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While the term “culture wars” often designates the heated arguments in the English-speaking world spiraling around race, the canon, and affirmative action, in fact these discussions have raged in diverse sites and languages. Race in Translation charts the transatlantic traffic of the debates within and between three zones—the U.S., France, and Brazil. Stam and Shohat trace the literal and figurative translation of these multidirectional intellectual debates, seen most recently in the emergence of postcolonial studies in France, and whiteness studies in Brazil. The authors also interrogate an ironic convergence whereby rightist politicians like Sarkozy and Cameron join hands with some leftist intellectuals like Benn Michaels, Žižek, and Bourdieu in condemning “multiculturalism” and “identity politics.” At once a report from various “fronts” in the culture wars, a mapping of the germane literatures, and an argument about methods of reading the cross-border movement of ideas, the book constitutes a major contribution to our understanding of the Diasporic and the Transnational.
"This book explores the travels and travails of a fabulous headdress reputed to have belonged to Montezuma, the last emperor of the Aztecs. This feather crown was brought to Europe by Hernando Cortez following the conquest of Mexico. Not long after it arrived in Europe, it was placed in the "cabinet of curiosities" at Ambras Castle, the Austrian residence of the author's ancestors. From there the headdress was removed to Vienna's Weltmuseum in the early nineteenth century, where it has been on view ever since. "El Penacho," as the headdress is called, is considered a national treasure by both Austria and Mexico. The crown has long been the center of political and cultural power struggles. Th...
Imagining Brazil provides a comprehensive and multifaceted picture of Brazil in the age of globalization. Privileging diversity in relation to the authors as well as the manner in which Brazil is perceived, JessZ Souza and Valter Sinder have assembled historians, political scientists, sociologists, literary critics, and scholars of culture in an attempt to understand a complex society in all its richness and diversity. Rising from one of the worldOs poorest societies in the 1930s to the eighth largest world economy in the 1980s, Brazil is used as an example of globalizationOs impact on peripheral societies, exploring in new contexts the serious social problems that have always characterized this society. Imagining Brazil explores the connections between society and politics and culture and literature, creating an encompassing volume of interest to scholars of Latin American studies as well as those interested in how globalization impacts the varied aspects of a country.
Roger Bastide developed the theory of acculturation which provides a framework for understanding contact between different cultures and beliefs. 'Bastide on Religion' offers a clear introduction to the life and work of this influential scholar. The volume focuses on Bastide's study of Afro-Brazilian religions, in particular his study of Candomble, a religion born from the contact between African and Brazilian cultures. The book outlines Bastide's work on acculturation, his concept of the relationship between religion and culture, and his challenge to many dominant approaches to economic development.
O livro Retas Que se Prolongam em Curvas: Tensões nos Usos do Contexto Metropolitano Brasiliense traz importantes contribuições para o rol de estudos que se debruçam sobre o tema do espaço urbano na trama metropolitana da capital. Mais uma vez, a centralidade do Plano Piloto na organização socioespacial do Distrito Federal é posta em análise, mas sob uma perspectiva inteiramente nova, pela proposta de abordagem histórico-empírica, pouco utilizada nos estudos sobre Brasília.
As novas DCN – Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais – instituídas pelo MEC – Ministério da Educação – para os cursos de graduação da grande área de Comunicação pressupõem uma revisão dos conteúdos disciplinares e das estratégias pedagógicas. Os cursos de Jornalismo, Relações Públicas, Publicidade e Propaganda, Radio-TV-Internet e Cinema-Audiovisual estão sendo convocados a implantar novos projetos cognitivos, em sintonia com as demandas da sociedade. Para atender a esse requisito, chega em boa hora este livro escrito pelo Prof. José Marques de Melo, contendo um itinerário que pode orientar professores e alunos, pesquisadores e profissionais, gestores e avaliadores no entendimento das transformações vividas pelo campo comunicacional neste começo de século. Trata-se de obra de referência que evidencia maturidade e ousadia, elaborada por intelectual que conquistou respeito nacional e reconhecimento internacional pela erudição científica e competência narrativa, num espaço dinâmico e surpreendente.
Las élites culturales han sido actores importantes de la historia de América Latina. Sin embargo, aunque su labor y su pensamiento son conocidos, no existía una historia de la posición de los hombres de ideas en el espacio social, de sus asociaciones y sus formas de actividad, de las instituciones y los campos de la vida intelectual, de sus debates y de las relaciones entre "poder secular" y "poder espiritual", para utilizar la distinción introducida por Comte. Hay excelentes estudios sobre casos nacionales, pero no existía, hasta el presente, una historia general. 'Historia de los intelectuales en América Latina', la importante obra dirigida por Carlos Altamirano, propone este acerca...
"Este livro tem por objetivo explicitar melhor uma etapa essencial aos estudos históricos: a relação entre o historiador e a sua principal ferramenta de trabalho, o documento histórico. Para tanto, procura resgatar, ao longo do tempo, as mudanças que ocorreram no uso das fontes, bem como a ampliação do conceito de documento histórico nas últimas décadas. Recupera, ainda, de forma didática, os grandes núcleos documentais e a sua tipologia, distinguindo, dentro dela, as possibilidades de análises quantitativas e/ou qualitativas das fontes. E, finalmente, procura ajudar pesquisadores, professores, alunos de graduação e de áreas afins, e os demais interessados no estudo da História, a fazer a crítica documental e a criar formas adequadas de sistematização das informações obtidas".
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