Sappho was an ancient Greek lyric poet writing on the isle if Lesbos in the seventh century BC. Her original works were contained in seven books; however, only a few fragments are extant. These fragments are mainly about women and are erotic in nature. Considering the homoerotic tone of Sappho's poetry, it is interesting that the Victorians were fascinated with her and a proliferation of biogra...

This presentation is focused on the connections between online community and commerce/economics, particularly the rhetoric of community as it has been taken up by those in e-commerce endeavors. It makes the case that the most influential symbol for online community, the WELL (Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link) should be examined in light of sociocultural trends apart from Internet-related ones, most ...

Given that educators increasingly have to integrate social and moral education within the general curriculum, this paper considers ways in which the visual arts may or may not be a useful resource for challenging the stereotypical preconceptions about gender and sexual identity held by many people in a post-industrial, intercultural society. Focusing on Tate Britain’s inaugural exhibition for t...

This paper engages with the curriculum at Madame de Maintenon's school for girls Saint-Cyr to raise and address a set of questions: What is it teach someone reason? The curricular materials suggest that learning reason matter practice. How one distinguish autonomous giving from habituation or automatic trained responses? can practices in informed by social mores have objective validity? Moreove...

Since the 2019 novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread across globe, risks brought by pandemic set in and stock markets tumbled worldwide. Amidst bleak economic outlook, investors’ concerns over rapidly through social media but wore out shortly. Similarly, crash only caused a relatively short-lived bear market, which bottomed recovered quickly. Meanwhile, technology stocks have grabbed spot...

How does a newly diagnosed user get inducted into a forum dedicated to people suffering from bipolar disorder? Is their opening message "matched" by the forum's reply? We add to the literature on social support online by using conversation analysis (CA) to explore an apparent contradiction between a new user's first post and forum members' replies with ostensibly unsolicited advice. CA reveals ...