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Papadopoulou-Belmehdi, Ioanna. "L'art de Pandora : la mythologie du tissage en Grèce ancienne." Paris, EHESS, 1992. http://www.theses.fr/1992EHES0335.
Full textCorn, Gipsy. "Roumanité et modernité chez Georges Enesco : autour de l'opéra Oedipe." Paris 8, 1994. http://www.theses.fr/1994PA080922.
Full textThe rearch of this thesis about enescu's music shows how traditionalism and modernism can be married in a classical style of music at the beginning of the twentieth century period. The problematic which aren't agree is the turning of folklore by enescu to designate him as a leading composer of romania school music. Actually, no exists an univerity study about enescu's music exemptedin his native country : romania. So, it was necessary to realize an analyze of his work with a french view. It appears that enescu used folklore only as material and not ideological concept. His opera oedip attests enescu as one of the highest lyric composers of the twentieth century and not a romanian composer, because of modernist concets. Romania folklore serves only to modern experiences, especially about vocal an,d orchestral music
Samson, Vincent. ""De furore Berserkico" : les guerriers-fauves dans la Scandinavie ancienne : de l'âge de Vendel aux Vikings : VIème-XIème siècle." Lille 3, 2008. http://www.theses.fr/2008LIL30007.
Full textThe aim of this study is to establish that the tradition of "wild warriors" (French "guerriers-fauves") belonged to the historical reality of old Scandinavian society from the VIth to the XIth century. The term "guerrier-fauve" has been used some seventy years ago by Georges Dumézil to tranlate the old Norske berserkr (plural berserkir). In the medieval literature, this word describes a warrior endowed with an uncommon strength, especially feared for its irrepressible outburste of battle rage (berserksgangr). According to Snorri Sturluson, the behaviour of the berserkir must be related to the mythical powers attributed to the god Okin. The examination of old Norse sources, joined to the evidence of the archaeological materials, leads to link these warlike tradition with the religious beliefs of the ancient Nordic aristocracy. This thesis is dealing with etymological interpretation before investigating carefully the whole spectrum of old Norse sources (skaldic and eddic poetry, sagas, laws). A particular attention has been given to the critical review of Haraldskvœđi ("Song for Harald"), which must be seen as a primary source. These analysis results in an interpretation which differs to some extents from the stereotypical pattern displayed by the Icelandic literature (where berserkir are frequently depicted as outlaws) : even the oldest sagas have been written a long time after the events they are referring to. The early medieval Germanic iconography and the runic inscriptions are both providing a strong support to this conclusion : the tradition of the berserkir is intimately connected with the sacral kingship and the institution of warlord's retinue
Gourmelen, Laurent. "Entre l'homme et l'animal : les êtres à la double nature et la métamorphose : représentations de l'humain et de l'animalité en Grèce ancienne." Paris 4, 1998. http://www.theses.fr/1998PA040188.
Full textCuvelier, Pierre. "Le mythe de Pélops et d'Hippodamie en Grèce ancienne : cultes, images, discours." Thesis, Poitiers, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012POIT5009/document.
Full textThis is a mythological study concerning mainly two heroic figures of ancient Greece: Pelops and Hippodameia, ancestors of the heroic genos of the Pelopids. In the continuity of the works of Marcel Detienne, Claude Calame or Charles Delattre about the notion of myth, no more considered as an « indigenous category » but as a construct built a posteriori by contemporary scholars, I define, on the basis of the minimal criterias that are the proper nouns of the heroes and their iconographical types, a corpus composed of Greek (and also in some measure Latin) texts and of Greek, Etruscan and Roman figurative works, which I then study systematically in order to find out more precise criterias of unity or discontinuity in the representations of these heroic figures, paying special attention to the great variety of contexts (cults, genres, historical eras) in which they are evoked. I thus study the heroic cults devoted to Pelops and Hippodameia in Olympia, the visual representations of these heroes, and the different forms of speech which mention them, from Homer to Nonnos of Panopolis. I lastly try to provide the main elements for a global study of this corpus in a perspective informed by historical anthropology. If the widest corpus, composed of the mentions of Pelops, has only a limited coherence, several subsets appear more pertinent, mainly that which is formed by the representations of the chariot race that allows the union of two spouses, despite the reluctance of Hippodameia's father, Oinomaos
Sandness, Adela. "La voix de la rivière de l'être : études sur la mythologie de Sárasvatı̄ en Inde ancienne." Paris, EPHE, 2004. http://www.theses.fr/2004EPHE5002.
