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When Culture Becomes Law: Mayan Heritage and the New Constitutional Recognition of Collective Rights in Mexico
Full text linkAbstract. The constitutional reform of September 30, 2024 to article 2 marks a substantive change in the recognition of indigenous peoples as subjects of public law, with their own patrimony, valid normative systems and express right to conserve, protect and develop their cultural, material and immaterial heritage. This article analyzes the legal implications of this reform in the context of the Maya people, especially with regard to collective intellectual property, the right to prior consultation and the constitutional recognition of bioculturality. A critical reading of the new normative framework is proposed, with emphasis on its transformative potential for the territorial and patrimonial defense of the Mayan peoples, as well as its limits in the face of the state model of cultural protection.
Spanish: Mexican Constitution, reform 2024, Mayan peoples, cultural heritage, collective rights, bioculturality, collective intellectual property, prior consultation.
Resumen. La reforma constitucional del 30 de septiembre de 2024 al artículo 2º marca un giro sustantivo en el reconocimiento de los pueblos indígenas como sujetos de derecho público, con patrimonio propio, sistemas normativos válidos y derecho expreso a conservar, proteger y desarrollar su patrimonio cultural, material e inmaterial. Este artículo analiza las implicaciones jurídicas de esta reforma en el contexto del pueblo maya, especialmente en lo relativo a la propiedad intelectual colectiva, el derecho a la consulta previa y el reconocimiento constitucional de la bioculturalidad. Se propone una lectura crítica del nuevo marco normativo, con énfasis en su potencial transformador para la defensa territorial y patrimonial de los pueblos mayas, así como sus límites frente al modelo estatal de tutela cultural.
Español: Constitución mexicana, reforma 2024, pueblos mayas, patrimonio cultural, derechos colectivos, biocultural, propiedad intelectual colectiva, consulta previ
Georgia Library Spotlight: The Armstrong Campus Time Machine at Georgia Southern University
Full text linkGeorgia Library Professionals’ Perspectives on Technology Competencies
Full text linkThis report complements the quantitative findings published earlier in the “Survey Report on Technology Use in Georgia Libraries” in the Winter 2025 issue of Georgia Library Quarterly. This report presents the results of the following open-ended questions: 1. What are the top three technology skills required for your job in the library?, 2. What technology-related skills and knowledge do you consider essential for entry-level librarians?, 3. Which technology-related knowledge and skills do you consider essential to be incorporated into the MLIS curriculum?
The findings provide practical, evidence-based insights that can help LIS educators and institutions in updating LIS curricula and professional development
TCS 2025: Discussion Recording - Wealth, Trafficking and Traffic (2000)
No full textDr. Ernesto Silva discusses the intersections of drug/human trafficking, wealth inequality across borders, and the stories portrayed in the film, Traffic (2000)
Now More Important Than Ever: Understanding Censorship, Fighting Book Challenges, and Celebrating Banned Books Week
Full text linkAlthough censorship is an international problem with a long history, American public and school libraries have faced increased censorship efforts from parents and politicians concerning materials available to children over the past few years. Just this past year, book challenges resulted in heated debates and book removals from the library shelves across the U.S. Now more than ever, it is important to understand censorship, keep abreast of recent legislation and developments, fight book challenges, and celebrate Banned Books Week. While there have been some setbacks in fighting book challenges, library advocates are encouraged by recent success stories. The American Library Association provides resources and strategies to help libraries become “challenge-ready,” and celebrating Banned Books Week is a great way to promote banned books and fight censorship
I Hate It Here, Please Vote for Me: Essays on Rural Political Decay
Full text linkMatthew Ferrence Morgantown: West Virginia Uni-versity Press, 2024 ISBN: 9781959000273 228 p. $21.99 (Pbk
Shifting Instructional Planning Practices: Exploring High School Mathematics Teachers\u27 Perceptions of Integrating the Do the Math Protocol Into Collaborative Instructional Planning
Full text linkThis qualitative case study explores the perceptions of high school mathematics teachers regarding the implementation of the Do the Math protocol during collaborative instructional planning. This study investigates how the use of a structured planning tool can support professional growth and instructional improvement. Over five weeks, participants engaged with the protocol to collaboratively plan instruction. Data was collected through interviews, observation of collaborative instructional planning sessions, and analysis of instructional artifacts. Findings revealed two major themes. First, the protocol contributed to building content and pedagogical knowledge by deepening teachers’ understanding of math standards, promoting intentional collaboration, and encouraging the sharing and modeling of effective strategies. Second, the protocol supported growth in instructional delivery by helping teachers design differentiated lessons, strengthen co-teaching practices, and enhance the development of three-part math lessons. Results are presented in narrative form, aligned with a qualitative case study approach and organized around recurring patterns and themes. This study highlights the value of structured collaboration and sustained professional learning in helping high school math teachers refine their instructional practices and improve student learning experiences
When I Was Young . .. - Perceptions of Past Winters by Elderly Residents of Northwest Wisconsin
Full text linkYoung people today often hear their eIders talk about the severe winters oftheir youth, noting colder, snowier times in the past. A survey of elderly residents of NW Wisconsin documents their perceptions of past winters. The results of this survey were then related to an nual and decade mean winter temperature and snowfal l data from the same region for the period, 1920 to 1996. It appears that memories of the most severe winter weather are connected with childhood. A majority of respondents chose the 1930s as being the coldest decade in memory. In reality, it was not. Only one subject chose the 1970s as being the coldest decade, which it was. Subjects tended to use one severe winter as their reference for the severity of an entire decade. For example, over 35 percent of subjects referred to the 1950s as being the snowiest when in fact the \u2750s produced the least snowfall overall. However, the winter of 1950-51 was exceptionally snowy across much ofthe upper Midwest. Most elderly people associated the most severe winters of their lives with the years in which they walked to school. In their comments the need to express the hardships of their youth is evident. Improved technology minimizes the perceived severity of recent winters. As technology advances, memories do not
ILLINOIS: A GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY, ILLINOIS GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY by Ronald E. Nelson, Editor
Full text linkIll inois, the \u27Prairie State\u27 has a rich and varied landscape, which is a product not only of the forces of nature, but also of the geographic patterns of human act ivity. The interaction of the physical environment of Illinois with the inhabitants of the state, and the resulting geographic milieu, are the subjects of this book. The book is a compilation of chapters by a series of authors who have expertise in some aspect of the geography of Illinois. The result is a detailed regional geography, ofthe classic vintage, which contains a wealth of information