Rehearsing In-Difference

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Siegmund
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Critical Line ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
The Political ◽  
Pina Bausch

European choreographers Pina Bausch and Jérôme Bel share a critical line of inquiry into the established dance practices of their time, putting both the identity of their subjects and the identity of the genre of dance at risk. By addressing and including their own rehearsal processes in the performance, Bausch and Bel play with their own aesthetic strategies and their coming into being as social practices. As the author argues, the political, here, lies in the blurring of definite and defining categories, thus creating ambivalent and polyvalent scenes that defy explanation. Yet, Bausch and Bel’s work on repetition also produces an excess of energy that blurs distinctions and differences. As an emotional response to a rhythm that is created out of the in-difference to difference, this force undoes what subjects have learned socially. It is here that their freedom lies.

Sharp rise in vaccine hesitancy in a large and representative sample of the French population: reasons for vaccine hesitancy.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Sophie Hacquin ◽  
Sacha Altay ◽  
Emma de Araujo ◽  
Coralie Chevallier ◽  
Hugo Mercier
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
The Political ◽  
French Population ◽  
Sharp Rise ◽  
Vaccine Refusal ◽  
French People ◽  
Nationally Representative

A safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine is our only hope to decisively stop the spread of the SARS-CoV-2. But a vaccine will only be fully effective if a significant share of the population agrees to get it. Five consecutive surveys of a large, nationally representative sample (N = 1000 for each wave) surveyed attitudes towards a future COVID-19 vaccine in France from May 2020 to October 2020. We found that COVID-19 vaccine refusal has steadily increased, reaching an all-time high with only 23% of participants willing to probably or certainly take a future COVID-19 vaccine in September 2020. Vaccine hesitant individuals are more likely to be women, young, less educated, to vote at the political extremes, to be dissatisfied with the government’s response to the COVID-19 crisis, and to feel less at risk of COVID-19. The reasons why French people would refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine are similar to those offered for other vaccines, and these reasons are strikingly stable across gender, age and educational level. Finally, most French people declare they would not take the vaccine as soon as possible but would instead rather wait or not take it at all.

scholarly journals Inevitable Third: Ethical and Political Aspects of Interactions with Artificial Agents

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (99) ◽  
pp. 90-107
Author(s):  
D.A. Tomiltseva ◽  
A.S. Zheleznov
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
The Political ◽  
Artificial Agents ◽  
Political Values ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Moral Principles ◽  
Human Interactions ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Philosophical Understanding

Artificial agents i.e., man-made technical devices and software that are capable of taking meaningful actions and making independent decisions, permeate almost all spheres of human life today. Being new political actants, they transform the nature of human interactions, which gives rise to the problem of ethical and political regulation of their activities. Therefore, the appearance of such agents triggers a global philosophical reflection that goes beyond technical or practical issues and makes researchers return to the fundamental problems of ethics. The article identifies three main aspects that call for philosophical understanding of the existence of artificial agents. First, artificial agents reveal the true contradiction between declared moral and political values and real social practices. Learning from the data on the assessments and conclusions that have already taken place, artificial agents make decisions that correspond to the prevailing behavioral patterns rather than moral principles of their creators or consumers. Second, the specificity of the creation and functioning of artificial agents brings the problem of responsibility for their actions to the forefront, which, in turn, requires a new approach to the political regulation of the activities of not only developers, customers and users, but also the agents themselves. Third, the current forms of the activity of artificial agents shift the traditional boundaries of the human and raise the question of redefining the humanitarian. Having carefully analyzed the selected aspects, the authors reveal their logic and outline the field for further discussion.

Who “Screens” Security?

Biometrics ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 1419-1438
Author(s):  
Vincent Casaregola
Keyword(s):  
Science Fiction ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
The State ◽  
Horror Films ◽  
The Political ◽  
Crime Film ◽  
Art Form ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
A Performance

Films represent our awareness of surveillance and often trigger a deep emotional response from audiences, and for whole genres of film—particularly the political thriller and science fiction/speculative dystopia, along with horror films and some forms of the mystery or crime film—have been built around an individual or group of individuals who are being kept under some form of surveillance, either by the authorities of the state and by other individuals or groups who may have criminal and/or even psychotic motives. For filmmakers and their intended audiences, the surveillance narrative doubles back onto to very art form itself, composed as it is of the camera's surveillance of the action, along with the viewers' attentive watching of the film. While such audience attention had also been fundamental to drama for thousands of years, it has only been more recently that audiences began observing the fourth wall conventions of silence and darkness that make their watching of a performance a kind of surveillance.

