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Hannah Peaceman: Die Dialektik der Emanzipation
No full textRezension zu: Hannah Peaceman: Die Dialektik der Emanzipation. Das Potential jüdischer Perspektiven für die politische Philosophie der Gegenwart (Klostermann 2022)
Machtsverhoudingen in de verloskamer. Anesthesie in de Belgische verloskunde tussen 1880 en 1900
No full textDit artikel onderzoekt hoe anesthesie bijdroeg aan de verschuivende machtsverhoudingen in de Belgische verloskamer tussen 1880 en 1900. In deze periode vonden gecompliceerde bevallingen steeds vaker plaats in het ziekenhuis in plaats van thuis, wat gepaard ging met een vermindering van de zeggenschap van vrouwen over hun eigen bevalling. Middelen als chloroform en ether boden weliswaar pijnverlichting, maar het gebruik ervan hing sterk af van de inschatting door de arts van de pijnbeleving en het gedrag van de vrouw. Bovendien gebruikten sommige artsen anesthesie als middel om verzet te onderdrukken of om medische ingrepen door te voeren die zij noodzakelijk achtten, ook wanneer de vrouw hier expliciet bezwaar tegen maakte
De plaats van de mens in de schepping: Fundamentele heroverweging noodzakelijk?
No full textIn this article I address a central issue in Christian reflection on the relationship between human beings and the non-human creation, namely whether this relationship should be seen as anthropocentric (a conviction that has long dominated Reformed theology), or whether there are good reasons to abandon this position in favour of another point of view. This second option is chosen by Matthijs de Jong and Cor Hoogerwerf in their book Hemels groen; based on a thorough re-reading of Scripture, they arrive at a different interpretation of the relationship between human beings and the non-human creation, namely a theocentric one. They argue that both human beings and non-human nature find their value and meaning in the service of God. In this article I examine this interpretation in a constructively critical way, paying particular attention to the possibility of combining a (weak) anthropocentrism with a theocentric approach to nature, a possibility hinted at by De Jong and Hoogerwerf themselves.
God, geld en geluk: een theologische analyse van een debat over geluk tussen de economen Lans Bovenberg en Johan Graafland
No full textThis article analyzes a debate between economists Lans Bovenberg and Johan Graafland about the moral legitimacy of pursuing happiness. Bovenberg argues that Jesus is the true economist. That is, weighing the cost of suffering, Jesus chose the benefit of saving people. Graafland fears that emphasizing happiness obscures self-denial and leads to instrumentalization: we love others to the extent that they make us happy. Drawing on ancient philosophy and the work of Augustine, this article provides insights into the integration of happiness and self-denial. For Augustine, the divine commandments of loving God above all and our neighbors as ourselves define happiness. To attain this happiness, we need grace and self-denial. This article demonstrates how Augustine’s theology provides conceptual clarity on happiness for economists seeking to integrate their faith with their discipline. It also shows how Augustine’s understanding of happiness reconciles Bovenberg and Graafland’s positions on happiness and addresses their conceptual weaknesses.
Russian-Language Autofiction and Cultural Trauma(s)
No full textThis paper is the first examination of its kind of the Russian-language autofiction tradition, which emerged and developed in the context of recent socio-political upheavals. There is currently no single and universal understanding of what ‘autofiction’ is, and each national literary tradition implies its own nuances. In Russian literature, autofiction also has its own specific agenda and modulations, which derive exclusively from practice rather than theory (as was the case, say, with French literature). Initially facing harsh scepticism, Russian autofiction has gradually become a significant literary genre, largely preoccupied with the personal and collective traumas of the post-Soviet era. The paper traces the genre’s peculiarities and evolution, highlighting its roots in Soviet ‘camp prose’ and émigré memoirs. The first part of the paper provides a comprehensive overview of how autofiction has emerged and gained prominence in recent Russian literature. It explores the genre’s thematic preoccupations and its interaction with broader literary traditions, including its adaptation and transformation of Western autofictional texts. The second part employs theories of cultural traumas and cultural memory to analyse how Russian-language autofiction represents and refracts the traumatic experiences of its authors, offering new perspectives on collective memory and identity. Through this analysis, the article demonstrates how Russian autofiction affects the ‘transpersonal dimension’ through exploration of distorted family memories as well as dealing with the intergenerational and intertextual transmission of traumatic experience
Kathleen Watt, Rearranged: An Opera Singer’s Facial Cancer and Life Transposed
No full textIn her memoir Kathleen Watt narrates her decade-long confrontation with facial cancer (osteosarcoma) of the upper jaw and the extensive reconstructive surgeries that ensued. Watt frames her illness within the broader politics of appearance and identity. Central to her narrative is the face as a site of selfhood, recognition, and ethical encounter, reflecting Levinas’s philosophy. She resists reductive illness tropes by emphasizing existential transformation, visibility, and relational vulnerability. Her memoir provides scholars with valuable insights into embodiment, narrative identity, and the interpretive work of illness narratives
My PhD Research is Me: An Identitarian Journey as an Exiled/Returned Daughter Researching Exiled Children’s Narratives
No full textReconstruction of historical memory is necessary to understand and to make visible the consequence of Chile’s civil-military dictatorship (1973-1990) that has directly, indirectly, and intergenerationally affected a social community. However, what happens when the researcher is part of that social community? Is it necessary or possible to approach this topic with scientific neutrality? How do you explore your traumatic past through the eye of the other? When does exile end? This autoethnographic essay attempts to answer these questions and reflects upon them from the methodological and theoretical perspective of one of the social actors
El cuerpo como mapa: meditaciones en torno al exilio y el retorno en Chile. Traducción colectiva del poemario Ligia, de Rosabetty Muñoz
No full textPresentamos una pequeña selección de poemas del poemario Ligia (2019) de Rosabetty Muñoz (Ancud, 1960), junto con nuestra traducción al inglés como Colaboratorio Ramona. Estos poemas van acompañados por una reflexión crítica acerca del proceso de traducción y su relación con los temas trabajados en los poemas, como son el exilio, el retorno, las memorias intergeneracionales, y el cuerpo como mapa y como territorio de la nación.