Full textThis study proffers a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the nature of Sarasvati as she is depicted on select Vedic literature. It identifies what relates and distinguishes the two forms of this deity which is simultaneously river and aspect of creative Speech. This linguistic study with commentary of the verses naming or dedicated to Sarasvati or Sarasvant in the Rg-Veda is followed by a composite analysis of the nature of Sarasvati as presented by the Rgvedic selections studied. We conclude that in the perceptions of the poets of the Rg-Veda, Sarasvati functions as a container of a contained substance that she holds and dispenses in different forms in different places in a cosmos where the non-manifest principle of life manifests by means of a feminine figure and Is animated by the presence of corresponding masculine figure in a cosmic structure that is numerically coded. The substance within Sarasvati is that which enlivens this cosmos. Sarasvati as river and Sarasvati as aspect of Speech appear at opposite ends of this cosmic spectrum along with an intermediate form of Sarasvati as cow and cosmic source of sacrificial offering substances including water, butter, milk, honey and speech. These ends and their middle join to create a cosmic river Sarasvati that flows as a transcendent figure through the worlds of the Vedic cosmos enlivening and invigorating both gods and men
Petrilli, Aurore. "La lignée monstrueuse de Phorkys et Keto : étude mythologique et iconographique." Thesis, Paris 4, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012PA040070.
Full textSince the end of Antiquity the myths which were related to polytheist religions have gradually been pushed aside towards the grounds of lore, although our culture keeps quite vivid the memory of great myths. Nevertheless, in order to be able to understand both ancient religions and societies, turning back to myths is an absolute necessity. Numerous works, some of which vulgarise, are devoted to the subject. However, contemporary studies - thus following the ways of the ancient themselves – mainly dwell on the lives of Greek heroes. As opposed to this general tendency, our study will be dealing with those forgotten creatures, beings of fantasy that are so often encountered in mythological tales and without whom the fame of these mythic heroes would be lessened. Most of these fearful creatures are issued from Phorkys and Keto’s long lineage. Among their numerous offsprings, we have chosen to study those generally known as “monsters”. We have set up a selection among these monsters in order to underline common characteristics. Thus, we intend to consider only creatures that are unique, monstrous by birth, having fabulous morphologies, such as for instance the Hydra and Cerberos. Based on both literary and iconographic sources we will attempt to draw a history of the traditions linked to these lineage members. Some more information on the topic will at times be provided by a few comparisons with foreign mythologies. The geographical and chronological boundaries of our study have to be quite large. The period will span from the 9th or 8th centuries BC up to the 3rd century AD. As for geography, the whole of Greece, both continental and insular, is concerned, as well as Asia Minor and Magna Graecia
Mezaguer, Sarah. "La femme et la mort ou les figures de l'altérité radicale en Grèce ancienne." Lyon 3, 2006. https://scd-resnum.univ-lyon3.fr/in/theses/2006_in_mezaguer_s.pdf.
Full textThis essay means to explore the fuzzy and polymorphic links existing between the Feminine and some of the representations of Death by examining the rich example of Archaïc Greece. In the first place this civilization focus the attention by the overabundance of the feminine monsters that fill its mythology. But adds to that a particular representation of the kingdom of Death - or, rather, of Death itself - , the one of a world divided between Water and Darkness that is nearer the sweet abandon in the uterine deapth than the biting flames of Dante's Hell. This work leans on the fact that, in a way, Woman is to Man what Death is to Life : it appears as its most radical otherness (alterity), so that the Feminine is often contemporaneous, in the myths, with the appearing of Death, the Old age, and disease. This twist by the archetypes enable to clarify the many ways in which the feminine appears as something eminently worrying, and, as a matter of fact, it enables to understand why Woman and Death are so unfailingly linked. But this work tends also to show that the feminine imagerie path permit to give a meaningful outline to something that, precisely, don't have any, and, in this way, it helps the individual to live with the thinking of Death
Baqué, Manzano Lucas. "Les colosses du dieu Min dans le temple de Coptos : origine conceptuelle d'une grande figure divine (iconographie, iconologie et mythologie)." Montpellier 3, 1998. http://www.theses.fr/1998MON30045.
