Exploring the phenomenon of Femslash fanfiction (fan narratives that bring together heterosexual female characters from mainstream media and fiction), this book analyses fan-authored works as forms of literature worthy of studying at length. It examines the anti-racist, feminist, sapphic fan works produced in response to white supremacist, heteronormative, queerbaiting mainstream fantasy and argues that they represent a significant site of queer healing for marginalised audience members. Focusing on the 'Swan Queen' fandom, where fans pair the 'white trash' heroine, Emma Swan and the villainous Latina Evil Queen (Regina Mills) from ABC's hit show Once Upon a Time, Alice Kelly redresses the widespread academic neglect of queer female fandoms and responds to urgent calls to diversify fan and fantasy scholarship. With reference to complex theoretical subjects such as ethnography, sociology, psychology and decolonial, queer, film and media studies, the book also delves into the alternative timescales on which queer female and genderqueer fan authorship runs; offers intriguing insights into fanfiction narrative structures; and tackles the issues of broader fandom representation and contextualization. Making the case that fan texts deserve attention in the academy, Kelly shows how some of the most prolific fan works have the ability to enact colour reparation and a reclamation of memory, fantasy, romance, maternity, childhood, parenting and magic. These fictions serve fan communities as a whole through intersectional challenges to the power dynamics of the source text and within the fandom itself and, as the book demonstrates, offer attendant validation to fantasy fans who have been repeatedly told that the genre is not for them.
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Exploring the phenomenon of Femslash fanfiction (fan narratives that bring together heterosexual female characters from mainstream media and fiction), this book analyses fan-authored works as forms of literature worthy of studying at length. It examines the anti-racist, feminist, sapphic fan works produced in response to white supremacist, heteronormative, queerbaiting mainstream fantasy and argues that they represent a significant site of queer healing for marginalised audience members. Focusing on the 'Swan Queen' fandom, where fans pair the 'white trash' heroine, Emma Swan and the villainous Latina Evil Queen (Regina Mills) from ABC's hit show Once Upon a Time, Alice Kelly redresses the widespread academic neglect of queer female fandoms and responds to urgent calls to diversify fan and fantasy scholarship. With reference to complex theoretical subjects such as ethnography, sociology, psychology and decolonial, queer, film and media studies, the book also delves into the alternative timescales on which queer female and genderqueer fan authorship runs; offers intriguing insights into fanfiction narrative structures; and tackles the issues of broader fandom representation and contextualization. Making the case that fan texts deserve attention in the academy, Kelly shows how some of the most prolific fan works have the ability to enact colour reparation and a reclamation of memory, fantasy, romance, maternity, childhood, parenting and magic. These fictions serve fan communities as a whole through intersectional challenges to the power dynamics of the source text and within the fandom itself and, as the book demonstrates, offer attendant validation to fantasy fans who have been repeatedly told that the genre is not for them.
This paper identifies and quantifies the drivers of inflation dynamics in the three Baltic economies and assesses the effectiveness of fiscal policy in fighting inflation. It also analyzes the macroeconomic impact of inflation on competitiveness by focusing on the relationship between wages and productivity in the tradeable sector. The results reveal that inflation in the Baltics is largely driven by global factors, but domestic demand matters as well, suggesting that fiscal policy can play a role in containing inflation. Also, there is robust evidence of a long-run (cointegration) relationship between (real) wages in the tradeable (manufacturing) sector and productivity in the Baltics with short-term deviations self-correcting in Estonia and Lithuania only.
Welcome to Alice's cakeland – over 60 must-have recipes for cakes, desserts, biscuits, breads, brioche, crepes, donuts and many more tasty treats! All the classics are included, plus ways to refresh them with a twist here and there. They're all easy to make and designed so that you need minimal equipment and little experience to successfully bake them. They are affordable and adaptable – you can swap out ingredients and use what you have. Expert bakers will find lots of flavour inspiration here, plus some nifty tips and tricks they haven't come across before. Alice loves cake, and baking of any kind! She's spent years perfecting these recipes, and shares this essential collection so that you can enjoy them as much as she does.
Using a large panel of firm-level data, this paper provides an analysis of how inflation shocks in the Baltics between 1997 and 2021 affected total factor productivity (TFP), gross profitability, and net fixed investment in nonfinancial sectors. First, we find that inflation and inflation volatility had mixed effects on TFP growth, profitability and net fixed investment in the first year as well as over the medium term, albeit at a dissipating rate. Second, focusing on subsamples, we find that inflation shocks had differential effects on large versus small firms. Third, we explore sectoral heterogeneity in how firms responded to inflation shocks and observe significant variation across tradable and non-tradable sectors. Finally, estimates from a state-dependent model suggest that firms’ response to inflation shocks varied with the state of the economy. The results suggest that nonfinancial firms in the Baltics have been agile in adjusting to inflation shocks, possibly by either transferring higher production costs to consumers or substituting inputs. Given the differences in the level and nature of the recent inflation shock and the sample period on which our analysis is based, empirical findings presented in this paper might not necessarily apply to the latest bout of inflation in the Baltics.
