Sala de llum i construccions

L???article descriu un projecte d???innovaci?? pedag??gica dirigit a alumnes d???Educaci?? Infantil del CEIP Pere Casasnovas de Ciutadella de Menorca. Es comenta que els nens estan pressionats a cr??ixer i a madurar cada vegada m??s aviat ja que s???anteposen els continguts del curr??culum front a exercicis que desenvolupin l???emotivitat, la relaci?? amb els altres i l???autoestima. La proposta pedag??gica es concreta en la definici?? de quatre espais-ambients diferents en els quals s???agrupen nins de diferents edats. Amb aquestes activitats es pret??n enriquir les relacions entre grups d???alumnes i els seus mestres; desencadenar din??miques de pensament, simbolisme i creaci??; afavorir la motricitat dels nens; adquirir autoconfian??a; fomentar el treball en equip, etc. Els resultats d???aquestes activitats denoten que els nens aprenen a observar, actuar, preveure el resultat de la seva acci??, sentir els l??mits de les seves possibilitats i modificar les accions. Es conclou que, gr??cies a aquest canvi metodol??gic, els nens s???impliquen en el seu paper col??laboratiu; augmenten la concentraci?? en el treball, i sincronitzen l???acci?? motriu i mental. No obstant aix??, es detecta certa aversi?? cap a les propostes m??s obertes i s???evidencien espais que, en un moment determinat, no s??n tan utilitzats com la resta. Aquest fet d??na lloc a una valoraci?? i posterior replantejament de l???activitat.

Del Simbolisme a l'abstracció: l'ideal de la unitat de les arts en l'obra de Kandinsky i Mondrian, 1886-1936

Aquesta tesi explora els orígens de la pintura abstracta des d'un punt de vista eminentment conceptual. Parteix de la hipòtesi que l'abstracció es pot considerar la culminació dels ideals estètics del Simbolisme finisecular; i considera que un dels elements de continuïtat entre Simbolisme i abstracció fou l'ideal de l'obra d'art total o Gesamtkunstwerk. La tesi estudia els pintors Vassily Kandinsky i Piet Mondrian per mostrar, a través de l'anàlisi de les seves obres i textos, que aquest ideal d'obra total fou per ambdós un leit-motiv fonamental en la seva evolució vers l'abstracció. En el cas de Kandinsky s'estudien especialment les seves composicions escèniques, i en el cas de Mondrian, l'arranjament del seu estudi, projectes en el marc dels quals es va desenvolupar la seva pintura. En ambdós casos, com també en el Simbolisme, el projecte de l'obra d'art total es considera tant des de la vessant artística, com en relació al seu valor utòpic.

Poderes de la narrativa oral quechua: Layqas, suq’as y “condenados” (Estudios)

La autora analiza tres ejemplos de la actual narrativa oral quechua del distrito de Chinchero, en Perú. En ellos muestra cómo la incorporación del simbolismo culinario es una herramienta para inculcar y reforzar ciertas costumbres o la historia sociocultural del ayllu. En esta narrativa, la presencia de personajes que violan la etiqueta culinaria de la comunidad presagia, con frecuencia, eventos funestos, anticiparían la llegada de la muerte o de un personaje malévolo (el “condenado”, la layqa, la suq’a), o la desintegración de relaciones familiares. Por otro lado, si en la trama algún personaje ofrece comida bajo circunstancias inusuales o misteriosas, esta llega a causar daño o es, incluso, mortal. Para aumentar la tensión, los narradores quechuas utilizan la mímica, los efectos sonoros, las alusiones culinarias a comidas adulteradas, la creación de la estructura paralela y la repetición de los conceptos e ideas clave. La autora concluye que los relatos de advertencia cumplen dos funciones: entretener y enseñar, fortaleciendo en ambos casos la cohesión social en el ayllu.

