Enredos historiográficos : Lope ante Lepanto

Se analiza La Santa Liga de Lope de Vega, con referencia a la diversidad de propuestas de narrar la batalla de Lepanto, tal como habían surgido a distancia de dos décadas de la batalla naval del 7 octubre de 1571.This article proposes that the long maligned blend of love intrigue and battle chronicle within Lope de Vega's La Santa Liga merits reconsideration in terms of how Spaniards negotiated the cultural memory of the Battle of Lepanto (October 7, 1571)

Juan Latino. “On the birth of untroubled times” (De natali serenissimi)

“De natali serenissimi” es la creación literaria del primer poeta africano negro que publicó un libro en un idioma europeo, Juan Latino (c. 1517–c. 1594). Debido a su importancia fundacional en la historia literaria, se ofrece una traducción en prosa junto con una contextualización histórica. Concretamente, se contempla el evento que inspiró a Latino a revelarse como un poeta digno de reconocimiento internacional —la batalla de Lepanto (7 octubre 1571). El poeta compuso unos dísticos elegíacos dirigidos a Felipe II, donde presenta la victoria naval y el nacimiento de un príncipe heredero dos meses después como presagios de la expansión del Imperio español hacia el Oriente. Pero la voz poética de Juan Latino somete el aumento del poder internacional de Felipe II a una condición: en las partes del mundo donde el rey aspira a extender su poder, hay personas negras que exigen honor y, por consiguiente, la discriminación de los blancos europeos contra los negros disminuirá el poder imperial de la Monarquía Española.“De natali serenissimi” was composed by Juan Latino (c. 1517–c. 1594), considered by scholars to be the first black African to publish a book of poetry in a European language. In view of its foundational stature in the modern literary canon, this research note offers a prose translation and historical contextualization. Juan Latino was inspired to publish Latin poetry by a truly epochal event: the Battle of Lepanto (7 October 1571). In allusive elegiac couplets, the poet celebrates the naval battle and ensuing birth of a royal heir as harbingers of a new era in which the Spanish Monarchy will extend its power eastward. But Juan Latino’s poetic voice adds an admonition: in the eastern lands where Philip II aspires to extend his power, there are blacks who demand honor. Consequently, European bias against blacks will undermine the Spanish Monarchy’s global power.Biblioteca Histórica Marqués de ValdecillaUCM. BibliotecaTRUEpu

The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic On adolescent Mental Health and Substance Use

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to determine whether COVID-19-induced financial impact, stress, loneliness, and isolation were related to perceived changes in adolescent mental health and substance use. METHODS: Data were from Baseline (2018) and Wave 3 (2020; mean age = 14.8; 50% female) of 1,188 adolescents recruited from 12 Texas public middle schools as part of a randomized controlled trial. Participants were primarily Black (23%), Latinx (41%), Asian (11%), and White (9%). We assessed mental health and substance use (Baseline and Wave 3) and pandemic-related physical interaction, loneliness, stress, family conflict, and economic situation (Wave 3). RESULTS: COVID-19-induced stress and loneliness were linked to depression (beta = 0.074, p ≤ .001; beta = 0.132, p ≤ .001) and anxiety (beta = 0.061, p = .001; beta = 0.088, p ≤ .001) among ethnically diverse adolescents. Adolescents who did not limit their physical interactions due to COVID-19 had fewer symptoms of depression (beta = -0.036, p = .03); additionally, adolescents who did not restrict their socializing were substantially more likely to report using a variety of substances (e.g., for episodic heavy drinking; odds ratio = 1.81, p = .001). Increased use of a food bank was linked to depression (beta = 0.063, p ≤ .001) and a negative change in financial situation was linked to increased alcohol use (odds ratio = 0.70, p = .04) among adolescents. DISCUSSION: After controlling for prepandemic psychopathology and race/ethnicity, COVID-19 induced isolation, loneliness, stress, and economic challenges were linked to poor mental health and substance misuse. Substantial structural, community, school, and individual level resources are needed to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent psychosocial health

You Learn How to Hate\u27: adapting a Healthy Relationship Curriculum Using a Trauma-informed Race Equity Lens

Teen dating violence is a public health concern that can lead to short- and long-term mental and physical health consequences, including depression, anxiety, risky behaviors, and unhealthy future relationships. Research shows that social and structural determinants of health, such as racism, low socio-economic status, and neighborhood conditions, may predispose certain communities to violence. to better understand methods to reduce TDV among ethnically and economically diverse populations, we used a trauma-informed race equity lens to adapt an efficacious prevention program known a

On the Front Lines of the Covid-19 Pandemic: Occupational Experiences of the intimate Partner Violence and Sexual assault Workforce

In the face of increasing risk for intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual assault during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an urgent need to understand the experiences of the workforce providing support to survivors, as well as the evolving service delivery methods, shifting safety planning approaches, and occupational stress of frontline workers. We addressed this gap by conducting an online survey of members of IPV and sexual assault workforce using a broad, web-based recruitment strategy. In total, 352 staff from 24 states participated. We collaborated with practitioner networks and anti-violence coalitions to develop the brief survey, which included questions about work and health, safety planning, and stress. We used chi-square

Displaying desire and distinction in housing

The article discusses the significance of cultural capital for the understanding of the field of housing in contemporary Britain. It explores the relationship between housing and the position of individuals in social space mapped out by means of a multiple correspondence analysis. It considers the material aspects of housing and the changing contexts that are linked to the creation and display of desire for social position and distinction expressed in talk about home decoration as personal expression and individuals' ideas of a `dream house'. It is based on an empirical investigation of taste and lifestyle using nationally representative survey data and qualitative interviews. The article shows both that personal resources and the imagination of home are linked to levels of cultural capital, and that rich methods of investigation are required to grasp the significance of these normally invisible assets to broaden the academic understanding of the field of housing in contemporary culture

The infrared imaging spectrograph (IRIS) for TMT: the science case

The InfraRed Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) is a first-light instrument being designed for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT). IRIS is a combination of an imager that will cover a 16.4" field of view at the diffraction limit of TMT (4 mas sampling), and an integral field unit spectrograph that will sample objects at 4-50 mas scales. IRIS will open up new areas of observational parameter space, allowing major progress in diverse fields of astronomy. We present the science case and resulting requirements for the performance of IRIS. Ultimately, the spectrograph will enable very well-resolved and sensitive studies of the kinematics and internal chemical abundances of high-redshift galaxies, shedding light on many scenarios for the evolution of galaxies at early times. With unprecedented imaging and spectroscopy of exoplanets, IRIS will allow detailed exploration of a range of planetary systems that are inaccessible with current technology. By revealing details about resolved stellar populations in nearby galaxies, it will directly probe the formation of systems like our own Milky Way. Because it will be possible to directly characterize the stellar initial mass function in many environments and in galaxies outside of the the Milky Way, IRIS will enable a greater understanding of whether stars form differently in diverse conditions. IRIS will reveal detailed kinematics in the centers of low-mass galaxies, allowing a test of black hole formation scenarios. Finally, it will revolutionize the characterization of reionization and the first galaxies to form in the universe.Comment: to appear in Proc. SPIE 773