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Letter exchange between Zygmunt Celichowski and Alfons Parczewski
No full textArtykuł przedstawia, zachowane w Litewskim Państwowym Archiwum Historycznym w Wilnie, listy Zygmunta Celichowskiego do Alfonsa Parczewskiego, związane z prowadzoną przez nich działalnością społeczną.This article discusses letters written by Zygmunt Celichowski to Alfons Parczewski. The letters are currently held in the Lithuanian Archives of Old Records in Vilnius. The letters concern the social activity performed by both the author and the recipient
Słodka wojna, czyli jak wyprawy wojenne Alfonsa V Wspaniałomyślnego wpłynęły na zmianę zwyczajów żywieniowych w Italii w pierwszej połowie XV w.
No full textPocząwszy od czasów Jakuba I Zdobywcy (1213-1276) Korona Aragonii wkroczyła na drogę ekspansji śródziemnomorskiej. W wyniku
kolejnych wypraw wojennych pod panowaniem jej władców znalazła
się Majorka i pozostałe wyspy archipelagu Balearów (1229-1235), Sycylia (1282) i Sardynia (1323-1324). Kulminacją tego procesu było zaangażowanie się Alfonsa V Wspaniałomyślnego (1416-1458) w wojnę o Królestwo Neapolu, która rozpoczęła się w 1420 r. Po 22 latach
zmagań toczonych z przerwami, w 1442 r. Alfons V Wspaniałomyślny
ostatecznie zawładnął Neapolem, który w kolejnych latach stał się jednym z przodujących ośrodków włoskiego renesansu.
Pojawienie się obcego panowania w południowej części Italii pociągnęło za sobą transfer katalońskiej kultury, języka i obyczajów.
Wśród tych ostatnich ważne miejsce zajmowały również katalońskie
zwyczaje kulinarne, które wykształciły się u schyłku XIV w. To właśnie w tym okresie na terenach Korony Aragonii doszło do istotnej
zmiany roli i okoliczności spożywania słodyczy w kręgach elit władzy i pieniądza. Dotychczas słodkości były podawane jako deser na zakończenie głównego posiłku dziennego (obiadu, uczty, uroczystego
przyjęcia), natomiast od wzmiankowanego okresu ich spożycie uległo
wyraźnemu czasowemu przesunięciu. Początkowo ich konsumpcja
nadal była związana z poszczególnymi elementami rytuału biesiadowania (np. tańcami, zabawami, innymi posiłkami). Z czasem uroczyste spożywanie wyłącznie słodyczy przekształciło się w autonomiczny
posiłek o charakterze przekąski, zwany z katalońska col·lació. Szybko
stało się ono uroczystym, samodzielnie funkcjonującym typem przyjęcia, z ustalonym ceremoniałem i oprawą.
W jakich okolicznościach doszło do przeszczepienia katalońskich
praktyk żywieniowych na grunt włoski? Jaki był wpływ samego władcy i prowadzonych przezeń działań militarnych na ubogacenie włoskich form biesiadowania o nowe pierwiastki proweniencji katalońskiej? – to pytania, które wyznaczają kierunek rozważań podjętych
przez autora referatu.Starting from the time of James I the Conqueror (1213-1276)
the Kingdom of Aragon started its Mediterranean expansion. Following successive military expeditions, its conquests included: Mallorca
and the other Balearic Islands (1229-1235), Sicily (1282) and Sardinia
(1323-1324). The culmination of this process was the involvement
of a Alfons V the Magnanimous (1416-1458) in the war for the Kingdom of Naples, which began in 1420. After 22 years of intermittent
struggle, in 1442, Alfons V the Magnanimous eventually captured Naples, which in the years to come became one of the leading centers
of the Italian Renaissance.
