Log in

Relevant bibliographies by topics / Human-alien encounters / Journal articles

To see the other types of publications on this topic, follow the link: Human-alien encounters.

Journal articles on the topic 'Human-alien encounters'

Author: Grafiati

Published: 4 June 2021

Last updated: 31 July 2024

Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles

Select a source type:

Consult the top 50 journal articles for your research on the topic 'Human-alien encounters.'

Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.

You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.

Browse journal articles on a wide variety of disciplines and organise your bibliography correctly.

1

Bökös, Borbála. "Human-Alien Encounters in Science Fiction: A Postcolonial Perspective." Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies 16, no. 1 (2019): 189–203. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ausfm-2019-0010.

Full text

Abstract:

Abstract An (un)conventional encounter between humans and alien beings has long been one of the main thematic preoccupations of the genre of science fiction. Such stories would thus include typical invasion narratives, as in the case of the three science fiction films I will discuss in the present paper: the Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Don Siegel, 1956; Philip Kaufman, 1978; Abel Ferrara, 1993), The Host (Andrew Niccol, 2013), and Avatar (James Cameron, 2009). I will examine the films in relation to postcolonial theories, while attempting to look at the ways of revisiting one’s history and

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

2

Dunér, David. "The cultural semiotics of African encounters: Eighteenth-Century images of the Other." Semiotica 2020, no. 232 (2020): 103–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/sem-2019-0030.

Full text

Abstract:

AbstractThis a contribution to the cultural semiotics of African cultural encounters seen through the eyes of Swedish naturalists at the end of the eighteenth century. European travellers faced severe problems in understanding the alien African cultures they encountered; they even had difficulty understanding the other culture as a culture. They were not just other cultures that they could relate to, but often something completely different, belonging to the natural history of the human species. The Khoikhoi and other groups were believed by Europeans to be, from their perspective, the most di

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

3

Medina, Nicolás, and Miklós Kiss. "The Role of Experimenting with the Human Voice in Film Music in the Representation of the Human/Alien Divide: the Case of Arrival (2016)." Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies 20, no. 1 (2021): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ausfm-2021-0011.

Full text

Abstract:

Abstract This article focuses on the musical dimension of experimentation in the creative space of science fiction film, concerning its uncanny, new and fantastic places, and otherworldly encounters within fictional, but possible worlds. The aim is to consider the function and potential of the audible – to examine how sound is used in the filmic exploration of the boundaries between the human and the alien (the unknown). More particularly, we are interested in the role that human voice-like and human vocal sounds can play in this divide, as we believe manipulations with such audible qualities

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

4

Zeller, Benjamin E. "Extraterrestrial Biblical Hermeneutics and the Making of Heaven's Gate." Nova Religio 14, no. 2 (2010): 34–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/nr.2010.14.2.34.

Full text

Abstract:

The new religious movement popularly called Heaven's Gate emerged in the mid-1970s. This article argues that its two co-founders, Marshall Herff Applewhite (1932––1997) and Bonnie Lu Nettles (1928––1985), employed what I call extraterrestrial biblical hermeneutics in constructing the theological worldview of Heaven's Gate. This hermeneutics developed out of the New Age movement and its broader interest in ufology, extraterrestrial life, and alien visitation, and postulates a series of close encounters and alien visitations. Borrowing from its New Age and ufological origins, the hermeneutics as

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

5

Soto, Stephany. "Intellectual property in the bio-sector research:." Revista Peruana de Biología 27, no. 1 (2020): 103–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v27i1.17587.

Full text

Abstract:

Intellectual Property is a powerful legal and economic instrument. In our “knowledge economy”, patents are the preferred IP tool with special emphasis in the pharma – agro biotech industry. However, the growth of patents in the bio sector such as the pharma and agro fields, encounters many challenges. Life itself has not been defined yet. So, how can it be determined exactly when a living being, or a biological entity has been modified by itself or by human intervention, and thus address issues of patentability? Therefore, a researcher in the bio field cannot be alien to Intellectual Property,

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

6

Dridi, Yosr. "Representing the Unrepresentable." Film International 21, no. 1 (2023): 7–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/fint_00201_1.

Full text

Abstract:

This article discusses the representations of alienhood in a selection of first contact science-fiction films. It performs a cinematographic reading of human encounters with and attitudes towards alienhood. By examining the visual stylistic choices, the representation of outer-space (other)worlds and alienhood will be problematized beyond the binarism of vilification and celebration. Instead, contact with alienhood will offer deeper insight into the cultural, intellectual and psychological facets of human identity and urge further introspection about the human position in a universe that no lo

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

7

Virginás, Andrea. "Embodied Genetics in Science-Fiction, Big-Budget to Low-Budget: from Jeunet’s Alien: Resurrection (1997) to Piccinini’s Workshop (2011)." Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Film and Media Studies 8, no. 1 (2014): 149–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ausfm-2014-0031.

