scholarly journals Transcending Binariesin Hanif Kureishi’s Goodbye, Mother’s Dichotomous Settings

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-86
Author(s):  
Arbaayah Ali Termizi ◽  
Cheong Pui Yin
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Class Versus ◽  
Negative Freedom ◽  
The Past ◽  
Physical Setting ◽  
Class B ◽  
Female Figures ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Self Knowledge ◽  
The Relationship

Hanif Kureishiis often noted for his tendency to pit his protagonist against the dichotomous setting around him. In one of Kureishi’s short stories titled Goodbye, Mother, Harry, the protagonist is placed against the dichotomous physical and spatial settings in the story. This dichotomous physical setting reflects a long time conflict between the urban and the suburban, whereas the spatial one represents the past and the present on opposing sides. Accordingly, these opposing elements also come to represent equally conflicting connotations to the protagonist, in terms of (a) class difference (high class versus middle class), (b) female figures in life (mother versus wife), and (c) generational contrast (previous versus current generation). Thus, this paper intends to elucidate the struggle that Harry goes through as he confronts the three above said elements in relation to the physical and spatial settings in the story. Hence this paper focuses on the relationship between the motif of movement/leaving with freedom as well as looking at the form(s) of victory/freedom that Harry may obtain when (or if) he succeeds while moving between the binaries. The exploration of these themes is guided, primarily, by Raymond William’s concept of ‘social formula’ and John Christman’s extension of Isiah Berlin’s notion of positive/negative freedom. In short, this study proposes that Harry does transcend from one sphere of the binaries to the other, and his movement/leaving has helped to facilitate a positive freedom within him, which culminates, ultimately, in the discovery of his self-knowledge and identity.  

scholarly journals Republican Relicts: Gender, Memory, and Mourning in Irish Nationalist Culture, ca. 1798–1848

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 608-637
Author(s):  
Catriona Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Memory Studies ◽  
Irish Studies ◽  
Nationalist Discourse ◽  
The Past ◽  
National Memory ◽  
Female Figures ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractIn the past two decades, remembrance has emerged as one of the dominant preoccupations in Irish historical scholarship. There has, however, been little sustained analysis of the relationship between gender and memory in Irish studies, and gender remains under-theorized in memory studies more broadly. Yet one of the striking aspects of nineteenth-century commemorations of the 1798 and 1803 rebellions is the relatively prominent role accorded to women and, in particular, Sarah Curran, Pamela Fitzgerald, and Matilda Tone, the widows of three of the most celebrated United Irish “martyrs.” By analyzing the mnemonic functions these female figures performed in nineteenth-century Irish nationalist discourse, this article offers a case study of the circumstances in which women may be incorporated into, rather than excluded, from national memory cultures. This incorporation, it is argued, had much to do with the fraught political context in which the 1798 rebellion and its leaders were memorialized. As the remembrance of the rebellion in the first half of the nineteenth century assumed a covert character, conventionally gendered distinctions between private grief and public remembrance, intimate histories and heroic reputations, and family genealogy and public biography became blurred so as to foreground women and the female mourner.

scholarly journals Relationship of Characters and Illustration in Short Story 9 Dari Nadira By Leila S. Chudori

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-101
Author(s):  
Sri Ayu Kusumaningsih ◽  
Ahmad Bahtiar
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Main Character ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Semiotic Theory ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This study is to find out the relationship of characters to illustrations in a collection of 9short stories from NadiraKarya Leila S. Chudori. In the collection, there are four short stories that contain illustrations of the main characters namely "Melukis Langit”, "Tasbih", "Sebilah Pisau", and "At Pedder Bay". The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method by using Charles Sanders Pierce's Semiotic Theory which includes sign and object. The study of characterization or characterization is done in two methods namely direct (telling) and indirect (showing). The results of  this study indicate that out of the 4 short stories analyzed only 3 short stories that have character relationships with illustrations, namely the short story "Melukis Langit", "Tasbih" and "Sebilah Pisau". Short story of "Melukis Langit" depicts Nadira's character who is strong against her father's behavior since the death of his mother. The short story illustration shows Nadira crying in the bathroom to vent her sadness. Short story "Tasbih" describes Mr. X with a mysterious character illustrated by showing Mr. X's face full of mystery while the short story "Sebilah Pisau" tells Kris who is Nadira's secret admirer. Kris's character is displayed with illustrations illustrating the event when Nadira was surprised to see Kris's table filled with Nadira's picture. Short story "At Pedder Bay" tells Nadira's old friend Marc who is also an admirer of Nadira for a long time. The main character, Marc in this short story is not illustrated in the illustration. The short story shows a background, namely the lake and the figure of the woman sitting pensively. 

