultivate and continually invest in the sociocultural maintenance of a ‘gay scene’. Through an examination of performance styles that are heavily influenced by a scene-specific form of camp aesthetics as well as scene-level narratives, I argue that such efforts are attempts at creating a sense of collective identity and permanence on a scene that is all too often experienced as unstable and ephemeral. While this project addresses the very real difficulties men face as homosexuals in Egypt (prosecution, social ostracism and harassment) it illustrates how men take hold of the liminal positions they occupy and experience, and in the process raise important questions about articulations of sexuality, class, and national positioning vis-à-vis a global imaginary.

Esta é uma leitura crítica de Lanark: a Life in Four Books do escritor escocês Alasdair Gray (1934), cujos talento e estilo se constituem exemplo da literatura contemporânea da Escócia. Esta investigação tem por objetivo determinar o papel exercido pela produção do autor nas esferas literária, cultural e sociopolítica da Escócia de hoje. Ao transitar entre ficção e meta-ficção, arte e autobiografia, Gray encara os paradoxos envolvidos ao tentar revitalizar traços da identidade nacional. O trabalho de Gray não pode ser considerado sem o reconhecimento de que a sua literatura é, simultaneamente, local e universal. Ela pertence ao cosmos escocês o qual é destacado por lutas culturais assim como é também dominante por ser escrita em Inglês e, com isso, alcançar leitores de todas as partes do mundo dentro das fronteiras transpostas pela Língua Inglesa. Essa é uma das razões pelas quais esta pesquisa busca lançar luz sobre a cena literária contemporânea escocesa, empenhando-se em preencher uma lacuna existente no currículo acadêmico brasileiro de nossos cursos de graduação e pós-graduação no que tange o tratamento e a abordagem das outras Literaturas produzidas em Língua Inglesa. Para tanto, a tese está dividida em três partes. A primeira considera a literatura escocesa em relação à formação, ratificação e reavaliação do significado de senso de identidade nacional, como observado diacronicamente através do período entre 1940 e 1970. A segunda parte focaliza os novos olhares no cenário cultural da Escócia por um grupo de escritores repleto de estilo, história e visão, os New Scottish Writers. As estratégias de Gray para lidar com ficção e biografia em Lanark assim como sua reflexão sobre a natureza do mundo são de grande importância para este trabalho. Com embasamento teórico no entendimento de Linda Hutcheon sobre meta-ficção historiográfica, intertextualidade, parodia e ironia no pós- modernismo, eu tento enquadrar, no Capitulo Três, as manobra literárias desempenhadas pelo autor ao usar tais recursos textuais no romance. Espero que o resultado desta tese de doutorado possa ser útil como reflexão sobre o presente estado de discussões sobre a literatura Escocesa pós-moderna e, ao mesmo tempo, como um meio de tornar os leitores acadêmicos brasileiros mais familiarizados com a obra de Alasdair Gray.
This is a critical reading of Lanark: a Life in Four Books, a novel by the Scottish writer Alasdair Gray (b. 1934), whose talent and style provide a fitting example of Scotland’s contemporary literature. The aim of this investigation is to determine the role played by Gray’s production in the literary, cultural and sociopolitical spheres of present-day Scottish life. In his blending of fiction and metafiction, of art and autobiography, the author faces the paradoxes involved in the attempt to stress the marks of a national identity. Gray’s work cannot be considered without recognizing that his literature is both local and universal. It belongs to the Scottish cosmos which is highlighted by cultural struggles as well as it is dominant, once it is carried out in English reaching readers all over the world from within the limits and format determined by the English Language. That is one of the reasons why this research aims to shed light on the current Scottish literary scene, attempting to fill an existing gap in the Brazilian academic curriculum respecting the treatment and approach of Literatures produced in English in our undergraduate and graduate courses. The dissertation is divided into three parts. The first contextualizes Gray in Scotland’s literature in its relation to the formation, ratification and revaluation of the concept of a sense of national identity as observed diachronically, throughout the period between 1940s and 1970s. The second section focuses on the new looks at Scotland’s cultural scenario by a distinguished group of writers burst with style, history and post-devolution vision, the New Scottish Writers. Gray’s strategies to deal with a fictional and biographical context in Lanark and his reflection upon world’s nature and worth are of great importance for this work. By the reading of Linda Hutcheon’s understanding on historiographic metafiction, intertextuality, parody and irony in postmodernism, I attempt to frame in Chapter Three the literary maneuvers Gray makes in using such textual resources in his novel. I hope that the result of this doctoral thesis may be useful both as a reflection upon the present state of the discussion about Scotland’s postmodern literature, and as a means of making the Brazilian academic readers more familiar with the work of Alasdair Gray.

