Art, Aliens and the Machine

Leonardo ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 551-552
Author(s):  
G.W. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Visual Arts ◽  
Planetary Science ◽  
Short Paper ◽  
Systems Art ◽  
Point Of Reference ◽  
Made In

With the assumption that the extraordinary discoveries being made in planetary science will soon trigger a conviction of the likelihood of contact with sentient extraterrestrial beings—and with the further realization that such beings may well depend upon our visual arts as their primary point of reference in respect to our own species—this short paper uses an imaginative approach to develop some corollary ideas, and, in addition, to throw a spotlight on pioneering “systems art” theorist and visionary cosmic citizen Jack Burnham.

Intermedialität

2006 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corina Caduff ◽  
Sabina Gebhardt Fink ◽  
Florian Keller ◽  
Steffen Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Visual Arts ◽  
The Other ◽  
Systematic Description ◽  
Artistic Representations ◽  
Music Literature ◽  
Music Film ◽  
Made In

Intermedialität wird hier systematisch an Musik, Literatur, visuelle Kunst und Film dargestellt. Den Anfang machen allgemeine Überlegungen zu Materialität und Medium in diesen verschiedenen Künsten. Im Weiteren werden unter dem Aspekt ›Bimedialität‹ verschiedene Beispiele vorgestellt, die jeweils aus zwei Medien bestehen (z.B. Musikfilm, das Lied oder Schriftbilder). Dabei folgen wir der Frage, ob und wie jeweils eines der beiden Medien eine Vorrangstellung bekommt. Der abschließende Teil behandelt „intermediale Bezüge in Monomedialität“. Hier geht es um monomediale Darstellungen, denen aber eine Beschäftigung mit einem anderen Medium vorangegangen ist. Das ist etwa dann der Fall, wenn ein Schriftsteller über ein Bild schreibt, ohne daß dieses (im Text) zu sehen ist. In this article, we offer a systematic description of intermedia relations across music, literature, the visual arts, and film. Beginning with some general reflections on materiality and medium in these diverse fields of art, we then offer various examples consisting of two media (e.g. music film, song, images in writing). We pursue the question if, and how, one of the two media may take priority over the other. In our conclusion, we deal with „intermedia relations in monomediality“. This section focuses on artistic representations made in one medium, but based on reflections on another medium. For instance, this is the case when a novelist writes about a picture without having this picture reprinted in the text.

scholarly journals Pensive professionalism: The role of 'required reflection' on a professional doctorate

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
Reflective Writing ◽  
Short Paper ◽  
Doctoral Thesis ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Professional Doctorate ◽  
Professional Doctorates ◽  
Made In

This short paper examines the origins and nature of the reflective writing that is presently required on one part-taught doctorate in education (EdD) programme. It explores the various ways in which EdD candidates have engaged with self-reflection, using a number of extracts from writing submitted for formal assessments (including of the doctoral thesis itself, the culmination of their doctoral journey). The specific ways in which individuals have been caused to interrogate their place within, and contributions to, their respective professional realms are examined, as is the question of how writing in reflective vein has contributed to the evolution of professional identity. In the context of reflective writing, particular attention is paid to the ways in which the specific matter of developing confidence with accessing and manipulating language is frequently cited by individuals. As appropriate, connections are made in the paper between the above dimensions of what I am terming pensive professionalism and the perspectives of certain writers. The article concludes by drawing attention to the ways in which those of us involved in delivering professional doctorates need to be aware of, and induct our candidates into, the benefits of pensive professionalism.

scholarly journals The eye of the architect. Le Corbusier and the photograph: demonstrate, learn, remember

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annarita Teodosio
Keyword(s):  
Visual Arts ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Le Corbusier ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Representation Of Architecture ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Many ◽  
Siglo Xx ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Made In

Abstract: The relationship between Le Corbusier and the visual arts (drawing, photography and cinema) is deep and complex and, although the subject of numerous publications and research since the late 60s, still arouses much interest, as evidenced by the many events organized in the last years - "Le Corbusier. Vue sur la mer ", Maison La Roche, Paris, 2012; "Construire the image: Le Corbusier et la Photographie", Musée des Beaux-Arts, the Chaux-de-Fonds, 2013; or the recent "Le Corbusier and photography", IUAV, Venice, May 2015-. The paper, starting out from the researches already developed, proposes a further reflection on the relationship between the Swiss architect and the photography, paying particular interest to the shooting made in first person. The study analyzes the different approaches and the different subjects photographed in the course of his life and it is proposed to include the work of Le Corbusier in the broader cultural context of the twentieth century, a period in which the relationship between architecture and visual communication, thanks to the many possibilities offered by technological innovations, it becomes increasingly close and inevitable. Resumen: La relación entre Le Corbusier y las artes visuales (dibujo, fotografía y cine) es profunda y articulada y, aunque es objeto de numerosas publicaciones y investigaciónes desde el finales de los años 60es, todavía despierta mucho interés, como lo demuestran los diversos eventos realizados en los últimos años - “Le Corbusier. Vue sur la mer”, Maison La Roche, Parìs, 2012; “Construire l’image: Le Corbusier et la photographie”, Musée des Beaux-Arts, la Chaux-de-Fonds, 2013; o la más reciente “Le Corbusier e la fotografia”, IUAV , Venezia, mayo 2015-. El articulo, a partir desde investigación ya desarrollado, propone una reflexión más sobre la relación entre el arquitecto suizo y la fotografía, prestando especial interés a las realizata en primera persona. El estudio analiza los diferentes enfoques y diferentes sujetos fotografiados en el curso de su vida y se propone de insertar la obra de Le Corbusier en el contexto cultural más amplio del siglo XX, un período en el que la relación entre la arquitectura y la comunicación visual, gracias a las muchas posibilidades que ofrecen las innovaciones tecnológicas, se vuelve cada vez más estrecha e inevitable.  Keywords: Le Corbusier; photography; representation of architecture. Palabras clave: Le Corbusier; fotografia; representaciones de la arquitectura. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/LC2015.2015.947

