Sociology of the Body

O objetivo do presente trabalho é analisar o intercruzamento de representações de gênero e sofrimento nas fotografias de refugiados venezuelanos. Para realizar tal investigação, foi feita uma pesquisa no acervo do jornal O Globo, com o recorte entre 2015 e 2022, período de grande afluxo de refugiados venezuelanos para o Brasil. Posteriormente, foi construído um banco de dados com as imagens encontradas para realizar uma análise em conjunto através de uma bibliografia variada incorporada na sociologia da imagem e da fotografia. O resultado das análises aponta que as representações de sofrimento de mulheres refugiadas venezuelanas são sublimadas, não sendo colocadas em ênfase, mas ligando-as à sua representação de mulher cuidadora. Em relação a homens, a representação se torna alegórica diante da situação vivida, colocando-os como provedores de liberdade, símbolos de superação e liderança – que também é uma forma de sublimar o sofrimento através da imagem.

Estados Unidos. É editor, juntamente com Arthur Kroker do periódico Ctheory 1 , uma das mais influentes publicações eletrônicas sobre cibercultura. Suas pesquisas encontram-se entre a teoria social critica, a sociologia pós-estruturalista, sociologia da arte e a cultura pós-moderna. Pfohl é também artista gráfico e as questões relativas à imagem estão sempre presentes em seus textos. A entrevista foi conduzida por Adriana Amaral,

This paper offers a comparative and interdisciplinary reflection on the challenges arising from the increasing integration of predictive artificial intelligence within contemporary judicial systems. Adopting a critical and humanistic perspective, the analysis explores the epistemological and normative limitations of algorithmic rationality as applied to legal decision-making, with particular attention to judicial hermeneutics. It highlights the regulatory fragmentation across different jurisdictions and emphasises the urgent need to develop coherent governance frameworks. Ultimately, the paper advocates for a renewed centrality of comparative law as a methodological tool to safeguard the indispensable human dimension of legal judgement in the age of digital transformation.

Resumo: O ciberespaço é o espaço criado pela interconexão mundial de computadores que possibilitou e acelerou a transmissão de informações, assim como a interação entre as pessoas. Nesta perspectiva, este artigo objetiva, por meio da pesquisa bibliográfica, promover reflexões pelo viés das condições pós-modernas, quanto a algumas transformações e alguns importantes deslocamentos em operação no mundo atual, relativos às condições sob as quais tratamos de organizar nossas formas de viver influnciados pelo ciberespaço. Os fundamentos teóricos do estudo foram baseados, sobretudo em Lévy (2010); Bauman (1997); . Os resultados apontaram que existem crises em relação à identidade na era pós-moderna em todos os espaços e especificamente no ciberespaço não é diferente. São necessárias ações que conduzam os sujeitos e suas identidades a um patamar maduro que promova um bem estar social perene.

İçinde bulunduğu dönem, kültür, coğrafya, sosyal sınıf, politik ortam, normatif düzen, kurumsal yapı, cinsiyet rejimi ve üretim şekli gibi gerçekliklerle doğrudan ya da dolaylı yollarla ilişkili olan ve hatta çoğu durumda aynı gerçekliklerin etkisiyle şekillenen beden, bu özelliğiyle biyolojik sınırları aşıp toplumsal alana eklemlenen sosyal bir olgudur. Gündelik hayatı idame ettirmenin temel unsuru olan bu çok katmanlı sosyal olgu; tarihin, güç ilişkilerinin, toplumsal değişimin, eşitsizlik biçimlerinin, içselleştirilen davranış kodlarının, ahlaki ve kültürel farklılıkların, sosyo-ekonomik statünün, yerleşik norm ve değerlerin vb. gözlemlenip incelenebileceği alanlardan biridir ve bu nedenle çeşitli araştırmacılar tarafından çokça sorunsallaştırılmıştır.

Recorrendo a dados levantados com auxílio de pesquisa etnográfica, o
objetivo deste ensaio é apresentar algumas reflexões sobre jogos digitais como práticas culturais de lazer. O campo de estudos utilizado para o desenvolvimento da pesquisa foi o universo virtual criado pelo jogo World of Warcraft - espaço virtual de lazer e sociabilidade onde se "encontram" jogadores de diferentes localidades geográficas.
Discute-se a experiência de jogar World of Warcraft a partir do ponto de vista de seus próprios jogadores, os quais atribuem diferentes sentidos e significados a suas práticas. Busca-se também mostrar como essa atividade de lazer está em constante e permanente articulação com as demais atividades do dia-a-dia, sejam elas de lazer, de trabalho,
estudantis ou domésticas, exigindo sempre negociações, agendamentos, abnegações e escolhas frente às demandas, obrigações, necessidades, vontades e expectativas cotidianas

: O objetivo deste ensaio é realizar uma abordagem histórica das profundas e inovadoras transformações operadas na esfera dos jogos digitais. Pretende-se evidenciar e discutir como inovações conceituais, evoluções dos aparatos tecnológicos e o desenvolvimento técnico-artístico permitiram o surgimento de diversos formatos, variações e gêneros de jogos e de modos de jogar, por fim dando origem aos chamados jogos multiplayers (multijogadores). Espera-se, com isso, contribuir com o entendimento acerca dessa manifestação cultural de lazer contemporânea.

