Symbolic Field Research Articles

Intersemiotic emergence in sketchbook-mediated design learning

This article presents the concept of intersemiotic emergence as a didactic strategy for design learning, discussed from the perspective of social semiotics and communication studies. With this strategy, students orchestrate autotelic relationships using modes and personalized semiotic resources. The primary value of intersemiotic emergence lies in its efficiency in making sense of the lecturer’s concepts during the design process. The selected sample of design materials was created in the context of two degree programmes – industrial design and graphic design – at two prominent Colombian universities. The methodological design uses an interpretive hermeneutical approach to identify this didactic strategy by analysing a cognitive artifact typical of design learning, the student’s sketchbook. This artifact shows students’ externalization processes, mental model transformations and meaning construction as a form of evolution. The review of iterated samples of the same exercise over a period allowed identifying and characterizing the intersemiotic emergence. In the sketchbooks, the authors found that a student’s mental model evolves due to the interaction between the semiotic resources of the conceptual models used, the mental models of the field in their training process and their experience in the field. This evolution causes the student to mature and produce their own autonomous and personalized externalization whose value resides in its production. The externalization enables students to construct meaning their way, integrating and defining coding and interpretation levels from their understandings of the symbolic field in which they are studying. This process results in the so-called intersemiotic emergence.

REFLECTIONS ON THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE CONTEMPORARY MEDICAL PROFESSION AND CAREER: A BOURDIEUSIAN APPROACH

This study aims to highlight the importance of interdisciplinarity in career studies. Bibliographical research was carried out for that, resulting in the analysis corpus. As contributions to the studies of professions and careers stand out: (a) the identification of the many correlations between the various social actors who take part in the field and contribute to the social construction of the profession and medical career; (b) the finding of the importance of the state's role in regulating the labor market; (c) the relationship of historical facts with the contemporary context of the medical profession; (d) the analytical possibilities obtained in the studies of professions and careers using the theory of symbolic fields of the Bourdieusian approach; and (e) to highlight the contributions from the discipline of Sociology

Features of the Interpretaition of Light and Color in the Philosophy and Literature of Symbolism

This article is devoted to the discoveries of poets, writers and symbolist philosophers in the field of color symbolism and its new content. Saturation with a new meaning of human existence, the search for spiritual support, reflections on the human soul and the fate of Russia — these are the main topics with which the understanding of color turned out to be interconnected. On the example of the analysis of the philosophical and literary activities of outstanding thinkers of the late XIX — early XX century, the main ideas of a difficult time for Russia are considered. The analysis of color symbolism in the work of Vl. Solovyov, A. Bely, D. Merezhkovsky and F. Sologub made it possible to give a comparative description of the images-symbols presented in the works of prominent thinkers. The range of topics in the philosophy and literature of the Silver Age is unusually wide. Significant was the interest of the authors in mythology and religion (the spiritual life of a person), in social life, in the creative activity and personality of a person: in his inner life, thoughts and experiences. The world of the soul and the world of thought were colored by philosophers and poets of the Silver Age in different colors. A fine line of interaction between the soul and the human mind has been discovered. An intuitive approach helped thinkers to understand and decipher the most complex phenomena of the surrounding world and the inner life of a person. That is why the images of poetry and prose were not always distinct and clear. They acquired a multi-level nature and developed into signs, symbols of the era. The processes of change in the perception of the world, which characterize the Silver Age, almost simultaneously occurred not only in literature and philosophy, but also in the visual arts, architecture and musical art.

