Race/Class/Language: 'El Negro' Speaks Cuban Whiteness in the Teatro Bufo

This essay focuses on the intersections between race, class, and language – hierarchical conceptions of "proper," yet "authentic," Cuban speech – in representations of pseudo-intellectual Afro-Cubans in 19th-Century Cuban blackface theatre. The analysis of three key figures that emerge in the theatrical genres of the day (the negro bozal and two different versions of the negro catedrático) indicates that each one is part of the simultaneous appropriation and rejection of the Afro-Cuban, as well as the intertwined presence of the Cuban intellectual and the linguistic and cultural authority for which he (she) stands. Thus, whites carry out self-definition through the representation of blacks speaking different conceptions of "improper" language. The desired white, yet creole, Cuban identity is always intertwined with the Afro-Cuban, as well as with definitions of what constitutes "true" or "proper" Cuban language. (CC

Jamón and Halal

Contemporary Spain reflects broader patterns of globalization and has been the site of tensions between nationalists and immigrants. This case study examines a rural town in Spain’s Andalucía in order to shed light on the workings of coexistence. The town of Órgiva’s diverse population includes hippies from across Europe, European converts to Sufi Islam, and immigrants from North Africa. Christina Civantos combines the analysis of written and visual cultural texts with oral narratives from residents. In this book, we see that although written and especially televisual narratives about the town highlight tolerance and multiculturalism, they mask tensions and power differentials. Toleration is an ongoing negotiation, and this book shows us how we can identify the points of contact that create robust, respect-based tolerance

Mountainous landscape domestication. Management of non-cultivated productive areas in Sierra Nevada (Granada-Almeria, Spain)

Sierra Nevada is a high mountainous landscape under anthropic influence since ancient times. Despite its characteristics, the main production trend has been intensive irrigation agriculture. However, the complexity of the resources management and utilization system includes not only water management but also an intensive cattle raising activity and land forest utilization, as well as mining exploitation. During the 8th century the major landscape transformation will be triggered by the arrival of the Arabs and Berbers, and it has kept its general layout thanks to the stability of the hydraulic systems.La Sierra Nevada è un territorio montuoso che, sin dai tempi antichi, ha visto la presenza humana. Nonostante le sue caratteristiche, la principale produzione è stata l’agricoltura irrigua. Tuttavia, la complessità nella gestione delle risorse coinvolge non solo il sistema irriguo, ma anche l’allevamento intensivo, lo sfruttamento dell’incolto e quello minerario. Durante l’VIII secolo, la più grande trasformazione è stata causata dall’arrivo di Arabi e dei Berberi, e la persistenza del sistema si deve alla stabilità dei sistemi idraulici.Proyecto MEditerranean MOuntainous LAndscapes (MEMOLA)La investigación que ha dado lugar a estos resultados ha recibido financiación del Séptimo Programa Marco de la Unión Europea (FP7/20014-2017)The present study is an outcome of the project “Estudio de los sistemas históricos de regadío de Sierra Nevada: Un paisaje singular de montaña” (Study of the Historic Irrigation Systems in Sierra Nevada: a singular mountainous landscape 050/2009), funded by the Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales subsidiary of the Ministry of Environment, Rural and Marine Environment and the project “Mediterranean Mountainous Landscapes: an historical approach to cultural heritage based on traditional agrosystems” (MEMOLA), funded by the FP7 project-European Commission

Rural settlement patterns in the territory of Baida (Trapani mountains) during the Islamic period

The ARPATRA Project, acronym that stands for “Archeologia del Paesaggio nei Monti di Trapani”, is part of the broader Idrisi Project, which studies western Sicily between the Byzantine and the Suebian periods.The purpose of this article is to discuss the settlement patterns concerning the territory of Baida (Trapani Mountains) between the 7th and the 12th c., with a particular focus on the Islamic period. The field activities of the Idrisi Project-ARPATRA (2009-12) permitted the documentation, starting from the Islamic period, of a high density of settlements (villages, farms and scattered single houses) that coexisted in a reduced geographical space (10 km2). The settlement choices seem to match certain characteristics peculiar to the Islamic social formation and to indicate an intensive exploitation of the hydro, agricultural and pastoral resources.Scopo di questo articolo è discutere gli schemi insediativi nel territorio di Baida (Trapani) tra VII e XII secolo, specialmente nel periodo islamico. Le attività del progetto ARPATRA (2009-12), hanno permesso la documentazione di una alta densità di insediamenti nel periodo islamico (villaggi, fattorie e case sparse) in uno spazio geografico ridotto (10 kmq). Le scelte insediative sembrano rispondere a certe caratteristiche peculiari alla formazione sociale islamica e ad una volontà di sfruttamento intensivo delle risorse idriche, agricole e pastorali.The ARPATRA Project was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture

MEMOLA project. Mediterranean Mountainous Landscapes: an historical approach to cultural heritage based on traditional agrosystems

