scholarly journals „Linie ucieczki ciągnie się za sobą przez całe życie”

Politeja ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1(70)) ◽  
pp. 111-124
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Śliwińska
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
German Literature ◽  
Memory Studies ◽  
Progressive Dementia ◽  
Popular Discourse ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Family ◽  
Ageing Processes ◽  
Contemporary German Literature ◽  
The Subject

“Lines of flight are dragged behind you all your life.” Post-Memory, Old Age, and Forgetting in Ulrike Draesner’s Novel Sieben Sprünge vom Rand der Welt (2014) In contemporary German literature, particularly in the family novels that are key to the post-memory discourse of the past, there is a marked interest in the dysfunctions and deformations of memory associated with ageing processes. Demographic changes lead researchers to consider the determinants and the existing dominant themes and categories of interdisciplinary memory studies. Ulrike Draesner’s 2014 novel, Sieben Sprünge vom Rand der Welt, the subject of this paper, probes the meanders of memory and forgetting, examining their configurations in intergenerational relations. I am interested here in the threads that have been marginalized in the popular discourse on the flight and resettlement of millions of Germans from the eastern provinces of the Reich, which emerge along with the progressive dementia of one of the novel’s main characters.

Reflections on Feminism and Monism in the Kaiserreich, 1900–1913

2001 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Ross Dickinson
Keyword(s):  
National Socialism ◽  
Population Policy ◽  
Women's Movements ◽  
World War ◽  
The Past ◽  
Christian Churches ◽  
The First World War ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Subject ◽  
First World

The League for the Protection of Motherhood (Bund für Mutterschutz und Sexualreform, or BfM) was the largest and most active sex-reform organization in Germany before the First World War. The league was at the center of a broad debate about sexuality, gender roles, the family, and population policy, in which representatives not only of the women's movements but also of the Christian churches, the medical and psychiatric establishments, and the sexology, eugenics, and life-reform (particularly nudist) movements participated. Both this broader debate and the BfM itself have been the subject of intensive study over the past fifteen years. One major interpretive focus of the literature to date has been on the issue of the extent to which the biologistic, social Darwinist, and eugenic ideas prominent in the thinking of many of the leading figures in the BfM were or were not evidence of a turning away from liberal, individualist feminism and toward the political and social Right, or of deeper intellectual affinities between National Socialism and sex reform — a point regarding which there is still considerable disagreement.

Two Lives of Mpamizo: Understanding Dissonance in Oral History

1996 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 319-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Willis
Keyword(s):  
Colonial Period ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Paternal Grandfather ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Southwestern Uganda ◽  
First Interview ◽  
Important Shift

In August 1993 and February 1994 I conducted two interviews with a woman in Buhweju, a county in southwestern Uganda. The interviews were part of a series concerning the social and political history of Buhweju, which is now part of Bushenyi District. In the precolonial period, Buhweju was a small autonomous polity ruled by an hereditary “king;” in the colonial period it was subsumed into the neighboring kingdom of Nkore, which became known as Ankole.The first interview, like most of my interviews, focused on the history of the family of the interviewee, and she said that her paternal grandfather, whose name was Mpamizo, had been a Hima, or pastoralist. In Buhweju, and elsewhere in Ankole, this meant, and still means, very much more than simply being a keeper of cattle. The agriculturalist Iru and pastoralist Hima share the same language and much of the same culture, but speak and behave differently in a number of significant ways (diet and mode of subsistence being prominent among these), so that whether one is a pastoralist or an agriculturalist is very apparent to any other member of society. The woman to whom I was talking is very evidently an Iru, an agriculturalist, in her manner and in the way she lives, as is her husband, and so I was surprised to hear that her grandfather was a Hima, a pastoralist. It was partly for this reason that I went back to talk to her again: but on the second occasion, there was an important shift in her presentation of Mpamizo—a dissonance in her account of the past. Mpamizo, she now said, was an Iru. This dissonance is the subject of this paper, for it holds important lessons both about society in Buhweju and about the ways in which we interpret oral accounts of the past.

scholarly journals Fall of the Berlin Wall: Reflection of the Historical Event in the Newest German Drama

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (SPE2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anzhela Rafizovna Lisenko ◽  
Ilmira Mukharyamovna Rakhimbirdieva ◽  
Rezida Iskandarovna Mukhametzyanova
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
German Literature ◽  
Internal Conflict ◽  
Historical Event ◽  
Berlin Wall ◽  
The Past ◽  
German Drama ◽  
The Family ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

