Humanities & Social Sciences

Im Mittelpunkt dieses Buchs steht die bemalte Fachwerkwand aus dem Bischöflichen Schloss in Chur, welche die Bilder des Todes nach Hans Holbein d. J. wiedergibt. Die Grundlage bildet eine Bestandsaufnahme des Zyklus, der 35 Szenen sowie acht Sockelfelder umfasst. Anhand eines detaillierten Vergleichs der gemalten Darstellungen mit den Vorlagen werden die Vorgehensweise des unbekannten Malers charakterisiert und die Darstellungen werden in die Entwicklung der Totentänze eingeordnet. Die Churer Todesbilder sind eine der frühesten Kopien der Holzschnittfolge mit den Bildern des Todes nach Holbein und deren erste monumentale Umsetzung – ein eigenständiges Werk von hoher künstlerischer Qualität.

Die Figur des Zeugen, der von einem Ereignis berichtet und es damit anderen zugänglich macht, verkörpert eine fundamentale Wissenspraxis für die menschliche Lebenswelt. Umso erstaunlicher ist es, dass die Philosophie dieses Thema lange Zeit eher eindimensional erörtert hat: Nur die erkenntnistheoretische Frage, ob das durch Zeugen vermittelte Wissen überhaupt wirkliches Wissen sei, schien interessant. Doch ist das Problem des Zeugnisablegens damit erschöpft? Dieses Buch untersucht Zeugenschaft in systematischer und historischer Perspektive als eine soziale Institution des Wissens. Es leistet dabei erstmals einen Brückenschlag von erkenntnistheoretischen Ansätzen zum Wissens- und Informationscharakter des Zeugnisgebens hin zu medienkritischen Fragen, Überlegungen zur Rolle von Zeugen im öffentlichen Raum sowie zur ethischen und politischen Bedeutung von Überlebenszeugen.

The aim of Clean Water Using Solar and Wind is to make water professionals aware of the possibilities that solar photo-voltaic (PV) and wind offer to bring, not only clean energy but also clean water to remote and rural areas in Africa and developing Asia as well as in many peri-urban areas in the developing world. These areas are located outside the conventional electric grids and a grid connection is usually not economically feasible. The systems are scalable and can be designed to any size, from the household level to village and community levels. It also means that more capacity can be readily added when demand increases.

This is a comprehensive study of the archaeological archives and artefact collections of Glastonbury Abbey, together with a new geophysical survey of the site. It analyses thirty-six seasons of archaeological excavation directed by such iconic figures as Sir William St John Hope, Sir Charles Peers, Sir Alfred Clapham and Dr Courtenay Arthur Ralegh Radford, and reveals new insights into the abbey’s origins and historical development. Previous interpretations are challenged and new evidence is presented for the Saxon and later medieval phases of the abbey, including an important complex of early glass-working furnaces, dated c 700. The study reveals, for the first time, archaeological evidence for the Norman and later medieval monastic ranges and the luxurious abbot’s hall and court.

Die weltpolitischen Konsequenzen des Krieges, den die USA und ihre "Koalition der Willigen" im März/April 2003 gegen den Irak geführt haben, sind noch immer nicht im Einzelnen abzusehen. Aber eine Folge ist bereits sichtbar: Von niemandem erwartet, ist eine intensive öffentliche Debatte über die internationale Ordnung und die zukünftige Rolle Europas in Gang gekommen. Der Irak-Krieg ist zum Katalysator einer breiten Diskussion über europäische Erneuerung und europäische Identität geworden. Die in diesem Band zusammengetragenen Beiträge sind Wortmeldungen in einer Debatte, die gerade erst angefangen hat, und sie sind zugleich Interventionen in politische Verwerfungen und Entwicklungen, von denen noch niemand genau weiß, wohin sie gehen werden und wohin sie gehen sollen. Die Beiträge von Ernst-Otto Czempiel, Jürgen Kocka, Gudrun Krämer, Herfried Münkler, August Pradetto, Emanuel Richter und Christian Tomuschat entstammen einer Vortragsreihe anlässlich der Verleihung des Karlspreises an

