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La provincia europea. Idee e rappresentazioni della crisi dell’Europa. 1900-1939
No full textThis book is the first in the European Philosophical Studies series and includes the papers from the international conference, The European Province. Ideas and Representations of the Crisis of Europe. 1900-1939, which was held at the University of Naples Federico II from March 13 to 15, 2023. The book is divided into four sections. The first section, The Words of the Crisis, gives a general idea of the European crisis. It uses some important works from that time. The next section, Diseases and Cures, looks at the work of important ‘psychopathologists of the spirit’ who could identify and treat the European disease. The third section, Narratives of Crisis, features historians and writers. They discuss the spiritual atmosphere of the ‘crisis of European consciousness.’ The fourth and final section, Actions and Reactions, welcomes contributions with more political implications.PublishedIl presente volume inaugura la collana European Philosophical Studies e raccoglie gli Atti del convegno internazionale La provincia europea. Idee e rappresentazioni della crisi dell’Europa. 1900-1939, che si è tenuto presso l’Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II dal 13 al 15 marzo 2023. Il libro si articola in quattro sezioni. La prima, Le parole della crisi, intende presentare, a grandi linee, il lessico della crisi europea che compare in alcune importanti opere del tempo preso in considerazione. Nella successiva, Malattie e cure, ci si affida ad alcuni dei grandi “psicopatologi dello spirito”, che hanno avuto l’abilità di diagnosticare la malattia europea ed elaborare prognosi e terapie. La terza, Narrazioni della crisi, passa la parola a storici e scrittori, che tratteggiano il clima spirituale della “crisi della coscienza europea”. La quarta ed ultima sezione, Azioni e reazioni, accoglie contributi dai risvolti più propriamente politici
Education and the Politics of Memory in Russia and Eastern Europe
No full textThis book examines both formal and extracurricular education, and the politics of memory and historical narratives in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, and Ukraine.
The misalignment between memory politics and history politics forms a central theme of this book. Structured in three parts, it focuses on school education in the post-Soviet states over the 30 years between the collapse of the Soviet Union and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The chapters inquire as to how post-Soviet school education, politics of memory, and history politics became active participants in the production of state-approved ideology, patriotism, and a state-prescribed understanding of the national past. Armed conflicts in the territory of the former USSR not only saw numerous victims and refugees but also the emergence of new borders and unrecognized (de-facto) states, and the annexation of territories. They also contributed to the creation of new sites of memory, generated their own traditions of commemoration for the heroes and victims of these confrontations, and led to the reconstruction of historical narratives and the construction of new national myths. The research in this book foregrounds how the nationalization of the public space and the reconstruction of national historical narratives in the independent states reflect a desire to monopolize the power to interpret the past, with low tolerance of alternative accounts. In this light, the book covers issues such as the nation-state, Sovietization, national history creation, memory politics, religion, mass media, nationalism and patriotism, and analyzes the relationship of Azerbaijani and Armenian, Russian and Ukrainian societies with their histories and pasts.
A novel study on the topic of memory and history writing, this is a timely contribution to the field of Post-Soviet history and Russian and Eastern European Studies.
