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Re-Presentation of African American Womanhood in Three Works of the New Negro Visual Arts Movement
No full textThis article analyzes three works of the New Negro Visual Arts Movement in the 1920s-30s United States, in particular how each artist worked towards reinventing the visual representation of the African American womanhood. The analysis is grounded in, among other sources, the writings of Alain Locke and W.E.B. DuBois as leading African American intellectuals of the period considered. The paper focuses on one painting each by Winold Reiss and Archibald J. Motley, Jr., and a sculpture by Richmond Barthé. It examines how renditions of African American womanhood by these artists complicate the reductive, denigrating stereotypical imagery of the black woman as either the asexual Mammy, or the wanton Jezebel morally unfit to be a mother. Analyzing Motley’s rendition of the black female nude, the article argues that the work restores the black female body to its purity and aesthetic integrity even as it complexly interrogates the issue of the split African American identity in the racially divided world of the period
EFFECT OF SETTING OF ETCS ON BOARD UNIT ON BRAKING CURVE
No full textČlánek navazuje na předchozí autorovu publikaci o přínosech zavedení ETCS z pohledu brzdných křivek. V tomto článku se autor zabýval srovnáním Baseline 2 s Baseline 3 z pohledu možnosti nastavení OBU na vozidle. Byly zjištěny parametry, které jsou rozdílné a ovlivňují délku brzdné křivky. U těchto parametrů byla provedena jejich simulace a výsledky jsou prezentovány v tomto článku.The paper follows on previous author’s paper about effects of ETCS on braking curves. In this paper are compared two Baselines (2 and 3) from the angle of set-up of OBU. There are some parameters which are different and they have influence of the braking curve. The simulation of those parameters has been done and results are presented in this paper
DEVELOPMENT OF CONTINENTAL COMBINED TRANSPORT IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
No full textV příspěvku byly popsány jak současná situace kombinované dopravy a zejména dopravy kontinentální v ČR a aspekty jejího dalšího možného rozvoje. Velmi významné je využití kontinentální KD v logistických řetězcích a to zejména při přepravě paletovaného zboží.The first part of the paper describes the current situation as combined transport and in particular continental transport in the Czech Republic and aspects of its possible further development. The aim is the use of continental KD in logistics, especially when transporting palletized goods
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF RETAIL FOOD CHAINS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
No full textThe corporate social responsibility concept represents voluntary integration of social and environmental aspects to strategic and everyday routine processes and operations of companies. The concept is based on wide participation of important interested parties and communication with these parties. Corporate social responsibility consists of three pillars – an economic pillar, a social pillar and an environmental pillar. This article is focused on information about corporate social responsibility that is commonly available on websites and also in relevant documents provided by the retail food chains in the Czech Republic. These pieces of information are compared by means of content analysis. The content of the released information is evaluated with respect to recommendations provided by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in the sphere of sustainability reporting
The Rural South as a Gay Men’s Haven in Andrew Holleran’s Dancer from the Dance and Jim Grimsley’s Boulevard
No full textFreed by the gay liberation movement of the 1960s and free of the fears brought by the arrival of AIDS in the early 1980s, the 1970s is a period often celebrated as the golden period of American gay urban areas. At the same time, some writers (writing both in the 1970s and later) point out the gilded rather than golden nature of the milieux, with many characters attempting to leave the urban areas. In this context, novels as diverse as Andrew Holleran’s Dancer from the Dance (1978) and Jim Grimsley’s Boulevard (2002) offer a surprising image of the rural South as a haven for these gay men running away from urban areas. The present essay analyzes the development of this idea in the two novels
Certain Good of Words
No full textReview of Irish Poetry Under the Union, 1801–1924, by Matthew Campbell (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013
People of the Past and Present. Magazine Stolitsa i usaďba, the Russian Nobility and Its Self-Presentation in the Final Years of the Tsarist Regime