Full textSamalens, Gomes Véronique. "Oedipus-Rex : une version mythique." Paris 4, 1987. http://www.theses.fr/1987PA040157.
Full textThe purpose of this study is to emphasize the mythical dimension of music, using as a particular instance one of Stravinsky’s works, namely Oedipus-rex. By using the formal structure of the piece to organize our research and by making use of the myth of Oedipus to reflect on the process of knowledge, we undertook a subjective semantic enquiry going on to three different levels. The analytical level considers the opera-cum-oratorio from a contradictory viewpoint taking in both ritual and drama. The exegetic level integrates the work in a double-sided reading, that of the composer and that of the listener. Finally, the theoretical level attempts to define what could be a research on myth and music. Considering that Oedipus-rex is one version of the myth of Oedipus, i. E. A product expressing the questioning of a specific culture, we consider it in the light of its own criteria. This implies having an aesthetic stand and looking into the problematic of the opera, as a human representation. At the end of our quest, it seems that the strength of Oedipus-rex as a myth is to offer both a binary and ambiguous scheme which enables the work to crystalize the collective and symbolic material of which myths are made of
Brémond, Mireille. "Prométhée et les autres bienfaiteurs et civilisateurs : relations, analogies, spécificités." Montpellier 3, 1988. http://www.theses.fr/1988MON30018.
Full textPrometheus has much in common with others civilizers. They are all characterized by ambivalence, a cunning intelligence directed toward concrete achievements and by magical powers. Prometheus has an ability to predict the future which occupies an important place in his story. Hephaistos has a special status among the civilizers: he is the only "professional" craftsman of olympus. Moreover he has the most extensive magical powers. Having dealt with these common characteristics, it remains to be seen in what respects prometheus differs fundamentally from the others civilizers: by his status in the divine world, by the nature of his gifts which carry unfortunate consequences for him and his proteges: the withdrawal of the fire, the appearance of pandora, replica of the promethean creation. He is punished for the transgression of a law which requires that both mortals and immortals stay in their own places. Finally he is distinguished by his role as the creator of humanity. This episode underlines his limitations: the participation of athena who breathes life into statues, the stupid intervention of epimetheus, the story of the pious deucalion show that titan's actions are motivated by "hubris" and are thus destined in advance to fail
Dalmon, Sébastien. "Espaces et lieux de culte des nymphes en Grèce ancienne." Paris 7, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016USPCC105.
Full textThe common representation of the Nymphs often narrows them down to the condition of female deities of natural areas. This piece of work contemplates going beyond this somewhat reducing vision, by precisely assessing these deities’ relations with different types of places and spaces, and in doing so, tries to unfold their specific modes of action, including the mediation they operate within the ancient Greek polytheistic system. Part one endeavors to bring out various types of Nymphs and how they act in the spaces they inhabit in the traditional narratives known to literary sources, especially poetry (from the Archaic to the Hellenistic period, combining the Greek Anthology): water world (sources, rivers, wetlands, maritime space), rural spaces (mountains, caves, woods and forests, grasslands), remote locations (fringes of the world, underworld) or close to human beings (gardens, homes and the city space). Part two deals with Nymphs’ various places of worship (springs, caves, altars, urban and other sanctuaries), studying their diverse configurations, archaeological and epigraphic accounts, rituals put in context and divine associations one can discern (limited to mainland Greece up to Thessaly and the outstanding site of Delos). One may also have to look into the consistency–or occasionally, the disparity–of the Nymphs’ depiction in poetic sources, with the reality of cults and their location
Calmettes, Marie-Astrid. "Les représentations relatives à la conception du monde dans l'Egypte ancienne." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/209477.
