The Establishment of the Classical Type in Geeek Art

1924 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-253
Author(s):  
Charles Walston
Keyword(s):  
Historical Development ◽  
Human Head ◽  
The Body ◽  
Western World ◽  
Classical Type ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Face ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Modern Artists

It is hardly necessary to attempt a definition of what is meant by ‘the classical type’ in the body or in the face. Ordinary people know what they mean when they speak of a ‘classical face,’ ‘regular features,’ or ‘a perfectly made man or woman’ as regards the nude figure. Even though such people may have but a slight familiarity with Greek or Graeco-Roman statues and busts, or have never even actually perceived, themselves, the distinctive characteristics of the classical type, they have had it conveyed to them indirectly through the work of modern artists and illustrators of books or advertisements, or even in the attenuated and vulgarised renderings on chocolate boxes. No doubt we are now living in revolt and reaction against this type of beauty and normality, as in the past there have been periodic reactions against the dominance of the classic types, whether in ‘realistic’ or ‘romantic’ movements, throughout the historical development of art since the classical age. The fact, however, remains, that the standards of proportion and inter-relation between the parts of the body and between the features of the human head, as embodied in the classic type, still determine the taste of, at least, the Western world.

Derrida on Pornography: Putting (It) Up for Sale

Derrida Today ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Morris
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
English Translation ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Past ◽  
French Original ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Critical Discourses ◽  
Academic Debate

Over the past thirty years, academic debate over pornography in the discourses of feminism and cultural studies has foundered on questions of the performative and of the word's definition. In the polylogue of Droit de regards, pornography is defined as la mise en vente that is taking place in the act of exegesis in progress. (Wills's idiomatic English translation includes an ‘it’ that is absent in the French original). The definition in Droit de regards alludes to the word's etymology (writing by or about prostitutes) but leaves the referent of the ‘sale’ suspended. Pornography as la mise en vente boldly restates the necessary iterability of the sign and anticipates two of Derrida's late arguments: that there is no ‘the’ body and that performatives may be powerless. Deriving a definition of pornography from a truncated etymology exemplifies the prosthesis of origin and challenges other critical discourses to explain how pornography can be understood as anything more than ‘putting (it) up for sale’.

scholarly journals Interpretability of a Deep Learning Based Approach for the Classification of Skin Lesions into Main Anatomic Body Sites

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 6048
Author(s):  
Joanna Jaworek-Korjakowska ◽  
Andrzej Brodzicki ◽  
Bill Cassidy ◽  
Connah Kendrick ◽  
Moi Hoon Yap
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
The Body ◽  
Anatomic Site ◽  
The Past ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The Face

Over the past few decades, different clinical diagnostic algorithms have been proposed to diagnose malignant melanoma in its early stages. Furthermore, the detection of skin moles driven by current deep learning based approaches yields impressive results in the classification of malignant melanoma. However, in all these approaches, the researchers do not take into account the origin of the skin lesion. It has been observed that the specific criteria for in situ and early invasive melanoma highly depend on the anatomic site of the body. To address this problem, we propose a deep learning architecture based framework to classify skin lesions into the three most important anatomic sites, including the face, trunk and extremities, and acral lesions. In this study, we take advantage of pretrained networks, including VGG19, ResNet50, Xception, DenseNet121, and EfficientNetB0, to calculate the features with an adjusted and densely connected classifier. Furthermore, we perform in depth analysis on database, architecture, and result regarding the effectiveness of the proposed framework. Experiments confirm the ability of the developed algorithms to classify skin lesions into the most important anatomical sites with 91.45% overall accuracy for the EfficientNetB0 architecture, which is a state-of-the-art result in this domain.