El retrato modernista ecuatoriano: simbolismo, mujer y exotismo en Abelardo (1895), de Eudófilo Álvarez (Dossier: La novela ecuatoriana del siglo XIX)

Abelardo (1895) es una novela enmarcada en el Modernismo literario hispanoamericano tanto por sus influencias del simbolismo francés, como de los planteamientos estéticos del movimiento modernista. El sueño y el influjo de este en la vida terrena del narrador-personaje, la transformación de la imagen de la mujer frágil y virginal en la mujer fatal, el exotismo puesto en la mirada sobre lo indígena, lo campesino y los mitos homéricos, y la representación idealizada de la actitud modernista en el héroe de la novela, son algunos de los rasgos que caracterizan a la obra de Eudófilo Álvarez.

Clothing consumption in two recent EU Member States: a cross-cultural study

Marketing research efforts across Eastern European countries continue growing since the introduction of market reforms in this region. Nonetheless, questions remain unanswered as to cross-cultural differences in Eastern Europeans' consumer behavior. The present research addresses this knowledge gap by developing and testing hypotheses about cross-cultural variations in a number of clothing-related consumer behavior phenomena in the Czech Republic and Bulgaria. Our findings indicate significant differences regarding consumer interest in clothing, preference for utilitarian, self-expressive and hedonic meanings of clothing artifacts, preference for well-known clothing brands, brand loyalty, and importance of clothing attributes. The study advances research in marketing by investigating clothing value-expressive symbolism and consumption in the tworecentEUMember States. The study provides valuable insights to marketers for developing effective marketing strategies.

Rights, the environment and Part V of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

Using figures derived from the UK Home Office, this paper analyses and reviews the impact and deployment of Part V of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 since its enactment. This is done with special reference to its impact on citizenship and the regulation of ‘the environment’ and associated rural spaces. It is argued that, notwithstanding the actual use of the public order clauses in Part V of the Act, its underlying meanings are largely of a symbolic nature. Such symbolism is, however, a powerful indication of the defence of particularist constructions of rural space. It can also open out new conditions of possibility, providing a useful ‘oppressed’ status and media spectacle for a range of protesters and activists.

Self-construals, Symbolic and Hedonic Preferences, and Actual Purchase Behavior

The study explores the influence of the independent and interdependent self-construals on actual purchase behavior and the mediating role of consumer preferences for symbolic and hedonic meanings. Data were collected through a survey of about 1,000 respondents. Results indicate that independent consumers draw on the self/hedonic- and status-symbolic resources of clothing in the construction and expression of their identities. Regarding the interdependent consumers, they show no interest in clothing affiliation and status symbolism. The degree of preference for status-symbolic meaning mediates all effects of the independent and interdependent self-construals on actual purchase behavior; self-expressive/hedonic preferences mediate two of the three effects of the independent self on actual purchase behavior when accounting for suppression effects, whereas the expected mediation of preference for affiliation meaning is not supported.

Style and substance: some metal figurines from south-west Britain

A hoard found in Southbroom, Devizes in 1714 contained a group of copper-alloy figurines executed in both classical and local styles and depicting deities belonging to the Graeco-Roman and Gallo-Roman pantheons. The deities in a local style appear to form part of a larger tradition of figurines, predominantly found in the South-West, which are characterised both by a similar artistic style and by the use of Gallo-Roman symbolism and deities, such as the torc, ram-horned snake, carnivorous dog and Sucellus. The unique composition of the hoard in comparison with other hoards of similar date provides insights into the beliefs of Roman Britain.

Technology, ritual and Anglo-Saxon agrarian production: the biography of a seventh-century century plough coulter from Lyminge, Kent

The discovery of an unusual early medieval plough coulter in a well-dated Anglo-Saxon settlement context in Kent suggests that continentally derived technology was in use in this powerful kingdom centuries before heavy ploughs were first depicted in Late Saxon manuscripts. The substantial investment required to manufacture the coulter, the significant damage and wear that it sustained during use and the circumstances of its ultimate ritual deposition are explored. Investigative conservation, high-resolution recording and metallographic analysis illuminate the form, function and use-life of the coulter. An examination of the deposition contexts of plough-irons in early medieval northern Europe sheds important new light on the ritual actions of plough symbolism in an age of religious hybridity and transformation.

