Postmodern Perspective Research Articles

Methodological Combinations in Qualitative Research in Music Education: Autobiography and Grounded Theory

This article explores the theoretical and methodological approaches of (auto)biographical qualitative research and grounded theory, based on their historical and epistemological characteristics. This study in music education aimed to gain an understanding of the process of becoming a primary school music teacher. The Supervised Internship course in teacher education for a music degree was analyzed using the methodological and formative (auto)biographical dispositifs of the Biographical Project Workshop (Delory-Momberguer, 2006) and situational analysis (Clarke, 2005), constructed through the students’ oral, written, and musical narratives based on their experiences as music teachers in the public elementary schools. As a result of the methodological combination, it was found that the research procedure was a collaborative process between the researcher and the participants. This approach allowed for theorizing that did not decontextualize the trainees' narratives. It is recommended to consider using this combination with a postmodern perspective on grounded theory due to epistemological compatibility. Further exploration of the empirical field and reflexivity could contribute to the advancement of qualitative research methodology.

Memory and History in Julian Barnes' The Sense of an Ending: A Postmodern Perspective

تثير الدراسات النقدية لرواية "الإحساس بالنهاية" لجوليان بارنز، وهي رواية بارزة في أدب ما بعد الحداثة، تساؤلات حول صحة وتكوين الذاكرة والتاريخ والهوية الفردية. باستخدام دراسة شاملة لخطة السرد المحددة والعناصر الموضوعية، توضح الدراسة كيف يستغل بارنز أساليب الكتابة الحالية مثل الراوي غير الموثوق به، والسرد متعدد الخطوط، والخيال الوصفي لإثارة سؤال حول موثوقية الذاكرة وقدرة الموضوع على الفهم التاريخي. من خلال استكشاف السعي الداخلي لبطل الرواية توني ويبستر ومعاناته في تذكر الماضي، يكشف الباحثون عن رسالة مخفية مفادها أن الرواية تنقل فكرة كون الإنسان إنسانًا من خلال التغيير في هوية الفرد وتأثير الماضي على إدراك المرء الحالي لذاته. تكشف النتائج عن مشروع بارنز حول هذه الخاصية المشتركة لرواية ما بعد الحداثة حيث يتم بناء الواقع، وكسر الذات، وفشل التقاليد العظيمة. تشير هذه الدراسة إلى أن "الإحساس بالنهاية" يعكس حالتنا ما بعد الحداثة، مع التركيز على ميل الإنسان إلى عدم اليقين من خلال أنواع التاريخ والذاكرة.

Dinamika Positivisme Hukum dalam Perspektif Modernisme dan Postmodernisme

In this stud, the dynamics of legal positivism are explored through the perspective of modernism and postmodernism to understand changes in the concept of positive law over time. By analysing the evolution of legal views from these two paradigms, this research aims to identify transformations in the understanding of positive law over time. By paying attention to the influence of modernism which emphasizes rationality and legal certainty and postmodernism which highlights the diversity of interpretations on social contexts, this study will provide in-depth insight into the complexity of the dynamics of legal positivism in the contemporary context.

European citizenship and digitalization: A new roadmap for interconnection

EU citizenship is strongly linked to digital transformations, as digitalisation redefines how citizens engage, communicate and participate within the EU. Digital advancements have transformed the European public sphere and are radically changing democratic deliberation by enhancing access to information, facilitating transnational dialogue and fostering new forms of civic engagement. E-governance and digital public services streamline administrative processes, making it more convenient for citizens to access various services. Digitalisation of interaction among EUs’ citizens can support their mobility and connectivity. However, rapid digital advancement also brings challenges of evolving multifaced EU identity in fast paced, post-truth, increasingly complex social system like the EU.The main goal of this article is to show the relevance of postmodern theories for the creation of a theoretical framework for digital European citizenship and the digital European public sphere. By embracing complexity, encouraging critical reflexion and prioritizing adaptability, a postmodern theoretical framework can enhance our understanding of the challenges and opportunities presented by digital technologies in the EU context, ultimately contributing to more inclusive, democratic and responsive forms of digital citizenship and public discourse.However, as this article shows, the synthesis of a postmodern perspective and digital technologies can also bring its own challenges, such as fragmentation, epistemological uncertainty or ethical dilemmas. Addressing these challenges requires critical engagement with both postmodern theories and digital technologies, acknowledging their complexities and contradictions while striving to promote ethical and inclusive uses of digital technology that empower EU citizens.

