Essays on Modernity

Response to Second article

“Grids” is an article that Rosalind Krauss wrote in 1979 and it explores the perspective that the grid has resisted development over the years. The author suggests that the grid is the fundamental structure or modernist art (Krauss, 1979). He also explores the idea that the grid is a representation of the modernity of contemporary art, both temporally and spatially. Krauss traces the history of the grid from the under painting to abstract, thereby exploring the grid that entails the universal and ignores the physical (Krauss, 1979). Krauss maintains that the grid illustrates the “modernity” of contemporary art in ...

The use of cityscapes in cinema began in the mid-1920s with Berlin being the birth city of these new types of movies. Since then, cities have provided a production site as well as consumptions and distribution sites. The usage of cities in movies also assists in explaining different emerging issues within the modern urban society. Using cities as sites for shooting movies allows an understanding issues of the public sphere and social space (Mennel 32). Employing city landscape when shooting movies also help in promoting an understanding of modern aesthetics. Linklater’s movie Before Sunset tells a romantic story ...

Introduction

This paper aims to discuss how the different innovations in the modern society made us look like we have reached the pillar of modernity with all the fabulous results, while the overall consequence is destruction. In the book Short History of Progress, the historian and author Ronald Wright, implied that the modern society is trapped into problems that came about as people, through their ingenuity, worked towards the betterment of the lives and the society as a whole. The author suggested that the common people, as well as those in the position to impose societal policies are always eager ...

Sherwin Bitsui experimental and daring poem “At Deer Springs” is a fascinating work of lyrical and poetic innovation and dreamlike wordplay:

“Turn signals blink through ice in the skin.Snake dreams uncoil,

burrow into the spine of books.Night spills from cracked eggs.Thin hands vein oars in a canyon bed.We follow deer tracks back to the insertion of her tongue.” The topic with which I choose to examine this poem is the conflict between nature and technology. I understand this topic to include issues as vast as the modern human experience in a globalized world, anxiety at the death of the kind of holistic, natural lifestyle that the Native Americans hold ...

In Majid Majidi’s “Children of Heaven”, released in 1997, Ali and Zahra lead viewers through the old streets of Tehran, in an adventure to solve the problem of a lost pair of shoes. For western viewers, the film offers the perfect opportunity to become acquainted with the Iranian culture and the Oriental atmosphere of the old streets which pervades many of the scenes is fascinating. The filmmakers create a realistic picture of the Iranian capital and identify both the most beautiful, and the most disturbing aspects of urban life in this country. As the film progresses, the viewers ...

The first chapter of Leo Marx’s book ‘The Machine in the Garden. Technology and the Pastoral Idea in America’ is named Sleepy Hollow. This name is derived from one of Nathaniel’s Hawthorne’s writings whereby he describes a small space scooped out among the woods which is used for farming Indian corn and which according to Hawthorne “is like the lap of a bounteous Nature, filed with bread stuff”(Marx 12). Hawthorn observes various elements of nature and appreciates the ability of nature to provide a calm and serene environment to think and be imaginative. The nature ...

Introduction

The Sandy Hooks debacle sent shock waves throughout the American education system and by extension, compelled other forward thinking nations to review their respective educational systems. In unison, the community around the Sandy Hooks Elementary School, the nation and the international community at large rallied behind the victims of the tragic events. However, one academician in particular shocked the world, the nation and more so, the victims of the fatal shootings (Jaschik, 2015). An associate professor, James Tracy tenured with the Florida Atlantic University’s School of Communication and Media Studies related the events to some conspiracy theory. Parents ...

Throughout the history of arts there existed various trends which influenced and depicted the features of a certain époque and the beliefs and ideas which were popular in that society and time. Modernism appeared as a movement in arts at the end of 19th century in Western Europe. In the 20th century modernism reached its flourishing period and was highly popular and widely spread in all kinds of art: painting, poetry and prose, sculpture etc. Modernism is a branch in art which depicts the new ideas of people of 20th century with all the realities and criticism. One of ...

