Grieg's Sonic Afterimages

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-143
Author(s):  
Alexander Rehding
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Tool ◽  
Contextual Analysis ◽  
Analytical Methodology ◽  
The Uncanny ◽  
The Way

As Neo-Riemannian transformations find their firm place in the analytical tool-kit, their function changes from a heuristic to describe harmonic progressions to a full-fledged analytical methodology. In this phase, the question of meaning looms large. Richard Cohn's (2004) associations between hexatonic poles and the uncanny have done much to pave the way toward a hermeneutics of Neo-Riemannian theory. This analytical vignette focuses on an intriguing SLIDE progression in Grieg's final Lyric Piece, "Efterklang," and offers a contextual analysis in which this harmonic transformation becomes meaningful. While the interpretation offered here remains specific to the piece at hand, the hermeneutic analysis may be used as a model for further such endeavours.

Strategic Scripts and Nuclear Disarmament

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Harries ◽  
Benedict Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Weapons ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
The Other ◽  
Nuclear Disarmament ◽  
Stable Reduction ◽  
The Way

This chapter spans Freedman’s earliest focus on nuclear weapons and his development of strategic scripts as an analytical tool over three decades later. It discusses the way in which opposing logics of disarmament and armament co-existed in relation to nuclear weapons. It deploys the notion of strategic scripts to explain the contradictions inherent in approaches to nuclear disarmament, developing the concept of strategic scripts as it does so. The notion of scripts can be used to explore and even to promote nuclear disarmament. Two scripts, one of ‘stable reduction’, the other of ‘disarmament’, each serve to frame thinking. These scripts and the interactions they generate facilitate understanding of the way in which opposite instinctive reactions and, stemming from these, scripts about nuclear weapons co-exist, but are fragile as either an analytical or a strategic tool.

Unstoppable Decay and Relentless Hope: Study of Alterity in Popular Culture

2021 ◽  
pp. 56-76
Author(s):  
Adrien Ordonneau
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Popular Culture ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
The Uncanny ◽  
The World ◽  
The Way

Consequences of capitalism’s crises and their manifestations in arts have deeply modified the way we can approach mental health. As Mark Fisher pointed out in 2009 with his book Capitalist Realism, neoliberalism is using mental illness as a way to keep existing. The capacity to think a way out of alienation is deeply linked with arts and popular culture. The article proposes to study the uncanny dialogue between arts and politics in relationships to people, and mental health. The theoretical framework will show how arts are trying to build a way out of alienation, since 2009. The article will illustrate this research with the study of many artistic practices, including our own. The findings will show how the ambiguous and uncanny relationships with the world is used by artists as a way out of alienation, despite the difficulties occurring with mental health in time of crisis.

scholarly journals Non-philosophical Christ-poetics beyond the mystical turn in conversation with continental philosophy of religion

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johann-Albrecht Meylahn
Keyword(s):  
Philosophy Of Religion ◽  
Continental Philosophy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Negative Theology ◽  
The Uncanny ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Mystical Theology ◽  
Critical Conversation ◽  
Language Text ◽  
The Way

The religious turn in continental philosophy has opened the door for postmetaphysical mystical theology. Postmetaphysical mystical theology seeks to understand the non-relation relation of language (text) to the Other. Yet, this non-relation relation to the Other, who is every other, can also be interpreted differently to the mystical understanding. For example, Žižek argues that the Other, which is often experienced as the uncanny, the unpredictable and the contingent (lived spirituality), is not necessarily the result of some mystical unknowable Otherness but is a consequence of the way the subject’s own activity is inscribed into reality. These experiences of lived spirituality or experiences of Otherness can, rather than being interpreted as an in-breaking of the mystical Other, be interpreted otherwise, as a grammatological consequence of the inability and impossibility of language (Lacan). Therefore, in this article, Žižek’s thoughts function as a bridge to bring this mystical turn back into critical conversation with continental philosophy and particularly with the thoughts of Derrida, Laruelle and Stiegler. The contemporary mystical turn in theology rediscovers something of this non-religious religion. Derrida’s thoughts are in close proximity to negative theology and yet there is an important difference. This difference will be explored and further developed towards Laruelle’s non-philosophy, which does not translate into a non-religion religion or postmetaphysical metaphysics but remains a non-philosophy or maybe a science of Christ. This article will conclude with a tentative exploration of a postmetaphysical Christ-poetics beyond the mystical turn.

