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The Alamo Collection: A Testament to the Rich History And Cultural Heritage of Texas
Get PDFThe Alamo stands as a symbol of Texas’ enduring spirit; a place where history has been both made and preserved for over 300 years. While the Battle of the Alamo is undoubtedly the most well-known event associated with this historic site, the Alamo’s story is far more expansive. This narrative is richly documented through the Alamo Collection, a growing repository of artifacts that now includes approximately 5,000 items that contribute to the broader understanding of the site’s history. The Alamo Collection, enhanced by acquisitions such as the Phil Collins Collection and the Donald and Louise Yena Spanish Colonial Collection, is a cornerstone of the ngoing 185 million visitor center and museum, which will showcase the entire collection, telling the full, complex story of the Alamo (p. 23)
La industria cannábica canadiense, un mundo complejo por explorar
Get PDFComo hemos visto a lo largo de este capítulo, el estudio de la cannabis es bastante complejo, pues cada día afloran más temas y se generan múltiples investigaciones desde disciplinas diversas, lo cual sin duda enriquece el saber respecto de este fascinante mundo. La industria cannábica ha estado en constante transformación a nivel global y Canadá no es la excepción. p.79
pese a su paulatina legalización en diferentes países, el estigma acerca de la cannabis sigue vivo debido a una diversidad de factores, entre los que destacan su reproducción constante en los discursos hegemónicos en torno a su consumo, la insistencia en su difusión en diversos medios de comunicación masiva, la poca eficacia de las políticas públicas en la revisión de los prejuicios para su descriminalización, el endeble resarcimiento de los daños causados a las miles de personas castigadas, así como los intereses económicos que impulsan que el consumo cannábico permanezca bajo esta noción, además de la falta de información en general y de transparencia en las dependencias de gobierno y otras instancias, entre otros. Todo esto estará latente en las diversas sociedades probablemente hasta que la propagación del estigma y todas sus implicaciones dejen de ser redituables, y su contraparte pueda compartirse como mercancía. p.29-3
Inflation and War, a Dynamic Relationship Amidst the Crisis of Civilization
Get PDFA pernicious combination of processes is unfolding and threatening to put the world’s population i a precarious position in the coming years. The ravages of the sars-CoV-2 pandemic loom large in the social imaginary, to which was added last year the war between Russia and the Ukraine, with the participation of other powers, specifically the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (nato).1 Both processes have affected value and commodity supply chains, generally
leading to increased prices, a redistributive effect that accelerated inflation brings with it. Specifically, the conflict in the European theater of operations implies hikes in crucial commodity prices such as fuel, grains, food in general, and fertilizers. In addition, it supposes increased military spending, not only in the conflict region itself, but also in others, like Asia, determined by old conflicts, whether with bordering countries or by the dynamic created in the current geopolitical dispute. P. 7
Tzö dapö: Using “Saint Rose” In the Otomí Tepehua Mountains
Get PDFThe term tzö dapö (“bad weed”) exists in this world view; it defines cannabis in its initial, wild state. However, when it is conceived as one of the most important deities, it is called “Saint Rose.” The plant moves through several stages before becoming holy, and along that road, it is represented in different ways. p.5
The Chicken’s Eggs
No full text“Every Sunday at dusk, the women —young and old— gathered at the Virgen who protected the entrance to the village, adorning her with feathers. She was short and round and eternally pregnant. In Peña Blanca, only the women finished high school, though most ended up devoting themselves to sewing or raising chickens. The village was wellknown for its eggs and, once a week, Don Heladio would come through town to pick up fifteen carton flats, thirty eggs each, and then hurry off to Hidalgo to sell them…” (p. 58)
Urban Renewal and Cultures, Strategies and Challenges
Get PDFUrban renewal through large-scale cultural projects has become prominent as an effective strategy for revitalizing urban areas in decline. These projects, known as culture-led regeneration strategies, seek not only to improve physical infrastructure, but also to renew cities’ social and economic fabric. As cities around the world face challenges stemming from deindustrialization, globalization, and migration, culture-led urban regeneration strategies have emerged as a viable response for restoring urban identity and fostering sustainable development (p. 19
From the Exemplary North to the Violent South: North American Representations Of Marihuana in Documentaries
Get PDFDocumentary films arguing for the legitimacy of the recreational, medicinal, and industrial use of cannabis have proliferated for the first few decades of the twenty-first century. Since documentary representations are rhetorical constructions by definition, we should highlight a few examples that demonstrate how, in twenty-first-century pro-cannabis documentary activism, discourses around the fight for the legalization of marihuana in the United States have tended to showcase nearby examples in order to draw comparisons and lead spectators to the directors’ desired conclusions. p.8
Inflation and Income Distribution after the Pandemic
Get PDFIn the wake of the 2008 crisis, inflation remained below 3 percent. The surge in international inflation above that level during the Covid-19 pandemic has attracted attention not only from economists and economic policymakers but also from working people, who feel its immediate impact in their pocketbooks when purchasing the goods and services included in the basic food basket, an indicator used in Mexico to calculate the National Consumer Price Index (inpc), which in turn is used to measure inflation.1 Subtracting inflation from the nominal wage gives us the real wage, which is devalued by
price increases, driving down purchasing power and the
relative share of wages in national income. P. 7