scholarly journals Migratory movements in the press of Spanish-speaking countries (2017)

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 216-224
Author(s):  
Luis Guerra Salas ◽  
María Elena Gómez Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Cultural Anthropology ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Mining Technique ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Press ◽  
Spanish Press ◽  
Migratory Movements ◽  
Specific Search

AbstractThe aim of this article is to analyze journalistic texts on migratory movements appeared on the main newspapers of Spanish-speaking countries along 2017. The focus is put on the subjects that the newspapers highlight, the regions selected and the linguistics elections being made. The research has a multidisciplinary approach that uses the concept of representation, as being used in linguistics pragmatics and cultural anthropology. We use the database Factiva® as the starting point to collect the journalistic pieces that we use for our analysis. The search has been refined using linguistic, contextual, geographic and chronological criteria. Two sub-corpora have been built with the texts obtained through the search. One focuses strictly on Spanish press and the second one is related to the Hispanic area (seven newspapers have been chosen to build this corpus, and each one of them represents one of the seven ample dialectal areas of Spanish language). The qualitative analysis is based on the key words of each of these sub-corpora; such key words are stablished from a text-mining technique that offers the most relevant words and sentences of the first 100 texts obtained through every specific search.

scholarly journals AN EXPLORATION OF THE REPRESENTATION OF IMMIGRANT WOMEN IN A SAMPLE FROM THE SPANISH PRESS

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-97
Author(s):  
María Martínez Lirola
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Digital Version ◽  
Partial Representation ◽  
The Press ◽  
Visual Characteristics ◽  
Spanish Press ◽  
Migratory Movements

The number of women immigrating to Spain in search of a better life has increased in recent years. However, very few news items pay attention to the reasons why they emigrate. A corpus of 30 pieces of news related to immigrant women was collected from February 2012 to April 2013 from the digital version of the main Spanish newspapers El País, El Mundo and ABC. The main hypotheses in this research are: Immigrant women are not very visible in the Spanish press; they are mainly represented as vulnerable and as victims; and they are normally connected to social problems. To confirm or to disprove said hypotheses, this article employs critical discourse analysis, including visual grammar, to analyse the main topics of the pieces of news dealing with immigrant women, and the main linguistic and visual characteristics used to describe them. It transpires that immigrant women are portrayed in the Spanish press as dependent, passive and confined to their homes. Moreover, the majority of the articles on immigrant women associated them with prostitution. The partial representation of immigrant women observed in the corpus of examples does not favour the development of a society established on principles of democracy and equality. In this sense, it is necessary to rethink the depiction of immigrant women in the press, in order to question their role in modern-day migratory movements.

On Others’ Emotions, and Ours: a Reflection on Narratives, Categories, and Heuristic Devices

Relations ◽  
2013 ◽  
pp. 9-22
Author(s):  
Sabrina Tonutti
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Cultural Anthropology ◽  
Collective Phenomena ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Heuristic Devices

This article reflects on some epistemological and methodological tenets of cultural anthropology such as the informants’ role in ethnographical research, the relation between collective phenomena and individuals, and that between case studies (individual level) and abstraction (generalization). These tenets will be addressed focusing on the lack of recognition of animals’ individuality and agency in social relations, and on the related humans/animals opposition. With the topic of the emotional lives of animals as a starting point, the essay sets out to reflect on how the narratives we use to interpret and describe them inform our enquiry within an anthropocentric and essentialist view, consequently biasing our understanding of diversity.

Nakhchivan literary atmosphere and literary translation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xumar Şəmsi qızı Məmmədova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Prose Poetry ◽  
Literary Translation ◽  
Full Information ◽  
The Press ◽  
Literary Environment

The presented article discusses the issues of Nakhchivan literary environment and literary translation. It is noted that translation is a creation in itself, and the activities of representatives of the Nakhchivan literary environment in this area are exemplary. In general, during the independence period, some experience was gained in the literary environment of Nakhchivan, translations from German, English and French by our poets and writers Hamid Arzulu, Shirmammad Gulubeyli, Shamil Zaman who is famous as poet, prose-writer and translator were delivered to readers in the form of books and works were published in the press. The examples presented in the article once again prove the perfection of the writers' translation activities, their translations from German, English and French provide the Azerbaijani reader with full information about the society, people and their life of these peoples. Key words: Nakhchivan, literary atmosphere, literary translation, prose, poetry

Combining Specialties to Serve Low Functioning Visually/Physically Impaired Children

1977 ◽  
Vol 71 (10) ◽  
pp. 439-440
Author(s):  
Donna Cech ◽  
Ardis Pitello
Keyword(s):  
Program Development ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Physical Therapist ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Low Functioning ◽  
Low Incidence ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Impaired Children

