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The application of a concept to that which it is not literally the same but which suggests a resemblance and comparison. Medical metaphors were widespread in ancient literature; the description of a sick body was often used by ancient writers to define a critical condition of the State, in which one corrupt part can ruin the entire system. (From Med Secoli Arte Sci, 1990;2(3):abstract 331)
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This fascinating book comprises a poetic ethnography, featuring poems that capture the experiences of students, professors, administrators, custodians, a chancellor, and other people who work in institutions of US higher education.
Using established poetic research methods, it invites readers to consider various points of view, while providing gra...
This paper combines systems metaphors with Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory to develop a comprehensive model for managing stakeholder relationships. By incorporating various systemic perspectives—machine, organism, cultural/political, societal/environmental, and interrelationships—the model provides a holistic framework that positions differ...
Drawing from vivid systems metaphors such as the “Boston Marathon Model of Development,” Dr Dawood Mamoon reconceptualizes economies as complex relational fields. In this framing, lagging economies are not symptoms of failure but vital structural positions that offer alternative developmental logics. Rather than treating competition as zero-sum str...
This paper explores the integration of holistic knowledge systems with Western scientific perspectives through the concept of Two-Eyed Seeing (TES). By examining philosophical underpinnings of TES, particularly through the lens of Wilfrid Sellars' synoptic view, the paper highlights the potential for creating a more comprehensive understanding thro...
With the rapid development of the global economy and the acceleration of urbanization in recent years, life in big cities has become more stressful and impatience and anxiety have become a common phenomenon (Andrews et al. 2021). Thus, against the backdrop of increasing emotional needs, the body and spirit are struggling in the whirlpool of social...
This paper explores the presence of men in early childhood care and education, a professional field historically associated with the female gender. To this end, several key questions are posed: which dimensions of the concept of masculinity are relevant for the study of men involved in early childhood education? What are the limits and analytical p...
In my paper, I intend to explore the multifaceted representations of water in a corpus of William Shakespeare’s sonnets, examining its various states—liquid, gaseous, and solid—as metaphors for emotional and existential themes prevalent during the Renaissance. Drawing on the recent green (Estok 2005; Egan 2006; Bruckner and Brayton 2011; Gruber 202...
This paper explores the intriguing question of whether time can be metaphorically "hidden" within the Hopf fibers of a glome, a 3-sphere in four-dimensional space. The Hopf fibration, a topological structure decomposing the 3-sphere into circles fibered over a 2-sphere, appears in various physical contexts, including general relativity and quantum...
This study takes HPV vaccine promotion on Chinese social media platforms (taking WeChat as a case) as the research focus. Grounded in Van Leeuwen’s theoretical framework of “discourse as the recontextualization of social practice” and O’Halloran’s multimodal recontextualization analytical model, it systematically compares multimodal strategies betw...
The study of pain expression and its cultural nuances has received considerable attention in the past decades. However, the scope of research on the connection between pain and intercultural identity has received little attention. In this context, the present study examined how Iranian EFL learners articulate pain in English and Persian, elucidatin...
Power perceptions reflect citizens’ attitudes toward social hierarchies and power inequality, whereas power metaphors reflect the cognitive process of a personal sense of power. This study examines the influence of power representations on grasp aperture in East Asian participants. In experiment 1 (n = 34), we investigated whether powerful institut...
We live in difficult times. 'Us and Them' has become a profound reality worldwide, marking our divided societies. There is no middle ground anymore, only extremes, which grow sharper every day. In this context, and given that I come from a country that has recently gone through serious political upheavals, I wrote a short fiction story depicting th...
The attribution of anthropomorphic characteristics to God in the Hebrew Bible has been a subject of considerable debate among scholars, especially regarding its implications for comprehending divine transcendence and immanence. This study critically examines the anthropomorphic features of God as depicted in the Hebrew Bible, especially the Old Tes...
