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Entangled Plumwoods: Stewardship as Grassroots Conservation Humanities 缠绕的梅林作为基层保护人文的管理

Humanities Pub Date : 2024-02-08 DOI: 10.3390/h13010037

Natasha Fijn

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Border-Crossing Experience in Refugee Tales IV 难民故事中的越境体验 IV

Humanities Pub Date : 2024-02-08 DOI: 10.3390/h13010036

Carmen Lara-Rallo

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Entangled Plumwoods: Stewardship as Grassroots Conservation Humanities 缠绕的梅林作为基层保护人文的管理

Humanities Pub Date : 2024-02-08 DOI: 10.3390/h13010037

Natasha Fijn

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Seeking Refuge, Resisting beyond Borders: On Security, Recognition and Rights in Dina Nayeri’s Refuge and The Ungrateful Refugee 寻求庇护，超越边界：Dina Nayeri 的《难民》和《忘恩负义的难民》中的安全、认可和权利

Humanities Pub Date : 2024-02-05 DOI: 10.3390/h13010035

Maria Jennifer Estevez Yanes

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A Posthuman Approach to BrexLit and Bordering Practices through an Analysis of John Lanchester’s The Wall 通过分析约翰-兰彻斯特（John Lanchester）的《墙》，从后人的角度看待脱欧文学和边界实践

Humanities Pub Date : 2024-02-05 DOI: 10.3390/h13010034

María Alonso Alonso

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A Posthuman Approach to BrexLit and Bordering Practices through an Analysis of John Lanchester’s The Wall 通过分析约翰-兰彻斯特（John Lanchester）的《墙》，从后人的角度看待脱欧文学和边界实践

Humanities Pub Date : 2024-02-05 DOI: 10.3390/h13010034

María Alonso Alonso

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Seeking Refuge, Resisting beyond Borders: On Security, Recognition and Rights in Dina Nayeri’s Refuge and The Ungrateful Refugee 寻求庇护，超越边界：Dina Nayeri 的《难民》和《忘恩负义的难民》中的安全、认可和权利

Humanities Pub Date : 2024-02-05 DOI: 10.3390/h13010035

Maria Jennifer Estevez Yanes

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Performing Distinction in Big Banana: Culture at the Margins of Visibility 在大香蕉中表演与众不同：能见度边缘的文化

Humanities Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.3390/h13010031

Andrea Martinez Teruel

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The Liturgy of Knowledge in the Heaven of the Sun 太阳天堂的知识礼仪

Humanities Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.3390/h13010030

Carmen Costanza

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Performing Distinction in Big Banana: Culture at the Margins of Visibility 在大香蕉中表演与众不同：能见度边缘的文化

Humanities Pub Date : 2024-02-01 DOI: 10.3390/h13010031

Andrea Martinez Teruel

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