From the Archaeology of Childhood to Modern Children Visiting Archaeological Museums

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Lambrugo
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
General Public ◽  
Ancient History ◽  
Interesting Point ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of Art ◽  
Long Time ◽  
History Of ◽  
Children And Childhood ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter addresses three interconnected topics, beginning with a short overview of the archaeology of children and childhood in Italy, explaining how and why the Italian contribution to the topic has been very recent. The chapter then moves on to explore the relationship between modern children, Italian scholars of ancient history of art and archaeology, and museums; it notes that for a very long time Italian universities and museums have not been interested in developing didactic archaeology at all, especially when the spectators were children, whether of pre-school or older age. Finally, returning to children in the past, two noteworthy case studies of the presentation of ancient children at exhibitions are illustrated as an interesting point of convergence between current archaeological studies in Italy on childhood in the ancient world, and the newly generated need to communicate to the general public the result of research works.

scholarly journals Two Decades of Indonesia’s Democracy and the Fading of Feminist Agenda

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Anna Margret
Keyword(s):  
Political Institutions ◽  
Women's Movement ◽  
Electoral Politics ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Political Struggle ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Voice

<p class="p1">This article explores the complexity of the relationship between democracy and feminism in both theory and practice. For a long time, feminist theorists have put forward criticism of democratic studies, which emphasize the importance of transforming political institutions and addressing the measure of the goodness of democracy that is considered to be generally accepted. As a result, the voice and interests of women are considered merely complementary and not a priority. Feminist agendas—marked by the formulation of interests aimed at challenging patriarchy in a variety of manifestations—are increasingly scarce in the work of fighting for democracy in Indonesia, especially in the participation of women’s electoral politics. While non-electoral participation is more indicative of the presence of a feminist agenda, the challenge lies in the lack of linkages with electoral politics. The achievements of democracy over the past 20 years show the lack of contribution of democracy to the struggle that the women’s movement formulated with the breath of feminism. This article highlights the increasingly eroded feminist agenda in the consolidation of democracy in Indonesia. It is time for the consolidation of democracy to borrow the logic of feminism, which rejects the public/private; personal/political dichotomy; in the electoral/non-electoral political struggle.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>

scholarly journals Epilogue: Pan Narrans

2021 ◽  
pp. 247-258
Author(s):  
Emilie Taylor-Pirie
Keyword(s):  
Fin De Siecle ◽  
Science And Society ◽  
Story Telling ◽  
Cultural Encounters ◽  
Political Discourses ◽  
The Past ◽  
Fin De Siècle ◽  
Self Knowledge ◽  
Historical Moment ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractIn this epilogue, Taylor-Pirie analyses the ‘heroic biography’ mode that still characterises popular histories of medicine as a legacy of the collision of science and empire at the fin de siècle. After considering the challenges inherent in writing contextual histories of science, and the human penchant for linear story-telling, she broadens her view to take into account political discourses surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. Taylor-Pirie argues that stories of science and stories of empire shaped each other in ways that are contingent on this historical moment but that continue to inflect and occlude our self-knowledge. She contends that by paying attention to cultural encounters between medicine and the humanities in the past, we gain important insights into the relationship between science and society in the present.

scholarly journals WHEN CULTURE MEETS RELIGION: THE MULUDAN TRADITION IN THE KA-NOMAN SULTANATE, CIREBON, WEST JAVA

Al-Albab ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Religious Identity ◽  
Political Power ◽  
Cultural Tradition ◽  
Power Relationship ◽  
Royal Family ◽  
Religious Ritual ◽  
The Past ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The One ◽  
The Relationship

