The Visual Culture of Revelation: Visions and the Images that Reveal Them

2021 ◽  
pp. 002114002110176
Author(s):  
David Morgan
Keyword(s):  
Visual Culture ◽  
Direct Observation ◽  
Visual Interpretation ◽  
Visual Form ◽  
Devotional Practice ◽  
Visual Process ◽  
History Of ◽  
Scholarly Inquiry ◽  
Over Time

It is often thought that since remote, rare, and ephemeral events such as apparitions are not available to the direct observation of scholars, the question of their nature as events must be set aside in scholarly inquiry. This results in a focus on meaning that can ignore the qualities of the event as reported and as apprehended by devotional imagery that emerges over time to provide access to the event and its relevance for devotional practice. It also encourages concepts of revelation that are not able to consider the event as a visual form of experience and regard revelation itself as something that must be either true or false. This essay proceeds otherwise, arguing that revelation is not a single, closed event, but an ongoing visual process in which sketchy schemata interact with fixed imagery to interpret the event in an ongoing history of iconography and visual interpretation. The essay focuses on the visuality of devotion to Our Lady of Fátima as a case study in how seeing works and imagery functions to make revelation a visual process whose devotional life is ongoing.

Multilingualism, urban change and gentrification in the landscape of a Brussels neighbourhood

Multilingua ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mieke Vandenbroucke
Keyword(s):  
Inner City ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Urban Change ◽  
Linguistic Change ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Rich History ◽  
Over Time

AbstractThis paper focuses on how different historical stages of socio-economic development in Brussels are played out on the ground over time in one particular inner-city neighbourhood, the Quartier Dansaert. In particular, I document the history of this neighbourhood and how urban change and gentrification have impacted the outlook of multilingualism and the development of multilingual discourses and language hierarchies in its material and semiotic landscape over time. By using the rich history of multilingualism in the Quartier Dansaert as a case-study, I argue in favour of more historically-sensitive and longitudinal approaches to social and, in particular, linguistic change as played out in urban landscape.

scholarly journals Pentecostalising the Voice in Zambian Charismatic Church History: Men of God’s Expression of Spiritual Identities, 1990 to Present

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelly Mwale ◽  
Joseph Chita
Keyword(s):  
Church History ◽  
The Body ◽  
Spiritual Identity ◽  
Vocal Cords ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Religious Landscape ◽  
Over Time

The strides to historicise Pentecostalism in Zambia have attempted to account for the growth of Pentecostal and charismatic churches without delving into the prominent features of Pentecostalism that have been popularised over time. One such characteristic is the “spiritual voice” that has been associated with the Pentecostal “Men of God” (clergy) in contemporary Zambia. Hence, this article explores the use of the voice as the power of articulation, understood as a spiritual vocal gift, as an expression of spiritual identity among the “Men of God” using the identity theory as a lens in Zambian Pentecostal church history. This is deemed significant not only for contributing to the body of knowledge but also to underscore the neglected attribute of Pentecostal influence on Zambia’s religious landscape. An interpretivist case study was employed in which raw data (video of sermons and pastoral ministries) and documents were analysed and interpreted. It was established that these “Men of God” perceived “broken vocal cords” as spiritual vocal gifts. As such, the voice not only evoked the power of articulation to communicate the spiritual emotions, but was also used to appeal, attract, and satisfy congregants (religious marketing) through assuming a ministerial “identity.” The article argues that the history of Pentecostalism in Zambia could not be detached from the romanticisation of the voice as a symbol of spirituality, and an imprint of identity on the “Men of God.”

Nonviolent Discipline Practices Within Classrooms

2021 ◽  
pp. 257-282
Author(s):  
Rufaro A. Chitiyo ◽  
Florence Nyemba ◽  
Elizabeth A. Ramsey
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Classroom Strategies ◽  
Discipline Practices ◽  
Trauma Informed Care ◽  
History Of ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Over Time

This chapter focuses on nonviolent discipline practices within classroom settings. The authors draw upon a trauma-informed perspective as a means to encourage professionals working with children to engage in best practices as they decide how to best discipline children under their care. They also address a few examples of nonviolence in U.S. history because peace has worked multiple times as a means to solve social problems. In addition, they provide a brief history of discipline in U.S. schools and how that has evolved over time. Furthermore, they explain possible causes of trauma in children, how to discipline children with histories of trauma, how to implement trauma-informed care in K-12 settings, as well as provide examples of trauma-informed classroom strategies. Using a case study, they provide an example of how to guide teachers to use nonviolent discipline in their work with children with histories of trauma.

