The Myth And Reality of Oral Literature of Ciacia People in The Island of Batuatas as Cultural Power

This study aims to introduce a variety of oral literatures of the fisheries community in the island of Batuatas that contain elements of myth and those that do not, (2) to reveal various elements of the myth in the oral literature, and (3) to express the relationship between myth and reality in the oral literature as a determinant of cultural power. All of the data are derived from a research report which untitled “Sastra Lisan Ciacia di Pulau Batuatas” conducted in 1994. The analysis of myth and reality is conducted by the approach of genetic structuralism that is proposed by Lucien Goldman. Result of the analysis showed that (1) the oral tradition of fisheries community in Batuatas island is containing elements of myth and there are not also. (2) The oral tradition that contains elements of the old myth are more likely to survive (as a cultural force) than those that do not. (3) The myth in the oral tradition of Ciacia Batuatas community can be a source of cultural strength when considered as a reality, but it does not become a source of cultural strength when only regarded as a myth

The Myth of the Well-Known ‘Solution’ of Push-Down Academics

This article is an attempt to examine the myth of push-down academics and to refute it in light of the research. The historical background information on how this myth was born was provided. The questions of what is wrong with this myth, what are its social, legal, and ethical implications were discussed and how could we address the push-down academics myth were addressed

The mythical countertextual : from Derrida to Badiou

The modern era stages a confrontation between humanity and its finitude. God is dead. The thing in itself, the world as it is in itself, us as we are in ourselves, are all recognised as being ultimately beyond our cognitive grasp. The realisation that the act of thinking cannot be fully taken into consideration in the thought that is produced by that act, forces the yawning of the chasm out of which a veritable plague of dualisms emerge. No matter how hard or deeply we think, a part of who or what we are – perhaps the constitutive part – remains irrevocably in the shadows. Without being able to take account of this in a way that might allow us to subtract it from what already counts as knowledge, to reveal the pure datum unsullied, as it were, by human hands, such knowledge – which might previously have been considered absolute – is revealed as irredeemably relational. To say what something is, is always, on some level, to say what it is for us. What this means is that even that of which we are most sure must, in the last analysis, be considered subjective. It is in this regard that Badiou speaks of ‘disobjectivation’ and of ‘the destitution of the category of object’, characteristics of what he refers to as ‘the age of poets’ [manifesto for philosophy, 72].)peer-reviewe

The Crisis in America's Housing: Confronting Myths and Promoting a Balanced Housing Policy

This report debunks three common myths about housing policies. Myth 1: Subsidized housing is unnecessary. Myth 2: Federal government housing subsidies go disproportionately to low-income renters in urban areas. Myth 3: Homeownership is the best housing option for everyone.

The outlaw Josey Wales and the frontier myth of development

The cultural genre of the American western has developed through the myth/ideology of white European migration east to west across the American continent. This myth system is grounded in the archetypes of the Garden and Deliverance. Ideological revisions, most notably those associated with the emergence of the United States as a major industrial nation in the latter half of the 19th century, have been absorbed into western cultural products in the 20th century and the western film genre in particular. Western films that are considered both classic to the genre, and revisions to it, exist within the dominant myth/ideological system. These films represent at once a celebratory and alternatively a cautionary account of the emergence of the United States. Each however envisages a similar destiny, that of continental settlement and the sweeping away of the native inhabitants of the land. The intention of this paper is to locate the frontier myth of American expansion as the dominant narrative code in the western film and identify a single film which appears to be an exception to the unifying rule in that it exists outside of the dominant myth/ideological system of American development

Corporate social responsibility: a myth? The example of the 'Round Table Codes of Conduct' in Germany

This paper is concerned with why and how multinational companies (MNCs) voluntarily engage in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), especially in social standards. The first part describes the prevailing perspectives on the CSR debate. Then, with the New Institutionalism in Sociology, an alternative view on CSR is discussed. The third part develops the argument that the ‘traditional’ rational institutional myth developed by Meyer and Rowan should be replaced or supplemented by a CSR myth. After that, the case study of “Round Table Codes of Conduct” provides an example of how MNCs deal with this emerging CSR myth

Beyond The Myth: The Truth About Le Quattro Giornate di Napoli

The thesis discusses the myth behind the resistance movement, commonly known as the \u27Four Days\u27, focusing on the \u27scugnizzi\u27, women and communists. It then debunks the various aspects of the myth and gives a factual account of what occurred during September 28th - October 1st 1943

Modern Narcissus: the lingering reflections of myth in modern art

Why has myth continued to fascinate modern artists, and why the myth of Narcissus, with its modern association with narcissism? This article considers the relationship between the Narcissus myth and the lineage of modern art that runs from Symbolism to surrealism through the polymorphous prism of the Greco-Roman Pantheon to which Narcissus belongs. The article offers an interpretation of the role of mythology in modern art that moves beyond psychoanalysis to incorporate the longer span of the art-historical tradition. Addressing issues of aesthetics, gender and sexuality, the following account highlights Narcissus‟s double nature as an erotic myth that comprises both identity formation and intersubjectivity, as enacted in the field of representation. The myths associated with Narcissus in the history of Western art will help us reconsider his role as a powerful figure capable to activate that slippage between word and image, identity and sociability, representation and reality which was celebrated by the Symbolists and formed the centre of the surrealists‟ social-aesthetic project

Stranger Danger!

This article discusses the historical origins of the “stranger danger” myth, including the conditions that fueled the spread of panic. It explains how the myth was bolstered by increased media coverage, emotional appeals by parents, and public awareness campaigns. A number of important terms are defined and statistical information about child abductions in the United States is provided. Constructionist critiques of the “missing children” problem are explored as well as work that looks at the phenomenon through the lens of moral panic. A variety of social, legal, and ethical implications are discussed. The final sections assert the dangers of the myth, explain the difficulties involved in debunking the myth, and argue for the need to shift from fear-based responses to more rational responses that actually work to protect the most vulnerable populations of children (e.g., those who reside in abusive homes or experience harm at the hands of those known to them)