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Bilingualism and multilingualism: Transversal competencies, mobility, and well-being. : Introduction
No full textDon Quijote y los orígenes de los mapas publicados en libros a comienzos de la era moderna europea
Get PDFThe increasing importance of literature as a signifier of national identity transformed how maps were valued during the Enlightenment. The first part of this essay examines how this cartographic component was visualized in the engravings and maps included in various editions of Don Quijote published in the eighteenth century and in previous centuries, as curiously the work had not been illustrated with maps until the 1780 edition. Then, we will trace the emergence of national identity and values, such as masculine authority, in this canonical work of literature through its cartographic component. The subject grows even more complex once the assignment of identity is performed by foreign hands.La creciente importancia de la literatura como signo de la identidad nacional transformó cómo los mapas eran valorados durante la Ilustración. En la primera parte de este ensayo, se examinará cómo se visualizaba el componente cartográfico de los dibujos y los mapas incluidos en ediciones de Don Quijote publicadas en el siglo XVIII y en siglos anteriores también, ya que, curiosamente, la obra no aparecía adornada con mapas hasta la edición de 1780. Posteriormente, trazaremos el surgimiento de la identidad nacional y sus valores, tales como la autoridad cartográfica y masculina, dentro de esta obra literaria canónica tras su componente cartográfico. Este tema llega a ser más complejo cuando la asignación de identidad es realizada por manos extranjeras
Intersubjective Perspectives on Intersexuality and Spectator Identification in Puenzo’s XXY
No full textIntersexuality is underrepresented in film, yet in key sequences in XXY, perspectival patterns kindle attentiveness to intersex subjectivity by focalizing the experiences of a secondary, non-intersex identified character. What is gained by rendering intersexuality from the vantage point of one who has yet to experience it? This article argues that the film’s visual and aural grammar queers intersexuality itself, undoing dichotomic borders between “intersex” and “non-intersex” by making intersexuality a relational rather than purely anatomical quality. This intersubjective rendering of intersexuality facilitates alternative pathways for audience identification with intersexuality, a topic yet unexplored in the film’s robust body of criticism.La intersexualidad rara vez es representada en el cine, sin embargo, en secuencias clave de XXY, los patrones de perspectiva abordan la subjetividad intersex a través de la focalización de las experiencias de un personaje secundario que no se identifica como tal. ¿Qué está en juego cuando se retrata la intersexualidad desde el punto de vista de alguien que no encarna esa experiencia? La gramática visual y sonora del filme desestabiliza la intersexualidad misma, desdibujando las fronteras dicotómicas entre “intersex” y “no intersex”, haciendo de la intersexualidad una calidad relacional y no solamente anatómica. Esta representación intersubjetiva de la intersexualidad da paso a caminos alternativos para la identificación espectatorial con la intersexualidad, un tema aún inexplorado en la prolífica crítica sobre XXY
Rays of Change: Commentary on Potential Interventions for Skin Cancer Prevention in Ontario Medical Education
No full textThis commentary addresses the rising incidence of skin cancer in Ontario and the exclusion of Skin of Colour (SOC) populations from sun-protection advocacy. It proposes the installation of sunscreen dispensers in medical schools to promote sun safety habits and awareness among future healthcare providers. The initiative aims to reduce skin cancer rates by normalizing sunscreen use across all skin types, with educational infographics emphasizing SOC needs. Despite potential barriers such as cost and community resistance, the involvement of healthcare professionals and students could drive long-term change in sun-protective behaviors and improve population health outcomes.
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Ce commentaire aborde l’augmentation de l’incidence du cancer de la peau en Ontario et la sous-représentation des populations à peau foncée (Skin of Colour, SOC) dans la promotion de la protection solaire. Il propose l’installation de distributeurs de crème solaire dans les écoles de médecine afin de promouvoir les habitudes de protection solaire et la sensibilisation auprès des futurs professionnels de santé. L’initiative vise à normaliser l’usage de la crème solaire pour tous les types de peau, en intégrant des infographies éducatives adaptées aux besoins des populations SOC. Malgré les obstacles potentiels tels que le coût et la résistance communautaire, l’implication des professionnels de santé et des étudiants pourrait favoriser un changement à long terme des comportements de protection solaire et améliorer les résultats de santé publique
The Effects of Video Games on Stress Reduction in University Students: A Systematic Review
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Introduction. University can be stressful for students affecting mental health, academics, and well-being. Common stressors include workload, relationships, and finances. Video games are a method of coping.
