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John Edgar Wideman, lecteur-archiviste de Frantz Fanon
2017
This article intends to read Fanon, a Novel, written in 2008 by John Edgar Wideman, as an attempt to decolonize the archive, more specifically the Fanonian archive. Rather than trying to exhume the legacy of the Martiniquan thinker, the novel proposes to set Fanon’s thought in motion, allowing it to unfold before the reader’s eyes. Thus summoned up, the archive assumes an eminently political role. No longer an origin in a teleological narrative, it can only be apprehended by a text that deliberately practices generic blurring and intermingling as a mode of writing. In Fanon, a Novel, the intersection between fiction and the archive serves as a productive space where national and colonial gr…
A tipper full of skinned limbs : fiction and the Northern Ireland Troubles
2013
This article discusses the potential of a fictional story, a novel, to challenge political narratives in a divided society. I will analyse three novels set during the ”Troubles” (1960s-1998) in Northern Ireland, looking at the ways in which each novel navigates the narrow space between Northern Irish unionism and nationalism, the two dominant narratives in Northern Ireland. I will read the novels politically, interpreting them as rhetorical narratives holding the power to challenge commonplace assumptions. I will apply the ideas put forward by James Phelan concerning the inherent rhetorical nature of narrative in fiction. I will also present Ann Rigney’s concept of cultural memory as an ana…
Meanderings around the image of the hole. The Transition in the Scripts of the Body of
2018
El presente artículo se propone indagar acerca de la escritura del cuerpo femenino en la obra de la escritora Marta Sanz, a propósito de la relectura de la Transición española que contienen buena parte de sus novelas. Para ello, partiremos del análisis de la metáfora del agujero en varios de los textos de la autora. Este trabajo busca llamar la atención sobre la crítica a la evolución de las formas de violencia y de control ejercidas sobre el cuerpo femenino que contiene la obra de Marta Sanz, a partir de los textos Los mejores tiempos (2001), La lección de anatomía (2008), Daniela Astor y la caja negra (2013) y Éramos mujeres jóvenes. Una educación sentimental de la Transición española (20…
Memorias en conflicto: dialécticas de la violencia política en la novela vasca actual
2013
Este trabajo pretende abordar algunas de las particularidades de las representaciones de la violencia política en la novela actual en lengua vasca. A partir de la constatación de que en la sociedad vasca, como en toda sociedad, existe un conflicto entre memorias de violencias de distinto signo, el artículo pretende ilustrar cómo se han articulado cuestiones tales como las categorías de víctima y victimario, cuya distinción no es siempre nítida, o los orígenes de la violencia política en dos novelas vascas actuales: Soinujolearen semea (El hijo del acordeonista) de Bernardo Atxaga y Antzararen bidea (El camino de la oca) de Jokin Muñoz. El autor sostiene que estas novelas plantean dos modos …
Representaciones de la transición española en la novela actual: una indagación en la configuración de la cultura democrática
2013
La noción de la transición como “matriz” de nuestro tiempo presente, como mito fundador de la España contemporánea es, hoy, uno de los puntos fundamentales de los debates culturales más recientes de nuestro país. Si consideramos el proceso de cambio político de la transición a la democracia como el punto de partida del proyecto democrático español aún vigente, el surgimiento de una serie de novelas centradas en el mismo resulta tan sintomático como oportuno. Por ello, en este artículo tratamos de interrogar las condiciones en las que ha aparecido esta serie de novelas, sus presupuestos comunes y los distintos núcleos de discusión a los que apuntan. Desde el análisis de la producción de una …
Narration et Conspiration. Formes de la bêtise dans le Pendule de Foucault
2018
Dans cet article, nous proposons une lecture du Pendule de Foucault qui vise à extraire du texte littéraire une théorie de la stupidité et de la raison. Pour le texte de ce roman, il y a plusieurs formes de la bêtise, mais la formulation de cette classification est faite par un personnage ivre et dans un moment très particulier du roman. Ainsi la forme de la narration, celle de la conspiration et la théorie de l’irrationalisme se construisent parallèlement, pendant l’histoire. The aim of this study is to return to the question of the relationship between the plot of the Pendule de Foucault and the hermetic semiosis or the question of irrationalismby nuancing this report, not in the sense of…
Strategie autofinzionali in "Leggenda privata" di Michele Mari
2019
Leggenda privata (2017) is the latest in a series of autobiographical writings by Michele Mari. The novel is the factual narration of the author's childhood and adolescence, documented by family photos, but is also the narration of a fictional and fantastic situation of writing, where the reader is involved in live recording. In particular, the narrative framework is structured almost like a personal essay that engages dialogically the norms and potentials, opportunities and risks of a theory of autobiography. The purpose of this article is to explore the limits, the difficulties, indeed the impossibility of autobiographical writing in Leggenda Privata, which instead verges towards a comple…
Nurses' Experiences of Caring for Older Persons in Transition to Receive Homecare: Being Somewhere in between Competing Values
2013
Older persons in transition to need professional care in their homes will constitute a large group in municipalities in the future. The aim of this study was to obtain insight into nurses' experiences and perceptions of caring for patients in transition to receive homecare. Eleven home nurses divided into two focus groups were interviewed, and a phenomenological hermeneutical design was used. Four interpretations closely related to each other were revealed: it is essential to have an understanding of the patients' transition history; the nurse' repertoire is challenged in the transition process; care must be adapted to the patients' life world; the excellence of care is threatened by the co…
A systematic literature review of the transition to the circular economy in business organizations: Obstacles, catalysts and ambivalences
2021
There is a need for a transition from unsustainable linear business models to a more sustainable circular approach, called the circular economy. To promote this need, a deeper understanding of which issues hinder organizations’ transition to the circular economy and which ones catalyse it is needed. A systematic literature review was performed on the business implementation of the circular economy and 69 articles covering the topic were found. The review identifies different types of catalyst, obstacles and ambivalent factors influencing circular economy implementation in business. This study contributes to research on circular economy implementation at business organizations by providing u…
Transition to Digital Distribution Platforms and Business Model Evolution
2019
How do business models evolve when technology-based firms move from physical distribution channels to digital distribution platforms? This is an important question, since digitalization of distribution platforms provides new opportunities to expand the reach and customer base of technology-based firms. Based on an in-depth multi-case study of four Japanese high-tech firms, we seek to expand our understanding of digital transformation and business model literature. Our findings indicate that that through digital transformation, the case firms’ business models evolved toward more constant interaction with the market, in particular through digital platforms. This interaction includes growing a…