#Symbolic

My UWI colleague Mahalia Jackman has done super interesting research on attitudes towards homosexuality. Using survey data for Barbados, she finds that Bajans have an "ambivalent" attitude towards homosexuality: they
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For those who are not familiar with Britain but are intrigued by the 'rule of six', I offer this thread that explains the symbolic significance of the number six in
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Look again. We talked about defining things (in this case squares) and the combining them (in this case placing them besides each other) and then counting before and after combining
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Since some of y'all don't see the problem lemme explain A mathapatti that the kpop girls are often seen wearing and their stylist seem obssessed with is not just
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Eight things a Hindu can do While using English Language1.Please stop using the term "God fearing" - Hindus never ever fear God. For us, God is everywhere and we are
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An act of solidarity out of NASCAR: Crews and drivers push Bubba Wallace’s car to the front of the field before today’s race. Wallace is the only Black driver in
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ATOMIC IGNORANCE: Living with a sciency mate who studied physics, I have direct access to intel. Distraught about the pandemic of willful ignorance, I asked him to break it down
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So while gas has been a bridge fuel away from coal and won't disappear tomorrow, it is a bridge that has to quickly end if we are to meet ambitious
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Far be it from me to disagree with Constance Backhouse but no, a judge ruling and then meeting with a party to a case to receive "a gesture of gratitude"
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THREAD. 1) My book ‘War Veterans and Fascism in Interwar Europe’ explains whether and how ex-combatants became members and supporters of fascist movements and regimes after the First World War.
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Advice to young academics: Too much “Islamic studies” today is 3rd-rate postmodern cultural critique--lazy riffing about Muslims as a variegated bundle of racial/gender/sexual groups with "Islam" as a symbolic cultural
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So very interesting to see privilege (or the notions around it) seems to be measured around material wealth, and not the cultural competence in navigating a certain system without it.https://twitter.com/ezzatyhasbullah/status/13212251307444
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MHL cover breakdown thread :We will start with the drawing .. The duality is evident , one color on both sides The tree of life aka the holy grail ,
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Our first artist featured today will be Chloe! Chloe created three separate pieces for this year’s installation. However, the artwork is officially in quarantine at the Women’s Center due to
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I don’t care about wealth taxes. I DO care about a lot of things wealth taxes are supposed to do.I hate to be out of step with my progressive "tribe."
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guys, hang in here with me.beomgyus a druid, they have plant-based magical powers meaning they can control flowers/roots etc. the flowers on his neck are oddly similar to the ones
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