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Etymology and entomology: The semiotics and ethics of multispecies gene nomenclatures
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 2, August 2026.Abstract This article examines controversies surrounding gene names that are perceived as humorous in the context of fruit flies but are considered rude in the clinical context of human medicine. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in insect laboratories, interviews with entomologists and geneticists, and an analysis of scientific and clinical ...
Colin M. E. Halverson
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Grasping political cartoons? Not an easy matter
The European Journal of Humour Research, 2018 The article focuses on the interpretation of political cartoons and the means of expression a cartoonist uses to convey a message: visual metaphors, visual metonymies as well as metaphors inferred from the image and/or text.
Dafina Ivanova Genova
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Geoscience Data Journal, Volume 13, Issue 3, July 2026.When a nuclear weapon is detonated in a region with sufficient fuel loading, the resulting firestorm can lift soot into the stratosphere, where it disperses globally over a few weeks. The soot, or black carbon, blocks sunlight, decreasing temperature and precipitation and depleting ozone.
Cheryl Harrison +13 more
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Reading Research Quarterly, Volume 61, Issue 3, July/August/September 2026.ABSTRACT This article examines what becomes possible for interpretive literacy research when time is treated not as a neutral backdrop but as a central problematic. We argue that research does not merely trace temporal sequences; it actively creates temporalities that shape what becomes sensible, thinkable, and sayable within literacy studies.
Gail Boldt, Kevin Leander
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Donald Trump’s photo op: politics or faith?
The European Journal of Humour ResearchOn the 1st June 2020 US president Donald Trump posed in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church holding up a Bible for a photo opportunity. This was widely publicised in various media, and caused reactions from Christians across the spectrum.
Jacob De Bruyn
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Transformative Learning and Participatory Approaches With Youth: A Discussion on Distinctions
Children &Society, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 719-729, July 2026.ABSTRACT Since the 1990s, participatory approaches have been regarded as effective and ethical in research and policy work involving children and youth. Recently, the term ‘transformation’ has gained traction in Childhood Studies. This article explores Transformative Learning (TL) methodology, which was introduced in the 1970s for adult education but ...
Irene Bisasso Hoem, Marit Ursin
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Pacific Journalism Review, 2019 A collection of social and political cartoons by Campion Ohasio of the Solomon Islands.
Campion Ohasio
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Beyond What Is Said: Generic Language in Parent–Child Conversations and Children's Racial Bias
Developmental Science, Volume 29, Issue 4, July 2026.ABSTRACT Growing up in the United States means developing within a context shaped by structural racism. There is, however, substantial variation in how families talk (or do not talk) about it. The present study examined naturalistic parent–child conversations about social inequality and race.
Tobias C. Britton +5 more
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Cognitive Studies | Études cognitivesThe paper deals with the discursive dimension of two episodes of the Russo–Ukrainian war: The rebellion of Yevgeny Prigoshin (founder of the Wagner private military company) on 23 June 2023, and his death in an airplane crash on 23 August 2023.
Orest Semotiuk
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