Intersectionality as a framework and praxis has gathered significance in law and the social sciences over the past 20 years. This article begins by reviewing how intersectionality has been conceptualized, as well as the implications of varying definitions attributed to intersectionality. We then explore applications of intersectionality, first in r...
Legal consciousness is a vibrant research field attracting growing numbers of scholars worldwide. Yet differing assumptions about aims and methods have generated vigorous debate, typically resulting from a failure to recognize that three different clusters of scholars—identified here as the Identity, Hegemony, and Mobilization schools—are pursuing ...
Published in Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics
The CRISPR-Cas9 system functions in microbial viral pathogen recognition pathways by identifying and targeting foreign DNA for degradation. Recently, biotechnological advances have allowed scientists to use CRISPR-Cas9-based elements as a molecular tool to selectively modify DNA in a wide variety of other living systems. Given the emerging need to ...
Published in Slovenský národopis / Slovak Ethnology
The study is based on the APVV project that focused on the socio-cultural capital of successful Slovak municipalities, bearers of the “Village of the Year” title, which can serve as a source of inspiration for other municipalities in improving the quality of life in the countryside. The aim of this study is to highlight the possibilities for the de...
Australian foundations have traditionally sought and received high levels of privacy and are often reluctant to disclose information publicly (McGregor-Lowndes & Williamson, 2018). This article explores how perceptions of publicness within Public Ancillary Funds (PubAFs) inform and shape their practice, conduct and identity. PubAFs are a diverse fo...
This paper presents a general theory of child development that incorporates interactive learning and identity formation in social interactions with caregivers. The model sheds light on many puzzling aspects of child development. Child learning responds nonmonotonically to caregivers' attention and approval in social interactions. I highlight key pa...
Consumers rely on possessions to construct their identity. Yet, literature lacks a coherent organizing structure to understand the multiple ways consumers rely on possessions to construct their identity. This article addresses this issue by synthesizing current and prior research to identify the multiple ways possessions become identity relevant to...
Published in Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies
An (un)conventional encounter between humans and alien beings has long been one of the main thematic preoccupations of the genre of science fiction. Such stories would thus include typical invasion narratives, as in the case of the three science fiction films I will discuss in the present paper: the Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Don Siegel, 1956;...
Published in Multicultural Shakespeare
In his Shakespearean productions Jan Klata tends to radically experiment with sets, texts, and contexts. He puts the plays in culturally and politically specific locations, experiments with bi- or multilingual productions, and incorporates other texts into the Shakespearean frame. In this way, he uses Shakespeare as a means to address contemporary ...
