From Transatlantic Anglophone Literatures, 1776-1920: An Anthology edited by Linda K. Hughes, Sarah Ruffing Robbins, and Andrew Taylor (with associate editors Heidi Hakimi-Hood Adam Nemmers). © 2022 Edinburgh University Press. Used permission. Publisher website: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-transatlantic-anglophone-literatures-1776-1920.html

Eleanor H. Porter’s eponymous Pollyanna with her famous glad game has undoubtedly become a phenomenon denoting an attitude and perspective rather than simply being literary character. is prototype of well-behaved, modest, content children in children’s literature, she embodies not only adult nostalgia for the naivety pure goodness childhood but also merry kind child that wished for. has, time, ...

Public health research makes an important contribution to Europe and its citizens. The collaborative study SPHERE (Strengthening Public Health Research in Europe) was developed in response to a call from the European Commission’s Sixth Framework Research Programme. It includes 19 partners in 12 countries, structured around the European Public Health Association and led by the UK Faculty of Publ...

Crowdsourcing is a phenomenon emerging in various sectors and industries that provides an opportunity for governments to collaborate with the public to generate information, deliver public services, or facilitate policy innovation. This review paper synthesizes prior research and practices on crowdsourcing from a variety of disciplines and focuses on the purpose, crowd, motivation, process desi...

In his article "World Literature Paolo Bartoloni reflects on the topos of the crisis of literature and the humanities. An urge to question the status and the relevance of literature; to investigate the relation between literature and literary studies; and the location of literature within the context of a transf last three decades. Assuming that a bond exists between literature and the world, w...