Popular Literature Research Articles

КӨРКЕМ МӘТІННІҢ ТЕОРИЯЛЫҚ ЕРЕКШЕЛІКТЕРІ

The article analyzes the problem of the literary text, the reasoning of scientists about the text. Differentiation of definitions to the text is given, several types of literary text are considered. In particular, the concept of fiction and popular science literature was described. While a literary text is based on associative-imaginative thinking, a science fiction text is based on logical thinking. According to the work of M.K. Akhmetova, the external and internal form of the text is explained. In addition, it tells about the concept of a text addressed to the recipient. The logical, stylistic and pragmatic position of literary scholars M. M. Bakhtin, I.R. Galperin, N.S. Valgina about the text is touched upon. The features of the literary text proposed by N.A. Nikolina a highlighted. The social, everyday, terminological meanings of the term "information" are given. The types of information in texts and its three types are distinguished

Посредничество в функциональной структуре библиотек

The promotion and popularization of scientific knowledge among all members of society is one of the most important tasks of all scientific and cultural institutions. The related library also solves this problem. But does its functional structure change at the same time? The author examines the essence of communicative and intermediary functions. The purpose of the article is to find an answer to the question: what function does the library perform in order to promote the interaction of science and society. The author shows the differences between the communicative and intermediary functions of libraries of different types in the formation of a scientific worldview. The author comes to the conclusion that, due to the humanitarian education of their employees, municipal, city and regional libraries are able and obliged to perform a communicative function for solving leisure tasks, and intermediation – through a system of mass events – for the development of a scientific worldview. University libraries, depending on their direction, can perform both a communicative and intermediary function (this is especially true for libraries of technical and natural science universities). The author believes that theoretically it is possible to explain the intermediary function only on the basis of studying the more general ability of the library to "communicate". This function is the original universal. And in this universality intermediation tasks come to the fore in the library in the interaction of science and society. In order to implement the communicative and intermediary functions, librarians need to possess certain knowledge, not formal, but substantive: the communicative function requires not only "purely" library and bibliographic knowledge of service, but also knowledge ranging from the history of science to understanding its modern problems and tasks. It may seem that the knowledge that cultural universities currently provide is enough to implement the intermediary function. But advanced training courses are needed tо introduce new popular science literature on any scientific field, new names, new scientific achievements. This is necessary not just in order to hold mass events known from university library education, but to invite certain scientists and specialists.

The Growth of the Turkish Film Industry and the Death of Suphi Kaner: Articulating a Star’s Suicide to the History of Labour in Cinema

This article focuses on the death of Suphi Kaner by suicide in 1963, an incident that overlaps with the rapid growth of the domestic film industry in Turkey. Kaner’s tragic death is discussed in popular literature solely in relation to his alcohol addiction, his possible depression, and his inability to cope with sudden stardom, leaving almost unmentioned the key role of the boycott call of the Producers Association against him. In 1963, the power struggle between the producers and the star actors was very visible. Within the framework of this power struggle, producers made a boycott statement about Kaner, for allegedly interrupting the shooting of a film. I approach the chain of events that concluded with Kaner’s suicide as an early example of labour disputes in Turkish cinema. This case demonstrates that the scope of labour disputes in film industries encompasses even star actors who are often considered as a privileged class. I argue that Kaner’s suicide could have been avoided by fairer employment conditions, and if the Producers Association had not called for the boycott. To examine the case, I make use of a variety of historical texts including memoirs, auto-biographies, news pieces, interviews, and commentaries.

Michael D’alessandro. Staged Readings: Contesting Class in Popular American Theater and Literature, 1835–75

Staged Readings argues that a blending of popular literary and theatrical cultures deeply informed class formation in nineteenth-century America – especially the emergence of a white middle class. This excellent study draws on a wide range of archival materials and includes significant analyses of Quaker City, temperance dramas, The Octoroon, and parlour theatricals.