Contested Understandings of Violence: Refiguring Modern and Postmodern Perspectives

There are numerous conceptions of violence today, such as physical, psychological, emotional, structural, and epistemic. The question of which social phenomena are to be described as violence is itself a matter of furious dispute. In social theory, there is a widespread tendency to distinguish between ‘modern’ and ‘postmodern’ conceptions of violence. In this scheme, modern violence is primarily physical, while postmodern violence takes places across a broad spectrum of forms. The paper questions this binary. The co-occurrence and conflict between these forms of violence leads to a third form, which I call refigured violence. The refiguration of violence can be observed in three developments, which are mediatisation, polycontexturalisation, and translocalisation. I provide one illustration of these considerations with the example of so-called shock sites on the internet. In so doing, I emphasise that the sociology of knowledge can provide a valuable perspective for making sense of contemporary discourses about violence in all their complexity.

POSTMODERNIST VIEWS OF TIME AND SPACE IN LITERATURE

The paper analyzes the postmodernist perspectives on time and space portrayed in literature. Postmodernism, as a literary and cultural movement, questions conventional ideas about time and space by highlighting their flexibility, disintegration, and subjective characteristics. Postmodernist literature frequently feature non-linear storylines that blur the distinctions among past, present, and future, interrupting the conventional linear flow of time. Postmodernist literature examines how space is created and dismantled, highlighting its dependence on social and political factors. Spaces are considered to be socially produced structures that mirror and sustain power dynamics and social hierarchies. This paper summarizes the main features of postmodernist perspectives on time and space, emphasizing their influence on narrative organization, identity development, and the examination of power dynamics. The paper highlights the impact of postmodernist views on time and space, such as disrupting conventional narratives, shifting authority, and offering different interpretations of reality. This abstract provides insights on how postmodernist literature questions traditional concepts of time and space, creating opportunities for fresh inquiry and interpretation.

#BlackLivesMatter: Where Do the Paradigms of Public Administration Fit?

This study provides an in-depth analysis of problems and policy proposals related to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement in light of public administration (PA) theories. We examine the extant literature focusing on three PA paradigms: Classical, New Public Management (NPM), and Postmodernism (combined with New Public Administration—NPA). Based on a content analysis of BLM activists’ demands, Congressional bills, and resolutions, this study categorizes the problems and solutions according to the area of concern and PA paradigms. Results indicate that postmodern theories offer crucial lenses to understand BLM activists’ demands. However, Congressional bills and resolutions align more with Classical and NPM paradigms. We conclude that BLM policy proposals are more likely to be implemented if framed within NPM and “soft” postmodern perspectives. Similarly, policymakers and practitioners should know that the BLM movement reflects a postmodern approach. This study provides contributions that are relevant to both practitioners and academics.

Achieving corporate carbon neutrality: A multi-perspective framework

The objective of this study is to analyze the corporate disclosures related to carbon neutrality in the agri-food sector using several complementary theoretical lenses. A qualitative content analysis of climate disclosures made by 135 food and beverage companies shows numerous gaps in the information they provide about carbon emission monitoring, the setting of net-zero emission targets, carbon footprint reduction, and offsetting practices. Taken together, these seriously undermine the credibility of the data disclosed. However, the proliferation of opaque information, unclear targets, and poorly defined concepts on carbon neutrality cannot be explained solely by greenwashing practices. Interpreting the results using functionalist, critical, and postmodernist perspectives leads to different conclusions about the underlying reasons for the lack of transparency in disclosures and offers a broader perspective on corporate carbon neutralization practices. This study makes important contributions to the literature on corporate carbon disclosure and the ideology of numbers that characterizes sustainability reporting. It also responds to calls from a variety of stakeholders for more scrutiny of corporate climate performance. The practical implications of the study and avenues for future research are also discussed.

