Faces Of Love Research Articles

Patriotism in the perspective of 20-, 40- and 60-year-olds in Podkarpacie Voivodeship

Patriotism is a category defining human life aimed at the common good. It depicts the emotional bond of individuals with their homeland and the sense of social and cultural bond with fellow citizens. It is based on universal values, including openness to other people, care and responsibility for the community, respect for history and national culture. The political, social and cultural changes taking place reveal new faces of love for one’s homeland, which is why there is a need to reflect on the ways of understanding patriotism. Guided by these premises, this study presents ways of defining the concept of patriotism by three successive generations of Podkarpacie residents, i.e. young adults, middle-aged people and seniors. Seven areas of understanding patriotism were taken into account – historical, territorial, cultural, ethical, emotional, economic and ecological as well as numerous categories within them. The research was carried out in the paradigm of quantitative research on a representative group.

Формула любви: мифопоэтика цикла К. Симонова «С тобой и без тебя»

The article is devoted to the study of the concept of spiritual and physical love in K. Simonov’s cycle “With you and without you” and reveal the mythopoetic foundations of the images of the cycle. The poet builds a system of binary oppositions formed by two rows: soul — light — visual perception — eyes — sound — written word, on the one hand, and body — darkness — tactile perception — hands and lips — silence — spoken word, on the other. The separate pairs of images based on the Slavic beliefs, but their correlation is the author’s neomyth. A special role belongs to the sacred word, which is understood not as a conventional sign, but as part of the designated entity. The psychophysical dichotomy itself is connected with the duality of the heroine, who either experiences a conflict between the spiritual and the physical, or is endowed with two souls. The latter aspect, as well as the ability of the heroine to incarnate in the vortex elements strengthen her connection with the images of evil spirits. There is a deliberate tension between the subjective assessment of the hero, who sees in the night appearance of the heroine a good essence, and the mythological perception of the night as dangerous, even fatal. In general, fluctuations in the assessment of the image of the heroine and the preference for different faces of love (exalted spiritual, passionate, harmonious “two-component” ones) create the internal dynamics of the cycle.

Homage to the Place(lessness) of Poetry and the Poetic Life of Carl Leggo

This address was written for Carl Leggo and presented June 1, 2019, at the CACS preconference “The Many Faces of Love: Celebrating the Life Work of Carl Leggo”, at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. It draws upon Hannah Arendt’s analysis of the three human activities—labour, work and action—that form part of her thesis in The Human Condition. Specifically, I aim to provide a brief description of the role that such activities play in constituting the vita activa (or life of action). This overview then circles around to the ways in which works of art, particularly poetry, help establish a sense of permanence in the world that the activities of labour and action do not. I then identify an intersection between Arendt’s writings on poetry with Carl Leggo’s as relayed in his own writings on the subject. This intersection highlights poetry’s infinite value.

A dupla face do Amor em Camões

O presente trabalho propõe-se a analisar a dupla face do Amor em dois sonetos de Camões, a partir de uma retomada do período histórico do autor. Pretende-se discutir os modos e o porquê de, diante do conturbado início da Era Moderna, Camões denunciar, com o seu lirismo amoroso, o caos e o desconcerto modernos e um anseio por ordem e por fuga, marcas do Maneirismo, e utilizar-se, para isto, dos meios expressivos característicos das cantigas de amor trovadorescas. Trata-se de uma pesquisa de natureza bibliográfica, teoricamente fundamentada em Hauser (1972; 1973; 1993), Rougemont (1988), Spina (1991), Paz (1994) e Saraiva e Lopes (2010).

Arabic Poetry and Terrorism: The Dictator Perishes and the Poet Remains

Abd al-Wahhab al-Bayati is one of the most prominent twentieth-century Arab poets. His poetry makes a drastic shift from politically committed in the 1950s and 1960s to metapoetic in the 1970s onward. In his post-Nasserist works, al-Bayati interrogates the role of poets and the function of their poetry. This article explores some of the main metapoetic themes in al-Bayati's poem “Meditations on the Other Face of Love,” which was published in 1979. The article argues that al-Bayati consciously uses reflexive poetry as a platform to blur the line between poetry and literary criticism and to declare his discontent with the literary scene and the political status quo in the Arab world. The article also examines some of the poetry by Nizar Qabbani and Muzaffar al-Nawab, in relation to that of al-Bayati. These three poets provide a poetic discussion of “terrorism” against the hegemony of political discourse, and demand that Arab citizens reject their undignified lives by adopting resistance and rejecting terrorism.

