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Using Inclusive Language in the Applied-Science Academic Environments
Authors: Taheri Pooya
Published: September 2020

Language is not neutral or used in a vacuum; language is one of the most powerful tools we have as humans that incorporates personal assumptions, social norms, and cultural ideologies. It is therefore important to consider language critically and to watch for biases in usage. Language reflects the world it is used in, but it is also active in maintaining or redesigning that world. It can be a tool of discrimination or of empowerment. We can use it to foster discrimination, unintentionally or otherwise, or we can use it to help make a fairer world [1]. Words have the power to affect our personhood, our identity, our attitudes, and our images about others. The power of language to affect our identity and behaviour was realized by oppressed groups in the 20th Century. Language is an important part of socialization - it plays a crucial part in the process whereby people learn the behaviours and values of a particular group or culture [2]. Historically, language has left many out. Individuals and groups have been marginalized and discriminated against because of their culture, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, socioeconomic status, appearance, and more. Inclusive language seeks to treat all people with respect, dignity, and impartiality. It is constructed to bring everyone into the group and exclude no one. It is suggested that the basis of communication is not what is said, but how the words are heard. Language framed by derogatory names and symbols can have implications for people and their life experiences [3]. Making changes to use more inclusive language offers us a chance to grow and become better communicators who care for those we are communicating with [4]. This short article is meant to review the concept of political correctness and inclusive language and raise awareness for students and teachers to discriminatory terms that can be easily replaced with clearer and less-offensive alternatives. This topic has been vastly discussed in social sciences and a great number of theories and articles have shed light on the importance of this topic. The goal of this paper is to communicate these ideas to a larger audience including educators in applied sciences including Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
"Compromise" Between Human and Nature: A Multi species Ethnography Approach for Redefining the Concept of Human Adaptation
Authors: Prihandoko Sanjatmiko  , Emil Supriatna
Published: September 2020

Abstract: In Anthropology, adaptation is interpreted as a variety of human efforts to adapt to the natural environment. This perspective, however, ignores the role of nature as an active subject. In fact, the reciprocal interaction between humans and the nature gives a significant impact to the survival of both entities. This paper intends to recommend a new perspective on the concept of adaptation through the approach of multispecies ethnography. The research observes the people of Kampung Laut in Cilacap. The data is collected through in-depth interviews and participation observations. The paper concludes that the people of Kampung Laut who live around the area where sedimentation takes place always face pressures from the environment as they often encounter tidal flooding. This condition requires the people of Kampung Laut to make efforts in order to survive the unavoidable natural disasters. The people of Kampung Laut "compromise" the environment in Nusakambangan island by growing albizia chinensis plantations. Albizias provide benefits to both the people and the sustainability of the environment. In addition to having a significant economic value, growing albizians among other hardwood trees on the hill of Nusakambangan helps in restoring the environment after the extreme illegal logging. Based on the findings of this research, I argue in accordance to the perspective of multispecies ethnography that the concept of adaptation can no longer place humans as the center of analysis, because this idea tends to disregard the fact that natural disasters are caused by human adaptations. This will ultimately threatens human survival over a period of time.
The Relationship of Social Support with Academic Achievement and Career Aspiration of Grade- 8 Students in Myanmar
Authors: Thwet Thiri Soe
Published: September 2020

A major concern for educational institutions is improving the quality of lives of students. This study investigated the relationship between social support and academic achievement of students and career aspiration of students in Myanmar. The quantitative research methodology, (survey method) was applied and 550 Grade- 8 students from public schools within Yenanchaung Township, Myanmar. Students in this study completed the two questionnaires, the social support questionnaore and the social support for career aspiration questionnaire to assess their received social support from their parents, teachers and peers. The researcher developed these questionnaires based on the four types of social support by Tardy (1985). The results of the data analysis suggest that there is a positive relationship between social support and academic achievement and the social support and students’ career aspiration.
Now what? The experience of youth leaving care in four European countries
Authors: Roxana Ungureanu  , Mihaela Tomita
Published: September 2020

This paper draws on evidence from an Erasmus+ funded project, Now What?: Preparing and Empowering Youth Leaving Care, which aimed to find out the development of an integrated approach that will successfully achieve the provision of guidance on effective education, work and living in the community and support and help when the youth face crises that are an inevitable part of their transition to adulthood and independence. The research was carried out over two years by a consortium of four countries: Romania, Greece, Albania and Portugal. The principal method used was a biographical narrative interviews with a sample of 390 young people aged 15–20.  Positive results came from a range of different interventions, e.g. mentoring projects and structured individualized support.  We conclude that most focused interventions seem to improve foster children's poor academic achievements, but mentoring projects have so far the best empirical support from evaluations with rigorous designs. Also there's a definite need for more intervention research.
Between fundamental rights and foundation: The position of human dignity in the Brazilian legal context
Authors: Demarchi Clovis
Published: September 2020

