scholarly journals Inspectors and Auditors: Some Sources of Andrey Platonov’s Work of the 1920s

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 274-299
Author(s):  
Maria V. Osipenko
Keyword(s):  
Communist Party ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Soviet State ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Control

The article examines the work of Andrey Platonov of the 1920s in the context of the history of the Soviet state and Communist Party administration departments. Allusions to the activity of these authorities are present in many of Platonov’s works (“Gorod Gradov,” “Administrativnoe Estestvoznanie,” “Usomnivshiysya Makar,” “Nadlezhachie Meropriyatiya (Socialnaya Satira nashih dney),” etc.). Most of the references relate to anti-bureaucratic and rationalization activities of these power and control authorities. The effort to perfect bureaucratic machine is represented in Platonov’s work as pseudoproductive, pseudo-scientific, and meaningless activity. Yet, it is also shown how such pseudo-organization can become real life-threatening force.

scholarly journals The General Intonation in the Performance of “Boris Godunov” of Vsevolod Meyerhold — Sergei Prokofiev

ICONI ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 36-48
Author(s):  
Ivan D. Porshnev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Communist Party ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Central Committee ◽  
Semantic Content ◽  
Sergei Prokofiev ◽  
Soviet State ◽  
History Of ◽  
Centennial Anniversary ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Boris Godunov

The article dwells upon the process of the artistic cooperation between Vsevolod Meyerhold and Sergei Prokofi ev by the example of their collaborative work on Alexander Pushkin’s play “Boris Godunov.” The preparation for the actualization of the conception had started long before the main rehearsing period — in 1934, after the issuance of the edict of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the VKP(b) (Communist Party) “Concerning the Foundation of the All-Union Pushkin Committee in connection with the centennial anniversary of the death of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin.” The performance was supposed to have become the appropriate response to the festivities of the Pushkin jubilee, but it never got round to being performed at that time. The peculiarities of the interpretation of the drama in the dialogue of the two Masters are examined on the basis of the materials connected with the history of the creation of the performance and the music to it. Analysis is made of the semantic content of the musical numbers (“The Song of the Lonely Wanderer” and the “Songs of Loneliness”), which carry out the function of the through leit-motifs and indirectly characterize Boris Godunov and the Pretender, and also play an important role in the formation of the “general intonation” of the performance. The conclusion is arrived at that the “politically saturated” production of Vsevolod Meyerhold and Sergei Prokofi ev touched upon the prohibited “territory of meanings”: the denoted implication unwittingly projected itself on the personal fate of the ruler of the Soviet state.

“Call Me Mama”

2012 ◽  
Vol 642 (1) ◽  
pp. 170-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Chihye Kim
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Korean American ◽  
Immigrant Workers ◽  
Undocumented Immigrant ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Unpaid Labor ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Control ◽  
Insight Into

Based on three years of participant observation, this article provides insight into the working relationship between a small business owner and undocumented immigrant workers at a Korean-Japanese restaurant. The case study focuses on a Korean American businesswoman who depends on the unpaid labor of family members and the cheap labor of undocumented immigrants. Using naturalistic ethnography, which consists of casual interactions and conversations with informants, the author relates the life history of the owner, Mrs. Kwon, who asks her employees to call her “Mama,” and analyzes her preference for undocumented immigrant workers. The article elucidates the ways she asserts power and control in the workplace.

Dress and Gulf imagery in two Malayalam films: Pathemari and Marubhoomiyile Aana

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Musthafa Mubashir ◽  
M. Shuaib Mohamed Haneef
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Symbolic Capital ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
And Control

Malayalam films since the 1970s have captured the history of Gulf migration from Kerala, which occurs primarily due to the desperate need of its people for jobs and for money. Predominantly, the discourses of migrants in the films are embedded in various things, including dress from the Gulf, the insignia of opulence that depict the status of the migrants in the public sphere. Using thematic analysis of two Malayalam films, Pathemari and Marubhoomiyile Aana, this study argues that the motif of the Gulf is associated with power and control in the cultural discourse of Kerala. Drawing on the semiotic analysis of Barthes, we contend that the replacement of mundu, a traditional attire of Kerala men, by trousers, is one among several mythical markers of modernity, including perfumes and watches brought from the Gulf. The performativity and materiality of dress in these two films produce imageries of the Gulf by which the wearers, mostly male, accumulate social and symbolic capital and assert dominance in the film’s narration.

