Kultur

Sur quel fond conceptuel et idéologique se meut la créativité artistique d’aujourd’hui ? Quels sont les différents versants que prend l’art dit contemporain ? Est-il encore possible de lire l’œuvre d’art dans toute la cacophonie que génère la notion de contemporanéité ? Que ...

This book offers a fascinating insight into how film as a medium can portray political thought. Josette Baer’s collection of seven essays is the first publication of this kind; her analysis covers films such as The Best of Enemies and The Lost Daughter, and the TV series Breaking Bad and ...

Händels späte Opern befassen sich mit geschichtlichen, mythologischen und Heldenstoffen. Sie lassen sich jedoch auch unter biografischer Perspektive betrachten. Dieser Blickwinkel lässt Händel plastisch vor unsere Augen treten und wir sehen, dass seine Opernstoffe in einem engeren ...

Die US-amerikanische TV-Serie FlashForward (2009–2010) beruht auf der Prämisse, dass die gesamte Weltbevölkerung einen flash foward – einen kurzen Blick in ihre Zukunft – erfährt. Im Zentrum der Erzählung steht die Disruption der Zeithorizonte, das Hereinbrechen der Zukunft in die ...

This book has come out of the art project "Icons on Lids of Ammunition Boxes" initiated and led by Sofiia (Sonya) Atlantova and Oleksandr Klymenko. Painted on fragments of empty cartridge containers brought back from the front, the icons are silent witnesses to Russia’s covert war against ...

Based on a rich collection of primary and secondary sources, Leonid Ushkalov presents his biography of the famous Ukrainian philosopher and theologian Hryhorii (Gregorius) Skovoroda (1722-1794). However, this book not only a biography of a prominent person, but also a vivid presentation of the ...

Alexander Strashny examinines what defines Ukrainians as a people and makes them tick. Based on an analysis of Ukraine’s history, everyday life, economy, military affairs, gender, religion, art, music, and other cultural aspects, the Strashny, a trained psychoanlyst and prolific author, ...

The image of the medieval and Renaissance demon attracts the interest of historians, philosophers, anthropologists, and many other scholars because of its huge impact on significant social and political phenomena and because of its relation to many philosophical and intellectual movements. ...

Levinas's ethical phenomenology proposes, as it is discussed in the main body of this study, biblical and not experimental evidence to discuss subjectivity, which can be justified only by prioritizing the Other and not the Self. Levinas vehemently provides his opposition to the total enforcement ...

The Ukrainian response to the 2022 Russian invasion has inspired a new appreciation for their country both within and beyond Ukraine. The steadfastness of Ukrainians in the defense of their country has surprised many. The stories presented here highlight the ways in which Ukrainians have long ...