Unexpected Crossroads of International Political Communication: Influence and Insights of Universal Codes of Media as Exemplified by Podcasts, Comics and New Media

The article dwells upon the original research conducted by author during and after his PhD studies. Through the case studies of media (exemplifying podcasts, comic books and unclassifiable new media such as web-series) directly influencing and/or vice versa being influenced directly by current political events, shown is the interconnecting tissue of universal codes of media, affecting the international political communication through media influence in unpredictable ways. Underlined is the crucial need to strengthen the awareness of experts and general population alike of such processes in Ukraine due to hybrid war occurring with Russian Federation.

SOMATIC CODE IN A LINGUISTIC CULTURE OF EVENS

В данной статье рассматривается соматический код культуры, являющийся одним из ключевых и универсальных кодов в лингвокультуре эвенов, отражающий восприятие мира эвенского этноса. Материалом исследования послужили изданные двуязычные словари, фольклорные и художественные произведения эвенов, также в статье использованы полевые материалы автора, собранные в ходе экспедиционных поездок в места компактного проживания эвенов. Выявлена специфика вербализации кодового содержания сомонимов в эвенских паремиях и фразеологических выражениях. Определены семантические особенности метафор с компонентами — соматизмами в эвенской языковой картине мира. Анатомическая лексика, участвующая в создании переносных значений, ассоциаций и обладающая символьными функциями, отображает архетипические воззрения и ментальность народа. Соматизмы нашли отражение в пространственной лексике, ландшафтной лексике, в обрядовой культуре, в идиомах, в метафорах, в пословицах и поговорках эвенов. В эвенской лингвокультуре сакральность некоторых частей тела отразилось в төнӈэкич `запретах-оберегах`. Семантизация и понятийная наполненность соматического кода культуры является универсальной и имеет параллели в картине мира других народов. This article examines the somatic code of culture, which is one of the important and universal codes in the linguoculture of the Evens, reflecting the perception of the world of the Even ethnos. The bilingual dictionaries, folklore and artworks of Even, and the author's field materials collected during expedition trips to the small residency of the Evens were used for data of the article. The specificity of the verbalization of somonyms in the Even paremias and phraseological expressions was revealed. The semantic features of metaphors with elements of somatisms in the ven language are determined. Anatomical vocabulary, participating in the creation of figurative meanings, associations and possessing symbolic functions, reflects the archetypal visions and thinking of the people. Somatisms are reflected in spatial vocabulary, landscape vocabulary, ritual culture, idioms, metaphors, proverbs and sayings of the evens. In the even linguistic culture the sacredness of some parts of body was reflected in prohibitions-amulets. Semantization and meaning of the somatic code of culture is universal and has parallels in the vision of the world of other folks.

Guidelines, Codes, and Regulations

Research involving human subjects is increasingly global in scope. This research is governed by over 1,000 guidelines, codes, and regulations spanning 130 countries. While there have been some attempts to construct international codes of conduct, particularly in the area of biomedical research, the reality is that these universal codes are superimposed over national and institutional norms, resulting in idiosyncrasies and discrepancies. Even within the United States as a single example, human subjects research is subject to a “patchwork quilt” of regulation, depending on the nature of the research and the source of funding. This chapter will provide an overview of these governing standards, recounting their historical evolution, discussing their key elements, and describing the challenges faced by researchers, sponsors, and regulatory bodies who must navigate this landscape.

Compression-Based Methods of Time Series Forecasting

Time series forecasting is an important research topic with many practical applications. As shown earlier, the problems of lossless data compression and prediction are very similar mathematically. In this article, we propose several forecasting methods based on real-world data compressors. We consider predicting univariate and multivariate data, describe how multiple data compressors can be combined into one forecasting method with automatic selection of the best algorithm for the input data. The developed forecasting techniques are not inferior to the known ones. We also propose a way to reduce the computation time of the combined method by using the so-called time-universal codes. To test the proposed techniques, we make predictions for real-world data such as sunspot numbers and some social indicators of Novosibirsk region, Russia. The results of our computations show that the described methods find non-trivial regularities in data, and time universal codes can reduce the computation time without losing accuracy.

International Political Communication

The first chapter serves as an introduction to international political communication and associated terms. It dwells upon the difference of political communication in international relations and international political communication, also showing the functions and typology of the phenomenon, focusing especially on how connected international political communication is to media and how this connection further intensifies with time due to globalization processes and technological advancements of last few decades. Among the objectives attempted by the chapter is to introduce the reader to all crucial concepts of international political communication before moving in swiftly to its relation with universal codes of media in the very next chapter.

Origin Story and Self-Made Character

This chapter dwells upon a construct of origin story and self-made pastiche in universal codes of media, as seen through international political communication. The main case upon which effectiveness of the constructs are demonstrated is the case of overwhelming media presence of certain politicians, which transcends into narrative fiction. Analyzed is the phenomena of Presidents of the United States and their appearances in movies, comics, and music, which is the case for every US President ever. Supplied are results of author's own empirical research on subjects which concerns all three mediums. Additionally, dissected are the concepts of American dream, mystery men, and media presence of certain politicians showcased both retrospectively and contemporarily.

Political Tradition and Compatibility of Universal Codes

The chapter dissects political tradition through a cultural prism of universal values, concentrating on globalized indoctrinations of dictatorship and democracy and their input in the widespread of global populism. Additionally, it established direct link between universal values as a structural element in universal codes of media, political tradition as it exists in media and in real life and indigenous to this research universal value of death. The latter is formulated in conjunction with political meaning and previously established universal values, providing a wide meaning of death in universal codes of media in international political communication, not only as the opposite of life, but also as a representation of many other aspects of human life.

World of Uncertainty

The chapter dwells upon new media and its roots being in universal codes of media, including abiding by same basic rules as works of fiction known for having cult status, especially cult films. The use of deconstruction and reconstruction are seen and researched as two popular methods of new media which have a rich cultural tradition, explored here through the prism of universal code of media in international political communication. Additional related concern of chapter is decline of relevance of platform, which effectively derails existent hierarchy of media in recent times.