Bad Boy Research Articles

Evaluative Constructions with the Word ‘Plokhoi’ (Bad) in Russian and Chinese Languages: The Experience of Comparative Analysis

The article discusses the meaning and use of Russian constructions with the predicate plokhoi (bad) in comparison with their Chinese equivalents. The purpose of the research is to identify the correspondences and differences between evaluative syntactic structures with the word plokhoi (bad) in both languages. The main source of material is the texts in the parallel Russian Chinese corpus of The Russian National Corpus (the RNC). The sample consists of more than a hundred sentences collected by lexical search based on the markup of Russian texts and the markup of Chinese texts. Using the contrastive method, semantic analysis, contextual analysis and quantitative calculations, the author demonstrates interlanguage correspondences in expressing negative evaluation. Taking into account the grammatical structure of Russian statements like on plokhoi mal’chik (he is a bad boy), the author proposes three variants of search commands and observes the predominance of the full adjective plokhoi (bad) in the nominative case before the punctuation mark. Th ere are four evaluative constructions with the adjective 坏 [huai] in Chinese: 1) simple evaluative construction (N/Pron/V + 坏 [huai]); 2) main evaluation construction (N/ Pron + 是 [shi] COP/COPneg + (CLF) + 坏N); 3) construction with an evaluation of action (V + 得 [de] AUX + 坏 [huai]); 4) evaluation construction with a verb denoting belonging (Vpossession + 坏 N). The first two variants of the commands turn out to be more effective, while the last two types are considered as evaluative constructions inherent in the Chinese language. It is shown that in Russian evaluative constructions of our type are divided into simple evaluative construction with the predicate plokhoi (bad) and class inclusion construction, the latter one can be literally translated into Chinese using the copula 是 [shi] COP. A literal translation is oft en used when translating simple evaluative constructions in both languages, and a partially equivalent translation serves as a typical method for other varieties of evaluative constructions.

TRIPTYCH OF LOVE IN ANNA KARENINA: INTERPRETING ANNA’S LOVE(S) PSYCHOANALYTICALLY

This paper explores Anna Karenina’s multifaceted love(s) towards three men – her son, her husband, and her lover – using psychoanalytic perspective. While Joe Wright’s film adaptation (2012) serves as the primary object of analysis, the paper also draws upon the source text by Leo Tolstoy. The essay demonstrates ways in which psychoanalytic theory may be deployed to understand Anna’s motivations. Specifically, it suggests interpreting Anna’s love decisions in terms of what Freud called a love versus desire divide, originally attributed to men. As analysis shows, Anna seeks love and desire in two separate male figures, with Karenin being more like a father to her, and Vronsky – a sexual object or a “bad boy,” to use Bruce Fink’s term. Anna thinks in terms of “exchange” not of her husband’s but of her son’s love for that of Vronsky, thereby equating those seemingly different love(s). The paper looks closely at the specific scenes as well as stylistic techniques such as a whip pan, close-up, point-of-view shot, etc., which shed light onto Anna’s psychological conflict.

