Narrativizing’ global health: discursive legitimation strategies in the arena of epidemiological surveillance

The goal of this paper is to discuss discursive legitimation strategies in the arena of global epidemiological surveillance. Literature on global health policies has addressed the increased relevance of epidemic surveillance. However it remains to be discussed in depth which discursive strategies are employed in order to legitimate epidemiological surveillance and intelligence. Departing from Leeuwen’s work (2008) concerning discursive legitimation strategies this paper intends to debate how health authorities, namely the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, use narrative legitimation tools in order to validate its policy options. The legitimation discursive strategies of authorization and rationalization (Leeuwen, 2008) are addressed in order to understand how political narratives increasingly frame global health issues employing normative representations. The global health discourses developed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control are discussed from the perspective of the legitimation discursive strategies mentioned above.

Female stardom in contemporary Romanian new wave cinema

This article analyses film roles, red-carpet appearances and nonfilmic performances of three of the most well-known and admired actresses of the Romanian New Wave (Luminița Gheorghiu, Maria Popistașu and Anamaria Marinca). Their unglamorous female stardom is paradoxical if considered from the standpoint of mainstream/dominant cinema and the tradition described by Jackie Stacey as “[t]he ‘visual pleasure’ offered by the glamour and sexual appeal of Hollywood stars” (159). Aspects such as the major contradiction between screen role and screen persona, or the lack of ideal(istic) images offered to the audience are theorised on the basis of Christine Gledhill’s and Richard Dyer’s models, Anne Morey’s term of “the elegiac female grotesque” and Ana Salzberg’s concept of narcissistic Hollywood female stardom and embodied experience (107). The coherence of unglamorous female stardom as a real-life discursive construct emerges in the article through the consideration of Romanian New Wave cinema–similarly to 1970s-1980s New Indian Cinema in which unglamorous female stars existed (Gandhy-Thomas)–as a peripheral cinematic formation defined by a specific relation to glamour and consumption (Dyer, Gundle). Furthermore, the article suggests that this coherence is dependent on considering the production context of the Romanian New Wave in the framework of small national European cinemas (Hjort and Petrie, Soila), while emphasising the lack of integrated studio background (Haskell) and the fact that its female stars have been conditioned by postcommunist possibilities to articulate female public identities (Pasca Harsanyi, Roman).

The taming of the Bronies

The notion of identification in visual media that require user participation is problematic. When images become clickable and navigable, then the viewer is no longer a viewer but a participant in the unfolding of the narrative. Theories of visual representation and cinematic spectatorship cannot fully account for modes of interactive spectatorship because the more the viewer is kinesthetically implicated into the formation and progression of moving images, the more the interactive action moves towards the literal realm. In this article, I explore emerging forms of interactive spectatorship through Stanton Audemars’s controversial Stockholm: An Exploration of True Love (2008), and connect those to a broader critical history of the sociological aspects of cinema. Stockholm: An Exploration of True Love challenges the boundaries of a voyeuristic subjectivity that is free of the tension associated with acting out desires elicited by the images on the screen, by inviting the viewer to become complicit in the virtual performance of sadomasochistic acts. An exploration of the processes of conditioning and reorienting spectatorship in interactive films can offer profound insights into the pedagogical potential of interactivity, especially through examples that push the boundaries of both interactivity and cinematic representation.

Inf(l)ection of the medium

Slitfilm (Résfilm, 2005) and The Gravedigger (A sírásó, 2010) are two Hungarian experimental films made using a slit camera. The director/photographer Sándor Kardos’s adaptations of Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s short story “The Handkerchief” and of Rainer Maria Rilke’s “The Gravedigger” expose a particular “physiognomy” of the filmic medium through the use of this technique. Likewise, the face as the privileged medial surface for emotion becomes an uncanny, stretched painting with grotesque associations, similar to Francis Bacon’s paintings. The sharp, clear narrator’s voice, layering the literary texts “onto” the moving image further emphasises the colour-stained plasticity of the visible. Both films attempt to articulate a liminal experience: the cultural differences between the East and the West that are inherent in expressing and concealing emotions (Slitfilm) or the questions relating to life and death, the speakable/conceivable and the unspeakable/inconceivable (The Gravedigger) that are embedded in the communicative modalities of social interaction. Through the elastic flow of images, the face and the hand become two uncovered, visible, corporeal surfaces engaged in a rhythmic, chromatic relationship (due to the similar skin tones of face and hand), and thus gradually uncover the medium of the film as a palpable skin surface or violated, wounded flesh. The article approaches the fluid, sensuous imagery that displaces the human towards the inhuman uncanny of the unrecognisable flesh through Deleuzian concepts of fold and inflection.