The Class

How the zipper changed fashions Clothing has a long and interesting history. The impact it had on the world, in particular, the United States and its people is impressive. Clothes are often referred to as something minor and not significant. However, clothing caused many historical events which lead to changes in the culture, manufacture, lifestyle, trade, etc. Fashion in world's history dates back to the 14th century while clothes have been invented as long as 650,000 years ago. Simple and primitive, followed by more complex and composite, clothing finally became what it is now. Technical progress and mechanization ...

Abstract

The writing delves deep into the structure known as Borobudur. The historical, cultural and religious significance of this architectural structure is explored in the course of the writing so as to comprehend how the temple complex is important even in the present times. In relation to the theoretical concept of flaneur as explicated by the famous theorist Walter Benjamin, the images of the structures present inside the temple complex of Borobudur are explored. (Benjamin, 1929) It is further explored how Borobudur could have in reality been a city. Indeed, this place was the focus of Buddhist worship and scholarship ...

Southern Criminology is a contemporary perspective in criminology and criminal justice that encompasses criminal and law enforcement practices of the Global South. However, it is not new, as it derives from the century-long practices of colonization, oppression, and ignorance of the global periphery. With all of its peculiarities, terms, and features, the concept of southern criminology is initially about raising questions on the epistemology of criminal justice in a contemporary highly diverse and globalized environment. It is about the use and establishment of power relations in the production of criminological knowledge (Carrington, et al., 2017). On the other hand, southern criminology ...

Part 1 - Race in Mexico and Peru Native Americans were comprised of indigenous tribes such as Maya, Inca and Aztecs. They inhabited largely Mexico and Peru. Before the arrival of Spanish conquistadors, the ancient civilizations lived in peace and harmony and were able to establish local empires that were rich in culture and traditions. With the arrival of Spaniards in 15-16th century, the civilizations were deemed to suffer either from diseases brought externally or by bloody conquests. With the engagement of Europeans, the African slave trade was introduced to the American continent. The population was mixed ...

Question 1: International relations mainstream theories

The contribution of post modernism to the field of international relations has been far-reaching. The major element of this approach is the criticism to Marxism. It takes various strands of thinking and among them is the constructivist which is based on the philosophy of constructivism being applied in social settings. The theory talks about what it means to say that something is socially constructed. It illustrates social beliefs and facts that seem to have some sense of reality in them. But in reality, these social beliefs would function for individuals as I they ...

The notion of self-critical individuality is distinct from the dominant social structure. The article “alternative modernities and medieval Indian literature” refers to a patriarchal social structure and a caste-based value system. It also provides a feminist critique of and defends the values of work done by women. This literary-critical analysis addresses alternative modernities in an Indian context. Modernity, in this regard, is infinitely expandable. This presentation focuses distinctly “modern” values in women and gender studies.

In the overview of “new” modernist studies, Gaonkar (26) characterize modernities field in three major axes i.e. vertical, horizontal and temporal, by which they expound the ...

Business management methods have recently come under fire because of the America's waning dominance in the business sector, as China and India have quickly risen and provided stiff competition. In his scintillating work, The Future of Management, Gary Hamel, London Business School management consultant and professor, opines about how technology has permanently altered the way that businesses and organizations operate. Hamel has been touted by many critics to be the most iconoclastic yet influential business philosophers in the world today, as he has worked with many leading businesses on the world stage with regards to management structure. He has ...

Dolce and Gabbana are a name that represents the eccentric and authentic luxurious products. It signifies the style that shows elegance and manifests itself as contemporary classicism that is based on innovation and creativity. This brand has maintained its identity by remembering the pillars and the roots on which the organization is stands. It has been evolving and growing continuously with the passage of time. This company has sought the help of attractive female and male models in order to position itself. For example Andreea Diaconu, who is a Russian female model who is 22 years old, is a renowned name for ...

Drummond, Lee . "The Cultural Continuum: A Theory of Intersystems." Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 15.2 (1999): 352-374. Print.

