The country in the city: Central Park in Jonas Mekas's 'Walden' and William Greaves's 'Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One'

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Central Park plays a key role in both Jonas Mekas' 'Walden' and, William Greaves' 'Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One'. In 'Walden', the images of the Central Park lakes provide a paradox against the solitude of Thoreau's 'Walden'. Similarly, in Greaves' 'Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One' Central Park is used as a social background. Both motion pictures use the location as one where individuals can escape the rigidity of working life.

Usage, Portrayals, Motion picture locations, Movie locations, Central Park, New York, New York, Walden (Motion Picture), Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One.

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'Sketches of Spain': Richard Wright's 'Pagan Spain' and African-American representations of the Hispanic

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Literary criticism of Richard Wright's book 'Pagan Spain' is presented, with focus on representations of the Hispanic identity. IT is emphasized that Wright uses his Spanish experiences as a background against which he shapes his identity as a black-American Protestant.

Demographic aspects, African Americans, Spain, Literature, Ethnicity, Pagan Spain (Book), Wright, Richard (American writer)

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"Loyal to a Dream Country": Republicanism and the pragmatism of William James and Richard Rorty

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The way in which American beliefs in Christian traditions have shaped their republicanism is examined. The influence of pragmatists William James and Richard Rorty are assessed.

History, Republicanism

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