29 research outputs found
The Mistress of Dogs and warrior initiation at archaic Trebenishte
No full textThe paper analyses and interprets the symbolic meaning of an
iconographic composition consisting of a central Gorgon flanked
by two canines, present on a bronze tripod from the archaic necropolis
of Trebenishte, near Ohrid (6th–5th centuries BC). After
introducing and describing the subject of interest, the author
goes on to analyse the Gorgon in the symbolic role of ‘Mistress of
Dogs’, comparing it to similar representations from geographical
and chronological aspects. This is followed by an overview of the
symbolic role of canines in the prehistoric and ancient Balkans
as part of a wider Indo-European cultural milieu. The observed
findings are then analysed in relation to the archaeological context
of the tripod itself, which was deposited, along with a complementary
krater, in the ‘princely grave’ of a high-ranking male
individual with a warrior identity belonging to the archaic community
buried at Trebenishte. The final conclusions of the author
are that the iconography of the tripod reflects symbolic notions
of liminality and transformation, whereby the object was probably
intended to be used in initiation rituals that derive from the
Indo-European traditions of the ‘Männerbünde’
Dans la ville instable
No full textHighlighting the similarities between the convex mirror used by Pierre Granche in his series of photographs and Parmigianino's Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror (1524), the mirror that Brunelleschi used in his experiments with portraying architecture as accurately as possible (Tavoletta, ca. 1415), or even the shield that Athena offered Perseus for his confrontation with the Gorgon, the author of this article proposes to approach this work by a play on associations. Ultimately, he sees in it, metaphorically, the image of a pendulum marking the time that Granche's photographs attempt to freeze
Perseus and the Gorgon: an experience in aesthetic capture
No full textA experiência de \"captura\" estética é apresentada nesse ensaio a partir do impacto que a autora viveu no seu encontro com a escultura Perseu e Medusa de Camille Claudel e as múltiplas questões suscitadas a partir dessa vivência. Busca outros autores que relatam um encontro similar, como por exemplo, Freud e seu impacto com a obra Moisés de Michelangelo, tentando com isso identificar os elementos mais gerais que constroem essa experiência denominada aqui de \"captura\", sem com isso deixar de considerar seu caráter singular e subjetivo. Em seguida, ao refletir sobre a obra em questão, percorre as questões biográficas, sua contextualização, passando pelo mito e pela especificidade da atividade escultórica ao longo da História, pelas leituras estéticas e pelas concepções psicanalíticas sobre arte e criação apresentando assim, uma leitura de obra de arte entendida como um produto da relação entre espectador e obra, ou seja, numa perspectiva epistemológica que não separa sujeito e objeto e que tampouco se apóia em significações externas à essa relação. O caráter dessa leitura se mostra, portanto, como uma construção que se dá no momento de sua própria feitura, e não como produto de uma ação decifradora. Ao longo do percurso, vários diálogos vão sendo estabelecidos entre a Psicanálise e a Arte, o que remete a uma reflexão sobre as possibilidades de uma \"fertilização recíproca\" entre elas.The aesthetic capture experience is presented as of the impact undergone by the author in her encounter with Perseu and Medusa sculptured by Camille Claudel and all the issues consequent to that episode. She searches other author\'s similar encounters, such as that of Freud with Michelangelo\'s Moses aiming at identifying those more general elements composing that experience called in this paper as \"capture\". At the same time the author does not disconsider the subjective and singular aspects of encounters such as these. Reflecting over the sculpture she engages in biographic issues and their contextualization. Starting with the myth and the specificity of sculpturing through History, aesthetic readings and psychoanalytic conceptions about art and creation, the author presents an understanding of art as a product of the relation between spectator and art. In other words, this is an epistemological perspective where subject and object are not apart and the significance of the event is part of the experience. The essence of these understandings happens therefore as the experience occurs and not as the product of a deciphering act. A series of dialogs are presented in this paper between Psychoanalisis and Art, leading the reader to reflect on the possibilities of cross linking between these two expressions
Relict Bettongia lesueur warrens in Western Australian deserts
No full textThe Boodie or Burrowing Bettong Bettongia lesueur became extinct on the Australian mainland by about 1960 but, in some areas, left evidence of its previous distribution in the form of relict landscape features, which remain widespread in arid areas with hard soils. We recorded the location of landscape features ('mounds'), which we attributed to B. lesueur, in the western deserts during the 1980s and 1990s. There were two types of mounds - large, irregular shaped mounds of calcrete or clayey soils that were accumulated spoil from warren digging and smaller, regular, and largely circular mounds on lateritic surfaces. We mapped mounds, which are visible as obvious features in an otherwise often monotonous landscape, during vehicular traverses of desert tracks over a 10-15 year period. Mound density along one 215 km traverse in the northern Gibson Desert was 5.9±0.96 km-2. We measured attributes of both types of mound in the Gibson Desert. The former persist as warrens (often occupied by Rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus), have many entrances, are often large in aerial extent, and often associated with rock capping. The latter are largely symmetrical mounds, smaller (typically < 20 m in diameter), and with soil penetrability typically far greater than surrounding soil that often has a hard pan
Polyphony and the anxiety of influence in the fiction of Henry James
No full textJames's fiction, especially in the Middle Phase, centres
on the figure of the artist and is characterized by, the two
interrelated aspects which previous criticism has largely
overlooked: the Bakhtinian 'polyphonic' -creation of
'author-thinkers'; and the conflict between ephebes and
precursors, for which Harold-Bloom's concept of 'the-anxiety of
influence' is the most illuminating model. Polyphony is the
narrative mode, and influence is the intra-artistic, theme.
