Consideration is being given to the phenomenon of play, through which another, different from existing, ontological layer created, revealing little-known facets culture and aesthetic activity in heritage Mikhail Bakhtin, famous culturologist. The conducted research makes it possible state following. Play as a inextricably linked with main themes Bakhtin's work, included concepts dialogism, poly...

Resum: Les festes de Carnestoltes van estar prohibides a Barcelona els anys la guerra dels Segadors (1640-52); amb tot, i malgrat el veto, es celebrar altres noms sota pretextos en diverses ocasions. L’article descriu les celebracions 1646 1647, n’identifica protagonistes vincula cercle Francesc Fontanella.Paraules clau: Barroc, Carnestoltes, Principat Catalunya, Barcelona, Segle XVII, Guerra S...

Speech is powerful information technology and the basis of human interaction. By emitting streams of buzzing, popping, and hissing noises from our mouths, we transmit thoughts, intentions, and knowledge of the world from one mind to another. We’re accustomed to thinking of speech as an acoustic, auditory phenomenon. However, speech is also visible. Although the primary function of speech is to ...

This article explores the use of different techniques in carnival and carnivalized texts in the creation of new meanings and alternatives, as Mikhail Bakhtin and Charlotte Perkins Gilman did, the former regarding the social hierarchy and the latter more on feminist issues. Its main objective is to provide an overview on some diverse devices that are used in relation to the fight against authori...

This paper examines issues surrounding the production of a Carnival music video VCD in the home studio of the Bolivian indigenous (originario) musician and cultural activist Gregorio Mamani. On the one hand, continuities with rural productive practices suggest a model for the ‘home studio’ more resembling a ‘cottage industry’ than the kind of ‘isolated’ activity separate from family life that P...

To improve the efficiency of airport security screening, the FAA deployed the Computer Assisted Passenger Screening system (CAPS) in 1999. CAPS attempts to identify potential terrorists through the use of profiles so that security personnel can focus the bulk of their attention on highrisk individuals. In this paper, we show that since CAPS uses profiles to select passengers for increased scrut...

Considering the growth of the aging population, and the increasing risk for falls and related morbidity, it is vital to seek efficient, comprehensive, and culturally relevant prevention programs for elderly people to reduce risks for falls. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the postural balance and muscle strength among women participating in the "Wing of Baianas" in the carnival par...

As stated in the previous lecture, if we do not take into account Baktins's global (see his notion of 'big experience') and biosemiotic view towards the complex and intricate life of signs, we will not understand the role in his work of the relation between 'dialogism' and 'carnivalesque'. The latter is formulated in Bakhtin's study on Rabelais and then also used in the revised edition (1963) o...