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CAPITALISING THE NEW FACE OF MASCULINITY
Introduction: “This primordial investment in the social games (illusio) which make a man a real man – the sense of honour, virility, ‘manliness’, or, as the Kabyles say, ‘Kabylness’ (thakbaylith) – is the undisputed principle of all the duties towards oneself, the motor or motive of all that a man ‘owes to himself’, in other…
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The Cost of Living by Daisy DeMay: Book Review
In life, there is suffering. Every human meets trial and tribulation, with the several tests placed before them across their lifetime – but could a person endure so much pain and still live to tell the tale? Is it possible for a person to salvage their life after every single aspect of it has been…
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An Interview with Barbara Bryan, Author of ‘Topanga Canyon: Fire Season
1. If you had to describe yourself in three words, what would they be? Logophile, Risible and Evolving. 2. Can you tell us about your earliest memory or experience with horses and how it influenced your lifelong love for them? It was a pony ride in New York City’s Central Park when I was five….
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Question of agency: Interactionism, Structuralism and Male gaze
Introduction: Contributing to the debate of structure and agency, Erving Goffman and Talcott Parsons differentiates in their perspectives but their theories do not necessarily run parallel or opposite to each other, instead there are points of confluence. I would also argue that reading their work side by side enables one to understand more comprehensively the…
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THE BLUE WHALE SINGS FROM AFAR: BOOK REVIEW
A symphony of meditative verses adorned in the hues of forget-me-not blue, softly whispering life’s secrets into our eager ears! In ‘The Blue Whale Sings From Afar,’ Mexico-based poet Josefina Bérard crafts verses softly, just like, in her own words, some ‘‘unicorns floating on the sea” under four primary themes, each embodying a different season….
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An In-Depth Conversation with Susan McLeod, Author of ‘Seasons of Life’
Short Bio: Susan McLeod resides with her husband John in Alplaus, New York. She is originally from Southold, Long Island, New York. In the fall of 1975, she moved to Troy, New York, attending Hudson Valley Community College’s Nursing Program, and received her A.A.S. In 2007 she obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Russell Sage College…