Readers and Their Pleasures

2021 ◽  
pp. 524-556
Author(s):  
Stratis Papaioannou
Keyword(s):  
Book Art ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The Ideal

The chapter explores the ways in which the high value of reading and, especially, its association with various kinds of pleasure were constructed and conceived in Byzantium. More specifically, it examines what the effect of reading was, how its experience was perceived, and who was conceived as the ideal reader. It also explores the social profile of readers in Byzantium, and demarcates two main types of readers from the perspective of the typology of ideal discourse: the “ritual” and the “aesthetic” reader, the former predicated on the likely existential transformation enacted by reading, and the latter focused on the materiality and sensuality of reading. In relation to the aesthetics of reading, the chapter also examines the public recitation of texts in Byzantium as well as Byzantine “book art” (both the illustration and the decoration of manuscripts).

Adorno’s Philistine: the Dialectic of Art and its Other

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-31
Author(s):  
Paul Ingram
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Critical Potential ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Critical Turn ◽  
The Ideal

Abstract Theodor Adorno’s philistine functions as the other of art, or as the ideal embodiment of everything that the bourgeois aesthetic subject is not. He insists on the truth-content of the derogation, while recognising its unjust social foundation, and seeking to reflect that tension in a self-critical turn. His model of advanced art is negatively delimited by the philistinism of art with a cause and the philistinism of art for enjoyment, which represent the poles of the aesthetic and the social. The philistine is also the counterpart to the connoisseur, with the interplay between them pointing to his preferred approach to aesthetics, in which an affinity for art and alienness to it are combined without compromise. However, Adorno fails to realise fully the critical potential of the philistine as the immanent negation of art and aesthetics.

scholarly journals Gender Construction in Islamic Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-56
Author(s):  
Aditya Yuli Sulistyawan ◽  
Siti Sarah Nurfaidah
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Gender Construction ◽  
The Public ◽  
Islamic Perspective ◽  
Broad Audience ◽  
The Social ◽  
Islamic Society ◽  
The Ideal

Gender issues are still a topic that is often discussed in society. Gender is related to the social construction of the division of activities between women and men. Along with the development of times there are many assumptions that say that women still accept injustice and are still discriminated against so that many are demanding gender equality for women. In the Qur'an many verses describe justice and equality between women and men in their responsibilities and carrying out their role, but there are still many people who do not understand the contents of the verses in question. The public or broad audience needs to understand gender construction in this Islamic perspective to be able to realize the ideal gender construction in life, especially in the context of Islamic society.

scholarly journals The Function Of Ngenteg Linggih Ceremony In Pejaten Tabanan

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-82
Author(s):  
Ida Ayu Tary Puspa ◽  
Ida Bagus Subrahmaniam Saitya
Keyword(s):  
Social Function ◽  
Religious Ethics ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The Universe

The Dewa Yajña Ceremony is a ceremony addressed to Ida Sang Hyang Widhi with all of His manifestations as a form of devotion because He has created the universe and everything in it. This gratitude was manifested by the people of Pejaten Village by holding a ceremony to instill the Creator to rest in the sacred temple building. The Ngenteg Linggih ceremony has functions such as religious, ethics, aesthetics, and social. Each of these functions is related to one another which of course will play a role in the ceremony. Such as a religious function in which the ceremony provides a basis for belief in the community through the rites and ritual equipment to convince the public that through the ceremony carried out, religious emotions will grow. The function of ethics is to provide guidance in living through the Ngenteg Linggih ceremony to always live life by thinking, saying, and doing good according to what you are doing in your ceremony. The aesthetic function provides beauty as well as truth and sanctity so that people feel the beauty in regulating life practices as outlined in the means and implementation of the ceremony. The social function is shown by the community who work together hand in hand to load the ceremony and carry it out with the concept of ngayah.