The Faces of Love: The Curriculum of Loss

My brother was diagnosed with cancer in early July, 2017. He died on August 22, 2017. I have written many poems about growing up with my brother, and now that he has died, I am revisiting the poems I once wrote and writing more because writing is my way of addressing grief. Writing is an integral path in the curriculum of loss, and I trust writing will lead me to the understanding I need to begin each new day with hope, even joy in the midst of loss. Joy Kogawa (2016) sees “the world as an open book embedded with stories” that we can hear “if we have ears to hear” (p. 149). When my brother died, the loss was grievous, but the loss reminded me I am alive and I must keep on telling stories. I am learning to live with the curriculum of loss. As one who is left behind, my calling is to remember my brother and to share stories about him, but my calling is also to explore connections between life and loss, and the possibilities that extend beyond loss. Ultimately the curriculum of loss is a curriculum of hope. I want to be open to learning from my brother. I am not satisfied with remembering or memorializing him. I want to continue in a pedagogic relationship with my brother so that I learn from both memories and loss, as well as from the possibilities that continue.

Persian Medieval Epigrams by Women Poets

Persian Medieval Epigrams by Women Poets Dick Davis (bio) Translated from the Persian Anonymous A WOMAN OF THE TOWN 12th century or earlier Brought to this town’s bazaar today, I’ll be The best “companion” here—so who will hire me? Though I don’t care for those who want to have me, And those I like the look of don’t desire me. Mahsati 12th century We’re drunkards, ne’er-do-wells, but kind and civil— We’re not the men for prayers and all that drivel. Our judge thinks wine’s a sin; we’re petty thieves, He filches orphans’ wealth . . . so who’s more evil? The judge’s wife was pregnant, he was furious, “I’m old,” he cried, “and this is more than curious! That whore’s no Virgin Mary, and my prick can’t stir— So whose child is it then that’s grown so big in her?” [End Page 408] As wounded, and caught in your snare—there’s no one like me As driven by you to despair—there’s no one like me So many, so eagerly, vie for your love . . . As steadfastly faithful I swear—there’s no one like me. If you’re a hypocrite, and bow your face in prayer—what use is that? Once poison’s reached into your soul, remedial care—what use is that? Showing yourself to everyone as though you’re virtuous and moral, If you’re all filth within, the spotless cloak you wear—what use is that? Jahan Khatun 14th century Your lips, my friend, are rubies, pure and clear, Your face is lovely as the moon, my dear; But don’t be proud of all your splendid features— Pride would ensure their beauty’d disappear. Tonight my heart’s a bird that longs to dare To fly to one place, and to hover there . . . I told her, “Don’t go flying to his street now, Begging’s the one thing that our king can’t bear.” [End Page 409] Bija Nehani Qa’emi 16th century(?) I’m getting a divorce, and I’ll be rid of you— Two husbands will replace you, both of them brand new; The first will be a handsome youth, and number two A burly Turkoman; the youth’s for me, to do What sprightly lovers do; the Turkoman’s for you. [End Page 410] Dick Davis DICK DAVIS is a poet and translator. He has published numerous volumes of original poetry and of verse translations from medieval Persian, most recently, Faces of Love: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz (2012). Copyright © 2017 Dick Davis

A different pattern of lateralised brain activity during processing of loved faces in men and women: A MEG study

Viewing personally familiar and loved faces evokes a distinct pattern of brain activity as demonstrated by research employing imaging and electrophysiological methods. The aim of the current investigation was to study the perception of loved faces combined with recalling past emotional experiences using whole-head magnetoencephalograpy (MEG). Twenty-eight participants (fourteen female) viewed photographs of their romantic partner as well as of two long-term friends while imagining a positive emotional encounter with the respective person. Face-stimuli evoked a slow and sustained shift of magnetic activity from 300ms post-stimulus onwards which differentiated loved from friends’ faces in female participants and left-sided sensors only. This late-latency evoked magnetic field resembled (as its magnetic counterpart) ERP-modulations by affective content and memory, most notably the late positive potential (LPP). We discuss our findings in the light of studies suggesting greater responsiveness to affective cues in women as well as sex differences in autobiographical and emotional memory.

