Reinventing Representations of “Local” Identity and Culture by Seraina Hürlemann

“…Representing “local” identity, the reinvention of touristic places also becomes subject to negotiation among resident populations, contesting the values and symbolic statements applied to represent their “own” culture. …”
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L’art face au livre by Pascal Krajewski

“…Schematically, this encounter through the book object outlines three distinct regions : where the book plays a documentary role in relation to an external work of art, where it plays the role of an element integrated into a comprehensive visual artwork, and where it functions itself as a work of art in its own right.The aesthetic effects of books on the art objects they refer to are examined to show how they oscillate between aesthetic neutrality and media reinvention, including the addition of a sensual or symbolic charge.Finally, the article focuses on what it calls “bookish arts,” encompassing pop-ups and manuscripts as well as artist’s books and illustrated books, to precisely describe each piece of this patchwork where the book truly becomes the work of art.…”
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As correntes interacionistas e a sua repercussão nas teorias de Anthony Giddens e Bruno Latour by Karine Pereira Goss

“…The article discusses three important qualitative currents critical of functionalism: social phenomenology, symbolic interactionism and ethnomethodology. Initially it introduces the main theories and authors that influence each one of those approaches. …”
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Ce que nous appelions « l’histoire des médias » : l’exercice de l’archéologie médiatique by Wolfgang Ernst, Ghislain Thibault

“…As he addresses the technomathematical ontology of digital communication, the genealogy of symbolic machines and the question of humanism, Ernst offers here some more conceptual tools to help us navigate through his previous writings and to reflect on some of the new directions for media archaeology.…”
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La Représentation de la montagne dans la littérature anglaise d’inspiration religieuse au XVIIe siècle by Jean-Louis Breteau

“…This is notoriously the case throughout the Bible in both the Ancient and the New Testaments, although some ambivalence can be identified in the symbolic value of the mountain which proves to be either a place of divine revelation or of spiritual contest. …”
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Santiago de Compostela, vers une redéfinition patrimoniale du chemin de pèlerinage by Nathalie Cerezales

“…The need to create an European identity, leaning on common patrimonial elements in the different nations, illustrates a policy of self-identification in which the Pilgrimage becomes one of its symbols. This identity, linked to the interests of several institutions like the Catholic Church or civil associations, helps the project born from this patrimonial definition and so create new touristic, sports, cultural or green strategies which represent alternative forms of regional development. …”
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Prix des captifs, prix des esclaves : l’estimation du « prix de l’Homme » dans l’Antiquité tardive by Hervé Huntzinger

“…But, these laws only applied marginally and, as a result, could not hide that the estimated price of enslaved individuals and the price of freedom both had a symbolic aspect.…”
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El aljibe del conde de Tendilla by Daniel Jesús Quesada Morales

“…In the fortress complex, the aim was to create a genuine city with works of high symbolic content, behind which key figures such as Íñigo López de Mendoza, the Count of Tendilla, were involved. …”
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Pistes pour une économie morale du sentiment d’injustice parmi les jeunes des quartiers populaires urbains by Éric Marlière

“…To better apprehend the political, social and symbolic stakes which are at the origin of a sense of injustice conveyed by a large number of young people met in the popular districts whatever the origin, the trajectory or the social status, we opted for the notion of moral economy. …”
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“Challenging Borders: Susanna Kaysen’s Girl, Interrupted as a Subversive Disability Memoir” by Pascale Antolin

“…To achieve her goal, she relies on two major strategies of subversion, that is, abjection and carnival—including humor, irony, “symbolic inversion” and grotesque images. Thereby, Kaysen questions not only her own diagnosis and preconceived ideas about madness—women’s madness in particular—and mental patients, but she also challenges her recovery and the conventional genre of the disability memoir.…”
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Politiques de valorisation patrimoniale et figuration des habitants en banlieue parisienne (Plaine Commune) by Sébastien Jacquot

“…These heritage public policies have a symbolic dimension, producing discourses on the inhabitants, and defining their roles and places. …”
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La dimensión mítica de la peregrinación tarasca by Roberto Martínez González

“…Considering that the deity and the people are mutually represented, the displacement of the Chichimecs in the north-south sense is comparable to the apparent seasonally movement of the sun – their god – in the horizon, and symbolizes at the same time the origins of the real Tarascan and a change in the economic strategies during the annual cycle. …”
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Word-based largest chunks for Agreement Groups processing: Cross-linguistic observations by László Drienkó

“…LCh segmentation is concerned with cognitive text segmentation, i.e. with detecting word boundaries in a sequence of linguistic symbols. Our observations are based on the text of Le petit prince (The little prince) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in three languages: French, English, and Hungarian. …”
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Nikosthénès et l’Étrurie : échanges et appropriations transculturels ? by Lucille Garnery

“…Finally, we will analyse how the Etruscans integrated these Athenian imports into their own material and symbolic culture.…”
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La mise en scène des lieux urbains en station de montagne by Émeline Hatt

“…These restrictions lead to strain the relations between the functional and symbolical logics of those urban places built ex-nihilo in the 1960’s and 70’s. …”
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Law, institutions, and interpretation in Jacques Derrida by Juliana Neuenschwander Magalhães, José Antonio Rego Magalhães

“…The problem under investigation is how law manages to differentiate itself symbolically from violence and what are the consequences of this concerning legal interpretation. …”
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Religiöse Spuren im Alltag by Matthias Werner

“… Acronyms, songs, advertisements, movies, television series, comic strips, memes or even sports news: Traces of Christian symbols, sayings, or references can be found in numerous places and contexts. …”
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Torre David au Venezuela : récits sur fond de politiques publiques menées par le gouvernement d’un « État magique » by Yaneira Wilson

“…Still in 2022, the Torre symbolizes a latent crisis that persists without giving any clues about its final course.…”
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The Contested Terrain of Historical Memory in Contemporary Mississippi by Nan Elizabeth WOODRUFF

“…Recently, black and white Mississippians have sought to confront and redress their history by forming interracial coalitions in communities where horrendous crimes occurred; by holding public debates over historical symbols surrounding the Confederacy, slavery, and civil rights; by attempting to reopen old civil rights murder cases; and by working to change the history curriculum in the public schools. …”
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Reframing Recognition in Organizations by Matthew Sowcik, Hannah Carter, Valerie McKee

“…This article looks at utilizing Bolman and Deal’s four frame model (including structural, human resources, political, and symbolic) to provide leaders with a better understanding of recognition programs and guidance regarding changes a program can undergo to more accurately match the organizational landscape.  …”
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