Barbarism and Its Discontents

Boletsi, Maria

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“…W tym celu należy sięgnąć po narzędzia z obszaru krytycznych studiów kulturowych, pozwalające na wyodrębnienie ukrytych znaczeń artykułujących określony przekaz ideologiczny i wzmacniających preferowaną tożsamość cywilizacyjną. Inspiracji mogą tu dostarczyć prace Marii Boletsi i Tylera Sage'a, w których autorzy, śledząc koncepcję "barbarzyństwa" w dziełach literackich i artystycznych, pokazują, w jaki sposób pojęcie to utrwala bądź podważa hierarchie władzy, moralne osądy czy mechanizmy społecznej inkluzji i ekskluzji (Boletsi 2013;Boletsi i Sage 2018). Poniżej, by pokazać, jak filmy uczestniczą w kształtowaniu i artykulacji pożądanej oraz promowanej przez państwo tożsamości cywilizacyjnej, skupię się na przypadku nowego ukraińskiego kina patriotycznego.…”

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Kino jako narzędzie konstruowania tożsamości cywilizacyjnej na przykładzie ukraińskiego filmu Kruty 1918 (2019)

Olzacka

2022

The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture New Series

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Cinema as a Tool for Constructing Civilizational Identity on the Example of the Ukrainian Film Kruty 1918 (2019). The article, inspired by the “new wave” of civilizational studies, focuses on a sphere that usually remains outside the mainstream of civilizational research: cinema. The main aim of the article is to show that the analysis of film works can be a valuable source of knowledge about the civilizational identity promoted by the political and cultural elite. This complements approaches that focus on ways to use the term “civilization” in political, academic, or media discourses, or to look for data on the “civilizational identity” of specific societies through quantitative surveys. The case analyzed in the article is the historical film Kruty 1918, generously financed by the Ukrainian state, which was released in January 2019. The studies focused on how the film expresses the “European choice” of Ukraine and how it creates specific images of the Ukrainian nation and its civilizational affiliation.

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Kino jako narzędzie konstruowania tożsamości cywilizacyjnej na przykładzie ukraińskiego filmu Kruty 1918 (2019)

Olzacka

2022

The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture New Series

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“…This process of Othering through tropes and genre conventions in videogame has the sociological function to draw 'symbolic boundaries' between 'us' and 'them' (Lamont and Molnár, 2002) which confirm and reinforce hegemonic (Western/civilized/male/secular) identity by contrasting it with an imagined (non-Western/barbarian/female/religious) Other (e.g. Asad, 2003;Boletsi, 2013;Said, 1978). Related to games, Trattner (2016) recently pointed out that 'Othering based on religious ascriptions appears in direct relation to other categories of social difference' (p. 32).…”

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“…Based on content analysis of religious representations (narratives, beliefs, characters) in videogames, it is often implied that these contribute to a process of Othering religiosity: a stereotypical, schematic and moral way of representing religions that draws 'symbolic boundaries' between 'us' and 'them' (Lamont and Molnár, 2002) and reinforces a hegemonic (Western/civilized/male/secular/Christian) identity by contrasting it with an imagined (non-Western/barbarian/female/religious/Muslim) Other (e.g. Asad, 2003;Boletsi, 2013;Said, 1978). Arguing that 'dominant-hegemonic' representations in texts are always interpreted, negotiated and 'decoded' (Hall, 1980) and, particularly, that videogames are not passively consumed but actively played, we asked: how does role-playing the (non-)religious Other in games affect the worldview of players?…”

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Playing the Other: Role-playing religion in videogames

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Aupers

2018

European Journal of Cultural Studies

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In contemporary ‘post-secular society’, videogames like Assassin’s Creed, BioShock Infinite or World of Warcraft are suffused with religious elements. Departing from a critique on studies perceiving such in-game representations as discriminatory forms of religious Othering, the main research question of this article is: how does role-playing the (non-)religious Other in games affect the worldview of players? The study is based on a qualitative analysis of in-depth interviews held with 20 international players from different (non-)religious backgrounds. Rather than seeing religion in games as representations of ‘Othering’, the analysis demonstrates that players from different (non-)religious beliefs take on different worldviews while role-playing the (non-)religious Other. Atheists relativize their own position, opening up to the logic of religious worldviews; Christians, Hindus and Muslims, in turn, compare traditions and may draw conclusions about the similarities underlying different world religions. Other players ‘slip into a secular mindset’, gradually turning towards the position of a ‘religious none’. It is concluded that playing the religious Other in videogames provides the opportunity to suspend (non-)religious worldviews and empathize with the (non-)religious Other. The relevance of these findings is related to broader sociological debates about ‘post-secular society’ and the alleged increase of religious fundamentalism, conflict and mutual Othering.

