Not a home: Shelter families living in Canadian motels

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 701-718
Author(s):  
Melinda Vandenbeld Giles
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Physical Structure ◽  
Security And Privacy ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
Shared Networks ◽  
The City ◽  
Shed Light

Given the precarity and mobility of neoliberalism, there has been increasing interest into constructs of ‘home’. In this article, the author defines ‘home’ as an active and relational process encompassing interactions between materiality and immateriality. Participant observation research conducted amongst shelter families in Toronto, Canada, living in motels can shed light on some of these larger global conversations about what ‘home’ is, and particularly, what it is not. These motels are utilized as part of the City of Toronto Shelter, Support and Housing Administration providing free shelter to impoverished families in need. Social workers, shelter managers and local faith group volunteers assert that the motels should be considered ‘home’ and the problem is that the women living in the motels with their children treat the physical space as transitory. In contrast, the women assert that the motel space is not a home and can never be made into one. The author argues that for these women, there are three critical elements missing in the motel: control over space, safety/security and privacy. The assertion that the motel space is not a home is a significant form of resistance to the regulatory bureaucratic structuring of daily life. However, despite this absence of home, the women feel strong identification as mothers and have formed systems of informal shared networks. This research helps to further illuminate not only our understandings of ‘home’, but also deepen and complicate normative associations equating ‘home’ with physical structure, domesticity and family.

scholarly journals Creative Practices of Contemporary Art in Daily Life of Jakarta. SOIJST Vol. 1(1):37-58

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong-ok Jeon
Keyword(s):  
Contemporary Art ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Physical Structure ◽  
Space And Place ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Traditional Markets ◽  
Michel De Certeau ◽  
The City

Jakarta is a fascinating location for both artists and art curators. This paper attempts to show how the city serves as a cultural open stage where ordinary dreams unfold through the practices of contemporary art in the daily lives of citizens. Utilizing the philosophical inquiries of Michel De Certeau, on the relation between ‘Space’ and ‘Place’, a qualitative study was conducted based upon data about Jakarta’s expansion, in terms of its urban physical structure and demographics; data analysis was also carried out on the contemporary art present in the daily life of the city. Through a phenomenological experience of and investigation into the artistic phenomena in Jakarta, three conclusions have been drawn: (1) Jakarta is a city of collaboration with local marginalized communities, (2) Jakarta is responding to its urban landscape and (3) Jakarta unwittingly has become the host of an alternative space in one of its ordinary traditional markets.

scholarly journals Tensão entre racionalidades: estudo de caso da associação de catadores de materiais recicláveis de Lavras (ACAMAR)

ForScience ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e00788
Author(s):  
Camila Pereira de Souza ◽  
Valderí de Castro Alcântara ◽  
Alyce Cardoso Campos ◽  
Ananda Silveira Bacelar ◽  
Érica Aline Ferreira Silva Yamamoto
Keyword(s):  
Social Research ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Qualitative Social Research ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Instrumental Action ◽  
The City

