scholarly journals Body, Telephone, Voice: Black Christmas (1974) and Monstrous Cinema

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-35
Author(s):  
Morten Feldtfos Thomsen
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Impact

Abstract This article investigates the role of the telephone as both an engine of suspense and a metaphorical double of cinema in Black Christmas directed by Bob Clark (1974). Employing Michel Chion’s concept of acousmatic voice, the article first explores the role of the telephone in creating both narrative suspense and diegetic cohesion. It then investigates how the film implicitly establishes a pattern of resemblance between the telephonic and cinematic mediums centred on their capacities for diffusion and disembodiment. Finally, the article explores the meta-cinematic implications of its preceding findings, arguing that the fears and anxieties associated with the telephone in Black Christmas ultimately concern cinema itself and its possible cultural impact. Although it attempts to enforce certain categories of knowledge and identity, Black Christmas ultimately engages with cinema’s capacity for subverting rather than enforcing ideology.

Between Divinity and Dullness: The Advent of Personal Computers in Italian Literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-42
Author(s):  
Eleonora Lima
Keyword(s):  
Personal Computer ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Italian Literature ◽  
Mass Diffusion ◽  
Frame Of Reference ◽  
Personal Computers ◽  
Cultural Impact ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Computer Culture

This article examines the cultural impact of personal computers in Italian literature in the first decade of their mass diffusion (from the mid-1980s to the second half of the 1990s) through the analysis of four texts written by some of the most respected writers of the time: Primo Levi’s article “Personal Golem” (1985), Umberto Eco’s novel Il pendolo di Foucault (1988), Francesco Leonetti’s novel Piedi in cerca di cibo (1995), and Daniele Del Giudice’s story “Evil Live” (1997). More than simply addressing the advent of personal computers, what these texts have in common is the use of religious images and metaphors in order to make sense of the new technology. This study aims at showing how this frame of reference served the four writers in expressing the contradictions inherent to the machine. Bulky and tangible because of its hardware, but animated by an elusive and mysterious software, the personal computer was perceived at the same time as a dull office appliance and a threatening virtual entity. Finally, by showing how timely and well-informed these literary works on the impact of PCs are, this article wants to make the case for considering the role of literature in shaping computer culture.

scholarly journals Cultural Impact and an Intimate Partner aggression in African Societies: A comparison of Rwanda and South Sudan

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 170
Author(s):  
Owen Ndoromo
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
South Sudan ◽  
Partner Aggression ◽  
Cultural Impact ◽  
Cultural Violence ◽  
South Sudanese ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
Intimate Partner Aggression

The study investigated the role of cultural impact on South Sudanese and Rwandan women who nowadays reside in the diaspora in Finland and Belgium. It explores the cultural violence against women before and after the 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsis, and after the independency of South Sudan. This argument is presented through an analysis of existing literature and documents; and through interviews with 341 respondents (166 men and 175 women) belonging to the Rwandan diaspora in Belgium and in Finland; and 420 participants (302 females and 118 males) married, divorced, single mothers in South Sudan. The results show that women and girls in South Sudan continue to be at risk of violence from cultural impact more than Rwandan women. Poverty, education, and insecurity play a huge role in promoting aggression against South Sudanese women.

scholarly journals Consumption: Why Does It Matter in Cultural Research?

1970 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimburley Wing Yee Choi
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Cultural Impact ◽  
Cultural Research

Prompted by the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland, journalists from different countries interviewed Hong Kong scholars about their views on the project. The first question that all these journalists asked was, what is the cultural impact of Disneyland on Hong Kong? The author uses this case to explore the role of consumption within cultural research.

Biomedicalization and Media in Comparative Perspective: Audiences, Frames, and Actors in Norwegian, Spanish, U.K. and U.S. Health News

2020 ◽  
pp. 194016122096041
Author(s):  
Daniel C. Hallin ◽  
Tine Ustad Figenschou ◽  
Kjersti Thorbjørnsrud
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Cultural Impact ◽  
Health News ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Journalism Studies ◽  
Political Roles ◽  
Health Journalism ◽  
Institutional Relationships

This study examines health news in Norwegian, Spanish, British, and U.S. newspapers. It seeks to fill a gap in journalism studies in the examination of health news as a genre, particularly in a comparative context, and with a focus on broader social and political roles and meanings of health news, rather than effects on individual behavior. It is rooted in literatures that seek to understand health journalism in sociological terms, considering the role of health journalism in relation to institutional relationships between biomedicine, the market, and the state. It departs, in particular, from the theory of biomedicalization, which holds that the field of biomedicine, increasingly transformed into a complex, commercialized “techno-service complex,” has deep cultural impact, including the spreading of a conception of an individualized patient-consumer who will actively seek information to control risk and pursue wellness. In this article, we ask whether research on health news centered around this model, mostly carried out in the United States, is generalizable to European countries where the health system is organized primarily according to a public service model. The study considers three aspects of health news content: the implied audience of news stories, distinguishing in particular between those that address readers as patient-consumers and those that address them as citizens; the distinction among biomedical, lifestyle, and social frames for understanding health issues; and the range of actors reflected in health news as sources and as story originators.

scholarly journals Dimensions of Cultural Values

Ekonomika ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Šalčiuvienė
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Level Structure ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Cultural Impact ◽  
Value System ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Value

Marketers have long acknowledged the importance of attitudes and attitude change in the study of marketing and market research, but the role of values has received relatively little attention. In this paper secondary data is used to present the ethnic and social cultural impact on cultural values.A three-level structure of the individual value system, which is derived from ethnic peculiarity, level of adaptability to the former or new created social and economic environment, and one’s owns decisions, is applied.The identification of Lithuanian cultural values and explanation of derived hypotheses are based on information received using O-sort scaling and survey methods.

