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The Uncanny History and Unrepresentability of Subject formation in Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale

open access: yesNaqd-i Zabān va Adabīyyāt-i Khārijī, 2018
The Uncanny whose presence at least refers back to Freud's 1919 essay of the same title has been reconsidered by critics in recent century. The uncanny is no more attributed merely to the realm of aesthetic or psychology as Freud attempted to explain. It
رویا الهی   +1 more
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What is ‘relational thinking’, and how does it manifest in research?

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract People and Nature is a ‘journal of relational thinking’. This editorial explores what relational thinking can mean and how it might be operationalized in the context of humans and the environment. Relational thinking may seem intuitive because it recognizes the world's inherent interconnectedness. However, the question of how to operationalize
Rachelle K. Gould   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elements of the Dreamlike and the Uncanny in Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Unconsoled

open access: yesStyles of Communication, 2010
This essay examines Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Unconsoled in terms of an uncanny dream narrative. The Booker Prize winner’s most puzzling novel – with its frequent departures from realism – conjures up a unique logic combining the elements of the dreamlike and
Wojciech Drąg
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Transitioning to Higher Education: A Case Study of an Individual With Autism

open access: yesPsychology in the Schools, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Necessary arrangements should be made to enable university students with autism (the term “autism” is used to refer to the entire autism spectrum in this study) to improve their transition to university. The need for support may be higher in countries like Türkiye, where the number of university students with autism is relatively low, as ...
Mahmut Serkan Yazıcı   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Hero's Journey to Systemic Change: Developing Expertise in Agricultural Development

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Experts in rural development and agrarian change wield considerable influence over programme design and delivery, directing resources and shaping trajectories towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Yet the pathways through which such expertise develops remain under‐examined. This study examines the journey to expertise among experts
Kirt Hainzer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Theory of Interpersonal Behaviour Applied to the Mediating Influence of Habit on Recycling Behaviour in South African Townships

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recycling rates in South African townships remain critically low, undermining progress towards sustainable development and the transition to a circular economy. This study applies the theory of interpersonal behaviour (TIP) to examine how recycling habits mediate the relationship between key drivers—past behaviour, environmental concern ...
Thomas Dobbelstein, K. Mercy Makhitha
wiley   +1 more source

Unnatural Causes: Cryptocurrencies, Carbon Credits, and the rise of Neoliberalism from Below

open access: yesEconomic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Klima is a carbon‐backed cryptocurrency running as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). In 2021, it had accumulated 9 million metric tons of digital carbon credits and reached a market value of more than US$1 billion. In 2023, its treasury stored twice as many carbon credits, but its spot price was a tiny fraction compared to 2021 ...
Riccardo De Cristano, Alexander Paulsson
wiley   +1 more source

Strategic framing of novel ideas: How contestation shapes the evolution of novelty

open access: yesStrategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Entrepreneurs use strategic framing to gain support for their novel ventures, products, and services. A key challenge entrepreneurs face is that audiences often contest frames that introduce novel ideas, especially when these ideas disrupt audiences' mental and business models.
Janina Klein   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Simulating strategic interactions with AI agents

open access: yesStrategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary We explore how Large Language Models (LLMs) can serve as synthetic subjects to inform strategy research. We introduce a framework for designing and running simulated experiments with LLM‐powered agents. We argue that this approach is useful for rapid, low‐cost prototyping of human experiments and for generating novel ...
Matteo Tranchero   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Ecological Systems Analysis of University Students' ChatGPT Use in Higher Education

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Educational technology research has largely conceptualised students' ChatGPT adoption through individual‐level cognitive or integrity frameworks, leaving multilevel systemic conditions undertheorised. This study applies Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory (EST) to examine how students at a research‐intensive university in Istanbul ...
Thseen Nazir
wiley   +1 more source

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