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Looking at Us Through Their Eyes. The Analytical Process from Ethnographic Perspectives1
Abstract This article looks at the analytical situation through the Others’ eyes—through examples from contemporary ethnographies of foreign cultures. It discusses the following issues: a) The analogy between the ontological worlds of the dead, ghosts, animals and dreams in “primitive populations” and the analytical psychological descriptions of the ...
Stefano Carta
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The visible and invisible drivers of biocultural loss in the Amazon
Abstract The Amazon is rapidly approaching an ecological tipping point driven by deforestation, forest degradation and global climate change. These are visible issues that receive increasing political and public attention. However, the accelerating biocultural loss in the Amazon, including the extinction of Indigenous languages, the disruption of ...
Torsten Krause +5 more
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A more‐than‐human political ecology of Indonesian songbird trade
Abstract Since its inception, conservation science has considered wildlife trade a problem. In focusing on conservation outcomes, conservationists almost completely ignore the welfare of traded animals and plants and the harms they endure. We developed a political ecology approach that incorporates the interconnectedness of people with animals and ...
Sicily Fiennes +9 more
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The preservation and revitalization of mycocultural heritage, developed over centuries of human‐mushroom interaction, contributes to safeguarding both natural ecosystems and the promotion of sustainable rural development, one of the biggest global challenges currently faced by humankind.
Elisette Ramírez‐Carbajal +8 more
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Una introducción al universo simbólico de la ficción [PDF]
Los productos de la cultura de masas siempre han generado un amplio debate respecto a las imágenes que producen y a las posibles consecuencias que puedan generar en la sociedad, pues, entendiéndolos como agentes socializadores, estos productos culturales
Donstrup, Mayte
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Adorno y la teoría crítica de la cultura de masas
Tesis (Filósofo) -- Universidad de Cartagena. Facultad de Ciencias Humanas. Programa de Filosofía, 2010Este trabajo intenta abordar los aspectos fundamentales de la llamada “Teoría critica de la cultura de masas”.
Cotera Avila, Tania Esther
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The Cinderella tree, Quillaja saponaria – A soap story
Our current understanding of plants has been shaped by the entwining of different cultures. The Chilean soapbark tree, traditionally valued as a source of natural soap, was shown by serendipitous research in France in the 1900s to produce compounds that can boost the immune response to vaccines.
Anne Osbourn
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De la épica al anime: viejos y nuevos caminos de la figura heroica
En el presente trabajo nos proponemos realizar una radiografía general de lo que ha significado la concepción heroica para diferentes culturas, con el fin de situarla en diálogo con la construcción de lo heroico en la cultura de masas, y especialmente ...
Leonel Buelvas García +1 more
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Competence Development and Evaluation Dynamics in the Context of Learning
ABSTRACT Organizations operating in high‐risk environments rely on learning from real incidents, yet how evaluation practices contribute to competence development and organizational learning remains insufficiently understood. This challenge is evident in police operations, where decisions made under uncertainty have immediate implications for safety ...
Ensieh Roud, Riana Steen, Marita Aune
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El cine como arte en la cultura de masas [PDF]
El objetivo de este trabajo es re-pensar al cine como arte, diferenciándolo de la industria cinematográfica. Para poder llevar a cabo esta tarea, se discutirá con el autor Walter Benjamin, miembro de la Escuela de Frankfurt, a partir del concepto de ...
Vieta, Melanie
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