This article is based on a fundamental question, what is the relationship between practicing the Muludan tradition and seeking of power by the Royal family of the Kanoman Sultanate in Cirebon? The Muludan is a tradition conducted by the Royal family, and thousands of people participate in this tradition. This article is aimed to analyze the extent of which the Royal family uses Muludan tradition to regain their political power as they had in the past. Our participatory research shows that the Muludan tradition could be defined as a religious-cultural system. This is not only a religious ritual but also a cultural tradition. On the one hand this tradition is done primarily based on the knowledge, beliefs, norms and moral values of religious teachings. People participating in this tradition believe that they would gain God blessing (Ngalap Berkah) and Shafa’at as cited by the Quran and the Hadith. On the other hand, this tradition involves cultural tradition that has been practiced by the local people since long time ago. This research also found that the Royal family fails to use this tradition to gain political power as they intend to do. This tradition could mainly effectively be implemented in terms of the socio-cultural relationship between the Sultan and the followers. Political power, the Royal family aims to gain through conducting the Muludan tradition, does not significantly happen. Key words: The Muludan Tradition, Power Relationship, Religious Identity, and the Kanoman Sultanate

scholarly journals LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE: POLYBIUS AND THE PROGRESS OF ROME

2017 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Walker Moore
Keyword(s):  
Historical Narrative ◽  
Careful Study ◽  
Learning From Experience ◽  
Historical Events ◽  
The Past ◽  
Recent Scholarship ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Relationship

Perhaps the most striking aspect of Polybius’ work is the frequency with which the historian pauses his historical narrative and embarks upon digressions, including entire books devoted to the topics of geography (Book 34), historiography (Book 12) and, most famously, the discussion of the Roman constitution in Book 6. Such digressions have naturally drawn the attention of modern scholars, but in the past the tendency in Polybian scholarship had been to read such digressions in isolation, and even to deny their relevance outside of their immediate context. While it is true that these digressions cannot be regarded as strict blue-prints upon which Polybius’ historical narrative is to be precisely mapped, more recent scholarship has suggested that such passages are not as irrelevant to this narrative as they had for a long time appeared. Moreover, a parallel trend in Polybian scholarship is currently calling for a renewed focus into the composition of his historical narrative in order to apply the level of scrutiny to the text of Polybius previously reserved, for example, for his more famous predecessors, Herodotus and Thucydides. An appropriate recognition of the relationship between the more famous passages of Polybius’ work found in his digressions and the broader narrative of historical events will help to alleviate this deficiency. Careful study of the text of Polybius in this manner will reveal that his historical narrative does not simply represent a bare record of historical facts but is rather composed by the historian in a way that demonstrates and reinforces the principles presented in the more abstract digressions, which have attracted more attention.

Le chant du cocq

2008 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-54
Author(s):  
Chantal Kesteloot
Keyword(s):  
The Political ◽  
The Past ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Scientific Analysis ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Long Time ◽  
History Of ◽  
Areas Of Interest ◽  
The Relationship

De geschiedenis van de Vlaamse beweging wekt sinds lang de belangstelling van de Vlaamse vorsers. Tegelijk heeft de theorievorming rond nationalisme zich tijdens de laatste jaren volledig vernieuwd. De Gentse historicus Maarten van Ginderachter combineert in Le chant du coq zijn twee interessesferen en stelt een bijtend essay voor over de geschiedenis van de Waalse beweging. Het betreft een boeiende herlezing van de meest recente werken die aan de beweging gewijd werden, in het bijzonder L’Encyclopédie du Mouvement wallon. Zijn doel is aan te tonen dat, in weerwil van de steeds herhaalde visie, de beweging eveneens een etnisch discours gebruikt. Bijgevolg is de tegenstelling tussen een 'etnische' Vlaamse beweging en een 'civiele' Waalse beweging eerder een geloofszaak die niet bestand is tegen een wetenschappelijke analyse. De vraagstelling verdient een verder uitdieping. Om de staat van de geschiedschrijving van de Waalse beweging te begrijpen, is het essentieel de omstandigheden van de productie te bekijken net als de verhouding, in Wallonië, tussen de politieke macht en de academische sfeer. Daarenboven stelt zich de vraag naar de (on)mogelijkheid van een gedeelde nationale geschiedenis. Vlaamse en franstalige vorsers lijken meer en meer een verschillende visie op het verleden te hebben, een visie die zelfs zodanig verschilt dat er geraakt wordt aan het zelfbeeld en het beeld van de andere.________Le chant du coqFlemish researchers have been interested in the history of the Flemish movement for a long time. At the same time the theory formation about nationalism has been completely renovated during the past years. In Le chant du coq the Ghent historian Maarten Van Ginderachter combines his two areas of interest and presents a sarcastic essay about the history of the Walloon movement. It concerns an absorbing rereading of the most recent works that were dedicated to the movement, in particular the Encyclopédie du Mouvement wallon. He intends to demonstrate that in spite of the ever repeated vision, the movement also utilizes an ethnic discourse. Consequently the opposition between an 'ethnic' Flemish movement and a 'civil' Walloon movement is rather a matter of faith, which cannot stand up to scientific analysis. The issue deserves further in-depth study. In order to understand the state of the historiography of the Walloon movement, it is essential to view the circumstances of the production as well as the relationship between the political power and the academic atmosphere in Wallonia. In addition the question about the (in)possibility of a shared national history must be raised. The visions of the past held by Flemish and French-speaking researchers appear to be growing further and further apart, with the consequence that these separate visions influence both the self-image and the image of the other party.

