Brisbane Art Deco: Stories of our Built Heritage

Our built heritage plays an important role in the ongoing story of our city. Modern cities such as Brisbane embraced Art Deco style in its architecture as it swept the world during the interwar period. From inner city landmarks such as the striking McWhirters department store to lesser-known gems further afield like the streamlined Archerfield Airport administration building, Brisbane has a significant range of intriguing and beautiful Art Deco buildings. This publication documents and celebrates a selection of our favourite residential and commercial examples. Written contributions from a range of authors are complemented by stunning modern photography and historic archive imagery, taking readers on a journey through this fascinating era. The articles not only describe the aesthetic and architectural features, but also delve into the associated social history. Brisbane Art Deco: Stories of our Built Heritage is a charming and informative reference, and offers a colourful insight into Brisbane’s built heritage and the life and times of this dynamic city.

Kuka kasvattaa, kuka opettaa? : Genealoginen tutkimus perheen ja koulun välisen kasvatusvastuun politiikasta

FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS AND THE POLITICS OF RESPONSIBILITIES - a genealogical study on family and school as carers and educators of the child population in modern society This study aims to uncover the politics behind such discourses in the media which have claimed the family to be totally responsible for children and which ignore the various responsibilities accorded to the state in matters concerning the child population. Using Max Weber s and Michael Mann s theorizing on the history of power relationships, feminist social history on patriarchy and Foucauldian power analytic concept of dispositif the study traces two competing child policies which have influenced the historical formation of modern generational order in Western societies. One of them is based on the interests of the hegemonic bourgeois elite and the other on the interests of the non-elite population, which were expressed during the phase of building the welfare state in Finland in the 1960 1980 s. The central strategies of the bourgeois child policy are 1) to construct the childhood years as a time for preparation and formation of the individual according to the interests of the elite, 2) to construct the family as the sole site of holistic care and responsibility of children in society, and 3) compulsory schooling of children of the non-elite population in state organized schools. To implement these strategies the elite uses strategically patriarchal cultural formations/dispositifs in modernized versions. The result has been the formation of a sexually divided and hierarchical order of care and education, where, on the one hand, there is the less important feminine care of children done by mothers at home and, on the other, the real education of the school, where children are made the object of authoritarian shaping and where the needs and the personal experiences of the child are ignored. The welfare order of care and education is based on the ethos of welfare society, where the state and the families are seen to share the responsibility for the child population. In this vein, families and schools are seen as partners who both have a caring attitude to children s welfare and learning. The study shows that discourses and terminology in the mainstream educational policy texts in Finland create a chaotic linguistic game which makes it difficult to have a rational discussion about the roles of family and school in the holistic care and education of children. This has opened the door to political discourses where familist interpretations of the question of responsibility are claimed to be based on law.

Kansan raittiudeksi ja kotien onneksi : Naisten kieltolakimielipiteet ja toiminta kieltolain puolesta ja sitä vastaan 1919 - 1932

It is often maintained that the Prohibition Act (in force from 1 June 1919 to 5 April 1932) still influences both the Finnish alcohol policy and notions about alcohol. This study focuses on the development of women s opinions concerning Prohibition in Finland. What role did the formulation and expression of women s opinions and women's actions play in the final outcome of the Prohibition Act? What do the debate on Prohibition and women s activities for and against the legislation tell us about the status and possibilities of women to exert influence in the Finnish society of the Prohibition era? Women s opinions are particularly interesting since they deviated radically from what has generally been assumed. It was expected that the referendum of 1931 would result in a resounding vote of 100% in favour of Prohibition, but the outcome was a majority vote against it. Over 65% of the women who cast their vote in the referendum wanted a full repeal of Prohibition. The study approaches the history of Prohibition by combining methods and theories of the history of mentalities and social history with gender history. Women are examined as a heterogeneous group with dissimilar objectives and differing ways of acting and thinking. The research material consists of press materials, archival materials from organisations, personal materials and statistics from the Prohibition period. Both discourses and practices are examined; the object of the research is best described by Michel Foucault's concept of dispositif. When participating in the public debate on Prohibition, women based their right to express their opinions and take part in action on an ideological continuum spanning a hundred years, according to which home and family were central areas of women s interest. This idea was linked to questions of morality and social policy. On the other hand, women presented themselves as working taxpayers, voters and equal citizens. The most crucial issue in women's discussions was whether Prohibition improved or worsened the temperance of fathers, husbands and sons. The dichotomies town dweller - countryside dweller, Swedish-speaking Finnish-speaking, and middle class - working class were highly significant backgrounds both as factors dividing women and in public discussions regarding Prohibition. The 1931 referendum showed that the lines of demarcation drawn during the preceding debate did not materialise in political action in line with these dichotomies: the dispositif did not correspond to the discourse. Contrary to what was expressed in public, a great number of women among the labour and rural classes, among inland inhabitants and among Finnish-speakers were also against Prohibition. The media and organisations defended temperance and Prohibition almost until the end of the Prohibition era. This discourse was in conflict with the discourse of everyday conversations and practices in which alcohol was present.

