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Dante in African American Literature
Филологический класс, 2022 Dante in African American Literature as a theme of Dante studies has been developed by the Ameri- can scholar of Italian literature Dennis Looney. The article is written as a critical rethinking of Looney’s book and articles, in particular his concept ...
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[Review of] Richard E. Meyer, ed. Cemeteries and Gravemarkers: Voices of American Culture [PDF]
, 1989 The twelve individual essays contained in this volume were originally presented as papers in the Cemeteries and Gravestones Section at a conference of the American Culture Association.
Gradwohl, David M.
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Miranda: Revue Pluridisciplinaire du Monde Anglophone, 2017 This paper focuses upon intertextuality in Nabokov’s Lolita, but not through literary allusion. Instead, this study analyzes the way the author integrates non-literary material taken from post-World War 2 American mass culture into the textual fabric ...
Marie Bouchet
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Beyond consumerism: new historical perspectives on consumption [PDF]
, 2004 If there is one agreement between theorists of modernity and those of post-modernity, it is about the centrality of consumption to modern capitalism and contemporary culture. To thinkers as different as Werner Sombart, Emile Durkheim and Thorstein Veblen
Trentmann, Frank
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Greek Subjects, Greek-American Artists, and American Abstract Expressionism [PDF]
Athens Journal of Humanities & Arts, 2017 Many Abstract Expressionists in America found in Greek mythology rich material to express metaphoric meaning that could be communicated through the referential titles that they gave to their art, even when they stayed far away from literal representation.
Gail Levin
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Boneka Barbie: antara Etos Kemandirian dan Budaya Materialisme [PDF]
, 2012 Barbie doll has become an icon of American culture because she quickly and accurately represents the values of American culture. This function can be run properly because of its flexible, adaptive, and fashionable character.
Rujito, E. (Eko)
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The complex territory of well-being: contestable evidence, contentious theories and speculative conclusions [PDF]
, 2007 This paper brings together evidence and theories from a number of disciplines and thinkers that highlight multiple, sometimes conflicting understandings about well-being.We identify three broad strands or themes within the literature(s) that frame both ...
Carlisle, S., Hanlon, P.
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Building Men on the Mat. Traditional “Manly Arts” and the Asian Martial Arts in America
Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 2012 The following article, “Building Men on the Mat,” reviews the historic relationship between American popular culture and combat arts. The article utilizes archival material from the 18th through the 20th centuries, as well as analyses from relevant ...
Geoffrey Wingard
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RUDN Journal of Political Science, 2016 Article considers the interrelation of political and religious interests in the USA during the current presidential campaign. In particular, the author considers such aspects as mentality and culture of the American society.
O A Frolova
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Americanizing the World? U.S. Advertising Abroad in the American Century, the View from Italy
RSA Journal, 2016 Largely based on unpublished company records, the article chronicles the evolution of J. Walter Thompson Italia, the Italian branch of the leading American advertising agency in the twentieth century, between Reconstruction and the “Hot Autumn.” First ...
Ferdinando Fasce
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