dolls/puppets like mensch – dolls/puppets as artificial beings. Part 1.1

Die dritte Ausgabe der Zeitschrift denkste: puppe / just a bit of: doll (de:do), ein multi-disziplinäres Online-Journal für Mensch-Puppen-Diskurse, erscheint als Doppelheft, dessen gemeinsamer Themenschwerpunkt lautet: puppen/dolls like mensch – puppen als künstliche meschen. Mit diesem Fokus wird ein Thema aufgegriffen, das Menschen seit der Antike berührt und bis heute ihren Verstand und ihre Imagination, ihre Bedürfnisse und ihre Gefühle in Unruhe versetzt. In Mythologien, literarischen Fiktionen und Narrativen für Erwachsene und Kinder, in Werken der bildenden Künste, im Film, in mechanisch-technischen Anwendungen und Utopien, in den performativen Künsten, in der (Spiel-)Pädagogik und in den verschiedenen Bereichen der Popkultur wirft das Motiv der Puppe mit seinen unterschiedlichsten Ausdrucksformen immer auch existenzielle Fragen auf: Wer und was ist der Mensch? Die Puppe als künstlicher Mensch ist in gewisser Weise wie mensch, ohne Mensch zu sein. Als von Menschen geschaffene Abbilder, Vorbilder, Nachahmungen und Entwürfe des Menschen spiegeln und bestätigen Puppen vorhandene Lebenswelten und loten gleichzeitig Potenziale und Abgründe des Mensch-Seins zwischen Utopie und Dystopie, zwischen Neugier und Hingabe, zwischen Horror und Glückseligkeit, zwischen Macht und Ohnmacht aus. Puppen/dolls like mensch – der doppelte Wortsinn betont die gegebene Ambiguität der Puppen und die spannenden, ihnen innewohnenden Ambivalenzen. Im ersten Teilband (1.1) wird den Spuren und Erscheinungsformen des Puppenmo-tivs und der Puppe(n) – als literarisches Narrativ, als künstlerisches Motiv, als materialisiertes Objekt – vor allem im Kontext von bildender Kunst, Literatur, Fotografie, Theater und Androiden-technologien nachgegangen. Im zweiten Teilband (1.2) werden zum einen kinderliterarische und (spiel-)didaktische Texte akzentuiert, zum anderen sind hier verschiedene mediale und popkulturelle Formate aus den Bereichen Computerspiel, Comic-Film-Adaptation, Film (unterschiedlicher Genres) und dem Figurentheater versammelt sowie Thematisierungen der Verknüpfung von materiellen Artefakten und literarischen Narrativen. Rezensionen in Form von Essays über literarische Puppen-Narrative, eine Foto-Ausstellung und ein Ballett runden beide Ausgaben ab. Die zeitliche Spanne reicht vom Mittelalter bis in die Gegenwart und Zukunft und zeigt einmal mehr, wie über das Narrativ der Puppe uralte Menschheitsfragen in Traditionslinien eingebunden werden und sie auf faszinierende Weisen fortschreiben.The third edition of the journal denkste: puppe / just a bit of: doll (de: do), a multidisciplinary online journal for human-doll discourses, is a double issue whose shared thematic focus is: puppen/dolls like mensch – dolls/puppets as artificial beings. With this focus, we take up a topic that has concerned mankind since ancient times and has always upset their 'minds' and 'hearts’, their needs and feelings. In mythologies, literary fictions and narratives for adults as well as for children, in works of the visual arts, in film, in mechanical-technical applications and utopias, in the performative arts, in (play-)pedagogy and in the various fields of pop culture, the motif of the doll with its various forms of expression always raises existential questions: Who is man, what is human? The doll as an artificial human being is in a certain way like mensch without being human. As man-made images, as models, imitations and designs of humans, dolls/puppets reflect and confirm existing worlds and at the same time sound out the potentials and abysses of being human between utopia and dystopia, between curiosity and devotion, between horror and bliss, between power and powerlessness. Dolls/puppets like mensch – the double meaning of these words emphasizes the given ambiguity of the dolls/puppets and the intriguing ambivalences inherent in them. In the first part of volume (1.1) the traces and manifestations of the doll motif and of doll(s) – as literary narrative, as artistic motif, as materialized object – will be explored primarily in the context of the fine arts, of literature, photography, theater and android technologies. In the second part of the volume (1.2), on the one hand, children's literature and (play)didactic texts are accentuated; on the other hand, various media and pop-cultural formats from the fields of computer games, comic-film adaptations, films (of different genres) and puppet theater performances are gathered here, as well as issues that link material artifacts and literary narratives. Reviews in the form of essays on literary doll narratives, a photo exhibition and a ballet round off both editions. The time span extends from the Middle Ages to the present and future and shows once again how age-old questions regarding mankind and humanity are integrated into traditional lines and are carried on continuously in fascinating ways

