Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Sacfem (Firm)'

This is a study of the production, content, distribution, and reception of different religious films in Zimbabwe, with an emphasis on the audience’s initial reception of the films. Informants’ self-identified religious beliefs and their reception of these selected films are analyzed primarily by using qualitative methods to understand better the interplay between film and religion in Zimbabwe. The films studied in this research are The Jesus Film (1979) created by Campus Crusade for Christ and indigenous, short Jesus films created locally in Zimbabwe in 2012. In order to answer the central research questions of this study, two main approaches are employed: the first is a holistic approach to the analysis of these films. The primary question within this approach is: in what ways do the production, content, and distribution of The Jesus Film and indigenous, short Jesus films affect the reception of the films among informants in Zimbabwe today? The second approach specifically addresses the interchange between the audience members’ self-identified religious beliefs and their reception of the films. There are two central research questions within this approach. First, in what ways may pre-existing perceptions of Jesus shape informants’ responses to and interpretations of Jesus as he is portrayed in The Jesus Film and in indigenous, short Jesus films in Zimbabwe today? Secondly, how might the viewing of these films affect those perceptions of Jesus? Based upon the careful analysis of the original data that emerges from the field work of this research, the conclusion provides a series of answers to these questions, revealing new insights into the interplay of film and religion in Zimbabwe.

The secular, pluralist culture of the West encourages a subjective approach to spiritual truth where stimulating emotional experiences, such as those provided by film, can contribute to personal conceptions of the sacred. This thesis examines three films, Stanley Kubrick’s 2001:A Space Odyssey (1968), Gaspar Noé’s Enter the Void (2009) and Lars von Trier’s Melancholia (2011) arguing that these directors harness the affective properties of film just as religious practice adopts particular techniques in order to generate altered states of perception. Powerful feelings of dissociation and indescribable significance typical of mystical testimony appear in viewer responses to these films, demonstrating the continued sacralisation of such states of mind. In their own way, each film confronts the viewer with an apocalyptic revelation of the impersonal forces of the universe, moving away from personhood and the human narrative, into pure sensation. They present a non-deterministic spiritual truth that can be intuited but not explained, mirroring developments in the religious sphere. Investigating the relationship between cinematic technique and religious experience, this thesis offers an alternative approach to the study of religion and film that has been principally focused on narrative symbolism and the dramatisation of values. This study makes a further contribution to the field by analysing films contextually, considering viewers’ subjective responses in light of religious and cultural change.

Le cinéma est né dans un univers profane où l’homme cherchait à évoluer grâce à la machine. L'origine du 7ème art n’est pas en liaison directe avec des pratiques religieuses ou cérémonielles comme pour la peinture ou le théâtre. Le cinéma n’est pas le fruit d’une expression religieuse, et pourtant le sacré n'a cessé d'y apparaître sous de multiples formes. Robert Bresson a pu, dans ses films, sacraliser le quotidien de n’importe quel homme, en construisant l’espace morceau par morceau. Dans les œuvres de Tarkovski, le sacré prend forme grâce à l'évolution du personnage, qui se dépasse petit à petit. Cependant, dans le cinéma tunisien, le sacré est essentiellement lié au religieux. Que ce soit dans les films de Nacer Khemir, de Nouri Bouzid ou encore de Ridha Behi, le sacré est construit sur un axe vertical. Il s’agit d’un sacré qui se définit – principalement - grâce au lien existant entre l’homme et son Dieu. Est-ce alors l’islamisation de la politique cinématographique dans les pays arabes qui a renforcé cette superposition du sacré et du religieux ? Comment l’arabo-musulman pourrait tracer les lignes du sacré et ses limites alors qu’il ignore ce qu’il est ?
Cinema was born in a secular world where man tried to evolve through the machine. The origin of the 7th art is not connected with religious or ceremonial practices like painting or theater. The cinema is not the result of religious expression, yet the sacred has ceased to appear in many forms. Robert Bresson was able, in his films, sanctify the daily life of any man, constructing the space piece by piece. In the works of Tarkovsky, the sacred is taking shape thanks to the evolution of the character, which exceeds gradually. However, in Tunisian cinema, the sacred is essentially related to religion. Whether in films Nacer Khemir, Nouri Bouzid or Ridha Behi of the sacred is built on a vertical axis. This is a sacred that is defined - mainly - due to the relationship between man and his God. Is it then the Islamization of film policy in Arab countries reinforced this superposition of sacred and religious? How the Arab-Muslim could trace the lines of the sacred and its limits as he know what he is?