These, as the Introduction to the thesis makes clear, are
rehearsed in James's inaugural novel, Roderick Hudson. Rowland
Mallet is an author-thinker, and his failure is caused by
authorial limitations. His monologism -is impaired by his
mistaking empathy for the authorial sympathy. Likewise,
Hudson's failure does not arise from a mercurial temperament,
but from a polyphonic shortcoming: not possessing the power of
fiction to contain the fiction of power in, his mentor. And the
relationships among the three artists - Gloriani, Hudson and
Singleton - perfectly exemplify the Bloomian-theme. It is these
two concepts, polyphony and influence, which are the major
preoccupation in the Middle Phase; as, the works chosen
demonstrate. These are a novella, a novel, and a number of
short stories all of which have been unjustifiably neglected.
Chapter One, on The Aspern Papers, argues that Tina Bordereau,
far from being, the artless victim seen by many critics,
actually challenges and defeats the narrator by the very form
of her narrative. Her 'realist' discourse undermines his
language of 'romance', and shows up its internal unstability.
Chapter Two is an extensive study of the critical reception of
The Tragic Muse. The most common areas of critical attention
have been its contemporary topicality, its relation to previous
novels on similar themes, and the possible genealogy of Gabriel
Nash. Those have all missed the core of the work. - Chapter Three
demonstrates how polyphony and the anxiety of influence make
the novel what it really is. Influence arises from the
juxtaposition of, and the wrestling between, artistic ephebes
and their precursors (Nick and Nash,, Miriam and Madame Carre).
The dialogic quality defined by Bakhtin is crucial to the
proper, and even-handed, characterization of all, the conflicts
in the novel. And since most of James's tales in the eighties
and nineties -are about 'masters - and acolytes, the anxiety of
influence remains central. Chapter Four is a study of 'The
Author of Beltraffiol' and 'The Lesson of the Master'. Again the
characters' manipulations are a crucial focus in a way that
G6rard Genette's terminology helps to illuminate. The fact that
the ephebe is the author-thinker emphasizes the inextricability
of the Bakhtinian and the Bloomian in James. Just as
polyphony offers a different focus for explicating the poetics
of James's fiction; so the ephebal conflict provides the basis
for a fresh perception of James's own artistic struggle
Alleviating Aversion to Artificial Intelligence in Digital Advertising with Humorous Disclosures
No full textArtificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in creating online advertisements and posts. Yet, its prominent role in content creation remains often undisclosed due to potential aversive consumer reactions. In three studies, we examined how advertisers can transparently disclose AI authorship in ads without compromising marketing effectiveness. Study 1 was a proof-of-concept study, revealing that humor could alleviate negative evaluations (when the joke was less funny, AI received more negative ratings than a human author; however, when the joke was funnier, AI received similar ratings to a human author). Study 2 incorporated jokes into disclosures about AI authorship in advertising and found that humor reduced the negative effect of AI authorship because it shortened the psychological distance toward AI, positively impacting purchase intentions. Study 3 replicated these effects and tested a boundary condition, showing that humor mitigated algorithm aversion only when it was sufficiently funny
African zoology
No full textThis document continues the "African Zoology" series, providing systematic descriptions of large mammals and specific rodents found in Southern and Northern Africa.
