scholarly journals The Art of Un-Making: Nagasaki, Eniwetok, Mururoa, and J.G. Ballard

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 553-562
Author(s):  
Dominika Oramus
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Bomb ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Parking Lots ◽  
Nuclear Explosions ◽  
Non Fiction ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future

Abstract This paper analyzes one kind of Ballardian landscape, wastelands created by nuclear explosions, and aims at interpreting them as a study of the un-making of the human-made world. Cityscapes of ruins, crumbling concrete concourses and parking lots, abandoned barracks and military stations, radiation and mutations make Nagasaki, Eniwetok and Mururoa wasteland snap-shots of the future. In the minds of the protagonists, the un-made landscape is strangely soothing; they are attracted by the post-nuclear imagery and gladly embrace the upcoming catastrophe. Nagasaki, Eniwetok and Mururoa are the harbingers of a future where one can experience the nirvana of non-being. In this paper, I discuss the Ballardian un-making of the world and, hopefully, point to the subliminal meaning of atomic explosions in his works. To do this, I first discuss the references to the atomic bomb in Ballard's non-fiction (A User's Guide to the Millennium, J.G.Ballard Conversations). Then, I isolate and describe the subsequent stages of the un-making of the world using his depictions of Nagasaki (Empire of the Sun, The Atrocity Exhibition); Eniwetok (The Atrocity Exhibition, The Terminal Beach), and Mururoa (Rushing to Paradise). Finally, I suggest a hypothesis explaining the subliminal meaning of nuclear bombs with reference to Freud's theories.

scholarly journals Documenting the world at home and abroad : The Jacques Madvo collection

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Jokinen
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Value ◽  
Found Footage ◽  
Non Fiction ◽  
Home Movies ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
At Home

This thesis draws on the cataloguing and examination of the Madvo Collection at the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) as the basis to determine the value of his independent non-fiction films and resolve possible scenarios for their preservation. The collection contains 240 canisters of 16mm non-fiction films and production elements that LIFT intends to use as a resource for found footage films. This raises several concerns for the future of the materials, the most critical of which is the physical destruction of the films. This thesis aims to create a record of Madvo’s oeuvre so that his work can be protected from LIFT’s claim to use it as found footage. It offers different uses for the materials, as well as a broader perspective on the cultural value of the collection, paying particular attention to its importance for the history of amateur films and home movies.

scholarly journals Klara and the Sun: A Fable of Humanity in a Posthuman World

2021 ◽  
pp. 71-79
Author(s):  
Ms. Anupama Hosuri
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Kazuo Ishiguro ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Essential Questions

Kazuo Ishiguro sets his eighth novel, Klara and the Sun in the future and uses a robot to narrate the story. Ishiguro uses a posthumanistic scenario to tell a tale of humanity. The essential questions like- what are the qualities of the human beings? And do the non-human ‘others’ like machines, robots or cyborgs display the human qualities? What can we learn from our surroundings and all the non-human factors, which will help us to lead a more fulfilling life? How should one treat the non-human ‘others’? Are explored in Klara and the Sun. Klara and the Sun is studied under the lens of the humanism, postmodernism and posthumanism to arrive at the conclusions to these above stated questions. Ishiguro uses the setting as the metaphor to convey his heartfelt message to his readers across the world. Klara and the Sun conveys the message of kindness, empathy and love to the world.

scholarly journals Eagle Image in the Contemporary Movie Text (“Toyon Kyyl” by E. Novikov as a Case Study)

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 423-438
Author(s):  
F. S. Androsova
Keyword(s):  
World Ocean ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Cultural Analysis ◽  
Special Role ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Relationship

The article discusses the semantics of the image of an eagle in the drama “Toyon Kyyl” (The Lord Eagle) by a Sakha director Eduard Novikov. The research is based on various methods, including linguo-cultural analysis, structural semiotic analysis, and interpretative methods of analysis. Eagle is one of the oldest symbols used by various peoples of the world. The Sakha called eagle toyon kyyl (lord of birds) or toyon bulur (lord who brings misfortune). In modern context the image of the eagle represents nature, while the relationship between the eagle and the characters represent the relationship between people and nature. Humanity, just like that young boy Mikiper who scared away the eagle in his childhood, is destroying the natural world. However, the punishment for this act is waiting in the future. The article discusses the main symbols of the film, connected with the image of an eagle: the Sun, a tree, an egg. The Sun (mark of the Upper World) is connected with divine punishment and divine eye. An egg, floating in the world ocean, contained the Universe inside of it, according to myths of the peoples of the world. In the analysed film the eggs symbolise children, offspring, and thus the future. A special role in the film is given to an old tengke tit larch tree, which symbolises the world tree, while the eagle on its top is the mark of the Upper World.

scholarly journals AKAL DALAM PERSPEKTIF PENDIDIKAN ISLAM (Telaah Reflektif Filsafat Pendidikan Islam terhadap Ayat-ayat Alquran)

ALQALAM ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Wasehudin Wasehudin
Keyword(s):  
Educational Philosophy ◽  
The Sun ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Mind