No full textAs a ruling class for centuries, the nobility created a complex system of symbols and rituals which jointly formed the (political) culture in Russia. Especially during the second half of the 19th century, the position of the nobility was gradually but substantially being changed. Russian society evolved towards a civic society, mainly as a consequence of the Great Reforms of the 1860s. The nobility, traditionally the most prominent social estate (soslovie), was confronted with the emancipation of the serfs, the emergence of the middle-class and its rising influence. Therefore the dominant public role of the nobility was challenged. The article is focused on the public role of the Russian nobility in the final years of the tsarist regime. The author analyzes several ways of the nobility self-presentation towards the public and tries to answer the question how far the “portrait of the nobility” was real or imagined. The analysis is based on various primary sources, foremost on the magazine Stolitsa i usaďba (City and Country Estate). The magazine, designed as a magazine of “beau monde”, was published between 1913 and 1917. It tried to present the crucial role of the nobility in Russia’s past and show its importance in the political, social and cultural life. Nonetheless such a presentation was full of contradictions. The publishers declared that the magazine was “non-political” and “non-class specific” but with the emphasis on the nobility and its distinctive role in the past and present it could hardly compete with the values of the lower classes. Even if the nobility had been able to cooperate with the industrialists and educated classes and create a new civic elite, for the peasants, it would have remained the old enemy. The lower classes refused to accept the elite as a whole, and the cultural scenario presented by Stolitsa i usaďba had no future in revolutionary Russia.As a ruling class for centuries, the nobility created a complex system of symbols and rituals which jointly formed the (political) culture in Russia. Especially during the second half of the 19th century, the position of the nobility was gradually but substantially being changed. Russian society evolved towards a civic society, mainly as a consequence of the Great Reforms of the 1860s. The nobility, traditionally the most prominent social estate (soslovie), was confronted with the emancipation of the serfs, the emergence of the middle-class and its rising influence. Therefore the dominant public role of the nobility was challenged. The article is focused on the public role of the Russian nobility in the final years of the tsarist regime. The author analyzes several ways of the nobility self-presentation towards the public and tries to answer the question how far the “portrait of the nobility” was real or imagined. The analysis is based on various primary sources, foremost on the magazine Stolitsa i usaďba (City and Country Estate). The magazine, designed as a magazine of “beau monde”, was published between 1913 and 1917. It tried to present the crucial role of the nobility in Russia’s past and show its importance in the political, social and cultural life. Nonetheless such a presentation was full of contradictions. The publishers declared that the magazine was “non-political” and “non-class specific” but with the emphasis on the nobility and its distinctive role in the past and present it could hardly compete with the values of the lower classes. Even if the nobility had been able to cooperate with the industrialists and educated classes and create a new civic elite, for the peasants, it would have remained the old enemy. The lower classes refused to accept the elite as a whole, and the cultural scenario presented by Stolitsa i usaďba had no future in revolutionary Russia
The Aryans and the Ancient System of Caste
No full textOver the last century or two, the dominant accounts of the caste system have looked for its roots in the ancient history of India. More precisely scholars have linked the origin of the caste system to the invasion of a Sanskrit speaking people, the Aryans, who are said to have imposed their language, religion and social structure on an indigenous population called the Dravidians. In this account, the latter were subjugated by the Aryans and made to have an inferior place in society as the lowest caste. Given the importance of the Aryan invasion theory in our understanding of the caste system this article looks into the literature on how this invasion and subjugation actually took place and what evidence is available for it. This analysis leads to the conclusion that hardly any or no evidence exists for the claim that the caste system originated as the result of an Aryan invasion. Subsequently, the article looks into the development of this account in the early nineteenth century European literature in order to see on what this account was based and to identify the background assumptions that make it appear plausible till today.Over the last century or two, the dominant accounts of the caste system have looked for its roots in the ancient history of India. More precisely scholars have linked the origin of the caste system to the invasion of a Sanskrit speaking people, the Aryans, who are said to have imposed their language, religion and social structure on an indigenous population called the Dravidians. In this account, the latter were subjugated by the Aryans and made to have an inferior place in society as the lowest caste. Given the importance of the Aryan invasion theory in our understanding of the caste system this article looks into the literature on how this invasion and subjugation actually took place and what evidence is available for it. This analysis leads to the conclusion that hardly any or no evidence exists for the claim that the caste system originated as the result of an Aryan invasion. Subsequently, the article looks into the development of this account in the early nineteenth century European literature in order to see on what this account was based and to identify the background assumptions that make it appear plausible till today