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Birette, Fabrice. "L’imaginaire de la métamorphose dans la littérature et les arts figurés de la Grèce ancienne." Thesis, Paris 4, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012PA040086.
Full textThe universe of the metamorphosis recovers multiple fields of the thought and the social reality of the ancient Greece. Numerous myths, diverse ritual practices confine a daily world of the transformation. Apparitions or divine metamorphosis, fables or legends of transformed heroes, dance masked, stuffings, etc., establish so many elements and motives which participate in the elaboration of the identity of the Man and his imaginery. It is considerable that the myths of metamorphosis among which the Literature and the Figurative Arts abundantly made the echo, held in this process an important part considering their big elasticity since at least the mycenaenan period. The universe of the metamorphosis confers a part of sense on the hard exercise of the everyday nature by introducing on second thought on the world of the hidden but also shows of constant efforts to think the body during the long period of the antique Greek history
McFadden, Audrey. "Ibant obscuri sola sub nocte per umbram : la quatrième fonction dumézilienne dans les récits catabatiques." Thesis, Université Laval, 2012. http://www.theses.ulaval.ca/2012/28849/28849.pdf.
Full textQninba, Zahra. "La mosaïque d'Orphée de Volubilis." Master's thesis, Université Laval, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/29301.
Full textMisuriello, Julie. "Le sable dans les textes mythologiques et rituels de l'Égypte ancienne." Thesis, Montpellier 3, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013MON30049.
Full textThis study focuses on the relations between Ancient Egyptians and sand, a natural element, ever-present in landscape and daily life. It is seen from a textual and especially lexicographical point of view. Therefore, quotes of six words related to the vocabulary of sand are studied in mythological and ritual texts from Old Kingdom to Roman Period. The aim is to establish the perception of sand depending on the context and to reveal the beliefs associated to sand. The introduction of sand in the religious speech is taken into account in order to highlight a way of thinking specific to the Egyptian religion : naturalistic observation
Boudin, François. "Monstres et monstruosité en Grèce ancienne d'après les textes et l'iconographie des vases (VIIIe s. -IVe s. Av. J. -C. ) : étude de vocabulaire et de quelques hybrides." Rouen, 2008. http://www.theses.fr/2008ROUEL618.
Full textThe number of documents relating to monsters and monstrosity shows that in Greece they are an important anthropological and conceptual category, as evidenced by literature and iconography of the vases. This study focuses on the study of the vocabulary of monstrosity, but also an abundant images on these objects commonly used as vases. The importance given by the Greeks to the monstrosity, wether mythological or not, shows that it is useful to think about it : thanks to its interference and its transgressions, it defines the limits of humanity
Giovannelli-Jouanna, Pascale, and Diodore de Sicile. "Diodore de Sicile, Bibliothèque historique, Livre IV : édition critique avec introduction, traduction et commentaire." Paris 4, 2000. http://www.theses.fr/1999PA040216.
Full textMénesse, Aline. "Mythe et prosodie dans l’histoire de l’opéra du XVIIème siècle à nos jours." Thesis, Sorbonne université, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018SORUL117.
Full textOur research deals with the history of opera as observed through the double prism of myth and prosody. We begin with a definition of these terms - myth, prosody - and examine them within the specific contexts of the history of art, the history of music and finally the history of the opera. The genealogical aspect of our work is thus presented forthwith at this introductory stage following which we shall, at each of the following stages, focus specifically on one, two or three works, century by century, in chronological order. It appeared important to us to bring together myth and history in order to deal with the 17th century which first witnessed the birth of the opera as a result of a return of sorts to the ancient world and its myths, and then saw the emergence of historical themes, notably illustrated by the final work of Monteverdi. The 18th century brings us to France with the tragédie lyrique in full bloom while the 19th century transports us to Germany on the footsteps of the romantic movement. Our journey culminates with the opera Schliemann by Betsy Jolas staged for the first time in 1995
Thibault-Larouche, Stéphanie. "La réception du Télémaque homérique chez Aelius Aristide et les auteurs des IIe, IIIe et IVe siècles apr. J.-C." Thesis, Université Laval, 2012. http://www.theses.ulaval.ca/2012/29345/29345.pdf.
