Nostalgia Research Articles

Ecomusicology between Apocalypse and Nostalgia

Ecomusicology between Apocalypse and Nostalgia

Replacing rose-tinted spectacles with a high-powered microscope: The historical versus modern carbon footprint of animal agriculture

Replacing rose-tinted spectacles with a high-powered microscope: The historical versus modern carbon footprint of animal agriculture

Nostalgia and medievalism: Conversations, contradictions, impasses

Nostalgia and medievalism: Conversations, contradictions, impasses

The effect of nostalgic feeling on remembering autobiographical memories: An analysis of reaction times

本研究の目的は，音楽により喚起される懐かしさ感情が自伝的記憶の想起に及ぼす影響を検討することであった．参加者は大学生57名であり，小学校高学年時と中学校時の記憶，および小学校高学年時に聴いていた音楽の記述を求めた．1カ月後，参加者に，画面に提示されたエピソードが参加者の小学校と中学校のどちらの記憶かを判断させ，その反応時間を測定した．反応時間を懐かしさあり音楽条件，懐かしさなし音楽条件，音楽なし条件の3条件で比較検討した．その結果，懐かしさを感じた時は，懐かしさを感じさせる時期の自伝的記憶のみが想起されやすくなることが明らかになった．また，小学校高学年の時に聞いた音楽に対し，より懐かしさが喚起されると，中学校の記憶に対する誤反応が増加することが示された．

Our Willful Naivete Shall Set Us Free: An Ongoing Conversation with Miguel Syjuco

First eleven thousand words of an ongoing Canada-Cubao correspondence. Two young writers talk about writing: albeit both are provisionally despondent, incredibly, no one waxes nostalgic. Topics discussed: writing about home from a distance of an ocean and a continent, toughing it out journeyman-style, bayanihan vs. crab mentality, literature vs. everything else, the Great Pinoy Novel, and other pretentious, quite possibly neocolonial things.

Cutting Tapers [Microwave Bytes

I suppose I have always had an eye for the unconventional. Indeed, I know that some have characterized me as a “rebel” in as much as I'm always wasting too much time trying to avoid doing things the same way that everyone else does. But for some reason I have always enjoyed exploring the back routes, the less well-trodden paths that may, or (as usually it turns out) may not, lead to a better solution to a given problem than the boring old conventional approaches. I think also, sometimes, this is coupled to another well-known conundrum, which has been characterized as the “solution without a problem” syndrome. One is aware of this gizmo, this gadget or technique, that in itself appears clever, or elegant, but never seems to get used. One somehow gets besotted and spends the rest of your life trying to find a use for it, and/or wasting energy trying to get others to see it through the same rose-tinted spectacles through which you have always viewed it.

Writing against the Nostalgic Grain: H. E. Bates in the 1950s

Writing against the Nostalgic Grain: H. E. Bates in the 1950s

Change and Motivation: How Changes in Organizational Contexts Alter the Behavioral and Motivational Profiles of Individuals: The Case of the Italian Banking System

Il saggio analizza i diversi profili di motivazione nel personale bancario basandosi sui risultati di un'indagine che ha coinvolto oltre 600 persone in quattro banche. Il principale modello analitico di riferimento e quello sviluppato da Nohria e Lawrence

Nostalgia for the Days of Serious Freud Bashing

Nostalgia for the Days of Serious Freud Bashing

Newfangled Computers and Old-Fashioned Romantic Comedy: You’ve Got Mail’s Futuristic Nostalgia

Tom Hanks et Meg Ryan interprètent deux propriétaires de librairies rivales de l’Upper West Side de New York dans You’ve Got Mail (1998), la comédie romantique de l’ère Internet de Nora Ephron. Les opposants ne réalisent pas qu’ils sont aussi des amis virtuels, aussi chers qu’anonymes, échangeant des confidences de plus en plus intimes et qu’ils sont destinés, par les conventions narratives de la comédie romantique, à consommer leur romance dans la vie réelle tout comme dans la vie branchée avant la fin de la dernière bobine du film. Cet article questionne la façon avec laquelle ce qui n’est d’abord qu’un terne conflit économique peut se transformer en un récit de comédie romantique à succès, proposant que ni une nostalgie toute de rose teintée (pour le film de l’âge d’or hollywoodien dont il est une nouvelle version), ni un futurisme techno-déterministe (mis en évidence par la place qu’occupe le dispositif de messagerie électronique) ne peuvent en rendre compte. Plutôt, le film d’Ephron déploie ultimement aussi bien le futurisme que la nostalgie, de façon sélective, pour rendre le cadre narratif plus actuel, et donc plus acceptable pour l’audience, et faire une intrigue romantique plus plausible.

