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A collaborative workgroup aims to bring together scholars and researchers from the four countries that share a common past as the Habsburg Low Countries: the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and (Northern/North-Eastern) France. The workgroup focuses on the 500th anniversary of the so-called “Collateral Councils” in 2031. The multinational workgroup aims to stimulate and publish hitherto unpublished and novel research in a special issue in the Journal for Digital Legal History (Open Access, peer-reviewed, with ongoing publications).

In 1994, Marianne Van Kerkhoven, the Flemish godmother of dance dramaturgy wrote a short, seminal article on the subject – Looking without pencil in the hand – of which the title alone is already a manifesto. This contribution builds further on Van Kerkhoven insights’: how the dramaturge has to stay necessarily invisible in the creative process (s)he is supporting; how in order to capture this invisible role, a lot of metaphors have been created. It continues with looking at the different roles I take up in my own practice: that of somatic witness, dialogue partner and editor. It concludes reasserting the practice of the (dance) dramaturge as a creative practice in which the whole body is involved and in which somatic proximity to the creative process is as important as critical distance. Key words Dance dramaturgy. Somatic witness. Dialogue partner. Editor.

Em 1994, Marianne Van Kerkhoven, a madrinha flamenga da dramaturgia da dança, escreveu um pequeno artigo seminal sobre o assunto – Looking without pencil in the hand – do qual o título por si só já é um manifesto. Essa contribuição se desenvolve ainda mais nos insights de Van Kerkhoven: como o dramaturgo deve permanecer necessariamente invisível no processo criativo que ele(a) está apoiando; como, de modo a capturar esse papel invisível, muitas metáforas foram criadas. O texto continua com olhares para os diferentes papéis que assumo em minha própria prática: a de testemunha somática, parceiro de diálogo e editor. Ele conclui-se reafirmando a prática do dramaturgo (de dança) como uma prática criativa na qual todo o corpo está envolvido e na qual a proximidade somática do processo criativo é tão importante quanto a distância crítica. Palavras-chave Dramaturgia da dança. Testemunha somática. Parceiro de diálogo. Editor.

Although manga constitute a massive transcultural flow, they are extremely diverse as far as genre and content are concerned. This article attempts to bridge these differences by highlighting phenomenological patterns within popular manga: by bracketing content, the author focuses on the experience of reading manga, thereby considering the medial aspect of these works. By examining a diverse corpus of contemporary popular series (Bleach, Death Note, Fruits Basket, and Kitchen Princess), the article pays attention to elements such as reading rhythm, contrast, fragmentation, and page tabularity, in order to pave the way for future study of manga’s place in the contemporary medial ethos.

Au Congo Kinshasa, dans un élevage à dominance Afrikander situé en région trypanosomée, le croît d'un troupeau a depuis cinq ans été systématiquement traité à titre préventif au Prosalt d'Antrycide, à l'âge de 9-12 et 18 mois. La comparaison des résultats des examens de sang à l'état frais effectués sur l'ensemble des animaux de l'élevage semble indiquer que l'effet de ce produit dépasse sa simple action préventive. En effet, les animaux du troupeau traité sont, lorsqu'âgés de 30 à 36 mois, significativement plus résistants aux trypanosomiases locales que ceux des troupeaux non traités. Cette résistance accrue est attribuée à la prémunition chimio-biologique qui s'instaurerait au cours de la période où les jeunes animaux sont sous l'effet protecteur du Prosalt d'antrycide

Historical buildings in Morocco feature decorative glazed ceramic tiles known as zelliges, which often require restoration due to degradation. Reproduced tiles frequently lack the original physico-chemical properties, leading to various conservation issues. This study examines the zelliges from the Saadian Tombs and El Badi Palace (16th-17th centuries) to develop compatible replicas. Samples were prepared using clay from Fès, fired from 600°C and 900°C, and analyzed for shrinkage, weight loss, and water absorption. The mortars were also analyzed. A high water absorption was observed, enhancing the adhesion between the zellige and the mortar.