‘No good at all but I love him’ The poetics of K. Chukovsky’s diaries

2020 ◽  
pp. 148-168
Author(s):  
T. A. Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Writing Style ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
The Way

The critic Chukovsky noted that an artist may remain unaware of their own views. These, however, will find an outlet sooner or later, with the writer none the wiser, and it is the fondness for particular tropes that usually reveals them. Therefore, close attention to the author’s writing style opens the way to understanding their ideas. The article applies the method proposed by Chukovsky to reading his diaries. The objective of the research is to identify Chukovsky’s philosophy by examining his writing. The analysis shows that Chukovsky’s technique combines objective-scientific observations and subjective-emotional evaluations, with the two often disagreeing or even contradicting each other. Such dualism explains Chukovsky’s love of paradox: something profoundly imperfect is hailed as admirable, and human weaknesses (or flaws in a work of literature) are interpreted as essential. Chukovsky’s unique worldview is characterized by its holism. Such an angle allows to see the whole as something much bigger than its parts.

scholarly journals Mobilizing the Sense of “Fat”: A Phenomenological Materialist Approach

Human Studies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Slatman
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Fat Body ◽  
The Body ◽  
New Materialism ◽  
Writing Style ◽  
Conceptual Frame ◽  
Fat Bodies ◽  
The Way ◽  
Phenomenological Exploration

AbstractThis paper aims to mobilize the way we think and write about fat bodies while drawing on Jean-Luc Nancy’s philosophy of the body. I introduce Nancy’s approach to the body as an addition to contemporary new materialism. His philosophy, so I argue, offers a form of materialism that allows for a phenomenological exploration of the body. As such, it can help us to understand the lived experiences of fat embodiment. Additionally, Nancy’s idea of the body in terms of a “corpus”—a collection of pieces without a unity—together with his idea of corpus-writing—fragmentary writing, without head and tail—can help us to mobilize fixed meanings of fat. To apply Nancy’s conceptual frame to a concrete manifestation of fat embodiment, I provide a reading of Roxane Gay’s memoir Hunger (2017). In my analysis, I identify how the materiality of fat engenders the meaning of embodiment, and how it shapes how a fat body can and cannot be a body. Moreover, I propose that Gay’s writing style—hesitating and circling – involves an example of corpus-writing. The corpus of corpulence that Gay has created gives voice to the precariousness of a fat body's materialization.

Judicial Artificial Intelligence Bias: A Survey and Recommendations

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-86
Author(s):  
Ogochukwu Constance Ngige ◽  
Oludele Awodele ◽  
Oluwatobi Balogun
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Energy Transport ◽  
Human Existence ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
Artificial Intelligence System ◽  
Intelligence System ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Way

Artificial intelligence (AI) has continued to disrupt the way tasks are being carried out, finding its way into almost all facets of human existence, and advancing the development of human society. The AI revolution has made huge and significant inroad into diverse industries like health, energy, transport, retail, advertising, et cetera. AI has been found to assist in carrying out tasks more quickly and efficiently too. Tasks which were hitherto difficult have been simplified significantly through the use of AI. Slow adoption in judiciary has however been reported, compared to other sectors. A lot of factors have been attributed to this, with AI bias being an issue of concern. Decisions emanating from courts have a significant impact on an individual’s private and professional life. It is thus imperative to identify and deal with bias in any judicial AI system in order to avoid delivering a prejudiced and inaccurate decision, thereby possibly intensifying the existing disparities in the society. This paper therefore surveys judicial artificial intelligence bias, paying close attention to types and sources of AI bias in judiciary. The paper also studies the trust-worthy AI, the qualities of a trust-worthy artificial intelligence system and the expectations of users as it is being deployed to the judiciary, and concludes with recommendations in order to mitigate the AI bias in Judiciary.

Love and Unselfing in Iris Murdoch

2020 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 169-180
Author(s):  
Julia Driver
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Iris Murdoch ◽  
True Self ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
Narrow Focus ◽  
The World ◽  
The Way

AbstractIris Murdoch believes that unselfing is required for virtue, as it takes us out of our egoistic preoccupations, and connects us to the Good in the world. Love is a form of unselfing, illustrating how close attention to another, and the way they really are, again, takes us out of a narrow focus on the self. Though this view of love runs counter to a view that those in love often overlook flaws in their loved ones, or at least down-play them, I argue that it is compatible with Murdoch's view that love can overlook some flaws, ones that do not speak to the loved one's true self. Unselfing requires that we don't engage in selfish delusion, but a softer view of our loved ones is permitted.

