Working from the body : subjectivity and the artistic process

vi, 56 leaves : col. ill. ; 29 cmThis paper is about the subjectivity of the body, and what this means in terms of my artistic practice. Composed in two sections, the first section addresses issues of personal history as content, the use of language in relationship to visual art, and experimental language as a tool to communicate visceral knowledge. I discuss the feminist critique of cultural, artistic and academic hierarchies, and explore how these themes inform my work. The second section examines the body of work I have developed within the MFA program. I explain the artists who have influenced my development, and give specific examples, whenever possible, of formal and conceptual influences. I use images of my own paintings, studio, and exhibitions to illustrate the progression of my practice. In conclusion, I contemplate the upcoming thesis exhibition, and explain my intentions regarding its completion

Transforming Community Health Services for Children and Young People who are Ill : A quasi-experimental evaluation

Background: Children’s community nursing (CCN) services support children with acute, chronic, complex and end-of-life care needs in the community. Objectives: This research examined the impact of introducing and expanding CCN services on quality, acute care and costs. Methods: A longitudinal, mixed-methods, case study design in three parts. The case studies were in five localities introducing or expanding services. Part 1: an interrupted time series (ITS) analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics on acute hospital admission for common childhood illness, and bed-days and length of stay for all conditions, including a subset for complex conditions. The ITS used between 60 and 84 time points (monthly data) depending on the case site. Part 2: a cost–consequence analysis using activity data from CCN services and resource-use data from a subset of families (n = 32). Part 3: in-depth interviews with 31 parents of children with complex conditions using services in the case sites and a process evaluation of service change with 41 NHS commissioners, managers and practitioners, using longitudinal in-depth interviews, focus groups and documentary data. Findings: Part 1: the ITS analysis showed a mixed pattern of impact on acute activity, with the greatest reductions in areas that had rates above the national average before CCN services were introduced and significant reductions in some teams in acute activity for children with complex conditions. Some models of CCN appear to have more potential for impact than others. Part 2: the cost–consequence analysis covered only part of the CCN teams’ activity. It showed some potential savings from reduced admissions and bed-days, but none that was greater than the total cost of the services. Part 3: three localities implemented services as planned, one achieved partial service change and one was not able to achieve any service change. Organisational stability, finance, medical stakeholder support, competition, integration with primary care and visibility influenced the planning and implementation of new and expanded CCN services. Feeling supported to manage their ill child at home was a key outcome of using services for parents. Various service features contributed to this and were important in different ways at different times. Other outcomes included being able to avoid hospital care, enabling the child to stay in school, and getting respite. Although parents judged that care was of high quality when teams enabled them to feel supported, reassured and secure in managing their ill child at home, this did not depend on a constant level of contact from teams. Limitations: Delays in service reconfigurations required adaptation of research activity across sites. Use of administrative data, such as Hospital Episode Statistics, for research purposes is technically difficult and imposed some limitations on both the ITS and the cost–consequence analyses. Conclusions: Large, generic CCN teams that integrate acute admission avoidance for all children with support for children with complex conditions and highly targeted teams for children with complex conditions offer the possibility of supporting children more appropriately at home while also making some difference to acute activity. This possibility remains to be tested further. Future work: Further work should refine the evidence on outcomes of services by looking at outcomes in promising models, value for money and measuring quality-based outcomes. Funding: The National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery Research Programme

Watchfully checking rapport with the Primary Child Health Care nurses - a theoretical model from the perspective of parents of foreign origin

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Worldwide, multicultural interaction within health care seems to be challenging and problematic. This is also true among Primary Child Health Care nurses (PCHC nurses) in the Swedish Primary Child Health Care services (PCHC services). Therefore, there was a need to investigate the parents' perspective in-depth.</p> <p>Aim</p> <p>The aim of the study was to construct a theoretical model that could promote further understanding of the variety of experiences of parents of foreign origin regarding their interaction with the PCHC nurses at PCHC services.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>The study used Grounded Theory Methodology. Twenty-one parents of foreign origin in contact with PCHC servicies were interviewed.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In our study parents were watchfully checking rapport, i.e. if they could perceive sympathy and understanding from the PCHC nurses. This was done by checking the nurse's demeanour and signs of judgement. From these interviews we created a theoretical model illustrating the interactive process between parents and PCHC nurses.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>We found it to be of utmost importance for parents to be certain that it was possible to establish rapport with the PCHC nurse. If not, disruptions in the child's attendance at PCHC services could result. PCHC nurses can use the theoretical model resulting from this study as a basis for understanding parents, avoiding a demeanour and judgements that may cause misunderstandings thus promoting high-quality interaction in PCHC services.</p