The search of a divine messages understanding should be sought in the newest formulation, so that the Scripture can provide a brilliant and glorious answer or it will be soothing the truth’s seeker in all problem forms, which is from the past, the present, and the future. The exclamation in the language of The Qur’an was revealed in various words forms: afala ta’qiluun, afala tatadabbarun, afala tubshirun and etcetera. Those words are a series of bids for people to constanly explore, make a review, and also do research through of education as the Caliphate task. The mind of this educational philosophy perspective is like two sets of the coin that cannot be separated from one another. If philosophy was crowned as “The Mother of Science” or The Mother of all Science kind, then of course mind will be the sun of science and the main media in the world of education.

scholarly journals Optimizing Bookstore Production Using Fuzzy Linear Programming

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-19
Author(s):  
Suzanawati Abu Hasan ◽  
Teoh Yeong Kin ◽  
Diana Sirmayunie Mohd Nasir
Keyword(s):  
Linear Programming ◽  
Closed Interval ◽  
Fuzzy Linear Programming ◽  
Programming Approach ◽  
Business Owner ◽  
Online Store ◽  
Linear Programming Approach ◽  
Non Fiction ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future

The world Reader bookstore has a structured collection of books neatly arranged on shelves. The question is how the bookstore should keep the shelves full and make profit at the same time. Books are expensive due to the building tax that the business owner needs to pay, along with the tax imposed on each book. Hence, a bookstore owner will typically increase the prices of the books to make profit. Due to the high prices, people are keener to buy books through online store. Thus, this study is conducted to optimize books needed to be sold in a bookstore using the fuzzy linear programming approach. This study will focus more on fiction and non-fiction books that are available in the bookstore, which will help the bookstore to achieve its highest profit in the future. The result shows that the profit in a closed interval of [RM209016.00, RM348691.20] was obtained once the fiction and non-fiction books were [0 unit, 8000 units] and [4000 units, 4000 units]. Based on the findings of the study, other businesses can also use this method in to optimize their business in the future.

scholarly journals Documenting the world at home and abroad : The Jacques Madvo collection

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Jokinen
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Value ◽  
Found Footage ◽  
Non Fiction ◽  
Home Movies ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
At Home

This thesis draws on the cataloguing and examination of the Madvo Collection at the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) as the basis to determine the value of his independent non-fiction films and resolve possible scenarios for their preservation. The collection contains 240 canisters of 16mm non-fiction films and production elements that LIFT intends to use as a resource for found footage films. This raises several concerns for the future of the materials, the most critical of which is the physical destruction of the films. This thesis aims to create a record of Madvo’s oeuvre so that his work can be protected from LIFT’s claim to use it as found footage. It offers different uses for the materials, as well as a broader perspective on the cultural value of the collection, paying particular attention to its importance for the history of amateur films and home movies.

Warsztaty z Apokalipsy. Zagrożenia atomową zagładą w reportażach Swietłany Aleksijewicz, Katarzyny Boni oraz Johna Herseya

2017 ◽  
pp. 109-117
Author(s):  
Kamila Augustyn
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Reactor ◽  
Atomic Bomb ◽  
Cultural Meanings ◽  
Non Fiction ◽  
The World ◽  
Reactor Accidents ◽  
Bomb Explosion ◽  
The Way ◽  
Nuclear Reactor Accidents

The article analyses the reportage of John Hersey, Svetlana Alexievich and Katarzyna Boni devoted to the victims of the atomic bomb explosion in Hiroshima, as well as the nuclear reactor accidents in Chernobyl and Fukushima. Presenting the consequences of disasters, not only in material, but above all in human terms, the author makes an attempt to find out how societies, including the heroes of reportage, process the trauma of contamination through culture, and what is the role in this process of the fictionalized type of this genre of the non-fiction prose. To answer the question whether the contemporary reportage can serve as a culture-creating factor, the author analyses the linguistic and stylistic features, which carry cultural meanings, as well as the composition of reportage texts revealing the way the authors build the world presented of their authentic stories.

Becoming Politicized

2017 ◽  
Vol 225 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Barkas ◽  
Xenia Chryssochoou
Keyword(s):  
Collective Identity ◽  
Political Socialization ◽  
Greek Society ◽  
Economic Vulnerability ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Identity Model ◽  
Beliefs About The Future ◽  
Of Greece ◽  
The Way

Abstract. This research took place just after the end of the protests following the killing of a 16-year-old boy by a policeman in Greece in December 2008. Participants (N = 224) were 16-year-olds in different schools in Attiki. Informed by the Politicized Collective Identity Model ( Simon & Klandermans, 2001 ), a questionnaire measuring grievances, adversarial attributions, emotions, vulnerability, identifications with students and activists, and questions about justice and Greek society in the future, as well as about youngsters’ participation in different actions, was completed. Four profiles of the participants emerged from a cluster analysis using representations of the conflict, emotions, and identifications with activists and students. These profiles differed on beliefs about the future of Greece, participants’ economic vulnerability, and forms of participation. Importantly, the clusters corresponded to students from schools of different socioeconomic areas. The results indicate that the way young people interpret the events and the context, their levels of identification, and the way they represent society are important factors of their political socialization that impacts on their forms of participation. Political socialization seems to be related to youngsters’ position in society which probably constitutes an important anchoring point of their interpretation of the world.

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