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Wrestling Voices: Amplifying Patriotism and Ethnic Stereotypes in 1980s American Professional Wrestling

open access: yesThe Journal of American Culture, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the use of promotional interviews (“promos”) in American professional wrestling of the 1980s. I argue that promos introduced a vocal modality into a form of sports entertainment that, as Roland Barthes ([1957] 1972) showed in Mythologies, had always been dominated by visual spectacle. I then undertake a focused linguistic
Jens Kjeldgaard‐Christiansen
wiley   +1 more source

Sexology and development. [PDF]

open access: yesHist Human Sci, 2023
Beccalossi C, Fisher K, Funke J.
europepmc   +1 more source

Beyond Formal Agreements: EU Agencies' Cooperation with Third Countries

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Third countries' participation in European Union (EU) agencies is attracting increasing attention as venues for differentiated European integration. Research has started to vest into the host of formal agreements regulating this cooperation. However, regulatory outreach by EU agencies may be more important than it is stated de jure, as many ...
Thibaud Deruelle   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Deposit Insurance Promote Deposit Stability? Evidence from the Postal Savings System during the 1920s

open access: yesJournal of Money, Credit and Banking, EarlyView.
Abstract We evaluate whether deposit insurance (DI) promotes liquidity by influencing depositor behavior. We use the postal savings (PS) system and state‐adopted DI schemes during the 1920s to examine the effect of bank suspensions on PS deposit growth in pairs of border cities (DI versus non‐DI).
Lee K. Davison, Carlos D. Ramirez
wiley   +1 more source

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