Caste or qualification? Chaitanya Vaishnava Discussions about Brahmanas in Colonial India
No full textDespite the general conviction about functioning of caste system in India we are far from understanding even its basic units, called varna and jati. If many scholars are not able to provide convincing solutions to problems with definition of caste and subcaste in India, it is necessary to anlayse the whole framework of thinking within which our modern discussions about caste developed. The general hypothesis of this article can be summarized in the following way: Discussions about caste system in India are constrained by Christian theological legacy within earlier Orientalist research. Nature of several problems we encounter in caste studies is discussed in the first part, before author develops critique of the dominant interpretation for rise of bhakti movements in Indian history. Although they are often described as protest against “caste system” in general and “brahmanical orthodoxy” in particular, relevant historical evidence shows very different picture. Chaitanya Vaishnava movement, very influential bhakti tradition during the British Raj, is a chosen example for analyses. Its resources provide us with domestic ideas and practices that are challenging dominant interpretations of both caste system and the rise and nature of bhakti movements themselves.Despite the general conviction about functioning of caste system in India we are far from understanding even its basic units, called varna and jati. If many scholars are not able to provide convincing solutions to problems with definition of caste and subcaste in India, it is necessary to anlayse the whole framework of thinking within which our modern discussions about caste developed. The general hypothesis of this article can be summarized in the following way: Discussions about caste system in India are constrained by Christian theological legacy within earlier Orientalist research. Nature of several problems we encounter in caste studies is discussed in the first part, before author develops critique of the dominant interpretation for rise of bhakti movements in Indian history. Although they are often described as protest against “caste system” in general and “brahmanical orthodoxy” in particular, relevant historical evidence shows very different picture. Chaitanya Vaishnava movement, very influential bhakti tradition during the British Raj, is a chosen example for analyses. Its resources provide us with domestic ideas and practices that are challenging dominant interpretations of both caste system and the rise and nature of bhakti movements themselves
CONTAINER PORT ´S CHOICE FACTORS IN A LANDLOCKED HINTERLAN D: THE CZECH REPUBLI C
No full textFiremní strategie v oblasti kontejnerizace mají vliv na stupeň a rozsah konkurence námořních přístavů s ohledem na vnitrozemské oblasti, které pro ně plní funkci obsluhovaného trhu. V evropském kontextu řada výzkumných projektů potvrdila existenci přístavní konkurence mezi dvěma přístavními oblastmi, a to mezi Severním mořem a přístavy ve Středozemním moři. Výzkumy se historicky zaměřovaly na trhy západní Evropy. Ve vnitrozemských státech střední a východní Evropy ale faktory této konkurence nebyly analyzovány, přestože tyto trhy mají bezesporu na dynamiku přístavní konkurence vliv. Tento článek se primárně zaměřuje na analýzu kvantitativních faktorů volby námořního kontejnerového přístavu. Faktory potvrzující výsadní postavení přístavu Hamburk. Z důvodu obecně nižších přepravních nákladů ve vnitrozemských dopravních oborech, nižších celkových přepravních nákladů na zásilku a vyšší frekvenci železničního spojení Hamburku s Českou republikou ve srovnání s Bremerhavenem a Koperem je pravděpodobné, že v nejbližších letech se podíl tohoto přístavu na exportu a importu kontejnerizovaného zboží ze zámoří do České republiky nezmění.Containerization strategies have affected the scale of port competition in a lot of hinterlands. The European context has proven a complex dual range competition dynamics particularly involving the Northern Range and Mediterranean ports in recent years. How this dynamic develops in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has received less attention, but will impact the growth opportunities of ports in both ranges. This paper focuses primarily on quantitative port choice factors in the landlocked Czech Republic. It is based on a quantitative analysis. The factors supporting the dominance of the port of Hamburg with the Czech Republic are discussed. Hamburg is characterized with lower inland haulage costs, total shipment costs and higher inland rail frequency compared to ports such as Bremerhaven or Koper. The proof underlines the share of Hamburg is likely to remain stable in coming years