scholarly journals ON THE CONTRADICTIONS IN THE PROLETKULT

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-46
Author(s):  
Yevgeniy Ye. Abekhtikov
Keyword(s):  
Communist Party ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
State Institution ◽  
The Political ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Soviet State ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The article is devoted to the problem of proletarian culture, the history of the creation and functioning of the Proletkult organisation. The author considers its theoretical basis, the practical implementation of which proved to be problematic. The work shows that all Marxist intellectuals believed that proletarian culture has nothing to do with the bourgeois one. Alexander Bogdanov, the most infl uential ideologist of the Proletkult, believed that the proletarian culture is developed by the newest proletariat, which he called «industrial». An analysis of the majority of his statements shows that the intelligentsia and peasantry was not even considered to be involved in the creation of the new culture by Alexander Bogdanov. However, during its heyday, the Proletkult was a refuge for intellectuals who devoted themselves to the service of Revolution and the Communist Party. The article also draws attention to the problem of the relationship of the creators and organisers of the Proletkult with the Soviet state and the Bolshevik Party. The Proletkult claimed autonomy in the sphere of culture, completely rejecting the idea of submission to any state institution. However, Lenin evaluated the Proletkult negatively, considering it to be not only useless, but also harmful. Part of Lenin’s problem with the Proletkult was Alexander Bogdanov personally, as he would be the rival of the former at one time and, possibly, could be the political rival in future, using the Proletkult as an organisational base

Food labelling and food-induced anaphylaxis in children. Where are the intersection points?

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
A.N. Pampura ◽  
◽  
T.S. Lepeshkova ◽  
E.V. Andronova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Rapid Onset ◽  
Elimination Diet ◽  
Food Labelling ◽  
Food Allergens ◽  
Full Spectrum ◽  
Component Testing ◽  
Threatening Condition ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
History Of

Anaphylaxis is an acute life-threatening condition affecting several body systems. It might have a rapid onset and lead to a lethal outcome. The major provoking factors for the development of anaphylactic reactions in childhood are food allergens. High hypersensitivity to one food allergen can make it difficult for a family to find a substitution for an allergenic product. Food-induced anaphylactic reaction to quite a number of food allergens is a serious problem for both the physician and the family of an allergic child necessitating organization of appropriate and safe nutrition. In real life, the standard recommendation for the patient – to strictly follow the rules of the elimination diet with exclusion of the causative allergen and all cross-reactive allergens – often becomes unrealizable. There is a serious risk of developing new allergic reactions due to accidental intake of the triggering allergens because of incorrect food labelling by manufacturers. The objective of the work is to present a clinical case report that demonstrates the importance of performing allergy component testing (ImmunoCAP ISAC-112,) for identification of the full spectrum of allergens with subsequent assessment of allergenic molecules as triggering allergens and shows serious difficulties in the elaboration of recommendations on a personalised diet that should be adequate and safe for a child with a history of recurrent episodes of food-induced anaphylaxis. Key words: children, life-threatening reactions, allergy component testing, food labelling, food-induced anaphylaxis, food allergens

Photographic Passport Biometry

Public ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (60) ◽  
pp. 50-59
Author(s):  
Liv Hausken
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
The Other ◽  
International Mobility ◽  
Facial Image ◽  
History Of Photography ◽  
Physical Measurements ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
History Of ◽  
Functional Distribution ◽  
And Control

When ICAO approved a new standard for international passports, they recommended including a high-resolution facial image on a chip in addition to the visual portrait on the identity page. Accordingly, there is, in a certain sense, two images in the current passport, one on the chip, the other visually displayed. In this article I relate the functional distribution between these two images to the nineteenth-century mugshot and argue that the photographically generated images in the current passport represent a subdued tension between two parallel paths in the history of photography: depiction and measurement. By looking at the arguments for facial recognition technologies in today's passport as specified by ICAO, I argue that the current regulation of international mobility downplays the importance of physical measurements and hides this behind photography’s more familiar function, namely depiction. This contributes to conceal biometrics as a tool for power and control in today’s society.

scholarly journals Writing Back by The Other: Breaking from The Hegemony Imposed

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Shreya Mehta
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
First Language ◽  
The Other ◽  
Native Languages ◽  
The Third ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Masses ◽  
And Control

One’s first language is said to play a key role in the maintenance of one’s cultural and ethnic identity. We express our folktales, myths, proverbs and the very history of our culture and heritage in the language. It could have perhaps also been one of the reasons that the imperial powers tried to hallmark the native languages with their own and employ the use of language as a key tool to impose their power and control over the colonised. There seemed two ways for the natives to fight back- one being of rejection and the other of subversion. Then of course there was the third option-to write back in the language of the Coloniser with the motive to reach out and appeal to the masses across the globe about their plight. The challenge, however, was to keep their essence, their identity alive in the language of majority.