Highlights from each of Alice Fulton's groundbreaking, prize-winning poetry books. Over the past twenty years, Alice Fulton has emerged as one of the most brilliant and honored poets of her generation. She is also among the most thrillingly inventive, compassionate, and necessary. Cascade Experiment charts the evolution of a poetics that revises the limits of language, emotion, and thought.
Winner of the Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry from the Library of Congress, chosen by the Los Angeles Times as one of the Best Books of 2001, and as a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award. In this groundbreaking collection, Alice Fulton weds her celebrated linguistic freshness to a fierce emotional depth. Felt—a fabric made of tangled fibers—becomes a metaphor for the interweavings of humans, animals, and planet. But Felt is also the past tense of "feel." This is a book of emotions both ordinary and untoward: the shadings of humiliation, obsession, love, and loneliness—as well as states so subtle they have yet to be named. Reticent and passionate, elliptical yet available, Fulton's poems consider flaws and failure, touching and not touching. They are fascinated with proximity: the painter's closeness to the canvas, the human kinship with animals, the fan's nearness to the star. Privacy, the opening and closing of doors, is at the heart of these poems that sing the forms of solitude-the meanings and feelings of virginity, the single-mindedness of fetishism, the tragedy of suicide. Rather than accept the world as given, Fulton encounters invisible assumptions with magnitude and grace. Hers is a poetry of inconvenient knowledge, in which the surprises of enlightenment can be cruel as well as kind. Felt, a deeply imagined work, at once visceral and cerebral, illuminates the possibilities of twenty-first century poetry.
The final battle rages for the lives and souls of the inhabitants of Bizenghast, and no one is safe anymore. Shocking revelations of the town's dark history continue to emerge, and Dinah's struggle will go beyond the borders of the mausoleum, beyond Bizenghast itself... and perhaps even beyond the borders of our world. The debut series from the creator of the hit Webtoon Stagtown.
A dark world unseen by humans where love blossoms despite the danger. *** Deva thought that after Dante's betrayal, which almost cost her her life, things could only get better; but then she was abducted by a clan of vampires also determined to kill her. Deva thought Liam was an ancient, bloodthirsty vampire, but when the young man becomes human again, he is determined to be her friend. Deva thought she'd had an ordinary past, but revelations by the handsome Tristan make her believe that their existences could well have been linked from the very beginning... Hopelessly attracted to Tristan, the mysterious, spellbinding vampire, young Deva discovers a world she never imagined existed. But danger is on the prowl, and making its presence felt more than ever since the pretty student discovered her own powers. Will the link between them be enough to save her? Discover the second volume of Vampire Brothers, the sensual, biting new series by Alice Kinney. Vampire Brothers, volume 2 of 6
A dark, intense romance fraught with ordeals but rendered sublime by love. *** Deva's dream is to leave Montana to study the history of art in a prestigious college, but she has to stay in Missoula to be near her mother, who is seriously ill. Deva thought this new academic year would be incredibly boring, but a serial killer on the rampage in the neighborhood and her best friend's suspicious behavior has her thinking again. She thinks she's found a true friend in Dante, but just one look from the handsome Tristan Grant is going to turn her life upside down forever... Attracted in spite of herself by a magnificent young man she knows nothing about, this pretty young woman will do all she can to escape the passion threatening to overwhelm her. Because she is sure of one thing: something is concealed behind that handsome face and that unrelenting confidence. But when she finally discovers his secret, it's already too late... Discover the first volume of Vampire Brothers, the sensual, biting new series by Alice Kinney. Vampire Brothers, volume 1 of 6
“What I am proposing, Mr. Grant, is to make you human again.” The words of the Ancient who came to make a deal with Tristan and Deva still echo in the young mona’s mind. Tristan, the man she loves and with whom she would like to spend the rest of her life, hates being a vampire. But is he really prepared to give up everything that makes him stronger than the others? Deva has her doubts. It is going to be a difficult decision to make, since it could well be a matter of life and death... Discover the penultimate volume of the Vampire Brothers series, this year’s saga with the most bite! Vampire Brothers, volume 5 of 6
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