Political Modernism, Policy Environments, and Digital Daring

2019 ◽  
pp. 306-332
Author(s):  
Brenda Longfellow
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Distinct Form ◽  
Policy Environments ◽  
Feminist Film ◽  
National Film Board ◽  
Independent Features ◽  
Media Delivery

Quebec ciné-feminism has continuously evolved since the 1970s to adapt to new policy environments and changing discourses of feminism through the evolution of new platforms of dissemination, production, and funding. Both the early films produced at the En Tant Que Femmes series at the National Film Board and the first independent features directed by women in Quebec incorporated a distinct form of political modernism. This chapter demonstrates how such modernism came to be marginalized throughout the 1980s, facilitated and accompanied by a shift in cultural policy that was increasingly oriented around the prioritization of commercial objectives. The final section of the essay analyzes various contemporary sites of feminist film practice in which the adaptability to new policy environments, the emergence of unique cross-cultural collaborations, and the appropriation of new platforms of media delivery attest to the diversity and ingenuity of Quebec ciné-feminism.

Does professional and public opinion in child abuse differ? An issue of cross-cultural policy implementation

2002 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 359-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmine S. Chan ◽  
John M. Elliott ◽  
Yvonne Chow ◽  
Joyce I. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Cross Cultural

scholarly journals Recent Developments in the Thought of Quentin Skinner and the Ambitions of Contextualism

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Lamb
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Philosophy Of History ◽  
Distinct Form ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Way

AbstractIn this article, I chart some recent developments in the linguistic contextualist philosophy of history defended by Quentin Skinner. I attempt to identify several shifts in the way in which Skinner's position has been presented and justified, focusing particularly on his embrace of anti-foundationalism, his focus on rhetoric rather than speech-acts and his concern to recast contextualism as compatible with other interpretive approaches. In the final section, I reject the notion – suggested by Skinner and others – that a contextualist philosophy of history might constitute a distinct form of political theorizing in itself.

Writing (Across) Europe: On Writing Spaces and Writing Practices

2003 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicky A Gregson ◽  
Kirsten Simonsen ◽  
Dina Vaiou
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
North American ◽  
English Language ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cross Culture ◽  
Writing Practices ◽  
Working Practices ◽  
British North American ◽  
Power Geometry

In this paper we explore how existing, loosely geographical, English-language journals constitute Europe within their writing/publishing spaces. Focusing on two sets of journals - British/British-North American and those which are explicitly (pro) European in their orientation/content - we show how some of these journals appear to write contemporary Europe out of their spaces, casting Europe instead through the homogenizing lens of 19th-century colonialism. By contrast, others make more or less space for contemporary Europe but construe this as a transparent space; to be written about and framed by distant, dislocated commentator-viewers, whose power to comment and frame is regulated by their location within specific European geographical communities. Correspondingly, we argue that these journal spaces are both constituted through a centre-margin imaginary and constitutive of this power-geometry. This situation is argued to reflect academic working practices that are largely national or within-culture rather than cross-culture, and to reproduce dominant (Northern/Western) representations of Europe. In the final section of the paper, drawing on some of our own experiences, we consider how cross-cultural writing practices have the potential to disrupt this power geometry.

scholarly journals Study of ethnocultural values in the Finno-Ugric regions: dominants of Finno-Ugric culture and ways of their actualization in modern society

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 428-439
Author(s):  
Elena N. Lomshina ◽  
Olga S. Safonkina ◽  
Elena N. Antipkina
Keyword(s):  
Research Methodology ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Present Stage ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The Baltic

Introduction. The use of the axiological field of the Finno-Ugric culture within the framework of the formation of the socio-humanitarian component of modern education presupposes the acquisition of new knowledge related to the study of the value dominants of the Finno-Ugric culture in diachrony and the ways of their actualization in modern society. The article considers the study of the ethnocultural values of the Finno-Ugric peoples on the example of the Baltic-Finnish (Karelians, Vepsians), Perm (Udmurts, Komi), Volga (Mordovins, Mari), Ugric (Khanty, Mansi) groups. Materials and Methods. The material was the data of a questionnaire on the value dominants of the Finno-Ugric culture and the ways of their actualization in modern society. The research methodology includes a combination of humanitarian (cultural-anthropological, axiosociometric, functional, cross-cultural) approaches and natural research methods of analysis (mathematical statistics). Results and Discussion. With the help of the questionnaire developed by the authors, a cross-cultural study was carried out, which made it possible to identify the system of ethnocultural values of the Finno-Ugric peoples, as well as the most important value dominants characteristic of these peoples at the present stage. The main mechanisms of actualization of the value dominants of the Finno-Ugric culture, as well as Russian experience, are demonstrated. Conclusion. The main provisions and conclusions of the work can be used in the further study of the problem of the place and role of the axiological field of ethnoculture in a renewing society, as well as to optimize the ethno-cultural policy of modern Russia, including ethno-branding of territories.

