The aim of this book is to reflect on the complex practice of responsibility within the context of a globalised world and contemporary means of action. Levinas' exploration of the ethical serves as point of entry and is shown to be seeking inter-cultural political relevance thro…
The aim of this book is to reflect on the complex practice of responsibility within the context of a globalised world and contemporary means of action. Levinas' exploration of the ethical serves as point of entry and is shown to be seeking inter-cultural political relevance thro…
Waiting: a Project in Conversation
by Adania, Shibli, Alessandro, Petti, Bani, Abidi, Basma, Abdel Aziz, Faith, Wilding, Golrokh, Nafisi, Gunilla, Lundahl, Hayfaa, Chalabi, Hoda, Afshar, Jenny, Richards, Majd Abdel, Hamid, Mirko, Nikolić, Omar, Berrada, Omid, Mehrgan, Omid, Tofighian, Salvatore, Porcaro, Sandi, Hilal, Sepideh, Karami, Shahram, Khosravi, Tings, Chak
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Waiting is an inescapable part of life in modern societies. We all wait, albeit differently and for different reasons. Waiting is a particular experience of time, shaped by class, race, and gender. In modern societies, time is associated with success and money. It can be "counte…
Intraspecific genetic diversity allows species to adapt and evolve in response to environmental disruptions and novel stressors. As the frequency and severity of environmental disturbances increases, species may be eroded of their evolutionary potential and unable to keep pace w…
Environmental water issues are increasingly in the consciousness of environmental advocates, as well as scientists and engineers. Water experts have approached water issues from a scientific and engineering framework, which has led them to preference material and technical solut…
This thesis examines the diverse and conflicting ways in which the past is invoked in a village in the coastal area of the Aude department, in the Languedoc region of Southern France. The region of Languedoc has been undergoing turbulent, and unpredictable socio-economic change …