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Rethinking the toponymic politics in Belarus in the 20–21 centuries: toward the post-colonial perspective

Journal of Geography, Politics and Society, 2020
The article explores the historical trends and patterns in the politics of space in toponymic landscapes of Soviet and postSoviet Belarus through the prism of critical toponymy and the post-colonial theoretical approach.
Sergei Basik
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Confronting forest‐dweller local ecological knowledge and environmental DNA measurements of biodiversity

People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 6, Page 1382-1395, June 2025.
Abstract In the face of global changes and the biodiversity crisis, Local Ecological Knowledge of Indigenous communities is increasingly valued for aligning conservation policies with the needs of local communities and enriching conservation strategies through the synergy of diverse knowledge systems.
Opale Coutant, Damien Davy, Arnaud Jahn‐Oyac, Gregory Quartarollo, Alice Valentini, Tony Dejean, Sébastien Brosse, Jérôme Murienne   +7 more
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HERITAGIZING THE OTHER: Diversity, Heritage and Gentrification in Amsterdam Oost

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Volume 49, Issue 1, Page 95-110, January 2025.
Abstract This article explores the complex connections between gentrification, heritage and othering in Amsterdam Oost, a district shaped by intertwined (post)colonial and (post)migrant histories. It does so by examining two temporary heritage‐making initiatives coordinated by the nearby ethnographic Tropenmuseum to celebrate the rich immigration ...
Elisa Fiore, Vittoria Caradonna
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The United States of America in Nikolay Chernyshevsky’s What Is to Be Done? and Sergey Yesenin’s Biography: the Way over the Ocean and the Folklore Motif of Wanderings [PDF]

Литература двух Америк
The article discusses possible sources of Yesenin’s acquaintance with Nikolay Chernyshevsky’s novel What Is to Be Done? and its critical evaluation.
Elena A. Samodelova
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Hills thought to be mountains: A geobiocultural characterization of island highlands in Canada's continental plain

Canadian Geographer / Le géographe canadien, Volume 69, Issue 1, Spring / printemps 2025.
Abstract North America is characterized by an expansive continental plain that has been described as platter‐flat. Yet this central continental plain includes isolated uplands that some people call mountains. The hill‐mountain muddle is a classic problem of geomorphology, arising from the challenge of discriminating continuous, attached forms.
Murray M. Humphries, A. Kirsten Bowser, Jiaao Guo, Allyson K. Menzies   +3 more
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Looking into urban toponymic verticality: An initial note

Urban Governance
The current vertical/volumetric turn affected various academic fields, including urban scholarship. This short note broadens the critical literature by applying this emerging perspective on urban toponymic systems in the context of urban governance ...
Sergei Basik
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Across Madagascar, treeless grasslands characterised by erosion gullies are named after forest and trees

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 6, Issue 6, Page 1490-1504, November 2024.
Debates about the impacts of human settlement on Madagascar's habitat have missed the Malagasy perspective. Using indigenous and local knowledge in the form of toponyms, we find many regions across today's treeless grasslands are named after forest/trees, suggesting they may be novel.
Grant S. Joseph, Fetraharimalala Randriatsara, Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo, Ando A. Rafidiarimanda, Colleen L. Seymour   +4 more
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ТОПОНИМИЯ И ЛИНГВОКУЛТУРА – ИСПАНСКИЯТ ЕЗИК КАТО НОСИТЕЛ НА КУЛТУРНА ИДЕНТИЧНОСТ

Linguarum Universe
This article examines toponymy as a vital component in the development of linguocultural competence in teaching Spanish as a foreign language in the Bulgarian educational context.
Михал ПАВЛОВ
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Urban gender regimes through the lens of critical toponymy

Science. Culture. Society
The article presents findings from a study of the toponymic systems of regional capitals in Russia’s Central Federal District (16 cities, excluding Moscow). The aim was to identify characteristics of urban gender regimes in these cities from the perspective of critical toponymics and to conduct a comparative analysis with similar data from European ...
Roman Evstifeev, Galina Evstifeeva
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Sense of Place in Latin America: Mobilities, Territorialities, and Fear

Geography Compass, Volume 18, Issue 10, October 2024.
ABSTRACT Sense of place has become relevant in Latin America in recent decades. Although many scholars have looked at people‐place relationships there, language barriers have limited the international exposure of these studies. By assembling a collection of works mainly published in Spanish and Portuguese, we trace the fields of research where the ...
Adrián Ortega‐Iturriaga, Gerardo Bocco, Pedro S. Urquijo, Javier O. Serrano   +3 more
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