Ideological Perspectives Research Articles

On violence in South African higher education: An ideological perspective

On violence in South African higher education: An ideological perspective

Research and Practice of Course Reform in English Majors of Colleges and Universities from the Ideological and Political Perspective

There is an urgent need for high-quality talents with ideological and moral character for the development of higher education and the cultivation of English majors who meet the requirements of the times. The course reform in English majors from the ideological and political perspective is an important way to improve the comprehensive quality and moral values of students, which helps to cultivate English talents with social responsibility and innovative abilities. This paper analyzes the problems in the current courses through literature review and field research, such as the lack of ideological and political perspective and low interest of students in ideological and political content. Based on these issues, taking the course “Comprehensive English” as an example, various teaching stages were practiced from the aspects of learning objectives, learning content, learning situation, implementation ideas, implementation effects, and teaching evaluation. Additionally, some suggestions are proposed, such as integrating ideological and political content into the entire process of teaching. The teaching staff needs to possess high-level English teaching ability and ideological and political perspective, standardize the evaluation system, and integrate epistemology into the evaluation process of ideological and political education, in order to promote in-depth research and exploration of ideological and political education of English majors.

Ways to overcome the screenwriting crisis in Ukrainian cinematography of the second half of the 1920s

The relevance of the article. The history of Ukrainian cinematography of the 1920s is generally well studied. The relevance of this work lies in the fact that there are almost no works in Ukrainian film studies that examine the state of screenwriting in Ukraine during its birth and formation.
 Problem statement. After the end of the Soviet-Ukrainian (“civil”) war, which led to the Bolshevik occupation of Ukraine, there was an urgent need to reorganize the work of the entire cinematographic industry. With the organization in 1922 on the basis of the All-Ukrainian Film Committee of the All-Ukrainian Photocinema Administration (VUFKU), the heads of the new film department began to establish sustainable film production, but encountered the problem of a chronic shortage of film scripts.
 At this time, the “new” Ukrainian cinematography, for completely external reasons, experienced an acute shortage of screenwriters who had experience in cinematography. Film production, which was growing rapidly and unwaveringly, constantly lacked scripts that would be acceptable from an artistic point of view and at the same time be acceptable to the party bodies from an ideological perspective. Let’s note that there were essentially too many scripts, and film factories were literally “drowning” in the so-called “script flow”. But in this “flow” only a small part turned out to be suitable for implementing from an ideological point of view. Therefore, from the second half of the 1920s, it became increasingly common to talk about a “script crisis”, which was more ideological than creative.
 When the VUFKU began its work, “Soviet film dramaturgy” actually did not exist yet. Therefore, the directors turned to an old, time-tested source — literature. On the basis of literary works, they sought to make films more or less close to the spiritual and social trends of the time.
 At the beginning of the 1930s, the controversy surrounding the “screenwriting crisis” in Ukraine stopped. It was then that the management system of the film industry in the USSR was finally transformed. A clear vertical of soviet management with the film center in Moscow is being formed. Ukrainian cinema finally loses its autonomy and Ukrainian film factories start working with scripts approved in Moscow.

Actor Description of the Protagonists Violet and Klaus in Lemony Snickets’ Series of Unfortunate Events: A Critical Discourse Analysis

The way by which actors are described in discourse through depending on our ideologies and how we perceive them. It gives a detailed description of the entities (position, person, thing) of discourse. The research aims at exploring the ideological perspectives of presenting the orphans through the “Us versus Them” mentality. The data is limited to (4) extracts from the selected novels. These novels are “The Bad Beginning” and “The End” that are derived from “Lemony Snickets' A Series of Unfortunate Events”. These extracts are derived from the two selected novels which are written by the author Daniel Handler. The analysis involves two orphans: Violet is the eldest sister with 14 years old and Klaus is the middle with 12 years old. The model analysis involves van Dijk’s (2006, 2008) Socio-cognitive approach and ideological square was adopted. The study concluded that Violet and Klaus use strategy of actor description for the purpose of focusing on the self-representation through employing the personal pronouns "we' and 'I" as well as using certain expressions many times for the purpose of adopting their personal identity in the selected extracts of both novels.

