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Arbeitstagungen mit Großgruppen erfolgreich partizipativ gestalten: Grundlagen und konkrete Einsatzmöglichkeiten in der Organisationsentwicklung
by Stephanie VossDieses Fachbuch zeigt, wie Arbeitstagungen auch mit Großgruppen partizipativ und damit erfolgreich gestaltet werden können. Abteilungsbesprechungen, Strategietage, Workshops, Seminare etc. – es gibt im Arbeitsumfeld zahlreiche Großgruppen-Veranstaltungen mit mehr als 20-30 Personen, doch viele Teilnehmende empfinden die Inhalte als wenig hilfreich und sehen nur einen geringen Mehrwert für sich und ihre Arbeit. Das Buch möchte Wege aufzeigen, wie Arbeitstagungen neu gedacht werden können und Mut machen, einmal andere Wege einzuschlagen: Partizipativ gestaltete Arbeitstagungen im Großgruppen-Format sind nachhaltig, bringen Menschen zusammen und bereichern Entscheidungen durch die unterschiedlichen Perspektiven und Facetten, die die Diskussionen mit sich bringen. Es werden zunächst die Grundbedingungen für Großgruppen-Methoden in den beiden Haupteinsatzfeldern Organisationsentwicklung und Erwachsenenbildung erörtert sowie nützliche und notwendige Rollen für partizipative Großgruppen vorgestellt. Praxisnah und verständlich erläutert die Autorin die Einsatzmöglichkeiten der sechs interessantesten und gängigsten Großgruppen-Methoden: Future Search Conference (FSC), Open-Space-Technology, Real-Time-Strategic-Change, World Café, Appreciative Inquiry Summit und Barcamp. Der Inhalt Arbeitstagungen mit Großgruppen partizipativ gestalten Rollen und Auftragsklärung Allgemeine Hinweise und Tipps zur Planung und Durchführung von Arbeitstagungen (Hybride) Großgruppen-Arbeitstagungs-Methoden Evaluation und nachhaltiger Erfolg von Großgruppen-Arbeitstagungen
Artificial Intelligence in Education: 26th International Conference, AIED 2025, Palermo, Italy, July 22–26, 2025, Proceedings, Part IV (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15880)
by Olga C. Santos Alexandra I. Cristea Seiji Isotani Yu Lu Erin WalkerThis six-volume set LNAI 15877-15882 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, AIED 2025, held in Palermo, Italy, during July 22–26, 2025. The 130 full papers and 129 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 711 submissions. The conference program comprises seven thematic tracks:Track 1: AIED Architectures and Tools Track 2: Machine Learning and Generative AI: Emphasising datadrivenTrack 3: Learning, Teaching, and Pedagogy Track 4: Human-Centred Design and Design-Based Research Track 5: Teaching AI Track 6: Ethics, Equity, and AIED in Society Track 7: Theoretical Aspects of AIED and AI-Based Modelling forEducation
Biotechnology and Health Sciences: Proceedings of BIOCOM 2025 (Lecture Notes in Computational Vision and Biomechanics #40)
by João Manuel R. S. Tavares Nilanjan Dey Simon Fong R. Simon SherrattThis book reports on timely research at the interface between biomedical engineering and intelligence technologies applied to biology and health care. It covers cutting-edge methods applied to biomechanics and robotics, EEG time series analysis, blood glucose prediction models, among others. It includes peer reviewed papers presented at the Second International Conference on Innovations in Biotechnology and Health Sciences (BIOCOM 2025), held at London, United Kingdom, during 18–19 February 2025.
Quantum Computing, Cyber Security and Cryptography: Issues, Technologies, Algorithms, Programming and Strategies
by Sardar M. N. Islam Deepika Ghai S. B. Goyal Vidyapati KumarThis book examines the fundamentals of quantum computing and its applications in codebreaking and hacking, as well as strategies and technologies for defending systems against quantum attacks. It brings together leading experts from across academia and industry to provide a comprehensive overview of the impacts of quantum computing on cybersecurity and cryptography. As quantum computers become more powerful and practical in the coming years, they pose a serious threat to current encryption and cybersecurity methods which rely on computational difficulty. The book provides readers with a holistic understanding of the quantum computing landscape and its implications on information security. The chapters cover the foundational concepts of quantum mechanics and key quantum algorithms relevant to cryptography and cybersecurity. Detailed discussions on quantum cryptanalysis, post-quantum cryptography, quantum key distribution, and quantum random number generation equip readers with technical knowledge of quantum-safe cryptosystems. Practical topics such as quantum programming, software tools, and implementation of quantum-resistant solutions in different sectors like finance, healthcare, and the Internet of Things provide actionable insights for organizations. The book concludes with an analysis of collaborative strategies, policies and future research directions to foster innovation in quantum-safe cybersecurity. Overall, this book serves as an essential reference for security professionals, researchers, students, and technology leaders interested in preparing systems and data for the quantum computing era.
