In this commentary, we reflect on Korngold and colleagues' comprehensive review of the legal challenges encountered by mentally ill immigrant detainees in the United States. Specifically, we further review the competency question as it relates to detainees, as well as recent developments in the legal system. We expand the discussion to general treatment and care of mentally ill detainees in Uni...

In its six episodes, the British series Years and (2019) calls on images that resonate in collective imagination of contemporary media, although some them have their roots visual motifs with a strong tradition Western culture. this article, we attempt to identify these images, representing political conflicts, social tensions, ecological disasters, economic uncertainties end 2010s beginning 202...

Abstract Some actions made by the botanist João Barbosa Rodrigues, during his term as director of Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (1890-1909), indicate an exaltation Brazilian Monarchy. In history institution published in Hortus fluminensis (1894), Rodrigues described a scene which regent prince John VI, when solemnly founding garden 1809, would have planted imperial palm with own hands, spec...

This article analyses Sunil Sigdel’s painting “Peace Owners II,” a portrayal of three major political leaders our time; Donald J. Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, from the holistic level structure, meaning, discourse. To interpret painting, it utilizes Erwin Panofsky’s “art interpretation theory,” which examines visual art in pre-iconographical, iconographical, iconological description, ...

This paper puts forward a mystical reading of Plato’s Allegory the Cave by comparing it with some allegories from Sufi literature, Islamic tradition. The argues that determining parts allegory, such as escaping cave world shadows; seeing sun/truth and becoming philosopher; necessity returning to cave, have significant similarities what Sufis said about their experience spiritual enlightenment. ...