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Complementary Modernisms in China and the United States: Art as Life/Art as Idea is the result of a conference where Chinese and Americanist art historians addressed the development of modernism in their respective cultural traditions. The chapters juxtapose historical developments without attempting to map connections or influences. Instead, both national modernisms are presented as part of the larger terrain of global modernism, but generated within specific, localized circumstances. This juxtaposition reveals significant differences as much as any particular moments of connection or similarities, disrupting any standard narrative of the primacy of French (or European) avant-garde art and its influence on more belated and peripheral communities.The differences that are revealed are not merely the result of the very different historical trajectories of each country’s moves into modernity. Rather, differences in attention and methodology are just as important, in particular the focus on the post-1980 development of Chinese art as part of the modernization of Chinese culture and economy, rather than the American perspective on post-1980s postmodern qualities. At the same time, significant convergent concerns emerge, such as the importance of urban centers and urbanization, the profound effect of political and technological disruption, and the question of identity.The volume represent a cross-section of Chinese and Americanist art historians, both early career and senior scholars, working on a wide variety of subjects, such as the Ashcan School, Impressionism, Cai Liang, Liang Sicheng, Huang Binhong, Cézanne, Bauhaus, Joseph Cornell, Andrew Wyeth, Louise Nevelson, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and contemporary art more broadly, with (as is usual in any survey of the 20th century these days) a concentration on the 1960s.《交互视野下的中国和美国的现代艺术: 艺术/生活或观念》这一会议论文集收录了中美艺术史家对现代主义在各自传统下的发展进行研究所得的成果。这些文章并置历史发展，而非试图详述其中的关联或影响。相反，两个国家的现代主义都被展现为全球现代主义大背景中的一部分，并被认为是在特定环境中产生的。这种并置显示了重要的差异性以及任何特殊情况下的联系或相似之处，打破了一般强调法国（或欧洲）先锋派首要地位及其对周围团体产生影响的标准论述。中国与美国现代主义发展上的差异，并不仅仅是由于两国进入不同历史轨道发展现代化而导致的。相反，关注点和方法论的差异也同样重要，尤其是关注八十年代后中国艺术的发展，将其作为中国文化与经济现代化的一部分，而不是从美国视角来看待八十年代后的后现代价值。同时，也出现了重要的趋同关注点：城市中心与城市化的重要性，政治或科技解体所造成的深远影响，以及自我认同的问题。本论文集所收录的文章，彰显了当今重要的中美艺术史家研究的多样性，从资深到青年一代，从阿什坎学派至当代艺术，（并与任何当下对二十世纪作出的概括论述相一致，）将重点放在二十世纪六十年代。

La Bibliothèque nationale de France conserve plusieurs centaines de partitions vénitiennes, imprimées ou manuscrites, d’une très grande valeur musicale et culturelle, dont la simple présence dans notre pays constitue une énigme. Comment ces œuvres sont-elles arrivées en France, alors que depuis 1672 - date à laquelle Jean-Baptiste Lully prend la tête de l’Académie royale de musique - et jusqu’à la fin de l’Ancien Régime, aucun opera seria ultra montain n’est créé sur une scène française ? C’est grâce à son excellente connaissance des rouages de la vie théâtra le et religieuse de Venise que Sylvie Mamy répond à cette question. Sa plume alerte suit à la trace le voyageur français qui, au xviiie siècle, frappe à la porte des copistes de musique de la Cité des doges avec l’ardent espoir de rapporter dans sa malle une aria chantée au théâtre par Farinelli ou par Faustina, fragile évocation de l’émotion d’un instant, qu’au retour on rangera secrètement sur les rayons de sa bibliothèque. Laissant la partition raconter son histoire, l’auteur jette un éclairage tout à fait inattendu sur la diffusion et la réception de l’opéra italien en France et sur les relations entre Paris et Venise au siècle des Lumières, tout en enrichissant un pan entier de l’histoire musicale européenne. Elle nous fait partager son plaisir et son rêve d’une Venise aujourd’hui disparue.

Cancer remains one of the most pressing global public health challenges, with the number of new cases and deaths rising each year. As the global cancer burden continues to grow, so does the need for rigorous epidemiological research that elucidates patterns in incidence, mortality, prevalence, and survival across diverse populations and regions. This Special Issue, entitled Emerging Trends in Global Cancer Epidemiology, brings together a collection of impactful studies that reflect the evolving landscape of cancer epidemiology worldwide. These contributions offer fresh perspectives on emerging cancer trends, showcase innovative methodologies including big data analytics, genomics, and machine learning and examine the role of environmental, lifestyle, and social determinants in shaping cancer outcomes. From investigations into population-level disparities to evaluations of prevention strategies, each study adds a critical piece to the global cancer puzzle. Collectively, this Special Issue aims to advance our understanding of cancer as a global health threat and inform the development of effective, population-level strategies for cancer prevention and control.

