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Representing ethnicity in contemporary French visual culture
\"The issue of ethnicity in France, and how ethnicities are represented there visually, remain one of the most important and polemical aspects of French post-colonial politics and society. Representing ethnicity in contemporary French visual culture is the first book to analyse how a range of different ethnicities have been represented across contemporary French visual culture. Via a wide series of case studies - ranging from the worldwide hit film Amelie to France's popular TV series Plus belle la vie - it explores how ethnicities have been represented in contemporary France across a wide variety of different media. Its innovative, interdisciplinary approach and novel subject matter will complement university courses that focus on contemporary French society and visual culture. It will interest those researching and studying French and European film and photography, ethnicity in post-colonial France and visual culture generally.\" Cover page 4.
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Regimes of Ethnicity and Nationhood in Germany, Russia, and Turkey
Akturk discusses how the definition of being German, Soviet, Russian and Turkish radically changed at the turn of the twenty-first century. Germany's ethnic citizenship law, the Soviet Union's inscription of ethnic origins in personal identification documents and Turkey's prohibition on the public use of minority languages, all implemented during the early twentieth century, underpinned the definition of nationhood in these countries. Despite many challenges from political and societal actors, these policies did not change for many decades, until around the turn of the twenty-first century, when Russia removed ethnicity from the internal passport, Germany changed its citizenship law and Turkish public television began broadcasting in minority languages. Using a new typology of 'regimes of ethnicity' and a close study of primary documents and numerous interviews, Sener Akturk argues that the coincidence of three key factors – counterelites, new discourses and hegemonic majorities – explains successful change in state policies toward ethnicity.
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Contemporary majority nationalism
\"For many years nationalism has been associated with political demands by minority nations that challenge the rights of the central state. However, over the last two decades many works have challenged this perspective, arguing that nationalism - as a political phenomenon - is likely to emerge among both majority and minority nations. In light of a renewed interest in the study of nationalism, Contemporary Majority Nationalism brings together a group of major scholars committed to making sense of this widespread phenomenon. To better illustrate the reality of majority nationalism and the way it has been expressed, authors combine analytical and comparative perspectives. In the first section, contributors highlight the paradox of majority nationalism and the ways in which collective identities become national identities. The second section offers in-depth case study analyses of France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Canada, and the United States. This book is an international project led by three members of the Research Group on Plurinational Societies based at Université du Québec à Montréal. \" --Publisher's website.
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P15 Reinterpreting pulmonary function tests: clinical impacts of shifting from race-specific to race-neutral equations
Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) interpretation compares actual measurements with predicted values derived from a global dataset of healthy non-smokers. While race and ethnicity have historically informed these interpretations, their use is increasingly questioned due to their potential to perpetuate health disparities. To standardise PFT interpretation, the Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) developed race-specific reference equations (2012), but limitations were recognised. In 2022, GLI introduced race-neutral equations. This study evaluates the impact of transitioning from race-specific to race-neutral equations on PFT interpretations in a local patient sample.A retrospective service evaluation using PFT data from 5716 patients aged 18–95. Datasets were reanalysed using GLI global 2022 race-neutral and compared to the existing GLI 2012 race-specific reference equations. Results were stratified by self-reported ethnicity (White, Black, and Other/Mixed) to assess clinical implications.The mean difference in FEV1 Z-scores between race-specific and race-neutral reference equations was -0.31 [LOA: 0.08; -0.71] in the white cohort, 0.53 (LOA: 0.93; 0.13) in the black cohort, and -0.06 (LOA: 0.36; -0.49) in the Other/Mixed cohort. Race-neutral equations predicted lower FEV1 Z-scores in Black individuals than race-specific equations, whereas in White individuals, they predicted slightly higher FEV1 Z-scores. Minimal differences were observed in the Other/Mixed cohort.Race-neutral equations increased the prevalence of lung function impairment by 1.9% in the White cohort, 11% in the Black cohort, and 0.65% in the Other/Mixed cohort. Applying race-neutral equations increased obstruction prevalence by 3.5% in the White cohort, with minimal changes in the Black and Other/Mixed cohorts. Restriction prevalence increased by 10.9% in the Black cohort but decreased by 4.6% and 3.2% in the White and Other/Mixed cohorts, respectively. Obstruction severity changed in 9.2% of White, 8% of Black, and 7.8% of Other/Mixed individuals. Overall, 8.1% of patients had interpretation changes from race-specific to race-neutral equations. (Figure 1)The adoption of GLI Global 2022 race-neutral reference equations will significantly impact spirometry interpretation, particularly in Black individuals. Clear communication with clinical teams is essential to ensure awareness of these changes and their implications. While the shift to race-neutral equations represents progress, further research, especially in non-white cohorts, is needed to fully evaluate its clinical impact.Abstract P15 Figure 1[Image Omitted. See PDF.]
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