Imagine That: A Barfieldian Reading of C.S. Lewis’s Till We Have Faces

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-111
Author(s):  
Jamie Hutchinson
Keyword(s):  
Creative Process ◽  
Spiritual Development ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Human Consciousness ◽  
Poetic Diction ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Cupid And Psyche

On more than one occasion, Owen Barfield expressed his admiration for C.S. Lewis's last novel, Till We Have Faces, singling it out as a work in which Lewis “really rises to the fullness of the mythopoeic imagination.” Barfield's praise of the novel's mythopoeia is understandable given his statements in Poetic Diction and The Rediscovery of Meaning concerning the literary artist and the creation of true myth. Lewis's own account of his creative process (the changes he felt impelled to make to the myth of Cupid and Psyche) further validates the novel's mythopoeic nature and identifies Lewis as a Barfieldian mythmaker. In addition, the novel appears to incorporate two of Barfield's fundamental theories: the purposive evolution of human consciousness and the epistemic validity of the imagination. As is well known, Lewis found himself unable to accept either theory. I would argue, however, that ‘mythopoeic Lewis' inclined toward ideas that ‘rational Lewis’ disavowed. Reading the novel with Barfield in mind suggests that it is both a fully realized instance of Lewis's mythopoeic imagination and a work that dramatizes the necessary role of imagination in humanity's ongoing spiritual development.

From creation to diffusion: building historical archives at Cirque du Soleil

2002 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-17
Author(s):  
Emmanuella Saint-Denis
Keyword(s):  
Creative Process ◽  
Cirque Du Soleil ◽  
Historical Archives ◽  
The Creation

The importance of the creative process at Cirque du Soleil informed the establishment of its Documentation Centre nine years ago. The desire for conservation, a concern of the founding president as early as 1984, was initially related to the need to use earlier documents and materials in the creation of shows, rather than a desire to preserve history. Subsequently, the role of the archives has evolved and today Cirque du Soleil values the importance of memory and has put various tools in place to facilitate the collection and conservation of its history.

Presentations of Authorship in Knowledge Organization

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 486-500
Author(s):  
Carlin Soos ◽  
Gregory H. Leazer
Keyword(s):  
Creative Process ◽  
Knowledge Organization ◽  
Personal Networks ◽  
Knowledge Organization Systems ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Legal Professional ◽  
The Individual ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Relational Representation

The “author” is a concept central to many publication and documentation practices, often carrying legal, professional, social, and personal importance. Typically viewed as the solitary owner of their creations, a person is held responsible for their work and positioned to receive the praise and criticism that may emerge in its wake. Although the role of the individual within creative production is undeniable, literary (Foucault 1977; Bloom 1997) and knowledge organization (Moulaison et. al. 2014) theorists have challenged the view that the work of one person can-or should-be fully detached from their professional and personal networks. As these relationships often provide important context and reveal the role of community in the creation of new things, their absence from catalog records presents a falsely simplified view of the creative process. Here, we address the consequences of what we call the “author-as-owner” concept and suggest that an “author-as-node” approach, which situates an author within their networks of influence, may allow for more relational representation within knowledge organization systems, a framing that emphasizes rather than erases the messy complexities that affect the production of new objects and ideas.

Creative Process in Hollywood: The Role of Imaginary in the Creation of Mainstream Movies

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (Fall 2018) ◽  
pp. 43-54
Author(s):  
Silvio Anaz
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Creative Process ◽  
Movie Industry ◽  
Star Wars ◽  
Complex Combination ◽  
Blade Runner ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Creation

The creative process in Hollywood’s movie industry is the result of a complex combination of symbolic elements arising from imaginations of screenwriters, directors, executives, marketing experts and producers. This article analyzes the anatomy of the creative process inserted in the logic of production of major studios. The earliest scripts of three movies—Back to the Future, Blade Runner and Star Wars: A New Hope—and their theatrical movie versions are compared to find some patterns in the formation of the imaginary during the creative process in mainstream productions. The theoretical approach is mainly based on Gilbert Durand’s theories about the imaginary.

scholarly journals Emocionális nagyvárosi terek

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Éva Pataki
Keyword(s):  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Literary Representation ◽  
Female Protagonist ◽  
The Creation

Investigating the literary representation of urban spaces and identities, my paper untangles the complex psychological and emotional relationship between the heroine and her beloved and hated cities in Sunetra Gupta’s The Glassblower’s Breath (1993). Drawing on Gernot Böhme’s (1993) theory of the atmospheric qualities of space, Steve Pile’s psychogeographical approach to reading cities, Walter Benjamin’s concept of phantasmagoria and various interpretations of fascination, the paper explores the creation of atmospheres in the novel and the role of fascination in the perception of London and Gupta’s female protagonist as phantasmagorias. I argue that – as urban imaginaries – the emotional fabric and atmosphere of the cities portrayed are as much created by their spaces and places, their inhabitants and visitors, as are manifested and formulated in emotional states of being, whether real or fictional, phantasmagoric or imaginary.

scholarly journals Transmisi Memori dan Trauma dalam Mother Land Karya Dmetri Kakmi: Kajian Postmemory

