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Postmodernismus, kultura videoklipu

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Mizinska J.
Sociologický časopis. Czech Sociological Review
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2004
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vol. 40
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issue 1-2
105-115
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The deep differences between modernity and postmodernity are analysed from the viewpoint of a radical transformation in the perception of time. Modernity is associated with mechanical clock and a corresponding sense of linearity and continuity of time. The typical character of modern times, the pilgrim, views life as a continuous progress towards otherworldly salvation that has to be purchased at the price of asceticism and hard work in the present life. In contrast, postmodernity has an affinity to the electronic clock which mediates no feeling of continuity, but also the irreversibility of time. Time, and even space and society appear in postmodernity to be composed of isolated points, with none among them able to claim superiority over the others. The typical postmodern characters are the tourist and wanderer who, lost both in time and space, concentrate on obtaining as much amusement as possible. The loss of orientation in postmodern times is illustrated in the example of music videos, in which sound, texts and images are combined in an incidental and haphazard way.
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YOUNG POLISH JEWS AND THEIR IDENTITY DILEMMA

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Szafranska K. A.
Kultura i Społeczeństwo
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2004
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vol. 48
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issue 1
97-122
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The article familiarizes the reader with reasons and consequences of the actions undertaken by young Polish Jews, which contribute to the construction of the Jewish identity. The first part of the text deals with the struggle of the youngsters with identity problems built on the feeling of exclusion and inadequacy of individuals who discover their Jewish descent. The second part is devoted to the work on identity, which entails actions undertaken by the respondents to transform the subjective imagery concerning their marginal situation as well as work on further interactions. The Jewish identity is analyzed here in the postmodern context, which allows us to treat it as a project with many possible ways of its completion.
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Praise of Decadence

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Werner A.
Przegląd Filozoficzno-Literacki
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2007
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vol. 6
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issue 3-4(18)
469-477
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The paper describes a dim and ambiguous figure of the decadent that emerges from the reflection on the historical phenomenon of modernity and postmodernity. This phenomenon is considered, inter alia, as (de)construction of literary and cultural subjectivity.
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Století extrémů a kýče. K vývoji a proměnám sociologie umění ve 20. století

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Petrusek M.
Sociologický časopis. Czech Sociological Review
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2004
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vol. 40
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issue 1-2
11-36
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The basic thesis laid out in the text is the assumption that a radical aestheticisation of daily life has occurred in the postmodern world which expresses itself not only in changes in lifestyle but also in the shift in the issues that dominate the field of sociology. While the main interest of classic sociology has always been 'large structures', contemporary sociology has gradually started to turn its attention toward the study of culture in a narrower (by no means merely anthropological) sense. The processes of the aestheticisation of the world are however ambivalent: aestheticisation leads to anaestheticisation (Welsch), it erases the difference between so called high and popular culture, and the typically European term 'kitsch' on the one hand becomes a synonym for resistance to mass culture while on the other hand it permeates all of social life and comes to represent not only aesthetic kitsch but also moral and political forms of kitsch, too. Questions arise concerning not only the meaning behind and perspectives involved in cultural studies and culturology, but also the possibilities for developing the traditional sociology of culture. The conclusion of the article focuses on the bleak state of the study of culture in Czech sociology, which has failed to take advantage of the stimuli offered in its own background, and particularly in the Prague Linguistic Circle.
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POSTMODERNÁ PRIMITÍVNOSŤ V OKRUHU SLOVENSKÉHO VÝTVARNÉHO UMENIA

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Migašová J.
ESPES
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2013
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vol. 2
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issue 2
30 – 40
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The paper is the outcome of search for various forms of primitivism tendency in 20th century fine art in Slovakia. The development period of art called postmodernity is at the same time strong actualisation of the culture primitivism. It occurs not only as a type of “new wildness” painting in style level, but also as a sign or sign group which refers to “pre-cultural” or “counter-civilisation” ways of life in semantic sphere. Specific feature of Slovak postmodern primitivism is an artistic evocation of the Paradise and utopia images. From the primitivism point of view, there are presented contextually connected motifs of Arcadia, utopic lands, “lost Paradise” and “lost childhood”.
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NATIONALISM AND POSTMODERNITY. ANTHROPOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS

