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International Seminar of Communicative and Cultural Memory
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by Sandra Codo
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Nov 05, 2013
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Commons,
Abstraction,
Culture,
Memory
Throughout their studies, Jan and Aleida make a distinction between two types of memory: a communicative one, related to memories passed from one generation to another in an informal and daily way, usually by oral tradition, and a cultural one, referring to the collective memories of the past that have a symbolic character and that last through texts, images, rites, monuments and other mnemonic supports.
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Prosperity without Growth - A Good Life on a Finite Planet
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by Richard Meckien
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published
Dec 03, 2013
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last modified
Sep 19, 2019 09:59 AM
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filed under:
Commons,
Environment,
Research Group: Environment and Society,
Sustainability,
Glocal,
Economy
The way natural resources are being used by modern society due to the consumerism and the imperative of economic growth has been the theme of the conference held by economist Tim Jackson. The event also served to launch the Portuguese version of the book 'Prosperity without Growth - A Good Life on a Finite Planet', written by the economist.
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The Apartheid Archive: Racism, Memory and Belonging among South Africans in Australia
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by Richard Meckien
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Sep 15, 2014
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last modified
Sep 19, 2019 10:02 AM
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filed under:
Racism,
Commons
The seminar conducted by South African psychologist Christopher Sonn presented the Apartheid Archive Project, which seeks to expand the official story by including lifestories during the segregation regime in South Africa.
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Changing Global Environments
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by Sandra Codo
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published
Oct 31, 2014
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last modified
Aug 25, 2023 11:15 AM
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Commons,
Research Group: Quality of Democracy,
Social Sciences,
Climate Change
Presentation and analysis of the third edition of the World Report on Social Sciences, which seeks to understand the causes and consequences of global environmental change.
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Evolution and its Role in Science and Society
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by Richard Meckien
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Dec 04, 2014
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last modified
Sep 19, 2019 10:05 AM
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Commons,
Biology,
Ecology,
Environment
To characterize the role of evolution in science and society is the theme of the conference of biologist Tow Wensellers. Working with the so-called social insects (ants, bees and wasps), Wensellers discusses social evolution emphasizing the conflict of social groups.
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Darwin's Special Difficulty: Worker Insects
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by Sandra Codo
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published
Dec 04, 2014
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last modified
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Commons,
Biology,
Research Group: Ecosystem Services,
Theory of evolution
Lecture that honors the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth presents the exhibition of Francis Ratnieks, of Sussex University, UK. Ratnieks - expert on Evolution - discusses the problem of social insects to Darwin and his own research on the topic.
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Can History teach us Anything? 100 Years of the First World War - Panel 1
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by Sandra Codo
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published
Dec 08, 2014
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last modified
Sep 19, 2019 10:06 AM
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filed under:
Commons,
Memory,
History,
Literature,
Culture
Literatura, História e Histórias das Ideias: as análises de especialistas para explicar e entender o significado da Primeira Guerra Mundial.
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Can History teach us Anything? 100 Years of the First World War - Panel 2
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by Sandra Codo
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Dec 08, 2014
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last modified
Sep 19, 2019 10:06 AM
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Commons,
History,
Memory,
Culture
Literatura, História e Histórias das Ideias: as análises de especialistas para explicar e entender o significado da Primeira Guerra Mundial.
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Recent Trends in American Policy: Democracy Abroad but Not at Home?
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by Sandra Codo
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published
Dec 08, 2014
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last modified
Sep 19, 2019 10:08 AM
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filed under:
Commons,
History
American historian Alexander Keyssar, from Harvard University, has delivered the conference "Recent Trends in American Policy: Democracy Abroad but Not at Home?", which analyzed the contradiction between American efforts to build democracy abroad and the simultaneous commitment to restrict popular participation and electoral institutions in the U.S.. The conference was held on November 8, 2006, in English.
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Memory, Memorials and the Future of Democracies (first day - opening)
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by Richard Meckien
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published
Dec 10, 2014
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last modified
Sep 19, 2019 10:09 AM
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filed under:
Politics,
Commons,
Democracy
The purpose of this seminar is to present some recent contributions of research on the construction, consolidation and preservation of social memory and politics in many countries and Brazil.
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