Este texto corresponde a un fragmento del Volumen III del proyecto Del Ser Condicionado al Ser Consciente – La felicidad en disputa: crítica cultural y propuesta configuracional.
El material compartido es solo una parte del volumen completo, publicado con fines de difusión y acceso gratuito a contenidos seleccionados.

Autor: Rodolfo Muñoz
Año: 2025
Proyecto: Libro del Ser Condicionado al Ser Consciente ISBN general de la obra: 9798315339922

En las últimas décadas, los saqueos a comercios y supermercados han sido parte de la historia argentina. Equiparados con figuras que van desde el "robo" a los "disturbios", pasando por la alusión al "caos", la "crisis" y al "flagelo del hambre y la pobreza", estas prácticas, vueltas instancias críticas, desde hace tiempo tienen un sitio reservado en la historia social del país.Muchas publicaciones académicas han analizado el escenario social, político y económico que (se) configuró (en torno a) los saqueos que se produjeron frente al estallido hiperinflacionario de 1989 y los que acompañaron la llamada "crisis del 2001-2002", sin embargo la producción teórico-empírica referida a sus dinámicas y consecuencias en el marco de los interiores provinciales es relativamente escasa. El presente Documento de Trabajo explora las particularidades de ambos sucesos en el marco de la ciudad de Córdoba, buscando poner en evidencia algunas...

Este artículo se propone establecer algunas conexiones y discusiones en torno al riesgo, la incertidumbre y la precariedad como categorías clave para el análisis de conflictos sociales en escenarios urbanos del Sur Global. Particularizando la mirada en procesos colectivos ligados al habitar, el trabajo y el ambiente, desde una Sociología de los Cuerpos/Emociones, se busca reponer algunas de las formas en las que el riesgo y la incertidumbre moldean “cuerpos precarios” en la actual fase de acumulación capitalista. En base al análisis cualitativo de material empírico colectado, se mapean algunas de las formas en que el riesgo, la incertidumbre y la precariedad se materializan en las prácticas, experiencias y emociones de los sujetos. Para alcanzar dicho objetivo, se ha seleccionado la siguiente estrategia expositiva. En primer lugar, se presenta una breve sistematización de las nociones de riesgo, incertidumbre y precariedad, recuperando los principales aportes efectuados desde las Ci...

While technological innovation has significantly changed the interpreters' work, few professionals seem to have interpreted in the Metaverse or in Virtual Reality (VR). Limited data are available on simultaneous interpreting (SI) in virtual environments. This paper investigates the feasibility of simultaneously interpreting using VR headsets through a study conducted on 20 students enrolled in the Master's degree programme in Conference Interpreting at IULM University. The study focuses on turn-taking and the need for handover during simultaneous interpreting in VR, leading to the assumption that SI using VR headsets is feasible and constitutes a stimulating and immersive experience for interpreters. Data from this study suggest that SI shifts using VR headsets in virtual reality and in the Metaverse by means of avatars can last up to 20 minutes, followed by longer breaks to allow interpreters to rest from the stimuli and cognitive load perceived as considerably high in virtual environments.

A obra do filósofo e médico francês Georges Canguilhem (1904-1995) tem passado por um revival extraordinário. Esta redescoberta vem ocorrendo na França e para além da sua fronteira, este interesse possui um escopo interdisciplinar, na qual envolve especialistas das mais variadas áreas do conhecimento-como a biotecnologia, a ecologia, na história e filosofia da ciência, no próprio campo da medicina, a psicologia e a sociologia. Este aumento de interesse começou pouco antes de sua morte sendo confirmado pela multiplicação de colóquios sobre o seu pensamento, monografias

Agradeço à Cleone Santos, que desde o primeiro encontro se mostrou disposta a participar desta pesquisa, apesar dos nossos desencontros. Obrigada por ter me permitido adentrar parte da sua história e luta. Agradeço também por você ter me confiado e permitido ajudar a construir o seu sonho -o Coletivo Mulheres da Luz. Agradeço a todas as pessoas que arduamente (re)constroem o seu legado e tornam o Coletivo possível, ainda que sem você -que dor imensa e coletiva foi perder você. Em

Fundamental to the human condition is the way bodies, selves and material culture are socially arranged. Arguably, the relation between the body, self and material culture in contemporary, post-industrial or late-modern societies has come to be largely defined through consumption. Firstly, the imagery associated to consumption is central to visual representation in promotional culture which simultaneously revolves around the display of the body as an object of desire and indicator of self. Secondly, how individuals realize themselves as embodied subjects – that is how they manage corporeal identity participating in social interaction and how they experience and perform self and body - happens largely via the use of commodities and on the backdrop of a promotional imagery. Finally, a variety of consumer spaces, contexts and institutions increasingly address the individual as a sensuous, embodied subject in search of personal gratification and improvement.
In this paper, I shall deal with all these three levels, considering the broad literature that may be brought to bear on how representations, subjectivities and institutions converge and diverge in the shaping of  consumers’ embodied selves.

Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar a confecção de um desfile de escola de samba como potencial fonte de aprendizado para a graduação em Design. O recorte definido para exemplificação do ensino em Design é a disciplina Projeto Básico: Planejamento, da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. No primeiro momento, explica-se as etapas de desenvolvimento de uma apresentação carnavalesca. Posteriormente, o texto apresenta a disciplina em questão e quais suas etapas metodológicas presentes ao longo do semestre. Por fim, pretende-se comparar quais as semelhanças na execução de um desfile de escola de samba e no ensino de projeto na universidade, e tais comparações poderiam servir de aprendizado para a educação de design, visto que a escola de samba se apresenta como um contexto real, interdisciplinar, complexo e nacional.

The difficulty is to realize the groundlessness of our believing. wittgenstein, On Certainty (1969, §166) Die Schwierigkeit ist, die Grundlosigkeit unseres Glaubens einzusehen. wittgenstein, Über Gewissheit Probably no legislation on earth originally stipulated such a sanction [on lying]. This makes clear that there is a sphere of human agreement that is nonviolent to the extent that it is wholly inaccessible to violence: the proper sphere of "understanding" language. benjamin, Critique of Violence Es gibt vielleicht keine Gesetzgebung auf der Erde, welche sie [die Lüge] ursprünglich bestraft. Darin spricht sich aus, daß es eine in dem Grade gewaltlose Sphäre menschlicher übereinkunft gibt, daß sie der Gewalt vollständig unzugänglich ist: die eigentliche Sphäre der »Verständigung«, die Sprache. benjamin, Zur Kritik der Gewalt.

Είμαστε κι εμείς οι ασήμαντοι, που καλά καλά δεν μας ήθελε ούτε η μάνα μας. Από νωρίς το πρωί, αγουροξυπνημένοι, μόνοι, κουρασμένοι, με ρούχα φτηνά, μπαίνουμε στα τρένα και στα λεωφορεία της άχαρης πόλης και πάμε για δουλειά. Για να πληρώσουμε τσίμα τσίμα ένα νοίκι, έναν γιατρό του δημοσίου και που κι αν πεθάνουμε, ζήτημα είναι αν θα βρεθούν δύο ή τρία άτομα το πολύ να μας κλάψουν.

PERFORMANCE E A AGÊNCIA DA IMAGEM — Xondaro Guarani: arte marcial, performance e política — oferece uma análise sobre a prática do xondaro, destacando-o como uma forma singular de arte marcial entre os Guarani. Este estudo investiga como o xondaro, através de sua prática corporal, desempenha um papel crucial na socialização e na resistência cultural da comunidade. Disponível em: https://www.ninorhamos.com/publicacoes

This chapter is organized along two main axes. On the one hand, it situates the contribution of somaesthetics to the philosophy of food within the movement born in the 20th century with John Dewey and pragmatism that sought to free aesthetics from the dualistic and hierarchical model in favor of a relational paradigm, showing that the modern notion of taste is flawed by prejudices and, as such, cannot give rise to a real gustatory taste. On the other hand, it proposes a different theory of taste in which food must be understood as a fundamental part of human life qua conscious life, showing that this aspect is still largely ignored in food studies and gastronomy. I identify the three main obstacles to the development of food consciousness and suggest ways to overcome them through a relational, processual, and haptic approach to gustatory perception.

This chapter offers an inquiry into the experience of flavors and into food-related acts and situations. Drawing from somaesthetic tenets, the argument mainly refers to and is inspired by some of Italo Calvino's novels and short stories where odors and gastronomy play a relevant role. First, the aesthetic and epistemological issues related to the experience of flavors are investigated. Then, the exploration proceeds by considering the relationships between food smells and affections in somatic qua sentimental terms. Finally, the idea of food-related olfactory "somatic style" is discussed in broad terms.

Das Kapitel bietet eine Einführung in die Situationsanalyse nach Adele Clarke und ergänzt sie um Ansätze aus den Popular Music Studies. Hierzu werden zunächst die Grundlagen der Situationsanalyse thematisiert samt ihrer zentralen Analysestrategie, dem sog. ›Mapping‹. Mit Blick auf die Hervorbringung von Eilishs Körper veranschaulicht das Kapitel zwei unterschiedliche Mapping-Verfahren, nämlich Situations-Maps und Positions-Maps. Gegenstand der Analyse sind audiovisuelle Körperrepräsentationen in »Bad Guy« sowie Diskurse um den Körper Billie Eilishs.