Expressions of National Identity in the Landscape Architecture Projects in Kazakhstan

One of the important parameters of the quality of the urban environment is its identity. The concept of identity has a broad context. Identity has mainly been studied in the humanities such as psychology, philology, philosophy, sociology and anthropology. The process of globalization, leading to a blurring of the borders between cultures, is bringing to the fore the problem of national and regional identities in the architecture and landscape of the urban environment. This article examines the actualization of the concept of identity in architecture, urban development and landscape architecture. It focuses on sustainability of national and regional identity manifested through place identity. The main positions of research from other countries with the basis of identity have been analyzed according to the landscape philosophies of the XXI century. Through the analysis of scientific research in the field of cultural science, regional roots, signs and symbols have been identified as a basis for landscape practices in the urban environment of Kazakhstan. The study used complex methods of historical, ethnographic, cultural and architectural landscape studies examining the manifestations of identity in the traditional culture of Kazakhs. It produces a comparative analysis of ideas about identity in Kazakh traditional music, decorative and applied art. It also carries out structural and morphological analysis of project materials on landscape architecture of Kazakhstan. Moreover, a comparative analysis of individual objects of landscape architecture of XX and XXI centuries has been conducted. The paper produces new perspectives on nation-building efforts of Kazakhstan through designed landscapes since independence, elucidating the symbolic language of national identity manifested across major public parks and plazas.

A Critical Analysis of Symbolism in Modernist Literature with reference to T.S. Eliot and Roland Barthes

This study aims to conduct a critical analysis of symbolism in modernist literature, with specific reference to the works of T.S. Eliot and Roland Barthes. The objectives of the study are to identify the key symbols employed by these authors, explore their significance within the context of modernist literature, and examine the underlying themes and messages conveyed through these symbols. The methodology of the study involves a comprehensive literature review of relevant scholarly articles, books, and primary sources related to modernist literature, symbolism, and the selected authors' works. The analysis will be conducted through close reading and textual analysis of specific poems and writings by T.S. Eliot and Roland Barthes, focusing on their symbolic elements and their connections to broader social, cultural, and philosophical contexts. The problem statement of this study addresses the need to understand the deeper layers of meaning and significance in modernist literature, particularly with regards to the role of symbolism. By unraveling the layers of symbolism in the works of T.S. Eliot and Roland Barthes, this research aims to shed light on the complexities and nuances of modernist literature, and contribute to a deeper understanding of its artistic and intellectual foundations. The results and discussions of this study anticipate uncovering the intricate symbolic network embedded in the selected authors' works, revealing the multiple layers of meaning and the interplay between symbols and their socio-cultural context. Furthermore, the study aims to identify recurring themes and motifs across their writings, highlighting the distinct approaches to symbolism employed by each author. In conclusion, this study seeks to provide a critical analysis of symbolism in modernist literature, specifically examining the works of T.S. Eliot and Roland Barthes. By exploring the symbols, themes, and underlying messages in their writings, this research aims to contribute to a deeper appreciation and understanding of modernist literature as a significant literary and artistic movement. The findings of this study will not only enhance the scholarly discourse surrounding these authors but also offer valuable insights into the broader field of literary symbolism and its relevance in modernist literature.

Hoisting the Mexican Death Totem: Macario (dir. Gavaldón, 1960) and the Projection of mexicanidad

Though commercially successful at home and widely recognized abroad, Roberto Gavaldón’s 1960 film Macario has been underexamined by critics and scholars due to its effortful artistic pretensions, strategies for exalting popular nationalist culture, connections to foreign cultural products, and place within Mexican film history’s narrative of post–golden age decline. In alignment with recent scholarship questioning the role of tastemakers and their verdicts on popular Mexican cinema, this article draws on Andrew Higson’s theorization of national films as strategic interventions within the heterogenous and even contradictory symbolic field of national-identity discourses. Through film analysis and informed by Claudio Lomnitz’s understanding of Mexico’s three national totems, this study demonstrates how Gavaldón’s Macario promotes popular death culture by embedding it within key preexisting discourses tied to Mexican identity. In so doing, this article illuminates Macario’s significance within Mexican cinema history as the most prominent filmic contributor to the hoisting of Mexican death culture as the symbol of mexicanidad. Moreover, this study posits Gavaldón’s film as an indispensable precursor for understanding how Mexican death culture today operates matter of factly as metonym for the nation in audiovisual mediums consumed globally.

