Image and the Office of the Dead in Late Medieval Europe explores the Office of the Dead as a site of interaction between text, image, and experience in the culture of commemoration that thrived in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The Office of the Dead was a familiar liturgical ritual, and its perceived importance and utility are evident in its regular inclusion in devotional compilations, which crossed the boundaries between lay and religious readers. The Office was prese...

Dieses essentials fokussiert auf die Verbesserung der Pflegeausbildung durch praxisorientierte Ansätze. Die Studien des Essentials betonen die Bedeutung guter organisatorischer Rahmenbedingungen und enger Zusammenarbeit mit Pflegeschulen. Klare Strukturen und gezielte Schulungen, insbesondere in Palliative Care, sollen Praxisanleitende effektiver qualifizieren. Neue Lerninstrumente wie Kann-Listen sollen die Motivation und Autonomie der Auszubildenden fördern und Ausbildungsabbrüc...

In The Ecological Thought, eco-philosopher Timothy Morton has argued for the inclusion of “dark ecology” in our thinking about nature. Dark ecology, he argues, puts hesitation, uncertainty, irony, and thoughtfulness back into ecological thinking.” The ecological thought, he says, should include “negativity and irony, ugliness and horror.” Focusing on this concept of “dark ecology” and its invitation to add an anti-pastoral perspective to ecocriticism, this collection of essays on American ...

This book reinvigorates the debate on the Mexican Revolution, exploring what this pivotal event meant to women. The contributors offer a fresh look at women's participation in their homes and workplaces and through politics and community activism. They show how women of diverse backgrounds with differing goals were actively involved, first in military roles during the violent early phase of civil war, and later in the state-building process. Drawing on a variety of perspectives, the volume...