The love song of Nelly and Marion: Céline Sciamma's Petite maman (2021)

Céline Sciamma's fifth feature film, Petite maman, premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in March 2021. Shot in autumn 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is a brief film (72 mins) and a return to the work with child actors which typified Sciamma's first two features, Naissance des pieuvres (2007) and Tomboy (2011). After the death of her grandmother, a child, Nelly (Joséphine Sanz), helps her parents clear out her mother's childhood home. She meets another girl of her own age in the woods, Marion (Gabrielle Sanz), who turns out to be her mother as a child. Petite maman offers space for love and care between mothers and daughters and opens out feminist perspectives on memory and grief. Drawing on representations of the mother as a child in Roland Barthes, Sophie Calle and others, as well as discussion of memory and secrecy in the work of Anne Dufourmantelle, this article explores the reimagining of love between mothers and daughters in Petite maman. © 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

THE HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE FOR NON-COVID-19 PATIENTS AND FAMILY DURING THE PANDEMIC: A STORY THAT NEEDS TO BE TOLD

The grave situation in long-term care (LTC) homes is still with us and COVID-19 outbreaks are continuing (Da Silva, 2022;May, 2022). Earlier in the pandemic, we heard horrific stories from LTC homes about the neglect and disproportional death rate among residents and the emotional trauma of restricting visitors;about the rising numbers of people becoming infected with COVID-19, being hospitalized, suffering through the disease and recovering, or dying from it;and about the intensive, heroic work of front-line healthcare providers (Bains, 2020;May, 2021;Rutgers, 2020;Silas & Jackson, 2021). [...]an orderly came and took me to the CT place and it was about midnight and I was there about 45 minutes to an hour. [...]the doctor came to see me again in the waiting area and they were looking at my leg and I was told that my surgeon had removed lymph nodes so fluid was not being expelled;it was going to my leg.

Root Causes of Migration, Development, and US Aid to Northern Triangle States

For decades, governments have sought to deter migration by investing in the development of migrant-sending communities, despite macroeconomic data that shows that development can increase emigration. However, emerging research suggests that well-designed aid can promote rootedness in home communities. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has increasingly attempted to use development to deter migration from the Northern Triangle states of Central America. Is this policy sound?This paper argues that development should not be instrumentalized to discourage people from migrating. It examines migration and development policies from the lens of Catholic social teaching, which recognizes the need for states to respect the agency of individuals. This is particularly important when it comes to complex and consequential decisions like whether to migrate. The Catholic Church recognizes both a right to migrate, when necessary, and the responsibility of states, particularly wealthy nations, to help people realize the right not to migrate;that is, to thrive in their home communities. The paper argues for US government assistance to alleviate poverty and invest in human capital in Central America, but independently of efforts to deter migration. Prioritizing aid to potential migrants risks reducing its effectiveness. The United States should instead pursue a whole-of-government strategy that emphasizes the right relationships with aid recipients, and that prioritizes and empowers the poor and marginalized. The paper is strongly influenced by the author's 15 years of work for Catholic agencies on migration and development, more than one-half of those with Catholic Relief Services.

How Qajar Iranian Princess Taj al-Saltana Saw a 19th Century Global Pandemic

Persianate cultures have been greatly influenced by the "mirror for princes" genre, which offers monarchs advice on how to treat their subjects justly and methods of being an ideal ruler. While scholars have chosen to study this genre from a male-centered perspective, how royal women shaped this genre has remained under-examined by current scholarship. This presentation argues that Crowning Anguish: Memoirs of a Persian Princess from the Harem to Modernity (1884-1936) by Iranian Qajar Princess Taj al-Saltana, offers new ways of seeing how women used memoir writing to challenge the dominance of their male counterparts during times of pandemics. As the daughter of Naser al-Din Shah, Princess Taj al-Saltana, was able to carefully document one of the many cholera epidemics that ravaged late 19th century Iran from her unique perspective as a recognized intellectual and activist who advocated constitutionalism, freedom, and women's rights in Iran. In addition to chronicling a cholera epidemic in Iran over one hundred years ago, Taj al-Saltana's memoir holds interest for modern scholars interested in her handling of genre conventions, specifically how she indicts the ruling patriarchy of the Qajar government of Iran and its corruption which led to the failure to control cholera in the country, while simultaneously instructing female readers about the conduct of an ideal female ruler to build a healthier Iran. This presentation aims to show the way Crowning Anguish functions as a "mirror for princesses" and how we can come up with better strategies of resistance especially in the age of COVID-19 with the failures of patriarchal governments to stop pandemics. [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of QScience Connect is the property of Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)

Suspect narratives: “Sinifying” an “Indianized” Japanese story

In 2013, the Malayalam film Drishyam, a suspenseful story of the cover up of an accidental murder, became a huge hit in India that inspired remakes in many regional languages including one in Hindi that, as with other recent Bollywood hits, traveled to China. This time, though, instead of screening the Hindi film in theaters, the narrative reached Chinese audiences with a Chinese language remake, titled Sheep Without A Shepherd《误杀》. The original film has been accused of lifting its story from a popular Japanese detective novel, The Devotion of Suspect X, which was also made into films in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. This essay traces the many versions of the narrative to explore how comparing the Indian and Chinese films can recenter our understanding of global cinema and film circulation. When considering the many version of Drishyam, instead of focusing on tensions between center and periphery, we can examine both the anxieties and the creative power of cultural borrowing and the retelling of narratives in an increasingly inter-connected Asian film market