This creative thesis is a braided narrative in which I explore the promised lands of Utah through my travels in the summer of 2008, the Cold War defense industry, and the early career of writer Edward Abbey. America's domestic and foreign policy shifts in the first decade of the Cold War contributed to the rise of modern environmentalism and to the creation of countless new religious movements in the late 1960s and early 1970s. To illustrate the cataclysmic upheavals of this era, each chapter of this thesis has been organized according to anthropologist Anthony F. C. Wallace's schema of revitalization movements. In both an historical and personal context, I investigate the tensions between freedom and preservation, between defense and vulnerability, and, ultimately, between solitude and community.

Ystad har under lång tid varit en populär turistdestination för svenska och utländska besökare. Staden med dess omnejd har genom den fina miljön och dess historiska byggnader goda förutsättningar att attrahera turister till regionen. Efter filmatiseringarna av Henning Mankells romaner om kriminalkommissarie Kurt Wallander, som utspelas i Ystad, har antalet turister ökat än mer till regionen. Förhållandet mellan böcker och filmer är en väsentlig del av den turism som uppstår efter en berättelse om en fiktiv karaktär i en existerande miljö. Vi ville följaktligen undersöka film- litteraturturism och dess påverkan på en plats. För att genomföra studien tillämpades en kvalitativ metod med kvalitativa intervjuer. Film- och litteraturturism ökar i omfattning inom turismindustrin och det är därav relevant att studera dess existens och betydelse för en plats. Resultaten i studien visar att effekterna på en destination vid film- och litteraturturism är många. När en plats skildras i en berättelse genom filmer eller böcker får platsen en "helig" betydelse för dess största entusiaster. Platsen som skildras kan även använda filmerna och böckerna som marknadsföringsmetod och genom den stärka sitt varumärke. Dock bör samarbeten mellan offentliga och privata aktörer fungera väl för att kunna utnyttja fördelarna med platsbunden film- och litteraturturism på bästa möjliga vis.
Ystad is a popular tourist destination for Swedish and foreign visitors, and has been for a long time. The city with its nice environment and its historic buildings attract tourists to the region. After filming Henning Mankell's novels about criminal inspector Kurt Wallander, set in Ystad, the number of tourists has increased even more to the region. The relationship between books and movies is an essential part of the tourism that occurs after a story about a fictional character in an existing environment. We would therefore consider movie and literary tourism and its impact on a location interesting to examine. To conduct the study a qualitative approach with qualitative interviews. was applied. Film and literature tourism is increasing in the tourism industry and it is hence relevant to study its existence and significance of a place. The results of the study show that the effects of a destination in film and literature tourism are numerous. When a place is illustrated through movies or books it may get a "sacred" aspect for its biggest enthusiasts. The location depicted may also use the films and the books as a marketingiimethod and through the strengthening of its brand. However, collaboration between public and private actors works well in order to take advantage of location-based film and literary tourism in the best possible way.

Archaeological research at the Cerro Ventarrón and Collud-Zarpán complex, which began in 2007, has revealed the origins and emergence of early civilization in the Lambayeque Valley. The Huaca Ventarrón Temple was the core of a primeval ceremonial center whose first phase is dated around 2035-2300 BC. This center complex includes the archaeological site of Arenal, located on a hillslope to the southwest. The site has 1 square kilometer of Archaic Period monumental architecture. During the Formative Period, probably beginning in the Initial Period, the Collud-Zarpán site, situated at the northeast end of the Huaca Ventarrón Complex, was the valley’s theocratic capital. It covered more than 2 square kilometers of ceremonial architecture spread between two mounds aligned east to west.
Las investigaciones arqueológicas en el área del cerro Ventarrón y el complejo Collud-Zarpán, iniciadas en 2007, han permitido conocer las características del origen y florecimiento de la civilización en el valle de Lambayeque. El Templo o Huaca Ventarrón, ubicado al pie de la elevación del mismo nombre, fue el núcleo de un primigenio centro ceremonial cuya fase inicial ha sido fechada alrededor de 2035 a 2300 A.C. En esta zona también se ubica el sitio de Arenal, situado en la falda suroeste de cerro Ventarrón. Este conjunto presenta alrededor de 1 kilómetro cuadrado de arquitectura monumental del Periodo Arcaico. Por su parte, durante el Periodo Formativo —y, tal vez, desde el Periodo Inicial—, el complejo Collud-Zarpán, localizado al noroeste de Huaca Ventarrón, constituyó la capital teocrática del valle y abarcó más de 2 kilómetros cuadrados de arquitectura ceremonial repartida entre dos montículos alineados en sentido Este-Oeste.

