Human osteoarchaeology in Greece: research themes, challenges and potential

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 63-75
Author(s):  
Efthymia Nikita ◽  
Sevasti Triantaphyllou
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Skeletal Biology ◽  
Institutional Changes ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
New Directions ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Of Greece

The development of human osteoarchaeology in Greece has been the subject of a number of papers (for example Agelarakis 1995; Roberts et al. 2005; Buikstra and Lagia 2009; Lagia et al. 2014). The volume New Directions in the Skeletal Biology of Greece (Schepartz et al. 2009) constituted a milestone in the field by bringing together the work of multiple scholars, employing a diverse thematic focus and stressing the value of the potential of human osteoarchaeology in exploring the past. Recent years have witnessed significant developments in the field across Greece with respect to the research themes explored and the methodological approaches adopted, as well as important institutional changes. These developments are reflected in this review, which focuses on the progress of human osteoarchaeological studies in Greece in the 21st century, the research questions they address, the challenges they face and their envisaged future.

Older age as a time to contribute: a scoping review of generativity in later life

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Feliciano Villar ◽  
Rodrigo Serrat ◽  
Michael W. Pratt
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Methodological Approaches

Abstract Research on later-life generativity has promoted a new view of older persons that, far from the traditional images of disability, dependence and frailty, recognises their capacities, and potential to continue growing, while underlining their participation and contributions to families, communities and society. The goal of this study was to carry out a scoping review on later-life generativity, the first one conducted on this topic as far as we know, to show how studies in this area have evolved, which aspects of generativity in later life have been studied, and the methodological and epistemological approaches that are dominant in this area of inquiry. Our scoping review shows that research into generativity in later life has grown steadily over the past 30 years, and particularly during the last decade. However, our results also show how such growing interest has focused on certain methodological approaches, epistemological frameworks and cultural contexts. We identify four critical gaps and leading-edge research questions that should be at the forefront of future research into generativity in later life, gaps that reflect biases in the existing literature identified in the study. These are classified as methodological, developmental, contextual and ‘dark-side’ gaps.

scholarly journals The Subject – A Key Element of the Fugue Form during the 20th Century

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-179
Author(s):  
Gabriela Vlahopol
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Musical Language ◽  
The Past ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Significant Phenomenon ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Tonal System ◽  
Musical Forms

Abstract The great stylistic epochs of the past mostly had syntaxes and specific forms, escaping in the context of the application of polyphonic syntax to the tonal system. The twentieth century, characterized by a continuous mobility and search in the field of the musical language, does not intend to create new musical forms but takes preexisting patterns, which adapt to the creative contexts specific to the composers. Thus, despite the blurring of some of the fundamental elements, other factors of configuration and construction were maintained and amplified, as well as the particular phenomenon, the most significant phenomenon being the development of the thematic principle, which will have its particular manifestations in the fugue form, the diversity of its interpretations bearing the mark of some new directions.

scholarly journals The phenomenon of methodological pluralism as a sign of the development of historical science

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-13
Author(s):  
Svyatoslav Rachuk
Keyword(s):  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Scientific Study ◽  
Methodological Pluralism ◽  
Historical Science ◽  
Historical Knowledge ◽  
The Past ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Meta Approach

The purpose of the research is to study the influence of methodological pluralism as a meta-approach on the formation of modern historical science; to examine the role that diverse approaches played in the scientific study of the past; to demonstrate the importance of a multi-vector view of history as an integral part of the study of the past. The relevance of the research: these are interdisciplinary interactions between both socio-humanitarian and natural sciences. The consequence of this is the emergence of the phenomenon of methodological pluralism as the basis of modern historical science. Conclusions: in the process of research we discovered that diverse methodological approaches influence the historical science, which ultimately leads to the emergence of the new directions in historical knowledge.

scholarly journals Badania polszczyzny krakowskiej – przeszłość i teraźniejszość

LingVaria ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (27) ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
Bogusław Dunaj
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Frequency Dictionary ◽  
Untimely Death ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of Research ◽  
History Of ◽  
Methodological Problems ◽  
The Subject

