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The multiple functions of criollo, gaucho and indigenous symbols in La historieta Patoruzú, 1936-50 : the conflicts of Peronism, nationalism, and migration (2017)
Journal Article
McAleer, P. R. (2018). The multiple functions of criollo, gaucho and indigenous symbols in La historieta Patoruzú, 1936-50 : the conflicts of Peronism, nationalism, and migration. Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies, 27(2), 253-270. https://doi.org/10.1080/13569325.2017.1402753

This article considers the comic book, Patoruzú in light of the cultural expressions of Argentine criollismo between the 1930s and 50s. It begins by examining the political and class conflicts that informed the meanings of criollo symbols, and how Da... Read More about The multiple functions of criollo, gaucho and indigenous symbols in La historieta Patoruzú, 1936-50 : the conflicts of Peronism, nationalism, and migration.

The ‘Not Knowns’: memory, narrative and applied theatre (2017)
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Conroy, C., Dickenson, S. J., & Mazzoni, G. (2018). The ‘Not Knowns’: memory, narrative and applied theatre. Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, 23(1), 56-72. https://doi.org/10.1080/13569783.2017.1398641

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This is an attempt to articulate and explore the relationship between the science of memory and the applied theatre project, The Not Knowns. The project was a collaboration between theatr... Read More about The ‘Not Knowns’: memory, narrative and applied theatre.

A synchrotron X-radiography study of the fragmentation and refinement of primary intermetallic particles in an Al-35 Cu alloy induced by ultrasonic melt processing (2017)
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Wang, F., Eskin, D., Mi, J., Wang, C., Koe, B., King, A., Reinhard, C., & Connolley, T. (2017). A synchrotron X-radiography study of the fragmentation and refinement of primary intermetallic particles in an Al-35 Cu alloy induced by ultrasonic melt processing. Acta Materialia, 141, 142-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2017.09.010

Using synchrotron X-ray high speed radiography, the fragmentation and refinement of pre-existing primary Al2Cu intermetallic dendrites induced by ultrasonic melt processing in a hypereutectic Al-35% Cu alloy were studied in-situ and in real time. The... Read More about A synchrotron X-radiography study of the fragmentation and refinement of primary intermetallic particles in an Al-35 Cu alloy induced by ultrasonic melt processing.

West Germany’s neue Frauenbewegung and the productive potential of feminist (Gegen)gewalt (2017)
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Bielby, C. (2017). West Germany’s neue Frauenbewegung and the productive potential of feminist (Gegen)gewalt. Forum for Modern Language Studies, 53(4), 379-404. https://doi.org/10.1093/fmls/cqx037

This article explores the feminist potential of (Gegen)gewalt ((counter-) violence) during the founding years of West Germany's neue Frauenbewegung: firstly, as a discourse and practice which helped create the discursive space to start imagining femi... Read More about West Germany’s neue Frauenbewegung and the productive potential of feminist (Gegen)gewalt.

Between two stages: Rita Pavone and i giovani on Studio Uno (1961–1966) (2017)
Journal Article
Brioni, C. (2017). Between two stages: Rita Pavone and i giovani on Studio Uno (1961–1966). Italian Studies, 72(4), 414-427. https://doi.org/10.1080/00751634.2017.1370895

This article analyses how Italian young people were represented in the Saturday night television programme Studio Uno (1961–1966). It defines i giovani as a performative identity: i giovani are not described as a specific age group, but rather as a n... Read More about Between two stages: Rita Pavone and i giovani on Studio Uno (1961–1966).

Scandal, motherhood and Mina in 1960s Italy (2017)
Journal Article
Haworth, R. (2017). Scandal, motherhood and Mina in 1960s Italy. Modern Italy, 22(3), 247-260. https://doi.org/10.1017/mit.2017.38

Celebrity scandals are a useful tool to reveal the pervasiveness of expected ways of behaving within a particular culture or society. Italy of the early 1960s was particularly marked by these kinds of scandals, including that of singer Mina's pregnan... Read More about Scandal, motherhood and Mina in 1960s Italy.

Re-writing complexity through fragments: mapping Milan in the twenty-first century (2017)
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Rorato, L. (2017). Re-writing complexity through fragments: mapping Milan in the twenty-first century. Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 25(4), 495-509. https://doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2017.1339590

This article engages with the powerful nature of individual fragments in challenging the stereotypical images of the city, in particular those images that tie Milan almost exclusively to fashion, design, or events like Expo 2015. Using a series of di... Read More about Re-writing complexity through fragments: mapping Milan in the twenty-first century.

The littérature mineure of François Bon (2017)
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Chadderton, H. (2017). The littérature mineure of François Bon. Studies in 20th & 21st century literature, 41(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.4148/2334-4415.1870

This article shows how the work of contemporary author François Bon can be read as an example of Deleuze and Guattari’s littérature mineure. Bon’s work stands out on the French literary scene for its capacity to be political in both its content and i... Read More about The littérature mineure of François Bon.