Management of Shock in Infants and Children

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arianne T Train ◽  
David H Rothstein
Keyword(s):  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
The Body ◽  
Organ Perfusion ◽  
Important Advance ◽  
Treatment Pathways ◽  
The Past ◽  
Causative Factors ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Recent Attention

The definition of shock has seen multiple iterations in the past several decades. In its most recent form, shock is understood to comprise a series of insults to the body resulting in impaired end-organ perfusion and generalized tissue underoxygenation. Causative factors are protean, although a large proportion of recent attention has been placed on infectious etiologies, particularly those in the compromised host. Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric shock are particularly challenging because of inherent difficulties in examining a young patient, early compensation of advanced shock, and, in some cases, a lack of provider familiarity with early signs and symptoms of impaired perfusion. Perhaps the most important advance in the past several years has been the recognition that shock must be identified early and sometimes treated empirically, without a proven etiology. In addition, systems of practice are essential to focus early, aggressive treatment of shock and prevent associated morbidity and mortality. In this review, we discuss key points to the evaluation of a pediatric patient with suspected shock, define what laboratory and radiologic investigations may be of utility in confirming a diagnosis and defining an etiology and direct treatment, and highlight recent advances in the understanding and treatment of shock. We also discuss some of the important advances in integration of treatment pathways and the use of the electronic medical record as a clinical adjunct. Key words: shock, pediatric, critical care, sepsis

scholarly journals Critical Analysis on the Thoughts of Ibn Jarir al-Tabari about Jilbab in the Quran Surah al-Aḥzab Verse 59

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-136
Author(s):  
Rohmansyah Rohmansyah
Keyword(s):  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
The Past ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Islamic Jurisprudence ◽  
The Face ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Outer Garment

When viewed from the aspect of the definition of the jilbāb (long, loose-fit outer garment worn by some Muslim women), the issue of jilbāb is a social-religious problem that is often used as a material for discussion among experts of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and tafsir (exegesis, interpretation), both classic and contemporary. This research focuses on the interpretation of the jilbāb in the Quran Surah al-Aḥzab verse 59 based on the view of al-Tabari. The researcher conducts a critical study of his thoughts by using the library research method and the sociological-historical approach. The findings proved that al-Tabari was a very careful person in interpreting the Quran based on the hadith (the record of the words, actions, and the silent approval of the Islamic prophet Muhammad) and the atsar (the words or actions) of the sahabah (the companions of the prophet). The jilbāb, according to him, was something that covered the head, face, and one of the eyes (the left one). Such interpretation of al-Tabari certainly cannot be separated from the aspects of socio-historical phenomena that occurred in the past where the Abbasid Caliphate’s seizure of territory took place to have implications for human freedom, especially for women. Such a condition of insecurity for a woman that made al-Ṭabari interpreted jilbāb as such in order to protect women. However, if the definition of jilbāb is contextualized today, then it is no longer relevant because the conditions are safe, and women are free to fulfill their needs. Still, a woman must maintain her honor and cover her aurat (intimate parts in Islam), except for something that can be seen which are the palm of the hands, and the face.

Management of Shock in Infants and Children

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arianne T Train ◽  
David H Rothstein
Keyword(s):  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
The Body ◽  
Organ Perfusion ◽  
Important Advance ◽  
Treatment Pathways ◽  
The Past ◽  
Causative Factors ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Recent Attention

The definition of shock has seen multiple iterations in the past several decades. In its most recent form, shock is understood to comprise a series of insults to the body resulting in impaired end-organ perfusion and generalized tissue underoxygenation. Causative factors are protean, although a large proportion of recent attention has been placed on infectious etiologies, particularly those in the compromised host. Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric shock are particularly challenging because of inherent difficulties in examining a young patient, early compensation of advanced shock, and, in some cases, a lack of provider familiarity with early signs and symptoms of impaired perfusion. Perhaps the most important advance in the past several years has been the recognition that shock must be identified early and sometimes treated empirically, without a proven etiology. In addition, systems of practice are essential to focus early, aggressive treatment of shock and prevent associated morbidity and mortality. In this review, we discuss key points to the evaluation of a pediatric patient with suspected shock, define what laboratory and radiologic investigations may be of utility in confirming a diagnosis and defining an etiology and direct treatment, and highlight recent advances in the understanding and treatment of shock. We also discuss some of the important advances in integration of treatment pathways and the use of the electronic medical record as a clinical adjunct. Key words: shock, pediatric, critical care, sepsis