The influence of country personality dimensions on intentions to recommend visiting: The preponderance of assiduousness and wickedness

Nieznany przekład <i>Roty</i> na język karaimski

The oldest known translations of Polish literature into the Karaim language date back to the 17th century. Among those poets whose works have been translated we find Jan Kochanowski and Adam Mickiewicz. Another Polish author that can be read in Karaim is Maria Konopnicka. A translation of her work Rota (The Oath) was recently discovered in the Jozef Sulimowicz manuscript collection means. The translator was Leon Eszwowicz, who taught religion to Karaite children in Halicz. Although his translation is not of great or significant literary value, it remains an interesting example of the interest shown by Karaites in Polish literature.

Jerzy Jeremiasz Łopatto i jego Notatnik

Jerzy Jeremiasz Łopatto (1896-1978) był piątym dzieckiem Józefa i Raisy z Juchniewiczów. Ukończył szkołę podchorążych w Odessie, walczył na frontach I wojny światowej, dwa razy ciężko ranny, wraz z bratem Aleksym walczył w pociągu pancernym „Na Moskwu”. Do Wilna wrócił w 1924 r. Ożenił się z Zofią Kobecką w 1926 i założył biuro melioracyjne. W 1934 r. przejechał wraz z żoną i trzema synami do majątku Szyłele w gminie Mejszagoła. Był dobrym gospodarzem, życzliwym sąsiadem, założyli z okolicznymi ziemianami kółko rolnicze. W nocy z 2 na 3 sierpnia 1940 r. przyjechało NKWD i zabrali go do więzienia Łukiszki w Wilnie. Oskarżony za przynależność do polskiej partii OZON (Obóz Zjednoczenia Narodowego), jako ziemianin na 140 ha dostał wyrok 8 lat( isprawitelno=trudowogo lagiera) poprawczego lagru pracy. Wywieziono go do Workuty. Wyszedł z lagru we wrześniu 1941 r. po podpisaniu przez gen. W. Sikorskiego układu z ambasadorem Iwanem Majskim w Londynie o wznowieniu stosunków dyplomatycznych polsko-sowieckich i utworzeniu armii polskiej w ZSRR.( Zwanego potocznie Paktem Sikorski – Majski) Dostał zaświadczenie ważne 3 miesiące, stwierdzające, że jest obywatelem polskim i udaje się do Buzułuku, gdzie zaczynały się formować Polskie Siły Zbrojne gen. W. Andersa. Zaciągnął się jako starszy szeregowy. Po opuszczeniu terytorium sowieckiego 30 marca 1943 r. zaczyna pisać „Notatnik”, nazwany „listy niewysłane” przedstawiając swoje losy dla żony i synów. Ten „Notatnik” ma 154 strony pisane wiecznym piórem Opisuje drogę jaką przebył : więzienie w Wilnie, pracę w lagrze, dojazd do Kołtubianki, a potem przez Guzar w Uzbekistanie, do Pahlevi w Iranie, Irak, Palestynę do Egiptu, skąd został oddelegowany do Anglii. Tam po ukończeniu kursów został przyjęty do Royal Air Force do Dywizjonu Budowy Lotnisk Nr 5029 /P/ w Portreath w Kornwalii i przerzucony do Brytyjskiej Strefy Okupacyjnej w Quakenbrücku. Ostatni zapis ma datę 31.XII 1946. Tam, w maju 1946 r. odszukał go najstarszy syn Emanuel i został wysłany do Florencji. Sierżant Jerzy Łopatto P-707496 pełnił służbę na stanowisku kierownika technicznego w Lotnictwie Polskim pod dowództwem brytyjskim w Anglii od 21 IV 1944 do 12 III 1947 i został zdemobilizowany wskutek przeniesienia go do Polskiego Korpusu Demobilizacyjnego (R.A.F). Nie doczekawszy się na przyjazd Żony i dwóch synów niepełnoletnich Jerzy Lopatto postanowił pojechać do nich do Wrocławia, aby się nimi zaopiekować.