The Past and the Present of Research into Cracow PolishThe paper presents the history of research into the urban spoken Polish of Cracow. Its most intensive period fell between 1976 and 1991. The research project was initiated by Professor M. Karaś. After his untimely death in 1977, the work was directed by Professor B. Dunaj. It was twin-track; both collective and individual studies were carried out. Under the supervision of B. Dunaj, five doctoral theses have been written; in total, nine books have been published: four collective and five individual ones. Some collective works have not been published, i.a. Słownik frekwencyjny nieoficjalnej odmiany polszczyzny mówionej (‘A frequency dictionary of an unofficial variety of spoken Polish’). Also other projects grew out of the research into the language spoken in Cracow, e.g. Słownik współczesnego języka polskiego (1996; ‘A dictionary of contemporary Polish’). In the first decade of the 21st century, B. Dunaj and M. Mycawka conducted research into regional vocabulary, focusing primarily on theoretical problems. Under the supervision of B. Dunaj, 28 unpublished monographies have been prepared on the subject of regional words in the speech of inhabitants of selected towns (mainly in Lesser Poland). In 2018, the dictionary Powiedziane po krakowsku. Słownik regionalizmów krakowskich (‘Said like in Cracow. A dictionary of Cracow regional words’, ed. by D. Ochmann and R. Przybylska) has been published, growing out of and referring to previous research. The present paper presents the controversial methodological problems related to research into regional vocabulary.

scholarly journals Forskning i køn og sport. Et historisk perspektiv

2006 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Brandy
Keyword(s):  
Exercise Physiology ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
The Past ◽  
Gender And Sports ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Further Development

Kønsbegrebet i sportsforskningen er hovedfokuset i denne artikel, som tager et særligt internationalt islæt i form af inddragelsen af nordamerikansk og britisk kønsforskning. Afslutningsvis kommer artiklen med bud på yderligere forskning inden for køn og sport. Susan J. Bandy: Gender and Sports Studies: A Historical PerspectiveIn the late 1970s, the concept of ‘gender’ was introduced into the discourse in sports studies and soon thereafter a number of interrelated forces converged to further promote its use by scholars in the discipline. It is argued that the incorporation of ‘gender’ into the discourse contributed to the academic development of knowledge in sports studies, and further that the concept of ‘gender’ changed over time, as did knowledge and methodological approaches in sports studies. The focus of this essay is principally on scholarship in North America and Great Britain because this scholarship includes the largest volume, the most varied examples and interpretation of the subject, and the fullest elaboration of the theoretical debates concerning gender and sport. It is argued that much of the research concerning gender and sport has been done in the context of three conceptual or theoretical frameworks that have been used by many feminists in the past twenty years, especially sports sociologists and sports historians. ‘Gender’ was first embraced following the distinctions made between ‘sex’ and ‘gender’. With an emphasis upon the academic and theoretical development of sports studies, sports philosophers and sports psychologists became interested in the study of the female athlete, as different from her male counterpart. Soon thereafter sports sociologists and sport historians argued that ‘gender’ should be understood in relational terms, and they began to critique sport and culture using interdisciplinary perspectives and adopting theories from a variety of disciplines, including women’s studies. More recently, interdisciplinary perspectives have given way to transdisciplinary perspectives, and ‘gender’ has been reconceived as a fluid concept and in interrelational terms with other concepts such as space, power, representation, narrativity, and language as these pertain to sport. The paper raises questions about the relative absence of the concept of ‘gender’ in some of the sub-disciplines, most notably exercise physiology and biomechanics, and the importance of new understandings of gender for the further development of theories, concepts, paradigms, and research methodologies in sports studies.

Aircraft Collision Risks at the Start of the 21st Century

1998 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 430-444
Author(s):  
David Cockburn
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Navigation Systems ◽  
Collision Risk ◽  
The Past ◽  
Limited Memory ◽  
The Subject

Much has been written on the subject of aircraft collision risk and avoidance over the past 50 years. As a particularly interested aviator (a military and civilian pilot for the last 32 years), with a limited memory for the mathematics I studied at school, I have read several of these treatises with interest. I do, however, feel that the advent of modern, accurate navigation systems has changed the distribution of collision causes radically. We should be concentrating, not on the risks of aircraft accidentally flying into each others' paths, but on the risks of them deliberately doing so.That statement requires explanation, of course. There is a risk of one pilot deliberately and willingly putting his aircraft in the path of another (a terrorist or suicide for example), but the risk is considerably less than that of a pilot who does it unwillingly, but equally deliberately.