L'homme que je ne devais pas aimer par Agathe Ruga

Reviewed by: L'homme que je ne devais pas aimer par Agathe Ruga Araceli Hernández-Laroche Ruga, Agathe. L'homme que je ne devais pas aimer. Flammarion, 2022. ISBN 978-2-0802-7889-0. Pp. 208. To what extent can a nomadic or shifting family dynamic experienced as a little girl influence the adult love choices of Ariane, the novel's thirty-five-year-old protagonist living in Burgundy? Repeated family patterns loosely thread together the main plot in the post-pandemic novel by French author Agathe Ruga, L'homme que je ne devais pas aimer. Outwardly, Ariane, a beautiful woman, enjoys an idyllic life as an in-demand writer, blogger, and literary influencer, mother of three young children, and wife to a handsome, caring, and successful husband. Yet, these markers of status stir emptiness. For instance, Ariane depicts her children in an anonymous and amorphous manner as almost décor in her unhappy marriage and unfulfilling motherhood. Ariane manifests the same restlessness that her mother exhibited throughout her meandering childhood, especially once divorced from her aloof father. Ariane sought validation, recognition, and a sense of family, identity, belonging, and ultimately love from the men that her seductive mother dated. The novel begins with Ariane's first-person narration foreshadowing the consequences of bad choices attributed to a sort of disease of the heart and soul: "je suis tombée amoureuse comme on tombe malade" (10). Since Ariane begins her story by dismissing her own agency, the reader already knows that the ensuing pages will unravel a train wreck of sorts that relies on her reluctant yet stubborn self-imposed passivity. Ariane confesses, "Il m'a regardée, c'est tout. Dans ses yeux, dans leur promesse et ma renaissance, j'étais soudain atteinte d'un mal incurable ne laissant présage rien de beau ni de fécond" (10). Her consuming love object is Sandro, a barman ten years younger, who is feisty, economically unstable, emotionally unavailable, and notably less physically attractive than her husband. Longing to recreate a similar relationship that had consumed her own mother, Ariane obsesses over Sandro, the classic "bad boy" and forbidden fruit. During Ariane's coming-of-age years, the presence of Lolo, her mother's paramount lover, proved to be formative in her own identity. Lolo's abrupt departure from their lives continues to haunt Ariane's sense of self, especially in her relationships to other men. Like Sandro, Lolo was also ten years younger than his lover was. Lolo's parents vehemently disapproved of his passionate relationship with a divorced mother. When Lolo unexpectedly vanished, Ariane inherited an obsession for serial ardent affairs in her quest for love, purpose, healing, or fixing: "nous nous raccrochons aux bribes, pour comprendre ou réparer" (199). Ariane internalized her maternal grandmother's pursuit of love as what matters most, and not comfort, stability, or peace. The separation imposed by the pandemic in 2020, "l'année où l'humanité a cessé de se toucher […] où toute fuite était impossible" (125), forcing Ariane into a suffocating lockdown with her husband and children, could not cure her of the insatiable yearning to [End Page 247] escape her young family. Sandro's gaze functioned as "la goupille d'une grenade" (10) that could devastate nuclear bonds if she so allowed. Still, Lolo, and not Sandro, may be the man Ariane should have never loved in the first place. [End Page 248] Araceli Hernández-Laroche University of South Carolina Upstate Copyright © 2023 American Association of Teachers of French

The Effect of First Impression on Women’s Online Social Tendency

In the realm of online dating, first impressions are pivotal, significantly influencing the trajectory of subsequent interactions and relationship development. This article examines the women’s preferences in QQ Channels towards men on online social networking platforms. The present study conducts a preliminary interview to observe the impact of different personal types (extroverted, introverted, learning-focused, and “bad boy”) on the attractiveness and interaction levels of female users. This paper draws from a diverse group of female participants, ensuring a wide range of ages and backgrounds. Four types of personal impression are created, each simulating a real dating environment, allowing participants to interact with persona profiles. The result reveals that extroverted personas are highly attractive. Introverted personas struggle to sustain interactions, often resulting in participants halting communication or failing to progress beyond initial contact. Learning personas exhibit limited engagement, with most participants tapering off after the initial interaction. Interestingly, the “bad boy” persona garners high attention. The study highlights the important role of first impressions in online communication. This provides preliminary evidence of women’s online dating behaviors on emerging social platforms.

Less Punk, More Splatter: Heavy Metal, Horror Video, and the Literary Nasties of Shaun Hutson

Less Punk, More Splatter: Heavy Metal, Horror Video, and the Literary Nasties of Shaun Hutson

V1294 Aql = HD 184279: A bad boy among Be stars or an important clue to the Be phenomenon?

A reliable determination of the basic physical properties and variability patterns of hot emission-line stars is important for understanding the Be phenomenon and ultimately, the evolutionary stage of Be stars. This study is devoted to one of the most remarkable Be stars, V1294 Aql = HD 184279. We collected and analysed spectroscopic and photometric observations covering a time interval of about 25 000 d (68 yr). We present evidence that the object is a single-line 192.9 d spectroscopic binary and estimate that the secondary probably is a hot compact object with a mass of about 1.1–1.2 M⊙. We found and documented very complicated orbital and long-term spectral, light, and colour variations, which must arise from a combination of several distinct variability patterns. Attempts at modelling them are planned for a follow-up study. We place the time behaviour of V1294 Aql into context with variations known for some other systematically studied Be stars and discuss the current ideas about the nature of the Be phenomenon.

