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"La violencia mediática" - Una herramienta para la resistencia y la contrainformación

La violencia mediática - Vicente Romano

 

La violencia mediática es un análisis de la relación entre comunicación y poder, de cómo las clases dominantes ejercen la violencia a través de los medios de comunicación, manipulando conciencias y usando sofisticadas técnicas de engaño, estimulando la pérdida del diálogo, evitar la confrontación de ideas, aquello que nos permite contrastar opiniones y construir saberes. Una forma moderna de guerra se libra en pantallas, periódicos y radios y atenta contra la autodeterminación de los pueblos; secuestra la libertad y el conocimiento. Esta obra constituye una herramienta para la resistencia y la contrainformación. Vicente Romano, comunicólogo, catedrático, ha realizado una amplia labor dedicada a la relación entre cultura, comunicación y conciencia. Entre sus principales obras se cuentan: El tiempo y el espacio en la comunicación (1998), Ecología de la comunicación (2004), La intoxicación lingüística (2007) y su obra divulgativa La formación de la mentalidad sumisa (1993).

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EU and NATO are Europe’s straightjacket

EU and NATO are Europe’s straightjacket
	The common man and woman in the streets did not vote for entry into either EU or NATO, yet most Europeans are stifled by them, with a few lucky exceptions such as the citizens of Switzerland, for example.
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EU and NATO are Europe’s straightjacket - English pravda.ru

Successful Aging and Your Brain

Staying Sharp Booklet: Successful Aging and Your Brain

We all know people who seem to blossom after 50, or stay sharp well into old age. What can we learn from their experience? Find out what steps you can take now to improve your brain fitness, regardless of your age.


Also three new Staying Sharp booklets (Memory and Aging, Learning as We Age, and Late-Life Brain Disorders) available for download @ Brain Awareness Week - Dana Foundation

Tribute to the Weird One : the Abami Eda, Fela Anikulapo Kuti

Shuffering & Shimiling



Fela Kuti - Shuffering and Shmiling |SongMeanings | Lyrics

“Without this Fela music, I probably would not have been able to trek from Ojuelegba to Ojota, but as I danced and I sang along with Abami-Eda, I did not even feel anything; it was fun all the way. The man was a prophet; things he said years ago are still relevant today. We must fight this injustice.”
The Nation - On the trail of protesters

Fela Kuti - Beasts of No Nation


Fela Kuti Beast of No Nation Egbekegbe by Kola Ogunkoya Atlanta Afrobeat Orchestra

Wole Soyinka on Yoruba Religion

Beier: You never really took to Christianity at any stage ...
Soyinka: Never really - not even as a child. I remember distinctly my first essay prize at secondary school - that was in my first year. My essay was entitled: "Ideals of an Atheist." Yes, I went through all these phases. I just felt I couldn’t believe in the Christian god and for me that meant I was an atheist.
Beier: How old were you then?
Soyinka: I was eleven! But I also enjoyed being in the choir - I was a chorister. I went regularly to rehearsals. I enjoyed the festive occasion, the harvest festival, etc. Then we processed through the congregation, rather than sneaking in through the side entrances. At Christmas and New Year I enjoyed putting on the robes of a chorister. On the way to church I went to see my friend Edun, who lived in Ibarapa. And my Sunday was made even more interesting, when we met the Egungun masquerades on the way - which was quite often.

...

Beier: There was a writer from Northern Nigeria ... I think it was Ibrahim Tahir. And he made a statement, the gist of which was that Nigeria was, or was about to become, an Islamic country ...
Soyinka: I have actually forgotten that, but it wouldn’t surprise me.
Beier: I am not quite certain what his real argument was or how it was phrased. But I do remember your rather fierce reply! The gist of which was that both Christianity and Islam were conservative forces that actually retarded Nigeria’s ability to copy with the modern world, whereas traditional religions - Yoruba religion at least - was something much more open, and much more capable of adaptation ...


Isokan Yoruba Magazine: Wole Soyinka on Yoruba Religion

Wole Soyinka - Wikipedia

Wole Soyinka - Wikipedia (Nederlands)

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