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- Current, peer-reviewed trustworthy research, read in 30 minutes or less across 25 encyclopedias.
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Queer Comics
"This article analyzes the particular affordances of comics as a medium of communication that make it especially potent for telling queer stories and challenging the status quo. I use the term affordance to describe that which the form of comics, specifically, makes possible. This study speaks to studies of community archives, zines and DIY media cultures, visual rhetoric, queer autoethnography, and queer feminist pedagogy. ..." – By C Councilor
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Free Speech, Civility, and Censorship in Education
"For Mill, freedom of expression and the collision of diverse ideas and perspectives drive the pursuit of knowledge. Both lead to new insights, guard against complacent attachment to conventional wisdom, and help to uncover the rational grounds for and meaning of doctrines that are already well established, but in danger of losing their vitality. ..." – By Josh Corngold
What's New to the OREs
In May 2021, 173 new and 5 revised articles across 22 disciplines have been published on the Oxford Research Encyclopedias platform.
Three More Encyclopedias Available via Subscription and Perpetual Access
On May 28, the Oxford Research Encyclopedias of Business and Management, Economics and Finance, and Neuroscience will be available via subscription. After a successful free period during development, the OREs provide in-depth overviews of the major areas of research and will continue to grow with the field over time. If you're a librarian, explore Subscriber Services to learn how to provide access to the OREs for your institution. If you're not a librarian, you can recommend the OREs to your librarian here.
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