scholarly journals The Flux of Transmigrant Identities in Thomas Arslan’s Brothers and Sisters

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-69
Author(s):  
Anna Bátori
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
German Republic ◽  
German Identity ◽  
Constant Shift ◽  
Brothers And Sisters

Abstract The paper investigates Brothers and Sisters (Geschwister-Kardeşler, 1995), the first piece of Thomas Arslan’s Berlin-trilogy. While putting the film into the socio-historical context of the newly united German Republic, the study aims to highlight the characters’ struggle and constant shift between their Turkish and German identity. Through the narrative and textual analysis of Brothers and Sisters, the paper reveals the visual forms of social exclusion and concludes that in Arslan’s film, the characters bear with no social identity but various stages of identification, which keep them in an in-between, insecure position.

Nasty resurrections

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johnny Walker
Keyword(s):  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Horror Film ◽  
Critical Response ◽  
Cultural Specificity ◽  
The Social ◽  
British Culture ◽  
English Heritage

Chapter 3, in light of the broader international concerns outlined in the previous chapter, works towards locating cultural specificities within British horror at a time when it has drifted from its better known ‘English’ heritage. By considering the social and historical context during which many contemporary filmmakers grew up (namely, the late 1970s and 1980s), I reassess how recent British horror’s ‘heritage’ may be more immediate than we initially presume. To do this, I argue that several films responded to the typically negative British critical response to horror cinema (Petley 2002a), and, through textual analysis, argue that such films are products inspired by nostalgia for the video nasties panic of the 1980s. Through doing so, I consider how cultural specificity can be extracted from films by directors who not only have a passion for the horror film (that is, are self-confessed fans of the genre), but are also aware of how British horror (and horror in Britain) has been figured and derided within British culture.

Civil courage as a communicative act

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 316-335
Author(s):  
Paul Iganski
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Verbal Aggression ◽  
Moral Imperative ◽  
Turn On ◽  
Potential Value ◽  
Felt Sense ◽  
Communicative Act ◽  
The Right ◽  
Hate Violence

Abstract Hate violence which denigrates a person’s social identity whether it involves physical or verbal aggression off or online – is a communicative act. It transmits a message to the victim that they are devalued and unwelcome. It is a marginalising and exclusionary message. Answering back to hate violence by challenging hateful expression is one way of responding. It is a form of ‘civil courage’. Yet why should anybody want to take a stand and speak out – given the risks involved that perpetrators might turn on those who intervene or respond in some other way? This paper proposes that the importance of civil courage goes beyond being the right thing to do, or the humane thing, when a bystander witnesses hate violence off- or online. Instead, if we comprehend hate violence as a communicative act, and if we understand the particular impact of the exclusionary message it sends (and understand how bystander inaction can magnify the felt sense of social exclusion), then we might appreciate the potential value of an act of civil courage in response. There is a moral imperative for civil courage as it answers back to hate violence by sending an inclusionary message to the victim – as reasoned in this paper.

Review Article: Resilience and Social Exclusion

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Mohaupt
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
The Third ◽  
Short Overview ◽  
Definition Of

The emphasis of this literature review is on conceptual issues rather than a review of empirical studies. The paper starts by addressing the question why the concept of resilience is particular and what value is added if such a perspective is adopted. Next, the historical context and evolvement of the research on resilience are briefly reviewed with a short overview of the range of research topics in the area. The third section discusses the definition of resilience and its main elements. Section four addresses the main criticisms of the resilience concept. Section five identifies areas for further research.

scholarly journals Reformulasi Identitas Buddha Jawi Wisnu dan Sam Kaw Hwee Ke Dalam Buddhayana di Lampung Reformulating Identity of Buddha Jawi Wisnu and Sam Kaw Hwee Into Buddhayana in Lampung

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-29
Author(s):  
Zaenal Abidin Eko Putro
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Group ◽  
Group Identity ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
New Order ◽  
Shared Identity ◽  
External Group ◽  
Social Group Identity ◽  
Common Understanding

