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Dans une région bien délimitée, la légation de Bologne et le duché de Milan, à la même époque, autour des années 1580, trois artistes, Vincenzo Campi, Bartolomeo Passerotti et Annibale Carracci, vont se mettre à peindre un nouveau type de représentations, ce que l’on nommera a posteriori des scènes de genre. Une simultanéité étonnante, d’autant plus que ces nouvelles peintures ont une autre caractéristique commune : elles représentent toutes des personnages aux gestes et aux formes d’action dictés par la présence de la nourriture. Comprendre le rôle de l’aliment dans l’émergence même de la peinture de genre en Italie est ce à quoi s’attache ce livre. D’Anvers à Bologne et Crémone, des tableaux de boucherie à la littérature macaronique de Folengo, du musée d’Ulisse Aldrovandi aux écrits des diététiciens italiens de l’époque, des Zanni de la Commedia dell’arte à la figure emblématique de la Gula, ce texte analyse les liens entre peinture et nourriture, mis en perspective dans la culture italienne du Cinquecento. Basé sur un riche corpus iconographique et un ensemble de textes artistiques, ce livre tire son originalité de l’exploitation de toute une production littéraire et théâtrale de la Renaissance ayant trait à la nourriture, mais aussi de traités de diététiques, de livres de cuisine et de textes relatifs à la théorie des humeurs. Au croisement de l’anthropologie et de l’histoire de l’art, ce travail de recherche éclaire l’apparition de la peinture de genre en Italie par l’analyse des motifs alimentaires qui y sont représentés. Chargée à la fois de significations traditionnelles et de sens nouveaux, la nourriture représentée génère, de toute évidence, un dispositif créateur organisant ces peintures de genre.

The EU aspires to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. For a large importer of fossil fuels, such an evolution promises to bring about change in geopolitical terms. This chapter outlines implications of the energy transition in Europe on the EU’s external governance, looking at declining and emerging energy interdependencies and gathering preliminary evidence on the extent to which the EU’s external energy governance is adapting to and shaping such a new environment. The EU generally finds itself in a more advantageous geopolitical position in a context dominated by non-fossil energy. Yet, some areas require attention - notably an increasing interdependence with China at a time of resurgent great power rivalry, and a renewed centrality of industrial policy, where the EU has limited instruments at its disposal. We argue that so far, the EU is adopting a hybrid approach to the external dimension of the energy transition, trying to keep together an outward-looking approach with some mercantilist practices aiming at protecting its domestic clean energy industry, without much geopolitical framing of external action.

Reflecting Oil presents innovative reflections on crude oil, one of the most important fossil fuels characterising modern life: On the one hand, oil functions as a fuel for unrestricted mobility and on the other, as a basis for shaping the material world, thus laying the foundation for a ubiquitous petroculture. Yet despite these profound repercussions on our existence, crude oil is a substance we rarely encounter directly with our senses. This lack of contact is logical in view of its specific properties (unusual odor, toxicity, etc.), but the question arises as to why this connection is not explicitly sought after in the sciences. Reflecting Oil is the result of different artistic research processes which entailed practical handling and holistic observation of the raw substance in the context of petroculture. This mode of research focusing on sensory perception—such as the differentiation of colors and smells, etc., and aesthetic and symbolic interpretation—provided findings on the levels of multi-sensory and practical knowledge. Drawing on a collaboration between art and science, such interdisciplinary investigations into crude oil as the basis of our petromodernity can be vital for the necessary shift towards sustainable energy cultures. A more comprehensive understanding and awareness of how oil and fossil fuels shape our lives can stimulate the necessary cultural, social, and technological transformations towards a sustainable future.

