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A tale of two women: the female grotesque in Showtime’s Penny Dreadful

Feminist Media Studies, 2019
The television series, Penny Dreadful (2014–2016) exemplifies a particular form of post-feminist media, one that reimagines supernatural gothic fiction for twenty-first-century audiences.
Chloé Germaine Buckley
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
wiley   +1 more source

Otherworldly Experience in Abramović's Works Based on the Theory of the Grotesque by Kuryluk [PDF]

هنرهای زیبا. هنرهای تجسمی
The grotesque pertains to a world beyond the ordinary real world, consistently engaging with moral, political, religious, and cultural concepts, and presenting them through strange forms and dissonant combinations and patterns. In doing so, it challenges
farzaneh vahed dehkordi, farzaneh Najafi
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Grotesque and Scenography. Virtual reconstruction of anthropomorphic supports within the entry of Philip II in Antwerp (1549) [PDF]

, 2018
This paper aims to analyse the presence of a motif from the Flemish repertoire of the grotesque in the configuration of a unique type of anthropomorphic support used in the ephemeral architecture erected on Philip II of Spain’s entry into Antwerp in 1549.
Gonzalez-Roman, Maria del Carmen
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‘Hurry Up and Get Me out of Here’: The Experience of People Under 65 Years (Still) Stuck in Aged Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the Australian Government set a target for no‐one under 65 years of age to be living in residential aged care (RAC) by 2025. The numbers of young people in residential aged care (YPIRAC) have significantly declined since the start of the targets.
Elroy Dearn, Kate D'Cruz, Mark Brown, Jacinta Douglas, Dianne Winkler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Le grotesque en science-fiction

ReS Futurae, 2016
Le « sense of wonder » traditionnellement associé à la SF est intimement lié au grotesque, une esthétique qui représente des fusions et combinaisons contre-nature d’objets. À l’époque postmoderne, le grotesque devient en quelque sorte normal, étant donné
Istvan Csicsery-Ronay (Jr.)
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The Politics of Framing the Student Problem: Inquiries Into Australian Civics Education, 2006–2024

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recurring debates about civics, the kinds of history that should, and should not, be taught in school, and ‘standards debates’ about the ‘basics’ typically follow on the heels of recurring moral panics about the ‘declining’ state of ‘our’ education system.
Patrick O'Keeffe, Judith Bessant, Madeline Drake   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Grotesque representations of deviant sexuality in Ian McEwan's selected short stories [PDF]

, 2013
Themes of sexuality, particularly in excessive and extraordinary forms, can readily merge into the grotesque to ameliorate their depiction and thematic impact. Ian McEwan’s early fiction best exemplifies such inclinations. The psychologically violent and
Ali Termizi, Arbaayah, Moghadam, Nahid Shahbazi   +1 more
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Expectations and Reality: The Lived Experiences of Australians With Psychosocial Disability Within the NDIS

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was founded on principles of choice and control, for people with significant mental health challenges (what the NDIS calls ‘psychosocial disability’) these ideals often remain elusive. Support systems continue to be fractured and in the context of ongoing policy reforms, it is vital
Joel Hollier, Jennifer Smith‐Merry
wiley   +1 more source

Il grottesco tra Il Trovatore e La Traviata

Itinera, 2014
The grotesque represents in a certain way the leading form of ugly since the latter became a too general concept to serve as an effective explicatory principle. Starting from Rosenkrantz’s conception of the grotesque, with a view to Kosik’s thesis of the
Gabriele Scaramuzza
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