Star-Spangled Jesus: Leaving Christian Nationalism and Finding A True Faith
by April AjoyA hilarious and eye-opening account of leaving Christian Nationalism behind to follow Jesus better. April Ajoy wouldn&’t have called herself a Christian Nationalist when she performed her original song &“America Say Jesus&” on the Jim Bakker show, or when she participated in Jesus Marches across America, or when she posted cringe-worthy videos on YouTube to campaign for Mitt Romney. April just considered herself a good Christian: faithful, Republican, and determined to make America a Christian nation once again. But as her view of the world widened, Ajoy began to see cracks in her steadfast beliefs and recognized the ways her conservative politics and religion were intertwined in her mind. Did God really bless America? Is it actually by His red, white, and blue stripes that we are healed? Ajoy, content creator and podcast host, shares funny stories from her time deep within Christian nationalism, exploring how aspects of evangelical culture such as product boycotts, Satanic panic, and end-times theology have all been exploited to advance the Christian Nationalist narrative. She also illuminates the ways nationalist thinking has infiltrated our churches and political arenas, shaping not only modern evangelical culture but also American public policy and international relations. Part memoir, part guidebook, part call to action, Star-Spangled Jesus explores how the fight to make America a &“Christian nation&” has damaged us all and shows how one woman left Christian Nationalism and why America should too.
The Fast 800 Treats Recipe Book: Healthy and delicious bakes, savoury snacks and desserts for everyone to enjoy (The Fast 800 series)
by Kathryn Bruton Clare Bailey MosleyThis book is about celebrating and savouring indulgent and satisfying healthy treats.Whether sweet or savoury, my hope is that every treat will be a joy to make, eat and share with all the family.' DR CLARE BAILEYIn this enticing new cookbook, Dr Clare Bailey shows you how to create fabulous bakes, sweet treats and desserts with recipes that are low in sugar, high in protein yet irresistibly delicious!From family favourites such as brownies, cheesecakes and crumbles to healthy cupcakes, scones and bite-size muffins, The Fast 800 Treats Recipe Book brings you sweet treats and savoury snacks that won't send your blood sugars soaring.Featuring 80 indulgent recipes that make use of healthy and natural ingredients, plus top tips on ingredient swaps and how to weave these recipes into your Fast 800 Programme, this book is full of goodies for every occasion. Including:Chocolate Peanut Butter CookiesAll-time-favourite Chocolate Mug CakePistachio and Cranberry Bliss BallsBasil and Feta MuffinsCheat Custard TartsChocolate Chip Banana BreadThree-ingredient Chocolate MousseStrawberry and Cream Ice PopsAnd more...
