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Resurgent Water in Nishnaabeg Storytelling: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson's "She Sang Them Home" and "Big Water"
No full textDrawing on Indigenous resurgence, the regenerative movement that revitalizes languages, traditions, and cultures while aiming at pan-Indigenous sovereignty, this paper focuses on Nishnaabeg resurgent advocacy and aesthetics. The Nishnaabeg (Ojibwe, Michi Saagiig, Chippewa, Algonquin, Salteaux, and Odawa) are a transnational Indigenous people whose ancestral land spreads across the two sides of the US-Canada border. Due to the several freshwaters that cross Nishnaabeg land, colonial dispossession and extractivism in this region have systematically affected bodies of water. Water symbolism is also present in the aandisokaanan, the traditional creation stories of the Nishnaabeg inspired by the land and revived through land-based practices. Finally, the Nishnaabeg resurgent advocacy is deeply soaked into water, as evidenced by the Mother Earth Water Walks (MMEW) movement. Inspired by cultural reinvigoration and political advocacy, Nishnaabeg artists continue to generate dibaajimowinan, new stories of resurgence, in which water still constitutes a fil rouge. Given these premises, this paper presents two Nishnaabeg water stories by Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg scholar, writer, and artist Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, who contributed to the resurgent scholarship by theorizing Radical Resurgence (2017a). Engaging with water symbolism, the first section analyzes Simpson’s song “She Sang Them Home” published in her debut collection Islands of Decolonial Love (2015). Focusing on the author’s use of code-switching, whereby the Nishnaabeg language is inserted without translation in the poetic flow, this section meditates on resurgent “storied waterscapes” (Oppermann, 2023). Adopting a hydrofeminist perspective (Neimanis, 2017), the second section presents Simpson’s short story “Big Water” from the collection This Accident of Being Lost (2017b). Reflecting on Nishnaabeg ecofeminism, ethical human/non-human relationships in the story are thus framed as “bodies of water” (Neimanis, 2009; 2017). Proposing an alternative to the anthropocentric dominant discourse about wet matter, Simpson’s fluid poetics suggest an alternative ethical relationship with water to envision new livable futures.
Epistemologies of Care: An Ecopoetic Conversation between Craig Santos Perez, Jamaica H. Osorio and Sia Figiel
No full textBearing in mind Epeli Hauʻofa’s concept of “a sea of islands,” this article proposes an ecocritical analysis of three poems written by three Indigenous authors, Craig Santos Perez (CHamorro-Guam) Jamaica H. Osorio (Hawai’i), and Sia Figiel (Samoa) published between 2016 and 2022, respectively. Together, the poems create a relevant example of Indigenous ecocriticism that is overtly interacting with global flows of power and are simultaneously entangled with the struggles of many other Pacific islanders when it comes to topics such as ecological degradation, land occupation, mass tourism, and militarization/nuclearization of Pacific island-nations. The poems to be analyzed are “Green Washing and White Dollar Policy” (Jamaica H. Osorio), “Praise Song for Oceania” (Craig Santos Perez) and “In-Land-Ness” (Sia Figiel). The epistemologies of care that I am referring to are based on Indigenous ancestral knowledge and practices that are vessels of environmental ethics and honor Earth as an ancestor, as well as demonstrations of multiple forms of belonging in which human and non-human elements are symbiotically connected. Therefore, this article problematizes and critically questions the impact of global policies upon Indigenous communities as well as it presents examples of resistance that are generating transcultural move-ments in which contemporary Indigenous writers question the validity of globalized policies that had proven to be disruptive and harmful for their societies. Each of these authors presents chal-lenging questions that trace environmental degradation back to the colonial encounter while demonstrating that their Indigenous societies developed complex and sustainable relationships with the environment, those that were disrupted by colonialism and subsequently imperialism and globalization. Moreover, the voices of these writers resonate through waves of anger against the harm that has been inflicted upon ecosystems, and thus their poems are ways of denouncing injustices, and, to a certain extent, ensuring cultural survival when assuming a strategic significance as counternarratives to the Americanization of the islands. Consequently, my analysis of the poems aims at demonstrating that coalitions formed among Pacific Islanders vividly respond to the imperial West and fiercely resist land occupation and environmental degradation. Embedded in my analysis is also an assumed critique of colonial/Western views of nature as a separate and empty object that exists to be exploited and to generate profit. In sum, the tapestry woven by the poems selected here highlights the importance of activism, education, care, and love as actions that simultaneously denounce multiple forms of “slow violence” against Indigenous cultures and generate decolonial discourses
Fundamental Performance Analysis of Listed Mutual Fund Companies in the Dhaka Stock