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“…Eski Yunan kültür dünyasına yabancı kişi ve toplumları ifade eden barbar terimi diğerleri adına aşağılayıcı bir yan taşımakta ve böylelikle Yunan merkezci anlayışın sınırlarından çıkamamaktadır. Söz konusu ksenofobik terimin, kendi dilleriyle konuşmaya çalışan yabancıların bu dili/dilleri bilmeyen Eski Yunanların kulaklarında bıraktıkları ''bar bar bar'' sesleri ve/veya homurtularıyla oluştuğu önerilebilir (Boletsi, 2013). Ancak yakın tarihlerde yapılan çalışmalar, terimin -ve kelimenin-Eski Yunan coğrafyasının dışında geliştiği ve Eski Yunan-Pers savaşları gibi Doğu ile yaşanan tarihi etkinliklerin/ilişkilerin artış göstermesiyle birlikte Eski Yunanlar tarafından Doğu'dan devşirildiği şeklinde özetlenebilecek var olan önerileri geliştirmiştir (Kim, 2013).…”

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Kurgan Tipi Gömüt Yapısı, Yeni Öneriler ve Kültürlerarası Etkileşimdeki Olası Rolü: Kuzey Karadeniz (Büyük Olbia) Örneği

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2022

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Tartışmalı olanların dışında bilinen en eski örneklerine MÖ 3. binyılda rastlanan kurganlar Eski Avrasya toplumları tarafından bozkır kuşağında sıklıkla uygulanmış bir gömüt mimarisidir. İklim ve düzensiz yağış rejimi nedeniyle bozkır kuşağında yaşanan kıtlıklar belli dönemlerde birbirini tetikleyen göç hareketlerine neden olmuş, Anadolu ve Yakın Doğu söz konusu göç hareketlerinin ulaşmayı hedefledikleri coğrafyalar arasında yer almış ve böylelikle kurgan tipi gömüt yapısı diğer toplumlar tarafından da tanınır hale gelmiştir. Toplumlar arasındaki iletişimin şekli tek başına kuzeyden güneye doğru ilerleyen göçlerden ibaret değildir. MÖ 7-6. yüzyıllarda farklı sosyal ve ekonomik nedenlere dayanan Eski Yunan koloni faaliyetlerinin Karadeniz'in kuzey kıyılarında başladığı bilinmektedir. Aynı tarihlerde bölgede varlığı artış gösteren atlı-göçer toplumlar ile çeşitli kültürel etkileşimler gerçekleşmiştir. Pre-Hellenistik Dönem'e tarihlendirilen kurganlar Büyük Olbia'nın tarihi sınırlarında kalan Kırım'ın kuzeybatısında yoğunlaşmaktadır. Çalışmada bir kısmı geçmiş kurtarma kazılarıyla ortaya çıkarılan tanımlı kurganlardan bazıları derlenmiş, kurgan gelenekli atlı-göçer toplum modeli adına öneriler sunulmuş ve atlı-göçer toplumlar ile Eski Yunan toplumu arasındaki olası etkileşimler kurgan temelinde var olan önerilerle birlikte değerlendirilmiştir.

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Barbarism and Its Discontents

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Kino jako narzędzie konstruowania tożsamości cywilizacyjnej na przykładzie ukraińskiego filmu Kruty 1918 (2019)

Kino jako narzędzie konstruowania tożsamości cywilizacyjnej na przykładzie ukraińskiego filmu Kruty 1918 (2019)

Playing the Other: Role-playing religion in videogames

Kurgan Tipi Gömüt Yapısı, Yeni Öneriler ve Kültürlerarası Etkileşimdeki Olası Rolü: Kuzey Karadeniz (Büyük Olbia) Örneği

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