Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T16:57:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lourival Pereira Martins.pdf: 1329976 bytes, checksum: 4797b4b43f1c5de9c39b2eb7458159f9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-10-30 / This work starts from the verification of the difficulties presented by the students in the use of the function concept as tool in the problem resolution. We tried to confirm the validity of a teaching strategy based in the dialectics tool-object that creates the conditions for the introduction of that concept starting from knowledge that the students already possess. With that I aim at, we developed and we applied a didactic sequence based in situations-problem for students of the eighth grade of the Elementary School grade in that concept it is usually introduced in our education system. To base the elaboration of that sequence we developed a study about: the mechanisms used by the individual for objects mathematician's manipulation, trying to understand which strategies involved in that manipulation and how is the appropriation of that knowledge; the form with that that concept should be worked with our students, according to the vision of official documents, and the way with this concept is treated in some collections of text books; how was the historical development of the mathematical knowledge that allowed the formulation of that concept, which the ideas involved in that formulation. The elaborated sequence is presented and analyzed in the fourth chapter of that dissertation. That analysis occurs in two stages, one before the sequence application, analysis a priori, trying to understand the operation of each activity, which the necessary knowledge for the accomplishment and which objectives that we wanted to reach. The second analysis is accomplished after the application of the activity, analysis the posteriori. In this part we described how the development was, which the difficulties presented by the students and which the reached objectives. Finally, in the fifth chapter, we developed a general analysis looking for answer the subjects of formulated research, taking as base them analysis accomplished in the previous chapter / Este trabalho parte da constatação das dificuldades apresentadas pelos alunos na utilização do conceito de função como ferramenta na resolução de problema. Nele procuramos confirmar a validade de uma estratégia de ensino baseada na dialética ferramenta objeto que crie as condições para a introdução deste conceito a partir de conhecimentos que os alunos já possuem. Com este objetivo, desenvolvemos e aplicamos uma seqüência didática baseada em situações problema para alunos da oitava Série do Ensino Fundamental, série em que esse conceito é normalmente introduzido no nosso sistema de ensino. Para fundamentar a elaboração dessa seqüência desenvolvemos um estudo sobre: Os mecanismos utilizados pelo indivíduo para a manipulação dos objetos matemáticos procurando compreender quais as estratégias envolvidas nessa manipulação e como se dá a apropriação desse conhecimento; a forma com que esse conceito deva ser trabalhado com nossos alunos, segundo a visão dos documentos oficiais, e a maneira com que é tratado em algumas coleções de livros didáticos; como se deu o desenvolvimento histórico do conhecimento matemático que permitiu a formulação desse conceito, quais as idéias envolvidas nessa formulação. A seqüência elaborada é apresentada e analisada no quarto capítulo desta dissertação. Essa análise se dá em duas etapas: uma antes de sua aplicação, análise a prióri, procurando compreender o funcionamento de cada atividade, quais os conhecimentos necessários para a sua realização e quais os objetivos que desejamos atingir; uma segunda análise é realizada após a aplicação da atividade, análise a posteriori. Nela descrevemos como foi o desenvolvimento, quais as dificuldades apresentadas pelos alunos e quais os objetivos atingidos. Por fim, no quinto capítulo, desenvolvemos uma análise geral buscando responder as questões de pesquisa formulada tomando como base as análises realizadas no capítulo anterio

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T17:27:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Joy Nunes da Silva Barros.pdf: 1110129 bytes, checksum: 096a3a4e8b29a8c8976bb8423bc16205 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-12-08 / Secretaria da Educação do Estado de São Paulo / The present dissertation mainly aims at analyzing the concept of utopia in the work of Herbert Marcuse, taking as a guiding hypothesis the assertion that the faith Modernity has in the progress brought by clarification seems to have faded and therewith the great projects of social emancipation will no longer find a place in directing political struggles in modern times. This hypothesis will be analyzed in the light of Marcusean thinking, perceiving it as a consequence of what the author denominated one dimensional society, a social configuration, product of the development of Modernity, which has been able to absorb all forms of thinking that are contrary to it and impose itself as the only reality possible. Thus, the issue that directs the development of this master s thesis is the endeavor to clarify the philosophical status that the concept of utopia occupies in Herbet Marcuse's thinking, which has close ties with Hegelian Dialectics, as well as the correlation between utopic thinking and political action from the perspective of the Frankfurt philosopher / A presente dissertação tem como objetivo principal analisar o conceito de utopia na obra de Herbert Marcuse, tomando como hipótese norteadora a asserção de que a fé ostentada pela Modernidade no progresso trazido pelo esclarecimento parece ter se esmorecido e com isso os grandes projetos de emancipação social passam a não encontrar mais lugar no direcionamento das lutas políticas no tempo hodierno. Essa hipótese será analisada à luz do pensamento marcusiano, entendendo-a como uma consequência daquilo que o autor denominou sociedade unidimensional, uma configuração social, produto do desenvolvimento da Modernidade, que se tornou capaz de absorver todas as formas de pensamento que lhe são contrárias e impor-se como única realidade possível. Neste sentido, a questão que direciona o desenvolvimento desta dissertação é a de buscar esclarecer o estatuto filosófico que o conceito de utopia ocupa no pensamento de Herbert Marcuse, que mantém estreito vínculo com a dialética hegeliana, assim como a correlação entre o pensamento utópico e a ação política a partir da obra do filósofo frankfurtiano

