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Le déluge sans le Japon : aléa naturel et catastrophe dans la culture japonaise
Ebisu: Études Japonaises, 2012 There is no philosophical notion of catastrophic events due to natural causes that structures Japanese culture. The “sinking of Japan” described in contemporary science fiction literature and movies has more to do with the cathartic process stemming from
Philippe Pelletier
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Reconstruction in ‘The Survivor’ by Julian Barnes
Études Britanniques Contemporaines, 2018 The article turns to the narrative unfolding in the fourth chapter of Julian Barnes’ A History of the World in 10 ½ Chapters (1989), a volume which retells and reconfigures the biblical Noah myth in a number of different ways.
Helen E. Mundler
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Semantics of the Sea — Stories and Science along the Celtic Seaboard
Internet Archaeology, 2019 The stories of Noah, Gilgamesh and Atlantis are internationally known, telling of lands submerged beneath the sea. Similar stories exist for the European seaboard, from Brittany through southern England, Wales, Ireland and parts of Scotland.
Erin Kavanagh, Martin Bates
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The Flood Last Time: ‘Muck’ and the uses of history in Kara Walker’s ‘Rumination’ on Katrina [PDF]
, 2010 Kara Walker describes her book After the Deluge (2007) as “rumination” on Hurricane Katrina structured in the form of a “visual essay.” The book combines Walker's own artwork and the works of other artists into “a narrative of fluid symbols” in which the
Clyde, Deak, Hayden, MICHAEL P. BIBLER
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Jurnal Manusia dan Lingkungan, 2012 ABSTRAK Penelitian ini mengkaji tentang kearifan lingkungan masyarakat dalam perencanaan dan pengelolaan Hutan Wonosari, salah satu hutan adat yang terletak di Desa Beji, Kecamatan Ngawen Kabupaten Gunungkidul.
Ahsan Nurhadi +2 more
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Analysis of Ideology in Public Policies (Case Study: Ministry of Science, Research and Technolog) [PDF]
پژوهشهای مدیریت عمومیThere are always ideas or pseudo-sciences with high certainty in the minds of policymakers, which win due to their certainty, value-orientedness and high speed in mobilizing public opinion to achieve action in the competition with objective evidence and ...
Behrouz Rezaei Manesh +3 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Fungal systematics can feel overwhelming given the vast species diversity within this kingdom, with numerous subgroups at every taxonomic rank. This often creates a disconnect between the undertsnidng of fungal taxonomic diversity and their societal relevance.
Anna Vaiana +4 more
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Churn: The High Cost of Principal Turnover [PDF]
, 2014 This new report challenges the myth that developing a strong principal pipeline is where America should be focused. CHURN reveals the multitude of signicant impacts principal turnover has on schools and school systems -- including teachers and students ...
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Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études AndinesIn this article, I propose to explore a story of the flood (Izhu Punzha “Judgment Day”) from the oral tradition of the Napo Runa of the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Arthur Cognet
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Where's the beef? The feminisation of weight‐loss dieting in Britain and Scandinavia c.1890–1925
Gender &History, EarlyView.Abstract Representations of the slim body have traditionally been at the centre of scholarly interest in dieting culture, whereas food often remains a shadowy presence compared with more persistent themes of body discipline, slenderness and anti‐fat messages.
Emma Hilborn
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