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African Battle Traditions of Insult
This book explores the “battles” of words, songs, poetry, and performance in Africa and the African Diaspora. These are usually highly competitive, artistic contests in which rival parties duel for supremacy in poetry composition and/or its performance. This volume covers the history of this battle tradition, from its origins in Africa, especially the udje and halo of the Urhobo and Ewe respectively, to its transportation to the Americas and the Caribbean region during the Atlantic slave trade period, and its modern and contemporary manifestations as battle rap or other forms of popular music in Africa. Almost everywhere there are contemporary manifestations of the more traditional, older genres. The book is thus made up of studies of contests in which rivals duel for supremacy in verbal arts, song-poetry, and performance as they display their wit, sense of humor, and poetic expertise.
No sertão das Minas
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Hearing Brazil
Minas Gerais is a state in southeastern Brazil deeply connected to the nation’s slave past and home to many traditions related to the African diaspora. Addressing a wide range of traditions helping to define the region, ethnomusicologist Jonathon Grasse examines the complexity of Minas Gerais by exploring the intersections of its history, music, and culture. Instruments, genres, social functions, and historical accounts are woven together to form a tapestry revealing a cultural territory’s development. The deep pool of Brazilian scholarship referenced in the book, with original translations by the author, cites over two hundred Portuguese-language publications focusing on Minas Gerais. T...
O Império dos Círculos: Elites Mineiras e Reforma Eleitoral no Parlamento Brasileiro (1853-1860)
O livro O império dos círculos: elites mineiras e reforma eleitoral no Parlamento brasileiro (1853-1860) vem à luz a partir do estudo do clássico tema das eleições no Império, tratado em nova perspectiva teórica e metodológica. A obra é um convite ao leitor a revisitar a história política do Brasil do século XIX, por meio de uma abordagem que tem como foco a análise do debate sobre representação política, as práticas eleitorais e o perfil das elites políticas de Minas Gerais, Província com maior eleitorado e representação na Câmara dos Deputados e Senado. Este estudo investiga o debate e a adoção da reforma eleitoral de 1855 - a Lei dos Círculos - com ênfase na per...
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Família Junqueira
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Information Design
The goal of communication-oriented design of messages should always be clarity of communication. In information design the task of the sender is actually not completed until the receivers have received and understood the intended messages. Information Design An introduction includes chapters explaining verbo-visual communication, information and message design principles, design processes, and design tools. These chapters can be seen as a general framework for production of information and learning materials. Based on theories for verbo-visual communication this book presents several practial guidelines for the use of text, symbols, visuals, typography, and layout in information and learning materials. Rune Pettersson is Professor of Information Design at the Department of Innovation, Design and Product Development (IDP) at Mälardalen University in Eskilstuna, Sweden.
