Magazine Publishing Research Articles

Cultivating Bohemianism Among the “Unknown Public”: John Maxwell, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Fanny Braddon, and the Halfpenny Journal

ABSTRACT Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s personal and professional partnership with publishing entrepreneur John Maxwell began with an ambitious effort to cultivate new audiences for penny magazines. While Maxwell launched several periodicals for working-class readers, the Halfpenny Journal (1861-1865) was the most successful. Applying lessons learned from his tumultuous ownership of the Welcome Guest (1858-1864), Maxwell sought to produce a cheaper, more appealing magazine that would generate buzz and maintain reader loyalty. Mary Braddon, whose flair for the theatrical and the sensational attracted readers, and Fanny Braddon, whose enthusiasm for readers’ queries and contributions enhanced their stake in the publication, worked together to establish an alternative audience of aspiring writers, actors, and artists. This essay focuses on the first year of the magazine during which Braddon’s The Black Band (1861-2) was serialized. This novel set the tone for the engagement with Bohemia as it featured several key characters who were performers and sparked interest in the theatrical professions, which is evident in the correspondence column. Together, these Bohemian characters and the discussion surrounding their careers formed the backbone of the Halfpenny Journal’s fruitful experiment in niche marketing and made Braddon and Maxwell a major power couple in mass-market magazine publishing.

МЕДЖИБІЗЬКИЙ ЗАМОК В ІНВЕНТАРЯХ 1760-Х РОКІВ

This article introduces documentary information about the structure, condition, functional purpose and actual use of the fortification complex, residential and economic buildings of the Medzhybizh castle in the second half of the 18th century. For this purpose, the text of the inventory descriptions of Medzhybizh castle in 1763, 1765, 1767 in Polish, adapted to modern spelling, and its parallel translation in Ukrainian are published. Until nowadays, in scientific publications about Medzhybizh Castle, there are many assumptions and myths about the arrangement of Medzhybizh Castle, which are not taken from documentary sources, but from popular publications in magazines of the 19th century. Famous researchers of the 20th century (Lohvyn, Lopushynska) and subsequent authors were again guided mainly by their assumptions and not by archival documents. As a result, a false impression was created that Medzhybizh Castle in the 18th century was significantly rebuilt as a romantic residence of princes Sieniawski and Czartoryski. Inventories, stored in the archive of manuscripts of the Czartoryski Library (Kraków, Poland), eliminate some false assumptions about the functioning of the Medzhybizh Castle in the 18th century, which until now were perceived as known facts. Documents show that the castle buildings during this period were used mainly for the economic activities of the Medzhybizh manor, and not as a “romantic residence”. At the same time, certain military functions of the castle complex are preserved. The specific purpose of most of the premises of the palace and other castle buildings is clarified. A consistent description of the premises proves that the castle has not undergone significant reconstruction since the 18th century. It has survived to the present day in almost the same form described in the inventories of the 1760s, except for a few minor changes. At the same time, some building elements (parts of windows, doors, ceiling, floor) for the second half of the 18th century are also quite archaic, which indicates the lack of modernization over a long period. Many details of the castle interior are typical for the 16th and 17th centuries. This inventory description, together with other documents, allows us, with high accuracy, to reconstruct the appearance and life of Medzhybizh Castle in the second half of the 18th century. It can be a basis for further archaeological and architectural research and restoration of the monument. The text of the inventories is accompanied by comments on the peculiarities and differences of the documents of different years, a Glossary of archaic, local words, building terms of the 18-19th centuries.

The Typographic Imagination: Reading and Writing in Japan's Age of Modern Print Media by Nathan Shockey

