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Enhancing food security in the world’s youngest nation: A case study of agricultural extension in South Sudan
(CABI International, 2017-07-01)
Following a background to the conflict in South Sudan and the post-conflict context, this chapter examines the agricultural extension system in the country, highlighting the different extension providers and actors with ...
Psycholinguistic approaches to humor
(Routledge, 2017)
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"Humor both exposes and disrupts the usual ways of using language. It also disrupts the rigidity of conventional ways of thinking, for it plays not only with the rules of language but also with the rules of logic. ...
Ignoring the President: Barack Obama and the Postrhetorical Presidency
(Texas A&M University Press, 2017)
The rhetorical presidency model made good sense within the traditional media market of the twentieth century, but makes little sense within the new media market of the new millennium. The era of the rhetorical presidency ...
Challenging Gender and Racial Stereotypes in Online Spaces. Alternative Storytelling among Latino/a Youth in the U.S.
(Nordicom Press, 2017)
Media play an important role in perpetuating racial and gender stereotypes that harm the self-esteem and self-concept of marginalized youth, especially for Latino/a youth in the US context. However, this article illustrates ...
People with disabilities and disasters
(Springer, 2017)
Investigations have collectively established that disasters affect people with disabilities both disproportionately and negatively. Relevant research is reviewed by academic genesis areas in this chapter, namely; 1) ...
Showcasing Theatre Memories: A Case Study
(Theatre Library Association, New York, 2017)
From stage to archives, performing arts materials never stop to engage
with the audience. Even when they are archived, performing
arts documents and objects remain a source of research and inspiration
for theatre ...