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Racialized and Sexualized Branding in Japan's Online Eikaiwa Industry: The Objectification of Female Eastern European Teachers

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how an online eikaiwa (English conversation) provider in Japan that employs only female Eastern European (particularly Ukrainian) teachers brands them through objectification. Analysis of textual and visual elements of the provider's website and related media, including videos, demonstrates that the teachers are ...
Misako Tajima
wiley   +1 more source

Dreaming and Living the Globalized World Through IELTS: A Case Study of Bangladeshi Test‐Takers

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This case study investigated the lived experiences of 10 IELTS test‐takers from Bangladesh. It explored their motivations for taking the test as well as their test experiences during and after the test. It demonstrates how the participants sought to position themselves in the imagined community through renegotiating their identities to climb ...
Tazin Ahmed, M. Obaidul Hamid, Xiaofan Liu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genres of Paradoxical IS Theorising: Of Chaos–Puzzles and Spear–Shields

Information Systems Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Paradox is a powerful lens for theorising information systems (IS) phenomena. However, as scholars apply the term to fundamentally different phenomena, ‘paradox’ risks dilution. Much confusion stems from conflating two concepts under the same English label ‘paradox’: chaos–puzzles (seemingly impossible ideas, aligned with the Chinese term ‘bei
Blair Wang, Raffaele F. Ciriello, Lars Mathiassen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

La fe contra el Sha

Cuestiones de Sociología, 2004
Michel Foucault
doaj  

Governing Marginality Through Crime: The Cameron Government's ‘Thug State’ Responses to the August 2011 English Riots

International Social Science Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the British government's response to the August 2011 English riots through the lens of state crime, drawing on Richards and Avery's ‘Thug State’ concept. It addresses the relative neglect of the state's response itself as a potential form of criminality and social harm.
Monia O'Brien Castro
wiley   +1 more source

On Writing in Communication and Media Studies| On Writing, Surviving, and Thriving in Communication and Media Studies

International Journal of Communication, 2020
Brooke Foucault Welles
doaj  

Unseen Voices: Exam‐Oriented Art Education in China and Its Impact on Artistic Subjectivity

International Journal of Art &Design Education, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines an exam‐oriented art education in China, highlighting how art‐training centres enforce standardised evaluation criteria and prioritise technical mastery over creative freedom. I draw from personal experience to analyse how such systems shape art examinees' artistic development and marginalise their voices, providing a ...
Jiayi Guo
wiley   +1 more source

The Classroom as a Work of Art

International Journal of Art &Design Education, EarlyView.
Abstract This article is the product of a project that stems from an educational environment, challenges it, and aims to transcend its boundaries. Within the project, the ordinary flow of a classroom was intervened with through play, and ways to reunite students – who are often perceived as ‘surpluses’ within the current education system – were ...
Veli Aras Yalçınkaya
wiley   +1 more source

Intersectional Identities of Men and Their Influence on Children's Gender Socialization in Family Settings: A Systematic Review

Journal of Family Theory &Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender socialization is a lifelong process that guides children in shaping their identities, opportunities, and perspectives during early years. Within the family environment, men hold a pivotal position, influenced by tradition, economic factors, and family structure, which significantly impacts the socialization of children.
Habtamu Wondimu, Sonia Martin, Helen McLaren   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Kichwa of Sarayaku Case at the Inter‐American Court of Human Rights: Legal Pluralism, Identity and Citizenship in a Context of Extractivism

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the tension between a universal approach to law and the recognition of indigenous peoples' rights at the Inter‐American Court of Human Rights. The struggle for citizenship in a situation of extractivism and land dispossession demonstrates how identity is mobilized to obtain and attribute rights. The focus of this study is
Elisabeth Cunin
wiley   +1 more source