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KILLJOY POETICS IN ANTJE RÁVIK STRUBEL'S BLAUE FRAU (2021)
German Life and Letters, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 217-242, April 2026.Abstract Drawing on Sara Ahmed's concept of killjoy activism, I explore how Antje Rávik Strubel's Blaue Frau employs a killjoy poetics that refuses to brush over violence, asymmetry, injury and force. Instead, the novel intervenes in affective textures of happiness and reconciliation, and forms activist and ecological networks of resistance. I build on
Alrik Daldrup
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue 1, Page 132-149, March 2026.Drawing on the ethnography of migrant care workers in eldercare in Shanghai, this article reveals the evolving landscape of caregiving and kinship practices in contemporary China. The ethnography presents the emic perspective of care workers, who actively develop symbolic trajectories for claiming kinship through ‘filial heart’ in caregiving.
Xinyuan Wang
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From Sex and the City to Sex Education: Sex-Related Metaphors in TV Series
MediAzioniThis paper focuses on sex-related metaphors in two TV series, Sex and the City (1998-2004) and Sex Education (2019-2023). Although there are major differences between the two series, both are popular and successful TV series and were, at the time they ...
Adeline Terry
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Ideology and deritualization of public communication [PDF]
Sociološki Pregled, 2012 In this paper, the authors attempt to elucidate the historical and social conditions in which ideology emerged as a discourse that has participated in the process of deritualization of public communication.
Marinković Dušan, Ristić Dušan
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, 2009 Unspell, for voice and electronics, reflects my continuing interest in the musicality of speech. The “pre-text” for the composition is l’Attente (Waiting), by Roland Barthes, from the book Fragments d’un Discours Amoureux (Fragments from a Lover’s ...
Ruviaro, Bruno
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The forgotten '45 : Donald Dubh's rebellion in an archipelagic context [PDF]
, 2012 The final rebellion of Donald Dubh, heir to the forfeited MacDonald lordship of the Isles, is usually examined within the context of Highland rebellions that occurred in the half century after forfeiture.
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue S1, Page 28-48, March 2026.The Shuar of Ecuadorian Amazonia once pursued eminence through warfare and vision quests. While vision quests have been retained, today – settled in villages – they seek eminence through economic success and political leadership. This article examines an apparent paradox: whilst envy suspicions pervade public life, they legitimize rather than level ...
Natalia Buitron, Grégory Deshoullière
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AMELIE NOTHOMB, DU MYTHE DE LA CHUTE AU MYTHE DE L’ASCENSION [PDF]
Studii si Cercetari Filologice: Seria Limbi Romanice, 2016 Amélie Nothomb a créé une version mythologique de sa vie voire de son œuvre. Elle effectue un bricolage mythologique qui lui permet d’évoquer sa vision eschatologique du monde.
Imen KACEM
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Discourse-pragmatic variation in Paris French and London English: Insights from general extenders [PDF]
, 2017 This paper examines the use of general extenders (GEs), such as and stuff in English and et tout in French, in Paris French and London English. We aim to compare the social and the linguistic conditioning of extender use in the two languages, discuss the
Secova, Maria
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, 2009 L’Afrique a connu la traite des noirs, la colonisation, les indépendances, la mondialisation. Aujourd’hui les représentations des peuples africains ont considérablement évolué. En prenant en compte toutes les vicissitudes historiques qui ont marqué le continent, on peut se demander comment une identité si gravement menacée ou déformée se manifeste dans
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