scholarly journals Fibrinogen ""New York"--an abnormal fibrinogen associated with thromboembolism: functional evaluation

Blood ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 607-619 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Al-Mondhiry ◽  
SB Bilezikian ◽  
HL Nossel
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Fibrinogen Concentration ◽  
Functional Evaluation ◽  
Fibrinopeptide A ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Control ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Control Plasma

Abstract A 54-yr-old woman presented with a 23-yr history of repeated life- threatening thromboembolism. The presence of a qualitatively abnormal fibrinogen was suggested by the demonstration of delayed and incomplete coagulation of plasma or partially purified fibrinogen by thrombin or Reptilase. Two brothers showed a similar in vitro defect but were clinically not affected. The plasma fibrinogen concentration was 0.50- 1.64 mg/ml when estimated by heat turbidity, clottability, or immunologic techniques. The serum contained 80–820 mug/ml of unclottable fibrinogen-related materials even after 24 hr exposure to thrombin. The fibrinogen-related material in the serum showed faster anodal mobility an immunoelectrophoresis than that of normal plasma. Immunodiffusion studies with rabbit antihuman fibrinogen antiserum showed lines of identity between control plasma and the patient's plasma and serum. Studies of the kinetics of thrombin action on fibrinogen demonstrated impaired release of fibrinopeptide A and B and defective polymerization of preformed fibrin monomers. The maximum amount of fibrinopeptide A released by exhaustive treatment with thrombin was similar (per milligram protein) for both the patient's and control fibrinogen. This abnormal fibrinogen varient is tentatively designated fibrinogen “New York”; its possible identity with one of the previously described abnormal fibrinogens has not been excluded.

From Printing Press to Pharmaceutical Representative: A Social History of Drug Advertising and Promotion

1992 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley Stallings
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Pharmaceutical Drugs ◽  
Pharmaceutical Representative ◽  
Drug Advertising ◽  
Health Values ◽  
Traditional Health ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Control ◽  
Advertising And Promotion

With only a few years left in the twentieth century, a multiplicity of controversies encompass drug advertising and promotion. Have marketing techniques regarding pharmaceutical drugs, proprietary medicines, alcohol, and tobacco really changed over time and disrupted the value structure of society? Past, present, and future affect people; not one aspect of time, but all aspects, bear upon the present. Drug advertising and promotion has maintained vitality and robustness through time by promoting the public's desire for a continuity of familiar and traditional health values. By using the nature of a perpetually changing environment, advertising has advanced drugs as symbols of health. Such symbolic activity has provided hope to people regarding their own power and control over pain and illness. Through time, drug advertising became institutionalized.

scholarly journals Fibrinogen ""New York"--an abnormal fibrinogen associated with thromboembolism: functional evaluation

Blood ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 607-619
Author(s):  
H Al-Mondhiry ◽  
SB Bilezikian ◽  
HL Nossel
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Fibrinogen Concentration ◽  
Functional Evaluation ◽  
Fibrinopeptide A ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Control ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Control Plasma

A 54-yr-old woman presented with a 23-yr history of repeated life- threatening thromboembolism. The presence of a qualitatively abnormal fibrinogen was suggested by the demonstration of delayed and incomplete coagulation of plasma or partially purified fibrinogen by thrombin or Reptilase. Two brothers showed a similar in vitro defect but were clinically not affected. The plasma fibrinogen concentration was 0.50- 1.64 mg/ml when estimated by heat turbidity, clottability, or immunologic techniques. The serum contained 80–820 mug/ml of unclottable fibrinogen-related materials even after 24 hr exposure to thrombin. The fibrinogen-related material in the serum showed faster anodal mobility an immunoelectrophoresis than that of normal plasma. Immunodiffusion studies with rabbit antihuman fibrinogen antiserum showed lines of identity between control plasma and the patient's plasma and serum. Studies of the kinetics of thrombin action on fibrinogen demonstrated impaired release of fibrinopeptide A and B and defective polymerization of preformed fibrin monomers. The maximum amount of fibrinopeptide A released by exhaustive treatment with thrombin was similar (per milligram protein) for both the patient's and control fibrinogen. This abnormal fibrinogen varient is tentatively designated fibrinogen “New York”; its possible identity with one of the previously described abnormal fibrinogens has not been excluded.

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