Sometimes, the place where a play is performed is as important as or more important than the play itself. The first known theatrical rituals were performed in spaces which came to hold deep religious significance. Many religious traditions regard certain places as sacred because of spiritually significant events which took place there, sometimes involving the presence of Deity. In an effort to build on that sacrality, sometimes religious cultures bring theatre to these spaces, which, in turn, tend to alter the nature of the theatrical event. This seems especially true in regards to theatre which presents a re-enactment of the events which originally sacralized the performance space. Creating a theatrical performance at the same space, and recreating the same event which made the space sacred in the first place, gives the theatrical event a reflexive quality which performances in a space designated for theatre do not have. The Passion of Osiris in Ancient Egypt and the celebrations and commemorations of the early Christian Church are two examples of theatrical reenactments of sacred events in sacred spaces. Although such performances have been uncommon since those of the early Christians, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints offers two comparable performances today (the Hill Cumorah Pageant and the Nauvoo Pageant); they are also reenactments of sacred events framed by the sacred spaces where they originally occurred. The main commonality of my focus is the sacred physical space which frames each of the performances as a sort of ethereal proscenium arch or a silent witness of sacred events.

"FUNNY GAMES. Spielräume des Sadomasochismus in Film und Medien" ist der Versuch, eine Geschichte medialer Schmerzlust zu rekonstruieren – in etwa von 1789 bis heute. Neben klassischer SM-Literatur sind es Spielfilme wie VIDEODROME (1983), FALSCHER BEKENNER (2005), THE HURT LOCKER (2008) oder SHORTBUS (2006), in denen modernes Schmerzlust-Empfinden und -Begehren offenbar wird. Die Untersuchung richtet sich dabei auf Konzepte technoimaginärer Wunsch- und Höllenmaschinen, dynamisierte Ich-Apparate, wie sie Donatien-Alphonse-François de Sade, Leopold und Wanda von Sacher-Masoch, Ernst Kapp, Sigmund Freud, Daniel Paul Schreber, Jacques Lacan, Gilles Deleuze und Félix Guattari, David Cronenberg, Michael Haneke, Kathryn Bigelow u.v.a. im Medienumfeld ihrer Zeit individuell erleben und auf ihre je eigene Art – meist sehr fantasiereich – bearbeiten. Der vorliegende Entwurf, medienarchäologische Spurensicherung und gleichsam Test-Spiel, ist vor allem eine Einladung zum Mitmachen: Beim obsessiven Durchschreiten virtueller (Alptraum-)Welten und realer Körper negative und positive Lust zu erfahren, sich neuen Sinnesreizqualitäten zu öffnen, um schließlich Mehr-Lust und -Wissen zu erwerben. Anti-Ödipus als interaktives Video(bei)spiel. Als Analysetools haben sich Erkenntnisse aus der (strukturalen) Psychoanalyse, der (technischen) Medienwissenschaft, (Film-)Philosophie, der Gender-, Gewalt-, Fetisch- und (kulturwissenschaftlichen) Spieltheorie als hilfreich erwiesen, um dem Geheimnis und Rätsel sadomasochistischer Schmerzlust – und ihrer crash-Medien – ein wenig näher zu kommen.
"FUNNY GAMES. Spielräume des Sadomasochismus in Film und Medien" aims to reconstruct a history of pleasure and gratification through pain in the media since the end of the eighteenth century. In addition to classical sado-masochistic literature, the thesis focuses on movies in which modern forms of experiencing and desiring pain such as VIDEODROME (1983), I AM GUILTY (2005), THE HURT LOCKER (2008) and SHORTBUS (2006) manifest themselves. Central to the study are concepts of techno-imaginary wish machines and infernal devices, dynamised ego-apparatuses, that are experienced and expressed through the media of their time by writers, philosophers, psychoanalysts and film directors such as Donatien-Alphonse-François de Sade, Leopold and Wanda von Sacher-Masoch, Ernst Kapp, Sigmund Freud, Daniel Paul Schreber, Jacques Lacan, Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, David Cronenberg, Michael Haneke and Kathryn Bigelow. The present study, an attempt to secure the medial evidence and try it out at the same time, is meant most of all as an invitation to participate: to experience positive desire and lust while obsessively progressing through virtual worlds of dreams and nightmares and the real world of the human body, to open oneself to new experiences in order to gain both new knowledge and new desires. Anti-Oedipus as a textual videogame. The analytical tools employed in this study include findings from (structural) psychoanalysis, media sciences, (movie) philosophy, gender theory, the theory of violence, fetish theory and game theory as applied in cultural studies. They have proven to be very helpful in illuminating at least some aspects of the mystery that is the sado-masochist desire for pain.

