An earlier version of this paper has been presented online at the annual Conference of Canadian Sociological Association,during the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences in Toronto in June 2025.It explores how ra...An earlier version of this paper has been presented online at the annual Conference of Canadian Sociological Association,during the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences in Toronto in June 2025.It explores how rap music in Quebec,particularly through the work of the rap artist Webster and his collective Limoilou Starz(LS),serves as a tool for meaning-making,political expression,and resistance against racial profiling and police brutality experienced by Black youth in Quebec City.The study focuses on the song“SPVQ”(Service de police de la Ville de Québec)as a case study to analyze the encoding and reception of anti-racist messages within rap culture.Webster draws from a global tradition of socio-political rap-like that of African-American rappers KRS-One,LL Cool J,and Tupac-while anchoring his critique in the local realities of Limoilou,a marginalized,racially diverse district of Quebec City.Through a narrative,figurative,semantic,and ideological analysis of the song,the paper reveals how Webster articulates themes of police brutality,structural discrimination,economic marginalization,and resistance.The rapper’s message is both a form of testimony and a civic intervention.His broader activism is analyzed through ethnographic techniques-including participant observation and interviews during workshops,media appearances,and online campaigns.It translates these messages into tangible social practices.To explain the persistence of these injustices,the paper situates the issue within Quebec’s interculturalism framework,which ostensibly promotes dialogue and integration but often masks or even reinforces structural racism.This model maintains a symbolic majority/minority duality and conditions inclusion on conformity to a dominant White Francophone identity,thus rendering racialized youth as perpetual outsiders.展开更多
As a financial innovation of the information age,cryptocurrency is a complex concept with clear advantages and disadvantages and is worthy of discussion.Exploring from a terrorism perspective,this study uses the time-...As a financial innovation of the information age,cryptocurrency is a complex concept with clear advantages and disadvantages and is worthy of discussion.Exploring from a terrorism perspective,this study uses the time-varying parameter/stochastic volatil-ity vector autoregression model to explore the risk hedging and terrorist financing capabilities of Bitcoin.Empirical results show that both terrorist incidents and brutality may explain Bitcoin price,but their effects are slightly different.Compared to terrorist brutality,terrorist incidents have a weaker impact on Bitcoin price,showing that Bitcoin investors are more concerned about the number of deaths than the frequency of ter-rorist attacks.In turn,the impact of Bitcoin price on terrorist attacks is negligible.Bitcoin is a potential means of financing terrorism,but it does not currently play an important role.Our research findings can help investors analyze and predict Bitcoin prices and help improve the theoretical system of anti-terrorist financing,helping to maintain world peace and security.展开更多
The Red Badge of Courage is a classic in American literature, which exerts a profound influence on war novels afterwards. Inthis novel, instead of depicting war as something heroic or glorious, Stephen Crane describe ...The Red Badge of Courage is a classic in American literature, which exerts a profound influence on war novels afterwards. Inthis novel, instead of depicting war as something heroic or glorious, Stephen Crane describe the war in an alarming way, thus uncoveringthe truth of war and highlighting its anti-war theme.展开更多
In reality,it is easier and better to be honest.One of my favourite,and least favourite characteristics of my Chinese friends is that they are extremely honest.In the West,we spend a lot of time being extremely care-f...In reality,it is easier and better to be honest.One of my favourite,and least favourite characteristics of my Chinese friends is that they are extremely honest.In the West,we spend a lot of time being extremely care-ful what we say to each other,and we also like to make sure that we are always展开更多
On 12 February 2013 a ceremony was held at the Burlington House,London,to commemorate Dr.Wissam Al-Hashimi who was kidnapped,tortured and brutally killed by terrorists in August 2005,in Baghdad,Iraq.Dr.Wissam Al-Hashi...On 12 February 2013 a ceremony was held at the Burlington House,London,to commemorate Dr.Wissam Al-Hashimi who was kidnapped,tortured and brutally killed by terrorists in August 2005,in Baghdad,Iraq.Dr.Wissam Al-Hashimi was President of the Geological Society of Iraq,the Secretary-General of the Arab Geological Association(AGA)since 1993 and Vice-President of the International Union of Geological Sciences(IUGS)from 1996-2002.展开更多
