![]() ![]() Sus áreas de estudio e interés incluyen los estudios feministas de la ciencia, el materialismo, la deconstrucción, el posestructuralismo, posthumanismo, la física, la epistemología, la ontología, el feminismo, la Teoría feminista, la teoría queer, la Física, Epistemología, Ontología, los Estudios culturales de la ciencia, los Estudios de Ciencia, Tecnología y Género. Karen Barad se doctoró en Física teórica en la Stony Brook University de Nueva York. ![]() Ha desarrollado el concepto de realismo agencial. Es profesora de estudios feministas, filosofía e historia de la conciencia de la Universidad de la Universidad de California, Santa Cruz. ![]() Karen Michelle Barad conocida como Karen Barad ( 29 de abril de 1956) es una teórica feminista de Estados Unidos. ![]()
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![]() ![]() But is finding one's true love worth committing the greatest sacrifice of all? Sometimes love requires the sacrifice and betrayal of those held most dear. He is a man that'll do anything to get what he wants. ![]() ![]() He is highly skilled in torture and inflicting pain, and demands to know everything about her brother Zaal and everything about her. Unyielding, he demands her utter obedience as he locks her away in darkness. But just as she reaches Zaal's apartment, Mzia is seized and taken captive by a strange man, who is strong, dark, and brutal. Yearning to be reunited with her beloved Zaal, Mzia risks her safety and anonymity for the brother she had mourned since childhood. and living with their family's greatest enemy: the Volkov Bratva in Brooklyn. At age twenty-five, believing all her family is dead, word reaches Mzia that her brother Zaal is very much alive. ![]() After fleeing her mafia family's massacre in Georgia as a child, Mzia lives in secret, hiding from her enemies in the dark shadows of Manhattan. This is a role he resents with every fiber of his being, but one he embraces to gain back the precious leverage the Georgians wield as their weapon of control: his younger sister, 152. Taken by the Jakhua Clan as a teen, 194 was stripped of his name, his identity, and his freewill, meticulously honed to be a ruthless, soulless killing machine, trained solely to spill blood and stop hearts. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo The thrilling third installment of USA Today bestselling author Tillie Cole's #ScarredSouls series. ![]() ![]() ![]() While the rules of game have changed slightly in both academia and the real world, in the 20 th century the lit-landscapes were so marginalized that even aspiring scribes of color might’ve believed that Black writers didn’t exist and, if so inspired, it was impossible to become one. Still, these writers are rarely “important” enough to be part of the canon that values William Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson over August Wilson and Ntozake Shange. Many young people of all races don’t realize that Black writers exist until they either discover them on their own or take a higher education class that introduces them to the works of Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, Lorraine Hansberry, James Baldwin and countless others. In the world of literature, fiction by Black authors is rarely required reading in public schools. Black folks are often thought of as being less smart than their white counterparts and, therefore, their work is labeled less important. ![]() In America, especially when it comes to intellectual endeavors - race matters. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Do we really want to know what the pigs we cram into cages away from sunlight are thinking? Do we want to understand the wrenching horror of mice bred in their thousands to be killed? Do we want to know what the animals we keep close to us, bound to us for their sustenance, actually think of us? It would be difficult to own a pet, after reading this book. McKay’s is a simple proposition, but one with profound and fascinating implications: what if a virus could give humans the ability to communicate with animals? To understand the messages conveyed by their calls, their movements, their scents? Her answer – the fallout she envisions – is not only convincing, but deeply unsettling. One of the most important tasks for a writer of speculative fiction is to establish convincing and internally consistent parameters for the subject of their speculation. In this particular apocalypse, the foundational threat to human social structures is the emergence of unprecedented insight into the non-human world. ![]() But Laura McKay’s novel, despite its timeliness, is not so intimately tied to the current moment – its vision is broader, and far more interesting. A novel about a ‘zoanthropathic’ super-flu precipitating wholesale social breakdown, published in the panicked first months of a zooanotic global pandemic. It might be tempting to see the timing of publication as serendipitous, or portentous, depending on your perspective. The Animals in that Country was published in March 2020. