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Forgotten aspect in the aesthetics of the modern city
17. Naučno-stručna konferencija sa Međunarodnim učešćem "Energetska efikasnost, zaštita životne sredine i održivi razvoj" - zbornik radovaThe concept of beauty, as part of the philosophy of aesthetics, encompasses a wide area and is largely based on subjectivity but also connected to the spirit of the times. The paper will describe the genesis of conceptual approaches to city building in Western civilization from antiquity to the modern city, with a special focus on including the aspect ...
Ranka Gajić, Svetlana Batarilo
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Aspects of Radical Gay Liberation Theory in West Germany's Tuntenstreit, 1973–1975
Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines in depth the theoretical positions of the Tuntenstreit – a major theoretical dispute within the radical West German gay liberation movement in the 1970s. By working through archival material as well as the dispute's fundamental texts, it renders visible its often‐neglected underlying theoretical motifs and, consequently ...
Hauke Branding
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Putting the Femme in Feminist: Trans Feminism and the ‘Male Lesbian’ in the American Second Wave
Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A slur, a joke or a post‐structuralist case of mistaken identity. To the extent that the male lesbian has been discussed, she has figured dismissively. Yet throughout the period historicised as American feminism's second wave, potentially thousands of trans femmes organised under this identity. Despite being entirely overlooked in scholarship,
Aino Pihlak, Emily Cousens
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The article examines post‐Stalinist Soviet expertise on girls’ education and upbringing, analysing texts for and about female adolescents created by specialists in pedagogical sciences, psychology, sociology, medicine as well as children's writers and journalists from different parts of the Union, including national republics. The text focuses
Ella Rossman
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Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article argues that marriage was central to historical change in the Yoruba‐speaking region of West Africa during the eighteenth century. It draws on ìtàn, a distinct oral source, to show that conjugality shaped Yoruba processes of urbanisation and political centralisation, gendered divisions of labour and social innovation and creativity.
Insa Nolte
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Journal of Asian Architecture and Building EngineeringVisual imagery greatly affects impressions of hotels and their geographical context (i.e. the properties themselves and their surroundings). This study compares how hotel zones are depicted in different destinations.
Zizhen Zheng +9 more
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Project Spotlight: City of Loveland uses precast concrete for aesthetics and performance
, 2016 William Atkinson
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The city as a construction site — a visual record of a multisensory experience [PDF]
, 2015 In this article, I consider the reception of images that are present in a city space. I focus on the juxtaposition of computer‑generated images covering fences surrounding construction sites and the real spaces which they screen from view.
MICHAŁOWSKA, Marianna
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract In South Africa, citizens in both low‐ and high‐income areas are increasingly providing their own services to mitigate the unreliability, unaffordability and inaccessibility of state services. This article examines diverse case studies across socio‐economic and residential typologies to explore shifts in service provision responsibilities from
Fiona Anciano +3 more
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Linking Walkable Urbanism and Hiking Tourism in a Mountainous Metropolitan City
LandMountains in metropolitan cities serve as fundamental features that shape urban landscapes. When incorporated into leisure contexts, mountain resources enhance community well-being and contribute to tourism. However, existing studies rarely address urban
Lankyung Kim, Chul Jeong
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