This article describes three homosexual scandals in Portugal in the 1880s, including one involving a prominent politician, the Marquis of Valada. It shows how these scandals were publicized by the cartoonist Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro and later served as the inspiration for two novels by Abel Botelho and Alfredo Gallis, which dealt openly with the subject of homosexuality. It describes theoretical developments in the debate among historians between essentialists and social constructionists, particularly a recent article by David Halperin. It then analyses the various representations of homosexuality in the works described according to the categorizations proposed by Halperin and discusses to what extent they bear out his suggestions. It also highlights the change in discourse which can be observed in this episode.
This article describes the beginnings of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT) periodical press in Brazil. Structured around Benedict Anderson's concept of imagined communities and Jurgen Habermas's theory of the public sphere, it shows how a marginalized group constructed a positive sense of identity and set out to change popular culture by challenging prej udice and discrimination. The analysis concentrates on the mimeograph journals circulated among gay men in the 1960s, such as O Snob, and the pioneering community newspaper Lampiao (1978)(1979)(1980)(1981), examining their treatment of gender and sexuality through issues such as cross-dressing, sex roles, and street prostitution. Through their explorations of the LGBT sub culture and innovative use of discourse based on popular slang, these pub lications helped create a new space for the public discussion of sexuality as well as greater cultural awareness of a shared but diverse community.
Reports on the results of a major flood at the University of Sussex Library's repository at Lewes in October 2000, which severely damaged a collection of 42,000 books, 14,000 bound periodical volumes, microfilms, newspapers, report literature and other materials. It describes the way in which the detailed insurance claim was drawn up and the methodology used to quantify the losses, using a combination of machine-readable data, card catalogues and estimation. It also describes the methodology used to calculate the cost of restoration and the value for replacement purposes. The outcome of the claim and future plans for collection development at Sussex are summarised. The conclusion draws some general lessons for future disaster prevention on how to minimise risks from flooding and gives advice on insuring library collections as well as drawing up insurance claims after disasters.
Este artículo estudia las publicaciones periódicas dirigidas a los intereses de gays, lesbianas, travestis y transexuales en el Brasil. Sitúa estas publicaciones en el contexto de la prensa alternativa y del surgimiento de una comunidad gay, y considera su importancia en el desarrollo de la cultura gay. Sugiere modos de clasificar las publicaciones periódicas gay según tipo y fecha, y ofrece un análisis general de las principales publicaciones que han sido editadas en los últimos cuarenta años. Luego analiza el modo en que algunas de las publicaciones más influyentes y de mayor duración han tratado los temas de la identidad, la comunidad y la cultura gay, y finaliza con algunas breves reflexiones sobre la creciente influencia de la Internet.Se ha escrito mucho sobre los medios masivos y su papel en el discurso dominante en la cultura y la sociedad de todo el mundo. Se ha prestado mucha atención a la radiodifusión y a los principales medios gráficos, tales como periódicos y, en menor medida, revistas de gran circulación. Ha habido asimismo un intento de hacer una teoría
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