BRIEF COMMENTS ON STAFLEU’S PROPOSAL FOR A NEW POLITICAL ASPECT

2005 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-75
Author(s):  
Andrew Basden
Keyword(s):  
Public Domain ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Political Aspect ◽  
The Public ◽  
Social Communities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Aesthetic Aspect ◽  
The Aesthetic

In “On the character of social communities; the state and the public domain” [Philosophia Reformata 69(2):125-39, 2004] Dick Stafleu has suggested that the social aspect as currently constituted under Dooyeweerd, covers two distinct things: ”¢ companionship ”¢ authority and discipline, and that the latter should become a new aspect, the political, placed after the economic and before the juridical. (Stafleu seems to have dispensed with the aesthetic aspect that currently lies between those two aspects, largely taking Seerveld’s line that it should be redefined and placed earlier; see footnote 9 on p.130) I would like to briefly suggest some issues that need to be discussed and resolved before his suggestion is adopted. I have long felt the tension between the two parts of Dooyeweerd’s version of the social aspect that Stafleu refers to — companionship and authority — and I think Stafleu is right to open up discussion about it. But I am not happy that his proposal either is necessary or solves the problem. Moreover, I can also understand something of Dooyeweerd’s own thinking as he kept the two together.

scholarly journals Subordinasi Kepemimpinan Perempuan dalam Budaya Batak Toba

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Rispritosia Sibarani ◽  
Yurulina Gulo
Keyword(s):  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Patriarchal Culture ◽  
The Social ◽  
Toba Batak ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The Ideal

In this paper we analyze the position of women in the social life of the Toba Batak community, in influencing others to do something called a leader. In the context of such thinking, the author wants to see why women in Toba Batak have not experienced development in leadership and want to elaborate on the process of socio-cultural transmigration in Batak Bangso especially Batak Toba in political, social and cultural aspects, the majority of whose leaders are men. This paper uses a descriptive-analytic approach and with a qualitative approach. The results of the study mentioned that women experience gender inequality which is characterized by the occurrence of subordination (numbering) and marginalization of Batak women. In the field of politics, the ideal leadership is always measured from a men's perspective, so that the position of women is increasingly weak in their interaction with the surrounding community. Domestication and marginalization of women in the public sphere seems to have been exhausted and enjoyed by women because they are educated and live in a patriarchal culture by believing and believing in diverting religious teachings that are understood in a discriminatory way, and perpetuating women's alienation.

scholarly journals KRITIK SOSIAL DALAM NASKAH DRAMA OBROG OWOK-OWOK EBREG EWEK-EWEK KARYA DANARTO: TINJAUAN SOSIOLOGI SASTRA

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-172
Author(s):  
Zaenudin Zaenudin ◽  
Mulyono Mulyono
Keyword(s):  
Social Problems ◽  
Social Criticism ◽  
Form Expression ◽  
The Public ◽  
Space And Time ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Dimensions Of Space ◽  
As If

Naskah drama Obrog Owok-owok Ebreg Ewek-ewek karya Danarto dipilih untuk dikaji karena di dalam naskah drama ini terdapat berbagai masalah sosial yang kemudian memunculkan kritik. Kritik-kritik yang terdapat dalam naskah drama tersebut perlu dikaji dan disampaikan ke publik. Naskah drama ini juga memiliki keunikan. Dialog yang sama diucapkan dua atau tiga tokoh berurutan bahkan hampir bersamaan, namun tidak dalam satu ruang dan waktu. Naskah drama ini seolah-olah mencoba untuk menyatukan dimensi ruang dan waktu. Naskah drama ini adalah naskah dengan struktur yang tidak dapat dikatakan sederhana, meskipun secara umum termasuk dalam naskah realis. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan kritik sosial yang terdapat dalam naskah drama dan mendeskripsikan wujud ekspresi kritik sosial tersebut membangun estetika drama dalam naskah Obrog Owok-owok Ebreg Ewek-ewek karya Danarto.   The play script of Obrog Owok-owok Ebreg Ewek-ewek by Danarto is chosen to be studied because in this play script there are various social problems which then generate criticism. The criticisms contained in this play script need to be reviewed and submitted to the public. This play script also has uniqueness in the dialogue. The same dialogue is spoken by two or three characters in sequence even almost simultaneously, but not in the same place and time. It looks as if trying to unify the dimensions of space and time. This play script is a text with a structure that cannot be said to be ordinary, although it is generally classified as realist script. Furthermore, in this drama script there are various social problems which then led to criticism. The purpose of this study is to describe the social criticism contained in the play script and describes form expression of social criticism build the aesthetic of drama in Obrog Owok-owok Ebreg Ewek-ewek by Danarto.

