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Temporal finitude and finitude of possibility: The double meaning of death in being and time (2007)
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Carel, H. (2007). Temporal finitude and finitude of possibility: The double meaning of death in being and time. International Journal of Philosophical Studies, 15(4), 541-556. https://doi.org/10.1080/09672550701602916

The confusion surrounding Heidegger's account of death in Being and Time has led to severe criticisms, some of which dismiss his analysis as incoherent and obtuse. I argue that Heidegger's critics err by equating Heidegger's concept of death with our... Read More about Temporal finitude and finitude of possibility: The double meaning of death in being and time.

A politeness-theoretic approach to pragmatico-semantic change (2007)
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Beeching, K. (2007). A politeness-theoretic approach to pragmatico-semantic change. Journal of Historical Pragmatics, 8(1), 69-108. https://doi.org/10.1075/jhp.8.1.05bee

This paper posits that certain "qualificatory" semantic primes are recruited to serve face-management needs in a metonymic Meaning1>Meaning2 relationship at what Traugott and Dasher (2002) have called the inter-subjective, non-truth-conditional, proc... Read More about A politeness-theoretic approach to pragmatico-semantic change.

War, industrial mobilisation and society in Northern Ireland, 1939-1945 (2007)
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Ollerenshaw, P. (2007). War, industrial mobilisation and society in Northern Ireland, 1939-1945. Contemporary European History, 16(2), 169-197. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960777307003773

Archive-based regional studies can contribute much that is new to the economic, political and social history of the Second World War. This paper considers the process of industrial mobilisation in Northern Ireland, a politically divided region which... Read More about War, industrial mobilisation and society in Northern Ireland, 1939-1945.

Female friendship, idealisation and the "need" for violence in Crush (2007)
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Gordon, S. (2007). Female friendship, idealisation and the "need" for violence in Crush. Feminist Media Studies, 7(2), 171-187. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680770701286987

This article develops a feminist critical approach capable of responding to the uniquely pessimistic portrayal of female friendship in Crush (Alison Maclean 1992, NZ). Crush questions the possibility of supportive or empathetic relationships, disclos... Read More about Female friendship, idealisation and the "need" for violence in Crush.

A sack in the sand: Photography in the age of information (2007)
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Lister, M. (2007). A sack in the sand: Photography in the age of information. Convergence, 13(3), 251-274. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856507079176

Throughout the 1990s the relationship between culture and technology was sharply focused in a debate about whether digital technologies signalled the death or radical displacement of photography. The case for the cultural continuity of photography ce... Read More about A sack in the sand: Photography in the age of information.

A 'pataphysics engine: Technology, play, and realities (2007)
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Giddings, S. (2007). A 'pataphysics engine: Technology, play, and realities. Games and Culture, 2(4), 392-404. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412007309534

This article plays a game with Jean Baudrillard's thought and the intellectual traditions on which it draws. Or rather, it plays Baudrillard's game but with a cheat code. The game or program here is the hyperreality of the contemporary world-Baudrill... Read More about A 'pataphysics engine: Technology, play, and realities.

Contested memories: Contested site': Newfoundland and its unique heritage on the Western front (2007)
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Gough, P. (2007). Contested memories: Contested site': Newfoundland and its unique heritage on the Western front. Round Table, 96(393), 693-705. https://doi.org/10.1080/00358530701634275

The Beaumont Hamel Newfoundland Memorial is a 16.5 hectare (40 acre) tract of preserved battleground dedicated primarily to the memory of the 1st Newfoundland Regiment, who suffered an extremely high percentage of casualties during the first day of t... Read More about Contested memories: Contested site': Newfoundland and its unique heritage on the Western front.

Symbolic reparation, heritage and political transition in South Africa's eastern cape (2007)
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Flynn, M. K., & King, T. (2007). Symbolic reparation, heritage and political transition in South Africa's eastern cape. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 13(6), 462-477. https://doi.org/10.1080/13527250701570671

This article first examines the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's recommendation of symbolic reparation for apartheid, and its effect on South African heritage. Second, it considers the relationship between public history and civic nation buildin... Read More about Symbolic reparation, heritage and political transition in South Africa's eastern cape.

After the war was over: The civilian return to Leningrad (2007)
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White, E. (2007). After the war was over: The civilian return to Leningrad. Europe-Asia Studies, 59(7), 1145-1161. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668130701607128

This article focuses on the civilian return to Leningrad after the end of the Blockade and in the immediate post-war period. It examines how the authorities tried to control movement back to the city but proved to be overwhelmed by vast numbers of ci... Read More about After the war was over: The civilian return to Leningrad.

Investigating the mechanisms of pattern replication in language convergence (2007)
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Sakel, J., & Matras, Y. (2007). Investigating the mechanisms of pattern replication in language convergence. Studies in Language, 31(4), 829-865. https://doi.org/10.1075/sl.31.4.05mat

This publication is an important contribution to language contact theory. Taking a typological perspective to contact-induced change, the authors investigate the ways in which grammatical structures from one language can be integrated into another. T... Read More about Investigating the mechanisms of pattern replication in language convergence.

Set in stone? Statues and slavery in London (2007)
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Dresser, M. (2007). Set in stone? Statues and slavery in London. History Workshop Journal, 64(1), 162-199. https://doi.org/10.1093/hwj/dbm032

This article examines public monuments in London and their relationship to slavery and abolition, a topic that has attracted remarkably little empirical research. It argues that a significant proportion of the individuals commemorated by public statu... Read More about Set in stone? Statues and slavery in London.

Gendered (non)participants?  What constructions of citizenship tell us about democratic governance in the twenty-first century (2007)
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Harrison, L., & Munn, J. (2007). Gendered (non)participants?  What constructions of citizenship tell us about democratic governance in the twenty-first century. Parliamentary Affairs, 60(3), 426-436. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsm016

A review of political regimes at the end of the twentieth century is undoubtedly marked by many notable and substantive changes, in which the model of 'liberal democracy' became the norm. Yet, what also emerged was an evident gap between the eligibil... Read More about Gendered (non)participants?  What constructions of citizenship tell us about democratic governance in the twenty-first century.

(In)complete acquisition of Turkish among Turkish-German bilinguals in Germany and Turkey: An analysis of complex embeddings in narratives (2007)
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Treffers-Daller, J., Özsoy, A. S., & Van Hout, R. (2007). (In)complete acquisition of Turkish among Turkish-German bilinguals in Germany and Turkey: An analysis of complex embeddings in narratives. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 10(3), 248-276. https://doi.org/10.2167/beb443.0

Although most researchers recognise that the language repertoire of bilinguals can vary, few studies have tried to address variation in bilingual competence in any detail. This study aims to take a first step towards further understanding the way in... Read More about (In)complete acquisition of Turkish among Turkish-German bilinguals in Germany and Turkey: An analysis of complex embeddings in narratives.