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Mona, bufona, bruja, espía, mal espíritu o caníbal. Estos fueron algunos nombres que la población local utilizó para referirse a Heike Behrend durante sus investigaciones de campo en África Oriental. Con el tiempo, comprendió el significado de estos calificativos: eran formas que tenían los pueblos estudiados para referirse a lo extraño, a lo ajeno a la comunidad. En concreto, «mona» fue el nombre con el que se refirieron a ella los habitantes del pueblo Bartabwa, en Kenia, con el que convivió un tiempo.

Brought to you by Penguin. Filled with empathy and wisdom, personal experiences and creative inspiration, this is a vital collection of essays on the power of literature and the craft of writing from an international array of writers of colour. What if we reconsidered our assumptions about how...

O Mercosul conduz uma forte tendência integracionista regional. Este trabalho tenta identificar matrizes e matizes culturais, econômicos e políticos configuradores de um sentimento patronímico - nem sempre explícito - que permeia as relações entre os povos e países da América (...). Com o nome de ""americanidade"" procura-se caracterizar uma representação comum, potencializada por meio de suas diferentes expressões: trocas comerciais, modelos políticos, artes e culturas regionais. Propõe-se a dar uma resposta efetiva ao processo da integração continental.

By beginning a conversation that encourages self-examination and compassion, Combined Destinies invites listeners to look at how white Americans have been hurt by the very ideology that their ancestors created. Editors Ann Todd Jealous and Caroline T. Haskell, both experienced psychotherapists skilled at facilitating dialogue about racial issues, are cognizant of the challenges that even the thought of such conversations often presents. Their book is based on the premise that for positive and lasting change to occur, hearts as well as minds must be opened.

We think we know cultural appropriation when we see it. Blackface or Native American headdresses as Halloween costumes—these clearly give offense. But what about Cardi B posing as the Hindu goddess Durga in a Reebok ad, AA's twelve-step invocation of God, or the earnest namaste you utter at the end of yoga class? Liz Bucar unpacks the ethical dilemmas of a messy form of cultural appropriation: the borrowing of religious doctrines, rituals, and dress for political, economic, and therapeutic reasons.

A revolutionary perspective on the climate catastrophe bridging history, philosophy, science, and religion.You've heard the hard-hitting data and you've seen the documentaries. But what will it truly take for humanity to change? We will not tackle the climate catastrophe with data alone we need...

Icelanders believe in elves. Why does that make you laugh?, asks Nancy Marie Brown, in this wonderfully quirky exploration of our interaction with nature. Looking for answers in history, science, religion, and art—from ancient times to today—Brown finds that each discipline defines what is real and unreal, natural and supernatural, demonstrated and theoretical, alive and inert. Each has its own way of perceiving and valuing the world around us. And each discipline defines what an Icelander might call an elf.

In questi dodici saggi, l'autrice di "Perché essere felice quando puoi essere normale?" rielabora i suoi anni di riflessioni e letture sull'intelligenza artificiale in tutte le sue sconcertanti manifestazioni. Con il suo solito stile brillante, pungente, originale e arguto, Winterson attinge alla storia, alla religione, al mito, alla letteratura, alla politica di razza e di genere e all'informatica, per aiutarci a comprendere i cambiamenti radicali del nostro modo di vivere e di amare che stanno avvenendo proprio adesso tutto intorno a noi.

Nuestros huesos son los testigos silenciosos de las vidas que llevamos. Nuestras historias están grabadas en su médula. Basándose en sus años de investigación y en su notable experiencia, la antropóloga forense de renombre mundial Sue Black nos lleva a un viaje de redescubrimiento, una visita guiada por el esqueleto humano que nos explica cómo la historia de la vida de cada persona se revela en sus huesos, a los que ella llama «los últimos centinelas de nuestra vida mortal que dan testimonio de cómo la hemos vivido».

Streghe che cavalcano lupi e iene, cortei notturni di morti senza riposo, uomini trasformati in animali, formule magiche in grado di controllare spiriti e divinità: ogni popolo e ogni cultura del mondo, dall'alba dei tempi fino a oggi, ha creduto nell'esistenza di individui capaci di nuocere agli altri attraverso poteri magici; personaggi che incutono paura o provocano repulsione, dai quali è necessario difendersi, le cui caratteristiche vanno a formare la sfaccettata figura della strega.