SYMBOLIC FIELD OF THE MEMORY SPACE IN THE BUDAPEST CHINESE-HUNGARIAN BILINGUAL SCHOOL

The current paper is based on a research which was carried out in the public Chinese-Hungarian bilingual school in the 15th district of Budapest. The bilingual school transmits cultural memory by organizing activities such as traditional Chinese festivals and rituals and integrating practices. The main objective of the paper is to present and to interpret the Festive ritual elements and those kinds of rituals that constitute the school’s symbolic field of memory

Деконструкція міфу доктрини «русский мир» про православ’я як основу російської ідентичності

The article analyzes the basic ideology of the “Russian Peace” doctrine: the myth that “Orthodoxy is the basis of Russian identity.” The existence of this ideologeme in the informational and symbolic field of Ukraine and the whole world, its manipulation, and its inclusion in the current context of the Ukrainian cultural space lead to a distorted perception of relations between Russia and Ukraine, the existing war between them. The article attempts to reveal those distortions and semantic substitutions that are ontologically contained in many ideologemes of the “Russian world” and which can be analyzed as typical errors in the context of the argumentation theory. Such research aims to develop a conditional “dictionary” for the mythologist of the “Russian world,” which could be used during the conduct of a thorough information confrontation. The author chose the myth “Orthodoxy is the basis of Russian identity” as the basic ideologeme because most other ideologues are derived from this thesis with the help of skillful semantic manipulations. Secondly, this myth is interpreted and used by Russian ideologues in incredibly diverse ways and in various contexts. Based on the analysis of this myth, the author concludes that the ideology of the “Russian measure” by definition does not meet the criteria of clarity, clarity, and unequivocalness; the meanings of its key concepts are as variable as possible, depend on the context, are used interchangeably in general formulations where clarification of the non-standard use of the term is not foreseen; there is a change of identities, which makes it possible to manipulate historical facts and people’s memory. Russian ideologues constantly use such logical errors in their argumentative practices. In the process of revealing the illogicality and paradox of the mentioned myth, it turns out that the very essence of this mythologem significantly contributes to the unfolding of the crisis of Russian culture and politics, which is spoken about by the same ideologues who praise the messianic role of Russia.

СЕМИОТИЧЕСКОЕ ПРОСТРАНСТВО СВАДЕБНОЙ РИТУАЛЬНОСТИ: РЕЛИГИОЗНЫЙ КАНОН И СОЦИОКУЛЬТУРНЫЙ КОНТЕКСТ

Relevance of the study: today it is extremely important to study the genesis and key characteristics of the wedding ritual, which determined the ability of it to function as a way of constructing social movements and acquiring a new social status. Considering the phenomenon of ritual as a cultural system, the authors largely proceed from the semiotic understanding of culture itself as a system focused on the generation and preservation of meanings. In this regard, the theoretical and methodological basis of the study is the concept of the American anthropologist and sociologist K. Girtz. The works of foreign (A. van Gennep, B. Malinovsky, V. Turner, etc.) and domestic (N.V. Ermakova, N.V. Zorin, Yu.M. Lotman, L.V. Timofeeva and others) researchers. The authors come to the conclusion that the wedding ritual is a complex semiotic complex, the constitutive moment of which is the fixation of the religious-symbolic, social, psychological transition that the bride and groom make. Entering the sphere of human existence, the wedding ritual integrates various contexts in its symbolic field: religious, cultural, social. Being a communicative socially significant event, the traditional religious wedding ritual is inevitably associated with the processes of secondary semantization occurring within certain sociocultural situations.