When people reach for symbolic language like metaphor in an effort to express their understanding of a complex experience like baby and pregnancy loss it is usually because everyday language is inadequate. We demonstrate how an analysis of people’s accounts of stillbirth, miscarriage and termination for fetal anomaly collected in England suggests a...
The core idea is that any problem can be transformed into an artistic problem. Once in this artistic form, an artist can apply creative and intuitive problem-solving techniques to generate a solution. This artistic solution is then transformed back into the domain of the original problem, producing a novel and potentially more insightful resolution...
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
(Frankl 1992)
We’re killing strangers, so we don’t kill the ones that we love. (Manson 2014)
These starkly contrasting quotes reflect a central tension in urbanism between normative urban design dimensions and the everyday needs of residents. Frankl’s (1992) p...
This essay examines the formative history of the cakras of tantric yoga through a genealogy of the “wheel of the navel” (nābhicakra) and “lotus of the heart” (hṛdayapuṇḍarīka, etc.). Both expressions appear in the Pātañjalayogaśāstra and have precursors in early religious and medical literatures. It is shown that Patañjali’s wheel metaphor likely d...
This paper explores the symbolic and philosophical intersections between Jose Rizal's life, works, and the metaphor of the kalsada (road) as a representation of the Filipino journey toward nationhood, identity, and self-determination. By tracing Rizal’s intellectual path and his physical and ideological travels, the author highlights how the kalsad...
This thesis investigates the complex nature of translating English idioms into Uzbek, with a focus on the challenges posed by cultural, structural, and semantic differences between the two languages. Idioms, being culturally and contextually bound expressions, often carry meanings that cannot be directly translated without losing their original sen...
This study investigates the role of metaphors in COVID-19-related Sinophobic discourses, focusing on their functions in editorials and reader comments. While previous studies have highlighted the recurrence of specific frames (e.g., WAR, CRIME, etc.) when representing China (see Kim et al., 2022), little attention has been paid in the literature to...
Since the turn of the new century, the literary works of post-80s female writers have matured significantly, with their social perspectives broadening in both scope and depth. However, existing research remains insufficient. This paper focuses on the novels of post-80s female writers such as Sun Pin, Zhang Yiwei, and Di An, exploring how their inte...
Saliba Douaihy, Shafic Abboud, and Saloua Raouda Choucair were three Lebanese artists who traveled to Paris in the process of becoming canonical artists in their home country. But Paris was not their only destination. For all three of these artists, their intercity movements produced an experience of cosmopolitanism that was circulatory and nonhier...
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Existing research indicates that life review is a crucial means of enhancing intergenerational communication. However, how to effectively facilitate this process through gamification in family settings remains unclear. This study explores how metaphorical life games can promote communication between older adults and adolescents during...
This chapter presents the culmination of extensive research and development into the definitions and assessment of soft skills for the modern era. It begins with a clear definition of the concept of soft skills and the definitions of individual soft skills that have been identified as important in the twenty-first century. The chapter then introduc...
This study presents a comprehensive linguistic analysis of art-related terminology in English, examining the morphological, etymological, and semantic characteristics that define the lexicon of visual art. Drawing from a diverse corpus of academic texts, museum catalogues, art criticism, and educational materials, the research identifies 1,500 key...
Zootopia, produced by Disney Pictures, is a masterpiece that combines image and depth, featuring a strong comedic effect and a theme of pursuing dreams. Based on the real world, the film constructs an animal metropolis with a utopian touch, ingeniously replicating the human social system into the animal world. At the same time, it artistically recr...
In the post-truth era, political discourse is increasingly dominated by emotional appeals, identity politics, and selective narratives, often obscuring objective facts. This article critically examines how U.S. political analysts represent former President Donald Trump, utilizing Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to explore the linguistic strategie...
In the post-truth era, political discourse is increasingly dominated by emotional appeals, identity politics, and selective narratives, often obscuring objective facts. This article critically examines how U.S. political analysts represent former President Donald Trump, utilizing Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to explore the linguistic strategie...