Awareness of pubertal body changes among primary school children aged 10–14 years in Eastern Uganda; challenges and opportunities

BackgroundGlobally, programs that educate young people about pubertal body changes are vital. In some communities, teaching sexual education in schools has been the subject of debate. This is probably why access to sexual and reproductive health information and resources is still a challenge to children aged 10–14 years.MethodsWe conducted a qualitative study design among school children aged 10–14 years. Data were collected from 19 focus group discussions (FGDs) in 16 primary schools purposively selected from Eastern Uganda. Data were transcribed, coded and thematically analysed.ResultsWe established that girls in rural schools were aware of their body changes than those from urban schools. Boys in urban schools were knowledgeable of pubertal body changes than those from rural schools. We further found that girls experienced pubertal-related challenges amongst themselves and boys including lack of shavers, pain while shaving, rape, bad boy–girl relationships, unwanted early pregnancies, limited funds to buy pads, menstrual pain, etc. Boys too indicated that they experienced similar challenges and these included lack of shavers, pain during and after shaving, changes in height, raping of girls, bad boy–girl relationships, peer pressure, HIV and other STIs, limited infrastructure, voice changes, bad body odour etc. Girls and boys endeavoured to overcome pubertal-related challenges by utilising advise from teachers, parents and friends.ConclusionBoys and girls who were knowledgeable about puberty body changes possessed opportunities that enable them to cope with pubertal-related challenges.

Exploring the Language Usage in Mark Twain’s Novel “Adventures of Tom Sawyer”: Hegemonic Masculinity Analysis

The practice of legitimizing men’s dominance is known as hegemonic masculinity, and it is a concept that has often been explored through numerous adult novels, but rarely in children’s literature. To address this research gap, this study conducted a text analysis on the types of hegemonic masculinity depictions in Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, as one of the most read novels by young readers who attend schools with an international curriculum. The researchers used the descriptive qualitative method hand in hand with Connell and Messerschmidt’s theory of hegemonic masculinity. The result showed 3 types of hegemonic masculinity displayed in the novel include toxic masculinity, bad boy archetype, and dominant-submissive roles. These types can influence young to imitate bad role model, engage in bullying, and develop an unhealthy habit of hiding their feelings. Young readers may begin to see mischievous, manipulating, and aggressive behaviour as a common thing to do or even should be done to establish their place in society. Tom Sawyer is mandatory reading in the curriculum and is a classic that is unlikely to be taken off of the syllabus, so this study recommends teachers to make students become aware of the underlying ideas and values implicated in the novels. This study presented the implication for schools which assigned the reading of “Tom Sawyer” to address the reality of hegemonic masculinity in the novel to reduce the possible effect of its themes.

From the Bronx to Stalingrad: Harry Eisman and the Young Pioneers of America in New York City