Bottled Bands: Automatic Music and American Media Publics

2017 ◽  
pp. 55-62
Author(s):  
Lisa Gitelman
Keyword(s):  
Popular Music ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Fin De Siecle ◽  
Private Ownership ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Recorded Sound ◽  
The Uncanny ◽  
Money Economy ◽  
American Media ◽  
The Way

Although mostly forgotten today, nickel-in-the-slot phonographs were a popular and telling symptom of acoustic modernity around 1890. At the rate of a minute or two of recorded sound per nickel deposited, these machines paved the way for the widespread private ownership of phonographs by pioneering their use a public venue where the uncanny experience of listening to absent voices was standardized by the logics of exchange and exhibition. The sound of money falling into the slots was answered automatically by the siren’s call of a voice with no speaker, calling for more money to be deposited. Because they flickered briefly at a conjunction of publics and markets, automatic phonographs provide a way to parse some of the conflicts attending the money economy during the 1890s, that crucial decade in the establishment of modernity as a technological way of life. Canning popular music, and privatizing its audition in serial acts of consumption, these devices were instrumental in the progressive abstraction of public space. Considering both the design and contexts of use of the devices helps to illuminate the conflicted subjectivities of markets and publics in the fin de siècle.

scholarly journals Analysis of a risk prevention document using depend ability techniques: a first step towards an effectiveness model

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laetitia Ferrer ◽  
Corinne Curt ◽  
Jean-Marc Tacnet
Keyword(s):  
Failure Modes ◽  
Communication Effectiveness ◽  
Decision Support Model ◽  
Analytical Methodology ◽  
Regulatory Constraints ◽  
Effectiveness Model ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Technical Functions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

Abstract. Major hazard prevention is a main challenge given than it's particularly based on information communicated to the general public. In France, preventive information is provided by the way of a regulatory document named DICRIM (In French Document d'Information Communal sur les Risques Majeurs that means in English Municipal Information Document on Major Risks). It is made by mayors and addressed to the public in order to provide information on major hazards affecting their municipalities. Unfortunately, the law imposes only few specifications concerning its content therefore one can question the impact on the general population relative to the way it is concretely realized. Ergo, the purpose of our work is to propose an analytical methodology to evaluate preventive risk communication effectiveness and apply it to the DICRIM. The methodology is based on dependability approaches. EFA (External Functional Analysis) permits the identification of (i) the service and technical functions involved, and (ii) the form, content and regulatory constraints of a DICRIM. FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis) is used to define the dysfunctions and detection elements are then listed to evaluate conformity with the 3 types of constraint. The outputs are validated by experts from the different fields investigated. Those results are obtained in order to build in future works a decision support model for the municipality (or specialized consulting firms) in charge of drawing up documents. The method is applied to a database of 30 DICRIMs. This analysis leads to a discussion on points such as usefulness of the elements missing.

Human-likeness assessment for the Uncanny Valley Hypothesis

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł Łupkowski ◽  
Marek Rybka ◽  
Dagmara Dziedzic ◽  
Wojciech Włodarczyk
Keyword(s):  
Uncanny Valley ◽  
The Uncanny ◽  
Internal Part ◽  
Human Likeness ◽  
Typical Model ◽  
The Way

AbstractThe Uncanny Valley Hypothesis (UVH, proposed in the 1970s) suggests that looking at or interacting with almost human-like artificial characters would trigger eeriness or discomfort. We studied how well subjects can assess degrees of human likeness for computer-generated characters. We conducted two studies, where subjects were asked to assess human likeness of given computer-generated models (Study 1) and to point the most typical model for a given category (Study 2). The results suggest that evaluation of the way human likeness is assessed should be an internal part of UVH research.

scholarly journals Identifying ‘Illat through Munasabah in Islamic Law: A Perspective of Imam Al-Ghazali

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 598
Author(s):  
Khairuddin Hasballah ◽  
Andi Darna ◽  
Wardana Said ◽  
Hajarul Akbar ◽  
Ihdi Karim Makinara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Legal History ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
The Other ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
History Approach ◽  
The Way

