scholarly journals American Poverty and Social Rejection in Craig Gillespie’s I, Tonya

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. WLS64-WLS76
Author(s):  
Paulina Korzeniewska-Nowakowska
Keyword(s):  
Social Engagement ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Social Rejection ◽  
Figure Skating ◽  
Social Standing ◽  
American Cinema ◽  
Normative Expectations ◽  
The Common ◽  
American Poverty

This paper examines the image of American poverty, rejection and social engagement in a recent sports biopic inspired by the story of American skater Tonya Harding, Craig Gillespie’s I, Tonya (2017). It draws on data presented in recent poverty studies to determine the extent of deprivation and attend to its representation in American cinema. In the light of the above, I closely analyze the biopic, focusing on its depiction of professional figure skating, expectations of female athletes, and most importantly, the figure of Tonya Harding. I argue that the protagonist’s social background dominates her portrayal, which also challenges the common conception of a sports biopic; Harding’s narrative is defined by her mismatch with ice skating’s normative expectations and, most importantly, by her social standing.

Intermedia – (Not Only) The Visual in the Hypertext of Contemporary Art

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mladen Mladenov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Contemporary Art ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Artistic Expression ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Aesthetic Practice ◽  
The Common ◽  
The 1950S

The article presents some historical and theoretical aspects defining intermedia as an aesthetic, cultural and social phenomenon. Its appearance in the 1950s and 1960s was triggered by the changed attitude towards art in the conditions of growing technology in society and the blurring of boundaries between different arts. The concept of intermedia is created by a group of artists who unite under the common name Fluxus, meaning „ flow of life“. Group Manifesto – Dick Higgins, composer, poet, publisher - formulates intermedia as a merger into a „ flow“ of different ways of artistic expression and means of communication. The most important distinctive features of intermedia – accessibility, non-commerciality, freedom, social engagement, compliance of modern lifestyle and the new media in it are traced. It explains the role of this aesthetic practice as an instrument in creating the hypertext of contemporary art.

Judging in Practice

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Balinski ◽  
Rida Laraki
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Figure Skating ◽  
Life Index ◽  
Economist Intelligence Unit ◽  
Quality Of Life Index ◽  
The Common

This chapter presents mechanisms that help in transforming scores, measures, or grades of judges into the jury’s scores to determine the final rankings in wine, figure skating, diving, and other competitions. It also focuses on the common languages used by judges in permitting meaningful measurement in these competitions. The chapter discusses how these mechanisms are applied when evaluating and ranking students in their examinations, essays, and class performances, and also when evaluating and ranking employees, musicians, divers, and skaters in related competitions. It also describes how a quality-of-life index is prepared by the Economist Intelligence Unit in which rankings are given to specific countries. It is demonstrated in theory and practice that different approaches are used by judges in assigning scores to an individual competitor when they combine them in the competitor’s total jury score.

Women, men, and five Olympic rings: An examination of Chinese Central Television’s broadcast of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 747-766
Author(s):  
Qingru Xu ◽  
Andrew Billings ◽  
Hua Wang ◽  
Rui Jin ◽  
Sitong Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Female Athletes ◽  
People’S Republic Of China ◽  
Figure Skating ◽  
People's Republic Of China ◽  
Clock Time ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
Figure Skaters ◽  
Winter Olympics ◽  
Biological Sex

This study conducts a content analysis on Chinese Central Television’s broadcasting of figure skating, short track speed skating, and freestyle skiing—the three most popular winter sports in the People’s Republic of China—at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics from the perspective of biological sex. A full examination of 100% (over 37 h) of Chinese Central Television’s broadcast coverage was analyzed in terms of clock-time, name-mentions, and descriptors. In each sport examined, female athletes received less clock-time and fewer name-mentions compared to their male counterparts. However, in the analysis of 7765 descriptors, relatively few significant differences between depictions of male and female athletes were uncovered, potentially explained by the Communist legacy of erasing women’s feminine characteristics and the relatively equal number of male and female commentators in Chinese Central Television’s sports newsrooms. Also, compared to many Western countries, male figure skaters in the People’s Republic of China received more clock-time and name-mentions, possibly attributed to cultural differences in defining ideal masculinity across East Asia and the West.