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andri Fernanda
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Creative Process ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Traumatic Memory ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Familial Transmission ◽  
Transmission Process ◽  
Trauma Transmission ◽  
Transmission Structure

AbstrakPenelitian ini mengkaji tentang bagaimana proses kreatif sebuah karya postmemory dalam proses transmisi memori dari generasi pertama ke generasi selanjutnya dan melihat gender memainkan peran penting dalam proses transmisi, serta bagaimana melihat gender dalam karya tersebut. Tujuan dalam penelitian ini untuk membongkar struktur transmisi memori traumatis Dmetri Kakmi dalam novel Mother Land serta melihat konstruksi gender terhadap kesan-kesan traumatis yang muncul di dalam karya tersebut. Peneliti menggunakan teori postmemory yang dicetuskan oleh Marianne Hirsch untuk melihat 1) Bagaimana transmisi memori dan peran gender dalam penulisan novel Mother Land karya Dmetri Kakmi; dan 2) Bagaimana peran gender di dalam novel tersebut. Hasil penelitian ini yakni: 1) novel ini dibentuk oleh dua transmisi, yaitu transmisi familial dari keluarga sehingga hal itu memunculkan imajinasi, serta transmisi afiliatif. Dalam proses transmisi, gender memainkan peran kepada siapa dan narasi apa yang diceritakan kepada post-generation; 2) Peran gender di dalam novel terlihat dari infantilized yang dilakukan terhadap kaum Yunani dan Hyper-masculinized yang dilakukan terhadap kaum Turki sebagai icon of destruction.Kata Kunci: postmemory, trauma, transmisi, identifikasi, gender. AbstractThis research is a study about the creative process of a postmemory work in the memory transmitting process from the first generation to the next generation and the important role of gender in the transmission process, and the perspective of gender in postmemory’s work. The purpose of this research is to expose Dmetri Kakmi's traumatic memory transmission structure in his novel "Motherland" and to take a look at genderization in traumatic impressions that emerged in his work. The researcher used Postmemory theory initiated by Marianne Hirsch to perceive 1) the transmission memory and the role of gender in Dmetri Kakmi's "Motherland" novel;  and 2) the genderization process in that novel, and the results of this research: 1) Mother Land the novel is formed by two transmissions, familial transmission from the writer's family that led the writer to having an imagination of his late grandfather, and affiliative transmission. In the transmission process,  gender plays a key role in choosing who and what narration to be told to post-generation; 2) The gender roles in the "Motherland" novel can be found from such varied sources such as infantilized to the Greeks, and hyper-masculinized to the Turks as icon of destruction. Keywords: postmemory, trauma, transmission, identification, gender.

Political Aspect of Army Ukrainization Process of the Central Council Period

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (47) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Serhiy Chovik
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Creative Process ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Military Bases ◽  
Political Aspect ◽  
People's Party ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Central Council ◽  
The Creation

The problem of military building during the Ukrainian national revolution of 1917-1918 hasbeen investigated in the article. The attitude of Ukrainian political parties of the Central Council period towards the elemental Ukrainization process of imperial Russian army military bases has been exposed. Different vision of place and role of the Ukrainian army in a state-creative process stipulated the creation of two diametrically opposite conceptions of Ukrainian armed forces formation. An attempt to implement these conceptions into life resulted in political opposition between the Ukrainian national parties that weakened the Ukrainian national movement. The opposition between the parties made the creation of a battle-worthy Ukrainian army impossible because the army had to protect the sovereignty of the Ukrainian People’s Republic. The absence of own army deprived Ukrainians the opportunity to defend independence and self-reliance of the state from encroachments of external enemies. Keywords: national revolution, army Ukrainization, Ukrainian People’s Party, Ukrainian SocialDemocratic Labour Party, M.Mikhnovskyi, S.Petliura, Independists’ statement

scholarly journals Humans as Midwives for the Earth’s Dark Night of the Soul: A Transpersonal Ecopsychology Perspective

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bethany Butzer
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Development ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Evolutionary Process ◽  
Current Paper ◽  
Spiritual Awakening ◽  
Human Consciousness ◽  
Dark Night ◽  
Alternative Perspective ◽  
Personal Use

By harnessing fossil fuels for personal use, humans have arguably become the most creative, and the most destructive, species on the planet. Indeed, most would agree that in order to survive as a species, humans need to develop a healthier and more considerate relationship with the ecosystem. Transpersonal ecopsychology is a field that considers these topics by exploring the role of individual transformation in contributing to a larger evolutionary process of psycho-spiritual development – a process that may help humans find their niche in the greater ecosystemic whole. Transpersonal ecopsychology often describes humans as behaving in a destructive fashion that is out of alignment with spiritual principles, and argues that we need to adjust this situation in order to avoid ecosystemic collapse. The current paper considers an alternative perspective, namely that human-caused ecological destruction might actually be a sacred and necessary aspect of the spiritual development and transformation of both humans and planet earth. In other words, humans might be undertaking the sacred role of acting as midwives for the earth’s dark night of the soul. While difficult and provocative to consider, this dark night might be necessary for the evolution of human consciousness, and could potentially result in a future where humans are no longer necessary. This paper begins with a description of the role of the dark night of the soul in spiritual awakening, followed by an exploration of the possible human role in midwifing the earth’s dark night, and concludes with a consideration of a potentially post-human future.