The appearance of foreign domination in southern Italy suddenly
entailed the transfer of Catalan culture, language and customs. Among
the latter, Catalan culinary traditions formed at the end of the fourteenth century also occupied an important place. It was during this period that a significant change took place in the Kingdom of Aragon regarding the role and the circumstances of eating sweets by its financial and political elites. Until then, confectioneries were served as part
of dessert at the end of the main meal (dinner or feast), while in the period discussed their consumption considerably shifted in time. Initially, their consumption was still associated with the various elements
of the feasting etiquette (e.g. dancing, amusements, other meals). With
time, the ceremonial of eating sweets transformed into a separate meal
of sweet snacks, referred to by the Catalan term of col·lació. It quickly
became a solemn, independently functioning type of feast, with an established ceremonial and setting.
Under what circumstances were Catalan eating practices transplanted to Italian context? What influence did the ruler and his military operations have on the enrichment of Italian feasting with new
elements of Catalan provenance? – Such questions define the direction of the considerations made by the author of the paper
Identity and Language: The Choice of Catalan Language by Non–native Writers
No full textNiniejszy artykuł chciałbym zadedykować Xavierowi Farré, mistrzowi dwóch języków – katalońskiego i polskiego. Dziękuję również prof. dr hab. Barbarze Łuczak oraz mgr. Wojciechowi Sawali za ogromną pomoc przy korekcie językowej.W niniejszej pracy autor przedstawia złożone zjawisko, jakim jest wybór języka katalońskiego jako „adoptowanego” języka literackiego. Od wielu już lat podobnego wyboru dokonują nierodzimi pisarze mieszkający w wielokulturowym społeczeństwie katalońskim. Mówi się tu o takich pisarzach, którzy w okresie wczesnego dzieciństwa nie posługiwali się językiem katalońskim, ani też się go nie nauczyli w tym okresie życia. W pierwszej części artykułu autor przedstawił kontekst omawianego zagadnienia, to znaczy historię publikowania dzieł literackich przez pisarzy, którzy, choć nie pochodzili z Krain katalońskich, zdecydowali się stosować język kataloński (pomimo prób zredukowania go do stanu mniejszościowego, należy on dziś do grupy europejskich języków średniej wielkości). W pracy omawia się twórczość różnych pisarzy i zauważane są dzielące ich różnice. Pius Alibek, postać pochodzenia asyryjskiego, Monika Zgustova, urodzona w Czechach, oraz Najat El Hachmi, przybyła z regionu berberyjskiego, są przedstawicielami języków i kultur o średniej wielkości lub historycznie doprowadzonych do stanu mniejszościowego. Natomiast cechą charakterystyczną dwóch innych twórców osiadłych w Katalonii, Patricii Gabancho, urodzonej w Argentynie, oraz Matthew Tree, pochodzenia brytyjskiego, jest to, że z początku oboje przynależeli kulturowo do potężnych systemów językowych. Uznając inność za kategorię analityczną, autor omawia najważniejsze ideologiczne aspekty dotyczące interesującego go zjawiska literackiego, umiejscawiając je w kontekście wyznaczonym przez czynniki społeczne, polityczne i kulturowe.This work presents the complex and tangled phenomenon of choosing Catalan as a literary “adoptive” language that has been taking place among several non-native writers living in the multicultural society developed in Catalonia; that is to say, these writers did not communicate in Catalan or learn this language at their tender age. First of all, the author offers a contextualization and argumentation of this specific subject – the publication of literary works in a minorized, medium -sized European language by non-native speakers – through history and today’s reality in the Catalan countries. Anyway, there is not an homogenous explanation for all these cases, because we can find notable differences among them: whereas Assyrian-born Pius Alibek, Czech-born Monika Zgustova or Berber-born Najat El Hachmi represent other medium-sized or historically minorized languages and cultures, two immigrant writers stand out in this picture since they originally belong to two powerful languages systems, particularly Argentinian-born Patricia Gabancho and British-born Matthew Tree. Considering otherness as an analytical category, the evaluation and dissection of the most important ideological aspects concerning the mentioned literary phenomenon will provide to a precise elucidation of it in the light of social, political and cultural [email protected] im. 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Cleric Alfons Manka OMI and "The survivor" in a poetic perspective : (Przebieracz versus Rozewicz)
