Campo dos Martires da Patria 11 LISBOA PORTUGAL Photographed by Ph.G. de MENDONCA (Wikidata Q98969072). Palacete no Campo dos Mártires da Pátria 11 LISBOA PORTUGAL Photographed by Ph.G. de MENDONCA (Wikidata Q98969072). 20 September 2020. This photograph was created by Philippe Gil de Mendonça to document the architecture of Portugal at the re…[Read more]

Antiga Fabrica de Gas da Matinha LISBOA PORTUGAL Photographed by Ph.G. de MENDONCA (Wikidata Q90334721). Conjunto de estruturas industriais na área da antiga Fábrica de Gás da Matinha (gasómetro). 8 May 2022. This photograph was created by Philippe Gil de Mendonça to document the architecture of Portugal at the request of wikipedia.org and comm…[Read more]

Palácio da Flor da Murta LISBOA PORTUGAL Photographed by Ph.G. de MENDONCA (Wikidata Q10343989). 29 May 2022. This photograph was created by Philippe Gil de Mendonça to document the architecture of Portugal at the request of wikipedia.org and commons.wikimedia.org. The copyright and usage rights of the original (16MP) picture remain exclusively w…[Read more]

Liceu Passos Manuel LISBOA PORTUGAL Photographed by Ph.G. de MENDONCA (Wikidata Q10317952). 29 May 2022. This photograph was created by Philippe Gil de Mendonça to document the architecture of Portugal at the request of wikipedia.org and commons.wikimedia.org. The copyright and usage rights of the original (16MP) picture remain exclusively with…[Read more]

Atrium Saldanha LISBOA PORTUGAL Photographed by Ph.G. de MENDONCA (Wikidata Q757743). 6 September 2020. This photograph was created by Philippe Gil de Mendonça to document the architecture of Portugal at the request of wikipedia.org and commons.wikimedia.org. The copyright and usage rights of the original (16MP) picture remain exclusively with…[Read more]

Av. Duque d’Avila 28-30 LISBOA PORTUGAL Photographed by Ph.G. de MENDONCA (Wikidata Q98462938). 6 September 2020. This photograph was created by Philippe Gil de Mendonça to document the architecture of Portugal at the request of wikipedia.org and commons.wikimedia.org. The copyright and usage rights of the original (16MP) picture remain…[Read more]

Av. Duque d’Avila 26 LISBOA PORTUGAL Photographed by Ph.G. de MENDONCA (Wikidata Q98462943). 6 September 2020. This photograph was created by Philippe Gil de Mendonça to document the architecture of Portugal at the request of wikipedia.org and commons.wikimedia.org. The copyright and usage rights of the original (16MP) picture remain exclusively…[Read more]

The concept of objects and artefacts as documents has been explored by a variety of academics including Briet, Buckland, Latham and Lund from a broad conceptual perspective, with work undertaken by others considering how different object and artefact types can be considered documents. This project explores the existing literature relating to…[Read more]

This monograph does not represent the 1979 Revolution as a rapture in Persian poetry, rather it sees the continuity; Shams demonstrates that Islamic Republican poetry was in fact in the making decades before the Revolution. In its study of war poetry, this monograph remains focused on official poets alone. For an understanding of other (official)…[Read more]

The drama of the Niger Delta region has enjoyed robust scholarship. This essay interrogates J. P. Clark-Bekederemo’s drama against the cultural milieu of the region and tries to investigate the connections between the rich folklore of the area and the wealth of poetry and imagery contained in his drama. The essay investigates the terrain,…[Read more]

The focus of this issue is on environmental aesthetics, with the aim of exploring the various aspects of aesthetic appreciation. Environmental Aesthetics: Socio-Territorial Conflicts throughout Media is part of a session that I organized at the IV International ISA Forum, Porto Alegre, held on February 23–27, 2021, for the Research Committee on S…[Read more]

Since its first appearance in 1981, critical regionalism has enjoyed a celebrated worldwide reception. The 1990s increased its pertinence as an architectural theory that defends the cultural identity of a place resisting the homogenising onslaught of globalisation. Today, its main principles (such as acknowledging the climate, history, materials,…[Read more]

The author does justice to a subject often mentioned, yet rarely studied. He succeeds in its purpose, i.e., providing “as genuine a picture as possible of the censorship of literature after the 1979 Revolution” followed by discussing “the effects of this unique censorship regime on the Iranian literature of the time” (9). Drawing from his experie…[Read more]

Through the case of Emerson’s appropriation of Persian poetry this volume provides a thought-provoking example of how the literary founding father of a nation is cosmopolitan and receptive of foreign cultures in what might seem a purely “nationalistic” agenda. It will appeal to those in the field of Persian literature, comparative liter…[Read more]

Among the monuments of Brazilian modernist architecture, the Catetinho, built in 1956 near the construction site of Brasília, is one of a kind. The only surviving work by Oscar Niemeyer built out of wood, it was intended to be a temporary office for the President of the Republic during the construction of the new capital city. This work discusses…[Read more]

Hindu religious continuity among Buddhists: 2056 The Challenges

Mahatma Gandhi-led untouchability movement in Wardha district