Modern Themes Research Articles

An Overview of Theoretical Connections between the Rhetoric of Modernity and Postmodernity

This paper explores the thematic convergences and departures within the rhetoric of modernity and postmodernity. In doing so, it explores some of their key themes such as language and meaning, reality and truth, autonomy and human progress, and reason concerning the works of Jurgen Habermas, John Locke, Jacques Derrida, Ferdinand de Saussure, Immanuel Kant and Jean Francois Lyotard. This paper employs a methodology of comparative textual analysis of the aforementioned authors’ selected texts and their themes in their historical/temporal positions within the discourse of the rhetoric of modernity and postmodernity. It fulfills two objectives: to explore what recurrent themes of modernity and postmodernity appear in the canonical theorists’ works, and to assess how they simultaneously overlap and differ from each other. Stepping on this comparative analysis, this paper brings together the thematic and theoretical connections between the rhetoric of modernity and postmodernity to conclude that the similarities and differences in the rhetoric of modernity and postmodernity among the selected theorists can be revisited through a thematic lens rather than the historical-temporal paradigms.

MANI SANKAR MUKHERJIS KOLKATA: LITERARY REFLECTIONS ON AN URBAN LANDSCAPE

This paper explores the literary works of Mani Sankar Mukherjee, popularly known as Sankar, with a focus on how his novels reflect the urban landscape of Kolkata. Through an analysis of key novels such as The Great Unknown,The Middleman, Chowringheeand Thackeray Mansion the essay examines how Sankar captures the essence, spirit, and transformation of Kolkata. It delves into themes of colonial legacy, modernity, social and economic disparities, and human relationships, highlighting how the city is portrayed not merely as a backdrop but as a central character in his narratives. The essay demonstrates that Sankars deep connection with Kolkata allows him to vividly depict its physical, socio-economic, and emotional landscapes, offering readers a comprehensive view of the citys dynamic and multifaceted nature.

Agricultural Commodity Markets in Pakistan: Analysis of Issues

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Agriculture markets in Pakistan are still primarily based on a colonial-era model and have not modernised with changing times. This has increased unnecessary costs in the supply chains that put growers and end-consumers at a disadvantage. Additionally, price and supply volatility causes insecurity for policy-makers as information about prices, supply and demand is not structured, timely or reliable. For decades, agricultural markets have functioned without government focus on innovation. Recent initiatives from various federal and provincial agencies provide hope that this vital area can now finally be addressed. Numerous constraints need to be resolved to bring meaningful change to the ecosystem. The process must start with a fresh policy look and commitment to adopt modern themes. This policy process can be supported by technology and successful lessons from other countries as well as developments in other sectors within the country. There is a need to develop a certain level of coordination between various federal and provincial agencies. The increasingly fragmented nature of agriculture markets might be useful for some stakeholders as they can innovate according to their needs but it leaves most of the sector at a continually suboptimal level. The lack of progress in modernising core markets has also made it difficult for some innovative solutions to succeed. A rapid assessment of the current environment, key constraints and recommendations for possible development areas is presented in this report.

Voicing the Veiled: The Sovereignty and Influence of the Mughal Matriarchs

Voicing the Veiled: The Sovereignty and Influence of the Mughal Matriarchs

Nutrition Today: Nutrition/Health Communications: Teaching Sourcing, Vetting, Discerning

Nutrition and food science and other health science communicators have faced a number of significant challenges over the past several decades, as the information landscape has evolved. The growth of Web-based science communication sources and, especially, social media’s impact on information dissemination have thoroughly transformed what was once strictly the purview of science and health journals. To meet the changing challenges, the present authors have published a series of articles presenting guidance for communicators in navigating the evolving information environment. In response to a number of questions from colleagues about how to seek and evaluate sound scientific information and to address the growing online repository of dubious food and health recommendations, the authors are addressing in the present article some modern themes. In particular, the article focuses on communicators’ evolving needs: where to go for accurate science-based information—how to guide the public to sound health and nutrition information and also how consumers might vet information sites online and how the public can be encouraged to develop new critical science-consumption skills and practical skepticism in the face of competing “information” claims.

Immunological aspects of the post-COVID syndrome in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

ABSTRACT. Unprecedented in human history the problem of coronavirus infection, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, raised a huge amount of fundamental issues regarding the pathogenesis of the COVID-19, the interaction of the virus with the pulmonary microbioma and the immune system of human. The impact on the course of other diseases, including the tuberculosis process, remains the main theme of modernity. Among the priority areas are further search and improvement of the diagnosis of immuno-mediated disorders in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis caused by coronavirus infection, by identifying the most rational diagnostic tests of these disorders.

