O problema das favelas no mundo é visto sob um novo ângulo neste livro. A favela, na abordagem do autor Luis Kehl, é formada pela história das pessoas que nela vivem, pela estrutura de sua sociedade feita de relações de parentesco, amizade, confiança e origem. A favela aqui descrita, por debaixo do lixo, dos esgotos, das crianças doentes, é aquela que é capaz de sobreviver às adversidades e ainda prover formas estruturadas, dentro de seu contexto de sustentabilidade, resistência e, acima d...

Why might interdependence, the idea that we are made up of our relations, be horrifying? Philosophy, Film, and the Dark Side of Interdependence argues that philosophy can outline the contours of dark specter of interdependence and that film can shine a light on its shadowy details, together revealing a horror of relations. The contributors interrogate the question of interdependence through analyses of contemporary film, giving voice to new perspectives on its meaning. Conceived before and...

The Ecological Brain is the first book of its kind, using complexity science to integrate the seemingly disparate fields of ecological psychology and neuroscience. The book develops a unique framework for unifying investigations and explanations of mind that span brain, body, and environment: the NeuroEcological Nexus Theory (NExT).Beginning with an introduction to the history of the fields, the author provides an assessment of why ecological psychology and neuroscience ar...

Livia wächst in einem brasilianischen Armenviertel auf, in einer Favela. Sie ist 15 und der lebendige Beweis dafür, dass es Barbiepuppen auch in Kaffeebraun gibt. Sie leidet an einer seltsamen Störung. Wenn sie Rhythmen hört und ihre Augen schließt, sieht sie bunte Partituren vor sich. Niemand glaubt ihr, dass sie Musik sehen kann, und auch sie selbst weiß nicht, dass Ärzte so etwas Synästhesie nennen. Aber sie hat einen Plan. Sie schließt sich einer afro-brasilianischen Trommelgruppe an, ...