The Symbolic field of network public policy: Analysis of the modern leader image

The Symbolic field of network public policy: Analysis of the modern leader image

Ukrainian resistance to Russian aggression in the context of “directing of action”

The purpose of the article is to analyze the reflection of the Ukrainian people’s heroic resistance to Russian aggression in modern theatrical art forms in the context of “action directing”.
 The main methodological tool for the study of the mentioned problem is a formal and art-scientific analysis of a set of theatrical artistic forms, which, in our opinion, today form a certain theatrical environment.
 An important set of ideas on which the study of such a symbolic environment is based are ideas related to the formation of a certain “symbolic field”. In addition to the interpretation of the concept of “symbol” by classical European philosophy, the ideas of philosophers and cultural scientists of the XX century remain effective. (from B. Russell, J. Dewey, R. Carnap, J. Piaget. E. Cassirera, S. Langer, A. Whitehead, K. G. Jung, T. Todorov, O. F. Losev, Yu. M. Lotman, R. Eshelman, J. Birringer etc.), who considered various aspects of the implementation of “action directing” in the formation of modern artistic forms and symbolic expressions. Approaches substantiated by Guy Debord, R. Caiua, B. Massumi, R. Eshelman, J. Birringer, and others also appear to be methodologically important on various aspects of the problem under investigation.
 The result of the research presented in this article is understanding of the main theatrical forms and art practices which are implemented in the context of “directing of action” during Ukrainian resistance to Russian aggression.
 The scientific novelty of the research presented in the article is consists in understanding those projects of various typological orientations that were created by Ukrainian artists and Ukrainian society during the active phase of Russian aggression against Ukraine. The article proves that Ukrainian civil society uses both archetypal and ultra-modern figurative and semantic constructions to symbolize its opposition and implements them in the context of “directing of action”.
 The practical significance of the results of the study is that based on the understanding of the need to nurture the creative thinking of modern directors of theatrical forms and art projects in accordance with the requirements of both Ukrainian civil society and professional requirements.

Modern Forms of Portraiture as an Instrument for Creating a Banner Memory

At the turn of the 21st century, portraiture underwent significant transformations. While there were many attempts to “reinvent” the portrait as a genre, it has been flourishing in a new status—now as an instrument for image creation. Being one of the important forms of preservation and transmission of the memory of an individual, portraiture isinfluenced by the algorithms of advertisement. At present, the fixation of our memories through portraiture becomes the vehicle of the image ideology that changes perception and a general understanding of the role and place of man both in history and in the modern highly competitive symbolic field of culture. The paper considers new forms and means of portraiture in connection with the layering of advertising search queries. In addition, the paper analyzes the approaches to preserving the cultural memory of an individual through portraiture within the mass culture and in the context of the development of digital technologies.

A Corpus-Based Study on the Translation of English Ideophones in Italian Picture Books: The Case of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid

This paper aims to provide the readers with an overview of the nature of sound symbolism in Italian and offers new food for thought to scholars in the under-researched field of sound symbolism in translated literature for young readers. Whilst English uses ideophones in literature for young readers, Italian sound symbolism often seems to rely on Anglophonic creations, arguably due to both linguistic and cultural reasons. The third and fourth books of the series for children and young adults, ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’, have been taken as a source for examples. The books contain both text and pictures, which include ideophones in them. Each of the two English books has been analysed together with their Italian versions, and the strategies employed to translate sound symbolism have been catalogued into a small corpus. The results, on top of elucidating the nature of Italian sound symbolism, show a considerable degree of adaption and a frequent reliance on Anglophonic forms, with scattered attempts made at adapting English ideophones for the Italian readership. This is achieved through the modification of source forms to resemble Italian syntactical structures more closely and through the removal of certain consonant clusters that are considered typically Anglophonic (i.e., <th>, <sh>).

