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The Irène Joliot-Curie Prize rewards initiatives that increase the numbers of girls studying scientific and technical subjects and improve the position of women in the sciences. Three prizes were awarded on November 18, 2004: Anne-Marie Jolly, assistant director of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries Textiles (ENSAIT) and member of the organization of women engineers, in the "incentive" category. The SIEFAR (Société Internationale pour l'Etude des Femmes de l…

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In southeastern Ivory Coast, Véronique Duchesne filmed two sequences, in 1993 and 1999, showing the role of play in the learning of religious practices, beginning in early childhood. In a courtyard, children play at the ritual of possession which is central to the worship of the boson, anthropomorphic nature spirits. They reproduce the songs, dance steps, rhythms, and staging, as well as the physical stance of the dancers.

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A children's game or a ritual of spirit possession?

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