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A Clown’s Laughter Specificity: From “Anesthesia of Heart” to “Synesthesia of Love”

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E.A. Semenova

Institute of Art Education and Cultural Studies of the Russian Academy of Education 119121, Moscow, Russia, Pogodinskaya Street, 8/1

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DOI: 10.21659/rupkatha.v11n2.20

First published September 30, 2019

Abstract.

The article provides insight into the insufficiently studied area of synesthesia in the art of clowning. The research methodology is based on the collection of essays by A. Berson “Laughter: an essay on the meaning of the comic”. Herein laughter is regarded as a social creative proofreader, which signals that the creative driving force has been lost in the phenomenon/process. Besides, the author refers to the theory of A.G. Kozintsev. It states that at the stage of the “language Rubicon”, anthropogenesis makes an evolutionary leap. After it, with the creation of language, a human being retains a direct two-element connection between signals and messages (inherited from animals), in particular, laughter. The latter is seen as something common between human being and animal. The difference is that a human responds to external signals not automatically, but selectively. The hypothesis of the study is that in the comic arts the connection between laughter stimulus and the response is formalized. The exception is the art of clowning, which goes beyond the comic, back to the tragic. It appears as a manifestation of human creative evolution, associated with the “language Rubicon”. The article makes a point that a clown’s laughter results from the multilevel structure of the psyche and is in a perfect step with “synesthesia of heart”, love and empathy for the clown’s character/masque. On the one hand, this unites it with the laughter of animals. On the other hand, this sharply distinguishes it by a strong feeling of laughter drama and tragedy. The laughter in a masque transforms tragedy into comedy. This gives reason to consider a clown’s laughter in terms of synesthesia and addiction. The article is based on the author’s report “Specificity of synesthesia as a form of world perception and worldview among satirists, comedians, clowns”, presented at the conference “The phenomenon of synesthesia in the interdisciplinary space of scientific knowledge” (October 22-23, 2018 in Moscow, Russia).

Keywords: laughter, anesthesia, synesthesia, clown, addiction, empathy.

Gerontological Issues in Bengali Film Dekha

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Ashoke Kumar Mandal and Dr. Shrikrishan Rai

Ashoke Kumar Mandal, Research Scholar, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur,  India. Email: akmandal1000@gmail.com

And Dr. Shrikrishan Rai, Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur,  India.

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DOI: 10.21659/rupkatha.v11n2.19

First published September 30, 2019

NIT Durgapur, India

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In the Indian context modernization, industrialization, urbanization, and westernization—‘the four horsemen of the modern apocalypse’ (Laurence Cohen, 1998:p.17) have a significant predicament in recent dimensions of gerontology. The problem relates to population ageing, controlled fertility, mortality rates and eventually the increase of life expectancy. The proliferation of old age home, extensive overseas migration, transnational  dispersal of families, dissociation of the traditional multigenerational joint family, and simultaneous rise up of the nuclear family etc., are also some major causes behind the problems. These multidimensional interrelated challenges have been artistically shown in case of some old characters in Gautam Ghosh’s national award-winning Bengali film Dekha (2001). Particularly in the life of the protagonist, Sashibhusan Sanyal the problems have found differently added significance because of his disability (blindness).But his positive attitude to fight against the oddities of life contextualizes the film with a projection to highlight the old age problems from three main foci—biological, psychological, and social, to justify the relevance of the problematic. This paper argues the necessity of a consolidated progressive action by social scientists, policy makers and the elderly community to promote healthy and fruitful ageing at all spheres to counter the old age hazards.

Key words: gerontology, population ageing, urbanization, loneliness, social exclusion.

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Development of Metalanguage Competence through Content and Branch Training

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Madeniyet Akhmetova1, Salima S. Kunanbayeva2 & Markhabat Kassymbekova3

1PhD Student, Kazakh Ablai khan University of International Relations and World Languages, Almaty, Kazakhstan

2Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor, Academician, Kazakh Ablai khan University of International Relations and World Languages, Almaty, Kazakhstan

3Kazakh Ablai khan University of International Relations and World Languages, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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DOI: 10.21659/rupkatha.v11n2.17

First published September 30, 2019

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This article considers methods for developing metalanguage competence through content and branch training. Metalanguage competence is among the most important professional competences for the specialist’s formation in the sphere of foreign-language education within the framework of content and branch training. Metalanguage competence implies the accumulation of terminological knowledge and the ability to properly use foreign terms. For content and branch training, it is very important to have metalanguage competence since any sphere and field are characterized by their own specific terminology, which can be understood in a foreign language by learning the metalanguage of an industry through primary consciousness constructs in one’s native language. As a result, one can operate a specialized terminology in a foreign language. In the framework of foreign-language education, specialists in natural sciences should master a specific terminology for intercultural communication at a professional level since terms reflect main provisions in any field of knowledge and contain basic professional information. This article describes the experiment and its results achieved in the work with students at the Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages in order to determine the current development of metalanguage competence in content and branch training.