Essa tese tem como objetivo compreender a crítica que Theodor W. Adorno faz da cultura e de que maneira ela se distingue dos modelos advindos da crítica cultural e da sociologia da cultura. Com esse fito, a tese apresenta uma série de análises da cultura de Adorno, que se iniciam na década de 1930, principalmente no seu debate com Walter Benjamin acerca da relação entre arte e política. Procurou-se entender como esse debate sofreu uma inflexão com o exílio de Adorno nos Estados Unidos, onde foi formulado o conceito de indústria cultural, a partir do qual se delineiam as críticas de Adorno ao rádio, ao cinema e à televisão e ao modo de integração social mobilizado pelo capitalismo tardio. Por meio da apresentação de outros momentos de sua obra, como a crítica literária, a estética e a filosofia, buscou-se demonstrar a complementaridade dos momentos diversos que, juntos, permitem entrever uma crítica dialética, cuja consequência é a suprassunção do próprio conceito de cultura. / This dissertation aims to comprehend the nature of Theodor W. Adornos critique of culture and how it distinguishes itself from different models arising from cultural critique and from sociology of culture. For this purpose, the dissertation presents a series of Adornos analyses of culture, which begins in the 1930s, especially in his debate with Walter Benjamin concerning art and politics. It sought to understand how this debate suffered an inflection due to Adornos exile in the United States, where the concept of culture industry would be conceived and out of which his critique of radio, cinema and television and of the mode of social integration in late capitalism were delineated. Through the presentation of other moments of Adornos work, such as literary critique, aesthetics and philosophy, it sought to demonstrate the complementarity of different moments which, together, allow us to glimpse a dialectical critique whichs consequence is the sublation of the very concept of culture.

Essa tese tem como objetivo compreender a crítica que Theodor W. Adorno faz da cultura e de que maneira ela se distingue dos modelos advindos da crítica cultural e da sociologia da cultura. Com esse fito, a tese apresenta uma série de análises da cultura de Adorno, que se iniciam na década de 1930, principalmente no seu debate com Walter Benjamin acerca da relação entre arte e política. Procurou-se entender como esse debate sofreu uma inflexão com o exílio de Adorno nos Estados Unidos, onde foi formulado o conceito de indústria cultural, a partir do qual se delineiam as críticas de Adorno ao rádio, ao cinema e à televisão e ao modo de integração social mobilizado pelo capitalismo tardio. Por meio da apresentação de outros momentos de sua obra, como a crítica literária, a estética e a filosofia, buscou-se demonstrar a complementaridade dos momentos diversos que, juntos, permitem entrever uma crítica dialética, cuja consequência é a suprassunção do próprio conceito de cultura. / This dissertation aims to comprehend the nature of Theodor W. Adornos critique of culture and how it distinguishes itself from different models arising from cultural critique and from sociology of culture. For this purpose, the dissertation presents a series of Adornos analyses of culture, which begins in the 1930s, especially in his debate with Walter Benjamin concerning art and politics. It sought to understand how this debate suffered an inflection due to Adornos exile in the United States, where the concept of culture industry would be conceived and out of which his critique of radio, cinema and television and of the mode of social integration in late capitalism were delineated. Through the presentation of other moments of Adornos work, such as literary critique, aesthetics and philosophy, it sought to demonstrate the complementarity of different moments which, together, allow us to glimpse a dialectical critique whichs consequence is the sublation of the very concept of culture.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T14:31:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Alexandre Ricardo Marins.pdf: 1391947 bytes, checksum: bf47fa1ce4da493868ed3eba613d4f71 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-01-31 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / The contemporary world has been facing many social contradictions associated with deep and overwhelming crises. As a result of such crises, we can observe a growing disengagement with the process of emancipatory humanization, in other words, instead of an emancipated consciousness, there is in fact a strengthening of oppressive, deteriorating conditions concerning life and human dignity. Besides all the problems caused by such crises, education has also suffered the oppression imposed by the ruling classes which try to impose their ideologies through educational programs that alienate and legitimize the maintenance of the status quo according to their concerns. Abandoning the commitment to reflection and the domain knowledge, school politics began to support this scenery. Facing these issues, and based on the ideas of Theodor Adorno, this dissertation analyzes Adorno s views about the meaning and scope of critical thinking for human emancipation, identifying the alienation elements in the educational environment that prevent such emancipation. We also discuss his ideas to overcome them. To develop this study, we worked with a qualitative research, applied on a group of graduating high school students from a model public school in the State of Minas Gerais. As a result, we present a discussion of the most important topics we came across: the relationship between alienation, education and work; the dialectics concerning the reified consciousness; the relationship between education and power; the role of critical thinking in education / O mundo contemporâneo tem presenciado diversas contradições sociais que estão associadas a crises profundas, difíceis de serem superadas. Como consequência dessas crises, percebe-se o crescente descompromisso com o processo de humanização emancipatória, ou seja, no lugar da consciência emancipada o que se promove é a alienação opressora que deteriora as condições de vida e a dignidade humana. Além dos problemas gerados por essas crises, a educação também tem sofrido com a opressão regida pelas classes dominantes que tentam impor suas ideologias através de programas educacionais que alienam e legitimam a manutenção do poder em suas mãos. Ao abandonar o compromisso com a reflexão e com o domínio do conhecimento, a educação escolar passou a apoiar tal situação. Diante dessas questões, e fundamentada nas ideias de Theodor Adorno, a presente dissertação de mestrado assume o objetivo de investigar a teoria desse pensador a respeito do significado e do alcance do pensamento crítico para a emancipação humana, identificando no ambiente educacional elementos de alienação que impedem tal emancipação e propondo pistas de reflexão para superá-los. Para tanto, valeu-se de pesquisa qualitativa exploratória, aplicada em um grupo de alunos concluintes do Ensino Médio de uma escola pública de referência, no interior do Estado de Minas Gerais. Como resultado, apresentam-se para discussão temas importantes como: a relação entre alienação, formação e trabalho; a dialética diante da consciência coisificada; a relação entre educação e poder; o papel do pensamento crítico na educação

