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The present inquiry sets out to explore the self as an expatriate eacher working in international schools, through the lens of ositioning. To better understand complex phenomena such as the self and its episodic encounters in the social arena, this study uses positioning theory …

This dissertation uses positioning theory and narrative analysis to examine the relationship of culture, emotion and agency in the dramatic construction, mobilization and acceptance of an American war narrative and later of individual counter narratives. The study takes the even…

On July 12, 2010, Terry Jones, pastor of the Dove World Outreach Center, in Gainesville, Florida tweeted: "9/11/2010 Int Burn a Koran Day." The result of the tweet, subsequent interviews, and media reportage preceding September 11, 2010, was increased tension and fear of possibl…