The Diversity of Older Immigrants and Precarious Aging: Eligibility and Access to Public Benefits

Federal legislation in 1996 imposed severe restrictions on immigrant eligibility for public benefits, which created a chilling effect that discouraged even eligible immigrants and their families from accessing needed income, healthcare, and food. States recognized the harm to the community as a whole when some members are excluded from public benefits and have filled in some of these gaps. But the better solution is to reverse the 1996 federal restrictions and reform our public benefit programs for a future society that is increasingly older, and an older adult population that is increasingly immigrant.

Book Review of A Librarian's Guide to Engaging Families in Learning

The book is divided into four sections: (1) perspectives on libraries, families, and communities;(2) knowing families and communities;(3) building partnerships;and (4) leading for impact. [...]within those sections, part one includes an introduction, and parts two through four include case studies and reflections. Each of their stories provides a positive experience from a different lens, all leading toward the goals of reading motivation and lifelong learning opportunities through libraries for them and their families. There are 22 chapters in total, all providing numerous interesting stories to help librarians and educators learn from each other in how to connect with families. Since this is an edited book, each chapter is written by one or more authors, which provides readers with a wide range of topics and viewpoints to help further understand libraries, how they support families with educational goals, and their continuous efforts to stay current.

Todo a la vez: cotidianidades de jóvenes universitarios padres/madres en pandemia

La pandemia derivada del covid-19 significó para madres y padres estudiantes universitarios de Manizales (Colombia) experimentar dinámicas cotidianas de simultaneidad del cuidado y de la formación académica. A partir del análisis narrativo, se presenta la configuración de un escenario que trajo consigo el entrecruzamiento de tiempos individuales, escolares y familiares, generando un entorno dual como sujetos de rendimiento. Para las universitarias la oportunidad de estar cerca de sus hijas/hijos, conocer sus actividades de aprendizaje, «verles crecer», configurando una maternidad no delegada, contrastada con una triple exigencia de cumplir con todo: estudio, cuidado y trabajo. Para los universitarios que no conviven con sus hijos/hijas, este escenario derivó en un debilitamiento de los vínculos por el distanciamiento social y el surgimiento de la coordinación como alternativa para el cuidado parental.Alternate :The pandemic derived from COVID-19 implied for mothers and fathers who were university students in Manizales Colombia, experience daily dynamics of simultaneous care and academic training. The narrative analysis reveals the configuration of a scenario that brought with it the intertwining of individual, school, and family time, generating a dual environment as subjects of performance;for university students the opportunity to be close to their daughters/son, to know their learning activities, to «see them grow» configuring non-delegated maternity, contrasted with a triple demand to comply with everything: study, care, and work. For university students, the opportunity to be close to their daughters/sons, to know their learning activities, to "see them grow" configuring non-delegated maternity, contrasted with a triple demand to comply with everything: study, care, and work. For university students who do not live with their sons/daughters, this scenario resulted in a weakening of ties due to social distancing and the emergence of coordination as an alternative for parental care.Alternate :A pandemia derivada do Covid-19 significou para mäes e pais estudantes universitários de Manizales, Colômbia, vivenciar diariamente dinámicas de simultaneidade de cuidado e formaçao academica. A partir de um análise de narrativa, se revelou a configuraçao de um cenário que trouxe consigo a intersecçao dos tempos individuais, escolar e familiar, gerando um ambiente de dualidade como sujeitos de desempenho;para as universitárias a oportunidade de estar perto de seus filhos/filhas, conhecer suas atividades de aprendizagem, «ver como crescem» configurando uma maternidade nao delegada, em contraste com uma tripla exigencia de cumprir com tudo: estudo, cuidado e trabalho;Para os universitários que nao moram com os filhos/filhas, esse cenário levou ao enfraquecimento dos vínculos devido ao distanciamento social e ao surgimento da coordenaçao como alternativa para o cuidado parental.

The Effect of Sleep–Wake Routines on the Negative Emotional States and Aggressive Behaviors in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) during the COVID-19 Outbreak

Disruption in routine may be related to experiencing negative emotional states and to aggressive behaviors in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The lockdown because of COVID-19 contributed to the disruption of individuals’ routines, including the sleep–wake cycle. The current study tested a relationship between the adherence to the sleep–wake routine and aggressive behaviors via the mediation role of negative emotional states (i.e., anxiety and anger). Forty-three parents of adults with ASD completed a web-based questionnaire about their life condition during the first lockdown (April–May 2020). Preliminary analyses showed a worsening in the adults’ aggressive behaviors during the lockdown in comparison to before it (Z = −3.130;p = 0.002). In the mediation models, the relationship between the adherence to the sleep–wake routines and aggressive behaviors was significant. The models showed the hypothesized mediated relationships among the adherence to the sleep–wake routines, negative emotional states, and aggressive behaviors (Model 1: F (1, 41) = 10.478, p < 0.001;Model 2: F(1, 41) = 9.826, p = 0.003). The findings confirmed the potential protective role of the adherence to the sleep–wake routines for the emotional and behavioral adjustment of adults with autism. Theoretical and practical contributions of the study were discussed;indeed, our results may inform parent-coaching as well as intervention programs for individuals with ASD given that adequate sleep hygiene may contribute to improvements in internalizing/externalizing behaviors.

