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Genderview Elaine Chalus: "Women also practised politics before suffrage"
No full textBritish historian Elaine Chalus (University of Liverpool) argues that politics is not just about parliament and politicians, but also has a social dimension, and that women have also been actors in this. This insight increases our understanding of the past and of the current problems with our democratic system
The wenn / ob / oder triangle
No full textIn many languages across families, the connectives for conditionals, questions, and disjunctions partially converge: the language’s conditional connective and its question particle are the same, or the question particle and the disjunction are. This article explores the patterns of lexical convergence in terms of the denotations of assertions, questions, and denials. It is argued that neither the partial convergence between the three connectives nor the lack of convergence between conditionals and disjunctions is accidental. To account for this, questioning is constructed as the pivot in a triangle of algebraic relations without a specified connection between disjunction and conditionalization
What Do We Mean by ‘Representation’? Towards a Systematic Corpus-Assisted Critical Discourse Analysis of First Nations People(s) in Australian Print News:
No full textGiven the enduring influence of news media on public awareness and opinion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people(s) and related issues, systematic analysis of how these communities are represented in news media remains socially significant. However, what analysts mean when they use the term ‘representation’ shows considerable variation across the literature, from the amount of coverage relevant stories are afforded, to the inclusion of First Nations sources, to the narratives that a given version of events constructs. Moreover, while language is central to the discursive construction of these matters, few linguistic studies of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander media representations exist. To begin to address these gaps, this study first maps the forms of representation identified in previous research, before analysing three of the four types (visibility, naming strategies and portrayal) via a corpus-assisted critical discourse analysis of news articles about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people(s) and issues. It finds that, by and large, how First Nations people(s) are represented is inconsistent—while in some areas, representation broadly aligns with expectations expressed by First Nations communities (i.e. for increased coverage, respectful terms of reference and strengths-based discourses), problematic practices persist. Importantly, however, the analysis also illuminates a range of journalistic practices that can be implemented to improve representation in areas currently lacking
Gone Missing
No full textThis memoir describes an act of biography-making, in this case of the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges. James Woodall revisits a period in his mid-thirties when he embarked on the first biography of Borges in English, commissioned in London, after the latter had died in 1986. In the context of revising, if not entirely renovating, the book as published in 1996, Woodall – now in his sixties – traces steps back to himself as he was then, and brings the whole writing and autobiographical processes up to date: to 2024
De mesolithische structuur van Kampen: woonhut, windscherm of luchtkasteel?
No full textThe mesolithic features of Kampen: hut, windbreak or castle in the air? In 2016, several possible posthole were found below a circular Mesolithic flint scatter in Kampen (province of Overijssel, the Netherlands). Based on spatial analysis (ring-and-sector analysis) of the flint corresponding to these possible postholes, this scatter was interpreted by Geerts et al (2019) as “the best example of a Mesolithic dwelling-structure known so far in the Netherlands”(translation). Although this is a very promising site, there are some doubts about this interpretation. Several of the ‘postholes’ were dismissed as natural features in the field, and the features which constitute the postulated hut do not correspond morphologically to each other, even though these are supposedly contemporary. This is especially true for the ‘central pole’. This leaves room for other interpretations, such as a windbreak, or natural features, and the find cannot be irrefutably interpreted as a dwelling structure
“It was like a mental Erasmus!” Perceptions of language learning and intercultural understanding in an e-tandem virtual exchange
No full textPrevious research focusing on e-tandem virtual exchanges where learners practice each other’s languages has examined mainly aspects related to form-focused interaction, linguistic development, and intercultural competence (see Akiyama & Cunningham, 2018, for an overview). The present paper examines learners’ introspective data about the benefits they obtained from participating in a Spain-Canada e-tandem virtual exchange. Particularly, the participants’ alternating roles as language learners and language experts and their intercultural understanding were examined to provide insights into their evaluation of the experience of taking part in the exchange. Introspective data was collected on how this exchange helped learners theorize about language learning and teaching and about their intercultural understanding. Learners highlighted that focusing on communication, having patience, and collaborating and cooperating with others were their most frequent concerns when they reflected on their role as language experts helping others practice their dominant language. The findings also indicate that learners’ perceptions about the intercultural understanding gained during the virtual exchange show appreciation of multiculturalism and a tendency to speak about one’s own culture
Development of a U.S./U.K. Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) partnership for undergraduate education in public health
No full textPreparing future public health (U.S.) or health and social care (U.K.) professionals for international settings is imperative in today’s higher education landscape. Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) is an innovative form of virtual exchange (VE) that provides students with international experience, cultural competence, and an understanding of global healthcare needs. This practice report summarizes how two universities in the U.S. and U.K. co-developed a COIL unit for their public health and health and social care students to learn about international healthcare systems. Public health faculty used SUNY COIL planning strategies and backward course design to guide the planning of the COIL unit. The learning processes and outcomes were designed to support program and campus learning outcomes that align with domain areas required by the Council on Education for Public Health. The planning process, curriculum, and technology used for the COIL unit are outlined. Evaluation of the unit included achieving student learning outcomes at the course, program, and campus levels; changes in intercultural awareness based on the Intercultural Knowledge and Competence VALUE Rubric; benefits to students, research assistants, and faculty; and alignment with the qualities of VE
Psychopathology, creativity, and aggression: The power of an Eysenckian-informed discriminant analysis
No full textWe investigated the predictive power of Psychoticism in distinguishing among five groups of individuals whose behavior should be reflective of Psychoticism: those presenting with psychopathology, creativity, or aggression. These five groups comprised: a group of 27 individuals suffering from mental disorders without a history of aggression, compared to a group of 23 individuals suffering from mental disorders with a history of aggression; our third group comprised 27 individuals who scored in the highest 10% on an Aggression Questionnaire; our fourth group comprised 26 creative individuals who studied in recognized institutions of fine arts and music or worked in creative fields; a control group of 27 participants having no psychiatric past, no indication of aggression, and who did not work in creative fields, comprised our fifth group. A discriminant analysis supported a model employing five predictors (Psychoticism, Neuroticism, Lie Scale, Schizotypy, and Absorption) and two interactions (Neuroticism × Psychoticism, and Neuroticism × Absorption). The individual group hit rates ranged between 35% and 65%. All groups had a higher level of Psychoticism (P) compared to the control group, which supports the Eysenckian view of a P-psychosis relationship, a P-psychopathy relationship, and a P-creativity relationship
Founder personality and harmful social exchanges within new venture teams
No full textThough scholars have explored how the personality composition of a new venture team relates to critical firm-level outcomes, research has not yet accounted for the impact of the lead founder, whose personality likely exerts a unique influence on team processes due to their elevated role. This is particularly critical in light of recent research highlighting the prevalence of the Dark Triad in entrepreneurship. We draw on social exchange theory to theorize and test how lead founder Dark Triad personality traits influence three intra-team processes: autonomy, innovation, and relationship conflict. In a time-lagged field study of nascent founders and their new venture teams (N = 102 intact teams), we found that lead founders who score high on Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy differentially effect these socially motivated team processes. By focusing on the influence that a single individual – the lead founder – can have within a new venture team, our findings offer balance to the literature, which predominantly focuses on team composition
