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How art production is linked to the culture surrounding it and how the two infl uence one another is a central question for the theory of art and culture. Peruvian-born art critic and cultural theorist Juan Acha (1916-1995) approaches this question through engagement with global art theoretical debates while paying special consideration to the Latin American situation, in which the colonial foundations of economy and culture are particularly emphasised. While Acha has made an extraordinary contribution to the interdisciplinary debate on the relationship between art production and culture, his contribution has yet to become known in the German-speaking world. The primary aim of this article is to make Acha's central theses accessible to a German-speaking audience. In so doing, the article demonstrates the relevance of Acha's work for contemporary debates through a discussion of the central tension that arises in his work: the relationship between his empirical-theoretical insights into the reproductive function of art, on the one hand, and the emancipatory hopes that are nevertheless placed on artistic practices, on the other hand. The text proceeds in fi ve steps: fi rst, Acha's fundamental plea for a sociology of art and his central concept of no-objetualismo are presented; second, through a comparison with other theoretical approaches, the specifi cities of Acha's approach, which lies in the signifi cance he gave to colonialism and the normative turn in redefi ning art, are emphasized; third, Acha's focus on aesthetic consumption is traced and his relational method sketched out; forth, Acha's political commitment is examined more closely; and, fi nally, fi fth, the infl uence of Acha's work on other theorists and on the artistic movements of his time is highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author investigates the question how treatment techniques can be used to deal with massive negative transfer. The basic principle that being open and processing the negative transfer by interpretation is very valuable for the analytical process seems to be valid for most treaments in unlimited form but not for all. This approach is particularly questioned when the patient massively devalues the analyst and loses all respect for him. In such constellations the analysis can lead to a dead end. In this article a case study of the author is discussed in which a severely disturbed narcissistic patient reacted with a high level of destructivity in the transfer. This ultimately led to the situation where the analyst became a type of whipping boy for the patient who verbally deployed aggressive actions against him. A therapeutic implementation of this dynamic force by interpretation proved to be no longer practicable so that the analyst decided to first demarcate limits on the destructive reactions of the patient during the transfer by an intervention. In this way a minimum level of respect for the analyst could be restored. Only on this basis could interpretations unfold an effect during the further course and resulted in a positive turning point in the treatment process. In the theoretical discussion the author refers in particular to the approaches of Kernberg, Ogden and Racker as well as to the term projective identification. He arrives at the consideration that the danger of a derailment of the analytical process threatens especially when projective identification unconsciously less serves communication but more the attempt to dispose of worse effects. The author finally comes to the opinion that beside especially justified interest for the negative transfer it should not be overlooked that positive transfer which includes the respect towards the analyst represents the decisive foundation for analytical treatment. To safeguard this, in some situations demarcation can be particularly useful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents an extended speech by Michael Hochedlinger, delivered at the 37th Austrian Archives Day in Krems on September 24, 2012, discussing the low interest of today's community in archives and archival materials. The relationship between historical science and memory culture is reviewed. The marginalization of archives and the nature of the archivist profession are discussed. Special focus is also payed to the process of digitizing archival materials.

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This short notice calls attention to the so-far unnoticed edition of Tertullian's De patientia which was published in Prague in 1676, being the only edition of this author that has originated in the Czech lands. Except for the described copy, only two other copies of this edition are known: in Österreichische Nationalbibliothek in Vienna (sign. 71.Aa.120) and in the capitular library in Prague - Vyšehrad (sign. II.B.j.67). In addition, the collation of this edition is given with respect to the last critical edition of De patientia by J.-Cl. Fredouille (Paris 1999). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In his book Systemische Sexualtherapie (Systemic Sexual Therapy) (2004), Ulrich Clement criticizes the Hamburg model of couples therapy, a widespread approach in Germany based on a further development of the work of Masters and Johnson. Clement views this model as being out-dated, claiming that it is characterized by the following: (1) "No" dominates "yes," (2) Function is stressed over desire, (3) Lack of ability is stressed over lack of interest. In this article Gunter Schmidt, a co-founder of the Hamburg model, praises Clement's book as being the most original contribution in the last decades to the development of psychotherapy for common sexual problems. At the same time Schmidt defends the Hamburg approach, particularly the focus on the physical dimension found in the exercise-based sexual therapy. This focus makes use of "embodied knowledge" which has yet to be theoretically explained. Schmidt acknowledges, however, that the Masters and Johnson approach could be expanded further by incorporating the systemic ideas presented by Clement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses survey research in the former East-bloc countries of Hungary, Poland, and Russia on popular attitudes toward sports and those attitudes' correspondence to the life styles of respondents. Correlations between education level and professional status versus interest in sport were positive, as was income level, while advanced age of respondents correlated negatively.

The article presents the author's opinions concerning the article "Mediation - Pfade zum Frieden" by professor Leo Montada. Although agreeing with the core of the article, she disagrees on two points: that some of Montada's theses are not correct concerning the discourse about mediation in German speaking countries or about the actual practice of mediation in Germany. She also disagrees with the suggestion that the concept of "interest" should be avoided in the vocabulary of mediation.

The article presents information on the members of the editorial board of the periodical "Sociologia Ruralis. The new name of member J. Lunze, which appears on the title-page, is not a surprise for those people who knew that Lunze has for a long time done considerably more work for the Journal than the share he was supposed to take as correspondent for a professor, to whom the journal is indebted for his work as representative for the German-speaking group on the editorial board, has asked to be released from his task, because his present position does not allow him to give to editorial matters the attention they need.