Visual self-images of scientists and science in Greece

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasilia Christidou ◽  
Apostolos Kouvatas
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Photographic Material ◽  
The Public ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Images Of Scientists

A popular and well-established image of scientists and science dominates in the public field, signifying a contradictory and multifaceted combination of stereotypes. This paper investigates crucial aspects of the visual self-image of Greek scientists and science as exposed in photographic material retrieved from relevant institutions’ websites. In total 971 photos were analysed along dimensions corresponding to the image of scientists and science. Analysis demonstrates ambivalence in Greek scientists’ self-images between traditional stereotypic characteristics and an intention to overcome them. Differences between the self-images of physics, chemistry and biology are determined, as well as between the “masculine” and “feminine” face of science. Implications concerning improvements in science and scientists’ self-images and further research are presented.

Dilemmas of a subculture: An analysis of BDSM blogs about Fifty Shades of Grey

Sexualities ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 987-1008
Author(s):  
Lucie Drdová ◽  
Steven Saxonberg
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Public Debate ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Novel ◽  
The Public ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Self Image ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Fifty Shades Of Grey

Recently, much has been written in the mass media about the novel and film Fifty Shades of Grey. It was widely portrayed as an example of BDSM (a common abbreviation for the terms bondage, discipline, dominance, submissivity, sadism and masochism) subculture and used as a symbol of sadomasochistic identity. But is this public view based on the self image of BDSM subcultural members or is it a figment of the imagination of writers and journalists? This article presents the voice of BDSM activists, who are silenced and excluded from the public debate. Using a virtual ethnographic method, we analyse the BDSM blogosphere as a platform for subcultural expressions of opinion. We combine this with a documentary analysis. In doing so, we examine how BDSM subculture members perceive themselves in contrast to the mainstream view of them pictured in the book Fifty Shades of Grey. This article investigates to what extent the subcultural conception of BDSM corresponds to the book's depiction and where it differs fundamentally.

scholarly journals Die beeld van verpleging - publieke, professionele en persoonlike implikasies

Curationis ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
F. De Villiers
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
External Factors ◽  
The Self ◽  
Nursing Profession ◽  
Public Image ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Self Image ◽  
The Media

Two aspects are involved in the image of the nursing profession - the public image and the self-image. The public image has been improving but is negatively influenced by the image presented in the media which does not usually reflect professionalism. The self-image held by the profession is even more important than the public image as this determines the profession’s influence in health services. The profession’s group image is determined by the self-image of individuals in the group. The self-image is influenced by external factors, such as support and encouragement by other nurses, and by internal factors such as the nurse regarding her work as a calling.

Good and Evil in the Chairmen's 'Boiler Plate': An Analysis of Corporate Visions of the 1970s

1993 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 571-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie E. Kendall
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Annual Report ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Public ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Public Interest Groups ◽  
The Government ◽  
Good And Evil ◽  
The U.S

Boiler plates, the chairman's message that begins each corporation's annual report, provide a reflection of the self-image of American big business. This paper uses the method of dramatism for discovering and interpreting corporate dramas inherent in the language of the boiler plates of the Dow Jones Industrials. The U.S. economy of the 1970s provides the dramatic setting, with the company as hero, the government as villain and public interest groups as minor players. The overriding corporate drama can be traced to the archetypal drama of pure competition. Understanding corporate dramas allows us to see how companies create a shared rhetorical vision to unify their shareholders with management and employees, label actions as good or evil, and influence the public by putting forward a positive corporate self-image.

Decolonization, Otherness, and the Neglect of the Dutch Caribbean in Caribbean Studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-115
Author(s):  
Margo Groenewoud
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Intellectual History ◽  
The Self ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Caribbean Studies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Arena ◽  
Self Image ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Dutch Caribbean

This essay traces the roots of marginalization of the Dutch Caribbean in Caribbean studies, approaching these roots as an integral part of a shared Caribbean intellectual history. In the era of twentieth-century Caribbean anticolonialism, nationalism, and decolonization, local intellectuals emerged in the public arena throughout the Caribbean region. The author studies the intellectual interplays and incubations taking place, asking if and how Dutch Caribbean thinkers and writers were involved. Her analysis finds that neglect and erasure impacted Dutch Caribbean studies first and foremost from within. Mid-twentieth-century Dutch Caribbean anticolonial intellectuals have confronted strong oppression and retaliations, leading to obscured publications as well as to considerable societal and archival silences. This reflects on the self-image of the Dutch Caribbean and an observed otherness attitude among Dutch Caribbean intellectuals.

scholarly journals Citra Perempuan Jawa dalam Novel Canting Karya Arswendo Atmowiloto dan Amba Karya Laksmi Pamuntjak