Keywords: metalanguage competence, content and branch training, foreign-language education, terminological knowledge, content-oriented education.

 

Poetics of the Symbolist “Text-myth” by Andrey Bely

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Anna Igorevna Oshchepkova

North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk, 58 Belinsky Street, Yakutsk, Russia, 677000. 

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DOI: 10.21659/rupkatha.v11n2.14

First published September 30, 2019

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The article discusses the peculiar poetics of Andrey Bely’s symbolist “novel-myth”. The mythological-poetic structure of “The Silver Dove” as a symbolist “text-myth” implies a special type of narration oriented towards heterogeneous artistic language. Andrey Bely’s short novel is characterized by complex narrative architectonics based on stylization and orientation to the third party’s speech.

Keywords: symbolist “text-myth”, Andrey Bely, poetics, narration, stylization.

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Work Life Balance: A Challenge for Employees in Indian IT and ITES Industry

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Srinivas Subbarao Pasumarti

Prof & Dean, Faculty of Commerce & Management Studies, Sri Sri University, Cuttak.

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DOI: 10.21659/rupkatha.v11n2.15

First published September 30, 2019

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More and more staff are going through the disputes between their private and professional positions in an age of globalization. They have job obligations on the one hand and family obligations on the other.   This generates a confrontation between their commitments to work and to live, which leads to increased stress. Not only does a bad “Work-life balance” affect staff, it also affects employers. Chronic stress level leads to low efficiency. The operating habits have also altered with the development of technology. Employees now use their smartphones, tablets and laptops from a distant place. Although this has significantly contributed to the flexibility of job, the lines of private and work life are blurred. In India, the IT & ITES sector has long been liberated from labor regulations to accelerate its rapid development and worldwide market capability. Although this is a thorough argument for sustaining and expanding economic growth in the aftermath of our developing economy, it still requires to be checked if the pressure is not carried by the workforce of the industry.   Keeping in view of the challenges faced by the employees of in IT & ITES industry the researcher has taken Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh as a sample to study the work life balance, where more than 10,000 employees are working.

 Keywords: Work life balance, work-family balance, work culture, IT & ITES industry,

Multiculturalism in Raj Novel: Rereading Paul Scott’s ,em.The Jewel in the Crown

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Bhaskar Chettri1 & Dhananjay Tripathi2

1Research Scholar, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Sikkim, Orcid Id: 0000-0002-1826-3074. phen16016@nitsikkim.ac.in

2Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Sikkim, Orcid Id: 0000-0003-0718-1898. dhananjaystripathi9@nitsikkim.ac.in

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DOI: 10.21659/rupkatha.v11n2.11

First published September 30, 2019

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Paul Scott’s The Jewel in the Crown (1966) is analyzed in the light of multiculturalism, considering different aspects of oriental study, the response to hegemonic belief and the question of the subaltern. Scott traces the essence of understanding among different individuals in the Raj era, missed by many writers writing of that tumultuous phase in Indian history. Aiming at the unification of the binaries, he depicts real picture of India presenting human life in extraordinary situations and comments on the shared experiences of different characters. He traces multiculturalism in the period that witnessed steady growth and evolution of ideas revolving around modernism, colonialism, postmodernism, postcolonialism and nationalism. The cultural mosaic of India is presented in the novel by examining the politics of difference and the politics of recognition. After a long time when the novel is read in the context of colonial and postcolonial study, the present paper attempts to highlight nuances of multiculturalism, where unity is aimed between the East and the West.

Keywords: multiculturalism, orientalism, postcolonialism, Raj novel, Paul Scott

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Queering the City: The Urban Chronicles of Pedro Lemebel

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Neha Tyagi

Ph.D, Department of Germanic & Romance Studies, University of Delhi,

Email:  neyha.tyagi@gmail.com, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8518-4210

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DOI: 10.21659/rupkatha.v11n2.10

First published September 30, 2019

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In most of the societies around the world the underrepresentation of transgender and queer people in the spatial structures creates a setting for their subordination and exploitation. Moreover, this social discrimination is reflected in the queer spatial experiences, which are mostly restricted and prohibited, especially in the public spaces/sphere. Recognizing the marginalization and repression of the non-heteronormative queer identities, the paper would like to read on the works of Pedro Lemebel (1952-2015), one of the most prolific writer within the context of the Chilean dictatorship (1973-1990) and post-dictatorship period and understand how his chronicles departs from the oppressed social space of/for queer people to stress on the subversive political strategies and spatial practices or what I call it here as ‘queering’, through which city space(s) could be re-signified by these non-heteronormative sexual and gender identities as a site for their vindication and visibilization.