Césaire at the Crossroads in Haiti: Correspondence with Henri Seyrig

Césaire at the Crossroads in Haiti: Correspondence with Henri Seyrig

Faces of love: Hafez and the poets of Shiraz

Faces of love: Hafez and the poets of Shiraz

Viewing Loved Faces Inhibits Defense Reactions: A Health-Promotion Mechanism?

We have known for decades that social support is associated with positive health outcomes. And yet, the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying this association remain poorly understood. The link between social support and positive health outcomes is likely to depend on the neurophysiological regulatory mechanisms underlying reward and defensive reactions. The present study examines the hypothesis that emotional social support (love) provides safety cues that activate the appetitive reward system and simultaneously inhibit defense reactions. Using the startle probe paradigm, 54 undergraduate students (24 men) viewed black and white photographs of loved (romantic partner, father, mother, and best friend), neutral (unknown), and unpleasant (mutilated) faces. Eye–blink startle, zygomatic major activity, heart rate, and skin conductance responses to the faces, together with subjective ratings of valence, arousal, and dominance, were obtained. Viewing loved faces induced a marked inhibition of the eye-blink startle response accompanied by a pattern of zygomatic, heart rate, skin conductance, and subjective changes indicative of an intense positive emotional response. Effects were similar for men and women, but the startle inhibition and the zygomatic response were larger in female participants. A comparison between the faces of the romantic partner and the parent who shares the partner’s gender further suggests that this effect is not attributable to familiarity or arousal. We conclude that this inhibitory capacity may contribute to the health benefits associated with social support.

Love in the Time of Socialism: Negotiating the Personal and the Social in Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s <i>The Lives of Others</i>

Love in the Time of Socialism: Negotiating the Personal and the Social in Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s <i>The Lives of Others</i>

Filial versus romantic love: Contributions from peripheral and central electrophysiology

A major problem in recent neuroscience research on the processing of loved familiar faces is the absence of evidence concerning the elicitation of a genuine positive emotional response (love). These studies have two confounds: familiarity and arousal. The present investigation controlled for both factors in female university students. Two categories of loved faces were chosen: one with higher familiarity but lower emotionality (fathers) and the other with higher emotionality but lower familiarity (romantic partners). Unfamiliar and baby faces were used as control faces. Central and peripheral electrophysiological measures as well as subjective indices of valence, arousal, and dominance were recorded. Results support the conclusion that viewing loved familiar faces elicits an intense positive emotional reaction that cannot be explained either by familiarity or arousal. The differences between romantic and filial love appeared in the magnitude of some peripheral and subjective indices of emotionality (zygomatic activity, valence, arousal, and dominance), that were higher for images of the romantic partners, and one central index of familiarity (the P3 amplitude), that was higher for images of the fathers.

The Face of Love

The present research investigated whether accommodation, typically formulated as the tendency to deliberately inhibit a destructive reaction in response to a partner's destructive behavior, could also occur spontaneously. Supporting this notion, results of the first study revealed that participants respond to their partner's angry face with a spontaneous smile, whereas strangers' angry faces are mimicked and thus lead to a spontaneous frown. Importantly, the facial EMG data are moderated by participants' daily interaction styles: People perceiving themselves in a communal relationship show spontaneous acts of accommodation, whereas this is not the case for people in exchange relationships. The moderation occurred in our first (spontaneous) and third (forced accommodation) studies. The results of the second study replicated the first study in that participants in communal relationships frowned less toward partner's subliminally presented angry faces but more to their sad faces. The authors discuss their findings as spontaneous social emotion regulation.

