Thematic Trajectory Research Articles

What is the structure of a Challenge Based Learning project? A shortitudinal trajectory analysis of student process behaviours in an interdisciplinary engineering course

ABSTRACT Challenge Based Learning (CBL) is an educational approach that has gained popularity in response to the need for authentic learning environments. While the CBL literature is predominantly focused on cases of pedagogical implementations, the actual processes by which students develop CBL projects remain under-investigated. This shortitudinal study seeks to examine the phases of CBL project development and associated process behaviours at group level, as they unfold. The participants are 6 interdisciplinary student groups totalling 22 students enrolled in a first-year course on ethics and data analytics. Data was collected weekly throughout 10 weeks via reflective diaries (n = 15 students) and observation of course sessions (n = 22) and is complemented by interviews after course completion (n = 15). The data was subject to a thematic trajectory analysis. The study identifies 7 distinct phases in the temporal structure of a CBL project: gaining client know-how, articulating a problem, mapping the problem context, setting the aim, proposing an action path, testing and evaluating it, and implementing the solution. The article concludes with recommendations for further research into CBL project development processes, which may support the growing adoption of real-life interdisciplinary projects in engineering education.

Analysis of the Similarities and Differences between The Assassin Nie Yinniang and the New Taiwanese Films

Director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's film The Assassin Nie Yinniang diverges from the conventions of the New Taiwanese Cinema movement, blending black and white with color tones to reflect the emotional and thematic nuances of its protagonist, Nie Yinniang. stands apart from typical martial arts films by de-emphasizing elaborate combat scenes and instead focusing on ambiance and an exploration of loneliness. The film depicts a journey of conflicting ideologies between righteousness and personal emotions, as Nie Yinniang transitions from an assassin adhering to Taoist teachings to a woman entangled in familial affections and personal values. While the film maintains technical elements and filming techniques characteristic of the New Taiwanese Cinema, its thematic divergence focusing on individual subjective expression sets it apart. Unlike the movement's societal reflections, the film delves into personal narrative, exploring the internal conflict of its central character amidst cultural and familial ties. The Assassin Nie Yinniang thereby embodies a unique departure from the thematic trajectory of the New Taiwanese Cinema while maintaining some of its stylistic elements.

Analysis the structural complexity of “Time” in Hans Zimmer’s score for ”Inception”

This study explores the intricate structure of "Time", a piece in Hans Zimmer's. The study aims to analyze the complex layers of "Time" and its influence on the overall impression of the picture. The primary study question investigates how the structural components of the composition, such as its recurring motifs, slow progression, and emotional climaxes, correspond to and amplify the movie's examination of time and reality. The process entails a qualitative analysis utilizing a literature review and an observational assessment of the film's audio-visual synchronization. By analyzing scholarly publications and conducting a literature study, the research reveals how Zimmer's minimalist approach and his inventive utilization of electronic sounds produce a distinctive auditory encounter that reflects the film's themes. Examining pivotal scenes that prominently display the concept of "Time" allows us to understand the intentional decisions made in the composition and execution of the music. The research findings indicate that the intricate composition of "Time" greatly amplifies the viewer's sense of being fully engaged in the film. The changing dynamics and recurring patterns of the piece not only mirror the emotional progress of the characters but also act as a guiding force for the viewer, helping them navigate through the complex storyline of the film. The emotional trajectory depicted in "Time"—evolving from a state of tension and confusion to one of resolution and hope—mirrors the thematic trajectory of the film, emphasizing its crucial function as an integral element in the narrative process. This analysis illustrates that the popularity of "Inception" is not exclusively attributed to its visual and narrative originality but is equally ascribed to its refined utilization of music. "Time" demonstrates how film music may significantly impact the audience's emotional and intellectual involvement, solidifying its position as a significant piece in modern cinema.