Chronic pelvic pain affects approximately 25% of women. Despite its prevalence, health care providers often find it challenging and may feel underprepared to offer effective care.
Using the metaphor of a tree provides a simplified, systematic approach to better understanding and thus managing this condition. The tree model unites both the biopsycho...
Contemporary research on far-right politics has relied predominantly on the use of binaries between the ‘far/extreme/(populist) radical right’ and the so-called ‘mainstream’, and a ‘waves’ metaphor to historicise different eras of the post-World War Two far-right. In this article, we probe these categories and binaries, problematising hegemonic dep...
This article is a reflective elaboration by a psychoanalyst-in-training on the topic of psychoanalytic perspectives on parenting. The author examines the parallels between parenting styles and psychotherapeutic models, particularly focusing on how authoritarian, permissive, and authoritative parenting styles correspond to suggestive-manipulative, “...
From the very beginnings of our field in the late 18th century, psychiatrists have engaged, often extensively, in “metaphorical brain talk” – rephrasing descriptions of mental processes in unconfirmed brain metaphors (e.g., “diseased working of the brain convolutions”). In the late 19th century, Kraepelin criticized the later developments of such a...
This study focuses on the difference between international and national COVID-19-related deaths in European countries. It is an exploratory study based on a content analysis with elements of both quantitative and qualitative representations of death by COVID-19 within a sample of 255 data visualizations. The visualizations were included in 97 news...
“Orfanotrophio” is a bit of a metaphor in this case. In Italian it means “orphanage.” Nowadays people are incapable of forming normal bonds, one throws the other out of life like disposable dishes, because “something doesn't fit there”, as punishment, for a trifle, for nothing.Objects also suffer in silence. People and objects - more and more often...
This study aims to analyze the poem "Pandora" by Oka Rusmini from a feminist perspective, with a focus on depicting women in a condition of powerlessness. This poem explores themes related to women and their experiences in a patriarchal society. The research method used is qualitative analysis with a literary feminism approach. In the poem "Pandora...
This paper examines the phenomenon-level game "Black Myth: Wukong" using the eco-translatology framework of "three-dimensional transformation" to systematically investigate the cultural communication strategies in the process of game subtitle localization. Through close reading and comparative analysis, the study focuses on how translators balance...
THE ORIGIN, FORMAL AND SEMANTIC TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE PHRASE BYĆ, ZNALEŹĆ SIĘ W KROPCE IN THE POLISH LANGUAGE The contemporary phrase być, znaleźć się w kropce, which appeared in the Polish language in the 19th century, functioned initially in the form znaleźć się w punkcie, or humorously w kropce in the meaning of ‘behaving properly, as it is exp...
This research aimed to analyse the symbols and metaphors used in poetry to represent the theme of homeland loss and explore how readers interpret them. The research involved a comparative analysis of the works of Zahiriddin Babur, Abdulla Oripov, and Erkin Vohidov, along with a survey. The study found that the poetry of these poets delves deep into...
Maintaining attention to a task is essential for accomplishing it. However, attentional state fluctuates from moment to moment, and task-irrelevant information may compete for processing. What are the consequences of attentional fluctuations for what we remember? Do fluctuations in sustained attention vary the spotlight of selective attention, prio...
This introduction outlines the thematic scope of the special issue, which explores slavery as both a historical reality and a cultural metaphor. It examines how slavery has been foundational to modernity, economically, socially, and ideologically, while remaining ideologically obscured through narratives of civilization and progress. The issue trac...
This focus of this paper is on understanding historical and critical viewpoints that facilitate learning for effective outcomes in adult education plans. It is shown that inclusive and participatory methods are useful for promoting lifelong learning. It highlights professional ideas that support learning methods that empower learners’ knowledge dev...
