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Cross-Border Cooperation in the Carpathian Euroregion: Ukraine and the EU
No full textCross-border cooperation among the Eastern neighbours of the European Union can be understood as a new approach to public policy and border governance in the region. There was no border cooperation strategy between communist and European countries during Soviet times. The question of the management of the Eastern border of the EU, especially with Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova, came on the agenda in 1997, when accession to the union was finally opened to Eastern and Southern European candidates. With the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement that came into force in 1998, Ukraine signalled its foreign policy orientation as European, asserting that Western integration would help modernize its economy, increase living standards, and strengthen democracy and rule of law. The European Commission required “good neighbourly relations” as a further condition for accession and in conjunction, the concept of “Wider Europe” was proposed to set up border-transcending tasks. The Carpathian Euroregion was established to contribute to strengthening the friendship and prosperity of the countries of this region. However, the model was not fully understood and had only limited support of the national governments. This article uses the Carpathian Euroregion as a case study to show that overall Ukraine and the EU’s Eastern neighbourhood presents more opportunities for effective cooperation with the EU rather than barriers or risks
De disciple à mentor : le parcours exemplaire de Christine de Pizan
No full textDe disciple à mentor, c’est le parcours suivi par Christine de Pizan. Elle commence par se mettre en scène guidée par des personnifications allégoriques comme la Sibylle de Cumes dans le Chemin de long estude, et Raison, Droiture et Justice dans le Livre de la Cité des Dames et le Livre des trois Vertus. Puis elle assume en son nom propre le rôle de mentor. Le périple initiatique qu’elle entreprend dans le premier de ces textes, renvoie au topos bien connu du voyage dans l’Au-delà sous la conduite d’une figure emblématique, représenté par deux œuvres majeures qui l’ont inspirée, la Divine Comédie de Dante et l’Énéide de Virgile. From disciple to mentor, this is the path followed by Christine de Pizan. She begins to stage herself under the guidance of allegorical personifications such as the Cumaean Sibyl in Chemin de long estude (The Long Road of Learning), and Reason, Rectitude and Justice in the Livre de la Cité des Dames (The Book of the City of Ladies) et le Livre des trois Vertus (The Book of the Three Virtues). Then she assumes in her own name the role of mentor. The initiatory quest she undertakes in the first of these texts, refers to the well-known topos of the trip to the Other World under the guidance of an emblematic figure, represented by two major works that inspired her, Dante’s Divine Comedy and Virgil’s Aeneid.
De la Delie de Scève en Diotima rediuiua, ou l’image d’un mentor sans le son
No full textMentor exceptionnel car femme, étrangère, et instruisant Socrate, Diotime constitue à la Renaissance une référence majeure pour réfléchir sur l’amour en rejouant le Banquet. Mais tout se complique lorsque Scève, après Castiglione et Speroni, campe Diotime en métaphore de l’Aimée dans Delie (1544) : la concurrence d’autres instances féminines, le caractère final de l’assimilation, l’ambiguïté structurelle du dizain, et le caractère silencieux d’un discours prétendument rédempteur, laissent apparaître une dimension ironique, car Diotime enseigne aussi bien à haïr qu’à aimer, et la spécificité retorse d’un discours qui préfère l’inscription à l’expression. Made an exceptional mentor by her sex, her foreignness and her status as Socrates’ teacher, Diotima was a key figure of reference in Renaissance discussions about Love in revivals of Plato’s Symposium. The waters become muddied when Scève, following the examples of Castiglione and Speroni, uses the character of Diotima as a metaphor for the beloved woman in Delie (1544): the competition with other female characters, the finality of the metaphor, the ambiguous structure of the dizain, and the fact that the redeeming speech is absolutely silent combine to imply a certain irony, for here Diotima is supposed to teach Hatred as well as Love, and the mischievous side of a poetic composition that favours inscription over expression
‘Imprudent Sluts’ & ‘Sober Gentlemen’: Testimonial Injustice in Rape Trials at the Old Bailey, 1720-1742
No full textThis article examines the role of gender in the testimony, character and credibility of the plaintiffs and defendants in rape trials in early modern England. I will argue that the emerging eighteenth-century culture of sensibility did not contribute to increased rulings in favor of women in rape trials as women’s perceived sexual character was used as a proxy for their moral character and was weaponized as evidence against them in rape trials. To do this, I will draw from feminist philosopher Miranda Fricker’s work on testimonial injustice. Testimonial injustice “occurs when a speaker is given less credibility than deserved [...] because of an identity prejudice held by the hearer.” I argue that early modern England rape trials exemplify testimonial injustices as they indicate that women’s testimonies were not afforded equal weight, and suffered less favorable legal outcomes due to the particularly gendered and circumstantial natures of the crime. These trials deserve historiographic attention to attempt to address these historical testimonials injustices and correct – or at least question – what historical documents have preserved as facts
Voice of Singapore’s Invisible Hands: Indonesian Migrant Domestic Workers and Poems on Home and Family
No full textYoga Prasetyo, the son of an Indonesian migrant domestic worker (MDW) in Singapore, founded Voice of Singapore’s Invisible Hands (or The Voice) in late 2016. A nonproft organisation that aims to challenge the negative discourses about MDWs, especially among Singaporeans, The Voice uses Facebook to promote its members’ literary work and achievements, as well as to share stories to inspire migrant workers
The Cubans in Angola: An Assessment of Military and Diplomatic Involvement in Angola from 1960-1978
No full textCuba’s military and diplomatic interactions in Africa from 1960 to 1978 is a topic often overlooked, in spite of the significant role Cuba played internationally at a time when global tensions were high. This paper examines the role of Cuba in the Angolan Civil War and its diplomatic relations with the Angolan parties vying for power in addition to explaining Cuban motives for engaging abroad militarily. It also explores race relations within Cuba and how its foreign policy was partly a product of domestic relations. Cuba had friendly relations with the Soviet Union during this period and the role of communist ideology is also examined
Utah Shakespeare\u27s Merry Wives Offers Rowdy, Bawdy Shenanigans
No full textProduction notice for Utah Shakespeare\u27s 2018 The Merry Wives of Windsor