O presente trabalho trata de uma pesquisa social qualitativa, realizada em um empreendimento econômico solidário de catadores de materiais recicláveis, na cidade de Lavras, Minas Gerais. O objetivo do estudo consiste em compreender os efeitos das tensões entre as racionalidades substantiva e instrumental na gestão da ACAMAR (Associação de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis de Lavras). Para a coleta de dados foram utilizadas técnicas de pesquisa documental, observação participante e entrevista semiestruturada. As análises ocorreram em quatro momentos: investigação de cada elemento constitutivo de ação substantiva e instrumental; mapeamento dos indicadores predominantes; identificação das tensões existentes; e compreensão dos efeitos das tensões no cotidiano organizacional e na gestão. Os resultados alcançados mostraram que a maioria das ações administrativas da ACAMAR são subsidiadas tanto pela lógica substantiva quanto pela lógica instrumental e, por conseguinte, as tensões entre elas são frequentes no cotidiano do empreendimento e nos processos de gestão. Mostrou-se também que os catadores lidam com a tensão na ACAMAR de duas formas: nada fazem a respeito, na medida em que não reconhecem sua existência; ou, ao reconhecerem sua existência tentam eliminá-la, porque a consideram indesejável. Portanto, em razão dessa forma na qual as tensões são encaradas pelos associados, o ambiente interno da Associação é marcado, mesmo com traços de substantividade por atritos, apatia, insatisfação, sentimento de não realização humana e não melhoria do êxito produtivo. Palavras-chave: Racionalidade Substantiva. Racionalidade Instrumental. Tensões. Tension between rationalities: case study of the association of collectors of recyclable materials of Lavras (ACAMAR) Abstract The present work dealswith a qualitative social research, carried out in a solidary economic enterprise of recyclable material collectors, in the city of Lavras, Minas Gerais. The aim of the study is to understand the effects of tensionsbetween substantive and instrumental rationalities in the management of ACAMAR (Associação de Catadores de Materiais Recicláveis de Lavras). For data collection, documentary research techniques, participant observation and semi-structured interviews were used. The analyzes took place in four moments: analysis of each constitutive element of substantive and instrumental action; mapping of the predominant indicators; identification of existing tensions; and understanding the effects of tensions on organizational and management daily life. The results achieved showed that most of ACAMAR's administrative actions are subsidized by both substantive and instrumental logic and, therefore, tensions between them are frequent in the daily life of the enterprise and in the management processes. It was also shown that waste pickers deal with the tension at ACAMAR in two ways: they do nothing about it, insofar as they do not recognize its existence, or when they recognize its existence, they try to eliminate it, because they consider it undesirable. Therefore, due to the way in which tensions are faced by members, the internal environment of the Association is marked despite the traces of substantivity by friction, apathy, dissatisfaction, a feeling of human lack of fulfillment and an improvement in productive success. Keywords: Substantive rationality. Instrumental rationality. Tensions.

scholarly journals Fi Ra Wali: Revitalisasi Folklor “Saguku Hidupku” Sebagai Identitas Kultural dalam Kosmologi Masyarakat Sentani-Papua

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Cleopatriza Thonia Ruhulessin
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Daily Interactions ◽  
Cultural Reality

This article aims to describe and explain how the philosophy of fi ra wali (in English: my sago my life) shapes the identity of Sentani people. The objective is to explain this notion (fi ra wali) features as the cultural identity of the Sentani people whichconstructed in everyday engagement (daily interactions) of the Sentani communities. Data for the study was obtained through  ethnographic research and phenomenology techniques including participant observation, interviews and literature study. Identity is usually constructed institutionally based on juridical and normative agreements collectively. This article reveals that identity can be constructed narratively, in daily interactions in society. Everyday angagement (daily life) gives birth to authentic experiences that are sacred in social relations, both in physical space and spiritual space of the Sentani people. Identity shapedfrom cosmic-cultural reality that exists in cosmology, is able to integrate society in sui generis (clans), in order to face modernization, which has caused social changes in Sentani society. This article concludes that the fi ra wali as a cultural identity has important contribution to deal with multicultural contexts.

scholarly journals المرصد الفلكي لمدينة اربيل – دراسة في ضوء النصوص المسمارية

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazar Tahir Rasheed
Keyword(s):  
Daily Life ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Astronomical Observatory ◽  
Astronomical Observation ◽  
Minor Elements ◽  
Monitoring Process ◽  
Important Center ◽  
Near Future ◽  
The City ◽  
Shed Light