The article focuses on Human Dignity and Fundamental Rights. The objective is to characterize Human Dignity as the foundation of Fundamental Rights. It is sought to demonstrate that the content of Human Dignity is the Fundamental Rights. The text is divided into five parts, initially with the proposal of creating a concept and the characterization for Human Dignity. In the next step, religious, political and philosophical elements of the idea of ​​dignity are discussed. Then, the dignity in the Brazilian legal system is discussed, and the same occurs with Fundamental Rights. At the end of the article, there is a confrontation between Human Dignity and Fundamental Rights showing their intertwining. It was concluded that Human Dignity imposes limits on the actions of any organism and form of political or social organization. It is the foundation that determines the role of the Fundamental Rights. It is the condition of the existence of the human being. It is up to Human Dignity to bring the essence of what characterizes the human being in the juridical-social order. On the one hand, Fundamental Rights guarantee the realization of Human Dignity; on the other hand, dignity is concretized when Fundamental Rights are realized. The inductive method was used and the research was bibliographic and documentary. Predefined paragraph styles
Job satisfaction and value creation: antidotes for business educators’ job retention
Authors: Owenvbiugie Robinson Osarumwense
Published: September 2020

The study assessed how job satisfaction and value creation serve as antidotes to job retention of employees in higher institutions in Edo and Delta States. Variables such as tenure, salary, excellent compensation and training and development were assessed. Four research queries were provided answers to. Two reasonable guesses were tested. Survey research was applied. 189 business educators were used for the study. A total of 179 questionnaires were found usable representing 94.7 percent. The instrument was validated by Three experts validated the items in the questionnaire. The instrument yielded 0.98 using the Cronbach alpha to enhance its face and content validity. The descriptive statistics was used to answer all questions raised for the study. The reasonable guesses were tested with the t-test statistics.  Lecturers’ Job Satisfaction and Value Creation Questionnaire (LJSVCQ) were administered on the respondents by the researcher with two supporting persons. Results revealed business educators: male and female, married and single, were satisfied with job tenure, salary they earned. It also revealed business educators were satisfied with excellent compensation, training and development. Male do not differ with female business educators in their levels of job satisfaction. Married lecturers do not differ from single business educators in their levels of job satisfaction. The study recommended that business educators’ job satisfaction may be improved if management and councils of various tertiary institutions pay necessary attention to staff welfare in terms of regular review of salary paid to staff, and security of workers’ job.
Trajectory of local farmers on the institutional change level of agricultural land in the agrotourism zone
Authors: Rozuli Ahmad Imron
Published: September 2020

The research offers a thesis to view the context of land institutional change of agriculture as a factor in local farmer identity formation. The goal is to reject the general idea that always presents a thesis that the change of land institutional has always had a bad impact for farmers. To achieve the research objectives, researchers used Giddens concept the Trajectory of Self, using qualitative methods and phenomenological approaches. This research is focused on the region of Agrotourism in Indonesia, with the technique of observation data collection, in-depth interview, Transect Walk, focus group discussion (FGD), as well as secondary data analysis. The results showed that Dutch colonialization in agriculture became the first phase creation of modernity on land, as land. This condition, which formed a self-development of local farmers, is unconsciously organized and reflective on globalization flows. Thus, creating an institutional that is reversible time, which is a long term and reversible conditioning in spacetime In the form of social activities that are patterned in continuity of daily living and then form the identity of local farmers.
Adaptive learning to enhance students understanding in learning technology experience
Authors: Alrashedi Nashmi
Published: September 2020

One of the difficult problems at the present stage of development of education is the creation of conditions for the full realization of the student's personality. As one of the ways to solve it, the creation of an adaptive educational process is considered, which is built taking into account the capabilities of students, focuses on meeting their diverse needs and interests, provides conditions for their life self-determination and self-realization, creates a favorable psychological climate for the pedagogical interaction of all subjects of the educational environment. Thus, the paper is based upon adaptive education technologies used to reflect the cooperation of subjects, dialogue, the solution of personally significant tasks, free testing of experience.
The Political and Civic Involvement of Students: a sociological research
Authors: Vasiliu Roxana-Mihaela
Published: September 2020

On a democratic society, it is desirable to consolidate the relation between citizens and political system through a participatory political culture. Romania – as others post-communism spaces – is characterized by a low level of political communication, poor civic involvement and insufficiently cooperation between government and citizens. During this context, the position of the new generation is crucial in consolidating democracy. Previous studies showed that the young Romanian is perceived rather as an outsider in the relation with the system, have a low trust in institutions by comparison with other age categories, and is not optimistic regarding the capacity of public contestation. On long term, these issues can lead either to a decrease of interest on civic engagement and – in time – to the emergence of a democratic deficit or a subject political culture, or to the emergence of anti-system positions. Nowadays, young people have new tools to help developing a participatory culture, such as new media, new forms of political socialization, an increasing interest in non-governmental organizations et. al. The purpose of the paper is to approach a set of indicators specific to civic and political involvement, using data from a sociological quantitative study conducted on a sample of 430 undergraduates’ students from three specializations: Sociology, Social Work and Human Resources (“Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi), in order to observe their civic and political attitudes.
"Modern pedagogical rhetoric" in the preparation system of Doctors of Philosophy
Authors: Krasnytska Olha
Published: September 2020

