This well-known and well-used aphorism is self-explanatory, and few would dispute its veracity, except for perhaps the visually impaired. What appeals aesthetically to each individual is entirely subjective. Where did this saying come from? Some claim that versions of it date back to ancient Greece; Shakespeare coined a saying with a similar meaning in Love’s… Continue reading Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder| Geoff King
In his essay ‘Butterfly Crossings’, anthropologist Anand Pandian observes how the monarch butterfly, Danaus Plexippus, gradually became a symbol in the protests in North America for the rights of u…| Critical Posthumanism Network
Download PDF Abstract It is a common concern among second-language (L2) learners to feel that their identity changes when speaking a foreign language compared to their mother tongue (L1). To some extent, this is a natural process and relates to the new possibilities of viewing the world offered by the new language; on the other hand, it can be an issue if learners do not feel like themselves or feel like a less interesting version of themselves, as shown in the presented analyses. In this sce...| Contact
The pop-culture zombie creates a compelling analytical framework for viewing the shifts and usurpations within competing cultural theories and artistic movements. The zombie process of life–death–rebirth suggests that even what dies will eventually come back to haunt us, and its rebirth inscribes a new way of understanding the previous life-death dynamic. For instance, in the … The Oscillating Zombie Read More » The post The Oscillating Zombie first appeared on Notes on Metamodernism.| Notes on Metamodernism
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