Tous droits réservés © Santé mentale au Québec, 2000 Ce document est protégé par la loi sur le droit d'auteur. L'utilisation des services d'Érudit (y compris la reproduction) est assujettie à sa politique d'utilisation que vous pouvez consulter en ligne. https://apropos.erudit.org/fr/usagers/politique-dutilisation/ Cet article est diffusé et préservé par Érudit. Érudit est un consortium interuniversitaire sans but lucratif composé de

Hay novelas que no se leen, sino que se habitan como un cuerpo extraño, como una prótesis que, una vez instalada, reorganiza nuestra sensibilidad y nuestro pensamiento. La segunda lengua materna de Flor Canosa, escritora, guionista y académica nacida en Buenos Aires en 1981, pertenece a esa estirpe de textos. Publicada en Argentina y España, y recién traducida al italiano, la obra cosechó un reconocimiento como finalista en premios como el Celsius de la Semana Negra de Gijón y el Premio FILBA 2023. Su inclasificable naturaleza, que fusiona la Ciencia Ficción, el Cyberpunk, el New Weird y el Melodrama Familiar, es el primer indicio de su complejidad conceptual. La novela nos mete de cabeza en un futuro cercano y reconocible, una Argentina donde la

L’intervention propose un rapprochement de deux écrivaines françaises, Inès Cagnati et Jeanne Benameur, à travers l’analyse de deux romans qui placent au centre des relations mère-fille assez troublées. Dans Génie la folle (1976), roman dédié à sa mère et d’inspiration autobiographique, Cagnati décrit la souffrance de la petite Marie due au manque d’amour de la part de sa mère. Jeanne Benameur, dans Les Demeurées (2000), peint à la fois l’exclusion (mère et fille habitent à l’extérieur du village) et la réclusion, sous forme d’enfermement volontaire dans un abri protecteur (Hamon, 1983). Au manque d’amour dont souffre Marie fait alors de contrepoint l’amour étouffant de La Varienne pour la petite Luce.
Marie et Luce cherchent en vain dans leurs mères le « miroir pour se trouver » (Weber, 2013) ; elles héritent au moins deux manques qui les marquent profondément : l’absence du père (Barthes, 1989), et donc d’une filiation par rapport à laquelle se concevoir, et le manque d’une communication efficace avec leurs mères en raison du manque de mots.
Ce manque de mots résulte notamment dans l’impossibilité d’exprimer leur énorme souffrance : Génie, s’enfermant dans son trauma de femme violée, travaille tout le jour à la campagne et n’adresse que des ordres à la petite Marie, tandis que La Varienne vit dans son monde concret, fait d’objets, qu’elle ne sait pas nommer.
Par ailleurs, les mots prononcés par les autres sont surtout blessants : au nom d’(Eu)génie, les gens du village ont associé l’épithète la folle (allusion au fait qu’elle n’a pas dénoncé le maçon qui l’a violée), tandis que la mère de Luce se voit adresser des insultes tels qu’abrutie ou demeurée.
Tout en rapprochant les deux textes, on essaiera de décrire la volonté commune aux deux écrivaines et enseignantes de mettre des mots là où ils manquent. Cagnati plonge dans son enfance malheureuse (de fille de paysans immigrés) et tente de récréer par l’écriture quelque chose d’intime et de familier qui lui a manqué, à travers des phrases brèves, tissées de refrains et de formes répétitives rappelant le côté maternel (Laurens, 2013). Benameur également se sert de phrases courtes et concises pour dire le lien « presqu’animalier » d’une mère avec sa fille, perçue comme le fruit de ses entrailles (Weber, 2013).
À l’appui de comparaisons textuelles, on va également avancer l’hypothèse que Benameur ait voulu proposer une conclusion plus optimiste par rapport au texte de Cagnati. Cela apparaît de manière évidente dans les épilogues des deux romans, centrés sur la possibilité émancipatrice de l’école. Étant donné que Génie encourage Marie dans la poursuite des études, le lecteur pourrait s’attendre à une rédemption pour les deux. Or cela ne se produira pas : Génie finira par se noyer dans une citerne. Pour Luce, au contraire, l’école, d’abord perçue comme un lieu d’exclusion et de séparation d’avec sa mère, deviendra peu à peu un espace d’apprivoisement du monde extérieur, lui permettant ainsi de s’y ouvrir et même d’y entraîner sa mère.
Inès Cagnati et Jeanne Benameur explorent ainsi deux figures maternelles défaillantes, chacune à sa manière. Chez ces mères, l’impossibilité de protéger, d’aimer pleinement ou de transmettre un héritage symbolique à leurs filles engendre un rapport au monde fragilisé et lacunaire. Toutefois, si ces absences façonnent les parcours des deux protagonistes, elles conduisent à des issues radicalement différentes : l’une reste enfermée dans une filiation douloureuse, tandis que l’autre parvient à s’ouvrir à un avenir possible.

