The Societal Role of the Man of Spirit According to Martin Buber

2021 ◽  
pp. 207-260
Author(s):  
Admiel Kosman ◽  
Yemima Hadad
Keyword(s):  
Martin Buber ◽  
Societal Role

A glimpse from the ancient world: What a gold necklace from Tillya-tepe reveals about opium in Afghanistan

Afghanistan ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-173
Author(s):  
Sara Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Opium Poppy ◽  
Ancient World ◽  
Cultural Importance ◽  
Large Seed ◽  
Potent Drug ◽  
Material Evidence ◽  
Societal Role

Among the six excavated burials at Tillya-tepe, in northern Afghanistan, was one occupied by an elite woman wearing a substantial necklace consisting of large gold beads shaped as seed-heads. The scale and fine workmanship of this necklace suggest that it was one of her most important possessions. It can be demonstrated that these large seed-heads are representations of poppy capsules, whose significance lies in the fact that they are the source of the potent drug opium. This necklace is the most outstanding object within a group of items decorated with poppy imagery, all of which were discovered in female burials. The opium poppy has long been a culturally important plant, and the implication of this identification is investigated in several contexts. Firstly, the proliferation of poppy imagery in the female burials at Tillya-tepe is examined, and then there is a discussion of material evidence for opium among relevant peoples along the Eurasian steppes. The particular cultural importance of opium is reviewed, leading finally to a proposal for the societal role of these women.

Societal role of food processing: envisaging the future

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Delia B. Rodriguez-Amaya ◽  
Jaime Amaya-Farfan ◽  
Daryl B. Lund
Keyword(s):  
Food Processing ◽  
The Future ◽  
Societal Role

scholarly journals “Public communication science in times of the Covid-19 crisis”: DACH 21 preconference

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silke Fürst
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Public Communication ◽  
Public Science ◽  
Excellent Opportunity ◽  
Public Media ◽  
University Of Zurich ◽  
Media And Communication ◽  
Societal Role

What is public science? What can communication science scholars contribute to society, especially in times of crisis? What are the challenges and limitations of such engagement? These questions were addressed at a recent preconference held on April 7, 2021, titled “Public communication science in times of the Covid-19 crisis”. The preconference was organized as part of the DACH 21 conference (the first three-country conference on commu nication science) and was held online with more than 50 participants. It was an excellent opportunity to stimulate discussion among Swiss, Austrian, and German scholars regarding the self-understanding and societal role of the discipline. The preconference was hosted by the association Öffentliche Medien- und Kommunikations wissenschaft (Public Media and Communication Science, PMCS), which aims to establish, promote, and further develop the concept of public science in the field.The co-presidents of the PMCS association, Prof. Dr. Marlis Prinzing (Hochschule Macro media Köln) and Prof. Dr. Mark Eisenegger (University of Zurich), welcomed all participants to the preconference. They emphasized that the preconference aimed to bring together diverse perspectives and to reflect on principles as laid out in the charter of the association (https://oeffentliche-kowi.org/charta/). This charter consists of fifteen principles and was signed by more than 250 scholars.

scholarly journals Ethical standards between business and societal role of media in Bosnia-Herzegovina

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (40) ◽  
pp. 93-118
Author(s):  
Lejla Turčilo ◽  
Belma Buljubašić
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Standards ◽  
Societal Role

scholarly journals Towards Implementing Transdisciplinarity in Post-Soviet Academic Systems: An Investigation of the Societal Role of Universities in Armenia

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 8721
Author(s):  
Tigran Keryan ◽  
Andreas Muhar ◽  
Tamara Mitrofanenko ◽  
Ashot Khoetsyan ◽  
Verena Radinger-Peer
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
Societal Actors ◽  
To Come ◽  
Sustainability Challenges ◽  
Unity Of Knowledge ◽  
Societal Role

The concept of transdisciplinarity (TD) has been introduced to find solutions for complex sustainability challenges via knowledge co-production by scientists and societal actors. The understanding of the societal role of universities is a critical factor when implementing transdisciplinarity in the academic systems of Post-Soviet countries, given their historic development. Using Armenia as a case, we adopted a qualitative research approach by analyzing legal documents, conducting semi-structured expert interviews and focus group discussions with a range of stakeholders. We identified discrepancies of expectations between stakeholders as challenges for a joint understanding of the societal role of universities, as well as differently perceived competences and motivations, which can lead to trust deficits. The results are discussed according to four main features of transdisciplinarity: focusing on real-life problems, transcending and integrating disciplinary paradigms, ensuring participatory research and teaching, and searching for unity of knowledge beyond disciplines. Findings show that no formal obstacles exist for implementing transdisciplinarity in two Armenian universities and that the societal understanding of the role of universities could be expanded. Yet, while society is in principle ready for collaboration, the initiative is expected to come from academia. A particular responsibility will lie with teachers from the younger generation to become key-agents for change.

Dealing with the Intangible: Using the Analytical Lens of Hidden Curricula for a Transformative Paradigm of Sustainable Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 097340822110566
Author(s):  
Christian Rammel ◽  
Oliver Vettori
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Universities ◽  
Explore Test ◽  
Broad Consensus ◽  
Societal Role ◽  
Hidden Curricula

There is a broad consensus that universities have the potential to act as drivers of education for sustainable development (ESD) and constitute fundamental vehicles to explore, test, develop and communicate conditions for necessary socio-ecological transformations. This goes hand in hand with stronger acknowledgment of the societal role of universities and the related need for a new transformative paradigm of sustainable higher education. Before such a paradigm can be established, before higher education can be transformative, universities themselves must be transformed. Despite various pioneer projects and frontrunners of sustainable universities, real transformations are still rare though.

9. Translation matters

2021 ◽  
pp. 93-103
Author(s):  
Ilan Stavans
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Martin Buber ◽  
Jewish Literature ◽  
Twentieth Century Literature ◽  
Franz Rosenzweig ◽  
Ariel Dorfman ◽  
Elias Canetti ◽  
Multiple Languages ◽  
Century Literature

“Translation matters” looks at the role of translation in Jewish literature from the Talmudic period to the present, focusing on the ongoing effort to make Jewish works available speedily in multiple languages. Chaim Nakhman Bialik, Franz Rosenzweig, Martin Buber, and Robert Alter were important translators of sacred literature. Translingualism is a feature of modern Jewish literature, with examples like Sholem Aleichem, Elias Canetti, and Ariel Dorfman. There are also a number of thinkers like Walter Benjamin and George Steiner, who studied translation as a sine qua non of twentieth-century literature. Modern literature depends on translation to exist.

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