Explicitation and ideology in media translation: The case of MEMRI

This article describes some of the socio-political (ideological) factors affecting the use of explicitation. It explores how explicitations are utilized by a media organisation whose translations continue to construct a negative public image of a particular community. Drawing on critical discourse analysis and descriptive and functional models to translation studies, a corpus consisting of 26,000 words from Arabic-English translated news articles published by MEMRI was analyzed. The results reveal a strong tendency in explicitations to maintain the ideological perspective of the original at the micro-textual level, while promoting a religious and cultural Other at the macro-level. Instead of compromising its credibility by using misleading or inaccurate explicitations, MEMRI uses apparently accurate and faithful explicitations in translations strategically selected to accentuate an intended negative image. This casts light on the paradoxical function of explicitation in media translation: while it is assumed to reduce ambiguities and improve cultural understanding at the textual level, it may promote misunderstanding and cultural prejudice at a larger discourse level.

Eurasian Ideologies at Odds. Assessing the Opposing Nature of Eurasianism and Turanism

Eurasianism and Turanism epitomize two antithetical ideologies driven by the ambition of politically and culturally integrating Eurasia. While Eurasianism has never developed an exclusivist nationalist sentiment based on ethnolinguistic foundations, Turanism falls into the category of pan-nationalist ideologies that tend to exclude the appearance and affirmation of other nations within their spatial scope. The mutually incompatibility of the two ideologies rests on the fact that Eurasianism is based on the principle of inclusiveness of the different Eurasian populations, while Turanism on the principle of Ural-Altaic exclusivism and the rejection of a symbiosis with the Slavic element. This article aims to compare the classic variant of Russian Eurasianism with Turanism from an ideological and cultural perspective, through the evaluation of the respective intellectual fathers’ works. While Eurasianism builds its political-ideological project on Russian-Eurasian history, the imperial idea, the primacy of geography and the rejection of the West as a philosophical model, Turanism grounds its raison d’etre on ethnocentric and pan-nationalist postulates designed for the political and cultural union of the Turanian peoples and the exclusion of others. In this frame, the two ideologies embody geographically overlapping mutually exclusive paradigms and idiosyncratic Weltanschauungs.

Korean WoW Gamers’ Competitive Game Culture and Excessive Game Labor

ABSTRACT This study uses thematic analysis of online forum posts to examine the Korean World of Warcraft (WoW) raiders’ motivation for voluntary engagement in excessive gaming, or game nogada, from a sociocultural and ideological perspective. The concept of excessive game labor is introduced to explain game nogada and explore the game culture and ideological background that affect this gaming practice. I argue that Korean WoW raiders’ voluntary engagement in excessive game labor is driven by a desire for higher status in the winner-centric game community, which rationalizes the hierarchical relationship and structural inequality among raiders by a neoliberal meritocracy.

The Constitutive Power of Public Debate

Abstract Public debates structure election cycles, feature in news media, and are privileged as a form of academic exchange. Yet, public debate is poorly understood from the perspective of political theory. While theorists often talk about “public debate,” they usually mean diffuse discussion on a topic in the public sphere. This article considers how literal public debates—multisided, publicly accessible and publicly oriented performances of reason-giving—may be normatively distinct from other forms of rhetoric. Drawing on the “constructivist turn” in the scholarship on representation and the philosophy of Gadamer, I offer a hermeneutical approach for assessing public debates. I argue that public debates do not merely provide a platform for opinions to be broadcast, they also purport to provide a representative spectrum of opinions. In so doing, they help to construct the borders of the public sphere itself. I conclude by considering the significance of protest to public debate.

