scholarly journals Representations of queer identity in David Lynch's film Mulholland Drive

2021 ◽  
pp. 87-92
Author(s):  
Alena Molodina
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Queer Theory ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
David Lynch ◽  
Queer Identity ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Mulholland Drive

The purpose of the article. This essay considers the queer identity as a modern tragic figure through a reading of David Lynch's 2001 film Mulholland Drive. Methodology. The article uses a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach using the methodological tools of cultural studies and queer theory based on structural-functional, semiotic-hermeneutic analysis, as well as Lacan's psychoanalytic concept of the subject. The scientific novelty. Within the framework of the humanities, in particular cultural studies, the analysis of the film by David Lynch "Mulholland Drive" in the context of queer theory is carried out for the first time. Conclusions. Since cinematography is a synthesis of various types of art, it embodies cultural phenomena and reproduces realities of life. Analysis of the peculiarities of the representation of queer identity in David Lynch's film Mulholland Drive through the prism of queer theory, in which identity is nothing more than a phenomenon that forms under the pressure of the dominant discourse and social order gives it the status of a cultural illusion or myth, demonstrates existing ideals. Cinema in the context of queer theory is self-reflective, autocratic, not indifferent. It can create a safe space - and at the same time be a protest action. The means by which the representation of a queer identity takes the place can be traced at all symbolic levels (material, index, iconic). At the material level, the grand plan is used as a sign in which all the characters in the film are related, without separating homosexual women visually. At the level of index status, the creation of the image of a homosexual couple is due to their profession. The heroines belong to the creative environment, in their relationship the dominant role is played by Diane. At the iconic level, images are constructed through their relationship with society. The heroines experience internal contradictions between their psychological state, natural nature, and social norms. The sexuality that is represented in the film contains a confrontation between the individual and the social. There is a tendency to normalize the image of queer identity in cinema, due to changes in the public consciousness. Based on the analysis, it was found that the film David Lynch reflects homosexuality as such, and not in the canonical models of traditional relationships.

scholarly journals The Social Interaction Behavior in School Education—An Interpretation of Giddens’ The Constitution of Society

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Qingyuan Fang
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
School Education ◽  
Communication Behavior ◽  
Social Construction Theory ◽  
The Social ◽  
Interpretive Sociology ◽  
The Individual

Since 1960s, with the rise of phenomenology and hermeneutics, structural sociology has been impacted to some extent. In Giddens’ opinion, the structural sociology represented by Parsons greatly belittles the influence of individual's subjective initiative and cognitive ability on the society, and overemphasizes the dominant role of the society on the individual. However, interpretive sociology regards the material world such as society as the object world which is opposite to human existence and suspends the restriction of structure on individuals. According to Giddens, the problem of social theory is actually the problem of social order, that is, to explain how people transcend time and space and transcend the limitation of individual presence by means of social relations. Based on Giddens' social construction theory, this paper tries to explain the influence of communication behavior in school education on individual socialization of students.

scholarly journals Modernitet og moderniteter: Subjektivitet og social orden i konstruktionen af islamiske moderniteter

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 51-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dietrich Jung ◽  
Kirstine Sinclair
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Cultural Conflicts ◽  
Multiple Modernities ◽  
Historical Processes ◽  
History Of ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Individual

