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Lola's War ::Rape Without Punishment /
No full text"This book is an important contribution to transitional justice scholarship. In a sensitive manner, it reminds readers of the need to listen to the everyday stories of survivors of violence. The accounts of one woman's loss and personal heartache in a search for justice, are moving." - Professor Elisabeth Porter, University of South Australia, Australia "Beautifully written, deep, reflective and thoughtful, Olivera Simic's new book takes the reader on an intimate and up-close journey for justice of a wartime sexual violence survivor in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The life story of Lola is a rich and detailed story of a woman showcasing lived experiences and consequences of searching for justice in the aftermath of atrocities, which are often inadvertent and unpredictable. It is filled with hopes, disappointments, traumas but also resilience and empowerment. It is an absolute must read for everyone engaged and interested in post-conflict transitional justice." - Associate Professor Barbora Hola, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Senior Researcher, Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) "Lola's War makes me think, makes me think hard thoughts. And because Lola herself is so wonderfully portrayed here, one cannot escape the hard thinking - about gendered war, about violence against women, about personal sovereignty, about justice. Olivera Simic has done us all a great service by challenging us, while never betraying Lola's integrity." - Professor Cynthia Enloe, author of Twelve Feminist Lessons of War This longitudinal study is based on the story of Lola, who was gang raped during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992. At the time, she was in a detention camp with her young children. Only one of Lola's several perpetrators was convicted but his sentence of six years of imprisonment has never been actioned by the Bosnian judiciary. Lola's rapist is still free and she lives in continual fear that he will retaliate against her and her children for her role in his trial. Olivera Simić is Associate Professor with the Griffith Law School, Australia
Supplementary_material – Supplemental material for A novel intuitionistic fuzzy MCDM-based CODAS approach for locating an authorized dismantling center: a case study of Istanbul
No full textSupplemental material, Supplementary_material for A novel intuitionistic fuzzy MCDM-based CODAS approach for locating an authorized dismantling center: a case study of Istanbul by Selman Karagoz, Muhammet Deveci, Vladimir Simic, Nezir Aydin and Ufuk Bolukbas in Waste Management & Research</p
Reading of selected poetry
No full text2007 U.S. Poet Laureate Charles Simic, the author of eighteen collections of poetry, is also an essayist, translator, editor, and professor emeritus of creative writing and literature at the University of New Hampshire. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1990 for his book of prose poems The World Doesn\u27t End, and his 1996 collection, Walking the Black Cat, was a finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry. His most recent poetry volume is That Little Something (2008). Simic held a MacArthur Fellowship from 1984-1989, and has also held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the NEA. In 2007, the same day he was appointed Poet Laureate, Simic received the Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets for outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry
Reading of selected poetry
No full text2007 U.S. Poet Laureate Charles Simic, the author of eighteen collections of poetry, is also an essayist, translator, editor, and professor emeritus of creative writing and literature at the University of New Hampshire. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1990 for his book of prose poems The World Doesn\u27t End, and his 1996 collection, Walking the Black Cat, was a finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry. His most recent poetry volume is That Little Something (2008). Simic held a MacArthur Fellowship from 1984-1989, and has also held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the NEA. In 2007, the same day he was appointed Poet Laureate, Simic received the Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets for outstanding and proven mastery in the art of poetry
Assessing drive tourists' preferences and motivations: A case study of Bella Coola, British Columbia
No full textThe objectives of this research were to: 1) Gain an understanding of the drive tourism market in the Bella Coola Valley and particularly visitors’ characteristics, length of stay, and behaviour whilst in the valley. This would be done by implementing a quantitative self completed survey. 2) Trial a qualitative research tool which will seek to explore the psychographic profiles of the RV market. This research tool would consist of in-depth, open ended interviews and focus groups.Final Report of Findings. -- Prepared by Dr. Anne Hardy and Jovan Simic, Resource Recreation and Tourism Program, University of Northern British Columbia, for: BC Ferries, Central Coast Regional District, Bella Coola Valley Tourism, BC Real Estate Partnering Fun
Ivana Milojevic, 'Breathing: Violence In, Peace Out', Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, 2013, ISBN 9 7807 0224 9693, 296 pp., $39.95
No full textThis is a rare type of book that interweaves personal narrative with critical commentary on violent conflict and the possibilities of peace. The author, while reflective and mindful of her narrative, does not shy away from the bite of reality. As she says in the introduction:Full Tex
Myth Revisited in The World Doesn’t End, by Charles Simic
No full textEste artículo realiza un acercamiento al libro de poemas en prosa The World Doesn’t End, del poeta serbio-norteamericano Charles Simic. En el poemario se advierten dos rasgos fundamentales que contribuyen a configurar la visión del mundo que Simic desarrolla a lo largo de su extensa producción: por un lado, la creación de un universo de ribetes surrealistas y, por otro, una nostalgia por el pasado como tiempo perdido, recuperable solamente a través de la imaginación. The World Doesn’t End, publicado en Estados Unidos en 1990, fue traducido al español por Mario Lucarda en España, y ha llegado nuestro país solamente mediante versiones de algunos de los poemas en prosa en publicaciones periódicas. Es por eso que se propone, al final del artículo, una breve selección de textos traducidos al español, para contribuir a la difusión de este autor que manifiesta, con su obra, una de las múltiples voces de la poesía norteamericana contemporánea.This article analyzes Serbian-American author Charles Simic’s prose poems in The World Doesn’t End.The book shows two traits which help transmit Simic’s view of the world: on the one hand, his surrealistic imagery and, on the other, a certain nostalgia for the past as a time that can be recovered through the imagination. The World Doesn’t End was first published in the U.S.A. In 1990, and later translated into Spanish by Mario Lucarda, in Spain. The poems in this book can be found in Argentina only partially, in some journals and magazines. That is why at the end
of this article there is a brief selection with translations of our own, in order to make Simic’s poetry accessible to Argentine readers, who will gain further insight into the multiple voices of contemporary American poetry.Fil: Raggio, Marcela.
CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) - Universidad Nacional de Cuy
Electric Vehicle Selection for Industrial Users Using an Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Copras-Based Model
No full textSimic, Vladimir/0000-0001-5709-3744According to reports from international bodies such as the World Health Organization and the United Nations, transportation is one of the leading contributors to environmental pollution and climate change. Electric vehicles present a practical solution to reducing emissions, particularly for industrial users. However, industrial users' selection of electric vehicles involves different dynamics than individual users, making it a more complex process for companies. This paper aims to evaluate the selection criteria for electric vehicle fleets among industrial users using a novel multi-criteria decision-making framework based on interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy sets. The model assesses various factors influencing industrial users' decisions and ranks the available electric vehicle options accordingly. The results indicate that driving range, purchase price, and charging time are the most influential factors in the decision-making process. Furthermore, the findings confirm that the Tesla Model S P100D is the most suitable option for industrial users, given its superior performance in these critical criteria.Science Citation Index Expande
Blockchain-Enabled Healthcare Supply Chain Management: Identification and Analysis of Barriers and Solutions Based on Improved Zero-Sum Hesitant Fuzzy Game Theory
No full textSimic, Vladimir/0000-0001-5709-3744; Ali, Sadia Samar/0000-0003-4911-5725Blockchain technology has emerged as a transformative approach in the health sector, enhancing efficiency, transparency, and security in Healthcare Supply Chain Management (HSCM). It addresses critical issues such as data privacy, traceability, and fraud reduction, providing a secure and reliable platform. However, significant barriers to its implementation must be overcome to ensure effective healthcare supply chain operations. This study proposes a two-stage decision-making model for identifying barriers and optimizing blockchain adoption solutions in HSCM under uncertainty. The first stage employs the Hesitant Fuzzy Best-Worst Method (HFBWM) to prioritize barriers. Compared to traditional methods such as Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), HFBWM achieves high accuracy with fewer pairwise comparisons. In the second stage, the Improved Zero-Sum Hesitant Fuzzy Game Theory (IZSHFG) model, based on the Weighted Sum Operator (WSO) under Hesitant Fuzzy Sets (HFSs), determines the optimal combination of strategies for blockchain application in HSCM. The challenges are modeled as one player and the solutions as another, with the decision matrix established using WSO under HFS. The obtained results indicate the worst-case scenario involves the simultaneous occurrence of four critical barriers: "Lack of Sufficient Knowledge about Blockchain in HSCM" (0.011217), "Lack of Access to Skilled Technical Personnel" (0.025457), "High Maintenance and Support Costs" (0.056076), and "Security Risks of Patients' Data" (0.069367). These findings highlight the need for targeted strategies to address these barriers, ensuring blockchain's successful integration into HSCM.Science Citation Index Expande
Drugi pored mene. Antologija priča i eseja pisaca Jugoistočne Evrope (anthologie éditée par Ričard Švarc)
No full textL’anthologie Drugi pored mene… (L’Autre à côté de moi. Anthologie de nouvelles et d’essais d’écrivains de l’Europe du sud-est) comprend vingt et une nouvelles et essais écrits par des auteurs contemporains serbes (David Albahari, Vladimir Arsenijević, László Végel, Charles Simic, Biljana Srbljanović, Dragan Velikić), kosovars (Beqë Cufaj), croates (Slavenka Drakulić, Bora Ćosić, Miljenko Jergović, Irena Vrkljan), bulgares (Dimitré Dinev, Vladimir Zarev), bosniaques (Aleksandar Hemon, Saša Sta..
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