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Scandalisation, gender and space in ancient Rome: The case of Cicero and Clodia
Abstract This article analyses the public attack on Clodia Metelli, a Roman aristocratic woman, by the orator Marcus Tullius Cicero in a trial in 56 BCE. Drawing on modern scandal theory, this article analyses how Cicero uses scandal dynamics to turn Clodia, the witness in the case, into the culprit.
Muriel Moser
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Internships: rite of passage for students of forced migration? [PDF]
doaj
The biomedical engineer's pledge: overview and context. [PDF]
Ivorra A +42 more
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Faithful men and false women: Love‐suicide in early modern English popular print
Abstract This article explores the representation of suicide committed for love in English popular print in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. It shows how, within ballads and pamphlets, suicide resulting from failed courtship was often portrayed as romantic and an expression of devotion.
Imogen Knox
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Social disharmony, inauthenticity and patriarchy: an Ubuntu perspective on the practice of female genital mutilation. [PDF]
Ally TA, Tandwa LA.
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Abstract This article examines the first large‐scale attempts to recruit women as soldiers and officers in 1990s Sweden, focusing on the techniques and promises employed by the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF). Building on a wide range of documents and audiovisual sources, we demonstrate how the SAF utilised various marketing techniques, including ...
Sanna Strand, Fia Cottrell‐Sundevall
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Le rite de passage en contexte d'aventure : un outil pour mieux intervenir auprès des adolescents
Landry, Véronique
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Civility, honour and male aggression in early modern English jestbooks
Abstract This article discusses the comical representation of inter‐male violence within early modern English jestbooks. It is based on a rigorous survey of the genre, picking out common themes and anecdotes, as well as discussing their reception and sociable functions. Previous scholarship has focused on patriarchs, subversive youths and impoliteness.
Tim Somers
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A conceptual refinement of ritual: The case of guanxi. [PDF]
Barbalet J.
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