To the Question of Genre and the Poetics of Space («The Black Prince» by I. Murdoch and «The Thirteenth Tale» by D. Setterfield)

The starting point of the research presented is the analysis of two, at first sight, peripheral loci such as a paper shop and a bookshop in the novels «The Black Prince» by I. Murdoch and «The Thirteenth Tale» by D. Setterfield. The author of the article proves that in both cases these loci are closely connected with each other, the garden, aligned with the key motives of the mystery (in mysterious and criminal senses) and ones of the duality, projected in the twin myth, ones of the heroes’ loss of their integrity and the desire to regain it. The discovered parallels suggest their non-accidental nature and, possibly, D. Setterfield’s conscious allusion to the «Black Prince» by I. Murdoch. However, the apparent similarity in the motive structure and the appeal to the same elements of the literary space of the novel is offset by the fact that in the novels by I. Murdoch and D. Setterfield these elements perform different core functions. In this regard, the author raises the question about possible genre differences found in these works and manifested in the poetics of space. The article draws final conclusion that I. Murdoch and D. Setterfield obviously rely on different genre traditions; respectively, a myth-novel in its mysterious version and a novel of family secret. The first one implies a fundamental incomprehensibility of a mystery that can only be reduced to a criminal riddle and always has an existential nature. In the second case, the secret is purely criminal and it is to be solved so that the heroes’ loss of their personal integrity is overcome.

Gay-Tex-Mex: Autoethnographic Vignettes

A series of autoethnographic narrative vignettes recount the author’s personal memories from his upbringing in Texas as a Mexican American and his emergent identity as a gay man. The vignettes begin with episodes that profile Texas culture during the 1960s–1970s with an emphasis on cowboy and Hispanic cultures. The vignettes then recount specific boyhood moments with the author’s parents and their influence on his adolescent development as a closeted gay Hispanic. Following are brief narratives about ethnic discrimination experienced during secondary school. The stories then profile his training as a theatre artist and educator, and how gay Hispanic cultures blossomed during his university years, despite his closeted relationship with his parents. The piece concludes with a moment from late adulthood when he learns an undisclosed family secret, and the author reflects on how growing up in “Gay-Tex-Mex” cultures influenced his identity.

153 A Lost Family Secret Masquerading as Schizoaffective Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury. The Atypical, Non-Choreiform Subtype of Huntington’s Disease

Title:A Lost Family Secret Masquerading as Schizoaffective Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury A Atypical, Non-Choreiform Subtype of Huntington’s Disease.Study Objectives:1Describe a case of an atypical presentation of Huntington’s Disease who presented to our acute inpatient setting with the diagnoses of schizoaffective disorder and traumatic brain injury.2Recognize the importance of identifying medical/neurological disease that may be masked by psychiatric symptoms.3Identify areas for improvement for patient-doctor-caregiver communication.Method:Direct patient care, chart review, expert consultation and collateral biographical information obtained from multidisciplinary sources. Performed at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Results:After re-evaluation of a patient discharged from our care with inconclusive MRI brain imaging, it was discovered with prior genetic testing that his unique presentation was in fact an atypical form of Huntington’s Disease with 46 CAG on the IT15 allele 1 on chromosome 4 which is greater than the >36 repeats required for a diagnosis of Huntington’s disease.Conclusions:A thorough history taking and willingness to question an admitting psychiatric diagnosis is an important skill for any clinician. We favored our patient’s diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder due to the circumstances of his arrival and his atypical presentation of Huntington’s disease without the characteristic choreiform movements. His bizarre mannerisms were attributed to his history of TBI and psychotic illness. Oddly enough, the initial medications on which the patient presented were consistent with those often prescribed for the psychotic and mood symptoms of HD, and it is possible that his prior providers may have been treating him but failed to fully educate the patient on the nature of his disease. Although many of the treatments are similar, we felt that the patient was owed an answer about the truth underlying his condition so that he could prepare for the natural course of his illness and be allowed to seek out anything that could delay or reverse his illness. Huntington’s disease is known by its stereotypical choreiform movements; however, the psychiatric co-manifestations may present in up to 10 percent of HD patients with the atypical form which has less-pronounced movement abnormalities and can be interpreted as a psychiatric illness, while overlooking the underlying neurological pathology. Currently, many of the tests are cost prohibitive and require persistence to obtain genetic testing and detailed radiological imaging, but as medical providers, we are ultimately responsible for helping our patients overcome these barriers to offer them the best and most comprehensive care.