The aim of the article is to cover the content of the author's course "Modern pedagogical rhetoric" in the preparation system of doctors of philosophy - future teachers of higher military education establishments. The preparation system of doctors of philosophy at the third (educational-scientific) higher education level is analysed in the article. The role of rhetoric as a science of public speaking and eloquence in the process of preparation of future teachers, scientists of higher military educational establishments was shown. The content of the author's course "Modern Pedagogical Rhetoric", which has been tested for three years, was revealed. The purpose of the discipline is to develop the rhetorical competence and rhetorical culture of a future teacher of a higher military school, a scientist, and to form his positive image. The program of the course "Modern Pedagogical Rhetoric" contains four main topics: the basics of public speaking of a teacher of a higher military school, the rhetorical culture of a teacher of a higher military school, the proficiency in preparing and conducting public speaking, the art of argumentation and polemics in the activities of a teacher of a higher military school. The first topic covers the concepts of rhetoric, public speaking and eloquence, pedagogical rhetoric, the principles of oratorical art, types and kinds of public speeches, ways of audience management during public speaking, peculiarities of listener’s perception of information, a pedagogical image of the teacher. The second topic focuses on the development of rhetorical culture, in particular, the technique and culture of speech. The third topic reveals the peculiarities of public speaking preparation, the subtleties of interaction with the audience, the construction of public speeches, their structure, the differences between informative and persuasive speeches. The fourth topic is aimed at mastering the art of argumentation and controversy, defines the features of logical and emotional argumentation in public speaking, rules of discussion, disputes, controversy, techniques for answering questions from the audience.
Amending the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq (2005)
Authors: Mohammad Taha Hussein AL-Huseini
Published: September 2020

The authority that have the right to amend the constitution have to be restricted to two points: the first is to abide by the restrictions which the constitutional legislator imposed for the amendment, and the second is that the amendment should goes through the stages stipulated by it in the constitutional document. Both are found in the Iraqi constitution amendment, so the constitutional legislator imposed a set of restrictions on  the amendment, which must be started with the proposal, the initiative approval  and finally the final approval, whether the amendment  is normal or extraordinary; each has  its terms of success which may cause the  difference  between them.
Exploration of importance of the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Prevention of Violence against Women by the Ukrainian Government
Authors: Koshulko Oksana , Makazan Evgenia
Published: September 2020

This paper presents the results of research on the importance of ratification by the Ukrainian government of the Convention on Prevention Violence against women. In this paper, primary and secondary data has been analysed. The primary data was collected through semi-structured interviews with Ukrainian women and the secondary data was collected from information on the websites of the United Nations in Ukraine, UN Women, the United Nations Population Fund, ILO and the Council of Europe. The research is significant because the Ukrainian State must use this Convention as a means of reducing domestic violence against women throughout Ukraine
Ecocide Is Genocide: Decolonizing the Definition of Genocide
Authors: Eichler Lauren J.
Published: September 2020

I demonstrate how the destruction of the land, water, and nonhuman beings of the Americas constitutes genocide according to Indigenous metaphysics and through analysis of the decimation of the American buffalo. In Genocide Studies, the destruction of nonhuman beings and nature is typically treated as a separate, but related type of phenomenon—ecocide, the destruction of nonhuman nature. In this article I follow in the footsteps of Native American and First Nations scholars to argue that ecocide and the genocide of Indigenous peoples are inextricably linked and are even constitutive of the same act. I argue that if justice is to be achieved for Indigenous peoples through the UN’s ability to prosecute genocide then the definition of genocide needs to, at minimum, include ecocide as a recognized act.
Re-assessing the Genocide of Kurdish Alevis in Dersim, 1937-38
Authors: Deniz Dilşa
Published: September 2020

This article discusses a century-long denial of historic genocide targeting Kurdish Alevis in Turkey. Firstly, I argue that the state-sponsored killings and forced displacements that occurred in Dersim in 1937-38 constitute genocide. Secondly, I use census numbers and other available documentation to suggest a possible figure for the causalities, while pointing out the methods by which the state has tried to cover up these numbers, indicating state planning and preparation. Finally, I show that as a part of the continued denial of such genocide, Turkish leftist organizations have been manipulated by the state, and thus have ended up supporting much of the same rhetoric as the right nationalist Turkish state.
Comparative transcriptome and histomorphology analysis of testis tissues from mulard and Pekin ducks
Authors: Li Li , Zhang Linli , Zhang Zhenghong , Keyhani Nemat O. , Xin Qingwu , Miao Zhongwei , Zhu Zhiming , Wang Zhengchao , Qiu Junzhi , Zheng Nenzhu
Published: September 2020