Poe and the Power of Animal Magnetism

PMLA ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 536-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doris V. Falk
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Cohesive Force ◽  
Magnetic Current ◽  
Psychological Phenomenon ◽  
The Past ◽  
Accurate Interpretation ◽  
Animal Magnetism ◽  
Definition Of

Accurate interpretation of Poe's three tales of “mesmerism” depends on the correct historical definition of that term. It referred not to “hypnotism,” a later concept, but to “animal magnetism.” Hypnotism is a psychological phenomenon, a function of suggestibility, demonstrating the influence of one human will upon another. “Animal magnetism” was thought to be a physical “fluid”—comparable to electricity and other “imponderables”— pervading animate and inanimate Being, and acting as the unifier, the cohesive force which organizes both matter and mind. In “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar” it is this magnetic “current” which preserves Valdemar's body until the circuit between him and the magnetist is broken, and the body decomposes. In “A Tale of the Ragged Mountains” the fluid preserves Bedloe's body and his “nervous field” of identity; it also expands his consciousness into the past, which he relives as the magnetist writes his memoir. In “Mesmeric Revelation” Vankirk's consciousness is magnetized just on the verge of death; i.e., of absorption into the unparticled matter of a magnetized universe. His revelation of this universe relates animal magnetism not only to the attractionrepulsion force of Eureka, but to imagination and “ratiocination,” and the inevitable tension or “magnetism” between opposites in life. The unifying effect of animal magnetism, then, constitutes the “unity of effect” in these tales.

scholarly journals Тілесність у проекті Олександра Довженка «Земля»: аспекти перформативності

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-136
Author(s):  
Iryna Nechytalyuk
Keyword(s):  
Social Role ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Public ◽  
Theatrical Performance ◽  
The Face ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Active Interaction

With the emergence and development of the cinema as art, a definition of corporeality was attributed with a new sense. Cinema as an art type is programmed towards interactions with corporeality. Performance researchers, Fisher-Liсhte in particular, consider it significant to implement something or transform something towards a corporal practice. Such an example may be exchange of energy during a theatrical performance, in the course of an active interaction between actors. In the paper the performative aspects of corporeality are studied in details, Ivan’s Death and Natalka’s Wailing episodes in particular. It is concluded that in Dovzhenko’s view, the body is beautiful despite age (a close-up of the old man whose face is shining like the face of a saint), sex or a social role. Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s findings as the director and Danylo Demuztsky’s work as the photography director reflect the performative features of corporeality and influence its understanding by the public. In La Terra, common things get sacral meaning, spirituality is perceived through the body aspect. 

scholarly journals A review on herbal cosmetics

2021 ◽  
pp. 196-201
Author(s):  
Lovepreet Kaur ◽  
Ajeet Pal Singh ◽  
Amar Pal Singh ◽  
Taranjit Kaur
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Tibetan Medicine ◽  
Skin Damage ◽  
Healthy Skin ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Past ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
The Face ◽  
Herbal Cosmetics ◽  
Beauty Care