Ocean Literacy and Metabolic Rift Theory for Addressing the Effects of the Marine Ecological Crisis

Abstract: Natural resources are used by society to produce goods and this proceeding mediated by human work which transforms nature. This process is called social metabolism and is expressed differently throughout history. In the capitalist mode of production, the exchange value subsumes use value and nature is modified on a scale beyond its reproduction capacity, establishing a metabolic rift that expands to different environments, including the marine. Ocean Literacy (OL) – understanding the human influence on the oceans and the influence of the oceans on human society – aims to contribute to overcoming the ecological crisis in the ocean, however, it is focused on a logic that ranges from the Enlightenment to post-modern perspectives. In the present work, it is proposed that OL incorporates the theory of metabolic rift in order to be able to organize society to face the challenges related to oceanic issues such as acidification, extinction of biodiversity, overfishing, etc. Finally, a case study of the “Onda Cultural’” (Cultural Wave) educational initiative of the “Laboratório de Genética Marinha e Evolução” (Marine Genetics and Evolution Laboratory) at Universidade Federal Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is presented in its attempt to incorporate this theory into its OL practices and activities in public schools. Key Words: Oceanic crisis. Metabolic rift. Social metabolism. Estate schools.

Perspectives on Health and Health Education

This study highlights different perspectives on health education. The naturalistic/bio-medical, functionalist, post-modernist, and Marxist perspectives on health and health education were all looked at in this study. The analysis is based on both published and unpublished materials, including online sources. Desk inquiry is the method used for analyzing the literature. Based on biological function and statistical normality, the naturalistic/bio-medical perspective regards health as belonging to a medical origin. By using an organismic illustration, the functionalist perspective emphasizes protecting social equilibrium and stability in order to explain human societies and social phenomena. While pursuing health and health education, the post-modernist perspective emphasizes the multiple realities of human health and class struggle. Each perspective offers a unique lens for understanding health and health education, emphasizing the importance of considering individual and societal contexts.

A Chinese Odyssey to the West from the perspective of postmodernism: narrative, symbol and cultural deconstruction

A Chinese Odyssey to the West from the perspective of postmodernism: narrative, symbol and cultural deconstruction

Exploring the Portrayal of Masculinity in Howard Jacobson’s The Finkler Question A Postmodern Perspective

This research article explores the portrayal of masculinity in Howard Jacobson’s novel, The Finkler Question, through a postmodern lens. It examines how the novel challenges traditional beliefs about masculinity and male identity, drawing on Jean-Francois Lyotard and Judith Butler to explore the fluid and contested nature of masculinity. Using textual analysis, the study focuses on themes of ageing, sexuality, and power in the portrayal of male characters and their relationships. The findings reveal that these characters navigate complex and contradictory identities, challenging conventional notions of masculinity. The novel critically reflects the socio-political context of contemporary Europe, highlighting diverse expressions of masculinity and the impact of societal expectations and traditional gender roles on male identity. Through its characters, the novel envisions a more inclusive and diverse understanding of male identity, emphasizing the fluid and evolving nature of masculinity. This study contributes to the ongoing discussion on gender and identity by demonstrating how The Finkler Question provides valuable insights into the nuanced nature of masculinity in contemporary Europe. The novel's critique of traditional masculinity underscores the need for a more inclusive understanding of male identity and highlights the importance of a postmodern perspective in grasping the fluid nature of masculinity in modern society.

Transforming Cultural Memory: <i>Inglorius Basterds</i> (2009)

Inglourious Basterds (2009) stands out as an example to the unusual storytelling techniques which have been used by Quentin Tarantino in recent years. It can be classified as Historiographic Metafiction with a postmodern perspective. The film's narrative bends the historical narratives and social traumas ingrained in cultural memories. This study has shown that Tarantino's films are not just a pastiche where the director collaged the concepts, events, and motifs selected from the cinematic history. Instead, Tarantino's films challenge audience's cultural memory, knowledge of history, and ways of seeing them. I think they are metafictions that first reveal the conventional methods of remembering before developing an alternative to these kinds of narratives. In this metafiction, memory is more than just a burden of the past, but rather a tool used to reshape the present.

