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Updating Roman Jakobson’s ‘Poetic Function’ with Vector Semantics
Read more: Updating Roman Jakobson’s ‘Poetic Function’ with Vector SemanticsKurzynski discusses how poetry extends beyond sound and rhythm and taps into a deeper network of meanings.
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Langwell, Caithness: an exemplar of the Highland economy
William Parente explores the challenges faced by Highland communities in the time of the Clearances
Dreaming and Deleuze
Totemic ancestral connections to land in Warlpiri and other Indigenous Australian cultures are lines of becomings resonating with some concepts proposed by philosophers Deleuze and Guattari.
The Whitehead canon, version 2.0
Joseph Petek dives into the re-discovered essays and articles of Alfred North Whitehead.
Q&A with Paul du Plessis on Henry Maine’s Ancient Law
Paul du Plessis shares what inspired him to research Henry Maine
Why family ties in Kūfa mattered for early Islamic politics
Aliya A Ali explores how kinship and marriage alliances shaped political power and governance in the early Islamic city of Kūfa.
Violence in Brontë Afterlives
Explore five adaptations of Brontë novels that amplify violence, from Wuthering Heights to Jane Eyre, reshaping the Brontës’ enduring cultural impact.
Cinema Without Borders: The Films of Paweł Pawlikowski
Explores the cinematic career of British-Polish director, Paweł Pawlikowski.
More Than Just Shade: 3 Surprising Stories About the 19th-Century Parasol
Elena Vanden Abeele investigates the functions, symbols and hidden meanings behind the parsol in the 19th century.
Reimagining the Action Heroine for the Twenty-First Century
A look through the ever-shifting landscape of the action genre and its representation of women.
Q&A with Chibli Mallat, author of Democracy Redefined
Chibli Mallat introduces 'Democracy Redefined' and explores the Lebanese Constitution's history and its unique approach to democracy.