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Bricks, knots, and bodies: Material encounters and the affective making of masculinity

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines how creative research methods do not just capture boys' experiences of masculinity, but actively materialise them. Drawing on two arts‐based activities used in school‐based fieldwork (a mannequin‐based exercise with one participant and a Lego‐building workshop with a small peer group), the paper analyses how materials ...
Huw Berry‐Downs
wiley   +1 more source

‘There’s a Lot to Be Said for Making People Laugh’: The Grotesque as Political Subversion in Jonathan Coe’s Fiction

open access: yesÉtudes Britanniques Contemporaines, 2016
Jonathan Coe’s choice of the comic in his novels becomes a political statement that derives its force from the destabilising power that humour can exert over the representation of reality and dominant narratives.
José Ramón Prado-Pérez
doaj   +1 more source

The ecology of hope: Building rainbows in education systems

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Hope is frequently invoked in education, yet rarely theorised. Where it has been theorised, it has been understood in two largely separate ways: as an individual psychological capacity, in the positive‐psychology tradition and as a critical‐emancipatory stance, in the pedagogy of hope.
Jennifer Achari
wiley   +1 more source

Schadenfreude and Slander in the Age of Revolution: The Case of the Dutch Journal Lanterne Magique of Toverlantaern (1782–83)

open access: yesJournal of European Periodical Studies, 2017
This article discusses the late eighteenth-century Dutch periodical Lanterne Magique of Toverlantaern. This political journal is analyzed from the perspective of its sense of humour and its rhetoric.
Jasper Schelstraete
doaj   +2 more sources

Elaborating the Motivations and Attitudes Driving Interest in Voluntary Biodiversity Credits

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Global biodiversity loss has prompted the search for new sources of conservation finance, such as voluntary biodiversity credits (VBCs). However, despite optimistic market projections, current uptake of VBCs is limited. Adopting an interpretive approach, we analyse 21 semistructured interviews with early market actors (buyers, sellers ...
Gamze Yakar‐Pritchard   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Iranian digital political cartoonists at the forefront of ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests

open access: yesCogent Arts & Humanities
This article analyses political cartoons created by Iranian cartoonists during the ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ movement that erupted in September 2022 following the arrest and tragic death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the notorious morality police.
Mohsen Zarifian
doaj   +1 more source

Humour and the creative powers of language, or when sentiments turn into centiments

open access: yesTaikomoji kalbotyra, 2016
Humour is part of human communication and can serve as an effective means for making contact, finding a way out of an embarrassing situation, or mitigating different political and social tensions.
Inesa Šeškauskienė   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stock Market Reactions to Climate Risk Events: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global warming intensifies, climate risks' impact on firm value has become a critical concern for academia and investors. This systematic literature review analyzes 50 event studies in this research field, classifying them by climate risk type.
Mario Schuster, Rainer Lueg
wiley   +1 more source

A Critical Analysis of Microsoft's Rhetoric and Reality of Sustainability Engagement

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study critically examines Microsoft's environmental, social and governance (ESG) rhetoric and operational reality, to offer insights that extend beyond conventional greenwashing or bluewashing. Drawing on over 20 years of Microsoft's sustainability reports (2003–2024), third‐party ESG evaluations and media investigations, it employs ...
Omaima A. G. Hassan, Iqbal Khadaroo
wiley   +1 more source

Climate Change Risk and Financial Stability: Implications for European Banking Institutions

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether climate change risk weakens banking‐system stability in the European Union and assesses how renewable energy adoption and energy‐related taxation moderate this relationship. Using panel data for 27 EU countries from 2012 to 2022 and applying fixed‐effects OLS, two‐stage least squares (2SLS), and robust generalized ...
Md Yousuf Ali
wiley   +1 more source

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