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The Construction of an Environmental Villain: A Discourse Analysis of Upland Maize Farming in Thailand

open access: yesAsia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since the mid‐2010s, Thai public discourse has villainised upland maize cultivation in northern Thailand for deforestation and environmental degradation through the popular imagery of bald mountains. The attention has prompted a new wave of land‐use interventions urging upland smallholders to replace maize with trees and perennials.
Pin Pravalprukskul   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Experimental Approach on Pearl Shell (Pinctada margaritifera) for a Microwear Study of Shell Artefacts From French Polynesia

open access: yesArchaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pinctada margaritifera (black‐lipped pearl oyster) artefacts are ubiquitous in the archaeological record throughout the Pacific and particularly in Polynesia. Despite efforts towards the development of typologies, the lack of microwear and use‐wear studies has prevented the development of technological approaches. We used 20 pearl shell valves
Jemma McGloin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The model effect: How the facial attractiveness of a model shapes clothing evaluation

open access: yesBritish Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Clothing plays an integral role in the formation of first impressions and has been studied within social perception. However, little attention has been paid to the reverse process: whether evaluations of clothing are influenced by the attractiveness of the person wearing it.
Young‐Jin Hur   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Collective Approach to Creative Entrepreneurship: Evidence From Performing Arts Incubators

open access: yesCreativity and Innovation Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although the concept of artists as creative entrepreneurs has been studied to enable artists to survive in uncertain environments, some studies have criticized this approach for focusing on individual artists, which may lead to isolation and jeopardize their careers.
Julia Parigot, Emmanuel Coblence
wiley   +1 more source

An Empirical Approach to Aesthetic Adjectives

open access: yes, 2019
This chapter surveys some recent studies of aesthetic adjectives in theoretical and experimental linguistics, evaluates the impact of these studies on our conceptual understanding of aesthetic discourse, and discusses the prospects for future investigations.
openaire   +1 more source

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