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Interrelations among genres in Khmer traditional music and theatre : Phleng Kar, Phleng Arak, Lkhaon Yiikee and Lkhaon Bassac (2019)
Thesis
Billeri, F. Interrelations among genres in Khmer traditional music and theatre : Phleng Kar, Phleng Arak, Lkhaon Yiikee and Lkhaon Bassac. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This dissertation focuses on the interrelation and adaptation of musical and extramusical song features among the Cambodian genres of phleng kar, phleng arak, lkhaon yiikee and lkhaon bassac. My research starts from my master’s study on phleng kar, t... Read More about Interrelations among genres in Khmer traditional music and theatre : Phleng Kar, Phleng Arak, Lkhaon Yiikee and Lkhaon Bassac.

Between Content and Form: The Models of Representation in Kurdish Poetry of Turkish (2019)
Thesis
Sahbaz, T. Between Content and Form: The Models of Representation in Kurdish Poetry of Turkish. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

This thesis is a theoretical study of models of representation marking the political content, language uses and aesthetics of Kurdish literary writing in Turkish language; it aims to offer a situated and historicised analysis to help address current... Read More about Between Content and Form: The Models of Representation in Kurdish Poetry of Turkish.

Reclaiming Refugee Agency and its Implications for Shelter Design in Refugee Camps (2019)
Book Chapter
Paszkiewicz, N., & Fosas, D. (2019). Reclaiming Refugee Agency and its Implications for Shelter Design in Refugee Camps. In S. Roaf, & W. Finlayson (Eds.), Comfort at the Extremes: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on: Comfort at the Extremes: Energy, Economy and Climate 10th – 11th April 2019 Heriot Watt University, Dubai (582-592). Ecohouse Initative

Abstract: Refugee agency refers to the notion of decision making exercised by forced migrants, and their efforts aimed at improving life in the context of displacement. As such, it has emerged as a useful concept to channel discussions about the chal... Read More about Reclaiming Refugee Agency and its Implications for Shelter Design in Refugee Camps.

For or Against War? The Syrian Conflict on the New York Times Opinion Pages (2019)
Journal Article
Huland, G. (2019). For or Against War? The Syrian Conflict on the New York Times Opinion Pages. The journal of communication and media studies (Champaign. Online), 4(2), 17-34. https://doi.org/10.18848/2470-9247/CGP/v04i02/17-34

This article compares the representation of the Syrian conflict on the opinion pages of the “New York Times” during two periods: the two months covering the beginning of the protests (March–April 2011) and the two months after the expansion of the so... Read More about For or Against War? The Syrian Conflict on the New York Times Opinion Pages.

For whom the bell tolls: London’s Iraq and Afghanistan memorial 1990-2015 (2019)
Journal Article
Grady, K. (2019). For whom the bell tolls: London’s Iraq and Afghanistan memorial 1990-2015. London Review of International Law, 7(3), 353-376. https://doi.org/10.1093/lril/lraa003

Following the recent turn to materiality in international legal scholarship, this article considers London’s Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial 1990-2015. By examining the memorial’s politics in respect of death quantification, gender, and lawfulness, the... Read More about For whom the bell tolls: London’s Iraq and Afghanistan memorial 1990-2015.

Liberal Democracy in Crisis : Rethinking Resistance under Neoliberal Governmentality (2019)
Book
Toplisek, A. (2019). Liberal Democracy in Crisis : Rethinking Resistance under Neoliberal Governmentality. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97937-3

This book rethinks resistance against neoliberalism in the context of the crisis of Western liberal democracy and the rise of new radical left parties in Europe. Drawing upon a wide range of methodological approaches in contemporary political and soc... Read More about Liberal Democracy in Crisis : Rethinking Resistance under Neoliberal Governmentality.

A Persuasive Peace: Syrian Refugees' Attitudes Towards Compromise and Civil War Termination (2019)
Journal Article
Fabbe, K., Hazlett, C., & Sinmazdemir, T. (2019). A Persuasive Peace: Syrian Refugees' Attitudes Towards Compromise and Civil War Termination. Journal of Peace Research, 56(1), 103-117. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022343318814114

Civilians who have fled violent conflict and settled in neighboring countries are integral to processes of civil war termination. Contingent on their attitudes, they can either back peaceful settlements or support warring groups and continued fightin... Read More about A Persuasive Peace: Syrian Refugees' Attitudes Towards Compromise and Civil War Termination.

Ideophones in Barayin (2019)
Book Chapter
Lovestrand, J. (2019). Ideophones in Barayin. In H. Tourneux, & Y. Treis (Eds.), Topics in Chadic Linguistics X: Papers from the 9th Biennial International Colloquium on the Chadic Languages, Villejuif, September 7-8, 2017 (159-176). Rüdiger Köppe

New data on Kusunda. (2019)
Digital Artefact
Aaley, U. R., & Bodt, T. (2019). New data on Kusunda

In late July and early August 2019, we spent an intensive 12 days in interviewing and recording what we presumed were the last two speakers of the highly endangered Kusunda language of Nepal. We have made these data available in open access in Zenodo... Read More about New data on Kusunda..

Status and Presence: African American Art in the International Arena (2019)
Book Chapter
Hylton, R. (2019). Status and Presence: African American Art in the International Arena. In E. Chambers (Ed.), The Routledge Companion to African American Art History. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351045193-25

This chapter argues that skewed conceptions of American art have generated piecemeal and an often distorted image of African American art in the international arena. The profile Venice afforded abstractionist Sam Gilliam and figurative painter Robert... Read More about Status and Presence: African American Art in the International Arena.

Who’s in charge of Sino-African resource politics? Situating African state agency in Ghana (2019)
Journal Article
Phillips, J. (2019). Who’s in charge of Sino-African resource politics? Situating African state agency in Ghana. African Affairs, 118(470), 101-124. https://doi.org/10.1093/afraf/ady041

Recent literature on Sino-African resource politics emphasizes the agency of African elites in relation to Chinese capital and state agencies, yet whether African elites have gained agency over the structure of African economies remains debatable. Th... Read More about Who’s in charge of Sino-African resource politics? Situating African state agency in Ghana.