African American Scholars and the Margins of DH

PMLA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-158
Author(s):  
Howard Rambsy II
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Toni Morrison ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Literary Studies ◽  
Graduate Study ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
Marginal Status ◽  
The Way

Let's Cut to the Chase: African American Scholars Occupy the Margins of this Expansive Realm Known as Digital Humanities. Do well-intentioned people want more diversity in DH? Sure, they do. Do black folks participate in DH? Of course, we do. But we've witnessed far too many DH panels with no African American participants or with only one. We've paid close attention to where the major funding for DH goes. Or, we've carefully taken note of who the authors of DH-related articles, books, and bibliographies are. We've studied these things closely enough to realize who resides in prime DH real estate and who doesn't. We could speak defiantly about our marginal status the way Toni Morrison once did when she quipped, “I'm gonna stay out here on the margin, and let the center look for me” (87). Yaasss!At the same time, though, it's worth thinking about some of the reasons why African American scholars dwell on the margins of the DH field. The processes by which we pursue graduate study and become participants in the field of African American literary studies account for why we are slow or reluctant to embrace DH. There's also the matter of segregation—our persistent exclusion from projects and opportunities that are ostensibly open to all but invariably involve primarily white scholars. Immersion in the field of African American literary studies and conversations with senior and emergent scholars reveal some of the reasons why we stand so far from the center of the DH community.

scholarly journals The influences of religion on the Japanese conception of robots

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tung Manh Ho
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
Social Sciences And Humanities ◽  
Digital World ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Technological World ◽  
The Way

The studies on the Japanese conception of robots and artificial intelligence (AI) represent an example of the unexpected way cultural specificities influence people’s emotions, thoughts,and behaviors. In a digital world where rapid social and institutions innovation must occur to adapt to the speed of the cyberspace, it is imperative for social sciences and humanities researchers to pay close attention to how the undercurrents of cultures and religions might influence the way people interact with the technological world.

scholarly journals Book Review: Film Programming for Public Libraries

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Nelson Dent
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Collection Development ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
Library System ◽  
The Way

Film programming is an engaging way to bring customers of all ages into the library, and this timely primer by Katie Irons offers libraries a step-by-step guide to make each showing a success. Film programming can be tricky, as libraries need to pay close attention to the legality and logistics of film screening in addition to programming. Fortunately we have Irons to show us the way, with her more than fifteen years as the audiovisual collection development librarian for the Pierce County Library System in Tacoma, Washington. Irons selects for and maintains a 500,000-item audiovisual collection for Pierce County, serving more than 560,000 people, and her knowledge and experience in film programming inform this excellent book.

Which Comes First, the Music or the Lyrics?

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rob Kapilow
Keyword(s):  
Writing Style ◽  
The Way

This chapter explores Porter's writing style. It shows that what makes Porter's lyrics unforgettable is the way they combine with the music. There is no more perfect example of this than one of Porter's most famous songs, “You're the Top,” from perhaps his most famous show, Anything Goes. The verse that begins “You're the Top” is not only a perfect introduction to the song but also a perfect introduction to the art of Cole Porter and in particular to his rhythmic genius. The opening lyric is classic Porter with its quintessential highbrow/lowbrow juxtapositions.

Fiery Heart and Fiery Tongue

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirk Essary
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Adequate Account ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
Detailed Treatment ◽  
Christian Thought ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Ideal Method ◽  
The Way

The purpose of this paper is to consider the role of the emotions in the Ecclesiastes as they come to bear on Erasmus’ understanding of teaching and learning in the context of the Christian sermon and the relationship between the preacher and the congregation. The emotions do not only feature in Erasmus’ attempts to adjudicate the manner in which it is incumbent upon the preacher to move the congregation, but a specifically Christian sort of affectivity governs the way in which Erasmus imagines the preacher to be learned, and thus also to teach. As a result of its breadth and depth in covering an array of topics relevant to cultivating learned piety in the context of Christian preaching, the Ecclesiastes represents the most detailed treatment Erasmus offered of the importance of emotion in numerous areas of Christian thought and life. And without close attention to the affective aspects of Erasmus’ ideal method of teaching and preaching, one simply cannot provide an adequate account of the humanist’s theological program of learned piety.

Broken Altars: The Work of Form in George Herbert’s Temple

2016 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-38
Author(s):  
Frances Cruickshank
Keyword(s):  
Apparent Discrepancy ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
Entire Collection ◽  
Spiritual Authenticity ◽  
The Way

George Herbert’s collection of poetry is very visibly structured: his famous shape poems are only the most obvious in an entire collection that is cleverly and carefully shaped. While this formality has suggested to some an approach to poetry either rigid and conventional or quaint and fussy, the content of the poems is far less fixed. It is deep and meditative, doubtful and unsettled. The poet is in pursuit of an emotional or spiritual authenticity he finds elusive, and that seems specifically precluded, even on his own account, by the highly artful forms of his poems. Close attention to this apparent discrepancy between the form and the content of the poetry reveals a richer understanding of the way form works—or the work form does—in Herbert’s spiritual poetics.

Economic Theory, Information and Management in Shipbroking: Fearnley and Eger as a Case Study, 1869-1972

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Levis R. Fischer ◽  
Helge W. Nordvik
Keyword(s):  
Economic Theory ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
The Way

This essay strives to examine the definitions and conditions of economic theory and management, and directs its research to issues of management and information in a maritime enterprise. It is dedicated to the exploration of the shipbroking business and pays close attention to the Oslo shipbrokers, Fearnley and Eger, by investigating the way the pair’s successful firm handled information and analysis over the years 1869 to 1972.

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