This book is relevant to my paper because the author focuses on creole linguistics as an example of cultural continuum. The author believes that the Guyanese cultural continuum should be based on ethnic identity in that there are many differences in the greater creole society. Given that the creole linguistics has a diverse society, the creole society try to make an intra-system that builds a bridge between different creole ethnicities. Though this source was published in 1999, the ...

The war between the United States of America and Iraq

The war between the United States and Iraq of March 2003 to 2005 is still a misunderstood aspect and is a question of what exactly caused the George W. Bush government to invade Iraq. A number of explanations have been given, but it remains a matter of intense controversy.

Discussion

The events following the 11th September, 2001, otherwise known as 9/11, initiated an ideology in the Bush administration. The US government’s key policy makers concluded that overthrowing Saddam Hussein and his regime were the only way to strike a blow to radical Islamic terrorism world over. A major concern was how to eliminate ...

History plays a very important role in the development and progress of humanity. Social, cultural and political religious factors play a crucial role in shaping a society. All these factors evolve in a particular way throughout the history to give the society or world a particular shape. The world of today has also experienced such historical evolution. The economy is becoming increasingly global, in which an idea of uniformity and global culture is embedded. But on the other hand, despite the increasing move or evolution towards uniformity, the extremism in the world is also increasing. The reason for that is hidden in the past ...

Politics maily rely on the element of power. An individual or a group of people must acquire a control over the rest since he, or she has the power over them. The power in politics may be properly understood with proper understanding of the various political notions. Although, there are a number of notions that define political power the most critical ones at the moment are conservatism and feminism. Each of them is unique on the principles that define them as well as the political power that they hold. They have exclusive command on the flow of politics in the different countries ...

Modernization is a term used to refer to the idea of progression in societies and is built on development in technology and social organization. Many have come up with different arguments about whether modernization is actually a good or bad thing. This argument has led to different reactions from many regarding this modernization. Optimists could say that modernization as a process is a good thing for mankind as it offers solutions to most of our problems and is important in the development of our societies both socially and politically. Pessimists on the other hand have expressed their doubts about the benefits of modernization ...

Modernity is closely linked to democratic models and ambitions. It reconfigures the connection of individuals to other persons as well as to their society through promotion of individualism. Enlightenment is among the turning points in the European’s history periodization. Human reason is an important tool in modernizing institutions and beliefs issue (Issue 18 v1 pp 315). The Isles of Britain had grown confidence in information on the basis of sensation. Britain received a head start on enlightenment due to the fact that they relied on contact with the world for information. Through this, they focused on intellectual thought. Achievement ...

1. Shinpa melodrama is one of the most prevalent and pervasive forms of Korean literature and media, both in television and film form, and has had a profound effect on Korean culture. Shinpa means "New Theater", and consist of tear-jerking, highly emotional stories that typically involve romantic relationships played up to an incredible degree. At first, when the Japanese form of melodrama arrived in Korea in the early 20th century, it was mainly a theatrical endeavor; kino-films, filmed scenes, would accompany them. Eventually, plays themselves would be filmed, turning the audience who still enjoyed the theatrical/film mix "low-class" (Lee ...

The City

This work is aimed at a broad analysis of the relationship between the everyday life and post-modernism and contemporary art. The purpose of this work is to identify the impact of the post-modernism and the contemporary art on the everyday life of society and vice versa. Before considering in what way Postmodernism and Contemporary Art fins a situation in the everyday life of society, it is necessary to begin with an analysis of the very concepts of "post-modernism" and "contemporary art". Postmodernism is a complex, multidimensional, and intensively developing movement of the modern philosophical and socio-humanitarian thought of the West, a kind ...

Early modernity was demonstrated by a number of discoveries in the scientific field which eventually gave way to the Industrial Revolution. This meant that the discovery of electricity and batteries as well as the cotton mill and the looms were to give rise to industrial development on a mass scale. However this still meant that those who migrated from the countryside to find new jobs in the cities suffered from relatively poor housing and inhumane working conditions.

This meant that although there were scientific advances in several areas, the worth of humans and dignity was still very low on the agenda ...

