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Jonathan Rose started the topic CfP: Spectacle and Empathy: The Role of Excessive (Em)Body(ment) in Narrative in the discussion
English Literature on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoNarratives need bodies. Stories are populated by characters whose bodies serve as focalizers for our experience of the narrated world. Certain genres, like body horror, pornography or fanfiction, are predicated on bodily excess, “spill[ing] out over the spectator and penetrat[ing] them with sexual ecstasy or […] terrifying violence” (Linn). In th…[Read more]
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Jonathan Rose started the topic CfP: Spectacle and Empathy: The Role of Excessive (Em)Body(ment) in Narrative in the discussion
Cultural Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoCfP for seminar session at NeMLA 2024, 7 to 10 March in Boston, MA
Narratives need bodies. Stories are populated by characters whose bodies serve as focalizers for our experience of the narrated world. Certain genres, like body horror, pornography or fanfiction, are predicated on bodily excess, “spill[ing] out over the spectator and p…[Read more]
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José Angel GARCÍA LANDA replied to the topic Shakespeare in the discussion
English Literature on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months ago“La Noche de la Tempestad (Sobre la novela de César Vidal).” https://www.academia.edu/104883536/
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José Angel GARCÍA LANDA replied to the topic Nineteenth-century in the discussion
English Literature on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoDarwin: Del Big Bang al hombre (1): https://personal.unizar.es/garciala/publicaciones/Darwinbigbang1.pdf
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José Angel GARCÍA LANDA replied to the topic MEDIEVAL in the discussion
English Literature on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoSan Román García, Julio. “Sir Gawain: El poder del sol para un caballero artúrico deshonrado.” The Conversation 31 July 2023.* https://theconversation.com/sir-gawain-el-poder-del-sol-para-un-caballero-arturico-deshonrado-206139 2023
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Vitus Angermeier deposited Epidemic Prevention. Precursors of Public Health in Early Āyurveda? in the group
Cultural Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoĀyurveda, the predominant medical system in pre-modern South Asia, is by definition a very individualistic tradition of healing, discerning and treating the patients under special consideration of their personal constitution, diet, physical strength, habituation, character and age. Furthermore, the āyurvedic source texts show a strong commitment t…[Read more]
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José Angel GARCÍA LANDA replied to the topic Shakespeare in the discussion
English Literature on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months ago“Ackroyd’s Shakespeare.” https://www.academia.edu/104883534/
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Charles Peck Jr deposited Dawkin’s Selfish Gene Fallacy-False Premise -a “limited form of altruism” vs studies of compassion = Oxford Handbook of Compassion, Sprecher and Fehr: spirituality correlated with compassion, Battle of Somme 50,000 casualties, esprit de corps Chosin Res. in the group
Cultural Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoDawkins Fallacy – False Premise
The statement, “However, as we shall see, there are special circumstances in which a gene can achieve its own selfish goals best by fostering a limited form of altruism at the level of individual animals.” Is a fallacy/false premise Historically, compassion and self-less behaviors are not a “limited form of alt…[Read more] -
Charles Peck Jr deposited “McDougall’s Mente grupal: la “impulsividad irrazonable” de los grupos es muy relevante – Encuesta: los estadounidenses negros temen más ataques racistas después del tiroteo en Buffalo” (Washington Post) – con una comparación con Durkheim, Geertz, in the group
Cultural Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoComo observaron los autores del artículo “Beyond the Group Mind: A Quantitative Review of the Interindividual-Intergroup Discontinuity Effect” que se publicó en Psychological Bulletin, se estima que solo en la última década del siglo XX, las guerras mortales de lugares como Ruanda, Bosnia y Etiopía cobraron la vida de 30 millones de personas y co…[Read more]
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Charles Peck Jr deposited McDougall’s Group Mind – the “Unreasoning Impulsiveness” of groups are Very Relevant .”Poll: Black Americans fear more racist attacks after Buffalo shooting” the Washington Post (published 6-9-22) – w/ comparison to Durkheim, Geertz, + Bargh’s recent res in the group
Cultural Studies on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoAs the authors of the article “Beyond the Group Mind: A Quantitative Review of the Interindividual–Intergroup Discontinuity Effect” which was published in Psychological Bulletin, observed, It is estimated that just in the final decade of the twentieth century, the deadly wars of places like Rwanda, Bosnia, and Ethiopia claimed the lives of 30 m…[Read more]
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José Angel GARCÍA LANDA replied to the topic Shakespeare in the discussion
English Literature on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoDeep-brained Sonnets: https://www.academia.edu/104883532/
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Thobias Sarbunan deposited Promoting Language Acquisition and Instruction: Exploring Gendered Agency, Linguistic Diversity, and Educational Strategies in the group
English Literature on Humanities Commons 2 years, 6 months agoThis article critically analyses the gendered framework of second language
investment, specifically focusing on gendered agency and its implications
for individuals engaged in language learning. This statement underscores
the significance of linguistic diversity and the active participation of
multilingual students in challenging uniform…[Read more] - Load More