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The decolonial investigation studies the configuration of the world after the end of the colonies. The global diasporas, the north-south relations, the survival of colonial traces in the old metropolis and colonies, the situation of neocolonial domination imposed by some multinationals or the liberation struggles against this political framework are some of the recurring themes. More importantly for the text presented below, this branch of studies also covers the representation of urban conflicts linked to the border system. In the case of Barcelona, a significant number of non-fiction titles have appeared, characterized by some kind of alliance between local and migrant groups. Such alliances offer a critical perspective that contributes, from the field of audiovisual iconography, to increase the protest against racism and borders within the city itself. The decolonial function pursued by the non-fiction titles that will be analyzed here is the circulation of ideas, sometimes useful to different emergences, which serve to counteract the hegemonic discourses of criminalization and the multiple invisibilisations of racialized human collectives, resulting from frontiers that are the heritage of a colonial past which to a large extent it remains alive. ; La investigación decolonial estudia la configuración del mundo después del final de las colonias. Las diásporas globales, las relaciones norte-sur, la pervivencia de rastros coloniales en las antiguas metrópolis y colonias, la situación de dominio neocolonial impuesta por algunas multinacionales o las luchas de liberación contra este marco político son algunos de los temas recurrentes. De manera más importante para el texto que se presenta a continuación, esta rama de estudios también abarca la representación de los conflictos urbanos vinculados al sistema de fronteras. En el caso de Barcelona han aparecido un número significativo de títulos de no ficción caracterizados por algún tipo de alianza entre personas y colectivos locales y migrantes. Tales alianzas erigen una perspectiva crítica encarnada y situada que contribuye, desde el campo de la producción audiovisual, a la protesta en contra del racismo y el régimen de fronteras dentro de la propia ciudad. La función decolonial perseguida por los títulos de no ficción que se analizarán es la circulación de materiales, algunas veces de urgencia, que sirven para contraatacar los discursos hegemónicos criminalizadores y las múltiples invisibilizaciones de colectivos humanos racializados, fruto de fronteras que son herencia de un pasado colonial que en gran parte se mantiene vigente.

Following the so-called revolution of longevity, which was initiated after the Second World War, and as a result of recent scientific and social changes, multidisciplinary studies of old age, aging and ageism have increasingly been regarded as a necessity in our contemporary developed -and aged- societies. Consequently, and together with gender, class and ethnicity, age has become a prominent social and cultural marker which is explored by different discourses both as an ever-changing site of identity, and as a potential source of social discrimination. Cultural representations of aging have changed throughout the last decades in order to accommodate the increasingly plural realities whereby old age can be recognized and categorized, thereby contributing to the transformation of 'age' as a construct and identity marker. Out of the various artistic and communicative channels whereby old age is constantly re-presented, the theater stands out as an especially enlightening medium through which the constructedness of aging and ensuing stereotypical visions of old men and women can be explored. This paper will analyze the re-presentation of aging and its intersections with the politics of gender and class in Joanna McClelland Glass' Mrs Dexter and Her Daily (2010). As a naturalistic two-hander which constructs its protagonists through realistic psychological portraits, the last play that this Canadian-American playwright has published to date presents two female characters in their mid-sixties whose old age is not only submitted to "the double standard" through which women's aging is measured, to borrow from Susan Sontag's words, but also conditioned by their diverse social positions and distinctive fictional biographies. Using theater semiotics and the latest theories of cultural gerontology as the two main methodological frameworks for this particular case study, this paper hopes to demonstrate that the theater continues to be an invaluable source of inquiry with regard to significant aspects of human life. At the ...

Editorial del vol.18 n.3 (2015) de la publicació ; Continuing professional development, the processes involved in its accreditation and all the initiatives that the central and autonomic authorities, scienti c societies and medical associations have woven around this concept have played a vital role in creating a collective awareness of the fact that the recerti ca- tion of doctors is the most coherent way to guarantee the quality of the professional actions, as well as bringing us closer to what is already the norm inter- nationally. Moreover, the European Union has passed legislation in this sense. One of the initiatives that deserves special attention is Periodic Membership Validation, not because it is better or worse than any of the others, but because it is the rst that has man- aged to implement the process on a regular basis.