No full textTekst jest artykułem biograficznym o polskim kleryku Alfonsie Mańce OMI (oblacie Maryi Niepokalanej) (urodzonym w 1917 r., zmarłym w 1941 r.), więźniu dwóch niemieckich obozów koncentracyjnych (1940-1941) z okresu II wojny światowej (1939-1945): KL Dachau (1940) i KL Mauthausen-Gusen (1940-1941). W tekście autor omawia także porównawczo dwa polskie wiersze, tj. 1) znany utwór poetycki, zatytułowany "Ocalony" (z 1945 r.) autorstwa Tadeusza Różewicza (1921-2014) oraz 2) wiersz Edwarda Przebieracza (ur. 1962- ) z 2019 r. pt. "Święty męczennik kleryk Alfons Mańka (1917-1941) OMI". Autor artykułu porównuje ze sobą w perspektywie aksjologicznej i literackiej te dwa wiersze obydwu polskich poetów: tekst teologa katolickiego Edwarda Przebieracza (z 2019 r.) kontrujący ów tekst ateisty Różewicza (z 1945 r.). a czyni to na zasadzie kontrastu, antytezy.The text is a biographical article about the Polish seminarian Alfons Manka OMI (Oblate Mary Immaculate) (born in 1917, died in 1941), a prisoner of two German concentration camps (1940-1941) from World War II (1939-1945): KL Dachau (1940) and KL Mauthausen-Gusen (1940-1941). In the text, the author also discusses comparatively two Polish poems, i.e. 1) a well-known poem, entitled "The Survivor" (1945) by Tadeusz Rozewicz [Różewicz] (1921-2014) and 2) a poem by Edward Przebieracz (born 1962- ) from 2019 r. entitled "Holy martyr cleric Alfons Manka (1917-1941) OMI". In the axiological and literary perspective, the author of the article compares these two poems by these two Polish poets: the text of the Catholic theologian Edward Przebieracz (2019) against this text of the atheist Różewicz [Rozewicz] (from 1945). and it does so by means of contrast, antithesis
Local knowledge of natural resources in rural Namibia
No full textIncludes bibliographical referencesHistorically, local communities have been excluded from the management of natural resources and their knowledge about their social and physical environment has been ignored and disregarded. The aim of this is study is to assess whether local knowledge is a significant resource and arbitrates in the management of natural resources in rural NamibiaThe study looks at the place and use of local knowledge in governmental and non-governmental organisations, especially in their rural development programmes. It also examines local knowledge in institutional management of natural resources. Lastly, the study assesses the significance of local knowledge in different land use systemsThe study found that local knowledge is widely acknowledged as an important source of information and a useful part of development. However, this recognition is often not translated into practice. The knowledge system is not recorded and available to people who are not members of the community, which limits the contribution it can make to natural resource management and rural developmentThe study shows that local communities have a vast knowledge of the social and physical environment in which they live. Rural development organisations can make better contributions to rural communities by learning from them and using their accumulated knowledge and experience in their programmes. The recommendations made in the study will help rural development practitioners, researchers, academics and agricultural extension officials to realise that local knowledge is a resource which can be used to the benefit of the community and the environmentPietermaritzburgSouth AfricaUniversity of NatalMasters of Environment and Developmen
Developing resilient collective identity in Doro !Nawas conservancy to sustain collective action
No full textThe research report is produced as part of data collection that will result in a doctoral dissertation to be submitted to the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.Conservancies are faced with multiple challenges that require research to advance knowledge and understanding of collective action to manage the collective use of common pool resources (NACSO, 2010). Nkhata and Breen (2010) identified the understanding of governance systems and how these are devolved as an obstacle to the performance of CBNRM in Southern Africa. The challenging circumstances in conservancies could cause conservancy members to lose interest and committees to stop functioning (NACSO, 2010). This situation could threaten the CBNRM sector and natural resources management in Namibia. The goal of this study is to investigate the proposed collective identity framework, to understand and build a resilient collective identity in the management use of common pool resources (CPRs) in social-ecological systems. The objectives of the study are: (i) to examine the relationship between collective identity and collective action in building a resilient social-ecological system in Doro !Nawas conservancy; (ii) to investigate how the collective identity attribute identification varies over time in Doro !Nawas conservancy; how identification links conservancy members to the conservancy collective identity, and how changes in the conservancy may result in actions that are consistent or inconsistent with the conservancy’s collective identity; and (iii) to study how the collective identity attribute, affective commitment, varies over time in Doro !Nawas conservancy; how affective commitment links conservancy members to the conservancy collective identity; and how change in the conservancy may result in actions that are consistent or inconsistent with the conservancy’s collective identity.