The aim of the present study is to examine the ways in which women's activities contribute to the realization of the "urban dream" and promote their social integration by analyzing empirical data from interviews with young women. Qualitative research methods have been used to examine the experience of cafe-going and the feminization of the city. At total of 35 participants were selected using purposive and criterion sampling strategies. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data, and thematic analysis was used to analyze the data from the phenomenological interviews. The findings are categorized into four major themes: public scene, collective performance and personal identity (spatial needs), the experience of new femininity in space and the formation of feminine truth (the opportunity to be present and reduce challenges), the construction of women's social space through corporeality, and the change from a threat-oriented to an opportunistic attitude. According to the findings, physical activities exert their influence and facilitate the social integration of young women in cities through four dimensions: "space", "network", "identity" and "image". Attending cafes expands the scale of women's living spaces and helps to create social networks and selfidentification. It also strengthens women's individualistic values as opposed to familyoriented values. These new values allow them to enjoy leisure life and change the stereotypical image of rural-urban women.

Practicum of Early Childhood Teacher Students in Pandemic Times: A Narrative Perspective

The Covid-19 pandemic affected teacher education; universities had to adapt quickly through emergency pedagogy. One problem that emerged was the relationship between schools and teacher students. The situation was more critical in early childhood teacher education than in others. The conditions forced them to adjust to the absence of children in the student teachers’ practicum. This article addresses the relational problem in a practicum in early childhood teacher education. Through a narrative inquiry with two early childhood education teacher students, we give an account of learning experiences in different educational spaces. During the analysis, two concepts emerged: ‘the classroom taste’ and ‘presence’ in teacher education. The research allows us to reflect on the essential focus of the practicum in early childhood teacher education from the perspective of these two concepts.

Praksa bodočih učiteljev v zgodnjem otroštvu med pandemijo: pripovedna perspektiva

Pandemija covida-19 je vplivala na izobraževanje učiteljev; univerze so se morale hitro prilagoditi s pomočjo nujne pedagogike. Ena izmed težav, ki se je pojavila, je bil odnos med šolami in bodočimi učitelji. Položaj je bil v izobraževanju bodočih učiteljev učencev v zgodnjem otroštvu bolj kritičen kot na drugih področjih. Zaradi razmer so se morali bodoči učitelji med opravljanjem svoje prakse prilagoditi odsotnosti
otrok. Članek obravnava problem odnosov v praksi pri izobraževanju bodočih učiteljev v zgodnjem otroštvu. Skozi pripovedno raziskavo z dvema študentoma poučevanja v zgodnjem otroštvu podajamo poročilo o učnih izkušnjah v različnih izobraževalnih prostorih. Med analizo sta se pojavila dva pojma: »okus razreda« in »prisotnost« v izobraževanju učiteljev. Raziskava nam omogoča, da z vidika teh konceptov razmislimo o bistvenem poudarku prakse v izobraževanju bodočih učiteljev v
zgodnjem otroštvu.

En este espacio presentaremos el proyecto de investigación "Artes performáticas en espacios públicos, corporalidades y políticas del ¨estar juntos¨. Un estudio de las prácticas y las representaciones en grupos de danza, teatro, circo y música en el partido de La Plata", acreditado por el Programa de Incentivos a la Investigación-UNLP para el período 2013-2014. Con un equipo de trabajo conformado de manera interdisciplinaria y a partir de metodología etnográfica, realizaremos una investigación con grupos de danza, teatro, circo y música en el partido de La Plata, acerca de las siguientes cuestiones: las prácticas artísticas vinculadas con la utilización de espacios públicos urbanos; las diversas experiencias de asociación,

Source. Laurenz Volkmann. „Körper der Stadt / Körper der Menschen. Die zerstörerische Semantik der Teilung Berlins in den Romanen von Ian McEwan (The Innocent, Black Dogs).“ Winfried Nöth / Guido Ipsen, eds. Körper - Verkörperung - Entkörperung. Kongreßakten. CD-Rom publication of the 2002 DGS congress papers. Kassel: University Press, 2004, 1084-1095.

Este artigo apresenta uma breve análise bíblico-teológica e histórica da prática contemporânea, observada em alguns segmentos evangélicos, de subir montes para queimar pedidos de oração escritos em papéis. Embora frequentemente considerada uma expressão de fé e confiança em Deus, tal prática deve ser examinada à luz de sua legitimidade escriturística e de seu contexto histórico. O estudo, em primeiro lugar, revisita as referências bíblicas a montes e ao fogo, destacando seu simbolismo e cumprimento cristológico no Novo Testamento. Em seguida, investiga o surgimento desse ritual no campo religioso brasileiro, especialmente sob influência neopentecostal, marcado por reapropriações simbólicas e dinâmicas sincréticas. Por fim, alerta para os riscos teológicos e pastorais de substituir o verdadeiro culto por formas rituais externas. A pesquisa conclui que a queima de pedidos não possui fundamento bíblico e pode distorcer a essência da espiritualidade cristã, que se centra exclusivamente em Cristo.

This article examines the question of how women are embodied in state feminisms. The focus is on women whose placement in political discourses and policies is problematic in some cases for some reasons, such as who make governmental actions to strengthen women's position in society; to what end; women's role and participation in the policy making process; legislative, executive and juridical representation of women; and their relation with feminist movement. How women are located in the society defines not only that women's position but also the position of men in relation to women. That is the reason why this paper considers state policies on women not always to improve women status but to locate women in, or attach them to the related political visions.

