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Let's Talk about Your Wall
"An anthology of writing by Mexican journalists, historians, novelists, and artists on the immigration crisis in the United States"--
¡Presente!
In ¡Presente! Diana Taylor asks what it means to be physically and politically present in situations where it seems that nothing can be done. As much an act, a word, an attitude, a theoretical intervention, and a performance pedagogy, Taylor maps ¡presente! at work in scenarios ranging from conquest, through colonial enactments and resistance movements, to present moments of capitalist extractivism and forced migration in the Americas. ¡Presente!—present among, with, and to; a walking and talking with others; an ontological and epistemic reflection on presence and subjectivity as participatory and relational, founded on mutual recognition—requires rethinking and unlearning in ways that challenge colonial epistemologies. Showing how knowledge is not something to be harvested but a process of being, knowing, and acting with others, Taylor models a way for scholarship to be present in political struggles.
Risse im Raum
Wie schreiben sich soziale Erinnerungsprozesse in urbane Topografien ein? Welche Räume und Imaginarios werden dabei generiert, welche Konflikte und „Risse“ entstehen? Wie koexistieren Ausnahmeorte, die an staatlichen Terror erinnern, mit dem städtischen Alltagsleben? Diesen Fragen geht die Monografie nach, die sich am Beispiel zweier lateinamerikanischer Megastädte, Mexiko-Stadt und Buenos Aires, mit der raumproduzierenden Macht öffentlicher Erinnerung befasst. Dabei werden Konzepte einer kulturwissenschaftlichen Stadt- und Erinnerungsforschung mit einem Set aus Raum- und Bildlektüren, ethnografischen Erkundungen und Diskursanalysen zu einer „dichten analytischen Erzählung“ verknüpft. In Anlehnung an die konzeptuelle Losung history takes place, mit der der Kulturhistoriker Karl Schlögel für eine raumbewusste Historie und eine historische Raumforschung plädiert, heißt es für die Studie: memory takes place.
Ayotzinapa
Ayotzinapa, horas eternas es una ventana para asomarse al trágico y turbio caso de la desaparición forzada de 43 estudiantes de una escuela normal rural de México. Con las voces de los sobrevivientes, este libro reconstruye lo ocurrido en Iguala los días 26 y 27 de septiembre de 2014, cuando también otros tres alumnos fueron asesinados y varios resultaron heridos de gravedad. Elaborado a partir de más de cien entrevistas, Ayotzinapa, horas eternas lleva al lector a conocer el caso de primera mano y lo interpela con reflexiones personales de la autora, hija de desaparecidos durante la última dictadura militar argentina. Un relato íntimo de dolor, amor y supervivencia. Un ladrillo de memoria.
The Book of Anna
Russia, 1905. Behind the gates of the Karenin Palace, Sergei, son of Anna Karenina, meets Tolstoy in his dreams and finds reminders of his mother everywhere: the almost-living portrait that the Tsar intends to acquire and the opium-infused manuscripts she wrote just before her death, one of which opens a trapdoor to a wild feminist fairytale. Across the city, Clementine, an anarchist seamstress, and Father Gapón, the charismatic leader of the proletariat, tip the country ever closer to revolution. Boullosa lifts the voices of coachmen, sailors, maids, and seamstresses in this playful, polyphonic, and subversive revision of the Russian revolution, told through the lens of Tolstoy’s most beloved work.
Jan Brueghel the Elder
Kolb has produced a thoroughly researched essay on this painting, which is in the Getty Museum. The study focuses on Brueghel's depiction of nature, especially his exacting representation of identifiable species of animals and birds, the names of which are listed. Brueghel's collaboration with other painters, his and other painters' re-use of the same theme and composition, and the history and practice of natural history collection and representation are central themes. The volume, which is printed in a horizontal format (it's 11x8") and heavily illustrated, is written for a general audience, though art historians will also find much of interest.
A Silent Fury
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Breaking the Silos for Planetary Health
This book translates the latest theoretical perspectives on the emerging field of Planetary Health Studies into the practical reality of global political decision makers. It builds on the scientific data on the impacts of environmental change on human health to propose practical methods for operationalizing planetary health. The book maps opportunities for decision makers to break institutional silos and engage with bottom-up approaches that can transform planetary health from a global idea into a local reality. The analysis frames human health in the Anthropocene, an era in which humans have become the most powerful force affecting global ecosystems, and reveals new existential risks for hu...
From Stoke Mandeville to Stratford
Dr. Brittain documents the history of the summer Paralympic Games and presents it in one accessible and easy-to-read volume that focuses on Great Britain's participation in the games.
Goya
Francisco Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) created magnificent paintings, tapestry designs, prints, and drawings over the course of his long and productive career. Women frequently appeared as the subjects of Goya's works, from his brilliantly painted cartoons for the Royal Tapestry Factory to his stunning portraits of some of the most powerful women in Madrid. This groundbreaking book is the first to examine the representations of women within Goya's multifaceted art, and in so doing, it sheds new light on the evolution of his artistic creativity as well as on the roles assumed by women in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Spain. Many of Goya's most famous works are featured and exp...