From the Bronx to StalingradHarry Eisman and the Young Pioneers of America in New York City Jack Hodgson (bio) On November 17, 1930, shortly after being released from New York’s Hawthorne Institute sixteen-year-old Harry Eisman set sail for the Soviet Union via Germany. As a high-profile member of the Communist children’s organization the Young Pioneers of America (YPA) who was well-known for his role in school-based organizing and episodes of public disorder, Eisman’s release was particularly controversial, not least because he was only a fraction of the way through a nearly six-year custodial sentence. He stoked controversy by telling a Brooklyn Daily Eagle reporter that his goal was to “overthrow the capitalist yoke” and that while he hoped to achieve this peacefully he was also open to potential violence; he then made the cryptic comment, “Well, dead men tell no tales.” Various out-of-state newspapers expressed anger that Communists were being permitted to send their “prize bad boy” for a “post-graduate course in Revolution” courtesy of Moscow.1 His release followed a prolonged “Free Harry” campaign orchestrated by his fellow YPA members. Their victory was celebrated by American Communists young and old, and Eisman gave speeches at events across New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania in the week prior to his departure.2 This success was remarkable, particularly in the wider context of efforts to suppress Communism. Legal minority differentiated Eisman from many other political activists, dictated [End Page 68] authorities’ efforts to control him, and was fully embraced by the YPA’s triumphant campaign to free “America’s youngest political prisoner.”3 The Young Pioneers of America The YPA was active in the United States between 1922 and 1934 under a variety of names before being absorbed into other Communist Party USA (CPUSA) affiliated organizations. It was unique in catering exclusively to children aged seven to seventeen and was active nationwide, although it was strongest in northeastern industrial cities. Nationally, membership was dominated by Finnish Americans, but in New York City the dominant demographic were Eastern European Jewish Americans. Despite the backgrounds of most members meetings were routinely conducted in English, even if all in attendance were Finnish or Yiddish speakers, reflecting a desire to be a group for the children of the American proletariat. The YPA also worked hard to attract African American youths through unsegregated leisure opportunities and they constituted a notable minority of YPA members. For example, Leslie Boyd, a Black former Boy Scout wrote of his defection to the YPA in the YPA’s periodical Young Pioneer. He reflected on his differing experiences of Boy Scout and YPA summer camps. Boyd wrote that as a Scout he was “not permitted to be with the other children, because I am a Negro,” whereas “in the YPA camp we are all the same, white children and Negro children. I like the camp for that reason. I know they are really my friends.”4 Logistically the YPA required adult assistance, particularly in sourcing transportation and finding venues to hold meetings. Members of the Young Communist League (YCL) were often assigned to assist branches that were organized around neighborhoods or individual schools. The Pioneer movement in the United States sought to emulate the Young Pioneers in the Soviet Union and, as such, the expectation was that the children were to be as self-governing as possible. Every level of leadership from local branches to the National Pioneer Bureau at the top included children. The YPA by its nature was distinctively child-focused and this was reflected in its activities. They emulated typical CPUSA stances in opposing lynching and supporting striking workers but paid most of their attention to advocating for child-specific measures such as free hot school lunches. Their activities [End Page 69] included holding political protests but also focused on offering leisure opportunities like the summer camp Leslie Boyd attended and entering local baseball, basketball, and swimming championships.5 Scholarship on the YPA is confused and fragmentary. For instance, Alex Goodall’s contribution to the edited volume Little “Red Scares”: Anti-Communism and Political Repression in the United States, 1921–1946 (2014) features the incorrect...

The Language Sense

The Language Sense Mabel Ellery Adams There seems to be a sense of language, just as there is a sense of music, acute to a degree in certain individuals and dulled to a state wherein only the commonest and most oft-repeated words produce a sensation in others. Between these two extremes there is a wide range, just as wide among the hearing as among the deaf, although this· fact is not so apparent to people interested in the deaf, perhaps. Teachers of the deaf often know too little and think too little about so-called "normal children," and so fail to learn many lessons which would aid them in dealing with the children under their care. The chances are that the hearing children in whom they are personally interested, relatives and friends, represent one class in society only, and that a cultured class. Obviously, it would be unfair to compare the deaf children in any public institution or school with these. Many teachers of the deaf, it is true, have had experience in hearing public schools, but too often five years' experience in a public school means five consecutive repetitions of exactly the same sort of work taught to five successive classes of the same average age with but little allowance made for individual differences of any kind. The differences which exist among hearing children concerning aptitude in the use of language and ability to comprehend it are perfectly astounding. This is not another way of saying that some children are good scholars and some children dull ones, neither is it equivalent to saying that some are bright and some are dull. Intellectual capacity is not the subject under discussion. The writer has in mind a boy of thirteen. He was sound in mind and body, above the average of his classmates in arithmetic, and below them in everything else. He could talk about affairs at home and at school in which he had had a share, but language which appealed in the smallest degree to the imagination seemed to be incomprehensible to him. He could not learn his lessons, because he could neither read a passage and remember the ideas which it contained, nor could he learn it verbatim. The geography lessons in the school which he attended were most carefully developed with the class one day and then on the following day given back by the children in their own words, first orally and afterward in writing. That boy could neither take in the lesson nor give it back. A few disjointed sentences were all he could produce in a half hour's time. It was very difficult to convey moral instruction to him. He was the most troublesome pupil in the school, and the teacher made all the usual appeals to his honor, his conscience, and his pride while trying to make him improve his conduct. These appeals seemed literally to fall upon deaf ears. Upon one occasion she talked to him for a long time, using such language as she ordinarily used to his class, telling him how a man who behaved among men as he behaved among children would have no friends, explaining to him how the usefulness of the school depended upon the conduct of each of its [End Page 88] pupils, and warning him of the fate which awaits bad boys who grow to be bad men. Every teacher in the land knows what she said, every teacher has said the same thing herself a hundred times to incorrigible children. She wound up by saying, "Now, do you see why you must behave yourself?" No answer. "Don't you see that a bad boy will make a bad man, and that a bad man will never be liked and can never get along in the world?" "I don't know what you mean," he answered. "I ain't a man and I don't want to get along in the world; I'm going to stay here." He spoke the actual truth; he had not understood what she had said, although it was entirely within the comprehension of an ordinary boy of seven, as the writer has since demonstrated by actual...