The text provides detailed taxonomic and physical characterisations for two species of the genus Catoblepas (Gnus) and one species of the genus Gerbillus (Gerbils). It begins with the Kokoon (Catoblepas Taurina), described as a large, ashy-grey antelope with a thick head, flowing dark mane, and horns that bend sideways and upwards. It also mentions the Brindled Gnoo (Catoblepas Gorgon), characterised by its white, round horns and larger stature. The second portion of the text transitions to the order Rodentia, describing Gerbillus Pygargus (the Northern Gerbil) from Upper Egypt, including a highly technical analysis of its dentition. The author notes the specific enamel folds on molar teeth and compares the dental system with that of the genus Erethizon
Mixité et genre en Éducation Physique et Sportive dans les collèges de l’environnement rural et des communautés urbaines du département de la Bouenza en République du Congo
No full textThe aim of this research is to examine the influence of the environment on gender and gender diversity in Physical Education and Sport among secondary school pupils in rural and urban aeres of the Bouenza departement in the Republic of Congo. It concerns pupils in the departement who answered questionnaires with a scale of 1 to 6 ratings. The results show that body appearance differs between pupils in rural and urban areas. The survey also revealed that the values of gender diversity and gender differ from one environment to another.Ce travail a pour objectif d’examiner l’influence de l’environnement sur la mixité et le genre en Education Physique et Sportive chez les collégiens des milieux ruraux et urbains du département de la Bouenza en République du Congo. Il porte sur les élèves de ce département, répondant aux questionnaires à échelle de 1 à 6 appréciations. Les résultats obtenus permettent de montrer que l’apparence corporelle est différente entre les collégiens des deux milieux (rural et urbain). L’enquête révèle également que les valeurs de la mixité et du genre sont différentes selon les milieux
A recently discovered cameo and a few considerations on the glyptics from Apulum (Roman Dacia)
No full textIn this paper, the author draws the attention of experts to a new glyphic discovery from Apulum. It is a schematic portrait of the Gorgon Medusa, depicted on a three-layered sardonyx. Based on parallels and the manufacturing technique, the author concludes that the piece originates from the workshops of Viminacium, Upper Moesia. The cameo is dated in the second half of the second century AD, prior the time when the canabae of the XIII Gemina legion rose to the status of municipium (ante AD 197). It is the only glyptic piece that bears the image of Medusa that's Dacian origin is certain. From an artistic point of view, it is a modest quality of execution, below the average provincial level. Furthermore, the author makes some remarks on the gems found in the collections of the National Museum of the Union in Alba Iulia, with a few additions and clarifications regarding the place of discovery and the possibility of the existence of a workshop of cavatores gemmarum at Apulum
The return of Euryale and Stheno
No full textEl texto describe un proyecto artístico que aborda el tema del SIDA (Síndrome de Inmuno Deficiencia Adquirida) y su impacto en la sociedad. El proyecto se inspira en la mitología griega, específicamente en las hermanas Gorgonas, que simbolizan los males que afectan al mundo contemporáneo. El autor destaca la falta de conciencia y disciplina en la sociedad, lo que ha llevado a un aumento en el número de infectados por el SIDA.
El proyecto busca alertar a la comunidad sobre los riesgos de contraer el SIDA y promover la responsabilidad en el cuidado del cuerpo. El autor enfatiza la importancia de la conciencia y la disciplina para prevenir la propagación del virus y destaca la necesidad de una respuesta efectiva para abordar este problema social.
El proyecto artístico se enfoca en la relación entre el hombre y su cuidado corporal en el contexto de la cultura colombiana, y busca generar reflexión y conciencia sobre la importancia de la responsabilidad y la prevención en la lucha contra el SIDA.The text describes an artistic project that addresses the topic of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) and its impact on society. The project is inspired by Greek mythology, specifically the Gorgon sisters, who symbolize the evils affecting the contemporary world. The author highlights the lack of awareness and discipline in society, which has led to an increase in the number of AIDS infections.
The project seeks to alert the community to the risks of contracting AIDS and promote responsibility in body care. The author emphasizes the importance of awareness and discipline in preventing the spread of the virus and highlights the need for an effective response to address this social problem.
The artistic project focuses on the relationship between men and their body care in the context of Colombian culture and seeks to generate reflection and awareness about the importance of responsibility and prevention in the fight against AIDS