Consumed by Nostalgia?

Consumed by Nostalgia?

Bodies, Southern Nostalgia, and the Construction of Whiteness in Divine Secrets of the Ya‐Ya Sisterhood

Bodies, Southern Nostalgia, and the Construction of Whiteness in <i>Divine Secrets of the Ya‐Ya Sisterhood</i>

Jose Garcia Villa: Vicissitudes of Neocolonial Art-Fetishism and the “Beautiful Soul” of the Filipino Exile

The publication of Jose Garcia-Villa’s Doveglion: Collected Poems by Penguin Books in 2008 is remarkable not because it reveals a renewed interest in Villa’s work (as Luis Francia claims in the introduction of the book) but because it presents the nostalgic posthumous return of the repressed. Francia, a Villa critic, fails to situate the poet in the context of the Philippines’ neocolonial status. Francia’s mapping of Villa’s trajectory as a poet is teleological; it elides those historical contexts that allowed US imperialist power to dominate the Philippine political economy in certain periods. Timothy Yu, a Chinese-American Stanford scholar, contends that Villa is a “universal” writer whose mastery of the “imperial” language is impressive, not unlike Conrad’s or Nabokov’s. Both critics’ evaluations, in fact, reify the poet as a transnational figure, belying the Philippines’ neocolonial status. In the face of criticism that rests easy with a pat labeling of the poet as a proponent of “art for art’s sake,” what this paper suggests is a reading of this artistic practice as a symptom of the bourgeois artist’s alienation from neoliberal globalization. In reading this as a symptom, I wish to frame Villa’s work around conditions of possibility that are responsible for the resurrection of Villa as a classic.

From Nostalgia to Nirvana: A Buddhist Epistemological Approach to Diasporic Literary Forms

Like the diasporian, the Buddhist knows the displacement from home to homelessness. Practicing, the Buddhist makes homelessness her home. Writing, the diasporic writer (re)constructs a movable home in words. Using the Buddhist five thesis on form, this paper attempts to apply these principles to the notion of diaspora. Five new insights to the experience of diaspora are gained from this approach. The method is then applied to the diasporic Filipino poet Jose Garcia Villa’s poem “Before, One, becomes, One.” In conclusion, it is argued that the Buddhist perspective offers a new critique useful in understanding the challenges of the postmodern world.

Catholic Nostalgia in Joyce and Company. By Mary Lowe-Evans.

Catholic Nostalgia in Joyce and Company. By Mary Lowe-Evans.

Bubblegum Cannonballs

Specially conceived in keeping with the theme and setting of the Havana Biennial (March 27 - April 27 2009), Bubblegum Cannonballs showcases the paradox that is bubblegum, that symbol of dreams and of lightness. Life through “rose-tinted spectacles” here takes the shape of cannonballs, communicating the perverse effect of globalized overconsumption as a weapon of mass integration, one that certainly has the potential to upset Cuban society’s cultural and ecological equilibrium.&#x0D; With Bubblegum Cannonballs, ATSA explores the collateral repercussions of the rampant consumerism found in wealthy nations. ATSA’s artists create a playful intervention, storming the El Morro / La Cabaña fortress and “attacking” it with bubblegum-pink cannonballs.&#x0D; Alongside the cannons, installed is a playful pink-gumball machine—empty—from which there emanates a soundtrack comprising sounds from the initial “shock and awe” bombardment of Iraq, accompanied by a text advising all comers to be wary of such a bubblicious dream.&#x0D; Caution! The whole thing may just blow up in your face...&#x0D; A word about ATSA: ATSA (Action Terroriste Socialement Acceptable) was founded in 1997 by artists Pierre Allard and Annie Roy. to create so-called urban interventions: installations, performances and realistic stagings bearing witness to the various social and environmental aberrations which preoccupy the two artists. Their works investigate and transform the urban landscape and restore the citizen’s place in the public realm, depicting it as a political space open to discussion and societal debates. ATSA promotes an open, active and responsible vision of artists as citizens contributing to the sustainable development of their society. ATSA is the recipient of the 2008 Prix citoyen de la culture (cultural citizen award) and the 2008 Artist for Peace prize. For more information: http://www.atsa.qc.ca/pages/home.asp

Titouage – Nostalgia for Tito in Post-Socialist Slovenia

27 years after his death and 16 years after the collapse of socialist Yugoslavia, images of its president Josip Broz Tito can be found in different places and at different levels of social life in all ex-Yugoslav states. Opinion polls also show a mostly positive evaluation of his historical role. The study deals with social, ideological, and cultural aspects of this – for his critics – unexpected and widespread phenomenon, which among different groups and for different reasons assumes very diverse forms, intensities, and further elaborations. These will be interpreted within a broader framework of post-socialist nostalgias, which are manifest as both public discourses and mentality patterns.