scholarly journals Transmisi Memori dan Trauma dalam Mother Land Karya Dmetri Kakmi: Kajian Postmemory

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Andri Fernanda
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Creative Process ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Traumatic Memory ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Familial Transmission ◽  
Transmission Process ◽  
Trauma Transmission ◽  
Transmission Structure

AbstrakPenelitian ini mengkaji tentang bagaimana proses kreatif sebuah karya postmemory dalam proses transmisi memori dari generasi pertama ke generasi selanjutnya dan melihat gender memainkan peran penting dalam proses transmisi, serta bagaimana melihat gender dalam karya tersebut. Tujuan dalam penelitian ini untuk membongkar struktur transmisi memori traumatis Dmetri Kakmi dalam novel Mother Land serta melihat konstruksi gender terhadap kesan-kesan traumatis yang muncul di dalam karya tersebut. Peneliti menggunakan teori postmemory yang dicetuskan oleh Marianne Hirsch untuk melihat 1) Bagaimana transmisi memori dan peran gender dalam penulisan novel Mother Land karya Dmetri Kakmi; dan 2) Bagaimana peran gender di dalam novel tersebut. Hasil penelitian ini yakni: 1) novel ini dibentuk oleh dua transmisi, yaitu transmisi familial dari keluarga sehingga hal itu memunculkan imajinasi, serta transmisi afiliatif. Dalam proses transmisi, gender memainkan peran kepada siapa dan narasi apa yang diceritakan kepada post-generation; 2) Peran gender di dalam novel terlihat dari infantilized yang dilakukan terhadap kaum Yunani dan Hyper-masculinized yang dilakukan terhadap kaum Turki sebagai icon of destruction.Kata Kunci: postmemory, trauma, transmisi, identifikasi, gender. AbstractThis research is a study about the creative process of a postmemory work in the memory transmitting process from the first generation to the next generation and the important role of gender in the transmission process, and the perspective of gender in postmemory’s work. The purpose of this research is to expose Dmetri Kakmi's traumatic memory transmission structure in his novel "Motherland" and to take a look at genderization in traumatic impressions that emerged in his work. The researcher used Postmemory theory initiated by Marianne Hirsch to perceive 1) the transmission memory and the role of gender in Dmetri Kakmi's "Motherland" novel;  and 2) the genderization process in that novel, and the results of this research: 1) Mother Land the novel is formed by two transmissions, familial transmission from the writer's family that led the writer to having an imagination of his late grandfather, and affiliative transmission. In the transmission process,  gender plays a key role in choosing who and what narration to be told to post-generation; 2) The gender roles in the "Motherland" novel can be found from such varied sources such as infantilized to the Greeks, and hyper-masculinized to the Turks as icon of destruction. Keywords: postmemory, trauma, transmission, identification, gender.

Monuments of Orthodox cult as an element of the regional traditional culture and as the tourist resource of Togliatti city district

Servis plus ◽  
10.12737/6471 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 87-95
Author(s):  
Валерий Овсянников ◽  
Valeriy Ovsyannikov ◽  
Вадим Якунин ◽  
Vadim Yakunin
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Development ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Regional Culture ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
Cultural Codes ◽  
Tourist Resource ◽  
City District ◽  
The Creation

The article analyses the role of traditional cultural heritage in the development of tourism industry and describes the history and the modern situation of the temple construction in Togliatti. The authors depended on the complex historical method, system approach, various postnonclassical methods and systematized and analyzes historical facts connected with the Orthodox culture in Togliatti city district. The article also reveals positive tendencies and mechanisms of preservation and development of the most successful phenomena of traditional culture and of their popularization by religious tourism. The following thesis is introduced and proved: the unity of the past and present in regional culture manifests itself through cultural codes and the creation of elements of traditional media in young industrialized cities will contribute to the revival of the conventional spirituality. Power and business receive ideas of restoration of traditional spiritual components of social consciousness through the creation of appropriate environment that would demonstrate the beauty and the greatness of the architectural forms of the Orthodox culture and of their spiritual development abilities.

HOKETUS: OF HIERARCHY AND HICCUPS

Tempo ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 69 (273) ◽  
pp. 5-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Williams
Keyword(s):  
Creative Process ◽  
Free Improvisation ◽  
The Hague ◽  
The Creation

AbstractBetween 1976 and 1986 the Dutch group Hoketus were central to the creation of the sound and aesthetic of the Hague school. Through their rehearsal process they challenged and redefined the role of the composers who wrote for them in relation to the ensemble, and in doing so they challenged conventional notions of composer privilege and power. While not going as far as free improvisation groups in erasing the boundaries between composers and performers, they created a situation in which traditional hierarchies were overturned. Without ever claiming co-ownership of the resulting works, the group actively participated in the creative process and so could claim a higher degree of ownership and responsibility for the music they played than is usually the case.

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