Audiovisual fiction and tourism promotion: The impact of film and television on the image of tourist destinations and contributions from textual analysis

The first studies of film and television as inducers of tourism appeared in the 1990s. In light of the role these media play in tourist decisions, studies of the capacity of audiovisual fiction to project a unique image of tourist attractions and destinations or to influence audience perceptions of them are particularly important. However, ever since research of this kind began, it has suffered from significant theoretical and methodological shortcomings associated mainly with the lack of an interdisciplinary approach. Most of the research has been in the field of tourism and marketing studies, with only a limited number of contributions from film and television studies. The objective of this article is to offer a critical review of studies exploring the relationship between audiovisual fiction and tourist destination image. The aim is to identify their conceptual shortcomings and to point out possible solutions with reference to audiovisual textual theory and analysis. The article begins with the identification of the main areas studied in this research: the effect on the attributes of tourist destinations and on their overall image, stereotypes, and the capacity of audiovisual fiction to vest the locations where their stories are set with different connotations. This is followed by an analysis of studies that exhibit more of an interdisciplinary approach by combining audiovisual studies and tourism studies. The article then addresses the debate over the types of audiovisual productions that researchers argue have the greatest tourism-inducing capacity. Finally, the conclusions point out possible future lines of research based more on explanation than on description, recommending the systematic incorporation of textual analysis into research on film-induced tourism, and particularly on its impact on tourist destination image.

Writing Esther: How do Writing, Power and Gender Intersect in the Megillah and its Literary Afterlife?

There are two instances in the entire Hebrew Bible in which women feature as the to write. “One is Esther (Esther 9:29) and the other is:” כתב subject of the verb Jezebel (1 Kgs 21:8). This paper takes this fact as a starting point from which to illuminate the narrative and thematic junctures of writing, power and gender in Esther and its literary afterlife. It utilizes the hermeneutical framework of feminist literary theory, as well as drawing upon narratology and linguistic theory related to gender and power, and textual theory related to metatextuality and intertextuality, in order to explore the ways in which the narrator, the canonization process and the reception history of the text have functioned to constrain and restrain Esther’s authorial identity and status, and conversely the places and spaces where it has been developed and emphasised. Key areas of exploration include the writing culture of the Late Persian and Early Hellenistic periods, creative rewritings of Esther in the Targums and in Rabbinic Haggadah, and a consideration of the implications of the fact that Esther and Jezebel are the only explicitly identified female writers in the Hebrew Bible (Esther. (9:29, 1 Kings 21:8–9)).

Application of Inter-textual Theory in Teaching Excerpt of the Play "The Spirit of Truong Ba, Skin Butcher" by Luu Quang Vu Under the Competence Development for Students

Based on the objectives of the new high school education program as well as the requirements of the modern education environment, this article proposed trends of teaching to apply inter-textual theory to develop students' competences. An excerpt of the play "The Spirit of Truong Ba, the skin of butcher" by Luu Quang Vu is an example for this research.

Kajian Tekstur Dramatik Lakon Mintaraga Sajian Wayang Wong Sriwedari

ABSTRAK Penelitian berjudul “ Kajian Tekstur Dramatik Lakon Mintaraga Sajian Wayang Wong Sriwedari” merupakan penelitian kualitatif dengan cara melihat pertunjukan dan menganalisis menggunakan teori Tekstual. Teori ini dikemukakan oleh Satoto yang mengungkapkan bahwa tekstur dramatik adalah sesuatu yang terindera. Hasil penelitan ini mengungkap berbagai elemen pertunjukan meliputi dialog, iringan musik dan spektakel. Dialog dapat didengar pilah atau tidaknya yang disesuaikan dengan karakter tokoh yang dimainkan, iringan musik dapat didengar dan dikaji mengenai keselarasan dengan adegan yang dimainkan sedangkan spektakel dapat dilihat dengan indera penglihatan mengenai bentuk setting, properti dan tata cahaya yang digunakan dalam pertunjukan Wayang Wong Sriwedari Lakon Mintaraga. Kata kunci: Tekstur dramatik, Dialog, Spektakel. ABSTRAKThe research entitled “Kajian Tekstur Dramatik Lakon Mintaraga Sajian Wayang Wong Sriwedari” is a qualitative research by looking at performances and analyzing using Textual theory. This theory was put forward by Satoto. It says that dramatic texture is something that is sensed. The results of this research reveal the various elements of the show including dialogue, musical accompaniment and spectacles. Dialogue can be heard according to the characters being played, musical accompaniment can be heard and studied in harmony with the scene played, while the spectacle can be seen regarding to the form of setting, properties and lighting used in the Wayong Wong Sriwedari performance lakon Mintaraga . Keywords: Dramatic Texture, Dialogue, Spectacles.

Recent developments in Septuagint research

The time and opportunity have finally arrived for the next phase of Septuagint research. Even though not all the books of the LXX have been completed by the Septuaginta-Unternehmen in Göttingen, by far the largest number of books have been assigned and are being prepared. Thus, text-critical work has largely been completed, or is in the process of being prepared. The next phase, hermeneutical research, is at hand. This phase naturally requires correct methodology. This applies to an acceptable textual theory as well as to the reconstruction of the textual history of the LXX. This article takes the Septuagint of Proverbs as its point of comparison and discusses the following issues: novel research (monographs) and new research projects in conjunction with existing projects (exegetical commentaries, a theology of the Septuagint).