Paula Meehan’s "Cell": The Imprisoned Dialogue of Female Discourses

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-421
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Poloczek
Keyword(s):  
Common Good ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
Sexual Discourse ◽  
Feminist Discourse ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Military ◽  
Critical Literature ◽  
Animal World

The paper discusses Paula Mehan’s play Cell with focus on the female discourses present in the context of this literary work and the multifold metaphorisation that both the title of the work and the contents invite. The discourses are analysed against the relevant social background and critical literature. The focal types of discourses under discussion involve imagery from maternal and familiar discourse, the “biological” discourse related to hygiene, the sexual discourse, the mock feminist discourse, the discourse of the military and the propaganda of the common good, and the discourse related to the animal world.  

scholarly journals Myśl i praktyka edukacyjna niemieckich pietystów - poglądy i działalność Augusta Hermanna Frankego

2019 ◽  
pp. 47-60
Author(s):  
Sylwia Würker
Keyword(s):  
Social Engagement ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Individual Experience ◽  
Educational Methods ◽  
Individual Approach ◽  
Missionary Work ◽  
The Common ◽  
Teachers Training

The article presents the opinions and pedagogical and educational activity of August Hermann Franke - a person of interesting biography and multifaceted activity. The main objective of this sketch is to demonstrate the influence of the assumptions and practice of Pietists on pedagogical concepts and pragmatic enterprises. As far as the origin and the evolution of Pietists are concerned, the author discusses the common, fundamental assumptions (internalized faith, active social engagement, missionary work aimed at improvement of social conditions) and their exemplifications in the activity of August Hermann Franke. The fundamental conceptions of Franke were based on pietistic motivation for life according to faith and individual experience in working with the youth. The article depicts the functioning of centres and schools founded by Franke, in which the founder introduced progressive teaching and educational methods, promoted an individual approach towards pupils. Also, he maintained strict discipline and a system of reprimand, reproval, threats and punishment. The sketch stresses the significance of teachers’ training for the role of educators and also indicates which assumptions and educational practices of Franke survived until modern-day times.

scholarly journals COVID-19- Related Stigma in COVID-19 Survivors in Kampala, Uganda: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kabunga Amir
Keyword(s):  
Health Workers ◽  
Social Rejection ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Related Stigma ◽  
The Common ◽  
Thematic Approach ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Research And Policy

Abstract Background: COVID-19-related stigma is gradually becoming a global problem among COVID-19 survivors with far-reaching implications. However, this social problem has received little attention in research and policy. This study aimed at exploring the COVID-19-related stigma survivors in Kampala, UgandaMethods: A cross-sectional exploratory research design was used. COVID-19 survivors in Kampala district part of the study. In-depth interviews were used to collect data and analysis was done using thematic approach. Results: The results from the data showed that COVID-19-related stigma is prevalent and the common form of stigma was social rejection. Conclusions: The majority of the respondent in the sample endorsed COVID-19-related stigma and such behaviors were high in the community. The COVID-19 pandemic survivors indicated that they faced social rejection and community ostracism. Thus reducing COVID-19-related stigma is vital to control the spread of the virus. An all-inclusive effort is needed to address COVID-19-related stigma and its debilitating consequences by health workers and policy makers.

Crowdsourcing Social Innovation

2017 ◽  
pp. 54-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuele Musa
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Engagement ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Tony Blair ◽  
The Common

The growing awareness of humanity's finite resources and recognition of the limitations of one-off projects are prompting step changes in development planning. Sustainable development addresses the limitations of current practices; its aim is to achieve the triple bottom line of economic prosperity, environmental quality and social equity, meeting the needs of present society without compromising resources for future generations. Collective intelligence is considered by both Charles Leadbeater (former advisor to Tony Blair) and MIT as one of the most powerful ways to tackle complex problems, like climate change. This chapter explores the principles of crowdsourcing, its applications and the main trends. It presents theories, practices and examples of the use of crowdsourcing to innovate in the area of sustainable development for the common good. It announces the rise of collective brain-power to the challenge of creating better and more effective forms of civic and social engagement to solve problems on a world scale.

