Unificación: The Things That Bind Us is a collection of poetry and prose, using New York City's Spanish Harlem and Carolina, Puerto Rico as its backdrop. Each work in this collection revolves around a young man and his family, based on the real-life stories and experiences of the writer's grandfather, Luis. They are crafted with the intent of sharing aspects of Puerto Rican life both in and out of the continental United States with a diverse audience, including those who might not have encountered any elements of the Hispanic culture. Using techniques inspired by writers like Jesús Colon, Esmeralda Santiago, and Piri Thomas, each of the pieces focus on a different element of the Puerto Rican culture. The intent is to give audiences an idea of the cultural values, familial structures, and other norms typical of the Puerto Rican culture by providing glimpses into the everyday lives of the same family on the island and the mainland. The works capture their struggle to make the most of the life they've found themselves in, and emphasize one boy's growth as he attempts to find his role in the family. Overall, the goal of this work is to craft a story that can appeal to all audiences, bringing the Puerto Rican culture to life for all who encounter it.

Territorialidade de resistência é a denominação dada nesse trabalho para os grupos de cultura de identidade que contestam a imposição da cultura majoritária a partir da sua singularidade de grupo que tentam preservar e ampliar seus projetos políticos de expansão de suas territorialidades. Esse trabalho apresenta indicativos metodológicos para a análise dessas territorialidades, cuja reflexão parte da discussão sobre a territorialidade de resistência da cultura surda com enfoque na língua brasileira de sinais (Libras) como elemento fundamental para a constituição das comunidades surdas como grupo de cultura de identidade. Para comprovar a constituição das comunidades surdas em territorialidades de resistência, são empregadas metodologias e referenciais teóricos da Nova História Cultural. Essas metodologias envolvem a análise de discurso da autobiografia entusiástica e interpelação presente nos depoimentos de surdos extraídos das obras de Strobel (2008) e Costa (2007). A seleção dos fragmentos dos depoimentos dos entrevistados apresentados pelas duas pesquisadoras citadas seguiu três critérios: utilização da língua de sinais em condições desfavoráveis como forma de resistência à vigilância ouvinte; atitudes e medidas de repressão aos surdos por usarem a língua de sinais; narrativas dos surdos que tomam a língua de sinais como principal elemento identitário. Nos depoimentos citados são destacados em negrito os fragmentos dos discursos referentes aos três critérios mencionados com o intuito de comprovar a utilização da língua de sinais como mito fundacional da cultura surda e a respectiva constituição de territorialidade de resistência. Trata-se, portanto, da análise de fontes secundárias com utilização metodológica da Nova História Cultural mediante a análise de fragmentos de discurso que expressem a interpelação, a autobiografia entusiástica e o uso da língua de sinais como mito fundador que fortalece as comunidades surdas enquanto grupo de cultura de identidade a partir da autodenominação de povo surdo. / Territoriality of resistance is the name given in this thesis for the identity culture groups that challenge the imposition of the majority culture on the basis of their group singularity, and which try to preserve and enhance their political projects of expansion of their territorialities. This study presents methodological indicatives for the analysis of these territorialities, a reflection on the basis of the discussion about territoriality of resistance of the deaf culture with a focus on the Brazilian sign language (Libras) as a fundamental element for the constitution of deaf communities as a culture and identity group. To substantiate the assertion that deaf communities are territorialities of resistance, methodologies and theoretical references from the New Cultural History are employed. These methodologies involve discourse analysis of the enthusiastic autobiography and questioning present in testimonies by deaf people extracted from the works of Strobel (2008) and Costa (2007). The selection of testimony fragments of the interviewees presented by the two authors followed three criteria: utilization of sign language in unfavorable conditions as a form of resistance to the listening vigilance; attitudes and measures of repression of deaf people for their usage of sign language; narratives of deaf people that take sign language as their main identity element. In the cited testimonies, the portions dedicated to these three criteria are in bold with the intention of substantiating the claim that the usage of sign language is the founding myth of deaf culture and the corresponding constitution of a territoriality of resistance. It is, therefore, the analysis of secondary sources with usage of New Cultural History methodologies through the analysis of discourse fragments that express questioning, enthusiastic autobiography and the usage of sign language as a founding myth that strengthens the deaf community as a culture and identity group on the basis of the self-determination of the deaf people.

