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Revision of the genus Anasibirites Mojsisovics (Ammonoidea): An iconic and cosmopolitan taxon of the late Smithian (Early Triassic) extinction
2016
34 pages; International audience; The family Prionitidae Hyatt represents a major component of ammonoid faunas during the Smithian (Early Triassic), and the genus Anasibirites Mojsisovics is the most emblematic taxon of this family. Its stratigraphical range is restricted to the beginning of the late Smithian (Wasatchites distractus Zone). The genus is also characterized by an unusual cosmopolitan distribution, thus contrasting with most earlier Smithian ammonoid distributions that were typically restricted by latitude. Because the late Smithian witnessed an extinction of the nekton (e.g. ammonoids, conodonts) whose amplitude is equal to or larger than that of the end-Permian crisis, the nu…
A Revision of Sesuvium (Aizoaceae, Sesuvioideae)
2017
Sesuvium and Cypselea are closely related succulent genera within the Sesuvioideae (Aizoaceae). Since Cypselea is nested in Sesuvium in molecular studies and both genera share traits separating them from other members of the subfamily, we propose to include Cypselea in Sesuvium. Sesuvium (incl. Cypselea) comprises 14 species and is distributed worldwide with centres of diversity in southern Africa and North and Central America. Sesuvium comprises erect to procumbent herbs with opposite leaves that often bear conspicuous sheath-like lateral appendages on the petioles (pseudostipules). These and the many-seeded capsules are diagnostic traits, separating Sesuvium from the closely related gener…
Cosmopolitanism as Nonrelationism and Relevant Duties of Justice
2021
This chapter clarifies the new concept of cosmopolitanism as nonrelationism and embeds it in the academic debate. In defence of the new concept, it clarifies how personal relationships can be valued without treating them as a basis for justifying special responsibilities between related individuals. The argument distinguishes between different kinds of responsibilities based on a responsibility framework developed from conceptual considerations of Hart and O’Neill as well as Pettit and Goodin. It reveals that not all kinds of responsibilities are equally relevant with regard to matters of justice.
Charipinae fauna from New Zealand with descriptions of two new species ofAlloxystaFörster (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Figitidae: Charipinae)
2012
Biologically, New Zealand is an important country for its high levels of endemism. However, the recorded fauna of Charipinae in this country included only three cosmopolitan species: Alloxysta fuscicornis (Hartig), Alloxysta victrix (Westwood) and Phaenoglyphis villosa (Hartig). Here, we describe the first endemic charipines for New Zealand: Alloxysta rubidus n. sp. and Alloxysta thorpei n. sp. This significantly increases the knowledge of cynipoid diversity in Australasia, where this hymenopteran group is very poorly known. The new species are diagnosed, described, illustrated and information about their hosts and distribution is given. Characters useful to distinguish these species are di…
Un cosmopolita de raíz valenciana
2010
Where are we now with global forest regulation and governance? Insights from a 'Global Public Goods' Perspective
2016
Even if an encouraging tendency has recently been observed towards a reduction in the rates of global deforestation, the extent and quality of forests continue to decline in many regions of the world, with alarming consequences on the functioning of global hydrological cycles, the conservation of the world's biological diversity, and the fight against climate change. Against this background, the aim of the present article is to investigate the weaknesses of, and the areas for improvement in, the current framework of global forest governance, through an analysis conducted using the lens of the concept of «global public goods» as transposed into, and shaped by, two competing theoretical appro…
Cous cous teaches that love never stops!
2022
La tradizione culinaria del cous cous, originaria dei paesi del Nord Africa e del Maghreb, sbarcata in Sicilia a seguito della dominazione araba e diffusasi grazie alle attività commerciali intraprese dai pescatori siciliani, ha conquistato la cucina regionale che ne ha inaugurato una variante originale: il cous cous di pesce. L’innesto tra culture gastronomiche differenti è stato lo spunto per l’avvio di una nuova tradizione culturale, il San Vito Cous Cous Fest, un evento gastronomico/culturale all’insegna dell’integrazione tra i popoli, della convivenza pacifica, dell’arricchimento reciproco e del cibo come nutrimento dell’anima. The culinary tradition of cous cous, original from the cou…
El cuerpo como desafío al ideal de feminidad franquista. Sara Montiel, la estrella española que vino de Hollywood (1950-1957)
2020
El éxito sin precedentes de El último cuplé en 1957 confirmó a Sara Montiel como el primer gran mito sexual del franquismo. Partiendo del concepto de estrella cinematográfica como una representación cultural construida tanto dentro como fuera de la pantalla, el artículo aborda cómo la actriz encarnó un modelo de mujer que desafiaba los ideales franquistas de género que el régimen trataba de imponer al conjunto de españolas. Mediante el análisis intertextual de películas y documentos hemerográficos, principalmente de las revistas cinematográficas, se observa cómo Montiel fue un icono de feminidad, en la línea de otras voluptuosas estrellas internacionales de los años cincuenta, convertid…
Goethes „Weltliteratur“: Begriff oder Diskurs?
2018
Based on Birus’ suggestion to understand Goethe as an “initiator of discursive practices”, the present study reconsiders the Goethean comments on World Literature (“Weltliteratur”) not in terms of a concept but rather in terms of a discourse. The initial point is the observation that Goethe’s comments on World literature share in two different notions of culture relevant at the time, namely culture as a technique of comparison that implies a competent and sober handling of cultural difference, as well as culture as ultimate foundation of a group that allows for enthusiastic reference on a community. By operating a combination of competence for comparison and enthusiasm, without however ref…
Cosmopolitan internationalism: UNESCO’s ideological ambiguity and the difference/diversity problematic
2022
This article addresses the ways in which UNESCO’s ideological engagements are negotiated in the difference/diversity discourse as they are transferred from the international standard-setting level to the national and local contexts. It proposes the discursive construction of cosmopolitan internationalism as a framework for analysing the intersections of difference, located in the practicalities of internationalism, and diversity, tied to the ideals of cosmopolitanism, as they are manifested at the level of both the implementation of UNESCO’s Diversity Convention and urban policy making in the city of Sydney. The analysis suggests that ruptures challenging the homogenising diversity discours…