Manuale di mnemotecnica, ossia, Dell'arte di ajutare ed accrescere la memoria.

University of Illinois bookplate: "From the library of Conte Antonio Cavagna Sangiuliani di Gualdana Lazelada di Bereguardo, purchased 1921".

Nota de opinión: Visita al Museo Casa de la Memoria de la ciudad de Medellín

Fil: Brugaletta, Federico. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación. Instituto de Investigaciones en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales (UNLP-CONICET); Argentina.

Las tramas de la memoria. Introducción

Fil: Basile, Teresa. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación. Instituto de Investigaciones en Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales (UNLP-CONICET); Argentina.

From the medicalisation of dementia to the politics of memory and identity in three Spanish documentary films:Bicicleta, cullera, poma, Las voces de la memoria and Bucarest: la memòria perduda

This paper explores how the concept of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is constructed through Spanish media and documentary films and how it is represented. The article analyses three documentary films and the cultural and social contexts in and from which they emerged: Solé´s Bucarest: la memòria perduda [Bucharest: Memory Lost] (2007), Bosch´s Bicicleta, cullera, poma [Bicycle, Spoon, Apple] (2010) , and Frabra’s Las voces de la memoria [Memory´s Voices] (2011). The three documentary films approach AD from different perspectives, creating well-structured discourses of what AD represents for contemporary Spanish society, from medicalisation of AD to issues of personhood and citizenship. These three films are studied from an interdisciplinary perspective, in an effort to strengthen the links between ageing and dementia studies and cultural studies. Examining documentary film representations of AD from these perspectives enables semiotic analyses beyond the aesthetic perspectives of film studies, and the exploration of the articulation of knowledge and power in discourses about AD in contemporary Spain

Ficcion de racionalidad: La memoria como operador mitico en las esteticas polares de Jorge Luis Borges y Jose Lezama Lima

The aesthetic placement and period designation of Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986) and José Lezama Lima (1910–1976) are complicated issues among critics. Borges is considered a predecessor of the Latin American literary “boom,” but despite that taxonomy his work transcends that definition and provides a foundation for new trends, such as the “neobarroco” cultivated by Severo Sarduy. Lezama is considered part of the second wave of the “boom,” but his work feeds, stylistically, from the Spanish baroque. At the same time, Lezama's daring treatment of homoeroticism and his system of images place him after the “boom” in a narrative style that is postmodern. This study undertakes a revision of external and internal issues, revealing the key fictive elements that characterize both writers. Through discourse analysis, a poetic system is formulated, which incorporates features of the “neobarroco,” and postmodern narrative styles. ^ This dissertation uses a polar structure to analyze both poetic visions and finds that they are symmetrical. From this perspective, Borges and Lezama belong to the “core” of literature that centers its emphasis in the creation of a system versus other modes of writing in which mimetic function prevails. By doing this and by recycling world culture, they create postmodern myth: the new building material for Hispanic American literature. ^ There are a few studies that explore the works of Borges and Lezama within the context of Baroque aesthetics. This dissertation offers a comprehensive analysis that considers their poetic visions at large. Besides the difference in perspective, defined as macro-spatial in Borges and micro-spatial in Lezama, there are many similarities. Both writers question the cause and effect relationship and the use of metaphor. They share a redefinition of genre as well as a hedonistic approach to literature. This kinship in poetic vision is revealed through the polar method used for this study, which proposes a new form of aesthetic placement and period designation. ^

Ficción de Racionalidad: La memoria como operador mítico en las estéticas polares de Jorge Luis Borges y José Lezama Lima

The aesthetic placement and period designation of Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) and José Lezama Lima (1910-1976) are complicated issues among critics. Borges is obviously considered a predecessor of the Latin American literary “boom,” but despite that taxonomy his work transcends that definition and provides a foundation for new trends and styles, such as the “neobarroco” cultivated by Severo Sarduy. Lezama is considered part of the second wave of the “boom,” but his work feeds, stylistically, from the Spanish baroque. At the same time, Lezama’s daring treatment of homoeroticism and his revolutionary system of images place him after the “boom” in a narrative style that is postmodern. This study undertakes a thorough revision of external and internal issues, revealing the key linguistic and fictive elements that characterize both writers. Through discourse analysis and close reading, a poetic system is formulated, which incorporate features of the “neobarroco,” “boom” and postmodern narrative styles. This dissertation uses a polar structure to analyze both poetic visions and concludes that they are compatible and symmetrical. From this perspective, Borges and Lezama belong to the “core” of literature that centers its emphasis in the creation of a system versus other modes of writing in which mimetic function prevails. By doing this and by recycling world culture, they create postmodern myth: the new building material for Hispanic American literature. There are only a few studies that explore the works of Borges and Lezama within the context of Baroque aesthetics. For the first time, this dissertation offers a comprehensive analysis that considers their poetic visions at large. Besides the difference in perspective, defined as macro-spatial in Borges and micro-spatial in Lezama, there are many similarities in content and form. Both writers question the cause and effect relationship and the modern use of metaphor. They also share a redefinition of genre as well as a hedonistic approach to literature and culture. This kinship in poetic vision is revealed through the polar method used for this study, which proposes a new form of aesthetic placement and period designation.

Entre la memoria y el olvido: el caso de una colonia industrial en la ciudad de Puebla, México

El presente trabajo tiene por objetivo mostrar una visión alternativa acerca del Patrimonio Cultural, particularmente del industrial, tan alejado de su salvaguarda en el contexto mexicano. Este ensayo intenta ilustrar un ejemplo del Patrimonio Cultural de la periferia, con el ánimo de romper el paradigma que incluye un discurso patrimonialista para así construir una perspectiva crítica. Para ello, se empleará como categoría de análisis a la memoria y en complemento, el olvido bajo una perspectiva dialéctica, cuyo mecanismo es necesario para la actualización de imágenes, apropiaciones y discursos de esta historia local fabril. Asimismo, es una invitación para aplicar dicha categoría y generar ideas para mirar los relatos y narrativas que los sujetos construyen, y son quienes conviven de manera cotidiana con este espacio. Por tanto, los reglamentos, instituciones y especialistas no son los únicos actores responsables de dictaminar el valor cultural, sino es importante contemplar la multiplicidad de miradas y concepciones para establecer una relación dialógica cordial y romper fronteras entre instituciones y comunidades. Una de las desventajas de las políticas culturales es que se asume o da por hecho una visión unívoca del Patrimonio Cultural, así como el conjunto de acciones que se deberá acatar sin evaluar a priori la complejidad del fenómeno. Por tal motivo, es importante mirar los diferentes textos que se generan en este ámbito y conocer a fondo lo polisemia o la diversidad de significados que se le atribuye al territorio, vestigio, conjunto arquitectónico, sitio arqueológico, etc. En consecuencia, se propone un estudio que contemple este modelo de análisis para construir una visión propositiva más allá del sesgo institucional y/o burocrático. El sitio industrial en cuestión, el cual se presenta en esta comunicación ubica sus inicios desde las primeras décadas del siglo XIX, en el cual se construyó una fábrica textil y fue tejiendo una zona habitacional para sus obreros y familias, convirtiéndose en una colonia de la ciudad de Puebla equipada con lo necesario para conformar un territorio industrial.