In addition to being a central tenet of Christianity, Jesus Christ’s resurrection is a powerful metaphor that relates to the human experience of change, hope and renewal. Although this event is frequently regarded literally, it can also be understood metaphorically to explore themes such as personal and collective transformation. This article seeks...
This research aimed to analyse the symbols and metaphors used in poetry to represent the theme of homeland loss and explore how readers interpret them. The research involved a comparative analysis of the works of Zahiriddin Babur, Abdulla Oripov, and Erkin Vohidov, along with a survey. The study found that the poetry of these poets delves deep into...
This mixed-media collage was created in a process of thinking-making within a larger research-creation process to support and inspire the creative writing, A Deliberate Storying. The collage was created on a discarded semi-glossy calendar page, from a box of scraps, with a peony juxtaposed in a mixture of embroidery and used decorative paper. With...
This paper applies an ecofeminist lens to Una’s Becoming Unbecoming (2015), a graphic memoir that addresses sexual trauma and gender violence. While much of the existing scholarship has examined the text through trauma studies, this analysis focuses on how nature-related imagery—particularly trees, hills, and landscapes—serves not only as a metapho...
We present a novel interdisciplinary methodology that transforms biological systems into artistic representations (visual, musical, or mathematical), enables creative interventions by domain-agnostic experts (artists, musicians, etc.), and computationally reverses these modifications into mechanistically testable biomedical hypotheses. This pipelin...
Scapegoating in the case of Donald Trump
Recalling the scapegoating rituals of tradition
Inference of exclusive blameworthiness through conspiracy theories
Mea Culpa and My Bad versus MeToo and NotMe?
At-onement ensured by framing Donald Trump as a convenient scapegoat?
Anacyclosis and social cycle theory -- after Polybius and Plato
Alternative 5-f...
The study of multimodal metaphor and metonymy is an emerging hot spot in the field of cognitive linguistics and multimodal research. Based on the theory of cognitive linguistics, this paper discusses in depth the definition, representation, meaning construction mechanism of multimodal metaphors and metonymy and their applications in different disco...
This paper presents a four-layer framework for intelligent control, moving from functional and parameter intelligence to structural and prior intelligence. We propose that future control systems should not only tune parameters, but also evolve their internal structures for greater adaptability.
Structural intelligence refers to the system’s ability...
To date, the debate over the age at which children begin to understand metaphors remains unresolved. Do children begin to acquire comprehension early, around age 3 to 4, or later, around age 8? One way to answer this question is to use the notion of "good-enough" comprehension proposed by Ferreira et al. (2002) and to hypothesize that young childre...
This reflection paper engages with Prof. Makau Mutua’s critical analysis in “Savage, Victim, Saviour: The Metaphor of Human Rights,” a seminal work that deconstructs the dominant human rights discourse. Mutua critiques the Eurocentric moral narrative embedded in international human rights law, which often casts the West as the heroic savior, the no...
The rapid development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies raises concerns about the accountability of sociotechnical systems. Current generative AI systems rely on complex mechanisms that make it difficult for even experts to fully trace the reasons behind the outputs. This paper first examines existing research on AI transparen...
Cannibalism, the eating of one’s kind, is a practice that occurs in both humans and non-humans. Some people consumed their kin to ensure that their spirits joined those of their ancestors; others ate their enemies in anger in warfare, in some cases to acquire the powers of those they had defeated; and others ate sorcerers whom they thought brought...
Metaphors are often used by individuals facing illness and serve as expressions illuminating the profound nature of patients’ experiences. Metaphors are powerful expressions encapsulating emotional nuances, existential dilemmas, and transformative journeys through illness landscapes. As the French philosopher Ricoeur posits, metaphors are not mere...
This paper proposes a new framework for understanding human-AI interaction grounded in the concept of epistemic resonance—the independent convergence of multiple human observers upon shared symbolic structures latent within a trained, static AI model. These structures, termed symbolic attractors, are not dynamic outputs but low-entropy manifolds of...