Reviewed by: The Typographic Imagination: Reading and Writing in Japan's Age of Modern Print Media by Nathan Shockey Seth Jacobowitz The Typographic Imagination: Reading and Writing in Japan's Age of Modern Print Media. By Nathan Shockey. Columbia University Press, 2020. 336 pages. ISBN: 9780231194280 (hardcover; also available as e-book). Nathan Shockey's The Typographic Imagination makes the latest contribution to studies of modern print culture in Japan by exploring how a new regime of reading, writing, and thinking was inaugurated at the dawn of mass culture (1890s–1930s) through widely affordable and available books and magazines. In many respects, this is a meticulous work of scholarship, brimming with a wealth of analytical and anecdotal perspectives about the state actors, publishers, intellectuals, and writers who, in Shockey's formulation, understood typographic print to be "a powerful heuristic means and method for their efforts to reconstruct the modern world, regardless of ideological orientation" (p. 3). In contrast to earlier research publications that emphasized the linkages between the rise of a new vernacular language and realist literature for the conception of modern subjectivity, Shockey insists upon recognizing the commodification of mass-produced print matter as a material basis for rethinking the marketplace of ideas and social relations. The book is divided into two parts, each consisting of three chapters. Part 1 sets the frame for the supersession of existing xylographic forms by typographic book and magazine publishing, which shepherded knowledge production, dissemination, and lively debate to a newly constituted national audience. Shockey is at his finest weaving together a seamless account of how three of the leading publishing houses—Hakubunkan, Iwanami, and Kōdansha—delivered print to the masses as what he calls a "staple commodity" (p. 5). Part 2 shifts gears to assess a handful of topics within a still-evolving media ecology through a close reading of avant-gardist literary theory and texts by Yokomitsu Riichi and the Shinkankaku-ha (Neo-Perceptionists); a survey of orthographic reform, Romanization, and Esperanto movements as Japan grappled with script as a "fundamental, atomistic building block of consciousness" (p. 159); and lastly, a study of how Marxist thinkers and Communist activists worked through the medium of print capitalism despite the hostility of the imperial state. [End Page 145] In his introduction, Shockey defines his three-part methodology drawn from the Toronto school of communications theory of Harold Innis and Marshall McLuhan; histories of the Western book by Elizabeth Eisenstein, Adrian Johns, and Roger Chartier; and work on modern literature and media studies by a dozen or so figures based in Japan, including, most prominently, Kōno Kensuke, Hyōdō Hiromi, Suzuki Sadami, Komori Yōichi, Nagamine Shigetoshi, and Toeda Hirokazu. Inexplicably lost somewhere along the way, however, is the lion's share of recent American scholarship on modern Japanese literature and print culture in English, which Shockey only glancingly signals. This odd maneuver diminishes the ability of The Typographic Imagination to participate in a larger conversation. In actual practice, the "typographic imagination" appears closer to a sociology of print culture consistent with Pierre Bourdieu's notion of socially ingrained skills, dispositions, and behavioral patterns. Shockey combines Bourdieu's habitus with Harry Harootunian's call in Overcome by Modernity (Princeton University Press, 2000) to investigate everyday life under the conditions of mass culture: "This book explores the habituation of modern forms of reading and writing in Japan from the last years of the nineteenth century through the first decades of the twentieth as the rapid growth of the typographic publishing industry made mass-produced print media an inexorable part of everyday life" (p. 2). Curiously, neither Bourdieu nor Harootunian are mentioned in this volume. They are simply included in the bibliography, as are the American Japanologists. Harootunian's emphasis on everyday life under the conditions of mass culture took cues not only from thinkers of the Frankfurt and Chicago schools, but also from the groundbreaking work of prewar Japanese sociologists (Kon Wajirō, Gonda Yasunosuke), Marxist intellectuals (Tosaka Jun, Hirabayashi Hatsunosuke), and detective fiction writers (Edogawa Ranpo). Shockey, conversely, ascribes historical agency to mostly top-down accounts of actions by the state, major publishing houses, and literary elites such as Kawabata Yasunari and Yokomitsu...

Engraver Ivan Pozhalostin (1837–1909) as a portrait master

The article is devoted to the portrait artwork of the engraver on copper I.P. Pozhalostin. It focuses on his works of the 1860–1880s, created first under the protection of the Academy of Arts, then for the Society for the Encouragement of Artists, publishers of books and magazines, and collectors. This is a whole gallery of Russian faces, from the poet Nikolay Nekrasov to Empress Maria Feodorovna. Along with an overview of the artistic features of the realistic engraved portraits by Ivan Pozhalostin, much attention in the article is paid to the cultural and everyday context – relations with customers, conditions and terms of his work. A wide range of archival material has been involved, for instance, the engraver’s correspondence with collectors P.A. Efremov and S.P. Vinogradov.