Cultural Tapestry and Female Narratives: Unveiling Identity Crisis in Shashi Deshpande's That Long Silence and Bharati Mukherjee's Desirable Daughters

This paper delves into the intricate exploration of cultural tapestry and female narratives by analysing how identity crisis is portrayed in That Long Silence by Shashi Deshpande and Desirable Daughters by Bharati Mukherjee. Both novels provide deep insights into the challenges faced by the characters as they negotiate their gender roles and cultural heritage in the face of opposing cultural backgrounds. Deshpande and Mukherjee give a comprehensive representation of the problems encountered by women in contemporary Indian culture as well as in foreign lands by deftly combining themes of tradition, modernism, and female autonomy. This research aims to contribute to a better understanding of the changing dynamics of gender and cultural identity in modern literature by analysing these literary works in comparison.

Coming to terms with the North. Scandinavia in Polish culture at the turn of the 21st century

The article deals with representations of Scandinavia in Polish literature from the 1980s to the second decade of the 21st century. The basic claim of the article is that a shift in the Polish imagination from the West to the North has occurred through literature and growing public interest. This shift began with efforts to transform the initial stereotype of Scandinavia as a land of prosperity. In subsequent stages, the imaginary was expanded by literature to include the themes of equality, social trust and self-correcting modernity. Complicating the image of Scandinavia made it into a viable alternative to Western modernity.

Traditions in the System of art Education in Iraq

The article presents the results of a study of the system of Iraqi art education by including objectively existing and expedient traditions in it in various historical periods of its development. Attention is drawn to the creative searches of artists in the many art schools that appeared in Iraq at the beginning of the 20th century, whose professional activities reflected the implementation of the ideas of modernity or/and its reconciliation with the cultural heritage of the country. As an example in the field of sculpture, the D. Selim Freedom Monument is given, the embodiment of which was based on the idea of combining the ancient history of Iraq with the modern themes, techniques and methods used in art at that time. The current system of art education in Iraq is presented, the starting point of which is the Academy of Fine Arts, which today acts as the leading educational institution of artistic orientation among those located in cities such as Babylon, Basra, Devaniya, Mosul and other art institutions. We consider art education itself as an educational process that helps young people with different views and beliefs learn to understand the language of art, use existing traditions in their artistic work. In conclusion, it is concluded that the system of art education in Iraq continues to work and develop, taking into account long-standing and newly acquired traditions in various art schools, reflecting the views, beliefs of artists in their work, formed under the influence of history, culture, politics, etc. of their country.

Dr. Tahir Taunsvi’s Composition of Poems

Dr. Tahir Taunsvi is a distinguished researcher, critic and poet of Urdu language and literature. The most important aspect of his literary work is based on research and criticism. He made useful contributions in the field of Urdu poetry as well. His poetry book was published by “Bazam e Elam o Fun Pakistan” in 2001 AD. This book consists of impressive poems, poetics , “Hamd”, “Naat”, “Manqabat” and “Slaam”. His poems connect the readers to the tradition of Urdu poetry. It also reflects the modern themes and style. In his poems he expresses great love for Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), his sacred family and Islamic culture. His poems also reflect the themes of love, great human values and historical consciousness. In this article, the author has presented a brief evaluation of his poetry with reference to his poems.

Organization for Liquid-Modern times?

In an unpublished manuscript that Zygmunt Bauman wrote around the year 2008, Bauman’s overall theory of liquid modernity is sketched in relation to recent types of organization. He describes a shift from classical ‘managerialism’ to the ‘experience economy’, resulting in organizations characterized as eclectic and nonlinear. Ambiguous consequences of this transition follow for individual organization members. The most important trait of and expectation for liquidly modern employees will be their flexibility. Workplaces made seductive and attractive, with food, sport, bike racks and stylish informality, create a fragile cocoon for the elite of knowledge workers. For Bauman, such employees’ materialize love and happiness by buying things, resulting in more working hours to gain the money required to purchase further things in a ‘vicious circle’. The less qualified cannot access either these things or similar working conditions, which is one critical dimension of these recent transformations. Managerially, practices in flexible organizations continuously keep elite employees in a state of uncertainty and urgency. Bauman closes by embedding these tendencies of organizations’ new voraciousness in his overall theme of liquid modernity, as he points to unintended consequences of lighter and more flexible organizational forms. The manuscript is accompanied by a commentary, in which Stewart Clegg, one of the leading scholars in recent attempts to connect Bauman’s theory of liquid modernity with management and organization studies, contextualizes the work.

