Search

This article will pursue two goals. First, it compares Romano's notion of the event with Merleau-Ponty's notion of expression. They can be seen as fulfilling similar functions emphasizing the possibility of unexpected happenings. Both thematize the ability of the transformation that lies at the foundation of the very possibility of experience. Second, the article stresses the difference between these notions, which illustrates a certain methodological difference in Romano's and Merleau-Ponty's approaches. The former approach can be loosely described as transcendental, as it seeks to emphasize that events operate as a condition of possibility of experience and, as such, are not explainable by everyday experience. The latter approach relies on emphasizing the circular connection between our everyday experience and an unexpected possibility of reorganizing this experience: according to this strategy, unexpectedness should be seen as a reserve of everydayness, which always carries with itself a tacit possibility of transformation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Agora (0211-6642) is the property of Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Servicio de Publicaciones and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

This commentary discusses the progression of entrepreneurship-related research about event management and what is needed in the future to address research gaps. Research on entrepreneurship and events has evolved over the last 23 years in terms of topics covered but there are still many research gaps remaining in the literature that are related to changing practices. In this article previous research contexts are explained in terms of why entrepreneurship is endemic in an events context. The article closes by suggesting new areas of research on entrepreneurship and events to be conducted that will help to move the area forward. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Art or at least what is called "eco art" or "environmental art" knows numerous ways in which to respond to environmental issues and become ecological. This article is not an analysis of art history, which would map the various tendencies or themes within eco art, but a philosophical study attempting to describe the most profound sense in which art literally is nature: according to French phenomenologist Henri Maldiney, art is a "flash of being" (éclair de l'être) or, more precisely, a flash or glimpse of sensually experienced nature. The article attempts to clarify this thesis thoroughly and then briefly traces the link between eco art and eco-phenomenology, a branch of environmental ethics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ghost hunting events are a popular leisure activity providing visitors with an immersive dark experience, connecting them with the dark heritage and supernatural legends of a place. This research note aims to conceptualize the role of storytelling in the promotion, production, and participatory aspects of ghost hunting events. In doing so, the article argues that ghost hunting events draw upon coproductive and experiential forms of storytelling, and proposes a cyclical model to illustrate an ongoing, iterative process of narrative construction. As this research note suggests, preexisting narratives framed by the dark history and supernatural legends of a place help to frame promotional discourse and the production of events. However, extraordinary personal experiences, mediumistic intuition, and the collective interpretation of unusual activity shape and transform existing narratives. As such, this research note concludes that ghost hunting events are shaped by, and shape, storytelling through interactive and interpretative processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To investigate the prevalence of metabolically healthy overweight/obesity and to study its longitudinal association with major adverse cardiovascular and renal events (MARCE). The study was conducted in 1210 young-to-middle-age subjects grouped according to their BMI and metabolic status. The risk of MARCE was evaluated during 17.4 years of follow-up. Forty-eight-percent of the participants had normal weight, 41.9% had overweight, and 9.3% had obesity. Metabolically healthy status was found in 31.1% of subjects with normal weight and in 20.0% of those with overweight/obesity. During the follow-up, there were 108 MARCE. In multivariate Cox analysis adjusted for confounders and risk factors, no association was found between MARCE and overweight/obesity (p = 0.49). In contrast, metabolic status considered as a two-class variable (0 versus at least one metabolic abnormality) was a significant predictor of MARCE (HR, 2.11; 95%CI, 1.21–3.70, p = 0.009). Exclusion of atrial fibrillation from MARCE (N = 87) provided similar results (HR, 2.11; 95%CI, 1.07–4.16, p = 0.030). Inclusion of average 24 h BP in the regression model attenuated the strength of the associations. Compared to the group with healthy metabolic status, the metabolically unhealthy overweight/obesity participants had an increased risk of MARCE with an adjusted HR of 2.33 (95%CI, 1.05–5.19, p = 0.038). Among the metabolically healthy individuals, the CV risk did not differ according to BMI group (p = 0.53). The present data show that the risk of MARCE is not increased in young metabolically healthy overweight/obesity suggesting that the clinical approach to people with high BMI should focus on parameters of metabolic health rather than on BMI. • Metabolically healthy status was found in 31.1% of normal weight subjects and in 20.0% of overweight/obesity subjects. • In a 17.4-year follow-up, the risk of MARCE was not increased in the metabolically healthy overweight/obese subjects. • In contrast, unhealthy metabolic status was a significant predictor of MARCE irrespective of baseline BMI. • Compared to healthy metabolic status, the metabolically unhealthy overweight/obese group had a 133% increase in risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Historia y Sociedad (01218417) is the property of Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y Economicas and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