Full text

Abstract:

Abstract The article uses and revises to some extent Vivian Sobchack’s categorization of (basically) American science-fiction output as “optimistic big-budget,” “wondrous middle-ground” and “pessimistic low-budget” seen as such in relation to what Sobchack calls the “double view” of alien beings in filmic diegesis (Screening Space, 2001). The argument is advanced that based on how diegetic encounters are constructed between “genetically classical” human agents and beings only partially “genetically classical” and/or human (due to genetic diseases, mutations, splicing, and cloning), we may diff

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

8

Biswas, Apurba. "The Unintended Repercussions of Technological Breakthrough in Satyajit Ray’s The Diary of a Space Traveller and its Implication on the Status Quo of Artificial Intelligence: A Case Study Through the Lens of Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle." New Literaria 04, no. 02 (2023): 10–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.48189/nl.2023.v04i2.002.

Full text

Abstract:

The paper explains the application of Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle to Professor Shonku’s The Diary of a Space Traveller (2004) to analyze the implications of the principle on the behaviour of the characters and the plot and deploy that theoretical framework to address the current situation of burgeoning AI models and provide suggestions on how to mitigate its unintended consequences. Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle states that it is impossible to simultaneously determine the position and momentum of a particle with complete precision. The Diary of a Space Traveller tells the story of

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

9

Armand, Fabio. "Aufhocker : Quand l’identité Alien d’un de nos corps-fantômes se porte sur le dos." Caietele Echinox 41 (December 1, 2021): 85–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.24193/cechinox.2021.41.07.

Full text

Abstract:

"Within the framework of the most recent advances in the BRAINCUBUS model of neurocognitive anthropology, we will analyze the transcultural narrative motif of the Aufhocker (F472. Huckauf. A goblin which jumps on one’s back). From the Alps to the Himalayas, we will track down experiential encounters with numerous supernatural beings who jump on the backs of humans and are carried away with all their crushing heaviness. We recognize these supernatural beings as neurally real phantom-body connectomes, generated by the activation of the Temporo-Parietal Junction in the left hemisphere of the huma

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

10

Sayfulloh, Agus, Melya Riniarti, and Trio Santoso. "Invasive Alien Species Plants in Sukaraja Atas Resort, Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park." Jurnal Sylva Lestari 8, no. 1 (2020): 109. http://dx.doi.org/10.23960/jsl18109-120.

Full text

Abstract:

One of the problems encountered by the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (TNBBS) is the presence of invasive alien species. Invasive alien species are plants that grow outside their natural distribution and have the ability to cover the area; hence it could suppress the growth of the other plants. The presence of invasive alien species in the national park has been widely reported to cause negative impacts on the ecosystem, local biodiversity, socio-economic, and human health in the vicinity. This study was carried out in the rehabilitation zone of the Sukaraja Atas Resort of TNBBS that had

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

11

Adhikari, Jagan Nath, Bishnu Prasad Bhattarai, and Tej Bahadur Thapa. "Determinants of abundance and habitat association of mammals in Barandabhar Corridor Forest, Chitwan, Nepal." Folia Oecologica 48, no. 1 (2021): 100–109. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2021-0011.

Full text

Abstract:

Abstract Barandabhar Corridor Forest (BCF), the biologically functional corridor, is surrounded by the large human settlements that exploit the corridor where large mammals such as tigers, leopards and their prey such as ungulates, primates, and rhinoceros occur. This study aimed to evaluate major determinants that affect the distribution of large mammals in BCF, Chitwan, Nepal that connects the biologically significant Chitwan National Park with the Mahabharat range. The status and distribution of large mammals along the habitat and disturbance gradients were determined by using 29 line trans

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

12

Tubali, Shai. "When the silent universe speaks. Testing Camus’ notion of the absurd in the alien encounters of "Contact" and "Arrival"." Aesthetic Investigations 3, no. 2 (2020): 327–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.58519/aesthinv.v3i2.11942.

