In comics: how ancient rabbis upend “traditional” ideas of reproduction, gender, and humanity. A blog post commissioned by UC Press Blog about the book When a Human Gives Birth to a Raven: Rabbis and the Reproduction of Species.

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In comics: how ancient rabbis upend “traditional” ideas of reproduction, gender, and humanity. A blog post commissioned by UC Press Blog about the book When a Human Gives Birth to a Raven: Rabbis and the Reproduction of Species.

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In comics: how ancient rabbis upend “traditional” ideas of reproduction, gender, and humanity. A blog post commissioned by UC Press Blog about the book When a Human Gives Birth to a Raven: Rabbis and the Reproduction of Species.

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In Camden, NSW, every November, the streets are ablaze with shades of purple. Walking around the town’s streets, you will see the current flush of purples, mauves, lilac and lavender along Argyle Street, Broughton Street, John Street and Macarthur Park. People are entranced by the magic of the town’s ‘sea of lavender’ as Peter Butler from…[Read more]

This article explores the co-constitution of networks and infrastructure in the context of late eighteenth- and nineteenth-century culture. We consider Maria Edgeworth’s conceptualization of the term network with and alongside infrastructure in her Harry and Lucy stories (1801–25) and offer an analysis of a manuscript tour by Mary Anne Eade fro…[Read more]

From 40 years of experience it is clear that spirituality has become entangled in abstractions: powers, perfection, supernatural, unreal, limitless knowledge, crystal ball perceptions, etc.
Dr Stephen Farra agreed with that – and went one better. Dr Farra stated “Our models are out reality. But our models are not reality. That coincides with the…[Read more]

The 2007 Camden Library and Camden Museum redevelopment project resulted in a community collaboration to create a mix of public artworks.
Camden Council Cultural Development Coordinator Angela Pasqua led the collaboration process. Participants included school children, TAFE students, artists and sculptors.
Camden Council commissioned the…[Read more]

La publicación académica no ha sido objeto de reflexión filosófica, pese a que en las formas que toma actualmente este artefacto cultural está en juego la posibilidad misma de la filosofía, al menos en tanto práctica profesional en el contexto de una economía capitalista del conocimiento. En este capítulo buscamos ofrecer una aproxima…[Read more]

Este artigo estuda a Schola Cantorum criada na Catedral de Angra (Açores) no ano de 1905, no seguimento da publicação, em 1903, do Motu Proprio “Tra le sollecitudine” de Pio X sobre a música sacra. A schola tinha como função primordial o ensino do cantochão (canto gregoriano) e latim a um número considerável de crianças que, como meninos de coro,…[Read more]

The Narellan Heritage Walking Tour is an interesting and informative way to observe and learn about the history and heritage of this Cowpastures village.
First published in 2010 by photographers Kylie and Peter Lyons.

This publication is part of the project “Ricontrans – Visual Culture, Piety and Propaganda. Transfer and Reception of Russian Religious Art in the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean (16th to Early 20th Century)”, funded from the European Research Council (erc) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant…[Read more]

This publication is part of the project “Ricontrans – Visual Culture, Piety and Propaganda. Transfer and Reception of Russian Religious Art in the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean (16th to Early 20th Century)”, funded from the European Research Council (erc) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant…[Read more]

The collegiate church of Santo Antão in Évora was one of the most important religious institutions of the city. It was also an important place of musical activity. This text will focus on the organ activity in the Collegiate during the 1570s, following the end of construction and repairs in the church.

This article contributes to understanding regionalism by using a case study of the Camden district.
It is now hard to imagine now, but in days gone by, the township of Camden was the centre of a large district. The Camden district became the centre of people’s daily lives for over a century and the basis of their sense of place and community i…[Read more]

This blog post is a review of a new art exhibition at Camden’s Alan Baker Art Gallery that highlights the modernity and cosmopolitanism of the interwar period in an exhibition of artist Alan D Baker called ‘Alan’s Art Deco’.

In 1619 King Philip III (II of Portugal) made a visit to the city of Évora part of his journey through Portugal. He remained there for several days receiving the Senate members as well as other important institutions of the city such of the Inquisition and the main religious authorities. The King also visited the Jesuit College and other…[Read more]

Francisco Velez (fl. 1537-1585) was singer at Évora Cathedral chapel throughout the sixteenth century. He also hold the post of mestre da Claustra at the Cathedral after Mateus d’Aranda left Évora. Not much is known about Velez’s life but his long musical career places him among the most important music masters in Évora during the sixteenth century.

Um dos legados mais detalhados que se se conhecem associados à Igreja de São Pedro de Évora é o testamento feito em 1377 por Maria Dias, camareira da rainha D. Beatriz, instituindo uma capela de missas nessa igreja para salvação da sua alma. No século XVI foi produzido um livro com o cantochão das missas que Maria Dias havia instituído para uso…[Read more]

This paper provides a background on the life and times of Graeme Clark, a founder of the area of biomedical engineering and the cochlear implant, who grew up in the small town of Camden, NSW.
The life and times of Professor Graeme Clark, the pioneer of the Cochlear Implant, are part of the Camden story. He was a local boy who made good, improved…[Read more]

Tras exponer una de las más influyentes críticas del victimismo en la cultura política tardomoderna, la de Wendy Brown, este capítulo analiza un incidente de confrontación discursiva, en torno al acoso sexual y la victimización, entre «nuevos» y «viejos» feminismos mexicanos, para concluir con una reflexión orientada a des-esencializar la condici…[Read more]