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A Little Death Around the Eyes

open access: yesKulturella Perspektiv, 2009
This article discusses the relationship between pre-romantic Anglo-Saxon literature, iconology in late modern music industry, artistry performance and heroin abuse in Pete(r) Doherty's musical universe. Through the concept of 'autofiction' which include
Sarah Holst Kjær
doaj   +1 more source

Pricing ESG Risk—How National Sustainability Institutions and Firm CSR Shape Investor Responses

open access: yesAccounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine how investors respond to environmental, social and governance (ESG) incidents, and whether country‐level sustainability institutions and firm‐level corporate social responsibility (CSR) shape the magnitude of reaction. Using an event study of ESG incidents across 48 countries, we find that stronger national sustainability ...
Chloe C. Y. Ho   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Participation in extracurricular activities predicts academic growth and mediates socioeconomic inequalities in primary school

open access: yesBritish Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Inequalities in achievement related to family socioeconomic status (SES) emerge early and often widen during out‐of‐school periods, partly due to disparities in access to educational resources such as extracurricular activities (ECA).
Lys‐Andréa Brunet   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social and Emotional Functions of Institutional Touch in the Relational Care of Young Children

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study reports results concerning close embodied practices, involving touch, in early childhood care settings in Sweden during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The data—video recordings of everyday practices in contexts of childcare—were collected during various phases of the pandemic. The study demonstrates a broad range of uses of touch, by adults
Asta Cekaite, Madeleine Wirzén
wiley   +1 more source

O impacto da profissionalização nas associações de consumidores – o caso da DECO

open access: yesRevista Crítica de Ciências Sociais, 2010
Academic literature argues that the work of consumer associations is weakened by factors inherent to consumption, such as its heterogeneity, and by external factors, such as the existence of other organisations with similar interests.
Raquel Rego
doaj   +1 more source

Licence Loss: Revocations of Residential Care Licences in Four Nordic Countries

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With placement in residential care, society assumes overall responsibility for a child's daily care, well‐being and development. How public authorities respond to poor care quality is of crucial importance. To guarantee quality care and minimise risks, welfare states increasingly develop different mechanisms and systems to supervise out‐of ...
David Pålsson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Conventions of Detective Fiction, or Why We Like Detective Novels: Hercule Poirot’s Christmas

open access: yesAnafora, 2018
Detective fiction has been immensely popular among readers for decades. This paper answers the questions of who the readers of this genre are and what makes detective stories so attractive for them. The first part of the paper discusses why the so-called
Sanja Matković
doaj   +1 more source

A newly discovered Carolingian text: Candidus' Liber testimoniorum veteris testamenti, written for Charlemagne

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, EarlyView.
This article presents a newly discovered Latin text: a theological treatise titled Liber testimoniorum veteris testamenti that was written by Alcuin’s friend Candidus (Wizo) at the request of Charlemagne. By discussing selected passages from the Heptateuch, Candidus seeks to demonstrate that Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, thus the whole Christian ...
Lukas J. Dorfbauer
wiley   +1 more source

Anglo-Saxon(ist) Pasts, postSaxon Futures [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Anglo-Saxon(ist) Pasts, postSaxon Futures traces the integral role that colonialism and racism play in the field formerly known as Anglo-Saxon studies by tracking the development of the “Anglo-Saxonist,” an overtly racialized term that describes a person
Ellard, Donna-Beth
core   +1 more source

Relics, writing, and devotion in early medieval Chelles

open access: yesEarly Medieval Europe, EarlyView.
The discovery in 1983 of a collection of relics with their medieval identificatory tags in the parish church of Chelles opened new avenues for research on devotional and writing practices in this Frankish royal foundation. This is the first systematic study of the corpus of relic labels that accompanied these sacred objects, particularly of the subset ...
Ana de Oliveira Dias
wiley   +1 more source

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