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PREAMBULAR HISTORY: THE VIEW OF THE PAST IN KEY HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS

open access: yesHistory and Theory, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article claims that the preambles of foundational human rights instruments, taken together, articulate a consistent view of the past. This view is firmly rooted in historical processes, embedded in metaphysical truths, and enacted in service of the future. Part 1 assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the “preambular approach to history”
Antoon De Baets
wiley   +1 more source

Veterinarians' perspectives on pet abuse, legal involvement, and forensic investigation in Thailand: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]

open access: yesOpen Vet J
Lorsirigool A   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

State Integration and Violence at the Margins: The Logic of Police Raids in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas

open access: yesThe Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates police raids in Rio de Janeiro's favelas through a property rights framework, exploring their organisational structure, motivations and implications. Using data from police reports, academic studies, NGOs and news sources, it examines why and how the state intervenes in these contested spaces.
Joseph Bouchard
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Union Legitimacy and Identity in Shaping Strategic Choice

open access: yesIndustrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores how union legitimacy and identity shape union strategies. It highlights that while union identity is key to understanding strategic variation, legitimacy also plays a crucial role as unions must continuously earn and maintain it with various constituencies.
Geneviève Coderre‐LaPalme   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wrestling Voices: Amplifying Patriotism and Ethnic Stereotypes in 1980s American Professional Wrestling

open access: yesThe Journal of American Culture, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the use of promotional interviews (“promos”) in American professional wrestling of the 1980s. I argue that promos introduced a vocal modality into a form of sports entertainment that, as Roland Barthes ([1957] 1972) showed in Mythologies, had always been dominated by visual spectacle. I then undertake a focused linguistic
Jens Kjeldgaard‐Christiansen
wiley   +1 more source

Tim Burton's Christmas Chaos: Abject Transgression in Batman Returns, the Nightmare Before Christmas, and Edward Scissorhands

open access: yesThe Journal of American Culture, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tim Burton's Christmas trilogy, Batman Returns, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands are all characterized by his trademark features. These include characters with ambiguous identities, apparently “normal” worlds adjacent to spaces associated with difference and exclusion, and the inevitable intrusion of the latter into the ...
Fran Pheasant‐Kelly
wiley   +1 more source

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