Claude Lévi-Strauss’s theories have been fundamental to the renewal of modern anthropology, in particular the study of kinship systems, totemism, classification, and mythology. Throughout his works, he has sought to understand the functioning of so-called “primitive” modes of thought. In opposition to the theories formulated by influential predecessors such as Lucien LévyBruhl, he has revealed ...

French) Primo Levi est universellement connu pour Si c’est un homme (1947), où il raconte son expérience dans le camp d’Auschwitz. Quarante ans après, en 1986, il publie Les naufragés et les rescapés, où il se pose de nouvelles questions concernant le camp, contre les risques de simplification et d’oubli. Ce livre est lié au concept de zone grise, un terme que Levi lui-même a forgé et qui est e...

Giorgio Levi has two great fortunes: he has a noble smile and he survived a heart attack. These are the important facts about his personality, and they are so evident that there is no need for this modest portrait, which does little more than stating the obvious. I should perhaps start by sketching my relation with Giorgio, so that my point of view is clear: I owe my life to him. In 1991, he ga...

Seeking to develop an enhanced awareness of how sound is heard and interpreted “One Stone for Hermione Levi” is an original composition exploring the relationship between spontaneity, creativity and improvisation. Using sounds that are often left unheard, this composition begins and ends with the composer’s heartbeat, creating opportunities to realise the potential of using digital technologies...

‎Two types of properties for linear connections (natural and almost paracontact metric) are discussed in almost paracontact metric geometry with respect to four linear connections‎: ‎Levi-Civita‎, ‎canonical (Zamkovoy)‎, ‎Golab and generalized dual‎. ‎Their relationship is also analyzed with a special view towards their curvature‎. ‎The particular case of an almost paracosymplectic manifold giv...

Em 2019, comemoramos o Ano Internacional da Tabela Periódica e centenário do nascimento de um notável químico escritor judeu: Primo Levi. Isso nos levou a organizar ações ensino, pesquisa extensão que culminaram na exposição “Um quimiscritor no museu: ciência, literatura direitos humanos com Levi”, acervo permanente Centro Ciências Araraquara Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). este trabalh...