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Accented Epidermal Thinking: How Vocal Accent Reinforces the Visibility of Race

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This conceptual article introduces the notion of accented epidermal thinking, which refers to the ways in which the perception, voicing, and discussion of vocal accent all reinforce or accent the idea of race being a visual construct. The article explores how accented epidermal thinking manifests itself in three areas.
Vijay A. Ramjattan
wiley   +1 more source

Wrestling Voices: Amplifying Patriotism and Ethnic Stereotypes in 1980s American Professional Wrestling

open access: yesThe Journal of American Culture, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the use of promotional interviews (“promos”) in American professional wrestling of the 1980s. I argue that promos introduced a vocal modality into a form of sports entertainment that, as Roland Barthes ([1957] 1972) showed in Mythologies, had always been dominated by visual spectacle. I then undertake a focused linguistic
Jens Kjeldgaard‐Christiansen
wiley   +1 more source

The Dumbed‐Down Discourse Dilemma

open access: yesJournal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some critics worry that the average quality of public discourse in liberal democracies is deplorably low. An example of this is that superficial media content enjoys a much broader audience than highly informative content. States can take various measures to improve the quality of public discourse.
Malte Jauch
wiley   +1 more source

Are Delayed Earnings Announcements Informative for Peer Firms?

open access: yesJournal of Business Finance &Accounting, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A large literature in accounting and finance has examined the effect of earnings announcements on a firm's own stock price, the effect of delays in announcements, and the effect of a firm's earnings announcements on peer firms as mutually exclusive events.
Somnath Das   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forming European Political Awareness and Facilitating Civic Engagement? Mainstream Europarties in Social Media

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates how mainstream Europarties utilise social media to communicate with the public. According to EU law, Europarties are expected to strengthen the EU's legitimacy, mainly by fostering European political awareness and facilitating civic engagement.
Stefano Greco, Tapio Raunio
wiley   +1 more source

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