THE IMPORTANCE OF IDEOLOGICAL AND POLITICAL EDUCATION TO ENHANCE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' ABILITY TO COPE WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL CRISIS

This paper combines ideological and political education and mental health education in universities and universities innovates the psychological crisis intervention methods for university students, enriches the teaching content of ideological and political education, and provides new work perspectives and ideas for university students psychological crisis intervention. This paper defines the concepts of university students' psychological crisis and intervention and summarises the relevant connotations of university ideological and political education intervention in university students' psychological crisis. Taking the questionnaire data as the research basis, this paper analyses the current mental health status of university students, the status of psychological crisis intervention and the status of psychological crisis intervention involving ideological and political education. Its summaries the problems existing in the emergence stage. Finally, put forward psychological crisis intervention countermeasures for university Students Based on ideological and Political Education perspectives. According to the questionnaire results and the problems summarized, constructive and feasible implementation paths and countermeasures are put forward for ideological and political education to intervene in the psychological crisis of university students.

Research on the Management Mechanism of Ethnic Minority Students in Vocational Colleges-Nanchong Vocational College of Culture and Tourism as an Example

With the increasing number of ethnic minority students entering vocational colleges, the management of ethnic minority students has gradually become an indispensable part of the management work of various vocational colleges. Selecting Nanchong Vocational College of Culture and Tourism as the research sample, this study analyzes the characteristics of ethnic minority students and finds that there are currently problems such as insufficient management personnel, lack of personalized student arrangements, and insufficient logistical support. Therefore, it is proposed to improve the management mechanism of ethnic minority students in vocational colleges from the perspective of ideology, online public opinion, and teaching methods, promote the personal growth of ethnic minority students, and promote the healthy development of vocational colleges.

“You are Apple, why are you speaking to me in Turkish?”: the role of English in voice assistant interactions

Abstract This paper investigates the role of English in voice assistant (Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant) use from the perspective of language ideology. Major commercial companies in the voice assistant market use English as a training language for their speech technologies and offer the most optimised support for standardised varieties of English. This affects the experiences with voice assistants of speakers of non-European languages, i.e., one of the non-target audiences. Drawing on qualitative interview data from Turkish-speaking users who migrated to Germany, the present study reveals that the participants iconize English as the “standard” language in digital contexts, constructing it as the “original” language of speaking computers. By conducting an inductive analysis, the article demonstrates that not only the lack of technological support, but also specific discourses about Artificial Intelligence, impact perceptions of English. These developments have implications for our understandings of prestige and digital literacy in human-machine interactions.

From dissent to cohesion: Immigration policy shift and intra-party dynamics in the Danish Social Democratic Party

The high saliency of immigration presented social democratic parties with a strategic quandary on reconciling different values and expectations. Danish Social Democratic Party (S) stood out as it shifted to restrictive policies while achieving intra-party cohesion and avoiding major internal strifes. This article investigates the factors behind S’ immigration shift and intra-party cohesion, focusing on a timeframe between 2005 and 2019 by combining an analysis of S’ immigration policies with insights from 12 interviews with party elites. Comparing varying strategies, ideological inclinations, and support, I explore the intra-party actors’ perceptions, constraining and permissive influences of intra-party dynamics, development and reconstruction of new ideological frameworks and factional alignment. Findings highlight the importance of intra-party dynamics on shifting policies in immigration for social democratic parties, providing further insights on how the S party elite navigated the policy shift while ensuring intra-party cohesion from electoral, ideological and organisational perspectives.

Russian Aggression against Ukraine and the Making of Refugees

Abstract This article examines the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the perspectives of Russian ideology, the tools used by the Russian Federation in the war against Ukraine, and refugee-making. The article uses offensive realism as an approach to understanding the actions of Russia against Ukraine. Russian full-scale aggression against Ukraine in February 2022 provoked international crises in numerous dimensions: political, security, humanitarian, and ecological. It became not only a war between countries, but a war between ways of thinking and ideologies. The reasoning and international policies behind this war might have very different and controversial interpretations; however, some explanation can be found by analyzing Russian inner-political discourse during the last two decades and the development of Russian ideology. The key research question of the article concerns the issue of Russian ideology and its role in Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Capturing men's perspectives on prevalence, existing resources, and solutions to depression and anxiety using community-based participatory research and focus groups.

