Local Identities

Family, faith and farming in early-modern Lancashire: The Stansfields of Inchfield, Walsden, c.1633-1763

by Robert E. Stansfield

Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, 159 (2010), pp. 19-44.
ISSN 0140-332X.

Cultivating kin in Lancashire: The Stansfields of Long Clough, Littleborough, c.1697-1861

by Robert E. Stansfield

(2011)

Switched Landscapes - Postcards, memories and gazes on the flatlands of the Tagus River

by Carlos Robalo

ROBALO, Carlos – Paisagens Trocadas: Postais, memórias e olhares sobre a lezíria do Tejo [Em linha]. Lisboa: ISCTE, 2009. Disponível em www:<http://hdl.handle.net/10071/1473&gt;.

With the fall of the rural world, landscapes regain a remarkable expression in the framing of the memory and in the... more With the fall of the rural world, landscapes regain a remarkable expression in the framing of the memory and in the construction of the imaginary of a society that redesigns its image and projects itself in time, past and future, and is forced to question its present.

In the demand of the Tagus Valley landscape representations, picture postcards were elected as primordial research source. To find them required a long and persisting course, identifying local collectors and getting their assent to study their collections, what has revealed new perspectives of inquiry, multiplying the odds of looking the site and its sought objects.

Defying us to examine the perspectives on the place, both in past and present, postcards are the axis of a research where we outlook the modulations of the gaze: the people’s gaze on their space and about themselves, on how they intend to be looked at by the others, how they see the others and how they are seen by them.

This way, it was intended to contribute to the identification of processes that determine the construction of a place, the delimitation of a territory, the recognition of a landscape, and hence, the production of a sense of belonging, where a situated identity is discoursed and represented.

Switched Landscapes - Postcards, memories and gazes on the flatlands of the Tagus River

by Carlos Robalo

ROBALO, Carlos – Paisagens Trocadas: Postais, memórias e olhares sobre a lezíria do Tejo [Em linha]. Lisboa: ISCTE, 2009. Disponível em www:<http://hdl.handle.net/10071/1473&gt;.

With the fall of the rural world, landscapes regain a remarkable expression in the framing of the memory and in the... more With the fall of the rural world, landscapes regain a remarkable expression in the framing of the memory and in the construction of the imaginary of a society that redesigns its image and projects itself in time, past and future, and is forced to question its present.

In the demand of the Tagus Valley landscape representations, picture postcards were elected as primordial research source. To find them required a long and persisting course, identifying local collectors and getting their assent to study their collections, what has revealed new perspectives of inquiry, multiplying the odds of looking the site and its sought objects.

Defying us to examine the perspectives on the place, both in past and present, postcards are the axis of a research where we outlook the modulations of the gaze: the people’s gaze on their space and about themselves, on how they intend to be looked at by the others, how they see the others and how they are seen by them.

This way, it was intended to contribute to the identification of processes that determine the construction of a place, the delimitation of a territory, the recognition of a landscape, and hence, the production of a sense of belonging, where a situated identity is discoursed and represented.

Attori sociali e diritti umani: dinamiche locali e transnazionali

by Raffaele Marchetti

2009. in M. Calloni (ed.), Umanizzare l’umanitarismo? Limiti e potenzialità della comunità internazionale, Torino: UTET, 127-34

Written oral history: Dimensions of identity of Chukotka’s indigenous people in the works of Rytkheu

by Ivan Sablin

published in AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, vol. 8, no. 1, 2012, pp. 27–41.

Through the examination of two autobiographic works of Chukchi writer, Rytkheu, this study demonstrates the research... more Through the examination of two autobiographic works of Chukchi writer, Rytkheu, this study demonstrates the research potential of indigenous literatures, offering a new perspective on the past and present of indigenous peoples. The study seeks to provide new interpretations of identity in Chukotka, the northeastern extremity of Asia, of the 1930s and 1940s and to contribute to the identity debate in indigenous studies. In the article identity is understood as a multidimensional whole, with the discussed dimensions being based on ethnicity, nationality, occupation and place of residence. The article pre-eminently addresses the identity of the coastal sea-mammal hunters of Chukotka.