Denne artikel ønsker at bidrage til diskussionen af moderniteter i flertal. Argumentet er, at fremkomsten af mangfoldige moderniteter må forstås som resultatet af historiske processer af idiosynkratiske kombinationer af globale, sociale forestillinger med religiøse og andre kulturelle traditioner. Vi tager udgangspunkt i den begrebsmæssige debat om moderniteter i flertal, og det første skridt er en uddybning af vores analytiske ramme. Her udpeger vi tre teoretiske kilder: Teorier om mangfoldige moderniteter, teorier om fortløbende moderniteter samt poststrukturalistiske tilgange til moderne subjektivitetsformation. Således ser vi den moderne subjektivitets konkurrerende ordener af sociale og diskursive praksisser og subjektivitetsformer som kollektive men omstridte kulturelle typer, som individet kan henvise til og trække på i konstruktionen af egen identitet. I artiklen undersøger vi, hvorledes moderne muslimske reformtænkere har konstrueret islamiske former for modernitet. Tilsyneladende konstruerede islamiske reformtænkere i det 19. og 20. århundrede deres islamiske variationer over temaerne social orden og succesfuld muslimsk subjektivitet ud fra mere generelle, globale forestillinger. Dog med den forskel, at religion har haft en dominerende rolle i definitionen af ”autentiske” muslimske moderniteter. ENGELSK ABSTRACT: Dietrich Jung and Kirstine Sinclair: Modernity and Modernities – Subjectivity and Social Order in the Construction of Islamic Modernities This article aims to contribute to the theoretical debate about modernities. It argues that the emergence of multiple modernities should be understood as results of historical processes of idiosyncratic combinations of global social imaginaries with religious and other cultural traditions. Taking our point of departure in the conceptual debate about modernities, we suggest an analytical framework drawing on three theoretical sources: theories of multiple modernities, theories of successive modernities and poststructuralist approaches to modern subjectivity formation. We see modern subjectivities as marked by competing orders of social and discursive practices, which the individual can refer to and draw on in the construction of his/her own identity. During the 19th and 20th centuries, Muslim reform thinkers constructed their variations over the themes social order and successful Muslim subjectivity with reference to more general, global ideas. Hence, the modern history of Muslim societies can be characterized by cultural conflicts between different forms of social order and individual identities similar to those present in European history – albeit with religion playing a dominant role in the definition of ”authentic” Muslim modernities. Keywords: modernity, multiple modernities, successive modernities, subjectivity, social order, Islam.

scholarly journals Reconceptualization of status liminality in the sociological theory

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-238
Author(s):  
I. V. Katernyi
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Sociological Theory ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Social Significance ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Individual Group ◽  
The Individual

This article aims at filling some theoretical gaps in understanding status liminality as a transition state in the processes of social mobility. Based on the ideas of A. van Gennep and V. Turner on the nature of rites de passage, the author reconstructs the types of status liminality - ascending, descending, recursive, permanent liminality and liminoidity. The article identified some features that distinguish liminality from marginality and deviance: transitivity - the altered preliminal position and identity combined with the incomplete metamorphosis; temporality - normative temporal and (possibly) spatial boundaries of the transition period; consequentiality - social significance of the postliminal status transformation for both its bearer and society or social groups involved. The phenomenon of communitas discovered by Turner is of particular importance for understanding the state of liminality for it represents a tendency of liminal people to depart from the mundane domain into the anti- and non-structural social-psychological state in which social ties are vividly affective and social experience has a profound existential effect. For each type of status liminality, the author provides examples from the traditional and modern societies using research in sociology of death, medical sociology, criminal sociology, sociology of tourism, social psychology, etc. To conclude, the author considers such phenomena as precariat, morphological freedom and edgework in the liminality perspective. Thus, the heuristic potential of the concept liminality can make a significant contribution to the study of social changes and understanding mechanisms of reproducing social order at the individual, group and societal levels.

Cut, Snap

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-136
Author(s):  
Dominic Pecoraro
Keyword(s):  
Queer Theory ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Identity Work ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Interpersonal Interactions ◽  
Queer Identity

Inspired by critical interpersonal communication scholarship and queer autoethnography, this piece depicts interpersonal interactions mute or challenge queer identity. I explore the nexus of interpersonal communication theory, identity work, and queer theory to contextualize coming out and coming into sexual minority status. This piece explores narratives in which the legitimacy of queerness is unaccepted, unassured, and undermined.

scholarly journals Long Hours, Uneasy Feelings: Parliamentary Work in Denmark, Finland and Sweden

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Mannevuo ◽  
Jenni M Rinne ◽  
Isak Vento
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Nordic Countries ◽  
Political Agency ◽  
Work Culture ◽  
Vicious Cycle ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Psychological Strain ◽  
Work Pressure ◽  
The World

AbstractPoliticians’ work pressure is gaining more attention in parliamentary studies. To participate in the discussion about governing under pressure, this article offers an interdisciplinary approach to investigate how representatives navigate within a flexible, limitless work culture. This article presents a new inquiry to re-examine contemporary political agency by combining cultural studies theories with empirical insights in Nordic countries. By analysing 52 semi-structured interviews with MPs in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, the study finds that politics attracts people who want to change the world, but these attributes may initiate a vicious cycle, taking the form of psychological strain.