Les motifs liés au sacré traversent l’ensemble de l’œuvre pasolinienne. Aussi, bien que la déclinaison christique soit indéniablement prédominante, le motif de la sainteté occupe une place tout aussi marquante, à la fois en termes de transversalité des genres que de variété d’accents : d’une sainteté incessamment, autant que vainement, recherchée, à la sainteté d’un pouvoir ascétique, en passant par l’oscillation entre sainteté volontaire et involontaire. À cette nature polyédrique se greffe la multitude des matrices auxquelles le thème puise sa source. En ce sens, si le modèle paulin occupe une position de premier plan, d’autres figures sont à dénombrer. Parmi celles-ci, saint François d’Assise revêt des traits qui, dans l’élaboration pasolinienne, se résument à une nature éparse et sémantiquement polyvalente. En effet, si les apparitions directes du Petit pauvre se cantonnent essentiellement à l’épiphanie furtive du métarécit franciscain d’Uccellacci e uccellini – nous évoquerons à ce sujet le versant d’un franciscanisme émergé –, infiniment plus nombreuses sont les stylèmes franciscains déclinés tel un répertoire symbolique de gestes. Ainsi l’élaboration pasolinienne procède le plus souvent par extrapolation de la parole poétique du saint et contamination des sources, donnant lieu à un franciscanisme tour à tour allégorique-idéologique, métalinguistique ou figuratif. Le point à la fois culminant et le plus secret de cette appropriation coïncide avec la rédaction inaboutie du scénario en vers de Bestemmia, dans lequel un anti-François aux traits blasphèmes parvient à démembrer l’un des textes majeurs des origines de la poésie italienne
The topics related to the sacred cross the whole Pasolinian work. Although the christic declension is undeniably predominant, the subject of holiness also occupies a prominent place, both in terms of the transversality of genres and of the variety of accents : of a holiness incessantly, as much as in vain, researched, to the holiness of an ascetic power, passing through the oscillation between voluntary and involuntary holiness. To this polyhedral nature we can add the multitude of matrices from which the theme draws its source. In this sense, if the model of St Paul occupies a prominent position, other figures are to be counted. Among these, St Francis of Assisi has features which, in the Pasolinian elaboration, can be summed up in a disseminated and semantically versatile nature. In fact, if the direct apparitions of the Little Poor Man are essentially confined to the furtive epiphany of the franciscan meta-fable of Uccellacci e uccellini - we will make reference to an emerged Franciscanism -, infinitely more are the franciscan stylistic modules declined as a symbolic repertoire of gestures. Thus the Pasolinian elaboration proceeds most often by extrapolation of the poetic word of the saint and contamination of the sources, giving rise to a Franciscanism alternately allegorical-ideological, metalinguistic or figurative. The culminating and most secret point of this appropriation coincides with the unfulfilled writing of Bestemmia’s verse script, in which an anti-François with blasphemous features dismembers one of the major texts of the origins of Italian poetry

碩士
輔仁大學
食品營養學系
90
This study investigated the utilization of biodegradable film to form sachet containing functional ingredients in active package. Sachet was made of methylcellulose (MC) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-starch film, and then heat-sealed. Oxygen scavenging agent and silica gel entrapping ethanol for anti-microbial purpose were packed in sachet. The nature of biodegradable film to absorb water was used to initiate functional reactions. Results indicated moisture absorption of MC initiated at 40% RH, and of PVA-starch at 60%RH. Dehydration occurred as the relative humidity less than these conditions in both films. In the determination of ethanol emission, ethanol content in headspace was found ranging 0.3 — 0.7% at 70 — 80% in MC sachet model system, and optima was found at 75% RH. However, emission ranged 0.1 - 0.3% from PVA-starch and optima at 75% RH. Residual O2 contents were 8.55% in 24hr and 13.6% in 72hr at 70% RH using MC and PVA-starch sachets, respectively. Therefore, use of MC film to form sachet containing functional ingredients perform anti-microbial and anti-oxidant competence at relative humidity around 70%, and may be beneficial to future food package.

