- 225 pages
- English
- PDF
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Brazil and the Emergence of a Digital Lusosphere
About this book
This book maps how Brazil and the network of Portuguese-speaking countries—the "Lusosphere"—are using digital technologies in new ways to expand opportunities at all levels of society. From a diverse range of perspectives across the Portuguese-speaking world, contributors to this volume explore such questions as the capability of information technologies to encourage social inclusion in the face of economic inequality, the kinds of cultural values that may replace those of the scarcity-based industrial era, and the potential emergence of a virtual world order based on soft power, given the failures of hard power alternatives. This book explores how digital linkages between Brazil and physically-separated Portuguese-speaking communities are influencing the arts, creative industries, sports, learning, business, and cultural evolution for hundreds of millions of Portuguese-speaking people on five continents. At a time of escalating calls in Europe and North America to close borders and build walls, Brazil and the Emergence of a Digital Lusosphere charts alternatives that offer inspiration and practical paths toward a more inclusive world.
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Yes, you can access Brazil and the Emergence of a Digital Lusosphere by Valnora Leister in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Communication Studies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Origins of the Lusosphere
- 2 The Portuguese Language in a Globalized World
- 3 The Interplay of Sports and the Portuguese Language in the Digital World
- 4 UNILAB
- 5 A Distance Learning Partnership in the Lusosphere
- 6 Brazil’s Digital Tools for Social Inclusion
- 7 Brazil and a Virtual Lusosphere in Global Cultural Evolution
- 8 Will the Lusosphere Lead the Way in the Twenty-First Century?
- Index
- About the Editor
- About the Contributors