Full text

Abstract:

Albert Camus' concept of absurdity - as articulated in his works The Stranger, The Myth of Sisyphus, and The Rebel - outlines a metaphysics of inherent struggle between the human mind that strives for unity and clarity and an inhumanly silent universe. When an absurd mind realises its own inescapable frontiers of knowing, meaning, separation and mortality, Camus argues, it has the Sisyphean choice to embrace such a universe nevertheless, while forever retaining the spirit of revolt that defies it. In this essay I analyse, side by side, two first-contact films - Robert Zemeckis' Contact (

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

13

Hermann, Isabella. "Boundaries and Otherness in Science Fiction: We Cannot Escape the Human Condition." Text Matters, no. 8 (October 24, 2018): 212–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/texmat-2018-0013.

Full text

Abstract:

The article explores the construction of boundaries, alterity and otherness in modern science-fiction (SF) films. Boundaries, understood as real state borders, territoriality and sovereignty, as well as the construction of the other beyond an imagined border and delimited space, have a significant meaning in the dystopian settings of SF. Even though SF topics are not bound to the contemporary environment, be it of a historical, technical or ethical nature, they do relate to the present-day world and transcend our well-known problems. Therefore, SF offers a pronounced discourse about current so

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

14

Johnson, Gregory, and Alana Knowles. "Do you believe that aliens feel pain? An empirical investigation of mental state attributions." Cognition, Brain, Behavior. An interdisciplinary journal 27, no. 2 (2023): 199–213. http://dx.doi.org/10.24193/cbb.2023.27.09.

Full text

Abstract:

On what basis do we attribute phenomenal states to others? One answer, defended by John Stuart Mill, appeals to an analogy between ourselves and the similar bodies and actions of others (1865, p. 208). Despite its intuitive plausibility, this position is often rejected (Arico et al., 2011; Buckwalter & Phelan, 2014; Knobe & Prinz, 2008). In line with Mill’s account, we propose that the primary factors used when making phenomenal state ascriptions are the appropriate display of functional and behavioral cues and having bodies with the right kind of physical composition. To test this acc

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

15

Terekhina, T. A., and N. V. Ovcharova. "Some features of the advent flora in Barnaul." Проблемы ботаники Южной Сибири и Монголии 22, no. 2 (2023): 370–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.14258/pbssm.2023159.

Full text

Abstract:

In connection with the strengthening of human influence on vegetation, territories arose where species alien to the flora of the region appeared. Such places primarily include urban settlements. Long-term study of urban flora dynamics is of great importance and relevance. So, based on the data of V. I. Vereshchagin 30-50th XX century, a list of flora was compiled, which was further supplemented by data obtained as a result of the collection of herbarium during subsequent years to the present. From the general list of the Barnaul flora, a group of adventive (alien plants) was identified, which

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

16

Koss, Emma. "The Mimic, the Abstract, and the Familiar in John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)." Film Matters 13, no. 2 (2022): 29–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/fm_00224_7.

Full text

Abstract:

The Thing is an American science fiction film that explores the survival of a group of scientists when they encounter a shape-shifting alien life-form in Antarctica. This article draws attention to the monster in three specific forms and how they depict various manifestations of anxiety; the dog-thing, the head-spider, and a human copy. This article examines these versions of the monster and parallels them with three understandings of anxiety; the mimic, the abstract, and the familiar. Therefore surfacing the idea that anxiety molds itself into a parasite that adapts and manipulates the host u

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

17

Abulof, Uriel, and Shirley Le Penne. "Cosmic Political Theory." Political Theory 51, no. 1 (2023): 6–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00905917221127644.

Full text

Abstract:

Modern political thought arrived on the heels of two revolutionary realizations: We are not at the center of the universe (Copernicus), which was not created for us (Darwin). How might political theory respond to a third revolutionary realization, that we are not alone, that other creatures, sentient and highly intelligent, share our vast universe? We explore answers through a dialogue between two political theorists, a human and an alien. Rather than superimposing astropolitics upon anthropolitics, we use the encounter to ask new questions, e.g., should PT foster bridges between humans and al

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

18

Piddington, Karen. "Sheepology." JAWS: Journal of Arts Writing by Students 8, no. 1 (2022): 11–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/jaws_00039_1.

Full text

Abstract:

‘Becoming-animal’, a concept devised by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, provides me with a springboard to explore new insights and perspectives outside the human experience. As an art practitioner, I enter paradoxical spaces between the wild and the domestic, to encounter non-human animals. Through shape-shifting and attuning to local ecologies, I enter these entangled worlds using both a playful and serious intent. I use a camera switched to auto and other technologies to create films and sound works from these multispecies alliances and to consider what it might be like to be non-human. T

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

19

Ela, Nate. "Litigation Dilemmas: Lessons from the Marcos Human Rights Class Action." Law & Social Inquiry 42, no. 02 (2017): 479–508. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/lsi.12207.