Le « Saint Empire Romain Germanique » : au siècle de Louis XIV ou à celui des Lumières, ce corps politique encore féodal, avec ses centaines de princes, comtes et villes libres, semblait condamné par l'histoire. Du moins est-ce ainsi que les historiens l'ont longtemps considéré. Depuis, ils ont changé d'avis, allant jusqu’à en faire un précurseur de l’Union européenne. Ils ont toutefois avant tout étudié ses institutions – ses tribunaux, sa Diète – distinguant soigneusement entre ce qui relevait de l’Empire, et ce qui se jouait dans les différents territoires (la Prusse, la Bavière, la Saxe etc.). Mais l’Empire ce sont aussi des routes, du commerce, l’échange à travers les omniprésentes frontières, ce sont des carrières et des parcours de vies qui vont d’un territoire à l’autre, ou des querelles entre voisins catholiques et protestants, menée dans le cadre bien défini d’un droit commun – bref, toute une histoire sociale qui traverse les échelles et confère au Saint-Empire une spécificité vécue. La découverte de cette histoire sociale est un champ de recherche dynamique. C’est aussi désormais un lieu de rencontre entre historiens allemands et français. Cet ouvrage réunit les jeunes chercheurs qui animent cette nouvelle façon d’écrire l’histoire du Saint-Empire, à travers un spectre thématique large, en mêlant les bilans historiographiques et les études de cas, et en s’efforçant d’intégrer l’Empire dans une réflexion comparative. Car l’histoire sociale du Saint-Empire permet de poser à nouveaux frais la question de la modernité politique et de l’État. Après une introduction des deux coordinateurs, l’un des meilleurs spécialistes allemands du Saint-Empire, Matthias Schnettger, ouvre le volume par un bilan historiographique alerte et dynamique. L’ouvrage se divise ensuite en quatre parties. La première traite du thème qui est au cœur des renouveaux historiographiques actuels : l’histoire sociale et culturelle du politique (André Krischer, Sébastien Schick, Katrin Keller, Thomas Dorfner). La seconde section approfondit la nouvelle connexion établie par la recherche entre système politique et histoire sociale et économique du Saint-Empire (Guillaume Garner, Vincent Demont, Rachel Renault). La troisième partie explore l’une des spécificités de l’approche française du Saint-Empire : l’attention portée aux pratiques de l’espace (Falk Bretschneider, Anne Saada, Luca Scholz, Axelle Chassagnette). La dernière section enfin s’attarde sur une particularité éminente du Saint-Empire, sensible dans les vies de tous ses habitants : sa pluralité confessionnelle (Christophe Duhamelle, Mark Mudrak, Naïma Ghermani).

The sections and chapters contained in this book deal with issues and challenges facing indigenous and minority populations located in several geographical areas of the world. The papers are written by writers and scholars from various parts of the world and, like any piece of literature on indigenous and minority populations, the topics are diverse. The perspectives are both interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary. The issues examined in the various chapters cover areas pertaining to their human rights, preservation of their culture and identity, traditional knowledge, and their challenges, but also scholarly and epistemological approaches to understanding and articulating such topics in academic contexts. Indeed, the issues around indigenous and minority populations across the world transcend their human rights concerns in relation to dominant groups and institutions within the territorial boundaries of the modern states where they currently live. These issues are cultural, anthropological, sociological, philosophical and epistemological, as well as historical. Any scholarly piece of work on indigenous and minority populations is therefore inevitably inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary or both. The various topics examined by the authors epitomize this diversity of issues around such populations. The book is a significant source of information for students, academics, practitioners, policymakers, government officials and non-governmental organisations working on issues that pertain to such populations at national, regional and global levels.

Les controverses liées aux fondations des sciences sociales avaient pour enjeu de distinguer les arguments relevant d’une logique de la preuve ou d’une rhétorique de la persuasion. L’essor des sciences du langage et la redéfinition de la rhétorique fournissent aujourd’hui d’autres instruments pour mesurer le poids de l’énonciation dans les langages ordinaires ou scientifiques. Les études réunies ici visent à identifier les opérations caractéristiques de l’administration des preuves dans les sciences sociales.

The two major ports on the French Atlantic coast have many points in common, including the facilities of relations with their hinterland. But, in the sixteenth century, they had a very different destiny. Bordeaux was a passive port, waiting for the ships to load the products offered by its merchants (wine, pastel) and redistributing it in its hinterland. Rouen had to supply Paris and the Paris region, to bring raw materials for the Normandy industry and to look for outlets for its productions: this port therefore quickly turned to distant destinations where it could satisfy the needs of its economy.

The book focuses on Fourier transform applications in electromagnetic field and microwave, medical applications, error control coding, methods for option pricing, and Helbert transform application. It is hoped that this book will provide the background, reference and incentive to encourage further research and results in these fields as well as provide tools for practical applications. It provides an applications-oriented analysis written primarily for electrical engineers, control engineers, signal processing engineers, medical researchers, and the academic researchers. In addition the graduate students will also find it useful as a reference for their research activities.