Abstract. Testicular transcriptomes were analyzed to characterize the
differentially expressed genes between mulard and Pekin ducks, which will
help establish gene expression datasets to assist in further determination
of the mechanisms of genetic sterility in mulard ducks. Paraffin sections
were made to compare the developmental differences in testis tissue between
mulard and Pekin ducks. Comparative transcriptome sequencing of testis
tissues was performed, and the expression of candidate genes was verified by
quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). In
mulard ducks, spermatogonia and spermatocytes were arranged in a disordered
manner, and no mature sperm were observed in the testis tissue. However,
different stages of development of sperm were observed in seminiferous
tubules in the testis tissue of Pekin ducks. A total of 43.84 Gb of clean
reads were assembled into 193 535 UniGenes. Of these, 2131 transcripts
exhibited differential expression (false discover rate <0.001 and
fold change ≥2), including 997 upregulated and 1134 downregulated
transcripts in mulard ducks as compared to those in Pekin duck testis
tissues. Several upregulated genes were related to reproductive functions,
including ryanodine receptor 2 (RYR2), calmodulin (CALM), argininosuccinate
synthase and delta-1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase ALDH18A1 (P5CS).
Downregulated transcripts included the testis-specific
serine/threonine-protein kinase 3, aquaporin-7 (AQP7) and glycerol kinase
GlpK (GK). The 10 related transcripts involved in the developmental biological
process were identified by GO (Gene Ontology) annotation. The KEGG (Kyoto
Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) pathways indicated that peroxisome
proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) and calcium signaling pathways were
significantly (P<0.001) associated with normal testis physiology.
The differential expression of select genes implicated in reproductive
processes was verified by qRT-PCR, which was consistent with the expression
trend of transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq). Differentially expressed candidate genes RYR2, CALM, P5CS,
AQP7 and GK were identified by transcriptional analysis in mulard and Pekin
duck testes. These were important for the normal development of the male
duck reproductive system. These data provide a framework for the further
exploration of the molecular and genetic mechanisms of sterility in mulard
ducks.
Highlights. The mulard duck is an intergeneric sterile hybrid
offspring resulting from mating between Muscovy and Pekin ducks. The
transcriptomes of testis tissue from mulard and Pekin ducks were
systematically characterized, and differentially expressed genes were screened, in
order to gain insights into potential gonad gene expression mechanisms
contributing to genetic sterility in mulard ducks.
Revealing the former bed of Thwaites Glacier using sea-floor bathymetry: implications for warm-water routing and bed controls on ice flow and buttressing
Authors: Hogan Kelly A. , Larter Robert D. , Graham Alastair G. C. , Arthern Robert , Kirkham James D. , Totten Rebecca L. , Jordan Tom A. , Clark Rachel , Fitzgerald Victoria , Wåhlin Anna K. , Anderson John B. , Hillenbrand Claus-Dieter , Nitsche Frank O. , Simkins Lauren , Smith James A. , Gohl Karsten , Arndt Jan Erik , Hong Jongkuk , Wellner Julia
Published: September 2020

Abstract. The geometry of the sea floor immediately beyond
Antarctica's marine-terminating glaciers is a fundamental control on
warm-water routing, but it also describes former topographic pinning points
that have been important for ice-shelf buttressing. Unfortunately, this
information is often lacking due to the inaccessibility of these areas for
survey, leading to modelled or interpolated bathymetries being used as
boundary conditions in numerical modelling simulations. At Thwaites Glacier
(TG) this critical data gap was addressed in 2019 during the first cruise of
the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) project. We present more than 2000 km2 of new multibeam
echo-sounder (MBES) data acquired in exceptional sea-ice conditions
immediately offshore TG, and we update existing bathymetric compilations.
The cross-sectional areas of sea-floor troughs are under-predicted by up to
40 % or are not resolved at all where MBES data are missing, suggesting that
calculations of trough capacity, and thus oceanic heat flux, may be
significantly underestimated. Spatial variations in the morphology of
topographic highs, known to be former pinning points for the floating ice
shelf of TG, indicate differences in bed composition that are supported by
landform evidence. We discuss links to ice dynamics for an overriding ice
mass including a potential positive feedback mechanism where erosion of
soft erodible highs may lead to ice-shelf ungrounding even with little
or no ice thinning. Analyses of bed roughnesses and basal drag contributions
show that the sea-floor bathymetry in front of TG is an analogue for extant
bed areas. Ice flow over the sea-floor troughs and ridges would have been
affected by similarly high basal drag to that acting at the grounding zone
today. We conclude that more can certainly be gleaned from these 3D
bathymetric datasets regarding the likely spatial variability of bed
roughness and bed composition types underneath TG. This work also addresses
the requirements of recent numerical ice-sheet and ocean modelling studies
that have recognised the need for accurate and high-resolution bathymetry to
determine warm-water routing to the grounding zone and, ultimately, for
predicting glacier retreat behaviour.
«Con tan enfermo cerebro»: Fraseología recurrente en Corazón tan Blanco de Javier Marías
Authors: Fuster-Márquez Miguel
Published: September 2020

