The article analyzes the work of Nelson Garrido in light Bakhtin’s theory carnivalization. starting point is iconographic transgression textualization sacred, particularly four stagings from a series devoted to Catholic and popular saints. These images provide panoptic view tensions resemantizations inherent carnival offer counter-discourse that rehabilitates body grotesque experience sacred.

AIMS To evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based brief alcohol intervention 'What Do You Drink' (WDYD) among heavy drinking students at 1- and 6-month post-intervention. Additionally, it was investigated whether certain subgroups would benefit more than others from the WDYD intervention. METHODS A two-arm parallel group randomized controlled trial was conducted online in the Netherlands in 2...

“W are all doubles... but at night... we meet our sleeper,” wrote Tom Stoppard in his play “Hapgood” (1988). He was approaching a common theme, identity, and how we use disguises to change it. In literature, as in life, we turn the world into a carnival to address personal, social, and cultural objectives. In microbiology carnival de-structuring abounds within the living cells of organisms. And...

The carnival of 2021 Rio de Janeiro was unprecedently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and city administration knew it would have enforce decision convince residents avoid celebrating despite restrictions. Importantly, officials had support samba schools blocos street carnival, organized a manifesto campaign declaring that in be “at home.” While many scholars shown how music can mobilize...

The purpose of the article is to highlight Ukrainian New Year’s Carnival rite Malanka, which best preserved today in Carpathian region, primarily Bukovyna and Galician parts Hutsulshchyna region; characterize main elements ritual performance reconstruct it using ethnographic sources collected by students Folklore Department Rivne State Institute Culture (now University Humanities) 1980s 1990s. ...