Nota sobre los rostros de la plebe romana

Homenaje a Ignacio Barandiarán Maestu / coord. por Javier Fernández Eraso, Juan Santos Yanguas.

João de Mattos: as aventuras de um padeiro na luta pela liberdade e pela dignidade da profissão (1876-1912)

Este trabalho dissertativo é um estudo sobre as memórias deixadas por João de Mattos em seu Manuscrito, intitulado, Histórico Social de 1876 a 1912. Tal autor viveu, inicialmente, em Santos até 1876, a partir de 1877 em São Paulo e após 1878 no Rio de Janeiro. No referido Manuscrito, João de Mattos relata suas aventuras pela conquista da liberdade e sua luta por uma vida digna para a categoria dos padeiros. A dissertação examina a trajetória de Mattos e de seus companheiros na organização de três associações criadas pelos empregados de padarias no Rio de Janeiro: O Bloco de Combate dos Empregados de Padarias; a Sociedade Cooperativa dos Empregados de Padarias no Brasil; e a Sociedade Cosmopolita Protetora dos Empregados de Padaria. Além disso, analisa a presença dos trabalhadores da categoria em três momentos singulares da História: Na abolição, nas campanhas republicanas e no movimento operário.

Sistema Nacional de Atendimento Socioeducativo SINASE a construção de uma política para os deserdados do Brasil

O Sistema Nacional de Atendimento Socioeducativo SINASE, é uma deliberação do Conselho Nacional da Criança e do Adolescente numa perspectiva de reordenamento desta política pós aprovação do Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente. O adolescente autor de ato infracional faz parte de um conjunto de representações sociais ao longo da história social deste país, que em muito representa as atualizações das diversas formas de exclusão e subalternidade a que estão submetidas as crianças e os adolescentes empobrecidos. Este estudo tem por objetivo contribuir com o entendimento do lugar que a criança e o adolescente empobrecido ocupam ao longo deste percurso histórico. Também objetiva esclarecer o processo de criação de uma política pública, o SINASE, que busca estabelecer parâmetros para o atendimento socioeducativo, que em sua maioria atende aos mais empobrecidos, aos considerados perigosos, conforme foram sendo estigmatizados ao longo deste processo histórico. A organização da esfera pública assume características importantes no que diz respeito ao descumprimento dos compromissos assumidos pelo país junto ao Comitê dos Direitos da Criança e Adolescente, fato relevante conforme descrito nas recomendações feitas ao país.

A origem do português brasileiro: o caminho percorrido

Este trabalho busca compreender, através do exame de alguns pontos da sócio-história do Brasil, posicionamentos diferenciados quanto à origem da variedade brasileira do português. Para tanto, considera as interpretações construídas pelos teóricos a partir dos escassos dados referentes ao processo de colonização brasileiro, à catequização, à demografia, à língua geral, à miscigenação e à consolidação da língua portuguesa no Brasil nos três primeiros séculos da história do país; discute a evolução dos sucessivos posicionamentos adotados por estudiosos ao longo do período de formação e consolidação do português brasileiro, particularmente quanto à sua receptividade ao aporte africano; revê a motivação para o debate sobre a questão da língua brasileira e para a eleição do índio, em detrimento do negro, como herói literário. A pesquisa dá relevância à compreensão do conceito de discurso simplificado, particularmente pidgins e crioulos, pela proeminência desses conceitos nas principais hipóteses que explicam a origem do português brasileiro, crioulização e deriva. Contrapondo a leitura de expressivos autores da área, ressaltamos a importância dos processos sócio-históricos na formação da variedade brasileira do português

Convocando outras vozes: a trajetória de Maria Therezinha Machado na História da Educação Especial do Município do Rio de Janeiro

