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‘…It was my choice to see how I can acquire this Western world education… and I'm happy…’: Structuration and the dialectic nature of being a Nigerian university student in the UK

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the experiences of Nigerian cross‐border students in UK higher education, focusing on how colonial legacies continue to shape the interplay between structure and agency. Three key themes emerged in the analysis of the data: First, the persistence of a ‘West is Best’ mentality reflects the internalisation of colonial ...
Jennifer Marshall, Jack Bryne Stothard
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Aśvamedha e Costituzione: il sacrificio rituale nel sultanismo politico contemporaneo [PDF]

Polis: Revista de Stiinte Politice, 2018
The King’s body and the Constitution are different and same moments where the Asvamedha finds its power’s rules. This condition is described by Girard’s theory of violence too: we understand that the Constitution breck is a ritual sacrifice and in this ...
Gianfranco LONGO
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«Lived religion» in the rear and on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War [PDF]

Известия Саратовского университета. Новая серия: Cоциология. Политология
This article is devoted to the analysis of everyday religious practices of Soviet citizens during the Great Patriotic War. The theoretical and methodological basis of the analysis is the concept of “lived religion”, developed by Meredith
Ufimceva, Е. I.
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Devorational Cinema: Spectacle, Ritual, and the Senses in Cold War Latin American and Spanish Experimental Film

, 2019
This dissertation revisits a neglected archive of avant-garde Cold War-era Latin American and Spanish films which use baroque, excessive aesthetic strategies inspired by popular religious ritual: the experimental documentaries and expanded cinema ...
Jaramillo, Laura
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A curated review of ESA publications for teaching ecology

The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Abstract Since the early 1990s, the Ecological Society of America's journals have published hundreds of articles of direct relevance to those who teach ecology—especially at the undergraduate level. In an effort to draw attention to that literature, we conducted an analysis to identify well‐cited articles, as well as those that may be underrecognized ...
Kenneth M. Klemow, Rosemarie Desmarais
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How High‐Performance Sports Helped Me Manage ADHD Symptoms and Boost Research Productivity

The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Abstract This autoethnographic essay examines how participation in high‐performance sports became a transformative tool for managing the cognitive and emotional challenges associated with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) within the context of academic life.
Luisa Maria Diele‐Viegas
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Ritual Journeys in North America: Opening Religious and Ritual Landscapes and Spaces

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage
The religious landscape of North America is different from other regions of the world in that not only is there a lack of a highly visible religious elements, but also the idea and practice of pilgrimage and ritual travel is not as pervasive as in Europe
Daniel Olsen
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Australians and the First World War

, 2020
The First World War was a turning point in the social and cultural history of death and bereavement in Australia. The mass slaughter of young me and the interminable sorrow of so many families helped to create a new model of suppressed and privatised ...
Jalland, Patricia
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Current Trends and Future Research in Management Control for Sustainability in Retail

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The growing emphasis on sustainability in the retail sector, driven by regulatory frameworks, market trends and consumer demand, has placed management control at the forefront of facilitating sustainability practices. Despite increasing academic interest in this area, the literature is fragmented and provides limited sector‐specific insight ...
Miguel Gil, Mart Ots, Timur Uman
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Tabot Festival of Bengkulu and Local Wisdoms

AJIS: Academic Journal of Islamic Studies, 2016
Tabot is a series of rituals to commemorate the martyrdom of Hussein bin Ali bin Abi Talib who died in an unbalance war against the army of Yazid bin Muawiyah in The Battle of Karbala.
Rifanto bin Ridwan
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