Adaptation or escapism? The British Royals’ tribulations and the crisis of personal identity in Sue Townsend’s The Queen and I

Mihaela Culea

doi:10.1515/aa-2015-0010

Adaptation or escapism? The British Royals’ tribulations and the crisis of personal identity in Sue Townsend’s The Queen and I

Ars Aeterna ◽

10.1515/aa-2015-0010 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 44-64

Author(s):

Mihaela Culea

Keyword(s):

Personal Identity ◽

Special Focus ◽

Royal Family ◽

New Situation

Abstract In The Queen and I (1992), English writer Sue Townsend (1946-2014) satirically imagines the abolition of the British monarchy and the subsequent social, political and even personal trials generated by their new situation. This paper1 focuses on the hardships experienced by the royal family in their demoted condition, with special focus on aspects related to personal identity, such as emotional remoteness, displacement, disputes over the reputation of the (royal) name, re-naming, falsifying one’s name and the invention of another identity, illness, escape mechanisms and struggles to adapt to a new life - all of these fictitious tribulations depicting the royal family in a state of crisis

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The role of NATO in the demilitarization of Kosovo Liberation Army and in establishment of Kosovo Protection Corps and Kosovo Security Force

ILIRIA International Review ◽

10.21113/iir.v2i2.143 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 47

Author(s):

Dr.Sc. Bejtush Gashi ◽

Dr.Sc. Dario Molnar

Keyword(s):

The Political ◽

Special Focus ◽

Security Sector Reform ◽

Organizational Mission ◽

Security Sector ◽

Sector Reform ◽

Security Forces ◽

Security Environment ◽

New Situation

Kosovo Liberation Army was demilitarized and demobilized pursuant to Rambouillet accord articles and 1244 Resolution, under the control of military component of the international administration in Kosovo – Kosovo Forces (NATO). Establishment of Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) followed this process, with the civil emergency organizational mission, which operated until the adoption of constitution of Republic of Kosovo, promulgated on June 15, 2008. The constitution foresaw KPC disbandment and creation of a new security formation in Kosovo – Kosovo Security Forces (KSF). The decree of USA president, Xhorxh W. Bush, dated 19.03.2008 indicates the political importance of KSF creation in promotion of Kosovo’s independence.The Security Sector reform will keep its special focus in periodical review programming of KSF positional development in adaptation to new situation in security environment, reflecting concrete examples through new events, missions, tasks and roles for KSF units, always compliant with the concrete needs of the country and with the Euro-Atlantic collective protection structure standards.

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Identity

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199680832.013.6 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Thomas Baldwin

Keyword(s):

Personal Identity ◽

Basic Concept ◽

Special Focus ◽

Philosophical Debate ◽

The World ◽

Narrative Unity ◽

Over Time ◽

The Way

Identity is a basic concept which concerns the way in which the world divides up at one time into different things which are then reidentified despite change over the course of time until they cease to exist. Important debates concern the relation between identity and similarity, between something’s identity and the kind of thing it is, how far identity is fixed by human interests, and especially whether identity over time is really coherent. But the special focus of philosophical debate has long been the topic of personal identity—how far this is distinct from that of our bodies and how far it is determined by our self-consciousness. Recent discussions have also emphasized the importance of our sense of our own identity, which perhaps gives a narrative unity to our lives.

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Personal Identity

10.1017/cbo9780511759345 ◽

2005 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Keyword(s):

Personal Identity

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Current concepts of the interventional treatment of proximal supraaortic vessel stenosis

VASA ◽

10.1024/0301-1526/a000216 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 41 (5) ◽

pp. 313-318 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ernemann ◽

Bender ◽

Melms ◽

Brechtel ◽

Kobba ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Treatment Strategies ◽

Carotid Bifurcation ◽

Current Treatment ◽

Long Term Results ◽

Clinical Indication ◽

Interventional Treatment ◽

Special Focus ◽

Brachiocephalic Artery ◽

Treatment Concepts ◽

Angioplasty And Stenting

Interventional therapies using angioplasty and stenting of symptomatic stenosis of the proximal supraaortic vessels have evolved as safe and effective treatment strategies. The aim of this paper is to summarize the current treatment concepts for stenosis in the subclavian and brachiocephalic artery with regard to clinical indication, interventional technique including selection of the appropriate vascular approach and type of stent, angiographic and clinical short-term and long-term results and follow-up. The role of hybrid interventions for tandem stenoses of the carotid bifurcation and brachiocephalic artery is analysed. A systematic review of data for angioplasty and stenting of symptomatic extracranial vertebral artery stenosis is discussed with a special focus on restenosis rate.

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Social Psychology and Noninvasive Electrical Stimulation

European Psychologist ◽

10.1027/1016-9040/a000247 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 30-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Paulo S. Boggio ◽

Gabriel G. Rêgo ◽

Lucas M. Marques ◽

Thiago L. Costa

Keyword(s):

Social Psychology ◽

Social Neuroscience ◽

Special Focus ◽

Social Pain ◽

Substantial Evidence ◽

Social Decision ◽

Correlational Research ◽

Neuroscience Research ◽

Social Decision Making ◽

Brain Behavior

Abstract. Social neuroscience and psychology have made substantial advances in the last few decades. Nonetheless, the field has relied mostly on behavioral, imaging, and other correlational research methods. Here we argue that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is an effective and relevant technique to be used in this field of research, allowing for the establishment of more causal brain-behavior relationships than can be achieved with most of the techniques used in this field. We review relevant brain stimulation-aided research in the fields of social pain, social interaction, prejudice, and social decision-making, with a special focus on tDCS. Despite the fact that the use of tDCS in Social Neuroscience and Psychology studies is still in its early days, results are promising. As better understanding of the processes behind social cognition becomes increasingly necessary due to political, clinical, and even philosophical demands, the fact that tDCS is arguably rare in Social Neuroscience research is very noteworthy. This review aims at inspiring researchers to employ tDCS in the investigation of issues within Social Neuroscience. We present substantial evidence that tDCS is indeed an appropriate tool for this purpose.

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