Acceso página web Proyecto MEMOLA: http://memolaproject.eu/Four mountainous areas of the Mediterranean are being studied: Colli Euganei (Padova, Italy), Monti di Trapani (Sicily, Italy), Vjosa valley (Albania) and Sierra Nevada (Granada, Spain). The main objective is to analyse cultural landscapes on these areas with a focus on the relationship changes between human communities and natural resources from Antiquity until today. The MEMOLA project proposes an interdisciplinary approach to cultural landscapes of Mediterranean mountainous areas, taking as a central axis the historical study of two natural resources, essential to generate agro-systems: water and soils.The MEMOLA Project - nº 613265 is financed by the European Union’s 7th Framework Programme (2014-2017)

Experimental and theoretical analysis of ventricular rat cardiomyocyte

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Artificial recharge by means of careo channels versus natural aquifer recharge in a semi-arid, high-mountain watershed (Sierra Nevada, Spain)

This research was undertaken as part of the project "Impact, monitoring and assessment of global and climate change on water resources in high-mountain National Parks (CCPM) ", with reference number CANOA-51.3.00.43.00 and funded by Organismo Autonomo Parques Nacionales from the Ministerio para la Transicion Ecologica y el Reto Demografico. The authors thank the Ibero-American Science and Technology for Devel-opment Programme (CYTED) for its financial support to the network "Wa-ter Sowing and Harvesting in Protected Natural Areas" (419RT0577) . This work is a contribution to the Research Group RNM-126 of the Junta de Andalucia. Special thanks goes to the irrigation community in Berchules and the Sierra Nevada National Park for their collaboration. We also appre-ciate the support of AEMET and REDIAM, who provided meteorological and hydrological data. The authors would also like to thank the anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments and suggestions which led to a substantial improvement of the paper.The acequias de careo are ancestral water channels excavated during the early Al-Andalus period (8th–10th centuries), which are used to recharge aquifers in the watersheds of the Sierra Nevada mountain range (Southeastern Spain). The water channels are maintained by local communities, and their main function is collecting snowmelt, but also runoff from rainfall fromthe headwaters of river basins and distributing it throughout the upper parts of the slopes. Thismethod of aquifer artificial recharge extends the availability of water resources in the lowlands of the river basins during the dry season when there is almost no precipitation and water demand is higher. This study investigates the contribution of the careo channels in the watershed of Bérchules concerning the total aquifer recharge during the 2014–2015 hydrological year. Several channels were gauged, and the runoff data were compared with those obtained from a semi-distributed hydrological model applied to the same hydrological basin. The natural infiltration of meteoric waters accounted for 52%of the total recharge, while the remaining 48% corresponded to water transported and infiltrated by the careo channels. In other words, the careo recharge system enhances by 92% the natural recharge to the aquifer. Our results demonstrate the importance of this ancestral and efficient channel system for recharging slope aquifers developed in hard rocks. The acequias de careo are nature-based solutions for increasing water resources availability that have contributed to a prosperous life in the Sierra Nevada. Its long history (>1200 years) suggests that the system has remarkable resilience properties, which have allowed adaptation and permance for centuries in drastically changing climatic and socioeconomic conditions. This recharge system could also be applied to—or inspire similar adaptation measures in— semi-arid mountain areas around the world where it may help in mitigating climate change effects.Organismo Autonomo Parques Nacionales CANOA-51.3.00.43.00Ibero-American Science and Technology for Devel-opment Programme (CYTED) 419RT0577 RNM-126Junta de Andaluci

Andalusian Proletariat Apostles. Outlook of the Anarchist Publishing in Andalusia (1903-1936)

La preeminencia que tuvo el anarquismo como movimiento social en Andalucía durante más de cincuenta años, hasta la Guerra Civil, ha sido abordada por numerosos especialistas, aunque por lo general no se ha considerado de manera suficiente la importancia de su proyecto educativo y cultural. En el presente trabajo se analiza el alcance y las dimensiones del entramado editorial libertario en Andalucía como clave para la construcción de una alternativa cultural propia, específicamente obrera, que alejara al proletariado de la tutela burguesa, como paso previo y necesario para la revolución.The significance of Anarchism as social movement in Andalusia for over 50 years up to the Spanish Civil War has been studied by many specialists. However, the importance of its educational and cultural program has not been sufficiently addressed. This paper analyses the scope and dimensions of the framework of publishers in Andalusia linked to the libertarian movement as key to build a solid -explicitly working class- cultural alternative able to break free from bourgeois’ control, seen as a necessary previous step towards the revolution

Formación inicial del futuro professorado de educación primaria.

Esta investigación se desarrolla entorno a una revisión bibliográfica en relación con el tema formación inicial del docente en educación y todo lo que incumbe a la enseñanza de los estudiantes de magisterio, los problemas que observan los alumnos en el periodo de formación como futuros docentes. Se indaga sobre el concepto de formación, se recogen la definición del concepto desde diferentes puntos de vista de autores, y teorías que estos han creado. El fomento entre el campus y las prácticas de la carrera en los centros