An exploration of the impact of combining a vision specialist's abilities with those of a physical therapist when working with low functioning, preschool, visually and physically impaired children. Individually prescribed programs are cited to demonstrate the utility of a multidisciplinary approach. The authors view this article as an exploratory starting point for educators for further program development serving low incidence students.

scholarly journals Instilled ethnogenetic memory, or how the Rus people realized their Slavic nature

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 ◽  
pp. 117-142
Author(s):  
Igor Shpyk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Historical Consciousness ◽  
Functional Potential ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Introductory Part ◽  
Different Content ◽  
Historical Periods

Background: The idea of the origin of the Slavic peoples from a single genetic root originated in the early Middle Ages and in all subsequent historical periods it served as a starting point for various mythologemes, ideologemes, theories and concepts. Even now, despite numerous attempts at deconstruction, they continue to function, producing “necessary” meanings and fueling established stereotypes. The later stages of their development are generally well studied, but the origin and initial establishment still remain a mystery. The greatest difficulty lies not so much in the small number and fragmentation of written reports on the early Slavs but in the absence of radically new, comprehensive interpretations. Purpose: The proposed investigation aims to initiate the filling of this gap by comprehensively considering the problem of forming the Slavic identity of Rus, through the prism not only of the original close interaction of Slavic peoples, but also the unique conditions and experience of their own Christian cultures, their remoteness, differences and alienations - perspectives still unexplored in the scientific literature. Results: Analysis of the episodes of the introductory part and Article dated 898 of the Tale of Bygone Years, which contain fragments of the oldest Slavic ethnogenetic ideas, shows their non-native origin. The image of the ancient Slavic community developed in the bosom of the Cyril and Methodius tradition. It penetrated Rus, apparently, in line with Western and South Slavic religious and cultural influences. At the same time, there was no single, more or less integral narrative. Rus chroniclers were forced to synthesize texts of different content and ideological direction and even genre, adapting them to their own historiographical concept. Although the term “Slavs” in Rus was actively used in the days before the writing of the Tale of Bygone Years, its functional potential was fully used only in the early XII century – thanks to the inculcation of the Rus identity – one of the pivotal and most deeply rooted structures of the collective historical consciousness. Key words: Rus, ethnogenetic notions, Slavic identity, The Tale of Bygone Years, Slavs, Cyril and Methodius tradition.

scholarly journals La cultura política premoderna y la carencia de democracia. La violencia en Colombia como expresión del ámbito tradicional.

2019 ◽  
pp. 115-130
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Political Violence ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Guerrilla Movements ◽  
Causes Of Violence ◽  
Migratory Movements ◽  
Violencia Politica

Resumen.-El potencial de la violencia política y las formas específicas de sus manifestaciones en Colombia sólo pueden ser explicadas adecuadamente si se incluyen en el análisis la dimensión de la cultura del autoritarismo y sus características premodernas. Las causas de la violencia política pueden ser calificadas de múltiples: la destrucción del tejido social tradicional, la presión demográfica, las grandes migraciones internas, las expectativas de progreso individual, la debilidad de las instituciones y la democratización incompleta. Los movimientos guerrilleros se aprovecharon de estos factores, pero no supieron brindar a la población una alternativa moderna, realista y creíble. Palabras clave: autoritarismo, Colombia, conservadurismo, ELN, FARC, guerrillas, M-19. Premodern Political Cultural and Absence of Democracy. Colombia’s Violence as a Expression of the Traditional Environment Abstract.-The potential of political violence and the specific forms of its displays in Colombia cannot be duly analised without considering the dimension of the authoritarian culture and their premodern features. The causes of violence are many: the destruction of traditional social webs, demographic pressures, the frailty of institutions, the large intern migratory movements, and the uncompleted democratization process. Guerrilla movements derived profit from these factors, but they failed to exhibit a modern, realistic and plausible alternative for the population. Key words: authoritarianism, Colombia, conservatism, ELN, FARC, guerrilla, M-19.

scholarly journals Otras imágenes y otras palabras de la Transición española

Neuróptica ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 103-118
Author(s):  
Pablo Dopico
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Transition ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Historical Document ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Joint Study ◽  
Siglo Xx ◽  
Direct Reflection ◽  
Made In