This research investigates the success of Purdue University, Fort Wayne's Campus Kickoff event in the middle of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the planning to minimize the spread and infection. Researchers observed the attending student population, along with the presence of the virus on campus to determine the precautions effectiveness. Purdue University, Fort Wayne committed a normal approach while other campuses moved online. After examining the school's infections before and after the Campus Kickoff event, we have discovered infection rates across campus proved there was no significant outbreak because of the event, meaning the prevention measures show to have been successful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to describe the various capabilities of the simmer package for R, particularly when running a discrete event simulation model. It then develops a technique for building effective DES simulation models that accurately represent real systems and examines the simulation output on this simmer, both in statistical summary form and parameter estimation. The literature review method with descriptive and exploratory methodologies was employed in this study. When starting with simple models and progressing to more complicated forms step by step while explaining the system with a flow chart, model development is more successful. It is simple to replicate simulations in order to obtain standard error values for model parameter estimators. Creating a discrete event simulation in stages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper tries to find answers to the problem of current influential dichotomies such as virtual-physical, natural-artificial and, through that, also subjectiveobjective. We will try to show how these boundaries are blurred in the current socio-political situation and point out the problems in defining them using classical concepts. The problem is the contradiction between fixed identity and fluidity. To analyze this contradiction, we use Georg Picht's text The Idea of Nature and its History and also the concept of evential hermeneutics of Claude Romano. Both authors develop Martin Heidegger's philosophy. It turns out that the problem of this dichotomy lies in the identity of the transcendental subject, in the definition of the subjective inside of man versus the outside, and in the definition of nature not as a physis but as a quantitative world. The solution to this problem can be found in the concept of temporality. Both authors follow dynamic thinking about the world and about existence with their concepts of emergence-from-self, energy, three modalities of time, event and advenant, in which the emergence from self, process and nothingness are postulated instead of inside, solidity and fullness. At the same time, a different view of human existence is essential for both of them, and this is closely related to the artistic dwelling of man in the world. The result is a different way of thinking about the world and nature, in which a different solution to the current problem of crossing the virtual and the physical is offered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since the utilisation of sponsorship activations is constantly increasing, the objective of this article is to provide a thorough overview of knowledge, and to showcase future avenues of research according to trends and gaps found in literature. A systematic review of the literature (SRL) which summarises the different understandings of sponsorship activation within an innovative conceptual framework linking both activations and events was conducted. The analysis of the 107 writings included in this SRL contributes to a better understanding of the current literature. The results show that no consensus exists when it comes to the definition of the activation concept. Also, the results reveal that taking into consideration certain variables drawn from a theoretical framework related to event marketing which unite both the organisational strategy and the consumer experience can enable a global overview. This article provides an in-depth analysis and overview of the relatively chaotic body of knowledge currently found in this field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Politica y Sociedad is the property of Universidad Complutense de Madrid and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Copyright of Dinbilimleri Journal is the property of Dinbilimleri Journal and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

