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Ambivalent Father Figures and the Enigma of Male Identity in Dickens’s Fiction

open access: yesCahiers Victoriens et Edouardiens, 2012
In a Freudian/gender approach to the issue of male sex identity in Charles Dickens’s fiction, the present article starts from Edmund Wilson’s seminal study ‘The Two Scrooges.’ It throws light on the way Dickens functioned in his earlier novels ...
Max Véga-Ritter
doaj   +1 more source

Kelvin-Helmholtz instability of twisted magnetic flux tubes in the solar wind

open access: yes, 2013
Solar wind plasma is supposed to be structured in magnetic flux tubes carried from the solar surface. Tangential velocity discontinuity near the boundaries of individual tubes may result in Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, which may contribute into the ...
Vörös, Z.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

WChPT analysis of twisted mass lattice data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
We perform a Wilson Chiral Perturbation Theory (WChPT) analysis of quenched twisted mass lattice data. The data were generated by two independent groups with three different choices for the critical mass.
Aoki, Sinya, Bar, Oliver
core   +2 more sources

Beyond mammals: the evolution of chewing and other forms of oropharyngeal food processing in vertebrates

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Consider Yourself One of Us”: The Dickens Musical on Stage and Screen

open access: yesText Matters, 2017
Charles Dickens’s work has been taken and adapted for many different ends. Quite a lot of attention has been given to film and television versions of the novels, many of which are very distinguished.
Anthony Barker
doaj   +1 more source

Eye dialect: translating the untranslatable [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The term ‘eye dialect’ was first coined in 1925 by George P. Krapp in The English Language in America (McArthur 1998). The term was used to describe the phenomenon of unconventional spelling used to reproduce colloquial usage. When one encounters such
Brett, David Finbar
core  

The effects of single versus successive warm summers on an intertidal community

open access: yesOikos, EarlyView.
To accurately predict how organisms and ecological communities will respond to future conditions caused by climate change, we must consider the temporal dynamics of environmental stressors, including the effects of repeated exposures to stress. We performed a two‐year passive thermal manipulation in coastal British Columbia, Canada to determine how ...
Amelia V. Hesketh   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bull's-eye agency in audiovisual adaptations of Oliver Twist (1838), by Charles Dickens

open access: yesDiacrítica
Arguing for the hypothesis of a blurring of cultural boundaries between the economically disadvantaged Victorian population and non-human animals operated by Dickensian rhetoric in Oliver Twist, this study seeks to demonstrate how audiovisual ...
Helena Lopes
doaj   +1 more source

Developing ocean literacy through a relational model: Exploring outcomes of a place‐based ocean education programme in primary schools

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Schools are a common place where the younger generation can develop their understanding of the ocean and acquire the skills needed to become responsible and knowledgeable ocean advocates. Grounded in a relational ocean literacy model, this study examined outcomes of a place‐based programme integrating picture books, beach excursions and ...
Cátia Freitas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Children Without Childhood: The Emotionality of Orphaned Children and Images of Their Rescuers in Selected Works of English and Canadian Literature

open access: yesActa Neophilologica, 2017
This article deals with literary depictions of social, political, cultural and religious circumstances in which children who have lost one or both parents at birth or at a later age have found themselves.
Irena Avsenik Nabergoj
doaj   +1 more source

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