Keywords: Pedro Lemebel, loca, queering, city, heteronormativity

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Bose: A Tryst with Press and Politics

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Pritha Dutta1 & Rajdeep Roy2

1Ph.D Scholar, Amity University, School of Communication, Uttar Pradesh prithachakraborty712@gmail.com, ORCID: 0000-0002-3994-2084

2Asst. Professor Amity University, rroy@amity.edu, ORCID: 0000-0001-5316-308X

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DOI: 10.21659/rupkatha.v11n2.09

 First published September 30, 2019

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The study examines the role of the press as a catalyst in the dominant portrayal of Subhas Bose as the political actor who has been arguably denied his rightful place in the annals of Indian history. The paper investigates the time plane in discourse analysis, the discursive strategies of social actors, and the extra- and supra-textual effects of mediated discourse (Carvalho, 2008) to advocate that press content on Bose is “shaped, pounded, constrained and encouraged by a multitude of forces” (Shoemaker, Reese, 1996). The paper critiques the discourse of The Statesman and Times of India in the light of the socio-political context and the published articles in 2015. This year was instrumental in marking a historical announcement that fundamentally influenced a seventy-year-long dialogue. The paper analyses the re-aligning of the nation’s narrative to create a public consensus incidental to the particular political dispensation of the day. It examines the positioning of Bose as an alternative to the dominant narrative of the national movement with Gandhi and Nehru as central protagonists.

Keywords: Bose, Press, Politics, Critical Discourse Analysis, The Statesman, Times   of India

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Towards a Theory of Graphic Medicine

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Sathyaraj Venkatesan & Anu Mary Peter

1Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India–620015, orcid.org/0000-0003-2138-1263. sathya@nitt.edu,

2Research Scholar, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India–620015, anupeterthekk@gmail.com, orcid.org/0000-0001-6740-8252

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DOI: 10.21659/rupkatha.v11n2.08

First published July 20, 2019

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As a constructive derivative of several altruistic movements, such as narrative medicine, medical humanities and health humanities, graphic medicine is a nonconformist ideological inverse to the absolutism of medical knowledge. Exposing the limitations of biomedicine, which prioritises the voice of the physician, graphic medicine provides an inclusive approach towards medical conditions through its perspectival richness and experiential realities. Formulated as a means to express the voice of the marginalised community of sufferers, graphic medicine expedites creative and forceful articulation of the narratives of patients and caregivers, which were hitherto discarded as inauthentic by the existing medical system. As a wholesome methodology that equally values the subjective experiences of patients, physicians and caregivers, graphic medicine provides numerous ways of representing affective truths about illness conditions. Thus, by creating a mutually beneficial field of study for both biomedicine and humanities by yoking together medicine and comics, graphic medicine fosters an empathetic attitude towards human conditions. The present chapter traces the evolution of graphic medicine from the historical nexus of comics and medicine, through narrative medicine, to health humanities, and introduces graphic medicine as a cultural alternative to the existing paradigms of medical knowledge. Additionally, this chapter also aims to rationalise the unique aspects and cultural roles of graphic medicine?pedagogical, therapeutic, and community formational.

Keywords: graphic medicine, Comics, illness, Biomedicine.

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Disease, Dislocation and Deprivation in Louise Erdrich’s The Birchbark House: Exposing the White lies of the Civilizing Discourse

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Virender Pal

Department of English, Institute of Integrated and Honors Studies, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra. ORCID: 0000-0003-3569-1289. Email: p2vicky@gmail.com

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DOI: 10.21659/rupkatha.v11n2.07

First published July 19, 2019

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When the colonizers reached America, they came across people who held a totally different view of the world and their surroundings. In their world they were not the masters of the animate and inanimate world, rather they were a part of it. This world view did not conform with the culture of Europe, so they started denigrating them; but the reasons behind denigration of the Natives were deeper as exposed by the narratives of the Native Americans. The whites were not interested in de-culturing or a-culturing the Natives, they were interested in the land occupied by the natives. For usurping the land; they started denigrating the Natives and referred to them as uncivilized barbarians. Some of the narratives even featured them as cannibals. The natives did not have any idea about what was written about them, but now the tide has turned and the Natives have started writing narratives that project their world view. These narratives written by the Natives not only demolish stereotypes, but also try to revive their culture. The Native writers try to reorient the consciousness of the readers and instigate them to uncover the true history of the oppressed people. These kind of texts have been termed as ‘autoethnographic’ narratives. Louise Erdrich is one of the most prominent Native writers who is trying to construct a new identity of her people by scattering the mist created by the colonial narratives. The current paper is a study of Louise Erdrich’s novel The Birchbark House.

Keywords: Colonial, Natives, culture, Ojibwe

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Richard Schechner Tisch School of the Arts, New York University  Download PDF Version Because performance studies is so broad-ranging and

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