Roast Figs, Sugar Snow: Food to Warm the Soul
by Diana HenryThe beautiful new edition of Diana Henry's classic Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons is OUT NOW***From critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning author, Diana Henry, a new edition of the hidden gem at the heart of her cookbook repertoire. An irresistible collection of cold-weather recipes that celebrate the unique pleasures of autumn and winter, featuring seven new recipes and a foreword by Nigel Slater.'Roast Figs, Sugar Snow has been in my kitchen since the day I first opened it. Here is a book that celebrates not only the ingredients of the winter shopping bag, the pumpkins and pomegranates, chestnuts and soft, sweet spices, but the heart and soul of the season. Each paragraph is a carol to what makes the cooking of the cold months something to cherish.' - Nigel Slater'The Delia of my generation' - Clare Finney'The food writers' food writer' - Mark DiaconoDiana Henry's classic cookbook, Roast Figs, Sugar Snow, is now revisited, revised, and refreshed nearly 20 years after its first publication, with a new foreword by Nigel Slater and seven new recipes. Full of comforting delights from cold-weather climates, it features recipes gathered from Diana's travels to Scandinavia, the French and Italian Alps, Scotland, Ireland, and New England. This is irresistible food you'll cook over and over again. Choose Alpine dishes of melted cheese; autumnal pies and substantial winter salads; pastries from Viennese coffee houses; festive snow biscuits and - closer to home - Diana's definitive recipe for warming Irish stew. Of course, there is also a recipe for Sugar-on-Snow as well. These recipes will bring warmth to your heart as well as your home. And Diana's evocative writing about both place and food make this a book well worth reading, as well as cooking from.Recipes include:-Georgian Cheese Pies-Salad of Smoked Duck with Farro, Red Chicory and Pomegranates-Pumpkin Tarts with Spinach and Gorgonzola-Vermont Baked Beans-Roast Pork with Black Pudding, Apple and Mustard Sauce-Melting Leg of Lamb with Juniper-Snow Biscuits-Skier's Chocolate with Bugnes-Roast Figs and Plums in Vodka with Cardamom CreamNew recipes to this edition include:-Hazelnut, espresso and chocolate shortbread-Crimson leaf, black lentil, roasted grape and walnut salad-Beetroot and blackberry soup with walnut relish-Pasta alla norcina-Ham and haddie pie-Swedish apple, almond and cardamom cake-Plum and cardamom galette
Perfect Puppy: The classic puppy training book now fully revised and updated
by Gwen BaileyTHE NO.1 BEST-SELLING GUIDE - OVER 1/2 MILLION BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDEGwen Bailey's ORIGINAL puppy training guide is back - FULLY REVISED and UPDATED for 2024!Packed with the most up-to-date findings in canine behaviour and sporting a brand-new, user-friendly design, this stunning edition will teach how to raise a problem-free dog. From housetraining to games and shared activities, learn how to teach your dog good manners and build their confidence in the world around them. Complete with step-by-step training and socialisation plans, as well as no-nonsense guides to understanding and preventing biting, chewing, aggression, and other problems.* BRAND NEW content and UPDATES throughout.* FRESH photography, that brings every lesson to life.* The LATEST methods and practices, to stay ahead in the ever-evolving world of dog training.* SUPER CLEAR, and USER-FRIENDLY layout.* Over half a million copies sold worldwide!Join hundreds of thousands of owners across the world who have already transformed their puppies into healthy, happy and obedient companions.
Food From Plenty: Good food made from the plentiful, the seasonal and the leftover. With over 300 recipes, none of them extravagant
by Diana HenryThe beautiful new edition of Diana Henry's classic Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons is OUT NOW***Caring about getting the maximum value out of the ingredients we buy and cook is now second-nature for most cooks. And reduced food waste goes hand-in-hand with spending less of course. It's also about exploring a wider range of ingredients, from seasonal vegetable and fruit gluts to interesting cuts of meat and fish. There is great pleasure to be found in cooking ingredients when they are at their best and in using any leftovers smartly (which neatly saves work for the cook too).As always with Diana Henry, flavour is the key. More than 300 delicious recipes in this book are sourced from cultures around the world that know a thing or two about getting the most out of as little as possible. Cook ahead, make the most of gluts from the garden, magic what's left over into a delicious new meal that takes little time. There is no sense of going without here - it is all about the pleasure of making the most delicious use of everything available.
Practical Psychopharmacology: Basic to Advanced Principles (Clinical Topics in Psychology and Psychiatry)
by Thomas L. Schwartz Nevena V. Radonjić Jeffrey S. MacDanielsPractical Psychopharmacology, 2nd ed, takes the novel approach of writing at three different levels—beginning, intermediate, and advanced—to give the practicing psychopharmacologist a tailored experience.Each chapter focuses on a specific DSM-5TR disorder and outlines abbreviated treatment guidelines to help the reader understand where their knowledge base and clinical practice currently reside. At the first level, the book teaches novice prescribers practical diagnostic skills and provides a brief overview of pertinent genetic and neuroimaging findings to increase prescribing confidence. Next, it provides mid-level clinicians with intermediate techniques and guidelines for more difficult cases. The final level provides nuanced guidance for advanced practitioners or those who see the most treatment-resistant patients.This approach allows a clinician to access this book periodically throughout the care of an individual patient and to gradually progress through a series of more advanced psychopharmacological techniques for making accurate and efficient diagnoses.