中国易学发展史概要

《周易》由《易》古经（卦爻辞）及《易传》组成。从孔子及其后学作《易传》开始，《周易》从卜筮之书逐渐转变为哲学著作。其发展阶段主要可分为：先秦时期——文本形成与流派确立的时期；两汉魏晋时期——理论学说与流派诠释兴起的时期；唐宋时期——学说标新与理论的高度阐发时期；元明清时期——易学的继往与开来。在发展过程中，各朝代的易学家从不同角度阐发《周易》的奥秘。让《周易》的知识体系逐渐庞大，形成易学的两派六宗，涉及占卜、象数、训诂、史学、哲学、文学、玄学、宗教学等诸多跨学科领域。几千年来《周易》一直被视为中国哲学和思想的源头。 The Book Of Changes is composed of the ancient scripture (divinatory symbols) and interpretation scripture of The Book Of Changes (Yi Zhuan). Since the Yi Zhuan written by Confucius and his later scholars, The Book Of Changes gradually changed from a book of divination to a philosophical work. Its development stages can be divided into: Pre Qin period - the period of text formation and school establishment; Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties - the period when theories and school interpretations rose; Tang and Song Dynasties - a period of theoretical innovation and high elucidation; Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties -- the continuation anddevelopment of Yi studies. In the process of development, the Yi scholars of various dynasties expounded the mysteries of The Book Of Changes from different perspectives. Let the knowledge system of The Book Of Changes gradually expand, forming two factions and six sects in the field of Yi studies, involving divination, symbols and number, exegesis, history, philosophy, literature,metaphysics, religion and many other interdisciplinary fields. For thousands of years, The Book Of Changes has been regarded as the source of Chinese philosophy and thought.

The Overflow of Contained Emotions in Anita Rau Badami’s The Hero’s Walk

In this article, Anita Rau Badami's second novel, The Hero’s Walk (2000), is analysed through the perspective of the field of affects. This analysis examines how the author, through the imagery of water, presents the non-physical reality of feelings and emotions. Water is the most receptive of the elements, a source of continuous, intimate and transitory metamorphoses. In the form of storms, floods, and other types of natural phenomena related to this element, it is possible to observe how Badami makes use of a metaphorical conceptualisation of intense emotional states related to the psychological trauma that arises from the loss of a loved one. For the purpose of analysis, several important sources in the field of affect theory and water symbolism will be considered. Special emphasis will also be placed on the body (and the house as an integral extension of it) as a receptacle for contained emotions in the processing of pain.

Jaringan dan Kiprah Orang Arab di Teluk Palu, 1830-1930

This paper discusses the life of Arabs in Palu Bay in 1830-1930. There are two aspects thatmust be investigated, namely how the Arabs network in Palu Bay and how they contribute to thecommunity in Palu Bay. This paper used historical method by using oral sources and written sources.Oral sources are through interviews with Arab families in Palu while written sources were archives ofofficial colonial government publications, manuscripts, books, journals and scientific works. Thefindings in this study are: First, Arabs in Palu Bay have kinship networks and trade networks with otherregions in the archipelago such as Makassar, Manado, Bolaang Mongondow, Buol, Tomini Bay, Java,Kalimantan and Singapore. They also formed a kinship network by marrying local noblewomen. Second,the gait and contribution of Arabs in Palu Bay can be seen from their activities in the field of da'wah andIslamic symbols, politics, and the economy. Their presence has left a cultural heritage, includingmosques, schools, and maulid ceremonies.

A Crucial Misunderstanding: Equating the Categories of Diversity and Difference

ABSTRACT This article discusses the erroneous equation between the categories of diversity and difference and proposes to intercross Ferenczi’s “confusion of tongues” with Laplanche’s distinction between diversity and difference. Confusion between infantile sexual theories, adult sexual theories, and psychoanalytic theory is pointed out. The aim is to work with at least three variables: anatomical heterogeneity, gender difference/gender diversity, and psychosexual difference. Their intersections are always conflictive and impact on the construction of subjectivity. This model of triadic thought goes beyond binary thought (masculine/feminine and phallic/castrated dichotomies) and demands the inclusion of nonbinary logic. It is underlined that the category of difference is a symbolic operation that should be distinguished from sexual difference. This distinction is fundamental to exploring the symbolic field each subject can construct. In the context of multiple itineraries of sexuality and gender more visible in contemporary societies, the goal is to face the theoretical/clinical problems that arise if those distinctions are ignored.