From ‘The Fading’ to ‘Scream with Me Never Again!’: Shoah and Jewish identity in Israeli and US metal

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itay Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Jewish Identity ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
History Of Ideas ◽  
Historical Event ◽  
The Political ◽  
Metal Music ◽  
History Of

The Shoah is an historical event that leaves its marks on Jewish memory and thought to this day. Broadly speaking, there are two lessons of the Shoah: a particularistic one ‐ relevant to Jews only ‐ and a universalistic lesson, for all peoples. This article examines how the memory of the Shoah and these lessons contribute to the formation of Jewish identity. Works considering the Shoah of three metal bands with prominent Jewish members will be used: one Israeli-Jewish band ‐ Salem; and two multireligious American bands ‐ Anthrax and Disturbed. I will start by analysing songs about the Shoah and continue with a broader look at their entire catalogues and interviews. The ideas expressed will be understood on the background of theories considering Jewish identity and metal music and culture. This qualitative research is therefore grounded in the methodology of the history of ideas. My main findings are: (1) Most metal songs about the Shoah were written by a band with prominent Jewish members. (2) It indeed functions as a living memory affecting Jewish identity ‐ that is, values and sociopolitical beliefs. (3) All the songs analysed create engagement by arousing an emotional response in listeners. (4) While Jewish identity is clearly manifested in Salem and Disturbed’s David Draiman, it is almost absent from Anthrax’s works and Scott Ian’s ideas. (5) A stronger connection to the political realization of the Jews in Israel is likely to strengthen Jewish identity.

scholarly journals Epigenetics and Politics in the Colonial Present

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-388
Author(s):  
Karen Bridget Murray
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
British Columbia ◽  
Early Development ◽  
First Century ◽  
The Political ◽  
Colonial Power ◽  
Aboriginal Child ◽  
Style Of Thought ◽  
The Relationship

This article draws attention to the importance of including the colonial present in critical inquiries into the relationship between epigenetics and politics. Focusing on British Columbia (Canada) at the dawn of the twenty-first century, the assessment illustrates how an epigenetic style of thought rendered tangible the “vulnerable Aboriginal child” as a category amenable to settler-colonial governmental interventions. More specifically, the article demonstrates how prominent elements of this classification interconnected with a mediating device undergirded by epigenetic reason, the Early Development Instrument. Eugenic sensibilities produced through epigenetic logics wove through this relationship. In turn, linkages between the EDI and the classification of the at-risk Aboriginal child comprised a terrain that shaped settler-colonial power and privilege through mechanisms of population management and related implications for territorial control. The article evaluates what these findings suggest for extending debates about the political elements of epigenetic reason.

scholarly journals Núcleo de Trabalho, Pesquisa e Práticas Sociais (NTPPS) no currículo do ensino médio de tempo integral: uma análise a partir da percepção dos professores de uma escola do município de Redenção/CE

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 255
Author(s):  
Joana Elisa Röwer ◽  
Annie Ribeiro Madeira
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Curriculum ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
The Political ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Qualitative Character ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
The Core ◽  
Average Education