THE ROLE OF LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS (OBH) UNDERSTAND RIAU IN RESOLVING CHILDREN'S CASES IN PEKANBARU CITY

Crimes are not only committed by adults against children, but there are also crimes committed by children. Crimes involving children often end up in court, and there are some differences that courts make when a child sits as a convict. Children facing the law, whether children conflict with the law (Bad Boy), Victim's Child, or Witness's Child, must be provided legal assistance and accompanied by legal aid or legal counsel. Thus, there is a need for special assistance to ABH, to ensure the psychology of the child is not compromised. Legal aid organizations that are required to assist ABH both outside and in the trial, also play a role in ABH's psychological assistance. OBH PAHAM Riau is present in the effort to fight for the guarantee and protection of the rights of marginalized/poor people as well as the enforcement of fair laws specifically in pekanbaru city, Riau. Keywords: Role, OBH PAHAM Riau, Children's Case.

‘I've got a daughter now man it's clean man’: Heteroglossic and intersectional constructions of fatherhood in the spontaneous talk of a group of young southeast London men

AbstractThis article provides an insight into the heteroglossic and intersectional construction of fatherhood in the self-recorded, spontaneous talk of a group of young men from ethnically and racially mixed working-class backgrounds in southeast London. By adopting an interactional sociolinguistic approach, informed by Bakhtin's (1981, 1984, 1986) work on dialogicality and Tannen's (1989, 2004) notion of constructed dialogue, this article explores the young men's use of voices for their positioning in a range of fathering discourses which are shaped by and shape intersectional and hegemonic masculinities. Intersections of race, ethnicity, and social class inform many of the young men's positions, especially in their talk about the influences of hip hop on their children. This polyphony of voices allows the group to balance traditional discourses of fathers as providers, protectors, and moral guides with contemporary models of intimate and involved fatherhood, but also competing discourses of virile masculinity and bad boy identity. (Dialogicality, discourse, ethnicity, fatherhood, hegemony, heteroglossia, intersectionality, identity, masculinity, race, social class, voice)*

Performances of Populist Radical Right and Political Masculinities


 
 
 Recent years have witnessed a growing interest in the study of populism, with increas- ing scholarly attention to the discursive, stylistic and performative aspects of different populisms. This study discusses the “discursive and stylistic turn”1 in populism studies and highlights the centrality of performances of masculinities to the populist reper- toire. Upon this framework, we explore the ways in which masculinities play out in shaping the discursive, stylistic and performative repertoires of European populist rad- ical right (PRR). The conceptualisation of political masculinities is used as an analyti- cal lens that helps us see the gendered structure of discourses and performances in two dissimilar cases of PRR leaders, namely Viktor Orbán, the Prime Minister of Hungary and Geert Wilders, the leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV) of the Netherlands. We employ a comparative perspective so as to identify how performances of masculinity work in radical right populisms of dissimilar historical trajectories in terms of the loca- tion of gender in culture. We focus on Orbán’s and Wilders’ narrations of themselves; of their understanding of ‘the people’ whom they claim to represent; and of their relation with ‘the people’. A re-reading of the use of narratives, metaphors, gestures, emotions through an analysis of the two leaders’ interviews, speeches, texts and media performances reveal their masculinist ‘brave bad boy’ performances, the ways they draw boundaries between ‘outsiders and insiders’, and the ways in which they claim to embody the people, and to be ‘men of the people’.
 