Herbal cosmetics are products that are used to improve and enhance one's look. Herbal compounds are favoured over chemical ones since they are more readily available and have less negative effects. Cosmetics are a useful chemical that is widely used around the globe to balance and improve the normal look of the face and different areas of the body, such as the hand, mouth, finger, hair, eye, and so on. Powders, creams, face packs, moisturisers, lotions, shampoo, hair oil, hair conditioners, nail paint, and other cosmetics are included. A attractive guy or beautiful lady must have soft, lustrous, and healthy skin and hair. Skin damage may be caused by a variety of factors in the environment, including bacteria, chemical poisons, and chemicals. Sandalwood and Turmeric have generally been utilized by Indian people for skin treatment, Henna to shading their hair, hands, and soles, and regular oils to fragrance their bodies. Broad home grown magnificence medicines were in the past acted in India's imperial royal residences to uplift erotic allure and protect general tidiness. Natural face wash, home grown conditioner, natural cleanser, and home grown cleanser are instances of natural beauty care products that are created and utilized consistently. Herbal cosmetics are formulations that combine active bio-ingredients, neutraceuticals, or medicines with cosmetics. Botanicals often include a variety of antioxidants, vitamins, oils, hydrocolloids, essential oils, proteins, terpenoids, and other bioactive compounds. Our ancient understanding of how to utilise plant riches, as described in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, and Tibetan medicine, is very useful in identifying phytochemicals.

When Pots Had Legs: Body Metaphors on Maya Vessels

Vessels ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Brittenham
Keyword(s):  
Human Head ◽  
The Body ◽  
Animal Body ◽  
Female Head ◽  
The Past ◽  
Body Metaphor ◽  
Body Metaphors ◽  
The City ◽  
Conceptual Work

A body is a vessel. A vessel is a body. This metaphor frequently proved irresistible to ancient artisans, yet the conceptual work that it did varied greatly across time and space. A Moche stirrup-spouted vessel in the shape of a human head, perhaps a portrait of a specific individual, is by no means the same as a Protocorinthian aryballos where an elaborately coiffed female head tops the swelling curves of the oil flask beneath (for more on body metaphors in Greek ceramics, see Richard Neer’s essay in this volume). Neither is like a ritual wine beaker in the shape of a fantastical bird, every inch of its cast bronze surface patterned with symmetrical masks.3 But morphology is not meaning. Saying that a vessel is shaped like a body is where the inquiry must begin, not where it ends. In this chapter, I trace the shifting meanings associated with the body metaphor in Maya pottery from the city of Tikal, located in modern Guatemala. Between 300 and 800 CE, there were at least three moments when lids adorned with human heads caused vessels to be read as bodies. Vessels became a medium of fruitful dialogue with the past, as each iteration of the theme clearly drew on previous precedent, but used it to radically different ends. What began as a relatively unpopular adjunct to a predominant world of animal body metaphors on clay serving dishes before 400 CE became a satisfying way to integrate foreign forms in succeeding decades and the key touchstone in a pair of archaizing vessels made out of precious jade centuries later. Within this chain of associations, the bodies invoked became increasingly specific, their meanings more and more politically charged. It is surprisingly difficult to write about an individual vessel in isolation. Bound by the constraints of function and tradition, each vessel is an entry into a series of similar objects. Much of the interest—and what makes the examples here so distinctive—is in the way that they play on the existing constraints and conventions of their genre, eking new meaning out of small but conceptually significant changes in decorative program. Getting at how this is accomplished means paying close attention to each individual vessel, while also thinking about series, context, assemblage, interaction, and intended contents.

Rasa jako kategoria waloryzująca i estetyczna (na przykładzie opisu postaci)

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (3 (462)) ◽  
pp. 69-82
Author(s):  
Tadeusz Budrewicz
Keyword(s):  
Social Hierarchy ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Ideal

The article discusses the concept of race, which was used in the Polish novel in the years 1870–1930. At that time, the concept became very popular in the language of the intelligentsia. The analysis showed the existence of three types of categorization of race: a) ethnic (it included the semantics of the past, space, tribalism, heredity; it positively valorized OUR MEN and negatively STRANGERS), b) socio-cultural (categories of heredity, family, kinship, sphere, custom, tradition, it was responsible for solidifying SOCIAL HIERARCHY), c) aesthetic (the category of race in the character description concerned the face, arms and legs; the racial parts of the body positively valorized the character; aestheticism was based on frequent comparisons to the sculpture, the ideal of BEAUTY became the Hellenic type.

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