Information and Knowledge Management for Innovation of Complex Technologies

2011 ◽  
pp. 211-235
Author(s):  
NIng Li ◽  
Don E. Kash
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Impact ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Role Of Information ◽  
India And China ◽  
Information And Knowledge Management

This chapter investigates the role of information and knowledge management in innovation of complex technologies. A conceptual framework for three patterns of technological innovation (normal, transitional, and transformational) is presented, and the process of information and knowledge management in accessing and using knowledge is analyzed. Particularly, emphasis is put on the cultural impact on the information and knowledge management processes. Five case studies of evolving technologies carried out in the United States, Japan, Germany, India, and China are used to elaborate the conceptual framework and key points presented in this chapter. Lessons for managers and public policymakers concerned with facilitating the innovation of technologies are discussed.

“Ramble On”

2020 ◽  
pp. 529-546
Author(s):  
Caitlin Vaughn Carlos
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Memory ◽  
British History ◽  
Cultural Impact ◽  
Lord Of The Rings ◽  
Led Zeppelin

Although first published in 1954, the cultural impact of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings arguably began in earnest only during the late 1960s and early 1970s. As Terrence Malley explained in 1972, Tolkien’s writings seemed “particularly relevant in our own age of anti-heroes, in this time when we can readily identify with the small and the apparently powerless.” This chapter considers the role of The Lord of the Rings in the music of Led Zeppelin between 1969 and 1971, focusing on three songs that directly reference Tolkien’s works: “The Battle of Evermore,” “Misty Mountain Hop,” and “Ramble On.” By considering previous incarnations of medievalism and romanticism in British history as well as Tolkien’s own participation in antiquarianism and constructions of Britishness, this chapter suggests that Led Zeppelin’s allusions to Tolkien’s literature rely on cultural memory to actively participate in a dialogue of urban criticism and a romanticized vision of rural Britain.

scholarly journals Cultural impact on e-service use in Saudi Arabia: The role of Nepotism

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 655-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Aldraehim ◽  
Sylvia L. Edwards ◽  
Jason Watson ◽  
Taizan Chan
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Cultural Impact

scholarly journals Female Participation in Housing Activities: Some Assessment of the Socio-economic and Cultural Impact

1992 ◽  
Vol 31 (4II) ◽  
pp. 637-652
Author(s):  
Eshy A. Mujahid Muklitar ◽  
Noor-Ul-Hassan .
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Cultural Impact ◽  
Female Participation ◽  
Economic Decisions ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Social Importance ◽  
The Impact

The economic and social importance of shelter provision is universally wellestablished. For an individuaVfamily the acquisition of shelter is, on the basis of its financial magnitude, among the most critical economic decisions. This decision is usually permanent and in most cases made once-in-a-lifetime. The importance of housing decision is even more pronounced for women in Pakistan, as a vast majority of them are classified as 'housewives' and thus considered responsible for the up-keep of the house. The quality of housing, therefore, is taken as being reflective of their competence and, hence, social status. It is in view of the foregoing that one expects an extensive and willing participation of women in housing activities. However, a number of socio-economic and cultural factors constrain this participation. The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact (positive and negative) of socio-economic and cultural factors upon female participation in housing activities in Pakistan. The study is divided into the following sections: Section I highlights the role of women in the housing activities, emphasising the types of participation, the nature of activities in which women generally participate and the various socio-cultural and economic factors which influence this participation. Section II presents the methodology and data. Section III contains the results and the conclusion.

scholarly journals Tripartite’s Fourth Part: The Role of Faith in Attribution Theory

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lonny Douglas Meinecke
Keyword(s):  
Attribution Theory ◽  
Tripartite Model ◽  
Cultural Impact ◽  
Family Connectedness ◽  
Spiritual Dimension ◽  
Fourth Part ◽  
Fourth Component ◽  
Attributions Of Blame ◽  
Error Avoidance

This paper posits the need for a fourth component in the tripartite model of attitude. Attributions by spiritual persons differ from those of individualists and collectivists in that attributions of blame are dismissed (using forgiveness), and attributions of self-credit are ignored (credited instead to God). Arguments include the need to consider transcendence, the evolution of attitudinal models, unique concepts, cultural impact, and nonsecular attribution. Spirituality’s framework allows attributions to something other than people and situations, and attribution error avoidance using forgiveness and glory. Benefits include a fuller view of attitude, and applications to aid grief and family connectedness. Supported by previous developing research on attitude, the paper suggests adding a spiritual dimension to the existing affective, cognitive, and behavioral components.

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