Organizational-public relations discourse is changing given the advent of social media, and corporate statements are evaluated under different criteria in the digital age. Grounding Budweiser’s response to controversy over their 2017 Super Bowl advertisement in terms of consumer expectations for corporate social responsibility provides a new perspective for approaching Bostdorff and Vibbert’s (1994) conceptualization of values advocacy. This study recognizes the power of the rhetorical stakeholder, a discursively created public, and demands re-evaluation of the values common to society from a co-creational OPR perspective. Conceptualizing dialectic values advocacy outlines the changing values among contemporary, common stakeholders as well as the means for communicating these values superficially to promote unanimity among publics and organizations. Previously successful universal values like unity and patriotism have since been replaced with sensationalism and discord; formally engendering these values through ambiguous controversy allows an organization to strategically construct audience perceptions of reputation.

The purpose of this study is to investigate binary discourses of self and other constructed by Canadian media in the representation of Saudi women. One of the modest aims of this research is to expound on the status of centralized media coverage in Canada. Drawing on Hegel’s model of dialectics, as framed by Edward Said’s Orientalism (1978) and David Nikkel’s conception of a moderate postmodernism, this research also aims at contributing to the ongoing modern-postmodern discussion by delineating and examining the ways in which dialectical analysis can aid in the deconstruction of metanarratives in Western culture. Utilizing a qualitative research design that employs multidimensional modes of textual analysis, the thesis examined the changes in the portrayal of Saudi Women through a non-probability sampling of 88 Canadian newspaper articles selected from the Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, and National post between 2001-2009. One major finding was that the metanarratives guiding these representations did not change significantly despite changes in narratives as brought about by several major political events. The implications of this thesis revealed what the ideological influences framing these depictions, as well as whether or not the changes that they have undergone, were self-reifying in nature. The research also highlighted the implications resulting from assessing the ontological identities of Saudi women vis-à-vis a Western framework of values.

The purpose of this study is to investigate binary discourses of self and other constructed by Canadian media in the representation of Saudi women. One of the modest aims of this research is to expound on the status of centralized media coverage in Canada. Drawing on Hegel’s model of dialectics, as framed by Edward Said’s Orientalism (1978) and David Nikkel’s conception of a moderate postmodernism, this research also aims at contributing to the ongoing modern-postmodern discussion by delineating and examining the ways in which dialectical analysis can aid in the deconstruction of metanarratives in Western culture. Utilizing a qualitative research design that employs multidimensional modes of textual analysis, the thesis examined the changes in the portrayal of Saudi Women through a non-probability sampling of 88 Canadian newspaper articles selected from the Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, and National post between 2001-2009. One major finding was that the metanarratives guiding these representations did not change significantly despite changes in narratives as brought about by several major political events. The implications of this thesis revealed what the ideological influences framing these depictions, as well as whether or not the changes that they have undergone, were self-reifying in nature. The research also highlighted the implications resulting from assessing the ontological identities of Saudi women vis-à-vis a Western framework of values.

