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“I had to open my eyes”—A narrative approach to studying the process of adult belief change
Political Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Why do people, socialized and sedimented in their political beliefs, change their convictions in adulthood? Belief change has a long history of research in the social sciences. Yet, in quantitative research, belief change is studied largely through cognitive and behavioral lenses, that, however valuable, struggle to capture how people ...
Marcel van den Haak, Kamile Grusauskaite
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Le débat juridique et religieux sur la sorcellerie en Libye
L’Année du MaghrebThis article examines the criminalization of witchcraft in Libya, an act prohibited by Islamic law but long unregulated specifically by Libyan legislation. Until recently, witchcraft was treated as a fraud offense under Article 461 of the 1954 Penal Code.
Mazek Ayoub
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From Everyman to Hamlet: A Distant Reading
Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.Abstract The sixteenth century sees English drama move from Everyman to Hamlet: from religious to secular subject matter and from personified abstractions to characters bearing proper names. Most modern scholarship has explained this transformation in terms originating in the work of Jacob Burckhardt: concern with religion and a taste for ...
Vladimir Brljak
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Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This essay demonstrates how a gender‐informed, more‐than‐human lens can provide new ways to analyse how the role of a queen in forestry management was conceptualised by sixteenth‐century professional men. It explores these ideas as they are presented in a work published by Guillaume Martin, Lieutenant General of the forests and waterways of ...
Susan Broomhall
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Where Now for Migration Studies? Problems, Purpose and Potential
Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.Abstract The 21st century has witnessed an explosion of academic research on migration. We now have a rich corpus of projects and publications, as well as academic posts, degree programmes, PhDs, conferences, journals, departments and other (often well‐funded) ventures dedicated to migration. In parallel, however, ultra‐nationalism, militarised borders
Melanie Griffiths
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Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
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Human tests for machine models: What lies “Beyond the Imitation Game”?
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 1, May 2026.Abstract Benchmarking large language models (LLMs) is a key practice for evaluating their capabilities and risks. This paper considers the development of “BIG Bench,” a crowdsourced benchmark designed to test LLMs “Beyond the Imitation Game.” Drawing on linguistic anthropological and ethnographic analysis of the project's GitHub repository, we examine ...
Noya Kohavi, Anna Weichselbraun
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No One Mourns the Wicked: The Ethics of Mourning Morally Flawed Celebrities
Journal of Social Philosophy, EarlyView.
Carme Isern‐Mas +2 more
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Journal of Engineering Education, Volume 115, Issue 2, April 2026.Abstract Background The experiences of the disabled community are notably absent from engineering education scholarship, with existing research often treating this group as a monolith. Intersectionality provides a critical framework for addressing this gap, illuminating the complexities of disability within ableist contexts by focusing on how ...
Rachel Figard +3 more
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Vovós feiticeiras: algumas reflexões sobre tristes relatos de idosas moçambicanas
Kairós Gerontologia, 2012 : Particular attention is paid to the accusations of witchcraft, in which the Traditional Doctor´s Association of Mozambique (AMETRAMO) and traditional healers play two roles: one as the accuser and instigator of violence, and the other as the target of ...
Mercedes Sayagues +2 more
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