The main purpose of this study was to assess the level of the psycho-spiritual wellbeing of the male formees of different religious congregations studying at Tancaza University. This study used convergent parallel design. The target population was 740 male formees from different religious congregations studying at the school of theology at Tangaza University. Multistage sampling was used to select the congregations and male formees. A sample size of 307 was statistically selected comprising 285 for quantitative strand, and 22 which were purposively selected for the qualitative strand.The qualitative data was collected through in-depth interviews while the quantitative data was collected using questionnaires. The study used the family problems questionnaire. Data analysis was done through criterion, content and thematic analysis. The study showed that the psycho-spiritual wellbeing of the male formees was high (M=3.9768, std=.54009). The study recommends further exploration which could help determining the elements that enhance the psycho-spiritual wellbeing of the male formees at Tangaza University

The reason I wrote my first book, an exploration of how certain territories of the body have been traditionally debased and underdeveloped in Western culture was because I needed to understand more about the obstacles that I constantly encountered and suffered as a dancer, movement teacher and choreographer. In that same book and in order to establish yet another necessary terrain of expressing in words the experience of movement, I also wrote about many movement experiments and dance creations that I had directed with my dance company during many years of research and practice. My dance creations can be seen, and my book, Cuerpo Como Territorio de la Rebeldía, downloaded from the blog or facebook page of my dance company Aktion Kolectiva: www.facebook.com/aktionkolectiva, www.aktionkolectiva.com As a continuation of that research, I am presently writing a book, which deals with how to help remedy the problem of how we approach the body. This time outside the domain of my particular aesthetic interests which are very widely explored in the work I have done with my company Aktion Kolectiva. The following conference is an extract of this recent investigation.

Il saggio esplora il concetto di takiwātanga, termine māori che designa l’essere in armonia con il proprio spazio-tempo, riconoscendolo come prospettiva pedagogica, culturale e filosofica capace di oltrepassare i paradigmi clinici. L’analisi intreccia tradizione indigena, ricerca scientifica e pratiche educative, generando un orizzonte che valorizza la singolarità come risorsa collettiva e principio relazionale. Lungo un itinerario che unisce mito e antropologia, neurodiversità e pedagogia, il takiwātanga si manifesta quale matrice generativa di comunità inclusive, ecologie della differenza e processi formativi rituali. L’approccio suggerisce una riconsiderazione del tempo e dello spazio come dimensioni spiraliformi, in cui la pluralità di linguaggi e sensibilità diviene fondamento per un’educazione ospitale, dialogica e creativa. In tale cornice, la differenza si configura come bene comune e l’atto educativo come liturgia del riconoscimento, chiamata ad accogliere l’invisibile e a celebrare l’eterogeneità dei modi di abitare il mondo.

Sul crinale sospeso tra istanti e vastità esiste un soffio che danza fuori dal ritmo usuale, un alito che sembra venire dalle stelle, piuttosto che dalla successione ordinaria dei giorni. Si racconta di bambini nati da questa stessa aria celeste, sottratti al mormorio dell' eterno e trasportati da una brezza primitiva, ricordata solo dagli alberi secolari. Hanno occhi che riflettono luci estranee alla realtà quotidiana, mani che percepiscono al di là del tatto e si fanno luogo di un silenzio fertile, simili a una radura in cui il mondo prende forma. La popolazione māori , custode di una saggezza arcaica che dialoga con pietre e maree, li ritiene declinazioni rare del creato, rifiutando i codici affrettati dell' urbano, per definirli. Li riconosce e li denomina, invece, con un termine della loro lingua, takiwātanga , ovvero, coloro che si muovono in armonia col proprio spazio-tempo, considerati taonga , doni da proteggere. Figure che solcano il bosco del flusso infinito, con andature che eludono i tragitti consueti, intonando melodie ancestrali, ignote alla maggioranza. La leggenda narra che ogni villaggio ne accolga almeno uno. È l' essere che osserva con pazienza le formiche, che conversa con gli alberi quali fossero fratelli, che frena il passo mentre gli altri corrono. Il suo indugiare obbedisce a una legge arcana, lontana dalla fretta e dal fine. In quel momento, avverte una presenza che si rivela esclusivamente a chi è allineatocon i moti lenti dell' universo, quasi che il tempo, anziché [1] [2] [3] 05/09/25, 18:23 TAKIWATANGA -Dimore plurali, pedagogie rituali e l'arte di accogliere l'invisibile -International Web Post