 

Selenium as a Versatile Reagent in Organic Synthesis: More than Allylic Oxidation.

For many years since its discovery, Selenium has played the role of a bad boy who became a hero in organic transformations. Selenium dioxide, for instance, is one of the most remembered reagents in allylic oxidations, having been applied in the synthesis of several naturally occurring products. The main goal of this review is to show the recent advances in the use of classical and new selenium reagents in organic synthesis. As demonstrated through the around 60 references discussed here, selenium can go even forward as a versatile reagent. We bring a collection of selenium reagents and their transformations that still asleep in the eyes of most synthetic organic chemists.

Pocket-Picking to Armed Robbery to Prison: The Life and Criminological Analysis of Good Boy, Bad Boy and Wiser Man, Sal Ali

This case study examines the self-reported life story of a prisoner who has spent much of his life in juvenile detention and adult prison. His criminal history began with pocket-picking, then breaking and entry, and then advanced to armed robbery. Social learning theory, self-control theory and rational choice theory are discussed and the inmate’s reflections on them are offered in his words with illustrations from his experience.

There is no such thing as a bad boy: The Circumstances View of problem behavior.

From the beginning of recorded time human beings have assigned blame to persons who misbehave. The first prominent person to make an alternative case was Father Edward J. Flanagan, the founder of Boys Town, who proclaimed there was "no such thing as a bad boy, only bad environment, bad modeling, and bad teaching" (Oursler & Oursler, 1949, p. 7) in other words, bad circumstances. This paper will refer to this perspective as the Circumstances View of problem behavior and anchor it as the foundational idea for the field of behavior analysis. This paper will discuss the origins of the Circumstances View, the benefits that result from its adoption, reasons why its adoption is not more widespread, and suggestions for disseminating it more widely.

The Price of Cheeky Contracting

An implication of the incompleteness of contracts is that there are going to be gaps and ambiguities that either side can exploit. We ask whether the expectation that a counterparty is likely to act aggressively in its use of contract language impacts the price that market participants attach to that contract. To do our analysis, we look at how markets price contract terms for the perennial “bad boy” of the sovereign debt markets, the Republic of Argentina. The results are consistent with a market penalty for cheeky contracting.

Renegade Flight by Andrea Tang

Reviewed by: Renegade Flight by Andrea Tang Natalie Berglind Tang, Andrea Renegade Flight. Razorbill, 2021 [320p] Trade ed. ISBN 9781984835123 $18.99 E-book ed. ISBN 9781984835147 $10.99 Reviewed from digital galleys R Gr. 8–10 This story set in the same sci-fi alternate universe in which Rebelwing (BCCB 2/20) took place features eighteen-year-old Viola “Vi” Park, niece of now-grown Anabel Park from the first novel. Vi gets in trouble for tweaking a simulation on the entrance exam to the exclusive GAN Academy in Hong Kong that would streamline her way to becoming a Peacekeeper, those who pilot sentient AI mechs for the greater good of the world. Because of her influential connections, Vi is let on as a probationary student—a status reasonably frowned upon by her classmates, as “probies” mostly have criminal histories. With Peacekeepers going missing at alarming rates, even probational students are considered eligible for the position, and the shifty head-master sets up a series of tournaments for the students to compete to be the next Peacekeepers. Once again, Tang provides a page turner of a genre-bending novel, this time thoughtfully demonstrating how the events of the first book would influence the world over a decade later. Those who relished the acerbic deadpan humor of the first novel’s characters will appreciate Vi’s personality, and readers who enjoy enemies-to-lovers romances will likely root for Vi and Nicholas Lee, the bad boy and ace pilot on campus. Tang effectively delivers another diverse sci fi, romance, anime mech-esque, boarding school novel for old fans and new ones. Copyright © 2021 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Sex, Politics, and Comedy: The Transnational Cinema of Ernst Lubitsch by Rick McCormick

