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Review of Roas, David, Cronologías alteradas: lo fantástico y la transgresión del tiempo [Altered Chronologies: the fantastic and the transgression of time]
No full textA review of Roas, David, Cronologías alteradas: lo fantástico y la transgresión del tiempo [Altered Chronologies: the fantastic and the transgression of time], Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 2022. 158 pp., by Dale Knickerbocke
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
¿Cómo haremos para desaparecer? : la disolución del sujeto en la literatura postmoderna
Get PDFDepartament responsable de la tesi: Departament de Filologia EspanyolaLa tesis titulada "¿Cómo haremos para desaparecer? La disolución del sujeto en la literatura postmoderna" pretende definir el concepto de Postmodernidad para colocar la figura del sujeto en su interior, objetivo que permite analizar los textos seleccionados desde un marco teórico riguroso. La tesis no se ciñe a un territorio concreto sino a una tradición, pues justamente basa gran parte de su argumento en la red de relaciones que se establecen entre los textos sin respetar fronteras. Esto ha aumentado la dificultad de elegir un corpus textual que lograse representar de manera adecuada esa tradición. Sin obviar los trabajos realizados sobre los diferentes autores analizados, el trabajo intenta "escuchar" los textos para extraer el "mensaje" o "mensajes" y para enfocarlos desde un punto de vista determinado, esto es, la certeza de la tradición postmoderna y del sujeto como principal elemento de análisis, para así aportar una visión renovada del asunto. Aunque en principio podría dar la impresión de que el tema de la tesis es inabarcable pues podría llevar a la apertura de un sinfín de líneas argumentales, el trabajo se mantiene cohesionado gracias a un discurso interno construido con agilidad. Por una parte, se establecen los conceptos cardinales, es decir, los que llevan el peso del discurso (la postmodernidad, el sujeto y la nada o el vacío), a partir de los cuales se van desprendiendo conceptos que conectan con los principales teóricos sobre la época. Por otra parte, el discurso se fundamenta en el trinomio construcción, duplicación y disolución, lo que permite observar una consecución natural del argumento de principio a fin, manteniendo unidos los distintos hilos del discurso. El resultado de esto es un trabajo sólido a pesar del amplísimo ámbito al que pertenece. Entre los aportes de la tesis podemos mencionar: una sistematización clarificadora de los conceptos ligados a la postmodernidad, una visión renovada del concepto y una aproximación, no definitiva, a su definición; el tratamiento de la figura del sujeto dentro de la postmodernidad y una definición de esta figura; un análisis riguroso de los textos propuestos que agrega elementos nuevos y originales para su comprensión. Finalmente, hay que destacar la amplitud del tema tratado y las dificultades que conlleva el tratamiento de una teoría tan compleja, así como la complicada selección bibliográfica que abarca autores de muy diversos ámbitos, como la filosofía, la neurobiología, la física, la literatura y de amplísimo marco temporal, desde Descartes hasta Heidegger.The thesis entitled "How will we manage to disappear? The dissolution of the individual in postmodern literature" intends to define the concept of Postmodernity in order to place the individual in its inside, an aim which allows us to analyze the selected writings from a strict theoretical frame. The thesis does not adhere just to a concrete field but to a tradition since it is based on the network of relationships which are established between writings, beyond any borders. This has increased the difficulty of the texts choice which could accurately depict this tradition. Although there has been no intention of omitting the writers being analyzed, this work pretends to analyze the writing to extract the "message" or "messages" and to approach them from a certain point of view. In short: the certainty of postmodern tradition and the individual as the main element to be analyzed in order to give a renovated approach to the topic. Although at first it might give the impression that the subject of the thesis is too wide since it could open endless lines of argument, the work is consistent thanks to the internal discourse built with agility. On the one hand, it establishes the cardinal concepts, those which carry the weight of the discourse (Posmodernity, individual, and nothingness or the void), from which the concepts that connect with the main theorists about this period originate. On the other hand, the discourse is based on three concepts: construction, duplication and dissolution, which permit to observe the logical completion of the plot from the beginning to the end, holding together the different threads of discourse. As a result, this is a solid work despite the wide range of issues it refers to. Some of the contributions thes thesis offers are: a clarifying systematization of the concepts connected with Postmodernity, a renovated view of the concept and a non-definitive approach to its definition; the treatment of the individual inside Post modernity and its definition; a thorough analysis of the writings involved which adds new and original elements to its comprehension. Finally, it is to point out the wide range of the chosen topic and the difficulties that go with the treatment of such complex theory and the complicated bibliographical selection which, from Descartes to Heidegger, refers to writers from many different fields, such as philosophy, neurobiology, physics, literature
