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Arachne Challenges Minerva: The Spinning Out of Long Narrative in World of Warcraft and Buffy the Vampire Slayer [PDF]
, 2007 My focus here is to explore the ways in which World of Warcraft can be said to have a long narrative. Core to my argument is that 'worldness' is key to understanding how it is that long narrative can be sustained and make sense.
Krzywinska, T
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Aesthetic Revolution: How Art Shapes Social Worlds
Social and Personality Psychology Compass, Volume 20, Issue 4, April 2026.ABSTRACT Art inhabits the imagination, but can it influence real‐world issues? While some scholars cast art as autonomous from moral and civic life, others see it as deeply entangled with the social world. We address this debate by synthesizing evidence on art's social influence across literature, music, visual art, and film.
Eftychia Stamkou, Dacher Keltner
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Waiting for a Release: The Expectation in Virtual Gaming Communities
Journal of Consumer Behaviour, Volume 25, Issue 2, Page 534-560, March 2026.ABSTRACT This study examines how virtual gaming communities influence and maintain player expectations before, during, and after a game's release. A mixed‐methods study was conducted, comprising a netnography followed by an experiment. First, a netnographic study was conducted over 12 months, tracking communities to understand player behavior and ...
Lucas Lopes Ferreira de Souza +4 more
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Drawing back the veil: the socio-psychological correlates of paranormal belief among 13- to 15-year-old adolescents [PDF]
, 2007 This study examines the socio-psychological profile of young people who believe that it is possible to contact the spirits of the dead. Data provided by 33,982 13- to 15-year-old pupils throughout England and Wales demonstrated that almost one in three ...
Francis, Leslie J., Williams, Emyr
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Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2026.ABSTRACT Background Despite legal mandates, children with disabilities in Bangladesh experience persistent exclusion due to a widening policy‐practice gap. Although the government has ratified the UNCRPD and committed to SDG 4, the implementation of inclusive education policies has been inconsistent and limited.
Abdullaha Al Mamun +1 more
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The Legend You Thought You Knew: Text and Screen Representations of Puteri Gunung Ledang [PDF]
, 2010 This article traces the evolution of narratives about the supernatural woman said to live on Gunung Ledang, from oral folklore to sixteenth-century courtly texts to contemporary films.
Hijjas, Mulaika
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The Journal of Creative Behavior, Volume 60, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT The media we consume may shape our cognition, emotion, and behavior. While violent media effects on aggression have been studied extensively, one popular media genre has escaped scrutiny until now: true crime, featuring real stories of assault, murder, or serial killings.
Corinna M. Perchtold‐Stefan +5 more
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Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to rule by sense of smell! Superhuman Kingship in the Prophetic Books [PDF]
, 2016 An exploration of the Hebrew Bible's prophetic literature vis-à-vis Science Fiction and Science Fiction ...
Frauke Uhlenbruch, Ian Wilson
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When should firms watch for cross‐industry competition? A demand‐side perspective
Strategic Management Journal, Volume 47, Issue 3, Page 893-941, March 2026.Abstract Research Summary Research on competitor identification has primarily focused on intra‐industry competition. However, cross‐industry competitive threats are prevalent and consequential. We adopt a consumer‐oriented perspective to examine how consumer perceptions shape de facto competition across industry boundaries.
Ying Li, Samira Reis, Olga M. Khessina
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue S1, Page 67-84, March 2026.Nyau masked dancers embodying a variety of people, animals, and objects appear at many public events in Chewa areas of Malawi. Understood to be the physical manifestation of ancestral spirits, these entities are classified as ‘not human’ and transgress ordinary morality, mocking and threatening audiences.
Sam Farrell
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