Reviewed by: Sex, Politics, and Comedy: The Transnational Cinema of Ernst Lubitsch by Rick McCormick Rob McFarland Rick McCormick. Sex, Politics, and Comedy: The Transnational Cinema of Ernst Lubitsch. Indiana UP, 2020. 357 pp. Paper, $48.00; cloth, $95.00. Every few years, a new anthology of films by the director Ernst Lubitsch appears on the market. These multiplying collections supply viewers with many of their favorite films, from the gender-bending Ich möchte kein Mann sein (1918; I Don’t Want to Be a Man, 2005) to the antifascist To Be or Not to Be (1942). Recently, English-language historians and academics have been doing their part to digest Lubitsch’s huge cinematic oeuvre and to draw the prolific director into the center of scholarly discourse about Weimar-era film. There have been no fewer than five books in the last three years about Lubitsch, from Joseph McBride’s 2018 How Did Lubitsch Do It? to Sabine Hake’s excellent Passions and Deceptions: The Early Films of Ernst Lubitsch (2020). In this crowded territory, McCormick carefully stakes out his project: to explore the transnational nature of Lubitsch’s comedies. Calling his films “transnational” does not simply refer to Lubitsch’s emigration from Berlin’s UFA studios to MGM and Paramount Studios (among others) in Hollywood. As McCormick convincingly argues, Lubitsch’s mobility as a [End Page 125] filmmaker grew out of the cacophonous mixture of crossing and competing identities not only in his films but in his life as well. Growing up in his father’s clothing shop on Schönhauser Allee (a part of Berlin’s celebrated Jewish clothing industry), Lubitsch became fascinated with the all-encompassingefforts of assimilation. As an actor and later as a film-maker, Lubitsch created comedic characters who explore the status of the racial and economic outsider. First using a series of “bad boy” Jewish antiheroes such as the eponymous shoe seller in Schuhpalast Pinkus (1916; Shoe palace Pinkus) and later a host of “bad girl” characters epitomized in the roles of Ossi Oswalda, Lubitsch skewers Wilhelminian German—and later American—sexual, racial, and class hierarchies. His penniless antiheroes finagle their way up the social ladder and into the hearts and beds of middle-class shop owners’ daughters and wives, crass arrivistes invading old-money Europe across boundaries of race, language, manners, wealth, and morals. McCormick deftly places each film in its historical and cultural context. Lubitsch’s border-crossing characters appeared in a medium that was in its own transnational heyday. The 1920s saw the rise of unprecedented international collaboration in terms of film production and financing. Lubitsch was involved in such a company, the European Film Alliance. It is the international success of Lubitsch’s Berlin films that eventually brought him to the United States, a success based in no small part on the film’s transnational sensibilities. Although McCormick’s book is divided into two sections, titled “Berlin” and “Hollywood,” he does not separate Lubitsch’s two artistic homes with an ideological or biographical caesura. Whereas lesser storytellers might focus on the transatlantic break between the places of Lubitsch’s career, McCormick teases out the continuities between his earlier and later comedies. Among all of the recent books about Ernst Lubitsch, McCormick’s Sex, Politics, and Comedy stands out for two reasons. First, the book maintains a fine balancing act between academic prose and accessible, fascinating film history. In his discussion of the role of Pola Negri’s titular character in Madame Dubarry (1922), for example, McCormick carefully explores “the heavy risk involved in the meteoric rise of an outsider within a hierarchical society with little tolerance for the upward mobility of outsiders or anyone at the bottom of the hierarchy” (85–86). A second reason that the book stands out: all those who teach film will appreciate the way that McCormick backs up his compelling ideas with specific examples from the film’s cinematography, mise-en-scène, and editing. His reading [End Page 126] of scenes from The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1927), for example, focuses on the makeup of the Mexican lead, Ramón Novarro, and the way Lubitsch deepens the character of the prince...

Uma Leitura do Filme “Bad Boy Bubby” a Partir da Constituição Psíquica em Psicanálise

Attempting to establish a dialog between psychoanalysis and cine, this article has as a goal to analyses, through the psychoanalytic perspective about the psychic constitution, the movie “Bad Boy Bubby”, written and directed by Rolf de Heer, in 1993. It is a qualitative theoretical investigation of exploratory nature. It is understood as a psychic constitution a trajectory that the human baby needs to go through to acquire a position as an individual. This begins even before the birth, in the pre-history that precedes it, the moment that is ordered to him a place in the culture, in a generation, and in a family.