This ethnographic study examines two Dominican-owned Latinx barbershops in Tacoma, Washington, as vibrant cultural hubs for the Dominican and Latinx diaspora. These barbershops transcend their primary role as grooming spaces, evolving into places where cultural identity, community bonds, and expressions of masculinity are actively performed, contested, and reimagined. The lively sounds of bachata, the comforting scent of home-cooked meals, and the quick-fire exchanges in Spanish create an atmosphere that connects clients to their Latinx roots while fostering their adaptation to life in the Pacific Northwest. Grounded in the Critical Interpretivist framework and informed by contemporary literature on ethnic enclaves, this study explores how these barbershops nurture a sense of belonging and cultural continuity for marginalized communities. The barbershops serve as transnational spaces where traditions, cultural symbols, and communal gatherings unite, enabling Dominican and Latinx men to maintain their heritage and negotiate their identities far from home. They become sites of cultural resilience, where the diaspora finds a sense of home and community amid migration challenges. A key focus of the study is the role of the barbershop in shaping Latinx masculinities. In these spaces, barbers and clients navigate intersections of race, class, migration, and identity. They engage in conversations and social rituals that reflect traditional Dominican ideals of masculinity and their adaptation to U.S. societal norms. This interaction creates a fluid and adaptable form of masculinities rooted in their experiences in the Dominican Republic and their realities in the U.S., allowing them to redefine and reassert their identities in a new context. The research draws on in-depth interviews and field observations, focusing on twelve barbers, most of whom are Dominican. These barbers act as transnational links, maintaining connections between their lives in the United States and their homeland through regular travel, digital communication, and cultural practices that bridge both worlds. The study offers a nuanced understanding of Latinx barbershops as spaces where identity, heritage, and masculinity are preserved, actively produced, and celebrated. It emphasizes their crucial role in fostering
resilience and adaptability within the Latinx community in the United States, highlighting the power of these cultural spaces to sustain a sense of identity and belonging.

La obesidad y la corpulencia, es decir, el volumen del cuerpo medido a través del índice de masa corporal (IMC), son fenómenos complejos y multidimensionales, donde la biología, lo psicológico, social y la cultura, se entrelazan para darle forma. En este artículo, a partir del análisis estadístico de las variables sociales vinculadas a la corpulencia en la población adulta chilena, buscamos demostrar que el volumen que un cuerpo adquiere está influenciado por las características del orden social en el que se inserta, y que el papel que las variables sociales juegan en su definición varía según el género. índice de masa corporal, determinantes sociales, género

This research analyzes disabled and ugly characters under the title of "marginalized bodies" in Persian short stories and it aims to evaluate the portrayal of these characters, their role within the narrative, and their impact on the story's development. In line with this goal, we analyzed thirty Persian short stories featuring marginalized characters using the theoretical foundations of sociology, body studies, and narratology then we categorized the representation of disability and ugliness based on factors such as the type and position of the character, the type of narrator, and the type of focalization in the narrative. Finally, we arrived at four types of representation, which are: stereotypical-instrumental, stereotypical-critical, non-stereotypical-non-evaluative, and nonstereotypical-unmediated. The findings show that in selected Persian short stories, the representation of disabled and ugly characters is often stereotypical. This means that the narrative uses these characters to characterize non-marginalized characters or to create the atmosphere of the story, and therefore, the marginalized characters are on the margins. Although in most of the stories studied, the marginalized character has the main position, his disability and ugliness are not the central theme in most of the stories. On the other hand, we concluded that the techniques and the way narrative components are presented can affect the type of representation of marginalized characters. This means that the autodiegetic narrator, i.e., the sameness of the narrator and the marginalized character, has the most sincere and non-stereotyped type of representation. While heterodiegetic narrator cannot present such an image due to the distance between the marginalized character and the narrator. Nevertheless, heterodiegetic narratives can come closer to unmediated representation by using techniques such as focalization of the marginalized character, qualitatively describing his appearance and emotions, and using the dialogical narrative form. This research shows that Persian fiction often creates a stereotypical-instrumental image of disabled and ugly characters and this conclusion is entirely aligned with the perspective of power structures and the othering discourses of social, cultural, and medical frameworks.

Este artigo busca estabelecer uma correlação entre Teologia e Música a partir do símbolo das “batidas do amor”, compreendidas como pulsação comunicativa entre o divino e o humano. A pesquisa parte da premissa de que tanto a experiência teológica quanto a musical compartilham dimensões afetivas, estéticas e espirituais, sendo a batida – enquanto ritmo fundamental – uma ponte de significação que ultrapassa o verbal. Através de revisão bibliográfica e análise conceitual, propõe-se que a metáfora das batidas do amor se torna um elemento hermenêutico capaz de iluminar práticas de fé, espiritualidade e expressão artística.

Historia del hecho religioso, historia de la prensa evangélica, historia in-
telectual del presbiterianismo, historia de la sociabilidad religiosa, todo eso
está afortunadamente atado en esta investigación que ha merecido la publi-
cación universitaria en forma de libro. Juan Carlos Gaona ha demostrado
que es posible recurrir a los fundamentos de la historiografía profesional
para hacer un estudio de una institución religiosa sin caer en la superficia-
lidad de los historiadores militantes, muchos de ellos más aficionados que
historiadores. Su formación en la maestría en Historia, de la Universidad
del Valle, le permitió, seguramente, afirmarse en unos derroteros teóricos y
metodológicos que lo dotaron de solidez y perspicacia para el fino análisis
contenido en estas páginas.