Introduction

In order to sufficiently define post-modernity, we need to look at the meaning of modernity since it is the predecessor to post-modernity. Modernism simply refers to a capability of moving forward and making some progress towards a given goal. Most of the theories that led to modernity rested on personal goals whereby each person wanted to maximize his/her interests and minimize the rate of dissatisfaction that they could be exposed to. Modernity can also be used to refer to the post industrial era which had several developments taking place. In order for a person to be fulfilled in modernity, he/she has to ...

Introduction

In the most traditional of African cultures, the duties of a woman’s role in society was never deemed as capricious, much less being awarded the honorary title of representation of an ideology known as ‘feminism.’ Yet, the memoir-enriched fictional novel, “So Long a Letter,” (Une si Longue Lettre – in French) by Mariama Ba inspired much hope for African women to convey the collective plight of their positions to the world. The book is remarkable in a number of profound ways. The book is a diary-type of letter written from the female protagonist Ramatoulaye her best friend from childhood, Aissatou. Ramatoulaye is mourning ...

In 2010, Michael Powell, the former chairman of the U.S. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) wrote an op-ed in which he endorsed a universal “national broadband plan,” to provide high speed internet to all Americans. He argued that it was a question of equality, because high speed internet access was “the great equalizer, leveling the playing field so that every willing and able person, no matter their station in life, has access to the information and tools necessary to achieve the American Dream“ (Powell). Such government funded universal internet already exists in Switzerland, Finland, and Taiwan, and proponents of such programs argue ...

The post-modern era, which is from the 1970s up to now, is defined as one dominated by computer technology and globalization. This cultural shift has had a profound effect on capitalism. Before the post-modern era, First World countries were involved in a Modern Industrial Age. The Industrial age focused on mass production while the post-modern era focuses on the production of specialized items for niche markets. Producers only have access to these niche markets due to globalization and the connectivity of the Internet. On the other hand, perhaps these niche markets only developed because of the ability of the relative minority ...

The commencement of the twentieth century introduced many changes in people’s lives. Numerous inventions emerged such as the telephone, airplane, and automobile, amongst others. In response to the particular changes that resulted in the acceleration of thoughts and life, a surge of experimental movements termed as modernists emerged. They explained the radical changes that took place all over the world. Individualism and experimentation became values that were discouraged earlier, but they now came to life. This article will coherently discuss how modernism was set into motion through various cultural shocks and the current traits it exhibits today. Modern ...

Christianity has seen remarkable increases in church attendance in non-Western context as compared to a decrease in Church goers from the West. This development can be explained by analyzing the history of the development of modern Christianity. According to Woodhead, modern Western form of Christianity has two modernities (89). The first modernity is linked to the period of enlightenment were philosophers and theologians incensed by the irrational wars of the 17th century advocated for a more rational form of Christianity that demanded aligning ideas of human reason with a rational conception of God. The second modernity has its roots in the ...

Analysis

Media is a powerful and an effective tool to the society, and it`s aspects are particularly emphasized in modern days. Some of the factors explaining why media is important as shown in the media audit report include;

Media as an important element of recreation and entertainment

Through movies and music, one can experience entertainment and recreation, because the content in these forms of media is usually fascinating and exciting to watch or listen to. They are able to, relax the mind and change the mood of a person especially when exhausted due to work or other duties. Music is a frequent aspect of media that is developed in many forms ...

Summary

Islam is the dominant religion in most parts of Malaysia. Most people have managed to balance both physical and spiritual developments in this religion. This culture was recently marked during the previous celebrations of the inception of Islam Hadhari. According to the Prime Minister, it aimed at maintaining the set morals and ethics of the religion. However, media has a great role in achieving civilization to all in the Islam community, in the country. However, tension still prevails between nationalism and globalization. Nationalism is bound to promote the modernity in every society while globalization encourages use of the recent ...

The use and application of power are first defined by the social set up that constitutes a society and the country. A country is a composition of multiple nationalities with almost similar cultural practices comprised together in a formal political union and economic integration. Cultural practices in a country determine the overall application of law and practices that defines the do’s and don’ts of a country. The constitution of a country stipulates the scope of power of the government. In drawing up a constitution, cultural practices of the society are put into consideration so that the laws and regulation are within the society’s ...