Wing to Spart hen marathons and cycling have become 4told hat,?and no longer scratch the itch,outdoor enthusiasts are tum-an races-grueling obstacle courses reborn from ancient Greece’s Spartan military training trad...Wing to Spart hen marathons and cycling have become 4told hat,?and no longer scratch the itch,outdoor enthusiasts are tum-an races-grueling obstacle courses reborn from ancient Greece’s Spartan military training traditions.These taxing races stretch from 5 km to 50 km,demanding athletes conquer between 21 and 60 brutal obstacles.展开更多
文摘An earlier version of this paper has been presented online at the annual Conference of Canadian Sociological Association,during the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences in Toronto in June 2025.It explores how rap music in Quebec,particularly through the work of the rap artist Webster and his collective Limoilou Starz(LS),serves as a tool for meaning-making,political expression,and resistance against racial profiling and police brutality experienced by Black youth in Quebec City.The study focuses on the song“SPVQ”(Service de police de la Ville de Québec)as a case study to analyze the encoding and reception of anti-racist messages within rap culture.Webster draws from a global tradition of socio-political rap-like that of African-American rappers KRS-One,LL Cool J,and Tupac-while anchoring his critique in the local realities of Limoilou,a marginalized,racially diverse district of Quebec City.Through a narrative,figurative,semantic,and ideological analysis of the song,the paper reveals how Webster articulates themes of police brutality,structural discrimination,economic marginalization,and resistance.The rapper’s message is both a form of testimony and a civic intervention.His broader activism is analyzed through ethnographic techniques-including participant observation and interviews during workshops,media appearances,and online campaigns.It translates these messages into tangible social practices.To explain the persistence of these injustices,the paper situates the issue within Quebec’s interculturalism framework,which ostensibly promotes dialogue and integration but often masks or even reinforces structural racism.This model maintains a symbolic majority/minority duality and conditions inclusion on conformity to a dominant White Francophone identity,thus rendering racialized youth as perpetual outsiders.
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文摘As a financial innovation of the information age,cryptocurrency is a complex concept with clear advantages and disadvantages and is worthy of discussion.Exploring from a terrorism perspective,this study uses the time-varying parameter/stochastic volatil-ity vector autoregression model to explore the risk hedging and terrorist financing capabilities of Bitcoin.Empirical results show that both terrorist incidents and brutality may explain Bitcoin price,but their effects are slightly different.Compared to terrorist brutality,terrorist incidents have a weaker impact on Bitcoin price,showing that Bitcoin investors are more concerned about the number of deaths than the frequency of ter-rorist attacks.In turn,the impact of Bitcoin price on terrorist attacks is negligible.Bitcoin is a potential means of financing terrorism,but it does not currently play an important role.Our research findings can help investors analyze and predict Bitcoin prices and help improve the theoretical system of anti-terrorist financing,helping to maintain world peace and security.
文摘The Red Badge of Courage is a classic in American literature, which exerts a profound influence on war novels afterwards. Inthis novel, instead of depicting war as something heroic or glorious, Stephen Crane describe the war in an alarming way, thus uncoveringthe truth of war and highlighting its anti-war theme.
文摘In reality,it is easier and better to be honest.One of my favourite,and least favourite characteristics of my Chinese friends is that they are extremely honest.In the West,we spend a lot of time being extremely care-ful what we say to each other,and we also like to make sure that we are always
文摘On 12 February 2013 a ceremony was held at the Burlington House,London,to commemorate Dr.Wissam Al-Hashimi who was kidnapped,tortured and brutally killed by terrorists in August 2005,in Baghdad,Iraq.Dr.Wissam Al-Hashimi was President of the Geological Society of Iraq,the Secretary-General of the Arab Geological Association(AGA)since 1993 and Vice-President of the International Union of Geological Sciences(IUGS)from 1996-2002.
文摘Wing to Spart hen marathons and cycling have become 4told hat,?and no longer scratch the itch,outdoor enthusiasts are tum-an races-grueling obstacle courses reborn from ancient Greece’s Spartan military training traditions.These taxing races stretch from 5 km to 50 km,demanding athletes conquer between 21 and 60 brutal obstacles.