This essay collection rediscovers and reassesses a host of still little-known, pre-1914, Welsh women writers. In the last few decades considerable advances have been made towards rediscovering, contextualising, and analysing women’s writing from Wales. The combined influences of the post-1960s women’s movement, the 1990s Welsh devolution successes, and the development of the ‘Four Nations’ school of British literary criticism, have together effected significant advances in the field of Welsh feminist literary studies. This book focuses in particular on: the fifteenth- to eighteenth-century Welsh-language bards, such as Gwerful Mechain, Angharad James, and Marged Dafydd; the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century English-language poets, including Katherine Philips, Jane Brereton, Anne Penny, and Anne Hughes; contributors to the Romantic movement in Wales, such as the poets and novelists Mary Robinson and Ann of Swansea; the mid-nineteenth-century protesting voice of polemicists such as Jane Williams (Ysgafell); the Victorian English-language novelists, for example Louisa Matilda Spooner, Anne Beale, Amy Dillwyn, Allen Raine, and Mallt Williams, and their concern with national, class, and gender identities; and early twentieth-century Welsh-language writers engaged with Welsh Home Rule and women’s suffrage issues, such as Gwyneth Vaughan and Eluned Morgan.

This book records the years of Morley Nkosi’s exile from Apartheid South Africa, most of which he spent as an academic in the United States. It is also the story of his life until that forced departure, chronicling the trials, joys, and hopes of a young man born and raised in colonial and Apartheid South Africa. In these pages, he looks back at his upbringing, schooling, early employment, and exposure to the Pan-Africanist ideology that led to his political awakening and, ultimately, to his activism and exile. It is hoped that this work will add a new and illuminating dimension to the literature of Apartheid-era exile, a literature which is thinner, in certain respects, than it ought to be, considering the complexity of the exile experience and the role that those outside the country played in defeating the Nationalist regime and the forces that supported and promoted it. The Way Home adds a vital part of the literature on the lived experiences of formerly exiled South Africans; yet immensely valuable to those who waged the struggle on the home front as well. It is a must read for the old, young and, hopefully, those yet to be born. – Dr Mokubung Nkomo Paperback copies can be ordered directly from UJ Press by contacting "mailto:[email protected]" [email protected].

This open access book provides a detailed exploration of the British media coverage of the press reform debate that arose from the News of the World phone hacking scandal and the Leveson Inquiry. Gathering data from a content analysis of 870 news articles, Ogbebor shows how journalists cover debates on media policy and illustrates the impact of their coverage on democracy. Through this analysis, the book contributes to knowledge of paradigm repair strategies; public sphere; gatekeeping theory; the concept of journalism as an interpretive community; political economy of the press; as well as the neoliberal and social democratic interpretations of press freedom. Providing insight into factors inhibiting and aiding the role of the news media as a democratic public sphere, it will be a valuable resource for the press, media reform activists, members of the public, and academics in the fields of journalism, politics and law.

Beauty: The Body as Artefact traces the history of physical beauty in Western art and thought from antiquity to the eighteenth century. Bringing together foundational texts and newly translated works accompanied by scholarly commentaries, this volume explores how the human body was understood as both a product of nature and an artistic creation. Examining the intersections of aesthetics, art theory, medical practices and cosmetics, it reveals how ideals of beauty and beautification shaped conceptions of gender, the body and artistic creation. The book focuses on the early modern period, when the cosmetic transformation of the body became closely associated with artistic imagery and techniques. Drawing on art-historical, philosophical and cultural perspectives, the volume presents key writings by figures from Cicero and Alberti to Behn and Hogarth, highlighting shifting notions of imitation, ornament and naturalness. Suitable for undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars in art history, cultural history and gender studies, Beauty: The Body as Artefact offers a framework for understanding physical beauty as a historical and artistic category at the intersection of image, body and knowledge.

Reading Arabic original documents is a serious challenge. At first sight, Arabic original documents seem to be casual and therefore rather illegible. Yet upon closer acquaintance, the opposite shows to be true: Arabic documents are highly formal. Written by professional scribes, they follow rather strict rules (not to speak of fashions) in both text and layout. However, only a few scholars have learned to read them and now take advantage of this formality, and only a very few of these share their knowledge with others. Making this know-how accessible to a wider public is the explicit aim of this handbook: how to deal, in a cautious and self-critical way, with pre-17th-century Arabic documents on papyrus, paper, potsherds, parchment, etc. - how to find them, how to publish them, and how to use them as a source for research in linguistics, literary studies, and writing history.

