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Leading Meaning-Making: A Multimodal Children's Literature and Recipe-Based Framework for Multilingual and Multicultural Early Childhood Education (opens in a new tab)
Multilingual and multicultural early childhood classrooms require approaches that recognize children's diverse ways of communicating, participating, and constructing meaning. This chapter proposes the Leading Meaning-Making Framework (LMMF), integrating multimodality, translanguaging, Funds of Knowledge, culturally sustaining pedagogy,…
View publicationMultilingual and Multicultural Classrooms: Challenges and Opportunities for Early Childhood Education Leaders (opens in a new tab)
Multilingual and Multicultural Classrooms: Challenges and Opportunities for Early Childhood Education Leaders examines the challenges and opportunities that linguistic and cultural diversity presents for leadership in early childhood education. From diverse international perspectives, the volume explores…
View publicationCidadania urbana dos despossuídos e o diálogo entre estudos urbanos e migrações (opens in a new tab)
Este capítulo examina o diálogo entre os estudos urbanos e os estudos sobre migração, argumentando que a intensificação da urbanização e da mobilidade humana desafia concepções de cidadania baseadas exclusivamente no Estado-nação. A partir de uma…
View publicationThe City as a Phenomenon of Analysis in the Social Sciences (opens in a new tab)
The City as a Phenomenon of Analysis in the Social Sciences is an edited scholarly volume devoted to the study of the city as a central phenomenon of inquiry in the Social Sciences, with particular attention…
View publicationMascocracy over Democracy: Helen Zille, the DA and the Politics of Cosmetic Colonialism in Post-Apartheid South Africa (opens in a new tab)
This chapter interrogates the racial politics of the Democratic Alliance (DA) under Helen Zille’s leadership, arguing that the party has institutionalized a form of cosmetic decolonization which is a symbolic performance of transformation that preserves the…
View publicationMarxism: Politics, Society and Culture (opens in a new tab)
Marxism: Politics, Society and Culture is an edited scholarly volume that examines Marxism as a theoretical framework, a field of political analysis, and a cultural expression. The book brings together contributions addressing the ways Marxist thought…
View publicationConnecting helices, generating solutions: the role of INOVAREPE in modernizing public management in Pernambuco (opens in a new tab)
The digital and sustainable transformation of public management requires innovative, collaborative, and data-driven approaches. In this context, the INOVAREPE program in Pernambuco operates as an open innovation platform, connecting government, academia, the productive sector, and civil…
View publicationExperiential Loyalty in Nature Adventure Tourism: The Relationship between Satisfaction, Sustainable Engagement, and Intentions to Revisit and Recommend: A Descriptive Study in the Agreste Region of Pernambuco, Brazil (opens in a new tab)
Nature-based adventure tourism has established itself as a modality capable of providing unique and memorable experiences to consumers, especially in regions that combine natural landscapes with sustainable practices and active leisure. In the Pernambuco hinterland, the…
View publicationLagoa Mirim: liquid border and international political ecology (opens in a new tab)
This article addresses Lagoa Mirim and the binational management shared by Brazil and Uruguay. It describes the environmental and ecosystem significance of Lagoa Mirim, the impacts on the biome, and the need for international cooperation for…
View publicationThe Relationship Between the Sustainable Development Goals and the Construction of the Image of a Tourist Destination: The Case of Mariana, Minas Gerais (opens in a new tab)
This study analyzes how Mariana, Minas Gerais, is portrayed as a tourist destination on the internet, focusing on the relationship between its public image and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 11 and 12. The research examined…
View publicationMedia, platforms, and cultural production in Brazil: mediations, visibility disputes, and public policies (opens in a new tab)
This article analyzes the relations between media and cultural production in Brazil through the transition from mass communication to digital platform ecosystems. Using a theoretical-interpretive design, the study combines a bibliographic review, documentary analysis, and a…
View publicationPerceptions of Rueda de Casino: Dialogues between Brazil, Cuba, and Norway (opens in a new tab)
This article discusses a dance of Cuban origin known as Rueda de Casino. From the perspective of the three authors, we present an account that brings together three viewpoints derived from experiences in different parts of…
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