Full textRhoby, Andreas. "Reminiszenzen an antike Stätten in der mittel- und spätbyzantinischen Literatur : eine Untersuchung zur Antikenrezeption in Byzanz /." Göttingen : Peust & Gutschmidt, 2003. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb392431285.
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Léontaridou, Théodora. "Le mythe troyen dans la littérature française." Paris 3, 2008. http://www.theses.fr/2008PA030013.
Full textFrom the 16th Century until the 20th, le troyan myth emerges in a variety of forms in French literature with famous or less known works but of equal significance as they convey the climate and the spirit of an era. The reason why all of these writers go into mythology could be partly explained by the imitation of ancients applied to the French letters of the 16th and 17th centuries. How this material is transformed, what the writers are expressing through the legends and the myths, which is the relationship of the transformed materiel with the initial, are some of the questions that this research is requested to explore. During the period of the Absolutism in which the freedom of expression is limited, the myth is proved to be a secure means which offers the security of the distance, the suitable frame and the flexibility of the mythological material which are processed by the creators. It becomes the vehicle of doubt and criticism of various grades against authority. The end of this political period removes from the myth this function. But it doesn’t stop its use in literature and the theater. This is because the myth is capable of putting again questions for the vital causes which deal with the human race, such as the woman, the war, the xenophobia
Fréchette, Amélie. "La "Tapisserie de Fionavar" de Guy Gavriel Kay : la construction d'un univers fictionnel d'inspiration mythologique et légendaire." Thesis, Université Laval, 2013. http://www.theses.ulaval.ca/2013/29596/29596.pdf.
Full textDumais-Desrosiers, Myriam. "Une puella d’excellence : la femme dans l’élégie latine et sa transposition mythologique." Master's thesis, Université Laval, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/24581.
Full textPoignault, Rémy. "L'antiquité dans l'oeuvre de Marguerite Yourcenar : littérature, mythe et histoire." Tours, 1993. http://www.theses.fr/1993TOUR2002.
Full textIssa, Gonçalves Daniel. "Le méta-opéra baroque (1715-1745) : satire et parodie comme sources d’informations sur la pratique musicale au XVIIIe siècle." Thesis, Sorbonne université, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019SORUL189.
Full textOpera, or melodramma, is one of the most important cultural phenomena of eighteenth-century Italy. According to Des Brosses (1709-1777) this genre seemed to be even more prized than spoken theater. The importance and popularity of the melodramma in Italian social and cultural life was such that many musical parodies and satires were produced. In the eighteenth-century, these "operas about opera" became so popular, they constituted a separated "micro-genre", which musicologists claim existed between 1715 and 1827. These operas are called, in the musicological literature, metaopera or metamelodramma. The aim of this thesis is to analyse the parodies and satires which deal with the profession of the musicians and singers active in opera, from the point of view of the musicians themselves. This allows us to identify references relating to the practice, habits, and clichés of the profession (musical practices, social situation of musicians, etc.), which do not necessarily appear in usual historical and critical sources. The analysis of these works provide an unique opportunity to explore the world of the musical production of the eighteenth century, which is parodied and criticized by satire in its own language and by its own actors and protagonists. Despite their caricatural nature, these works are a reflection of musicians, librettists, composers, and other actors of the musical scene on their own profession, and illustrates in a comical and lively way, the situation of the musical business in the eighteenth century
Collard, Hélène. "Montrer l'invisible : recherche sur la mise en image de la présence divine au sein de l'espace rituel sur les vases attiques." Paris, EHESS, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014EHES0014.
Full textIn the Greek world, an important mode of divine perception, although this is not the only one, is the visual perception. This was especially made possible by means of images, which are part of the visible but enable to “show the invisible” and, therefore, to embody the divine. To shed light on the issue of divine representation in the Greek religious system, this study intends to provide an analysis of various processes for imaging the divine presence within a specific artistic production: attic vase-painting of the sixth and fifth centuries BC. While figurative representation of the gods could take many forms, vase-painting is a particularly interesting case study for it works on a proper mode and then offers a specific sight on the way the Greeks perceived the world and themselves. By reading and analysing these images, this study also address some broader issues, as the possible cultual referent of these pictures, the relationship established through the ritual between worshipers and deities, and the picture the Greeks had of their gods and of the ways in which they could manifest themselves
Chun, Hung Kee-Hassanein Janie. "Les textes ptolémaïques des portes du nord de l'enceinte de Mout à Karnak." Thesis, Montpellier 3, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010MON30020.
