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Economic calculations, instability and (in)formalisation of the state in Mauritania, 2003–2011 [PDF]

, 1967
This article describes the transformations of the state in Mauritania in 2003–2011 in terms of the concrete practices of economic policy management. It questions the relationship to the state in a context of massive informality and where circumvention of
Samuel, Boris
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Transhumanism and science fiction: ideological intersections and common motifs

Векторы благополучия: экономика и социум
Relevance. In an era of rapid advancement in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybernetics, and digital technologies, transhumanism emerges not only as a philosophical movement but also as a central theme in contemporary science fiction.
A.S. Terletskaya, V.A. Terletskii
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Ivagining worlds: on Ursula K. Le Guin, social science-fiction, and altertopias

Horizontes Antropológicos, 2023
Ethnography-based Anthropology and Science Fiction can engage in a productive dialogue since both address what is proposed as “altertopias”. Utopias, dystopias, and cultural alterity share the possibility of imagining social and cultural organizations ...
Miguel Vale de Almeida
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From fantasy to sci-fi: social aspects of reflection of science in literature on the example of the Strugatsky brothers and Elizer Yudkowsky

Семиотические исследования
The work raises the issue of the popularity of science in modern science fiction literature. It defines science fiction and fantasy from the standpoint of social philosophy.
Sergey V. Feofanov
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Why has sci-fi literature lost its popularity in Azerbaijan after 1990?

RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism, 2020
This paper examines the reasons why science fiction works are not popular in the last decades in Azerbaijan. The focus of this research is to determine whether there is a lack of science fiction novels in the market or low-quality of existing modern ...
Gunel Alasgarova
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Écrire des fictions « vraies »

Communication, 2022
To what extent can fiction contribute to analyses in the social sciences? Are narrative techniques compatible with the epistemology of social science disciplines? Does the imaginary shape how we understand the world? If so, how?
Pierre Lascoumes
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Discovering Australia Through Fiction: French Translators as Aventuriers [PDF]

, 2006
The translation into French of referents of Australia and Australianness in fiction necessitates a considerable variety of translational tendencies and interpretive choices.
Frank, Helen
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Reproductive Justice: The Final (Feminist) Frontier

Law, Technology and Humans, 2022
From Gattaca to Star Trek, problematic tropes surrounding reproduction can easily be found in works of mainstream science fiction. Such tropes uphold conservative anxieties around reproductive technologies, abortion, and pregnancy, and these works thus ...
Zoe Tongue
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“All these worlds are yours except …”: Science Fiction and Folk Fictions at NASA

Engaging Science, Technology, and Society, 2019
Although they command real spacecraft exploring the solar system, NASA scientists refer frequently to science fiction in the course of their daily work. Fluency with the Star Trek series and other touchstone works demonstrates membership in broader geek ...
Janet Vertesi
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Law\u27s Visual Afterlife: Violence, Popular Culture, and Translation Theory [PDF]

, 2011
In Walter Benjamin’s essay, “The Task of the Translator,” Benjamin argues that translations enable a work’s afterlife. Afterlife is not what happens after death but what allows a work (or event or idea) to go on living and to evolve over time and place ...
Mezey, Naomi
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