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Norman and Nietzsche: The Political Project of Lindsay's The Magic Pudding
Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.Australian artist and writer Norman Lindsay (1879–1969) wrote 11 novels and two children's books, one of which—The Magic Pudding first published in 1918—remains a national classic. This article argues that readers and critics have long misunderstood Lindsay's intention in writing this lengthy cartoon‐story about the adventures of Bunyip Bluegum in ...
John Uhr
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American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT According to anthropological theories of brokerage, brokers build bridges, close gaps, make connections, and construct shared norms. In this article, I argue that such structural‐functionalist approaches to brokerage do not prove adequate in addressing unsettled and unsettling scale‐making practices of refugee‐led support initiatives in ...
Lieke van der Veer
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Marmor Numidicum in Perge under Domitian
Gephyra, 2012 In this article, an inscription from a stone quarry, inscribed upon the face of a marble block is examined. This inscribed block was reused, forming the base for an imperial statue within the theater of Perge, when the face of this inscrption was turned ...
Sencer Şahin
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L’épiderme des statues grecques : quand le marbre se fait chair
Images Re-Vues, 2016 In Ancient Greece, the word for the skin, khrôs, meant also « colour ». The human skin was therefore strongly connected to the notion of chromatism. The skill of a painter was evaluated through his capacity to render the subtle shades of colour-skin ...
Adeline Grand-Clément
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Haunted by Houses: Built and Lived Absences in a Transnational Mexican Community
Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Globally, millions of migrants have sent money home to build a house. In early phases of migration, remittance houses are aspirational objects that materialize the continuous belonging of migrants to a community. In later stages, experiences of loss, estrangement, deportation, and death increasingly challenge these attachments.
Julia Pauli
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Phantasmic Encounters in the Arctic: Haunting Materialities Beyond the Ghosts of War
Anthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the vast north, ghostly experiences are common for locals and outsiders alike. Here, we explore how cultural‐natural attributes, like remoteness and extreme seasonal variation, compound experiences of the haunting in visceral ways. This provides the Arctic region with an unusually pronounced baseline of other‐than‐human agency, which in the
Aki Hakonen, Oula Seitsonen
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, 2015 Students, faculty, and visitors to Gettysburg College have likely noticed the most recent addition to our campus. Last Friday, a brand new bronze statue of President Abraham Lincoln was dedicated outside Stevens Hall.
Lauck, Jeffrey L.
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