Full text

Abstract:

How do activist plaintiffs experience the process of human rights litigation under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS)? Answering this question is key to understanding the impact on transnational legal mobilization of Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., in which the US Supreme Court sharply limited the scope of the ATS. Yet sociolegal scholars know remarkably little about the experiences of ATS litigants, before or after Kiobel. This article describes how activist litigants in a landmark ATS class action against former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos faced a series of strategic dilemmas, and h

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

20

Sîrbu, Ioan, and Monica Sîrbu. "New Data Concerning the Freshwater Molluscs from the Romanian Sector of Timiş River (Banat, Romania)." Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research 15, no. 3 (2013): 89–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/trser-2013-0035.

Full text

Abstract:

ABSTRACT In the Romanian sector of the Timiş River, 31 species of freshwater molluscs have been found up to the present. Among them are 17 gastropod and 14 bivalve species (including all seven species of Unionidae that live in Romania, these found in the lower sector of the river - something that is extremely rare in our waters). The present synthesis used the results of a screening type field investigation carried out in 2011, as well as all the available data from the literature and our previous studies. All these data prove the ongoing degradation of the river’s ecological state and its she

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

21

Parween, Shenaz. "“Women in an Alien Land”- Nuances of Diasporic Identity and Survival in Bharati Mukherjee’s Desirable Daughters." Integrated Journal for Research in Arts and Humanities 2, no. 6 (2022): 247–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.55544/ijrah.2.6.33.

Full text

Abstract:

Bharati Mukherjee, an Indian Born, Canadian/ American novelist has made a deep impression on the literary canvass. The prime premise of her works is the issues encountered by women in the foreign atmosphere. As a diasporic author most of her characters are ‘displaced’ and ‘alienated’ from the land of origin to USA where they are ‘simultaneously invisible’ as an individual and ‘overexposed’ as a racial minority. Focusing on Mukherjee’s Desirable Daughters, first of the trilogy including The Tree Bride and Miss New India, the present paper attempts to analyze the complexities of diasporic identi

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

22

Convey, P., R. I. L. Smith, H. J. Peat, and P. J. A. Pugh. "The terrestrial biota of Charcot Island, eastern Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica: an example of extreme isolation." Antarctic Science 12, no. 4 (2000): 406–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s095410200000047x.

Full text

Abstract:

This paper documents the previously undescribed terrestrial fauna (mites, nematodes, tardigrades) and flora (liverworts, mosses and lichens) of Marion Nunataks, Charcot Island (69°45'S 075°15'W). Species diversity in all groups is low relative to other Maritime Antarctic sites, probably a twin function of very limited ice-free terrain and extreme isolation. The fauna and flora are wholly immigrant and, with the exceptions of two lichens (Psilolechia lucida and Umbilicaria aff. thamnodes), clearly derived from the Maritime Antarctic. The fauna is unique for the Maritime Antarctic in that it app

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

23

Förster, Yvonne. "Rituals of Coexistence: Bodies and Technology during Pandemics." Interlitteraria 27, no. 1 (2022): 84–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.12697/il.2022.27.1.9.

Full text

Abstract:

Pandemics not only challenge health systems and the economy, they also deeply transform our everyday lives and the ways in which we coexist. People have to find new definitions of what it means to be close to one another, to show empathy and to comfort each other. With social distancing, we must learn how to use digital technologies to create novel forms of closeness. Viruses becomes the new other, alien forces that invisibly permeate social life. They find hosts predominantly in the places where humans get close to each other. Rituals such as eating, drinking, and dancing are the links that h

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

24

Alichniewicz, Anna. "Monstrous body: between alienness and ownness." Argument: Biannual Philosophical Journal 11, no. 2 (2021): 403–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.24917/20841043.11.2.4.

Full text

Abstract:

Monstrosity has its recognized place in cultural narratives but in philosophical discourse it remains mostly untouched. In my paper I make an attempt at phenomenological inquiry into the experience of the Other’s monstrous body. I am beginning with some remarks concerning Georges Canguilhem and Michel Foucault, the philosophers who devoted some attention to the problem of monstrosity and the monstrous, but my analysis is mainly based on the works of Bernhard Waldenfels, Edmund Husserl and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. Waldenfels emphasizes that the corporeal self is somehow perceived as alien, always

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

25

Yang, Fan, Jingjuan Zhang, Qier Liu, et al. "Improvement and Re-Evolution of Tetraploid Wheat for Global Environmental Challenge and Diversity Consumption Demand." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 4 (2022): 2206. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23042206.