Men are predisposed to suffer from unaddressed depression and anxiety. The purpose of this study was to capture the perceptions of men in three urban, racially/ethnically diverse, under-resourced, and impoverished neighborhoods around this health issue. The results were used to design a resident-driven solution to this health disparity. Design This study utilized a focus group method within the ideological perspective of community-based participatory research (CBPR). Sample The researchers recruited 50 Black, Hispanic, and White men aged 23-83 years to participate in this study during the summer of 2021. Measurements Data were collected via six homogeneous, Zoom-based focus groups. Five of the focus groups were offered in English and the sixth in Spanish. The men identified themes and subthemes pertaining to the perception of widespread depression and anxiety in their neighborhoods, existing typical and atypical community resources, and suggested solutions to this health disparity. These results were translated into a solution involving the training of five male, lay mental health ambassadors. Policies and solutions to issues of mental health disparity must be informed by the communities that they intend to serve. CBPR is a robust vehicle for empowering communities to address the healthcare issues facing them.

Three perspectives on leadership in higher education: traditionalist, reformist, pragmatist

There is a fragmented and complex literature about higher education leadership representing a diversity of ideological perspectives about its nature and purposes. Internationally, the literature has been strongly shaped by the importation of concepts and theories from management studies and a tradition of scholarship led by university leader-researchers. Drawing on an extensive literature review—drawing on over 250 books, book chapters, reports and journal articles—this paper identifies three key perspectives. The Traditionalist perspective is concerned with the cultural context, arguing that the import of neoliberal business practices into university leadership and management has undermined academic self-governance. The Reformist perspective focuses on values from a social justice perspective arguing for a more democratic and inclusive style of leadership including participation from historically under-represented groups. Finally, the Pragmatist perspective is more functionally focused in identifying the capabilities, skills and competences needed for effective leadership in universities at all levels. These three perspectives provide important insights into the culture, values and competences of university leadership reflecting the distinctive culture of higher education (traditionalist), its values as a reflection of wider society (reformist) and how best to practically manage and achieve positive change in such an environment (pragmatist). An appreciation of these perspectives and the skills, values and knowledge embedded in the literature will facilitate the evolution of leadership development and practice in alignment with contemporary organisational needs and societal expectations.

Comparative analysis of gendered frames in far-right rhetoric in the West

ABSTRACT This research delves into the examination of gender frames within a number of far-right platforms, such as American Renaissance, Heritage and Destiny, Britain First, Daily Stormer, and Front Page Magazine. Our primary objective is to dissect the construction of gendered frames and their consequential roles within the broader far-right political and ideological landscapes in the West. Employing a mixed-method approach, we scrutinize English language material from the aforementioned online platforms. This study argues that despite differences among these platforms, the representations of women’s roles and identities are consistently shaped and moulded in alignment with overarching political and ideological perspectives such as racism, Islamophobia, antisemitism, anti-immigration, anti-feminism, anti-left, and anti-media. These perspectives serve as amplifiers, further contributing gendered frames. Ultimately, this dynamic process of constructing gendered frames contributes to the development of far-right identities, drawing distinct demarcation lines between ‘us’ and ‘them’.