Source Publication and Genealogical Research in Rossiiskaia genealogiia. Nauchnyi al’manakh: A Reflection and a Review

Abstract This review article surveys and assesses the first 12 issues of the journal Rossiiskaia genealogiia. Nauchnyi al’manakh, published by Staraia Basmannaia press beginning in 2016. It surveys in detail the three regular sections of the journal – Articles and Notices (Stat’i i soobshcheniia), Source Publications (Publikatsii istochnikov), and Reference Materials (Spravochnye materialy) – and provides detailed descriptions and assessments of selected contents in each. The article calls attention to the high-quality publications that will be of interest not only to scholars working in genealogy, but also in a host of related themes in early modern and modern Russian history and culture, including questions of social identity, kinship awareness, demography, onomastics, and political alliances among the elite (among other themes), as well as methods for mining and publishing complex manuscript sources.

Biculturalism Leading to Third Space Identity: A Postcolonial Analysis of Elif Shafak’s The Island of Missing Trees

The current paper aims to highlight biculturalism in immigrants which leads to Third Space Identity in host countries. The study will explore the construction of third space identity in the protagonist Ada Kazantzakis by analyzing the theme of hybridization in Elif Shafak’s novel,’ The Island of Missing Trees’ (2021). Homi K. Bhabha’s theory of third space and hybridity is the key to maneuver the existing research. Bhabha’s leading role in postcolonial theory provokes the study towards the world famous book The Location of Culture (2021) by scoring the conceptual imperatives and political consistency of postcolonial Cyprus during 1974 in the novel, ‘The Island of Missing Trees’ (2021). Qualitative method is used for data collection. The objective of the study is to find out how biculturalism in immigrants leads to third space identity and how it affects the protagonists’ life in the novel. This research will be beneficial in bringing of modern themes and the way Shafak’s dealt with these themes artistically.

MODERNIDAD Y DESMITIFICACIÓN EN “EL OTRO ASTERIÓN” DE JOSÉ WATANABE

José Watanabe is one of the most notable poets of Peruvian literature and Spanish-American literature in general. In his production, the desacralizing tone stands out, often linked to humor, through the use of irony and satire, and other times in which he opts for a solemn or serious tone, as we will see in this study. Thus, demystification translates into a process of distancing and updating that allows the meaning of a text to be reinterpreted from the present. In this way, the analysis of the poem “El otro Asterión”, from the book Banderas detrás de la niebla (2006), shows us a break with the western mythological discourse that is linked to the theme of modernity, intermittent, in turn, to all the Watanabe’s lyric production.

Innovation and Development: An Analysis of Landscape Construction Factors in Quanzhou Maritime Silkroad Art Park

From the perspective of tourists, this paper takes Quanzhou Maritime Silkroad Art Park as the research object to study the botanical landscape factors concerned with tourists in the theme park. Through a questionnaire survey, and combined with interviews, the collected results were scientifically analysed using the data. According to the statistical results, the factors of plant landscape construction in the theme park concerned with tourists were summarised, extracted, and named, which were “plant landscape healing”, “plant landscape culture”, “plant landscape continuity”, “plant landscape spatial sense”, and “plant landscape aesthetic sense”. Through an in-depth analysis of the five common factors of the construction of modern theme park plant landscapes, this study creatively centred on the construction of theme park landscapes and established a scientific evaluation system, combined with the development and construction of the park, and put forward innovative and constructive suggestions based on the summary and analysis results. It provides a scientific reference for plant landscape construction in other theme parks.

The Application of The Nusantara Contemporary Pattern: Bomber Jacket Product Assessment

The research was conducted in Jakarta for a year. The goal of this study is to collect data and evaluate bomber jackets that include modern Indonesian patterns. This study is a continuation of the previous study, Exploration of Archipelago Ornaments in the Form of Contemporary Motifs Using Digital Techniques for Textile Design. Using the findings of prior study, modern themes with archipelago ornamentation were created. This theme will be applied to a bomber jacket in this research. The theme used is chosen by altering the shape and function of the bomber jacket. A bomber jacket is a garment that is appropriate for a semi-formal situation. The quantitative approach using the Pre-Experimental technique in the form of a One-Shoot Case Investigation design was used in this study. The original data was collected in the form of interviews with five expert panelists in the fields of education and fashion practitioners, which were then descriptively examined. The questionnaire was then distributed to respondents aged 17 to 25. This technique produces an assessment of bomber jackets that is consistent with the study's aims and teenage acceptance. It is intended that this research would help to the design of modern Indonesian motifs used on fashion goods such as jackets. This can also contribute to the value of affection for the archipelago's unique culture, which is executed through current motifs. Furthermore, it is envisaged to serve as a reference in the use of traditional Indonesian themes in the fields of education and industry.