Ormož ranks among the most important archaeological sites in Slovenia. The fortified settlement from the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age extended over the area where the town stands today. It developed on a high-lying terrace on the left bank of the river Drava, which forms a broad bend right at the foothills. This site was intentionally selected, since towards the river it was protected by a steep slope, and to the east and west by relatively deep natural dykes. In the present monograph a survey is given of the results of the excavations which were carried out in Ormož during the period from 1974 to 1981.

As in other countries, the Norwegian public sector is subject to demands for improvement and reforms. The reason for the demand has varied over time. In recent years, there has been an intensified focus on addressing wicked problems and developing strategies to handle them effectively and legitimately. The accelerating pace of change and the growing complexity of societal challenges pose significant pressures on the performance of public administration and the organization of public services. Simultaneously, there is a growing demand for deeper insights into change, reforms, and innovation within the study of public administration. This book addresses this need by integrating research on public sector innovation, multilevel governance, and collaborative practices within the realm of public health management. In honour of Professor Oddbjørn Bukve (1951-2023), a distinguished Norwegian scholar in political science, the authors of this book tap into some of his key research interests. The contributors are academic friends, colleagues and collaborative partners of Oddbjørn Bukve during his long career at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, campus Sogndal. Oddbjørn Bukve was an engaged academic with an entrepreneurial spirit. He wanted organisational and political research to be of relevance to the different fields of practice. The editors of this book have had this in mind and hope that Innovation, multilevel governance, and collaboration will be of interest t o practitioners, leaders, and policymakers, as well as Master's and PhD students, political scientists, and organizational researchers. The themes addressed are particularly relevant to municipalities facing the growing demand to handle wicked problems and new innovation policies.

Illuminating issues of diversity at the intersection of rural education and multilingual learners (ML) in the United States, this edited volume brings forth new research that captures the importance of place and rurality in the work of educators who serve multilingual learners and their families. The six chapters in this book demonstrate that education for teachers, leaders and staff, professional development programs, and government-funded projects aimed to improve rural education need to begin with three interrelated, multifaceted principles. The first principle is the need to center place and rurality as essential factors that affect education for all educators, students, and families who live, work, and attend schools in rural communities. Second, educators must humanize multilingual students, their families, and their cultures in ways that go beyond merely acknowledging their presence – they must deeply see and understand the lives and (hi)stories of the multilingual students and families that they serve in their rural schools. Finally, the third principle involves identifying multilingual resources for ML students and their families. Given the persistent inequities in access to resources and opportunities that rural ML students and families face, this last principle requires careful planning, networking, and advocating in ways that can truly effectuate change. Contributors are: Jioanna Carjuzaa, Maria R. Coady, Paula Golombek, Shuzhan Li, Kristin Kline Liu, Nidza V. Marichal, Charity Funfe Tatah Mentan, Kym O’Donnell, Stephanie Oudghiri, Darrell Peterson, Sonja Phillips, Jenelle Reeves and Yi-Chen Wu.

The Bilingual Muse analyzes the work of seven Russian poets who translated their own poems into English, French, German, or Italian. Investigating the parallel versions of self-translated poetic texts by Vladimir Nabokov, Joseph Brodsky, Andrey Gritsman, Katia Kapovich, Marina Tsvetaeva, Wassily Kandinsky, and Elizaveta Kul’man, Adrian Wanner considers how verbal creativity functions in different languages, the conundrum of translation, and the vagaries of bilingual identities. Wanner argues that the perceived marginality of self-translation stems from a romantic privileging of the mother tongue and the original text. The unprecedented recent dispersion of Russian speakers over three continents has led to the emergence of a new generation of diasporic Russians who provide a more receptive milieu for multilingual creativity.

Historians have, until recently, been silent about sound. This collection of essays on talking and listening in the age of modernity brings together major Australian scholars who have followed Alain Corbin's injunction that historians 'can no longer afford to neglect materials pertaining to auditory perception'. Ranging from the sound of gunfire on the Australian gold-fields to Alfred Deakin's virile oratory, these essays argue for the influence of the auditory in forming individual and collective subjectivities; the place of speech in understanding individual and collective endeavours; the centrality of speech in marking and negating difference and in struggles for power; and the significance of the technologies of radio and film in forming modern cultural identities.