Full text

Abstract:

Allotetraploid durum wheat is the second most widely cultivated wheat, following hexaploid bread wheat, and is one of the major protein and calorie sources of the human diet. However, durum wheat is encountered with a severe grain yield bottleneck due to the erosion of genetic diversity stemming from long-term domestication and especially modern breeding programs. The improvement of yield and grain quality of durum wheat is crucial when confronted with the increasing global population, changing climate environments, and the non-ignorable increasing incidence of wheat-related disorders. This re

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

26

Wongprasit, Nawasanan, Wichit Seangsawang, Prawach Chourwong, Chatchai Prapatson, Kasempat Poolsawas, and Vipawan Klinhom. "The Leadership Characteristics Model of Primary Public Health Administrators in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand." Journal of Health Management 22, no. 3 (2020): 303–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0972063420938560.

Full text

Abstract:

The objectives of this research were aimed to study the leadership characteristics model of primary public health administrators in Chachoengsao Province, Thailand. The data of this qualitative research were collected by an in-depth interview. The instrument used in this research was semi-structured interview form designed by the researcher. Derived from purposive sampling, the key informants were comprised of 30 primary public health administrators or directors of the subdistrict health-promoting hospitals. The data were analysed by content analysis approach and interpreted in accordance with

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

27

Konrad Buczkowski. "Koncepcja kryminalizacji migracji a przepisy ustawy o działaniach antyterrorystycznych." Archives of Criminology, no. XXXVIII (January 1, 2016): 15–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.7420/ak2016b.

Full text

Abstract:

The paper addresses the issues related to the concepts of criminalizing migration as encountered in the literature, and their practical application in constructing the legislation on foreign nationals, including Polish nationals, in particular consideration of the provisions of the Anti-Terrorist Operations Act of June 10, 2016. Migration processes are inherently related to the functioning of societies. It is estimated that currently as a result of migration, ca. 120 million people live in countries other than those in which they were born. The past century was marked by a series of events tha

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

28

Dodd, Adam. ""What Happened?"." M/C Journal 1, no. 2 (1998). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.1706.

Full text

Abstract:

"And then I ask the question, 'How long have you been doing this?' And it says, 'That knowledge isn't given to you.' And I say, 'Jesus Christ, will you answer a question for the love of God? How long have you been doing this, and stop with those stupid answers.' I'm so pissed off at it. And it sort of just smiles and doesn't answer. And I say, 'Have you been doing this forever?' I don't think it understands forever. And then I ask what it's doing. 'What are you doing?' It wants me to give it my mind, and then it will show me what it's doing. I say, 'No dice, I don't care that much. No thanks,

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

29

Rintoul, Suzanne. "Loving the Alien." M/C Journal 7, no. 5 (2004). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.2408.

Full text

Abstract:

In a 2003 Rolling Stone review of David Bowie’s 1972 concept album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, one critic looks back and argues that “[the creation of] Ziggy was a shrewd move because it presented Bowie, the fledgling artiste, as an established rock star.” Bowie’s shrewdness, the author muses, lies in the fact that he created in Ziggy “rock’s first completely prepackaged persona,” and inscribed it over his own. Whether or not Ziggy was indeed the first such persona (one asks oneself if all celebrities are not, to a degree, prepackaged personae), Bowie’s self-

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

30

Ünal, Abdulkadir. "THE SCIENCE FICTION OF TRAUMA IN MATT HAIG’S THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY." Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi, March 28, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1436614.

Full text

Abstract:

This study examines the emergent literary subgenre known as The Science Fiction of Trauma which involves the distinctive combination of science fiction components and studies of the complicated effects of trauma. The study posits that science fiction narratives often address trauma more explicitly than traditional literary studies, which may shy away from grappling with its complex and chaotic nature. An analysis of speculative fiction allows the exploration of intricate symbolic depictions of symptoms related to trauma (such as flashbacks and dissociation), the influence of trauma on one’s se

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

31

Rais, Muhammad, Jamal Ahmed, Aiman Naveed, et al. "Field surveys along habitat gradients revealed differences in herpetofauna assemblage in Margalla Hills National Park, Islamabad, Pakistan." Biodiversity Data Journal 9 (March 31, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/bdj.9.e61541.

Full text

Abstract:

This study was conducted to see whether herpetofaunal assemblage differed amongst hiking trails, undisturbed forest and urban areas within the Margalla Hills National Park, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan. Circular plot area-constrained searches (45 plots in each habitat, each plot with an area of 25 m2) were used from March 2018 to July 2019. We recorded seven amphibian species, nine lizard species and six snake species. The species richness of amphibians and lizards was the same in the studied strata, while the detection and encounter rate of snakes was lower in the undisturbed forest

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

32

Witt, Arne B. R., Sospeter Kiambi, Tim Beale, and Brian W. Van Wilgen. "A preliminary assessment of the extent and potential impacts of alien plant invasions in the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, East Africa." Koedoe 59, no. 1 (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v59i1.1426.

