"Never-the-less, I Was Accepted."

I went; I saw: I was never the same!

Why was Relativity Accepted?

Historians of science have published many studies of the reception of Einstein’s special and general theories of relativity. Based on a review of these studies, and my own research on the role of the light-bending prediction in the reception of general relativity, I discuss the role of three kinds of reasons for accepting relativity: (1) empirical predictions and explanations; (2) social-psycho...

I was never recruited: challenges in cross-Canada nurse mobility.

The internal migration of nurses within Canada has had limited study. This paper reports the results of a survey of registered nurses and licensed practical nurses who had migrated between the provinces and territories in Canada. Factors contributing to internal nurse mobility included seeking full-time work, opportunities for career advancement and flexible scheduling options. Few nurses recei...

The Italian Transition that Never Was

The recent argument that the notion of „transition‟ should be set aside in attempting to explain the trajectory of Italian politics in the past two decades is to be welcomed, but does not go far enough in explaining why we, as Italianists, got our case wrong and how exactly we might get our case right today. The transitional „myth‟ was born and maintained despite growing evidence of its inheren...

"I Never Knew I Was a Bilingual": Reimagining Teacher Identities in TESOL