Family history rewritten: How to narrate the life happening 'Tomorrow'

This paper is dedicated to exploring the narrative points and strategies in the novel Tomorrow, written by Graham Swift, a prominent English postmodern writer, with the main objective to draw attention to the nature of narration and narrators. The aim of the research is to give answers to the questions of choices made by the novelist when it comes to narrators, narration, narrative methods and techniques, and whether the narrators are (un)reliable, etc. The author of this paper tries to determine to which extent the 2nd person narration has become influential in postmodern literature - by being mysterious, ambiguous and unknown. We often do not know to whom a narrator is speaking, nor whose voice is being heard by readers. Contemporary narratological theories deny the existence of this clear, precise and uniformed narratological voice, whether it is an author, a narrator or a reader. These days, numerous avant-garde narratological strategies are being emphasized, most notably the "wandering" second person, used by the main character of the novel Tomorrow as well. The inseparable part of the research is also questioning the postmodern premises such as the final doubt considering the (re)presentation of a story, the truth and the past (both individual and collective) which influence the choices made while forming the narration in the novel. The narratological analysis has shown the nature of psychological, moral, as well as ethical competence of the narrator, Paula Hook - a successful woman of the 21st century - a professor, a mother, a wife, living an ideal life threatened by a profound family secret. She acts as a representative of the 21st century wandering narrator - she doubts, questions, rethinks - because the history, past and truth are being constantly questioned in contemporary societies and literature as well.

CRIMINAL AND LEGAL PROTECTION OF PRIVATE LIFE

The article deals with the issues of qualifying a crime under Article 137 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Violation of the privacy of a person." Particular attention is paid to the problem of defining the concepts of “private life of a person”, “personal secret”, “family secret” as subjects of criminal law protection. The objective and subjective signs of the composition of the violation of the privacy of persons are analyzed, as well as the issues of excluding individuals from the list of subjects for a given offense. The author proposes to make changes to Article 137 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation concerning the subject of the crime and the classification of a number of signs of the objective side as qualified. Signs of a crime under part 3 of Article 137 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation are analyzed in sufficient detail: responsibility for illegal dissemination in a public speech, publicly demonstrated work, media or information and telecommunication networks of information indicating the identity of a minor victim who has not reached the age of sixteen years old in a criminal case or information containing a description of physical or moral suffering received by him in connection with a crime, entailing harm to the health of a minor, or a mental disorder of a minor, or other serious consequences.

Le secret de famille dans Non-dits et Mentir vrai de Gisèle Fournier

This article focuses on the theme of the family secret as literary genre, motif, and structure in the work of the contemporary French author Gisèle Fournier. Following a triaxle scheme, the article analyzes the particular polyphonic writing of the secret and the unspeakable, and explores the long psychological process of the victims as depicted in Fournier’s writings. In addition, the study situates Fournier’s oeuvre in the same tradition as two of the most prominent contemporary French authors, Marie NDiaye and Laurent Mauvignier.

The secrecy of adoption: problems and ways to improve

The article deals with the problems of legal regulation of the Institute of secrecy of adoption in the development of information space and medical and genetic aspects. The authors give a generalised description of modern scientific approaches to the relationship of the concepts of family secret, personal secret, secret of adoption from the point of view of various branches of law. The ways of improving the rules on the secrecy of adoption in Russia are suggested.