What Makes a Hero? Theorising the Social Structuring of Heroism

Sociology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristian Frisk
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Social Phenomenon ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Social Structuring ◽  
The Relationship

The article discusses four dominant perspectives in the sociology of heroism: the study of great men; hero stories; heroic actions; and hero institutions. The discussion ties together heroism and fundamental sociological debates about the relationship between the individual and the social order; it elucidates the socio-psychological, cultural/ideational and socio-political structuring of heroism, which challenges the tendency to understand people, actions and events as naturally, or intrinsically, heroic; and it points to a theoretical trajectory within the literature, which has moved from very exclusive to more inclusive conceptualisations of a hero. After this discussion, the article examines three problematic areas in the sociology of heroism: the underlying masculine character of heroism; the presumed disappearance of the hero with modernisation; and the principal idea of heroism as a pro-social phenomenon. The article calls for a more self-conscious engagement with this legacy, which could stimulate dialogue across different areas of sociological research.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Readiness and Resilience of Czech Society against Water-Related Crises

Hydrology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Štěpán Kavan ◽  
Šárka Kročová ◽  
Jiří Pokorný
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Multicriteria Analysis ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Comparison Method ◽  
Internal Environment ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Triangle Method ◽  
Czech Society ◽  
The Individual

This assessment of societal readiness and resilience to water-related situations in the Czech Republic focuses on an interdisciplinary approach in the Czech Republic for solving this problem. The goal of the article is to evaluate and characterize the preparedness for handling water-related crises. The analysis is carried out via a SWOT analysis, which is a universal analytical method used to understand and interpret strengths and weaknesses and to identify opportunities and threats. For the calculation of the weight factor of the SWOT analysis, an assessment was determined based on the multicriteria analysis. The pair comparison method was used to determine the relative importance of the parameters of the strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The Fuller Triangle method was chosen for the system used to make the comparisons of the individual criteria. The uniqueness of the study consists of the issue of water management, which is thus reflected from a non-traditional perspective, being a contemporary model—the paradigm of the view on the preparedness of the planning documentation as one of the characteristics of societal resilience for water-related crises. The result of the research is the fact that a positive approach prevails in the researched area from the perspective of preparedness for water-related crises. For the creation of the conditions, the factors arising from the internal environment currently prevail slightly over those arising from the external environment.

سلطة النسق اللغوي بين اللغة العالمة واللغة المؤسسية

2021 ◽  
pp. arabic cover-english cover
Author(s):  
أحمد حساني
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
The Other ◽  
Linguistic Community ◽  
The Political ◽  
Institutional Research ◽  
Linguistic System ◽  
Traditional Institution ◽  
Institutional System ◽  
The Individual