Русскоязычная детско-юношеская периодика Латвии 1920-1930-х гг.

The article analyzes Russian-language periodicals for children and youth, published in Latvia in the 1920s-1930s. The study is based on the material of a wide range of archival sources, many of which are first introduced into scholarly discourse. After the October Revolution of 1917, the Russian diaspora of Latvia, which consisted of the indigenous local population, was replenished with refugees from the Russian Empire. A significant part of the emigrant flow were children. In order to prevent the loss of national and cultural identity, of historical memory, and of their native language, Russian emigrants turned to the publication of newspapers and magazines for the younger generation. Children’s periodicals of Russian emigrants were based on the professional principles of classical children’s journalism, typological and formal and semantic features of prerevolutionary publications. Russian-language children and youth periodicals in Latvia in the 1920s-1930s are marked by the diversity of types of publications: handwritten and typewritten editions of educational institutions; professional press published by the Salamandra publishing house; periodicals of public and youth associations, religious organizations. The foundation of the value system transmitted to the younger generation was the focus on preserving the Russian language, the cultural heritage of pre-revolutionary Russia; general socialization; education, developing creative abilities; assistance in solving acute social problems, etc. Russian-language newspapers and magazines for children and youth of the Republic of Latvia were created by teachers, professional publishers, editors and journalists, as well as by non-professionals - religious, public and political figures who were not indifferent to the problems of childhood. The creators’ activities contributed to the fact that the majority of Russian emigrant children not only retained the awareness of their belonging to Russia, the Russian language, traditions, cultural values, but also successfully integrated into the Latvian society, became full citizens of the country of residence. The study of the Russian-language children and youth periodicals of Latvia made it possible to conclude that the most favorable conditions for the publishing activity of Russian emigrants in Latvia were created before 1934, during the existence of a parliamentary republic. The policy of forcible assimilation of “non-Latvians” proclaimed in 1934 significantly limited the autonomy of the national minorities in Latvia. Against the background of the reduction in Russian-language periodicals, the reading circle of young people was forced to expand due to publications that were not aimed at children. The accession of Latvia to the USSR in August 1940 completed the stage of the existence of the emigre press and marked a new period in the functioning of the Russian-language press of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic. The authors declare no conflicts of interests.