This study introduces an IT mindfulness-driven model to assess event attendees' behavioral intentions and crafting behaviors toward using autonomous vehicles (AVs) in event settings. Drawing from the Monitor and Acceptance Theory (MAT), the research examines the proposed model by surveying 611 valid respondents collected from the Qualtrics consumer panel. Empirical results confirm that event attendees' IT mindfulness positively impacts the perceived benefits and the intention to use AVs, which, in turn, significantly affect usage crafting and relational crafting. The findings suggest that attendees' perceived benefits of AVs enhance both their intention to use and their crafting behaviors. This study not only extends the application of MAT in the context of AI-powered autonomous driving but also provides actionable insights for event planners, hoteliers, and automotive and technology firms to optimize AVs for event transportation. • This study showcases the scenario of using autonomous driving at events. • An IT mindfulness-driven model is proposed to explain the formation of event attendees' crafting behaviors. • IT mindfulness increased perceived benefits and the intention to use autonomous driving at events. • Usage crafting was improved by the perceived benefits and the intention to use autonomous driving at events. • Relational crafting was improved by the intention to use autonomous driving at events and usage crafting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Textiles have traditionally fallen beyond the collecting and exhibiting remit of museums of modern and contemporary art. In recent years, however, there has been a re-appraisal of their place within canonical narratives of fine art history and practice. Beginning with a consideration of the expanded retrospective of the work of Anni Albers staged at K20 Düsseldorf and Tate Modern in 2018, this paper questions received categories of art and craft and the history and place of textile art within twentieth and twenty-first century art museums. Homing in on some further examples of textile works brought into the Tate collection and displayed at Tate Modern, I propose that museum practices become increasingly transparent and the craft of exhibition making be used to bring about an expanded, inclusive recognition of diverse media and multiple stories in the history of art. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this research is to find out how the organization of events adapted to the COVID-19 lockdown and how digital transformation can be a solution for events when physical distancing is required. Using a qualitative approach based on case studies, the article analyzes the changes in the organization of traditional festivals during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, focusing on Spain's five most populated cities. Complementary to the study, in-depth interviews were conducted with the heads of Protocol and Institutional Relations of the city councils in charge of organizing these events. The results show that, although some festivals were postponed, others were redesigned to be held without an audience, enhancing live streaming, strengthening communication through social media, and offering virtual tours. COVID-19 has been a catalyst for event digitalization. The existence as yet of only a small amount of scientific literature on how COVID-19 has impacted event and festival management makes this research a relevant contribution. This work provides insights for events crisis and emergency risk management, as well as for the digital transformation of festivals. The study highlights the need for contingency plans for organizing events in situations that require physical distancing and how online tools and virtual events can be part of this solution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the past twenty years, dozens of collaboration-based languages have emerged. Often they have an abstraction to denote a collaboration. Most of them use a form of single inheritance to build collaboration from another one. In this model, when a collaboration uses another one, every role class in the sub collaboration inherits from a role class in the super collaboration which has the same name. This affects the reusability of roles and collaborations and makes them semi interactive. To overcome this problem, this paper uses a new collaboration-based language named Set Oriented Programming (SOP). In SOP, collaborations, instead of being inherited, are composed with each other. To improve the reusability of SOP roles and to make them interactive, events are used. Events cause interaction of roles by crosscutting them. Moreover, a new context problem is discussed and dynamic context solution is proposed by delegations. Finally, we show that events improve the reusability and delegations concur context problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study has had a twofold ambition; to probe into the life in the museums by studying the visitors and trying out some concepts in a cultural policy research setting. I will do this by analysing encounters between art and visiting audiences using “acontextual” analytic concepts: event instead of experience, affect rather than emotion and a broad understanding of the concept of atmosphere. Furthermore, the empirical material for the analysis consists primarily of parts and elements that are often discarded or excluded in examinations. The preliminary conclusions invite further probing into the interface between visitors and art, between the cultural imaginations that motivate cultural policy initiatives, and the actual concrete events in spaces and settings we tend to think of as cultural. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

»Die Entstehung und Entfaltung von gewaltsamen Ereignissen: Ein transaktionaler Ansatz«. Standard approaches to the analysis of crisis situations either take some psychological stance, where the individual is the unit of analysis, or they investigate groups of actors taking turns, where individuals act following their own interpretation of what others have done. Philosophers have characterized these two approaches as self-actional and interactional. Actions and interpretations clearly can be assigned to one or the other actor, which allows allocating the responsibility for a violent event to someone "culprit." A radically different, rarely chosen approach is a transactional one, where each action is understood as joint action both in space and in time that cannot be decomposed into independent individual contributions. In this paper, following a sketch of the differences in the epistemological underpinnings between standard and transactional approaches, exemplifying analyses are presented and discussed from a violent encounter that left a streetcar passenger dead and a police officer before the courts of justice for homicide. Discussion topics include the attribution of cause and effect, understanding the historical trajectories of participant actors, and the consequences of analyzing events in terms of events (not substantive entities, and inter-actions). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Interface - Comunicação, Saúde, Educação is the property of Fundacao UNI and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

