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The Currere Workshop: : Developing Written Literacy with a Currere-Inspired Writer’s Workshop in Secondary Classrooms
No full textA currere-inspired writer’s workshop, was developed to create an authentic and meaningful written literacy program that can be applied within formal learning contexts. 10 participants participated in the currere workshop. Data was collected over nine workshop sessions. Codes and themes were extracted thematically. The findings reveal that the meaningfulness of my participants’ experiences was communicated effectively through their engagement in the currere workshop and that factors such as the stream of consciousness method, modelling, and incorporating their external influences increased their written communication and highlighted their unique voices and identities
Maiko Favaro, ed. Interpreting and Judging Petrarch’s “Canzoniere” in Early Modern Italy
No full textThe Farage Effect: Populism’s Influence on Britain’s Political Landscape
No full textIn a time of disillusionment with mainstream politics in the United Kingdom, Nigel Farage, a founding member of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), capitalized on the divided Conservative Party voters. This paper analyzes Farage’s leadership of UKIP through the lens of populism, focusing on two core features as outlined by Kyle and Gultchin (2018). Drawing on English nationalism and Euroscepticism, Farage framed UKIP as the voice of the “real” British people against immigrants and EU bureaucrats. He positioned UKIP as the sole protector of British interests, advocating for tighter immigration controls and Brexit. By framing these issues as matters of national sovereignty and presenting UKIP as a fighter for the “true” people, Farage effectively mobilized support for UKIP, culminating in the Brexit referendum victory. While UKIP’s policies were initially considered extreme, Farage’s populist leadership shifted them into the mainstream political agenda, leading to the UK’s departure from the EU. Despite UKIP’s limited electoral success, Farage’s populist strategies reshaped British politics, highlighting the influence of populist narratives in shaping public opinion and policy outcomes
Islamization under Islamic and Secular Constitutions: The Case of Pakistan and Türkiye
No full text Sohail’s research focuses on the case studies of Pakistan and Türkiye in order to study the Islamization of majority Muslim countries with divergent constitutional frameworks. These frameworks heavily influence the strategies employed to instill the religion in each country. This study employs a mixed-methods approach to conclude that different paths are used to drive Islamization. Islamist parties in Pakistan debate the implementation of Islamic law and face resistance from secular elites; its constitution limits radical Islamization efforts at the legal and constitutional levels. Islamist parties in Türkiye, on the other hand, operate under a secular constitution and therefore focus on societal Islamization through popular support, Islamic education and influence; they chip at secularism using policies
The Courts as Agents of Substantive Social Change
No full textThis paper evaluates the rising trend of activist litigation as a strategy to pursue social reform by considering the interactions between law, politics, and society. Specifically, this paper clarifies the nature of the judiciary and determines whether the courts can be agents of substantive social change. Firstly, this paper presents the existing debate of the courts as constrained and possessing limited powers to actualize social reforms. Subsequently, this perspective is refuted in reference to the role of the courts in the legal challenges to protect abortion rights in Mexico and Colombia. This paper posits that legislative outcomes cannot be realistically expected from the courts and should not be the only form of social change that is considered substantive. Emphasizing the power of the courts to inform the discourses of social issues leading to popular mobilization, this paper affirms the courts as agents of substantive social change. Although the courts cannot operate in a unilateral fashion, their ability to persuade the public and the government ultimately merits activist litigation as an effective avenue to pursue social reform
Laubner, Jérôme. Vénus malade. Représentations de la vérole et des vérolés dans les discours littéraires et médicaux en France (1495–1633)
No full textFrom the Heart: Stethoscopic Listening and Aural Communication Technology
No full textThis paper explores the historical and technological evolution of the stethoscope, emphasizing its role as a communication device in the medical field. The research begins by examining the cultural significance of sound and listening, drawing on literary and historical context provided by sound, culture, and medical historians. The concept of audile technique is discussed, highlighting the skill required to interpret heart sounds and other bodily noises. This paper also addresses the social and professional implications of the stethoscope, noting its contribution to the credo and status of physicians as masters of scientific endeavours who now possessed enhanced diagnostic accuracy of abdominal pathologies. The stethoscope’s ability to make the body audible has extended its use beyond medicine into art, cinema, and media, illustrating its broader cultural impact. Furthermore, this historiography considers the stethoscope’s role in expanding the medical gaze, as theorized by Michel Foucault, and its implications in patient objectification. The transition from analog to digital stethoscopes is also discussed, underlining the ongoing evolution of medical listening technologies and their impact on the doctor-patient relationship
The Map to Black Love: The Information Behaviours of Black Readers Seeking Romance Books with Black Character Representation
No full textThis study examines the information behaviours of Black romance readers seeking books with Black character representation. With previous literature on systemic racism in romance publishing providing context for this study, the aim is to identify Black romance readers’ information-seeking habits. Racialized differences stemming from the publishing industry to the accessibility of these books create challenges that Black readers must navigate, thus producing differences in information behaviours. Therefore, this study provides insight into the underexplored subject of Black romance literature. The population of this research is Black romance readers who read for pleasure and consider themselves avid readers of Black romance novels. Using the methodology of a semi-structured interview followed by the drawing of an Information Horizon Map, interviews were conducted with three participants, yielding insightful results. An inductive thematic analysis of the findings produced four common themes: (1) in-depth searching practices, (2) customized cataloguing resources, (3) using covers as cues, and (4) community advisory. These findings demonstrate that Black readers are willing to conduct extensive search practices but do so with the help of other Black readers. Findings also display the dedication of readers in pursuing representative stories of Black love. Situating these findings within popular models of information behaviours, this study draws attention to a fascinating population that is understudied in library and information science literature