In this article, the authors refer to the play “Kein Schiff wird kommen” (“No ship will come”), 2010, by a young German playwright Nisa-Momme Stockmann, in which “historical events are refracted in the context of personal events of the characters”. In the center of the play is a young man, a writer, who was commissioned by the theater to write about the fall of the Berlin Wall. The protagonist of the play is a representative of an indifferent generation, far from politics and history. In 1989, he himself was a child, and the reunification of Germany, at first glance, had no effect on him. However, upon closer inspection, it turns out that the fall of the wall turned out to be an important event for him and his family. Only an appeal to the history of the country and the family helps the character to resolve the internal conflict. This shows the relationship with the tradition of German literature after World War II: German writers often refer to historical facts in their works. The key topic is of guilt and responsibility, which has been rethought in the literature over the past 60 years. Analysing the drama allows us to conclude that modern young people reject their past, which causes the character's personality crisis, and it also leads to failure in communication. In addition, alongside with ousting the past, the problem of German identity arises.

scholarly journals Narzeczona w tafli lodu, czyli jak kino mawia o nieprzeniknioności uczuć miłosnych („45 lat” Andrew Haigha)

2019 ◽  
pp. 355-366
Author(s):  
Brygida Pawłowska-Jądrzyk
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Emotional Life ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Woman's Body

The subject of analysis in the article is the 2015 British film 45 Years (dir. Andrew Haigh), which is an adaptation of David Constantine’s novel In Another Country. The film presents an intimate image that, in a subtle way, talks about the complexity of feelings of love, constantly oscillate between the desire for intimate closeness and exclusiveness, and the fear of disappointment (longing for emotional fullness and a sense of failure). Inscribing the problem of the dialectical complexity of the emotional life of a man in the context of old age and transience seems unconventional and, therefore, particularly valuable in this film. An important theme in 45 Years, emphasised by the title itself, is the past; invisible on a daily basis, it lurks under the surface of the present. Its iconic (though only imaginary) representation is connected with the plot of the first, lost fiancée of the hero, whose remains – after half a century – are unexpectedly found on a Swiss glacier. The author of the article argues that the fact that it concerns a young woman’s body (preserved in a transparent substance in a strange coincidence), by virtue of intertextual implications, brings an archetypal element to the essentially prosaic story; this archetypal element has then far-reaching consequences in the symbolic plan of the film. Skilful reference to the fairy-tale motif of the ‘glass coffin’ allowed the British director for portraying in this audio-visual story, which talks about the emotional dramas of two elderly people, an image of these internal experiences that in their intimate subtlety remain impenetrable and inexpressible.

scholarly journals An ethnic ethnographic review: The kinship system of the Dayak Ribun tribe in West Kalimantan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arkanudin Arkanudin ◽  
Rupita Rupita ◽  
Ignasia Debbye Batuallo
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Old Age ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
The Past ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
Kinship System ◽  
Family Economy ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews

This research aims to explore the kinship system of the Dayak Ribun tribe in West Kalimantan. It uses the kinship system tree to visualize the relationship roots. This effort is also based on the refinement of the tree that has existed in the past. Moreover, the method used is an ethnographic approach, where data collection is carried out explicitly using observation, in-depth interviews, and live-in. Ethnic ethnography is gathering a variety of information from its source. According to the results, the kinship system in the Dayak Ribun community is bilateral, that is, relations through two family lineages, both sides of the mother or wife and father or husband. The principle of heredity is bilateral, where the responsibilities of husband and wife are the same in the family, both in children's education and in controlling the family economy. The marriage of a family member who is still a descendant from both the father and the mother is strictly prohibited, which is only allowed to marry between cousins ​​three times. In the distribution of inheritance, there is no difference between sons and daughters. Still, there are differences in some instances, especially for those who remain with their parents. They will get a higher share because they are responsible for their parents' old age until they die.

Biblical Patriotism: An Evangelical Alternative to Nationalism

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-254
Author(s):  
Adam Wyatt
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Deep South ◽  
Apostle Paul ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
Popular Discourse ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Church

In the Deep South of the United States, there has been a strong respect placed on the value of God and country, and this was always seen as a virtue. However, over the past few years, a healthy view of patriotism has blurred with concepts of nationalism. In a deeply divided nation, how should the Christian church view patriotism? These are weighty questions that need to be answered from a biblically evangelical perspective. This book seeks to take a comprehensive look at the topic by examining how the Bible frames patriotic duty as a proper alternative to both nationalism and cosmopolitanism. Both are misguided as nationalism seeks to exalt one's country against others while cosmopolitanism seeks to ignore divinely-ordained boundaries. This book also investigates how American history has framed the popular discourse about patriotism, which has resulted in both American unity and division. Biblical concepts such as loyalty in friendships, family, and land will be considered as a way to make sense of the nature of healthy patriotism. Approaching the subject with the Apostle Paul in mind, who was himself a dual-citizen in his own day, this book then explores the concept of patriotism with a discussion of two contemporary moral issues: the role of the flag in the church and the prevalence of patriotic liturgy.