Editorial

Ten years old today (at times it feels like 100 – particularly when proofreading) and another bumper issue of post-Christmas, recession-busting goodies to celebrate. And do I hear that, now-annual, New Year's resolution bouncing around again – to do TOG's CPD this year? I can still remember, with great disappointment, that I felt remarkably and surprisingly similar on my tenth birthday to how I had felt the day before. But a tenth birthday is a good time to take a step back and assess where we've got to and where we're going (to be honest, I don't remember doing that on my tenth birthday – but TOG hasn't the distraction of a new bicycle). Shaughn O'Brien, TOG's founding Editor-in-Chief, waxes lyrical (and appropriately so), viewing TOG's early years through rose-tinted spectacles: I can imagine the scene, down to the quill pens and smoking oil lamps. Now we are a little more ‘savvy’ – from an internet chat room for the Editorial Board members, through the full gamut of electronic article management. Sue Molony, our Managing Editor (or Editor Manager?) and her deputy, Nina Buchan, have what sometimes, frankly, seems close to a Wizard of Oz-like grip on this – but manage, with great good grace, to keep our authors, reviewers and Board members happy. Their and their predecessors’ contribution to this journal is inestimable and it has been a complete pleasure to work with them all. We've now gone international, too, with representatives from around the world on our board (Jane Moody, the unflappably wonderful Head of Publications, was very happy with this once email contact was established and we didn't have to pay international postage). Our international members have contributed greatly and it is appropriate that we publish their postcard greetings in this edition at this milestone in our history. In the UK, our specialist societies (no funny handshakes, uniforms or languages – beyond the usual plethora of acronyms to persuade us they really do know what they're talking about) also contribute greatly to professional life and to the well-being of our patients. We are delighted that so many have sent us anniversary wishes, which we also publish in these pages. So, what else is there? It is almost impossible to pick up any newspaper without being reminded of the wayward nature of our waistlines: Frances Stewart and her colleagues fill us with dread and, were I a woman, it would turn me off that fourth mince pie for ever. Robert Freeman and Ashwani Monga review the NICE guidelines on urinary incontinence – for that dying breed, the male gynaecologist, should we, perhaps, commission something on the prostate for a change? Rita Bhalla and colleagues cover yet another rare complication of labour – the inverted uterus: do you really, actually know what to do? Now you will. For those of us who live on the Celtic fringe and stand a 1 in 20 chance of being a carrier, full-blown cystic fibrosis is seen all too frequently. With medical advances, more women with cystic fibrosis are presenting in antenatal clinics. Julie Goddard and Stephen Bourke tell us what to do in this sometimes tragic scenario. Adenomyosis is, I suppose, what dry rot is to old houses: the only effective treatment is to cut it out. As we marvel at the wonders of modern medicine, isn't it incredible that we still have no idea what causes it and no effective way of treating it whilst retaining uterine function? Mehasseb and colleagues give us an update. Surrogacy is a minefield – socially, ethically, legally and medically. Most of us have an opinion on it, despite few of us having any real knowledge of what is involved. Kalsang Bhatia and her fellow authors, including the very experienced Tony Nysenbaum, write lucidly and objectively for us. Fire-drills are fun? So say Dimitrios Siassakos and colleagues on behalf of the SaFE Study Group. They are certainly necessary – can we imagine the Army, or indeed the fire brigade, waiting for a war or a raging inferno and then trying to work out what to do? Sonia Barnfield then takes us off to deepest Kenya and reminds us just how difficult obstetric practice can be away from the nightmares of targets and waiting list initiatives. And finally (to borrow a phrase from that master of wit and the sideways look at everyday life), this is my last editorial as Editor-in-Chief. Let us hope, therefore, that the quality of this page is set to improve. I have loved my time with TOG and its staff – but life moves on and I wish this very excellent journal congratulations on its tenth anniversary and every success for the next 10 years and beyond. It has been an honour to be associated with it.

