Paul Celan\u27s Linguistic Mysticism

Paul Celan\u27s works often seem to grant to language an autonomy that isolates poetic from extra-poetic concerns, including religious ones. The status of language in Celan, however, should be assessed in the context of its status within Judaic mysticism. While the importance of mysticism for Celan has been recognized, the degree to which Judaic mysticism differs from other mystical traditions has been less so. This is especially true with regard to the place given to language in the Kabbalah, and the structures and assumptions that its conception of language implies. Of importance to Celan, for example, is the Kabbalistic notion that language is the very substance constituting creation. By examining such Judaic mystical motifs in several Celan poems, this essay attempts to show that Celan\u27s preoccupation with language does not entail a withdrawal into a self-enclosed linguistic world, and that ultimately his religious concerns are intimately involved with his aesthetic ones

La teoría y metodología de la historia conceptual en Reinhart Koselleck / The Theory and Methodology of Conceptual History in Reinhart Koselleck

 El presente artículo presenta una panorámica de la teoría y metodología de la historia conceptual de Reinhart Koselleck, base del conocido diccionario Geschichtliche Grundbegriffe que este autor compuso con Otto Brunner y Werner Conze. Utilizando textos en alemán e inglés inéditos en español, ponemos el acento en temas como la idea del carácter polisémico de los conceptos, el concepto de “estado de cosas”, la historia conceptual como crítica de fuentes y redefinición de la noción de anacronismo, y la distinción entre historia presente e historia pasada. En la última parte abordamos el tema central de las nociones espacio de experiencia y horizonte de expectativas.Palabras clavesKoselleck, Historia conceptual, espacio de experiencia, horizonte de expectativas. AbstractIn this article we shall provide an overview of the theory and methodology of Reinhart Koselleck’s conceptual history, basis of the well-known dictionary Geschichtliche Grundbegriffe this author wrote with Otto Brunner and Werner Conze. Using texts from German and English language never translated into Spanish, we emphasize topics such as the idea of the polysemic nature of concepts, the notion of a “state of things”, the idea of conceptual history understood as a critique of historical sources and as a redefinition of the notion of anachronism, and the distinction between current and past history. In the last section, it is addressed the pivotal topic of the notions space of experience and horizon of expectations.Key WordsKoselleck, Conceptual history, space of experience, horizon of expectations

Eckhart, Derrida, and The Gift of Love

This paper argues that Jacques Derrida and Meister Eckhart both construe love as a gift that is entirely free of economic exchange, and both conclude on this basis that love cannot be grasped or identified. In my reading, Eckhart and Derrida do not rule out consideration of one’s own well-being, but their accounts do entail that calculated self-protection is external to love. For this reason, they suggest, lovers should not expect to balance love against a prudential restraint: although both demands are indelible, they function at different levels. A gift of this sort is ineluctably dangerous, but Derrida and Eckhart suggest that unsettling darkness must be endured in order to preserve the possibility of love

Burnt and Blossoming: Material Mysticism in Trilogy and Four Quartets

This paper brings two WWII poems into dialogue: H.D.'s Trilogy and Eliot's Four Quartets. Both poems express a creative response to the destruction of war. My reading of Trilogy suggests a material mysticism in which vision and renewal are situated within the natural world, rituals and bodily experience. Bringing this understanding of mysticism to bear on Four Quartets reveals tension between transcendence and materiality. For Eliot, redemption comes through time and location, while for H.D., redemption lies within material particularity. Four Quartets oscillates between an apophatic discourse that seeks to transcend desire and history and an emphasis on material particularities

La représentation du voyage comme interruption historique : Du monde de Christoferens au monde d’Alexander von Humboldt

Composition du jury : François Hartog, Directeur de thèse (ÉHESS) ;Pierre - Antoine Fabre, (ÉHESS) ;Alfonso Mendiola, (Universidad Iberoamericana) ;Guillermo Zermeno, (Colegio de México). Thèse soutenue le 15 octobre 2013, mention très honorable avec les félicitations du jury à l’unanimité. Résumé Notre thèse est une investigation historique sur deux « mondes » détachés par une « interruption historique » : d'une part, le monde de « Christoferens » Christophe Colomb, un marchand et navigateur..

