Estabelecendo similaridades entre fenômenos culturais populares-urbanos emergidos em uma metrópole mundial (Nova York), e em uma metrópole periférica brasileira (Salvador), que se estabelecem a partir de semelhantes relações com a cidade, com a indústria cultural, e com dados políticos e econômicos, procura compreender dinâmicas presentes na produção cultural do atual estágio do capitalismo, caracterizada pela orientação da cultura para a produção de mercadorias. Sendo assim, propõe um estudo comparativo, em que o conteúdo estético é deixado em parênteses, em favor de análises de efeitos materiais, sociais e econômicos, apresentando-se também como uma tentativa de compreensão de lógicas existentes em outras manifestações culturais contemporâneas, além de se apresentar como uma contribuição para reflexões sobre possíveis vínculos entre Arte, Cultura e Cidade. / Establishing similarities between popular-urban cultural phenomena emerging in a world metropolis (New York), and a peripheral Brazilian metropolis (Salvador), which establishes from similar relations with the city, with the cultural industry, and with political and economic data, aims to understand cultural dynamics present in current stage production of capitalism, characterized by the guidance of culture for the production of goods. Therefore, it proposes a comparative study, in which the aesthetic content is left in parentheses, in favor of analysis of material, social and economic effects, as well as an attempt of understanding existing logic in other cultural contemporary events, in addition to performing as a contribution to reflections on possible links between Art, Culture and City.

La migration en provenance des pays dits du « Sud », dont le Sénégal fait partie, se trouve au cœur du débat politique européen, enfermé dans des logiques de contrôle et de répression du fait de la peur d’une invasion de migrants indésirables. Cette thèse explore la migration du point de vue des migrants, leurs imaginaires, leurs perceptions et leurs expériences de la migration dans deux villes du « Nord » : Paris et New York. Elle s’appuie sur trois enquêtes de terrain, au Sénégal (196 répondants), à Paris (30) et New York (20). L’enquête sénégalaise est fondée sur un questionnaire et des entretiens qualitatifs non directifs, les enquêtes française et américaine sur des entretiens qualitatifs non directifs, ainsi que des récits de vie des Sénégalais de Dakar, Paris et New York, et des entretiens avec des responsables d’association. L’émigration apparaît essentiellement motivée par l’expérience du malaise social plus que de la pauvreté stricto sensu, le désir de réussir et de rentrer au pays s’y réintégrer dans des conditions favorables en gravissant l’échelle sociale. Mais les réalités, aussi bien étrangères que sénégalaise, rendent ce retour très problématique. Au plan des destinations, l’attrait de la France, et de Paris en particulier, a beaucoup baissé, alors que New York s’est imposée comme choix principal dans le désir d’ailleurs des candidats au départ. La préférence des Sénégalais pour les États-Unis par rapport à la France se justifie par les possibilités d’épanouissement plus avantageuses à New York qu’à Paris pour les migrants sénégalais. Il semble à ces derniers notamment que le « plafond de verre » y est plus bas qu’aux États-Unis. / Migration from developing countries finds itself trapped into a European debate over control and restrictions. Meanwhile, the migrants’ experiences in their host countries, as well as their choices and aspirations, have often been overlooked in academic research. Thus, we propose to explore migration from the migrants’ perspective, along with their imaginaries, perceptions and experience of migration in two “northern” cities: Paris and New York. Our analyses will mainly dwell on a qualitative field survey based on a questionnaire in Dakar which gathered 196 respondents. We also interviewed Senegalese migrants in Paris (30 interviewees) and in New York (20 interviewees), as well as members of Senegalese associations. As revealed in our research, rather than poverty, stricto sensu, social unease appears to be the main push factor for Senegalese migrants, because the prospect of becoming successful and the possibility to climb up the social ladder are their main motivations. As for their choice of destination, the decrease of Paris’ traditional appeal is noticeable among the Senegalese would be migrants and New York has become their first choice. The Senegalese’s preference for the United States over France could be justified by better opportunities for self-fulfillment in New York than in Paris for Senegalese migrants. The American multiculturalism, although fragmented, allows them to remain within their communities and reproduce the Senegalese social life without being stigmatized, holding on to their dream to return to their homeland, despite the hardships found in the American reality.

