Introduction: censorship and creative freedom

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Censoring the outsider : the theatre of Albert Camus in Franco’s Spain

This work was supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council under Grant AH/E007686/1.This article analyses the significance and reception of Albert Camus’s theatre in Spain under the Franco dictatorship (1939–75), which differed from that in France and elsewhere. The state censorship files at the Archivo General de la Administración in Alcalá de Henares reveal how performances of Camus’s theatre were considered rallying points of opposition to the dictatorship and yet were often tolerated. An analysis of this contradiction helps us not only to fill a gap in Spanish theatre history, which generally focuses little on foreign drama, but also to throw light both on the use of foreign drama as a form of protest and on the transnational legacy of Camus’s theatre.PostprintPeer reviewe

The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

The cerebral cortex underlies our complex cognitive capabilities, yet little is known about the specific genetic loci that influence human cortical structure. To identify genetic variants that affect cortical structure, we conducted a genome-wide association meta-analysis of brain magnetic resonance imaging data from 51,665 individuals. We analyzed the surface area and average thickness of the whole cortex and 34 regions with known functional specializations. We identified 199 significant loci and found significant enrichment for loci influencing total surface area within regulatory elements that are active during prenatal cortical development, supporting the radial unit hypothesis. Loci that affect regional surface area cluster near genes in Wnt signaling pathways, which influence progenitor expansion and areal identity. Variation in cortical structure is genetically correlated with cognitive function, Parkinson's disease, insomnia, depression, neuroticism, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

From Domestic Angels to Girl Power:The Evolution of Female Characters in the Theatre of Antonio Buero Vallejo

AntonioBuero Vallejo (1916–2000) was a relentless critic of the Franco regime who commented on Spanish society in his theatre, both under Franco and after the dictator's death. With his activos and contemplativos, Buero created some of the greatest male characters in the Spanish theatre, and he captured the tragedy of a divided Spain by staging the dilemmas of individuals struggling to face both their own limitations and those imposed by society. Although Buero claimed that ‘la mitad mejor del género humano es la femenina’ (de Paco, 1987), the world of his dramas, like the society reflected within them, is a patriarchal one and his depiction of women, particularly in the early plays, was often both romanticized and stereotyped. Noteworthy, however, is the shift that takes place in his later works, which feature female characters who, rather than figures defined by their relationships with men, are more complex individuals, capable of independent thought and action. This article explores the changing portrayal of women in the works of one of the most important dramatists of twentieth-century Spain and comments on how Buero's plays capture the shifting status of women in Spanish society