Corazón tan blanco (1992) es una de las novelas más conocidas y laureadas del escritor español Javier Marías. Varios trabajos han prestado atención a esta obra tanto desde la narratología como desde la crítica literaria. Uno de los rasgos más notorios de esta novela de intriga es la repetición fraseológica. Aunque la misma ha sido tratada por especialistas en la obra de Marías (Basso 2002, Grohmann 2002, Florenchie 2003, Steen 2011), no existen, que conozcamos, estudios que lo cuantifiquen sistemáticamente. Esta contribución parte de la estilística de corpus, que prima el tratamiento lingüístico en las obras literarias, empleando métodos de la lingüística de corpus, tales como los hallados Stubbs (2005), Mahlberg & McIntyre (2011), Mahlberg (2013a). Este estudio analiza la complejidad de la repetición fraseológica y cuantifica secuencias de cinco o más elementos, y, a su vez, observa de qué modo dicha repetición contribuye creativamente en la obra de Marías.
El turismo colaborativo y sus estrategias discursivas: El caso de los anfitriones de Airbnb en Lima-Perú
Authors: Lovón Cueva Marco Antonio , Retes Rodríguez Roberto
Published: September 2020

Airbnb es un fenómeno turístico que amenaza la industria hotelera limeña, al mismo tiempo que potencia el turismo de la ciudad. Este sector de alojamiento turístico atrae a millones de personas bajo un discurso de familiaridad, accesibilidad y sentido de pertenencia. Para ello, los anfitriones en Airbnb se encargan de generar discursos altamente persuasivos a través de una serie de estrategias discursivas. Esta investigación analiza las estrategias léxicas y retóricas que emplean los anfitriones limeños para convencer a sus huéspedes potenciales. La data está conformada por 108 muestras discursivas de los anfitriones limeños de cada uno de los 8 distritos más turísticos de la ciudad, los cuales han sido recogidos de la plataforma Airbnb. En este estudio, se concluye que los hospedadores recurren a mecanismos que apelan a la cercanía de los lugares de interés, a los elementos históricos y culturales que poseen, y a la experiencia en el rubro o camaradería, así como también a su propia procedencia, aficiones, trayectoria académica o profesional y vida familiar.
La vitalidad del mixteco en dos colonias de la ciudad de Ensenada, Baja California y la transmisión intergeneracional de la lengua
Authors: Orozco Rodríguez Lilian Chantal , Sima Lozano Eyder Gabriel
Published: September 2020

Desde la Sociolingüística, observamos la vitalidad de la lengua mixteca en dos colonias urbanas de migrantes predominantemente mixtecos, originarios del estado de Oaxaca, que han arribado a la ciudad de Ensenada, México. A la luz de la teoría de ecología de presiones (Terborg y García, 2011a, 2011b) y aplicando el cuestionario sociolingüístico propuesto por estos autores, obtuvimos la máxima facilidad compartida, concepto determinante para el análisis del vitalismo de la lengua.

La aplicación de este instrumento en 226 hablantes, arrojó que el mixteco tiene altos niveles de uso entre los integrantes de la comunidad, superando al español en algunas variables, por lo que en este lugar de llegada el uso de la lengua se encuentra en condiciones más favorables para su mantenimiento en los siguientes años. Sin embargo, algunas señales indican que los sujetos más jóvenes están dejando la lengua a favor del español como lo veremos en el análisis.
Expediente
Authors: Chefe Editor/a
Published: September 2020

Mediações - Revista de Ciências Sociais / publicação do Departamento de Ciências Sociais, Centro de Letras e Ciências Humanas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina. - Vol. 1, n. 1 (Jan./Jun. 1996) - Vol. 25, n.2 (maio-agosto 2020) - Londrina, 2020. Quadrimestral. E-ISSN 2176-6665 (versão eletrônica). 1. Ciências Sociais – Periódicos. I. Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Centro de Letras e Ciências Humanas. Veículo de divulgação científica do Departamento de Ciências Sociais e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia da Universidade Estadual de Londrina.
Apresentação do dossiê: racionalidade neoliberal e processos de subjetivação contemporâneos
Authors: Corbanezi Elton , Rasia José Miguel
Published: September 2020

Neste dossiê, reunimos estudos teóricos e empíricos sobre racionalidade neoliberal e processos de subjetivação atuais. Para apresentá-lo, discorremos inicialmente a respeito da ascensão do termo “neoliberalismo” e destacamos as formas predominantes de sua análise crítica (abordagens economicistas, neomarxistas, bourdieusianas e os chamados estudos da governamentalidade). Em seguida, lançando mão especialmente dos estudos da governamentalidade, apresentamos a origem intelectual do neoliberalismo e sua concretização histórica, para então evidenciar como ele se tornou uma racionalidade que institui processos de subjetivação específicos. Nesse sentido, procuramos sublinhar a tese de que a competição e o desempenho, próprios da subjetivação contemporânea baseada no modelo empresarial, atuam como norma global em diferentes esferas, desde Estados até subjetividades. Por fim, apresentamos as contribuições de pesquisadores brasileiros e do exterior selecionadas para o dossiê.
A “lei kanhgág”: sistema de metades e outras classificações ameríndias
Authors: Severo Diego Fernandes Dias
Published: September 2020