 AbstractThe formulation of a social group identity is strongly influenced by the historical context and institutional site in which reformulation of social identity occurred. As a result, the group has a common understanding and categories that unite them into sameness identity. It is what we have seen on the Sam Kaw Hwee Buddhist sect group as well as Buddha Jawi Wisnu sect group who in early New Order regime changed their identity into becoming Buddhayana Buddhist sect in Lampung. At a glance, the Majelis Buddhayana Indonesia (MBI, or Indonesian Buddhayana Council) was a meeting point of which Javanese and Chinese are encountered. Furthermore, MBI is regarded as a shared identity for most Buddhists in Lampung. This paper wants to explain the background and the process of reformulating new social identity, as well as the impacts around it.The paper is based on a qualitative research that tries to understand the early formation of Buddhayana sect as the largest Buddhist sect in Lampung. MBI was as a new social identity resulting from interaction and negotiation its followers with external group who threatened the Buddhist group in Lampung in the past.Abstrak Terbentuknya identitas suatu kelompok sosial sangat dipengaruhi konteks sejarah dan situasi tertentu yang menyebabkan munculnya kesamaan pemahaman dan kategori yang menyatukan kelompok tersebut. Demikian pula terhadap kelompok penganut sekte Buddha Sam Kaw Hwee dan Buddha Jawi Wisnu yang kemudian, karena kesamaan-kesamaan yang ada, membentuk identitas baru menjadi sekte Agama Buddha Buddhayana di Lampung di awal Orde Baru. Saat ini Majelis Buddhayana Indonesia (MBI) diterima secara meluas dalam melakukan pembinaan dan pengorganisasian umat Buddha di Lampung, yang terdiri dari etnis Jawa dan Tionghoa. MBI hadir sebagai identitas bersama dan wadah bagi sebagian besar umat Buddha di Lampung. Tulisan ini hendak menjelaskan latar belakang dan proses reformulasi identitas tersebut, serta dampak yang muncul di sekitar itu.  Tulisan hasil penelitian kualitatif ini menunjukkan bahwa Buddhayana sebagai aliran yang terbesar umat Buddha di Lampung, semakin kokoh sebagai identitas sosial yang dihasilkan dari interaksi dan negosiasi dengan pihak eksternal yang dilalui dengan cukup menegangkan pada masanya.

scholarly journals Afghan youth in Toronto : barriers to social inclusion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masi Wali
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Language Barriers ◽  
Canadian Society ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Family Responsibilities

To identify the barriers to social inclusion that Afghan youth encounter in Toronto, semi-structured interviews were conducted with six Afghan youth—three male and three female participants. The data revealed that participants shared (1) experiences of cultural and religious limitations, (2) language barriers, (3) being subjected to discriminatory attitudes, and (4) family responsibilities. Based on theories of Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, and Social Identity, it was concluded that Afghan youth currently live as marginalized members of Canadian society where their participation in prominent fields such as education, employment, and recreation are limited.

scholarly journals Afghan youth in Toronto: barriers to social inclusion

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masi Wali
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Language Barriers ◽  
Canadian Society ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Family Responsibilities

To identify the barriers to social inclusion that Afghan youth encounter in Toronto, semi-structured interviews were conducted with six Afghan youth—three male and three female participants. The data revealed that participants shared (1) experiences of cultural and religious limitations, (2) language barriers, (3) being subjected to discriminatory attitudes, and (4) family responsibilities. Based on theories of Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, and Social Identity, it was concluded that Afghan youth currently live as marginalized members of Canadian society where their participations in prominent fields such as education, employment, and recreation are limited.

scholarly journals The first Russian textbook on logic: Historical, logical, and textual analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-90
Author(s):  
Larisa G. Tonoyan ◽  
◽  
Maria V. Semikolennykh ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Original Work ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Religious Schools ◽  
History Of Logic ◽  
Xviii Century ◽  
History Of

