scholarly journals Remoteness, islands and islandness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Owe Ronström
Keyword(s):  
Language Discourse ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
The World ◽  
Asymmetric Relation ◽  
Set Up ◽  
And Control

Through an explorative overview of a number of approaches to what remoteness is, in terms of language, discourse, and fantasy, how it is established spatially and temporally by movements and perspectives, by how connections are set up, and by how boundaries are drawn and crossed, this paper argues that remoteness is a) produced rather than discovered; b) an asymmetric relation between two parties from which emanates certain features, practices, and affective modes; c) a category to think with rather than an object for such thinking; d) a device that frames and structures the positioning and experiencing of time and place; and e) a part of the logic that organises the world in terms of power and control. Of longstanding concern in island studies is what constitutes ‘the island’. Much of the discussion is built on an undertheorised and broadly accepted dichotomisation between ‘literal’ and ‘metaphorical’ understandings of islands. What the overview suggests is a third position: ‘the island’ as an intensively multirelational phenomenon constituted by the constant sliding between islands as physical places and all the figures of thought attached to such places.

O Território na transição Pós-Modernidade

GEOgraphia ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Claval
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Human Geography ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Symbolic Representations ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Link ◽  
Construction Of Self ◽  
And Control

Resumo A Geografia Humana, que só recentemente desenvolveu maior interesse pelo território, associa-o, conforme as circunstâncias, às idéias de poder e controle, à natureza do laço social ou ao papel das representações simbólicas. O interesse das ciências sociais pelos problemas de identidade cresceu paralelamente ao interesse dos geógrafos pelo território: a identidade está vinculada à cons-trução do “self” ou às relações com o outro, e permanece como uma noção elusiva. O território serve como uma base para sentimentos de identidade de diversos modos. A transição para a pós-mo-dernidade desafia as forças por trás de identidades tradicionais, que induzem a uma busca de identifi-cação para objetos ou paisagens. Isso provoca o fim das filosofias da História sobre as quais foram construídas as identidades e os territórios de outrora. A subseqüente proliferação de discursos iden-titários expressa o déficit de sentido de mundo de hoje e pode se revelar perigoso por suas conse-qüências políticas. Palavras-chave: Controle, História, Identidade, Alteridade, Pós-modernidade, Poder, “Self”, Território. Abstract Human geography, which developed only recently an interest for territory, links it, according to the circunstances, to the idea of power and control, the nature of social link, or the role of symbolic representations. The interest of social sciences for the problems of identity grew at the same time than that of geographers for territory: identity is linked to the construction of self or the relations with others, and remains an elusive notion. Territory serves as a basis for identity feelings according to variable modes. The transition to postmodernity challenges the forces behind traditional identities, which induces a frienzed quest of identification to things or landscapes. It provokes the end of the philosophies of history, upon which were built the identities and territories of yesterday. The ensuing proliferation of identitary discourses expresses the deficit of sense of the world of to-day, and may be dangerous through its political consequences. Keywords: Control, History, Identity, Otherness, Postmodernity, Power, Self, Territory.

THE EXTRAORDINARY CHAMBERS IN THE COURTS OF CAMBODIA AND THE PROGRESS OF THE ‘KHMER ROUGE TRIALS’

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 373-389
Author(s):  
Nina H.B. Jørgensen
Keyword(s):  
Vietnam War ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Khmer Rouge ◽  
The United States ◽  
Phnom Penh ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
The World ◽  
Asian Nation ◽  
And Control ◽  
Modern Era

AbstractThe world has witnessed many atrocities since the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, better known as the Khmer Rouge, marched into Phnom Penh on 17 April 1975 and unleashed a regime of terror of more than three and a half years on the Cambodian people in which an estimated quarter of the population perished. However, the fate that befell this small South-East Asian nation continues to grip and challenge the imagination. Perhaps it is the notion of the State turning on its own people on such an unprecedented scale that is so difficult to fathom. Perhaps it is the tranquil, smiling populace, forging a space in the modern era against the proud backdrop of the ancient Angkorian temples that makes such a dark recent history so improbable. Or perhaps it is the scales of justice, finally weighing in, more than thirty years after the crimes in defiance of donor countries' ‘tribunal fatigue’, that have refocused the world's attention.The Khmer Rouge takeover had been preceded by a struggle for power which saw Prince Norodom Sihanouk, who had abdicated and governed Cambodia since independence in 1953, overthrown by Prime Minister Lon Nol and Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak on 17 March 1970. The new government was allied to the United States in the Vietnam War, fuelling Khmer Rouge resentment as well as that of Sihanouk who aligned himself with the communists. The Khmer Rouge gradually consolidated its power and control of territory, and when the time was seen to be ripe to institute the planned nationwide ‘agrarian dictatorship’, it easily overpowered the weak and corrupt Lon Nol government.

