Luminous presence: Derek Jarman's life-writing is the first book to analyse the prolific writing of queer icon Derek Jarman. Although he is well known for his avant-garde filmmaking, his garden, and his AIDS activism, he is also the author of over a dozen books, many of which are autobiographical. Much of Jarman's exploration of post-war queer identity and imaginative response to HIV/AIDS can be found in his books, such as the lyrical AIDS diaries Modern Nature and Sm...

Understanding the Dynamics of Teacher Agency, Resilience, and Identity in the Neoliberal Age focuses on the complexity of teachers’ agency, resilience, and identity across various contexts. Neoliberal educational policy technologies have been constantly (re)shaping educational professionalism, subjectivity, teaching, and evaluation. Within this climate, teacher agency, resilience, and identity are vital factors for maintaining teachers’ well-functioning and well-being. Moreover, t...

The history of capitalist development in the United States is long, uneven, and overwhelmingly focused on the North. Macroeconomic studies of the South have primarily emphasized the role of the cotton economy in global trading networks. Until now, few in-depth scholarly works have attempted to explain how capitalism in the South took root and functioned in all of its diverse—and duplicitous—forms. Southern Scoundrels explores the lesser-known aspects of the emergence of capitalism...

"Viselor mele le-am tăiat aripile, șopti, asociind imaginea de atunci, pe care o văzu clar pentru prima oară în douzăeci și unu de ani, cu situația în care se afla ea acum și izbucni într-un hohot puternic de plâns.Un urlet de fiară încolțită, ca străpunsă peste tot de cuțite, fiară rănită și conștientă că viața ei se termină aici, acum, că se scurge prin fiecare împunsătură, prin fiecare por al corpului.Iar sufletul răcnea și el spre un cer gol căci nu putea fi decât gol, ...