Tradition and modernity in Adebowale’s <i>The Virgin</i> and <i>Out of His Mind</i>

Between Tradition and Modernity

Tradition, modernity, and Italian babies.

While demography has made many valuable contributions to the analysis of contemporary demographic reversals, the discipline seems as far as ever from explaining the dynamics of fertility change. Commentaries on “populations” routinely link fertility control and small families with progress, modernity, and western values; in “traditional” societies, fertility regulation is left to chance, God, a...

Tradition, modernity, and innovation in maritime balneology

During 1-4th September 2016, “Maritime Balneology, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine – Tradition, Modernity and Innovation” National Conference with international participation, took place in Techirghiol under the aegis of the International Society of Medical Hydrology and Climatology (ISMHC) and the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS), the event celebrating the International Spinal Co...

Modernity and Tradition in Shakespeare’s Asianization

Do Marjorie Garber’s premises that Shakespeare makes modern culture and that modern culture makes Shakespeare apply to his reception in Asian contexts? Shakespeare’s Asianization, namely adaptation of certain Shakespeare elements into traditional forms of local cultures, seems to testify to his timelessness in timeliness. However, his statuses in modern Asia are much more complicated. The compl...

History of Medicine between tradition and modernity

History of medicine is an extensive and very complex science. In a simple and classical understanding, it has an informative and associative role. Although it is not easy for students to understand the multiple implications of the history of medicine, its importance becomes more evident during their academic formation. The students must be persuaded particularly about the ethical and cultural v...