NEW APPROACHES TO THE PRESENTATION OF UKRAINIAN CHORAL PERFORMANCE IN THE FORMATION OF SOCIOCULTURAL ORIENTATIONS OF THE YOUTH

The article deals with the problems of modern Ukrainian choral performance and the specifics of its components. The article reflects the analysis of scientific and popular literature on issues related to the study of the history of the formation and development of choral performance. Its various aspects have been considered: musicological, sociological, cultural, historical. The authors of the article argue that this problem has not been sufficiently studied in the scientific literature, therefore most sources used were taken from the Internet.
 The research methodology was based on a comprehensive approach, which connects the application of cultural, aesthetic, historical research principles and modern musical cultural studies. The article determines the research methods such as analysis of modern literature and sources on the subject of research, observation, method of generalization and understanding of theoretical material. The authors of the article present a general description of the main stylistic trends and modern forms of performance presentation through the prism of scientific research. The essence of the concepts "choir performance", "virtual choir" is revealed. The authors outline the examples of artistic and genre innovations of choral performance in Ukraine in the 21st century. The article highlights the results that prove that the culture and art of today embody a meaningful function in the implementation of political, economic and sociocultural strategies of many countries; help to generate a positive image and prestige of states and peoples; serve as the basis for the establishment of colossal intercultural contacts. The authors of the article confirm that the world and domestic choral performance of the 21st century confidently presents diversity in the symbiosis of artistic and stylistic systems, in the use of various intonation and genre forms, means and specifics of musical communication, which, in turn, is an effective factor in the formation of socio-cultural orientations of modern youth.

Repeated witness social stress causes cardiomyocyte contractile impairment and intracellular Ca2+ derangement in female rats

The impact of psychosocial stressors on cardiovascular health in women is of growing interest in both the popular and scientific literature. Rodent models are useful for providing direct experimental evidence of the adverse cardiovascular consequences of psychosocial stressors, yet studies in females are scarce. Here, we investigated the effects of repeated exposure to witness social defeat stress (WS) on cardiomyocyte contractile function and intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis in young adult wild-type Groningen female rats. Female rats bore witness to an aggressive social defeat episode between two males for nine consecutive days or were exposed to a control procedure. Stress-related behaviors were assessed during the first and last WS/control exposure. Twenty-four hours after the last exposure, plasma corticosterone levels were measured, and cardiomyocytes were isolated for analyses of contractile properties and Ca2+ transients, and expression levels of proteins involved in intracellular Ca2+dynamics. The results show an impairment of the intrinsic cardiac mechanical properties and prolonged intracellular Ca2+decay in WS female rats showing social stress-related behavioral (larger amounts of burying behavior) and neuroendocrine (elevated plasma corticosterone levels) phenotypes. Further, the results implicate alterations in the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase/phospholamban complex in the contractile defects described in cardiomyocytes of WS female rats. In conclusion, this study highlights the utility of the WS model as an ethologically relevant social stressor for investigating pathophysiological processes that occur in the heart of female subjects and may increase vulnerability to social stress-related cardiovascular risk.

Раннесоветские идеи духовно-нравственного воспитания: теоретическое наследие Государственной комиссии по просвещению

The paper focuses on the genesis of the Soviet model of spiritual and moral education. On the example of the activities in 1917–1918 of the State Commission on Education under the leadership of A.V. Lunacharsky shows the process of its organizational and ideological-theoretical work. The specifics of interaction between the Commission and the People’s Commissariat of Education in the process of preparing program documents and measures for the development of the Soviet education system are reconstructed. Principles of spiritual and moral education are examined on the basis of directive materials developed by the State Commission on Edu-cation. The source base for the study is archival materials from the funds of the State Archives of the Russian Federation and the National Academy of Education of the Russian Academy of Education, reflecting the results of the scientific and pedagogical collective work of members of the State Commission on Education. Conclu-sions are drawn about the nature of its theoretical legacy. The outcomes were of a transitory nature during this period, but at the same time they were a unifying force of society’s movement towards the new Soviet system. The results obtained from the study are of great importance for the historical and pedagogical educational and popular science literature.

