129 research outputs found
Historical geography II: traces remain
The second report in this series turns to focus on the trace in relation to life-writing and biography in historical geography and beyond. Through attention to tracing journeys, located moments and listening to the presence of ghosts (Ogborn, 2005), this report seeks to highlight the range of different ways in which historical geographers have explored lives, deaths, and their transient traces through varied biographical terrains. Continuing to draw attention in historical geography to the darkest of histories, this piece will pivot on moments of discovering the dead to showcase the nuanced ways in which historical geography is opening doors into uncharted lives and unspoken histories
MĂśglichkeitsdenken. Utopie und Dystopie in der Gegenwart
Utopien denken MÜglichkeiten von Zukunft. Mit Beginn der historischen Moderne, in der die Erwartung an die Zukunft die Erfahrung der Vergangenheit ßbersteigt, entstehen in der je aktuellen Gegenwart Entwßrfe, die Utopien genannt werden kÜnnen. Die Temporalisierung der Erfahrung macht Projektionen in die Zukunft mÜglich (Reinhart Koselleck). Diese sind nie eindeutig. Sie liefern mehrdeutige Wunsch- und Schreckbilder auch in eigentßmlichen Verschränkungen.
Die Einsicht in diese Dialektik nimmt mit dem Grad der Selbstreferentialität von ZukunftsentwĂźrfen zu; Utopie und Dystopie bedingen sich wechselseitig. â Gegenwärtig leben wir mit auĂerordentlich unsicheren Zukunftsperspektiven. Haben Utopien nur in Dystopien Ăźberlebt? Nach dem Ende des Utopismus-Verdachts am Beginn der 90er Jahre geht es heute um eine Bestandsaufnahme
von Zukunftspotentialen, um Diskussionen von Denkformen des Hypothetisch-MĂśglichen. Bietet die Tradition des utopischen Denkens AnknĂźpfungspunkte
fĂźr aktuelle, positiv oder negativ konnotierte Zukunftsbeschreibungen? Wunsch- oder Warnbilder sind noch immer jenem utopischen Impuls verpflichtet,
der den Blick aus der Gegenwart in die Zukunft richten will. Die Frage nach der Zukunft utopischen Denkens stellt somit in den MĂśglichkeiten temporalen, visionären und konjunktivischen Denkens zugleich die Frage nach dem Ort des Gesellschaftlichen und der Gesellschaft heute â und damit die Frage nach der Verbindlichkeit von Tradition, und das heiĂt auch: nach Traditionen
des Utopischen
The Ethnic 'Other' in Ukrainian History Textbooks: The Case of Russia and the Russians
This paper examines portrayals of Russia and the Russians in two generations of Ukrainian history textbooks. It observes that the textbooks are highly condemning of Ukraine's main ethnic other in the guise of foreign ruler: the tsarist authorities and the Soviet regime are always attributed dubious and malicious intentions even if there is appreciation for some of their policies. By contrast, the books, certainly those of the second generation, refrain from presenting highly biased accounts of the ethnic other as a national group (i.e. Russians). Instances where negative judgements do fall onto Russians are counterbalanced by excerpts criticizing ethnic Ukrainians or highlighting conflicting interests within the Ukrainian ethnic group. The negative appraisal of the ethnic other as foreign ruler is clearly instrumental for the nation-building project as it sustains a discourse legitimating the existence of Ukraine as independent state. However, recent trends in history education, the paper concludes, suggest that the importance of nurturing patriotism as a national policy objective is diminishing
Placenta increta causing hemoperitoneum in the 26th week of pregnancy: a case report
Abstract Introduction Placenta increta is a serious complication of pregnancy. We describe a case leading to uterine rupture associated with massive intra-abdominal hemorrhage. Case presentation A 34-year-old Caucasian Albanian woman, gravida 2, para 1, was admitted to the emergency department of our hospital for acute abdominal pain associated with profound secondary anemia. An anatomopathological diagnosis of placenta increta destruens was made. An urgent hysterectomy was performed after resuscitation procedures, applied due to the severe anemia and the abdominal drama accompanying the case. Intra-operatively, a uterus-saving procedure was found to be impossible, and hysterectomy remained the only surgical option. The uterine structures were sent for further microscopic evaluation. On histological examination, deep trophoblastic infiltration of the uterine wall was observed, justifying the surgeon's decision. Our patient received blood transfusions and antibiotics. Her sutures were removed on the eighth postoperative day and she was discharged the following day in a stable condition. Conclusion This case, describing a patient with uterine rupture and massive hemorrhage, illustrates a serious and potentially fatal complication of placenta previa. In such cases, surgery is essential, and hysterectomy may be the only viable option.</p
Diasporic Belgian cinema: transnational and transcultural approaches to Molenbeek and Matonge in 'Black'
Since the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris (13 November 2015) and Brussels (23 March 2016), the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek and the diasporic communities of Belgiumâand in particular, Brusselsâhave been frequently analysed in European and Western media outlets. Two days before the tragic events in Paris, the (francophone) Belgian film Black (Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, 2015) was released to Belgian audiences. The film achieved critical valorisation after winning the Discovery prize at the Toronto international film festival, prior to its screening at film festivals in Belgium, namely the Ghent film festival (in Flanders) and the Festival International de Film Francophone (FIFF) in Namur (Wallonia) (Feuillère 2015). The contextual backdrop of terrorism and Islamic fundamentalism has led to a synchronic interpretation of Black as a potentially radical and subversive film. This chapter argues that Black represents the futile hope of a multicultural understanding of Belgian nationalism, as it reinforces the separation between excluded groups
