A Technology of the Self and the Other : A Case Study on Disabled Body Politics among University Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Kennedy Chinyowa
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Body Politics

Robot Double

2013 ◽  
pp. 680-702
Author(s):  
Yuji Sone
Keyword(s):  
Performance Studies ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Culturally Specific ◽  
Human Identity ◽  
Physical Movement ◽  
Self And Identity ◽  
Japanese Studies ◽  
And Performance

This chapter discusses Japanese roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro’s performance experiments with robotic machines (humanoid and android) as a case study for this book’s theme, “the techno-self.” Ishiguro’s robots are highly sophisticated pieces of engineering intended to replicate human physical movement and appearance. In addition to claims relevant to robot engineering, for Ishiguro, these machines are reflexive tools for investigations into questions of human identity. In Ishiguro’s thinking I identify what I call a “reflexive anthropomorphism,” a notion of the self’s relation to the other that is tied equally to Buddhism and Japanese mythology. Using concepts from Japanese studies and theatre and performance studies, this chapter examines one culturally specific way of thinking about concepts of the self and identity through Ishiguro’s discussion of the human-robot relation.

scholarly journals Ethno-Religious Conflict and the Quest for Peace in a Plural Society in Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 613-622
Author(s):  
Kemi Anthony Emina
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Religious Conflict ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Consciousness ◽  
Religious Conflicts ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Plural Society ◽  
Ontological Dimension

This article examines the elusive search for peace in a plural Society in Africa, amid persistent ethno-religious conflicts and violent attacks in eminent. The central thesis of this article focused on why existing theoretical perspectives on the nature and management of ethnoreligious conflicts in Africa have disappointed expectations, and what is required to achieve peace among plural African societies. This article used Nigeria as a case study. The research argues that conflict resolution has an ontological dimension and that achieving peace in plural societies requires a process of genuine orientation that reworks the human consciousness to accept the inevitability of the 'Other' both to the self and its aspirations for survival. This research employs the method of textual and critical analysis in carrying out this research.

Recognition gaps in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-214
Author(s):  
Elie Friedman
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Official Discourse ◽  
Essential Aspect ◽  
Recognition Theory ◽  
Analytical Tools ◽  
The Relationship

This study identifies gaps in official discourse between recognition of the other as a nation and recognition of the other’s right to statehood within identity conflicts. Using as a case study the discourse of Israeli political leaders during three distinct periods from 1967 until the present, the study proposes analytical tools based on recognition theory to examine how the relationship between recognition of the other and constitution of the self impact recognition gaps. The study illustrates that partial recognition of the other — either affirmation of peoplehood coupled with denial of statehood or conversely affirmation of statehood coupled with denial of peoplehood — can result from an untenable view of self based on ontological dissonance. Recognition of the other is shown to be an essential aspect of self-constitution within the context of a transformation of self-identity towards an identity that frees itself of mastery over the other.

Robot Double

2019 ◽  
pp. 432-455
Author(s):  
Yuji Sone
Keyword(s):  
Performance Studies ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Culturally Specific ◽  
Human Identity ◽  
Physical Movement ◽  
Self And Identity ◽  
Japanese Studies ◽  
And Performance

This chapter discusses Japanese roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro's performance experiments with robotic machines (humanoid and android) as a case study for this book's theme, “the techno-self.” Ishiguro's robots are highly sophisticated pieces of engineering intended to replicate human physical movement and appearance. In addition to claims relevant to robot engineering, for Ishiguro, these machines are reflexive tools for investigations into questions of human identity. In Ishiguro's thinking I identify what I call a “reflexive anthropomorphism,” a notion of the self's relation to the other that is tied equally to Buddhism and Japanese mythology. Using concepts from Japanese studies and theatre and performance studies, this chapter examines one culturally specific way of thinking about concepts of the self and identity through Ishiguro's discussion of the human-robot relation.

“Do you eat dog meat and monkey? . . . I didn’t know anything about China back then”: Problematising Chinese heritage students through the lens of critical interculturality

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-88
Author(s):  
Ashley Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Heritage Students ◽  
The World

Universities throughout the world contain people of Chinese heritage studying, researching or working in higher educational institutions. This paper offers a case study example from a higher education institution in China in analysing the fluctuating identity positions of Chinese heritage students. From a critical intercultural perspective, the study explores Chinese heritage students’ reflexivity about perceptions of their own Chineseness and foreignness. The paper argues against labeling or categorizing Chinese heritage students as local or international students as the notions are biased insofar that they negate the possibility for identity. Thus, a critical intercultural lens is used as a way to problematise a deeper engagement into dialogues about the self and the other. The paper also problematises the implications the study has for teacher education in terms of attempting to move beyond essentialist logics and practices in how Chinese heritage students are understood and researched.

