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After 1989, capitalism has presented itself as the only realistic political-economic system. What effects has this “capitalist realism” had on work, culture, education and mental health? Is it possibl…

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“Now and then, language would thrust its way into her sleep like a skewer through meat, startling her awake several times a night.”

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Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster

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Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?

"Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?" is a 1971 essay by American art historian Linda Nochlin. It is considered a pioneering essay for both feminist art history and feminist art theory.

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