«Le chant des formes. L'ecriture epigraphique, entre materialite du trace et trascendance des contenus»

1970 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 101-129
Author(s):  
Vincent Debiais
Keyword(s):  
Visual Culture ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Written Communication ◽  
Material Support ◽  
Culture Material ◽  
Communication Écrite ◽  
And Function

Resumen: Opposer écriture manuscrite et écriture épigraphique n’aurait dans le contexte culturel de l’Occident médiéval pas plus de sens que d’intérêt. Si les supports varient tout autant que les contenus, les techniques de réalisation ou les procédés de lecture, c’est la même praxis graphique qui est en jeu, et sans doute bien plus encore la même culture visuelle qui s’exprime. Les variations matérielles ou textuelles sont des adaptations aux objectifs et aux circonstances de la communication écrite. À la fois texte et matière, idée et objet, l’inscription se définit, au-delà des contenus et des fonctions qu’elle partage avec d’autres productions écrites médiévales, par une étendue physique qui lui accorde une réalité objectale. La communication épigraphique expose au passant une portion d’espace inscrit, quantité d’information visuelle reçue par le spectateur/lecteur potentiel de l’inscription. Comme le manuscrit, celleci se place donc dans un premier temps dans le domaine du visuel et du sensible. Elle cherche à donner à voir avant de donner à lire, et c’est pourquoi les conditions techniques de la réalisation de l’inscription cherche à figurer dans la matière l’image d’un texte.Palabras clave:  Epigraphie médiévale. Iconographie médiévale. Esthétique. Sculpture romane. Moissac. Musicologie.Abstract: In the cultural context of Medieval West, it would have no more sense than interest to set manuscript and epigraphic written practices. Content, material support, techniques of realization and processes of reading change from one media to another, but it is still the same graphic praxis and the same visual culture. Material or textual variations are adaptations to objectives and circumstances of written communication. At the same time text and material, idea and object, the inscription is defined by a physical extent which gives it objecthood and materiality, whatever its content and function. Epigraphic communication exposes to passers-by a portion of inscribed space, a quantity of visual information received by the potential spectator/reader of the inscription. As the manuscript, it first takes place in the field of visual and sensitive. It gives something to see and not to read, and that is why technical conditions of the realization of an inscription try to represent in material the imageof a text.Keywords: Medieval Epigraphy. Medieval Iconography. Aesthetics. Romanesque sculpture. Moissac. Musicology.

Visual Communication in the Social Cultural Context of Reality

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 19-23
Author(s):  
Бхат ◽  
S. Bkhat
Keyword(s):  
Visual Culture ◽  
Visual Information ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Visual Communication ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Ability To Work ◽  
Linear Sequence ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Reality

This article presents visual communication, its types and tools as a dynamic creative process with cognitive base. Modern society of consumption tends to engender positive emotional response, create a mood, thus it needs to be emotional message through visual communication by images, movies, comics. Identified various forms of representation visual information and its fragmentation, which means «clip thinking» which leads to both positive aspects, such as the ability to work in multitasking mode and negative in an inability to perceive the long linear sequence — one stylish and uniform the information that is Sequence, one after another of his thoughts and actions. The conclusion that the socio-cultural reality supplemented with a new aspect — visual culture, exerts a decisive influence on the formation of personality.

scholarly journals Towards a more inclusive and equitable developmental cognitive neuroscience

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jazlyn Nketia ◽  
Dima Amso ◽  
Natalie Hiromi Brito
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Cognitive Neuroscience ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Developmental Science ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
Brain Structure And Function ◽  
Scientific Potential ◽  
And Function

Brain and cognitive development is a burgeoning area of scientific inquiry, with tremendous potential to better the lives of children. Large scale longitudinal neuroimaging studies offer opportunities for significant scientific advances in our understanding of developing brain structure and function. The proposed manuscript will focus on the scientific potential of the HEALthy Brain and Cognitive Development (HBCD) Study, highlighting what questions these data can and what they cannot answer about child development. Specifically, we caution against the misuse of these data for advancing de-contextualized and scientifically questionable narratives about the development of children from marginalized communities. We will focus on building and organizing a framework for interpreting HBCD data through the lens of sampling, cultural context, measurement, and developmental science theory. Our goal is to thoughtfully offer the scientific community opportunities to use the large scale and collaborative nature of HBCD to collectively revise practices in developmental science that to-date have not carefully considered their own role in perpetuating narratives that support systemic injustice.

scholarly journals Issue of Integrity of Art Education in the Context of Changes in Art and Visual Culture

Pedagogika ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 114 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-179
Author(s):  
Edita Musneckienė
Keyword(s):  
Visual Culture ◽  
Art Education ◽  
Contemporary Art ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Arts Education ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Creative People ◽  
Wide Range