A trajetória da professora Maria Therezinha Machado protagoniza a história da Educação Especial no sistema educacional da cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Este estudo tem o objetivo de contribuir, por meio de narrativas e memórias desta biografia, para análise e reflexão sobre as preocupações com a formação, a docência e a Educação Especial. O recorte temporal escolhido tem como marco inicial a criação da Seção de Educação Especial da Secretaria de Educação e Cultura do estado da Guanabara em 1961 e se estende até 1983. A coleção de entrevistas autobiográficas de antigas professoras que participaram da implantação da educação especial no antigo estado da Guanabara foram as fontes privilegiadas para construção dos dados. O estudo das memórias como perspectiva que legitima as vozes que contam de si e de outros favoreceu a compreensão do período, permitindo problematizar aspectos naturalizados dessa história escolar. Foi necessário o diálogo com autores que discutem a representação da educação especial na história política e social e com aqueles que teorizam sobre docência e formação. Algumas publicações de Therezinha Machado foram incorporadas ao estudo pelo aspecto formativo que apresentam. Esse trabalho, portanto, representa a tentativa de buscar, na história desta professora, a história de muitos. Dessa forma, busca compreender a educação especial da cidade do Rio de Janeiro e as marcas que são reveladas na constituição do presente e no que é possível intuir para o futuro. O trabalho pretende trazer subsídios para as reflexões sobre os rumos da Educação Especial nesta cidade

Compondo urupemas: observação e reflexão no processo de reconstrução das memórias de Infância, de Graciliano Ramos

A proposta deste trabalho é investigar a ficcionalização do discurso do eu na construção do passado, em Graciliano Ramos, que, utilizando a observação, a experiência, a sensibilidade e imaginação, reflete a respeito da interação entre homem e sociedade, negando o aspecto narcísico associado ao gênero autobiográfico e atingindo o universal pelo particular. Para este objetivo, sublinhamos a relação entre autobiografia e individualidade e buscamos destacar aquilo que nos permite realizar uma leitura de viés autobiográfico em Infância, não esquecendo que se trata também de uma composição literária, cujos recursos e técnicas o autor manejava com capricho. Prosseguimos traçando um breve panorama da década de 30 e sucintos comentários sobre o conjunto da obra do romancista alagoano. Alcançamos, então, o capítulo principal, no qual baseamos a nossa proposta na obra que é o foco desta pesquisa, elaborada por um escritor já maduro e seguro de sua concepção de literatura; nele se busca demonstrar a relevância da memória na construção da história social, ressaltando a condição fragmentária própria da constituição do sujeito e destacando a função da escrita como instrumento de organização e construção, para si e para outros, de uma ideia de identidade. Na conclusão, retomamos alguns pontos elencados ao longo deste trabalho, procurando comprovar a articulação entre eles, pertinente a nossa proposta

O campo na luta por seus direitos: uma análise sobre a relação entre os trabalhadores rurais campistas e os direitos trabalhistas no Rio de Janeiro durante o período democrático(1945-1964)

A presente dissertação propõe um diálogo entre a história social dos movimentos rurais e a história social do Direito e para tanto investigamos a trajetória dos trabalhadores rurais da lavoura canavieira de Campos dos Goytacazes e as lutas empreendidas por estes, em meios institucionais ou não, pelos seus direitos trabalhistas entre os anos de 1945 à 1964. A trajetória da organização sindical dos trabalhadores rurais de Campos dos Goytacazes, o processo de proletarização vivenciado pelos canavieiros campistas a partir dos anos 1940 e a mobilização destes em greves e paralisações foram analisados no sentindo de resgatar a formação de uma identidade política entre a classe trabalhadora rural campista no decorrer do período democrático. Paralelamente, a análise dos dissídios individuais e coletivos promovidos pelo proletariado rural de Campos dos Goytacazes nos acórdãos julgados pelo Tribunal Regional do Trabalho da 1Região teve como objetivo evidenciar a existência de uma cultura jurídica entre os canavieiros campistas e seus representantes legais que permitia a estes elaborarem apropriações da legislação trabalhista tornando legítimos direitos sociais que aparentemente eram lhe negados, bem como observar os limites de demandas como justiça e igualdade numa sociedade classista.

Learning from patterns during information technology configuration.

This paper asks how people can be assisted in learning from practice, as a basis for informing future action, when configuring information technology (IT) in organizations. It discusses the use of Alexanderian Patterns as a means of aiding such learning. Three patterns are presented that have been derived from a longitudinal empirical study that has focused on practices surrounding IT configuration. The paper goes on to argue that Alexanderian Patterns offer a valuable means of learning from past experience. It is argued that learning from experience is an important dimension of deciding “what needs to be done” in configuring IT with organizational context. The three patterns outlined are described in some detail, and the implications of each discussed. Although it is argued that patterns, per se, provide a valuable tool for learning from experience, some potential dangers in seeking to codify experience with a patterns approach are also discussed.

CO2Y the intelligent green solution: minimising carbon emissions by maximising shared travel opportunity.

