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The Body that Writes: Gender, Class and the Abject Female Body in Hannah Kent’s Burial Rites (2013)

C21 Literature: Journal of 21st-century Writings, 2023
Hannah Kent’s debut novel Burial Rites (2013) is a historical true-crime novel that recovers the story of a female perpetrator, Agnes Magnúsdóttir, sentenced to death for her part in a gruesome double murder in nineteenth-century Iceland.
Kiriaki - Massoura
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Ritualized reflection in human dissection: Liminality, ethical negotiation, and professional identity formation among South Korean medical students

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Human dissection is a foundational component of medical education, yet it places students in profound ethical tension between scientific objectification and respect for human dignity. While prior studies have documented students' emotional responses, the structural transformation of their moral narratives over time, particularly within non ...
Jun‐Ki Lee, Hyoungtae Kim, Hyo Hyun Yoo   +2 more
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Developing a critical caste analysis within information science and technology: A research review: An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
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Transformation of funeral and funeral rites and rituals of Kabardinians of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic in the early 20s of the XXI century

Кавказология, 2023
The article covers Kabardian funeral customs in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. The Kabardians have three stages of funeral practice: pre-burial, funeral, and funeral rite.
Diana R. Lakunova
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Affective dimensions in the information behavior of forcibly displaced people: A literature review. An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This review analyzed 241 scholarly articles published between 2010 and 2025 in information science venues to examine how affect shapes refugees' information behavior during forced migration and to identify additional contextual factors. It identifies seven affective dimensions: anxiety, shame and stigma, grief and loss, frustration, (mis)trust,
Maja Krtalić, Lilach Alon
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The chronology of burial rites at the two hunter-gatherer Stone Age sites of Dudka and Szczepanki in Masuria, NE Poland

Documenta Praehistorica
The sites of Dudka and Szczepanki yielded rich evidence of the diversified burial rites of the hunter-gathers from the Early Mesolithic to the end of the Late Neolithic.
Karolina Bugajska, Marie Kanstrup, Maximilian Schmidt   +2 more
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Framing National Education in Hong Kong: A frame analysis of power dynamics in stakeholders' competing narratives

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how national education in Hong Kong functions as a contested arena in which state and non‐state actors struggle over the meaning of citizenship, identity and schooling. Using inductive frame analysis of 319 news articles (2020–2025) from five Chinese‐ and English‐language outlets, it identifies diagnostic, prognostic and ...
Jason Cong Lin
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ПОХОРОННО-ПОГРЕБАЛЬНАЯ ОБРЯДНОСТЬ У КАЛМЫКОВ: ПОДГОТОВКА ПОКОЙНОГО К ЗАХОРОНЕНИЮ

Oriental Studies, 2018
This article is devoted to funeral rites of the Кalmyks conducted in the period of preparation of the deceased for burial which are based on traditional worldview and Buddhist practice.
Tatyana Isaevna Sharaeva
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Burial Sites, Growing Flocks: Rethinking Cemetery Ministry for Church Growth

Ecclesial Futures
For centuries, the need for accommodation has not just been a problem of the living but also the dead. This study examines how Christian burial practices and church-owned cemeteries in Ghana function not only as cultural rites but also as deliberate ...
Kwaku Boamah
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Current Trends and Future Research in Management Control for Sustainability in Retail

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing emphasis on sustainability in the retail sector, driven by regulatory frameworks, market trends and consumer demand, has placed management control at the forefront of facilitating sustainability practices. Despite increasing academic interest in this area, the literature is fragmented and provides limited sector‐specific insight ...
Miguel Gil, Mart Ots, Timur Uman
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