Methods. Twelve studies met inclusion criteria found in a search of six databases. Studies involving: participants with comorbidities, the negative effects of video games, publishing before 2010, and only assessments of thefrequency/duration of playtime were excluded. The quality was assessed using a self-developed quality appraisal.
Results. Video games may reduce stress in students, although the effect is not conclusive. Video games can provide a sense of control and mastery leading to increased relaxation and reduced stress levels. They can be a distraction from stressors and improve mood.
Discussion. Gaming helps reduce stress in students but more research is needed to fully understand the effects. Most studies did not look at the effects of playing video games in isolation. Individual differences may impact the effectiveness of stress management. Using varying strategies to cope including professional help is important.
Conclusion. Further research should identify the most effective types of video games and develop best practices for stress management. Understanding potential benefits and limitations of video gaming can inform effective stress reduction strategies
El palimpsesto órfico de León Febres-Cordero y “Paraguachoa”
Get PDFThis paper analyzes the poem "Paraguachoa" written in 1999 by León Febres-Cordero and recovered and edited in 2020, within the Orphic context. At the same time that the oeuvre of this author is reviewed, in line with this topic, I reflect not only on the keywords and rituals of Orphism, but also on the mysterious basis that regulates both Greek tragedy – the basis of the author’s writing – and the Bacchic and Orphic sects.En este trabajo se analiza el poema de León Febres-Cordero “Paraguachoa”, escrito en 1999 y recuperado y editado en 2020, dentro del contexto órfico. A la vez que se pasa revista a la obra de este autor, al hilo de este tema, se reflexiona no solo sobre las contraseñas y rituales del orfismo, sino también sobre la base mistérica que regula tanto la tragedia griega – base de la escritura del autor – como las sectas báquicas y órficas
La historia como disciplina pública en tiempo de memoria. Imperios, conexiones y resistencias
Get PDFThe loss of the supposed monopoly of professional historians over the past and the predominant presentist conception of history have given an unusual vitality to a discipline which, far from being in crisis, obliges us to multiply efforts to transfer the results of our research to the rest of society. From the perspective of early modern history, the article raises some considerations on the convenience of approaching the study of imperial structures from an angle capable of combining global dynamics with the determining weight of the local sphere, the importance of analyzing the vertebral role played by all kinds of connectors and overlapping networks, and the memory of the multiple manifestations of resistance and hybridization.La pérdida del pretendido monopolio de los historiadores profesionales sobre el pasado y la predominante concepción presentista de la historia han dotado de una inusitada vitalidad a una disciplina que, lejos de estar en crisis, nos obliga a intensificar los esfuerzos por transferir el resultado de nuestras investigaciones al resto de la sociedad. Desde el ámbito de la historia moderna, el artículo plantea algunas consideraciones sobre la necesidad de acercarse al estudio de las estructuras imperiales a través de un enfoque capaz de conjugar las dinámicas globales con el peso determinante del ámbito local, el análisis del papel vertebrador ejercido por todo tipo de conectores y entramados superpuestos o la memoria de las múltiples manifestaciones de resistencia e hibridación
La ficcionalidad crucificada en La fuerza de la sangre: una lectura batailleana de Cervantes
Get PDFTaking the cross as a fictional structural device, this article reads Cervantes’s text from an anthropological perspective that questions violence against female bodies. Leocadia, as a paradigm of the Virgin Mary, takes the cross as payment for Rodolfo’s rape, putting her in the position of a prostitute. For Bataille, prostitutes had sacred characteristics because they were permanently transgressing limits. Through repetitive fainting and the theft of the crucifix, Leocadia experiences a queer temporality that grants her access to the sacred. Leocadia’s scientifically impossible pregnancy frames this text as a miracle narrative that questions the use of the crucifix to justify rape.Considerando el crucifijo como eje estructural, este artículo estudia el texto cervantino desde una perspectiva antropológica que cuestiona la violencia hacia el cuerpo femenino. Leocadia, paradigma de la Virgen, toma el crucifijo como pago por la violación de Rodolfo, asemejándose a una prostituta. Para Bataille, las prostitutas poseían un carácter sagrado porque permanentemente transgredían los límites. Con los desmayos y el robo del crucifijo, Leocadia experimenta la temporalidad queer y acceso a lo sagrado. Su embarazo, imposible según la ciencia de la época, sitúa el texto en una narrativa milagrosa que cuestiona el uso del crucifijo para justificar las violaciones
MAHAN L. ELLISON. Africa in the Contemporary Spanish Novel, 1990–2010. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, 2021. 212 pp.
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OLGA SENDRA FERRER. Barcelona: City of Margins. Toronto: U of Toronto P, 2022. xii + 272 pp.
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