Analysis of the Similarities and Differences between The Assassin Nie Yinniang and the New Taiwanese Films

Director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's film The Assassin Nie Yinniang diverges from the conventions of the New Taiwanese Cinema movement, blending black and white with color tones to reflect the emotional and thematic nuances of its protagonist, Nie Yinniang. stands apart from typical martial arts films by de-emphasizing elaborate combat scenes and instead focusing on ambiance and an exploration of loneliness. The film depicts a journey of conflicting ideologies between righteousness and personal emotions, as Nie Yinniang transitions from an assassin adhering to Taoist teachings to a woman entangled in familial affections and personal values. While the film maintains technical elements and filming techniques characteristic of the New Taiwanese Cinema, its thematic divergence focusing on individual subjective expression sets it apart. Unlike the movement's societal reflections, the film delves into personal narrative, exploring the internal conflict of its central character amidst cultural and familial ties. The Assassin Nie Yinniang thereby embodies a unique departure from the thematic trajectory of the New Taiwanese Cinema while maintaining some of its stylistic elements.

Identifying longitudinal patterns of HIV treatment (dis)engagement and re-engagement from oral histories of virologically unsuppressed persons in Uganda: A thematic trajectory analysis

BackgroundThere is limited study of persons deemed “harder to reach” by HIV treatment services, including those discontinuing or never initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART). We conducted narrative research in southern Uganda with virologically unsuppressed persons identified through population-based sampling to discern longitudinal patterns in HIV service engagement and identify factors shaping treatment persistence. MethodsIn mid-2022, we sampled adult participants with high-level HIV viremia (≥1000 RNA copies/mL) from the prospective, population-based Rakai Community Cohort Study. Using life history calendars, we conducted initial and follow-up in-depth interviews to elicit oral histories of participants’ journeys in HIV care, from diagnosis to the present. We then used thematic trajectory analysis to identify discrete archetypes of HIV treatment engagement by “re-storying” participant narratives and visualizing HIV treatment timelines derived from interviews and abstracted clinical data. ResultsThirty-eight participants (median age: 34 years, 68% men) completed 75 interviews. We identified six HIV care engagement archetypes from narrative timelines: (1) delayed ART initiation, (2) early treatment discontinuation, (3) treatment cycling, (4) prolonged treatment interruption, (5) transfer-related care disruption, and (6) episodic viremia. Patterns of service (dis)engagement were highly gendered, occurred in the presence and absence of optimal ART adherence, and were shaped by various factors emerging at different time points, including: denial of HIV serostatus and disclosure concerns; worsening HIV-related symptoms; psychological distress and depression; social support; intimate partner violence; ART side effects; accessibility constraints during periods of mobility; incarceration; and inflexible ART dispensing regulations. ConclusionsIdentified trajectories uncovered heterogeneities in both the timing and drivers of ART (re-)initiation and (dis)continuity, demonstrating the distinct characteristics and needs of people with different patterns of HIV treatment engagement throughout the life course. Enhanced mental health service provision, expanded eligibility for differentiated service delivery models, and streamlined facility switching processes may facilitate timely (re-)engagement in HIV services.

COVID-19 and New internal bordering: The case of Slovakia

This paper analyses how a state produces new internal borders. It selected 1668 newspaper articles on the COVID-19 internal bordering case in Slovakia to answer this question. These articles were then analysed using the thematic trajectory analysis (TTA) through the conceptual prism of structurationism. The results suggest states apply methods during the production of internal borders similar to those used during the (re-)production of an international border. In particular, it shows the application of a military-testing nexus and economic tools to ensure compliance with the new border. Results also revealed that such a border is heavily dependent on popular support for the government and open to re-negotiations by relevant societal groups. From the border production perspective, this study offers a preliminary step into the area of internal borders imposed on a generally homogenous population, especially regarding the borders produced under COVID-19 conditions.

Sustainable Entrepreneurship as a Field of Knowledge: Analyzing the Global South

The objective of this study is to characterize the contribution to sustainable entrepreneurship as a field of knowledge from developing countries, also called the Global South, through the analysis of the literature that has been produced in the last two decades. This research starts from the premise of the dominance of the Global North over academic production on this topic and analyzes the consequences for the Global South. Through VOSViewer software, and Biblioshiny, a web interface of bibliometrix R-package, 1964 articles that were retrieved from the WoS database were analyzed. According to the results, the dominance of the Global North is confirmed, not only by the number of articles (63% vs. 22% of the Global South), but also by the impact on the publications, the publishing systems, and the thematic addressed, among other indicators. Likewise, the low North–South collaboration (15%), and the scarce collaboration networks between Southern countries, were also confirmed. This situation may have affected the formation of a critical mass of Southern researchers to develop their own concepts and address subjects related to sustainable entrepreneurship that are more adjusted to their reality. We did not find significant differences between the Southern and the Northern research themes or the emergence of new concepts from the Global South, despite their different conditions. Finally, a closer look at the thematic trajectory in terms of scholarly production shows a lesser emphasis on sustainability in the Global South than that in the Global North. These findings are discussed herein.