Biofuels and Nanocatalysts: Python Boosting Visualization of Similarities.

Among the most relevant themes of modernity, using renewable resources to produce biofuels attracts several countries' attention, constituting a vital part of the global geopolitical chessboard since humanity's energy needs will grow faster and faster. Fortunately, advances in personal computing associated with free and open-source software production facilitate this work of prospecting and understanding complex scenarios. Thus, for the development of this work, the keywords "biofuel" and "nanocatalyst" were delivered to the Scopus database, which returned 1071 scientific articles. The titles and abstracts of these papers were saved in Research Information Systems (RIS) format and submitted to automatic analysis via the Visualization of Similarities Method implemented in VOSviewer 1.6.18 software. Then, the data extracted from the VOSviewer were processed by software written in Python, which allowed the use of the network data generated by the Visualization of Similarities Method. Thus, it was possible to establish the relationships for the pair between the nodes of all clusters classified by Link Strength Between Items or Terms (LSBI) or by year. Indeed, other associations should arouse particular interest in the readers. However, here, the option was for a numerical criterion. However, all data are freely available, and stakeholders can infer other specific connections directly. Therefore, this innovative approach allowed inferring that the most recent pairs of terms associate the need to produce biofuels from microorganisms' oils besides cerium oxide nanoparticles to improve the performance of fuel mixtures by reducing the emission of hydrocarbons (HC) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx).

Prejudicial Treatment in Asif Currimbhoy's Goa

Inequalities are ubiquitous throughout the world and have been a defining aspect of society since prehistoric times. They typically get smaller as civilization develops, but they still exist. They have to do with the unfair distribution of certain highly valued characteristics, such as earnings, wealth, standing, expertise, and power among various units, including people, dwellings, social classes, religious congregations, organizations, castes, regions, and nations. An analysis of disparities' primary objective is to identify the factors that influence how the writer is distributed among relevant units and to explain their causes and effects. An Indian writer who writes in English, Asif Currimbhoy, was familiar with experimental American theatre. He wrote plays with modern themes. He addressed issues of race, class, and gender. Post-colonialism is made up of these three components. His dramas thus draw their themes from the currents of modern politics and existence. He has been referred to as a karma yogi and India's first theatre attention voice. For him, the 1965 drama "Goa," which had its world premiere at Michigan State University, is very special. The Indian invasions of Goa in December 1961 are the subject of the drama.

LITERARY DIMENSIONS OF AQEEL AHMAD DANISH

Syed Aqeel Ahmad Danish belongs to Amroha. He was destined to migrate continuously. First, he migrated to Karachi and then to London. Ghazal is his specialty. His ghazals have a fine blend of classical maturity with modern themes. Aqeel Ahmed Danish is a versatile poet and writer. Every Sunday, his column "رسائل دل تک"(Rasaail Dil Tak) is published in Jang London. He is associated with this stream of journalism in which poets and writers have a share. This paper sheds light on the art of Aqeel Ahmed Danish as a whole.

The theme of modernity in the Bashkir dramaturgy of the 1930s

The present study is an attempt to reveal features of the Bashkir dramaturgy of the 1930s when Bashkir literature was seeking to solve the problem of a new hero. The comprehensive analysis of the Bashkir dramas was carried out. In analyzing the principles of reflecting reality, researching genre and style features, determining the range of topics and problems, the nature of the conflict of dramatic works of these years, the study revealed a trend of gradual transition of Bashkir drama from diverse musical and ethnographic plays on the historical past to a realistic depiction of modernity, the dramas of characters, the psychological depiction of the spiritual world of heroes. The relevance of the study is due to the growing interest in the multidimensional study of the features of Bashkir literature, in particular, the dramaturgy of the 1930s, when a socio-psychological drama was first created in the works by S. Miftakhov, B. Bikbay, K. Dayan.The musical and ethnographic works by M. Burangulov, Kh. Gabitov, Kh. Ibragimov, S. Mirasov, F. Suleymanov and others dominated the Bashkir drama of the 1920s. Poetics, style, action development were predetermined by the customs and mores of bygone antiquity, inter-clan and family relations. The spirit of renewal that accompanied the development of Bashkir poetry and prose in the 1930s also captured the dramaturgy of those years; the young Bashkir stage literature gradually moved from folklore to professional theatrical art, came close to depicting modernity.