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Based on the presupposition that the arts in the West always counted on resources, supports, and devices pertaining to its time context, an reflection is intended regarding the scenic compositions mediated by digital technologies do. Such technologies are inserted in the daily routine, also composing artistic experiments, thus playing a dialogical role with the art/technology intersection. Therefore, the proposal is to investigate what relationships are established in the contemporary theatrical scene from the contagion by digital technologies, aiming at establishing this parallel through a dialogue with the authors discussing the subject, and also based on the group practices having technological resources as a determinant factor in their plays. Furthermore, a reflection should be made on the scene that incorporates or is carried out in intermediatic events, analyzing how digital technologies (re)configure compositional processes of the plays by GAG Phila7, in the city of S?o Paulo/SP. For such, the dissertation is organized in three sections comprising four moments, to wit: brief overview of the field, contextualization, poetic analysis and synthesis. Qualitative methods are used as the methodological proposal: semi-structure interview, note and document taking (program, website, playing book, disclosure material for advertising text, photographs, and videos). Within the universe of qualitative research, it works with the epistemological perspective of the Gadamer philosophical hermeneutics. The possibilities allowed by the double virtual (Internet/web) generated a type of theater with another material basis and new forms of organization and structure, being possible to perceive that such technological advances and the arts are mutually contaminated, generating a dislocation in the logics of theatrical composition, movement beginning with the artistic vanguards, gradually intensified, thus offering new possibilities of constructions and hybridization of the of the most different possible types. Experiment ―Profana??es_superf?cie de eventos de constru??o coletiva‖, idealized by Phila7 is inserted in this perspective. Object of the discussion of such research, the experiment works with possible poetics arising from the intersection with the digital technologies, aiming at identifying and problematizing the challenges from the technological evolution and expansion in a scenic context
Partindo do pressuposto de que as artes no ocidente sempre dispuseram de recursos, suportes e dispositivos pertencentes ao seu contexto de ?poca, pretende-se uma reflex?o acerca de composi??es c?nicas mediadas por tecnologias digitais. Tecnologias essas, que est?o inseridas no cotidiano, passando tamb?m a compor experimentos art?sticos, assumindo dessa forma um papel dial?gico por meio da intersec??o arte/tecnologia. Prop?e-se assim investigar quais as rela??es que se estabelecem na cena teatral contempor?nea a partir do cont?gio pelas tecnologias digitais, procurando tra?ar esse paralelo atrav?s do di?logo com autores que tratam do assunto, como tamb?m, valendo-se de pr?ticas de grupos que tem no uso de recursos tecnol?gicos fator determinante em suas encena??es. Al?m disso, se realiza uma reflex?o sobre a cena que incorpora ou se perfaz em eventos intermidi?ticos, analisando de que forma as tecnologias digitais (re)configuram os processos composicionais das encena??es do GAG Phila7, da cidade de S?o Paulo/SP. Para tanto, a disserta??o encontra-se organizada em tr?s cap?tulos que contemplam quatro momentos, a saber: breve panorama do campo, contextualiza??o, an?lise e s?ntese po?tica. Utiliza-se como proposta metodol?gica os m?todos qualitativos: entrevista semi-estruturada, tomada de notas e documentos (programa, site, caderno de encena??o, material de divulga??o para texto publicit?rio, fotografias e v?deo de registro). Dentro do universo da pesquisa qualitativa, trabalha-se com a perspectiva epistemol?gica da hermen?utica filos?fica gadameriana. As possibilidades abertas pelo duplo virtual (internet/web) gerou um tipo de teatro com outra base material e novas formas de organiza??o e estrutura??o, sendo poss?vel perceber que tais avan?os tecnol?gicos e as artes se contaminam mutuamente, gerando um deslocamento na l?gica da composi??o teatral, movimento iniciado com as vanguardas art?sticas, que vem se intensificando gradativamente, abrindo possibilidades de constru??es e hibridiza??es das mais diversas poss?veis. ? nessa perspectiva que se encontra inserido o experimento Profana??es_superf?cie de eventos de constru??o coletiva, idealizado pelo Phila7. Alvo das discuss?es da referida pesquisa, o experimento trabalha com po?ticas poss?veis surgidas da intersec??o com as tecnologias digitais, buscando apontar e problematizar os desafios advindos da evolu??o e expans?o tecnol?gica em um contexto c?nico