La cristología dramática de Balthasar

Habría que preguntarse si la imagen completa de Jesús que transmite nuestro autor no tiene elementos suficientes como para obligar a repensar y matizar aquella estimación negativa. Así, por ejemplo, su teología de la conciencia unvordenklich, que desea dar cuenta del acompasamiento divino al ritmo humano en el desarrollo del hombre Jesús, nos muestra una percepción de la consistencia humana y su paulatino desarrollo como destino humano libre, bien diversa de las posibles derivaciones algo monofisitas de la teología neocalcedonense. El acento descendente de la cristología balthasariana se articula con una conciencia aguda del status exinanitionis de Jesús. Y aún su discutida teología de la "inversión trinitaria" pretende mostrar a un Jesús obediente que vive y cumple paso a paso su missio sin anticipar nada en el desarrollo de su propio destino, en relación con el juego de las libertades del hombre Dios frente al Padre y frente a los hombres. En Das Ganze im Fragment hay una teología del tiempo, de la paciencia y de las edades de Jesús, temas muy queridos por el autor, que nos muestran su mirada sobre la consistencia real del hombre Jesús. Balthasar subraya también por ello el mérito de la entera existencia redentora de Jesús.<br>One would have to wonder whether the complete image of Jesus that our author transmits wouldn´t already have sufficient elements for forcing us to rethink and nuance that negative estimation. For example, his theology of conscience, or unvordenklich, with which he desires to account for the divine measuring of the human rhythm in the development of the man Jesus, shows us a perception of human consistency and its steady development as free human destiny, rather different from the possible, somewhat monophysite derivations of neo-Chalcedonian theology. The descendent accent of Balthasarian Christology is articulated with a sharp consciousness of the status exinanitionis of Jesus. Even his controversial theology of "trinitarian inversion" attempts to show us an obedient Jesus who lives and fulfills his mission step by step without anticipating anything in the development of his own destiny, in relation to the set of freedoms of the man-God with regard to the Father and to his fellow men. In Das Ganze im Fragment there is a theology of time, of patience and of the distinct ages of Jesus, themes close to the author´s heart, that show us his perspective on the real consistency of the man Jesus. Balthasar underlines in this way, as well, the merit of Jesus´ entire redeeming existence

Balthasar padre de las cristologías dramáticas

Introducción: Trataremos de ver cuatro cristologías dramáticas contemporáneas, que nos muestran la soteriología desde un ángulo dramático de origen teatral, con una influencia de origen literario y antropológico. Pertenece justamente a la esencia de la catolicidad la conciencia de la dramaticidad de la existencia cristiana. A saber: el hombre es un ser llamado al ser, a la gracia- misión y a la bienaventuranza, en una realidad marcada duramente por el pecado y el mal, y necesitada de redención. Retomamos artículos anteriores, pero desde un ángulo parcialmente diverso. Comenzaremos por Balthasar, guía primero del camino, seguiremos por Raymond Schwager, tributario de Balthasar y de Girard, seguiremos por Jozef Niewiadomski, sucesor de Schwager en la cátedra de Innsbruck, y concluiremos con James Alison, teólogo inglés que vive en las favelas de San Pablo.Ver programa y resúmenes de ponencias en http://bibliotecadigital.uca.edu.ar/repositorio/ponencias/programa-conferencias-paneles-dialogos.pd

Nécrologie - Pierre de Cenival

D'espezel Pierre. Nécrologie - Pierre de Cenival. In: Bibliothèque de l'école des chartes. 1937, tome 98. pp. 420-422

Pierre de Cenival (1888-1937)

Espezel Pierre d'. Pierre de Cenival (1888-1937). In: Bibliothèque de l'école des chartes. 1937, tome 98. pp. 420-422