Computed tomography has advanced rapidly through innovations that improve image quality while reducing radiation dose. AI-enhanced reconstruction yields sharper, cleaner images, whereas photon-counting detectors enhance tissue characterization and diagnostic accuracy. Ultra-low-dose protocols, spectral imaging, and faster scanning techniques are expanding clinical use and improving efficiency, particularly in emergency care. These developments strengthen CT’s role as a safer, more precise, and more effective tool in modern medical practice.

A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via www.tandfebooks.com as well as the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license and is part of the OAPEN-UK research project. By examining how NGOs operate in Southern India in the early 2000’s, this book discusses the challenges faced by small, local NGOs in the uncertain times of changing aid dynamics. The key findings focus on what empowerment means for Indian women, and how NGO accountability to these groups is an important part of the empowerment being realised. The notion of community empowerment, in which the ‘solidarity’ of a group can be a path to individual empowerment, is discussed, as well as analysing how empowerment can be a useful concept in development. Based on case studies of 15 NGOs as well as in-depth interviews with 80 women’s self-help groups, the book highlights the key features of effective empowerment programs. The author uses innovative statistical analysis tools to show how a key factor in empowerment of marginalised women is the accountability relationship between themselves and the supporting NGO. The book goes on to discuss the ways that NGOs can work with communities in the future, and recognises the limitations of a donor-centric accountability framework. It provides a useful contribution to studies on South Asia as well as Gender and Development Studies.

A través de cuatro (4) experiencias en el contexto latinoamericano, esta obra de-rivada de investigación evidencia cómo la gastronomía es un elemento de valor en los procesos locales. Incluso, es un recurso identitario que contribuye al desarrollo cultural y afianza las representaciones sociales de una comunidad. Por tanto, es importante trans-mitir estos conocimientos a las presentes y futuras generaciones, de forma que se gene-ren procesos de apropiación cultural. Además, la gastronomía es un recurso que con una correcta planificación y gestión puede consolidarse como un atractivo turístico cultural, debido a que hay turistas que buscan deleitarse con platos originales.

This is the first book on climate change denial and lobbying that combines the ideology of denial and the role of anthropocentrism in the study of interest groups and communication strategy. Climate Change Denial and Public Relations: Strategic Communication and Interest Groups in Climate Inaction is a critical approach to climate change denial from a strategic communication perspective. The book aims to provide an in-depth analysis of how strategic communication by interest groups is contributing to climate change inaction. It does this from a multidisciplinary perspective that expands the usual approach of climate change denialism and introduces a critical reflection on the roots of the problem, including the ethics of the denialist ideology and the rhetoric and role of climate change advocacy. Topics addressed include the power of persuasive narratives and discourses constructed to support climate inaction by lobbies and think tanks, the dominant human supremacist view and the patriarchal roots of denialists and advocates of climate change alike, the knowledge coalitions of the climate think tank networks, the denial strategies related to climate change of the nuclear, oil, and agrifood lobbies, the role of public relations firms, the anthropocentric roots of public relations, taboo topics such as human overpopulation and meat-eating, and the technological myth. This unique volume is recommended reading for students and scholars of communication and public relations.

Attending to the wisdom that emerges through care work, Practice Dialogues uplifts the complexity, creativity, and interconnection of care across fields of endeavor. Written by a collective of practitioners, Practice Dialogues calls readers to learn from, not simply about, care work and those dedicated to it. Recognizing the need to understand care work as practice that furthers people’s survival and thriving, this volume advances a method of research rooted in radical presence, mutual listening, and collaborative writing. Centering care work as and through co-authorship, the essays spotlight fields including medicine, somatic practice, teaching and school leadership, martial arts, organizing, the arts, and family caregiving. In the framing chapters, Practice Dialogues draws on scholarship from education, postcolonial cultural studies, Black studies, Indigenous studies, social work, trauma studies, and critical feminist studies. The volume creates an exchange among scholarship, questions of research methodology, and the ecosystems of care work, pushing the limits of what is possible within and beyond conventional boundaries.

Platforma 3 is a scientific publication in which the students of the Postgraduate school ZRC SAZU present their completed and ongoing research. The edited volume combines contributions from various fields of humanities and social sciences, arising from a wide range of research topics.

Social Policy, Politics and Economics of Welfare, Business and Management, Innovation, Sociology, Economic Sociology, Politics, Citizenship, Social Policy and Welfare