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Pawlak M.
Sprawy Narodowościowe
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2008
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issue 33
115-125
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The main aim of the article is to present the idea of banal nationalism from the anthropological perspective. Thus, the author shows various examples of nationalist social and cultural practices that seem to be indispensable elements of contemporary postmodern landscapes. However, nationalism is not presented here in its aggressive and common use - it is not related to separatist social movements or radical right-wing political parties. Banal nationalism is rather perceived as a common aspect of 'our' ('Western') everyday life and a specific way of contemporary nation identification. Therefore, the national space is at every turn - to use Michael Billig words - 'flagged' and perceived as 'necessary', 'obvious' and 'natural'. What is more, the anthropological fieldwork the author carried out among international students in Wroclaw shows that even in the times so 'liquid' as ours, it is almost impossible to dispose of the national identity.
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SPORT FANS AS A COMMUNITY OF THE INVISIBLE RELIGION (Kibice jako wspólnota niewidzialnej religii)

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Antonowicz D., Wrzesinski L.
Studia Socjologiczne
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2009
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issue 1(192)
115-149
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The articles explores the social phenomenon of sport fandom. Contrary to traditional approaches it offers a different perspective of analysis. It applies Thomas Luckmann's concept of invisible religion in order to provide better insight into the community of fans of sport clubs. The authors identify the idea of a sport club, its crest, unique colors and tradition as a form of postmodern sacrum. In our times this untraditional form of sacrum gathers new type of believers - fans of sport clubs. The goal of the paper is (a) to present fans as communities of the invisible religion that would provide evidence on the relocation of sacrum outside traditional structure of institutional religion; and (b) to make a typology of fans based on degree of their 'faith' and a form of participation in the community of invisible religion. Completing both tasks would help understand the social phenomenon of sport fandom and its undergoing transformation under the pressure of commercialized sport.
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BRATISLAVA V SLOVENSKÝCH FILMOCH PRVEJ DEKÁDY NOVÉHO MILÉNIA

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Dudková J.
Slovenská literatúra (Slovak Literature)
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2021
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vol. 68
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issue 3
325 – 336
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The article deals with the way Bratislava was portrayed in Slovak films with urban settings produced in the first decade of the 21st century and shows how these portrayals changed over this period. Methodologically, the article is based on basic heuristics, i.e. on the analysis of the films themselves. The aim of the paper is to provide a general overview rather than an in-depth analysis of individual pieces. The author draws on her previous research in the area, especially on her Slovenský film v ére transkulturality [Slovak film in the era of transculturality; 2011]. By widening the corpus, she tests the relevance of concepts used in film studies at the turn of the millennia (“lifestyle urban film”, “non-places”, “supermodernity”, “postmodernity”) for chosen films. The aim of the paper is to map the portrayals of Bratislava and devise their basic typology, while accentuating the narrative of Slovak cinematography as a series of films reacting to each other, gradually shifting their focus from the historical city centre to the places on the right side of the Danube (e.g. Veľký rešpekt [Big respect], Bratislavafilm) and subsequently to other Slovak regions and towns.
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METAFORA AKO KRITÉRIUM POSUNOV V CHÁPANÍ JAZYKA A KOMUNIKÁCIE

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Štúr M.
World Literature Studies
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2018
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vol. 10
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issue 3
68 – 85
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Metaphor has been elevated and absolutized, but also exhausted and problematized in modernity. Above that, the language sign/symbol has been revealed as arbitrary and functional wherever imagination has failed. Metaphor exploits external or situational analogy, which is not arbitrary, if we consider it within a communicative situation. For this reason, metaphor has been pushed out of the focus of linguistics. Postmodern resignation to consistency and completeness of explanation has led to using metaphors – otherwise irreplaceable in forming new ideas and experiences – instead of definitions of concepts. We want to show that concepts can and should be analysed and defined. We propose that one can analyse in this way the problem of universal grammar and recursion in language. Reflecting on the function of metaphor in philosophy, we show that philosophical explanations are applicable in other disciplines dealing with language and communication.
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Spory o wartości a wyzwania postmodernizacyjne

