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Grand, extravagant, magnificent, scandalous, corrupt, political, personal, fractious; these are terms often associated with the medieval and early modern courts. Moreover, the court constituted a forceful nexus in the social world, which was central to the legitimacy and authority of rulership. As such, courts shaped European politics and culture: architecture, art, fashion, patronage, and cultural exchanges were integral to the spectacle of European courts. Researchers have convincingly emphasised the public nature of courtly events, procedures, and ceremonies. Nevertheless, court life also involved pockets of privacy, which have yet to be systematically addressed. This edited collection addresses this lacuna and offers interpretations that urge us to reassesses the public nature of European courts. Thus, the proposed publication will fertilise the grounds for a discussion of the past and future of court studies. Indeed, the contributions make us reconsider present-day understandings of privacy as a stable and uncontestable notion.

HISTORY / Europe / General. --- court culture, privacy, gender, politics, art/architecture, literature.

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This work considers how Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace and Sarah Waters’ Affinity investigate the role of the occult sciences and more particularly the figure of the spectral double as ways for the female characters to deconstruct the notion of womanhood. This paper first provides an overview of how womanhood was defined in the Victorian period: a concept based on social and biological determinism which enclosed women within labels such as the dichotomy that distinguishes between the “angel of the house” and the “demon in disguise”, but also the notion of “hysteria”. Then, this paper focuses on the use of typically feminine forms of expression, i.e. the writing of a diary and needlework, for the female protagonists to empower themselves. Moreover, the female characters also take on masculine conventions to reach a larger audience and to legitimate their stories. Lastly, this work examines how the occult during the Victorian period played an important role to question gender politics, especially with the figure of the spectral double. In both novels, Atwood and Waters feature spectral doubles which act as the characters’ asserted selves and allow them to question different aspects of womanhood and manhood.

Womanhood --- Spectral Double --- Neo-Victorianism --- Gothic --- Margaret Atwood --- Alias Grace --- Sarah Waters --- Affinity --- Gender politics --- Women's Studies --- Arts & sciences humaines > Littérature

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In this long-awaited compendium of new and newly revised essays, Alison Wylie explores how archaeologists know what they know. Examining the history and methodology of Anglo-American archaeology, Wylie puts the tumultuous debates of the last thirty years in historical and philosophical perspective.

Archaeology --- Methodology. --- Philosophy. --- academic. --- accountability. --- anglo american. --- archaeologist. --- archaeology. --- career. --- collected works. --- critical. --- criticism. --- debate. --- essay anthology. --- essay collection. --- evidence. --- gender politics. --- historical essays. --- historical. --- interpretive dilemma. --- methodology. --- middle ground. --- new archaeology. --- philosophical. --- research. --- revised. --- scholarly. --- science. --- scientific. --- typology. --- workforce.

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Das klassische Filialgeschäft im Banksektor wird in den letzten Jahren zunehmend reduziert zugunsten telefonischer und internetbasierter Dienstleistungen in Call bzw. Communication Centern. Arbeitskommunikation und Kommunikationsarbeit erfahren dadurch einen grundlegenden Wandel. Deren Charakteristika beleuchtet diese empirische Studie ebenso wie die Hintergründe und Folgen des Wandlungsprozesses. Dazu werden Perspektiven der Arbeits- und Techniksoziologie und der soziopragmatischen Linguistik zusammengeführt.

Gender identity -- Research. --- Gender politics. --- Gender relations. --- Banks and banking --- Communication in organizations --- Banks and banking --- Commerce --- Gender & Ethnic Studies --- Social Sciences --- Business & Economics --- Marketing & Sales --- Gender Studies & Sexuality --- Automation --- History

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Recent events have focused attention on the perceived differences and tensions between the Muslim world and the modern West. As a major strand of Western public discourse has it, Islam appears resistant to internal development and remains inherently pre-modern. However Muslim societies have experienced most of the same structural changes that have impacted upon all societies: massive urbanisation, mass education, dramatically increased communication, the emergence of new types of institutions and associations, some measure of political mobilisation, and major transformations of the economy. Th

Islamic modernism. --- Modernism, Islamic --- Islam --- Islamic modernism --- 297.12 --- 297.12 Islam: theologie; doctrine --- Islam: theologie; doctrine --- Modernity --- Islam and modernity --- the Muslim world --- the modern West --- public discourse --- Muslim societies --- urbanisation --- education --- politics --- social movements --- social change --- religious institutions --- gender politics --- religious association --- Muslim religious thought