Unlocking the Love-Lock

Unlocking the Love-LockExplores the worldwide popularity of the love lock as a ritual token of love and commitment by considering its history, symbolism, and heritage. [T]his is an eminently enjoyable and thorough investigation of a popular phenomenon through the lens of heritage and folk tradition.Sara De Nardi, Western Sydney University A padlock is a mundane object, designed to fulfil a specific and secular purpose. A contemporary custom has given padlocks new

offers an alternative paradigm of culture that better fits the data and allows us to understand and defend the humanities as a source of value

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it explores how technical innovation and shifting cultural trends shaped the art of the intaglio print

of the way of knowledge

By linking the experiences of immigrant families with the increased reliance on cheap and flexible workers for care and domestic work in Southern Europe

Wedged between the East and the West--the Dragon and the Crown--Stanley Kwan's life experiences are a microcosm of the forces pulling at Hong Kong

Henry James’s The Portrait of a Lady is regarded as one of the towering works of Victorian literature

long important in Chinese culture and history and of particular significance to Buddhists

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and student writings

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