Cotidianamente os Kanhgág utilizam classificações para situar os indivíduos com quem se relacionam. Alguns termos remetem diretamente ao sistema de metades (Kamé e Kanhru), como o regre e o jamré, outros atingem as formas de comportamento, o índio puro e o indiano. Entre as duas posições aparentemente diametrais surgem, respectivamente, os termos kanhkó e misturado, que rompem a oposição e configuram os grupamentos de parentes como unidades e distingue os demais grupos indígenas dos brancos. Este artigo pretende apresentar e explorar as particularidades dessas denominações e problematizar tais elementos no quadro da discussão sobre o dualismo ameríndio. A partir da pesquisa etnográfica realizada na Terra Indígena Nonoai e nas aldeias Por Fi Ga e Fosá, foi possível constatar que os elementos utilizados para as distinções formam o mesmo conjunto acionado no sistema de metades e, da mesma maneira, encobre na diametralidade o concentrismo e o triadismo.
Grammatical Errors in Nigerian English Language Pronunciation Problems Among Students: Psychological Implications and Management
Authors: Chigbu B. C. , Igbo Janet Ngozi , Obayi Fidelia N. , Onu V. C. , Ndukwu E. C. , Solomon D. Ojonugwa
Published: September 2020

This study was designed to identify some English grammar pronunciation problems and how the problems can be managed. The population consists of all the first-year students in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in Enugu State of Nigeria. Nine hundred and ninety-nine (999) students from four departments were sampled using simple random sampling technique. Three research questions and one null hypothesis were generated to guide the study. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the three research questions while t-test statistic was used to test the null hypothesis. The results revealed that consonant and vowel phonemes, syllabic consonants, consonant cluster, unstressed vowels and stress timing are the aspects of pronunciation that are considered problematic among some first-year students. It also revealed that gender does not play a functional role on pronunciation problems among these first year students in the learning of English Grammar, and that teachers’ emphasis on the problematic area of pronunciation, constant practice, teachers’ knowledge of Oral English, building of language laboratories, teachers’ use of compact disks and tapes on pronunciation, students access to compact disks and tapes on pronunciation dictionaries are the management strategies that can be used to improve pronunciation in English language.
Less Is More: An Implementation of an Extensive Reading Program in an English Proficiency Course in the Sultanate of Oman
Authors: Syahrin Syerina
Published: September 2020

This paper reports the implementation of an Extensive Reading (ER) program in an English proficiency course at a higher education institution in the Sultanate of Oman. The implemented ER program for this study is titled, “Less is More” utilizing a readily available website, Voice of America (VOA) Learning English. Data was gathered from undergraduate students of Omani nationality enrolled in an English proficiency course for Spring 2020/2021 semester during the Covid-19. The findings of the study were gathered from multiple sources namely reading speed, comparison of pretest and posttest scores, semi-structured interviews, online focus group discussion, and the course instructor’s reflection of the implementation of the ER program. The backgrounds of the students were considered too. The findings revealed that the average students’ reading speed was consistent at 100wpm (word-per-minute) throughout the ER program. There was a positive outcome on the students’ posttest scores and a significant correlation between the number of articles the students read to their posttest scores. The data from the qualitative inquiry provided an insight into the use of modified texts to encourage more reading. Although the research did not investigate the best practices for an ER in the context of an English proficiency classroom in Oman, it showed how an ER can be implemented online given the circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A Study on Testicular Development in Apteronotus albifrons
Authors: HA Chengxu , YANG Cuihua , WANG Wei , WANG Yunzhong , Qi Jiguang
Published: September 2020

Apteronotus albifrons has its cloacal aperture located in the front of the body and on the back of the lower jaw. A. albifrons possess a pair of testes attached on the mesentery below its liver on the back of the abdominal cavity. In the early days of development, the testes are in translucent elongated thin strips in nude colour. As they develop, the testes will grow thicker and become white or creamy white in color. The rear end of the testes will split whereas the front end will merge to form the vas deferens which is connected to the external environment through the cloacal aperture. Testes of A. albifrons are lobular. There are six stages in its development. At 6 months of age, the testis structure shows clear medium with primary spermatocytes and abundant spermatogonia, suggesting that development is into the stageⅡ. At 8 months of age, testes in male A. albifrons are in the shape of a thin rod in white with blood vessels in presence. Germ cells consist of spermatogonia, primary spermatocytes and spermatocytes, indicating stageⅢ development. At 11 months of age, testes in male A. albifrons grow fuller and are in creamy white with apparent blood vessels present. Primary spermatocytes, secondary spermatocytes, spermatids and a small amount of sperms are president, indicating stageⅣ of development. At 15 months of age, testes in male A. albifrons swells and consist of a large amount of sperms, reaching full maturity. This is the stageⅥof development, after which is the stage featured by testes after spermiation.
Neighborhood Noise
Authors: Lee Jiho
Published: September 2020

Listening to sounds in everyday life is an important factor in a human life. You can talk, listen to music, and enjoy nature through sound. However, due to adverse effect, listening to unwanted sounds continuously may cause noise-induced health disorders. Noise is an inevitable pollution factor in modern society, and its severity is increasing day by day. In addition, as the improvement of the economic level and the demand for the calm quality of life are increasing, the noise-related problem is emerging as a continuous social issue. Most of the problems associated with noise are mental, especially in developed countries, where social issues with the neighborhood noise are getting worse. The severity of noise-related problems is associated with the characteristics of noise, personal sensitivities, and vulnerable groups, but continued exposure can adversely affect not only health but also sociocultural, ethical, and economical aspects. However, the knowledge of the direct and indirect effects of noise pollution on health is still insufficient. Due to these limitations, it is difficult to establish reasonable standards for resolution and therefore requires more scientific research works.
Políticas del conflicto en El duelo, de Joseph Conrad
Authors: Valls Oyarzun Eduardo
Published: September 2020