No full textThis study investigates the performance of closed-end mutual funds listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange over the period 2015 to 2023, emphasising the comparative dynamics before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Employing a panel data framework, it analyses key financial metrics—Return on Investment (ROI), standard deviation, beta, and Sharpe ratio—to extract fund behaviour patterns under market stress and recover conditions. The results reveal heterogeneous performance trajectories: while several funds underperformed post-pandemic, others exhibited notable resilience and gains. These extracted insights underscore the critical importance of risk-adjusted returns in fund evaluation and strategic asset management. Despite its strengths in longitudinal data coverage and quantitative Rodrigue study is constrained by the absence of qualitative factors that could contextualise performance variations
Technological tools and traditional measures to comply with the DMA: Legal analysis from gatekeepers’ reports under article 11
No full textThis paper provides an in-depth examination of the technological and governance tools implemented by companies designated as “gatekeepers” under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) to fulfil the extensive ex-ante obligations set forth by the Regulation. Drawing on the (non-confidential summaries of the) compliance reports submitted in 2024 and 2025 by these companies under Article 11, the paper reveals – exploring both legal and technological dimensions – how gatekeepers align with the DMA’s requirements. The study thus highlights the interplay between centralised enforcement by the European Commission, sophisticated technological solutions and robust governance measures required by the DMA, shedding light on both the achievements and challenges of maintaining compliance in rapidly evolving digital markets
CONIS: A C++ Package for Conic-Preserving Interpolatory Subdivision
No full textWe present a C++ package, named CONIS, designed to compute and visualize the planar curves generated via the subdivision scheme proposed in \cite{BuRoKo24}. We describe the software package, provide instructions to use it, and showcase the package using several numerical tests
The MNGNreg toolbox for the regularized solution of nonlinear least-squares problems
No full textThis paper describes a Matlab toolbox designed to solve nonlinear least-squares problems, with a particular focus on ill-posed cases lacking unique solution, allowing to obtain the minimal-norm solution. The algorithm is based on the Gauss-Newton method, in which the iteration is modified introducing a projection term onto the null space of the Jacobian of the nonlinear function. To address the severe ill-conditioning often encountered in real-world applications, the toolbox also includes some regularization techniques
A “silent count of limbs and landmarks”: Abortion in Jodi Picoult’s “A Spark of Light” (2018)
No full textThis article examines the representation of abortion and its attendant moral conflicts in Jodi Picoult’s A Spark of Light (2018). Positioned within a growing corpus of abortion narratives, the novel responds to current debates and restrictive abortion legislation in the United States. Set during a hostage crisis in Mississippi’s last abortion-providing clinic, A Spark of Light employs shifting perspectives and a reverse-chronological structure to explore the diverse experiences, emotions, and ideological positions of patients, clinic staff, abortion opponents, and the hostage-taker. Published in 2018, before the US Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion, the novel depicts the increasing polarization of public discourse about abortion, as well as the diverging views and assumptions regarding issues of reproduction. Picoult’s in-depth engagement with a controversial and hotly debated topic stands out not only in A Spark of Light but is a hallmark of most of her novels. However, although she is one of America’s best-selling authors, her work has received little scholarly scrutiny thus far. Critics have frequently dismissed her novels as non-serious literature and commercial fiction that prioritizes entertainment and profit over literary merit. Challenging such dismissals, the article shows that A Spark of Light deserves critical attention for its nuanced exploration of abortion experiences and contribution to contemporary abortion debates. Through a close reading that is informed by feminist scholarship on reproductive politics, the article illustrates how Picoult’s narrative portrays abortion as a complex decision influenced by intersecting social, economic, emotional, and medical factors, while critiquing the impact of restrictive laws and limited access to reproductive health care services. The article further contends that, by incorporating authoritative medical insights and providing a detailed portrayal of a procedural abortion, the novel counters misinformation and thereby challenges the stigmatization surrounding abortion. Diversifying mainstream representations, A Spark of Light exemplifies the potential of popular fiction to engage in pressing cultural and political debates and foster nuanced discussions about reproductive rights
World War II at 80: Memory, Impact, and the World It Left Behind
No full textIntroduction to the Forum World War II at 80