Beyond Anything Realism Can Represent? Monstrous Crime in Marx’s Victorian Novel by Jayson Althofer

“…How, then, does Marx’s apparently realist aesthetic convey Capital’s criminal deeds and criminogenic drive? …”
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Lip Repositioning Surgery: A Simple Smile and Life Transformation Procedure by Besir Salihu, Zana Agani, Arta Sinanaj Demiri

“…Excessive display of the gums when smiling, known as gummy smiles, can lead to aesthetic concerns and emotional discomfort for individuals. …”
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Feminism and androgyny: Gender politics in contemporary classical Chinese opera by Lisha Xu

“…In particular, gendered representation in xiqu not only provides an aesthetic revival of the past, but also subtly contests the perceived binary of traditional gender constructions by establishing portals of relatedness between past and present, both of which are unfixed and destabilised by the way in which these performance traffic in simultaneity. …”
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Augmentasi Silikon pada Hidung Pelana by Jacky Munilson, Effy Huriyati, Sri Mulyani

“…Surgical intervention is required to correct the anatomic and physiologic disorder andd improve the aesthetic and emotional aspect. Methods: A case of saddle nose in a 14 years olg girl had been treated by external rhinoplasyi and augmentation of of silicone. …”
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The Alpine Metropolitan-Mountain Faced with Global Challenges. Reflections on the Case of Turin by Giuseppe Dematteis

“…This process depends largely on the perception of the inner mountain as a set of economic, cultural, aesthetic and existential values, complementary and partially alternative to the urban. …”
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Restoring Autonomy out of Context. Selective Heritagisation of the Drama Theatre in Veliky Novgorod by Ksenia Litvinenko

“…The article argues that, by drawing upon project-related drawings from Somov’s private archive, the competition organisers sought to aesthetically amplify aspects of his creative vision, such as an unrealised lighting solution, the concept of a “total theatre,” and the flexible auditorium. …”
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Literatura parenetică. Modelele bizantin, occidental și național by Eugen Simion

“…Another question which the study proposes for debate is the one of the literary character of the parenetic writings, thought under a threefold aspect: (a) their aesthetic value; (b) influence and/or belonging to cultural structures before the literary languages were formed; (c) otherqualities, signs, topics of the national spirituality, as it is regularly done in revealing the fiction works. …”
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Tracing the Divine Office: On Frames and Patterns in Medieval Latin Psalter Manuscripts by Karin Becker

“…In the spirit of Goffman, they can be understood as keys that point to a connection with the potential use of the manuscripts. The aesthetic and content-related keys (or in this case, more appropriately, “patterns”) form a complex visual system through which the manuscript can be made useable for certain practices and through which a specific use is immediately suggested to the viewer. …”
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Le design graphique et la traduction au prisme de la transcréation by Gabriele Čepulytė

“…Through Max Bense’s theory of aesthetic information, underlying poetic transcreation, graphic design is defined by the continuous creation of possibilities emancipating itself from the semantic content, which has become inessential through its repetition within a system of varying forms. …”
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Steel Bubbles: Death, Inexhaustibility, and Dickens’s Idea of the Book in Sketches by Boz, First Series (1836) by Jeffrey Jackson

“…Where the 1839 Sketches uses death as an emblem of aesthetic fixity, the First Series celebrates inexhaustibility. …”
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OK Computer: Analogue Death, Digital Rebirth, and Radiohead’s Electronic Turn by Kwasu David Tembo

“…This paper will explore the theme of denouement in relation to the album’s sonic, thematic, and aesthetic qualities. It will argue that the album’s title refers to the acquiescence, acceptance, and transition from more traditional analogue methods of making, recording, and distributing music adopted by the band up to and including The Bends (1995), and an inauguration of the band’s conscientious pursuit of radical digital experimentation to follow in Kid A (2000). …”
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La metro-montagna di fronte alle sfide globali. Riflessioni a partire dal caso di Torino by Giuseppe Dematteis

“…This process depends largely on the perception of the inner mountain as a set of economic, cultural, aesthetic and existential values, complementary and partially alternative to the urban. …”
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GEDUNG ORKESTRA DI MAKASSAR DENGAN PENDEKATAN ARSITEKTUR FUTURISTIK by Muhammad Ali Akbar, Marwati Marwati

“…Thought to be a futuristic itself far more creative and innovative in the future and far ahead of his time, so as to create a building that is not only environmentally friendly, but do not rule out the aesthetic values so as to create the impression of a comfortable and safe.…”
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Mocking Andromeda in Julia Constance Fletcher’s The Fantasticks (1900) by Rebecca Nesvet

“…The early 2000s, Catherine Delyfer observes, saw unprecedented scholarly interest in the fin-de-siècle’s ‘more conflicted women artists, essayists, poets, and novelists, whose works often broach New Woman themes but from an aloof, highly literary angle, foregrounding aesthetic issues and complex gendered perspectives’ (Delyfer 14). …”
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Optimization of Cultural and Creative Product Design Based on Simulated Annealing Algorithm by Xianzhe Meng

“…As one of the important pillar industries for future development, cultural and creative products are characterized by a wide range of styles and practicality, which meet the aesthetic needs and fashion trends of modern people.…”
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Arnold Bennett’s Naturalistic and Democratic Interiors in The Old Wives’ Tale (1908) by Laurent Mellet

“…This is how his naturalism based on an empirical art of the narrative and a surprising use of interior monologue gestures towards a democratic opening of literature in which doorframes, windows and thresholds help us reconsider the aesthetic and political meanings of interiority.…”
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Le roman anglais du XVIIIe siècle à l’opéra : la sentimentalité, Pamela et The Maid of the Mill by Michael Burden

“…From a musical point of view, the opera is not hugely important; in modern day terms, the lack of a single identifiable composer or compositional aesthetic makes it a problematical artistic object to assess today. …”
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Production Techniques of Mosaics in Pamphylia, Cilicia and Northern Syria from the Hellenistic Period to the end of the IVth Century A.D. by Yağmur TOPALOĞLU

“…In addi­tion to the history and art of the period, they also provide information about the aesthetic taste, status, edu­cation level of the person who made the flooring. …”
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On the History of Creation of the Atlas of Tibetan Medicine (17th century): source aspects by Yumzhana Zh. Zhabon

“…The pictorial material and thematic range of the Atlas of Tibetan Medicine are not limited to medical sphere; its artistic and aesthetic aspects require further study. …”
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Elevating the public realm: a framework for designing resilient urban green spaces in hyperdense cities by Ahmed Ehab, Gary Burnett, Tim Heath

“…Key areas for improvement include accessibility, circulation, aesthetic integration, and management strategies. The findings emphasise the value of these green spaces in densely populated cities, as they provide vital recreational areas that support the mental and physical health of residents. …”
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