Stability through Change: The Pervasiveness of Political Ideas

1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Hinnfors
Keyword(s):  
Rational Choice ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Path Dependency ◽  
Main Claim ◽  
Political Ideas ◽  
Policy Window ◽  
Opening Up ◽  
Point Of Reference ◽  
Made In

For all the day-to-day changes, the parties have actually been surprisingly faithful to their overarching ideologies. However, in no way has this stability precluded change. The main claim made in this article is that, on the contrary, in several instances it appears that the only way of keeping up ideological stability is through policy change. The kind of stability based on an ongoing adaptation and change might be the very triggering cause behind the successful opening up of a policy window. By offering a firm point of reference, ideology analysis could function as a bridge between ‘formative’ approaches – which indicate some degree of actor freedom — and ‘path dependency’ approaches – which stress deterministic structuring by institutions – and provide one of the missing links between institutional and rational choice analyses.

Feminism, art, the library and the politics of memory

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-12
Author(s):  
Griselda Pollock
Keyword(s):  
Visual Arts ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Cultural Memory ◽  
Short Paper ◽  
Feminist Studies ◽  
Feminist Critique ◽  
Politics Of Memory ◽  
The Future

Questions posed in this short paper are based on thinking back over 30 years of feminist studies in the visual arts and museums. Does the library work for its culture, or sometimes against the grain of its own culture’s amnesia or even repressions? What are the politics of memory in relation to art library practices in terms of registering the critical reworking of knowledge that is associated with feminist critique of institutions, language, disciplines, practices, social relations? How are we to ensure libraries survive as keepers of cultural memory in the era of profitability? What will be lost under these economic pressures in terms of our ability in the future to understand our histories?

On the Appetite in Insanity

1886 ◽  
Vol 32 (138) ◽  
pp. 193-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Short Paper ◽  
Limited Area ◽  
Marked Influence ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Many Sources ◽  
Made In ◽  
Do So

In submitting the following short paper, I do so clearly realizing that deductions from limited observations present many sources of fallacy; also that even extended observations made in a limited area are very liable to error, and need correction by extended observation; that peculiarities of race, and circumstances connected with locality may even in such a matter as this exercise a marked influence. I trust, however, to hear the experience of others on the subject.

Contemporary Miniature Wood Carving. Themes and Motifs in Kiril Tomanov’s Artworks

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Konov ◽  
◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Arts ◽  
Biblical Narratives ◽  
Wood Carving ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Made In

Contemporary miniature wood carving and its place on the scene of visual arts today. The main themes and motifs in the miniature carvings by Kiril Tomanov are discussed, as well as the materials used by the author. The article analyzes the complex compositions which the artist has made in order to creatively interpret biblical narratives.

I.—On Olenellus Callavei and its Geological Relationships

1891 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 529-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Lapworth
Keyword(s):  
Lower Cambrian ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Short Paper ◽  
Geological Record ◽  
Basal Zone ◽  
Made In ◽  
Cambrian System ◽  
Geological Magazine

In the year 1888 I published a short paper in the pages of the Geological Magazine and in “Nature,” in which I gave a brief account of the discovery of the fauna of the Olenellus (or Lower Cambrian) zone in the Comley or Hollybush Sandstone of Shropshire. Since that date great advances have been made in our knowledge of the Olenellus fauna of other areas, and the Olenellus zone has now generally attained an established rank and systematic position in the Geological Record as the basal zone of the Cambrian system.

Value of High-Cost Cancer Care: A Behavioral Science Perspective

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin P. Weinfurt
Keyword(s):  
Prospect Theory ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Behavioral Science ◽  
Reference Points ◽  
Psychological Issues ◽  
Outcomes Of Care ◽  
Patient Values ◽  
Point Of Reference ◽  
Made In

Concerns about the high costs of cancer care have led to a renewed interest in understanding how patients value the outcomes of care. Psychologists, economists, and others have highlighted some of the ways in which patients and caregivers perceive and make treatment decisions. Prospect theory is the predominant framework for understanding decisions made in situations where the outcomes of each choice are uncertain. Prospect theory assumes that a patient values the outcomes of care not in absolute terms, such as years of life saved, but as deviations from the patient's point of reference. This article discusses some of the implications of this notion, along with discussing differences among people in their reference points. These and other considerations from the psychology of decision making help to clarify why some patients might be inclined to seek expensive or risky treatments in the hopes of achieving benefits that others might consider not worthwhile. An appreciation of these psychological issues might improve the quality of debates concerning the rising costs of cancer care.

scholarly journals Pamięć protetyczna i nierealność czasu w serialu Watchmen

2020 ◽  
pp. 278-290
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Loska
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Experience ◽  
Psychological Issues ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Collective Dimension ◽  
Point Of Reference ◽  
Made In ◽  
The Way

Prosthetic Memory and Unreality of Time in Watchmen Starting from a reflection on the traumatic experience of racism, the author of the article considers the possibility of transmitting the knowledge about the past and retrieving memory, and then points out how the relationships between the past, the present and the future are problematized, if we change the way we think about time, namely when it ceases to be perceived as something real or objective. The point of reference for further considerations is the HBO Watchmen series, made in 2019, which exemplifies the mechanism of prosthetic memory. According to the definition proposed by Alison Landsberg, prosthetic memory includes continuity and rupture. It is connected not only with the individual but the collective dimension as well, as it is related to the sphere of politics. In other words, it is a vehicle thanks to which we can travel to other places and times, and thanks to which the viewer may refer to important social and psychological issues.

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