You may think you speak only one language. In fact, your mind is interpreting multiple codes of communication. Some people speak Spanish, some Mandarin. Some speak poetry, some are fluent in maths. Humans are built for multilingualism. Drawing on cutting-edge research and theory, delivered with wit and lucid insight, psycholinguist Viorica Marian explores the ways in which the mind uses multiple languages and how, in doing so, we can open the doors to unique forms of creativity, brain health and cognitive control.

¿Es lo mismo ser una persona negra en Estados Unidos que en Europa? Sin duda, el racismo existe en todos los países y culturas, pero en cada nación los orígenes de la discriminación racial o sus consecuencias son diferentes al del resto de naciones.

Nel discorso pubblico italiano e internazionale c’è una formula che ritorna costantemente: "la Germania ha saputo fare i conti con il nazismo". Se però andiamo a verificare quanto c’è di vero in questa frase, ci accorgiamo quanto il passato nazista abbia condizionato il lungo dopoguerra tedesco, generando una tacita e continua tensione, ma producendo solo occasionalmente effettive prese di responsabilità. In questo libro scopriremo come, dopo decenni di oblio e di silenzio interessato, si è cominciato ad affrontare questo tema.

Der Film "Ex Machina" war 2014 Sciencefiction und ist es noch. Aber würden Sie es merken, ob dieser Text von einer Person stammt – oder von einer künstlichen Intelligenz, die ihn zusammenfügt aus Wörtern, Satzbausteinen, vielleicht ganzen Absätzen, die sie während des Lernprozesses durchforstet hat? Und was lernen wiederum wir Menschen aus den Ergebnissen und Erfahrungen der KI-Forschung über die Funktionsweise unseres Gehirns? Wo sich Neurowissenschaften, Informatik und auch Philosophie treffen, entstehen spannende Fragen – und Antworten.

In the Eye of the Wild begins with an account of the French anthropologist Nastassja Martin's near fatal run-in with a Kamchatka bear in the mountains of Siberia. Martin's professional interest is animism; she addresses philosophical questions about the relation of humankind to nature, and in her work she seeks to partake as fully as she can in the lives of the indigenous peoples she studies. Her violent encounter with the bear, however, brings her face-to-face with something entirely beyond her ken—the untamed, the nonhuman, the animal, the wild. 

Hablar en público, es, en la actualidad, una exigencia urgente para quienes desean alcanzar éxito profesional e influencia social. Conocer y practicar técnicas para hablar en público puede mejorar notablemente tus perspectivas profesionales gracias a tu capacidad de persuadir, influir e inspirar a otros. Convertirte en un buen orador también aumentará tu autoestima incrementando la confianza que tienes en ti mismo y disminuyendo tus miedos e inseguridades, aspectos fundamentales para lograr hablar en público con eficiencia.

Excavated from a waterlogged archaeological site on the shores of subtropical Florida by legendary anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing in 1896, the Key Marco Cat has become a modern icon of heritage, history, and local identity. This book takes listeners into the deep past of the artifact and the Native American society in which it was created.

Andrew Martin reflects on Britain's customs, attitudes and social and supernatural phenomena in these six BBC Radio series. Drawn from Radio 3's The Essay strand and presented by journalist and award-winning author Andrew Martin, this beguiling collection brings together his witty, Alan Bennett-esque observations on England's disappearing pastimes, rituals and beliefs.

With a rare blend of learning, economy, and cutting insight, George Fredrickson surveys the history of Western racism from its emergence in the late Middle Ages to the present. Beginning with the medieval antisemitism that put Jews beyond the pale of humanity, he traces the spread of racist thinking in the wake of European expansionism and the beginnings of the African slave trade. And he examines how the Enlightenment and nineteenth-century romantic nationalism created a new intellectual context for debates over slavery and Jewish emancipation.

Solenni processioni funebri, pianti rituali, sacrifici e offerte in onore dei defunti, complesse pratiche di purificazione, sepolture, cremazioni e mummificazioni, necropoli grandiose erette a immagine e somiglianza delle città dei vivi: ogni società, ogni popolo del pianeta, sempre e a ogni latitudine, si è confrontato con la morte e ha cercato di renderla meno traumatica, facendone un momento di passaggio condiviso all'interno delle comunità.