Teología y nihilismo en la literatura de terror
Get PDFEste Trabajo de Fin de Máster explora la relación entre el pensamiento nihilista, la teología y la literatura de terror. A través de un recorrido teórico y literario, se analizan las conexiones filosóficas y simbólicas entre el nihilismo y la obra de autores como Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson y H. P. Lovecraft. El estudio examina temas como la autodestrucción, la moral, el inconsciente y lo desconocido, destacando cómo estos elementos reflejan una visión del mundo marcada por la ausencia de sentido. El análisis concluye con una reflexión crítica sobre los vínculos entre horror y vacío existencial.Aquest Treball de Fi de Màster explora la relació entre el pensament nihilista, la teologia i la literatura de terror. A través d'un recorregut teòric i literari, s'analitzen les connexions filosòfiques i simbòliques entre el nihilisme i l'obra d'autors com Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson i H. P. Lovecraft. L'estudi examina temes com l'autodestrucció, la moral, l'inconscient i allò desconegut, destacant com aquests elements reflecteixen una visió del món marcada per l'absència de sentit. L'anàlisi conclou amb una reflexió crítica sobre els vincles entre l'horror i el buit existencial
Maneras de ver, maneras de transgredir. Tres modos irónicos en seis narradores latinoamericanos
Get PDFLa presente tesis estudia la narrativa vanguardista en Latinoamérica. Revisa a seis escritores de diferentes latitudes del continente: María Luisa Bombal (1910-1980), de Chile; Julio Garmendia (1898-1977), de Venezuela; Lino Novás Calvo (1905-1983), de Cuba; Enrique Bernardo Núñez (1895-1979), de Venezuela; Pablo Palacio (1906-1947), de Ecuador; y Clemente Palma (1872-1946), de Perú. Para empezar se indaga en las raíces de la literatura moderna; se describen algunos de sus aspectos esenciales para orientar la reflexión teórica. Así se encauzan las indagaciones en el área de la ironía y sus transformaciones a lo largo de la historia de la cultura. En la conclusión de esta parte se amplía dicho tropo como una figuración irónica que desemboca en cuatro modos a estudiar: el humor, lo grotesco y lo fantástico. Abarcados sus aspectos claves, se explora el desarrollo de la vanguardia en Latinoamérica con el objetivo de ampliar sus parámetros y estudiarla como un fenómeno endógeno y no una importación de Europa. Lo anterior tiene como propósito, al mismo tiempo, encuadrar a los autores señalados en su contexto social, histórico y cultural. Por último, se analizan las obras de los nombres indicados que guarden relación con y/o hagan uso de lo fantástico, lo grotesco y el humor. En los resultados se muestra un desarrollo paralelo de técnicas que afianzan la ejecución de los tópicos señalados. Más aún, se nota un proceso de hibridez y desarrollo de temas que enlazan y cohesionan la producción revisada.This thesis studies avant-garde fiction in Latin America. It focuses on six writers of different parts of the continent: María Luisa Bombal (1910-1980), from Chile; Julio Garmendia (1898-1977), from Venezuela; Lino Novás Calvo (1905-1983), from Cuba; Enrique Bernardo Núñez (1895-1979), from Venezuela; Pablo Palacio (1906-1947), from Ecuador; y Clemente Palma (1872-1946), from Peru. It starts considering the roots of modern literature; it describes some of its main aspects to orientate the theoretical considerations. This canalizes the inquiries to irony and its transformations through cultural history. The theoretical thought expands the classical trope into a figuration which leads to four modes: humor, grotesque and fantastic. The next step is to analyze the key aspects of these modes. Once this is accomplished, the study explores the development of Latin-American avant-garde. The purpose is to broaden the analytical criteria which will be use to scrutinize the phenomenon as an endogenous development. Moreover, this will help to fix the mentioned authors in their social, historical and cultural context. Finally, the dissertation examines the work of the mentioned writers taking special consideration of the short-stories or novels that use the fantastic, the grotesque and the humorous. The results show a common improvement of the techniques to materialize those modes. Furthermore, the hybridist condition and the shared topics showed by the authors emphasize the cohesion of the examined production
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
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