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Settling accounts with history: the Four Seasons, Leonardo Padura
Diálogos, 2016 Leonardo Padura (CUBA, 1955) has become one of the most important contemporary Latin American writers. Padura started his career as a literary critic, and by the end of the nineties he published the first of his many detective fiction books.
Uriel Quesada
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, 2016 Artist Statement My art is about seeking answers to personal conflicts while telling a story of a chaotic journey. I reflect on everyday moments and my thoughts as I discover ways to make sense of situations and life.
Seif-Regan, Cheryl Ann, Mrs.
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'Stalking the stalker': a Chwezi initiation into spirit possession and experiential structure [PDF]
, 2006 Among Sukuma (Tanzania) the Chwezi spirit society operates in the shadow of, and in tension with, the lineage cults domesticating the dead. As this ethnography describes, Chwezi candidates are initiated into spirit possession by 'stalking the stalker ...
Stroeken, Koenraad
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Mechanisms of parasite‐mediated disruption of brain vessels
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Parasites can affect the blood vessels of the brain, often causing serious neurological problems. This review explains how different parasites interact with and disrupt these vessels, what this means for brain health, and why these processes matter. Understanding these mechanisms may help us develop better ways to prevent or treat brain infections in ...
Leonor Loira +3 more
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The Medieval Brazil of Sertão: the Escapist Utopia of the Land of Saint Saurê
Práticas da História, 2020 The close observation of a Brazilian popular pamphlet from the mid-20th century unveils mythic themes that cannot be credited to the Portuguese colonizers.
Hilário Franco Júnior
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Catharsis et violence politique [PDF]
Storia e Politica, 2020 The ambition of this paper is to wonder whether the cathartic function of art can be efficient in the face of contemporary political violence. To sketch out an answer to this broad issue, our study begins with a presentation of the theory of the ...
Louise Frétigné
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Book It, Bullies: Using Children\u27s Literature to Address Bullying in the Classroom [PDF]
, 2019 Bullying is an ever-present issue rampant in schools and society today. It is incredibly eye-opening to consider the striking rates, harmful effects, and possible coping mechanisms associated with bullying.
Gottier, Kamryn
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Time after time – circadian clocks through the lens of oscillator theory
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Oscillator theory bridges physics and circadian biology. Damped oscillators require external drivers, while limit cycles emerge from delayed feedback and nonlinearities. Coupling enables tissue‐level coherence, and entrainment aligns internal clocks with environmental cues.
Marta del Olmo +2 more
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Body Politics: Revolt and City Celebration [PDF]
, 2019 This chapter attends to somaesthetic expressions occurring irrespective of knowledge of the movement, using Mandalay’s Water Festival and Cairo’s Arab Spring as case studies.
Crippen, Matthew
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Witold Gombrowicz: Diary of a Playwright [PDF]
, 2015 The article discusses Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz\u27s Diary as a playwright, his theatrical career, and states that his image in the public entertainment field was said to be influenced by his self-absorbed ...
Kuharski, Allen J.
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