Affective processing of loved faces: Contributions from peripheral and central electrophysiology

Research on the neural mechanisms of face identity constitutes a fruitful method to explore the affective contributions to face processing. Here, we investigated central and peripheral electrophysiological indices associated with the perception of loved faces. Subjects viewed black-and-white photographs of faces that belonged to one of five categories: loved ones, famous people, unknown people, babies, and neutral faces from the Eckman and Friesen system. Subcategories of loved faces included romantic partner, parents, siblings, second-degree relatives, and friends. Pictures were presented in two separate blocks, differing in viewing time (0.5s vs. 4s), inter-stimulus interval (1.2s vs. 18s), and number of face presentations (200 vs. 50). Heart rate, skin conductance, electromyography of the zygomatic muscle, and event-related potentials (ERPs) were obtained while participants passively viewed the pictures. Subjective picture ratings of valence, arousal, and dominance were obtained at the end of the experiment. Both central and peripheral electrophysiological measures differentiated faces of loved ones from all other categories by eliciting higher heart rate, skin conductance, and zygomatic activity, as well as larger amplitudes of the late ERP components P3 and LPP. Loved faces also resulted in higher valence and arousal, but lower dominance ratings. Additional differences were found among subcategories of loved faces. Faces of romantic partners elicited higher physiological (skin conductance and zygomatic activity) and subjective (emotional arousal) responses than parents, siblings, or friends, suggesting that looking at the image of someone we love evokes strong positive affect and emotional/cognitive arousal that go beyond a feeling of familiarity or simple recognition.

“Not Properly Human”: Literary and Cinematic Narratives about Human Harvesting*

Summary In this essay the manner in which literary and cinematic narratives articulate the issues surrounding human harvesting and organ transplants is discussed. The focus is on recent works of four internationally known artists: the novels Never Let Me Go (2005) by Kazuo Ishiguro, Excursion to Tindari (2006) by Andrea Camilleri, In stede van die liefde [In Lieu of Love] (2005) by Etienne van Heerden and the film Dirty Pretty Things directed by Stephen Frears in 2002. A shadowy world is depicted where illegal trafficking tests the border between human and inhumane in terms of moral, physical and socio-political realities. At the same time these narratives are also love stories, revealing the many faces of love surfacing at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The organisation of spatial patterns and the articulation of the conflict experienced in multicultural and immigrant societies are some of the meaningful literary devices and motifs developed in all four “texts”. Whilst the genre, cultural context and narrative tone differ considerably in each narrative, there appears to be a remarkable similarity of subject matter and theme and the local and current events compellingly become integrated with a global, almost timeless discourse.

The Two Faces of Love in Wuthering Heights

The character of Catherine Earnshaw in Emily Brontë’s novel struggles against misinterpretations of her two loves. It is as though she draws a Kantian distinction between the empirical and the transcendental. Where Heathcliff is the transcendental face of love, Linton is its empirical face. Heathcliff and Catherine are each other’s first as well as last love: this permanence makes it difficult to conceive a difference between the object of love and love itself. Nothing empirical can disturb their love, and Catherine sets out to demonstrate its transcendental status by removing what might be taken for its empirical foundations. She maltreats Heathcliff. She marries Linton. Emily Brontë breaks love down into two parts. In being removed from the moderating effect of its complement, each part shows up in extreme behaviour. Yet in being isolated they shed light on the general experience of love, on the passion and trust that are reducible neither to the empirical nor the transcendental.

Three faces of love

Three faces of love

The Three Faces of Love: College Students' Perception of the Spouse, Date and Cross-sex Friend

The present article explored the perception of spouse, date and cross-sex friend among the college-going youth. Six demographical, 14 physical and 25 psychological characteristics were selected from a larger number of traits generated in a preliminary study on 200 college students. In the final study these traits were presented to 240 college students who rated them in terms of their desirability in either a spouse, or a date or a cross-sex friend. Responses to the demographical variables were obtained on a multiple-choice response format with qualitative categories. The physical and psychological characteristics were assessed through responses to the items on five-point Likert-type scale. Results indicated that women put greater emphasis on demographical features and psychological characteristics, while men emphasised physical traits. Perception of the wife by the men was a combination of sex object and nurturing object, while a date was a companion without much commitment. For the women a husband and a date possessed overlapping characteristics, dates having greater sexual appeal. Cross-sex friends for both sexes shared some characteristics of spouse and date in less intensity. Results have been interpreted in terms of the evolutionary versus learning model of love.