La teoría y metodología de la historia conceptual en Reinhart Koselleck

El presente artículo presenta una panorámica de la teoría y metodología de la historia conceptual de Reinhart Koselleck, base del conocido diccionario Geschichtliche Grundbegriffe que este autor compuso con Otto Brunner y Werner Conze. Utilizando textos en alemán e inglés inéditos en español, ponemos el acento en temas como la idea del carácter polisémico de los conceptos, el concepto de �estado de cosas�, la historia conceptual como crítica de fuentes y redefinición de la noción de anacronismo, y la distinción entre historia presente e historia pasada. En la última parte abordamos el tema central de las nociones espacio de experiencia y horizonte de expectativas

Reconstru??o de conhecimentos dos alunos sobre a educa??o ambiental por meio de uma unidade de aprendizagem: um estudo de caso

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-14T14:12:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 434029.pdf: 1073819 bytes, checksum: 7116a2fc8cdf44e016580f726a4a04b1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-03-24Este texto apresenta uma pesquisa sobre Educa??o Ambiental desenvolvida a fim de compreender como se d? a reconstru??o do conhecimento dos alunos sobre esta tem?tica por meio de uma Unidade de Aprendizagem. A partir de trabalhos anteriores na ?rea, considerou-se como pressupostos te?ricos: a import?ncia da estrutura??o do ensino em Unidades de Aprendizagem, a necessidade de organizar a??es did?ticas a partir dos conhecimentos pr?vios dos alunos, o seguimento dos Par?metros Curriculares Nacionais. A pesquisa ocorreu no munic?pio de Camaqu? (RS), envolvendo alunos de uma turma de 1? ano de Ensino M?dio de uma escola p?blica na disciplina de Biologia. A an?lise dos dados foi realizada por meio da An?lise Textual Discursiva (MORAES e GALIAZZI, 2007), tendo como fonte de dados as respostas a question?rios, as produ??es decorrentes das atividades realizadas durante a aplica??o da Unidade de Aprendizagem e registros no di?rio do pesquisador. A an?lise desses materiais evidenciou que os alunos pesquisaram partindo de suas d?vidas e questionamentos, abordando, de maneira aprofundada, quest?es sociais relacionadas ? Educa??o Ambiental e ao Desenvolvimento Sustent?vel. Ao final, foi poss?vel identificar um crescimento em rela??o ao aprofundamento e contextualiza??o dos conhecimentos, ao senso cr?tico e ? autonomia. Assim, a investiga??o permitiu concluir que ? preciso conhecer a comunidade escolar, partir dos conhecimentos pr?vios, relacionar teoria e pr?tica e oferecer atividades diversificadas que contribuam para que os alunos atribuam novos significados, de modo que os conhecimentos se tornem mais complexos e cient?fico

La recepción humboldtiana de Cristóbal Colón

Abstract This article explores Alexander von Humboldt’s reception of Christopher Columbus as a historical figure, mainly in his Relation historique and in his Examen critique. First of all, it explores what Humboldt’s biographers have referred to as a “zweiter Kolumbus” (a second Columbus). It then proceeds to trace the history of a “poetic imagination” and a “mythical geography” attributed by Humboldt to Christopher Columbus. Resumen Este artículo explora la recepción realizada por Alexander von Humboldt de la figura de Cristóbal Colón, principalmente en su Relation historique y en su Examen critique. En primer lugar, el artículo explora lo que los biógrafos de Humboldt han llamado “ein zweiter Kolumbus” (un segundo Colón). En segundo lugar, se traza la historia de la edificación humboldtianna de una “imaginación poética” y de una “geografía mítica” atribuidas por Humboldt a Cristóbal Colón. Résumé Cet article explore la réception réalisée par Alexander von Humboldt de la figure de Christophe Colomb, principalement dans sa Relation historique et dans son Examen critique. En premier lieu, il explore ce que les biographes de Humboldt ont appelé “ein zweiter Kolumbus” (un deuxième Colomb). En deuxième lieu, il trace l’histoire d’une “imagination poétique” et d’une “géographie mythique”, attribuées par Humboldt à Christophe Colomb

La metodología de Edmundo O’Gorman y su contexto disciplinario

This article sets out to provide a sketch of Edmundo O’Gorman’s critical methodology and to place it in its vast disciplinary context. The article concludes that the Mexican historian’s method of enquiry resides in its integration of a philosophical conceptual apparatus into the historical method