Jeffrey Hoff
Biographic Data
| ID | 3733973 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeffrey Hoff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeffrey |
| FAMILY NAME | Hoff |
| SIGNATURE | HOFF J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Marx, Spinoza and Darwin: Materialism, Subjectivity and Critique of Religion
The school as a project for the future: A case study of a new Pataxó Village School in Minas Gerais
This article presents reflections of indigenous teachers about the role of the school in a new Pataxó indigenous community settlement in the state of Minas Gerais. The data was collected in 'narrative interviews' with teachers from this community who attended the first Intercultural Education for Indigenous Educators (FIEI) course offered by the Federal University at Minas Gerais. In these narratives, both the indigenous school and FIEI are seen …
Public policies and food security and family farming networks: Contributions to the Construction of Effectiveness Indicators
This work presents a methodology for investigating the performance of public politics regarding food security networks formed in Brazilian municipalities aimed at increasing income and employment in familiar farming. These programs need to further develop the methodologies used for studying their efficiency so that they can reach a new stage in the improvement and use of management tools thereby achieving beteer results of social inclusion and/or…
State, pattern of development and agriculture: The Brazilian Case
This article analyzes transformations in Brazilian agriculture in the light of the relations between the rural sector and the Brazilian model of economic development during the last 50 years. The article aims to distinguish the period prior to the crisis of the 1980s with that prevailing in the last two decades, focusing on the State’s intervention in the rural context. Particular attention is given to the way in which the Brazilian State incorpo…
The Brazilian bovine traceability system - a critical appraisal
This paper examines the creation of the Sisbov, launched to certify provenance, nutritional as well as sanitary aspects of Brazilian cattle production. Economic, social and political consequences, particularly in respect to the initial compulsory character of the regulations, are considered. The government will have greater control and more information, not only about the cattle herd, but also about the ranchers themselves. After a brief historic…
Joana Dark and the werewolf woman: The Rite of Passage of Our Lady
This essay deals with unexpected aspects of field experience in Aparecida, particularly from the viewpoint of a carnival fair. An image of Our Lady is there juxtaposed to that of a werewolf woman. So as to discuss the montage-like effects of this experience, an attempt is made to accompany a double rite of passage involving symmetrically inverted movements of Our Lady and pilgrims. First, the pilgrimage of devotees. Then, of Our Lady. Unresolved …
State, pattern of development and agriculture: The Brazilian Case
This article analyzes transformations in Brazilian agriculture in the light of the relations between the rural sector and the Brazilian model of economic development during the last 50 years. The article aims to distinguish the period prior to the crisis of the 1980s with that prevailing in the last two decades, focusing on the State’s intervention in the rural context. Particular attention is given to the way in which the Brazilian State incorpo…
The Brazilian bovine traceability system - a critical appraisal
This paper examines the creation of the Sisbov, launched to certify provenance, nutritional as well as sanitary aspects of Brazilian cattle production. Economic, social and political consequences, particularly in respect to the initial compulsory character of the regulations, are considered. The government will have greater control and more information, not only about the cattle herd, but also about the ranchers themselves. After a brief historic…
State, pattern of development and agriculture: The Brazilian Case
This article analyzes transformations in Brazilian agriculture in the light of the relations between the rural sector and the Brazilian model of economic development during the last 50 years. The article aims to distinguish the period prior to the crisis of the 1980s with that prevailing in the last two decades, focusing on the State’s intervention in the rural context. Particular attention is given to the way in which the Brazilian State incorpo…
The Brazilian bovine traceability system - a critical appraisal
This paper examines the creation of the Sisbov, launched to certify provenance, nutritional as well as sanitary aspects of Brazilian cattle production. Economic, social and political consequences, particularly in respect to the initial compulsory character of the regulations, are considered. The government will have greater control and more information, not only about the cattle herd, but also about the ranchers themselves. After a brief historic…
Joana Dark and the werewolf woman: The Rite of Passage of Our Lady
This essay deals with unexpected aspects of field experience in Aparecida, particularly from the viewpoint of a carnival fair. An image of Our Lady is there juxtaposed to that of a werewolf woman. So as to discuss the montage-like effects of this experience, an attempt is made to accompany a double rite of passage involving symmetrically inverted movements of Our Lady and pilgrims. First, the pilgrimage of devotees. Then, of Our Lady. Unresolved …
Public policies and food security and family farming networks: Contributions to the Construction of Effectiveness Indicators
This work presents a methodology for investigating the performance of public politics regarding food security networks formed in Brazilian municipalities aimed at increasing income and employment in familiar farming. These programs need to further develop the methodologies used for studying their efficiency so that they can reach a new stage in the improvement and use of management tools thereby achieving beteer results of social inclusion and/or…
The school as a project for the future: A case study of a new Pataxó Village School in Minas Gerais
This article presents reflections of indigenous teachers about the role of the school in a new Pataxó indigenous community settlement in the state of Minas Gerais. The data was collected in 'narrative interviews' with teachers from this community who attended the first Intercultural Education for Indigenous Educators (FIEI) course offered by the Federal University at Minas Gerais. In these narratives, both the indigenous school and FIEI are seen …
Marx, Spinoza and Darwin: Materialism, Subjectivity and Critique of Religion
Geography (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Rural Development and Agriculture (2 works) · Agricultural economics (1 works) · Agriculture (1 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (1 works) · Algorithm (1 works) · Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (1 works) · Art (1 works)