scholarly journals A Visual Rhetoric Study on the Plastic Pollution Issues in National Geographic

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengpeng Li
Keyword(s):  
Visual Rhetoric ◽  
Visual Image ◽  
Visual Media ◽  
Media Representation ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
National Geographic ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
Meaning Production ◽  
The Ideal

This study uses the National Geographic as the research sample, and focuses on the analysis of the visual image of the environmental risk issue of "plastic pollution". Not only does it classify and sort out which image symbols used in media risk reproduction, but also discusses how the text uses, invokes and activates image information, combines "illustrations" with textual discussions, and analyzes its meaning production process and framework. The research conclusions show that public communication on plastic pollution issues in National Geographic by means of visual media representation and symbol construction, mainly using photojournalism and design creation to expose the social aspects of risks (phenomena and problems) to the public. Also, it presents and tells readers the reality (source and essence) of risks in a scientific and simple manner, and inform the public of the ideal aspects of risks (practical methods), and guide the public to engage and participate in environmentally friendly actions.

Entertainment Media and the Aesthetic Public Sphere

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald N. Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Cultural Policy ◽  
Cultural Citizenship ◽  
Social Imaginary ◽  
Entertainment Media ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Literary Public Sphere

This article introduces the concept of the “aesthetic public sphere” as a way for cultural sociologists to understand the civic impact of entertainment media. The idea of the aesthetic public sphere draws on Jürgen Habermas’s discussion of the literary public sphere from a more cultural and historically even-handed perspective. In his Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere, Habermas noted the important connection between entertainment media and the development of democratic communication norms. This article examines three components of the aesthetic public sphere. First, aesthetic publics work at the level of the social imaginary. Second, aesthetic publics provide a space for commentary about important matters of common concern. Third, aesthetic publics encourage debates about cultural policy in a way that increases the importance of cultural citizenship within civil society. The article concludes by considering how cultural globalization reinforces the importance of the aesthetic public sphere.

Political justice as an axiological principle of political ideologies

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-50
Author(s):  
Карчагин ◽  
Evgeniy Karchagin ◽  
Гапоненко ◽  
Stanislav Gaponenko
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Public Authority ◽  
Political Order ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Justice ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Ideologies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Value ◽  
The Ideal

The article analyzes the correlation between the political justice as a fundamental social and political value and political ideologies. The main historical stages of the development of «ideology» notion are defined. Political justice is broadly understood as the proper measure of distribution of political goods and it forms the ideal of social order, which regulates the relations of social subjects concerning the public authority. At the same time the forming of social ideal is one of the main aims of political ideologies. The mentioned conclusions allow to interpret «political justice» as a fundamental axiological principle which proves the definite ideal of socio-political order. It is urged to regulate the social subject’s relationship concerning public authority.

scholarly journals Eating alone, or commensality redefined? Solo dining and the aestheticization of eating (out)

2020 ◽  
pp. 146954052095521
Author(s):  
Sami Koponen ◽  
Pekka Mustonen
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Culture ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Consumer Group ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
The Social ◽  
Eating Out ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Restaurant Meals ◽  
Late Modern ◽  
The Ideal

Consumers’ increasing fascination with recreational eating out has contributed to numerous transformations in the upmarket restaurant practice. This paper explores such changes in regard to the “social” aspects of eating out, focusing particularly on the “cultural phenomenon” and practice of eating publicly alone (solo dining). Specifically, the paper extends previous portrayals of solo dining as a bundle of aloneness and togetherness by exploring such interplay in the context of the aestheticization of eating and/or the aesthetic food(ie) movement. Based on the interviews of Finnish food/restaurant enthusiasts and exponents of solo dining, the paper firstly depicts solo dining as a practice in which eating publicly alone is celebrated for the sake of enhanced aesthetic immersion. Secondly, the paper argues that solo dining can indeed be interpreted as a form of eating together and depicts the myriad ways, both concrete and “anonymous”, through which solo restaurant meals are shared between like-minded enthusiasts. Thus, the aesthetically oriented slice of solo dining becomes not understood as a complete departure from the ideal of shared public meals but as an alternative manifestation of commensality within an enthusiasm-based consumer group characteristic of late modern consumer culture.

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