Essays on Collectives

One of the problems that Vietnam faced entering its third Five-Year Plan (1981-1985) had to do with producing enough food to feed the nation (Porter). This is why the Vietnamese Communist Party made solving food production problems a major priority at its 1982 meeting. However, the party at the time reaffirmed its commitment to keeping industry and agriculture combined as far as efforts went, because both were considered foundational to growth of the other, and Vietnam remained committed to developing an economy based on industry (Tan). Interestingly, the whole idea of agricultural development serving as an element of socialist ...

Organizing into a group is an effective way to bring social change. This is a presumption that both Capilano College professor Crawford Kilian and his fellow Capilano College colleague Leslie agree too. Though both Kilian agree to that fundamental idea, they disagree vehemently on whether minorities forming into groups, Kilian calls them “collectives”, is still necessary or even helpful for society at large, and how the collectives affect individuals in the collective. This disagreement becomes increasingly evident in the essay the both submitted to the Vancouver Review in 1993. Kilian first wrote an essay entitled, “Clonism Rules, Okay”. Shortly thereafter Savage ...

Mythological criticism attempts to explore the different cultural myths that lie in a given form of literature. It is an extremely critical approach that is developed under a combination of anthropological, historical, psychological, as well as religious insights. Through the combinations of these insights mythological criticism has gained an extremely strong base. This is following the extensive contribution of each of these elements. Through psychological approach, mythological criticism aims at exploring an individual’s imagination or way of thought through an analysis of symbols and situations that a party is involved. This analysis is fundamental for conscious and unconscious mind. Historical approach analyzes ...

Introduction

Although lithography was not a product of the 20th century (Pipes 17), it remained a relevant form of art throughout the 20th century, specifically during the years between 1945 and 1980. Although other forms of art and printing have been developed since then, this paper argues that the mass production of lithography still offers a lot of benefits and that it remains significant in the art industry.

Lithography

Lithography is a type of surface or planographic printing (“Lithography”). It is different from intaglio and letterpress printing where the design is etched or cut into the plane. Lithography is used both as a commercial printing process – ...