Los últimos años han dejado en Cataluña un estrato signitficativo de experiencias que, con mayor o menor intensidad, incorporaban a la ciudadanía en la planificación, ordenación y gestión urbana municipal. Este primer conjunto de experiencias, con sus aciertos y errores, ha ido generando las bases de un corpus metodológico incipiente para el desarrollo de estos procesos participativos, al tiempo que han promovido el establecimiento de relaciones de conocimiento, cooperación y trabajo transversal entre responsables políticos y técnicos especializados en políticas urbanas, con responsables políticos y técnicos especializados en políticas participativas. Las diversas experiencias de trabajo transversal han topado con algunas dificultades (metodológicas, técnicas, políticas, etc.) a la vez que han generado oportunidades importantes y, en consecuencia, han puesto de manifiesto la necesidad de profundizar en la reflexión acerca de cómo plantear la participación ciudadana en los procesos urbanísticos. Con esta vocación de reflexión transversal nació el "Espacio Laboratorio" sobre "Urbanismo y Participación: iniciativas y retos de futuro". Un espacio impulsado conjuntamente a partir de tres Servicios de la Diputación de Barcelona en el que técnicos de participación y de urbanismo de los ayuntamientos profundizaron en la reflexión sobre la participación en el urbanismo. Como resultado del grupo de trabajo se elaboró la publicación Urbanisme i participación: iniciatives i reptes de futur.

Las numerosas citas de Epicuro en diversos textos de Nietzsche expresan bien sus simpatías claras hacia la persona y la doctrina del viejo filósofo ateniense. Tanto por su oposición al espiritualismo cristiano como por ser una llamada serena a una felicidad terrestre y fácil, Epicuro le resulta un maestro amable y próximo.

La definitiva irrupció de l'era postmoderna ha tingut una projecció més que evident en el camp de les identitats, tant en la seva dimensió individual com ara també en la col·lectiva. Si fins a meitat del segle XX, va ser la solidesa dels Estats-Nació qui s'encarregà de modelar els sentiments identitaris, els darrers decennis han contemplat l'entrada de nous actors susceptibles de condicionar aquest fenomen, com ara les noves tecnologies de la informació i comunicació. L'herència d'aquest nou escenari, ha estat l'aparició d'unes identitats més ambigües i volàtils les quals romanen contínuament influenciades per una multitud de referents.

Temporary interventions in public space are becoming important tools for rethinking and changing urban environments. They prompt a more democratic approach to change because they facilitate knowledge around participation, appropriation and use of public space. From a case study approach, this paper will describe how temporary interventions can respond to new democratic needs while progressively generating new social life and a sense of place. This research will consider the Tory Street temporary project as a case study from which to extract applicable knowledge. The Tory Street project was the product of a partnership between Landscape Architecture/School of Architecture/Victoria University of Wellington (SoA/VUW) and Wellington City Council (WCC), New Zealand. Using participatory processes, the parties collectively designed and implemented a temporary intervention with local stakeholders. Research around new ways of decision-making and use of public space was developed from the case study. The analysis methodology of the use of a temporary public space innovates by using parametric data to highlight how time, environmental conditions and spatial components shape the type of users and activities. Through practice-based research, this paper showcases how the space was colonized and how a progressive sense of place was experienced. It presents how tensions arose between different types of users and how conflicts were minimized by introducing changes to the space. Finally, this research demonstrates the value of temporary interventions for developing more democratic approaches to urban change.

O presente artigo pretende demonstrar como a literatura pode ser uma fonte rica para uma compreensão mais ampla das diferentes maneiras em que as relações de poder se manifestam entre homens e mulheres na Idade Média. Partindo de uma análise de obras historiográficas dos anos 1980-2000, influenciadas pelos novos rumos dos estudos de gênero e pelos movimentos feministas, analisamos a maneira como o poder foi interpretado pela historiografia no que diz respeito à chamada "história das mulheres". Em seguida, para propor uma visão mais ampla do que significam as relações de poder, são analisados os romans de Chrétien de Troyes e de Béroul para demonstrar o potencial histórico dessas fontes e a complexidade das experiências femininas no século XII.

Contemporary societies risk inequality, disintegration and segregation due to a complex array of social, economic and political changes that have been occurring over the last few decades. These changes include the loss of shared values, changes in how individuals interact and get together, and new practices relating to participation and decision-making. In parallel to the evolution of contemporary societies, a complex array of changes are transforming the physical environment where these societies live and work. These changes are affecting especially the disciplines that plan, design and transform the physical environment. New processes of transformation, new ways of interaction, new types of projects and new professional roles are deeply transforming the working environment of architectural disciplines. While these changes offer new opportunities for innovation, they also threaten to generate division in diverse and complex societies. Within this context, universities have the opportunity to expand their social responsibility by affirming that teaching and research can contribute to redressing social inequality, disintegration and segregation. This can be achieved through action, exploring new ways of relating universities to their social context by working with real projects and real people, establishing links between academia and practice.