The impact of aging in United States

Currently, there are more than forty million elderly persons above sixty years in the United States. Statistically, studies show that the population elderly people will double in the next three decades. Such significant increase in the aged population is attributed to the better healthcare, good nutrition and overall improvement of human health. As a result, life expectancy in the United States stands at sixty five years and above. The current elderly generations were born during the baby boomers era after Second World War. There is two percent increase in the population of elderly people over the last decade. The worrying ...

Summary and Annotation

Summary Concerning Whitman and the Rhetoric of Democracy, the author examines the poem “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman. DeLancey observes that Whitman begins his poem by appealing to the readers to embrace him. He dissects Whitman’s poem into different parts and discuss the parts systematically. DeLancey notes that Whitman couples subject and object thereby demonstrating what he refers to as the Wordsworthian rhetoric of unity. The Wordsworthian rhetoric of unity refers to a rhetorical aspect where authors’ present different things as one thing, which communicates through them to recognize each with all. Accordingly, the author perceives the ...

Numerous theoretical perspectives try to explain the state of Iraqi before and after the United States invasion in 2003. Most importantly, the western assumptions are biased towards the leadership and governance of Iraqi. As a result, the theories have created mixed symptoms and the causes of ethnic conflicts and sectarianism does not have evidence to approve the underlying assumptions. In my opinion, I argue that, the assumptions and biases of the western have played a large role to convince the society that Iraqi government is responsible for the suffering of its citizens. The United States of America have itself failed to ...

The essay by Naoki Sakai on post-colonial analysis portrays the west and Europe as entities that are more or less similar in nature, and they can be used interchangeably at times, but effort must be placed in the aim of distinguishing them geopolitically. He perceives the west and Europe as any other civilization that yields knowledge, but the main difference lies in the unique way of operating in the production of knowledge. Naoki portrays the western people as being relatively superior to other people in the world. He says, “Unlike ‘empirical anthropological types’ such as Chinese, Indian, Eskimos, ...

Time does not only shape the world; it shapes the ideas that are created by the human mind. There are different ideas that can be expressed in writing, poetry offers one of the best genres in literature whereby people are able to express their ideas and make them known to the world. When writing there are different issues that influence a writer to write about a certain topic or issue. Many writers are influenced by issues that take place within the society, they develop their ideas from this issues .Another key factor that influence a writer or a poet the period in which ...

Traditional and Popular Believes

When people settle down to consider from which tribe, race, religion or dialect to marry, there are a number of factors that are available for consideration. First of all, marrying from ones’ culture will not only cement the culture of the particular race or tribe but will also ensure that the history, dialect, arts and traditions of the particular culture are maintained and perpetuated. There are two major perspectives that come into play whenever such considerations are made. Such perspectives are the traditional belief and popular culture belief. The proponents of traditional belief believe in upholding their culture in ...

Introduction

Before the discovery of Atget’s photography, photographs were not known as a form of documentary. Eugene Atget, who was an only child and an orphan from the age of five, started photography as a profession when he was forty years old. This is after he had been a sailor and an actor. Atget’s work was not recognised until later by an American called Man Ray who introduced his work to the world thus making it popular and famous. Eugene Atget is known as the founder of modern photography and street photography. This is because his focus was on the pre-French ...

Literature and any work of art are defined as a mirror that reflects the society that we live in.There are many ideas and themes which are covered in literature work as they address the social issues. Many of the themes are developed based on how issues develop within the society; many authors relate their work to the basic issues that many readers can relate with and also covering a particular period. In the novel “Bone “Leon is struggling in his family business which he is being assisted by his three daughter and wife. His daughters are finding it challenging to fit ...

Introduction

Postmodernism is a term for structurally similar phenomenon in the world of social life and culture of the second half of the XX century it is used for both types of characteristics postnonclassical philosophizing, and for complex styles in fine arts. Postmodernism - the state of modern culture, including the kind of philosophical position, pre-post-modern art and popular culture of this era.