A entrevista com Marcos Ferreira-Santos, professor livre-docente e pesquisador da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), aborda os processos de educação informal e a construção de aparências nas redes sociais digitais de moda sob a perspectiva das narrativas míticas, uma problemática pouco explorada no Brasil. Parte-se da prerrogativa que os meios midiáticos desempenham um papel central na contemporaneidade em termos de educação comunitária. Realizada em outubro de 2023, utilizou roteiro semiestruturado. Discutiu-se de forma crítica a natureza da comunicação e das relações que acontecem nestes ambientes digitais contemporâneos, permeados fortemente pela publicidade, propaganda e ações de marketing. Entende-se que esta lógica contamina e direciona os processos educativos comunitários, ao centralizar a promoção da comercialização massiva e a homogeneização das aparências, alinhadas à lógica do
capitalismo. Neste contexto, destaca-se a presença de narrativas míticas, que são continuamente reproduzidas, contribuindo para a consolidação das tendências de moda.

This essay responds to Wacquant's call for a "Carnal Sociology"-an approach best realized through a method Wacquant calls "enactive ethnography." In this essay, I explore the ways in which certain aspects of Wacquant's carnal sociology-specifically the sentient, the sedimented and the situated-can enhance our understanding of cognition and meaningmaking. I reference an ongoing research project on the deciphering of olfactory messages to make my case. Keywords Cognition . Culture . Mind and brain . The senses . Embodiment . Action Loic Wacquant's "For a Sociology of Flesh and Blood" is a thoughtful contribution that forces us to rethink the ways in which we study social behavior. This piece, as well as many of Wacquant's recent works, advocates a new method of inquiry-a "carnal sociology" best realized through a method Wacquant calls "enactive ethnography." Using carnal sociology, sociologists would a) divorce themselves from dualistic approaches to agency and treat social action as both embodied and embedded; b) reconceive of structure, treating it as "dynamic webs of forces inscribed upon and infolded deep within the body" rather than an external web of possibilities and constraints; and c) prioritize practical knowledge acquired through action. This agenda, and the enactive ethnography Wacquant prescribes for capturing the social world involves "deploying one's body as an intelligent instrument of practical knowledge production" (Wacquant 2015). There is much to like in Wacquant's agenda-particularly for those who, like me, study culture and cognition. For far too long, cognitive sociologists have ignored the role of brain and body, choosing instead to focus solely on the study of mind. Like Wacquant, I believe our focus must change. In recent writings on cognitive processes such as attention and habituation, automatic versus deliberate cognition, serial position effects and sequencing, etc., I have urged sociologists to merge their attention to mind with cognitive scientists' emphasis on the workings of the brain (see e.g. . But Wacquant's work, as well as work by other sociologists (see e.g. has convinced me that mind-brain mergers may not represent a sufficiently dramatic change in our approach. To fully understand the sociocultural basis of thought, we must also attend to the sentient

While women and sex-and gender-minoritized individuals have long been subject to Western medical intervention, cisgender men have been comparatively less marked and studied. This, however, has recently begun to shift, especially regarding men's sexual function. Drawing on critical studies of masculinities, (bio)medicalization, and Viagra, this paper articulates the implications of a new assemblage at this intersection-direct-toconsumer (DTC) men's health companies. These primarily venture capital-funded startups integrate telehealth and pharmacy services, offering hyper-convenient and discreet treatments for sexual dysfunctions. Employing an in-depth analysis of four social media advertisements from two prominent DTC men's health companies, this paper evaluates the linguistic and visual rhetorics leveraged to sell sexuopharmaceuticals vis-à-vis masculinities and medicine. We argue that these marketing approaches articulate hybrid masculinities to profitably reinforce hegemonic masculine values-and anxieties-around penetrative heterosex and sexual performance. By strategically managing their alignment with medical authority and institutions, they also simultaneously medicalize and demedicalize sexual dysfunction and treatment. We propose multivalent medicalization to characterize this ambivalence and conceptualize this dynamic interplay of medicine and markets under biomedicalization.

How do we know what we know? From Sociological perspective has a simple response that: We have learned it. Since our childhood, we have learned to relate to the world through categories that our social environment readily supplied for us (Durkheim 2001; Durkheim and Mauss 1963; Martin 2000). Our sense of time, of Body, of space, of emotion or of the sacred—all of this came mediated by the people and institutions that surround us. It formed our judgment and shaped our social space, our morality and emotion. Our bodies were also trained in the process, too. We came to recognize and experience certain physical sensations, to move and use our limbs in this or that manner, and know when to feel disgust and revulsion (Mauss 2006; Elias 2000). The things that feel natural to us are not natural at all. These clashes are exposed daily in the small and large symbolic struggles that pervade life in society (Bourdieu 1987; Lamont 1992), and reveal the one meta-rule that governs it all: body pol...