Body Physique and Composition in Premenarchal Ballerinas and Female Athletes in Aesthetic Sports

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 175-179
Author(s):  
Marjeta Misigoj-Durakovic ◽  
Vlatko Vucetic ◽  
Zijad Durakovic ◽  
Jasenka Wolf-Cvitak ◽  
Branka Matkovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Skinfold Thickness ◽  
Figure Skating ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Figure Skaters ◽  
Rhythmic Gymnastics ◽  
Rhythmic Gymnasts

Ballet, rhythmic gymnastics, and figure skating are disciplines that are begun early in childhood and pose high demands on the performers’ functional and energy capacities, which may influence the development of the body's physique and composition. This study investigated whether differences in the body's physique and composition were preexistent in young, premenarchal ballerinas and female athletes in aesthetic sport disciplines before training was started. Twenty-four anthropometric measurements were made of body physique and composition, and body mass index (BMI) and fat percentage were calculated. The groups of premenarchal dancers and athletes did not differ significantly in body height, body mass, or BMI. They also showed similarities in skeletal measurements, with the exception of ankle diameter. In measurements sensitive to specific training loads, significant differences were found, most notably in figure skaters, who had markedly greater arm circumferences than did ballerinas and rhythmic gymnasts. Ballerinas and rhythmic gymnasts did not have significant differences in soft tissues measurements, with the exception of the calf skinfold thickness, which was significantly greater in ballerinas. Skinfold thickness and body fat percentage were higher in skaters than in rhythmic gymnasts and ballerinas. Young ballerinas and rhythmic gymnasts were more slender with lower skinfold values and limb circumferences than skaters.

Buddhist Epigraphy and Traditions of Writing in the Northern Dynasties

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-312
Author(s):  
Jordan Davis
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Social Background ◽  
The Political ◽  
Historical Source ◽  
Common Trends ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
The Past ◽  
Political Function ◽  
Medieval China ◽  
The Common

Abstract Over the past several decades, hundreds of donor inscriptions (zaoxiangji 造像記) and works of Buddhist epigraphy have been discovered, making them an abundant historical source on medieval China. To date, research related to these artifacts has mainly concentrated on the religious and political function of these inscriptions. This article, considering the literary and cultural aspects of these pieces, investigates how Buddhist epigraphy can be used to trace the development of traditions of writing during the Northern Dynasties period. It starts by analyzing a seldom-researched inscription, “Dangchanggong Huifusi bei” 宕昌公暉福寺碑 (The Duke of Dangchang's Huifu Temple Stele), and then examines its historical and cultural context. The article continues with an investigation into the common trends found in Northern Dynasties epigraphy by comparing “Dangchanggong Huifusi bei” with other pieces of extant Buddhist inscriptions. The analysis explores the literary characteristics of these works, the political and social background of their creation, and the culture associated with such inscriptions.

scholarly journals Somatotype of Top-Level Serbian Rhythmic Gymnasts

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tijana Purenović-Ivanović ◽  
Ružena Popović
Keyword(s):  
Female Athletes ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Figure Skating ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Anthropometric Data ◽  
International Biological Programme ◽  
Rhythmic Gymnastics ◽  
Biological Programme ◽  
Psychological Capacities ◽  
Rhythmic Gymnasts

Abstract Body size and build influence performance in many sports, especially in those belonging to the group of female aesthetic sports (rhythmic gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, and figure skating). These sports pose high specific demands upon the functional, energy, motor and psychological capacities of athletes, but also upon the size, body build and composition of the performers, particularly of the top-level female athletes. The study of the top athletes (rhythmic gymnasts, in this case) may provide valuable information on the morphological requirements for achieving success in this sport. Therefore, the main objective of this research was to analyze the somatotype of 40 Serbian top-level rhythmic gymnasts, aged 13.04±2.79, and to form the five age group categories. The anthropometric variables included body height, body mass, the selected diameters, girths and skinfolds, and the Heath-Carter anthropometric somatotype. All of the anthropometric data were collected according to International Biological Programme, and then processed in the Somatotype 1.2. The applied analysis of variance indicated an increase in endomorphic component with age. The obtained results show that the balanced ectomorph is a dominant somatotype, being similar for all of the athletes that took part in the research (3.54-3.24-4.5). These results are in line with the ones obtained in previous studies.

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