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Nur Vitarini Maghfiroh
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Right To Education ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
The Public ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
The Family ◽  
Women's Role

This research describes: (1) the self image of Javanese women in Canting by Arswendo Atmowiloto and Amba by Laksmi Pamuntjak, (2) the role of Javanese women in domestic in Canting by Arswendo Atmowiloto and Amba by Laksmi Pamuntjak, and (3) the role of Javanese women in public in Canting by Arswendo Atmowiloto and Amba by Laksmi Pamuntjak. This research is qualitative research by using comparative literature studies which refers to content analysis method. Data in this research is get from dialogs and narrative from Canting by Arswendo Atmowilotoand Amba by Laksmi Pamuntjakin quotes. Based on the finding of research and discuss, it can be concluded as follows. Firsty, the self image of Javanese women is divided into two aspects, physical and psychological aspects. Secondly, there are three aspects of Javanese women’s role in domestic compared between Canting and Amba, decision-making in the family aspect, economic aspect and sexuality aspect. Thirdly, both of Canting and Amba describes the negative stereotypes that women are being seen as the second human being in the public sector and are not given the same right to education as men.

Compressed Identity

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 13-35
Author(s):  
H. Şule Albayrak
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
The Self ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
The Public ◽  
Economic Issues ◽  
Turkish State ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Depth Interviews

For decades the authoritarian secularist policies of the Turkish state, by imposing a headscarf ban at universities and in the civil service, excluded practising Muslim women from the public sphere until the reforms following 2010. However, Muslim women had continued to seek ways to increase their knowledge and improve their intellectual levels, not only as individuals, but also by establishing civil associations. As a result, a group of intellectual women has emerged who are not only educated in political, social, and economic issues, but who are also determined to attain their socio-economic and political rights. Those new actors in the Turkish public sphere are, however, concerned with being labeled as either “feminist,” “fundamentalist” or “Islamist.” This article therefore analyzes the distance between the self-identifications of intellectual Muslim women and certain classifications imposed on them. Semi-structured in-depth interviews with thirteen Turkish intellectual Muslim women were carried out which reveal that they reject and critique overly facile labels due to their negative connotations while offering more complex insights into their perspectives on Muslim women, authority, and identity.

Makna Alif dalam Puisi Zikir D. Zawawi Imron dan Sajak Alif Ahmadun Yosi Herfanda

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Sholeha Rosalia ◽  
Yosi Wulandari
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
The Self ◽  
Sociology Of Literature ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Creation

Alif means the first, saying the Supreme Life and is Sturdy and has the element of fire and Alif is formed from Ulfah (closeness) ta'lif (formation). With this letter Allah mementa'lif (unite) His creation with the foundation of monotheism and ma'rifah belief in appreciation of faith and monotheism. Therefore, Alif opens certain meanings and definitions of shapes and colors that are in other letters. Then be Alif as "Kiswah" (clothes) for different messages. That is a will. "IQRO" is a revelation that was first passed down to the Prophet Muhammad. Saw. Read it, which starts with the letter Alif and ends with the letter Alif. The creation of a poem is influenced by the environment and the self-reflection of a poet where according to the poet's origin, in comparing in particular Alif's poetry from the two poets. The object of this research is the poetry of Zikir by D. Zawawi Imron and Sajak Alif by Ahmadun Yosi Herfanda. This study uses a comparative method and sociology of literature. Through a comparative study of literature between the poetry of Zikir D. Zawawi Imron and Sajak Alif Ahmadun Yosi Herfanda, it is hoped that the public can know the meaning of Alif according to the poet's view. With this research, the Indonesian people can accept different views on the meaning of Alif in accordance with their respective understanding without having to look for what is right and wrong. The purpose in Alif is like a life, in the form of letters like a body, a tree that is cut to the root, from the heart is split to the seeds, then from the seeds are split so that nothing is the essence of life. So, it is clear that Alif is the most important and Supreme letter. Talking about the meaning of Alif as the first letter revealed on earth. After the letter Alif was revealed, 28 other Hijaiyah letters were born. The letter Alif is made the beginning of His book and the opening letter. Other letters are from Alif and appear on him.

Zofia Kulik. The Splendor of Myself

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agata Jakubowska
Keyword(s):  
Women Artists ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Physical Presence

Narratives about women artists usually point to the obstacles they face in the development of their artistic careers. In her article, the author proposes an analysis that concentrates on how a woman artist – Zofia Kulik – presented herself as the heroine of a successful story of emancipation in the series of works titled The Splendor of Myself (1997, 2015, 2017). The self-image she presents is paradoxical: we deal with both her ostentatious presence and her absence as her physical presence is hidden behind the gorgeous but extremely stiff dress. It corresponds with Kulik’s understanding of her success as directly related with the wealth of images and the mastery of composition.

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