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Arts & Humanities

From Local Archive to Digital Collection: Discover Primary Sources on Brazil’s Rich Film History

From the 1910s to the 1960s, cinema was one of Brazil’s most popular forms of entertainment, rivalled only by radio. De Gruyter Brill’s Classic Brazilian Cinema Online collection brings together digitized issues of over 60 film magazines from 1913–1974.

Arts & Humanities

How Soul Music Became the Heartbeat of the Panama Canal Diggers’ Descendants

Trump’s recent declaration to take back the Panama Canal brings to light the forgotten sacrifices of Afro-Caribbean workers – and the legacy of U.S. imperialism in the region.

Academia & Publishing

Our Website Is Currently Unavailable: Cyberattacks on Cultural Heritage Institutions

Cyberattacks on museums, libraries and other cultural heritage institutions are a growing concern. While protocols for physical attacks or disasters are often well-established, the same cannot be said for virtual threats. If we want to proactively reduce risks, we need more than just firewalls – it’s the “human factor” that demands our closest attention.

Arts & Humanities

Glorifizierung einer kalten Welt: Florian Völker im Interview über ‚Kälte-Pop‘

Sie sangen von Eisbären und Mensch-Maschinen, zelebrierten Emotionslosigkeit und Entfremdung in einer technologisierten Welt. Wir sprachen mit dem Historiker Florian Völker über den Aufstieg der ‚Kälte-Pop‘-Bands vor fast 50 Jahren in der BRD.

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