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Boredom, despondency, and the scourge that lays waste at noon: an anthropology of acedia Ennui, abattement et le fléau qui frappe à midi : une anthropologie de l'acédie

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Attentive to the ways that inertia can take hold of life, Catholic monks recognize despondency as a potential not only within the monastery, but in contemporary society more widely. Such experiences are regularly mapped onto an understanding of what early Christian monks termed ‘acedia’ (a Greek term that can be translated as ‘lack of care’). Taking as
Richard D.G. Irvine
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Le Jardin zoologique de Bruxelles : miroir des modes de pensée du dix-neuvième siècle sur la ville, la science et les loisirs

Brussels Studies, 2014
In the 19th century, four zoological gardens were created in Belgium. The first was founded in Antwerp in 1843, followed by Ghent, Brussels (both in 1851) and Liège (1865).
Wim Lambrechts
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Construire l’espace public : du diagnostic au projet [PDF]

, 2011
Cet exposé vise à relater, dans ses grandes lignes, les coulisses du travail de celui qui va concevoir un projet sur l\u27espace public. Même sans être concepteur, il est important pour un maître d\u27ouvrage de bien connaître cette démarche de ...
F. Romain
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Scandalisation, gender and space in ancient Rome: The case of Cicero and Clodia

Gender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article analyses the public attack on Clodia Metelli, a Roman aristocratic woman, by the orator Marcus Tullius Cicero in a trial in 56 BCE. Drawing on modern scandal theory, this article analyses how Cicero uses scandal dynamics to turn Clodia, the witness in the case, into the culprit.
Muriel Moser
wiley   +1 more source

L’espace connecté comme nouvel espace public de la littérature pour l’écrivain péruvien Diego Trelles Paz

América, 2021
La littérature semble trouver aujourd’hui un nouvel espace public grâce aux technologies médiatiques comme Facebook, blog, twitter. Pour l’écrivain péruvien Diego Trelles Paz (1977), qui déclare : « el ciudadano y el literato conviven en un mismo cuerpo ...
Françoise Aubes
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Aéroport : non-lieu ou point d'ancrage du Monde ? [PDF]

, 2012
L'aéroport est l'un des symboles majeurs de la mondialisation de nos sociétés. Son logo en forme d'avion est l'un des plus présents dans le paysage des métropoles.
Fretigny, Jean-Baptiste
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Agency and Empowerment in consumption in relation to a patriarchal bargain: the case of Nigerian immigrant women in the UK [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose This research aims to explore how female immigrants use consumption to challenge and support their husband's position within the context of their patriarchal bargain.
Lindridge, Andrew M., Penaloza, Lisa, Worlu, Onipreye   +2 more
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WASTELAND ACTIVISM: Political Weeds and Ecological Imaginaries in Montreal

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Montreal, this article examines the ways in which urban dwellers and activists engage with the living materialities of wastelands to illuminate evolving ecological imaginaries and their political potentials.
Daniela Giudici
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Did Lobachevsky Have A Model Of His "imaginary Geometry"? [PDF]

, 2010
The invention of non-Euclidean geometries is often seen through the optics of Hilbertian formal axiomatic method developed later in the 19th century. However such an anachronistic approach fails to provide a sound reading of Lobachevsky's geometrical ...
Rodin, Andrei
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When Is an Audit “Good Enough”? Professional Ambiguity and Strategic Sensemaking During an Audit Oversight Inspection Quand un audit est‐il « assez réussi » ? Ambiguïté professionnelle et construction stratégique de sens lors d'une surveillance des audits

Contemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper draws on the social control and sensemaking literatures to study how a Big 4 audit firm in the Netherlands sought to contest the national oversight body's inspection findings on one of its audit engagements. Our case study leads us to develop the concept of professional ambiguity to capture the multiple, coexisting meanings and ...
Wendy Groot, Dominic Detzen, Anna Gold
wiley   +1 more source