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El presente libro ofrece un panorama crítico de estos problemas recordando la importancia de la imaginación para el desarrollo de la escritura y el acceso a nuevos conocimientos sobre la lengua y la literatura.
This book investigates the history of writing as a cultural practice in a variety of contexts and periods. It analyses the rituals and practices determining intimate or ‘ordinary’ writing as well as bureaucratic and religious writing. From the inscribed images of ‘pre-literate’ societies, to the democratization of writing in the modern era, access to writing technology and its public and private uses are examined. In ten studies, presented by leading historians of scribal culture from seven countries, the book investigates the uses of writing in non-alphabetical as well as alphabetical script, in societies ranging from Native America and ancient Korea to modern Europe. The authors emphasise the material characteristics of writing, and in so doing they pose questions about the definition of writing itself. Drawing on expertise in various disciplines, they give an up-to-date account of the current state of knowledge in a field at the forefront of ‘Book History’.
Argentina's Partisan Past is a challenging new study about the production, spread, and use of national history and identity for political purposes in twentieth-century Argentina. Based on extensive study of primary and published sources, it analyzes how nationalist views about what it meant to be Argentine were built into the country's long protracted crisis of liberal democracy from the 1930s to the 1980s. Eschewing the notion of any straightforward relationship between cultural customs and political practices, the study seeks instead to provide a more nuanced framework for understanding the interplay between politics and narratives about national history. The book is a valuable resource to both students of Argentine history and those interested in the ways in which nationalism has shaped our contemporary world.
Working with educators at all academic levels involved in WAC partnerships, the authors and editors of this collection demonstrate successful models of collaboration between schools and institutions so others can emulate and promote this type of collaboration.
Maestros, profesores y padres, todos aquellos que se interesan por la educación sienten nostalgia por un pasado concebido como edad dorada en la cual todos leían y escribían, ninguno tenía dificultades para vincularse con la cultura escrita, los chicos llegaban alfabetizados a la escuela, ser docente no sólo era una forma de ascender socialmente sino también un trabajo donde no era necesario inventar, constantemente, nuevos modos de enseñar porque los chicos aprendían como sin querer. ¿Cuánto hay de cierto en estas afirmaciones? ¿Todos –inmigrantes, obreros, artesanos, albañiles– tenían las oportunidades para acceder a los mismos saberes? ¿Los alumnos aprendían sin darse c...
This is an interdisciplinary study of the major cultural and political scenes of a decade marked by dramatic -and sometimes traumatic--change.
Study techniques. Types of reading / types of text / what is key and what is complementary in an academic text summarizing: what it is - what it is not / summaries for oneself or for others / four rules of thumb. Paratext, context and cotext. Characteristics of good writing / Actions of reading and writing study texts. How to highlight key ideas: frames / how to organize lists, classifications or definitions: frames / bibliographic references and citations / concept maps.
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