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Esta tese é sobre a globalização e o impacto da ancestral capoeira angola na moderna e cosmopolita cidade de Nova York. A capoeira angola é ume estilo tradicional que se refere à ancestralidade africana. É uma antiga arte marcial afro-brasileira ensinada por um velho capoeirista da Bahia chamado João Grande. Ele possui uma escola na Rua 14, em Manhattan, e já recebeu diversas homenagens nos Estados Unidos. Mestre João Grande chegou em Nova York em 1990 e permanece ensinando seu conhecimento antigo para alunos de toda parte do mundo, pessoas atraídas pela multicultural Nova York. Sua história de vida é o foco dessa tese. Neste sentido, a pesquisa é uma tentativa de entender a importância das tradições em nossa vertiginosa sociedade moderna. Mais do que isso, tenta refletir sobre o papel da capoeira no processo histórico brasileiro, diante dos conflitos entre a ancestralidade africana e a construção da identidade nacional. / This thesis is about the globalization anda impact of ancient Capoeira Angola techniques in the modern and huge New York City. Capoeira angola is a traditional style of capoeira that remains to the African ancestry. It is an ancient Afro-Brazilian martial art taught by an elderly capoeirista from Bahia, called João Grande. His school is at 14th Street, in Union Square. He has received numerous awards in the United States, including a Doctorate of Humane Letters from Upsala College in East Orange, New Jersey, in 1995. In September 2001, he was awarded the National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is one of the most prestigious awards for practitioners of traditional arts in the US. Mestre João Grande arrived in New York in 1990 and still teaches his ancient knowledge to students from all around the world, people who comprise the multicultural New York City. His life history is the focus of the thesis. In this way, the research is an effort to understand the importance and survive of traditions in the midst of globalization in our modern society. More than that, it tries to understand the role of capoeira in the Brazilian historic process, before the conflicts between the African ancestry and the building of a national identity.

En este artículo propongo una relación entre la noción moderna de ruina y determinadas representaciones fotográficas de la ciudad de Nueva York durante las primeras semanas de impacto de la pandemia de covid-19, en marzo de 2020. El corpus de imágenes está constituido por fotografías publicadas durante este periodo en la portada del diario The New York Times, seleccionadas por considerarlas representativas de un género fotográfico que denomino de lo que no está. Este género se caracteriza por representar espacios referenciales de la ciudad (casi) vacíos de personas. En mi análisis, identifico aspectos comunes entre este género y las representaciones de ruinas popularizadas en Europa durante los siglos XVII y XVIII, los momentos iniciales de la modernidad. Para establecer estos vínculos me baso de la noción de «supervivencia» acuñada por Aby Warburg, la cual permite identificar reapariciones culturales anacrónicas -inesperadas- que ofrecen claves para reflexionar sobre el presente.

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New York City: A Collage of Cultures is a single-movement programmatic orchestral work that features polytonality, prallelism, sound-mass, micro-tones, polychordal rhythmic ostinato, neo-impressionism, and folk themes and anthems from sundry cultures and nationalities. The simultaneity of contextual material at one point necessitates the employment of three conductors. The composition portrays America as a "melting pot" through its busiest immigration center, itself a microcosm of diverse international elements. This is achieved by the depiction of three different settings: a boat sailing from a foreign port, bound for New York Cty; New York itself in all of its awesome fury; and a capsule image of a conglomerate of turn-of-the-century emigrants and their interaction throughout the voyage.

This thesis examines the roles played by understanding, interpretation of practices, and experience in Mormon culture when Haitians convert to Mormonism. In relationship to their previous cultural practices, this thesis explores whether Haitian converts develop one of three types of behaviors: discard old practices, retain elements of old practices, or seek to establish a balance between former and new religious practices. In-depth interviews with twelve subjects living in New York City suggest that most active converts discarded their old cultural traditions. This study suggests that only interpretation influences developing types of behavior. However, it was not expected that most converts would fit in Mormon culture. Because of this new finding, this thesis shifted to explaining why Haitians are so readily assimilated into Mormon culture.