WHEN IN STELLIS: AN AUTO-ARCHAEOLOGY OF A DIGITAL ARTIFACT COLLECTION FROM TEARS OF THEMIS

Primarily, this research aimed to appraise and discover how a 21st-century Filipino object owner collocates meaning with digital artifacts and identify what cultural underpinnings influence the affinity with these things. Two novel ideas in contemporary archaeology were utilized in this study: (1) auto-archaeology, a method of employing archaeological analysis on one's objects, and; (2) archaeogaming, which treats digitally constructed objects as artifacts (Reindhard, 2018). Using these postmodern perspectives, I conducted an auto-archaeology of my collection of digital artifacts from the game Tears of Themis (COGNOSPHERE, 2020) and aimed to unearth a retelling of my recent past as a posthuman Filipino. Informed largely by Ellersdorfer's (2021) autoethnographic archaeology and Woods' (2022) gacha game discourse, my case study involved extracting memories from select pieces from my collection of digital artifacts. Findings reveal that not only can these objects reconstruct their distinct semiotic context through the game design, story of acquisition, and in-game usage but also deconstruct off-game contexts that are personally attached by an individual owner to its immateriality through perception and affective embedding. In so doing, the digital artifacts amplify the different voices inscribed within each artifact in its decontextualized form as a unit in a rhizomatic network of digital objects.

From profit to purpose: Sustainability and corporate strategy insights from Desa Inspirasi Padi

<p>The transition to post-modern CSR era marks an evolution towards a more inclusive and holistic understanding of corporate social responsibility, extending beyond mere economic gains to address broader social aspects like food security. This study examines the Desa Inspirasi Padi program by Sido Muncul Pupuk Nusantara through the Triple Bottom Line (3P: People, Planet, Profit) framework and a post-modern perspective, aiming to understand how CSR can integrate with food security issues. A qualitative method is employed to explore the implementation and impact of the program, revealing the importance of a holistic and context-sensitive approach. Findings indicate that collaboration between corporations, government, and local communities is crucial in addressing social and environmental challenges. Despite financial constraints, this study highlights the significance of stakeholder support and strategic partnerships for sustainable impact. This research contributes insights into the role of CSR in navigating complex socio-environmental landscapes, offering a fresh perspective for CSR practices in the post-modern era.</p>

Systemic Agility and Job Strain: A Mediation Model

While turbulent environments and crises have an impact on Job Strain and create stress within the companies, there are many approaches about how to adapt and thrive in an increasingly turbulent operating environment, however the extant literature on the subject is mainly qualitative. The case study examines the impact of VUCAness, defined as the level of turbulence in the operating environment (independent variable) on Job Strain (dependent variable), mediated by the Systemic Agility (mediating variable), defined as the level of cultural agility. The mediation variable is assessed using the significant domains that emerge from our review of the literature and quantifies the positioning of the observed organisations on a continuum between legacy and agile culture, between modern and postmodern perspectives. Job strain is measured by Karasek's established Job Content Questionnaire. The case study illustrates the partial mediation effect of the Systemic Agility, on Job Strain using 307 observations collected in a company group made of two distinct groups. The study confirms the partial mediation effect of Systemic Agility on Job Strain and suggests that, above a certain level of agility, the mediation effect turns from negative to positive, reducing the stress induced by the operating environment. This quantitative case study suggests that the agile culture mediates stress at the workplace under turbulent working conditions.

Salman Rushdie’s Novels in the Perspectives of Postmodernism in the Third Millennium

The text is dedicated to the novels of Salman Rushdie, one of the world's novelists of the third millennium, who preserve the importance and significance of postmodern fiction. Different novels from different decades are presented that employ a variety of postmodern practices and forms such as intertextuality, metafiction, heteroglossia, remitification, parody and the grotesque. The author builds a colorful world in which images and plots from the dynamic present, but also historical and mythological creatures and heroes are intertwined. Main attention is focused on the novel Quixote, which follows the lives of the fictional Quixote and Sancho in the very real American world. With a colorful palette of fantastic creatures, but also real characters from different eras, the author raises pressing issues about racism, consumer gluttony and obsession with the media spectacle. A brief review of the latest novel, Victory City, with which the author returns to India, building a magical, magnetic, fairy-tale world in which "the conventions of the outside world lose their meaning and melt away", but at the same time references are made to reality. In conclusion, the importance of Salman Rushdie as a global and postmodern author is reaffirmed.