scholarly journals The body as an archive

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (44) ◽  
pp. 78-89
Author(s):  
Ruan Nunes Silva
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Archival Practice ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
New Meanings ◽  
The World ◽  
And Control

ABSTRACT This paper aims to offer an understanding of the body as an archive while analysing poems written by queer and non-binary poet and performer Danez Smith. Seen as a conflicting field for power and control disputes, the archive can be read in different ways and this paper approaches it in order to theorise what a queer archival practice may signal when elements such as gender, sexuality and desire are interrogated in Smith’s poems. Taking into consideration theoretical contributions from Celia Pedrosa et al. (2018), Julietta Singh (2018), David Lapoujade (2017), Ann Cvetkovich (2003) and others, it is concluded that Smith’s poems display a complex negotiation of feeling and the world, allowing new meanings to erupt from the archive.

scholarly journals Coping strategies used in domestic violence

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-272
Author(s):  
Shilpa Rathore ◽  
Sneha Jain
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Research Finding ◽  
Intimate Relationship ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
The World ◽  
Age Range ◽  
And Control

Domestic violence is serious problem all around the world. Domestic violence is as old as the society is. It is used to establish power and control over a partner in an intimate relationship through a pattern of coercive behaviour in terms of physical, verbal, sexual, emotional, or economic within our homes. It may be frequent or infrequent, severe or subtle. Present study was carried out in order to find out the of coping strategies used by women in Domestic Violence. The sample was comprised with 240 women in age range of 24-40 years were selected from district Udaipur (Rajasthan). Coping Strategies of domestic violence scale was developed to see the strategies which were selected at the time of violence. Tool was standardized by the investigator through calculated validity and reliability. The data obtained were formulated in the light of objectives set for the present investigation. Percentage was calculated for each part. The research finding also indicates that women were less coping strategies.

scholarly journals O Território na transição Pós-Modernidade

GEOgraphia ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Claval
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Human Geography ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
Symbolic Representations ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
The World ◽  
Social Link ◽  
Construction Of Self ◽  
And Control

Resumo A Geografia Humana, que só recentemente desenvolveu maior interesse pelo território, associa-o, conforme as circunstâncias, às idéias de poder e controle, à natureza do laço social ou ao papel das representações simbólicas. O interesse das ciências sociais pelos problemas de identidade cresceu paralelamente ao interesse dos geógrafos pelo território: a identidade está vinculada à cons-trução do “self” ou às relações com o outro, e permanece como uma noção elusiva. O território serve como uma base para sentimentos de identidade de diversos modos. A transição para a pós-mo-dernidade desafia as forças por trás de identidades tradicionais, que induzem a uma busca de identifi-cação para objetos ou paisagens. Isso provoca o fim das filosofias da História sobre as quais foram construídas as identidades e os territórios de outrora. A subseqüente proliferação de discursos iden-titários expressa o déficit de sentido de mundo de hoje e pode se revelar perigoso por suas conse-qüências políticas. Palavras-chave: Controle, História, Identidade, Alteridade, Pós-modernidade, Poder, “Self”, Território. Abstract Human geography, which developed only recently an interest for territory, links it, according to the circunstances, to the idea of power and control, the nature of social link, or the role of symbolic representations. The interest of social sciences for the problems of identity grew at the same time than that of geographers for territory: identity is linked to the construction of self or the relations with others, and remains an elusive notion. Territory serves as a basis for identity feelings according to variable modes. The transition to postmodernity challenges the forces behind traditional identities, which induces a frienzed quest of identification to things or landscapes. It provokes the end of the philosophies of history, upon which were built the identities and territories of yesterday. The ensuing proliferation of identitary discourses expresses the deficit of sense of the world of to-day, and may be dangerous through its political consequences. Keywords: Control, History, Identity, Otherness, Postmodernity, Power, Self, Territory.

scholarly journals Artificial intelligence and rationalized unaccountability: Ideology of the elites?