Editorial

Editorial Mervyn O'Driscoll This Irish Studies in International Affairs volume is diverse in nature and content. It points towards a prevalent global and academic conviction that the global system is experiencing an unmatched period of change, transition, and even crisis. Numerous pressures are acting against the values and basis of the multilateral system from which Ireland has succoured and profited since the 1950s. Some have attributed the term 'polycrisis' to the universal and multiple crises experienced globally during this age. It is an era of accumulating, interwoven problems and changes that defy easy disentanglement. The global pandemic has had lasting impacts. In February 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine signified the return of major warfare to the European continent. The war has shattered complacency, tested multilateral institutions, and resulted in unquantifiable human suffering, including generating the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War Two. Nuclear signalling and nuclear deterrence have re-emerged. The war has also brutally exposed the hazards of energy dependency from a single source. Despite belated efforts to decarbonise, Europe and the world will remain reliant on fossil fuels for decades. Simultaneously, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded in 2022 that the globe will surpass the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold by 2040 if dramatic action is not taken immediately. Compounding this is an intensification of economic and inflationary pressures. It was, therefore, timely that our annual conference in 2022 should turn its attention to 'Global Power Shifts: Connectivity, Cooperation and Conflict'. Our theme recognised the growing tensions between great powers, the costs and benefits of economic connectivity, the tensions between national interests, and the pressing and multiplying need for global cooperation to address the threats to the global commons. Simon Coveney, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, TD, who opened the conference, outlined how Ireland's mission remains an active [End Page 1] membership in the multilateral institutions, particularly the EU and the UN. In his address, reproduced here, he reiterated the Irish government's enduring position that an insular path is not tenable. Its interests lie in arresting realpolitik, bolstering global governance, and fostering international cooperation and shared values. As an open economy and outward-looking society, 'Global Ireland' is apprehensive about global power shifts and the recrudescence of realpolitik in Europe and the Asia-Pacific.1 It fears any hint of 'back to the future', i.e., the rise of unilateralism and naked power politics. But the evidence is disconcerting and predates the Russo-Ukrainian war and encompasses several other changes in Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia in recent years. Scholars and policymakers seek to explain the evolving US-China relationship, predict its future direction, gauge its implications, and advise governments accordingly. The prospect and consequences of the end of American hegemony and a multipolar global configuration are avidly debated. China's projected levelling up with and overtaking of the US would represent the end of 'the American century', as Time magazine publisher Henry Luce called it while in its midst. Graham Allison has melodramatically characterised this as the most perilous phase (the 'Thucydides Trap').2 The paper by George Koukoudakis is a defence of Kenneth Waltz's neorealism against liberal readings of developments in international affairs since the end of the bipolar system in 1989. Koukoudakis posits that neorealism remains enduringly relevant. Neorealists such as Koukoudakis recognise that America's hegemony is nearing its terminal phase with the impending arrival of unstable multipolarity, in line with what Henry Kissinger foresaw in the 1970s. A central question, therefore, relates to Washington's international relationship management as the anticipated fragile tipping or inflection point looms. Dylan Motin contends, based on his historical reading of the in/effectiveness of America's Monroe Doctrine during the last two centuries, that it is in America's national interests not to opt for a retreat from Europe and Asia into the Western hemisphere (restraint realism). Instead, it should adopt a containment or offshore balancing strategy. Motin endorses what he interprets as the recent US moves in this direction. In their paper, Qin Lin and Wang Li also adopt the lens of neorealism or structural realism but do so from a...

Editorial

Irish Studies in International Affairs, Vol. 33 (2022), 1–6 This Irish Studies in International Affairs volume is diverse in nature and content. It points towards a prevalent global and academic conviction that the global system is experiencing an unmatched period of change, transition, and even crisis. Numerous pressures are acting against the values and basis of the multilateral system from which Ireland has succoured and profited since the 1950s. Some have attributed the term ‘polycrisis’ to the universal and multiple crises experienced globally during this age. It is an era of accumulating, interwoven problems and changes that defy easy disentanglement. The global pandemic has had lasting impacts. In February 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine signified the return of major warfare to the European continent. The war has shattered complacency , tested multilateral institutions, and resulted in unquantifiable human suffering, including generating the largest refugee crisis in Europe since World War Two. Nuclear signalling and nuclear deterrence have re-emerged. The war has also brutally exposed the hazards of energy dependency from a single source. Despite belated efforts to decarbonise, Europe and the world will remain reliant on fossil fuels for decades. Simultaneously, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded in 2022 that the globe will surpass the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold by 2040 if dramatic action is not taken immediately. Compounding this is an intensification of economic and inflationary pressures. It was, therefore, timely that our annual conference in 2022 should turn its attention to ‘Global Power Shifts: Connectivity, Cooperation and Conflict’. Our theme recognised the growing tensions between great powers, the costs and benefits of economic connectivity, the tensions between national interests, and the pressing and multiplying need for global cooperation to address the threats to the global commons. Simon Coveney, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, TD, who opened the conference, outlined how Ireland’s mission remains an active Editorial Mervyn O’Driscoll School of History, University College Cork 2 Irish Studies in International Affairs membership in the multilateral institutions, particularly the EU and the UN. In his address, reproduced here, he reiterated the Irish government’s enduring position that an insular path is not tenable. Its interests lie in arresting realpolitik, bolstering global governance, and fostering international cooperation and shared values. As an open economy and outward-looking society, ‘Global Ireland’ is apprehensive about global power shifts and the recrudescence of realpolitik in Europe and the Asia-Pacific.1 It fears any hint of ‘back to the future’, i.e., the rise of unilateralism and naked power politics. But the evidence is disconcerting and predates the Russo-Ukrainian war and encompasses several other changes in Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia in recent years. Scholars and policymakers seek to explain the evolving US-China relationship, predict its future direction, gauge its implications, and advise governments accordingly. The prospect and consequences of the end of American hegemony and a multipolar global configuration are avidly debated. China’s projected levelling up with and overtaking of the US would represent the end of ‘the American century’, as Time magazine publisher Henry Luce called it while in its midst. Graham Allison has melodramatically characterised this as the most perilous phase (the ‘Thucydides Trap’).2 The paper by George Koukoudakis is a defence of Kenneth Waltz’s neorealism against liberal readings of developments in international affairs since the end of the bipolar system in 1989. Koukoudakis posits that neorealism remains enduringly relevant. Neorealists such as Koukoudakis recognise that America’s hegemony is nearing its terminal phase with the impending arrival of unstable multipolarity, in line with what Henry Kissinger foresaw in the 1970s. A central question, therefore, relates to Washington’s international relationship management as the anticipated fragile tipping or inflection point looms. Dylan Motin contends, based on his historical reading of the in/effectiveness of America’s Monroe Doctrine during the last two centuries, that it is in America’s national interests not to opt for a retreat from Europe and Asia into the Western hemisphere (restraint realism). Instead, it should adopt a containment or offshore balancing strategy. Motin endorses what he interprets as the recent US moves in this direction. In their paper...

