 | | | | Zhao, Y. & Madill, A. (2018, May). Chinese and English-Speaking Boys' Love/Yaoi/Danmei Fans: A Demographic Analysis. Mechademia Conference, Kyoto, Japan, 25th, 26th, & 27th May, 2018. Yaoi or BL (boys' love) is a genre of Japanese subculture presenting in comics, videogames, novels and fan arts which describe the fantasy erotic and romantic relationships between males. This is a female-oriented subculture which originated in the early 1970s before spreading globally. In contemporary China there is a huge population of BL/yaoi (a.k.a., danmei) consumers and producers with an inestimable amount of danmei materials, including novels, online. However, danmeii culture and fans face much prejudice in China, even compared to yaoi/BL as it has been received and produced in the... |
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| (2018) Schooling as a basis for naturalisation: Exploring the educational and philosophical underpinnings of a legal debate in Greece Greek Law 3838/2010 foresaw that young immigrants may acquire the Greek citizenship after having attended Greek school for at least six years. This provision was based on the premises that schooling is capable of promoting the Greek culture and the social integration of immigrant children, as provided for in art. 16 of the Greek constitution. Surprisingly enough, in a retroactive decision, the Greek Supreme Administrative Court (the so-called 'Council of State') has declared this provision as unconstitutional. According to its reasoning attending six years of Greek public school does not... |
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| International dimensions of media literacy in a connected world This article presents an in-depth study of international indicators of media literacy in its most relevant contexts. The essay analyzes the main dimensions necessary to be taken into account as the starting point to measure, develop or foster media literacy for students or adults in any scenario. The UNESCO, European, and Australian framework are the three contexts studied as significant contributors to media literacy development. After the analysis, the conclusions focus on four specific indicators that are common to the three contexts studied. These four issues constitute the starting... |
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| Toxic Tales, Body Burdens, and Climatic Conundrums: A Symposium on Environmental Racisms ~ March 30, 2018 With debates about how or whether climate change is "pure myth" in an age of alt-facts, this symposium brings together scholars who think broadly and deeply about various forms of "toxicity" – social, sexual, economic, political, historically-situated, medical, as well as environmental – and the tales told about who and what is "toxic", abnormal, diseased or harmful. Who represents "the folk" in Americana lore and in global narratives about progress? Where is the line between "traditionality" and "modernity," who draws it, and what are its implications? How does "folk science" contribute to... |
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| Donald Trump, Sick Women's Bodies, and the Wizardry of (Dr.) Oz Long before the 2016 campaign, wild speculations about Hillary Clinton's supposedly dire ailments abounded. These dubious rumors suddenly gained new traction when Hillary collapsed during the 9/11 commemorative ceremonies in New York. Diagnosed with pneumonia, she then took three days off to recuperate. During her convalescence, Donald Trump pressed his advantage by re-energizing a narrative of his own health—despite refusing to release his own medical records—and immediately raised doubts about Clinton's "stamina." This narrative crystallized when Donald Trump, accompanied by his daughter... |
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| Exploring Advertising History in Online Archives Students who want to study advertising history can use online archives to find historical advertisements. From formal archives to informal sites like eBay and Pinterest, this article explores some of the advantages and pitfalls of finding sources online. Analyzing advertising history through online archives can offer insights into aspects of American corporations and society that might otherwise be glossed over in the slick production of print ads and commercials. Accessing historical ads will allow students to think more critically about gender, class, and race in advertising and enhance... |
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| The Rabbinic Family Disrupted by Love of Torah - Absentee Husbands and Fathers.docx A Talmudic cycle of short stories on love of study that destroys husband wife, parent-child relationships and expose the cultural religious rabbinic elite to a scathing moral and gender critique. A systematic comparison of the debates among contemporary interpreters of the talmudic sugya (TB Ketubot) and their lessons about marriage versus Torah scholarship, about ascetic religious virtuosos and familial responsibility, and role of the wife as enabler . Tales of Rav Rahumi, Rabbi Akiba and Mar Ukba on the contrasting ethical world of men and women in rabbinic literature. |
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