José Rizal (1861-1896) is one of the most revered figures in Philippine history. He was a multifaceted intellectual and a political activist, best known for his political writings that inspired the Philippine revolution and ultimately led to his execution by the Spanish colonizers. Rizal was also a physician who trained in ophthalmology under 2 prominent European ophthalmologists, Louis de Weck...

In her article "Virtuality, Nationalism, and Globalization in Zhang's Hero" Ping Zhu examines how Yimou Zhang's martial arts film dislodges the historical tale from its spatiotemporal context by creating virtual images, characters, narratives, and ideologies, and presents the virtual idea of tianxia (天下) (all under heaven) as an active mode of participation in the virtual global. Amidst the sur...

This Focus Issue explores autophagic responses to stress in cardiometabolic disease, reveals how autophagy limits pathological hypertrophy in the heart, and describes how autophagy itself can regulate transcriptional responses to stress.

in his 1853 chapter " The nature of Gothic, " John ruskin famously aligns different visual styles with different ethical connotations. The crude, unpolished style of Gothic ornament symbolizes a free and autonomous art production, while the perfect symmetry of modern english ornaments signifies the arduous, mechanical labor typical of the victorian factory. While ruskin's essay has stood as the...

This article examines the influence of slavery and race on medical education, practice and research in the American South. Drawing on the published autobiography, case-histories, and correspondence of American slave surgeon and 'pioneer' gynaecologist, James Marion Sims, the contribution highlights a lesser known episode from his early career, namely his surgical treatment of enslaved infants s...

John Wesley’s influential booklet, Thoughts upon Slavery, argues that slavery is inherently evil and ought to be abolished, largely using the non-religious language of justice, mercy, natural liberty, law. In key places in his argument Wesley alludes theological concepts. This article contends these allusions are not random but refer components core theology. It relates expositions concepts oth...

"Felix Mitchell is the biggest drug dealer ever here. He made history in Oakland, Calif.," Owen said. "He's a hero..." He is accused of masterminding the distribution of millions of dollars in heroin and ordering the deaths of five rivals during Oakland's 1980 drug war. But to Owen and scores of kids growing up, as Mitchell did, in East Oakland's bleak 69th Avenue housing projects, Felix Mitche...

Much of the information for educating students and public about human trafficking only involves survivors’ direct experiences as brief excerpts from more complex detailed narratives. In this paper, I draw on a postcolonial framework to argue that sidelining voices can bolster anti-slavery stakeholders’ agendas by selectively using narratives illustrate narrow constructions slavery forced labour...

The main purpose of this essay is to draw a line between slavery and untouchability clearly show the difference how Institutions are exploitative .The different in nature Ambedkar start Which Worse? Slavery or Untouchability? He states beginning that very ancient institution Hinduism. Lala Lajpat Rai was asked question by Miss Mayo Hindu society about Untouchability replied much worse than Unto...