ملخص البحث :المقدمة:تزودنا النصوص المسمارية عن العديد من الاشارات حول اهتمام الفكر الجغرافي العراقي القديم بالدراسات الفلكية، وقد تناولت الدراسات الخاصة بالفلك جوانب متعددة من الحياة اليومية لسكان بلاد الرافدين، وفي مقدمة ذلك حساب الوقت وتحديد الطالع وغيرها من الامور المتعلقة بالفلك، ولكي يتحقق هذا الاهتمام كان لابد من وجود مراصد فلكية تؤدي الغرض اعلاه في اغلب المدن، واذا كانت الزقورة في المدن السومرية والبابلية قد استخدمت في احد اغراضها للرصد الفلكي على ارجح احتمال، نظرا لارتفاعها النسبي عن الارض المحيطة بها، فان الارتفاع الطبيعي لمدينة أربيل جعلها مركزاً مهما للرصد الفلكي حيث أشارت العديد من النصوص المسمارية الى وجود مثل هكذا مرصد فلكي سيكون محور بحثنا.الهدف:على الرغم من شحة المعلومات الواردة حول المراصد الفلكية كبناء معماري، الا ان المعلومات التي يمكن ان نجدها في الالواح المسمارية تشير الى وجود المراصد الفلكية وانها كنت تقوم بدور مهم في الحياة اليومية للسكان، بيد ان طبيعة هذا العمل وحقيقة وجود المرصد الفلكي كمعلم بنائي في مدينة اربيل يحتاج الى شيء من التوضيح والدراسة لاسيما وان المدينه لم تشهد تنقيبات وكشوفات واسعة وانها تحوي العديد من طبقات الابنية المتعاقبة عليها، بحيث من الصعب الجزم بالكشف عن المرصد الفلكي في مدينة اربيل في القريب العاجل. لذا فان الهدف من هذا البحث هو تسليط الضوء على المرصد الفكي في مدينة اربيل وابراز مكانته الحقيقية باعتبارة معلما من المعالم الحضارية للمدينة اضافة الى كونه واحد من ابرز الابنية التي تدل على ازدهار العلوم والمعارف في المدينة بشكل خاص وحضارة بلاد الرافدين بشطل عام.الاشكالية:من الامور المسلم بها من خلال ادلة الكتابات المسمارية، ان مدينة اربيل كانت تحوي مرصدا فلكيا، فهل كان هذا المرصد مختصا برصد الظواهر الفلكية كخسوف القمر وكسوف الشمس وحركة الكواكب والنجوم؟ وهل كانت عملية الرصد في مرصد مدينة اربيل تتميز بالدقة قياسا بالمراصد الاخرى في المدن المجاورة كمراصد مدينة نينوى وآشور؟هذا ما سنحاول الاجابة عليه من خلال اعادة ترجمة وتحليل النصوص المسمارية الوارد ذكرها عن المرصد الفلكي لمدينة اربيل.العناصر:يتناول البحث مجموعة من العناصر الرئيسة والثانوية يمكن إدراجها كالآتي:أولاً- مدخل تاريخي المراصد الفلكية واغراض التنجيم في حضارة بلاد الرافدين.ثانياً- مدينة اربيل ودور معبد عشتار الأربيلية في المرصد الفلكي.ثالثاً- اهم النصوص المسمارية الخاصة بالمرصد الفلكي لمدينة أربيل(إعادة تحليل وترجمة).Abstract:Introduction:Provide us with cuneiform texts from many references about the care of the old Iraqi geographical thought astronomical studies; studies have dealt with astronomy own multiple aspects of daily life for residents of Mesopotamia. In the introduction to the expense of time and determine the luck and other things related to astronomy , and in order to achieve this interest had to be there Observatories astronomer serve their purpose above in most cities , and if the ziggurat in cities Sumerian and Babylonian have been used in one of its objectives for astronomical observation due to the high relative from the land surrounding , the natural rise in the city of Erbil make it an important center for astronomical observation where indicated many cuneiform texts to the existence of such an observatory.Objective:Despite the scarcity of information about astronomical observatories such as the building architect, but the information that can be found in the cuneiform tablets indicate the presence of astronomical observatories and it's you play an important role in the daily life of the population. However, the nature of this work and the fact that the presence of the Astronomical Observatory in the city of Erbil needs to be something of clarification and study, especially since the city has not seen excavations and coupes wide and it contains many layers of buildings successive it, so that it is difficult to say for sure detects astronomical observatory in the city of Erbil in the near future. Therefore, the objective of this research is to shed light on the maxillary observatory in the city of Erbil and highlight its rightful place as a milestone of the landmarks of the city, in addition to being one of the most prominent buildings that show the prosperity of science and knowledge in the city.Problematic:Things for granted that the city of Erbil, containing an astronomical observatory, does this observatory was competent to monitor the astronomical phenomena such as lunar and solar eclipses and the movement of the planets and the stars? Were the monitoring process in the city of Erbil Observatory characterized accuracy? Compared to other observatories in neighboring cities such as observatories city of Nineveh and Assyria?That's what we’ll try to answer it through a re - translation and analysis of cuneiform texts mentioned for the Astronomical Observatory of the city of ErbilElements: Find addresses a range of major and minor elements can be incorporated as follows:1-The definition Astronomical Observatory in Mesopotamia civilization.2-The importance of the city of Erbil, and its geographical location as an astronomical observatory.3-The most important cuneiform texts Astronomical Observatory of the city of Erbil (re- analysis and translation).

