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The Imaginary
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01 Sep 2006
TL;DR: Rodriguez et al. as discussed by the authors focus on three discursive levels, namely organisational/structural, cultural/ideological and identity, to address some elements of the reception that they have identified as "critical" or "diagnostic".
Abstract: Chilean culture is said to be part of a wider Hispanic American culture that shares many traits (see Godoy et al. 1986; Subercaseaux 1999; Valdivieso and which could be identified as an identity with a Latin American sense (see Rodriguez et al. 2001). In this sense, though it may seem as if any attempt to describe or analyse particular operating elements, processes, systems and structures were a useless task, the nature of identity makes it a multiple and symbolically contradictory phenomenon, with relevant contextual 'consequences' and particularities that help identify a collective imaginary that can be associated with what means to be Chilean. As such, the importance of meaning lies not on its production but rather on its reception; therefore, we aim to address some elements of the reception that we have identified as 'critical' or 'diagnostic'. By 'critical', we mean those elements, which absence would substantively modify what is collectively associated with Chilean culture and by 'diagnostic', we suggest the possibility they offer of exploring meaningful contextual traits. In order to contextualise our analysis, we will focus on three discursive levels, namely organisational/structural, cultural/ideological and identity. At the organisational/structural level, we will make reference to structure and aesthetics in the broader sense of social context as well as in public and private organisations; at cultural/ideological level, we will make reference to practices, rituals, values and behaviours; and at the identity level we will make reference to strategies individuals use to manage their social identities.
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01 Jan 1990
TL;DR: The politics of The Path as discussed by the authors is a dialogue of interpretive models between history, the subject, and desire in the book of the world, a dialogue between the imaginary and the symbolic.
Abstract: Introduction 1. Realism and Italian neorealism 2. Modes of neorealist narrative 3. The narrative paths of memory and history 4. The politics of The Path 5. Between the imaginary and the symbolic: history, the subject, and desire in The Path 6. Reading in the book of the world: a dialogue of interpretive models Notes Index.
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01 Jan 2006
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TL;DR: Metz, Thierry Kuntzel, and Raymond Bellour as discussed by the authors have published a book on transdisciplinarity in the field of Transdisciplinaires.
Abstract: Christian Metz, Thierry Kuntzel, and Raymond Bellour, eds. Communications 23. Paris: Centre d'Etudes Transdisciplinaires, 1975.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyze the role of Bolivarian circles in the construction of a myth around the unity of the people, which is an integral part of the doctrine of a "Bolivarian Revolution".
Abstract: This article analyzes the «Bolivarian circles», organizations promoted by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez since 2001. We study the definition, goals and forms of action of these organizations in order to understand their role in the construction of a myth around the unity of the people, which is an integral part of the doctrine of a «Bolivarian Revolution». The deep socio-political crisis that preceded the election of Chavez as Venezuela’s president, as well as the strong presence of a Bolivarian cult in the Venezuelan political imaginary, help explain the creation of these organizations and their name. We also analyze the roles assigned to the circles, among them these of organizers, transmitters of demands and requests, and providers of indoctrination, but also that of defending, if necessary by violent means, the «revolution».
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