Dossier: History, Memory, Event: A Working Archive

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
NOBUKO ANAN ◽  
BISHNUPRIYA DUTT ◽  
JANELLE REINELT ◽  
SHRINKHLA SAHAI
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Research Collaboration ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Policy Studies ◽  
Six Nations ◽  
Memory Event ◽  
The University ◽  
Jawaharlal Nehru ◽  
Performance Research

This dossier documents a research collaboration between members of the School of Art and Aesthetics at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, India, and members of the School of Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies at the University of Warwick, in Coventry, United Kingdom, between 2008 and 2010. This collaboration was dedicated to a cross-cultural inquiry into methods and topics of performance research that might serve to produce a robust international dialogue capable of approaching performance through multinational lines of inquiry. Participants chose a common topic (History, Memory, Event, and the Politics of Performance 1970–1990), and composed an archive of materials drawn from six nations which was analysed and interrogated by the group. The dossier offers examples from the archive and an account of the way the group processed these artefacts.

scholarly journals Epidemics and Religion: From Angry Gods and Offended Ancestors to Hungry Ghosts and Hostile Demons

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-117
Author(s):  
Louise Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Final Section ◽  
World View ◽  
Explanatory Models ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Epidemic Disease ◽  
Defensive Strategies ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Supernatural Agency

Throughout history, religious beliefs have been a primary way of understanding the experience of epidemic disease. This article offers a pan-historical and cross-cultural analysis of such interactions. The first section examines common structures and assumptions of religious explanatory models. These are characteristically two-fold, nominating both supernatural causal agents and particular human actions that have set these forces in motion. A society’s identification of the behaviors that would prompt the infliction of mass suffering and death upon an entire people reveals a great deal about the values and world view of that culture. Most revolve around definitions of the sacred, which could be polluted, profaned or neglected by deliberate or inadvertent actions, and acceptable standards of moral behavior. Defensive strategies vary according to the nature of the supernatural agency held responsible, from one or more angry gods to offended ancestors, hungry ghosts or hostile demons. The final section investigates the extent to which religion may be helpful or harmful in shaping responses to epidemics, including the present global pandemic of Covid-19.

Das Übersetzungswesen im kommunistischen Polen zwischen Dominanz und Vielfalt (1944–91)

Babel ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Hofeneder
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Translation Studies ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Huge Amount ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
History Of ◽  
Translation Methods ◽  
Independent Features ◽  
The Many

Translation played a constitutive role in the formation and further existence of the Soviet Union. From the very beginning up to the decline in 1991, it pervaded every aspect of life. Due to the language policy a huge amount of books, brochures and other publications were translated not only from “capitalist” languages but also between the many languages of the Soviet Union. To a certain degree, this holds true also for the Socialist camp. Nevertheless, up to now, translation studies only showed a superficial interest in translation history of communist reigned countries. The focus in research laid around the question how and up to which extend censorship influenced translations. By that, the systemic character of translation was neglected. In the course of this article, I would like to highlight some systemic features of communist translation methods in communist Poland (1944–1991). Poland was in comparison to other communist reigned states with respect to cultural affairs more liberal. A closer look on translational activities will go beyond the traditional concentration of translations of fictional work. By that, we gain to seek deeper structural features. Based on detailed figures about translations made from and into Polish in the mentioned period of time, we get to see, how cultural policy did not directly depend from the Soviet Union, but showed several independent features.

scholarly journals The World Expo as a means of global cross-cultural communication (on the example of participation of Ural and the Chelyabinsk regions)

2021 ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
Irina Evgen'evna Inozemtseva
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Wide Audience ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
The World ◽  
World Expo ◽  
International Event

This article is a historical foray into participation of the Ural and the Chelyabinsk regions in the World Expos in the context of cross-cultural communication, in which the interaction between the exhibiting countries on the global questions of modernity takes place through the dialogue of cultures. In the broad sense, exhibition first and foremost is a significant attribute of culture and cultural life of a particular environment, and form of distribution of culture. The scientific literature features the following definition: “…exhibitions are the key presentation instrument of cultural policy of the country”. The real scientific achievements are concentrated in a single space. Each exhibition promotes different cultural traditions and contributes to the enrichment of cultures. As pertains to the participation of Ural, it is too early to speak of the full-fledged participation in the dialogue of cultures at World Expos; however, the region has made decent steps towards it. There is no doubt that the World Expo is an remarkable international event. Each host country makes every effort to ensure an immense scale of the event, attract wide audience of visitors and exhibitors. Therefore, the exhibition should be viewed from the global perspective.

Toronto on Screen

2019 ◽  
pp. 228-248
Author(s):  
Ian Robinson
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Film Industry ◽  
Film Production ◽  
Film Culture ◽  
Feature Film ◽  
Creative City ◽  
Policy Frameworks

This chapter investigates the development of the commercial feature film industry in Toronto from the 1980s. It considers policy frameworks that have supported and regulated film production and the representation of Toronto to argue that the city’s image in film culture can be read as a complex mediation of Toronto’s self-crafted image as a city of film production and culture. The chapter begins by historicizing Toronto’s rise to prominence as a leading center of film production in North America. The second section contemplates how films have rendered, both thematically and aesthetically, the city’s placeless identity. Third, the chapter turns to policies and projects since the 2000s that have sought to redefine Toronto’s cultural policy and reinvigorate its status as a global creative city. The final section considers Toronto’s visibility on screen in a number of post-2000 films and examines how the city’s official image is mediated on screen.

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