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    Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis

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    The present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed

    Variations on the Author

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    “Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship

    Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis

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    We provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis

    La clase media brasileña y el arquetipo de prejuicio de clase

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    Este artículo tiene como objetivo elaborar una reconstitución histórica, a partir del serial a largo plazo, la formación de la clase media brasileña y también su arquetipo de prejuicio de clase. Utilizamos como punto de partida para nuestra reflexión el hecho de que Brasil vivió más de trescientos años de esclavitud, lo que legó la profusión de un imaginario racista, dando lugar a prácticas prejuiciosas y naturalizada a poblaciones afrodescendientes, además de haber extendido al pobre ciudadano, en general. Tratamos de relacionar de manera historicista los objetos estudiados con los conceptos sociológicos de la socialización, además de caracterizar las ideas burguesas de la clase media y las élites brasileñas de la historia de las mentalidades. Pretendemos contribuir a una mejor comprensión de los obstáculos creados por la falta de prácticas de oversionalidad en las relaciones sociales diarias.BF1D-8251-DC2F | Daniel Florence GiesbrechtN/

    Arthur Ramos: pioneirismo e militância antirracismo no Brasil (1926-1949)

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    Este artigo pretende discorrer sobre o pioneirismo do médico e antropólogo brasileiro Arthur Ramos de Araújo Pereira, na constituição de uma agenda antirracista, entre os anos 1926 e 1949. Foram utilizadas como fontes primárias de pesquisa trabalhos de Arthur Ramos, além de referenciais teóricos específicos. Pretende-se, com este estudo, contribuir para o aprofundamento de reflexões acerca das incipientes ações efetivadas por intelectuais brasileiros, no combate ao racismo no país.This article intends to discuss the pioneering spirit of the Brazilian physician and anthropologist Arthur Ramos de Araújo Pereira, in the constitution of an anti-racist agenda, between the years 1926 and 1949. Arthur Ramos works were used as primary sources of research, in addition to specific theoretical references. It is intended, with this study, to contribute to the deepening of reflections about the incipient actions carried out by Brazilian intellectuals, in the fight against racism in the country.BF1D-8251-DC2F | Daniel Florence Giesbrechtinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

    La classe media brasiliana e l'archetipo del pregiudizio di classe

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    Questo articolo ha lo scopo di elaborare una ricostituzione storica, dal seriale a lungo termine, la formazione della classe media brasiliana e anche il suo archetipo di pregiudizio di classe. Abbiamo usato come punto di partenza per la nostra riflessione il fatto che il Brasile ha vissuto più di trecento anni di schiavitù, che ha fatto la profusione di un immaginario razzista, con conseguente pregiudizio e naturalizzato alle popolazioni afrodiscendenti, oltre ad essersi esteso al povero cittadino, in generale. Cerchiamo di mettere in relazione in modo storicista gli oggetti studiati ai concetti sociologici della socializzazione, oltre a caratterizzare le idee borghesi della classe media e delle élite brasiliane dalla storia delle mentalità. Intendiamo contribuire a una migliore comprensione degli ostacoli creati dalla mancanza di pratiche di alterità nelle relazioni sociali quotidiane.BF1D-8251-DC2F | Daniel Florence GiesbrechtN/
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