The Practice of Linear Algebra Teaching Reform under the Curriculum Ideological and Political Perspective

The Practice of Linear Algebra Teaching Reform under the Curriculum Ideological and Political Perspective

The Impact of University-Specific WeChat Official Accounts on the Socialist Values of Art Students A Exploration Based on the “BIFT Art Sea Studio” WeChat Official Account

In contemporary higher education, the rise of social media has provided universities with new platforms for information dissemination, establishing connections, and shaping institutional culture. Universityspecific WeChat Official Accounts have emerged as crucial tools for interaction and information dissemination between universities and students. However, their influence on students' ideological perspectives, particularly in shaping socialist values, remains relatively underexplored. This research focuses on investigating the potential impact of the "BIFT ART SEA STUDIO" WeChat Official Account on the socialist values of art students. Socialist values, as an integral component of Chinese socialism, play a crucial role in guiding higher education. Art students, epitomizing creative thinking, contribute not only to the individual formation of values but also play a pivotal role in the inheritance and innovation of institutional culture. The "BIFT ART SEA STUDIO" WeChat Official Account, as a primary channel for information dissemination and interaction, is of particular interest in its potential influence on shaping the socialist values of art students. Through an in-depth exploration of the content, interactive strategies, and levels of student engagement on the "BIFT ART SEA STUDIO" WeChat Official Account, this research aims to unveil the mechanisms through which university-specific WeChat Official Accounts influence the socialist values of art students. The findings of this study contribute to a nuanced understanding of the role of social media in higher education and provide empirical insights for the development of informed educational management strategies. In essence, this research addresses existing gaps in the literature, delving into the substantive impact of university-specific WeChat Official Accounts on the socialist values of art students and offering practical recommendations and theoretical guidance for social media operations in higher education institutions.

Bergson’s Legacy among the Avant-Garde: Intuition, Aesthetics, and Political Ideology

In this article I will examine more closely why exactly Bergson’s philosophy of time and intuition proved so compelling to proponents of anarchist ideology, as interpreted by a key group of artists and activists affiliated with the London-based avant-garde movement known as Vorticism (1914-1918). As I demonstrate Bergson’s thought had special appeal among anarchists more generally because his process-oriented philosophy affirmed that movements’ ideological allegiance to notions of immediacy, affinity and prefigurative politics. Bergson’s philosophy enabled these radicals to reconceptualize ideology in terms of human psychology and social interactions, which in turn empowered the Vorticists’ to integrate art and aesthetics into their multivalent critique of the State. More broadly, this recasting of Bergson’s philosophy from an ideological perspective not only serves to distinguished the avant-gardes’ aesthetics from that of Bergson himself, it marks the crucial difference separating the era of the historical avant-garde from our own day, when Bergson’s thought no longer holds sway among contemporary political movements.

An Analysis of Media Representation of Arab Female Athletes: The Case of Al-Jazeera

The coverage of female athletes in sports media has been claimed to exhibit prejudice in favor of male athletes. Therefore, they promote the dominance of traditional masculine hegemony. Accordingly, the present study examines Al-Jazeera's coverage of Arab female athletes participating in the Rio Olympics. The study, therefore, aims to identify Al-Jazeera's strategies for covering Arab female athletes in selected online stories and their ideological perspectives in terms of "Self" or public and "Other" or private dichotomy. Furthermore, it aims to examine the feminist critical discourse analysis perspective in the gendered social practices of the Eastern world. This study analyses two Al-Jazeera news stories using feminist critical discourse analysis. Feminist critical discourse analysis challenges social practices related to gender stereotypes. Occasionally, gender inequalities are manifested explicitly as well as implicitly. Patriarchy persists in many social institutions and among women (and men) globally. The researchers implement Lazar's (2018) Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis. Thus, sports news ideological methods are analyzed using positive "in-group" and negative "out-group" dichotomy. The current research findings indicate that the patriarchal society has been transformed with respect to women's empowerment. Arab female athletes take place in public life as their male counterparts. However, the analyzed data demonstrated Arab women's gender resistance to the stereotypical gender norms. However, the current research is essential for revealing the progress of gender-based hierarchal social norms. Deconstructing conventional unequal gender roles is a key component of this research project's contribution to developing and promoting gender equality in Arabic culture.