يندرج هذا البحث ضمن مشروع تأسيسي، وتأصيلي هادف، يسعى إلى تعزيز المقاربة اللسانية البينية للنسق اللغوي بكل مكوناته، والبحث عن قوة الحضور التي يمتلكها، والسلطة التي يمارسها على الفرد منتجِ الخطاب، وعلى الجماعة التي تشكل المجتمع اللغوي؛ حيث إنَّ اللغة قوة فاعلة لها سلطة داخلية وخارجية، تتجلى سلطتها الداخلية في نظامها القواعدي المعقد الذي يوجد بصفة مضمرة في أذهان المتكلمين- المستمعين الذين ينتمون إلى مجتمع له خصوصيات ثقافية وحضارية متجانسة. وتتجلى سلطتها الخارجية في المؤسسة السياسية، والاجتماعية والعرفية التي تكرّس شرعية النسق اللغوي في المجتمع اللغوي. وفي ظل هذا التصور، انصرفت هذه المقاربة إلى التعامل مع النسق اللغوي، من حيث هو سلطة قهرية، والبحث في علاقته باللغة العالمة من جهة، واللغة المؤسسية من جهة أخرى. تسعى هذه الدراسة، حينئذٍ، إلى إيجاد إجابات علميةكافية، عن كثير من الأسئلة التي ما فتئت تشغل بال الباحثين، على اختلاف اهتماماتهم العلمية أثناء اتخاذهم اللغة موضوعًا للتفكير، والبحث المؤسس. نذكر في هذا المقام بعضَها لأهميته: 1- ما القوة الخفية الكامنة في (ما وراء) ممارسة اللغة لسلطتها القهرية لدى الأفراد والمجتمعات؟ 2- كيف شكلت الرواسب الأدائية للكلام هذه السلطة عبر التاريخ ؟ 3- إلى أي حد يمكن للغتين؛ العالمة، والمؤسسية التأثير في مسار النسق اللغوي في مجتمع المعرفة، والنظام المؤسسي في المجتمع؟ This research falls within a constituent, and Authentic project that seeks to enhance Interdisciplinary approach with all components parts of linguistic system to search for the presence power, that possesses the power, that it exercises on the individual who produces the discourse, and on the group; which make up the linguistic community as an effective force language, that has internal and external authority, which reflects its internal authority in its complex grammatical system, that exists implicitly in the minds of speakers - listeners belonging to a society with homogeneous cultural and civilizational privacies. The external authority is manifested in the political, social, and traditional institution; that devotes the legitimacy of the linguistic system in the linguistic community. Under this scenario; the approach went out to deal with the linguistic system in terms of it is a compulsive authority research, and its relationship to the scholarly language on the hand, and the institutional language on the other hand. This intervention seeks to find scientific answers for many questions, that still preoccupy the researchers from different scientific interests during taking the language as a topic of thought and institutional research. We mention certain questions for its importance: 1- What is the hidden power behind language practicing its oppressive authority in individuals and societies? 2- How did the performance remnants of speech shape this authority throughout history? 3- To what extent can the scholarly language and institutional languages influence the path of a linguistic system in the knowledge society, and the institutional system in the community?

Deformation and Damage in Solder During Fast Cyclic Loading

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. S. Ege ◽  
Y.-L. Shen
Keyword(s):  
Cyclic Loading ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Local Phase ◽  
Phase Coarsening ◽  
Numerical Studies ◽  
Lap Shear ◽  
Traditional Argument ◽  
Local Plastic Strain ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Phase Arrangement

Experimental and numerical studies on fast cyclic loading of eutectic tin-lead solder and relevant micromechanical issues are presented. High-frequency twin-lap shear tests on solder joints show cracking inside the solder but often connecting the intruded tips of the intermetallic. Finite element modeling was carried out to study the effect of intermetallic morphology. Without the influence of local phase coarsening, the intrusion of intermetallic into the solder alloy is seen to trigger strain localization which promotes failure. The effect of local phase coarsening was also studied numerically, taking into account the individual phase arrangement. A coarser phase structure always shows a faster accumulation of local plastic strain, leading to early failure. Such results, in agreement with typical thermomechanical fatigue features, cannot be obtained from the traditional argument of strength vs. microstructural size. Modeling of the entire lap-shear specimen was also conducted for the purpose of quantifying the deformation behavior. The exact geometry of solder is found to play a dominant role in affecting the shear response.

scholarly journals Stage excitement as individual psychological state of the vocalist

2020 ◽  
pp. 131-134
Author(s):  
N. K. Korneev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Great Emphasis ◽  
The State ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Public Performance ◽  
Emotional Component ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Behavior

The state and behavior of a singer on the stage has not been fully explored and studied. This article is an attempt to understand the causes of such a phenomenon as the excitement of a vocalist who goes on stage and performs in front of an audience. The unusual psychological state that an artist develops on the stage during a public performance brings many unexpected «discoveries» to the performer and requires detailed study. Unlike ordinary excitement, the author designated it as «stage excitement» and pointed out the factors that lead to the occurrence of such a state. The ways of neutralizing the negative sides of the artist’s state on the stage are analyzed. A great emphasis in the work is placed on the study of the psychological portrait of the performer and the psycho-emotional component of his personality as well as the characteristic moments associated with the individual characteristics of the vocalist.

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