Emplacing Berlin: Digital Itineraries and Short-term Study Abroad in the City

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard B. Apgar
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
Term Study ◽  
Digital Maps ◽  
Short Term Study ◽  
The City

As destination of choice for many short-term study abroad programs, Berlin offers students of German language, culture and history a number of sites richly layered with significance. The complexities of these sites and the competing narratives that surround them are difficult for students to grasp in a condensed period of time. Using approaches from the spatial humanities, this article offers a case study for enhancing student learning through the creation of digital maps and itineraries in a campus-based course for subsequent use during a three-week program in Berlin. In particular, the concept of deep mapping is discussed as a means of augmenting understanding of the city and its history from a narrative across time to a narrative across the physical space of the city. As itineraries, these course-based projects were replicated on site. In moving from the digital environment to the urban landscape, this article concludes by noting meanings uncovered and narratives formed as we moved through the physical space of the city.

Pengembangan Keswadayaan Kelompok PEW sebagai Strategi Pemberdayaan Ekonomi Berbasis Kewilayahan di Kota Yogyakarta

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Yuli Kurniyati ◽  
Bening Hadilinatih
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Develop Model ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Stakeholder Model ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
The City ◽  
Group Self

<p>Areas Based Economic Empowerment Program (Program Ekonomi Berbasis Kewilayahan/PEW) is a program designed to focus on the learning process and empowercommunities through local economic institutions to shore up the economy of thecommunity itself. This study aims to: 1). Knowing the PEW Group self-reliance inorganizing services to members in order to regionally based economic empowerment.2). Identifying the factors management, member participation and partnership thathinder or support the PEW Group self-reliance and self-reliance opportunities for effortsto develop a support group for regionally based economic empowerment, 3). Formula tepolicy recommendations for the city authorities to develop and implement a model ofselfreliance development PEW group as a regionally based economic empowerment strategy in the city of Yogyakarta. This research is qualitative research, the research took place in the townYogyakarta. The collecting data techniques used were: study documentation, participant, observation, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussion (FGD). In the first studywere: 1). Evaluating Performance PEW Group 2). Identify factors inhibiting andsupporting self-sufficiency Group 3). Self-Supporting analyze PEW Group 4). Early formulation compile policy recommendations group. The research development model of self-reliance. Year II study is 1). Self-Supporting Group to develop a model based onthe results of Phase I study 2). Validation conduct joint FGD Stakeholder Model through3). Develop Model Self-Supporting Implementation Handbook. Results showed that the level of self-reliance menilitian PEW group is still low. This isreflected in the level of independence that is still low, both in terms of independence inthe administration, self-reliance and independence in the management of the assets. PEW group of selfsufficiency level is still low, due to several factors, namely: (1) Capacity Board PEW Group is still low (2) The lack of participation of members of the Group, and (3) lack of stakeholder support. Another factor that still require serious treatment that can increase self-reliance PEW Group is a factor Assistance Group Implementation and Monitoring and Evaluation during implementation is still lacking.</p>

TOURISM MOBILITY AT THE SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES RIO 2016

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Cabral ◽  
Carolin Lusby ◽  
Ricardo Uvinha
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Official Sources ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

Sports Tourism as a segment is growing exponentially in Brazil. The sports mega-events that occurred in the period from 2007 to 2016 helped strengthen this sector significantly. This article examined tourism mobility during the Summer Olympic Games Rio 2016, hosted by the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This study expands the understanding of the relationship between tourism and city infrastructure, therefore being relevant to academics, professionals of the area and to the whole society due to its multidisciplinary field. The existence of a relationship between means of transportation and the Olympic regions as well as tourist attractions for a possible legacy was observed. Data were collected from official sources, field research and through participant-observation and semi structured interviews. Data were coded and analyzed. The results indicate that the city was overall successful in its execution of sufficient mobility. New means of transportation were added and others updated. BRT's (Bus Rapid Transit) were the main use of mass transport to Olympic sites. However, a lack of public transport access was observed for the touristic sites.