The study takes the position that the adaptive cycle model offers an approach for understanding the continuous dynamic processes inherent in collective identity and the collective action to manage the use of CPRs. Thus, the study incorporates the collective identity framework of Ashmore, Deaux, and McLaughlin-Volpe (2004) into Hollings’ adaptive cycle (2001) to provide an approach to understand change in collective identity and the implications for resilience of social-ecological systems.
The methodological framework used is a case study approach. A single case study is an appropriate method for understanding complex social phenomenon like identification and affective commitment within its context (Yin, 2004). In this study, Doro !Nawas conservancy is selected as a representative or typical case of the 59 registered conservancies in Namibia. The lessons from Doro !Nawas conservancy are informative about changes in conservancy collective identity in other conservancies, but cannot be generalized. The study interviewed 47 conservancy and committee members, and nine non-governmental and governmental respondents.
In the formation phase of the conservancy collective identity in Doro !Nawas conservancy, the existing collective action of Versteendewoud Farmers Association used the notion of potential benefits for conservancy members and the process of establishing governance systems in accordance with the legislation to develop identification and affective commitment to the conservancy collective identity. The lesson from this study is that the consultation and information sharing process in the formation stage with community members is an important phase that needs nurturing over time. Establishing a stronger relationship between community members, conservancy collective identity and the conservancy in the formation phase of the conservancy collective identity is essential for future stability in the conservancy.
In accordance with the adaptive cycle, during the growth of conservancy collective identity phase, Doro !Nawas conservancy members had strong identification and affective commitment to the conservancy collective identity. The conservancy management committee members planned, implemented and managed conservancy activities according to the constitution. This translated the interests of the conservancy members into the conservancy’s collective identity. This was put into actions of participation in meetings and other activities. Simultaneously, conservancy members expressed positive emotions and developed a sense of belonging to and ownership of the conservancy which consolidated affective commitment to the conservancy. Growing wealth in conservancies to deliver more benefits to members is dependent on consolidating conservancy collective identity, to develop a stable natural resource base which offers an appealing product that attracts investors.
In the collapse phase of the adaptive cycle identification with the conservancy collective identity is strong but the affective commitment is lost. The case of Doro !Nawas shows that management of the conservancy and the governance system contributed to lost affective commitment. The conservancy management committee was not managing the conservancy in the interests of conservancy members and in accordance with the constitution. And, the governance system was not appropriate to guide the conservancy management committee in the administration of the conservancy. The delay in intervention influenced affective commitment of conservancy members to the conservancy collective identity and the conservancy.
The lessons from Doro !Nawas conservancy indicate the absence of a clear process to deal with a collapse in the conservancy could threaten the conservancy collective identity. Equally, there was no delineation of responsibilities from the policy perspectives as to who should intervene and give direction. The policy implication from the Doro !Nawas is that structures and processes need to be developed to address similar situations while they emerge so as to avoid large scale negative influences on conservancy member relationship with the conservancy collective identity.