scholarly journals Pozvánka na konferenci Naše společná přítomnost 2016

Envigogika ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Dlouhá
Keyword(s):  
Human Beings ◽  
Great Expectations ◽  
Economic Relationships ◽  
The Past ◽  
Man And Nature ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Artistic Achievement ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Two Sides

Great expectations, projects and mistakes – efforts to understand and control nature in the past and the presentThe Conference will take place at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague 1, square Jana Palacha 2, room 104 (see map), 1st April 2016People have for ages been trying to deal with the unpredictability of nature and at the same time causing it through their interventions. They have always longed to transform the environment, society, or even man as such; they have strived to harness the forces of nature or prevent unpredictable risks. Attempts to interfere with nature or engineer human beings and their social or economic relationships have often been (self) destructive due to misunderstandings over fundamental internal principles. The boundary between what is based on dreams or mere illusion, and appropriate plans and processes, is almost indistinguishable – the real benefits or, conversely, major risks, usually become apparent after only a long time. Desired progress and unintended disaster are often two sides of the same coin. And so even in a fully responsible and scientifically sound relationship with nature we can observe an indistinct dividing line between the possible and the impossible, reality and fiction, which is easy to regularly transgress by technical means.In this sense, we are looking for lessons from the past, but at the same time trying to look into the future – we see big (and small), often utopian plans for social or technical development, and artistic achievement. We attempt to map the dead ends that people have tried in the past and those into which they are now wanting to enter. We consider it a way of learning more about the relationship between man and nature. At the same time, we have numerous questions that directly affect us. In what we can hope for today, what we should worry about, where are we probably heading? And how (and what) we will report back to those who come after us –will they live in a world built on our ideas and decisions?

scholarly journals Aspectos de la historia de la vegetación de México con base en macrofósiles de angiospermas

2017 ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Sergio R.S. Cevallos-Ferriz ◽  
Alicia Silva-Pineda
Keyword(s):  
Southern Hemisphere ◽  
Northern Hemisphere ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Endemic Plants ◽  
Vegetation Types ◽  
The Past ◽  
Long Time ◽  
History Of ◽  
Work Done ◽  
The Relationship

The history of Mexican vegetation is mainly known through extrapolations based on its extant flora and/or paleobotanical work done in other countries. While macrofossils corroborate that in the past, as in the present, the Mexican flora had relationships with those of other areas, its study reveals that during the Cretaceous it had affinities with the boreal floras, though, some of the d escribed plants have close phylogenetic relationships with plants now growing naturally in the southern hemisphere. During the Tertiary the relationship with the boreal floras continued, suggesting that if some taxa originated in Gondwana, at least some of their genera and species could differentiate and radiate in the northern hemisphere, as suggested by some Anacardiaceae and perhaps other Leguminosae. A legume, Lysiloma, suggest that endemic taxa that characterize the extant Mexican vegetation have a long history, since they are known from Oligocene sediments. Another plant of the same family, Reinweberia, also suggest that during the Tertiary there were endemic plants that became extinct, and underscores the fact that for a long time the Mexican vegetation have had a distinct composition. The macrofossils of angiosperms suggest that only recently, perhaps no more than 10 million years ago, the vegetation types recognized today were established, although, those of the past could be similar.

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