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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"female forms"”.
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Causes and consequences of color polymorphism in Rambur’s forktail (Ischnura ramburii)
Variation in male and female forms occurs in countless animal taxa, and has fascinated evolutionary biologists since Darwin and Wallace. The underpinnings of male variation have been elucidated in diverse groups; less is known about the selective forces that diversify female forms in nature. …
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Female Pleasure and Theories of Desire in Narrative Structure: Evolution, Futurity, and Species Survival in the Post-Human and Science Fiction Imaginary
… to address species survival specifically through female forms of desire identified as narrative recurrence, prolonged duration, and emotional resolution, this study concurrently develops a metatextual methodology that cultivates the overlooked liminal space of <em>quiescence</em>. This analytical …
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Some People Call Them Dolls: Capturing the Iconic Power of the Female Form in Non-ferrous Metals.
… sexuality and Barbie. She chose to reference the female form, void of an actual body, implied through clothing. Works are figurative and sculptural and are constructed of copper, sterling and fine silver. They are sculptural hollow vessels, raised, formed, and colored with gesso and prismacolor …
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Embodied female voices: sexuality and artistry in Woolf, Yeats, Joyce, and Beckett
… weight” in Jane Austen’s Persuasion (1818), the female protagonist in Lawrence’s novel gives voice to her erotic desires. The novel’s powerful illustrations undermine her agency, however, by emphasizing her body’s passivity; she always takes up reactive positions rather than active ones. Lady …