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From shock to rhythm: Dans la mesure de l’impossible and the staging of humanitarian work

No scenic element so perfectly translates the play Dans la mesure de l’impossible (Tiago Rodrigues, Culturgest, 2024) as its sonic foundation. It is true that the tent set up on stage, as well as the actors’ body work, will have been stuck in the memory when the curtains close. But it is really through the […]

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Re-socialising Art (with Foucault)

What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is related only to objects and not to individuals, or to life. That art is something which is specialised or which is done by experts who are artists. But couldn’t everyone’s life become a work of art? Why should the […]

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Common Home Development Empathy Empatia Human Rights Non classé

Human Rights: Dignity, Freedom and Justice for All

Surely it is difficult to list the situations that contribute/co-occur to the inequality gap, but what unites everything and underlines the need for reflection are the many characteristics that can place someone/some group in vulnerability and social disadvantage. Carlos Barros 10th of December marks the International Human Rights Day. This day marks the official recognition […]

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Education through Art. The exhibition Equity as a search for Peace

Art takes on the character of expression of the Self, accessible not only to academics or specialists, instead it is a form of expression of freedom, of development of the values of Dignity and a way of promoting social progress. Carlos Barros Art is the most immersive experience between the ‘self’, the ‘other’ and the […]

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Core Skills Empathy Empatia Higher Education Intergenerational Solidarity Non classé uncertainty avoidance

Skills for an uncertain future

Core skills consider the flexibility that we must develop in an uncertain world, increasingly global, with high mobility of people, information, and changing services. Carlos Barros Well-being between the personal and professional spheres is an increasingly heated debate among the various events on the themes of organisational and personal development. In fact, we cannot separate […]

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ageing Development Empathy Family Intergenerational Solidarity Non classé

Ageing: a social challenge?

The increasing awareness that in the western world more people are living to a later age, but that there may be fewer people available for the care required, has made it essential to consider attitudes and behaviours regarding ageism and cooperation with the most immediate network. Carlos Barros The difficulty to support various age groups […]

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Shall we reflect on empathy?

The important thing is to think and feel with those sharing their time, experience and narratives with us.
This openness to others’ emotions can also bring us discomfort, but they challenge our construction and learning