This dissertation is accompanied by a video recording of the performance of the yajna and an audio recording of the mantras (sacred verses) recited during the performance. This thesis endeavors to illustrate how oral style elements are used to accentuate the mantras during the performance of the yajna. The mantras and the yajna itself, have its roots in the Vedic scriptures which have been transmitted orally from generation to generation. In chapter one, "Introduction", a brief description of the concept of Hinduism which forms the basis of my investigation is presented. An individual's life, according to Hinduism, is divided into four stages and the performance of yajna features prominently in the sixteen Vedic sanskaras. In chapter two, the term yajna is defined and the origin of yajna as reflected in the Purusa Sukta is discussed. The five main daily duties or Panca Mahayajna, presented for the welfare and progress of the individual and society are explained. It must be noted that the Panca Mahayajna are not necessarily all rituals or rites but rather social or human commitments, which are a part of the Vedic code of ethics. However, the Deva Yajna or Agni-hotra or yajna as it is very commonly known to Hindus, is a ritual that is performed. The Devayajna forms an integral part of the Panca Mahayajna. The third chapter outlines some of Marcel Jousse's thoughts, views and ideas about oral style expressions relevant to the yajna. The universal anthropological laws of Formulism, Bilateralism, Mimism and Rhythmism as propounded by Marcel Jousse are highlighted. Key concepts like gesture, memory, rhythm and oral expression, used as facilitators for the transmission of knowledge are explained. this chapter forms part of the conceptional framework of the study. Chapter four focusses on the definition of oral tradition The Vedas, an example of Hindu literature reflecting oral tradition, are discussed. Some interesting comments tracing the authenticity of the Vedas and facts declaring the Vedas as the source head of all knowledge about human behaviour also feature in this chapter. In the fifth chapter, the procedure, explanation and analysis of the gestural and oral expressions as reflected in the performance of the yajna are examined. The anthropological laws of Marcel Jousse are applied in the recitation of the mantras and the actual performance of the yajna. Mnemotechnical devices that facilitate memorisation, featuring in the mantras are discussed. The conclusion emphasises the role of oral style elements that are evident in the yajna and explores the possibility for further research in Vedic literature.
Thesis (M.A.)-University of Natal, Durban,1999.

This thesis is an attempt to contribute a fresh perspective on marriage and related subjects, making use of public theology in dialogue with the Christ narrative. The phenomena of post secularism, postmodernism and film hermeneutics are explored. Critical hermeneutics are used as a point of departure. This study aims to bridge the gap between the Christ narrative and public theology as it surfaces in the cinema. In Chapter 2 the terms of the concepts public theology and posttheism are investigated. Public theology is understood as the contribution of people in the public sphere participating in “God-talk”, as an exponent of post theism. Chapter 3 investigates the historical development of marriage. This investigation shows that social-political and philosophical influences caused different forms and models of marriage to evolve. It becomes clear that it is practically impossible to define one specific form of marriage that dominated history. Chapter 4 is divided into two parts. The first part explores New Testament texts related to the themes of marriage and relationships. It is shown that these New Testament texts are part of a broader context and therefore cannot be applied directly to marriage in modern times. On the other hand the Christ narrative, seen as an ancient biography, does outline important values applicable to marriage, intimacy and sexuality. These values were identified and are used in following chapters to define intimate relationships. The investigation of biblical models in the second part of this chapter shows that biblical models of marriage were also rooted within a historical situation. Certain values that are found within these models can still serve as guidelines for relationships, while others are influenced by an androcentric background. Chapter 5 is a theoretical investigation using Gerhard Ebelings’ “new hermeneutics” as model, applied to the field of the public theology of film. From a hermeneutical perspective recent films with biblical themes are important to communicate the gospel and morals in our times as the postmodern generation is primarily influenced by visual media. In Chapter 6 three films are discussed as examples of film hermeneutics and public theology: Roepman, As it is in heaven and Les misérables. Similarities with the Christ narrative surfaced, for instance: critique is expressed against destructive ideologies; selfless acts are commendable and unconditional love and acceptance, forgiveness, faith and hope are essential for an authentic existence. These films do not focus on ethical dogmas about marriage, intimacy and sexuality, although some ethical values can be derived. In the concluding chapter a bifocal melting of horizons, based on the findings of the research, are described. Both the public theology of film hermeneutics and the Sache Jesu highlight the importance of the inner values that constitute a meaningful relationship. The study argues that the church should reconsider their traditional view on marriage and sexual relationships by emphasizing the values found in the Sache Jesu instead of concentrating on enforcing the outward form of wedlock. In doing so, the church will help postmodern and postsecular people to again understand the meaning of a loving relationship in the presence of God.
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
lk2014
New Testament Studies
PhD
Unrestricted

