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All the bedrooms a stage: Reconceptualizing sex as “performance” to sex as “rehearsal”

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract In the United States, sex is often spoken about in terms of performance, and naturally invokes language of theatricality. Sexual performance has been used as an umbrella term to refer to sexual satisfaction, behavior, embodiment, and also pathology in terms of conditions such as erectile dysfunction.
Taylor Harmon
wiley   +1 more source

Cheia de axé (full of axé): Spirituality, resistance, and repair in Pernambuco's Afro‐Brazilian traditional communities

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores how Afro‐Brazilian communities in Pernambuco respond to state‐led industrial development through culturally rooted practices of resistance and repair. Drawing on archival and ethnographic research in the coastal municipalities of Cabo de Santo Agostinho and Ipojuca, this study traces the effects of Brazil's large‐scale ...
Shelly Annette Biesel
wiley   +1 more source

Making care audible: Musical gifts and affective reciprocity in the clinic

open access: yesFeminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract In clinical settings, music therapy is frequently received as a gift—a voluntary offering that invites but does not demand participation. Drawing on ethnographic research with music therapists and patients in Canadian and American hospitals, this article examines how clinical care is co‐constituted through practices of giving, receiving, and ...
Meredith Evans
wiley   +1 more source

Reflective Pathways: Integrating Empathy Into the STEM Student Experiences

open access: yesFuture in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing demand for a globally competent STEM workforce showcases the importance of embedding empathy into undergraduate education. As a core dimension of global competence, empathy enables individuals to engage diverse perspectives and navigate collaborative challenges.
Aparajita Jaiswal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

open access: yesFlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advanced flexible brain computer interface materials: From development to application

open access: yesFlexMat, EarlyView.
This review explores how novel materials coatings are advancing brain‐computer interface (BCI) technology. It describes how these materials help overcome key challenges in signal accuracy, biocompatibility, and device durability. The paper highlights BCI applications in medicine and entertainment, and discusses future trends that could transform human ...
Renquan Guan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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