As reflexões aqui marcadas surgem a partir das experiências vividas nos estágios supervisionados do curso de Licenciatura em Sociologia, realizados em escolas de ensino secundário de tempo integral em municípios do Maciço do Baturité, cujos projetos pedagógicos contemplam o currículo integrado. O artigo tem como objetivo analisar a efetivação da componente curricular Núcleo de Trabalho, Pesquisa e Práticas Sociais (NTPPS) no currículo da escola, a partir das percepções dos professores. O embasamento teórico retoma a discussão sobre o entendimento do conceito de currículo através de autores como Silva (2010), Macedo (2007) e Moreira et al. (2012), que consideram o currículo como construção histórica e defendem o modelo de educação pautada nos preceitos democráticos. A pesquisa de caráter qualitativo teve como instrumento de coleta de dados questionários aplicados aos professores da escola. Os resultados apontam que um currículo guiado pela democracia e liberdade não só emancipa a pessoa, mas também traz as melhores formas para a aprendizagem. O NTPPS na sua atuação com as novas práticas escolares, de formação integral, tem essa intencionalidade. De certa forma, as disputas políticas marcadas nesse campo, muitas vezes, condicionam a aplicação de um currículo construído de forma centralizada, mas que possibilita considerações/transformações a partir da instituição escolar.Palavras-chave: Currículo. Escola secundária. NTPPS.NTPPS in the curriculum of integral time average education: an analysis from the perception of the teachers of a school in the municipality of Redenção/CEABSTRACTThe reflections we have here emerge from the experiences of the supervised stages of the degree course in Sociology, held in full-time secondary schools in the municipalities of the Baturité Massif, whose pedagogical project contemplates the integrated curriculum. The article aims to analyze the effectiveness of the Core Work, Research and Social Practices (NTPPS) curricular component in the school curriculum based on the teachers’ perceptions. The theoretical background retakes the discussion about the understanding of the concept of curriculum through authors like Silva (2010); Macedo (2007); and Moreira et al. (2012), in the understanding of the curriculum as historical construction and in the perspective of defending the model of education based on democratic precepts. The research of qualitative character had as instrument of data collection questionnaires, applied to the teachers of the school. The results indicate that a curriculum cataloged in democracy and freedom not only emancipates the person, but also, it brings the best forms for learning, especially NTPPS in its action with the new practices in schools. In a way, the political disputes marked in this field often condition the application of a curriculum based on the cultures of the communities in which the school institution is inserted.Keywords: Curriculum. High school. NTPPS.NTPPS en el currículo de la enseñanza medio de tiempo integral: un análisis a partir de la percepción de los profesores de una escuela del municipio de Redención / CERESUMENLas reflexiones aquí marcadas surgen a partir de las experiencias vividas en las etapas supervisadas del curso de Licenciatura en Sociología, realizadas en escuelas de enseñanza media de tiempo completo en municipios del Macizo del Baturité, cuyos proyectos pedagógicos contemplan el currículo integrado. El artículo tiene como objetivo analizar la efectividad del componente curricular Núcleo de Trabajo, Investigación y Prácticas Sociales (NTPPS) en el currículo de la escuela a partir de las percepciones de los profesores. La base teórica retoma la discusión sobre el entendimiento del concepto de currículo a través de autores como Silva (2010); Macedo (2007); y, Moreira et al. (2012), en la comprensión del currículo como construcción histórica y en la perspectiva de la defensa del modelo de la educación pautada en los preceptos democráticos. La investigación de carácter cualitativo tuvo como instrumento de recolección de datos cuestionarios, aplicados a los profesores de la escuela. Los resultados apuntan que un currículo pautado en la democracia y la libertad no sólo emancipa a la persona, sino que también trae las mejores formas para el aprendizaje. El NTPPS en su actuación con las nuevas prácticas escolares, de formación integral, tiene esa intencionalidad. En cierta forma, las disputas políticas marcadas en este campo, muchas veces condicionan la aplicación de un currículo construido de forma centralizada, pero que posibilita consideraciones / transformaciones a partir de la institución escolar.Palabras clave: Currículo. Escuela secundaria. NTPPS.

General Expectations II

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanford C. Goldberg
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Strict Liability ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Epistemic Responsibility ◽  
The Core ◽  
Culpable Ignorance

This chapter develops an account of how our epistemic expectations of one another bear on epistemic assessment itself. It argues that a failure to live up to the epistemic responsibilities assigned to us in legitimate social practices puts one’s belief at risk of epistemic impropriety. Whether one’s belief is epistemically improper owing to a failure of epistemic responsibility depends on what would have been the case had one fulfilled all of one’s responsibilities. If the result would have been a belief that failed to satisfy what have previously been identified as the core criteria for knowledge, then one’s belief fails to be epistemically proper. In the course of bringing this out, the author addresses the literature on culpable ignorance, introduces the notion of epistemic strict liability, and distinguishes the risk of epistemic impropriety from epistemic impropriety itself. The result is an account of the conditions on normative defeat.

African opposition success depends on alliances

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Political Corruption ◽  
Authoritarian Regimes ◽  
Political Elite ◽  
The Political ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
Support For Democracy ◽  
Democratic Norms

Significance Opposition victories, especially those that remove long-standing authoritarian regimes, have been associated with democratic strengthening, with transfers of power shown to boost public support for democracy and demonstrate that the political elite is willing to share power, bolstering democratic norms and values. Impacts Evidence of further opposition victories will encourage authoritarian leaders to deploy more intense pre-election repression. Ruling parties at risk of losing polls may try to exploit the pandemic to postpone elections, especially in more authoritarian settings. While transfers of power have often strengthened democracy, they largely disrupt rather than bring an end to political corruption networks.

MILTON FRIEDMAN IN CHILE: SHOCK THERAPY, ECONOMIC FREEDOM, AND EXCHANGE RATES

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Edwards ◽  
Leonidas Montes
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Exchange Rates ◽  
Economic Freedom ◽  
Shock Therapy ◽  
Economic Liberalization ◽  
Political Freedom ◽  
The Political ◽  
Milton Friedman ◽  
The World

We analyze Milton Friedman’s two visits to Chile, in March 1975 and November 1981. We rely on a number of sources, including Friedman’s archives, press archives in Chile and the rest of the world, interviews, and the papers and recollections of some of those who accompanied Friedman during his meeting with Pinochet. Although Friedman’s 1975 visit has been widely discussed, his 1981 visit has been largely neglected. However, this visit was particularly important as it preceded a severe currency and banking crisis, stemming from an overvalued fixed exchange rate. The crisis put at risk the influence of the “Chicago Boys” and the political and economic liberalization process. We analyze Friedman’s views regarding Chile’s pegged exchange rate strategy followed between 1979 and 1982, and his position on economic and political freedom.

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