Body

In the early twentieth century classic mindset of the modern era is changed to a non-classical, and at the end of the century - by postnonclassical. To fix mental specificity of a new era, which was totally different from the ...

The enlightenment refers to the sprawling of intellectual, social, philosophical, and cultural movement that spread through France, England, German, and other parts of Europe during the 1700s. Enlightenment thinkers advocated for self-autonomy in thinking, free of the limitations of traditional authority. The process of “modernity” traces its origin to this movement, as an heir, with seeds implanted in this period. Evidently, the process began with a vision of an autonomous free individual, but later contributed to the instrumental means-end thinking that has shaped modernity. The writers of the enlightenment mastered everything they regarded as worth learning, ranging from science to ...

Why is movement important for heritage planning for living historic cities?

The importance of space and movement in cities is well recognized in many disciplines including sociology (Goffman, 1963, 1972; Lefebvre, 1991), geography (Christaller, 1933; Ullman, 1954; Weber, 1921) architecture and urban studies (Jacobs, 1961; Hillier, 1996). For example, in his urban sociological studies, Goffman (1972) looked at movement or flow to uncover the meaning of social interaction and cultural production in a general sense. He referred to mobility as an aspect of urbanity in a number of examples and empirical discussions. Goffman also developed a rich vocabulary for describing mobility in urban life impacting the way we think about self and other, ...

When Ruth Rogasaki wrote about the “hygienic modernity” in the republican era, her statements reveal that there was a local conception of the “weisheng” in China that can be closely linked to guarding life than the modern practices that are related to public health. In china, the term “weisheng” was translated to represent the English term “hygiene”. According to Rogasaki, Weisheng is about maintaining health and not guarding life as the term was locally conceived to mean. This paper explores the emergence of the term “weisheng” and outlining the special features in its discourse. In addition, the paper will ...

Emile Durkheim believed that the cooperative constitution of all modern social facts, like all the other social facts, have an opposing and balancing effect to the existence of natural facts and the natural individuals. In modern societies, as in the traditional societies, the cooperative achievement of social facts and character depends on the shared social practices and moral or sacred orientations. An innovative and important conception of constitutive practices played a key role in Durkheim’s theory. Durkheim found out that the idea of self-organizing constitutive practices presented a vision of a highly differentiated society. A case in point is whereby a society ...

Worker Alienation in a Modern Economy

The term “worker alienation” was coined by Karl Marx decades ago. Built on the principles of capitalism and socialism, it addresses the concept that workers feel apart from the products of their labor. The result is a loss of his sense of humanity. In a capitalist society, exploitation of the worker exists through selling his labor and not the product of his labor. His labor is sold as through it were an intangible product. The product is sold and the profit goes to the capitalist. The proletariat now owns neither his labor nor the product it produced; however, he has received ...

Dark Ages is a term that is commonly used together with middle Ages. It defines a period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the start of the Italian Renaissance as well as the Age of Discovery. An Italian scholar Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) 1304-1374 coined the term Dark Ages. He used the label in the description for what he viewed as a lack of quality in the Latin literature of his time. The term evolved with time to define lack of culture and development in Europe. At the time, Greek and Roman civilizations were well advanced for the time as they ...

The political economy of East Asian regions is very important because of its characteristics through time. The East Asian region is one that is characterized by having one of the biggest economies in the world as well as one with the largest populations. The sophistications in terms of politics and economics have shaped the nature of the global political as well as economic characteristics. Having a large geographical area coupled the large population makes the region well-endowed with capital and human resources that raise the regions potential as a global economic giant. However, these factors have also been shaped by history ...

Video Analysis in the light of

Introduction The theme of the music video, Lilly Allen’s, ‘Hard out There’ is all about the typical behavior of women and thinking of men about the general womanhood features. When it comes to women, thinking of men is all about their sexual appeal. If a woman is very appealing in appearance, men get overwhelmed by her thoughts and take her on for a single time partner rather than being with them for a lifetime. Appealing women lose their attraction earlier than desired as they ought to interact with men more in order to create a demand for themselves. However, for becoming ...