Thematic trajectory analysis: A temporal method for analysing dynamic qualitative data

This paper introduces a novel, temporally sensitive analytical method for qualitative researchers, which is simultaneously timely and necessary given increasing recognition of the fundamental role that time plays in organizational life and scholarship. As a result of this recognition, research designs considering temporality have substantially increased over the past decade. However, while methods for qualitative data collection using longitudinal and ‘shortitudinal’ designs, in particular qualitative diary methods, have become increasingly common, analytical methods capable of fully exploiting the temporal nature of such data have lagged behind their quantitative counter‐parts, where we see marked progression in analytical methods and procedures. In this paper, we argue that this lack of progression in approaches for analysing qualitative diary data hinders our knowledge and theoretical development when it comes to incorporating temporality, particularly in the exploration of phenomena at individual‐/micro‐levels, arguably most salient to organizational psychology researchers. We respond to these challenges by introducing a novel, step‐by‐step analytical approach that facilitates rigorous incorporation of temporality into the analysis and theorization of micro‐level, qualitative diary data, termed Thematic Trajectory Analysis (TTA).Practitioner points Existing qualitative analytical methods have limitations when applied to qualitative diary data and have thereby limited the questions that may be explored, and understood, through qualitative data. Offers an alternative, step‐by‐step, analytical approach for researchers and practitioners seeking to understand within‐person changes and dynamism in organizations. Enables the benefits of qualitative diaries to be better exploited by both researchers and practitioners and thereby lead to better understanding of how organizational processes unfold, and in turn, lead to stronger intervention mechanisms. Demonstrates the utility of combing textual and visualized data outputs in understanding complex and dynamic phenomena in organizations.

Arcs and Stages: Retrospectively Conceptualizing a Gerontological Career

The arc of a gerontologist’s career is that of a “work in progress,” work unlikely to be completed. Early efforts might develop interdisciplinary collaborations and establish the principles and mechanisms of a central line of work and inquiry. Mid-stage work may entail expansion and adaptation of preliminary efforts and identification of exciting areas of exploration that both fit within the gerontologist’s overall thematic trajectory and extend beyond the reasonable scope of pursuit. In late stage, the most pressing concern is to sustain, but not constrain, the work’s trajectory. This may best be accomplished by identifying and supporting students and early career researchers who are passionate about the work and who are likely to move it forward and expand it in their own unique and divergent ways. Emeriti gerontologists may seek to remain generatively engaged in ways that both contribute to and let go of the continuing arc of the work.

Temporal Disruptions in Debussy's and Ravel's Programmatic Sonatas

ABSTRACTThis article develops analytical tools which illustrate temporal disruptions in the programmatic works for Debussy and Ravel and reshape traditional modes of sonata analysis. In Debussy, a new analytical paradigm, one that invokes his affinity for filmic techniques, is the aborted rondo‐sonata, which employs a post‐expositional breakthrough following an expositional disruption: a rondo form retrospectively morphs into a sonata following the breakthrough. For Ravel, the key analytical tool is what I call resetting of the formal compass (RFC): virtuosic passages, analogous to a formal Etch‐A‐Sketch as a reaction to the music having become ‘lost’ or ‘confused’, that restore formal consciousness. Previous scholarship on Ravel suggests the presence of arch form; the current theory permits an interpretation consistent with a linear, forward‐vectored thematic trajectory. Each of these concepts is based on sonata form's rotational structure, in which temporal fissures disrupt the order of thematic modules either by binding two non‐continuous thematic events or by neutralising formal function to resume thematic progress. When the analyses in are considered in tandem, they can help to build a unifying theory of fin‐de‐siècle French sonata forms.