The sertaneja landscape in Rogaciano Leite's poetics: an ecocritical approach

The article has, as a general objective, to analyze poems by Rogaciano Leite from the perspective of Ecocritical theory (GARRARD, 2006). Its specific objectives are: To discuss the theoretical assumptions of Ecocriticism; as well as analyzing elements of Rogaciano Leite's poetry that bring connection points between nature and literature, as mentioned above; expand popular poetry readings in the academy through Rogaciano's poems; contribute to a better critical perception of literary texts by authors from Pernambuco; expand the critical and theoretical appreciation of popular literature texts in the training of Literature teachers. As for the methodology, the research has a qualitative approach, of a basic nature, exploratory objective and bibliographic procedure that was developed from the reading of the book Carne e Alma, by Rogaciano Leite (2009). The poems selected for the development of the research present revealing elements and positive and/or negative impacts of man in relation to nature, according to the vision of the lyrical self. Therefore, the research with the poetics of Rogaciano Leite allowed us to expand the reading and discussion of the sertanejo space and Pernambuco literature from an ecocritical perspective.

‘Here she comes by God! ram away Doctor if one Bolus won’t do put in three’ – the Queen Caroline affair in satirical prints

ABSTRACT The present essay examines a sample of satirical prints and broadsides illustrating the main stages of the Queen Caroline affair (QCA). It claims that caricaturists and satirists used the vocabularies of melodrama and farce to transform a divorce scandal into an innovative political and cultural intervention in the public sphere. These popular literary and sub-literary traditions interwove the personal and the political elements of the case and created an innovative political language within a new print culture. This new print culture combined elements of ‘high’ and ‘low’ literature and culture thereby challenging cultural hegemony. Against the backdrop of the political protest that followed the end of the Wars in 1815, the satirical representation of the QCA questioned cultural stratification and gloried exploiting ‘unrespectability’ towards those in power. It was the triumph of laughter. Albeit for a brief period, this type of popular print culture undermined the political and cultural hegemony of the ruling class and became the most innovative attempt to build a more inclusive public sphere in the early nineteenth century.

Could artificial intelligence write mental health nursing care plans?

WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Artificial intelligence (AI) is freely available, responds to very basic text input (such as a question) and can now create a wide range of outputs, communicating in many languages or art forms. AI platforms like OpenAI's ChatGPT can now create passages of text that could be used to create plans of care for people with mental health needs. As such, AI output can be difficult to distinguish from human-output, and there is a risk that its use could go unnoticed. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE?: Whilst it is known that AI can produce text or pass pre-registration health-profession exams, it is not known if AI can produce meaningful results for care delivery. We asked ChatGPT basic questions about a fictitious person who presents with self-harm and then evaluated the quality of the output. We found that the output could look reasonable to laypersons but there were significant errors and ethical issues. There are potential harms to people in care if AI is used without an expert correcting or removing these errors. WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE?: We suggest that there is a risk that AI use could cause harm if it was used in direct care delivery. There is a lack of policy and research to safeguard people receiving care - and this needs to be in place before AI should be used in this way. Key aspects of the role of a mental health nurse are relational and AI use may diminish mental health nurses' ability to provide safe care in its current form. Many aspects of mental health recovery are linked to relationships and social engagement, however AI is not able to provide this and may push the people who are in most need of help further away from services that assist recovery. ABSTRACT: Background Artificial intelligence (AI) is being increasingly used and discussed in care contexts. ChatGPT has gained significant attention in popular and scientific literature although how ChatGPT can be used in care-delivery is not yet known. Aims To use artificial intelligence (ChatGPT) to create a mental health nursing care plan and evaluate the quality of the output against the authors' clinical experience and existing guidance. Materials & Methods Basic text commands were input into ChatGPT about a fictitious person called 'Emily' who presents with self-injurious behaviour. The output from ChatGPT was then evaluated against the authors' clinical experience and current (national) care guidance. Results ChatGPT was able to provide a care plan that incorporated some principles of dialectical behaviour therapy, but the output had significant errors and limitations and thus there is a reasonable likelihood of harm if used in this way. Discussion AI use is increasing in direct-care contexts through the use of chatbots or other means. However, AI can inhibit clinician to care-recipient engagement, 'recycle' existing stigma, and introduce error, which may thus diminish the ability for care to uphold personhood and therefore lead to significant avoidable harms. Conclusion Use of AI in this context should be avoided until a point where policy and guidance can safeguard the wellbeing of care recipients and the sophistication of AI output has increased. Given ChatGPT's ability to provide superficially reasonable outputs there is a risk that errors may go unnoticed and thus increase the likelihood of patient harms. Further research evaluating AI output is needed to consider how AI may be used safely in care delivery.

