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Between Library and Research Centre

International Journal of the Book, 2014

Imperialismo e representações do Império em Kim, de Rudyard Kipling

Kim, the novel by Rudyard Kipling originally published in 1901, is a fundamental object and start... more Kim, the novel by Rudyard Kipling originally published in 1901, is a fundamental object and starting point for the study of both the conceptions and representations of the Empire as manifestations of British Imperialism and of India as the elected space for its materialization, at the end of the nineteenth century, as well as the demonstration of the Kiplinguian concept of “ideal man”. Consequently, empire, imperialism, culture, race and identity constitute conceptual categories of analysis, from which the approach to the object of study is built, necessarily implying, as a consequence of the multiplicity of affiliations, the historical contextualization of the events or facts that determine or influence the reading of their respective meaning. Emphasis is put on Kipling’s unequivocal commitment to Imperialism and to the Empire, based on a strong missionary spirit and on the notion of service in favor of modernity and progress, i.e., the elevation of the civilizational pattern of humanity, questioning, at the same time, the determinism of culture, race, caste, religion or ethnicity in the construction of the identity of the individual.

World Cultures in English(es) at the School of Arts and Humanities Library, University of Lisbon: the Communication Platform Architecture and Its Critical Analysis

We will consider the architecture of the communication platform prototype, "World Cultur... more We will consider the architecture of the communication platform prototype, "World Cultures in English(es)" (WCE), in relation to the interaction among different types of media and audiences. Such an architecture has emphasized the need for an interdisciplinary team of scholars, librarians, and Information Technology experts who have conceived the prototype. This prototype was developed using PHP and MySQL, and is based on the University of Lisbon server. The "World Cultures in English(es)" is an Open Access platform bringing together different types of documents—written, audio, visual, multimedia, and electronic—and aims at educational, cultural, social, and economic inclusiveness, namely in terms of users with special needs. The WCE platform strongly implies social commitment through reliable information and forms of communication adequate to different kinds of audiences. The "World Cultures in English(es)" prototype will be tested by different audiences from different schools and universities, leading to the necessary adjustments.

Anglo Saxónica, 2017

Kim, the novel by Rudyard Kipling originally published in 1901, is a fundamental object and start... more Kim, the novel by Rudyard Kipling originally published in 1901, is a fundamental object and starting point for the study of both the conceptions and representations of the Empire as manifestations of British Imperialism and of India as the elected space for its materialization, at the end of the nineteenth century, as well as the demonstration of the Kiplinguian concept of “ideal man”. Consequently, empire, imperialism, culture, race and identity constitute conceptual categories of analysis, from which the approach to the object of study is built, necessarily implying, as a consequence of the multiplicity of affiliations, the historical contextualization of the events or facts that determine or influence the reading of their respective meaning. Emphasis is put on Kipling’s unequivocal commitment to Imperialism and to the Empire, based on a strong missionary spirit and on the notion of service in favor of modernity and progress, i.e., the elevation of the civilizational pattern of humanity, questioning, at the same time, the determinism of culture, race, caste, religion or ethnicity in the construction of the identity of the individual.

Between Library and Research Centre

International Journal of the Book, 2014

Imperialismo e representações do Império em Kim, de Rudyard Kipling

Kim, the novel by Rudyard Kipling originally published in 1901, is a fundamental object and start... more Kim, the novel by Rudyard Kipling originally published in 1901, is a fundamental object and starting point for the study of both the conceptions and representations of the Empire as manifestations of British Imperialism and of India as the elected space for its materialization, at the end of the nineteenth century, as well as the demonstration of the Kiplinguian concept of “ideal man”. Consequently, empire, imperialism, culture, race and identity constitute conceptual categories of analysis, from which the approach to the object of study is built, necessarily implying, as a consequence of the multiplicity of affiliations, the historical contextualization of the events or facts that determine or influence the reading of their respective meaning. Emphasis is put on Kipling’s unequivocal commitment to Imperialism and to the Empire, based on a strong missionary spirit and on the notion of service in favor of modernity and progress, i.e., the elevation of the civilizational pattern of humanity, questioning, at the same time, the determinism of culture, race, caste, religion or ethnicity in the construction of the identity of the individual.

World Cultures in English(es) at the School of Arts and Humanities Library, University of Lisbon: the Communication Platform Architecture and Its Critical Analysis

We will consider the architecture of the communication platform prototype, "World Cultur... more We will consider the architecture of the communication platform prototype, "World Cultures in English(es)" (WCE), in relation to the interaction among different types of media and audiences. Such an architecture has emphasized the need for an interdisciplinary team of scholars, librarians, and Information Technology experts who have conceived the prototype. This prototype was developed using PHP and MySQL, and is based on the University of Lisbon server. The "World Cultures in English(es)" is an Open Access platform bringing together different types of documents—written, audio, visual, multimedia, and electronic—and aims at educational, cultural, social, and economic inclusiveness, namely in terms of users with special needs. The WCE platform strongly implies social commitment through reliable information and forms of communication adequate to different kinds of audiences. The "World Cultures in English(es)" prototype will be tested by different audiences from different schools and universities, leading to the necessary adjustments.

Anglo Saxónica, 2017

Kim, the novel by Rudyard Kipling originally published in 1901, is a fundamental object and start... more Kim, the novel by Rudyard Kipling originally published in 1901, is a fundamental object and starting point for the study of both the conceptions and representations of the Empire as manifestations of British Imperialism and of India as the elected space for its materialization, at the end of the nineteenth century, as well as the demonstration of the Kiplinguian concept of “ideal man”. Consequently, empire, imperialism, culture, race and identity constitute conceptual categories of analysis, from which the approach to the object of study is built, necessarily implying, as a consequence of the multiplicity of affiliations, the historical contextualization of the events or facts that determine or influence the reading of their respective meaning. Emphasis is put on Kipling’s unequivocal commitment to Imperialism and to the Empire, based on a strong missionary spirit and on the notion of service in favor of modernity and progress, i.e., the elevation of the civilizational pattern of humanity, questioning, at the same time, the determinism of culture, race, caste, religion or ethnicity in the construction of the identity of the individual.