Full text

Abstract:

This article provides a preliminary list of alien plant species in the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem in East Africa. The list is based on broad-scale roadside surveys in the area and is supplemented by more detailed surveys of tourist facilities in the Masai-Mara National Reserve and adjoining conservancies. We encountered 245 alien plant species; significantly more than previous studies, of which 62 (25%) were considered to have established self-perpetuating populations in areas away from human habitation. These included species which had either been intentionally or accidentally introduced. Of th

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

33

Wright, Daniel William Mackenzie. "Encountering UFOs and aliens in the tourism industry." Journal of Tourism Futures ahead-of-print, ahead-of-print (2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jtf-02-2020-0030.

Full text

Abstract:

Purpose Human fascination in the unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and alien paranormal phenomenon is rich in history, explored widely in popular culture and many personal beliefs exist across society. The tourism industry offers a range of places where consumers can encounter such a phenomenon. Reports continue to highlight the growth in consumers participating at UFO and alien tourism attractions and locations. Significantly, the purpose of this paper is to shine a light on the relationship between UFOs, aliens and the tourism industry. Design/methodology/approach This paper takes a pragmat

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

34

Jones, S., A. Juhász, P. Makaula, et al. "A first report of Pseudosuccinea columella (Say, 1817), an alien intermediate host for liver fluke, in Malawi." Parasites & Vectors 17, no. 1 (2024). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06241-5.

Full text

Abstract:

AbstractStarting in October 2021, quarterly malacological surveys have been undertaken in Malawi, with the sampling of 12 specified freshwater habitats throughout a calendar year. Each survey monitors the presence of aquatic intermediate snail hosts of medical and veterinary importance. In March 2023, the alien lymnaeid species Pseudosuccinea columella was encountered for the first time in the surveys, in Nsanje District. This species identity was later confirmed upon DNA analysis of mitochondrial ribosomal 16S sequences. In July 2023, P. columella was also noted at single sites within Mangoch

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

35

Armand, Fabio. "Ontological Transformations in Hindu Tantric Ritualisms of Kathmandu Valley." Religions of South Asia 14, no. 1-2 (2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/rosa.19320.

Full text

Abstract:

Rituals of incorporation (utarnu) of numinous ontologies in Himalayan Tantric ritualisms represent an interesting field for developing a reflection on different phenomenologies of the body. From the physical body of the tantrika (Tantric practitioner), the formal remains of an individual atman-Self, I investigate the experiences that make it a receptacle for a numinous Other. This article is an attempt to identify some distinctive Tantric features in a ritual practice of incorporation (chema puja) among the Newar communities of the Kathmandu Valley. Such incorporations are supported by an esse

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

36

Geppert, Costanza, Alessio Bertolli, Filippo Prosser, and Lorenzo Marini. "Red-listed plants are contracting their elevational range faster than common plants in the European Alps." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120, no. 12 (2023). http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2211531120.

Full text

Abstract:

Mountain ecosystems are exposed to multiple anthropogenic pressures that are reshaping the distribution of plant populations. Range dynamics of mountain plants exhibit large variability with species expanding, shifting, or shrinking their elevational range. Using a dataset of more than 1 million records of common and red-listed native and alien plants, we could reconstruct range dynamics of 1,479 species of the European Alps over the last 30 y. Red-listed species were not able to track climate warming at the leading edge of their distribution, and further experienced a strong erosion of rear m

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

37

"Avoiding the “Great Filter”: Extraterrestrial Life and Humanity’s Future in the Universe." Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences 6, no. 2 (2023). http://dx.doi.org/10.33140/jhss.06.02.03.

Full text

Abstract:

Our Universe is a vast, tantalizing enigma - a mystery that has aroused humankind’s innate curiosity for ages. Begging answers to questions on alien lifeforms have been thus far unfruitful, even with bounding technological advancements of recent years. Coupled with logical assumptions and calculations such as those made by Dr. Frank Drake starting in the early 1960s, evidence of life should arguably exist in abundance in our galaxy alone, yet in practice we’ve produced no clear affirmation beyond our own planet. So, where is everybody? The silence of the Universe beyond Earth reveals a pattern

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

38

Bratus, Ivan, Zoriana Sverdlyk, and Anna Gunka. "THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORICAL MEMORY IN HUMAN FATE (ON THE MATERIAL OF THE NOVELS "OLD MAN" BY YURI TRIFONOV AND "PLANET OF MR. SEMMLER" SOLA BELLOU)." Young Scientist 10, no. 86 (2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.32839/2304-5809/2020-10-86-92.