Introduction

The ideas and art of Marcel Duchamp that occurred in 20th century had possibilities of influencing other artists that succeeded him. The uniqueness of Duchamp artistic process associated with surrealism and Dadaism remained influential to his succeeding artists. The concept of readymade altered the understanding of artists regarding the object of art. Duchamp refused to accept the existing standards of art hence leading to the development of a newly recognized style. Duchamp left a profound impact to the oeuvre of artists who succeeded him later in the century (Kuenzli, Rudolf, Francis and Naumann, 55). As will be analyzed in this paper, ...

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Introduction..2

Overview on the Concept of Globalization3

The Economic Dimension of Globalization 4 The Phenomenon of Globalization of the Economic Activity..5

Indicators of Economic Globalization6

System Structure in the Globalized World Economy8 Global Culture and National Identity ..8

Cultural Globalization9

Conclusion 12

References.13

Introduction Globalization is “the word most often used and abused, most rarely defined and probably the most misunderstood, nebulous and spectacular, from a political point of view of the last and the future years to come “ (Beck et al, 2003). The subject of globalization gives in to disputes, to passionate reactions, to fears and suspicion, and is invoked as the cause for many of the events and ...

Mark Deuze (2007) expressed in his book Media Work the changes that media practitioners experience in their work and lifestyle through the developments in culture, society, economy, and technology, which in turn make ways for new paradigms such as convergence culture, and liquid life. He used such paradigms for discussing the altering condition of media work. In the book, he described it as a complicated reality with contradicting components, necessarily working on the way to the convergence of content, creativity, connectivity, and commerce. With these contemporary circumstances, power has also been shifting. The term new media is used nowadays, signaling ...

In the beginning of the century, capitalist society suffered a number of global crises. The First World War was not the beginning of the crisis. It was a way to resolve it, the consequence that revealed all social contradictions that existed for a long time and were aggravated from year to year. As those contradictions flared up, millions became "infected" with revolutionary ideas. Art, as a form of social consciousness, could not stay out of this process. Not surprisingly that futurism and fascism in Italy became two different manifestations of the same, complex and contradictory phenomena of life. In Italy, the Fascist Party ...

Abstract

Modernity and Post modernity are the two social, political, economic and cultural phases in respectively 20th and 21st centuries. The initial phase of cinema was much influenced by phase of modernity and the later was influenced by the aspects of post modernity. The paper tries to analyse these modernity and post-modernity in cinematic context. For this comparative analysis the researcher has taken two cinematic works. The initial focus of the paper is the study of the term modernity with its elements. These elements have been analyzed in the context of Charlie Chaplin’s cinematic work. The paper then discusses ...

- Traditional Parents and Modern Children Technology and modernity seem to have put parents and children on two opposing sides in the world today. While many parents would rather they stick to their traditional ways of bringing up children, children on the other hand have their own ways they would rather be brought up in other than what their parents are doing. Even so, the world today has no choice but to acknowledge the blend between modernity and tradition and both parents and children are left no choice but to acknowledge the challenges that are coming with this ...

Introduction

The tilted arc was a public art that was commissioned in 1979, to grace and occupy the open space that spanned the compound of the Javits Federal Building. The sculpture was made of steel and was designed and implemented by one of the renowned artists at the time, Richard Serra. Made of corten steel, the sculpture stood 12 feet high, 120 feet long with a width of about 2.5 inches. Due to the length of the sculpture, it blocked the pathways of people and employees working at the building. This attracted a considerable controversy of the work that led to litigation and ...

Jazz Music and the Modern Society

Jazz is a type of music which employs lot of communication between the musicians and the audiences present with the help of profound language of music. The present popularity and power of jazz music has been indicated in the early times of African and American settlements. The genre is also incorporates in various aspects of music and coupled with the polyrhythm, blue notes, improvisation, spontaneous music and syncopation which have completed the possibilities of music (Hersch, 2009). After a particular time of expansion in music, jazz music has increasingly identified by the characteristics which serves the mainstream music. The study also ...