Territorialidade de resistência é a denominação dada nesse trabalho para os grupos de cultura de identidade que contestam a imposição da cultura majoritária a partir da sua singularidade de grupo que tentam preservar e ampliar seus projetos políticos de expansão de suas territorialidades. Esse trabalho apresenta indicativos metodológicos para a análise dessas territorialidades, cuja reflexão parte da discussão sobre a territorialidade de resistência da cultura surda com enfoque na língua brasileira de sinais (Libras) como elemento fundamental para a constituição das comunidades surdas como grupo de cultura de identidade. Para comprovar a constituição das comunidades surdas em territorialidades de resistência, são empregadas metodologias e referenciais teóricos da Nova História Cultural. Essas metodologias envolvem a análise de discurso da autobiografia entusiástica e interpelação presente nos depoimentos de surdos extraídos das obras de Strobel (2008) e Costa (2007). A seleção dos fragmentos dos depoimentos dos entrevistados apresentados pelas duas pesquisadoras citadas seguiu três critérios: utilização da língua de sinais em condições desfavoráveis como forma de resistência à vigilância ouvinte; atitudes e medidas de repressão aos surdos por usarem a língua de sinais; narrativas dos surdos que tomam a língua de sinais como principal elemento identitário. Nos depoimentos citados são destacados em negrito os fragmentos dos discursos referentes aos três critérios mencionados com o intuito de comprovar a utilização da língua de sinais como mito fundacional da cultura surda e a respectiva constituição de territorialidade de resistência. Trata-se, portanto, da análise de fontes secundárias com utilização metodológica da Nova História Cultural mediante a análise de fragmentos de discurso que expressem a interpelação, a autobiografia entusiástica e o uso da língua de sinais como mito fundador que fortalece as comunidades surdas enquanto grupo de cultura de identidade a partir da autodenominação de povo surdo. / Territoriality of resistance is the name given in this thesis for the identity culture groups that challenge the imposition of the majority culture on the basis of their group singularity, and which try to preserve and enhance their political projects of expansion of their territorialities. This study presents methodological indicatives for the analysis of these territorialities, a reflection on the basis of the discussion about territoriality of resistance of the deaf culture with a focus on the Brazilian sign language (Libras) as a fundamental element for the constitution of deaf communities as a culture and identity group. To substantiate the assertion that deaf communities are territorialities of resistance, methodologies and theoretical references from the New Cultural History are employed. These methodologies involve discourse analysis of the enthusiastic autobiography and questioning present in testimonies by deaf people extracted from the works of Strobel (2008) and Costa (2007). The selection of testimony fragments of the interviewees presented by the two authors followed three criteria: utilization of sign language in unfavorable conditions as a form of resistance to the listening vigilance; attitudes and measures of repression of deaf people for their usage of sign language; narratives of deaf people that take sign language as their main identity element. In the cited testimonies, the portions dedicated to these three criteria are in bold with the intention of substantiating the claim that the usage of sign language is the founding myth of deaf culture and the corresponding constitution of a territoriality of resistance. It is, therefore, the analysis of secondary sources with usage of New Cultural History methodologies through the analysis of discourse fragments that express questioning, enthusiastic autobiography and the usage of sign language as a founding myth that strengthens the deaf community as a culture and identity group on the basis of the self-determination of the deaf people.

Territorialidade de resistência é a denominação dada nesse trabalho para os grupos de cultura de identidade que contestam a imposição da cultura majoritária a partir da sua singularidade de grupo que tentam preservar e ampliar seus projetos políticos de expansão de suas territorialidades. Esse trabalho apresenta indicativos metodológicos para a análise dessas territorialidades, cuja reflexão parte da discussão sobre a territorialidade de resistência da cultura surda com enfoque na língua brasileira de sinais (Libras) como elemento fundamental para a constituição das comunidades surdas como grupo de cultura de identidade. Para comprovar a constituição das comunidades surdas em territorialidades de resistência, são empregadas metodologias e referenciais teóricos da Nova História Cultural. Essas metodologias envolvem a análise de discurso da autobiografia entusiástica e interpelação presente nos depoimentos de surdos extraídos das obras de Strobel (2008) e Costa (2007). A seleção dos fragmentos dos depoimentos dos entrevistados apresentados pelas duas pesquisadoras citadas seguiu três critérios: utilização da língua de sinais em condições desfavoráveis como forma de resistência à vigilância ouvinte; atitudes e medidas de repressão aos surdos por usarem a língua de sinais; narrativas dos surdos que tomam a língua de sinais como principal elemento identitário. Nos depoimentos citados são destacados em negrito os fragmentos dos discursos referentes aos três critérios mencionados com o intuito de comprovar a utilização da língua de sinais como mito fundacional da cultura surda e a respectiva constituição de territorialidade de resistência. Trata-se, portanto, da análise de fontes secundárias com utilização metodológica da Nova História Cultural mediante a análise de fragmentos de discurso que expressem a interpelação, a autobiografia entusiástica e o uso da língua de sinais como mito fundador que fortalece as comunidades surdas enquanto grupo de cultura de identidade a partir da autodenominação de povo surdo. / Territoriality of resistance is the name given in this thesis for the identity culture groups that challenge the imposition of the majority culture on the basis of their group singularity, and which try to preserve and enhance their political projects of expansion of their territorialities. This study presents methodological indicatives for the analysis of these territorialities, a reflection on the basis of the discussion about territoriality of resistance of the deaf culture with a focus on the Brazilian sign language (Libras) as a fundamental element for the constitution of deaf communities as a culture and identity group. To substantiate the assertion that deaf communities are territorialities of resistance, methodologies and theoretical references from the New Cultural History are employed. These methodologies involve discourse analysis of the enthusiastic autobiography and questioning present in testimonies by deaf people extracted from the works of Strobel (2008) and Costa (2007). The selection of testimony fragments of the interviewees presented by the two authors followed three criteria: utilization of sign language in unfavorable conditions as a form of resistance to the listening vigilance; attitudes and measures of repression of deaf people for their usage of sign language; narratives of deaf people that take sign language as their main identity element. In the cited testimonies, the portions dedicated to these three criteria are in bold with the intention of substantiating the claim that the usage of sign language is the founding myth of deaf culture and the corresponding constitution of a territoriality of resistance. It is, therefore, the analysis of secondary sources with usage of New Cultural History methodologies through the analysis of discourse fragments that express questioning, enthusiastic autobiography and the usage of sign language as a founding myth that strengthens the deaf community as a culture and identity group on the basis of the self-determination of the deaf people.