Full text

Abstract:

The article analyzes the significance of historical memory in the context of personal experiences of the heroes of the literary works of Solo Bellow and Yuri Trifonov. The question of comprehension of the lived years with elements of the analysis and first of all self-analysis is considered. Particular attention is paid to times of hardship – wars, revolutions, personal tragedies. The authors dwell on the importance of "the right moral choice", on the detrimental effect of "wrong choice". It is proved that the novels "Mr. Semmler's Planet" and "The Old Man" are in approximately the same plane

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

39

Vasques Vital, Andre, and Mariza Pinheiro Bezerra. "Climate Change as Dark Magic in <em>Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir</em> Animation." M/C Journal 26, no. 5 (2023). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.2990.

Full text

Abstract:

Animations, in their various genres, are an important amalgamation of art and technology that suggest new ways of thinking, feeling, and experiencing contemporary issues (Wells; Whitley). Animations can provide a commentary on the current planetary crisis, such as climate change, by offering a radically altered reality (Lundberg et al. 9). In the case of environmental animations, these issues become more evident because at their core is the production of knowledge, subjectivities, and speculations about the future of the planet and humanity. These problematisations usually arise from the centr

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

40

Pardy, Maree. "Eat, Swim, Pray." M/C Journal 14, no. 4 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.406.

Full text

Abstract:

“There is nothing more public than privacy.” (Berlant and Warner, Sex) How did it come to this? How did it happen that a one-off, two-hour event at a public swimming pool in a suburb of outer Melbourne ignited international hate mail and generated media-fanned political anguish and debate about the proper use of public spaces? In 2010, women who attend a women’s only swim session on Sunday evenings at the Dandenong Oasis public swimming pool asked the pool management and the local council for permission to celebrate the end of Ramadan at the pool during the time of their regular swim session.

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

41

Ensor, Jason. "Web Forum: Apocacide, Apocaholics and Apocalists." M/C Journal 2, no. 8 (1999). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.1814.

Full text

Abstract:

Apocacidal Tendencies: Three Excerpts from the Heaven's Gate Website 1995 (A term which blends apocalypse with suicide, apocacides could be best described as those groups or individuals who understand salvation from an imagined approaching armageddon to involve, indeed depend upon, the voluntary sacrifice of one's own life on earth.) 1. '95 Statement by An E.T. Presently Incarnate: "... We brought to Earth with us a crew of students whom we had worked with (nurtured) on Earth in previous missions. They were in varying stages of metamorphic transition from membership in the human kingdom to mem

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

42

Rose, Megan Catherine. "The Future Is Furby." M/C Journal 26, no. 2 (2023). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.2955.

Full text

Abstract:

Fig. 1: “Pink Flamingo Furby” (2000), “Peachy Furby Baby” (1999), and “Owl Furby” (1999) Sunlight Up (“Dah-ay-loh oo-tye”): Introduction As playthings at the junction of human experience and imagination, toys like Furby present an interesting touch point to explore cultural imaginations, hopes, and fears about zoomorphic robots and AI toys. This year marks their 25th anniversary. Created by Dave Hampton and Caleb Chung, Furby publicly debuted at the American International Toy Fair in 1998. Originally released by Tiger Electronics, this toy was later sold to Hasbro in 2005 to 2007. Since their

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

43

Caines, Rebecca, Rachelle Viader Knowles, and Judy Anderson. "QR Codes and Traditional Beadwork: Augmented Communities Improvising Together." M/C Journal 16, no. 6 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.734.

Full text

Abstract:

Images 1-6: Photographs by Rachelle Viader Knowles (2012)This article discusses the cross-cultural, augmented artwork Parallel Worlds, Intersecting Moments (2012) by Rachelle Viader Knowles and Judy Anderson, that premiered at the First Nations University of Canada Gallery in Regina, on 2 March 2012, as part of a group exhibition entitled Critical Faculties. The work consists of two elements: wall pieces with black and white Quick Response (QR) codes created using traditional beading and framed within red Stroud cloth; and a series of videos, accessible via scanning the beaded QR codes. The vi

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

44

Mills, Brett. "Those Pig-Men Things." M/C Journal 13, no. 5 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.277.