Herself

Since Herself was first released to the festival market in 2020, rents have also risen by 10.3%. Clare Dunnes note-perfect performance tells the story of mother-of-two Sandra, who leaves her abusive husband and is moved into emergency accommodation. According to Allison Graham of Saoirse Domestic Violence Services, there are only 144 refuge spaces available across the entire country, [and] domestic violence services faced unmet requests for refuge from 1,351 women between March and August 2020 (Gleeson 2021).

Behavioral skills training for parent implementation of a menstrual hygiene task analysis

As females mature and sexually develop, maintaining menstrual hygiene becomes a crucial aspect of their adaptive behavioral repertoire. Females with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD) will begin menstruating at an age comparable to typically developing peers. Little support exists for families of children with I/DD when their daughters begin menstruating, and only two studies have been published in behavior analytic journals so far-each more than 30 years apart-that evaluate teaching menstrual hygiene skills. The current study investigated the use of Behavioral Skills Training (BST) to teach parents of young girls with disabilities how to implement a task analysis for placing a menstrual pad on a pair of underwear. The parents' fidelity of implementation of the five-step task analysis was the primary dependent variable, but the parents were then tasked with teaching their daughters how to place the pad on their underwear. The daughters' independent performance of the hygiene task was measured as the second dependent variable in a changing criterion design. This study was conducted in-person with one mother-daughter dyad and via telehealth with one mother-daughter dyad due to COVID-19 regulations on in-person visits with people of different households. Results demonstrated that BST was effective in improving parents' fidelity of implementation of a task analysis, and the daughters' independent performances of the task increased along a changing criterion design as their mothers' fidelity of implementation increased. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

ONE MOM'S STORY OF VIRTUAL SCHOOLING TWO YOUNG STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

Prior to the pandemic, Nell was in a self-contained special education classroom in the public school system, although a one-on-one aide took her to physical education class with her same-age peers. The second option was to do virtual schooling and keep the kids home. None of the special education parents that I talked to felt comfortable sending their kids back to a face-to-face environment. Genevieve's teacher actually teaches the Edmentum lesson during their live WebEx class. Because the virtual teachers are actually at the school-they are the ones responsible for getting the kids out of the cars and escorting them to their classrooms in the morning-the virtual students don't meet for their morning meeting until 8:45.

A COVID CONVERSATION: Two Academic Mamas Discuss Their Balancing Acts

[...]all within the first few weeks of the pandemic, my ankle surgery was delayed because the hospitals were full of COVID patients, both my sons were laid off due to the Safer At Home directive, my son's car was stolen, and our neighbor was shot and killed. While we were gone, over his birthday, my husband got COVID and was much sicker than I realized/he told me, as he did not want to further stress me out in such a late stage of pregnancy. Alison: Although the graduate classes I was teaching were already fully online, I had to make significant changes to them to accommodate students' individual challenges and crises as they negotiated work changes, shifting to help their own children with virtual schooling, people they loved getting sick, etc. Another student had to take care of her grandmother, her mother, and then her husband as they all were diagnosed with COVID.

Estrangement and reconciliation between fathers and daughters in three short films – Psychiatry in movies

Grouping evocative short films together affords an opportunity to explore a specific theme in depth within a single presentation and can also provide an innovative medium for clinical teaching. Father and Daughter (Michaël Dudok de Wit, Netherlands, 2000) is an animation that demonstrates the lifelong effects of the disruption of a father–daughter relationship in the daughter's early childhood – in effect, a traumatic abandonment. The three films were screened at Medfest-Egypt, a medically themed film festival for an international audience of physicians and students (https://medfestegypt.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/MEDFEST_document.pdf).

When She Worries I Worry too: COVID-19 Worries in the Context of Daughters' and Mothers' Relations.

We examined the extent to which a daughter's worries are related to her mother's perceived worries about COVID-19 (i.e., the daughter's perception of her mother's worries). Regard, defined as reciprocity, closeness or compatibility, and responsibility, defined as guilt, burden and protectiveness, were measured as potential moderators of the relationship between the daughter's worries and her mother's perceived worries. A convenience sample of 438 women between the ages of 30 and 60 completed an online survey. We found a significant correlation between daughters' and mothers' perceived COVID-19 worries. This association was moderated by the daughters' regard. For those daughters that characterized their relations as high on regard, higher levels of COVID-19 worries were associated with higher levels of perceived worries among mothers. The importance of considering the relationships between daughters and mothers, during the pandemic is discussed.