Organization ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 135050842096387
Author(s):  
Mikko Vesa ◽  
Janne Tienari
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Intelligent Agent ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Organization And Management ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
The World ◽  
The Masses ◽  
And Control ◽  
Ideological Assumptions

In this Connexions essay, we focus on intelligent agent programs that are cutting-edge solutions of contemporary artificial intelligence (AI). We explore how these programs become objects of desire that contain a radical promise to change organizing and organizations. We make sense of this condition and its implications through the idea of ‘rationalized unaccountability’ that is an ideological state in which power and control are exerted algorithmically. While populist uses of new technologies receive growing attention in critical organization and management studies, we argue that rationalized unaccountability is the hidden end of a spectrum of populism affecting societies across the world. Rather than populism of the masses, this is a populism of elites. This essay lays out some premises for critical scholars to expose the workings of intelligent agent programs and to call into question the problematic ideological assumptions that they are grounded in.

scholarly journals Spiritual Journey and Primordial Self: Requisite Actions for Individual and National Identity in Christopher Okigbo’s Poetry

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 122-134
Author(s):  
Evelyn Nwachukwwu Urama ◽  
Ebuka Elias Igwebuike
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Educational System ◽  
Economic Power ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Spiritual Journey ◽  
African Culture ◽  
Western Education ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
The World ◽  
And Control

Abstract European nations colonized most of the African societies and as a result had political and economic power and control over these nations. With the western domination, the colonists ruled the African nations and every other person was to obey their command. The colonizers introduced hegemonic educational system to Africans in which they were taught the European ethos without their studying African culture. Due to this hegemony, the European colonial masters imposed their culture on Africans and it succeeded in reshaping the cultural and political lives of Africans. Many Africans abandoned African customs and beliefs when they gained western education. Therefore due to this hegemony Africans lost their authentic/real selves and became adulterated. Their main concern becomes to create and recreate themselves through going back to their culture and origin. Through poststructuralist analysis of ‘Heavensgate’ and ‘Path Thunder’ in Labyrinths (1971), this paper explores how Christopher Okigbo, an African poet, embarked on a spiritual journey in quest of his primordial self and became an asserted poet. The paper aims at imploring Africans all over the world to follow the footprints of Okigbo in identifying their true selves for them to have meaningful lives.

Invasive Shot Hole Borers Euwallacea fornicatus, E. kuroshio, and E. perbrevis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)

EDIS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Demian F. Gomez ◽  
Jiri Hulcr ◽  
Daniel Carrillo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Invasive Species ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Forest Resources ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
Ambrosia Beetles ◽  
Invasive Insects ◽  
The World ◽  
And Control

Invasive species, those that are nonnative and cause economic damage, are one of the main threats to ecosystems around the world. Ambrosia beetles are some of the most common invasive insects. Currently, severe economic impacts have been increasingly reported for all the invasive shot hole borers in South Africa, California, Israel, and throughout Asia. This 7-page fact sheet written by Demian F. Gomez, Jiri Hulcr, and Daniel Carrillo and published by the School of Forest Resources and Conservation describes shot hole borers and their biology and hosts and lists some strategies for prevention and control of these pests. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr422

Knowledge and Awareness of Dengue Fever

2018 ◽  
pp. 219-222
Author(s):  
Y. Arockia Suganthi ◽  
Chitra K. ◽  
J. Magelin Mary
Keyword(s):  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Infection Transmission ◽  
Standard Guideline ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Prevention And Control Measures ◽  
Dengue Prevention ◽  
And Control

Dengue fever is a painful mosquito-borne infection caused by different types of virus in various localities of the world. There is no particular medicine or vaccine to treat person suffering from dengue fever. Dengue viruses are transmitted by the bite of female Aedes (Ae) mosquitoes. Dengue fever viruses are mainly transmitted by Aedes which can be active in tropical or subtropical climates. Aedes Aegypti is the key step to avoid infection transmission to save millions of people in all over the world. This paper provides a standard guideline in the planning of dengue prevention and control measures. At the same time gives the priorities including clinical management and hospitalized dengue patients have to address essentially.

Pittenweem Priory and the conventuality question

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Lodge
Keyword(s):  
Fifteenth Century ◽  
Traditional View ◽  
Archaeological Evidence ◽  
Significant Development ◽  
New Mother ◽  
Set Up ◽  
And Control

Pittenweem Priory began life as the caput manor of a daughter-house established on May Island by Cluniac monks from Reading (c. 1140). After its sale to St Andrews (c. 1280), the priory transferred ashore. While retaining its traditional name, the ‘Priory of May (alias Pittenweem)’ was subsumed within the Augustinian priory of St Andrews. Its prior was elected from among the canons of the new mother house, but it was many decades before a resident community of canons was set up in Pittenweem. The traditional view, based principally on the ‘non-conventual’ status of the priory reiterated in fifteenth-century documents, is that there was ‘no resident community’ before the priorship of Andrew Forman (1495–1515). Archaeological evidence in Pittenweem, however, indicates that James Kennedy had embarked on significant development of the priory fifty years earlier. This suggests that, when the term ‘non-conventual’ is used in documents emanating from Kennedy's successors (Graham and Scheves), we should interpret it more as an assertion of superiority and control than as a description of realities in the priory.

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