Modern History: Prose Poems 1987-2007 by Christopher Buckley

3 maternal grandparents and discov ered that theywere Jewish,but for them itwas inconceivable that they could have a German grandson and simply denied his existence. Thus the plot?or bond, rath er?thickens. But what about Dave? On one of his stopovers in Berlin, he had gottenHope pregnant again, and now, thanks to Walter's sup portive role, she is happy in antici pation. We do not know how their relationship evolves. But some of Winger's hints about the nature of Dave's "economic assistance pro gram" inPoland provides not only a nicely ironic twistbut probably also a hint as tohis fate.An amusing but also very affectingbook. Ulf Zimmermann Kennesaw State University Verse Belonging: New Poetry by Iranians around the World. Niloufar Talebi, ed. & tr.Berkeley/Seattle.NorthAtlantic/ Scala House. 2008. xxvi + 230 pages. $18.95. isbn978-1-55643-712-0 At theend of Belonging, there isa list of 137names entitled "Partial List of Iranian Poets around theWorld." Of the poets listed, forty-twoare said to live in theUnited States, twenty one in Germany, twenty in Sweden, fourteen inCanada, eleven in France, and the remaining ones of lesser numbers in other countries of west ern Europe and inAustralia. Fleeing the autocratic rule and censorship of the government in their homeland after the 1979 Islamic revolution, these poets are of three generations. Those born between 1929 and 1945 were more or less established poets when they left;those born between 1946 and i960 had emerged before and during therevolution; and those born after 1961 were young, new voices. They all continued to write poetry in Persian and some, addi tionally, in the language of their adopted countries. They continued the free-verse rebellion in Iranian poetry ushered earlier by Ahmad Shamlou (1925-2000), and they even developed their modern poetry fur ther, away from the themes and styles of the classical heritage of Persian literature. Niloufar Talebi, born inLondon to Iranian parents and educated in Iran, Europe, and the United States (where she now lives), has ably translated eighteen of these poets, seven women and eleven men, with assistance from poets Zack Rogow and Daniel O'Connell. Her bilingual anthology isa good selection and an excellent representation of Persian poetry in the diaspora, often torn between longing for the homeland and belonging to it.The themes vary and include erotic poetry by Ziba Karbassi and Jamshid Moshkani, protest poetry by Maryam Huleh and Esma'il Kho'i, and personal epic poems by Shahrouz Rashid. They often express conflicting emo tions regarding Western and tradi tional Iranian values, as in poems by Reza Farmand, Saghi Ghahra man, and Granaz Moussavi; nostal gia forthepast, seen in Mina Assadi and Majid Naficy; and opposition tonostalgia, exemplified by Behzad Keshmiripour. Talebi's introduction to the anthology is useful, and so are her prefaces to each poet's translated poems, containing a briefbiography of the poet and titles of his or her main publications. Speaking about Saghi Ghahraman, however, she says that in 2001 Ghahraman pre sented her English poetry inMon treal at "Metropolice Blue" instead of saying "Blue Metropolis," which is a Canadian foundation that orga nizes an annual international liter ary festival inMontreal and which celebrated its tenth anniversary in spring 2008. On the whole, this collection is impressive by making a good sample of contemporary Iranian poets in thediaspora so beautifully accessible toEnglish readers and by presenting them so deservingly as a part of world literature today. Issa J. Boullata Montreal ChristopherBuckley. Modern History: Prose Poems 1987-2007 Dorset, Ver mont. Tupelo. 2008. 96 pages. $16.95. isbn978-1-932195-68-2 Are these entries poems? I'll leave that sometimes interesting but often desiccating question to those more interested in nomenclature. These prose pieces are deeply poet ic, yielding nearly every satisfac tion thatpoetry affords. "The wind comes from 10,000 miles away, the sweet air lifts the atoms of light. One thin cloud, shaped like a soul, is back-lit, briefly, by the moon." ? ? ,. limiMMMMMIMMIMHIMMHMMMMIIIIIIIMimiMIMIIIMIIIMIIIIMIMIIIIMMIIMMIIMIIMMMIIMIIIM 72 I World Literature Today though most frequently returning to lay imagery of cosmology and scientific concepts as highly useful tropes forexploring the individual and collective human experience. Add casual reference to theApol lonian...

Suffering from nostalgia

Suffering from nostalgia