“Irreales” visibilizados en la obra de Argelia Bravo: arte contemporáneo para la reconfiguración de imaginarios

Esta investigación surge del interés por comprender cómo es que el arte contemporáneo puede ser un bastión cardinal para la reconfiguración de los imaginarios sociales. De allí que la obra de la artista Argelia Bravo haya sido elegida como campo de indagación. La artista venezolana Argelia Bravo está implicada con la reflexión crítica de la ocultada problemática de los transgénero y su “irrealidad”. Por medio de diversas propuestas, hace significantes los cuerpos transgénero a través de la visibilización de esas humanidades negadas. Bravo (junto con las trans) plantea una ruptura crítica con la inercia con que se ha construido el imaginario social que impera alrededor de esos cuerpos desobedientes. La artista propone un nuevo horizonte que se vale del cuestionamiento de las naturalizaciones por medio de, entre otras estrategias, la videocreación, la fotografía, el arte del performance y la instalación, en un creativo entretejido que toma en cuenta las contribuciones de algunos estudios teóricos y diversas prácticas de las ciencias sociales. Este trabajo aborda las tres experiencias creativas más relevantes de la artista, en cuanto a su relación con la torturada vida de las transgénero que habitan los espacios invisibles de Caracas. Los análisis realizados para esta investigación entrecruzan la revisión de las propuestas de Bravo con la localización de diálogos y discusiones con la crítica y las teorías del arte, el activismo, con las perspectivas desarrolladas desde los estudios queer y los estudios de la cultura. “Irreales” visibilizados en la obra de Argelia Bravo. Arte contemporáneo para la reconfiguración de imaginarios se ha realizado en correspondencia con los enfoques de la Maestría en Estudios de la Cultura, mención Políticas Culturales, de la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar sede de Quito, Ecuador. Quien escribió espera que este trabajo sea un aporte crítico a las reflexiones desarrolladas dentro de los estudios de la cultura en articulación con el arte contemporáneo complejizado como espacio político con efectivas capacidades de incidencia en el entorno social.

Cuerpos «irreales» + arte insumiso en la obra de Argelia Bravo

Este estudio se dedica a la reflexión crítica de la ocultada problemática de los transgénero (y su existencia desterrada de todos los ámbitos de la vida social), a través del análisis de los mecanismos creativos desplegados por la artista venezolana Argelia Bravo en tres de sus más relevantes propuestas relacionadas con la torturada existencia de aquellos que habitan los espacios invisibles de Caracas. La perspectiva planteada por la autora de este libro apunta al cuestionamiento de las naturalizaciones, y presenta una ruptura crítica con la inercia con que se ha construido el imaginario imperante en torno a los cuerpos desobedientes. Por ello, se detiene en la revisión de las estrategias creadoras que logran hacer significantes aquellas vidas ininteligibles, a través de la visibilización de sus humanidades. La investigación entrecruza el estudio de la obra de Bravo, la localización de diálogos y discusiones con la crítica y las teorías del arte, el activismo desde el arte, los horizontes señalados por los estudios queer y los giros epistemológicos estimulados por los estudios de la cultura. Este libro busca contribuir a la reflexión sobre el arte contemporáneo y sus posibilidades para convertirse en herramienta para el quiebre de los patrones de dominación, en función de una reconfiguración libertario de nuestra subjetividad.

El sur también existe: las relaciones migratorias entre las islas Baleares y la Argelia francesa (1830-1962)

La Argelia francesa (1830-1962) constituyó un poderoso polo de atracción para los habitantes de las islas Baleares y del sudeste peninsular. En este artículo se analizan las relaciones migratorias y comerciales entre el archipiélago balear y su por entonces próspero vecino del sur. Además, también se estudian los diferentes exilios que vincularon las dos riberas del Mediterráneo. Para realizar este artículo se han combinado tanto fuentes primarias como la bibliografía existente.