Aeromechanics of Long Jumps in Spider Crickets: Insights From Experiments and Modeling

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily H. Palmer ◽  
Nicolas Deshler ◽  
Rajat Mittal
Keyword(s):  
Phenomenological Models ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Body Posture ◽  
The Past ◽  
Aerial Portion ◽  
Jump Distance ◽  
The Family ◽  
Engineering Designs ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Drag Laws

Flapping, gliding, running, crawling, and swimming in animals have all been studied extensively in the past and have served as sources of inspiration for engineering designs. In this paper, we describe the aeromechanics of a mode of locomotion that straddles ground and air: jumping. The subject of our study is the spider cricket of the family Rhaphidophoridae, an animal that is among the most proficient of long-jumpers in nature. The focus of the study is to understand the aeromechanics of the aerial portion of the jump of this animal. The research employs high-speed videogrammetry to track the crickets’ posture and appendage orientation throughout their jumps. Experiments demonstrate that these insects employ carefully controlled and coordinated positioning of their limbs during their jumps so as to increase jump distance and stabilize body posture. Simple phenomenological models based on drag laws indicate that the conformation of the limbs during the latter portion of the jump is stable to pitch and enables these animals to land in a controllable manner. Insights from this study could be useful in the design of micro-robots that exploit jumping as a means of locomotion.

scholarly journals Reinforcement Techniques in Overcoming Post-Power Syndrome Anxiety Disorders in The Elderly

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-188
Author(s):  
M. Athoiful Fanan ◽  
Moh. Ilham ◽  
Amriana ◽  
Ulfa Aulia Handayani
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Positive Reinforcement ◽  
Job Loss ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Subject

Everyone lives with a variety of presumptions that are not always to their liking, this allows a person to experience tremendous pressure and will foster a prolonged new problem. Post-power syndrome is a phenomenon that occurs in an elderly person who is not ready for old age, motivated by job loss and decreased function of certain organs. Researchers used qualitative research methods through case studies and observations of primary subjects. In this study apply reinforcement work or reinforcement in helping sufferers towards healing, in the form of positive reinforcement on daily good behavior. The results of this study showed that this reinforcement technique has an effect on the healing of post-power syndrome, while involving the participation of the family and the surrounding environment to bring out the meaning in the subject.

The Purpose and Program of a Family Case Work Agency

The Family ◽  
1939 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
Linton B. Swift
Keyword(s):  
Membership Committee ◽  
Discussion Groups ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Work Program ◽  
The Past ◽  
Full Treatment ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Case ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Case Work

At the request of the Family Welfare Association of America Membership Committee, Mr. Swift has prepared this interpretation as Part I of the Association's “Interpretation of Membership Requirements,” and has carefully revised it on the basis of comments from the Membership Committee and others in the field. It is greatly condensed from material he has developed during the past five or six years in discussion groups throughout the country, and in this abbreviated form it necessarily omits much that is essential to a full treatment of the subject. It is published here because of its possible usefulness in local discussions of social case work program, regardless of Association membership.

scholarly journals The contemporary Education to the Old Age in the Context of Relations with Environment, Family and Society

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-203
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Markiewicz ◽  
Ireneusz Skawina ◽  
Jan Błaszczyk
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Contemporary Education

Abstract The contemporary education to the old age in the context of relations with the environment, the family and society constitutes the need, due to fully relevant conditions of the changing nature of reality, to open up to the problems connected with old age - their implied connotations and social consequences. That is, on one side, an attempt to more precisely define the functioning of the system of the elderly in the family and an indication of the role of the contemporary system of family and social support in relation to the living conditions and opportunities for seniors. On the other, it is an effort to underline the subject of organizing leisure activities for older people and highlighting the role of various institutions, organizations and Universities of the Third Age in the lives of these people. This bipolarity in an compact attempt to present the subject seems, in the opinion of its author, to be consistent with a contained reflection on the quality of life for seniors. Therefore, the importance of belonging to a group has been emphasized, the need for self-development and the objectives which the elder individual set itself. As a consequence of the problematic subject consistency, the effort was undertaken to present the psychological aspect of the relations with the environment and its impact on the life satisfaction of older people.

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