Monuments, mobility and Medieval perceptions of designed landscapes: The Pleasance, Kenilworth

The Pleasance was a ’virandarium’ or pleasure garden, constructed by Henry V in the grounds of his castle at Kenilworth. Despite its high academic profile and the survival of well-preserved earthwork remains, the Pleasance has never previously been subjected to a programme of detailed archaeological survey and investigation. This article discusses the results of a new analytical earthwork survey undertaken by staff from English Heritage in 2012. It considers the contribution that these new findings make to the wider debate on medieval designed landscapes, with a particular focus on mobility and its role in unlocking the meaning and symbolism embedded in elite landscapes.

Upside Down World -- the Opposition Between Light and Dark in Bulgakov's Master and Margarita

A look at the role that symbolism plays in the novel. In this case, as it is in many other great novels, we see that symbolism is used to enhance the mood and the atmosphere of the novel rather than adding anything of importance to the plot.

Pesquisa exploratória empírica sobre o fenômeno das 'organizações de simbolismo intensivo'

Esta pesquisa pretende investigar a questão da "intensidade simbólica nas organizações". Organizações de Simbolismo Intensivo (OSI) são ambientes onde: (i) a liderança simbólica é predominante como estilo gerencial; (ii) líderes e liderados aplicam técnicas de gerenciamento da impressão; (iii) a inovação gerencial é tratada como evento dramatúrgico; e (iv) analistas simbólicos são predominantes na força de trabalho. Este trabalho busca evidências anedóticas e empíricas deste fenômeno.

Estratégia em produtos culturais: estudo de caso de empresa ex-estatal do setor de telecomunicações

In the 1990, and after the process of privatizations of governmental companies in Brazil, cultural products had gained strategical importance for different types of organizations, specially for nationalized companies of the telecommunications sector. Based on the concept of market orientation, and specifically on the concept of cultural marketing, it is possible to understand the approximation between companies and cultural products restrictedly in the level of products and services. However, there has been little questioning about the concept of market orientation and the marginalization of plural and critical approaches which leaves gaps in the understanding of this approximation. Based in other areas of knowledge which understand this approximation between companies and cultural products and based in studies that present critics about the market forces it is possible to recognize the strategical corporative level of cultural products. Based in specific approaches in strategy, and defending pluralism and interdisciplinary research, it is possible to fill this gaps in the marketing literature. Specifically, in this study, are presented approaches that recognize the dimensions of power, politics and symbolism that influence strategies and are responsible for the approximation between these strategies and cultural products. Especially in Brazil, these debates are central, since in a context composed by nationalized companies many ambiguities are common. With this objective, a case study about a telecommunications sector company that has importance in the investment in cultural products is presented. From this case study, based on primary and secondary data, it is possible to comprehend the strategy in cultural products.

Um desafio para a regulação do mercado de assistência à saúde no Brasil: a escolha do consumidor de planos de saúde

The objective of this dissertation is to discover and to analyze the way how the consumer uses his/her perception to decide contracting a health plan, to supply elements that can serve to subsidize the State, the market and the consumers, in relation to the knowledge on the process of choice of the consumer and the decisions of purchase and contracting services of private health. The estimated one is to evidence that the brand of health plan is an important variable and decisive to the consumer contracting the service of a company that operates in these sector, because mean for the consumer security about the product, through the symbolism that the same one represents, despite the consumer not knowing to the certainty what is contracting in quality and amount. The theoretical construction is carried through using literature of anthropology of the consumption, theory of modernity, theory of the regulation, economic utilitarism, and marketing. Moreover, referential specific theoretician on the regulation of the market of health plans in Brazil. The health plan market in Brazil is anti-symmetrical and the consumer doesn¿t have knowledge technician who makes possible it to form judgment and to carry through rationality choices. Than the consumer uses to his/her decision symbolic elements that are available to his/her and supply to his/her the security that is look likes in the consumption of this kind of good. These symbolic elements related the confidence and security and are into the strong brands of the companies and are transmitted to the consumer through the mass media. In this dissertation are used as sources of data some information of the regulatory agency of the sector ¿ ANS -, a research of public opinion with health plans users and the results of the application of proper questionnaires for this research.