Specters of Heidegger

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Chaouat
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Critical Distance ◽  
The Other ◽  
National Literature ◽  
National Sovereignty ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Postmodern Thought ◽  
The U.S

My first chapter is dedicated to post-Heideggerian thought, and to the unbearable legacy of Heidegger in France and beyond. The decentering of the subject, the recoding of Heideggerian ontology as an ethics of the other, the idealization of the Jews as diasporic beings and ontological strangers (grounded in an operation of Judaization of Dasein), the metaphysical reading of the Holocaust as an event outside of history, the celebration of nomadism and deterritorialization—all that have made it difficult if not downright impossible to think of Jewish national sovereignty and Jewish normalcy. Likewise, French postmodern thought has not been able or willing to engage with the resurgence of antisemitism—an antisemitism that does not fit its theoretical, ideological and metaphysical framework. Derrida's disciples continue to speak the language of existential ontology, albeit with a critical distance, or with serious distortions—a language that is no longer in use except in national literature and cultural studies departments in the U.S. and is now employed to nurture the new antisemitism.

An American Story

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danilo Kiš
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Science Fiction ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Philosophical Reflection ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Danilo Kis ◽  
The U.S

The twelve stories in this collection, published in various journals and newspapers in Yugoslavia between 1953 and 1967, provide fascinating insights into the development of Danilo Kiš as a writer. From lapidary childhood idylls to harrowing foreshadowings of the Holocaust, from a satirical treatment of totalitarianism to a philosophical reflection on perception and form, the subject matter is remarkably varied. The highly unusual title story is even set amidst the U.S. civil rights struggles of the 20th century, and several of the tales are redolent of science fiction.

Why Teach About Congress

1984 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 12-14
Author(s):  
Roger Davidson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mark Twain ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Other ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
United States Congress ◽  
Love Affair ◽  
Will Rogers ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The U.S

Political scientists' long-standing love affair with the United States Congress no doubt baffles people outside the profession. By the same token, the popularity of courses on Congress is not fully understood. Articles and monographs on the subject pour out at a phenomenal rate, and students receive unique benefits from courses on the subject year after year. Still the question is posed: Why so much attention to the U.S. Congress?Much of the puzzlement arises from Congress's persistent image problem. The other branches of government have nothing quite like the comic image of Senator Snort, the florid and incompetent windbag, or Congressman Bob Forehead, the bland and media-driven founder of the "JFK Look-Alike Caucus." Pundits and humorists — from Mark Twain and Will Rogers to Johnny Carson, from Thomas Nast to Garry Trudeau — find Congress an inexhaustible source of raw material. Running down Congress, it seems, is a leading national pastime.

scholarly journals Z Przewodnika po powieści Słowian Zachodnich (1945-1995)

2018 ◽  
pp. 161-184
Author(s):  
Tomasz Derlatka
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Studies ◽  
The Other ◽  
National Literature ◽  
The West ◽  
Bibliographical Information ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Selection Of

This article contains a selection of notions from the Guidebook to the Novels of the West Slavs (a working title). The Guidebook is addressed predominantly  at researchers involved in comparative studies of the literatures of the West Slavs and it will cover fifty years (1945–1995) of novels written by West Slavic authors: Kashubian, Polish, Slovak (from Slovakia and the so-called  Lower Land), Czech as well as Upper and Lower Lusatian, and how they changed. Each entry will consist of a brief presentation of a novel’s content, bibliographical information (the subsequent editions, possible translations;  reception in the other languages will be limited exclusively to the West Slavs area), interpretation, a novel’s significance to a writer’s achievements,  specific national literature and, finally, the West Slavs’ novels as a whole, a selection (maximum five items) of the most important literature on the subject.

scholarly journals Rose-Colored Genocide: Hollywood, Harmonizing Narratives, and the Cinematic Legacy of Anne Frank’s Diary in the United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-89
Author(s):  
Nora Nunn
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cultural Studies ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Other ◽  
Film Adaptation ◽  
Mise En Abyme ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
Killing Fields ◽  
Schindler's List

Drawing from literary and cultural studies, this paper situates U.S. adaptations of Anne Frank’s diary in the 1950s within a lineage of other films about historical genocide, including Schindler’s List, Hotel Rwanda, and The Killing Fields. Analysis of these narrative adaptations matters because it helps us better understand the danger of what critic Dominick LaCapra calls “harmonizing narratives,” or stories that provide the viewer with an “unwarranted sense of spiritual uplift” (14). Tracing the metamorphosis of Frank’s own diary from play to film adaptation, this article builds on existing scholarship to focus on how, in the wake of what has become known as the Holocaust, Hollywood began to construct popular and simplified understandings of complex genocidal crimes—all in the name of celebrating globalized humanity. In the first part of the article, I take a longer view of these adaptations by situating U.S. interpretations of Frank’s diary within a lineage of other Hollywood versions of historical genocide, including The Killing Fields, Schindler’s List, and Hotel Rwanda. I argue that in making Anne Frank’s story morally simplifying and ultimately uplifting for U.S. audiences—in other words, shaping it into what critic Dominick LaCapra calls a “harmonizing narrative”—these Broadway and Hollywood adaptations privileged rose-colored narratology for that would influence future mainstream cinematic representations in dangerous ways. The second part of the paper then considers cinematic alternatives from outside of Hollywood (such as Canada, Rwanda, and Spain) that challenge these harmonizing narratives by enlisting a mise en abyme structure—in other words, the nesting of stories within stories—that ultimately suggest the full representation of genocide is impossible. By making false promises of harmony, Hollywood’s interpretation of Frank’s story has, in turn, limited our understanding of subsequent genocides. On the other hand, alternative modes of cinematic storytelling—most notably, ones such as Ararat that fracture a coherent narrative—compel the audience to grapple with questions of spectatorship, agency, and above all, the problems of representation.