En analysant les processus dialectiques par lesquels l’art repense le passé, Between Truth and Trauma : The Work of Art and Memory work in Adorno traite du concept adornien de la mémoire. Je postule que l’œuvre d’art chez Adorno incarne un Zeitkern (noyau temporel). Je démontrerai que l’immanence réciproque de l’histoire dans l’œuvre d’art et l’immanence de l’œuvre d’art dans l’histoire permettent de repenser le passé. Le premier chapitre examine la manière par laquelle le passé est préservé et nié par l’œuvre d’art. Le deuxième chapitre montre comment, à l’aide du processus interprétatif, le passé est transcendé à travers l’œuvre d’art. Le dernier chapitre évoque la lecture adornienne d’écrits de Brecht et de Beckett dans le but d’illustrer la capacité de l’œuvre d’art à naviguer entre la vérité et le trauma. / Analyzing the dialectical processes through which art works through the past, Between Truth and Trauma: The Work of Art and Memory in Adorno examines Adorno’s concept of memory. I argue that, for Adorno, the work of art both has and is a Zeitkern (temporal nucleus). I demonstrate that the reciprocal immanence of history in the work and immanence of the work in history allows for the past to be worked through. The first chapter examines how the past is preserved and negated by the work of art. The second chapter examines how the past is transcended through the work of art via the interpretive process. The final chapter looks at Adorno’s reading of work by Beckett and Brecht in order to illustrate the ability of the work of art to navigate between truth and trauma.

The purpose of the study is to analyse the relationship between the capitalist hegemonic order and the mass media, with the latter restricted to two elite newspapers (Swedish DN and Slovenian Delo) and the selection of news materials from three bodies of international media coverage: NATO’s military intervention in former Yugoslavia, 1999, the political demonstrations against the IMF and the World Bank in Prague, 2000, and 9/11, 2001. There are two sub-purposes, one theoretical-methodological and one political-democratic. The first sub-purpose is to accomplish an integrative kind of media analysis (Williams 1977) in which the approaches of political economy (emphasising the economic/material) and cultural studies/discourse analysis (emphasising the symbolic/discursive) are supposed to interact. The hypothesis is that such a ‘third way’ approach is possible to achieve through the qualitative analysis of journalistic modes of writing. The second sub-purpose (the political-democratic one) takes an interest in the modes’ political dimensions. In what manners do the identified modes counter-act, or co-produce, miscellaneous political struggles? In addition, the purpose of the study also includes a more practical dimension. In the light of the results, how should one nowadays imagine an emancipating kind of journalism that tries to explain, unmask, or even counteract the mechanisms of the contemporary global capitalist system? The news media material consists of 438 items (articles, photos etc.), which are analysed by means of a cultural materialist CDA (critical discourse analysis). An identified journalistic mode is analysed as: (1) a practice with certain cognitive, discursive and linguistic characteristics, (2) a structural product (as constituted by underlying social and material structures), and (3) a dialectical force, being a potentially active part of an ongoing mode of production (the capitalist or another mode). The last analytical moment is the central one. Two categories of journalistic modes are identified. To begin with, the modes of de-permanence (The Remote control mode, Differentiation, Semiotic compression), which comprises modes that are part of the ‘new economy’, of reflexivity, individualism, consumption, mobility, and flexibility. The political dimension of these modes is that they counteract radical (leftist) politics by reducing emancipation, freedom, justice etc. to a matter of individualism and privatisation. The second category is the modes of permanence (Disconnection, Cognitive recycling), which involves an opposing structural dimension of the capitalist system: the production of reification, i.e. the repression of the complex nature of reality – how seemingly autonomous ‘things’ (spaces, objects etc.) are de facto interwoven with a ‘complex whole’ of various social, material, cultural, economic relations that are in constant motion. More precisely, the here identified modes reify and eternalise an explanatory structure (the modern division of explanatory labour), a particular power (the US) and a particular territory (the nation state), generating the impression that social reality works ‘as usual’ while repressing the complex network-like development of global capitalism and its impact on our lives. By sustaining these increasingly archaic structures, what is politically counteracted is the emergence of ‘the new’: transnational politics and democracy (Beck 1998). The analysis of modes (in total 8) furthermore demonstrates that Swedish DN is more integrated with the capitalist system than Slovenian Delo. The study emphasises the democratic importance of creating new journalistic modes endowed with a transnational journalistic epistemology that decisively include the reality of global capitalism in everyday (local) news reporting when covering and explaining social, political, cultural etc. issues.