A Wolf in the City

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cinzia Arruzza
Keyword(s):  
Political Theory ◽  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Moral Psychology ◽  
Fifth Century ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Athenian Democracy ◽  
The City ◽  
Shed Light

A Wolf in the City is a study of tyranny and of the tyrant’s soul in Plato’s Republic. It argues that Plato’s critique of tyranny is an intervention in an ancient debate concerning the sources of the crisis of Athenian democracy and the relation between political leaders and the demos in the last decades of the fifth century BCE. The book shows that Plato’s critique of tyranny should not be taken as a veiled critique of the Syracusan tyrannical regime but, rather, as an integral part of his critique of Athenian democracy. The book also offers an in-depth and detailed analysis of all three parts of the tyrant’s soul, and contends that this approach is necessary to both fully appraise the complex psychic dynamics taking place in the description of the tyrannical man and shed light on Plato’s moral psychology and its relation with his political theory.

scholarly journals Urban Living Labs, Circular Economy and Nature-Based Solutions: Ideation and Testing of a New Soil in the City of Turin Using a Multi-stakeholder Perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grazia Sveva Ascione ◽  
Federico Cuomo ◽  
Nicole Mariotti ◽  
Laura Corazza
Keyword(s):  
Circular Economy ◽  
Stakeholder Management ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Green Roofs ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Urban Living ◽  
Natural Systems ◽  
Living Labs ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
The City

AbstractIn the attempt to foster circular economy (CE), cities are increasingly adopting urban living labs (ULLs) as sites of co-production aimed at testing alternative solutions based on the reuse of products, reduction of consumption and recycling of materials. Taking this perspective, our study adopts an exploratory research design to discover the pragmatic implications emerging from a case study. The City of Turin joined proGIreg, a European project that entails the regeneration of former industrial districts by means of nature-based solutions (NBS). Ranging from aquaponics to green roofs, seven NBS have been experimented in Turin, which rely on the use of natural systems to tackle social, economic and environmental challenges efficiently and sustainably. Among them, the most promising is related to the production and test of the ‘new soil’, a blend obtained by mixing earth materials coming from construction sites with compost, zeolites and mycorrhizae. The case herein presented is interesting to analyse for the multi-stakeholder management setting used, where public institutions, private companies, research institutions, citizens and associations collaborated in the co-creation and testing phase of the NBS. Consequently, the data collected through participant observation and direct interviews allow researchers to describe multi-stakeholders’ dynamics and how they work. Thus, this paper narrates a micro-contextual experience while providing a critique. Results include an analysis of the unique combination of different stakeholders, which strongly impacted on the management and the effectiveness of the entire project. By consequence, the paper offers both theoretical contributions to the relational branch of stakeholder theory and practical evidence in demonstrating the importance of the relational branch of the theory over a more traditional transactional view.

Palestinian Refugees between the City and the Camp

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 607-621
Author(s):  
Faedah M. Totah
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
National Belonging ◽  
Palestinian Refugees ◽  
Social Distinction ◽  
Urban Refugees ◽  
Old City ◽  
Refugee Experience ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

AbstractThe camp and the city are both important for understanding the relationship between space and identity in the refugee experience of exile. In the Palestinian example, the camp has emerged as a potent symbol in the narrative of exile although only a third of refugees registered with UNRWA live in camps. Moreover, the city and urban refugees remain missing in most of the scholarship on the Palestinian experience with space, exile, and identity. Furthermore, there is little attention to how refugees understand the concept of the city and camp in their daily life. This article examines how Palestinian urban refugees in the Old City of Damascus conceptualized the relationship between the camp and the city. It illustrates how the concept of the camp remained necessary for the construction of their collective national identity while in Syria. However, the city was essential in the articulation of individual desires and establishing social distinction from other refugees. Thus, during a protracted exile it is in the interstice between the city and the camp, where most urban refugees in the Old City situated themselves, that informed their national belonging and personal aspirations.

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