There is strong evidence to suggest that a connection exists between sports participation and the accumulation of social capital. Event research is also beginning to recognize that non-elite mass participation sport events can foster a sense of temporary casual sociality, community, and camaraderie within the event space, and thus, create meaningful social impact for participants. Through analysis of data obtained via semistructured interviews and surveys conducted with open water swimmers and observations undertaken at open water swimming events, this article seeks to contribute to the small (but growing) body of empirical and case specific research on the social capital potential of mass participation sports events. We adopt Putnam's notions of bonding and bridging social capital to interpret the social impact (if any) of open water swimming events on participants. It is the first of its kind to explicitly explore the social capital potential of open water swimming events in the UK. In so being it will develop ideas of whether social connections are temporary, delimited by the duration of the event, or whether they can endure outside of the event space as broader social networks and groups. We argue that events can facilitate meaningful social connections, and we analyze the durability of these social connections. Our data suggest that open water swimming events can facilitate casual social interactions with individuals from outside of already bonded groups. However, evidence of bridging capital was less convincing, in that it tended to be associated with a certain type of event and where participants shared a particular identity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

My aim in this paper is to argue against the claim that agent causation is more fundamental than event causation. To accomplish this aim, I shall first briefly discuss the motivation behind agent causation. Second, I shall highlight the differences between agent causation and event causation. Third, I shall begin briefly with the weaker claim held by Timothy O'Connor and Randolph Clarke that there is no good reason to believe that event causation is more fundamental than agent causation. Fourth, I shall discuss the stronger claim held by E. J. Lowe that agent causation is more fundamental than event causation, and raise objections against the various arguments Lowe advances for the stronger claim. To the extent that my objections against Lowe's stronger claim succeed, they raise questions for O'Connor's and Clarke's weaker claim. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Theatre is an image producer that is embedded with cultural practices of looking and critically involved in modes of looking. This case study offers an analysis of Out of a Doll's House, a post-dramatic feminist performance. It demonstrates the manner in which visual dramaturgy exposes spectators to the process of performing an image as an action, and to the mechanism of constructing a theatrical image as a reflexive event. The analysis explores how visual post-dramatic dramaturgy allows participants to observe and experiment with gender as performance and with the visual as an event. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Revista Fronteiras is the property of Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

This article examines Jacques Derrida's views on hospitality in relation to unplanned or unintended pregnancy. Derrida distinguishes between 'invitation' and 'visitation' and associates 'pure', 'true', or 'unconditional' hospitality with visitation. In terms of intended or expected pregnancies, the unborn other is an invited or welcomed guest. In case of unexpected or unwanted pregnancies, the foetus is as an uninvited guest or even an intruder. Nevertheless, for Derrida, hospitality and responsibility impose an infinite demand on the host regardless of whether the other is invited or uninvited. Thus, considering 'unconditional hospitality', a person has no 'right' to decide on their pregnancy. However, Derrida refers to the need for 'negotiation' between unconditional and conditional hospitality. This translates, as this article emphasises, into the scope for each pregnant person's individual circumstances to be taken into consideration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Araucaria is the property of Araucaria-Revista Iberoamericana de Filosofia, Politica y Humanidades and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

The value for an active sport tourist is directly embedded in the cocreation of his/her experience with the event and the destination. This study argues that individual travel resources enable an active sport tourist to create value with the event organization and, through flow-on tourism, the destination provider. The study explores the impact of the active sport tourists' travel resources on the cocreation of the event experience by testing whether they influence the event and/or the destination loyalty. Understanding these interrelationships is imperative, as the active sport tourists' loyalty can help achieve a competitive advantage for the event and the destination service providers. A survey of 649 active sport tourists was conducted. The results indicated that sport event attributes played a role in the creation of the active sport tourists' experiences through sharing and integrating of their travel resources. The findings also showed that the event loyalty of active sport tourists enhances their destination loyalty. The study suggests that destination marketers should exploit the sport event by bundling destination attributes that extend opportunities for cocreation that may lead to lengthened stays and more spending at the event destination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Popular festivities and traditional events are important moments in which symbolic content, deep emotions, and community solidarity are developed. However, there has been little research on the relationship between such events and their social networks and the power relations within these networks. This article explores the ability of community events and networks to reflect and strengthen social context. Rather than observing the capacity of the event to generate a network, we focus on identifying how the event network is constructed, and how it creates relationships between the different groups, or nodes, within broader social networks. The case analyzed is the Correfoc de la Mercè , a traditional firework event in Barcelona involving the Colles de diables , or Catalan popular fire culture groups. Our findings show that there is a bidirectional link or a mutual dependence between the groups (or nodes) and the event, which also support the development of shared social and symbolic capital. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Revista Turismo em Análise is the property of Revista Turismo em Analise and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Copyright of Veritas is the property of EDIPUCRS - Editora Universitaria da PUCRS and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Copyright of Journal of Shanghai Physical Education Institute / Shanghai Tiyu Xueyuan Xuebao is the property of Shanghai Physical Education Institute and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