The aim of this thesis is to undertake a comparative study of contemporary British and German-language playwriting, with an eye specifically towards possible reasons and solutions for the problematic situation of German-language playtexts in Britain. I will first conduct a stylistic analysis of a selection of British and German-language playwrights, focusing on the differences in representation of interiority through dialogue and narration. I will then introduce a phenomenological lens that will expand this literary analysis by looking at specific stagings of these texts, and at the use of gestures in particular. Tracing the performative implications of dialogue and narration in their relationship with gestures, I will suggest that while dialogue mostly requires metonymical gestures, the phenomenology of narration is better served by a more metaphoric use. This is followed by a chapter on translation, which will look at the specific problems and chances posed by narration and so-called ‘postdramatic’ plays in general. After these theoretical considerations, I will scrutinise my findings in a practical environment in two major steps. The first step is a comparative rehearsal observation of one German and one British director and their work with contemporary playtexts. My main question will be in how far the tendency towards dialogue in British plays and towards narration in German-language plays is matched by corresponding trends in the directors’ formal language. Furthermore, I will contextualise the work of these two directors in the larger field of directing in their respective countries. The second and final step of my practical investigation will be an implementation and testing of the previous theses in two directing projects of my own. I will again focus on rehearsal methodologies, attempting to find out which methodologies are particularly useful for the rehearsal of narrative playtexts and thereby hoping to formulate some first ideas for the specific requirements of German-language playtexts in a British context.

As a result of increased terrorist activity around the world, the development of a canine training aid suitable for daily military operations is necessary to provide effective canine explosive detection. Since the use of sniffer dogs has proven to be a reliable resource for the rapid detection of explosive volatiles organic compounds, the present study evaluated the ability of the Human Scent Collection System (HSCS) device for the creation of training aids for plasticized / tagged explosives, nitroglycerin and TNT containing explosives, and smokeless powders for canine training purposes. Through canine field testing, it was demonstrated that volatiles dynamically collected from real explosive material provided a positive canine response showing the effectiveness of the HSCS in creating canine training aids that can be used immediately or up to several weeks (3) after collection under proper storage conditions. These reliable non-hazardous training aids allow its use in areas where real explosive material aids are not practical and/or available.

La présente thèse porte sur la mise en place des nouvelles manifestations festives en France, et plus particulièrement à Paris, depuis les années 80. Ces fêtes marquent un déplacement par rapport aux fêtes « traditionnelles » qui étaient en grande partie organisées autour des concepts de sacré et de nation. Nourri par une observation ethnographique de plusieurs années, ce travail met en évidence une multiplicité de facettes des fêtes nouvelles: les processus de conceptualisation et de création par les autorités publiques ; leur gestion et mise en œuvre par des managers culturels ou par des associations et des collectifs ; l’invention de nouvelles formes rituelles ou l’adaptation de plus anciennes ; les mises en scène urbaines et l’emploi des codes distinctifs ; l’appropriation de ces fêtes par la société et les différents débats qu’elles ont soulevés. Chacune des trois parties de la thèse est consacrée à une fête. Une place majeure est réservée à la Fête de la musique, la Marche des fiertés et la Nuit blanche, sans pour autant passer sous silence d’autres fêtes résolument nouvelles et d’envergure, telles que la Capitale européenne de la culture et les Allumées de Nantes, permettant de mieux saisir les mutations qui s’opèrent au niveau européen. Enfin, s’appuyant sur la thèse classique de Durkheim, ce travail propose d’envisager ces fêtes comme points d’entrée pour appréhender les idéaux de la société ouverte. L’intention affirmée des organisateurs de mettre en place une nouvelle conception du vivre ensemble et du lien social, est à bien des égards l’occasion de célébrer une société française et européenne, pacifique, réconciliée et tolérante
The present thesis examines the installation of new festive events in France, and more particularly in Paris, since the 80s. These celebrations mark a shift in regard to "traditional" celebrations which mostly revolve around the concepts of the sacred and the nation. Nourished by an ethnographic observation of several years, this work highlights a variety of aspects: the process of their invention and their creation and by the public authorities; the supervision of the events by cultural managers or associations and collectives; the invention of new ritual forms and the adaptation of older ones; the design of the urban scenery and the use of distinctive codes; the appropriation of these events fro, the society and the various debates to which they gave rise. Each part of the thesis deals with a celebration in an independent way. The Fête de la musique, the Gay Pride and the Nuit blanche are analyzed here in priority. However, next to them parade also other events, entirely new and ambitious, such as the European Capital of Culture and the Allumées of Nantes which offer a better insight into changes that took place on a European level. Finally, based on Durkheim's classic thesis, this work proposes to consider these festive events as an entry point into a greater inquiry about the ideals of the open society. The asserted intention of the organizers to put in place a new conception of living together and the social bond is in many ways the occasion to celebrate a French and European society, that is peaceful, reconciled and tolerant

