Notes From The Editor,
2014
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Notes From The Editor, Rory J. Conces
International Dialogue
Notes from International Dialogue's Editor-in-Chief, Rory J. Conces for Volume 4.
Žižek’S Hegel: Less Than Nothing: Hegel And The Shadow Of Dialectical Materialism,
2014
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Žižek’S Hegel: Less Than Nothing: Hegel And The Shadow Of Dialectical Materialism, Gavin Hyman
International Dialogue
Followers of Slavoj Žižek’s work had long been awaiting his “big book on Hegel.” In interviews and other appearances, he made no secret of the fact that this work was in progress and, furthermore, that he considered it to be a labour of love, his magnum opus, and, in a sense, a culmination. Big the book certainly is—1010 pages of text to be precise. If such a book were to be written by any other author, readers would doubtless have waited considerably longer to receive it. But so prolific is this author that the waiting has been minimal, and many …
Martin Heidegger And The First World War,
2014
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Martin Heidegger And The First World War, David A. White
International Dialogue
The subtitle of this work is “Being and Time as Funeral Oration.” This addition helps a reader to appreciate that the book functions on various levels: scholarly, to the extent that it offers a reading of selected details in Heidegger’s first major work; historical, in that Altman asserts with great vigor that Being and Time should be seen as a “funeral oration” for those who died in World War One; biographical, in that we read much about Heidegger’s personal actions in political and academic contexts leading to and during both WWI and a decade after the conclusion of the “Great …
A World Of Becoming,
2014
University of Nebraska at Omaha
A World Of Becoming, Stanimir Panayotov
International Dialogue
It is difficult to respond in a genre other than philosophical prose when writing about one. Philosophical prose is a very demanding and small club: it is almost like the poetry club of philosophy recognized in and by itself. Few are the specimens of the genre and plenty are those raising hands from within. This is largely because genre-determined writing such as this one is both about style and Zeitgeist. And to rise up to the standards of styling the spirit(s) of time is an ordeal of both the heart and the mind even trained thinkers fail to do. With …
Democracy, Islam, And Secularism In Turkey,
2014
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Democracy, Islam, And Secularism In Turkey, Renat Shaykhutdinov
International Dialogue
This book edited by Ahmet Kuru and Alfred Stepan provides an important contribution to the understanding of the nexus between democracy and democratization, religion and secularism in the context of Turkey, arguably the most stable Muslim-majority democracy in the greater Middle East. The volume features a select group of scholars and policy makers and is a product of two conferences held at Columbia University with the subsequent meetings and a thorough review and revision process. Among the contributors to the volume is Ergun Özbudun, the head of the academic commission for the new constitutional draft, whose chapters problematize the conflict …
Leviathans At The Gold Mine: Creating Indigenous And Corporate Actors In Papua New Guinea,
2014
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Leviathans At The Gold Mine: Creating Indigenous And Corporate Actors In Papua New Guinea, Jerry K. Jacka
International Dialogue
Social analysis in anthropology today “oscillates uneasily” between a concern with Foucauldian global regimes of governance on the one hand and Deleuzian assemblages of agentive actors on the other. In Leviathans at the Gold Mine: Creating Indigenous and Corporate Actors in Papua New Guinea, Alex Golub asks if there is “a better way to do justice to a contemporary scene characterized by both spontaneity and regime” (2). Golub’s book seeks to find this middle road through the analysis of the development of a world-class gold mine on the homelands of a group of indigenous people—the Ipili— living in the highlands …
Kindly Inquisitors, The New Attack On Free Thought,
2014
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Kindly Inquisitors, The New Attack On Free Thought, Jeremy Harris Lipschultz
International Dialogue
George F. Will’s forward to the 2013 edition of this book provides important focus to the problems arising when even one person is “offended” by free speech (xiii). From campus speech codes to legal and social theory aimed at balancing the First Amendment against other rights, Will flatly rejects the liberal movement toward “sensitivity,” “inclusiveness,” “multiculturalism” and other values that attempt to limit expression: What is needed is a book explaining why the usual, and intended, result of this practice is a finding that those objectives… are more worthy than the objective of maintaining a liberal regime of protected expression. …
What Is A Palestinian State Worth?,
2014
University of Nebraska at Omaha
What Is A Palestinian State Worth?, Paul Kriese
International Dialogue
Sari Nusseibeh begins his study of the “Palestinian problem” with the comment “this is not an academic study” (18). Maybe that is why this particular study is so good. When asked to write this review my first response was not very positive. Most studies of this region lack clarity or are so ideological as to not be very useful. Many of these studies often also claim to be “academic.” Nusseibeh’s study is, unlike many reviews, a masterful academic study. His study succinctly and accurately portrays the tangled and tortured history of the region from a view that is both sympathetic …
The Words And The Land: Israeli Intellectuals And The Nationalist Myth,
2014
University of Nebraska at Omaha
The Words And The Land: Israeli Intellectuals And The Nationalist Myth, Abdelwahab Hiba Hechiche
International Dialogue