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Słaboń A.
Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie
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2012
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issue 900
5-18
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The article addresses questions about the challenges facing contemporary societies in the postmodern age. It presents the differences between modern and postmodern societies. The ability to resolve “cultural wars” is the main challenge for postmodern societies. Conflicts over values have been treated here as the effect of different microstrategies for creating a sense of understanding. This point of view leads to new opportunities to regulate and resolve these type of conflicts.
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"Płynna cielesność". Ciało męskiego podmiotu w prozie Jurija Izdryka

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Boruszkowska I.
Slavica Wratislaviensia
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2011
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vol. 153
655-662
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Corporeality and identity dilemmas connected with it accompany the protagonist created by one of the most interesting Ukrainian writers — Yuri Izdryk. In his works Wyspa Krk, Wozzeck and Podwójny Leon the author uses the space of prose to create the body of the character, the consciousness of the corporeal dimension of the being is very distinct. Zygmunt Bauman’s (contemporary philosopher) theories, concerning liquid life and liquid modernity, were used to describe corporeality of Izdryk’s protagonist. Attention was brought to the fact that this Ukrainian writer’s works are mainly prose realization of the contemporary humanist thought concerning body which is ill or deformed.
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GLASS BEAD GAMES: MATEI CALINESCU AND THE SECRET LIFE OF CONCEPTS

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Spiridon M.
World Literature Studies
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2015
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vol. 7 (24)
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issue 2
15 – 22
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This paper looks at Matei Calinescu ś theoretical output, with a view to identifying a common denominator: his keen interest in conceptual tools as hypothetical constructs, as well as in their self-reflective potential. The ways in which Calinescu defines and uses the concepts of modernity, postmodernity and rereading pertain to an area which is always of key importance in intellectual discourses: the relationship between trans-historic, systematic conceptualization, on the one hand, and historical experience on the other. As well as the nominalist appeal of the author, his work also betrays his concern with the pressure exerted on art by various historical contexts. Specifically, the Romanian-born theorist boldly asserts that our aesthetic postulate and hypotheses are strongly shaped by the particular intellectual discourse of a specific era rather than by the particular creative strategies of that time.
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Socjologiczne implikacje filozofii Nietzschego. Antychrześcijański charakter ponowoczesnych form uspołecznienia

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Lipowicz M.
Kwartalnik Filozoficzny
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2012
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vol. 40
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issue 1
73 - 97
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The present article is an analysis and interpretation of the sociological dimension of the philosophy which admittedly initiated the postmodern era: the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. I will try to show that the overthrow of the institutional as well as the ethical dimension of Christianity along with the Christian image of humanity was unavoidable for the cultural and social changes which we witness nowadays. Nietzsche’s philosophy opposed modern tendencies that retained Christian morality but rejected faith in the religious message of Christianity. Therefore the “death of God” had to result in the postmodern “revaluation of all values”. The conceptualization of the sociological dimension makes it possible to realize that the demarcation line between modernity and postmodernity is a radical withdrawal from Christian axiology and forms of socialization. While in premodern and modern times social integration focused on those philosophical ideas which made human life meaningful, in postmodern times forms of socialization concentrate mainly on the topic of human lifestyle.
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LITERARY STUDIES AT THE CROSSROADS: THE STRATEGIES OF 'CO-OPTATION' (Literarna veda na razcesti: strategie 'kooptacie')

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Spiridon M.
World Literature Studies
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2010
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vol. 2 (19)
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issue 1
3-9
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This article focuses on the transformations of contemporary literary theory. The authoress claims that the regular 'new and spectacular turns' are only the symptoms of a crisis in literary theory. An example of this crisis is new collaborations between literary theory and the exact sciences, dubbed 'new alliances'. These alliances, however, often bring negative consequences. For instance, the alliance between literature and exact sciences seems to express the converging symptoms of post modernity and electronic textuality. There is, however, no definitive boundary between modernity (printed text) and post modernity (cyber text), as evident in the origin of post modernity's key terms, such as the virtuality of cyberspace or cyber text, which are only an epistemological metaphor. In this situation it seems as if literature was on a fast track to extinction. Literature and its metadiscourses try to transcend the marginal status of literature that the new alliances emphasize. Literature, however, does not have a marginal status, and the linking of literary theory with other fields of study has been always a co-optation. Nor are the new alliances completely new. Literature maintains its unique status, because it is only in literary imagination where the essential reality comes into being.
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