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Un lienzo de Rosario de Velasco en el Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia
1995
Ethical realism before social constructionism
2021
In this article, I explore the idea that there is a fundamental ethical aspect that precedes social constructionism. I suggest that within social constructionism we can identify a development from seeing knowledge as socially constructed ( epistemological social constructionism) to seeing not only knowledge, but also corporeal ways of being as socially constructed ( ontological social constructionism). As a next step, I propose incorporating what I refer to as ethical realism in social constructionist perspectives. In the encounter with the other human being, I argue that there is a real ethical impulse that precedes social constructionism and puts it in motion. This impulse is real in the…
Comparative Analysis of Mega Road Construction Projects in Term of Innovation
2020
Purpose This paper examines, using critical realism, the causes and mechanisms of innovation in three civil road construction projects. Its focus is to examine how value can be created within the design process through innovation. Emphasis is placed on Best Value Procurement (BVP) as a procurement strategy where the preferred contractor is considered the expert, as it is the first case of its use in Norwegian road construction projects. Data was collected through surveys and interviews. Findings indicate that procurement using early involvement is innovative in the design process yet must be adapted, to allow for early planning of innovative ideas that help, to foster innovative solutions. …
Le strade del realismo. Verga e il cinema italiano
2022
L'articolo esami il ruolo svolto da Verga e dalla sua opera nella storia del cinema italiano: dal Neorealismo a Pasolini
Ta-Nehisi Coates: Vesitanssija
2020
Reversing arrows: Duality
2021
What do you get reversing all arrows? The drawing ‘Duality’ is an homage to mirrors, classical art themes, and abstract mathematics.I’m looking for beauty in the arts and beauty in science. It’s a ...
Neoextractivism, or the birth of magical realism as world literature
2021
In recent years, literary criticism has shown increased interest towards the manner in which fiction depicts (neo)extractivism as a set of practices whereby large quantities of natural resources ar...
Magic Realism in Two Post-Apartheid Novels by André Brink
2003
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The Famished Road: Ben Okri's Family Romance?
2013
International audience; This article suggests that by breaking the cycle of the abiku in The Famished Road, Okri inserts Azaro into a lineage that turns him into a storyteller. It explores the nature of parent-child relationships in the novel from this perspective, using the concept of family romance to show how the association of family with storytelling reverberates in Okri’s writing.
Writing woman back into history. Magic realism in André Brink's Imaginings of Sand
2003
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