Resumen: El artículo aborda una relectura de la novela breve The Duel (Joseph Conrad, 1908), que se caracteriza como una revisión crítica de las políticas hegemónicas basadas en el conflicto (aquellas que, hoy por hoy, determinan el fenómeno del populismo). Desde un análisis de la principal premisa retórica de la novela, la conceptualización de la guerra como duelo, el autor presenta las premisas ideológicas que explora al texto: la construcción de un enemigo antagónico en un espacio relacional dialéctico; la afirmación de un estado de excepción como eje de dicho espacio; y la dinámica de la resemantización como forma de mantener vivo el conflicto. El texto de Conrad, visto desde la perspectiva del pensamiento de Deleuze, plantea una crítica a estas políticas identitarias, pues  revela un espacio de pensamiento ajeno a la dialéctica, y a través del cual se puede desmontar su mecanismo sistémico.Abstract: The present article tackles a new reading of Joseph Conrad’s novella The Duel (1908). The new approach construes the text as a revision of the politics of hegemony based on conflict —which defines present-day populism. After a thorough an analysis of the main rhetorical principle of the novella, the synecdoche war-duel, the author outlines the ideological premises the text scrutinizes, to wit, the construction of an antagonist, i.e. an enemy within the limits of a dialectical space, the assertion of a state of exception as the main ground for the conflict, and the dynamics of re-signification as a means to keep the conflict going. Conrad’s text, as seen through Deleuze’s perspective, ultimately criticizes these politics of identity and in so doing uncovers a new space of thought, outside dialectics, whereby its systemic structure can be deconstructed.
Reseña de la obra “Experiencias y aprendizajes en la evaluación de la intervención socioeducativa”
Authors: Corral Carrillo María José
Published: September 2020

Reseña de la obra/ Book Review: Martín Cuadrado, A. M. y Rubio Roldán, M. J. (coords.) (2019). Experiencias y aprendizajes en la evaluación de la intervención socioeducativa. Volumen II. Madrid: UNED. ISBN: 978-84-362-7576-6
Reseña de “La intervención socioeducativa: diseño, desarrollo y evaluación”
Authors: Bodas González Eladio
Published: September 2020

Reseña de la obra/ Book Review: Martín Cuadrado, A. M. y Rubio Roldán, M. J. (coords.) (2019). La intervención socioeducativa: diseño, desarrollo y evaluación. Madrid: UNED. ISBN 978-84-362-7574-2.
Rico Lins e a Ressignificação da Imagem Gráfica
Authors: Resing Daniela Souto
Published: September 2020

A premiada exposição “Rico Lins – Uma Gráfica de Fronteira” abre espaço para uma discussão sobre antigas relações entre arte e design. Os trabalhos da mostra permitem uma reflexão sobre o percurso de mais de 30 anos desse designer que prefere atravessar fronteiras a não o fazê-lo. Rico Lins opera de forma anacrônica usando a colagem de imagens aparentemente dissociadas no tempo e constrói ou desconstrói conceitos a partir delas. Rico cria deslocamentos de signos e ícones da história da arte e do design, recontextualizando-os e assim ressignificando as imagens que produz. Ele ainda deixa espaço para que o leitor possa contribuir com esse processo usando seu repertório próprio para apreender suas mensagens e permite que artistas e designers possam repensar os caminhos futuros de suas práticas e teorias.
Arte e Processos Colaborativos na Esfera Pública: a experiência do inSITE na região da fronteira entre México–Estados Unidos
Authors: Oliveira Luiz Sérgio de
Published: September 2020

Desde sua primeira edição em 1992, o inSITE vem promovendo o espalhamento de projetos de arte nos espaços públicos da região de fronteira entre San Diego (Estados Unidos) e Tijuana (México), tendo atingido a marca de mais de 200 projetos desenvolvidos no contexto da região nas cinco edições da mostra. Neste artigo procuramos investigar o processo de construção do inSITE à luz das novas práticas de arte na esfera pública, evidenciando as contribuições, hesitações e contradições de sua interação com o contexto da fronteira. Procuramos trazer para o debate crítico questões relativas à produção de arte nos espaços públicos na contemporaneidade, tais como a participação das comunidades, o papel e o lugar reservados para o público, os desafios interpostos aos artistas diante de realidades que lhes são estranhas, além da contínua e tensa negociação entre artistas, curadores e instituições.
Processos Criativos em História em Quadrinhos: Descrição das Interações entre Roteirista, Desenhistas e Leitor
Authors: Moura Matheus
Published: September 2020