Hin und nicht mehr zurück

Switzerland was an important country of immigration for Austrians in the 20th century. Based on the biographical narratives and accounts of five Austrian men and women who moved to Switzerland between 1959 and 1972, this article focuses on three factors: the circumstances leading to this permanent move, integration into the host society, and transculturality. In the cases discussed here, individual circumstances were sufficiently heterogeneous to argue that the decision to move was not exclusively driven by economic considerations. Integration in the host society is analyzed in terms of narratives about the naturalization process, the right of foreigners to vote, and various experiences of discrimination. Factors that helped in the integration process included language, family, and career. Finally, actors in transcultural spaces can feel they belong to several cultures at once. In addition to cultivating social contacts, the continued connectedness of these eyewitnesses to Austrian culture is expressed in their ongoing interest in political and socialissues, as well as in Austrian cuisine

Going and Not Coming Back: The reports of contemporary Austrian immigrants to Switzerland (1959–1972)

Switzerland was an important country of immigration for Austrians in the 20th century. Based on the biographical narratives and accounts of five Austrian men and women who moved to Switzerland between 1959 and 1972, this article focuses on three factors: the circumstances leading to this permanent move, integration into the host society, and transculturality. In the cases discussed here, individual circumstances were sufficiently heterogeneous to argue that the decision to move was not exclusively driven by economic considerations. Integration in the host society is analyzed in terms of narratives about the naturalization process, the right of foreigners to vote, and various experiences of discrimination. Factors that helped in the integration process included language, family, and career. Finally, actors in transcultural spaces can feel they belong to several cultures at once. In addition to cultivating social contacts, the continued connectedness of these eyewitnesses to Austrian culture is expressed in their ongoing interest in political and socialissues, as well as in Austrian cuisine

»Ich habe mich nie wirklich für diese beiden Labels interessiert« Forschende Unternehmer*innen und unternehmerische Forscher*innen im Design

Design allein ist nicht genug – deshalb bietet der HKB-MA Design die Vertiefungen ›Entrepreneurship‹ und ›Research‹ an. Um Projekte zu entwickeln, die über traditionelle Dienstleistungen im Design hinausgehen, eignen sich die Studierenden darin auch unternehmerische und forschende Fähigkeiten an.Design alone is not enough – which is why the HKB-MA Design offers the specialisations ‘Entrepreneurship’ and ‘Research’. In order to develop projects that go beyond traditional design services, students also acquire entrepreneurial and research skills in these areas

Role of NFκB in an Animal Model of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome-type I (CRPS-I)

NFκB is involved in several pathogenic mechanisms that are believed to underlie the complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), including ischemia, inflammation and sensitization. Chronic postischemia pain (CPIP) has been developed as an animal model that mimics the symptoms of CRPS-I. The possible involvement of NFκB in CRPS-I was studied using CPIP rats. Under sodium pentobarbital anesthesia, a tourniquet was placed around the rat left ankle joint, producing 3 hours of ischemia, followed by rapid reperfusion (IR injury). NFκB was measured in nuclear extracts of muscle and spinal cord tissue using ELISA. Moreover, the anti-allodynic (mechanical and cold) effect was tested for systemic, intrathecal, or intraplantar treatment with the NFκB inhibitor pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC). At 2 and 48 hours after IR injury, NFκB was elevated in muscle and spinal cord of CPIP rats compared to shams. At 7 days, NFκB levels were normalized in muscle, but still elevated in spinal cord tissue. Systemic PDTC treatment relieved mechanical and cold allodynia in a dose-dependent manner, lasting for at least 3 hours. Intrathecal-but not intraplantar-administration also relieved mechanical allodynia. The results suggest that muscle and spinal NFκB plays a role in the pathogenesis of CPIP and potentially of human CRPS. Perspective: Using the CPIP model, we demonstrate that NFκB is involved in the development of allodynia after a physical injury (ischemia and reperfusion) without direct nerve trauma. Since CPIP animals exhibit many features of human CRPS-I, this observation indicates a potential role for NFκB in human CRPS