From Hydrology to Hydroarchaeology in the Ancient Mediterranean: An interdisciplinary approach is devoted to the study of water management in ancient cities. It compares the approaches and methods adopted by researchers from different disciplinary sectors to identify the water conditions of past societies and to highlight the measures they have taken to adapt to their water resources. Deriving from an interdisciplinary meeting held in Aix-en-Provence (Mediterranean House of Human Sciences) in 2019, it brings together seven articles that present the innovative results of collaborations between archaeologists and environmental scientists, geologists, geomorphologists, and climatologists in particular. After an introduction that situates the discussions conducted in Aix-en-Provence within the framework of the Watertraces project, funded by the A*Midex foundation (Aix-Marseille University), most of the articles focus on the Sicilian situation. An initial synthesis covers all aspects of the question, followed by four case studies ranging from the 4th century BC to the 1st century AD. Case studies on Agrigento, Termini Imerese/Thermai Himerenses, Alesa/Halaesa, Solunte and Tyndaris are presented. The focus then moves to southern Italy (the Terme di Baia), and to Aegean Greece (the sanctuary at Delphi).

‘It is this animal that sustains the whole of Peru,’ wrote a Spanish chronicler around 1600. Llamas and alpacas were so important in the Inca Empire that breeding and husbandry were controlled by the state. Embedded in spiritual beliefs, they served as beasts of burden (llamas), suppliers of fine animal hair (alpacas) for highly developed textile production and as sacrificial animals. The wild ancestors, vicuña and guanaco, were regarded as livestock of the sun. Labelled ‘Peruvian sheep’ by the Spanish conquistadors, the South American camelids were increasingly displaced by imported European livestock. But in the highlands of their countries of origin Peru and Bolivia, llamas, alpacas and their relatives continue to be of central importance for Andean cultural identity. Using historical reports and illustrations, this book tracks the long and eventful journey of South American camelids from the New World to the Old World. In Europe, South American camelids were initially found as curiosities in princely menageries and zoos. They were the subject of the developing natural sciences and alpaca fleece became a sought-after raw material in the textile industry during the industrial revolution. After unsuccessful attempts to naturalize them as new farm animals outside their original homeland in the 19th century, llamas and alpacas gained a new function in the 20th century as popular companion animals for trekking, landscape conservation, fibre production or as therapy animals. The natural and cultural history of the four South American camelids shows the wide range of the human-animal relationship, – from the Andean concept of a loan from pachamama, Mother Earth, to their function as farm animals and individualized pets. The book is written for enthusiasts of llamas, alpacas and their relatives, as well as for students and scientists who are interested in the natural and cultural history, biology and domestication history of these special animals.

Based on new empirical research, including qualitative interviews as well as quantitative data from learners across several MOOCs, this book contributes to the debate by providing a comparative study of the diffusion and social implications of MOOCs in the USA and in Europe.

This book is dedicated toward space technology application in Earth studies based on the use of a variety of methods for satellite information classification and interpretation. Advantages of geospatial data use in a large-scale area of observation and monitoring as a source of decision-making stage have been demonstrated. The book describes navigation systems providing data estimation method and review of existing data in the literature relevant to remote sensing sensors delivering main information electromagnetic spectrum and a variety of sensor applications. This aspect is important when combining/integrating satellite data processing into the field measurements. Satellites and satellite data application for the study of Earth features have been demonstrated as the next step of geospatial data application. The use of different purposeful processing technology applications of satellite data is one of the vital aspects of space technology advances. The use of GNSS GPS technology in industry and MODIS images and data interpretation for agriculture purposes has been presented. It was the aim of the book to create an attractive environment by presenting space technology application in the wide areas of Earth study. For this purpose, some of the book chapters are dedicated toward space technology advances in climate monitoring, natural disaster factor detection, satellite data processing optimization, and GIS technology for meteorology information with the aim of agriculture developments.

Seit nunmehr fünfundzwanzig Jahren wiederholen sich in Deutschland die immer gleichen Kopftuchdebatten: Unaufhörlich werden die Motive für das Tragen von Kopftüchern hinterfragt, ihr Dasein problematisiert und Kopftuch tragende Frauen herabgewürdigt. Was sagt die Vehemenz dieser Debatten über unsere Gesellschaft aus? Welche Bilder von Neutralität, Geschlecht und Religion finden dabei Anwendung und welche Vorstellungen von Zugehörigkeit und ihren Grenzen fördern sie zutage? Die Beitragenden aus Wissenschaft und Aktivismus gehen diesen Fragen nach und setzen sich u.a. mit der Rassifizierung von Geschlecht, der Vergeschlechtlichung von race sowie der Verknüpfung von race- und Religionskonstruktionen auseinander - mal nah an Kopftuchdebatten, mal davon losgelöst.