Beyond Censorship: Polish Independent Press Debates on Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah

2020 ◽  
pp. 088832542095349
Author(s):  
Martyna Grądzka-Rejak ◽  
Jan Olaszek
Keyword(s):  
Documentary Film ◽  
Jewish History ◽  
The Other ◽  
History And Memory ◽  
Underground Press ◽  
Opposite Conclusion ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The One

The article analyzes discussions around the documentary film Shoah, by Claude Lanzmann, conducted in the uncensored press in communist Poland. In the literature on the subject, a popular thesis claims that the democratic opposition in Poland, like the authorities of the Polish People’s Republic, subjected this film to explicit criticism. The authors’ research into discussions about the Holocaust in the Polish independent press leads to the opposite conclusion. Ours analysis shows that authors publishing in the underground press had varied reactions to Lanzmann’s film. Voices opposing the official campaign against the director and his film predominate (which did not mean a complete lack of criticism vis-à-vis some of the movie’s features). We found only two opinions that can be considered clearly negative. The debate about Lanzmann’s film is important because it shows the complexity of the democratic opposition’s attitude of toward Polish-Jewish history and memory. In the opposition elite’s view of history, two currents ran in parallel, often in statements authored by the same people. On the one hand, the trend was primarily affirmative, as a reaction to the communist propaganda that bypassed or completely distorted some aspects of Polish history. On the other hand, there was also a tendency to include more controversial or even clearly shameful aspects of the history of Poland.

scholarly journals Orthodox Thought in Postmodern Conditions: Philosophical Context and Three Ways of Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 66-84
Author(s):  
Александр Александрович Солонченко
Keyword(s):  
Modern Philosophy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Western Society ◽  
Death Of God ◽  
Christian Doctrine ◽  
Knowledge Of God ◽  
Christian Teaching ◽  
Postmodern Philosophy ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Postmodern Thought

В статье проводится анализ философского контекста развития православной постмодернистской мысли. Автор дается краткое описание онтологии, антропологии и гносеологии постмодерна и таких идей как «смерть Бога», «смерть субъекта», «смерть истины», «конец метафизики» и др. Далее автор описывает основные черты концепций православных мыслителей-постмодернистов - Д. Харта, митр. Иоанна (Зизиуласа) и Дж. Мануссакиса и выявляет их связь с идеями философии постмодерна. Автор приходит к выводу, что Д. Харт в своей теоэстетике находит возможность выразить христианское учение о Боге в условиях «смерти Бога» и в противовес постмодернистской онтологии, в которой бытие понимается как хаос и насилие, формулирует «мирную онтологию», где бытие есть красота и дар. Митрополит Иоанна (Зизиулас) формулирует христианское учение о человеке с помощью концепта «Другой» и с учетом идеи «смерти субъекта». Дж. Мануссакис создает теорию мистического сенсуализма, с помощью которого он находит возможность говорить о Боге и богопознании в условиях «смерти истины» и «конца метафизики». Автор подчеркивает, что ни одна из описанных концепций не претендует на то, чтобы заменить собой святоотеческое богословие. Перед ними стоят иные задачи: актуализировать христианство в современной философии, выразить христианские истины на языке и с учетом мировоззренческих установок современного западного общества. The article analyzes the philosophical context of the development of Orthodox postmodern thought. The author gives a brief description of the ontology, anthropology and epistemology of postmodernism and such ideas as «the death of God», «the death of the subject», «the death of truth», «the end of metaphysics», etc. Further, the author describes the main features of the concepts of Orthodox postmodern thinkers - D. Hart, metropolitan John (Zizioulas) and J. Manoussakis and reveals their connection with the ideas of postmodern philosophy. The author comes to the conclusion that D. Hart in his theoesthetics finds an opportunity to express the Christian teaching about God in the conditions of «God’s death and in contrast to the postmodern ontology, in which being is understood as chaos and violence, he formulates a «peaceful ontology», where being is beauty and gift. Metropolitan John (Zizioulas) formulates the Christian doctrine of man using the concept of «the Other» and taking into account the idea of «the death of the subject». J. Manoussakis creates a theory of mystical sensualism, through which he finds the opportunity to talk about God and knowledge of God in the conditions of «the death of truth» and «the end of metaphysics». The author emphasizes that none of the theories described is not intended to be a substitute for patristic theology. They have other tasks: to actualize Christianity in modern philosophy, to Express Christian truths in language and taking into account the worldview of modern Western society.

