Learning from Nature: Feminism, Allegory and Ostriches in Olive Schreiner’s The Story of an African Farm (1883) by Nathalie Saudo-Welby

“…This essay explores the interconnections between the discourses on animals, the Empire and women, three domains in which the confidence of the late-Victorian male was being tested at the end of the nineteenth century. …”
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Prohibited Mountains and Forests in Late Imperial China by Vincent Goossaert

“…This essay explores the various types of spaces, primarily montane forested areas, where human access was restricted, either conditionally or entirely, during late imperial times. …”
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In the Midst of the Revolution by Lutz Robbers

“…Abstract The purpose of this essay is to explore the political agency of the rond-point, an element of infrastructural design which, since the 1980s, has become a ubiquitous feature of urban planning across the French territoire. …”
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I put a (mis)spell on you. Erratas, malentendidos e identidades alternas: el caso de Perdita Durango by Kevin  Perromat  Augustin

“…This essay intends to reflect, focusing on the film by Álex de la Iglesia Perdita Durango (1997) on the use of stereotypes in the fictional representation of cultural identities through diverse discourses, and on the practices of legitimization of the agents that operate in the creation and transmission of such imaginaries. …”
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Jaime Ros (1950-2019), retomando las propuestas de los pioneros del desarrollo by Óscar Peláez-Herreros

“…In this essay, it is talked about the academic trajectory of Mexican economist Jaime Ros and his main contributions to development and growth theories. …”
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Religious Dramas in Italy. Dramaturgical Models, Thematization and Effectiveness of Biographical Miniseries by Armando Fumagalli

“…In this essay I will deal with the topic of religious miniseries for Television, that will be seen especially from the point of view of their dramatic structure. …”
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O acesso ao saneamento básico domiciliar em Minas Gerais: uma análise das desigualdades regionais by Gustavo Henrique Cepolini Ferreira, Daniel Ladeira Almeida, Deyvison Lopes de Siqueira, Rik Ferreira Alves

“…This essay aims to demonstrate the results of the spatialization of basic sanitation in the state of Minas Gerais, in southeastern Brazil, based on official data from the 2010 Demographic Census, as well as through legislation and correlations with data from the health area and investments that were made to analyze regional inequalities in the distribution of sanitation in the state of Minas Gerais. …”
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First Female Travel Journalist Meets First Lady: Mary Pos and Eleanor Roosevelt Speak on Women’s Roles and Intercultural Understanding by Babs Boter

“…Mary Pos, self-proclaimed first female travel journalist from the Netherlands, met Eleanor Roosevelt first in 1937 during a women-only press conference at the White House, and then in 1950 when Roosevelt visited Amsterdam. This essay examines Pos’ published and unpublished reports of these encounters in order to see which professional and psychological forces were at work in the transnational and gendered arena of journalism in the late 1930s and early 1950s. …”
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Online Music Theory in Music Theory Online by Nicole Biamonte

“…This essay surveys existing and potential approaches to publishing music theory and analysis in an online format. …”
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Nigerian Translingualism: Negotiation and Desirability of Language in Nigerian Literature by Toyin Falola

“…The adoption of literary translingualism is a knotted discourse, but the texts of Wole Soyinka, Amos Tutuola, Chinua Achebe, Ben Okri, and Chimamanda Adichie reviewed to examine this loosely defined term. This essay dissects the essence of literary translingualism in inspecting individual attempts to adhere to linguistic differences, reviewing how selected writers have shown the necessity for translingualism in their work.   …”
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What is Animal Dignity in Law? by Visa Kurki

“… This essay attempts to understand dignity in the context of primarily European animal law. …”
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Coreografie dell’“Arcipelago” (2015-2023). Estetica, archeologia, ecologia nel lavoro di Annamaria Ajmone con il luogo by Giada Cipollone

“…The composition doesn’t rely on predetermined imagery or formal movement scores but emerges from the interaction between the body and the specific context. The essay discusses the evolution of Archipelago over time: it shifts from aesthetically and visually enhancing the environment to a more “archaeological” approach, delving into even the most hidden and spectral narratives. …”
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Koselleck, a história dos conceitos e as temporalidades by Jose D\u2019Assunçao

“…The primary reference is the book Future Past, written by Koselleck in 1979 –an essay in which one the german historian establish his main considerations about the three levels of temporality– Past, Present and Future –using the concepts of “experience space” and “horizon of expectation”.…”
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Subjective Rights in the Modern Legal Paradigm (According to the Results of the Inter-University Scientific-Practical Conference “Baskin’s readings”) by I K. Shmarko

“…The first Interuniversity scientific-practical conference “Basking readings” was devoted to the analysis of this problem, according to the impressions of which this essay was written.…”
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Os convivas da morte no banquete das almas: presença de eguns em um conto de João Antônio by Gilberto Figueiredo Martins

“…In the short story analyzed in this essay - "Eguns" - João Antônio (1937-1996), a writer from São Paulo, presents a narrator who describes in detail an unusual religious celebration held in Bahia, meant for the cult of ances- tors. …”
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Yoruba Traditions in the Midst of Foreign Influences, A Critical Evaluation by Kola Adekola

“…Tis jealously guided heritage believed to have been handed down from ancient times has however suffered greatly from modern influences owing to contacts with foreign cultures. Tis essay highlights the measures to preserve the Yoruba heritage and the militating problems in the light of the unbridled contacts with foreign cultures. …”
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Portrayal of Social Vices in Obasa’s Poetry by Abiodun Oluwafemi Daniel

“… Tis essay examines sub-themes of social vices like wickedness, disobedience, stubbornness, jealousy, deception, greed, laziness, corruption, treachery, foolishness and ignorance, extremism etc. in Obasa’s poetry. ́ …”
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The Dream House of American Culture: Archives of the Self, Visions of the Future by Myrto Drizou

“… In this essay, I argue that American literature and culture help students draw more expansive geographies of their selves and more articulate narratives of their experiences. …”
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Las políticas de ayuda y de evacuación de los refugiados españoles en Francia durante la ocupación nazi by Ángel Herrerín López

“…Spanish organizations such as the Servicio de Evacuación de Refugiados Españoles (SERE) and the Junta de Auxilio a los Republicanos Españoles (JARE) took care of them. This essay analyses the distribution of aid and the sending of refugees to America by both organizations, with special attention to the JARE, not forgetting questions that affected their work, as the extradition requests by the Franco regime and the policy of accepting refugees by the American countries.…”
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The urban security project by Roberto Bolici, Matteo Gambaro

“…This essay aims to critically re-read the birth and evolution of design methodologies aimed at improving safety conditions and quality of life in cities. …”
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