The specialized market of craft beer is today both vast and supportive enough for exclusive craft beer events characterized by a limited number of admissions and the high status of participating breweries. Such events offer craft beer enthusiasts a convenient, yet regulated social and physical environment for both personal and collective performances. This article uses the Copenhagen Beer Celebration (2012–2016) as a case to define their "nature" and "function" within the spectrum of food and beverage festivals through the identification and discussion of various material and immaterial aspects that constitute characteristic practice of these events. In addition, the properties of the event venue as a liminoid space for this kind of performativity is shown to be essential for the building of both individual and collective identity as craft beer aficionados. The practice of beer tasting and evaluation, identified here as craft consumption, enables the learning of the essential chores or, at least, their visible manifestations through careful observation, mimicking, and, most importantly, repetitious conduct. Thus, these events enhance cohesion within the craft beer community through a joint practice developing strong and positive relationships between people with different backgrounds, but sharing a common passion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes the attributes that influence tourists to share travel experiences in a virtual social network by examining the perceptions of visitors to the 32nd Oktoberfest in Blumenau, Brazil. The empirical survey involved 380 tourists in Blumenau - Brazil during Oktoberfest 2015 and addressed five dimensions relating to the attributes to share in online social networks. Behavioral profiles were traced based on these sharing attributes and highlight four profiles that view the sharing of their experience in very distinctive ways. The results show that there are heavy users, casual users, pleasure-driven users, and identificationdriven users. These results contribute to the discussion of how and why tourists share their experiences in virtual social networks. By understanding these profiles, events can shape the way they interact with tourists to have better visibility online. Meanwhile, tourism agencies and firms can use these profiles to classify costumers and direct services to specific profiles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper argues for strong affinities between Dickens's handling of political violence in Bleak House (1852–3) and the alteration in meaning of the words 'terror' and 'terrorism' in the nineteenth century. Between the French Revolution and the beginning of the twentieth century, 'terror' and 'terrorism' shifted from connoting revolutionary violence wielded by the state to criminal political violence committed by clandestine organisations and individuals. I first read two key moments of political violence in the novel via Lyotard's definition of 'the Event' as the occurrence that cannot be represented. I argue that Dickens's novel responds to this problem of representation in a dual movement: on the one hand revolutionary violence is confined to the criminal discourse of the detective police, on the other, 'modern' conspiratorial terrorism is returned to the discourse of the French Revolution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Scientific events are rarely discussed in the formation and development of new fields of science. Using the example of the Swiss NanoConvention, it will be shown to what extent a long series of events shapes the Swiss nanosciences and is shaped by them. The convention offers the opportunity to both, present and legitimize new forms of science and research to heterogeneous publics, and to consolidate internal structures of the field. The analysis thus provides insight into the contours of nanoscience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Revista de Antropología Social is the property of Universidad Complutense de Madrid and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Copyright of Revista Estudios de Filosofía is the property of Universidad de Antioquia, Instituto de Filosofia and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Since the beginning of the 21st century, literary studies have undergone a socalled "event turn", which is informed by the rise of the event theory and performativity theory in the philosophy, arts and cultural studies. In particular, the philosophical theories of event advanced by Deleuze and Zizek, characterized by their respective emphases on the generative and transformative aspects of event, constitute the major theoretical source for the theorization on the event of literature. From the perspective of event, the core task of literary studies is to explain the singularity of literature, which calls for a new understanding and analysis of literature. The issues that will be under close scrutiny include: the writer^ intentions and the intentionality of the text, the becoming of the text, and the performance of reading. Different from the concept of literature as representation, the theory of literature as event places emphasis on the following issues: the process of author^ writing, the literary language as performative, the mediality of literature, the uses of reading, and the effects of literature on reality. The thrust of this theory is thus to regard the becoming and effects of literary works as the two key features of literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Canadian Journal of Film Studies is the property of University of Toronto Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Copyright of Selcuk University Social Sciences Institute Journal is the property of Selcuk University Social Sciences Institute Journal and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

