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Pannoniana: časopis za humanističke znanosti : journal of humanities
ISSN: 2459-7465
(NE)OPRAVDANOST METAFIZIKE KAO ZNANOSTI: KVIRIN VASILJ O DOKAZIMA ZA BOŽJE POSTOJANJE
In: MΩstariensia: časopis za humanističke znanosti, Band 22, Heft 2, S. 87-107
WORLD DYNAMICS: HOW TO UNDERSTAND POWER TO PROMOTE SOCIAL BALANCE
The media, being potentially biased though wide lens of analysis, can be a conduit and represent the implicit struggles that underlie imbalances or misuses of power in a myriad of spheres of context. Power can often be present at the core of traditional structures that promote immediate and unfair imbalances - such as the structures beneath the gender gap which affect women, globally, on social, political, intellectual, cultural and economic levels. Bearing these lines of thought, this article will focus on suggesting ways of thinking 'Power' as a factor which carries boundless potential to act on human nature and, eventually, corrupt it, taking as the main reference point, bibliography-wise, Philip Zimbardo's The Lucifer Effect: How Good People Turn Evil (2008). Some mediatic cases will be used to further illustrate the arguments presented. The article aims to promote a route for consciousness and education about power in order to prevent abuses, encourage proactive behaviours to counteract existing power mishandlings and endorse one's responsibility whilst carrying and manifesting power in any form.
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Lost in Narration: Transparent Storyteller and Mobile Spectator in Early Harun Farocki
In this article my aim is to suggest the move from the discussions regarding the immobile gaze in terms of film theory and editing towards the discussion on wandering or mobile spectator enabled by the mobility of filmic means such as narration and camera. I claim that mobility of the viewer is not necessarily a corporeal condition, but a political and emancipatory potential arising from a certain aspect of film attributes that allow for spectator's engagement with what is being seen on the screen. I will look for at least four sets of what I consider prerequisites for the emancipatory engagement of the spectator. I focus onspecific case studies of Harun Farocki's films: mobility of the gaze, visibility of narrative agency, visibility of film language and the visibility of the spectator himself. I claim that the procedures described in this analysis can nullify Baudryan view of film as a product of the ideological effects of cinematograph as manipulative apparatus. Hence, standard model of film theory described by Bordwell and Burch in form of IMR is not applicable to Farocki's model. Instead of the image as a final product, Farocki is constantly presenting the viewer the whole procedure of the production (apparatus, narration, camera and the work needed to produce an image). In doing so, he does not render reality banal, but positions it as a starting point for viewers' intellectual emancipation.
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CONTRAPOINTS – PERFORMANCE AS POLITICS ON YOUTUBE
In today's political landscape, social media and video-sharing websites such as YouTube play an increasingly important role in making people aware of certain social issues, even shaping their opinions and worldviews. Recent years have marked the rise of right-wing pundits, as well as a proliferation of political YouTube channels which use anti-feminist and anti-SJW (social justice warrior, a frequently used pejorative term) rhetoric to unify its audience in a sense of resentment of not only leftist politics, but in some cases of minority groups. However, there has also been an increase of progressive and leftleaning YouTube activity, with several video-essayist channels rising to prominence and gaining large followings. These channels are often collectively referred to as LeftTube or BreadTube, and one of the most popular among them is ContraPoints, a channel dedicated to "sex, drugs, and social justice". Written, directed and played by Natalie Wynn, ContraPoints ranges from (production-wise) fairly traditional video essays to fictional debates with an ensemble cast of characters (all played by herself). The channel is also notable for the fact that it chronicles Wynn's gender transition and deals extensively with her experiences as a transgender woman. Therefore, the paper will argue that in creating ContraPoints, Wynn has found a way to intertwine the artistic, political, and personal purposes behind her performances; this in turn has prompted the viewers to gain sympathy for Wynn as a transgender woman, and her fans to form strong parasocial relationships with her.
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The Controversial Commemoration: Transnational Approaches to Remembering Bleiburg
This article provides an overview on some of the key issues related to the Bleiburg commemoration and more broadly the cultural memory of Partisan crimes at the end of the Second World War. Drawing upon four years of fieldwork, media analysis, and recent historiographical debates, the authors take a transnational approach in examining why Bleiburg remains one of the most controversial commemorations not just in Croatia but in the region. The article focuses on historical narratives in the commemorative speeches, the role of space in shaping memory politics, symbols and monuments present at Bleiburg Field, and the broader context of how Austrian politics affects the commemoration and its public perception.
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FRACTALS IN ''ASSASSIN'S CREED''
This essay explores the fractal narrative structure of the popular video game ''Assassin's Creed'' (2008). It theorizes a mode of fractal analysis of narration. It explores the existence of a political dimension to fractal aesthetics in ''Assassin's Creed'' in particular, which it claims is alert to important biopolitical insights concerning the situation of contemporary digital power. Drawing from Timothy Morton's analysis of hyperobjects, it argues that fractals pertain to vital contemporary political questions. Analysing Steven Shaviro's concept of modulation, the essay finds fractal analysis to be alert to contemporary questions of digital biopolitics. The essay claims that the fractal narrative structure of ''Assassin's Creed'' constitutes an innovative recognition of the biopolitics of video game playing.
