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Museums of Today
At the dawn of the 21st century, museums of society seem to be undergoing a renaissance, with approaches generating a new museological scene. Basically, the new vision involves an interdisciplinary view of societies in which the concept of society or civilization itself creates a new discourse which aims to make the museums reflect on the major challenges faced by society today, such as multiculturalism, identities, and the complexity of the modern world.\nThe papers published in this book provide an introduction to some of the most prestigious museums of society in the world and an analysis of some of the major issues. The papers – written by the museum directors or managers – offer an excellent insight into the way the museums have developed and the challenges they face, whilst also providing some useful guidelines which might be taken into consideration in Catalonia.\n
The Congress of Catalan Traditional and Popular Culture (1981-1982)
Summary of papers presented at the Congrés de Cultura Tradicional i Popular, Barcelona, Spain in 1981.
Representations of Masculinity in Literature and Film
How are men represented on the printed page, the stage and the screen? What do these representations say about masculinity in the past, the present, and the future? The twelve essays in this volume explore the different ways in which men and masculinity have been represented, from the plays of William Shakespeare to the science fiction of Richard K. Morgan, passing through classic fiction by Emily Brontë and Charles Dickens, and popular favourites by Terry Pratchett and Isaac Asimov, without forgetting the Star Wars saga. Collectively, these essays argue that, although much has been written about men, it has been done from a perspective that does not see masculinity as a specific feature in need of critical appraisal. Men need to be made aware of how they are represented in order to alter the toxic patriarchal models handed down to them and even break the extant binary gender models. For that, it is important that men distinguish patriarchy from masculinity, as is done here, and form anti-patriarchal alliances with each other and with women. This book is, then, an invitation to men’s liberation from patriarchy by raising an awareness of its crippling constraints.
Miscel·lània en honor de Josep M. Marquès
L'obra del teòleg, historiador i arxiver Josep M. Marquès i Planagumà (Cruïlles, 1939-Girona, 2007), prematurament desaparegut, es desplegà en múltiples àmbits de la recerca i de l'activitat cultural, en tots els quals va fer aportacions de relleu. La seva tasca ha suscitat interès des de molts punts de vista. Aquesta miscel·lània dedicada a honorar la seva memòria i la seva obra, n'és un testimoni. S'hi apleguen contribucions de 63 investigadors sobre aspectes diversos de les ciències religioses i els estudis litúrgics, de les ciències documentals, de la història de l'Església, de la història social, de l'estudi del patrimoni cultural, de les institucions i comunitats, etc. vinculades tant a les terres de Girona i a Catalunya com també més enllà. El volum inclou també una biografia i una bibliografia de l'homenatjat, que dóna fe de la seva producció científica i humana al servei de l'Església i de la societat catalana.