Denny Regrade, 1893–2008

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 571-597
Author(s):  
Aaron Raymond
Keyword(s):  
Urban History ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Historical Consciousness ◽  
Historical Narrative ◽  
Historical Gis ◽  
History Of ◽  
Source Materials ◽  
Over Time

Creating a historical narrative for a place has traditionally entailed consulting the source materials that have managed to survive over time, interpreting those records, and constructing a narrative for how that place came to be. Until recently historians have often viewed technology and its ability to contribute to this process with skepticism if not outright hostility. Contrary to this view, geographic information systems (GIS) can add to, and not detract from, the creation of a historical narrative for a specific place. Apart from the Great Fire of Seattle in 1889, the regrading and removal of Denny Hill (1898–1930) arguably represents the most iconic period in Seattle’s urban history. The Denny Regrade, the removal of a 245-foot hill that once buttressed Seattle’s downtown retail and commercial districts, remains prominent in the historical consciousness of Seattle, as it represents a period of intense and dramatic change. GIS, and in particular historical GIS, offers the opportunity to more deeply explore and re-create the history of the Denny Regrade due to its inherent ability to spatially integrate, visualize, and analyze information. Using the Denny Regrade as a case study, this article examines the application of historical GIS to a topic in urban history across an extended temporal scale (1893–2008). Three main areas are discussed. The historical context of the Denny Regrade is explored; components of the historical GIS developed for the study are examined; and examples of geovisualizations and new historical data and information are presented.

An Application of an Intelligent Data Warehouse for Modelling Spatiotemporal Objects

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-57
Author(s):  
Georgia Garani ◽  
Nunziato Cassavia ◽  
Ilias K. Savvas
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Warehouse ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Quality Of Data ◽  
History Of ◽  
Complete History ◽  
Over Time

Data warehouse (DW) systems provide the best solution for intelligent data analysis and decision-making. Changes applied to data gradually in real life have to be projected to the DW. Slowly changing dimension (SCD) refers to the potential volatility of DW dimension members. The treatment of SCDs has a significant impact over the quality of data analysis. A new SCD type, Type N, is proposed in this research paper, which encapsulates volatile data into historical clusters. Type N preserves complete history of changes, additional tables, columns, and rows are not required, extra join operations are omitted, and surrogate keys are avoided. Type N is implemented and compared to other SCD types. Good candidates for practicing SCDs are spatiotemporal objects (i.e., objects whose shape or geometry evolves slowly over time). The case study used and implemented in this paper concerns shape-shifting constructions (i.e., buildings that respond to changing weather conditions or the way people use them). The results demonstrate the correctness and effectiveness of the proposed SCD Type N.

Microgenres in Migration

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bob Rehak
Keyword(s):  
Visual Culture ◽  
Digital Environment ◽  
Special Effect ◽  
Special Effects ◽  
Film And Television ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
History Of ◽  
Media Texts ◽  
Digital Visual Culture

The movement of special effects among media texts is the focus of this chapter, which argues that certain well-known special effects should be approached as “microgenres” that emerge, evolve, and die out at accelerated timespans. Using The Matrix franchise and its signature “bullet time” special effect as a case study, the chapter relates the digital environment of contemporary transmedia to an analog history of borrowings and citations of special effects in film and television. The chapter concludes with a discussion of migration in digital visual culture, expanding the book’s scope to include videogames.