Cette thèse montre dans un premier temps que la signature du Protocole de Kyoto (en abrégé PK), et l’émergence d’un régime climatique sont une conséquence de l’évolution des relations internationales. Et le système communautaire d’échange de quotas d’émissions (en abrégé SCEQE) est une belle illustration de l’un des mécanismes de flexibilité arrêté par ledit protocole. Dans un deuxième temps, la thèse clarifie les différents termes du régime climatique. Car le quota, autorisation administrative d’émettre une tonne de CO2 selon les termes de la directive 2003/87/CE, a une acception différente selon ses usages et les domaines considérés. La thèse montre que c’est la rareté relative du quota qui lui donne de la valeur et remet en question le concept de « marché » de permis en relevant le rôle primordial que la puissance publique y joue. Dans un troisième temps, la thèse met l’accent sur l’importance des firmes, les principaux acteurs privés, qui malheureusement sont ignorés par la directive cadre qui fait plutôt mention des « installations ». Ce sont ces firmes qui exercent du lobbying auprès des pouvoirs publics pour exiger un assouplissement des mesures de régulation climatique. Dans un quatrième temps enfin, cette thèse montre que dans un contexte d’économie mondialisée, les firmes multinationales orientent plus leurs stratégies en direction de la société civile pour bénéficier de son pouvoir d’achat. Cette société civile, est cependant loin de représenter un contre-pouvoir sérieux à l’hégémonie des ces firmes en raison de son manque d’organisation
This thesis shows at first that the signature of the Kyoto protocol (in summary KP), and the emergence of a climatic regime are a consequence of the evolution of the IEAs. The european emision trading schemes (in summary ETS) is a good illustration of one of the mechanisms of flexibility ordered by the protocol. Secondly, the thesis clarifies the various terms of the european climatic regime. First of all, it shows that the allowance as the administrative authorization to emit one ton of CO2 has a different meaning according to its uses and the considered fields. Then, the thesis reveals that it is the relative rarity of the allowance which gives it a value. At last, it questions the concept of "market" of permits by raising the essential role of the public authorities. Thirdly, this thesis emphasizes the importance of firms, the main private actors, but unfortunately ignored by the directive which rather mentions the word "installations". These firms practice a lobbying to require a soft climatic regulation from the public authorities. Finally, this thesis shows that in the context of the globalized economy, multinational firms direct their strategies more in the direction of the civil society to benefit from its purchasing power. This civil society is however far from representing a serious force of opposition to the hegemony of these firms because of its lack of organization

