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, 2020 A friend and I walk through the museum quarter of a West-German city, surrounded by a bunch of tourists. There are plenty of exhibitions, but none can compete with the spectacle my body seems to present.
Yaghoobifarah, Hengameh
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Multifocal versus monofocal intraocular lenses after cataract extraction. [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Good unaided distance visual acuity is now a realistic expectation following cataract surgery and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. Near vision, however, still requires additional refractive power, usually in the form of reading glasses ...
Alio +60 more
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Fast Spectacle: Reflections on Hurricane Katrina and the Contradictions of Spectacle
Fast CapitalismRecent years have witnessed the rise of a vast and rapidly expanding literature on the nature of spectacle and the ways in which spectacular images and entertainment codes increasing saturate contemporary society and culture.
K. Gotham
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Toxic sights: The spectacle of hazardous waste removal
, 2020 This paper examines the geographies of hazardous waste removal. Over the past decade, studies of disposal have demonstrated the myriad ways in which things can never disappear – they can only be transformed, transmuted, combusted, combined or any other ...
Angeliki Balayannis
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Justice in coexistence: Pastoralism and large carnivores on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The conflict between livestock husbandry and large carnivore conservation presents significant challenges in grassland ecosystems worldwide. Achieving sustainable coexistence among herders, livestock and large carnivores requires reconciling diverse perspectives and interests through equitable, inclusive and fair processes that address both ...
Yufang Gao, Yue Yu
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Book Review: Modernism, Drama, and the Audience for Irish Spectacle
, 2008 In a book about drama and Irish spectacle, one would naturally assume that the reactions to Synge\u27s The Playboy of the Western World, Yeats\u27s and Gregory\u27s The Countess Cathleen, and O\u27Casey\u27s The Plough and the Stars would be discussed ...
Heininge, Kathleen A.
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Biological invasions are a major driver of biodiversity loss, yet inconspicuous or “cryptic” species often escape detection and public awareness, limiting management responses. We investigated the freshwater jellyfish Craspedacusta sowerbii, likely native to China and now present on six continents, through a 22‐month multilingual online survey
Guillaume Marchessaux +17 more
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The Ethics of Troubled Images [PDF]
, 2018 This special issue of Cultural Studies Review brings together an interdisciplinary range of scholarship to investigate the ethical implications of troubled ...
Buchan, Bruce +2 more
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The soul of the soil: Unearthing a Nation's eco‐empathy through 1200 years of Persian poetry
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Cultivating a profound sense of connection with the natural world, conceptualized as eco‐empathy, is increasingly recognized as a vital precursor to effective environmental stewardship. While scientific data frame ecological crises, literary traditions offer a unique archive for tracing the history of this empathetic bond. This study positions
Isa Esfandiarpour‐Boroujeni +7 more
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tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique, 2012 This article critically studies the hegemonic discursive construction of the EU’s current (2012) economic crisis, as it is articulated by political and economic elites and by mass media.
Yiannis Mylonas
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