Incest, Lit(t)erally: How Joyce Censored The Wake by Stéphane Jousni

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The Utility Incommensurability Thesis: The Analytics of Preferences à la Adam Smith by Elias L. Khalil

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Accommodating inappropriate language: how students react to the translation of inappropriate language in the classroom by Tracey Simpson

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An Educational Intervention on Situational Awareness and Understanding of Menstrual Hygiene, Knowledge, Taboo, and Its Practices among School-going Adolescent Girls in Rural Areas of Belagavi, Karnataka by Nagma Khan, Arati Mahishale

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Myriam Joël. 2017. La sexualité en prison de femmes by Laélia Véron

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CURSING, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, PROFANITY, OBSCENITY AND EPITHET IN DALLAS BUYERS CLUB MOVIE by Imelda Woa Wene, Ouda Teda Ena

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Social Confrontation with Menstruation: A Feminist Ethnography of Menstrual Experience among Female Instagram Users by Rana Mohammad Taghinejad Esfahani, Majid Movahed, Halimeh Enayat, Aliyar Ahmadi

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De l’« efficacité » symbolique des interdits à leur fonctionnalité écologique by Hélène Artaud

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The perception of swear words by French learners of English: an experiment involving electrodermal activity by Anastasija Rastovic, Maud Pélissier, Emmanuel Ferragne

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Türk Halk Anlatılarında Ölüme İlişkin Tabu ve Kaçınmalar by Halil Altay Göde, Nezih Tatlıcan

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Chamanisme féminin « contre nature » ? Menstruation, gestation et femmes chamanes parmi les Shipibo-Conibo de l’Amazonie occidentale by Anne-Marie Colpron

“…Amazonian shamanism is often described as a male social role from which women are ‘naturally’ excluded because of taboos concerning the particularities of their biology, namely menstrual blood and pregnancy. …”
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Exploring the Status of Preference, Utilization Practices, and Challenges to Consumption of Amaranth in Kenya and Tanzania by Winnie A. Nyonje, Ray-Yu Yang, Dyness Kejo, Anselimo O. Makokha, Willis O. Owino, Mary O. Abukutsa-Onyango

“…Several alternative uses of amaranth such as uses as medicine and livestock feed were also reported, as well as some beliefs and taboos surrounding the vegetable. Training on nutritional attributes and promotion of food preparation practices that ensure maximum nutrient benefits from amaranth is needed at the community level to realize the nutritional importance of the vegetables. …”
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Enquêter sur la prostitution en Algérie. Souvenirs de Bou-Saâda by Ferhati Barkahoum

“…Based on personal experience as a researcher working on the margins, the social phenomena of the “tribal” prostitution of the Ouled Naïl in the Algerian Sahara, this field survey explores borders and taboos (prostitution, female celibacy), and some moral uncertainties concerning post-colonial society in Algeria.…”
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Frida Kahlo, La chair ouverte by Julie Crenn

“…She did not hesitate to draw from her personal experience to deal with subjects considered as taboos in the years 1930-1950, what makes of her a premature feminist artist symbolizing the American slogan lauded at the beginning of 1970’s « The personal is political ».…”
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The prevalence of women sexual locking in a gender violence context - a pastoral perspective by M. E. Baloyi

“… Marriage is highly regarded in Africa. Many taboos and rituals were put in place to ensure that marriage endures for as long as the couple lives. …”
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Deconstructive Analysis of Netflix Series Hollywood by Ezgi Çakır, Emir Orhan Kılıç

“…Case study of this research; the Hollywood series, which has claimed itself to have been a production against sexist and racist discrimination in the 1940s Hollywood, will be shown to have unconsciously constructed new hierarchies and hegemonies while fighting the existing taboos. The aim of this study is to contribute former practices of the use of deconstruction in film criticism. …”
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L’homme et la mer aux Yasawa (îles Fidji) by Émilie Nolet

“…It is also concluded that, for Yalobi and Vuake villagers, preserving marine life cannot only rely on restrictive measures, such as fishing taboos, which Fijians are currently invited to “rediscover”. …”
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The significance of myths associated with natural heritage tourism destinations in Zimbabwe: a case study of Nyanga Mountain, Eastern Zimbabwe by Blessing Muchenje, Gilbert Pwiti, Alick Mhizha

“…Findings indicate that these myths act as cultural tools, enhancing behavioural norms and environmental preservation through taboos and traditional beliefs. The study recommends strategies to preserve these heritage sites, promote cultural values and empower local custodians, supporting sustainable site management and enhancing the site’s cultural and ecological integrity.…”
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Tjieng Tjang Tjerries and other stories by Jolyn Phillips by Naledi Msimang

“…While these are commonplace in many South African communities like Gansbaai, Phillips’ stories also, perhaps importantly, focus on interactions between families and amongst the community members, social attitudes towards each other, family secrets, taboos, colorism, death, town life/the geography of the town (the sea) that are peculiar to the town and to coloured people. …”
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«Li sens conmence contreval a filer…». Imaginaire du sang et hétérodoxies épiques dans La Bataille Loquifer by Carlos F. Clamote Carreto

“…Tainted by the mark of ancestral taboos that shake the poetic discourse ( as with the vision of the blood that women shed, for example) or assigning the dangers of an open wound which threatens the integrity of the epic hero transformed into a sacrificial victim whose blood, shed on the battlefield, purifies and regenerates the space conquered by the Christian logos, blood creates and transmits a paradoxical imaginary which is both projected and reflected in the lineage and in the language, which reflects in the epic poetry itself. …”
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