Beyond âgeo-economicsâ: advanced unevenness and the anatomy of German austerity
This article aims to shed new light on Germanyâs domineering role in the eurocrisis. I argue that the realist-inspired depiction of Germany as a âgeo-economic powerâ, locked into zero-sum competition with its European partners, is built around an empty core: unable to theorise how anarchy shapes the calculus of states where security competition has receded, it cannot explain why German state managers have insisted on an austerity response to the crisis despite its significant risks and costs even for Germany itself. To unlock this puzzle, this article outlines a version of uneven and combined development (UCD) that is better able to capture the international pressures and opportunities faced by policy elites in advanced capitalist states that no longer encounter one another as direct security rivals. Applied to Germany, this lens reveals a twofold unevenness in the historical structures and growth cycles of capitalist economies that shape its contradictory choice for austerity. In the long run, the reorientation of the export-dependent German economy from Europe towards Asian and Latin American late industrialisers renders the structural adjustment of the eurozone an opportunityâfrom the cost-saving view of German manufacturers producing in the European home market for export abroad, as well as for German state officials keen to sustain a crumbling class compromise centred on Germanyâs world market success. In the short term, however, its exposed position between the divergent post-crisis trajectories of the US and Europe accelerates pressures for austerity beyond what German state and corporate elites would otherwise consider feasible
Feeding Behaviour, Swimming Activity and Boldness Explain Variation in Feed Intake and Growth of Sole (Solea solea) Reared in Captivity
The major economic constraint for culturing sole (Solea solea) is its slow and variable growth. The objective was to study the relationship between feed intake/efficiency, growth, and (non-) feeding behaviour of sole. Sixteen juveniles with an average (SD) growth of 2.7 (1.9) g/kg0.8/d were selected on their growth during a 4-week period in which they were housed communally with 84 other fish. Selected fish were housed individually during a second 4-week period to measure individual feed intake, growth, and behaviour. Fish were hand-fed three times a day during the dark phase of the day until apparent satiation. During six different days, behaviour was recorded twice daily during 3 minutes by direct observations. Total swimming activity, frequency of burying and of escapes were recorded. At the beginning and end of the growth period, two sequential behavioural tests were performed: âNovel Environmentâ and âLight Avoidanceâ. Fish housed individually still exhibited pronounced variation in feed intake (CVâ=â23%), growth (CVâ=â25%) and behavior (CVâ=â100%). Differences in feed intake account for 79% of the observed individual differences in growth of sole. Fish with higher variation in feed intake between days and between meals within days had significantly a lower total feed intake (râ=ââ0.65 and râ=ââ0.77) and growth. Active fish showed significantly higher feed intake (râ=â0.66) and growth (râ=â0.58). Boldness during both challenge tests was related to fast growth: (1) fish which reacted with a lower latency time to swim in a novel environment had significantly higher feed intake (râ=ââ0.55) and growth (râ=ââ0.66); (2) fish escaping during the light avoidance test tended to show higher feed intake (P<0.1) and had higher growth (P<0.05). In conclusion, feeding consistency, swimming activity in the tank, and boldness during behavioral tests are related to feed intake and growth of sole in captivity
Research strategies for organizational history:a dialogue between historical theory and organization theory
If history matters for organization theory, then we need greater reflexivity regarding the epistemological problem of representing the past; otherwise, history might be seen as merely a repository of ready-made data. To facilitate this reflexivity, we set out three epistemological dualisms derived from historical theory to explain the relationship between history and organization theory: (1) in the dualism of explanation, historians are preoccupied with narrative construction, whereas organization theorists subordinate narrative to analysis; (2) in the dualism of evidence, historians use verifiable documentary sources, whereas organization theorists prefer constructed data; and (3) in the dualism of temporality, historians construct their own periodization, whereas organization theorists treat time as constant for chronology. These three dualisms underpin our explication of four alternative research strategies for organizational history: corporate history, consisting of a holistic, objectivist narrative of a corporate entity; analytically structured history, narrating theoretically conceptualized structures and events; serial history, using replicable techniques to analyze repeatable facts; and ethnographic history, reading documentary sources "against the grain." Ultimately, we argue that our epistemological dualisms will enable organization theorists to justify their theoretical stance in relation to a range of strategies in organizational history, including narratives constructed from documentary sources found in organizational archives. Copyright of the Academy of Management, all rights reserved
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