Climate change is driving rising global temperatures, ecological degradation, and widespread human suffering. Yet, as a collective, humanity has failed to implement sufficient changes to mitigate these threats. This paper introduces the concept of “global narcissism” as a speculative lens to analyze the psychological barriers to climate action. By...
Symbolic Logic Analysis of the Metaphor "Life as Knife"
The experience of pain, particularly chronic pain, can be difficult to communicate. Current best practice involves communicating pain to clinicians verbally on a numerical scale or via a visual Likert scale. However, we argue that verbal vocabularies and visual scales do not effectively capture the complexities and narrative journey of individuals...
This paper presents a theoretical analysis of money as a social technology rather than merely an economic instrument. Drawing from anthropological, sociological, economic, and technological perspectives, it examines how money functions primarily as a designed social tool that facilitates trust between strangers in expanding social networks. The ana...
Game theory has played a transformative role in shaping the theoretical and strategic foundations of international relations, particularly in the context of deterrence, conflict, and cooperation. Among its many formulations, the Prisoner's Dilemma (PD) has emerged as a powerful metaphor for the paradoxes that define power politics: mutual suspicion...
Abstract (Artifi cial intelligence in education: teacher narratives)
The study focuses on analysing expert and user narratives about artificial intelligence (AI) through a detailed examination of local and global narratives. For the local discourse, anthropological research was conducted among academics in Cluj-
Napoca and Târgu Mureș, covering sev...
The objective of this research is to analyze the phenomenon of polysemy in English by identifying its semantic mechanisms, cognitive origins, and practical implications. Using a qualitative semantic analysis approach, the study examines metaphor, metonymy, generalization, and specialization as key processes that lead to the development of multiple...
Ode to the Bengal delta and to its poet, Rabindranath Tagore This poetic reflection honors the Bengal Delta and the enduring spirit of Rabindranath Tagore, weaving imagery of tide, silt, and song to evoke a landscape shaped by both nature and cultural memory. Through shifting voices and fluid metaphors, this definition of Delta explores themes of l...
Based mainly on the conceptual metaphor theory of cognitive linguistics, this paper is a study of Chinese and English popular song lyrics with inspirational themes.Based on a self-constructed corpus of Chinese and English songs, this paper summarizes the types of inspirational metaphors in Chinese and English songs, conducts a comparative analysis...
الملخص: تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى الکشف عن القيم الجمالية للصورة الفنية في شعر عوشة السويدي الملقبة بفتاة العرب، من خلال دراسة أدوات الصورة، کالصور الاستعاريّة، والتشبيهيّة، والکنائية، ثم دراسة مصادر الصور البيئية والتراثية والثقافية، وانتهى البحث إلى بعض النتائج أهمها: أن الصورة الفنية في شعر عوشة السويدي أدت وظيفة جمالية في نقل التجربة الذوقية إلى الم...
This paper explores the relevance and therapeutic value of Story Image Therapy (SIT®) for non-mainstream psychology populations, including Indigenous communities, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) groups, neurodivergent individuals, and those with spiritually-oriented worldviews. SIT®, grounded in Jungian psychology, narrative therapy, a...
The use of video games in formal education has grown across all sectors over the past twenty years. However, much literature focuses on measuring learning and motivation, foregrounding game technologies without critical exploration of contexts and politics of use. This neoliberal approach of valuing what we chose to measure limits our understanding...
The creative economy can be read through the lenses of the restricted economy, whose interest is the conservation and self reproduction or it can be interpreted from a general economy perspective, recognizing dissemination and traveling language in the translation path (DERRIDA, 2011). The analysis of formal discourses such as those of the creative...
Gender biases in the representation of family businesses (FBs) within the business media are subtle, yet pervasive. While previous research emphasised the media’s pivotal role in shaping gender identities, roles, and norms, scant attention has been paid to gendered representations of FBs in the press. Yet FBs are not only the most common form of bu...
