The emerging field of psychosocial studies signifies a confluence of


disciplines for whom the fantasies, repressions and cultural practices


underlying national identity represents a crucial research focus. This book


presents a psychosocial portrayal of Brazil's arrival on the international


stage in the economic boom of the run-up to its hosting of the 2014 World Cup


and the 2016 Olympic Games. This former Portuguese colony is a country of


contradictions in need of a new image; a nation that needs to be able to both


love and sell itself in today's neo-liberal reality. It argues that a


contemporary representation of Brazilian subjectivity is best enabled through


an interdisciplinary perspective. Five …

Este libro reúne las comunicaciones del Congreso MILID Week 2012 celebrado en la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona del 22 al 25 de mayo de 2012. El libro contiene los textos debatidos en conferencias, seminarios y debates celebrados durante la MILID Week 2012 y 2013. Cada texto trata sobre media literacy, sus estrategias, debates y buenas prácticas. MILID Week está promovida por UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (UNESCO-United Nations Alliance of Civilizations). El programa está desarrollado por ocho universidades de todos los continentes, y organizado por el Gabinete de Comunicación y Educación de la Universidad …

Central temperature variance is a common phenomenon, including in experienced swimmers, and it is an important medical concern in winter swimming events. Up to this moment only limited studies of these swimmers in endurance disciplines exist, and these studies provide a phenomena of discrepancies between the recommendations about which would be the optimal body composition they should possess to be capable of keeping their central temperature and do not decrease their performance. With the aim of providing a different approach about this topic, this work goes deep into this scenario to try to understand the implications of this event. An …

Men’s fashion, particularly the trends involving undergarments, was once reserved for the elite; today it has become democratised, clear proof of social progress. The aestheticism of the body so highly valued by the Greeks seems to have regained a prominent place in the masculine world. Mirroring the evolution of society’s values, the history of underwear also highlights the continuous, dancing exchange that exists between women’s styles and men’s fashion. Undergarments are concealed, flaunted, stretched or shortened, establishing a game between yesterday’s illicit and today’s chic and thereby denouncing the sense of disgrace that these simple pieces of clothing used to …

Through unpredictable waves we are taken to the laboratory of outstanding faith, planned with playful zigzagging or violent changes, all within the goals of his imagination which he was never willing to give up on. This collection of personal milestones is captivating because of how well the narration is weaved, with moments of hilarious occasional suspense. It also opens, more than doors or windows, a parallel dimension that shows us how to never become discouraged when we have set a goal for ourselves. The author does not aspire to create literature, but indirectly invites us to reflect upon …

What is more common than a pair of shoes? In a world where shoes have become an object of mass consumption, these accessories are now rid of any significance. The industry has accomplished its duty: producing a large quantity at a low price. But there was a time when the shoe symbolised the strength of the Roman legion, the power of the Medieval lords or the oppression of the Chinese woman. Its history is both vast and enthralling, as revealed by the author Marie-Josèphe Bossan. Supporting her analysis with an outstanding iconography, the author gives these commonplace objects a universal …

The usual daily stress of modern living means adults, and very often even adolescents, adopt tensed-up and faulty postures, which have a particularly negative effect on the horse. Here is a modern riding manual with a completely new training concept specifically designed to counteract the problem: * A perfect loosening-up programme, with relaxes and eases. * Complex rider’s movements are separated into individual movements for ease of practice. * These swinging circles can be practised in day-to-day situations as well on the physio-ball – the substitute horse. Erika Prockl is a teacher in further education and a certified riding instructor. …

* Younger children can also do gymnastics without getting bored, as long as parents, teachers, babysitters or siblings are involved and become their monitors. * It can be started at home, but if the weather is fine, it can also be done outdoors, preferably in a meadow or on the beach. The desire to play, which is never lacking in children, will do the rest. * This book offers you many useful tips and a host of games designed to develop children's motor potential and stimulate their imagination, imitation skills, balance, coordination, etc. * Each exercise is explained in detail …