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She is able to bring to life her stories in a way that no other author can, allowing readers to immerse themselves in her stories and enjoy the ride. Her books take readers on a magical journey, exploring intriguing worlds and fascinating characters with a unique and captivating perspective. Her stories also showcase her imagination and creativity. Her love of writing is evident in every story she creates, and her stories are sure to bring countless hours of entertainment. Tamara is an author who loves to share her stories with the world and she is passionate about giving readers the best reading experience possible. ![]() Her stories are full of exciting adventures and whimsical elements that make them truly unique. ![]() She takes great care to research and bring historical accuracy to her stories, making them even more enjoyable to read. She is known for her entertaining and exciting storylines that keep readers engaged from the beginning to the end. Tamara’s writing style is characterized by her ability to craft memorable characters and protagonists who are easy to relate to and root for. Her love of history, combined with her gift for creating compelling stories with engaging narratives, has made her a favorite among readers. Tamara Gill is an Australian historical and paranormal romance author who has been captivating readers for years. ![]() ![]() From the 1950s on, various manga authors have explored the idea that robots are people and what that would mean on a more personal level. Tezuka rarely focused on what everyday life would be like in a world where humans and robots lived as equals. However, his stories usually took place on a national, international, or galactic scale. What’s unique to Tezuka’s vision of robots is how early he introduced the concept of robot rights. Much like Isaac Asimov did in the West, Osamu Tezuka’s writings, especially Astro Boy, established the foundation for robot stories in Japan. Evidence at each crime scene connects the three deaths, but who, or what, is behind them and the motive for these homicides is still a deep mystery. Then there is the murder of the human Bernard Lanke, a robot rights activist. ![]() 2, a formidable military robot turned butler, is also destroyed. The first is Mont Blanc, an internationally beloved Swiss robot, who was brutally slain while helping to control a forest fire. He’s been assigned to investigate three bizarre murders. Gesicht is a robot and a detective for Europol. ![]() ![]() Literary critics have much to say about the process of influence and are often most perceptive in spotting patterns of influence, but we rarely hear from writers themselves about how they think this process works, though there are thing that only they can tell us. And how we understand Auden today, and will understand him in the years to come, depends largely on the way his work lives on in the writing of others. but an enduring influence is what the poet should hope to achieve." It is a testimony to Auden's enormous achievement that he has been a primary influence on the best of the poets who have come after him. ![]() ![]() John Keats, struggling with ideas of fame and trying to formulate his own literary goals, concluded that "not a great name. This issue of the Newsletter inaugurates a new series of contemporary poets talking about the influence Auden has had on their work. An exhibition on Auden's Pennine Landscapes.First book publication of translations by Auden. ![]() ![]() ![]() When Norma Dunning – a Governor General’s Award-winning Inuk writer – was 8, she asked her mother one Saturday, “Mom, what are we?” Her mother’s response was: “Who wants to know?” The kids at the playground, it turns out. Kinauvit? What’s Your Name?: The Eskimo Disc System and a Daughter’s Search for her Grandmother Norma Dunning (Douglas & McIntyre) Sitting down with this book feels like sitting around with a group of girlfriends. Mothering is challenging: Add midlife complications such as divorce, menopause, career demands and existential crises, and you’ve got what Ann Douglas calls “an increasingly thick and messy stress sandwich.” In these essays – written from the author’s own perspective but also informed by interviews with more than 100 midlife women – Douglas, who is the creator of The Mother of All Books series, explores motherhood and so much more. Navigating the Messy Middle: A Fiercely Honest and Wildly Encouraging Guide for Midlife Women Ann Douglas (Douglas & McIntyre) ![]() ![]() ![]() Very easy to get tangled up in your fancy pants, fancypants. Most good writing is good, simple writing. Slaughtered, incinerated bodies everywhere.Ģ. And some of what may be most useful to you about this book are the before/after examples. You knew that, right? Even though most of us who write mostly on our blogs mostly don’t. Here’s what Zinsser might say to that: Why don’t you just tell them what the book is about, and what you got out of it? (Only, you know, he’d do it better. Or maybe I should say, if I were the writer I dreamed of being back when I first dreamed of being a writer, I could write the review I had somewhere in the back of my head: that perfect review that made the book come alive, that explained it perfectly, in words that danced around on the page in fancy clothes, as I’d always imagined my words doing when I finally got my word-choreographer chops. ![]() If I were a better writer, I’d be able to do justice to On Writing Well, William Zinsser’s own brilliant writing on writing. ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. ![]() Produced by DK Publishing under license from the LEGO Group. ![]() LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and Knob configurations and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. 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