The purpose of risk management is the creation and protection of value. It improves performance, encourages innovation and supports the achievement of objectives. Managing risk is iterative and assists organizations in setting strategy, achieving objectives and making informed decisions. Managing risk is part of governance and leadership, and is fundamental to how the organization is managed at all levels. It contributes to the improvement of management systems. ISO 31000:2018 delivers a clearer guide that will help organizations use risk management principles to improve planning and make better decisions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This essay explores the inseparability of sexual violence and dominant-caste privileges embedded in structures of local power, which are finally nested within the legal institutions of the State. This essay examines the court transcripts of the trial of a village lynchpin, Gobinda Nandi, on the charge of rape. The individual to bring in the charges was a 20-year-old woman by the name of Genubala. The essay lays out the internal dynamics of the low-caste Bagdi community, as its members confront the rapist who controlled most of the village sources of livelihood. The essay turns on the refusal of the aggrieved Genubala and her husband Pashupati's refusal to abide by Bagdi community's unhappy decision to opt for a compromise with Gobinda Nandi. The political economy of the village power structure marks the aggrieved couple's deliberate choice to approach legal institutions and the judicial process of the state as the crucial moment of departure from the communitarian redistributive justice and its specific life-world. But what does this choice imply for the two highly vulnerable individuals who are reluctant to be part of the Bagdi community, and who are seeking to activate the Indian State's judicial system in their favour? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Stakeholder engagement attempts to develop partnerships in order to assist in problem solving and decision making. The case study attempts to understand how one rural community reengages corporate sponsors in the event planning process. Emphasis is placed on understanding the motives, benefits, and challenges associated with community engagement. Investigators used a case study methodology collecting data from event observations and key stakeholder interviews. The design helped develop an in-depth analysis of a program, event, activity, process, or one or more individuals. Benefits of engagement included brand placement, morale, and community betterment. Resource allocation provided a major challenge while information provided a critical component of stakeholder engagement decisions. Factors that motivated sponsor involvement included mission, community connection, strategic engagement, and having the right partners. The results have important implications for professionals attempting to reengage corporate sponsors in event planning. Findings suggest the value of using social capital found within an event sponsors organization. When events are organized by small nonprofit organizations or single departments located within rural municipalities, the additional social capital is invaluable in meeting both community and corporate sponsor goals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper performs a political or worldly reading of Lacan's subject, and the way in which such subjectivity is founded as existing in today's "existential" space. The question is the following: if, especially politically speaking, we are obliged to think the inexistent Other or delegitimated master signifier, what can and must be said about the status of the subject's existence today and, in particular, its political or worldly status? How is political affirmation possible in the complete absence of symbolic authority? This essay attempts to confront these questions head-on, and to draw the conclusions, in classically Lacanian categories, that directly follow from both the fact of the total absence of either symbolic authority or, as a result, symbolic difference (including all gods "as if," identities "as if," etc.) and, on the other hand, the necessity of affirmation beyond this absence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Revista FAMECOS - Mídia, Cultura e Tecnologia is the property of EDIPUCRS - Editora Universitaria da PUCRS and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

This paper takes off from a growing preoccupation in Western political-social philosophy on the thinkability of the materiality of change, that became most pronounced in Alain Badiou's philosophy of the event. It traces the development of the discourse of radical change tied to a materialist theory of subjectivity beginning from Badiou, down to the strong criticism posed against it by Slavoj Žižek. This is then followed by the discussion of Bruno Bosteels' potent defense of Badiou's philosophy. Finally, the last part takes off from this debate and highlights how this tension in Badiou's philosophy was possible in the first place. Using Adrian Johnston's key insight on pre-evental and post-evental time, this paper argues that Žižek and Bosteels respectively employ pre-evental and postevental lenses in reading the relation of event to being. Furthermore, these two lenses are themselves the effect of the split readability of the event at the moment of its rupture: the parallax-effect that divides the event into two. This paper asserts that neither of the two is sufficient. Both are fundamental in outlining what sort of sustained disciplines are necessary before and after events take place. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]