Evaluación Formativa en Educación Superior: Revisión sistemática

The objective of the article was the analysis of the formative evaluation to identify the learning in higher level students, in relation to the study of different articles produced in the last 5 years through the systematic review in the database of Socpus, Scielo and Dialnet. A synthesis of all the research selected from different national and international articles on formative assessment in higher education was developed. The methodology used was a systematic, documentary review and a synthesis of different investigations selected in articles. We worked with a sample of 13 scientific articles, and for this the prism flowchart was considered. It was observed in relation to the database that 20% corresponds to Scopus, 40% to Scielo and Dialnet 40% (figure 2). In relation to figure 03 to the languages of publication, 80% were found in Spanish, 10% in English and 10% in Portuguese in journals from different countries. Regarding the magazine publications of the last 5 years in the year 2017 10%, 2018 10%, 2019 40%, 2020 10% and 2021 0% of the total articles as mentioned in figure 4.

"СЕРДЕЧНОСТЬ ВСТРЕЧ": ЭМОЦИОНАЛЬНЫЙ РЕЖИМ ОТТЕПЕЛИ В КОММЕНТАРИЯХ К ПРАВИТЕЛЬСТВЕННЫМ ФОТОГРАФИЯМ

The article considers an emotional regime of the ottepel’ (‘thaw’) period, which found its expression both in magazine photographs of the time and in the comments to them. The era was oriented at sincerity that realized itself in photographs through the affection of a gesture, through an emphasis on the immediacy of emotional reactions. The accompanying text clarified and strengthened a visual part of a publication, often duplicating a meaning of an image, but at the same time added new connotations to a photograph. On the one hand the emotional statements were descriptive, but on the other hand they were prescriptive, offering the Soviet citizens a model to follow. Magazine publications established emotional norms and indicated necessary ways of responding to certain political events. The paper identifies three modes for the desired interpretation of images – ‘subjective’, ‘mimetic’ and ‘regulatory’. The research is based on comments and other text messages that accompanied government photographs in such popular Soviet magazines as Ogonyok, Soviet Photo, Soviet Union, etc. It focuses on the format of publications, comparing texts and images.

Linguopragmatic capability of quotes and sayings from the bard songs (based on media articles)