Town Planning in Montpellier / Urban Controversies in Paris: 2 papers for Il Giornale dell'Architettura

by Denis Bocquet

Published in Il Giornale dell'Architettura, 2012, n.103, p.12

Montpellier: a presentation of the master plan of the city, which intends to re-orient urban development towards the... more Montpellier: a presentation of the master plan of the city, which intends to re-orient urban development towards the sea shore, with projects by archictects like Jean Nouvel, Michel Desvigne, Paul Chemetov and Christian de Portzamparc, Zaha Hadid.

Paris: A presentation of the pre-electoral controversies about the future of the city and its region (Pedestrian access to the banks of the Seine river, Grand Paris transport loop, Ministry of Defense at Balard, demolition of Les Halles, New permanent exhibition at the Pavillon de l'Arsenal)

More key words:
ZAC, POS, PLU, SCOT, Georges Frêche, Christine Dalnoky, Christian Lacroix, Antigone, Bofill, Grand Coeur, GrandCoeur, Port-Marianne, Port Marianne, Pierres-vives, Hélène Mandroux, Jean-Marie Duthilleuil, Grand Paris, Arc Express, Société du Grand Paris, SGP, Grand Paris Express, Noisy-Champs, Delanoë, JCDecaux, Sarkozy, Les Halles, Berger Anziutti, Pavillon de l'Arsenal, Anne Hidalgo, Google, Alexandre Labasse, David Mangin, MVRDV, François Fillon, Paris Métropole, Pierre Mansat, transport, transportation

Paisagens Trocadas: Postais, memórias e olhares sobre a lezíria do Tejo [FILME]

by Carlos Robalo

Filme promocional / Teaser

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Agradecimentos:
Assírio Núncio
Francisco Simões
J. Martinho da Silva
Teresa Cruz Agradecimentos:
Assírio Núncio
Francisco Simões
J. Martinho da Silva
Teresa Cruz

Group Identities, Oil, and the Local Political Domain in Kirkuk: A Historical Perspective

by Arbella Bet-Shlimon

Forthcoming in the Journal of Urban History.

Identiteti Fažane

by Boris Koroman

Paisagens Trocadas: Postais, memórias e olhares sobre a lezíria do Tejo

by Carlos Robalo

ROBALO, Carlos – Paisagens Trocadas: Postais, memórias e olhares sobre a lezíria do Tejo [Em linha]. Lisboa: ISCTE, 2009. Disponível em www:<http://hdl.handle.net/10071/1473&gt;.

Com o ocaso do mundo rural, as paisagens readquirem uma notável expressão no enquadramento da memória e na construção... more Com o ocaso do mundo rural, as paisagens readquirem uma notável expressão no enquadramento da memória e na construção do imaginário de uma sociedade que redesenha a sua imagem e se projecta no tempo, passado e futuro, e é obrigada a interrogar o seu presente.

Na demanda das representações da paisagem do Vale do Tejo, elegeram-se os bilhetes-postais ilustrados como fonte primordial de pesquisa. Para os encontrar, foi necessário um longo e perseverante percurso, identificando coleccionadores locais e conseguindo o consentimento para perscrutar as suas colecções, o que veio a revelar novas perspectivas de investigação, multiplicando as possibilidades de olhar o local e os objectos procurados.

Desafiando-nos a examinar as perspectivas sobre o lugar, no passado e no presente, os postais são o eixo de uma pesquisa onde se projectam as modulações do olhar: do olhar das pessoas sobre o seu espaço e sobre si mesmas, sobre a forma como pretendem ser olhadas pelos outros, como vêem os outros e como são vistas por eles.

Desta forma se intentou elaborar um contributo para a identificação de processos que determinam a construção de um local, a delimitação de um território, o reconhecimento de uma paisagem e, consequentemente, a produção de um sentido de pertença, onde se discorre e representa uma identidade situada.

The Austin, Texas African-American Quality of Life Initiative as a Community of Inquiry: An Exploratory Study

by Texas State PA Applied Research Projects

Howard-Watkins, Demetria C., "The Austin, Texas African-American Quality of Life Initiative as a Community of Inquiry: An Exploratory Study" (2006). Applied Research Projects, Texas State University-San Marcos. Paper 115.
http://ecommons.txstate.edu/arp/115

This applied research project used the African-American Quality of Life Initiative in Austin, Texas as a case study to... more This applied research project used the African-American Quality of Life Initiative in Austin, Texas as a case study to explore pragmatic community of inquiry principles. A community of inquiry is defined by a problematic situation, reinforced by a "scientific or experimental attitude" and linked together by participatory democracy (Shields, 2003, 511). In March 2005, a revised City of Austin Quality of Life Scorecard revealed that African-American residents experienced a strikingly different quality of life from other Austin residents. Subsequent community feedback categorized recommendations into six priority areas from which action plans were developed. Six Implementation Teams, co-chaired by a City of Austin department director and an African-American community leader, met between July and October 2005 to finalize the recommendations. The teams presented the finished product to the Austin City Council on October 27, 2005.