Resumen: Desde un enfoque inter y multidisciplinar, el estudio conjunto de la obra de Eduardo Haro Ibars, Alberto García-Alix y Ceesepe se presenta como punto de partida para abordar algunos nexos y relaciones existentes entre el cómic underground, la fotografía y la poesía realizadas en la España de la Transición democrática. Con el objetivo de establecer vínculos entre el cómic y otras artes, este análisis pretende descubrir múltiples afinidades entre los tres autores y entre ambos lenguajes, el visual y el literario, reivindicando su valor como documento histórico de excepcional interés que ofrece un reflejo directo de los acontecimientos ocurridos en España entre la prometedora década de los setenta y el desencanto de los ochenta del pasado siglo XX. Abstract: From an inter and multidisciplinary approach, the joint study of the work of Eduardo Haro Ibars, Alberto García-Alix and Ceesepe is presented as a starting point to address some links and relationships between underground comics, photography and poetry made in the Spain of the democratic transition. With the aim of establishing links between the comic and other arts, this analysis aims to discover multiple affinities between the three authors and between both languages, the visual and the literary, claiming their value as a historical document of exceptional interest that offers a direct reflection of the events in Spain between the promising decade of the seventies and the disenchantment of the eighties of the last century.

scholarly journals A National Public Sphere? Analyzing the Language, Location, and Form of Newspapers in Finland, 1771–1917

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-77
Author(s):  
Jani Marjanen ◽  
Ville Vaara ◽  
Antti Kanner ◽  
Hege Roivainen ◽  
Eetu Mäkelä ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Mass Medium ◽  
Historical Knowledge ◽  
The Public ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Newspaper History

This article uses metadata from serial publications as a means of modelling the historical development of the public sphere. Given that a great deal of historical knowledge is generated through narratives relying on anecdotal evidence, any attempt to rely on newspapers for modeling the past challenges customary approaches in political and cultural history. The focus in this article is on Finland, but our approach is also scalable to other regions. During the period 1771–1917 newspapers developed as a mass medium in the Grand Duchy of Finland within two imperial configurations (Sweden until 1809 and Russia in 1809–1917), and in the two main languages – Swedish and Finnish. Finland is an ideal starting point for conducting comparative studies in that its bilingual profile already includes two linguistically separated public spheres that nonetheless were heavily connected. Our particular interest here is in newspaper metadata, which we use to trace the expansion of public discourse in Finland by statistical means. We coordinate information on publication places, language, number of issues, number of words, newspaper size, and publishers, which we compare with existing scholarship on newspaper history and censorship, and thereby offer a more robust statistical analysis of newspaper publishing in Finland than has previously been possible. We specifically examine the interplay between the Swedish- and Finnish-language newspapers and show that, whereas the public discussions were inherently bilingual, the technological and journalistic developments advanced at different pace in the two language forums. This analysis challenges the perception of a uniform public sphere in the country. In addition, we assess the development of the press in comparison with the production of books and periodicals, which points toward the specialization of newspapers as a medium in the period after 1860. This confirms some earlier findings about Finnish print production. We then show how this specialization came about through the establishment of forums for local debates that other less localized print media such as magazines and books could not provide.

scholarly journals Want to understand local news? Make a map

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
April Lindgren ◽  
Christina Wong
Keyword(s):  
Political Science ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
News Coverage ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Local News ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Journalism Studies ◽  
Language Studies ◽  
Starting Point

Critics have suggested that scholars seeking to advance journalism studies must adopt a more multidisciplinary approach to research, one that looks beyond the strict confines of sociology, history, language studies, political science, or cultural analysis. This paper argues that the geography of news coverage is a valuable starting point for scholars who wish to understand what local news gets reported, why and how it gets reported, and the potential consequences of such news coverage. The work of the Local News Research Project at Ryerson University is introduced to illustrate how maps that reveal the geospatial aspects of local news can foster multidisciplinary investigations that push researchers beyond the traditional silos of journalism scholarship.

Developing the “Causes of Poverty in Developing Countries Questionnaire (CPDCQ)” in a Spanish-Speaking Population

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (9) ◽  
pp. 1167-1172 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Juan Vázquez ◽  
Isabel Pascual ◽  
Sonia Panadero
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
University Students ◽  
Third World ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
World Poverty ◽  
Spanish Speaking Population ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Causes Of Poverty

From information supplied by 1,092 university students from countries with different levels of development, in this work we developed an up-to-date instrument to allow the causes of poverty in developing countries to be studied. Taking the Causes of Third World Poverty Questionnaire (CTWPQ; Harper, 2002), the most widely used instrument for this purpose as the starting point, and taking into account contributions made by other authors, The Causes of Poverty in Developing Countries Questionnaire (CPDCQ) was developed. It is an instrument of 20 items organized into 5 factors: “Blame causes within developing countries”, “Blame causes external to developing countries”, “Blame attributed to developing countries' populations”, “Blame attributed to developing countries' services”, and “Blame attributed to the poor distribution of land in developing countries”.

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