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Margaret A. Rose lenkt mit einer Analyse von Johann Peter Hasenclevers Gemälde "Arbeiter und Stadrath" von 1850 und dessen Varianten von 1848/49 den Blick auf weitere mediale Ausdrucksformen des Politischen. Rose versteht Hasenclevers Auseinandersetzung mit den revolutionären Ereignissen von 1848 als Ausdruck 'gemalter Politik'. Dabei gilt ihr Interesse insbesondere der Frage nach der dramatischen Lebendigkeit der Darstellung in Hasenclevers Gemälden und dem Wechselspiel von künstlerischen und politischen Anspielungen im Werk als Strategie einer Öffnung des Bildraums gegenüber der eigenständigen künstlerischen und politischen Interpretation des dargestellten Geschehens durch den Betrachter.

Examines the activities of a selected group of Chicanas & Mexicanas in the United Farm Workers of America (UFW) in the mid-1960s-early 1970s, drawing on historical materials. These women were married to men who were heavily involved in UFW politics as leaders of an office established in Washington, DC. While the men addressed other unions & political figures, the women worked on gender-specific issues & maintained the integrity of the family unit. The latter effort was most difficult, as family needs typically became secondary to the demands of the UFW boycott. However, the women also participated in picketing & boycott or strike (huelga) activities, gave speeches before female constituents, & performed domestic duties that allowed other women to perform their office responsibilities. This gendered division of labor is taken to represent a family model of social activism in which men & women are assigned different roles & responsibilities. It is concluded that the participation of these women in the UFW during this critical period reflects the diversity of experiences of Mexican & Mexican American women during the latter 20th century. D. Ryfe

A critique is offered of the reading of Karl Marx's The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte by Jeffrey Mehlman (Revolution and Repetition, U of California Press, 1977) as an illustration of the problems of ahistorical analyses. Mehlman's structuralist analysis specifically defines Marx as pre-Freudian, but disregards the institutional context of writings that elicited this judgment: the censorship that these writing themselves discuss. The Eighteenth Brumaire, though ostensibly concerned with Napoleon III, was written in German & published in New York; its tacit or Aesopian content is a critique of Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia through parallels with Napoleon III. This reading illustrates the possibility of placing structuralist readings in historical context. W. H. Stoddard.

In November 2013, a group of international experts in animal research policy (n = 11) gathered in Vancouver, Canada, to discuss openness and accountability in animal research. The primary objective was to bring together participants from various jurisdictions (United States, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Canada and the United Kingdom) to share practices regarding the governance of animals used in research, testing and education, with emphasis on the governance process followed, the methods of community engagement, and the balance of openness versus confidentiality. During the forum, participants came to a broad consensus on the need for: (a) evidence-based metrics to allow a "virtuous feedback" system for evaluation and quality assurance of animal research, (b) the need for increased public access to information, together with opportunities for stakeholder dialogue about animal research, (c) a greater diversity of views to be represented on decision-making committees to allow for greater balance and (d) a standardized and robust ethical decision-making process that incorporates some sort of societal input. These recommendations encourage aspirations beyond merely imparting information and towards a genuine dialogue that represents a shared agenda surrounding laboratory animal use.

SIMPLE SUMMARY: The issues of openness, transparency and public engagement about animal research have taken focus in several different countries in recent years. This paper gives an account of a two-day-long expert forum that brought together policy experts and academics from Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. The aim was to share current governance practices regarding openness and transparency of animal research and to brainstorm ideas for better public engagement. The facilitated conversations were transcribed and analysed to create this report and recommendations that encourage international policy-makers and other stakeholders to engage in genuine dialogue about the use of animals in research. ABSTRACT: In November 2013, a group of international experts in animal research policy (n = 11) gathered in Vancouver, Canada, to discuss openness and accountability in animal research. The primary objective was to bring together participants from various jurisdictions (United States, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Canada and the United Kingdom) to share practices regarding the governance of animals used in research, testing and education, with emphasis on the governance process followed, the methods of community engagement, and the balance of openness versus confidentiality. During the forum, participants came to a broad consensus on the need for: (a) evidence-based metrics to allow a "virtuous feedback" system for evaluation and quality assurance of animal research, (b) the need for increased public access to information, together with opportunities for stakeholder dialogue about animal research, (c) a greater diversity of views to be represented on decision-making committees to allow for greater balance and (d) a standardized and robust ethical decision-making process that incorporates some sort of societal input. These recommendations encourage aspirations beyond merely imparting information and towards a genuine dialogue that represents a shared ...