Neuroaesthetic Stage Lighting Design: What Makes Good Light
by Jason AhnNeuroaesthetic Stage Lighting Design redefines stage lighting through the lens of neuroaesthetics, exploring how light shapes human perception, emotion, and experience. Interweaving science, philosophy, and art, it reveals the power of lighting to enhance beauty and meaning on the stage.This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the aesthetic and functional principles of light by weaving together multiple threads of interdisciplinary integration, faithful reproduction of natural light, scientific foundation, and visual symbolism. It explores lighting that mimics originals, including natural light to enhance beauty and audience immersion, explains the biological and psychological effects of light on human experience, and examines how set, lighting, costumes, and videos contribute to the performance's imagery and audience perception. By using scientifically informed lighting design, the book seeks to create immersive and fully emotional performances. It encourages lighting designers to adopt an interdisciplinary, artistically informed approach and provides valuable insights into the lighting design process, surpassing traditional technical manuals.A compelling read for theatre professionals, designers, students and researchers of neuroaesthetics, and anyone curious about the meaning and reasons behind beauty, Neuroaesthetic Stage Lighting Design reimagines lighting as an essential component of human experience and artistic excellence.
Cross-Cultural Fashion Marketing: Ethnic Fashion, Diversity and Inclusion (Routledge Studies in the Fashion Industry)
by Satyendra SinghOften neglected by fashion academics, culture underpins diversity and inclusivity of fashion, and more socially aware consumers exhibit ways in which fashion can be displayed within culturally diverse contexts. This book develops an understanding of the role culture plays in fashion and how the fashion industry can embrace diversity and inclusivity in their marketing strategy. The book aims to combine the concept of consumer culture and society with the intricacies of fashion in the context of international marketing, messaging, and communications.With a particular emphasis on ethnic fashion design and distinct features across cultures, it explores theories and concepts relating to modest fashion, beach fashion, headgear fashion and plus-size fashion among others. Each chapter provides fashion-related stimulating activities for experiential learning. Underpinned by theory and supported by practical examples, the book offers an engaging and innovative study of ethnic fashion from cultural perspectives to demonstrate the importance of developing a truly global brand.Cross-Cultural Fashion Marketing is essential reading for scholars and postgraduate students interested in fashion marketing and management, cross cultural management, and consumer culture.
Cultural and Creative Industries in the Western Balkans (Routledge Focus on the Global Creative Economy)
by Violeta SimjanovskaCultural and Creative Industries in the Western Balkans is a book that explores the dynamic and evolving landscape of the cultural policy, cultural and creative industries (CCI) across the region. This book examines the unique positioning of CCIs, their role in preserving cultural expression and content, and their economic impact on these societies, all within the framework of social, political, and economic trends and transformations in the region. Each chapter investigates various themes, including the unique perspective on the Western Balkans (WB), the development of cultural policies, the current state of the CCIs and their economic impact, the challenges specific to each country, and the future prospects of this sector.Through data-driven insights, the book offers readers an in-depth look at the relationship between creativity and policy, showcasing how the WB region is preserving and developing its CCIs.Professionals, academics, and policymakers can benefit from the book’s relevant recommendations for strengthening CCI ecosystems in the WB. This shortform book is the first to provide an expert overview of the cultural and creative sectors in the WB and will be valuable reading for researchers and advanced students of the creative industries, global cultural policy, and Eastern Europe more broadly.
Engineering Materials, Structures, Systems and Methods for a More Sustainable Future
by Alphose ZingoniEngineering Materials, Structures, Systems and Methods for a More Sustainable Future comprises 275 papers that were presented at SEMC 2025, the Ninth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation. This event, held in Cape Town (South Africa) from 1 to 3 September 2025, was attended by around 300 participants from 42 countries worldwide.The Proceedings are divided into 15 sections. The various topics may be grouped into five broad categories covering: (i) the mechanics of materials, solids and structures; (ii) numerical modelling, computational simulations and experimental testing; (iii) analysis, design and construction in the traditional engineering materials; (iv) innovative engineering materials, structures and methods; (v) maintenance, long-term performance, life-cycle considerations and sustainable construction.Engineering Materials, Structures, Systems and Methods for a More Sustainable Future will be of interest to civil, structural, mechanical, marine and aerospace engineers, as well as planners and architects. Two versions of the papers are available: full papers of length six pages are included in the e-book, while short papers of length two pages, intended to be concise but self-contained summaries of the full papers, are in the printed book.