Reflexões sobre a humanização na assistência de enfermagem obstétrica na visão do enfermeiro obstetra

Reflections on humanization in nursing obstetric care: from nurse’s point of view Aim: To identify importance of the interrelationship between healthcare professionals and the patient, and the humanization of obstetric care during labor. Method: The methodology used was that of literature review. Results: With modernization and the increasing use of technological devices, an estrangement can be noted between professionals and patients. The former must always be watching the functioning of the equipment and, due to the large number of tasks they must carry out, not much time is left for humanization, which leaves much to be desired in terms of human relationships. Humanization policies have been introduced, and investments focusing on training and updating for healthcare Recebido em 10 de agosto de 2014; aceito em 15 de abril de 2015. Endereço para correspondência: Maria Adriana Correa Borba Alves, Rua Tucuna, 742/32, 05021-010 São Paulo SP, E-mail:[email protected]

Autonomia ou indução: fatores associados na escolha do método contraceptivo

Estudo qualitativo que buscou identificar os motivos para uso dos métodos anticoncepcionais e prováveis influências externas que podem limitar a autonomia das mulheres em sua escolha. Foram participantes 14 mulheres de Grupos de Direitos Sexuais e Reprodutivosem três Unidadesde Atenção Primária à Saúde de um município da Zona da Mata Mineira. Os depoimentos foram coletados por meio de entrevista semiestruturada. Da análise das informações surgiram os seguintes motivos para escolha dos métodos: Segurança do método; Não querer mais ter filhos; Facilidade e praticidade do método; Presença de cistos ovarianos. As influências percebidas nas falas das mulheres incluem: Influência médica; Influência dos meios de comunicação de massa; Influência de quem já utiliza o método. Assim, a garantia de acesso aos diversos tipos de métodos e a capacitação profissional para atuação nas práticas educativas são os pilares para a ampliação da autonomia feminina na escolha do método.Palavras-chave: saúde da mulher, anticoncepção, planejamento familiar, atenção primária à saúde.

Relação do controle postural e nível de atividade física em um grupo de idosos

Objetivo: Investigar a relação do controle postural e o nível de atividade física de um grupo de idosos. Métodos: Os participantes do estudo foram: 18 idosos, de ambos os sexos, com faixa etária entre 60 e 80 anos, divididos em dois grupos: pouco ativo (GPA), caracterizados por aqueles que praticavam menos de 300 minutos por semana de atividade física e muito ativo (GMA), pelos que praticavam mais que 300 minutos por semana. A plataforma de força AMTI foi utilizada para avaliar as variáveis referentes ao controle postural na direção anteroposterior, médio-lateral e área de elipse. Para a classificação do nível de atividade física foi aplicado o Questionário Internacional de Atividade Física (IPAQ). Os dados foram analisados pelo teste de normalidade Shapiro-Wilk. Na análise de intergrupos, para os dados simétricos, foi utilizado o Teste t de Student. Já, para comparação de dados assimétricos foi utilizado o teste U de Mann-Whitney. O nível de significância adotado foi de: p ≤ 0,05. Resultados: Houve diferença estatisticamente significativa na comparação intergrupos em relação à frequência de atividade vigorosa (p = 0,039); ao tempo de atividade física na intensidade vigorosa (p = 0,045) e ao tempo de atividade física semanal (p = 0,000). Na plataforma de força, com olhos abertos, as variáveis COPml (p = 0,042) e área de elipse (p = 0,32) mostraram-se estatisticamente significativas quando comparado o GMA e o GPA e, com os olhos fechados, na área de elipse, também houve diferença estatística intergrupos (p = 0,006). Conclusão: Os achados do estudo permitiram inferir que houve relação entre o controle postural e o nível de atividade física, na medida em que identificou-se que os idosos muito ativos apresentaram melhor controle postural, quando comparados aos idosos pouco ativos.Palavras-chave: idoso, equilíbrio postural, atividade motora.