Thematic Trajectory Analysis: A Temporal Method for Analysing Dynamic Qualitative Data

This paper introduces a novel, temporally sensitive analytical method for qualitative researchers. This approach is simultaneously timely and necessary given increasing recognition of the fundamental, yet curiously neglected, part of organisational life and scholarship. As a result of this recognition, research designs considering temporality have substantially increased over the past decade. However, while methods for qualitative data collection using longitudinal and ‘shortitudinal’ designs, in particular qualitative diary methods, have become increasingly common, analytical methods capable of fully exploiting the temporal nature of the data collected have arguably lagged behind their quantitative counter-parts, where we see marked progression in analytical methods and procedures. In this paper, we argue that this lack of progression in approaches for analysing such data, hinders our knowledge and theoretical development when it comes to incorporating temporality, particularly for those seeking to embed temporality in their exploration of phenomena at individual-/micro-levels. We respond to these challenges by introducing a novel, step-by-step analytical approach that facilitates rigorous incorporation of temporality into the analysis and theorisation of micro-level qualitative data, termed Thematic Trajectory Analysis (TTA).

Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo,”

Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo,”

Cartographies of Justice and Rights in Ronald Flores's Último silencio

Published in 2000, Ronald Flores’s Ultimo silencio has yet to captivate a criti-cal audience even though it was awarded the Premio Mario Monteforte Toledo. The novel recounts the return of a psychiatrist who had fled to the United States during the thick of the Guatemalan Civil War, where he earned accolades for his treatment of torture victims. Back home, he sets up a clinic to help the vic-tims of the war. His plans, however, are complicated when he unintentionally secures a notorious military leader known for committing atrocities as a client. In a fast-paced and polyphonic style, Flores explores the ethics of culpability, the concept of evil, and the politics of human rights and justice in post-war Guate-mala. Of interest to me in the discursive and thematic trajectory of the novel is the mapping of these concepts onto the space of the city and nation. Basing my analysis on ideas by Ileana Rodriguez, Jean Franco, and Edward Weisband, the following pages trace the relationship between cartography, ethics, and human rights in Ultimo silencio. Ultimately, I argue that the novel is only capable of arriving at a just conclusion through a spatial displacement away from the city and the crafting of a counterhegemonic, counterpublic sphere.

“Body Time”:

This article looks at Don DeLillo’s novel The Body Artist through the lens of cognitive literary criticism, unpacking the intersection of time, intersubjectivity, and identity. Building on cognitive linguistic principles, the article’s methodology examines diverse linguistic phenomena from grammatical tense and mood to sound symbolism, ultimately demonstrating the resonances between the thematic trajectory of the novel and the neurophysiological mechanism of temporal synchronization: the unconscious capacity to “catch” the subjective experience of time from other people. Cognizance of this resonance not only deepens our understanding the novel’s thematic trajectory, but offers a new critical framework to examine temporal shifts, and their implications, within narrative and character.

Exile, exilic consciousness and the poetic imagination in Tanure Ojaide’s poetry

As a thematic trajectory, exile constitutes a visible presence in the Nigerian poetic afflatus and imagination. This is sometimes not adequately or sufficiently acknowledged. Increasingly, however, exile and exilic consciousness have continued to occupy a contested and contestable site in literature especially Nigerian poetry. This is essentially because of the multiple and shifting networks of significations that undergird the very constitution and definition of home, exile and the exiled. While exile could signify absence from one’s homeland and hence register an erasure of physical presence from a particular landscape, other interpretive grids that negotiate exile refract it as a spiritual and psychological state that does not necessarily translate to physical absence from home. The essay contends that both modes of epistemology and hermeneutic insights are tenable. Its framing and defining concern is the negotiation of the theme of exile in Nigerian poetry especially the poetry of Tanure Ojaide. The paper’s sustained argument is that Ojaide’s poetic imagination and sensibility have generously benefited from the trope of exile which has been conditioned by the reality of living and working away from home in the United States of America even as the poet himself problematises this reality with his frequent visits home and the construction of a hybrid identity as a cosmopolitan citizen of the world. The paper uses Ojaide’s When It No Longer Matters Where You Live as a paradigm of textual representation to underscore the exilic consciousness in Nigerian poetry. It concludes that Ojaide’s volume contributes significantly to the work on the theme of exile in world literature and reflexively foregrounds the currency of the theme of exile in Nigerian poetry and, indeed, literature.