Shlomo Sand opens this book with a significant sentence: “Every book is part autobiography” and, consequently, “autobiographical confession” (7). Although he was born in 1946, his early recollection has been marked by a certain residue of the consequences of the Shoa, because as a child he was an eyewitness of the living conditions of people “like his Polish parents moving from one “displaced persons camp to another” (8). But during that same period of his early childhood, his memory resonated with his father’s reminding him that “we had taken someone else’s home” (8).The reader begins to witness an existential ethical …
Jiahd In The Global Village: Al-Qaeda's Digital Radicalization And Recruitment Campaign,
2014
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Jiahd In The Global Village: Al-Qaeda's Digital Radicalization And Recruitment Campaign, Katie Cannata
Honors College Theses
Following America’s “War on Terror,” al-Qaeda and its affiliates became highly decentralized in terms of organizational and media operations. Though mass media outlets continue to play a significant role in drawing attention to al-Qaeda’s transnational campaign, Salafi Jihadists have recently begun to rely on new media for purposes of legitimization and promotion. The Internet serves as a suitable platform for these groups’ media objectives since it is inherently anonymous and absent of censorship. Most importantly, the Internet facilitates al-Qaeda in reaching a global audience, which is made evident by the growing amount of Salafi Jihadist media that is translated or …
Essential Chan Buddhism: The Character And Spirit Of Chinese Zen,
2014
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Essential Chan Buddhism: The Character And Spirit Of Chinese Zen, Owen G. Mordaunt
International Dialogue
This book embraces the essence of talks Guo Jun gave at a fourteen-day retreat at Chan Forest in the hills of Jakarta in 2010 as well as subsequent conversations the editor and his wife had with him. It is highly readable and accessible to the reader. It has poetic, spontaneous and witty qualities, providing deep insight into Chan (also spelled Cha’n) Buddhism. Chan is the Chinese form of Zen and is not well-known in the West as Zen is, but it derives from the traditions of India. It has flourished and continued to develop through many masters and its teachings …
Letters To Power: Public Advocacy Without Public Intellectuals,
2014
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Letters To Power: Public Advocacy Without Public Intellectuals, Russell Jacoby
International Dialogue
“Some of the smartest thinkers on problems at home and around the world are university professors, but most of them just don’t matter in today’s great debates.” So opens a recent New York Times column headlined, “Professors, We Need You!” (February 2014) Nicholas Kristof’s thoughts on the disappearance of the professoriate elicited heated responses, both irate and enthusiastic. The flap illustrates that the place of intellectuals in American life continues to generate controversy. Samuel McCormick, as assistant professor of communications at Purdue University, joins this on-going dispute with Letters to Power, a wide-ranging and historically informed study of intellectual dissent. …
Table Of Contents,
2014
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Table Of Contents, Rory J. Conces
International Dialogue
Table of Contents for Volume 4
The Sports Gene: Inside The Science Of Extraordinary Athletic Performance,
2014
University of Nebraska at Omaha
The Sports Gene: Inside The Science Of Extraordinary Athletic Performance, Dave Ogden
International Dialogue
David Epstein is another author chasing the elusive answer to one of the basic and ageless issues of social and natural sciences: Nature versus nurture. His discoveries and conclusions in The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance are not necessarily new, but he provides ample and interesting evidence that leans more heavily on the side of nature. In doing so, he takes on stock believers in Karl Anders Ericsson’s theoretical set called “deliberate practice.” Ericsson and his colleagues have studied elite “performers” in a variety of fields, including typing, chess playing, musicianship, and athletic skills. Ericsson found …
Human Rights & Gender Violence: Translating International Law Into Local Justice,
2014
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Human Rights & Gender Violence: Translating International Law Into Local Justice, Pattaka Sa-Ngimnet
International Dialogue
This book explains how international human rights laws are created by consensus through representatives of local and national governments and then become translated into content acceptable to local communities. In an introductory chapter the author presents the overall arguments of the entire work. She also gives examples that support the arguments and lays out the pattern of human rights legislation by using the specific example of gender violence. Emphasizing language, she explains how it is understood in diverse ways. The rest of the book is concerned with more specific examples. Chapter two deals with creating human rights law (36–71). Chapter …
Avatar And Nature Spirituality,
2014
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Avatar And Nature Spirituality, Martin Schönfeld
International Dialogue
“To put it mildly, the world is a mess.” Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State, 27 July 2014 James Cameron’s Avatar (2009) was the first film to combine stereoscopic imagining and motion-capture animation for a flawless 3-D presentation. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Picture, and won three, for Cinematography, Art Direction, and Visual Effects. It was also the first box-office hit to gross more than $2 billion, and it remains the highest-grossing film to date. It made cinematic history. But it was more than an aesthetic triumph. Avatar is also a cultural …
The Imam And The Pastor: Attempts At Peace In Nigeria Using Interfaith Dialogue,
2014
Wilfrid Laurier University
The Imam And The Pastor: Attempts At Peace In Nigeria Using Interfaith Dialogue, Jinelle Piereder
Laurier Undergraduate Journal of the Arts
No abstract provided.
