Columbia / New York: The Ruins of the Civil War by Thomas Constantinesco

“…This essay explores the political aesthetics of visual and textual representations of ruins following episodes of urban destruction during the Civil War. …”
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Yorùbá Values and the Environment by John Ayọtunde Iṣọla Bẹwaji

“… This essay deploys Yorùbá ontology, epistemology and axiology to construct a Yorùbá ecological philosophy, or ecosophy. …”
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Marius’ ‘grammar of assent’: Pater’s Dialogue with Newman by John Coates

“…However, the fact that Pater left his essay on ‘The Writings of Cardinal Newman’ unfinished is suggestive. …”
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Teaching for Prosperity? Preparing American Studies Students for the Job Market by Anne Mørk

“… This essay explores the challenges faced by American studies faculty and students in Denmark, specifically those preparing for careers in Danish-American relations outside academia. …”
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Contemplation and social transformation: the example of Thomas Merton by P. Sheldrake

“… This essay examines the relationship between the Christian tradition of contemplation and social action. …”
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Return to the 1960s: the Role of ‘68 in Paul Auster’s Life and Work by Jesper Præst Nielsen

“…This essay explores the impact of 1968 on Paul Auster’s life and work. …”
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Researching musical elements in novel by یحیی کاردگر, فاطمه باباشاهی

“…Many researches had been done about structure, fictional elements and⦠in this novel. In this essay we discuss about musical usage as one of the poetical aspect in this novel. …”
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Stateless within the States: American Homeland Security after 9/11 and Francis Lawrence’s I Am Legend by Eunju Hwang

“…This essay attempts to place I Am Legend (2007) in the context of American nationalism and aggressive enforcement of the immigration laws after 9/11. …”
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The Instrumentalization of Metaphors in the Management Field: Reflections from the use of the Book “The Art of War” on Business by Luiz Gustavo Lara, Fabio Vizeu, Elizeu Barroso Alves

“…Inserting itself in this discussion, the present essay problematizes the anachronistic dimension in the use of metaphors in the field of management. …”
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Le « rôle homosexuel » trente ans plus tard : retour sur le travail de Mary McIntosh by Jeffrey Weeks

“…Within this framework, McIntosh’s essay can be seen as a crucial moment in the shaping of social constructionism. …”
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Jazz Between the Lines: Sound Notation, Dances, and Stereotypes in Hergé’s Early Tintin Comics by Lukas Etter

“…., two medially and semiotically complex forms of expression already by themselves, asks for a general reflection on the nature of sound in combination with visual notes, scores, movement, and performance in the comics medium. The present essay illuminates how such encounters take shape in specific Francophone Belgian comics of the 1920s and 1930s; it consists of a close reading of musical and sound notation in Hergé’s early Aventures de Tintin albums. …”
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Extending the Borders of Translation and Translation Studies: Cultural Translation as a Portal by Shang Wu

“… The essay explores the evolving conceptualisation of translation, moving from a traditional focus on linguistic aspects to an expansive cultural and metaphorical approach. …”
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The Epistemics of Policymaking: from Technocracy to Critical Pragmatism in the UN Sustainable Development Goals by Kris Hartley

“…This essay examines epistemological tensions inherent in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) project. …”
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Modes and moods of “Slave Anastácia,” Afro-Brazilian saint by Paul Christopher Johnson

“…Rather it is emergent, depending on the mode of saints’ material and social configurations, and the mood evoked by a specific saint’s manifestation. In this essay I consider the history of an Afro-Brazilian saint called Slave Anastácia, as she signifies with varying social effects for different groups of ethno-racial users. …”
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Yorùbá Ethics of Interpersonal Relations in Ọbasá’s Poetry by Ayodele Solomon Oyewale

“…The themes of Yorùbá ethics as related to interpersonal relation are prominent in Obasa ̣’s poetry. In this essay, we identify and ́ analyze the ethical themes in Obasa ̣’s poetry and compare the poet’s engagement with the Yorùbá philosophy with a view to establish their relevance to the contemporary Yorùbá society. …”
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Blindness and Design: Kneass’ Philadelphia Magazine for the Blind (1899) by Vanessa Warne

“…My essay then analyses the complex interaction between the critical vocabulary Archer uses and Bryden’s images. …”
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The Third Migration by Daniel Talesnik

“…This essay describes a migration scenario of architects in the interwar period, one that is different from others of the epoch. …”
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Women in Obasá’s Poetry by Ayoola Oladunnke Aransi, Hakeem Olawale

“…The essay attempts a close reading of Obas ̣ á’s poems within the Feminism and ̣ womanism theoretical frameworks. …”
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Can humanitarian interventions help create global peace? Common practices, normative change and the end of nationalism by Michael Haiden

“…Instead of discussing these proximate effects, however, this essay focuses on their effects on long-term peacekeeping. …”
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Measuring Intergenerational Justice by Laurence J. Kotlikoff

“… Concern with intergenerational justice has long been a focus of economics. This essay considers the effort, over the last three decades, to quantify generational fiscal burdens using label-free fiscal gap and generational accounting. …”
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