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license
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No full textAustin Zeiderman unearths how the fraught past and future of Colombia’s Magdalena River articulate the mirrored hierarchies of race and environment to explore global entanglements of race, nature, and capital
Le tirage au sort dans l’Antiquité
No full textThe practice of drawing lots has a long history, dating back to ancient times. As far back as the Iliad and other epics, because it was based on chance and the intervention of the gods, it was opposed, philosophically and practically, to human choice, whether that choice was based on reason and deliberation, voting or personal goodwill. This volume focuses on this procedure, which was both frequent and common in the ancient Mediterranean basin. Through eighteen contributions, it sketches out a collective reflection on the political, religious, administrative and playful uses to which the sors was put. The study begins with the Greek and Italian worlds of the Archaic and Classical periods and takes the reader all the way to Republican and Imperial Rome, an area and period for which sortitio has not yet received the attention it deserves. Taking a diachronic and comparative approach, the book seeks to highlight the different meanings and virtues attached to the drawing of lots, depending on the regimes that used it and their political culture. Why did the Romans, like so many other ancient peoples, choose to leave so much to chance in the running of the city’s affairs? In addition to the issues specific to ancient history, this book is part of a contemporary debate. In particular, it seeks to give historical and anthropological depth to the current debate on the reintroduction of the drawing of lots in the context of the crisis of “representativeness” that Western democracies are currently experiencing
Compromiso y Participación de los Estudiantes del Programa de Psicología de la Universidad Libre – Seccional Cali Durante las Clases Presenciales y las Clases Mediadas por las TIC entre los Periodos 2019-2 y 2021-1
No full textStudent engagement and participation are factors of particular importance for the educational field, due to their relationship with the processes of permanence in school, the use of learning opportunities and the achievement of academic goals. This research aims to investigate how these two factors were possibly affected during the implementation of ICT mediated classes during the pandemic in 2020, which emerged as a learning methodology due to the fact that the pandemic forced the different spaces of social interaction and academic institutions to enter confinement. among them universities, where students through virtual platforms received the information of their classes from a computer at home, with multiple distractions such as the use of electronic devices, home situations and even the performance of domestic activities.The possibility of researching these changes in the educational context from the experience of those who are living this process, including students, can facilitate the recognition of the characteristics of their experience in virtual environments and their relationship with the tools used, which allow discovering opportunities that develop a strategic planning of educational communication.PublishedEl compromiso y la participación de los estudiantes son factores de particular importancia para el campo educativo, debido a su relación con los procesos de permanencia en la escuela, el aprovechamiento de oportunidades de aprendizaje y el logro de cumplimiento de me-tas académicas. Por medio de esta investigación se pretende indagar cómo estos dos factores posiblemente se vieron afectados durante la implementación de las clases mediadas por TIC durante la pandemia en el 2020, las cuales surgieron como metodología de aprendizaje de-bido a que la pandemia obligó a los diferentes espacios de interacción social e instituciones académicas a entrar en confinamiento, entre ellos las universidades, donde los estudiantes por medio de platafor-mas virtuales recibían la información de sus clases desde un compu-tador en su casa, con múltiples distractores como el uso de disposi-tivos electrónicos, situaciones del hogar e incluso la realización de actividades domésticas.La posibilidad de investigar sobre estos cambios en el contexto edu-cativo desde la experiencia de quienes están viviendo este proceso, entre ellos los estudiantes, puede facilitar reconocer las característi-cas de la experiencia de estos en los entornos virtuales y su relación con las herramientas utilizadas, las cuales permitan descubrir opor-tunidades que desarrollen una planificación estratégica de la comu-nicación educativa
Physics in Minerva’s Academy
No full textThis monograph explains how, in the aftermath of the battle over René Descartes’ philosophy, Newton’s natural philosophy found fertile ground at the University of Leiden. Newton’s natural philosophical views and methods, along with their underlying distinctions, seamlessly aligned with the University of Leiden’s institutional-religious policy, which urged professors and students to separate theology from philosophy. Additionally, these views supported the natural philosophical agendas of Herman Boerhaave, Willem Jacob's Gravesande, and Petrus van Musschenbroek. Newton’s natural philosophical program was especially useful in the three Leiden professors' project of reforming existing disciplines and providing them with epistemic legitimacy
Creating with Roots
No full textCreating with Roots is a critical introduction to the history, theory, and creative practice of Chinese national folk dance, the Chinese-speaking world’s most popular contemporary dance form. A complex cultural and artistic phenomenon that resists simple categorization, Chinese national folk dance merges folkloric material with contemporary stage aesthetics and blends rural folk dances of the Han majority with dances representing China’s minoritized ethnic communities, bridging cultural differences of geography, economic class, and ethnicity. As such, Chinese national folk dance has become a lightning rod for current debates in the arts worldwide—how to balance local heritage with artistic innovation, how to maintain cultural integrity amid commercialization and Eurocentrism, and the ethics of representation in contemporary multiculturalism. Chinese national folk dance is increasingly a globalized phenomenon: schools, classes, competitions, and performances of professionals and amateurs now exist all across the world. Originally published in Chinese and authored by prominent Chinese dance scholar, Rui Xu, this English translation will be an essential resource for the global conversation about how dancers and choreographers navigate tradition and innovation in contemporary national folk dance choreography.
