Eternity Descending into Time: Badiou and the Cinematic Temporality of Love by Lu Zeng

“…For Badiou, the temporality of love and any truth-procedure is one of eternity descending into time, which can roughly be understood as an affective experience of sensing the presence of eternity in fleeting moments. …”
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Музыка в романе Евгения Водолазкина Брисбен by Tatiana Kopac

“…Fragments with musical ecphrasis have a vivid narrative, emotionally saturated (“moments of explosion”). The main emotional codes (or affects) find expression in the selection of musical compositions that assert the dramatic direction of the narrative. …”
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The German and Austrian Historiography on Russia's Participation in the Holy League War by V. I. Kuznetsov

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That Sounds More Like Something Aarfy Would Do: Conflicting Portrayals of Sexual Assault in Catch-22 and Something Happened by Ian M. Rogers

“…Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 contains a troubling moment where Yossarian sexually assaults Nurse Duckett in the hospital. …”
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L’art transgenre, vers d’autres expériences corporelles du temps by Luc Schicharin

“…Finally, the performances of Kris Grey’s "Untitled" and Cassils’ "Cuts: A Traditional Sculpture" question the body as a living sculpture: they deconstruct the idea that the medical identification of sex is "the fruitful moment" (Lessing) of gender and the eternal "biological bedrock" (Freud) of subjectivity. …”
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The Egyptian Revolution: First Impressions from the Field by Mohammed A. Bamyeh

“…All those common formative experiences of past generations were also grand national moments: whether catastrophic defeats or triumphs against colonial powers or allies.…”
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