Using a Social Constructionist lens, this study gathers fresh empirical data on the experience of a “Mature Student”, examining its multiple constructions, both objective and subjective, within the context of a Scottish Ancient university. For six centuries, Ancient universities have held expectations that incoming students will adjust to fit the autonomous institutional culture. However the expansion of Higher Education in 1992 has introduced changes in legislation and funding which have shifted the onus of that adjustment to the organisations themselves. This study is placed at the fundamental core of the tension between an institution struggling with the changing nature of its purpose and non-traditional students with changing expectations. Through analysis of daily journals and semi-structured interviews with 16 students and 12 staff, it explores the interpretations which both sets of actors take from student/institution interaction, and does so with respect to the student’s holistic life context rather than viewing only the learner role. Particular emphasis is placed on the losses and gains from the experience, including examination of what a degree symbolises in personal, fiscal and psychological terms. Based on a synthesis of literature reviews and empirical data, the study categorises the Mature students into three groups according to experiential themes within the student journey, drawing out theoretical and policy contributions from the process. Although mismatches are shown to exist between student and staff expectations of institutional purpose, a contemporary, and valid, role for the Ancient institution is outlined in terms of developing individual agency.

Mobile phone technologies are transforming how young people think, work, play and relate to each other. However, a central concern for the thesis is that education policy and practice far too often resembles an industrial model that is standardised, mechanistic and linear and that rarely reflects the informational, dynamic and creative lives of young people. In particular, the educational project fails to connect with the way young people use their mobile phone technologies to multi-task, connect, and create content at a precipitous rate. This thesis focuses on the ways in which mobile phone technology is now a significant influence in the way young people develop a sense of self, and a sense of identity and agency that permeates the way they engage with education. The specific research questions that follow from this are: how are young peoples’ identities shaping the meaning and use of mobile phones within (im)material culture? How is the relationship between identity and the creation and use of social space being defined through mobile phone technology? And, taken together how might these processes of identity development influence the way the educational project develops in the future? This thesis addressed these aims by conducting a visual ethnographic study over three years, using participation observation in a sixth-form college in the UK that included video interviews with seven college students. The research has produced a conceptual framework that documents a number of key findings that include: (a) the mobile phone has an immediate symbolic value to young people providing signals about the user’s identity, or presentation of the self; (b) the mobile phone also helps facilitate the performance of lived experiences and is actively part of assisting in various forms of agency. (c) The mobile phone enables a constant flow of (re)presentations of young people that reflects a fluidity of identity that characterises key aspects of contemporary social life. Finally, (d) the mobile phone also supports and enhances the maintenance of social space through the maintenance of social groups and also crucially, the feeling of being oneself. The main conclusion drawn from this research is that too often education systems overlook that fact that learning for young people is typically, and inevitably, personal and yet at the same time located in connected, information-driven environments that are predisposed to digital technologies. Therefore, this research argues for educational policy makers and practitioners to think creatively about how to develop education in ways that fundamentally support young people in their (re)construction of a personalised landscape for learning through their mobile phone technologies.

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