This article examines a paradigmatic change of contemporary art education in the context of visual culture and focus to the integrity of arts in formal and informal art education. The article is based on an international research “Contemporary art and visual culture in education” which reveals the problematic aspects of contemporary arts and visual culture in education in general. The research method was the discourse analysis of the participants and researchers, who presented the insights in reflective groups and during the interview with teachers and educators.This paper explores how contemporary cultural context and the spread of visual culture provide preconditions for changes in art education. The aim of the article is to analyze theproblems and perspectives of integral arts education in formal and non-formal education: what the educational challenges and opportunities appear in the context of contemporary art and visual culture? How the integral arts could be realized in art education practice in different arts disciplines and areas of education?Contemporary art and visual culture is increasingly multidimensional, the wide range of visual art forms integral with per formative arts, new technologies and media merge the limits between the arts disciplines. That becomes relevant pedagogical problem with the fact that arts education is traditionally allocated to the separate arts subjects such as music, art, theatre, dance, which also can also be divided into separate areas. This subject segregation of the school curriculum and strong subject orientation limits multimodal contemporary arts education. Secondary Education programs provide opportunities for several options of arts education disciplines (photography, cinema art, graphic design, contemporary music technologies), but it needs special resources for the schools and professional teachers. Many schools follow on traditional model of teaching art and still focusing on simple interpretation of modern artworks, different media and technical skills.Contemporary model of teaching integrated arts and visual culture in education is challenging, because it is based on visual literacy and critical thinking skills, it emphasizes inquiry-based education, a critical understanding of contemporary art practices, problem solving and creating new valuable ideas. Knowledge and experiences came from various sources: formal, non-formal, accidental, individual.Great potential for contemporary art education has non-formal art education programs and projects. Successful project-based initiatives in art education have been excellent examples of arts integration.Artists and other creative people involved into a process of education, their collaboration with schools and communities could initiate some interdisciplinary and collaborative practices. Non-formal arts education environment creates more space for creativity, freedom and diversity. Additional arts education programs, museum and gallery education, artistic competitions and international projects allows for the wider development of arts education. Art education in the new age requires changing attitudes towards learning and teaching, changing roles of the educator and new learning environments.

scholarly journals Structure, Function and Historical Importance of Watermills in the Swat Valley

2020 ◽  
Vol V (III) ◽  
pp. 237-245
Author(s):  
Faisal Khan ◽  
Junaid Babar ◽  
Zahir Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Ancient Technology ◽  
History Of ◽  
Swat Valley ◽  
And Function ◽  
Mode Of Production

The paper deals with the architecture and function of watermills in Swat valley. Watermill is a seldom-used term; however, it has played a significant role in the socio-cultural and economic lives of people in the past. This research work explores the case study of water mills in the Swat region. It examined in detail its processing and operation. The watermill was not only an instrument used for grinding purposes but also determined the mode of production, class system and social values of people. Modern technology has though changed people's behaviors and social formations up to a large extent, but it couldn't erase people's memories and history. A qualitative method has been used for conducting this research work. An ethnic-archaeological method was focused on recording the history of this tremendous ancient technology which contributed widely to the socio-cultural context of people.

scholarly journals Catholic Communities and Kinship Networks of the Elizabethan Midlands

Perichoresis ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-97
Author(s):  
Laura Verner
Keyword(s):  
Religious Education ◽  
Integral Method ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Community Functioning ◽  
Material Support ◽  
Kinship Networks ◽  
And Function ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract An integral method of keeping a non-conforming community functioning is the construction and up keep of networks, as this web of connections provided security and protection with other non-conformists against the persecuting authorities. The non-conforming Catholic community of Elizabethan England (1558-1603) established various networks within England and abroad. This article is based on research that examines the network of Catholics in the Elizabethan Midlands in order to understand both its effectiveness and the relationship of the local and extended Catholic community with one another. The construction, function and result of these networks will be surveyed over several categories of networks, such as local, underground, clerical and exile. Members of the Midland Catholic community travelled to others areas of the British Isles and Europe to gather spiritual and material support for their faith, sent their children abroad for religious education, and resettled abroad creating in this wake a larger and complex international network. The main objective of this exercise is to show the dynamic and function of the network, and understand the impact it had at the local level for Midland Catholics.

scholarly journals The Role of Adrenoceptors in the Retina

Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 2594
Author(s):  
Yue Ruan ◽  
Tobias Böhmer ◽  
Subao Jiang ◽  
Adrian Gericke
Keyword(s):  
Visual Information ◽  
Vision Loss ◽  
Retinal Diseases ◽  
System A ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Brain

The retina is a part of the central nervous system, a thin multilayer with neuronal lamination, responsible for detecting, preprocessing, and sending visual information to the brain. Many retinal diseases are characterized by hemodynamic perturbations and neurodegeneration leading to vision loss and reduced quality of life. Since catecholamines and respective bindings sites have been characterized in the retina, we systematically reviewed the literature with regard to retinal expression, distribution and function of alpha1 (α1)-, alpha2 (α2)-, and beta (β)-adrenoceptors (ARs). Moreover, we discuss the role of the individual adrenoceptors as targets for the treatment of retinal diseases.