The name of the virtuoso Old Norse-Icelandic meta-metaphorical rhetorical trope ofljóst is generally understood, ironically, as “too clear”, when the stylistic device actually requires considerable cultural capital, and an appreciation of word play and word-interplay for comprehension. The essay establishes that it is not the clarity and ease of un...
This paper proposes a fundamental shift in how trained artificial intelligence models are understood and handled: not as abstract code to be executed, but as fixed, physical structures to be imaged and examined. Just as scientists image planetary surfaces, brain tissue, or crystal lattices, we argue that the internal state of a trained AI model—its...
This study examines representations of motherhood in popular Israeli youth television series, analyzing the portrayal of mothers' social roles and their relationships with children. Through thematic analysis of eight high-viewership Israeli series (2018-2022), the research identifies three dominant patterns: (1) the "good mother" as a one-dimension...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly placed in positions where their decisions have real consequences, e.g., moderating online spaces, conducting research, and advising on policy. Ensuring they operate in a safe and ethically acceptable fashion is thus critical. However, most solutions have been a form of one-size-fits-all "alignme...
This article looks at Ta-wei Chi’s short stories “Yinwei wo zhuang” 因為我壯 (“Because I am strong,” 1995) and “Xiang zao” 香皂 (“Soap,” 1996) and their English translations by Fran Martin, “I’m Not Stupid” and “The Scent of HIV” in a 1998 issue of AntiThesis: A Transdisciplinary Postgraduate Journal by the University of Melbourne . These texts provide a...
Innovation and obsolescence describe the dynamics of ever-churning social and biological systems, from the development of economic markets to scientific and technological progress to biological evolution. They have been widely discussed, but in isolation, leading to fragmented modeling of their dynamics. This poses a problem for connecting and buil...
The article analyzes the historical experience of forming attractive media content and identifies the key factors of its emotional saturation, which affects the cognitive perception of the audience. The mechanisms of creating "emotional packaging" of content through creative technologies, including storytelling, mythmaking, metaphorization, memific...
L’on a toujours considéré Léopold Sédar Senghor comme un poète de la nuit. Mais qu’en est-il de lui-même dans sa production poétique ? Qu’est-ce qu’il dit de lui-même ? À la lumière de la psychocritique, nous relèverons quelques éléments de réponses pour expliquer pourquoi Senghor fait recours au mot « nuit » pour se définir comme poète par excelle...
Artificial Intelligence has emerged as the defining force of the 21st century—rapidly reshaping how we speak, work, think, and even believe. While some celebrate it as a tool of progress, this paper presents a different view: that AI is the fulfillment of the "image of the beast" described in Revelation 13. This is not metaphor or speculation. It i...
This essay draws on the subversive publication history of the first Spanish and Russian translations of James Baldwin's sophomore novel Giovanni's Room to highlight Baldwin's own capital of resistance and the multifarious ways in which receiving (sub)cultures mobilize this disruptive potential. The essay approaches these dynamics by way of an anecd...
Business ethics scholars have argued that the way business is conceived and theorized can drive out our ability to think ethics. This article examines that problem by drawing attention to inherent normativity in metaphors we use to imagine organizations. We use Levinas-scholarship to characterize ethics as radically other-oriented and undertake clo...
In contemporary mental health interventions, there is a growing recognition of the importance of integrating culturally relevant practices to foster deeper emotional connections and meaningful healing. However, many therapeutic approaches are often grounded in Western frameworks, which may overlook the cultural specificity and richness of indigenou...
Developments in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Higher Education (HE) have sparked debates regarding its potential to enhance teaching, learning, and administrative processes while raising concerns about ethical, pedagogical, and institutional implications. This qualitative case study explored faculty perceptions of GenAI through thre...
This study analyzes a Reddit thread discussing Saudi women's attire choices and explores the discourse surrounding modesty on social media. The thread reflects a complex negotiation of cultural norms, religious values, and societal expectations. Participants debate the concept of "modesty," with conservative views advocating for strict adherence to...
