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e-Museletter: September 2021
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Irreverente y desmesurada: Aurora Venturini frente a la crítica
No full textToda aproximacón critica a la obra de Aurora Venturini (La Plata, 1921 - Buenos Aires, 2015) supone el desafio de abordar a una escritora que ha suscitado mas especulaciones, incógnitas e inexactitudes biograficas , que coordenadas de acceso y transito por su rica producción literaria. i,Cómo hablar y que decir acerca de una autora convertida en una figura de culto, cuyos universos ficcionales nos interpelan desde la incomodidad y la irreverencia? Esta colección de ensayos criticos indaga en la narrativa de una escritora con un recorrido vital marcado por encuentros e intersecciones cruciales en la historia sociocultural y politica de la Argentina del siglo XX. Su prosa se distingue por una dicci6n (mica, donde se combinan lo poetico y lo soez, el neologismo y la sintaxis enrarecida. Los cuerpos signados por la violencia de las instituciones sociales y el amplio y complejo elenco de mujeres de su narrativa habitan realidades desmesuradas que hacen tambalear las estructuras desde las cuales se piensa el genero. La familia, la escuela, el matrimonio, la maternidad y tambien la literatura aparecen como instancias de coercion sobre los seres. Su literatura nos plantea el problema del reconocimiento del otro como un ser , y sus textos se vuelven espacios o territorios en los que se disputa la vida. Su escritura esta atravesada por un cuestionamiento profundo de los soportes ideológicos que posibilitan la crueldad, la violencia y la injusticia social. La obra de Aurora Venturini dialoga con viejas problematicas y nuevos desafios: la violencia de genero, la maternidad, la no maternidad , las relaciones en tomo a las tareas de cuidado, el aborto, la familia y la edu cación como instancias de pedagogia re-productiva. No estamos frente a una voz inedita, sino ante una escritora que, en un presente abundante en miradas criticas, se alza como una voz acompasada con las agendas de los feminismos.https://scholarship.richmond.edu/bookshelf/1382/thumbnail.jp
Larval anatomy of monotypic painted ant nest frogs Lithodytes lineatus reveals putative homoplasies with the Leptodactylus pentadactylus group (Anura: Leptodactylidae)
Get PDFThe morphological diversity of anuran larvae made them an important source of information for evolutionary and systematic studies. For the monotypic frog genus Lithodytes, which has an interesting taxonomic history, including its past synonymizing with Adenomera and its placement as a subgenus of Leptodactylus, the information provided from its larvae can help to understand its systematics interrelationships and also provide insights about its evolutionary trajectories. Herein, we provide a detailed description of the larval morphology of Lithodytes lineatus, including novel data of internal morphology (buccopharyngeal cavity and skeleton), and discuss some morphological and evolutionary aspects in relation to other members of the subfamily Leptodactylinae. Despite the overall similar larval morphology with others members of the subfamily, we identified four autapomorphic traits for Lithodytes and seven purported homoplastic traits with a subclade of the Leptodactylus pentadactylus species group that likely evolved convergently. Some of these traits have been previously associated with a carnivorous diet. Putative homoplastic and autapomorphic characters served as additional diagnostic traits for Lithodytes, supporting its recognition as a distinct genus within Leptodactylidae
Elections can’t fix the Palestinian Authority.
No full textWhen President Mahmoud Abbas announced last month that the Palestinian Authority will be holding national elections for the first time in nearly 15 years, it reignited much debate over whether such elections could indeed be meaningful. Given the context of a fragmented Palestinian political body operating under a military occupation, what purpose would elections serve?
On the one hand, the decision to hold legislative and presidential elections, scheduled for May 22 and July 31 respectively, are finally addressing a longstanding criticism that the PA has been ignoring the Palestinian public will for far too long. Its leaders, who largely hail from the Fatah party, effectively overturned the results of the 2006 legislative elections through a violent conflict with Hamas, and have since overstayed their positions in power — especially Mahmoud Abbas, who is now a decade past his first term as president.
An opportunity to end this status quo at the ballot box has thus been welcomed by many — and for some, there are encouraging signs. During a meeting in Cairo this month, leaders of 14 Palestinian political parties, including Fatah and Hamas, committed to participating in and respecting the election results. If everything goes smoothly, observers argue, the elections could finally bring democratic governance to the Palestinian political system, and end the 14-year division between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
Picture a Scientist: Celebrating Maryam Mirzakhani and Women in Mathematics in 2021.
No full textMay 12 marks the birthday of Maryam Mirzakhani, to date the first and only woman to win the Fields Medal, the most prestigious prize in mathematics. Mirzakhani’s short but exceptional life offers inspiration for all women considering their own place in the field.
Though her academic prowess was recognized as a young woman, Mirzakhani displayed an early interest in a career as a writer and was known to read books with voracious enthusiasm. Nevertheless, her rare mathematical gifts were recognized as excellent from a young age, as her classmates recalled her unique ability to solve mathematical problems in a variety of ways. As a young woman in Iran, she and her friend Roya Beheshti became the first women to represent Iran at the competition. She went on to win two gold medals at the International Mathematical Olympiad, Mirzakhani quickly became a role model for other Iranian girls interested in mathematics