В «образе Другого»: буряты в русской массовой литературе XXI в.

Introduction. Contemporary Russian popular literature shows a trend to depict non-Russian citizens as minor and negative characters, the malign features proper being often somewhat attributed to race and ethnicity. Goals. The study provides an insight into the image of Buryats in Russian popular literature of the twenty first century, since some of the identified narratives can artificially ignite xenophobia in Russian society. Materials and methods. The article examines a variety of literary and research material, published field data collected by S. Zhambalova and N. Igaue, online sources. The employed methods comprise those of historical imagology and theory of stigmatization. Results. The considered detective novel (Taxi for an Angel) by V. Platova depicts four Buryats and one German as ‘othered’ — secondary and negative characters. Body-related portrayals are adversely supplemented with elements of Buryat mythology, religion, and ethnography. As for the work by I. Stogoff, he articulates therein some negative impressions of his stay in Buryatia. And both the literary compositions are abundant in critical accounts of Buddhism, Buddhists, and Ivolginsky Datsan. Discussion. The examined narratives are distinguished by xenophobia towards Buryats and basically contradict the state of the art, Russia’s Constitution, current nationalities policies of the Government, and may threaten interethnic relations. The bulk of Buryats are Russian citizens successfully integrated into global contexts, and the negative public stigmatization of one indigenous people attests to rudiments of the post-Soviet self-stigmatization of Russia are still there. Conclusions. Both the books are products of early twenty-first-century literature characterized by identity crisis — and bear traces of nationalism and ethnocentrism. Images of the Other attributed to Buryats are toll opinion-based, questionable, and falsify the actual present-day interethnic agenda in Russia. Like other indigenous communities, Buryats are civilized members of the contemporary world, while the manifested stigmas may adversely influence intra-nation harmony. Such publications and nation-wide self-stigmatization in Russian popular literature are definitely inadmissible.

В «образе Другого»: буряты в русской массовой литературе XXI в.

Introduction. Contemporary Russian popular literature shows a trend to depict non-Russian citizens as minor and negative characters, the malign features proper being often somewhat attributed to race and ethnicity. Goals. The study provides an insight into the image of Buryats in Russian popular literature of the twenty first century, since some of the identified narratives can artificially ignite xenophobia in Russian society. Materials and methods. The article examines a variety of literary and research material, published field data collected by S. Zhambalova and N. Igaue, online sources. The employed methods comprise those of historical imagology and theory of stigmatization. Results. The considered detective novel (Taxi for an Angel) by V. Platova depicts four Buryats and one German as ‘othered’ — secondary and negative characters. Body-related portrayals are adversely supplemented with elements of Buryat mythology, religion, and ethnography. As for the work by I. Stogoff, he articulates therein some negative impressions of his stay in Buryatia. And both the literary compositions are abundant in critical accounts of Buddhism, Buddhists, and Ivolginsky Datsan. Discussion. The examined narratives are distinguished by xenophobia towards Buryats and basically contradict the state of the art, Russia’s Constitution, current nationalities policies of the Government, and may threaten interethnic relations. The bulk of Buryats are Russian citizens successfully integrated into global contexts, and the negative public stigmatization of one indigenous people attests to rudiments of the post-Soviet self-stigmatization of Russia are still there. Conclusions. Both the books are products of early twenty-first-century literature characterized by identity crisis — and bear traces of nationalism and ethnocentrism. Images of the Other attributed to Buryats are toll opinion-based, questionable, and falsify the actual present-day interethnic agenda in Russia. Like other indigenous communities, Buryats are civilized members of the contemporary world, while the manifested stigmas may adversely influence intra-nation harmony. Such publications and nation-wide self-stigmatization in Russian popular literature are definitely inadmissible.