Translating class in Jonathan Coe (2017)
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Chadderton, H. (2017). Translating class in Jonathan Coe. Translator: Studies in Intercultural Communication, 23(3), 269-278. https://doi.org/10.1080/13556509.2017.1297673

This article looks at the translation and reception in France of the contemporary British author Jonathan Coe. Coe’s work is four times more popular in France than in the UK and is particularly enjoyed for its treatment of contemporary social and pol... Read More about Translating class in Jonathan Coe.

Love is what people say it is: Performativity and narrativity in critical love studies (2017)
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Gratzke, M. (2017). Love is what people say it is: Performativity and narrativity in critical love studies. Journal of popular romance studies, 6, 1-20

This article outlines the objectives of critical love studies, their grounding in a wide range of critical theory, a multi-disciplinary methodology, and finally gives an example of practical application in literary scholarship and participatory commu... Read More about Love is what people say it is: Performativity and narrativity in critical love studies.

Cartoons vs. manga movies : a brief history of anime in the UK (2017)
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Hernández-Pérez, M., Corstorphine, K., & Stephens, D. (2017). Cartoons vs. manga movies : a brief history of anime in the UK. Mutual Images, 2(Winter), 5-43. https://doi.org/10.32926/2017.2.HER.carto

This paper has as main objective to explore, adopting a historical and critical perspective, the release of film and anime TV in UK. This would be a first step towards the studio of the peculiar implementation of manganime Culture in Britain. Compare... Read More about Cartoons vs. manga movies : a brief history of anime in the UK.

An Uncompetitive Cinema: The British Fiction Short Film in the 1960s (2017)
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Mayne, L. (2018). An Uncompetitive Cinema: The British Fiction Short Film in the 1960s. Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 38(1), 116-132. https://doi.org/10.1080/01439685.2017.1300000

This article offers a historical study of short films and their place in the British cinema programmes of the 1960s as a way of exploring the monopolistic practices which characterised the film industry during this period. Focusing on the short ficti... Read More about An Uncompetitive Cinema: The British Fiction Short Film in the 1960s.

Translating classical plays: collected papers, J. Michael Walton (2016) London and New York: Routledge, 270pp. (2017)
Journal Article
Drábek, P. (2017). Translating classical plays: collected papers, J. Michael Walton (2016) London and New York: Routledge, 270pp. Journal of Adaptation in Film and Performance, 10(1), 81-83. https://doi.org/10.1386/jafp.10.1.81_5

Review of J. Michael Walton. Translating Classical Plays: Collected Papers. London and New York: Routledge, 2016. 270pp. ISBN 9781138124325. £85.00 (hb). ISBN 9781315648231. £24.49 (eb).

Book review: Performative Analysis: Reimagining Music Theory for Performance. By Jeffrey Swinkin. (2017)
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King, E. C. (2017). Book review: Performative Analysis: Reimagining Music Theory for Performance. By Jeffrey Swinkin. Music and Letters, 98(1), 165-167. https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/gcx017

Review of Performative Analysis: Reimagining Music Theory for Performance. By Jeffrey Swinkin. Pp. vii+ 263. Eastman Studies in Music. (University of Rochester Press, Rochester, NY, and Woodbridge, 2016. £60. ISBN 978-1-58046-526-7.)

Book review: 3x on new dramaturgy and adaptation at Bloomsbury Methuen Drama (2016)
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Drabek, P., & Drábek, P. (2016). Book review: 3x on new dramaturgy and adaptation at Bloomsbury Methuen Drama. Theatralia, 19(2), 156-159

Reviews of Margherita LAERA (ed.). Theatre and Adaptation: Return, Rewrite, Repeat. London and New York: Bloomsbury, 2014. 284pp. Katalin TRENCSÉNYI and Bernadette COCHRANE (eds.). New Dramaturgy: International Perspectives on Theory and Practice. Lo... Read More about Book review: 3x on new dramaturgy and adaptation at Bloomsbury Methuen Drama.

Sládkova strukturalistická smršť (2016)
Journal Article
Drabek, P., & Drábek, P. (2016). Sládkova strukturalistická smršť. Theatralia, 19(1), 282-289. https://doi.org/10.5817/TY2016-1-12

Reviewed works: Sládek, Ondřej. Jan Mukařovský: život a dílo. První vydání. Brno: Host, 2015. 446 s. ISBN 978-80-7491-531-4. Sládek, Ondřej. The metamorphoses of Prague School structural poetics. Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, 2015. 196 s. Travaux linguistiq... Read More about Sládkova strukturalistická smršť.

Bakhtin and theatre? (2016)
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Drabek, P., & Drábek, P. (2016). Bakhtin and theatre?. Theatralia, 19(2), 152-155

Review of Dick McCaw. Bakhtin and Theatre: Dialogues with Stanislavsky, Meyerhold and Grotowski. London and New York: Routledge, 2016. 247pp.