Document and archival data analysis and structured interviews with Implementation Team co-chairs (a multiple evidence collection method) provided evidence that either supported or refuted the three working hypotheses developed to determine the application of community of inquiry principles.

The findings established the use of community of inquiry principles to some degree by all Implementation Teams. Most teams created an environment that fostered "critical optimism" (Working Hypothesis 1) and promoted participatory democracy (WH 3). Most teams also used a scientific approach (WH 2) to tackle recommendations. With the exception of one team, there was scant evidence that teams used working hypotheses (WH2 c) to test recommendations. This research project focused on Implementation Team meetings during the nascent stage of the Quality of Life Initiative. Perhaps, that explains the limited application of working hypotheses.

Is it a fair assume that Inuit groups in the Northern regions have negotiable boundaries when it comes to local and non-local food in the construction of their identities.

by Neillian MacLachlan

Construir ciudad. La acción local como vía de transferencia del conocimiento histórico: el caso de Salamanca. // Building the City. Local Action and Historical Knowledge Transfer: The Case Study of Salamanca.

by Alejandra Sánchez Polo

Co-authored with Álvaro Carvajal Castro; published in Arkeogazte, 1, 2011.

La reflexión sobre la dimensión social de los historiadores cuenta ya con una larga tradición. Sin embargo, las... more La reflexión sobre la dimensión social de los historiadores cuenta ya con una larga tradición. Sin embargo, las consideraciones suelen quedar restringidas al ámbito del pensamiento historiográfico. Es por ello que creemos preciso polemizar sobre las posibilidades prácticas de hacer efectiva dicha dimensión social. Este planteamiento implica una doble reivindicación: por un lado, del conocimiento histórico como herramienta de transformación de la sociedad; por otro, como hipótesis de trabajo, la de los historiadores como agentes sociales con capacidad y legitimidad para actuar como tal fuera del espacio académico. En este artículo, pretendemos estudiar el ámbito inmediato en el que dicha acción puede llevarse a cabo: la ciudad. Para ello, hemos tomado como caso de estudio la ciudad que habitamos y en la que trabajamos: Salamanca. Llevaremos a cabo un análisis de las vías potenciales de transferencia del conocimiento histórico, así como de los ámbitos específicos en los que la participación del historiador podría contribuir a la construcción social de la ciudad. // Reflections on the social dimension of history and historians have a long tradition. However, they are normally kept within the limits imposed by historiography. We believe that it is necessary to discuss the practical possibilities of making history´s social dimension effective. This aim is based on two claims: first, that historical knowledge can and should play a part in the transformation of society; second, that historians can be social agents with a legitimate capacity of action outside the academic field. In this article, we want to consider the immediate social milieu in which that action could take place: the city. We took Salamanca, the city in which we live and work, as a case study, in order to analyze the available and potential means for the transfer of historical knowledge and the specific areas in which historians could contribute to the social building of the city.

Where is the Local in Local Radio?: Examining the Changing Shape of Radio Programming in St. Catharines

by Laura Wiebe

Published in Covering Niagara. Eds Barry K. Grant and Joan Nicks. Waterloo: WLU P, 2010. 117-142.

Tongues Untied: Children’s Strategies of Classroom Survival in Darrell Lum, R. Zamora Linmark, and Monique Truong

by Vincenzo Bavaro

‘“Better to Marry than to Burn”? Illegitimacy in Nottingham, 1620-1629’

by Katie Holland

East Midland Historian, 15 (2005)

‘A Forgotten War? Experience of the Crimea in the East Midlands’

by Katie Holland

Co-authored with Patrick Mercer and David Marcombe.

East Midland Historian, 16 (2008/9)

Endless Cloth: Lessons from India for a Cross-Cultural Approach to World History

by Michael Marcus

Bulletin of the World History Association; WHA Teaching Prize, 2011. FALL, 2011 issue, pp. 42-52

How to be rural in late modernity: process, project and discourse

by Claudio Cecchi