O DEFINICIJI FOLKLORNE DRAME U FOLKLORISTICI I TEATROLOGIJI

Pošavši od konstatacije da nema općeprihvaćene definicije folklorne drame, autorica upozorava i na neujednačenost terminologije. Analizira određenja folklorne drame uobičajena u povijesti kazališta i primjećuje da ona ne mogu zadovoljiti folkloristiku kojoj je potrebna drugačija definicija. Između termina folklorna drama i folklorna igra odlučuje se za folklornu igru, jer drama pretpostavlja svjesni sukob među pojedincima i društvenim grupama, a u folklornim igrama većinom nailazimo na pasivno podnošenje sudbine. Unutar folklorne drame folkloristi razlikuju: 1) mitsko-magijskooreligijske igre, 2) burleskne igre, farse i 3) historijske, pseudohistorijske ili romantične igre. Ta podjela donekle odgovara podjeli kojom se sluzi L. Smidt. Nakon što je navela primjere za spomenute kategorije, autorica primjećuje da su neke od kategorija u opadanju iii su sasvim nestale, dok s druge strane usprkos popularnosti folklornih igara u profesionalnim i amaterskim kazalištima i u audiovizualnim medijima dolazi do ozbiljnih pogrešaka u njihovoj prezentaciji, pa kao rezultat dobijamo lažni folklor. Potreba za stvaralačkim izražavanjem stvorit će prije ili kasnije novi tip folklorne igre s novim značenjima mita, magije i društvenih sukoba

Proper Coloring of Geometric Hypergraphs

We study whether for a given planar family F there is an m such that any finite set of points can be 3-colored so that anymember ofF that contains at leastm points contains two points with different colors. We conjecture that if F is a family of pseudo-disks, then such an m exists. We prove this in the special case when F is the family of all homothetic copies of a given convex polygon. We also study the problem in higher dimensions

ESSAYS ON RATIONAL INATTENTION IN INDIVIDUAL AND STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING

Chapter 1 revisits the model of adverse selection under asymmetric information with the power of the rational inattention framework. I depart from the setup of Akerlof (1970) by revising its extreme information asymmetry assumption. Instead of assuming that the Seller is fully informed and the Buyer is fully uninformed, I consider a setting in which both parties areable to gather information, but at a cost. As a result, both the Seller and the Buyer become partially informed, and the information asymmetry is the consequence of the asymmetry in their incentives and unit information costs. This enhanced framework provides new insights into the implications of incomplete information for market outcomes, efficiency and welfare. When information asymmetries occur endogenously, they do not lead to market collapse, but they do create market inefficiencies. The Buyer is better off and the Seller is worse off compared to the efficient symmetric information benchmark. In Chapter 2, I propose a model that explains the evolution of overconfidence as being a result of the constrained utility-maximizing problem of a decision maker who is rationally inattentive to information, but at the same time biased towards more optimistic subjective beliefs.Empirical studies have shown that individuals with initially fewer skills have more confidence, but as their skill level increases, their overconfidence decreases. The phenomenon is well-known as the Dunning-Kruger effect in the psychology literature. I explain this effect by the simultaneous choice of subjective and objective information. In my model a non-materialistic utility component induces overly optimistic subjective beliefs, which are constrained by the cost of information distortion. The setup is tractable in a range of economic problems. Chapter 3 utilizes the Model of Overconfidence from Chapter 2 in an application which explains the excess entry and high drop out rate of entrepreneurs. In this setting I show that in the presence of overconfidence individuals enter businesses with lower than necessary skill levels to succeed. At the same time, they drop out due to underperforming even when their skill levels would be adequate to stay in, were they not overconfident. The gap between skill thresholds for entry and drop out results in the high failure rate of businesses

Folktales and the Detective Story

Papers. Alternative pagination: 13-21. See note in table of contents

Hemingway's In Our Time : masks, silences and heroes

This thesis sets out to explore the ambiguous concept of American heroism in Ernest Hemingway's short story collection e~titled In Our Time (1925), We shall investigate the author's interpretation of Americanness in its social context during the Roaring Twenties, Because visions of manliness have always been crucial in defining what it means to be an American (Kimmel, 2006, p. ix), the study also gives prominence to Hemingway's representation of masculinity. The surface of his text conforms to contemporary Midwestern defmition of manhood. Accordingly, as existing scholarship asserts, Hemingway's American hero is traumatised in physical and emotional terms, but he conceals his weakness and he comes to terms with his loss, which essentially signifies his American optimism. With the help of men's studies, psychoanalysis and narrative theory, our analysis of In Our Time reveals a different type of man existent in Hemingway's literature. The central protagonist, Nick Adams, displays the characteristics of the inherently melancholic American man. Examining him as a travelling correspondent, we can see how his journey enables him to investigate the meaning of identity and alterity. He comes to acknowledge the shortcomings of his native society. He identifies gaps and hiatuses in the American patriarchal tradition. Nevertheless, Hemingway's innovative narrative style disguises overt criticism about the United States. He manipulates the text and therefore confuses the reader. He applies redundancy - a form of repetition of details --and silencing - a conscious concealment of knowledge - in his narration in order to guide the reader to uncover the truth about preconceived ideals of American heroism and manliness. The American hero emerges as a representative of everything that he is not supposed to be: vulnerable, effeminate, homosexual and open-minded. Nick's "reports" thus deliver an austere critique of the American condition in the 1920s.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo

Selective modulation of protein C affinity for EPCR and phospholipids by Gla domain mutation

Uniquely amongst vitamin K-dependent coagulation proteins, protein C interacts via its Gla domain both with a receptor, the endothelial cell protein C receptor (EPCR), and with phospholipids. We have studied naturally occurring and recombinant protein C Gla domain variants for soluble (s)EPCR binding, cell surface activation to activated protein C (APC) by the thrombin-thrombomodulin complex, and phospholipid dependent factor Va (FVa) inactivation by APC, to establish if these functions are concordant. Wild-type protein C binding to sEPCR was characterized with surface plasmon resonance to have an association rate constant of 5.23 x 10(5) m(-1).s(-1), a dissociation rate constant of 7.61 x 10(-2) s(-1) and equilibrium binding constant (K(D)) of 147 nm. It was activated by thrombin over endothelial cells with a K(m) of 213 nm and once activated to APC, rapidly inactivated FVa. Each of these interactions was dramatically reduced for variants causing gross Gla domain misfolding (R-1L, R-1C, E16D and E26K). Recombinant variants Q32A, V34A and D35A had essentially normal functions. However, R9H and H10Q/S11G/S12N/D23S/Q32E/N33D/H44Y (QGNSEDY) variants had slightly reduced (< twofold) binding to sEPCR, arising from an increased rate of dissociation, and increased K(m) (358 nm for QGNSEDY) for endothelial cell surface activation by thrombin. Interestingly, these variants had greatly reduced (R9H) or greatly enhanced (QGNSEDY) ability to inactivate FVa. Therefore, protein C binding to sEPCR and phospholipids is broadly dependent on correct Gla domain folding, but can be selectively influenced by judicious mutation