Patron's review. The role of images in the development of Renaissance natural history

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sachiko Kusukawa
Keyword(s):  
Natural History ◽  
Visual Culture ◽  
Recent Scholarship ◽  
History Of ◽  
Important Means ◽  
Over Time

This review surveys recent scholarship on the history of natural history with special attention to the role of images in the Renaissance. It discusses how classicism, collecting and printing were important catalysts for the Renaissance study of nature. Classicism provided inspiration of how to study and what kind of object to examine in nature, and several images from the period can be shown to reflect these classical values. The development of the passion for collecting and the rise of commerce in nature's commodities led to the circulation of a large number of exotic flora and fauna. Pictures enabled scholars to access unobtainable objects, build up knowledge of rare objects over time, and study them long after the live specimens had died away. Printing replicated pictures alongside texts and enabled scholars to share and accumulate knowledge. Images, alongside objects and text, were an important means of studying nature. Naturalists' images, in turn, became part of a larger visual culture in which nature was regarded as a beautiful and fascinating object of admiration.

scholarly journals Structures of Power: From Imperial Villa to Monastic Estate at Villamagna, Italy

2019 ◽  
pp. 271-301
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Fentress ◽  
Caroline Goodson
Keyword(s):  
Southern Italy ◽  
Early Medieval ◽  
Medieval Italy ◽  
12Th Century ◽  
History Of ◽  
Surrounding Landscape ◽  
Over Time

In early medieval Italy, some settlements were anchored on Roman sites which provided authority and legitimacy for their post-Roman inhabitants. This chapter examines the use and reuse of an ancient imperial site through the case study of Villamagna, near Anagni in Central-Southern Italy. We argue that the estate of Villa Magna, founded in the 2nd century, remained an imperial property through the 7th century and was transferred to the bishopric of Rome before the 9th century. The history of the estate between the late 5th and the 12th century and the evidence for changes of ownership is discussed. The use of the villa’s physical structures, the maintenance of its agricultural terrain and the remains of its architectural materials to project power over the surrounding landscape can be seen as a case of imperial ownership, over time, providing an unbreakable stability and anchoring a centre of power even through changed historical contexts.

Elmina and Greater Asante in the nineteenth century

Africa ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry W. Yarak
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
The Political ◽  
Regional Studies ◽  
Change Over Time ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Opening Paragraph ◽  
Over Time

Opening ParagraphOne of the more interesting historiographical debates that emerged in the course of the great burst of research into Akan (actually primarily Asante) history during the 1950s and 1960s concerned the ‘structure’ of the Asante empire, or ‘Greater Asante’ as one of the contributors to the debate, Kwame Arhin, has termed it (Arhin, 1967). The debates have largely been informed by a synchronic, ‘centrist’ approach; that is, by an approach that views the imperial structure at a given point in time, and primarily from the perspective of the political centre, the capital town of Kumase. The 1970s have seen a proliferation of regional studies of the Akan and their neighbours, and so it is perhaps time to reopen the debate on the nature of the Asante imperial order from a broader perspective, one that is both more sensitive to change over time and includes the emerging views from the periphery (see, for example, Berberich, 1974; Case, 1979; Ferguson, 1972; Greene, 1981; Haight, 1981; Handloff, 1982; Sanders, 1980; Weaver, 1975; Yarak, 1976). The present paper first briefly sketches the social and political setting in nineteenth-century Elmina (εdena), then critically reviews the historiographical debate over the structure of Greater Asante, and lastly offers an alternative approach to the study of Greater Asante based on a case study of the history of Asante relations with Elmina.

A Brief History of City Branding in Istanbul

2017 ◽  
pp. 117-131
Author(s):  
Ülke Evrim Uysal
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Urban Tourism ◽  
City Branding ◽  
City Brand ◽  
History Of ◽  
The City ◽  
Over Time

This chapter analyzes city branding efforts in Istanbul in the context of urban tourism. The chapter focuses on the evolution of promotional practices from disorderly and inconsistent marketing strategies to a coherent city brand. This relatively brief but complex history of city branding in Istanbul is divided into three analytical and interrelated phases: Self-Orientalism, the City of Religions and the Multi-Faceted City. In analyzing this process, the main representations, themes, slogans and other methods of city branding are discussed. In doing so, this study attempts to introduce a historical/chronological approach to the city branding literature in the case of Istanbul. Next, in the light of this approach and the case study, the study aims to discuss general implications and reasons about changes of city brands over time.

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