Pensamiento, Ley de Origen y construcción de pueblo en los pueblos Kogui y Kankuamo de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

This article presents the results of inquiries carried out with the Kankuamo and Kogui peoples from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, specifically about their conceptions of education and communication in the symbolic field. In this framework, the descriptions of three categorical findings: 1) thought as a link of the available elements of synchronously in sacred contexts. 2) law of origin, understood as extrahuman narrative, which has foundational character. 3) “people construction,” as a cultural interpretation of conceptions of citizenship determined by forms of interaction and identity. The methodology used to this study applies elements of multi-sited and critical ethnography, and its analysis is carried out highlighting community testimonies, giving voice to the perception of the actors.

«LIFE» VS«ИЗВЕСТИЯ»: АМЕРИКАНО-СОВЕТСКАЯ ДИСКУССИЯ О ВЫБОРАХ В ВЕРХОВНЫЙ СОВЕТ СССР 1958 ГОДА

The article discusses an attempt to use the elections to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR as a tool to promote the political advantage of socialism. The turn of the 1950s and 1960s was marked by a desire to build a dialogue between East and West. The USSR demonstrated its openness and willingness to compete with the West not only with tanks, planes and missiles, but also on a symbolic field. One such aspect of the competition, which was supposed to prove the superiority of socialism, was the Soviet elections. Soviet propaganda actively emphasized that genuine democracy existed only in the USSR. At the same time, the Soviet leadership did not at all seek to hide the features of Soviet elections (such as almost 100% turnout and no alternative elections), but rather tried to show the progressive nature of the Soviet electoral system. The articles by American journalist Hedley Donovan in the “Life” magazine and by Soviet journalist Vladimir Kudryavtsev in the “Izvestia” newspaper, which show the perception of the principles of democracy by representatives of different systems, serve as material in the paper. They show that for an American, having one candidate on the ballot overrode all the advantages of the Soviet elections, while for the Soviet side, it was an important sign of democracy. The desire to use Soviet reality as a basis for propaganda, and disappointment in the outcome of the exchange show that for the Soviet side, the election campaign for the USSR Supreme Soviet was seen not only as a political spectacle, but rather as a real manifestation of the Soviet understanding of democracy. The Soviet leadership adopted the idea of the need to lift the iron curtain, and then the very reality of the Soviet system would be the best argument to confirm the advantages of socialism. The article analyzes the political language of the description of the Soviet electoral system and the problems of modern studies of this issue.

NETWORKIZATION OF THE PUBLIC POLICY SYMBOLIC FIELD (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE REGIONAL LEADER IMAGE)

The paper is devoted to the study of the symbolic field of modern public policy in the context of the rapid digitalization of society. The purpose of the article is to consider the content of the image of one of the modern political leaders and to identify the presence/absence of the networking effect in it, manifested in the polythematic and heterarchy of themes presented in the image, its situationality and variability. As an example, the image of the governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region G.S. Nikitin is considered in the study. With the help of qualitative and quantitative content-analysis, the author studies an information array of data, which includes news reports posted on the website of the Government of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, where there is a reference of the head of the region. The sample size was 710 news posted between November 27, 2021 and June 9, 2022. The semantic unit of analytical observation in the course of textual analysis has become an image-role construct, which is a relevant tool-concept for studying the political image. Based on the results of the analysis, it was concluded that the content of the image of a political leader is polythematic and that there is no one, absolutely dominant theme in it. Among the most frequent are the following image-role constructs - «business executive», «team player», «organizer, «leader looking to the future», «open leader who hears society», «leader who is aware of various details of current problems» and «crisis manager». In terms of content and meaning, the filling of the image of a political subject is also influenced by the situational factor, which determines not only the list of emerging image-role constructs, but also the frequency of their occurrence. Thus, the content of the modern political image can be represented as a logical and semantic configuration of interconnected image-role constructs subject to the influence of the effect of networking.