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Bioethics in High School Classes
In: Pannoniana: časopis za humanističke znanosti : journal of humanities, Band 3, Heft 1-2, S. 34-53
ISSN: 2459-7465
Abstract
We are witnesses of an attempt to enforce the curriculum reform in Croatia, as well as a proposal of a school for life.2 While the intent of this presentation is not to analyse the curriculum reform, it is important to mention that the curriculum reform, within the framework of the general educational group of subjects, kept the subjects like Ethics and Religion. Unfortunately, some subjects, such as History, Biology or Chemistry could lose their hours in the long run. The reason for bringing this up is simple. It could happen, and this would in no way be good, that within the corpus of teachers a devaluation of certain subjects occurs, as well as animosity among colleagues. When we take a look at the statements of certain politicians3 on some subjects (their importance and unimportance), the status of professors etc. we see just how much Croatia needs the constant repetition of the fact that a wholesome, well-rounded, mature individual is not made by brilliance in the STEM area nor excellence in natural sciences, but that very same individual also must strive for excellence and well-roundedness in the cultural, ethical, moral, and any other sense which makes up one of the wheels in the wholesomeness of a person. Any curriculum process, school for life or something of the sort, which would exclude some of the segments in the process of education in terms of the wholesomeness of a human being could only damage society on all levels in the long run.
Bioethical Themes in University Teaching of Future Educators and Teachers Original scientific article
In: Pannoniana: časopis za humanističke znanosti : journal of humanities, Band 3, Heft 1-2, S. 70-83
ISSN: 2459-7465
Abstract
Bioethics, as a newer scientific discipline answers questions about the life of the contemporary man in an interdisciplinary way, and we use education to express what kind of a society and what kind of a man we want. Values on which the educational system in the Republic of Croatia is based are viewed as a new possibility to develop the Croatian national, cultural, and spiritual identity within complex globalization processes. In the era of globalization, informational and technological improvement, one of the hardest efforts of the modern age is the upbringing of children in the changed circumstances, which consequently reflects on the style of education and the conditions in which education is conducted. The aims of the upbringing focus the educational practice and the pedagogical action, while the responsibility and the complex task is bestowed upon educators/teachers. The importance of initial education of educators/teachers is irrefutable today. To be an educator is a vocation/profession with specific professional standards and ethical rules of the teaching profession, inspired by the values of social inclusion and the needs of the child/pupil. This paper deals with a comparative analysis of study programmes and learning outcomes in the Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Teacher Study, as well as University Study of Early and Preschool Education at the Faculty of Education in Osijek, focused on the (bio)ethics, education and ethics of the teacher's calling. Students, future preschool/primary school teachers during the study need to be made aware of the sensitivity in ethical decision-making in the future profession, as well as solving the problems which influence on building the character, because ethics and bioethics need to fulfil important social and individual aspects of education.
Virtues – Moral Mirrors of Contemporary Society
In: Pannoniana: časopis za humanističke znanosti : journal of humanities, Band 3, Heft 1-2, S. 101-114
ISSN: 2459-7465
Abstract
The aspiration for the ideal of a harmonious life assumes the systematic work on one's own education of the soul and authenticity. Contemporary thoughts face us with a crisis of moral values. We ask the question if that crisis is reflected only on a social level, or must we observe and investigate the problem in the personal influence and responsibility towards society. This train of thought also forces the famous expression – quality of life – on us, which is considered a subjective indicator of satisfaction, i.e. dissatisfaction with the life of an individual in the evaluation of success when achieving personal needs and desires. Therefore, we will attempt to show what makes the ideal of a good life in this paper through the interpretation of the values in the work of Marcus Aurelius or, as the Stoics called it – the science of a virtuous life, and also the achievement of a positive subjective evaluation of the quality of life and satisfaction.
Bioethics in Physiotherapy and Nursing Schools' Programs
In: Pannoniana: časopis za humanističke znanosti : journal of humanities, Band 3, Heft 1-2, S. 84-100
ISSN: 2459-7465
Abstract
The interest in ethical and bioethical topics in society is always present. However, the question arises as to how are ethical and bioethical problems of broad spectrum presented to the public, starting from issues related to health, medicine, technology, genetics, to issues about economy and politics. If ethical-bioethical issues will be addressed in different fields of social life without systematic methodological preparation, we could easily be trapped in ethics and bioethics speeches, which would be presented in a way that suits somebody at a certain point. When talking about educational institutions like College or Polytechnic with medical and health-related study programs, it would certainly be useful to make an analysis about the ethical-bioethical topics and subjects they are offering to students. Recently, there is a high interest of high school graduates in enrolling to professional study programs like Physiotherapy and Nursing. Bioethics is an obligatory subject within the framework of those study programs. However, lecturers of different profiles are chair professors of Bioethics at the aforementioned institutions, starting from physicians, through philosophers, theologians, sociologists, and lawyers. Of course, that is possible because a scientist can deal with various scientific challenges through his career, but it would certainly be important to at least equate syllabi, as well as plans and programs of Bioethics in Physiotherapy and Nursing study program. It is important to note that in Physiotherapy programs, besides subjects from the field of biomedicine, a significant part of the program is based on the science of movement and especially therapeutic exercises, which point out the need to include the field of kinesiology into the Bioethics plan and program.