The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights (Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy)
by Kerri Woods Jesse TomaltyThe Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights is an outstanding resource covering key questions, problems, and debates in scholarship on the nature, justification, authority and relevance of human rights.The volume comprises 35 chapters by leading scholars from a range of philosophical orientations and traditions. The Handbook is divided into five sections: Approaching the Philosophy of Human Rights Grounds of Human Rights Critical Perspectives Contemporary Human Rights Issues Human Rights of Groups The volume is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy who are interested in understanding human rights. It is also a valuable resource for those in related fields including law, political science, sociology, and the humanities.
How to Survive in a Scale-Up Business: Master the Human Skills Needed to Thrive in Young, High-Growth Businesses
by Vidya MuraliWorking in a scale-up is exciting, but it can also be exhausting. This book is your emotional survival kit for succeeding in a fast-paced and unpredictable environment.Scale-ups attract ambitious, driven and hardworking individuals seeking excitement, ownership, freedom and greater rewards. However, these opportunities often come with challenges. Understanding the emotional and behavioural patterns commonly seen in scale-ups – and learning from others’ experiences – can help you move from struggling to thriving.In this book, author Vidya Murali brings together: A personal scale-up suitability checklist to help assess and understand whether scale-ups are the right environment for you based on your skills and preferences Guidance on what to look for when interviewing, and how to set yourself up for success in the first 90 days Insights, frameworks and coaching questions to tackle toxic patterns commonly seen in scale-ups Real-life case studies from scale-up leaders with lessons and strategies Practical strategies for introverts, highly sensitive people, ethnic minorities and people with ADHD and/or dyslexia to thrive in scale-ups Tools for building your emotional skills to progress and thrive in scale-ups – including if you lose your job or face a mental health breakdown A must-read for anyone transitioning into scale-ups or already working in one, this book will be of immense interest to graduates seeking their first full-time role, professionals transitioning from corporate environment, leaders – including founders – as well as HR professionals and coaches.
MindPowered® Coaching for Professionals: Unlocking Innovation through Cognitive Mastery (Routledge-Solaris Applied Research in Business Management and Board Governance)
by Alvin OhIn an era where digital transformation reshapes every industry, the greatest competitive advantage isn't technology—it's the power of the human mind. MindPowered® Coaching (MPC) revolutionizes how leaders and organizations approach innovation, revealing the profound connection between mindset and breakthrough thinking.Drawing from extensive research and real-world applications, this book unveils 22 core principles that form the foundation of the MindPowered® Coaching framework. Through detailed case studies of successful implementations across global organizations, readers will discover how to cultivate environments where innovation thrives naturally. This book delves deep into the psychology of creative problem-solving, exploring how mindset shifts can trigger organizational transformation. It presents practical strategies for developing cognitive resilience, enhancing collaborative thinking, and building sustainable innovation practices. Each chapter combines theoretical insights with actionable techniques, providing a comprehensive roadmap for implementing MPC within any organizational context.Perfect for CEOs, business leaders, and professionals navigating the digital age, this book provides the tools to transform how your organization approaches innovation. Whether you're leading a digital transformation or seeking to amplify your team's creative potential, MindPowered® Coaching offers the blueprint for turning cognitive capabilities into competitive advantages.
A Music Transcription Method: Notating Recorded Music by Ear
by Andreas HäberlinA Music Transcription Method: Notating Recorded Music by Ear teaches how to leverage music dictation in the modern music industry. The book's four parts cover aspects of preparation, process, interpretation, and industry resources related to notating recorded music by ear.Taking a modular approach, the book guides readers from an initial subject overview to leveraging the craft for their own projects and careers. Each chapter includes an industry interview featuring diverse practitioner perspectives from Broadway, LA's film scoring scene, contemporary Jazz and Pop, orchestral and marching band styles, music educators, and music entrepreneurs. Transcribed sheet music examples, provided by members of GroundUP Music and several independent creators illustrate the transcription process, while field-relevant scholarly, educational, and professional references further illuminate the state of inquiry in music transcription. Learning outcomes, exploratory chapter activities, visual chapter maps, and further instructional visuals are included to support the learning styles of diverse readers.Supported by online resources offering a growing repository of reference materials, including sample materials and instructional videos with a focus on technology literacy, this is essential reading for undergraduates on music transcription, arranging, and orchestration courses for a variety of musical contexts and genres, as well as for musicians perfecting their music notation skills.
