THE EXPERIENTIAL INGREDIENT IN COLLEGE LEARNING (A PHYSICAL EDUCATOR'S PERSPECTIVE) by Luis Fernando Aragón Vargas

“…This editorial is an essay, reflecting on the role that experiences play in the learning process of college students. …”
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Da Lotta continua alla religione civile. La memoria di Peppino Impastato nelle storie di quattro militanti by Matteo Di Figlia

“…The essay studies how public memory of Peppino Impastato, killed by the mafia in 1978 in Cinisi, near Palermo, has changed in the decades up to the present day. …”
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What Ever Happened to Modernism? de Gabriel Josipovici by Stephen Mitchelmore

“…In addition to tracing the book’s themes through Josipovici’s earlier critical works, this essay contrasts its reception with a précis and critical commentary of the book’s argument with emphasis on summarising its key themes: the disenchantment of the world, the inward debate of authority, the elimination of choice, and the imitation of an action.…”
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Paul Auster’s Post-9/11 Writing by François Hugonnier

“…Paul Auster’s writing testifies to the events of 9/11 in unexpected ways, through silence, repetition and obliqueness. This essay sets out to explore Paul Auster’s various responses to the terrorist attacks, found in his works of fiction and nonfiction, in order to unveil their complex connections with world history and representation. …”
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O conceito de região em três registros. Exemplificando com o Nordeste brasileiro by José William Vesentini

“…This essay is a reflection on regionalization which makes use of Northeast Brazil as an example. …”
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Oltre il sinfonismo musicale čajkovskiano. Note di studio sui processi compositivi di Petipa ne “La bella addormentata” by Marta Mele

“…After having retraced the history of this ballet and after having reread the studies on Pyotr Tchaikovsky's musical symphonism, the author of the essay aims to delve deeper into the substance of the purely choreographic symphonism created by Marius Petipa. …”
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“Dimmi di che morte dobbiamo morire”: dinamiche di persuasione strutturale nel post-terremoto del Centro Italia (2016-2017) by Francesco Danesi

“…This essay analyzes the earthquake victim’s representations of the emergency response of the State in the post-disaster phase after the Italian earthquake (2016-2017). …”
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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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Transnational Relationships, US Feminism, and the Labor of Dark Foreign Men in the “New World” of Europe in Louisa May Alcott’s Diana and Persis by Leslie Hammer

“…This paper examines romantic relationships between U.S. and non-U.S. citizens in Diana and Persis, Louisa May Alcott’s 1879 sentimental novella set in Europe and based on May Alcott’s life. The essay argues that Alcott uses sentimental, transnational relationships and the adulation of France and Italy to question gender and racial inequities in the U.S., as well as to encourage U.S. …”
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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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L’Estremo Oriente di Djemil Anik. Influssi e interpolazioni delle danze giavanesi nell’attività artistica e pedagogica by Fiorella Cardinale Ciccotti

“…Questioning the topic of métissage within the French interwar context, the author of the essay aims to investigate the career of the dancer Djemil Anik (1888-1980) – of French-Malay origins and an expert in Javanese female court dances – starting from her first debut at the Théàtre des Arts in Paris until the full affirmation of her pedagogical activity. …”
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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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Le cas du Président Schreber. Un exemple de délire d’influence by Bénédicte Abraham

“…The importance of Freud’s essay on the Schreber case is widely recognized, representing as it does one stage in the thinker’s inquiries into paranoia and the progressive understanding of the mechanism of neurosis. …”
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‘Everything is Plastic’:The Faith of Unity Movement and theMaking of a Post-Catholic Religion in Uganda by Asonzeh Ukah

“…Based on an ethnographic investigation of a new religiousmovement in Uganda, this essay mobilizes some of the analytical concepts developed by Chidester to think through the material dynamics of African religious life in the context of changing socio-economic, cultural,and political contexts of Africa. …”
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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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Preparing for Victory. The U.S. Office of War Information Overseas Branch’s illustrated magazines in the Netherlands and the foundations for the American Century, 1944-1945 by Marja Roholl

“…Analysis of three illustrated magazines produced by the Office of War Information Overseas Branch for the Netherlands shows that in addition to short-term war-related goals, long-term goals sought to pave the way for the American Century. This essay also shows that, more than previously assumed, the content and approach of the activities undertaken by the OWI Overseas Branch during the last phase of the war anticipated the State Department's and United States Information Agency's post-war programs.…”
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Towards a Tektology of Tektology by Tompsett Fabian

“…This essay explores the diffractive relationship between Aleksandr Bogdanov and Otto Neurath. …”
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Inżynieria genetyczna w świetle dialektyki oświecenia by Ryszard F. Sadowski

“…This article presents the ambivalent character of the Enlightenment’s legacy, which aside from promised progress brought also new dangers. The essay also presents historical examples of creating a “new world” and “new human” and dangers connecting with these attempts. …”
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Introduction and Critique of the Philosophy of Eshragh by Zohreh Saeidi

“…Using the Suhrvardi’s compilations, especially wisdom of Eshragh, he presents philosophy of Eshragh in summary. In this essay, the author aims to introduce the book, present its summary, indicate positive and negative aspects, and suggest some points to improve it.…”
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