Representing Queer in Popular Literature: Reader Analysis on Casey McQuiston’s Red, White & Royal Blue

Following the increasing public awareness of gender issues nowadays, this also has an impact on the increasing frequency of topics that arise regarding gender in popular literary works, one of which is the queer representations in the LGBTQ+ community as shown in Casey McQuiston's Red, White & Royal Blue. How the queer community presented in this novel is also related to how the reader ultimately forms perceptions about the people in the community itself. This study aim to see how readers respond based on their interpretation and judgement of queer representations that appear in the main characters of the novel Red, White & Royal Blue. This study uses a qualitative approach, main data source in this study are in the form of readers' comments on the novel Red, White & Royal Blue taken from the Goodreads website. Specifically, this study uses the Encoding-Decoding reception theory model by Stuart Hall to see how readers respond to queer representations that appear in the novel, and what aspects attract readers that have an impact on the popularity of the novel. From the analysis conducted, it was concluded that (1) readers of Casey McQuiston's Red, White & Royal Blue regarding their response to queer representations that appear in the novel, are divided into 3 groups namely the dominant-hegemonic position, the negotiated position, and the oppositional position, (2) the queer representation that appears in the two main characters of this novel is the main factor that makes this novel so popular, besides that there are several aspects that are criticized by readers, but these do not really have an impact on the popularity of the novel.

Алгоритм обработки информации для прогнозирования развития технологий на примере теле- и радиовещания

Today, many Russian companies working in the field of software development for television and radio broadcasting can extract the necessary data on trends in their field of activity by analyzing information received from foreign competitors, for example, studying specialized popular science literature posted on the official websites of foreign competitors, when analyzing information obtained from exhibitions and presentations. However, the opportunity to comprehensively analyze the novelties of foreign developers patented in the world patent databases will give Russian companies competitive advantages in the formation of strategic development plans. It is proposed to develop a patent landscape based on the data of the global patent array (in English) in the field of television and radio broadcasting, analyze patent trends and predict the development of technologies in this area. The novelty of the developed method for predicting the development of technologies lies in the cooperation of USPTO (USA) patent clustering methods based on the international patent classification and forecasting technological trends using the generated time series. The developed method is implemented in Python; in parallelizing the process of parsing patents, the Multiprocessing library was used, Statsmodels was used to analyze data and carry out the forecasting process, and Matplotlib was used to visualize data. The MySQL database management system was chosen to organize information storage. There were processed 28,591 patents, the process of forecasting the development of television and radio technologies was tested based on the constructed time series in the interval of 2015–2020.

Perception of “This is Not a Game”: Definition and Measurement

Participatory narratives are compelling, at least partly because of their ability to help players suspend disbelief in the fictional world in which they engage. Game makers have used the phrase “This is Not a Game” (TINAG) to capture the willingness of players to buy into such narratives in ways that promote productive roleplaying and authentic engagement. Although TINAG has permeated the academic and popular literature on gaming and immersive narratives for decades, there has not been a scientific grounding for the term that provides researchers support for a more rigorous study of the topic. This article makes two primary contributions. First, it provides a definition of the Perception of TINAG based on a systematic literature review of 50 articles that define or describe critical characteristics of TINAG: The Perception of TINAG is a player’s acceptance that they are embedded in and able to influence a fictional story woven into the real world. Second, the paper develops and validates a survey instrument that researchers can use to measure the Perception of TINAG and its three unique components: (1) the player accepts that they are embedded in a fictional story, (2) the player believes their actions influence the narrative, and (3) the player perceives that the story is woven into the real world. We evaluated the instrument using exploratory factor analysis using expert reviewers and game players. We include a table of the articles describing TINAG and our final scale to facilitate future research.

An Analysis of the Historic Houston Methodist Vaccine Mandate Decision Through the Lens of Popular Leadership Management Literature

In early 2020, the COVID-19 global pandemic plunged health systems into unknown territory. Leaders were forced to wrestle with new and complex issues. Every day seemed to bring a litany of challenges requiring immediate response with uncertainty on all fronts. Despite this chaotic environment, the executive team at Houston Methodist Hospital system made the decision to become the first health system in the country to mandate that all employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This decision was emulated in various forms by hundreds of hospitals around the country. Through the lens of popular leadership management literature and historical examples, this article explores several critical practices the executive team embraced, leading to this monumental decision.

