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The Kung Fu family: A metaphor of belonging across time and place [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Kung Fu associations are often understood as ‘families’ forming broader ‘family trees’ or lineages operating across centuries of history as well as transcultural associations.
Jennings, George, Partikova, Veronika
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Ideological efficacy before martial efficacy: on the relationship between martial arts, theatricality and society [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This article relates the training of gendai budō/mudo to theatrical performance. While there are already studies that discuss theatricality in martial arts, the aim of this paper is to provide a systematic overview of the theatrical structuring of ...
Minarik, Martin
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Western men and Eastern arts: The significance of Eastern martial arts disciplines in British men's narratives of masculinity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Previous Western sociological research on Eastern martial arts has identified a tension between ‘traditional’ Eastern forms of practice and ‘modernized’ Western methods of training and competition.
Abramson C. M.   +61 more
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Citing musicality: Performance knowledge in the Gardzienice archive [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This article draws on previously published multimedia documents to explore the notion of musicality in the work of Włodzimierz Staniewski and the Gardzienice Centre for Theatre Practices.
Spatz, Ben
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Cultural Communication in Social Integration between Bawean Ethnic and Malay Sub-Ethnic in Malaysia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Cultural communication has obliquely shapes society relationships with another for the sake of togetherness prosperity. Diversity of norms and values from cultural symbols are able to be transferred as connecting elements in order to create interaction ...
Sarifin, Muhammad Ridhwan
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Enter the discourse: Exploring the discursive roots of inclusivity in mixed-sex martial arts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In this paper, I explore the discursive roots of inclusivity in mixed-sex martial arts training in the UK. On the basis of data from two qualitative studies conducted in the East Midlands, I briefly account for the level of integration among several ...
Channon, Alex Guy
core   +3 more sources

Saplings of significance: Nurturing cultural value of new tree plantings through participatory opportunities

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Tree‐planting initiatives are a crucial part of international sustainability and climate action efforts. Yet, many of these initiatives fail to achieve their long‐term sustainability and climate goals. The role of community value is an often‐overlooked factor in promoting the success of new tree plantings.
Claire L. Narraway   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A sociological analysis of martial arts in Spain - A focus on their recent evolution, characteristics and social profile of judo, karate and taekwondo practitioners [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This article presents a sociological approach to the study of martial arts in Spanish society. With few exceptions, martial arts have not received much attention from Spanish social scientists.
Llopis Goig, Ramón
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Horizons and Challenges: An Overview of Strategies for Circular Economy Education in Schools

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Education is fundamental to preparing future professionals for the transition to a circular economy (CE), and it requires the development of competences from the earliest stages of schooling. Nevertheless, teachers continue to face challenges in integrating the circular economy into classroom practice. This article presents a literature review
Maiara Lais Marcon, Simone Sehnem
wiley   +1 more source

Haunting the Historiography of Slaves in South Asia from the nineteenth century to the present

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using both English and Urdu‐language records, this article traces the career of a few African and Afro‐Asian women slaves in the household‐state of Awadh during the first half of the nineteenth century. Focusing on the same records, this article compares a master‐poet's recognition of the motherhood of the African and Afro‐Asian slaves to the ...
Indrani Chatterjee
wiley   +1 more source

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