Performing New Orleans: Rethinking Resilience in Art and Everyday Life
by Stuart Andrews Patrick DugganPerforming New Orleans examines the value of arts and culture in managing complex urban challenges, offering new perspectives on how artistic and everyday performances can be pivotal modes of practicing resilience. Through an exploration of understudied forms of performance in New Orleans, Stuart Andrews and Patrick Duggan highlight the centrality of the city’s arts ecosystems as a vital aspect of its ability to “perform” resiliency.Performing New Orleans resists conventional definitions of arts practice; instead, it uses a diverse array of case studies to illustrate what arts practices are, what they do, and how they can enhance our understanding of people, place, and resilience. The case studies in this volume range from playing in the streets to painting murals; from tourist flourishes to the performative effect of infrastructure projects; from the design and leadership of arts centers to the unfolding of festivals, theater performances, art installations, and even public health messaging. The authors also review, critique, and rethink resilience theory and the often problematic idea of “being resilient.”Andrews and Duggan bring together ideas from art and architecture, cultural geography, hazard mitigation, resilience theory, sustainability, theater, and water management to explore “performances” of the city to radically expand our understanding of urban adaptability. Performing New Orleans argues that a truly resilient city is one that recognizes arts and culture professionals as crucial, critical innovators.
Modern REST API Development in Go: Design performant, secure, and observable web APIs using Go's powerful standard library
by Jesús EspinoMaster REST API design in Go in a pragmatic way by building production-ready web services using the Go standard library and idiomatic patternsKey FeaturesBuild scalable APIs using Go’s robust standard library and HTTP toolingExplore security, observability, and testing from a backend engineering perspectiveLearn foundational REST principles by building a complete Go-based projectBook DescriptionModern REST API Development in Go is a hands-on guide to understanding and applying REST principles using Go’s powerful standard library. In an era where interconnected systems demand robust and performant APIs, Go offers the perfect combination of simplicity, performance, and tooling to build modern backend services. This book is centered around a complete, real-world REST API project and guides you through every stage of the development process, from building HTTP handlers to applying authentication and generating OpenAPI documentation. You’ll learn to structure your application, handle persistence with common libraries like GORM and Squirrel, apply observability patterns through logging and tracing, and ensure code quality through unit and integration tests. Each concept is grounded in REST theory and backed by idiomatic Go practices, enabling you to build APIs that are not only functional but production-ready. By the end of the book, you’ll be ready to design, build, and maintain REST APIs in Go.What you will learnUnderstand and implement HTTP handlers in GoCreate and manage RESTful routesPersist and model data using GORM and SquirrelSecure APIs with JWTs and basic authenticationValidate incoming requests with custom logicLog and trace API activity for observabilityWrite unit and integration tests for endpointsGenerate API documentation using OpenAPIWho this book is forThis book is for developers who want to begin building REST APIs using the Go language. Whether you’re new to Go or experienced in backend development, you’ll gain practical skills and foundational knowledge to build secure, performant, and maintainable APIs. Ideal for backend engineers, system integrators, and full-stack developers entering the Go ecosystem.