Foucault, Disciplinary Power and the Phenomenology of Victimization and Restorative Justice

The legal, political, and socio-behavioral fields of Victimology and Restorative Justice seek alternative approaches to recognizing Victim’s Rights, bearing witness to the harm and trauma victims experience, and to finding new ways of creating restorative healing and justice for both victims of crime. Most contemporary theories of Victimology and Restorative Justice are framed and informed by the Modern, Enlightenment paradigm. The Enlightenment paradigm is built on three mutually important and reinforcing—philosophical, scientific, and political—claims about the meaning and purpose of human nature, scientific knowledge, and the legal and political arena.
 
 While the work currently being done in the fields of victimology and restorative justice are crucial and transformative to victims and the search for justice, the question of whether the core philosophical assumptions of the Enlightenment paradigm are the most accurate way of interpreting these phenomena may be raised. Is it possible that the core philosophical assumptions of the Enlightenment, as important and instrumental to progress as they have been, keep us from seeing other ways of interpreting these ideas and issues? Is it possible to conceive of the subject/individual, victim, and the search for justice from a Foucaultian and postmodern perspective? Investigating these themes and their intersectionality from a Foucaultian perspective enables us to expand the “happening” of what it means to be a victim and redirects our search for justice and what it means.

BIOGRAPHICAL TRUTH THROUGH THE PRISM OF METAFICTIONAL REPRESENTATION IN IAN WATSON’S CHEKHOV’S JOURNEY

This study aims to spotlight the postmodern tendency of metafiction in Ian Watson’s novel “Chekhov's Journey”. Metafiction is self-conscious in relation to language, literary form, and storytelling in fiction. This form of fiction accentuates its construct and reminds the readers to be aware of a fictional work. Ian Watson is a noteworthy science-fiction writer, and his famous novelsare ‘The Embedding’ (1973) and ‘The Jonah Kit’ (1975), which brought him prestigious awards, while in this study we will focus on his metafictional work ‘Chekhov’s Journey’. This novel exhibits the subject of postmodern metafiction. In this novel, a modern-day actor uses hypnosis to simulate Anton Chekhov's 1890 journey through Siberia. The method of study adopted the metafiction theories proposed by Patricia Waugh and Linda Hutcheon. It highlights Ian Watson’s texts that represent the elements of metafiction through the protagonists. Using various theories related to postmodern metafiction, the view of metafiction in the work is substantiated and explored. The postmodern perspective of metafiction is explored in Ian Watson’s text and analyzed with metafiction theories. The study results are compared and discussed with other studies and contemporary texts concerning metafiction. The findings show that metafiction is applicable in the given work of Ian Watson. He projects the aspects of metafiction in his work through his writing, especially narration, both fiction and reality.

The Construction of Space in Ulysses, a Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and Dubliners by James Joyce

Scholars in the field of literature often focus on analysing narratives, with particular attention given to how time organisation contributes to conveying meaning. However, comparatively less consideration has been given to the exploration of spatial dimensions. This is gradually changing due to two significant shifts. Firstly, geographers, influenced by a cultural perspective, have started examining the interplay between artefacts and their environments. Their research on landscape design, architecture, and urban structures highlights how physical spaces reflect cultural dynamics and political ideologies. Additionally, there's a growing body of work exploring the geography of creativity, investigating the relationship between localities and the socio-cultural factors driving innovation, whether economic or artistic. Taking its cue from these areas, this research paper will explore Dublin's significance as an inspirational setting for Joyce, its geography as a site for the reproduction of social hierarchies, and its landscape as affected by contested political representations between Britain and Ireland. These investigations will transcend the traditional boundaries of Geography, intersecting with broader spatial theories influenced by postcolonial and postmodern perspectives.