In the reconstruction phase of the conservancy collective identity, identification with the conservancy weakened and the conservancy identity had the potential to transform into a completely new identity. Doro !Nawas conservancy members’ identification declined when their dissatisfaction with the conservancy management committee was not addressed over a lengthy period of time. The lesson is that delay in intervention created potential for conservancy members to consider de-gazetting of the conservancy and establishing a new conservancy or a completely new collective action.
In the case of Doro !Nawas the conservancy collective identity proved to be resilient enough to reorganize, amidst challenges of breakaway to establish a new conservancy. The study assumption for resilience of the conservancy collective identity is because the conservancy has a strong resource base with the potential to deliver the benefits conservancy members’ desire. This implies that were the wildlife resource base poor, as in the new conservancies, the chances are very high that the conservancy collective identity would be replaced by a completely new identity.
The study concludes that the conceptual framework illustrated how conservancy collective identity resilience could be developed based on identification and affective commitment. Based on these two variables, members of the conservancy could either change or stabilize the conservancy collective identity.This research was funded by Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF Namibia
On the vocalism of the unstressed syllables as a reflection of the development of the German language in the 17th century
No full textThe article presents a linguistic analysis of a charter from the 17th century entitled "Wilkierz dla wsi klasztoru Panny Marji w Kartuzach" published by Stanisław Kutrzeba and Alfons Mańkowski in 1938 in "Archiwum Komisji Prawniczej, volume 11". The text of an unknown scrivener was written in New High German in the Silesian dialect, which can be proved on the basis of the legal notation. The author shows the results of his analysis demonstrating the stage of the development of the vowels in the unstressed syllables with the appropriate examples
Community understanding, perceptions, and involvement in tourism development in King Nehale constituency, Namibia
No full textTourism is one of the rapidly growing industries in the world. The development of this sector has become a strategy for poverty alleviation and economic development for developed and developing countries. Community contributions and knowledge of tourism play a significant role in the development of tourism. This paper assesses community understanding and perceptions of tourism development in the King Nehale Conservancy. The study used both interviews guides and semi-structured questionnaires for data collection. Microsoft Excel was used to analyse quantitative data, while qualitative data was analysed thematically. The findings suggest that local people in the King Nehale Conservancy do not understand tourism development. Majority of the respondents are not involved in tourism activities except those who are in the conservancy and thus have negative perceptions of tourism development. Craft making/selling was found to be the essential tourism-related activity of the conservancy
Community understanding, perceptions, and involvement in tourism development in King Nehale constituency, Namibia
No full textTourism is one of the rapidly growing industries in the world. The development of this sector has become a strategy for poverty alleviation and economic development for developed and developing countries. Community contributions and knowledge of tourism play a significant role in the development of tourism. This paper assesses
community understanding and perceptions of tourism development in the King Nehale Conservancy. The study used both interviews guides and semi-structured questionnaires for data collection. Microsoft Excel was used to analyse quantitative data, while qualitative data was analysed thematically. The findings suggest that local people in the King Nehale Conservancy do not understand tourism development.
Majority of the respondents are not involved in tourism activities except those who are in the conservancy and thus have negative perceptions of tourism development. Craft making/selling was found to be the essential tourism-related activity of the conservancy
On the developing standard German in the light of a language analysis of the consonantism in a charter from the 17th century
No full textThe article hereunder presents the language analysis of a charter from the 17th century titled “Wilkierz dla wsi klasztoru Panny Marji w Kartuzach published by Stanisław Kutrzeba and Alfons Mańkowski in 1938 in Archiwum Komisji Prawniczej, volume 11. The text of an unknown scrivener was written in New High German in the Silesian dialect, what can be proved on the basis of the way of the notation in the law. The author introduces the results of his analysis showing the stage of the development of the consonant system with the appropriate examples
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