Cette thèse de doctorat expose l'étude la luminescence induite dans des capteurs à gaz de type chambre à fission, afin d'évaluer son utilisation pour le suivi de puissance des réacteurs nucléaires de quatrième génération comme ASTRID.Le dépôt d'énergie dans un gaz par des ions lourds produits lors de fissions nucléaires dans une chambre à fission est d'ordinaire exploité pour sa capacité à produire des charges libres, qui peuvent être détectées avec des électrodes. Cette méthode, utilisée depuis le début de l'ère atomique, n'est pas sans inconvénients, et des axes d'amélioration ont été clairement identifiés.En estimant la production d'états excités du gaz d'une chambre à fission classique, on déduit que de la lumière peut être émise en son sein, et être détectée par un photo-détecteur. L'utilisation du signal optique plutôt qu'électrique apporte une robustesse accrue aux systèmes de mesures neutroniques, insensibles au bruit électromagnétique.L'étude spectroscopique d'un plasma d'origine nucléaire dans un dispositif analytique dimensionné et conçu par nos soins permet d'enregistrer des spectres de raies d'émission caractéristiques de la scintillation du gaz. L'analyse de ses raies permet d'affirmer la supériorité de la détection optique de neutrons, car la pression et la composition du gaz de remplissage peuvent alors être estimées en ligne.Parallèlement à nos activités expérimentales, un code de simulation de la dynamique de peuplement des niveaux des plasmas froids excités par ions-lourds est développé afin d'optimiser de futurs détecteurs basés sur ce principe. Les temps caractéristiques nécessaires à la génération d'états radiatifs et la position des excitations autour d'une trace d'ionisation ont été estimés.Plusieurs prototype de capteurs de neutrons fonctionnant uniquement sur un principe optique sont exploités dans des faisceaux de neutrons froids du réacteur Orphée afin de vérifier la preuve de concept d'un tel système de mesure neutronique. Des essais dans le réacteur Cabri permettent quant à eux de quantifier la limite de détection, la linéarité et la dynamique du système.Les très bons résultats apportés par ces trois volets valident la preuve de concept de la détection passive et en ligne de neutrons, capable d'auto-diagnostic, pour des applications exigeantes en milieu difficile
This PhD thesis details the study of luminescence produced in gaseous detectors as fission chambers, to evaluate its use in 4th generation nuclear reactor power monitoring, as ASTRID.Energy deposition in the gas, from heavy-ions produced during nuclear fission in a fission chamber is usually used for its charge generation ability, that can be detected with electrodes. Such method has been used since the beginning of atomic era present disadvantages, and necessary improvements have been assessed.By estimating fission chamber gas excited states production, one can deduce intrinsic light emission, and its detection by appropriate photo-detectors. Use of an optical signal against an electric one improves dependability of a neutron flux monitoring system, immune to electromagnetic noise.Spectroscopic studies of a nuclear plasma in a self-designed analytical device allows observation of typical gas scintillation emission lines. Analysis of emission lines reinforce optical detection attraction, as pressure and gas composition can be monitored online.Alongside our experiments, a simulation code dedicated to heavy-ions induced cold-plasma excited levels population has been produced to optimise future detectors relying on optical emission. Typical times encountered for excited states generation and their position around an ionization track have been estimated.Several neutron detector prototypes based on the sole gas scintillation principle have been assessed in cold neutron beam lines of the Orphée reactor, to validate a proof of concept for neutron monitoring. Experiments on the Cabri reactor allowed quantification of detection limit, linearity and dynamic range of our system.The positive outcomes provided by these 3 lines of work validate the proof of concept of passive, on-line, and self-diagnosed neutron detection with high dependability in harsh environments

The aim of this thesis is to present the image of homosexuality in Korean media, especially during of years 2000-2015. First of all, it aims to introduce the general mood and prejudice against sexuality caused by the Korean conservative society. This paper will introduce the roots of this hostility and explain the reasons that formed this general view of the sexual minorities in South Korea. Also, another main focal point of this paper is to offer insight into South Korean media culture, where male homosexuality is becoming a popular theme: this so-called genre is favourited by women that are growing to be the main consumers of homoerotic materials. This subculture and its roots is going to be introduced through Japanese manga. Subsequently, Korean manhwa will follow and it will be explained how those comics and music industry inspired young girls and women to create their own stories - otherwise known as fan fiction. All of the mentioned materials are very popular to this day. Their popularity can be seen in male homosexualitity oriented movies and dramas, especially after year 2006 when The King and The Clown made its premiere. Nevertheless, there's a difference of how movies are filmed and presented to the public depending on being mainstream or independent movies. Keywords: Homosexuality,...

For a short period during the 1960s Toronto’s Yorkville district was found at the centre of Canada’s youthful bohemian scene. Students, artists, hippies, greasers, bikers, and “weekenders” congregated in and around the district, enjoying the live music and theatre in its many coffee houses, its low-rent housing in overcrowded Victorian walk-ups, and its perceived saturation with anti-establishmentarian energy. For a period of roughly ten years, Yorkville served as a crossroads for Torontonian (and even English Canadian) youth, as a venue for experimentation with alternative lifestyles and beliefs, and an apparent refuge from the dominant culture and the stifling expectations it had placed upon them. Indeed, by 1964 every young Torontonian (and many young Canadians) likely knew that social rebellion and Yorkville went together as fingers interlaced. Making the Scene unpacks the complicated history of this fraught community, examining the various meanings represented by this alternative scene in an anxious 1960s. Throughout, this dissertation emphasizes the relationship between power, authenticity and identity on the figurative stage for identity performance that was Yorkville.
Thesis (Ph.D, History) -- Queen's University, 2007-10-02 09:46:00.077