Full textThe Mut’s texts present a local adaptation of a northern theology originated from Heliopolis, based on parallelism between the heliopolitan demiurgic couple Atum / Temet and the theban monarchic couple Amun / Mut, as well as a transfer of sacred geography. Mut recovers Temet’s mythological prerogatives and worship : Myth of the Wandering Goddess, rituals of Pacifying Sekhmet and of the offering of the drunkness, wich, in the theban context, focus on the protection of Amun’s city and the glory of Victorious-Thebes, assimilated to Mut who protects Amun
Laflamme, Mélanie. "Figures féminines de la mort en Grèce ancienne : une cohérence dans la diversité." Mémoire, 2007. http://www.archipel.uqam.ca/4767/1/M9783.pdf.
Full textFortin, Jean-Sébastien. "De la finitude humaine à sa représentation artistique : l'inspiration mythologique /." 2003. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=766663281&sid=28&Fmt=2&clientId=9268&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
Full textNoëll, Nicolas. "Les représentations de la forêt en Grèce ancienne : usages et imaginaires de l'espace boisé dans la littérature épique." Mémoire, 2006. http://www.archipel.uqam.ca/3029/1/M9325.pdf.
Full textLabadie, Mathieu. "Amphilochos : étude sur la légende du héros grec et le sanctuaire oraculaire de Mallos." Thèse, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/4368.
Full textThe Greek hero Amphilochos, the mythical descendant of the famous family of the Melampodides hero-prophets, was, like his father Amphiaraos, a recognized soothsayer and a soldier with formidable military skills. After taking part in the second expedition against Thebes and the Trojan War, he is said to have wandered in many a land and founded several cities lying between Spain and Syria. Soon after his sudden death in a single combat with another seer named Mopsos, he was elevated to the rank of oracular divinity in Mallos of Cilicia, a city which he himself founded. During the Roman period, Amphilochos, indued with increased ontological status, got into high repute in this region where he gave oracles to the pilgrims who came and visited him by themselves in his abode. This research, which aims first to explore exhaustively the legend of Amphilochos, attempts above all to determine the terms of the oracular revelation in the sanctuary of Mallos of Cilicia, in spite of little compelling evidence.
St-Laurent, Jean-Michel. "Les princesses Médée et Himiko : une étude comparative des mythologies grecque et japonaise." Thèse, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/20686.
Full textSakellarides, Thalia. "Le saut de Leucade : érotique et contre-érotique d’un rituel de précipitation en Grèce ancienne." Thèse, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/11040.
Full textLove, death and suffering are among some of the most incomprehensible experiences confronting man during his life. They define his nature and make up an integral part of his symbolic universe. The Leucadian Leap is deemed to have been practiced for more than a thousand years. Appearing in mythical, religious as well as in historical narratives, the ritual is attested by the first historians in Antiquity who explain this phenomenon from the data of the antique historiography. The traditional meaning of the leap is inscribed in Greek mythological context and the leap is thus relief from passionate love. The nature of the ritual changes according to literary contexts, from a purely erotic rite, to a apotropaic rite, to see it being perpetuated in a deconsecrated manner in later texts. Analysis of the different functions of the leap seem to point toward an extreme death-defying experience where death was experienced in a metaphorical manner and provides a hypothesis for the ritual’s ordalic nature as a basis for its pragmatic efficiency. This study purports to analyze the Greek mental forms as expressed anthropologically through the dialectic of myth and ritual and aims at understanding the interpretation of love suffering within the context of a leaping ritual in Ancient Greece. The Leucadian Leap would thus appear to correspond to a specific discourse which would testify to a certain conception of human nature, of death, of love and of suffering in Ancient Greece’s collective imagination.