Este artigo versa quanto ao processo criativo coletivo em histórias em quadrinhos (HQs). São destacados quatro trabalhos distintos, produzidos por mim, em parceria com diversos autores. A proposta, então, é a descrição e análise dos processos criativos envolvidos, tendo como base estudos realizados por artistas, como Fayga Ostrower e psicanalistas, como Rollo May; dentre outros. O intuito é mapear e discutir os processos criativos dos autores, como eles se relacionam para construir um sentido comum e como as histórias em quadrinhos autorais se encaixam dentro do conceito de produto artístico. Observamos que, como realização espontânea e conceitual, as HQs são objetos de arte tanto quanto outras manifestações humanas, separadas apenas por interpretações limitantes, uma vez que elas exigem igual envolvimento do autor para com o fazer.
Entrevista com Hermann Pohlmann
Authors: Kinceler José Luís
Published: September 2020

Gentilmente traduzida do Alemão por Claudia Vivacqua de Figueiredo para a Palíndromo.
A EXPERIÊNCIA DA QUEDA: A Noção de Vertigem no Instante Fotográfico
Authors:   Escola de Música e Belas Artes do Paraná, Costa André Figueiredo da
Published: September 2020

Desenvolvido com base em uma abordagem filosófica e estética, este artigo analisa, em um primeiro momento, o conto Descida ao Maelström, de Edgar Allan Poe, trabalhando, com o conceito de instante fotográfico, a ideia de vertigem a partir da imagem literária. Posteriormente, o conceito é exploradopor meiodo objeto pictórico, A incredulidade de São Tomé, de Caravaggio, no qual o instante fotográfico aparece no confronto fulgurante entre o tangível e o visível,encenando, dessa maneira, o silêncio do mundo. Por fim, analisa-seo vídeo Sal e Prata de Rodrigo Braga no qual o instante fotográfico surge de forma intermitente, refletindo a dicotomia de um Eu que não cessa de buscar sua contra parte perdida no âmbito profuso das imagens digitais, confundindo-se, consequentemente, com aquilo que lhe é extrínseco.
AUBERT DE LA RÜE: Viajante Em Observação
Authors:   Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Bethônico Mabe
Published: September 2020

Edgard Aubert De La Rüe (1901-1991) era geógrafo, geólogo, fotógrafo suíço, cujo arquivo, depositado no Musée d’Ethnographie de Genève, é fonte de pesquisa para a construção de uma biografia em projeto de arte e pesquisa iniciado em 2012. Fontes documentais juntamente à sua obra científica servem de fundamento para produção literária e visual, especulando sobre vida, obra e métodos do autor. De La Rüe esteve no Brasil, seu trabalho sobre o sertão nordestino é foco deste artigo, em que se experimenta observar seus interesses e compará-lo a personagem ficcional através de seus meios arquivísticos e impulso enciclopédico.
GIUSEPPE PENONE: Por Uma Ontologia da Pele
Authors:   Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Dayrell Marina Andrade Câmara
Published: September 2020

O artista Giuseppe Penone percorre os rastros deixados pelas matérias em que esculpe pera revelar, na escultura, as formas de vida que habitam estas matérias. Conforme formulou Georges Didi-Huberman, fazer escultura é então para Penone, fazer uma escavação. Seu trabalho seria pensado como uma espécie de arqueologia, na medida em que, procedendo pela escavação matérica, ele revela mundos obnubilados. O exercício que aqui propomos é desdobrar criticamente as questões trazidas à tona pelo seu trabalho arqueológico, no intuito de proceder de modo análogo, ou seja, seguir as marcas deixadas na matéria em que ele esculpe – ou escava –, para indagarmos, então, qual a natureza destes mundos revelados pelas suas escavações-escultura.
DESFIGURA
Authors:   Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Schmidt Elisa
Published: September 2020

Este artigo elabora um estudo acerca da desfiguração em arte, desenvolvendo reflexões desde a caverna de Lascaux até a contemporaneidade. O texto tem como fio condutor a tentativa do ser humano compreender-se a partir da imagem de sua face. Elaboram-se questões sobre o retrato, a figura, seus contornos e os devidos contextos que relacionam a aparência, a identidade e a inteligibilidade da forma. Évelyne Grossman, George Didi-Huberman, Rolan de Calan e Pierre Bergounioux são alguns dos interlocutores que incitam os questionamentos.
Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves: Projectos com Escolas
Authors:   Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo - UFES, Rebouças Moema Martins
Published: September 2020

A Fundação Serralves é uma instituição cultural de âmbito internacional que possui um Museu de Arte Contemporânea com um Serviço Educativo (SE) responsável pela organização de programas para o público em geral e especialmente para as escolas. Este artigo apresenta parte de uma investigação sobre o Projetos com Escolas proposto pelo SE no ano 2012/2013 e envolve desde a estrutura e organização deste projeto anual aos protagonistas e as ações interinstitucionais geradas por ele. Como percurso metodológico utiliza materiais publicados pelo Serviço Educativo e conversas com os protagonistas dessas ações (Serviço Educativo da FS) e profissionais da escola envolvidos no projeto. Para fundamentação recorre aos princípios da semiótica francesa e/ou discursiva.