Résumé Cette thèse de doctorat porte sur le cinéma envisagé comme un agent de réappropriation culturelle pour les Premières Nations du Québec et les Inuit du Nunavut. De manière plus spécifique, nous avons cherché à comprendre comment les peuples autochtones et inuit se servent d’un médium contemporain pour prendre la parole, revendiquer leurs droits politiques et réécrire une histoire ayant été jusqu’à récemment racontée selon le point du vue de médiateurs externes. À cet effet, l’emprunt d’éléments propres aux méthodologies autochtones, autant dans la forme que dans le contenu, auront permis de faire ressortir un aspect particulier des cultures autochtones, soit la manifestation d’une pensée orale centrée autour de la notion du sacré. La première partie de cette recherche est ainsi consacrée à la théorisation d’un sacré autochtone omniprésent dans toutes les sphères de leur quotidien, et qui se transpose à l’écran sous la forme d’une esthétique particulière, que nous nommons esthétique du sacré. En outre, le visionnement et l’analyse de courts et de long-métrages autochtones et inuit ont fait ressortir avec force les principaux éléments d’une esthétique du sacré qui s’exprime entre autres à travers une éthique de travail privilégiant la collaboration communautaire et une écoute attentive de la parole de l’interlocuteur, ainsi qu’à travers la remédiation des récits issus de la tradition orale. Ainsi, l’exploration de l’œuvre documentaire d’Alanis Obomsawin met de l’avant l’importance du rôle joué par les femmes autochtones au sein de leurs communautés, celles-ci se présentant comme les principaux agents de changement et médiatrices de leur culture. Dans la même veine, l’étude du projet Wapikoni Mobile nous a permis d’esquisser un portrait nouveau de la jeunesse autochtone, les œuvres réalisées par ces cinéastes néophytes reflétant l’importance pour eux de réactualiser la tradition tout en nourrissant des liens de confiance avec leurs aînés, ces gardiens de la mémoire. Enfin, le dernier chapitre portant sur l’élaboration d’une nouvelle cinématographie inuit démontre comment le cinéma est un outil apte à traduire avec justesse les subtilités présentes dans les récits issus de la tradition orale.
This Ph.D. dissertation addresses the subject of First Nations and Inuit cinema, in Quebec and Nunavut. More specifically, we examine the role of cinema as an agent of cultural re-appropriation for Indigenous and Inuit communities, who have been using a western and contemporary medium to both claim their political and economic rights, and re-write a history that, until recently, has been told by external mediators. Therefore, choosing to borrow elements found in indigenous methodologies, will have allowed us to bring into light a particular aspect of First Nations cultures, i.e. the manifestation of an oral thought process centered on the notion of the sacred. The first part of this thesis is thus dedicated to the theorization of the sacred, a notion that is envisioned by the First Nations peoples as a way of life that can be transposed on-screen through what we chose to name the aesthetics of the sacred. Furthermore, the viewing and analysis of short and long-length films have allowed us to identify the principal elements of an aesthetic of the sacred that reveals itself in the work ethics of the filmmakers (participation of the community in the filmmaking process, attentive listening by the filmmakers of the person speaking) as well as in the remediation, on-screen, of oral tradition. Thereby, the exploration of Abénaquis filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin’s documentary films has put forward the importance of the role played by native women in their communities, the latter remaining the principal agents of cultural change as well as the mediators of their stories and cultures. In the same way, examining the contents of the short films produced by the young Wapikoni Mobile filmmakers has allowed us to discover new facets of native youth, the majority of those short films reflecting a desire to update tradition while building relationships based on trust with the elders of their community. Finally, the last chapter addressing the subject of Inuit cinematography, demonstrates how cinema presents itself as the medium most fit to translate accurately the subtleties found in stories hailing from oral tradition.

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This study aims to apply the biopolitical theories of Giorgio Agamben on homo sacer to the stereotypical representation of the violent woman. Using feminist methodologies for dismantling and exposing social stereotypes, this research explores the relationship between femininity, violence and the representation of these. By focussing on the influence of traditional narratives as found in ancient mythology and fairy tales, the study investigates the contemporary portrayal of the stereotypical violent woman using acts of dismemberment and dispossession in the work of Quentin Tarantino and Nathalie Djurberg, which serve as examples of the controversial relationship between real and filmic violence.
Art History, Visual Arts & Musicology
M.A. (Art History)