The article examines the linguopragmatic capability of quotes and sayings from the bard songs, which have become one of the sources to replenish the intertextual database of Russian culture. The analysis of intertextual units (logoepisthemes, precedent phenomena, etc.) and their functional features is one of the topical issue for the modern communicative-pragmatic approach to language. The material for the research was socio-political newspaper and magazine articles with fragments from Yuri Kukin's song Za tumanom. The inclusion of these fragments in the intertextual database is evidenced by the absence of references to the author and quotation marks. The article gives the socio-cultural and linguistic characteristics of quotations, examines their semantic, stylistic and structural transformations in media texts. The popularity of the phrases is due to the historical and cultural signifi cance of the song and timeless life philosophy presented in the songs lyrics. It provides the representative scope of quotes and catchphrases that are used by journalists as illustrations of culturally signifi cant phenomena and help to draw analogies that determine the interpretation of newspaper material. It has been established that the lyric and poetic nature of the refrain, the colloquial coloration of the beginning, as well as the self-irony of the lyrics allow journalists to use quotes from the song in a wide range of contexts that diff er from thematic and stylistic points of view. Quotes from the song are used in newspaper and magazine publications to create diametrically opposed stylistic connotations from sublime to rude swearing. It was revealed that the linguopragmatic capabilities of quotations are enhanced by their semantic and structural transformations. The refrain of the song is most transformed songs part in the media texts. The following types of its semantic transformation were identifi ed: semantic simplifi cation, universalization and literalization. Among the structural transformations are lexical and grammatical transformations, the contamination of quotations and the isolation of the key component. The research allows to clarify the lexicographic data and enhance the understanding of the bard song as a source of logoepisthems and precedent phenomena in modern language practice.

A Critical review of Monthly “Anokhi Kahaniyan”

One of the major fields of literature and journalism is Children's Literature. In the 19th century, the tradition of the publication of magazines in Urdu journalism became very strong, but the first regular magazines for children began in the early twentieth century. “Bachon Ka Akhbar” of Munshi Mehboob Alam is regarded as the first children's magazine published in May 1902. So far more than 300 such magazines have been launched till now. Monthly “Anokhi Kahaniyan, Karachi" of the 1990s has published more than 450 volumes. 55 were special numbers. Monthly “Anokhi Kahaniyan” has sparked almost three generations of children’s writers. It provided writers for drama, journalism, and poetry. It made the history of children's literature.

Wiersz jako rzecz. Rzecz o poezji Wacława Tkaczuka

Wacław Tkaczuk (1942–2018) was one of the most important commentators on Polish poetry after 1989, which is best exemplified in his radio broadcast series “Poems from newspapers and magazines” (Polish Radio Program 2, 1991–2014). The author of the article introduces Tkaczuk’s poetry (three volumes of poetry, publications in literary magazines), tries to reconstruct the poet’s creative process and, more importantly, his world-view transformations.

Physical education of children and youth as a topical topic of research of teachers in Austria- Hungary (second half of the nineteenth - early twentieth century)

Analyzed the source base of research on the coverage of physical education of children and youth in the press of Bukovina ). According to the criteria for selecting sources (temporal; problem-thematic direction; type of publication), they are divided into three groups: 1) publications in Ukrainian newspapers and magazines (journals) and their supplements of the study period; 2) archival documents; 3) sources of scientific and theoretical nature, which are devoted to the problems of coverage of physical education and health aspects of the younger generation of the region, the formation of sanitary and hygienic skills in youth. The author singled out and analyzed a set of materials of various nature, origin and content, including publications of Austro-Hungarian teachers on various aspects of physical education of children and youth. The fact of active discussion, and thus the dissemination of the relationship between the experience of hygiene and physical education (J. Humer), highlighting the already relevant issues of the danger of overload and the formation of understanding of the importance of physical activity, games and sports. The shortcomings of the then educational process, according to researchers, were the lack of planning of such forms of physical education as active walks and excursions; spontaneity of choice of routes, places to visit.

Russkoye Bogatstvo (Russian Wealth): Narodniki’s Magazine and the World Economic Crisis of 2020

Russia was proud of Russkoye Bogatstvo (Russian Wealth) magazine for a long while. It was among the most reputable and influential periodicals in the country. Not only had many Russians known of the magazine, but they were also its dedicated readers. On the one hand, the interest in Russkoye Bogatstvo could have been justified by the excellent selection of its authors among the best Russian writers and scientists. On the other hand, its publishers were Russias most famous critics, publicists, and outstanding literary figures recognized in the cultural and scientific circles. The magazine publications stood out due to their excellent style and availability for people of various social levels: both educated readers and those without profound knowledge of literature, science, and arts. The readers pool included older and experienced people and very young students. Later, the name of the magazine became a symbol of the great intellectual wealth of Russia.