Argelia y los estudios árabes en Alicante (I): Míkel de Epalza

En el presente estudio deseamos presentar los trabajos elaborados por Míkel de Epalza en torno a Argelia, y en especial sobre el estudio de la historia argelina y española. De igual modo, este trabajo busca ser un modesto homenaje a todos los investigadores que han trabajado sobre nuestra historia común, argelinos, españoles y de cualquier otro origen, y en especial a quienes publicaron sus investigaciones en Argelia tras su independencia en 1962, que Míkel de Epalza ya estudiara hasta la fecha del año 1973, y cuyo elenco y conclusiones publicó como un libro titulado de Écrits relatifs à l’histoire de l’Espagne publiés en Algérie de 1962 à 1973. Las líneas esenciales de este estudio nacen de nuestro trabajo junto a Míkel de Epalza durante largos años y de la ponencia que presentamos al Congreso que en homenaje a Mouloud Kassem se celebró en Argel, entre el 27-29 de marzo de 2005. Lo que presentamos aquí es una redacción más completa y específica sobre la labor y los trabajos que Míkel de Epalza dedicó al estudio de Argelia, que busca dar a conocer tanto su personalidad como algunos de los estudios bibliográficos que sobre Argelia y España se han realizado en los últimos 50 años. Deseamos que sirva este estudio como homenaje a la labor aperturista de Mouloud Kassem, así como a la memoria de su predecesor en el Ministerio de Asuntos Religiosos, el Ministro Ahmad Taoufc Al-Madani, autor de una obra fundamental titulada Harb thalâthumi’a sana bayna Al-Jazâ’ir wa-Isbâniyâ (1492-1792), a quien Míkel dedicó un estudio en 2001.

Lilo Schubert nee Krakauer with the Beatles during their Germany tour sponsored by Bravo magazine; Germany.

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Lilo Schubert nee Krakauer with the Beatles during their Germany tour sponsored by Bravo magazine; Germany.

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North American Jewish Students Appeal records, undated, 1962, 1964-1996 (bulk 1971-1995)

The records of the North American Jewish Students Appeal (NAJSA or APPEAL) contains documents on two levels of concern: those documents dealing with the NAJSA as a student-run organization promoting Jewish identity among college-aged youth; and those documents dealing with the APPEAL as a fundraising organization for several well-known student constituent organizations. The Constituents were: the Jewish Student Press Service, Lights in Action, the North American Jewish Students Network, the Progressive Zionist Caucus, Response: A Contemporary Jewish Review, Yavneh Religious Students Organization, and Yugntruf Youth for Yiddish. Documents include correspondence, financial records, minutes, press releases, information on grants awarded to student organizations for programming and publishing, student journals, and newspapers, photographs, and ephemera.

Elihu Stone collection undated, 1913-1962.

Collection contains materials pertaining to the life and work of Stone.

Naomi Block Manners Stern collection of Eleanor Roosevelt correspondence undated, 1941-1962, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1984, 2003

This collection is mainly composed of correspondence between Ms. Stern and Mrs. Roosevelt, spanning the years from their first acquaintance in 1941 to Mrs. Roosevelt's decease in 1962. Letters that hold particular interest concern Ms. Stern's experience at the Summer Student Leadership Institute, and the White House. Additional material in the collection encompasses articles, newsclippings, programs, press releases, and photographs. The articles and newsclippings folder contains information pertaining to Ms. Stern's college career, the first Summer Student Leadership Institute, Mrs. Roosevelt's talk at Community Day, National Youth Association, and a donation of an ambulance to the war effort by Hunter college students. Naomi Block Manners Stern personal folder contains an article Naomi Block wrote in her college magazine, "Echo," describing her perceptions of President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill during her first visit at the White House. Also included is her graduation program, listing Mrs. Roosevelt as the main speaker, a commemoration of President Roosevelt in 1972 in which Ms. Stern took part, an article and press release describing Ms. Stern's career at Revlon, and a 2003 written summary of Ms. Stern's relationship with Mrs. Roosevelt. Photographs were taken by Naomi Block and others at the Summer Leadership Institute in 1941 portray identified fellow students, Mrs. Roosevelt, James Roosevelt, the Roosevelt home in Campobello, and Felix Frankfurter.

American Jewish Committee. Office of Jewish War Records, undated, 1918-1921, 1962.