Creating with Roots offers a detailed breakdown of key terms and concepts necessary for understanding Chinese national folk dance and analyzes 37 examples of choreography dating from the 1940s to 2000. The author situates these explanations within the longer history of cultural practice and theory in China and in relation to the international dance discourses of the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and North America
Pandemic Power
No full textPandemic Power offers a bold and thought-provoking exploration of how the global response to the Covid pandemic has reshaped our understanding of science, freedom, and democracy. This meticulously researched book examines the political, social, and intellectual shifts that have accompanied lockdowns, censorship, and the instrumentalization of fear, delivering a searing critique of the policies and narratives that defined the Covid era. From past public health scandals to the rise of “digital authoritarianism,” Blaive investigates the dangers of unchecked authority, the troubling role of the media, and the ethical failures of policymakers and public health leaders. Through her in-depth analysis, the author explores critical issues such as surveillance and censorship, the disproportionate impact of lockdowns on the poor and disadvantaged, the capture of public health by the pharmaceutical industry, and the erosion of the rule of law under the guise of public safety. Lastly, this book questions the liberal left’s troubling support for authoritarian practices and its apparent indifference to the aggravation of socio-economic inequalities resulting from the pandemic response it championed. Provocative, insightful, and deeply relevant, Pandemic Power is essential reading for anyone seeking to gain insight into not only how the Covid response has eroded democracy but also how it has contributed to the rise of the extreme right in many countries
Chapter 20 Podcasting and Resistance to Gender-Based Violence across Canada, the United States, and Mexico
No full textThe Routledge Companion to Gender and Borderlands maps the relationship between gender and borderlands at a global scale and sets the agenda for developing a global composite field of gender and borderlands studies. This interdisciplinary collection seeks to understand the complex nexus at which gender and the borderlands intersect, modelling radical relationality at epistemological, ontological, and activist levels. Going beyond border studies’ frequent site at the U.S.–Mexico Border, this book examines the power relations of borderlands as they play out in, influence, and reflect gender dynamics. Contributors draw on case studies from around the world, and their chapters span diverse fields from anthropology, literature, and history, to political science, religious studies, sociology, and the arts. The Routledge Companion to Gender and Borderlands is an indispensable resource for scholars and students engaged in border studies, gender studies, and the wide range of interlocking disciplines that inform and enrich these fields
Chapter Konstytucyjny limit zadłużenia w doświadczeniach Polski i Hiszpanii
No full textOpracowanie analizuje konstytucyjne limity zadłużenia w państwach członkowskich Unii Europejskiej, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem Polski i Hiszpanii. W polskiej Konstytucji limit zadłużenia wynosi 3/5 wartości rocznego PKB, a jego naruszenie grozi poważnymi konsekwencjami. Autor podkreśla, że brak elastyczności tej regulacji może utrudniać dostosowanie się do zmieniających się warunków makroekonomicznych. W Hiszpanii limit zadłużenia został wprowadzony w reakcji na kryzys finansowy. Istnieje możliwość tymczasowego przekroczenia tego limitu w sytuacjach wyjątkowych, takich jak katastrofy naturalne czy recesja. Jednak sama procedura wprowadzenia zmian w Konstytucji budziła kontrowersje z powodu braku dialogu i pośpiechu, w jakim się ona odbywała. Autor analizuje także konsekwencje przekroczenia limitów zadłużenia w ramach procedury unikania nadmiernego deficytu w Unii Europejskiej. Zastanawia się, czy pandemia zmieni podejście do limitów zadłużenia i czy konieczne będzie dostosowanie konstytucyjnych zapisów do nowej rzeczywistości ekonomicznej. Ostatecznie analiza wskazuje na różnice między państwami w podejściu do regulacji zadłużenia oraz na wyzwania związane z utrzymaniem równowagi finansów publicznych w obliczu zmieniających się warunków gospodarczych