Tomboy (Queer Film Classics)
by Cristina JohnstonCéline Sciamma’s 2011 film Tomboy is the central work in the French filmmaker’s coming-of-age trilogy. Bracketed between La Naissance des pieuvres / Waterlilies (2007), an examination of girlhood and teenage desire, and the 2014 film Bande de filles / Girlhood, about the lives of a group of Black girls in their late teens living in the Paris suburbs, Tomboy is a quiet, understated examination of gender and queer selfhood amidst the shifting sands of late childhood and early adolescence.Tomboy is an intimate and luminous film, tender but stark, and never sentimental. Written, cast, and filmed in a matter of months, it follows the experiences and burgeoning friendships of a ten-year-old child who moves to a new town during the summer holidays. First introducing themself as Mikaël, they are, we later learn, Laure to their parents and younger sister. Sciamma’s film is not interested in why the character is passing but in how. Cristina Johnston focuses on specific elements of Mikaël/Laure’s haptic and spatial experience, showing how the filmmaker’s signature engagement with surfaces and textures allows queer potentialities to unfold organically.While Johnston centres her analysis on Tomboy, she also connects the film to broader themes within Sciamma’s trilogy, public reception of the films, and the significance of Sciamma’s identity as a queer director. Ultimately the book offers insight into a film that deserves to be watched and appreciated for its nuanced portrayal of childhood, queerness, and passing as experience rather than ideology.
Eat Your Young #1 (Eat Your Young)
by Brian BuccellatoWhat happens when a 2,000-year-old Immortal Warlord decides he&’s done? In EAT YOUR YOUNG, EDMUND IRONS names his six-year-old daughter, ELSA, as the next Alpha of his immortal clan. But every hundred years, during a brutal 27-day window known as The Centurium, his children have one chance to rip out his heart and claim the throne — or lose their immortality forever. Now, Edmund&’s thirty offspring — an iconic cast of genre archetypes like The Cold War Spy, The Serial Killer, The Vigilante, The Punk Rocker, and The Billionaire Futurist — turn on their father and each other in a zero-sum battle for eternal life.
Mass Performance: Systems and Citizens
by Kimberly JannaroneMass Performance: Systems and Citizens examines mass performance systems from the first major festival of the French Revolution through the democratic and socialist movements of the nationalizing nineteenth and twentieth centuries in Europe, to totalitarian communist and socialist regimes in the twentieth century, ending with contemporary North Korea. While other scholars have studied specific mass performances, this study synthesizes the phenomenon across centuries and countries, focusing on its systemization. Modern nations defining or redefining their identities not only organized mass performances, but also planned to make those performances a permanent component of nationhood. Kimberly Jannarone reveals that mass performance systems, including synchronized gymnastics to choreographed rallies, encapsulate ideals and debates within emerging nations about the relationship of citizens to each other and to their leaders, playing a generative and reflective role in the culture and politics of the modern era. Mass Performance analyzes the specifics of performance choreography and design, the organizational planning and thinking behind the systems, the material circumstances of each system’s emergence, and the broader intellectual milieu in which they developed. Although not a comprehensive study of such events, Jannarone’s analysis of the selected mass performance systems yields new theoretical perspectives on these phenomena, a central focus of her study being how political leaders find ways to create a physically coordinated mass body politic, even during times of hardship and war. By interpreting and historicizing mass assemblies of bodies, this study analyzes the choreographies and organizations that brought thousands of people together as an ensemble and kept them together in meaning-making motion.
An Introduction to Safety and Security Intelligence Science
by Bing Wang Chao WuThis book is dedicated to the introduction and research on safety and security intelligence science. It is the first time to put forward the idea of intelligence-led safety management, which demonstrates distinct interdisciplinary characteristics. It caters to the needs of safety and safety intelligence in the era of big security and big intelligence, and enhances the academic value of safety intelligence research. Whether you are engaged in practical work or scientific research on safety and intelligence, or are interested in issues about safety and intelligence, this academic book will prove to be a worthy collection.
Business in a Turbulent Era, Volume I: Organisations, Industries and Markets (Palgrave Studies in Cross-disciplinary Business Research, In Association with EuroMed Academy of Business)
by Leonidas Efthymiou Demetris Vrontis Yaakov Weber Alkis Thrassou Evangelos Tsoukatos S. M. Riad ShamsThis edited collection – the first of a two volume work – explores how businesses react and adapt to turbulent business environments. Compiled from the best papers presented at the 17th Annual Euromed Academy of Business (EMAB) Conference, it argues that turbulence and its constituent crises are not just challenging situations for businesses, but are also agents of transformation and evolution in the development of organizations, industries, and markets. With perspectives from across the field of business, Volume 1 places special emphasis on strategic, management and marketing adaptations, and presents the evolutionary direction of an array of organisational typologies across industries and regions, covering Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), family, and start-up companies.