The records consist of documentation of the American Jewish Committee's project to describe Jewish participation in the United States Armed Forces during World War I. The bulk of the material consists of questionnaires that the AJC sent to servicemen to determine Jewish identity, which contain information on personal identification and details of military service. Responses to the questionnaire come from both Jews and non-Jews. In addition, the collection contains office papers concerning the project and a ledger of manuscripts. The manuscripts document the distribution of records the Office of Jewish War Records collected, as well as list Jews who died or were given military honors.

Mailaender Family Collection 1962

Newspaper clippings realting to the 100th anniversary of Mailaender brewery "Bergbraeu" (1862-1962) in Fuerth, Bavaria.

Philipp Erlanger Collection 1877-1962

Biographical articles; letter; photos (58 items)

Kirkko, Kekkonen ja kommunismi poliittisina kriisivuosina 1958-1962

This study explores the relationship of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland to communism and political power during the period of crises in Finnish foreign relations with the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1962. During this period the USSR repeatedly interfered in Finland´s domestic affairs and limited her foreign political freedom of action. The research subjects for this dissertation are the bishops of the Church of Finland and the newspaper Kotimaa, which can be regarded as the unofficial organ of the church at the time. A typical characteristic of the Church of Finland from the beginning of the twentieth century was patriotism. During the interwar years the church was strongly anti-communist and against the Soviet Union. This tendency was also evident during the Second World War. After the war the Finnish Church feared that the rise of the extreme left would jeopardize its position. The church, however, succeeded in maintaining its status as a state church throughout the critical years immediately following the war. This study indicates that, although the manner of expression altered, the political attitude of the church did not substantially change during the postwar period. In the late 1950s and early 1960s the church was still patriotic and fear of the extreme left was also evident among the leaders of the church. The victory of the Finnish People's Democratic League in the general election of 1958 was an unwelcome surprise to the church. This generated fear in the church that, with Soviet support, the Finnish communists might return to governmental power and the nation could become a people's democracy. Accordingly, the church tried to encourage other parties to set aside their disagreements and act together against the extreme left throughout the period under study. The main characteristics of the church´s political agenda during this period of crisis were to support the Finnish foreign policy led by the president of the republic, Urho Kekkonen, and to resist Finnish communism. The attitude of Finnish bishops and the newspaper Kotimaa to the Cold War in general was generally in agreement with the majority of western Christians. They feared communism, were afraid of the USSR, but supported peaceful co-existence because they did not want an open conflict with the Soviets. Because of uncertainties in Finland's international position the Finnish Church regarded it as necessary to support the Finnish policy of friendship towards the USSR. The Finnish Church considerer it unwise to openly criticize the Soviet Union, tried resist the spread of communism in Finnish domestic policy. This period of foreign policy crises was principally seen by the church as a time when there was a need to strengthen Finland's unstable national position.

Ohjailusta kilpailuun : Suomen hallitusten kasvu- ja rakennepolitiikka vuosina 1962-1999

The study examines the contents, changes and the causes of changes of the growth and structural policy exercised by Finnish governments in 1962-1999. The policy is evaluated e.g. on the basis of government programmes. It is divided in the study into three phases: the phase of guided economy 1962-77, the transition period 1977-91 and the phase of competitive economy 1991-99. The opening of the economy has been the central factor influencing the contents of the growth and structural policy. When dividing the policy into ten sectors, it was found that the sectors losing weight during the study period are agricultural and forest policies and welfare policy and the sectors increasing weight are labour policy and environmental policy. Though impacts of the changes in the general line of the growth and structural policy could be seen in sector policies, the breaks in sector policies did not necessarily coincide with the breaks in the general line of the policy. In the study, in particular, the impacts of the factors affecting growth and structural policy thinking (political changes, foreign influences and changes in economics) are evaluated. The policy was influenced more by the prevailing ideological climate ("the spirit of time") than by political changes. Until the 1970s foreign influences mainly came from those individual Western European countries, where the role of government planning was important and where the economic development was favourable. Some impacts from socialist countries could be seen at the end of the 1960s and at the beginning of the 1970s. Since the 1980s the role of international organisations became emphasised. Also the impacts of the changes in economics could be seen in the changes in the general line of the growth and structural policy.