Analisis Isi Surat Kabar Lokal Online Di Kabupaten Banyumas,
2014
Universitas Indonesia
Analisis Isi Surat Kabar Lokal Online Di Kabupaten Banyumas, Lisa Lindawati
JURNAL KOMUNIKASI INDONESIA
Desa merupakan entitas penting di Indonesia. Pasalnya, sebagian besar wilayah Indonesia adalah desa. Sejauh ini isu desa belum menjadi perhatian sebagian besar media, termasuk media lokal yang notabene dekat dengan entitas desa. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode analisis isi. Objek penelitian adalah dua surat kabar lokal online yang berbasis di wilayah Kabupaten Banyumas, yaitu Radar Banyumas dan Satelit Post dalam rentang waktu 1 tahun (Maret 2013 -Maret 2014). Dari hasil penelitian, tercermin bahwa media sibuk dengan isu besar yang cenderung “Jakarta Sentris”. Jikalau diberitakan, desa ditempatkan sebagai komunitas yang inferior dan termarginalkan. Isu tentang Desa seringkali dikaitkan dengan kriminalitas, …
Profesionalisme Jurnalis Media Online: Analisis Dengan Menggunakan Semiotika Charles Morris,
2014
Universitas Indonesia
Profesionalisme Jurnalis Media Online: Analisis Dengan Menggunakan Semiotika Charles Morris, Meiselina Irmayanti
JURNAL KOMUNIKASI INDONESIA
Profesi jurnalis media online menuntut profesionalisme sebagaimana tertuang dalam kode etik jurnalistik 2011, UU Pers No 40 Tahun 1999 dan Pedoman Pemberitaan Media Siber 2012. Peneliti mengamati berita sebagai karya jurnalistik sekaligus sebagai bukti untuk menggambarkan kinerja profesional jurnalis dengan menerapkan teori deontologis sebagai pisau analisis penelitian. Metode dalam penelitian ini terfokus pada aspek semantik dan sintaktik terhadap 1149 berita asli dari tiga situs media online masing-masing, 362 berita Detik.com, 458 berita Kompas.com, 329 berita Republika.co.id sepanjang Juni 2014 hingga Mei 2017. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa bahasa dimodifikasi untuk mengelabui pembaca dan untuk memenuhi kepentingan pemilik, ekonomi dan politik. Selain …
Serupa Tapi Tak Sama: Disagregasi Dalam Morning Show Di Indonesia,
2014
Universitas Indonesia
Serupa Tapi Tak Sama: Disagregasi Dalam Morning Show Di Indonesia, Maritta Cinintya Rastuti
JURNAL KOMUNIKASI INDONESIA
Tulisan ini memisahkan istilah berita pagi – yang lebih dikenal – dari morning show, sehingga memperkenalkan istilah baru dalam format televisi di Indonesia. Daya tarik Morning show sebagai format program berita yang lebih santai dan informal, menimbulkan perbedaan yang sistematis sehingga mudah untuk diadaptasi. Alhasil, Morning show berhasil menyebar ke berbagai benua serta menjadi agen globalisasi media. Berfokus pada tiga program di Indonesia, yang berada di bawah definisi Wieten (2000), artikel ini mengeksplorasi penyesuaian oleh stasiun televisi Indonesia dalam memasukkan muatan lokal pada format global. Penolakan oleh pelaku media lokal terhadap homogensiasi, memunculkan disagregasi yang berhasil membedakan satu program dari …