The article is devoted to the study of the evolution of the image of the noble estate in Russian painting of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The work aims to identify patterns in the transformation of the estate motif in the context of social changes and changes in artistic styles. Based on the works of A. N. Voronikhin, V. A. Tropinin, G. V. So...
The relationship between China and North Korea is a subject that attracts much discussion and speculation in today's policy circles and media. The history of Sino-North Korean friendship is typically traced to the time of the Korean War (1950-1953), although in North Korea it tends to go further back, to the colonial period. The texture of this int...
How do we understand the un/responsiveness of lay publics to knowledge of catastrophic futures? What are the spatial inflections of these responses? Much has been said of our ambivalent engagement with catastrophic futures, of varied forms of denial and delay, our awareness and anxiety alongside an inability to act, as we ‘sleepwalk’ into catastrop...
Metaphors help to simplify complex concepts, making them more accessible and understandable for children. Children can build a more concrete understanding of these concepts by associating abstract financial ideas with familiar situations or objects. The present study aims to explore what children with above-average abilities understand by financial...
Background: The current state of health care in Canada for Indigenous Peoples is grounded in the historical colonial development of the existing healthcare system. In an already complicated system, a role such as the Indigenous patient navigator (IPN) can assist to bridge the gap of health inequity. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understa...
This study examines public discourses of genetically modified foods (GMFs) on Chinese social media WeChat. Through a discourse-historical approach, it focuses on how critics of GMFs discursively construct and legitimate their views against GMFs and explores the ideologies underpinning their distrust. Findings show that opponents employ metaphors, i...
As the essays in this collection suggest, representations of war are varied and memories of war are expressed in many different ways. Apart from works that seek to represent the Asia-Pacific War directly, there are also examples of popular culture that refer to the conflict obliquely or even use fantasy or science fiction scenarios as a metaphor or...
This study analyzes the symbolic meaning in the lyrics of the song "Halu" by Feby Putri using Ferdinand de Saussure's semiotic approach. The purpose of the study is to reveal the relationship between the signifier and the signified in the song lyrics to understand the emotional and cultural messages contained therein. The method used is descriptive...
This paper invites readers into a layered exploration of meaning, technology, and consciousness by reinterpreting G.I. Gurdjieff’s enigmatic teaching that "organic life on Earth is food for the Moon." Rather than viewing this solely as a grim metaphor of unconscious servitude, we consider how human ideas—language, art, and code—now serve as nourish...
This research paper explores the literary and cultural symbolism of the swing, examining its representations in poetry, fiction and devotional literature. While commonly associated with childhood play and innocence, the swing transcends its physical form to embody deeper emotional, psychological and spiritual meanings. It functions as a metaphor fo...
[Drawing on the metaphor of Richard Nixon's 1972 China visit, an October 21 article in The Globalist has drawn attention to the forthcoming Bush visit to Kyoto as a potentially agenda-setting event. Scholar-activist Ira Straus proposes that George Bush use his forthcoming visit to Kyoto to become a world leader in environmentalism. Bush is due to m...
The semantic strategies employed by presidential candidates during the 2024 Indonesian presidential election are investigated in this study. The crucial role played by political language, particularly at the semantic level, in shaping public perception, constructing political identities, and influencing voter behavior is emphasized. A qualitative d...
The aim of this research is to develop a set of tasks for improving the metaphorical competence of language university students. The presented article systematizes the views of scientists on the linguodidactic potential of studying metaphors and the essence of the metaphorical competence of learners. The scientific novelty of the research lies in t...
This article addresses the growing polarization in discussions surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) within the field of Technical and Professional Communication (TPC). The author critiques the prevailing binary framing—characterized by uncritical enthusiasm versus outright resistance—as a false dichotomy that impedes constructive dialogue and e...
