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KILLJOY POETICS IN ANTJE RÁVIK STRUBEL'S BLAUE FRAU (2021)

open access: yesGerman 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
wiley   +1 more source

The Disingenuousness of the Jesus Legend in Popular Media [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In America today, a major source of contention among theologians involves the Resurrection, a controversy that has ensued since historical times (1 Cor 15: 12-19 [KJV]).
Louie, Emma L
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Color as A Narrative Device in Illustration: A Systematic Review

open access: yesColor Research &Application, Volume 51, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
Color in picture book illustration operates simultaneously as a representational code, cognitive scaffold, and affective cue supporting theories such as Dual Coding and multimodal discourse while revealing gaps in methodology and cross‐cultural research.
Lidia Jiménez‐Duarte   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stove's anti-darwinism [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Stove's article, 'So you think you are a Darwinian?'[ 1] was essentially an advertisement for his book, Darwinian Fairytales.[ 2] The central argument of the book is that Darwin's theory, in both Darwin's and recent sociobiological versions, asserts many
Franklin, James
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How to Get Pupils Talking: Facilitation of Spontaneous Speech Through Improvisation Activities

open access: yesTESOL Journal, Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT This qualitative study explores how student teachers experienced that improvisation activities facilitated spontaneous speech practice in EFL classrooms. During school practicums in Norwegian schools, pre‐service and in‐service student teachers reflected in trial logs before, during and after the trials in grades 5 to 10.
Anke Zondag, Annelise Brox Larsen
wiley   +1 more source

Wolves in the Woods: An Ecocritical Analysis of Natural Motifs in Marissa Meyer’s Scarlet

open access: yesInternational Journal of Young Adult Literature
Marissa Meyer is a popular American author of young adult literature, known for writing retellings of famous fairy tales. One of her best-known works is The Lunar Chronicles (2012-2015), a speculative fiction series of which Scarlet (2013) is the second ...
Valentina Markasović
doaj   +1 more source

IL MONDO È UNA FIABA: UN PROGETTO INTERCULTURALE PER LA SCUOLA PRIMARIA

open access: yesItaliano LinguaDue, 2012
La fiaba è presente in ogni cultura del mondo, appartiene alla vita, al sogno, ai ricordi, all’esperienza diretta di ogni bambino e proprio per questo risulta rassicurante e familiare.
Silvana Franchino, Alessia Roncaglione
doaj   +1 more source

Environments Triple Dimensions In Fairytales [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Quite a lot of approaches have been utilized to study fairytales; yet, none has been from an ecolinguistics' perspective. This writing specifically intends to scrutinize fairytales on the ground of dialectical ecolinguistics as developed by Bang, Door ...
Mokoagouw, M. E. (Maryanti)
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Reversing the Gaze: An Autoethnographic Critique of Transracial–Transnational Adoption to Australia

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, Volume 31, Issue 1, Page 511-520, February 2026.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we engage with rescue and saviour narratives surrounding transracial–transnational adoption (also known as intercountry adoption) as a provocation and as manufactured myths. These myths have erased the nuances and complexities of transracial–transnational adoption by commodifying adoptees as pitiful orphans in need of rescue ...
Samara Kim   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychological Mechanisms Behind the Influence of Immersive Technologies on Consumer Well‐Being

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, Volume 42, Issue 11, Page 2748-2766, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Immersive technologies, such as augmented reality and virtual reality, enrich daily life with numerous benefits but also introduce risks such as impulsive spending and escapism. Despite their growing influence, the psychological mechanisms underlying these effects and the impact on consumer well‐being remain underexplored.
Sungeun Ange Kim, Sheau Fen Crystal Yap
wiley   +1 more source

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