Roundtable: The Progress of Heterodox Economics

2000 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. W. Bob Coats ◽  
Roger E. Backhouse ◽  
Sheila C. Dow ◽  
Daniel R. Fusfeld ◽  
Craufurd D. Goodwin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Status Quo ◽  
Central Theme ◽  
Heterodox Economics ◽  
The Past ◽  
Graduate Curricula ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
High Degree

The central theme of this session is the changing relationship between “orthodox” (i.e., mainstream, neoclassical) and “heterodox” economics, especially in the USA, during the past two or three decades. Economics is such a large and heterogeneous discipline that it cannot be characterized both briefly and accurately. Alongside the growth of formalization and mathematization, and the high degree of uniformity in the undergraduate and graduate curricula and in the leading textbooks, there are also within the subject a number of dissenting or deviant doctrinal schools, rival methodological approaches, and innovative developments designed to remedy its defects and/or overcome its limitations. Moreover, many of the outspoken criticisms of the status quo, proposed remedies, and innovations, originate with or are endorsed by prominent economists with impeccable professional credentials. Indeed, in some cases their contributions threaten the discipline's foundations and can, therefore, be considered a species of “orthodox subversion.”

scholarly journals Examining the Social Problem of Kidnapping as a Reaction Against Injustice in Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-185
Author(s):  
Dare O. Omonijo ◽  
Michael C. Anyaegbunam ◽  
Chidozie B. Obiorah ◽  
Samuel N. C Nwagbo ◽  
Caleb A. Ayedun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Review Paper ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
Strongly Connected ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
High Level

Abstract Although, studies have shown several cases of kidnapping in both developed and developing countries but the case of a developing country like Nigeria is seems to be pathetic and worrisome, largely because of its contributions to the ancient slave trade that greatly affected several Nigerians for many centuries in the past. With such awful experiences in the past and its contribution to backwardness of the human race, one would have thought that cases of kidnapping would never occur in Nigeria, but the reverse has been the case in the contemporary. Hence, several studies have emerged on the subject of kidnapping in recent times. However, it could be observed that these studies are strongly connected with rituals power, wealth and traditional purposes. While the nature of the Nigerian society which is characterised by injustice and its contributions to the menace of kidnapping has been hitherto neglected in academic literature. The present study intends to address this flaw in knowledge by addressing the three research questions raised. Being a review paper, the study engaged secondary data in collecting relevant information to analyse and illustrate questions raised. The study argues that if the current high level of injustice in Nigeria could be reduced, there may be a corresponding reduction in the cases of kidnapping.

scholarly journals The problem of novelty in legal science: to the question on methodological aspects of studying legal doctrines

2020 ◽  
pp. 28-39
Author(s):  
Vladimir Sergeevich Gorban
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
The Past ◽  
Legal Science ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Scientific Value ◽  
Methodological Aspects

The subject of this research is the problem of interpretation of continuity and novelty in carrying out historical-philosophical and problematic-theoretical reconstructions of legal doctrines of the past and modernity. The absence of due knowledge on the origin, history of acquisition and application of theoretical ideas of the past often leads to significant modifications, distortions and loss of historical linkage within the legal picture of the world. The repetition of legal ideas and theoretical constructs of the past is natural, but firstly it can and should be viewed as a methodological prerequisite for searching of approaches and means to substantiate the interests to certain aspects of law, and secondly, for ensuring scientific value of modern research, it must be clarified not by the conventionality of scientific knowledge, but based on the reconstruction of origin, application and valid meaning and designation of ideas. The methodology leans on the comparative analysis of legal ideas of the past and modernity in synchronic and diachronic angle. The novelty of the conducted research consists in interpretation of the problem of novelty in legal science based on the requirement for preservation of continuity in terms of their historical-philosophical and problematic-theoretical reconstruction. At the same time, such requirement reveals in a number of specific reconstructions and examples of utilization of methodological approaches for their conduct.

scholarly journals Modern Greek Drama and Theatre in the Crisis Period: Mnemonic Flashback of the past as a Defense Mechanism in the Present

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Theodore Grammatas
Keyword(s):  
Interwar Period ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Defense Mechanism ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Greek Drama ◽  
Modern Greek ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Subject ◽  
First Time

:At the beginning of the 21st Century, Modern Greek Dramaturgy had already entered the Postmodernism phase, closely adhering to the trends of international theatre. The economic and cultural crisis that set in after the first decade brought an end to almost every innovative attempt. Obsolete types and forms, subjects and stories/plots, are recycled and updated. The Past reappears in exactly the same way it used to be depicted in 20th or even 19th century literary texts and successful comedies of the Greek cinema of the 50’s-60’s are almost completely prevailing. It is not, however, the first time this phenomenon is observed in the Modern Greek Theatre. A similar one appears in the Interwar period (1922-1940), when, for political, social and economic reasons reality becomes very negative for Greek playwrights. The recent and distant Past appears to have a redemptive effect, thus offering an alibi and a way-out deprived by the Present.This is the subject of our announcement, based on the notions and the function of theatrical memory and the multiple roles by which History is joining Theatre.

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