THE CONTEMPORARY AZULEJO: AN IDENTITY ISSUE?

THE CONTEMPORARY AZULEJO: AN IDENTITY ISSUE?

One of the aspects that has supported the idea of the azulejo (tile) as a cultural heritage of the Portuguese identity is its continuous employment since the end of the fifteenth century until today, now having become a part of the projects Left Pier of artists, architects and designers.This article seeks to ponder upon the relationship that contem

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Kidding: Everyday Life, Disrupted

Portable Speakers The American series Kidding displays, across two seasons, a process of mourning.Hijacking the comedy format, this series in which Jim Carrey plays the main character presents aspects of complex television while developing a critique of the ideal everyday life depicted by classic institutions (the family, marriage, television itsel

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Cloning and characterization of the mouse Mcoln1 gene reveals an alternatively spliced transcript not seen in humans

Abstract Background Mucolipidosis type IV (MLIV) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder characterized by severe neurologic and ophthalmologic abnormalities.Recently the MLIV gene, MCOLN1, has been identified as a new member of the transient receptor potential (TRP) cation channel superfamily.Here we report the cloning and characteriza

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