A palavra poética, o simbolismo místico e os constantes paradigmas

Upon the comparison of two contemporary poetic works from Portugal, As palavras by Antonio Ramos Rosa and Por outras palavras by Joaquim Pessoa, we see the presence of a clear mystical symbolism, facing the (non)utility of the poetic word, in the work of each poet. This process serves to demonstrate that there exists, in Portuguese poetry, a simultaneously activist and mystical thematic trajectory which merits a greater attention. From these mystical, critical and activist perspectives, we open ourselves to the notion of the “paradigm shift,” from Modernism to Postmodernism, in Portuguese poetry. In this study I propose that, despite having created a basis for such a shift, it could not yet have happened in Portugal, at least according to the thematic evolution that has developed in recent work.

Cultural Translation of a Subject in Transit:

Cultural Translation of a Subject in Transit:

Coming-of-Age Genre: A Gendered Literary Appreciation of Thuketana's Ndzi NGO Tinciki!

The scathing discrepancies of situating select novels within the confines of comingof- age genres remain to be resolved. The textual and thematic discovery and criticism of many such so associated novels predates the invention of the Xitsonga written literature, yet it underpins the basic tenets of most of this language's thematic trajectory. Most deliberations in line with this area of study centres upon a rather tiresome question on whether or not such makes of literary genre do essentially exist in real novelic writings, or they only exist in the abstract minds of critical literarians. The paper endeavours to give a critique of F.A. Thuketana's Ndzi Ngo Tinciki (a Xitsonga novel) by setting a juxtaposition of its female character, Manayila, and how she attains 'development' from all its necessary and possible angles, with the literary features that characterise the Coming-of-Age novels. Part of the discussion shall focus on some of the social setbacks and motivations that attend to both the female and male makes of such literary genus. Thus, the social and ethnic binarist divisions, interpretations and dimensions of gender treatment shall be core in an attempt to fully bring to the fore, the novel's literary arena. Keywords: coming-of-age, bildungsroman, development, selfhood, permaparenting, feminism

DIETAS DA MODA E TRANSTORNOS ALIMENTARES: A CONSTRUÇÃO DE SENTIDOS NA BUSCA DO “CORPO PERFEITO” E DA “VIDA SAUDÁVEL”

With the largest recovery of healthy eating and the growing interest of people in relation to diet and body image, we observe the onset of eating disorders, as orthorexia, and the media as a space of disclosure of a perfect body standard andthe magic of fad diets. It is a qualitative research that meetsthe proposed doctoral program with publishable results inbook chapters or journal articles. The articles are linked by a thematic trajectory of constructing of healthy eatingconceptions that permeates the whole of the diets and eating disorders in contemporary society. The methodology followstheoretical and conceptual framework for the analysis of various elements selected from the field during the research,with semiotic analysis techniques, literature review andinterpretative analysis, with analogy between distincts cultural systems. In the first publication, Fad diets : an endless and uninterrupted process ... , were analyzed and discussed fad diets in print magazines and their relationship with theconsumer society. In a second step, it was necessary to understand the charm that fad diets raise in current world. This article, Fad Diets : the sorcerer , magic and its symbolicefficacy corresponds a discussion of the magic fad diets innowadays, drawing an analogy with two texts by Claude Levi-Strauss. The third article, Orthorexia : the ( mis) match betweenhealth and illness , questions the concept of healthy eatingwhich leads to orthorexia. These article presents abiopsychosocial approach through literature review andconceptual reflection of what health is, according to GeorgesCanguilhem, exploring the concepts of medicalization,biopower and biopolitics of Michel Foucault. The fad diets are an alternative, miracle or magic. The fashion and its principles of ephemerality, seduction and differentiation that will drive the opinion, especially the women, to consume the dietevidenced by the media, backed by scientific discourse, part ofan endless and uninterrupted process for search the perfectbody and the healthy elements of fad diets, for the common sense, form a network of enchantment compared to magic rituals described by Levi-Strauss, as the roles of the sorcerer and bewitched, which are organized around the prosecution to show the effectiveness of a spell in some villages, and the health professionals in these magazines whoare legitimated by knowledge, and the bewitched consumersof magazines who show surprising results that reinforce the idea of healthy eating as something magical, in the currentworld. Subsequently, the orthorexia is the exacerbation of the benefits of a healthy diet. The people assume eating practicesto detox the body from the purity of food, using a rigorousdiscipline and control of daily food, and creating dietarystandards that lead to isolation and illness, the meaning ofhealth as a power for the construction and adaptation of standards for the good living. The spread of the biopower and biopolitics favors the restriction of a scheme of life, based on the control and safety. The individual is responsible for their choices and illness because it could ward off the health riskswith the medicalization, or with a healthy diet to cleanse theevils. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2014.14069