ICRC President in Italy…

1980 ◽  
Vol 20 (217) ◽  
pp. 205-206
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Detailed Account ◽  
Material Support ◽  
And Function ◽  
Role And Function

The President of the ICRC, Mr. Alexandre Hay, was in Italy from 15 to 20 June for an official visit. He was accompanied by Mr. Sergio Nessi, head of the Financing Division, and Mr. Melchior Borsinger, delegate-general for Europe and North America. The purpose of the visit was to contact the Italian authorities, to give them a detailed account of the ICRC role and function and to obtain greater moral and material support from them.

scholarly journals Investigating the Subcortical Route to the Amygdala Across Species and in Disordered Fear Responses

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 117906951984644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica McFadyen
Keyword(s):  
Visual Information ◽  
Sensory Input ◽  
Cortical Circuits ◽  
Temporal Area ◽  
Middle Temporal ◽  
Directional Flow ◽  
The Past ◽  
And Function ◽  
Anatomical Evidence

Over the past few decades, evidence has come to light that there is a rapid subcortical shortcut that transmits visual information to the amygdala, effectively bypassing the visual cortex. This pathway purportedly runs from the superior colliculus to the amygdala via the pulvinar, and thus presents a methodological challenge to study noninvasively in the human brain. Here, we present our recent work where we reliably reconstructed the white matter structure and directional flow of neural signal along this pathway in over 600 healthy young adults. Critically, we found structure-function relationships for the pulvinar-amygdala connection, where people with greater fibre density had stronger functional neural coupling and were also better at recognising fearful facial expressions. These results tie together recent anatomical evidence from other visual primates with very recent optogenetic research on rodents demonstrating a functional role of this pathway in producing fear responses. Here, we discuss how this pathway might operate alongside other thalamo-cortical circuits (such as pulvinar to middle temporal area) and how its structure and function may change according to the sensory input it receives. This newly established circuit might play a potentially important role in autism and/or anxiety disorders.

A Novel Use of 3D Motion Capture: Creating Conceptual Links between Technology and Representation of Human Gesture in the Visual Arts

Leonardo ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gongbing Shan ◽  
Peter Visentin ◽  
Tanya Harnett
Keyword(s):  
Visual Culture ◽  
Motion Capture ◽  
Visual Arts ◽  
Aesthetic Experience ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Human Movement ◽  
Human Form ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
And Function ◽  
3D Motion Capture

As an unfolding of time-based events, gesture is intrinsically integrated with the aesthetic experience and function of the human form. In historical and contemporary visual culture, various approaches have been used to communicate the substance of human movement, including use of science and technology. This paper links the understanding of human gesture with technologies influencing its representation. Three-dimensional motion capture permits the accurate recording of movement in 3D computer space and provides a new means of analyzing movement qualities and characteristics. Movement signatures can be related to the human form by virtue of trajectory qualities and experientially and/or culturally dependent interactions.

Monstrous Women in Comics

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Culture ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Julia Kristeva ◽  
Horror Films ◽  
Sequential Art ◽  
Child Bearing ◽  
Women Scholars ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Do So

Many studies of the monster and monstrosity have focused on women, and most do so (at least in part) in relation to some type of visual culture. However, few have examined the appearance of monstrous women in comics in particular. Like horror films, sequential art has an abundance of monsters and fantastical beings. No less important to this volume than the sheer abundance of monsters within comics is the fact that they are often marked by gender, race, and disability in complex ways. Each chapter provides a text-critical analysis of a particular (or perhaps several) comic, manga, or graphic novel in order to ask how the monster makes meaning within the text(s) and, what it means for the monster to be coded as a woman. Further, building on the work of monster studies scholars, such as Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, Barbara Creed, Margrit Shildrick, and Julia Kristeva, each author also reflects on the various ways their analysis of the comic, and the meaning made by the monstrous woman therein, connects to the broader cultural context in question. In order to further converse with existing scholarship on monsters, on gender, and to further enable dialogue between chapters, this book is organized along a number of common themes: power, embodiment, child-bearing, childhood, and performance. Women are often called monsters. With this collection, authors use comics to try to figure out what that monstrosity means and what women, scholars, and comics have done and should do about it.

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