It is in the interests of everybody that the environment is protected. In view of the recent leaps in environmental awareness it would seem timely and sensible, therefore, for people to pool vehicle resources to minimise the damaging impact of emissions. However, this is often contrary to how complex social systems behave – local decisions made by self-interested individuals often have emergent effects that are in the interests of nobody. For software engineers a major challenge is to help facilitate individual decision-making such that individual preferences can be met, which, when accumulated, minimise adverse effects at the level of the transport system. We introduce this general problem through a concrete example based on vehicle-sharing. Firstly, we outline the kind of complex transportation problem that is directly addressed by our technology (CO2y™ - pronounced “cosy”), and also show how this differs from other more basic software solutions. The CO2y™ architecture is then briefly introduced. We outline the practical advantages of the advanced, intelligent software technology that is designed to satisfy a number of individual preference criteria and thereby find appropriate matches within a population of vehicle-share users. An example scenario of use is put forward, i.e., minimisation of grey-fleets within a medium-sized company. Here we comment on some of the underlying assumptions of the scenario, and how in a detailed real-world situation such assumptions might differ between different companies, and individual users. Finally, we summarise the paper, and conclude by outlining how the problem of pooled transportation is likely to benefit from the further application of emergent, nature-inspired computing technologies. These technologies allow systems-level behaviour to be optimised with explicit representation of individual actors. With these techniques we hope to make real progress in facing the complexity challenges that transportation problems produce.

Heritage interpretation challenges and management issues at film-induced tourism heritage attractions: Case studies of Rosslyn Chapel and Alnwick Castle

Although previous research has widely acknowledged the phenomenon of film-induced tourism, there is a paucity of research in relation to management of film-induced tourism at built heritage sites. This research, underpinned by a constructivist paradigm, draws on three distinct fields of study – heritage tourism management, film-induced tourism and heritage interpretation – in order to provide a contribution to the heritage management field and address this particular gap in knowledge. Relying on the method of semi-structured interviews with managers, guides and visitors at Rosslyn Chapel (RC) and Alnwick Castle (AC), this thesis provides a rich understanding of how heritage interpretation can address a range of management challenges at heritage sites where film-induced tourism has occurred. These heritage visitor attractions (HVAs) were specifically selected as case studies as they have played different roles in media products. Rosslyn Chapel (RC) was an actual place named in The Da Vinci Code (TDVC) book and then film, whereas Alnwick Castle (AC) served as a backdrop for the first two Harry Potter (HP) films. Findings of this research include a range of management challenges at both RC and AC such as an increase in visitor numbers; seasonality issues; changes in visitor profile; revenue generation concerns; conservation, access, and visitor experience; and the complex relationship between heritage management and tourism activities. The findings also reveal film-induced tourism’s implications for heritage interpretation such as the various visitors’ expectations for heritage interpretation, changes to heritage interpretation as a result of film-induced tourism, and issues with commodification. These findings also demonstrate that film-induced tourism to some extent influenced visitors’ preferences for heritage interpretation, though visitors’ preferences differed from one to another. This thesis argues that, in the context of film-induced tourism at HVAs, as evident from the two case studies considered, heritage interpretation can be a valuable management tool and can also play a significant role in the quality of the visitors’ experience.

A study of the Zhiqing identity

More than seventeen million Chinese urban youth (Zhiqing in Chinese) went to the countryside, lived and engaged in agricultural work there during the Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside (UMDC) Movement (1967-1981). Although this movement was officially terminated in 1981, it has left an imprint on these people – the Zhiqing identity by which they are still characterized as a unique group in Chinese society and a special generation in Chinese history. Historical and sociological perspectives are combined in this study. By applying Glen H. Elder’s life course approach, the study reveals how Zhiqing’s life trajectories are embedded in the social history and identifies a series of interrelated factors that made Zhiqing into a unique generation. With the guidance of Henri Tajfel’s social identity theory, the study uncovers the emergence of the Zhiqing group and the Zhiqing identity, explains individuals’ acquisitions of the Zhiqing identity and analyzes how it has kept influencing individuals’ lives during and after the UMDC Movement. Using Zhiqing’s life stories allowed the researcher to combine the historical and sociological aspects in her examination of Zhiqing’s identity issues. In each life story, the narrator reviewed his/her life experience, reflected on socio-historical changes and expressed his/her emotions and ideas about identity issues. Utilizing methods of in-depth interview and thematic analysis, the researcher completed the study and presents this thesis as one interpretation on the Zhiqing identity, which, as according the researcher’s hermeneutic stance, is open to further discussion and future research.