Otherness

The time IS come to reevaluate wild. This will appear a shocking case to numerous tree huggers, since wild has for quite a long time been a principal principle—for sure, an enthusiasm—of ecological development, particularly in United States. For some Americans wild remains as the final spot where progress, that very human ailment, has not completely contaminated the earth. It is island in the contaminated ocean of urban-mechanical advancement, one spot we may turn for getaway from own particular…

“La Haine” explores the themes of how cultural diaspora would affect the shape of identity. Identity reflects how the ever-changing society would affect an individual’s development, and it would never be completely set in stone. Director Mathieu Kassovitz sets out to capture how the remains of the empire is still apparent in societies with prominent cultural diaspora. Even today, it is being talked about, when it comes to the presence of the migrants. According to Paul A. Silverstein and…

Candace Eugene Professor Schmidt September 25, 2014 Metropolis: 2.1 Gender and Technology The depiction of technology and femininity is evident in Fritz Lang’s “Metropolis” (1927). This urban dystopian film has distinctive elements that allegorize the female identity and sexual idealizations to appeal to the mass by incorporating technology. In the beginning of the film, viewers see a clear indifference between the ruling class and the working poor. We also see how technology is…

Burghurdt argues this occurs, because there is a general agreement in society that the concept of being disabled is determined upon the otherness in the appearances, or behaviors of the individual (557). Arguably, the normative ways of recognizing the vulnerable is the able-bodied society’s way of creating a barrier against what contradicts their ideal body. Additionally, this barrier of ignorance…

In the book Hegel, Haiti, and Universal History, Susan Buck-Morss wrote the following remark about the paradoxical thoughts on slaves at the time: By the Eighteenth century, slavery had become the root metaphor of Western political philosophy, connoting everything that was evil about power relations. Freedom its conceptual antithesis, was considered by the Enlightenment thinkers as the highest and universal political value. Yet this political metaphor began to take root at precisely the time…

of the real–self, gaining popularity (Gil–Or et al., 2015, p.2; Michikyan et al., 2015, p. 57,60; Van Dijck, 2013, p.203). In this case it is hard to determine whether those users try to stand out and be unique or whether they try to hide their otherness and remain unitary with the whole community. Van Dijck (2013, p.203) suggests that Facebook users try to act as celebrities and, therefore, shape their Facebook–selves to gain popularity and recognition, thus it can be assumed that Facebook…

The 1980’s were an individualistic time. Personal health and exercise were the emphasis both in lifestyle and fashion. This movement of fashion is “workout chic,” which is dominated by voluptuous models in luxurious settings (Rizzo). The 80’s were filled with conspicuous consumption and waste (Arnold 285). In many ways in created an unattainable beauty standard for average people. The cultural mindset of the 1980’s frustrated the young people of the 1990’s. Out of the need to rebel against…

different, relying on the otherness of the people encountered. Each author describes scenes and people, often with negative language, which suggests a sense of superiority and that the home is always better Thomas Coryat addresses the reader with warnings about the Venetian women. They dress extravagantly and are willing to talk to the point that Coryat writes that the reader should “enter not into termes of private conversation with her” (57). He portrays the women’s otherness by describing…

qualities of Beowulf, such as his bravery and leadership abilities demonstrate the values society deemed essential in leaders and warriors. The villains of the story, Grendel, his mother, and even the dragon, are viewed as outcasts due to their “otherness”, and show how those traits were not accepted in society. Stories and myths that heavily emphasize characters who are strong, brave, and loyal prove that old English society valued those qualities and people who possessed those traits. While…

Cosmopolitanism Even though the concept of cosmopolitanism is commonly used, there is no agreement about its definition. For instance, philosophers and sociologists find it hard to agree about its definition because each one has defined it based on their views. Nonetheless, all different cosmopolitan views share something in common. That is, all human beings, despite their political affiliation, are citizens in a single community. This community, however, described in various ways, some…