Of Pulp, Substance, and Science Fiction

Of Pulp, Substance, and Science Fiction Gary D. Schmidt (bio) C. W. Sullivan III , ed., Science Fiction for Young Readers. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1993. A tenet of C. W. Sullivan's collection of essays Science Fiction for Young Readers is that science fiction—especially that for young readers—has not been accorded sufficient critical attention. This battle is, of course, one that children's literature in general has fought and, to some extent, won. But Sullivan is right in pointing out that this one subgenre has not held tightly onto its parent's coattails. Like children's literature, science fiction has had to struggle against the conception that it is not "serious" literature, or, to use the words of one of the essayists in Sullivan's collection, Millicent Lenz, that it is writing that flies below the level of critical radar (115). Indeed, to many science fiction is not the stuff that one grows up with as much as the stuff that one grows out of. When we were children, we read Tom Swift novels, but now we have put away childish things. This image of science fiction as mere pulp has, unfortunately, been confirmed in reality over and over again. One need only walk up and down the aisles of the science-fiction section of any B. Dalton bookstore to see the problem. Most—yes, most—of the stuff is silly, derivative, and slick. It is almost all paperback (which is suggestive). It attracts an audience almost exclusively male. It is often escapist, sometimes lurid, and frequendy annoyingly facile in its easy criticisms and cozy solutions. If we would only not depend on our technology, this one suggests. If we could only use our technology wisely, that one counters. If we could only take a cosmic view, a third whines. We are not alone, another tantalizes. [End Page 45] Sullivan recognizes these perceptions and sets out to challenge them. In entering these lists, the jousting Sullivan wields sixteen essays whose uniform assumption is that science fiction should be taken seriously. It would be difficult to finish this book without agreeing, as one by one the essays unhorse the derogatory stereotypes about science fiction for the young. Raymond Jones's "'True Myth': Female Archetypes in Monica Hughes' The Keeper of the Isis Light" is an incisive examination of Hughes's tracing of female development that places it in the context of mythic female roles—tumbling the perception that science fiction is exclusively male to the dust. K. V. Bailey's "Masters, Slaves, and Rebels: Dystopia as Defined and Defied by John Christopher" depicts that author's cogent portrayal of Utopia as more than the absence of distress, not to be achieved by simply dismissing technology—defeating another misconception. And Sullivan's own "Heinlein's Juveniles: Growing Up in Outer Space" suggests that a science-fiction writer such as Heinlein goes well beyond a slick and lurid plot for plot's sake to say something about how one matures—another illusion vanquished. At their best, then, this is what the essays do: assault the image of science fiction as pulp. Indeed, several of these critics claim, rather largely, that science fiction is important for its place as modern myth (Jones), or for its ability to instruct a fuddled world in critical thinking (Lenz), or for its antiwar messages (Howard Hendrix), or for its mirroring of contemporary life (Thorn Dunn and Karl Hiller). Dunn and Hiller in fact conclude that "those who teach young people have a responsibility to acknowledge the profound values to be gleaned within the realms of science fiction" (122). While if one substituted any other genre for "science fiction" the sentence would be equally true, the essays in this volume certainly affirm this point. Given these purposes, it is puzzling to find in this collection little discussion of the nature of science fiction as a genre. Perhaps Sullivan takes it as axiomatic that we all know science fiction when we see it, but this collection itself suggests otherwise. M. Sarah Smedman's "The 'Terrible Journey' Past 'Dragons in the Waters' to a 'House Like a Lotus': Faces of Love in the Fiction of Madeleine L'Engle" is an...