Territorial Justice in Israel/Palestine

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-304
Author(s):  
Margaret Moore
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Justice Theory ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Territorial Rights ◽  
State Of Israel

AbstractThis Article examines the two dominant theories of territorial justice — one associated with justice, the other with self–determination. It applies these theories to the case of Israel/Palestine, and to ongoing claims by political actors with respect to territorial rights there. It argues that justice theory seems to straightforwardly suppose the territorial rights of the State of Israel, at least if historical and retrospective considerations are not at the forefront, though once they are brought in, this argument can be deployed in support of a number of different political positions. The self–determination argument, it is argued, is somewhat less indeterminate and seems to most straightforwardly support a “two–state” compromise. However, as with justice theory, its assumptions can be challenged on a number of fronts, and could also be deployed to buttress other arguments. The merits and challenges of both theories are analyzed through this case study.

scholarly journals What is nature tourism? Case study: university students

Turyzm ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
Sylwia Graja-Zwolińska ◽  
Aleksandra Spychała
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
The Other ◽  
Nature Tourism ◽  
Primary Motivation ◽  
Domestic Literature ◽  
The One

On the one hand in recent years nature tourism (turystyka przyrodnicza) has constituted a significant part of the tourism industry, on the other it has caused many problems for researchers attempting to define the phenomenon. Should the tourism destination or its primary motivation determine its categorisation? Is there indeed a need when considering practice as well as theory? The authors of the article have attempted a discourse with both foreign and domestic literature and subsequently sought to find the perceived meaning of turystyka przyrodnicza (nature tourism) amongst students of Poznań University particularly those associated with the natural environment on their degree courses. The present article should be considered as a contribution to further work in this field theoretically as well as practically.

scholarly journals Economic Distance to Gather Agricultural Residues from the Field to the Integrated Biomass Logistic Centre: A Spanish Case-Study

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 3086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Suardi ◽  
Simone Bergonzoli ◽  
Vincenzo Alfano ◽  
Antonio Scarfone ◽  
Luigi Pari
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Agricultural Residues ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Agricultural Residue ◽  
Economic Distance ◽  
Farmer Income ◽  
Maize Stalks ◽  
Corn Residues

A big amount of agricultural residues are generated from crop production and partially remain in the field after harvest. Removing the excess of residues after crop harvesting can increase farmer income, providing feedstock that could be used for industrial and energy purposes. The costs for collection and transport of straw and stalks are site- and region-specific and depend on the availability of agricultural residue and on how much of the residue is removed from any specific field or location. If the biomass is baled then it is required to upload the bales on a trailer, transport and unload all the baled biomass to the storage center. On the other hand, if a self-loading wagon is used the loose biomass collected, it must be unloaded every time the wagon is completely full. The distance and the harvesting system used influence the costs and should be analytically studied to avoid turning a possible profit into a disadvantageous business. The research represents a real case study to evaluate, which is the maximum distance to the biomass logistic center from which it is more economically convenient to gather the wheat and corn residues in bales instead of using a self-loading wagon. The results show a lower harvesting unitary cost for the self-loading forage wagon respect to the baling system. Although the study showed delivery distances over 11.4 km for wheat straw and 16.0 km for maize stalks, the use of the self-loading forage wagon is no longer convenient, and baling is the preferred harvesting system.

The musical tradition of maʾlūf in Libya: rethinking memories from the field

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 145-150
Author(s):  
Philip Ciantar
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
The Past ◽  
Musical Tradition ◽  
New Social Order ◽  
Level Of Importance ◽  
Shed Light

AbstractThe importance of memory in music is both central and multifarious; therefore, it deserves to be preserved and closely scrutinised on a level of importance equal to that of the sound itself and all the other data that go with it. Such preservation should take into consideration both memories coming from ‘inside’ the musical tradition under investigation, mainly as expressed by informants, and those from the ‘outside’, such as those assimilated by the ethnographer in the course of onsite fieldwork. Whilst the former may contribute towards the construction and eventual documentation of the tradition's history, the latter may shed light on the terrain between the self and otherness, as well as the researcher's changing consciousness through which so much evaluation takes place both in the field and at a distance in terms of place and time. This article explores the values ingrained in both categories of memory and the benefits attained in their documentation and preservation, using as its case study the Libyan maʾlūf musical tradition. The article will show how diverse memories have illuminated continuities between the past and present, kindled nostalgia which was eventually transformed into history, provided additional information when immediate information from the sound source was insufficient, and generated reflections and rethinking about the tradition in question in the context of a new social order.

scholarly journals Of States and Monsters: Negotiating the Self and the Other in Early Indian States

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sagnik Bhattacharya
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Ancient India ◽  
Precise Theory ◽  
Ancient Texts

It is a well-known principle in philosophy that to define the self, cultures have traditionally relied on defining their other. However, defining the ‘self’ and the ‘other’ in a complex ethno-linguistic milieu such as South Asia has traditionally not been very easy. Earlier research by Romila Thapar (1971) and Aloka Parasher-Sen (1978) have demonstrated how a variety of ancient texts have used the category of mleccha in Sanskrit or malikkha in Pali to refer to the ‘other’ as recognized vis-a-vis the ‘Hindu’ self. However, not only do Thapar and Parasher-Sen both highlight the inconsistencies in the use of the term, they also fail at locating a precise theory of ‘othering’ employed in ancient India. This paper, uses a variety of Sanskrit sources in formulating a ‘theory of othering’ that can be effectively demonstrated to have been operative as evident from the Mahabharata and in Mauryan India. Finally, it also offers insights into the nature of inclusion operative in this paradigm of othering and explains this using the case study of Bhima’s marriage to Hidimba in the Mahabharata.

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