History of the study of humour and satire in literature

The article discusses the history of humor and satire in literature. Examples and theoretical works of scientists and literary scholars on this topic are given. These studies are philosophical and in general, it noted that until the XIX century, all research in the field of comedy, satire, and humor was conducted as elements of any philosophical teachings and concepts. It also describes the transformation of humor and satire in modern literature. Manifestations of the comic in contemporary journalism differ from the comic in the satirical newspaper and magazine publications of the 19th and early 20th centuries and earlier periods in that today, this sphere of the printed word belongs to the media with all its inherent attributes, while previously it could be characterized as fiction.

Edgar Allan Poe: Efemérides em trama

Edgar Allan Poe: Efemérides em trama

Жанровые доминанты поэзии ГУЛАГа (на материале стихотворных текстов БАМлага)

The paper aims to reveal genre specificity of censored Gulag poetry. The study is conducted by the material of publications in newspapers and magazines of Baikal Amur Corrective Labor Camp (Bamlug). The author introduces into scientific circulation previously unpublished literary and publicistic sources, for the first time analyzes genre paradigm of Bamlug poetry, reveals its interrelation with socialist realistic literature, which constitutes scientific originality of the study. As a result, it is proved that genre forms of Bamlug official poetry are determined not so much by current literary processes, but by corrective labor camp cultural and ideological policy. The research findings can be used when studying genre specificity of poetry of other Gulag camps.

The Role of Israel in American Haredi Life

Abstract This article examines the role of Israel in the daily lives of American haredim in both Yeshivish and Hasidic communities. Evidence drawn from over 25 interviews with yeshivish and hasidic lay leaders, school administrators, magazine publishers, and community members presents a nuanced portrait of attitudes toward, and ideologies regarding, the State of Israel. Although historically and sociologically Zionism has been seen as a key issue distinguishing modern and haredi Jewish communities, this distinction may lie more at the level of ideological affirmation, rather than actual behavior, knowledge, or belief.

Exploring Digital Marketing Practices for KUNTUM Magazine Publishing Company in Malaysia

The development of new media has made a significant impact on all areas included in the business sector. Many marketers use new media platforms through websites and social media now become a phenomenon and important to the business world landscape. Digital marketing is one form of marketing commonly used for promoting goods or services and reaching customers across digital channels. The aspects of digital marketing conducted through websites and social media platforms can be used by magazine publishing companies to ensure enhanced product marketing activities. The goal of this study was to analyze the degree to which magazine publishers such as Kuntum magazine used their website and social media sites as their digital marketing strategies and explore the understanding of the definition and role of the digital marketing dimension by the publishing company and its effectiveness as a modern marketing tool. This research interviewed the Editor and Kuntum magazine employees using qualitative approaches. The findings show that with the change in their digital marketing strategy, Kuntum magazine is increasingly utilizing new media channels, and very optimistic. This research looks forward to finding a more effective and sustainable approach in the transition of the magazine publishing industry to digital marketing practices.

Jajasan “Pembaruan”: Propaganda discourse through its printed products

The purpose of this paper is to describe Jajasan “Pembaruan” as a publisher that produced printed materials in the form of magazines and books in Indonesia (1950-1966). This study might be categorized in the history of communication as a political frame. This article examines particularly on how Jajasan “Pembaruan” as a political agent carried out propaganda with printed material productions in the form of book and magazine publications. As an agent of trans-nationalism, through the content in the publication, Jajasan “Pembaruan” as well as being a medium in shaping the concept of identity politically and culturally through discourse politics. This research shows that the publications by Jajasan “Pembaruan” were agents of political propaganda pioneered by several young people (political activists and leftist thinkers), the Indonesian Communist Party. Thus, the productions by Jajasan “Pembaruan” were at the same time a strong foundation in providing theory, politics, and practices regarding the idea of a “new way”, especially among the cadres of the Indonesian Communist Party about Indonesian political identity. Propaganda spread through books or magazines published by Jajasan “Pembaruan” was one of the discourse efforts of “decolonialization” in spreading various communist political views. Production or printed materials by Jajasan “Pembaruan” received support in a fluid communication network between countries in the context of the cold war.