“I pictured you only as an adventurous explorer”: Deben Bhattacharya, Ella K. Maillart, friendship and polygraphic influence

ABSTRACT Ella K. Maillart (1903–97), the Swiss travel writer-adventuress, and Deben Bhattacharya (1921–2001), the Bengali field recordist and media producer, first corresponded in July 1949 and remained friends their whole lives. This article traces the evolution of their personal and professional relationship. I begin by discussing development of Bhattacharya's career in the early 1950s. I then outline how Maillart offered Bhattacharya a model for using material collected in the field to produce multiple works. Reading Maillart's work alongside Bhattacharya's, it is possible to trace affinities, and sometimes tensions, between their practices. I then turn to the many records Bhattacharya produced. Through engaging with para-texts – liner notes, maps, and photographs – and the records themselves, I suggest these works can be read as forms of popular travel literature, written in sound. Overall, this article contributes to ongoing work to establish the profile of Bhattacharya, while highlighting the cultural influence of Maillart.

The Creative evolution of children's and adolescents' nonfiction literature. An international perspective

In the field of publishing for children and adolescents, nonfiction literature has not only flourished, but is experiencing a golden age of creativity and reader interest. Today's nonfiction literature moves beyond the boundaries of traditional popular literature in terms of writing methods, content, purpose, and target audience, informing and engaging young readers through the use of a narrative dimension. Authors and illustrators of nonfiction children's books share historical information, scientific processes, and portray marginalized and minority communities, offering models of active learning. This study examines emerging trends in nonfiction through a narrative literature review and investigates the main changes observed in the variety of topics, storytelling techniques, and the use of visual elements in nonfiction children's books over the period 2013-2022. At the same time, it attempts to highlight how these developments reflect a cultural shift towards inclusivity and social awareness

Ecofeminism: from the Perspective of Indian Cinema and Performing Arts

This is a hence proven fact that cinema and theatre especially performing arts connects with a larger audience while representing the core and periphery of a civilized and uncivilized society. In this very fact location of women as female protagonists is very limited and obscure. Also, the initial instances show that they were treated as supporting characters. In this paper, I will try and highlight the roles of female characters in indigenous Bollywood and some popular literature also from the perspective of Ecofeminism. To understand Whether they were visible as facilitators of nature and ecology or they were seen exercising their agency through those characters or they are just objectified for publicity stunts in commercial films. This paper will also be touching upon the new age Cinema and theatre where some critiques are observing this as a contrasting effect of the past. From the beginning of civilization, whenever men needed support for livelihood and rule, women provided their helping hand. For instance, in ancient civilizations women were seen as gatherers, those who put together resources, nurture, and take care of them. But their clutch and agency are missing, when it comes to their social, political, and cultural sphere. This basically makes them a ‘choice-based’ role player, where both choice and role are not of their interest. There are several examples in our visual art-based Cinema i.e., Bollywood. There are movies that explain generational change and continuity, along with the cognizance of watching spectators.

THE IMPACT OF INCORPORATING LITERATURE INTO THE CURRICULUM OF LLB PROGRAM IN PAKISTAN

Incorporating literature in the legal discourse is a controversial matter around the globe. In spite of this debate, law scholars, jurists and judges refer, from time to time, to a wide variety of popular literature in their legal drafts, judgements and opinions. The disciplines of law and literature are seen to intersect each other quite frequently through various means as many literary texts portray legal themes. A number of judgements cite work of literature and nevertheless many writers frequently engage in writing both legal and literary text which has led the scholars to finally accept this frequent convergence between law and literature as a strong and meaningful relationship. One aspect that is common in both and have bonded the two disciplines is that both are intangible artifact, deliberately created by humans to serve some purpose. The current study, with reference to Pakistan, is of a preliminary nature to identify the scope of incorporating literature in the LLB Curriculum in Pakistan. This paper examines the benefits and challenges of integrating literature into the LLB curriculum, and proposes some practical strategies for doing so. Keywords: LLB; Curriculum; Law; Literature; Legal Education; Pakistan; Interdisciplinary; Literary Skills.