Narrate and Describe: The Problem of Ekphrasis

1991 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 25-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. P. Fowler
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
The Other ◽  
General Nature ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Works Of Art ◽  
Classical Studies ◽  
The Subject ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Theoretical Issues

The subject of ekphrasis, and in particular of the ekphrasis of works of art, has recently begun to receive a great deal of attention from classical scholars. As will become clear, I believe that the reason for this is that many of the theoretical issues that are most pressing in classical studies — and indeed in cultural studies in general — are raised by the study of ekphrasis. The purpose of this note on the other hand is modest: I want to say a little about the narratological issues that are raised by set-piece description (I), and to look at one example in the Aeneid (II). But even so I have found it impossible not to offer some thoughts of a frighteningly general nature (III). I shall concentrate on the ekphrasis of works of art for reasons that will again become clear, but some at least of what I shall say will also be relevant mutatis mutandis to the ekphrasis of natural features and events.

scholarly journals National Identity in Israel History Lessons

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
Hieronymus Purwanta
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
The Other ◽  
Building Projects ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
The Past ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Relationship

This study explores the relationship between national identity and history lessons in Israel as a means of nation-building. The problems raised are: (1) What is the construction of Israel's national identity? (2) How has national identity discoursed on nation-building projects? The historical method with a nationalistic approach developed by Ernest Renan and Anthony D. Smith is used as a research and analysis framework. Renan explained that nationalism is a combination of the struggles of the ancestors in the past and the desire to unite in the present. On the other hand, Smith formulated nationalism in three main elements: national integration, national autonomy, and national identity. The results of the study show that Israel's national identity rests primarily on Zionism and the Holocaust. Therefore, the subject matter of history primarily discusses the efforts of the Israeli people to return to Palestine as an ideal place to build the nation. On the other hand, the Nazi/Hitler massacre in Germany, known as the Holocaust, was seen as the pinnacle of suffering for the Jewish community in exile.

scholarly journals China-U.S.-India

2016 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Zhao Gancheng
Keyword(s):  
Balance Of Power ◽  
The Other ◽  
China And India ◽  
Balanced Approach ◽  
Global Power ◽  
The Subject ◽  
And Function ◽  
Rising Power ◽  
Role And Function ◽  
The U.S

Triangle relationships usually occur between three parties that are neither friends nor allies. The subtle nature of the triangle, wherein change of one pair of bilateral ties impacts the other two geopolitically, is determined by many factors, among which pursuit for balance of power in the changing landscape of geopolitics is usually the most decisive. In this context, the interactions among China, the U.S. and India in recent years seem to have brought up the birth of a new triangle in international politics. It is the U.S. that pushed for this interactive formula in the first place when India’s role and function as a counterweighing element was perceived. The dynamics have remained unchanged since the U.S. decided to make a nuclear deal with India despite various difficulties. However, China, the subject against which India was seen as a counterweight, is trying to keep itself away from the game in order to diminish the impacts of these interactions. Dealing with the other two nations separately, China continues to work on improving and redefining China-India relations not because of closer U.S.-Indian ties, but rather, because of its perception of India’s status as both its close neighbor and another rising power. This particular situation puts India in a position to play its own balancing game to maximize its self-interests. India’s pursuit for global power status will be promoted by its attempts toward achieving economic growth and military buildup. In both areas, India is likely to obtain more leverage in keeping a balanced approach to handling China and the U.S. In that sense, the geopolitical model between the three is already taking shape, if only perceptually, though it is still far away from substantial operation in real politik terms. Given the different sizes and power statuses of China and India, the U.S. may find it difficult to manage its relations with both nations, and the future of the triangle will thus remain largely uncertain.

Golgi Apparatus and Melanogenesis: Ultrastructural Study of a Human Cellular Blue Nevus (Melanocytoma)

1973 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 380-381
Author(s):  
S.R. Allegra
Keyword(s):  
Endoplasmic Reticulum ◽  
Golgi Apparatus ◽  
Ultrastructural Study ◽  
The Other ◽  
Blue Nevus ◽  
Normal Complement ◽  
Golgi Vesicles ◽  
Golgi System ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Cellular Blue Nevus

The respective roles of the ribo somes, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus and perhaps nucleus in the synthesis and maturation of melanosomes is still the subject of some controversy. While the early melanosomes (premelanosomes) have been frequently demonstrated to originate as Golgi vesicles, it is undeniable that these structures can be formed in cells in which Golgi system is not found. This report was prompted by the findings in an essentially amelanotic human cellular blue nevus (melanocytoma) of two distinct lines of melanocytes one of which was devoid of any trace of Golgi apparatus while the other had normal complement of this organelle.

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