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Madrasa Ideologies of English in Bangladesh: Questioning ELT‐Aid and Post‐9/11 De‐Islamization

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract External donors increasingly promote English as a notionally value‐neutral language of socioeconomic advancements in the Muslim South, overlooking local ideological diversities. Furthermore, national and Western forces deploy English as a tool to de‐Islamize madrasas (Islamic educational institutes) in the post‐9/11 world for global peace ...
Qumrul Hasan Chowdhury
wiley   +1 more source

The Body of a Poet. A tribute to Audre Lorde, warrior poet, 1934-1992

open access: yes, 1995
Ramp in underpass. Skyscrapers. Poet driving. Electricity generating station. Rubbish. VO reading "We have lived, and we have conquered demons…" Reflections in buildings. Poet. Woman touching her own breasts and playing with jewellery.

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How weather got its words: a history of meteorological English – Part 1: Old English to the Age of Discovery

open access: yesWeather, EarlyView.
The English language is a gargantuan, gluttonous beast. It has become extraordinary among its peers in its powers of assimilation – such that we rarely consider the diverse origins of the words we use. In this two‐part paper, we will explore these origins, including the Pontic‐Caspian steppe, the British Empire, latinophone scientists and a TV show. We
Kieran M. R. Hunt
wiley   +1 more source

When Thriving for More Collapses the System: The Academic Reproduction of Uncaring Structures

open access: yesBritish Journal of Management, EarlyView.
Abstract This essay argues that the widening gap between aspirational aims and visionary orientations and the prevailing practices in neoliberal academia stems from deeper, historically rooted, market‐based logics shaping our institutions, increasingly governed by economic values and academic subjectivities therein.
Lara Pecis, Florian Bauer
wiley   +1 more source

Sertão translated into Danish

open access: yesBrasiliana: Journal for Brazilian Studies, 2012
This text is a transcription of a lecture given by Peter Poulsen, Danish writer and translator, during the event Discovering Brazilian Northeast with the Music by Luiz Gonzaga, which took place at Aarhus University on 26th and 27th of April, 2012.
Peter Poulsen
doaj   +2 more sources

The Problem With Efficiency as a Pervasive Principle in Business School Academia, and What a Sufficiency‐Based Approach Can Do Better

open access: yesBritish Journal of Management, EarlyView.
Abstract Efficiency is a pervasive yet insufficiently challenged managerial principle and an integral part of business school academia. However, while there is compelling evidence that efficiency gains can have severe undesirable social and ecological consequences that reduce overall welfare both in terms of well‐being and natural resources, business ...
Stephan M. Schaefer, Christopher Wickert
wiley   +1 more source

Introduction: Towards a linguistic anthropology of AI Introduction : vers une anthropologie linguistique de l'IA

open access: yesJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
This essay introduces the themed cluster of articles, ‘Towards a linguistic anthropology of AI’. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI), especially in large language models capable of producing coherent discourse mimicking conversational interaction, is exerting unprecedented pressure on prevailing concepts of language, personhood, and the human ...
Webb Keane, Constantine V. Nakassis
wiley   +1 more source

Rezonanțe ale operei eminesciene în creația artiștilor plastici [PDF]

open access: yesDialogica: Revistă de Studii Culturale și Literatură
The work of Mihai Eminescu represents a constant source of inspiration for Romanian visual artists, who have transposed Eminescu’s poetic universe into various forms of visual expression.
Rodica URSACHI
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Wardman Library Update to Faculty, Summer 2020

open access: yes, 2020
This update document was shared with all Whittier College faculty and staff. It communicated updates for the summer on the space planning in the library, Poet Commons, streaming video, the Moodle upgrade, and our shift from Turnitin too ...
McCaslin, David
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