The article is devoted to one of the first Russian textbooks on logic written by Makariy Petrovich (1733–1765), a professor of the Moscow Slavic-Greek-Latin Academy. The analysis of this work demonstrates that it was not a simple translation of some Latin textbook (such translations were published later, after the foundation of the Moscow University). The textbook is a result of Makariy’s (and his predecessors) years of teaching logic in Russian religious schools. It is, to some extent, an original work. The article explores the peculiarities of Makariy’s rendition of logic. For example, the chapters on syllogistics illustrate that Makariy was somewhat innovative: he replaced Latin names for the modes of the categorical syllogism with made-up Cyrillic words (while keeping to the rules defining the choice of Latin letters). It seems that he strived to make logic more practical and as a result, wrote the textbook entirely in Cyrillic. The article considers the historical context of Makariy’s work and its place in the history of logic. The authors make several assumptions as to why Mikhil Lomonosov did not publish the first Russian textbook on logic and also why Makariy’s book was not printed. The authors’ comparative study of XVIII century textbooks on logic makes it possible to specify some probable sources for “Logic”, both Latin and Greek. In addition, Makariy’s approach to the translation of logical terms (some of them he translated into Russian while others were transliterated) is considered. After thorough examination of all three surviving manuscripts of Makariy’s “Logic”, the authors conclude that this textbook is worthy of proper publication.

scholarly journals Reader response research in stylistics

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Whiteley ◽  
Patricia Canning
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Reader Response ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Reception Theory ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Naturalistic Study ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Narrative Prose ◽  
Reader Response Criticism

This article introduces the special issue. In it, we argue that research into reader response should be recognised as a vital aspect of contemporary stylistics, and we establish our focus on work which explicitly investigates such responses through the collection and analysis of extra-textual datasets. Reader response research in stylistics is characterised by a commitment to rigorous and evidence-based approaches to the study of readers’ interactions with and around texts, and the application of such datasets in the service of stylistic concerns, to contribute to stylistic textual analysis and/or wider discussion of stylistic theory and methods. We trace the influence of reader response criticism and reception theory on stylistics and discuss the productive dialogues which exist between stylistics and the related fields of the empirical study of literature and naturalistic study of reading. After offering an overview of methods available to reader response researchers and a contextualising survey of existing work, we argue that both experimental and naturalistic methods should be regarded as ‘empirical’, and that stylistics is uniquely positioned to embrace diverse approaches to readers and reading. We summarise contributions to the special issue and the valuable insights they offer into the historical context of reader response research and the way readers perceive and evaluate texts (either poetry or narrative prose). Stylistic reader response research enables both the testing and development of stylistic methods, in accordance with the progressive spirit of the discipline, and also the establishment of new and renewed connections between stylistic research and work in other fields.

Eros and Polis: Desire and Community in Greek Political Theory

2004 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 777-778
Author(s):  
Lorraine Smith Pangle
Keyword(s):  
Political Theory ◽  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Cambridge University ◽  
Private Realm ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The City ◽  
Erotic Desire ◽  
The Erotic

Eros and Polis: Desire and Community in Greek Political Theory, Paul W. Ludwig, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, pp. xiii, 398In Eros and Polis, Paul Ludwig explores a rich array of issues relating to eros, homosexuality, and pederasty and their implications for republican political life. He examines ancient accounts of eros and its relation to other forms of desire, to tyranny and aggression, to spiritedness and the love of one's own, and to bonds of affection between citizens. He discusses ancient attempts to overcome the divisiveness of the private realm by controlling erotic relations between citizens, both in practice (such as at Sparta) and in theory (Plato's Republic). He concludes with a critique of the attempt of Thucydides' Pericles to stir up erotic desire and harness it in the service of the city, and of the erotic passion implicit in the attraction to foreign customs and sights. Ludwig draws upon a wide range of ancient sources including Homer, Sophocles, Aristophanes, Herodotus, Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle, Thucydides, Lucretius, and many others. But he does not limit himself to textual analysis; much of the book is devoted to putting these texts in historical context, and much is also devoted to drawing connections between ancient thoughts and practices and the concerns of contemporary political theory.

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