Spirit and Covenant Renewal: A Theologoumenon of Paul's Opponents in 2 Corinthians

(ProQuest: ... denotes non-US-ASCII text omitted.) The reconstruction of the position of the missionary rivals whose legitimacy Paul attempts to undermine in 2 Corinthians has proven to be a difficult task. Since the time of Ferdinand Christian Baur, scholars have proposed various, often conflicting reconstructions. In 1990, Jerry L. Sumney proposed some salutary methodological guidelines for this project and offered his own minimalist reconstruction.1 The material that Sumney used in his reconstruction of the position of Paul's missionary rivals was gleaned solely from the text of 2 Corinthians. There remain, however, substantial comparative data from early Jewish and Christian texts that have not yet been examined in connection with this problem. These comparative data, I argue, suggest an alternative to Sumney's view of the role played by the spirit in the preaching of Paul's missionary rivals in 2 Corinthians. To contextualize this argument, let us briefly examine Jerry Sumney's methodological dicta, the reasons that he had for proposing them, and the minimalist sketch of Paul's Corinthian missionary opponents that he proposed. Sumney's delineation of a methodology for establishing the characteristics of the preaching of Paul's missionary opponents in 2 Corinthians was formulated in response to what he perceived as an undue variety in the types of characteristics that previous scholars had imputed to those missionaries. In the interest of time, I men- tion only three of the more influential theories here.2 In the late 1800s, Baur saw Paul's missionary rivals in 2 Corinthians as representatives of a single, unified movement that opposed Paul's law-free mission: that of Petrine Christianity.3 In 1964, Dieter Georgi proposed a novel solution to the problem of Paul's opposition in Corinth.4 Georgi argued that Paul's missionary rivals presented themselves as ..., Greco-Roman divine men such as Apollonius of Tyana, who possessed superhuman traits including preternatural wisdom and the ability to work miracles. C. K. Barrett presented Paul's rivals as Christian Jews who received their authority from the Jerusalem church, although they misrepresented the principals James and Cephas there by "adopting . . . the ecstatic accompaniments of pagan religion" such as visionary experience and glossolalia.5 It was in response to this variety of reconstructions that Sumney proposed methodological principles that should be followed when approaching the subject of Paul's Corinthian rivals.6 In brief, Sumney creates a taxonomy of the kinds of statements that allow us to extract information about Paul's rivals, including explicit statements, allusions, and major themes addressed in 2 Corinthians. Against the influential thesis of Baur, Sumney is keen to point out the methodological flaw in assuming that the opponents in one letter (e.g., Galatians) must be identified with Paul's opponents in another. Sumney recognizes the potential value of comparative sources to provide background data within which to contextualize discussions of Paul's opponents. He rejects the use of sources that postdate Paul's letters and states that contemporary sources should be used to provide comparative data.7 He does not address the issue of whether earlier sources, which might have influenced later developments, may be used. He does, however, indicate the potential value of tracing the historical trajectory of a particular theme for understanding Paul's opponents: "If we know about the beginning and some later point [of a historical or thematic trajectory], we may be able to speak of intervening developments."8 Contextualization is necessary for historical reconstruction: "We can evaluate the information that we have about a particular situation only when we know something about its historical context, that is, we must know something about the broad context to understand a particular episode."9 Sumney, however, does little in Identifying Paul's Opponents to provide such contextualizing information. …