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Poetry as a “Sanctuary” Amidst Barbed Wire: The Dialogue of Symbols [PDF]
University of Bucharest Review. Literary and Cultural Studies Series, 2019 With the 1990s, after the communist regime collapsed in Romania, the reading public could see the rapidly increasing publication of poetry composed by former prisoners of conscience.
Daniel Magdalen
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
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Old Testament EssaysThe Babylonian captivity and exile inflicted profound trauma upon the Jewish people, wrenching them from their loved ones, displacing them from their families, homeland and the temple. The significance of the temple extended far beyond mere architecture;
Daniel Simango
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Ameliorating Linguistic Anchors of Oppression
Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The words we use to represent the world shape how we interpret and respond to it; language frames what it represents. In some cases, these frames can have prejudicial effects; for example, ‘workplace flirting’ versus ‘sexual harassment’. This article examines how specific words and phrases (i.e.
Emilia L. Wilson
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JCPP Advances, EarlyView.This study explored resilience in Black and South Asian Muslim children aged 7–12 in East London, an underrepresented group affected by deprivation and discrimination. Using body mapping, children depicted resilience as personal strength and described the importance of support systems.
Aisling Murray +6 more
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On traumatised mothers and children? Re-reading Lamentations through the lens of trauma
Verbum et EcclesiaLamentations 2:20 and 4:10 are biblical texts described as ‘texts of terror’ as well as traumatic biblical texts where ‘tender-hearted women have eaten their children’ (NLT).
Zukile Ngqeza
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Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Healthcare professionals (HCPs) working with people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are often exposed to emotive circumstances including end of life care, trauma, loss, and death. Existing reviews have explored the emotional experiences of people living with ALS and their carers but have largely ignored healthcare staff and the
Young Chan +7 more
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Old Testament Essays, 2020 This article investigates the notion of insidious trauma as a helpful means of interpreting the story of Rachel, Leah, Bilhah and Zilpah as told in Genesis 29-30 that has found its way into the haunting trauma narrative of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid ...
Juliana Claassens
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Old Testament Essays, 2018 In a recent article published Willie Wessels reflects on caring for the poor and according to him the Hebrew Bible has a clear position regarding the question of the poor and the needy. There are a number of words which are used in Hebrew to refer to the
Alphonso Groenewald
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Going home? Exiles, inciles and refugees in the Book of Jeremiah
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019 Set against the backdrop of the Babylonian Invasion and Exile, the Book of Jeremiah represents a variety of different perspectives on how to survive imperial domination.
L. Juliana Claassens
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