Die experimentelle Planungskompetenz stellt insbesondere im Lichte des Kompetenzbereichs Erkenntnisgewinnung der Nationalen Bildungsstandards eine wichtige Kernkompetenz künftiger Chemie-Lehrkräfte in Deutschland dar. Unter dem Konstrukt können diejenigen Kompetenzen von Lehrkräften verstanden werden, welche für eine lernwirksame Gestaltung von Experimentierprozessen nötig sind. Dabei stellen die ziel- und kompetenzorientierte Öffnung des Experimentierprozesses, die Verwendung adäquater Unterstützungsmaßnahmen, die Berücksichtigung von Lernvoraussetzungen der Schülerinnen und Schüler sowie die Passung zwischen den verschiedenen Planungsentscheidungen wichtige Planungskriterien dar. Zur Förderung der experimentellen Planungskompetenz wurde im Rahmen der vorliegenden Arbeit ein Seminarkonzept entwickelt, in dem insgesamt 48 Studierende selbst Experimentierprozesse planten, evaluierten und reflektierten. Um die Lernwirksamkeit zu überprüfen, wurde in einem Pre-Post-Follow-Up-Design u. a. die experimentelle Planungskompetenz mit Hilfe eines Performanztests erhoben. Die daraus resultierenden schriftlichen Planungen wurden mit Hilfe eines selbst entwickelten Kodiermanuals analysiert und hinsichtlich ihrer Qualität bewertet. Auf die gleiche Weise wurden die im Verlauf des Seminars entstandenen Experimentierprozesse ausgewertet. Es zeigen sich signifikante Zuwächse in der experimentellen Planungskompetenz.

A thought-provoking book which empowers its readers to think about the problems in systematic, transformative ways' - Fadhel Kaboub, President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity The Arab region is a focus of world politics, with authoritarian regimes, significant fossil fuel reserves and histories of colonialism and imperialism. It is also the site of potentially immense green energy resources. The writers in this collection explore a region ripe for energy transition, but held back by resource-grabbing and neocolonial agendas. They show the importance of fighting for a just energy transition and climate justice - exposing policies and practices that protect global and local political elites, multinational corporations and military regimes. Covering a wide range of countries from Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia to Egypt, Sudan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Palestine, this book challenges Eurocentrism and highlights instead a class-conscious approach to climate justice that is necessary for our survival.

Comment l’Europe perçoit-elle les musulmans qui vivent dans sa région depuis les événements du 11 septembre 2001 ? Qui sont ces hommes et ces femmes, issus de l’immigration, difficiles à nommer, à compter et dont les revendications en termes de citoyenneté et d’identité déstabilisent et inquiètent ? Les contributions de cet ouvrage mettent en exergue les nouvelles dimensions de la construction, en Europe, d’une société et d’un espace politique où le multiculturel cherche à faire reconnaître s...

Der Syrienkonflikt begegnet uns seit seinen Anfängen vor allem in Videos, die zunächst mit Smartphones, später auch mit hochauflösenden Actionkameras aufgenommen wurden. Verbreitet über das Internet werden diese Videos von einer internationalen Berichterstattung, aber auch von Kunst- und Filmschaffenden aufgegriffen. Mareike Meis entwickelt in diesem Kontext eine Forschungsperspektive, die auf innovative Weise Videos der Gewalt und des Todes für einen wissenschaftlichen Zugriff erschließbar und damit verbundene aktivistische, jihadistische und rechtspopulistische Praktiken im Spannungsfeld von Ästhetisierung und Politisierung kritisierbar macht.

Animal experimentation has been one of the most controversial areas of animal use, mainly due to the intentional harms inflicted upon animals for the sake of hoped-for benefits in humans. Despite this rationale for continued animal experimentation, shortcomings of this practice have become increasingly more apparent and well-documented. However, these limitations are not yet widely known or appreciated, and there is a danger that they may simply be ignored. The 51 experts who have contributed to Animal Experimentation: Working Towards a Paradigm Change critically review current animal use in science, present new and innovative non-animal approaches to address urgent scientific questions, and offer a roadmap towards an animal-free world of science.

« Une crise de mémoire, au sens où je l’entends, est un moment crucial et, parfois, périlleux ou conflictuel, du processus de remémoration du passé, qu’il soit collectif ou individuel. Ce qui est en jeu dans une crise de mémoire, c’est la question de la représentation de soi – comment l’on se voit, comment l’on se représente aux autres –, ce qui est indissociable du récit que l’on fait de son propre passé.Dans les crises de mémoire qui font l’objet de ce livre, la représentation individuelle empiète souvent sur la représentation collective, dont elle va parfois même jusqu’à occuper l’espace central. Pour le dire autrement, il arrive que la remémoration individuelle d’un évènement atteigne une signification collective, pour donner lieu à une “affaire de mémoire” conflictuelle. L’affaire de mémoire diffère des autres affaires ou scandales publics en ce qu’elle met en jeu non les conséquences d’un évènement qui est encore en train de se dérouler – comme, par exemple, l’affaire Dreyfus, dont l’enjeu était non seulement le sort du capitaine Dreyfus mais également, selon certains, celui de la République française.L’objet du conflit dans une affaire de mémoire concerne donc l’interprétation et la représentation publique d’un évènement situé loin dans le passé, mais dont les effets se font encore ressentir. »