This study discusses the way in determining ‘illat through the munasabah method proposed by Imam al-Ghazali in the perspective of Islamic law. The study focuses on two main problems: the identification of ‘illat through munasabah and the legal formulation to utilize hikmat to obtain ‘illat according to al-Ghazali. This normative legal research used a legal history approach as an analytical tool to examine the Islamic scholars’ thoughts on concepts, theories and ways of doing istinbath. The study concluded that according to al-Ghazali there are three kinds of munasabah in determining ‘illat, consisting of munasib mu’atstsir, munasab mula’im, and munasib gharib. In munasib mu’atstsir, there is no issue found in seeking ‘illat because the ‘illat is understood directly from the nash or ijma’. Therefore, munasabah is no longer needed in the determining ‘illat. Here, the munasabah method focuses on munasib mula’im and munasib gharib in identifying ‘illat. Munasib mula’im seeks for the genus ‘illat, an ‘illat drawn from every event that has been predetermined by the nash, by examining the same hikmah in each of the events. Such hikmah is then used as the genus ‘illat which will later be applied as qiyas for other events that have been legally stipulated by the nash. On the other hand, munasib gharib seeks for the species ‘illat, an ‘illat obtained from an event that has been predetermined by the nash, with no comparison found in other events. ‘Illat determined from munasib gharib is also hikmah, having no concrete nature. In the perspective of legal history, this method of seeking ‘illat is inseparable from kalam and philosophy as was the development of the Islamic sciences at the time. As such, this had also affected al-Ghazali’s mastery in Islamic law as well as in other Islamic disciplines. 

scholarly journals Development of a Tetrazolium-Derived Paper-Based Diagnostic Device as an Early, Alternative Bacteria Screening Tool

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Michael Muljadi ◽  
Chao-Min Cheng ◽  
Ching-Ju Shen
Keyword(s):  
Gold Standard ◽  
Rapid Detection ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
Environmental Applications ◽  
Sufficient Evidence ◽  
Diagnostic Device ◽  
Analytical Methodology ◽  
Bacteria Culture

(1) Background: The complexity, amount of time, and the large amount of resource required to perform gold-standard bacteria culture procedures makes it difficult to perform timely pathogenic analyses, especially in areas where such resources are not readily available. A paper-based biochemical analytical tool can potentially tackle problems economically in terms of time and convenience, potentially finding utility in applications where simple and timely detection of bacteria is necessary; (2) Methods: The utility of paper-based MTT-PMS strips was tested using a simple colorimetric analytical methodology; (3) Results: Sufficient evidence was obtained to suggest that the strips can potentially be used as a rapid and convenient early, alternative bacteria screening tool for a variety of applications; (4) Conclusions: The potential of strips for the rapid detection of bacteria compared to standard bacteria culture is a key advantage in certain clinical, agricultural, and environmental applications.

The Narco Uncanny

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 327-348
Author(s):  
Shaylih Muehlmann
Keyword(s):  
War On Drugs ◽  
Subject Position ◽  
Northern Mexico ◽  
Political Discourses ◽  
Official Discourse ◽  
The Uncanny ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Drug Traffickers ◽  
Drug Economy ◽  
The Way

This article analyzes the unease created in northern Mexico by the prevalence of “narco-accusations,” which single out individuals suspected of being drug traffickers. The official discourse to justify the Mexican government’s unwillingness to investigate the majority of the 235,000 murders created by the “war on drugs” since 2006 is that the deaths consist of “narcos killing each other off.” However, as a result of the profound interlocking of legal and illegal sectors, most forms of livelihood in the borderlands are potentially implicated in the drug economy. Therefore, the way that deaths are dismissed when labeled as those of “narcos” produces a particular discomfort among people working at the blurry edges of the narco-economy. By analyzing these experiences through the lens of “the uncanny” this article argues that the subject position of the narco is not just derivative of a set of political discourses but a powerful way that people attempt to distance themselves, and their loved ones, from violence.

Doublings

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 239-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Therezo ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Strong Sense ◽  
Traditional Concept ◽  
The Uncanny ◽  
The Way

This article attempts to read the very concept of reading as articulated and problematized by Derrida’s newly discovered Geschlecht III. I argue that Derrida enacts a reading of Heidegger in Geschlecht III in ways that help us understand the strong sense Derrida gives this word. In the article’s first part, I dwell on Derrida’s—and Heidegger’s—(quasi)methodological precautions that problematize the traditional concept of reading so as to open the way for a reading of Heidegger that does not bank on the metaphysical presuppositions the very same Heidegger warns us against time and again. In the second part, I turn to Derrida’s topotypological examples that show us what traditional methodology problematically presupposes when “reading” Heidegger. The article ends by turning to the Derridean notion of “overprinting”—and the uncanny effects of doubling it implies—as a way to think about what it means to read and countersign Heidegger’s text.

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