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Give me back my black dolls University of Antwerp
This essay links Léon-Gontran Damas poetry to Matthias De Groof s experimental film, Rendez-les moi , based on Damas poem Limbé. By offering an interpretation of Limbé in relation to the museification of African artifacts, the film frames the re-evaluation of Damas as artistic intervention. Kathleen Gyssels goes beyond the way the visual experimentation tries to galvanize Damas artistic vision and focuses on the figure of Damas black dolls as a ...
Back in black : new evidence on the color, ultrastructure, and nature of the isolated Archaeopteryx fossil feather Ghent University
Lack of independent association between C-reactive protein and central aortic hemodynamics in black Africans with high risk of cardiovascular disease Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: As the independent relationship between C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations and central aortic blood pressures (BP) in populations with high CRP concentrations is uncertain, we aimed to evaluate this question in a community sample, 57% with CRP concentrations >3 mg/l (high cardiovascular risk).
METHODS: Central aortic hemodynamics (applanation tonometry, SphygmoCor software) and serum ultrasensitive-CRP concentrations ...
From black & white to colour and back: what does it mean (not) to use colour KU Leuven
This essay deals with the form and function of color in comics, a strongly undertheorized aspect of graphic storytelling. It makes a plea for a holistic approach of color, whose use cannot be separated from the system of narrative in general. From a methodological point of view, it focuses less on the opposition between black and white and color, which is difficult to maintain for in-depth analyses, than on the shift from one system to another. ...
Distal Injection Site May Explain Lack of Analgesia From Fascia Iliaca Block for Total Hip Reply KU Leuven
Black Pete, King Balthasar, and the New Orleans Zulus : can black make-up traditions ever be justified? Ghent University
Wearing black make-up to impersonate black individuals has become highly controversial in many countries, even when it is part of long-standing cultural traditions. Prominent examples of such traditions include Saint Nicolas celebrations in the Netherlands (which feature a black character known as “Black Pete” who hands out candy to children), Epiphany parades in Spain (which feature impersonations of the biblical king Balthasar who is ...