Full text

Abstract:

Since its return in 2005 the science fiction series Doctor Who (BBC1) has featured many alien creatures which bear a striking similarity to non-human Earth species: the Judoon in “Smith and Jones” (2007) have heads like rhinoceroses; the nurses in “New Earth” (2006) are cats in wimples; the Tritovores in “Planet of the Dead” (2009) are giant flies in boilersuits. Yet only one non-human animal has appeared twice in the series, in unrelated stories: the pig. Furthermore, alien races such as the Judoon and the Tritovores simply happen to look like human species, and the series offers no narrative

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

45

Roemhild, Juliane, and Melinda Turner. "Reading in Uncertain Times." M/C Journal 26, no. 4 (2023). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.2983.

Full text

Abstract:

We are living in uncertain times. Recent and ongoing crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and natural disasters, and increasing geopolitical and economic instability, have arguably led to a growing awareness of our existential precarity. Recent studies suggest that mental health is poor: among the general population, 24.4% experience anxiety and 22.9% suffer from symptoms of depression. These figures rise to an alarming 41.1% and 32.5% respectively in vulnerable populations (Bower et al.). As Maree Teesson, Director of the University of Sydney’s Matilda Centre for Research in

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

46

Liu, Runchao. "Object-Oriented Diaspora Sensibilities, Disidentification, and Ghostly Performance." M/C Journal 23, no. 5 (2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.1685.

Full text

Abstract:

Neither mere flesh nor mere thing, the yellow woman, straddling the person-thing divide, applies tremendous pressures on politically treasured notions of agency, feminist enfleshment, and human ontology. — Anne Anlin Cheng, OrnamentalismIn this (apparently) very versatile piece of clothing, she [Michelle Zauner] smokes, sings karaoke, rides motorcycles, plays a killer guitar solo … and much more. Is there anything you can’t do in a hanbok?— Li-Wei Chu, commentary, From the Intercom IntroductionAnne Anlin Cheng describes the anomaly of being “the yellow woman”, women of Asian descent in Western

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

47

Brandt, Marisa Renee. "Cyborg Agency and Individual Trauma: What Ender's Game Teaches Us about Killing in the Age of Drone Warfare." M/C Journal 16, no. 6 (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.718.

Full text

Abstract:

During the War on Terror, the United States military has been conducting an increasing number of foreign campaigns by remote control using drones—also called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs)—to extend the reach of military power and augment the technical precision of targeted strikes while minimizing bodily risk to American combatants. Stationed on bases throughout the southwest, operators fly weaponized drones over the Middle East. Viewing the battle zone through a computer screen that presents them with imagery captured from a drone-mounted camera, these co

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

48

Lemos Morais, Renata. "The Hybrid Breeding of Nanomedia." M/C Journal 17, no. 5 (2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.877.

Full text

Abstract:

IntroductionIf human beings have become a geophysical force, capable of impacting the very crust and atmosphere of the planet, and if geophysical forces become objects of study, presences able to be charted over millions of years—one of our many problems is a 'naming' problem. - Bethany NowviskieThe anthropocene "denotes the present time interval, in which many geologically significant conditions and processes are profoundly altered by human activities" (S.Q.S.). Although the narrative and terminology of the anthropocene has not been officially legitimized by the scientific community as a whol

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

49

Dodd, Adam. "Unacceptably New." M/C Journal 1, no. 1 (1998). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.1702.

Full text

Abstract:

The headlines of April 8, 1998 left little room for negotiation: "Mars romantics face the truth -- there's nothing out there" (The Australian); "Images form Mars scuttle face theory" (Courier-Mail). According to the reports, the infamous Face on Mars mystery has finally been solved. But has it? Such forceful pro-NASA/anti-anomaly media coverage should, rather than settle us into complacency, set mental alarm bells ringing. We should be asking the (interestingly portentous) question: if NASA did discover a Face on Mars, would they admit it? This paper suggests the answer is 'no'. In his essay "

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

50

Caudwell, Catherine Barbara. "Cute and Monstrous Furbys in Online Fan Production." M/C Journal 17, no. 2 (2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/mcj.787.

Full text

Abstract:

Image 1: Hasbro/Tiger Electronics 1998 Furby. (Photo credit: Author) Introduction Since the mid-1990s robotic and digital creatures designed to offer social interaction and companionship have been developed for commercial and research interests. Integral to encouraging positive experiences with these creatures has been the use of cute aesthetics that aim to endear companions to their human users. During this time there has also been a growth in online communities that engage in cultural production through fan fiction responses to existing cultural artefacts, including the widely recognised ele

APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles

We offer discounts on all premium plans for authors whose works are included in thematic literature selections. Contact us to get a unique promo code!